Paul Donald

The Skylark (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Skylark is one of Britain's most popular and inspirational birds, and in recent years it has also been one of the most newsworthy.
The species' population has plummeted as a consequence of changes in farming practice, and the RSPB has launched a major research and fund-raising campaign to save the 'blithe spirit' from further decline.
This book looks at all aspects of the life of the Skylark, from its biology, migratory patterns, breeding behaviour and habitat requirements, to its role in legend and folklore. It also discusses its recent rapid decline which has led to the species being placed on the top-priority 'red list' of Birds of Conservation Concern by the leading governmental and non-governmental conservation organisations in the UK.
Three closely related species, Oriental and Japanese Skylarks and the enigmatic Raso Lark are also discussed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781408133347
• Artikelnr.: 39451696

Autorenporträt

Paul Donald is Senior Scientist at BirdLife International, and before this was for a long time Principal Scientist at the RSPB. He fell in love with larks while doing his doctoral research at Oxford University on the ecology of Skylarks, and has since worked on all of the world's rarest larks, including the critically endangered Liben Lark and Raso Lark. He is author of the Poyser monograph on the Skylark and lead author of Facing Extinction, a book about the world's rarest birds. For many years he was Editor-in-Chief of the leading ornithological journal Ibis, and he is a recipient of the prestigious ZSL Marsh Award for Conservation Biology. Paul is an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Life Member of the British Ornithologists' Union.