A Resource-Based Habitat View for Conservation von Roger L. H. Dennis | Butterflies in the British Landscape | ISBN 9781444315264

A Resource-Based Habitat View for Conservation

Butterflies in the British Landscape

von Roger L. H. Dennis
Buchcover A Resource-Based Habitat View for Conservation | Roger L. H. Dennis | EAN 9781444315264 | ISBN 1-4443-1526-9 | ISBN 978-1-4443-1526-4
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"This book is an exceptional personal achievement as it provides atreatment of the ecological requirements of British butterfliesbased largely upon the author's lifetime of field observation andhis collaborations with others . . . This is a remarkable synthesisof observation and independent thought and I am sure I will use mycopy as a source of reference for a very diverse range ofecological topics as well.„ (British Ecological Society Bulletin,2011)
“A series of interesting appendices on host plant and nectarplant resources and other utility resources and life history dataon British butterflies will be a useful source of information toseveral researchers and students . . . I recommend this highlyinteresting and stimulating book to all conservation biologists, entomologists, and students in the field of conservation, entomology or general ecology. . . I see no reasons for not buyingthis book.„ (J Insect Conserv, 2010)
“This splendid book, lavishly produced and beautifullyillustrated, is a 'must have' publication not only forlepidopterologists, but also for any entomologist interested ininsect ecology and conservation.„ (Fragmenta Entomologica,2011)
“The author is a leading authority on butterflies, who haspublished both academic papers and books and this depth ofknowledge is clearly evident in the book... The appendices alone arean achievement, useful to anyone who wants to quickly check larvalhostplants, popular nectar sources or even the BAP status ofspecies.„ (British Wildlife, January 2011)
“This ponderous book not only uses an enormous amount ofliterature data, but takes advantage from the life-span experienceof the author... The entire book is splendidly illustrated. Thereare an extraordinary number of graphs (many original) and a goodselection of beautiful photographs to illustrate biotopes andspecies. Printing quality is excellent. The price is fullyjustified and it is important to know that the author has offeredto donate the royalties towards the work of Butterfly Conservation. The book should be essential reading for students and researchersin ecology and conservation, and those concerned with environmentalmanagement and assessment.„ (Biological Conservation, January 2011)
“Personally, I find this one of the most significant bookspublished in my field over the last few years. I recommend thishighly interesting and stimulating book to all conservationbiologists, entomologists, and students in the field ofconservation, entomology or general ecology.„ (British Wildlife, January 2011)
“[The] book should also inspire a wide range of people workingon different taxonomic groups." (Journal of InsectConservation, July 2010)

A Resource-Based Habitat View for Conservation

Butterflies in the British Landscape

von Roger L. H. Dennis
Winner of the Marsh Book of the Year Award 2012 by theBritish Ecological Society.
In A Resource-Based Habitat View for Conservation RogerDennis introduces a novel approach to the understanding of habitatsbased on resources and conditions required by organisms and theiraccess to them, a quantum shift from simplistic andineffectual notions of habitats as vegetation units or biotopes. Indrawing attention to what organisms actually use and need inlandscapes, it focuses on resource composition, structure andconnectedness, all of which describe habitat quality and underpinlandscape heterogeneity. This contrasts with the current bipolarview of landscapes made up of habitat patches and empty matrix butillustrates how such a metapopulation approach of isolatedpatchworks can grow by adopting the new habitat viewpoint.
The book explores principles underlying this newdefinition of habitat, and the impact of habitat components onpopulations, species' distributions, geographical ranges andrange changes, with a view to conserving resources in landscapesfor whole communities. It does this using the example ofbutterflies - the most alluring of insects, flagship organisms andkey indicators of environmental health - in the British Isles, where they have been studied most intensively. The book formsessential reading for students, researchers and practitioners inecology and conservation, particularly those concerned withmanaging sites and landscapes for wildlife.