Mark Brazil

Mark Brazil: Lectures



Mark is available as a lecturer on board expedition cruise vessels and to societies/organisations. His lectures cover a wide range of topics suited to various regions of the world: East Asia (including Japan and the Russian Far East); Europe; the Mediterranean and Northwest Africa; South America; and New Zealand. Mark's lectures are highly visual and all are currently presented in Powerpoint, though they will soon be migrated to Keynote. In addition to a range of natural history lectures, Mark also gives seminars on Nature Tourism and introductory courses in Ornithology.



Lectures Available by Region:

All Regions
    Islands of Isolation: an introduction to island biodiversity
    On a wing and a prayer: Feathers gave Dinosaurs a Lift (Feathers and flight)
    Birding Lite: a light-hearted look at birds, birders and birding
    Oceans of Birds: an introduction to the World's Seabirds
    Aliens: the impact of introduced species

East Asia
    Japan
    The Geography of Japan
    Japan and its Gardens
    The Nature of Japan: Hachisuka to Blakiston
    The Nature of Japan: Beyond the Blakiston Line
    Crossing Continents: The East Asian Flyway (Bird migration through east Asia)
        
    Russian Far East, Kamchatka and Bering Sea region
    Beringia: natural history of the Asian-American landbridge)
    Crossing Continents: The East Asian Flyway (Bird migration through east Asia)
    Islands of Isolation: Island Biodiversity & Biogeography 
    Seabirds of the Bering Sea 

Northern Europe, Northern Atlantic and Canadian Arctic
    The Crossing of Continents: bird migration between Europe and Africa
    Seabirds of the North Atlantic
   
Africa (Northwest) and Mediterranean
    Islands of Isolation: an introduction to island biodiversity
    The Mediterranean: A Naturalist's Perspective
    The Crossing of Continents: bird migration between Europe and Africa

South America
    Terrestrial Mammals of South America
    Wildlife Beside the Water

New Zealand and Sub-Antarctic Islands
    The extraordinary New Zealand avifauna: diversity in isolation
    Seabirds of New Zealand