To see accurate pricing, please choose your delivery country.
 
 
United States
£ GBP
All Shops

British Wildlife

8 issues per year 84 pages per issue Subscription only

British Wildlife is the leading natural history magazine in the UK, providing essential reading for both enthusiast and professional naturalists and wildlife conservationists. Published eight times a year, British Wildlife bridges the gap between popular writing and scientific literature through a combination of long-form articles, regular columns and reports, book reviews and letters.

Subscriptions from £33 per year

Conservation Land Management

4 issues per year 44 pages per issue Subscription only

Conservation Land Management (CLM) is a quarterly magazine that is widely regarded as essential reading for all who are involved in land management for nature conservation, across the British Isles. CLM includes long-form articles, events listings, publication reviews, new product information and updates, reports of conferences and letters.

Subscriptions from £26 per year
Field Guides & Natural History  Natural History  Outdoor Pursuits

Guide des Traces d'Animaux: France et Europe [Guide to Animal tracks: France and Europe]

Field / Identification Guide
By: Muriel Chazel(Author), Luc Chazel(Author)
448 pages, 1500 colour photos and b/w illustrations
Publisher: Editions Belin
Guide des Traces d'Animaux: France et Europe [Guide to Animal tracks: France and Europe]
Click to have a closer look
  • Guide des Traces d'Animaux: France et Europe [Guide to Animal tracks: France and Europe] ISBN: 9782701196626 Paperback Sep 2017 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 2-3 weeks
    £44.99
    #238960
Price: £44.99
About this book Customer reviews Related titles

About this book

Language: French

Who does this footprint belong to? Who ate this nut? Why does the fox only trot in this place? Which animal is very interested closely in cabbages, apricots or chickens? Etc. The result of the authors' field experience, this comprehensive guide provides all the keys needed to identify the traces and clues left by animals (mammals, birds and reptiles) of the French and European fauna.

The book contains a general part allowing the reader to become familiar with the study of traces and tracks (ichnology), its subjects and its working methods. The substrates and their importance, the elements composing the studied samples (relation between foot and footprint, etc.) are also presented.

The heart of the book is composed of records of different species, their biology and their traces and clues. Each species is treated in the same way: footprints, trails, tracks and gaits – all described with a high degree of precision – followed by a description of excrements, finally that of other indicators (passageways, vegetation consumption, various types of nests or burrows, tufts of hair, food remains, etc.). A section entitled "Where to look" completes the information where possible.

Summary in French:
À qui appartient ce pied ? Qui a mangé cette noisette ? Pourquoi le renard n’utilise que le trot à tel endroit ? Quel animal s’intéresse de trop près aux choux, aux abricotiers ou aux poules ? Etc. Fruit de l'expérience de terrain des auteurs, ce guide complet apporte toutes les clés nécessaires à l'identification des traces et indices laissés par les animaux (mammifères, oiseaux et reptiles) de la faune française et européenne.

Il contient une partie généralité permettant au lecteur de se familiariser avec l'étude des traces et indices (l’ichnologie), ses sujets et méthodes de travail. Les substrats et leur importance, les éléments composant les échantillons étudiés (relation pied-empreinte, etc.) y sont également présentés.

Le cœur de l'ouvrage est composé de fiches sur les différentes espèces, leur biologie et leurs traces et indices. Chaque espèce est traitée de la même manière : les empreintes de pieds, voies, pistes et allures – toutes décrites avec une rare précision – suivies de la description des excréments, enfin celle des autres indices (voies de passage, consommation de végétation, gites divers, touffes de poils, restes alimentaires, etc). Une rubrique intitulée «Où chercher» complète si possible les informations.

Customer Reviews

Field / Identification Guide
By: Muriel Chazel(Author), Luc Chazel(Author)
448 pages, 1500 colour photos and b/w illustrations
Publisher: Editions Belin
Current promotions
New and Forthcoming BooksBest of WinterNHBS Moth TrapBuyers Guides