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Welcome to the first Monthly Catalogue of 2006, the most comprehensive buyer's guide to
new and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the environment.
January 2006 sees the return of our popular Backlist Bargains, a unique range of special offers where you can find over 1000 key science titles from more than 20 major scientific publishers. All these titles will be at substantially reduced prices - up to 40% off until 31st March. We would also like to welcome our new Title Researcher & Cataloguer on board - Anneli Meeder, a librarian who has previously worked in small special libraries in Germany and Canada. She is responsible for finding and cataloguing all the great titles in this, and future, Monthly Catalogues. Please don't hesitate to get in touch directly if you have a question about subject range or books you have published (ameeder@nhbs.co.uk). We are regularly contacted by authors and small publishers who would like to see their new books included in our Monthly Catalogues and on our website - we always love to hear from you, please keep these suggestions coming. Discounts for libraries, organisations and large orders Are you a librarian or responsible for book purchasing within your organisation, or are thinking of placing a large order? NHBS provides a specialised supply service for libraries, organisations and bulk purchasers - handling everything from researching hard to obtain titles to arranging documentation and shipment. We are usually able to offer competitive packages - please contact customer.services@nhbs.co.uk to discuss what we can offer. The NHBS Team View this Monthly Catalogue as a web page or save/print it as a .pdf document. |
Zoology:
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Mammals | Go to subject web page |
David Drummond In 1985 Nature decreed that the mother of five tiny cheetah cubs would not survive to bring up her family. Too young to care for themselves the cubs would certainly die of .... | 312 pages | Troubador Hbk | 2005 | 1905237251 | #157162A | £20.00 BUY |
Edited by Thomas H Kunz and M Brock Fenton New paperback edition of this essential text on bat ecology. .... | 779 pages | 19 b/w illus, 112 line illus, 28 tabs | Chicago UP Hbk | 2003 | 0226462064 | #138638A | £35.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0226462072 | #152307A | £22.50 BUY |
Conservation Genetics of Endangered Horse Breeds
Edited by Imre Bodo, Lawrence Alderson and Bertrand Langlois This book is particularly interesting for both horse breeders and molecular geneticists. Equids (horses and asses) have a particular place in human culture and history. There .... | 188 pages | Wageningen Academic Pbk | 2005 | 9076998795 | #157148A | £58.00 BUY |
Field Guide to the Small Mammals of Pakistan
Thomas Roberts Tom Roberts' first definitive account of the mammals of Pakistan in 1977 was brought up to date and revised in 1997. The present book on the small mammals of Pakistan is a .... | 306 pages | OUP Pbk | 2006 | 0195795652 | #157164A | £12.99 BUY |
The Cultural Initiation of Primates into Language W Fields and P Segerdahl Sue Savage-Rumbaugh's work on the language capabilities of the bonobo Kanzi has intrigued the world because of its far-reaching implications for understanding the .... | 256 pages | Palgrave Hbk | 2005 | 1403996040 | #157382A | £50.00 BUY |
Loutres et autres Mammifères Aquatiques de Bretagne
Groupe Mammalogique Breton 20 years of original research on beavers, otters and other aquatic mammals of the Bretagne are presented. .... | 160 pages | photos and drawings | BIOTOPE Parth‚nope | 291481710X | #157066A | £24.95 BUY |
KB Strier This comprehensive text integrates the basics of evolutionary and ecological approaches and new noninvasive molecular and hormonal techniques to the study of primate behavior .... | 422 pages | B\w photos, illus, figs, tabs, maps | Allyn & Bacon Pbk | NYP 07/2006 | 0205444326 | #157421A | £34.99 BUY |
Birds | Go to subject web page |
Paul Sterry | 128 pages | illus. | AA Pbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0749548118 | #157287A | £8.99 BUY |
Edited by Troy E Corman and Cathryn Wise-Gervais This atlas provides a breeding distribution snapshot for each of Arizona's nesting bird species at the end of the twentieth century. Bird populations change constantly due to .... | 636 pages | maps, illus | New Mexico UP Hbk | 2005 | 0826333796 | #156898A | £36.50 BUY |
Bill Oddie's Birding Map of Britain and Ireland
Bill Oddie Unique map which identifies 346 of the best birding sites, including all RSPB reserves and additional Wildlife Trusts and Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust sites. This new edition .... | Scale: 1.7M, full col photos | New Holland Map | 2004 | 1843307588 | #142837A | £4.99 BUY Map | NYP 03/2006 | 1845373189 | #156975A | £4.99 BUY |
Bill Oddie's Introduction to Birdwatching
Bill Oddie Comprehensive introduction for the birdwatching beginner. Starting with the basics, the guide goes on to explore all aspects, from choosing a field guide, to easy .... | 144 pages | 140 col photos, 140 col illus | New Holland Hbk | 2002 | 1859748945 | #126455A | £12.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 06/2006 | 184330015X | #157374A | £9.99 BUY |
W Pranty New fully revised and updated edition of this classic North American birdfinding guide by Lane and Holt. .... | 418 pages | B/w photos, figs, 80 maps | ABA Pbk | 2005 | 1878788248 | #157372A | £20.50 BUY |
A Comprehensive, Year-Round Guide for Birders and Other Nature Lovers Blake Maybank Nova Scotia is a birder's paradise - the trick is knowing where to go to catch sight of .... | 554 pages | Nimbus Pbk | 2005 | 155109519X | #156961A | £39.00 BUY |
Birds of Bhutan: Status and Distribution
Peter Spierenburg Covers all 645 species recorded in Bhutan up to 2004 with 950 maps & graphs backing up the species accounts that provide a detailed overview of the geographical, altitudinal .... | 400 pages | Maps, illus | OBC Hbk | 2005 | 0952954516 | #157275A | £44.95 BUY |
The Birdwatcher's Yearbook and Diary 2006
Hilary Cromack and David Cromack This is a guide to more than 400 UK bird and nature reserves. It .... | 352 pages | Buckingham Press Pbk | 2005 | 095503390X | #156903A | £15.95 BUY |
Luciano Ruggieri and Igor Festari Guide to finding birds in Italy, incl. Sardinia and Sicily. .... | 303 pages | Lynx Pbk | | 8487334865 | #156489A | £18.95 BUY |
