Millennium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198505655 ISBN 13: 9780198505655

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2001

Synopsis

This full-colour, superbly illustrated atlas presents the findings of Butterflies for the New Millennium, the most comprehensive survey of butterflies ever undertaken in Britain and Ireland. After five years of recording by thousands of volunteers, it provides an up-to-date assessment of our butterflies, the habitats they live in, the threats they face, and the major changes that have occurred since publication of the previous such atlas in 1984. The body of the book is taken up with species by species accounts, each accompanied by a full-page distribution map and colour photographs of the butterfly concerned. A wider context is provided by considering long-term trends in distribution, derived from 200 years of recording and recent changes elsewhere in Europe. In addition, the book summarises the wealth of new information about butterfly ecology, incorporates findings from the Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, describes and illustrates the habitats favoured by particular communities of butterflies, and presents a vision of how these popular insects might be conserved in the future. As such, it will be invaluable to a wide range of readers, from amateur naturalists to professional conservationists and policy makers.

About this title

About the Author

Jim Asher is a physicist and has been an active volunteer in Butterfly Conservation for 20 years. He ran a butterfly atlas project in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, published in 1994, and has been National Recorder since 1993. Martin Warren is the Director of Conservation at Butterfly Conservation. He has studied butterfly ecology and conservation for over 25 years, including research on many rare species. In 1999, he co-authored the Red Data Book of European butterflies. Richard Fox is a professional ecologist working for Butterfly Conservation, specializing in the recording and monitoring of butterflies. He has been the full-time coordinator for the Butterflies for the New Millennium project, the survey that gave rise to this atlas, since 1997. Paul Harding is Head of the Biological Records Centre at the NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (Monks Wood). He has worked in nature conservation, ecological survey and research and information science for more than 35 years. Gail Jeffcoate is an ecologist and active volunteer with Butterfly Conservation. She is a member of the Conservation Committees of both Butterfly Conservation and of Surrey Wildlife Trust and was butterfly recorder for Surrey and South-West London, 1993-2000. Stephen Jeffcoate is a medical doctor and biochemist by profession and has an active involvement as a volunteer in wildlife conservation and the environment both locally and nationally. He is Chairman of the Council of Butterfly Conservation.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198505655
• ISBN 13: 9780198505655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: Asher Jim, Warren Martin, Fox Richard, Harding Paul, Jeffcoate Gail, Jeffcoate Stephen