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The Flow (book)
Amy-Jane Beer is a British naturalist, writer and campaigner. Her 2022 book ''The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness'' won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing. Early life and education Beer has a BSc (1993) in biology and a PhD (1997) from Royal Holloway, University of London. Her doctoral thesis title was ''Postembryonic development and neurobiology of the sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris''. Career Her book ''The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness'' won the 2023 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing. She writes for ''The Guardian'' "Country Diary" column. She is president of the Friends of the Dales, the society supporting the Yorkshire Dales. She contributed to the ''People's Manifesto for Wildlife'' coordinated by Chris Packham, writing the section for the "Ministry of Social Inclusion and Access to Nature". She is an enthusiastic kayaker and supports the campaign for free access to England's rivers. She has been interviewed by David Oakes for his '' Trees A Crowd'' podc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Holloway, University Of London
Royal Holloway, University of London (RH), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public university, public research university and a constituent college, member institution of the federal University of London. It has six schools, 21 academic departments and approximately 10,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students from more than 100 countries. The campus is located west of Egham, Surrey, from central London. The Egham campus was founded in 1879 by the Victorian entrepreneur and philanthropist Thomas Holloway. Royal Holloway College was officially opened in 1886 by Queen Victoria as an Single-sex education, all-women college. It became a member of the University of London in 1900. In 1945, the college admitted male postgraduate students, and in 1965, around 100 of the first male undergraduates. In 1985, Royal Holloway merged with Bedford College (London), Bedford College (another former all-women's college in London). The merged college was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psammechinus Miliaris
''Psammechinus miliaris'' is a species of sea urchin in the Family (biology), family Parechinidae. It is sometimes known as the green sea urchin or shore sea urchin. It is found in shallow areas of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. Description ''Psammechinus miliaris'' can reach a diameter of . The Test (biology), test is globular, somewhat flattened dorso-ventrally, and up to five centimetres in diameter. It is covered in short, equi-length robust spines. The test and spines of shallow water specimens are purplish-brown but specimens from deeper water have a greenish test and pale coloured spines with purple tips. If individuals are transferred from one depth range to another, they retain their original colouration in their new location.Ecology of ''Psammechinus miliari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