A Complete Guide to Observing British and European Birdlife Rob Hume A practical guide to birdwatching in Britain and Europe. Features profiles of all the most commonly seen British and European species; Lists the best birdwatching sites .... | 224 pages | Dorling Kindersley Pbk | 2006 | 1405313528 | #157160A | £12.99 BUY |
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China
Edited by Zheng Guangmei | 426 pages | Geological Pub House Hbk | 2005 | #157235A | £36.00 BUY |
Mark Golley Bird food recipes, plus cookery tips and helpful hints on what to feed and when. .... | 96 pages | 64 full-colour artworks | New Holland Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 1845372581 | #157376A | £7.99 BUY |
A Guide Book for Visitors in European Crane Areas and Ideas How to Manage Cranes in an Agricultural Environment Edited by Göran Lundin Written by local experts, and edited by Goran Lundin, an effective coordinator of the Swedish Crane Working Group, this guide is packed with information about the different .... | 228 pages | colour photos | Swedish Crane Working Group Pbk | 2005 | 9188124320 | #156923A | £22.50 BUY |
Histoire Naturelle d'un Grand Migrateur Laurent Couzi and Pierre Petit The first book published on the crane in the French language, the Grue Cendree reviews the ecology and biology of this migratory species. .... | 256 pages | Sud-Ouest Editions Pbk | 2005 | 2879016037 | #157156A | £18.95 BUY |
Guia de Campo: Aves da Grande Sao Paulo
Pedro F Develey and Edson Endrigo Identification guide to the birds of Greater Sao Paulo, Brazil. .... | 295 pages | Col photos | Editora Aves e Fotos Pbk | 2004 | 859815301X | #149857A | £23.50 BUY |
Guide des Oiseaux des Pyrenees
Philippe Garguil | 56 pages | Sud-Ouest Editions Pbk | 2003 | 2879015219 | #157157A | £6.50 BUY |
Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Eugene M McCarthy Most extensive collection of information on hybridization in birds to date. .... | 608 pages | 16 maps, 4 line illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0195183231 | #157297A | £54.00 BUY |
A Birdwatcher's Guide Stephen Moss Introductory guide to the basics of how and where to start birdwatching. Advice is given on choosing the right field guide, selecting suitable equipment and clothing and .... | 128 pages | 70 col photos, 140 col illus | New Holland Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 1845374576 | #156972A | £7.99 BUY |
Isle of May Seabird Studies in 2004
S Wanless, MP Harris, S Murray and E Mackley The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) has a responsibility to advise on certain aspects of the condition of the natural marine environment. Seabirds are one of the more .... | 26 pages | Tabs, figs | JNCC Pbk | 2005 | #156942A | £10.00 BUY |
Columba palumbus L. Richard Rouxel and Alexandre Czajkowski A detailed account of the biology, distribution and habitat of the wood pigeon in Europe. .... | 212 pages | OMPO Pbk | 2004 | 2951737807 | #155606A | £29.95 BUY |
Feather Time and the Biology of Birds Thomas C Grubb This is the first book to summarize the methods, conceptual issues and results of studies using the interpretation of feather growth rates as an index of nutritional .... | 192 pages | 69 illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 0199295506 | #157188A | £55.00 BUY |
A Birdwatcher's Guide Stephen Moss Published in association with The Wildlife Trusts, this portable guide covers many aspects of the behaviour of birds, looking not just at individual birds but also at .... | 160 pages | 55 col photos, 140 col illus | New Holland Pbk | NYP 04/2006 | 1845374584 | #156973A | £7.99 BUY |
The Wetland Bird Survey 2001-03 Wildfowl and Wader Counts P Cranswick, J Worden, R Ward, H Rowell, C Hall, A Musgrove et al WeBS is the monitoring scheme for non-breeding waterbirds in the UK, which aims to provide the principal data for the conservation of their populations and wetland .... | 317 pages | Figs, maps | WWT Pbk | 2005 | 0900806532 | #149586A | £30.00 BUY |
The Wetland Bird Survey 2003/04 Wildfowl and Wader Counts M Collier, A Banks, G Austin, T Girling, R Hearn and A Musgrove WeBS is the monitoring scheme for non-breeding waterbirds in the UK, which aims to provide the principal data for the conservation .... | 213 pages | Maps, figs, b/w photos | WWT Pbk | 2005 | 1904870503 | #157063A | £30.00 BUY |
Where to Watch Birds in Britain and Ireland A Birdwatcher's Guide David Tipling Contains 300 of the most popular birding sites in Britain and Ireland, offering valuable information on access, location and habitat type, the best times of year to visit, as .... | 176 pages | 64 col photos, 31 maps | New Holland Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 1845374592 | #156974A | £7.99 BUY |
David Saunders Third edition has 11 major new sites and an expanded and updated text. `I thoroughly recommend Where to Watch Birds in Wales to anyone regularly visiting Wales. For those .... | 281 pages | 70 maps, 45 line drawings | Christopher Helm Pbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0713674849 | #154640A | £16.99 BUY |
Cynthia Berger General introduction and identification guide for all North American owls, with drawings and photographs. Includes one chapter on constructing nest boxes for backyard owls. .... | 131 pages | illus | Stackpole Pbk | 2005 | 0811732134 | #156897A | £17.50 BUY |
Edited by Mark O'Connell This volume contains 11 Standard Papers covering subjects such as Reproductive Trends of Nene; Wetland Fertility in Brood-Rearing Ducks; Mortality of .... | 160 pages | Tabs, figs | WWT Pbk | 2005 | 0900806524 | #157102A | £25.00 BUY |
Reptiles & Amphibians | Go to subject web page |
Edited by M Vogrin | 120 pages | Figs, b/w photos | Pensoft Pbk | 2000 | #155368A | £34.00 BUY |
Amphibians and Reptiles of Montana
J Kirwin Werner Ribbeting, hissing, and rattling, 31 known species of amphibians and reptiles call Montana home. Amphibians and Reptiles of Montana provides complete, basic information .... | 268 pages | Col photos | Mountain Press Pbk | 2004 | 0878425004 | #156990A | £15.95 BUY |
Dieter Schmidt and Kriton Kunz Snake nutrition explained in detail with many colour photos. .... | 159 pages | colour illus | Natur und Tier-Verlag Pbk | 2005 | 3937285512 | #156506A | £13.50 BUY |
A Chorus of Colors J Behler A companion to the unique travelling exhibition, one of the most popular ever at museums throughout America. With richly colourful photos and compelling, informative .... | 160 pages | Col photos | Sterling Hbk | 2006 | 140272814X | #157180A | £14.99 BUY |
Lone Star Field Guide to Texas Snakes
