Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain & Northern Europe
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Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain & Northern Europe by Ted Benton
This easy-to-use, fully comprehensive identification guide to the 159 butterflies found in Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Belgium, Netherlands and the Baltics is perfect for amateur naturalists. High-quality photographs are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include common and scientific name, wingspan, distribution and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers living with butterflies, anatomy, behaviour, enemies and friends, ecology, distribution and conservation.
Ted Benton is professor emeritus in Sociology at the University of Essex, UK. His academic work has focused on integrating environmental issues into social scientific theory, and he is a long-time environmental activist. Since childhood he has been a field-naturalist, with a strong interest in insects. He has travelled throughout Europe over the past 35 years studying and photographing butterflies in their natural habitats. In addition to his academic publications he has authored or co-authored seven books on natural history, including two award-winning volumes in the New Naturalist series (Bumblebees (2006) and Grasshoppers and Crickets (2012). His photographs of European butterflies have appeared in numerous publications, and he is author (with artist Tim Bernhard) of The Easy Butterfly Guide (Aurum 2006).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781909612457 |
| ISBN 10 | 1909612456 |
| Title | Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain & Northern Europe |
| Author | Ted Benton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-01-06 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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