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Author: Julian Doberski
Publisher: Gemini Books Group Ltd
Imprint: Pimpernel Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781914902093
ISBN 10: 1914902092
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 11 June 2024
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"Praise for The Science of Compost ""While this small book deals with lots of science, it is done in a very accessible form...Gardeners will find it a valuable resource that will help them perfect their own friable and fertile compost."" The Countryman ""A very serious, rigorous and thoroughly referenced deep dive into your compost heap...also acts as a reminder about why we might want to compost in the first place...this is primarily an analysis of the layers of the heap, and as such, an absolutely riveting read."" Alys Fowler, Gardens Illustrated ""A fascinating study of the biology of the lowly compost heap...reveals its mysteriously complex nature. This book won’t tell you how to build a compost heap, but it will explain the science behind it to help you better understand how to build and maintain one."" The English Garden"
"""Brings an informed, academic element that will satisfy serious growers and nature lovers."" * English Garden * ""Meticulously referenced with the latest research, this book will appeal to all gardeners who want to please the local wildlife and better know the scientific basis of what they're doing."" -- Ken Thompson, plant ecologist and lecturer * The Garden * ""Community ecology is so important in the garden habitat but the information in the academic literature almost never escapes into the gardening media. Julian Doberski has undertaken several small but important meta-analyses that are very revealing. It's a terrific work, and deserves every accolade it will undoubtedly receive."" -- Dr Jolyon Kirby, garden ecologist ""Strongly recommended as a very readable and up to date account at an affordable price."" * Wildlife Gardening Forum newsletter * ""A must-read for forward thinking gardeners."" * Seeball * ""Encourages a more thoughtful, holistic approach to gardening and garden design."" * Gardens Illustrated *"
Author Information
Julian Doberski has degrees in Zoology (BSc Southampton), Forestry (MScOxford) and a PhD in biological control of insects using fungi (Cambridge).He has thirty years of teaching experience at Anglia Ruskin University inCambridge (and its predecessor institutions) where he was a PrincipalLecturer in Ecology. He has jointly published a resource pack for A levelecology students and a range of scientific research and science in educationpapers. He is currently retired and lives in Cambridgeshire.