Alan Tennant Detailed guide to each of the 105 species of snake found in Texas. Facts on the biology and behavior are given, plus the latest findings on abundance, reproduction, prey, .... | 352 pages | 128 col photos, illus, maps | Rowman & Littlefield Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 1589792092 | #157153A | £14.50 BUY |
Brian Hubbs Contains information describing all 4 species and 15 forms of mountain kingsnakes. It provides a complete natural history, habitat, range and abundance descriptions for each .... | 324 pages | 200 photos | Tricolor Books Pbk | 2004 | 0975464108 | #156042A | £45.50 BUY |
Dick Lutz The Tuatara is a rare endangered reptile found only in New Zealand. This book covers the habits and habitat of the tuatara, its zoo life (it exists in only four zoos in the .... | 108 pages | colour and black & white photos | Dimi Pbk | 2005 | 0931625432 | #157151A | £10.95 BUY |
Turtles of the World, Volume 3: Central and South America
Holger Vetter Central and South American turtles - including the impressive Galapagos tortoises as well as the various genera of the family Chelidae - are covered in this third volume. It .... | 127 pages | 500 col photos, distrib maps | Animalbook.de Hbk | 2005 | #156016A | £30.50 BUY |
Fishes | Go to subject web page |
Malawi II E Schraml The main topic of this third Aqualog pictorial lexicon on the cichlids of Africa is the .... | 128 pages | AQUALOG 2005 | 3936027595 | #157000A | £32.50 BUY |
Keeping Moray Eels in the Aquarium
Phil Purser Guide to feeding and nutrition, water quality control, and aquarium selection. .... | 144 pages | Col photos | TFH Hbk | 2005 | 079380566X | #155129A | £11.99 BUY |
Reproductive Biology of Fishes
R Wootton A thorough understanding of how fish reproduce is vital both in studying wild fish populations and also in aquaculture systems where successful reproduction is a core .... | 368 pages | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0632054263 | #139615A | £29.99 BUY |
Biology, Conservation and Management Edited by Nigel Milner and Graeme Harris The sea trout is an important fish species both commercially and recreationally but until recently it has been largely neglected and overshadowed by interest in salmon. In .... | 576 pages | 200 illus. | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 08/2006 | 1405129913 | #157224A | £99.50 BUY |
Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras: The Status of the Chondrichthyan Fishes
Edited by SL Fowler et al This Status Survey provides a comprehensive resource documenting the biology, threats and opportunities for global action for the .... | 462 pages | Tabs, b/w photos, figs | IUCN Pbk | 2005 | 2831707005 | #156868A | £28.00 BUY |
Invertebrates | Go to subject web page |
Account of the Crustacea of Norway, Vol. IX: Ostracoda
GO Sars Superb CD-book edition from Pisces Conservation. .... | CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation CD | | 1904690300 | #157033A | £19.95 BUY |
John Pontin Another volume in the excellent series of Surrey Wildlife Atlases. .... | 88 pages | 27 distribution maps and 78 colour photographs | Surrey WT Hbk | 2005 | 0952606593 | #157229A | £17.50 BUY |
Arthropod Collection and Identification Laboratory and Field Techniques Timothy Gibb and Christian Oseto Describes effective methods and equipment for collecting, identifying, rearing, examining and preserving insects and mites, and explains how to store and care for .... | 336 pages | 400 illus | Academic Press Pbk | 2005 | 0123695457 | #157314A | £19.99 BUY |
The Aurelian's Fireside Companion An Entomological Anthology Michael A Salmon and Peter J Edwards An anthology of more than 200 extraordinary and entertaining contributions from British entomological literature of the past 250 years. .... | 428 pages | Col plates, 135 figs, illus | Paphia Publishing Ltd Hbk | 2005 | 0953723615 | #138391A | £44.50 BUY |
Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation
T Horn "Queen Bee," "busy as a bee," and "the land of milk and honey" are expressions that permeate the language within American culture. Music, movies, art, advertising, poetry, .... | 368 pages | Kentucky UP Hbk | 2005 | 081312350X | #157081A | £20.50 BUY |
A Checklist Jonty Denton The first summary of the Surrey beetle fauna since the Victorian County History of 1902. Provides a brief summary of the changing fortunes of beetles in the County over the past .... | 150 pages | Surrey WT Pbk | 2005 | 0952606585 | #144282A | £10.95 BUY |
The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Stewart B. Peck This book is a synthesis of both previously published information and abundant new data derived from extensive recent field studies on Galpagos beetles, and is a companion to a .... | NRC NYP 02/2006 | 066019421X | #156997A | £26.50 BUY |
Howard M Frost This is the first-ever book dedicated solely to Yorkshire's butterflies, their distribution and lifestyle. It is a report on an eight-year distribution study intended .... | 300 pages | Maps, illus | Butterfly Cons. Yorkshire 2005 | 0954824903 | #157396A | £32.50 BUY |
Butterflies of the Carolinas and Virginias Interactive CD This CD has photos and everything needed to learn 189 species of eastern US butterflies. .... | 600 photos | RLEPhoto CD | 2004 | 0976723905 | #157070A | £15.50 BUY |
Butterflies of the Great Lakes Region
MM Douglas and JM Douglas A unique and beautifully illustrated field and reference guide to the true butterflies of the Great Lakes watershed. This book is the first of its kind to present an overall .... | 360 pages | Col photos, illus | Michigan UP Pbk | 2005 | 0472068849 | #157071A | £17.50 BUY |
Butterflies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
RH Wauer The Lower Rio Grand River Valley is one of the most visited sites for those engaged in the growing activity of butterfly watching. Observers come to this south Texas location .... | 352 pages | Illus | Johnson Pbk | 2004 | 1555663478 | #157084A | £18.50 BUY |
The Common Ant Genera of Texas
SB Vinson, S O'Keefe and J Cook This comprehensive guide makes it easy for anyone to identify the common ants of Texas. For each species there is a colour photograph and information on biology and behaviour, .... | 41 pages | 54 col photos, 33 illus, 22 maps | Texas Cooperative Extension Pbk | 2003 | #157083A | £13.50 BUY |
Cones - Deadly Mollusks of Tropical Seas Catalogue of the Cone Shells Collection of the State Darwin Museum AR Alyakrinskiy This publication deals with the molluscs of Conidae family. All 136 species of this group kept in the State Darwin Museum (Moscow, Russia) are illustrated. Each available .... | 102 pages | more than 270 col figs | Colus Pbk | 2005 | 5902515092 | #157150A | £40.00 BUY |
