
Back from the Edge
The Fall & Rise of Yorkshire's Wildlife
Wildtrack Publishing Limited
Published on 1. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
122 pages
978-1-904098-68-3 (ISBN)
Description
We show here how, through the efforts of a range of governmental and non-governmental organisations, habitats and species are now being managed to preserve our biodiversity for the future. In this period of rapid environmental change and ever increasing human impact, the success of such conservation initiatives has never been more vital. Over the past half-century there have been many changes in the Yorkshire countryside. Deciduous woodlands have been felled and replaced by conifer plantations; wetlands and ponds have been drained; grasslands have been reseeded, and arable fields have been intensively farmed. Our river systems and coastline have also been subjected to increasing pressure and pollution. All these changes have had dramatic effects on Yorkshire's semi-natural habitats and their associated wildlife. Added to these effects, our climate is altering more rapidly than at any time in the last 10,000 years, leading to further challenges for plants and animals.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sheffield
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
199 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904098-68-3 (9781904098683)
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Persons
Ian Rotherham is Emeritus Professor, The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, former Professor of Environmental Geography, Sheffield Hallam University and previously Principal City Ecologist, Sheffield City Council. He is an ecologist and environmental historian with a particular interest in the landscape history and conservation of woodlands and other countryside areas. He has written and published widely on these topics. He is contactable on ianrotherham36@gmail.com and there is more information on his website: www.ukeconet.org ; blog: www.ianswalkonthewildside.wordpress.com/, & on Twitter: @IanThewildside, & @ianthewildside.bsky.social