The Ecology of a Garden: The first fifteen years

Description:

First edition. A pioneering and remarkably detailed ecological survey of a suburban Leicestershire garden conducted over a fifteen-year period between 1972 and 1986. Owen recorded the diversity, abundance and annual fluctuations of more than 1,700 animal species and over 400 plant species, demonstrating the extraordinary biodiversity sustained within an ordinary domestic garden. Combining meticulous field observation with broader reflections on urban habitats and conservation, the work became an influential contribution to urban ecology and natural history. An important and increasingly scarce title for ecologists, environmental historians and those interested in garden natural history.

Condition

Vg in d/w (spine slightly faded).