Ted Benton and Tim Bernhard Easy-to-use beginner's guide that covers about 200 species of butterflies that are common in the UK. Identification guide with photographs, drawings and concise .... | 224 pages | colour illus | Aurum Press Pbk | NYP 05/2006 | 1845131207 | #157165A | £12.99 BUY |
Edited by Hermann H Hacker Contains:Revision of the genus Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1816, with notes on other genera of the tribus Caradrini (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)Caradrina (Paradrina) .... | 780 pages | Tabs | Hermann H. Hacker - Esperiana Hbk | 2004 | 3980264491 | #156391A | £146.00 BUY |
Edited by Hermann H Hacker Contains:A Review of the Higher Classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) with Special Reference to the Holarctic FaunaSystematic List of the Noctuoidea of .... | 184 pages | Tabs | Hermann H. Hacker - Esperiana Hbk | 2005 | 3938249013 | #156392A | £102.00 BUY |
Faune des Carabiques de France X
Jacques Forel and Jacques Leplat This third volume in the fauna of the Carabidae from France presents Perigonidae, Anchonoderidae, Odacanthidae, Licinidae, Callistidae, Panagaeidae and Masoreidae. All 77 .... | 128 pages | b/w line drawings, 8 colour plates | Magellanes Pbk | 2005 | 291154577X | #157026A | £44.50 BUY |
Les Fourmis: Comportement, Organisation Sociale et Evolution
Luc Passera and Serge Aron This monograph synthesizes an avalanche of new data about ant biology. The most recent update in its field in the past 15 years. .... | 480 pages | col photos | NRC Hbk | 2005 | 066097021X | #156995A | £46.00 BUY |
The Insects and Arachnids of Canada Part 24 Coleoptera Histeridae Yves Bousquet and Serge Laplante This work treats 135 species of Histeridae recorded from Canada as well as 11 that could occur in the country. Seven new species are described. This monograph includes keys to .... | NRC Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 066019399X | #156996A | £24.95 BUY |
In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology Eric Grissell Grissell describes the various orders of insects the gardener is likely to encounter, and writes knowledgeably about how insects grow, feed, and reproduce. Unlike other .... | 345 pages | Col photos | Timber Press Hbk | 2001 | 0881925047 | #123858A | £22.50 BUY Pbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0881927686 | #157251A | £14.99 BUY |
Invertebrates of Central Texas Wetlands
SW Taber and SB Fleenor This book describes and illustrates 241 species of flies, beetles, grasshoppers, wasps, ants, bugs, spiders, scorpions, snails, crustaceans, and millipedes that inhabit the .... | 322 pages | 290 Illus | Texas Tech UP Pbk | 2005 | 0896725502 | #157082A | £18.50 BUY |
Larvae of the British Butterflies & Moths: Volume 4 to 6 - The Noctuae Pisces CD-book edition William Buckler William Buckler's 9 volumes on the larvae of the butterflies and moths represented a monumental feat of artistry over nearly 30 years. Published by the Ray Society in 1890, .... | CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation CD | | 1904690297 | #157034A | £28.50 BUY |
Larvae of the British Butterflies & Moths: Volume 9 - Pyrales, etc. Pisces CD-book edition William Buckler William Buckler's 9 volumes on the larvae of the butterflies and moths represented a monumental feat of artistry over nearly 30 years. Published by the Ray Society in 1899, .... | CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation CD | 2005 | 1904690351 | #157036A | £19.95 BUY |
Larvae of the British Butterflies & Moths: Volumes 1 to 9 Pisces CD-book edition William Buckler William Buckler's 9 volumes on the larvae of the butterflies and moths represented a monumental feat of artistry over nearly 30 years. Published by the Ray Society between .... | CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation CD | 2005 | #157038A | £91.00 BUY |
Larvae of the British Butterflies & Moths: Volumes 7 & 8 - The Geometrae Pisces CD-book edition William Buckler William Buckler's 9 volumes on the larvae of the butterflies and moths represented a monumental feat of artistry over nearly 30 years. Published by the Ray Society in 1894 .... | CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation CD | | 1904690343 | #157035A | £28.50 BUY |
Lepidoptera of the Seychelles Islands
Justin Gerlach and Pat Matyot This is the first systematical guide in monographic format to the lepidopteran insects of this important and exciting group of islands in the Indian Ocean. There are 552 .... | 130 pages | 32 colour plates | Backhuys Pbk | 2005 | 9057821680 | #157016A | £27.95 BUY |
MCricket: Alternative Methods of Mole Cricket Control Version 2.0 JH Frank, TR Fasulo, DE Short and A Weed Version 2.0 is a complete revision, with lots of updated and new information, of this comprehensive knowledgebase on mole cricket management. Detailed information on all ten .... | Col photos | UF/IFAS Publications CD | 2003 | #157074A | £15.95 BUY |
Catalog of the Mantids of the World Daniel Otte and Lauren Spearman The first mantid species catalogue which includes a complete taxonomic history of the world's mantids. .... | 489 pages | Orthopterists' Society Spiralbound | 2005 | 1929014066 | #060737A | £57.00 BUY |
Apameini Alberto Zilli, Laszlo Ronkay and Michael Fibiger | 325 pages | 15 colour plates | Apollo Hbk | 2005 | 8789430093 | #138333A | £144.00 BUY |
An annotated check list of the Noctuidae of the Asian part of Russia and the Ural Region V Kononenko The aim of Noctuidae Sibiricae is to fill the last large gap of knowledge concerning .... | 243 pages | Apollo Pbk | 2005 | 8789430123 | #156899A | £45.50 BUY |
Version 2.0 TR Fasulo, WH Kern, PG Koehler and DE Short A comprehensive knowledgebase of urban, structural, lawn and landscape pests. While the lawn and landscape sections are oriented to the southeastern U.S., the urban and .... | 400 col photos | UF/IFAS Publications CD | 2004 | #157072A | £33.50 BUY |
Shieldbugs of the British Isles
Bernard Nau Shieldbugs look somewhat like beetles but have sucking mouthparts instead of mandibles and their young (called nymphs) pass through several moults, becoming more like adults .... | FSC Unbound | 2004 | #157197A | £2.50 BUY |
Sphingidae: Esfíngidos de Argentina - Hawkmoths of Argentina
M Moré, IJ Kitching and AA Cocucchi HAWKMOTHS are nocturnal lepidopterans that pass unnoticed by most people, but in Argentina they are some of the country's most spectacular insects. The caterpillars have .... | 166 pages | 51 col plates | Apollo Pbk | 2005 | 9509725641 | #156901A | £55.00 BUY |
Studies on the Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies in Europe
