| Titre : |
Atlas of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland |
| Type de document : |
livre |
| Auteurs : |
Lee, P., Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Sofia : Pensoft |
| Année de publication : |
2006 |
| Collection : |
Faunistica; 59 |
| Importance : |
216 p. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-954-642-277-4 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Atlas Diplopoda Geographical distribution Great Britain Identification Ireland |
| Résumé : |
This publication is the culmination of more than 30 years of data collection by over 500 naturalists throughout Britain and Ireland, especially those members of the British Myriapod and Isopod Group and its predecessor, the British Myriapod Group. From its outset the British Myriapod Survey established a system for the collection of ecological information alongside distribution records. This approach was unique to the Myriapod and Isopod Survey recording schemes and only now is its value being recognised by other invertebrate recording schemes. It has enabled the production of an atlas based on more than 47 000 records that is so much more than a simple collection of distribution maps for the 62 species of millipede found in Britain. Analysis of the ecological data provided for almost 80% of the species records provides an insight into the habitat preferences of this important but undervalued group of animals. The results should be of interest to a much wider audience than the committed myriapodologists. The inclusion of colour photographs within this publication also marks a new departure for the BRC series of atlases. It may be somewhat surprising that a work on millipedes is the first to show this innovation. In contrast to birds, butterflies or beetles, millipedes are not often pictured in books and to the general naturalist or layman the reasons are self evident. However, the fascinating body forms and ornamentation and the often attractive colour patterns exhibited by the species illustrated in this book should finally discredit such misconceptions; millipedes can be beautiful! [Résumé éditeur] |
Atlas of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland [livre] / Lee, P., Auteur . - Sofia : Pensoft, 2006 . - 216 p.. - ( Faunistica; 59) . ISBN : 978-954-642-277-4 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Mots-clés : |
Atlas Diplopoda Geographical distribution Great Britain Identification Ireland |
| Résumé : |
This publication is the culmination of more than 30 years of data collection by over 500 naturalists throughout Britain and Ireland, especially those members of the British Myriapod and Isopod Group and its predecessor, the British Myriapod Group. From its outset the British Myriapod Survey established a system for the collection of ecological information alongside distribution records. This approach was unique to the Myriapod and Isopod Survey recording schemes and only now is its value being recognised by other invertebrate recording schemes. It has enabled the production of an atlas based on more than 47 000 records that is so much more than a simple collection of distribution maps for the 62 species of millipede found in Britain. Analysis of the ecological data provided for almost 80% of the species records provides an insight into the habitat preferences of this important but undervalued group of animals. The results should be of interest to a much wider audience than the committed myriapodologists. The inclusion of colour photographs within this publication also marks a new departure for the BRC series of atlases. It may be somewhat surprising that a work on millipedes is the first to show this innovation. In contrast to birds, butterflies or beetles, millipedes are not often pictured in books and to the general naturalist or layman the reasons are self evident. However, the fascinating body forms and ornamentation and the often attractive colour patterns exhibited by the species illustrated in this book should finally discredit such misconceptions; millipedes can be beautiful! [Résumé éditeur] |
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