The greatest threats to Europe's birds and biodiversity come from loss and degradation of habitat. This book brings together more than 190 bird and habitat cons

Covering more than 900 species, and illustrated with 4,700 photographs, Europe's Birds is the most comprehensive, authoritative and ambitious single-volume phot

The book describes all the main habitat types, the structure and composition of bird communities, and reviews bird sites and their distribution throughout Brita

Synthesises important concepts, patterns and issues relating to avian habitat selection, drawing on examples from Europe, North America and Australia.

The Birds and Habitats Directives support the principle of sustainable development and integrated management. Their aim is not to exclude socio-economic activit