Series Editors: E Kuhn, J Thomas, J Settele and R Feldmann | |
J Wilkerson, S Webb and J Capinera The three Vegetable Pest CD-ROMs each offer scores of images of Florida vegetable pests that include adults, immatures (pupae, larvae, eggs), and damage in three different .... | |
Bernard D'Abrera A briefer version of the Concise Atlas of Butterflies of the World by the same author, this book is a handy guide to the identification of the True Butterflies (Papilionoidea) .... | 272 pages | 150 colour plates with more than 6400 figures, map | Hill House Pbk | 2006 | 0947352465 | #157040A | £18.50 BUY |
Palaeontology | Go to subject web page |
Brachiopods from the Dashaba Formation (Middle Ordovician) of Sichuan Province, South-West China
Edited by Jisuo Jin and Ren-Bin Zhan | 64 pages | Blackwell Pbk | 2005 | 0901702986 | #157207A | £36.00 BUY |
Chris Pellant and Helen Pellant This fold-out chart should help with the basic identification of common fossils found in Britain. It includes illustrations of 71 fossils, explains how fossils are formed and .... | FSC Unbound | 2005 | #157200A | £3.25 BUY |
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
Dougal Dixon 600 dinosaurs described and illustrated. .... | 256 pages | over 850 illustrations and colour photographs | Lorenz Books Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0754815730 | #157227A | £16.99 BUY |
Palaeontographica Abteilung A, Band 262 Lieferung 4-6 Trilobiten aus dem Silur der Karnischen Alpen/österreich. Teil 1 W. Santel Taxonomy of trilobites from the Silurian of the Carnic Alps in Austria, Part 1. .... | 191 pages | illus | Schweizerbart'sche Pbk | 2001 | #156451A | £114.00 BUY |
Marine & Freshwater Biology | Go to subject web page |
British Fresh-Water Copepoda, Volumes I-III
Robert Gurney Another superb CD-book edition from Pisces Conservation. .... | CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation CD | 2005 | 1904690335 | #157032A | £52.50 BUY |
Cladocera: The genus Daphnia (including Daphniopsis)
John AH Benzie | 368 pages | 234 plates | Backhuys Pbk | 2005 | 9057821516 | #157011A | £80.00 BUY |
Edited by Jacob P Kritzer and Peter F Sale The first book to systematically apply metapopulation theory directly to marine systems. Technological improvements have greatly increased the ability of marine scientists to .... | 520 pages | 100 illus | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0120887819 | #157315A | £49.99 BUY |
A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa Edited by GM Branch, CL Griffiths, ML Branch and LE Beckley This classic guide to marine life in South Africa is now available in a new edition. .... | 360 pages | Col photos, dist maps | David Philip Pbk | 2005 | 0864866720 | #156941A | £25.00 BUY |
General Natural History | Go to subject web page |
1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die
Michael Bright A large list of beautiful loations, arranged by continent and country. Each entry shows a photograph, a location map and a description. A perfect book to help plan the next .... | 960 pages | colour photos | Barrons Educational Hbk | 2005 | 0764158171 | #157111A | £24.95 BUY |
Baby Bird Portraits by George Miksch Sutton Watercolors in the Field Museum Paul A Johnsgard George Miksch Sutton is one of the best known and most beloved bird artists of the twentieth century. This marvelous book presents thirty-five paintigs of downy chicks, .... | 96 pages | 35 colour illus | Oklahoma UP Hbk | 1998 | 0806129859 | #157031A | £23.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 080613769X | #157030A | £5.50 BUY |
Adrian Bailey South African wildlife photographer, Adrian Bailey, has spent his entire working career to date documenting the desert, delta and savannah ecosystems of Africa. After 10 years .... | 176 pages | 200 col photos | Sunbird Publishing Hbk | | 1919938311 | #156989A | £30.00 BUY |
The Natural History Museum Photography Guide Frank Greenaway Aimed at all photographers, amateur or professional, who would like to learn more about how to capture images of wildlife and the environment. Aspiring nature photographers and .... | 160 pages | Natural History Museum Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 056509193X | #157161A | £16.99 BUY |
Botanical Illustrations for Francis I. of Austria HW Lack Francis I of Austria, the last monarch to rule over the Holy Roman Empire, was obsessed with flowers. His imperial gardens, where he realized his passion for flowers, remain .... | 336 pages | 160 illustrations | Prestel Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 3791334921 | #157027A | £89.00 BUY |
Francis Galton: Pioneer of Heredity and Biometry
M Bulmer If not for the work of his half cousin Francis Galton, Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory might have met a somewhat different fate. In particular, with no direct evidence .... | 352 pages | Johns Hopkins UP Hbk | 2003 | 0801874033 | #157406A | £33.50 BUY |
The Gene That Makes You Smell Like a Fish And Other Tales About the Genes in Your Body Lisa Chiu From the gene that causes people to age prematurely to the "bitter gene" that may spawn broccoli haters, this book explores a few of the more exotic locales on the human .... | 288 pages | 75 line illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0195169948 | #157296A | £15.99 BUY |
The Illustrated Language of Flowers
L Burke First published in 1865, this little dictionary explains the meanings attached to flowers. .... | 95 pages | 24 line illus, col photos | Pryor Pbk | 2005 | 0946014337 | #156913A | £4.50 BUY |
Tales from an Eco-Tourist Satyajit Das and Jade Novakovic A pangolin is an obscure species of scaly anteater. This book is a unique potted travel narrative focused on eco-tourism, from the point of view of two eco-tourists, as they .... | 192 pages | - | New Holland Pbk | NYP 06/2006 | 184537259X | #157375A | £9.99 BUY |
Into the Ice Sea: Barent's Wintering on Novaya Zemlya A Renaissance Voyage of Discovery J Zeeberg Archaeologists connected with Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum journeyed into the Russian Arctic to rediscover the graves, ship and wintering cabin of Willem Barents' expedition, lost .... | 315 pages | illus | Rozenberg Pbk | 2005 | 9051709269 | #156429A | £17.50 BUY |
John Busby A beautiful compilation of drawings and paintings spanning decades of work, John Busby's latest book combines his passion for landscapes and birds. The author of the popular .... | 160 pages | illus | Wildlife Art Gallery Hbk | 2005 | 0952623692 | #156939A | £45.00 BUY |
