About the Author
Ailsa Allaby has most recently contributed to
The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History,
The Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia: The Natural World, and
A Dictionary of the Environment.
Michael Allaby has written widely on science and the environment. He is the General Editor of The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History and A Dictionary of the Environment and the author of many books, among them Conservations at Home: A Practical Handbook, Ecology Facts, and Guide to Gaia.