Liz Howe was a British ecologist and herpetologist. She is best known as one of the coordinators of a comprehensive field survey of the natural habitats of Wales, published in 2010.
Howe was an accomplished amateur flautist who promoted provision of music among young people. She was a committee member and secretary for the Friends of Gwynedd Youth Music and secretary for the Beaumaris Brass Band, for which she played euphonium.
Publications
R.J. Mitchell, S. Bailey, J.K. Beaton, P.E. Bellamy, R.W. Brooker, A. Broome, J. Chetcuti, S. Eaton, C.J. Ellis, J. Farren, A. Gimona, E. Goldberg, J. Hall, R. Harmer, A.J. Hester, R.L. Hewison, N.G. Hodgetts, R.J. Hooper, L. Howe, G.R. Iason,, G. Kerr, N.A. Littlewood, V. Morgan, S. Newey, J.M Potts, G. Pozsgai, D. Ray, D.A.Sim, J.A. Stockan, A.F.S Taylor and S. Woodward.. The potential ecological impact of ash dieback in the UK.Joint Nature Conservation Committee Report No. 483.
Howe, E.A.. The application of Phase 1 level survey data for the conservation of Welsh habitats. In T.H. Blackstock, E.A. Howe, J.P. Rothwell, C.A. Duigan and P.S. Jones, Proceedings of a memorial conference for Dr. David Paul Stevens 1958-2007, Grassland Ecologist and Conservationist. CCW Staff Science Report No: 10/03/05, 168pp, Countryside Council for Wales, Bangor.
T. H. Blackstock, E. A. Howe, J. P. Stevens, C. R. Burrows and P.S. Jones. Habitats of Wales: A Comprehensive Field Survey, 1979-1997.University of Wales Press 240 pages | 100 color plates, 40 maps, 40 tables, 60 figures.
T.H. Blackstock, Clare Burrows, E.A. Howe and J.P. Stevens. Habitat inventory at a regional scale: A comparison of estimates of terrestrial Broad Habitat cover from stratified sample field survey and full census field survey for Wales, UK. Journal of Environmental Management 85: 224-3.
L. Howe, T. Blackstock, C. Burrows, and J. Stevens.. The Habitat Survey of Wales. British Wildlife 16:153-162.
J.P. Stevens, T.H. Blackstock, E.A. Howe and D.P. Stevens. Repeatability of Phase I habitat survey. Journal of Environmental Management 73: 53-9.
P.S. Jones, D.P. Stevens, T.H. Blackstock, C.R. Burrows and E.A. Howe. Priority Habitats of Wales – a Technical Guide. Countryside Council for Wales, Bangor.
T. H. Blackstock, D. P. Stevens and E. A. Howe. Biological components of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wales. Biodiversity and Conservation 5:897-920.
T.H. Blackstock, J.P. Stevens, E.A. Howe and D.P. Stevens. Changes in the extent and fragmentation of heathland and other semi-natural habitats between 1920-22 and 1987-88 in the Llyn Peninsula, Wales, UK. Biological Conservation 72:33–44.
E. Howe. Amphibians of Anglesey. In W. Eifion Jones, A New Natural History of Anglesey, Studies in Anglesey History. Anglesey Antiquarian Society, Llangefni.
E. Howe. Reptiles of Anglesey. In W. Eifion Jones, A New Natural History of Anglesey, Studies in Anglesey History. Anglesey Antiquarian Society, Llangefni.
Howe. E.. Reproductive and thermoregulation physiology in Chalcides ocellatus, the ocellated skink. Ph.D. Bangor University.
