Bibliography
Chapter 1
The history of phenology
Dudley, N. (2003) A Midsummer Night’s Nightmare? The future of UK woodland in the face of climate change, Woodland Trust, Grantham. pp 6-8
http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/publications/publicationsmore/climatechangereport.pdf
Chapter 2
Climate change and why it matters
Dudley, N. (2003) A Midsummer Night’s Nightmare? The future of UK woodland in the face of climate change, Woodland Trust, Grantham. pp 4-5
http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/publications/publicationsmore/climatechangereport.pdf
2005 was the warmest on record in the northern hemisphere
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4532344.stm
Chapter 3
Disappearing sea ice and the fate of the polar bear
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2642773.stm
Rising sea levels, house subsidence, pest outbreaks, effect on crops
DETR (1999) Indicators of Climate Change in the UK. London: The Stationary Office
How turtles, sperm whales, sardines and chiffchaffs are responding to climate change.
Robinson, A. et al. (2005) Climate change and migratory species. British Trust for Ornithology research report 414
Predicted extreme weather
http://www.bbc.co.uk/climate/evidence/extreme.shtml
How the global and UK climate is changing
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change 2001, the scientific basis http://www.grida.no/CLIMATE/IPCC_TAR/wg1/index.htm
How beech trees and other woodland species may be affected
Broadmeadow, M., & Ray, D. (2005) Climate Change and British Woodland. Forestry Commission
How spaghnum moss and the nuthatch could be climate change ‘winners’
Harrison et al. (2001) Climate change and nature conservation in Britain & Ireland: Modelling natural resource responses to climate change (the Monarch Project) http://www.ukcip.org.uk/resources/publications/pub_dets.asp?ID=26
Data on changes to spring and autumn events including oak leafing, butterfly appearance, grass cutting and hayfever season were collected by the UK Phenology Network
www.naturescalendar.org.uk
Distribution of the speckled wood butterfly
Asher, J. et al. (2001) The Millennium Atlas of butterflies in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press
Increased flood risk for homeowners
http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/NewsCentre/63009.htm
Worldwide flooding risks and conflict over water in dry areas
Christian Aid News (Summer 2006) Issue 32
Insurance payouts are due to rise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3785619.stm
A history of malaria
http://malaria.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTD023991.html
Chapter 4
The Minister’s Cat - Victorian parlour games
www.funjoint.com/parlour.htm
Chapter 5
Safety in fieldwork
Nichols, D. (1990) Safety in Biological Fieldwork- Guidance Notes for Codes of Practice. Third Edition. Institute of Biology
Guidance Note, Safety in Fieldwork (1988) Natural Environment Research Council
Chapter 6
Hayfever treatments and pollen counts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medical_notes/390309.stm
http://www.pollenuk.co.uk/aero/AP.html
Chapter 7
Fossil corals as climate indicators
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/fossils/inverts/coral.htm
Fossil reindeer as climate indicators
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/contact-enquiries/press-office/press-releases/2004/press_release_3230.html
Arctic ice cores as climate indicators
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3792209.stm
Pollen grains as climate indicators
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/gcc/3-3-6.html
Tree rings as climate indicators
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrochronology
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology/research/dendrochronology/what-is-dendro.html
Geology as a climate indicator
http://www.scotese.com/legend.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporite
Using pollen record to predict future plant distribution
http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_2_2_10t.htm
Using computer models to simulate past climates
http://www.igbp.net/documents/recources/science-3.pdf (page 17)
Limitations of computer climate models
Robinson, A. et al. (2005) Climate change and migratory species. British Trust for Ornithology research report 414. pp 55 & 57
Growing trees and plants in high carbon dioxide concentrations
http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/programs/FACE/face.html
UK Woodland Cover
Forestry statistics (2006) Forestry Commission.
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/ForestStats2006.nsf/byunique/index_main.html
The Common Agricultural Policy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4095722.stm
Ancient woodland and climate change
Collinson, N.H. (2005) The Challenge of Change. Urbio (Urban biodiversity and human nature). English Nature. Issue 10
Local provenance and native vs exotic
Collinson, N.H. (2005) The Challenge of Change. Urbio (Urban biodiversity and human nature). English Nature. Issue 10
Woodland Trust statements on mitigation and carbon offsetting
http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/campaigns/index.htm
Climate change and mitigation – go to ‘The Trust’s view’ and select ‘climate change’
Carbon offsetting – go to ‘The Trust’s view’ and select ‘Trees and their role in carbon management for land and business’