Biodiversity Under Threat

The series has been edited by Professors Hester and Harrison since it began in 1994. Professor Roy Harrison OBE is listed by ISI Thomson Scientific (on ISI Web of Knowledge) as a Highly Cited Researcher in the Environmental Science/Ecology category. He has an h-index of 54 (i.e. 54 of his papers have received 54 or more citations in the literature). In 2004 he was appointed OBE for services to environmental science in the New Year Honours List. He was profiled by the Journal of Environmental Monitoring (Vol 5, pp 39N-41N, 2003). Professor Harrison’s research interests lie in the field of environment and human health. His main specialism is in air pollution, from emissions through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations to exposure and effects on human health. Much of this work is designed to inform the development of policy.Now an emeritus professor, Professor Ron Hester's current activities in chemistry are mainly as an editor and as an external examiner and assessor. He also retains appointments as external examiner and assessor / adviser on courses, individual promotions, and departmental / subject area evaluations both in the UK and abroad.

The book's analysis of 'biodiversity initiatives' alongside its treatment of biodiversity loss gives it a fresh feel... the book's breadth is impressive.The book is an interesting read and the editors have achieved their goal of producing a volume that will be accessible to a wide audience....the topic is timely, and authoritative, so that despite its diverse content the book manages to be more than the sum of the parts.

• Impacts of agricultural change on farmland biodiversity in the UK;The extent and future of global insect biodiversity;Biological invasions in Europe: drivers, pressures, states, impacts and responses;The deep-sea: if we do not understand the biodiversity, can we assess the threat?;Threatened habitats: marginal vegetation in upland areas;Trends in biodiversity in Europe and the impact of land-use change;Tropical moist forests;The implementation of international biodiversity initiatives: constraints and successes;Biodiversity assessment and change - the challenge of appropriate methods;Drivers and pressures on biodiversity in analytical frameworks;