Andrew Delbanco The grandson of revolutionary war heroes, Herman Melville was born into a family that in the fledgling republic had lost both money and status. Toughened at sea as a young man .... | 415 pages | Picador Hbk | 2005 | 033037107X | #157045A | £25.00 BUY |
Sources, Properties and Uses Jean Frances DeMouthe Most museums collections contain a wide variety of natural materials, and a diverse range of knowledge is necessary to keep so many types of objects at their best. This .... | 204 pages | col illus | Elsevier Science Hbk | 2006 | 0750665289 | #156549A | £39.99 BUY |
The Origins of Himalayan Studies: Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling, 1820-1858
Edited by D Waterhouse Brain Houghton Hodgson was a nineteenth century administrator and scholar who lived in Nepal, where he was the British Resident from 1820 until 1843. After this he worked as .... | 280 pages | Routledge Hbk | 2004 | 0415312159 | #157090A | £70.00 BUY |
Plant Exploration for Longwood Gardens
Tomasz Anisko Longwood Gardens of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, enjoys a long and distinguished tradition of plant exploration and introduction, dating back to the foundation of its .... | 336 pages | 479 colour photos, b/w photos, maps | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0881927384 | #157241A | £50.00 BUY |
Public Understanding of Science A History of Communicating Scientific Ideas David Knight Between the French Revolution (1789) and the `Chemists' War' (1914-18) science became culturally and economically crucial: it seemed pervasive but difficult. David Knight .... | Taylor & Francis Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0415206383 | #157003A | £50.00 BUY |
Real Mosquitoes Don't Eat Meat This and Other Inquiries into the Oddities of Nature Brad Wetzler When birds swoop around en masse, how do they decide who does the steering? What makes the moon look bigger at moonrise? These and other quirky questions about the world are .... | 208 pages | b/w illus | Norton Pbk | 2006 | 0393061574 | #157185A | £9.99 BUY |
David Munro and Bruce Gittings This is the first comprehensive guide to Scotland since the 19th century, edited by the Director of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. .... | 544 pages | illus, maps | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0004724666 | #157177A | £30.00 BUY |
A Treasury of Myths, Folklore and Inspirational True Stories Adele Nozedar This is a wonderful read for all bird-lovers and those interested in the folklore, mythology and spiritual symbolism of birds throughout the world, packed with fascinating .... | 544 pages | b&w line illus. | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0007219040 | #157179A | £16.99 BUY |
Scottish Plant Explorers Ann Lindsay Traces the development of the great Scottish plant collectors who left their quiet native shores in search of exotic specimens, often encountering great danger along the .... | 296 pages | plates | Birlinn Hbk | 2005 | 1841583456 | #156909A | £16.99 BUY |
Structure of Matter, Structure of Mind Man's Place in Nature, Reconsidered WL Abler "Structure of Matter, Structure of Mind" provides a complete, clear, unified theory of the foundations of mathematics, language, and the human mind. Mind in the human sense is .... | 221 pages | Illus | Pensoft Hbk | 2005 | 9546422320 | #157007A | £35.00 BUY |
A Thing in Disguise: The Visionary Life of Joseph Paxton
K Colquhoun Horticulturist to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and architect of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851, Joseph Paxton is a man who typifies the Victorian ideal .... | 384 pages | Harper Collins Hbk | 2003 | 0007143532 | #157379A | £18.99 BUY |
Edited by DH Mellor Ways of Communicating is a stimulating exploration of the single most powerful force that gives humankind its control over the natural world - the communication between us. .... | 171 pages | CUP Pbk | 2005 | 0521019044 | #157124A | £15.99 BUY |
Regional & Travel | Go to subject web page |
The Emirates: A Natural History
Thabit Zahran Al Abdessalaam et al Comprehensive reference book on the entire range of wildlife in the United Arab Emirates. Covers mammals, birds, marine lfe, reptiles, amphibians, insects, geology, .... | 432 pages | 580 col photos, illus, graphs | Trident Press Hbk | 2005 | 1905486022 | #157091A | £65.00 BUY |
Fauna of Western Himalaya, Part 2: Himachal Pradesh
From the introduction: .... | 359 pages | Plates, figs | Zoological Survey Hbk | 2005 | 8181710770 | #156465A | £54.50 BUY |
Material Culture in Himbaland, Northern Namibia
Steven Van Wolputte This is the first volume in a series that focuses on pastoral cultures in Africa. .... | 326 pages | B/w photos | MRAC Pbk | 2002 | 907589449X | #157138A | £23.50 BUY |
The National Parks and Other Wild Places of Thailand
Stephen Elliott and Gerald Cubitt Offers practical advice for visitors to the region, describing and portraying areas such as the dense forsts and exotic mammals of Huai Kha Khaeng and the hidden islands and .... | 176 pages | Col photos, maps | New Holland Pbk | 2006 | 1845373138 | #156984A | £19.99 BUY |
Sanctuary: New Zealand's Spectacular Nature Reserves
E Dorfman Explores some of New Zealand's most beautiful and interesting nature reserves. Told from the perspective of an enthusiastic naturalist, it is part natural history, part travel .... | 176 pages | Penguin Putnam Pbk | 2006 | 0143019937 | #157381A | £24.50 BUY |
A Visitor's Guide to New Zealand National Parks
Kathy Ombler This guide book introduces each park in turn and gives an overview of its natural and human history, along with comprehensive visitor information including access to the .... | 128 pages | 197 colour photographs | New Holland Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 1869661133 | #156982A | £12.99 BUY |
The Wild Animals of India, Burma, Malaya and Tibet
R Lydekker Origially published in 1907, the second edition of this book has been authored by eminent naturalist and sportsman, R Lydekker. A bible on the study of wild animals in .... | 411 pages | Illus | Natraj Hbk | 2005 | 8181580346 | #154833A | £18.50 BUY |
The Wildlife and Scenery of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan Nick Garbutt and Cede Prudente Preface by David Attenborough; published in association with the WWF. .... | 176 pages | 250 colour illus, 5 maps | New Holland Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 1845373782 | #157373A | £29.99 BUY |
Martin Varley The Lake District possesses some of the wildest countryside in England, with an abundance of sites designated for nature conservation, including its largest National .... | 144 pages | colour photos | Halsgrove / Westcountry Hbk | 2005 | 1841144754 | #156985A | £14.99 BUY |
