ECOS Feature Articles

Welcome to the ECOS Archive - a compendium of 40 years of commentary and challenging writing on nature conservation in Britain.

You can search the Archive by subject, author or edition.

 

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 Book Reviews

Books: – Where do camels belong? The Story and Science of Invasive Species. Ken Thompson, [...]

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 Devon waterways: beavers stake their claim. Derek Gow

Abstract: In 2014 the River Otter in Devon became better know for beavers. This article [...]

ECOS35 (2) Summer 2014 A stormy idea: responding to rapid change in coastal ecosystems. Thomas Pryke

Abstract: The management of protected areas in coastal environments requires an appreciation of ecological, climatic, [...]

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 Green and pleasant heritage. Martin Spray

Abstract: Ian Rotherham’s article ‘The call of the wild’ in ECOS 35(1) 2014 prompted some [...]

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 BioBlitz: a growing movement in wildlife recording. Matt Postles

Abstract: BioBlitz events are local wildlife surveys often engaging public audiences to identify and record [...]

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 The digital (conservation) age. Gina Maffey, Koen Arts, Annie Robinson, Rene van der Wal

Abstract: More than 70 scholars, policymakers and practitioners from around the world came together this [...]

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 Closer to the natural world? The achievements of Access to Nature grants. Helen Bovey

Abstract: The Access to Nature programme helped nearly 950,000 people experience nature, many for the [...]

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 The benefits of engaging with nature through learning in natural environments. Justin Dillon

Abstract: Learning in the natural environment has a number of direct and indirect benefits. So [...]

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 The rise of citizen science: How can community research help nature? Kay Haw

Abstract: Citizen science is a popular way of gathering data and involving the public in [...]

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 Navigating nature: how to heal our blurred vision of wildlife

Abstract: Parents, grandparents, and even teachers, are no longer able to ‘introduce young children to [...]