The Ecology of Everyday Things

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Central to this book is an appreciation of how nature is integral to the everyday objects in our lives. Dr Mark Everard, an ecosystems scientist and aquatic biologist, considers a diversity of 'everyday things', including fascinating facts about their ecological origins - from the tea we drink, to things we wear, read and enjoy, to the ecology of communities and space flight, and the important roles played by 'unappealing creatures' such as slugs and wasps. Dr Mark Everard is Associate Professor of Ecosystem Services at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), an Angling Trust Ambassador, Vice-President of the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) and science advisor to Salmon & Trout Conservation UK. Mark is also a passionate fisherman and naturalist, frequently appearing in magazines, television and radio. "When people talk about 'celebrating nature', they usually have dramatic landscapes or charismatic creatures in mind. Mark Everard invites us to celebrate nature in the everyday, in the common places of our lives, and provides lots of information and inspiration along the way." Jonathon Porritt, founder director of Forum for the Future "The Ecology of Everyday Things pulls back the veil of our familiarity on a range of 'everyday things' that surround us, and which we perhaps take too much for granted." Professor James Longhurst, Assistant Vice Chancellor University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) "Mark Everard invites us to look a little closer at, and think a little harder about, the natural architecture of our cultural selves ... instructive and entertaining." Dr Robert Fish, Reader in Human Ecology, University of Kent Mark Everard's previous books include: . Britain's Freshwater Fishes. WildGuides/Princeton University Press (2013) . Britain's Game Fishes: Celebration and Conservation of Salmonids. Pelagic Press (2013) . The Hydropolitics of Dams: Engineering or Ecosystems? Zed Books (2013) . River Habitats for Coarse Fish: How fish use rivers and how we can help them. 5m Publishing (2015)