Botany & Plant Science | Go to subject web page |
The A-Z of Allotment Vegetables
Caroline Foley An essential handbook for all allotment gardeners, this book provides expert advice on .... | 192 pages | 32 full colour pages, 50 black & white | New Holland Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 1845372832 | #156967A | £12.99 BUY |
Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens
Allan M Armitage | 452 pages | 443 colour photos | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0881927600 | #157238A | £35.00 BUY |
Atlas de la Flore Sauvage du Départment de l'Essonne
Gérard Arnal and Jean Guittet Flora of the Essonne departement in Northern France. Includes 1335 species with a photograph, a description and a distribution map for each. .... | 608 pages | colour illus | BIOTOPE Parth‚nope Hbk | | 2914817045 | #157061A | £82.00 BUY |
Attracting Wildlife to your Garden
John A Burton and David Tipling Offers many practical suggestions on planning a wildlife garden, attracting, observing and feeding garden wildlife. There is also useful information on the benefits of each .... | 160 pages | 300 col photos | New Holland Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 1845373170 | #156980A | £12.99 BUY |
Natalia Dudreva and Eran Pichersky Serving as the first book of its kind, Biology of Floral Scent provides comprehensive coverage of state-of-the-art floral scent research. This book explores the major aspects .... | 480 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0849322839 | #157075A | £85.00 BUY |
Edited by L Frey 40 original papers on the biology of grasses. .... | 417 pages | - | Polish Botany Institute 2005 | 838964830X | #157309A | £50.00 BUY |
Edited by Markus Riederer and Caroline Muller "Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 23" comments that a much clearer picture is now emerging of the fine structure of the plant cuticle and its surface, the composition of cuticular .... | 384 pages | illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 140513268X | #157214A | £99.95 BUY |
David D Stuart This authoritative book provides the first comprehensive coverage of the popular and varied genus Buddleja. Buddlejas are wonderful garden plants whose tolerance of drought, .... | 232 pages | 91 colour photos | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0881926884 | #157256A | £25.00 BUY |
CRC World Dictionary of Grasses - 3 Volume Set Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology Umberto Quattrocchi Following in the footsteps of the best-selling CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, Umberto Quattrocchi .... | 2392 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0849313031 | #157077A | £333.00 BUY |
Gideon Smith This book familiarizes the reader with the fascinating world of cacti and succulents - .... | 160 pages | 220 colour photos | New Holland Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 1845371674 | #156966A | £17.99 BUY |
CAJ Kreutz Orchids are among the rarest, most beautiful and fascinating plants in the world. No other plant family stimulates such enthusiastic interest from flower lovers and amateur .... | 240 pages | 7 col photos, dist maps | Kreutz 2004 | 908066264X | #157412A | £18.50 BUY |
David Fross and Dieter Wilken Though it has an unrivaled range of blue flowers and includes plants suitable for many gardening and landscaping situations, this North American native genus has long been .... | 272 pages | 103 col photos, 51 line drwgs | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0881927627 | #157257A | £30.00 BUY |
Charophytes of Great Britain and Ireland
JA Moore and M Tebbs Covers 39 species of large freshwater algae. Long out of print, finally available again as a reprint. .... | 144 pages | 17 distribution maps | BSBI Pbk | 1986 | #155043A | £12.50 BUY |
A Checklist of Benthic Marine Algae of the Tropical and Subtropical Western Atlantic
Michael J Wynne | 152 pages | Gebrder Borntraeger Pbk | 2005 | 3443510515 | #157158A | £66.00 BUY |
Checklist of Lichens of the Western Carpathians: Biodiversity of the Carpathians Volume 1
U Bielczyk Checklist of lichens of the western Carpathians summarizes current knowledge of lichen species diversity in the Western Carpathians cited in 1261 published sources. The list .... | 181 pages | Polish Botany Institute Pbk | 2003 | 8389648121 | #157394A | £32.50 BUY |
Chrysophytes: Past and Present (CHRYS 2004) Proceedings of the Sixth International Crysophyte Symposium Edited by Joergen Kristiansen and Gertrud Cronberg | 337 pages | 227 figs, 50 tables, 12 plates | Gebrder Borntraeger Pbk | 2005 | 3443510507 | #157159A | £120.00 BUY |
Frank Dobson This fold-out guide will help you identify over fifty of the commonest lichens found in lowland churchyards in Britain. Lichens are grouped according to growth form and the .... | FSC Unbound | 2004 | #157198A | £2.50 BUY |
Arthur A Chadwick and Arthur E Chadwick In 1818, William Cattley succeeded in flowering one of the first species of the genus that would bear his name. These first cattleyas are the classic cattleyas, whose form .... | 252 pages | 162 colour photos, 10 line drwgs | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0881927643 | #157253A | £35.00 BUY |
Collins Gem Guide: Garden Wildlife
Michael Chinery Containing helpful expert advice and many practical projects, this is a guide to identifying and encouraging wildlife into your garden. It helps you create a miniature .... | 192 pages | Harper Collins Pbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0007209908 | #157178A | £4.99 BUY |
Common Seaweeds of the Gulf of California : Algas Communes del Golfo de California
Mark D Readdie, Marla Randelletti and Richard M McCourt This field guide describes 78 of the most common seaweeds found in the gulf of California. The description for each species includes a photograph, detailed .... | 105 pages | photos | Sea Challengers Pbk | 2005 | 0930118383 | #157028A | £15.50 BUY |
The Complete Garden Wildlife Book
Mark Golley This book combines full identification and behavioural features of over 250 common species, including birds, mammals, amphibians, wasps and bees, beetles and spiders, .... | 176 pages | 250 illus | New Holland Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 1845372107 | #156971A | £14.99 BUY |
A Practical Guide for Gardeners Robin White This intensely practical account drawn from the long experience of Robin White has been eagerly awaited by Daphne enthusiasts and collectors. Acute observation of the growth, .... | 224 pages | 160 col photos, 2 line drwgs | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 088192752X | #157246A | £25.00 BUY |
