Forensic Ecology. From Crime Scene to Court. 2012. illus. XVIII, 242 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

The analysis of plants, insects, soil and other particulates fromscenes of crime can be vital in proving or excluding contact between asuspect and a scene, targeting search areas, and establishing a time andand place of death. This book provides a complete handbook covering allaspects of forensic ecology. Bringing together the forensic applicationsof anthropology, archaeology, entomology, palynology and sedimentologyin one volume, this book provides an essential resource forpractitioners in the field of forensic science, whether crime sceneinvestigators, forensic science students or academics involved in therecovery and analysis of evidence from crime scenes. Includes samplingstrategies for diatom analysis, pollen and soils samples and entomologyand provides guides for good practice.