Das Neue Handbuch Der Heilpflanzen Botanik, Arzneidrogen, Wirkstoffe, Anwendungen Ingrid Schönfelder and Peter Schönfelder Lists and describes more than 750 plants which are used medicinally in Europe. .... | 502 pages | 100 Figs, 900 col photos | Wissenschaftliche Hbk | 2004 | 3804721346 | #156372A | £67.00 BUY |
Designing the New Kitchen Garden An American Potager Handbook Jennifer R Bartley Gardening book with a North American focus, illustrated with beautiful watercolours by the author. .... | 250 pages | 182 colour photos, 44 colour drawings | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0881927724 | #157240A | £19.99 BUY |
Dictionary of Common Names of Garden and Wild Plants English, Latin, French
Edited by John J Wells A Plant dictionary in English, Latin and French. .... | John J Wells Pbk | 2005 | 0955101107 | #156906A | £10.99 BUY |
A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas and the Southern Great Plains
Joel E Holloway Castilleja coccinea, Indian Paintbrush. Scientific name: Castilleja, for Domingo Castillejo (fl. 1781), a Spanish botanist plus coccinea, Latin for scarlet. Reference is .... | 352 pages | 38 illus | Texas Christian Uni Press Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 087565309X | #156947A | £22.50 BUY |
Evolutionary Ecology of Plant-Plant Interactions An Empirical Modelling Approach Christian Damgaard Concepts and simple empirical models that are useful in the study of the quantitative aspects of evolutionary ecology of plant - plant interactions is discussed and .... | 151 pages | Aarhus UP Pbk | 2004 | 8779341160 | #157154A | £16.50 BUY |
John Pilbeam and Derek Bowdery This barrel-shaped cactus grows mainly in Mexico and the Southern USA. The authors provide a key to the species, distribution map, notes on cultivation, and extensive .... | 116 pages | Col photos | BCSS Hbk | 2005 | 0902099760 | #156914A | £48.00 BUY |
Filicinae, Gymnospermae and Other Monocots Excluding Cyperaceae
RH Mohlenbrock Aquatic and standing water plants of the central Midwest from orchids to cattails. This convenient reference volume includes descriptions, nomenclature, ecological information, .... | 400 pages | Southern Illinois UP Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0809326701 | #157392A | £46.50 BUY |
Flora Yunnanica, Volume 16: Spermatophyta
Edited by Institutum Botanicum Kunmingense Academiae Sinicae | 876 pages | line drwgs | Science Press Hbk | 2006 | 703014953X | #147197A | £80.00 BUY |
Including those Parts of modern Oxfordshire that lie to the South of the River Thames Michael J Crawley This comprehensive and timely work by one of Britain's leading plant ecologists is the first of its kind with a dedicated, regularly updated website with distribution maps and .... | 1375 pages | colour plates, illus. | Brambleby Books Hbk | 2005 | 0954334744 | #156993A | £50.00 BUY |
Flora von Nordtirol, Osttirol und Vorarlberg: Band 1-5
Adolf Polatschek Complete five-volume set. .... | 5202 pages | Illus, tabs, maps | Tiroler Landesmuseum Hbk | 2001 | #155259A | £225.00 BUY |
Jose Antonio Munoz Complete description of more than 110 taxa of Boletaceae with micrographs, taxonomic notes and identification keys. .... | 952 pages | Col illus, line illus | Edizioni Candusso 2005 | 8890105763 | #157106A | £80.00 BUY |
The Fungi of New Zealand/Nga Harore o Aotearoa series consists of monographs and treatments of groups of fungi, including taxonomic keys, descriptions, and .... | |
Fungi of the Antarctic: Evolution under Extreme Conditions
Edited by GS de Hoog | 79 pages | Centraalbureau Schimmelcultur Pbk | 2005 | 9070351552 | #157232A | £48.00 BUY |
Mountain Ash and Other Rowans Hugh McAllister Attractive, diverse, and easy to grow, rowans are ideal for a wide variety of gardens. Yet surprisingly, few are grown or even known about. The Genus Sorbus helps rectify .... | 252 pages | colour photographs, line drawings | Kew RBG Hbk | 2005 | 1842460889 | #153813A | £32.00 BUY |
Grass Aloes in the South African Veld
Charles Craib Grass Aloes are an appealing group of deciduous aloes. As the name implies, they grow mainly in grasslands subject to winter fires. Their leaves and colours resemble their .... | Illus | Umdaus Press Hbk | 2006 | 1919766413 | #156012A | £99.00 BUY |
Guide to Grassland Plants 2: Chalk and Limestone
Anne Bebbington and Carol Roberts Guide to grassland plants 2 covers plants commonly found on lowland chalk and limestone soils. The 12 page chart has clear colour illustrations of sixty-three of the plants and .... | FSC Unbound | 2005 | #157201A | £3.25 BUY |
A Guide to Plant Galls in Britain
Margaret Redfern, Peter Shirley and Michael Bloxham Galls are growths caused by the action of other organisms. They are often bizarrely shaped and highly coloured. This fold-out introductory guide looks at common galls, like .... | FSC Unbound | 2004 | #157199A | £3.25 BUY |
A Guide to Species, Hybrids & Allied Genera Lawrie Metcalf The genus Hebe is a treasure trove of more than 100 species and subspecies of medium-sized to dwarf evergreen shrubs with outstanding ornamental features, both of .... | 320 pages | 133 colour photos, 17 b/w illus | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 0881927732 | #157247A | £30.00 BUY |
A Comprehensive Guide C Colston Burrell and Judith Knott Tyler Not so long ago, hellebores were considered connoisseurs' plants - subdued in coloration, hard to find, and the subject of much snobbery. Today, however, they are .... | 296 pages | 140 colour illustrations, 5 b/w illustrations | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0881927651 | #157237A | £25.00 BUY |
An Illustrated Introduction with Keys, Glossary, and Guide to Literature FM Dugan A comprehensive manual that gives beginners the skills to identify fungi. In addition to plant pathogenic fungi, the manual covers mushrooms, slime molds, fungi of clinical .... | 182 pages | 520 b/w illus | APS Spiralbound | 2006 | 0890543364 | #157187A | £62.00 BUY |
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees of Britain and Europe
Tony Russell Comprehensive identification reference to 700 trees of Britain and Europe. Each entry contains illustrations of summer and winter profile, a distribution map, and detailed .... | 256 pages | over 500 colour photos and illus | Lorenz Books Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0754815706 | #157226A | £16.99 BUY |
Thomas Hobbs Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could describe your garden as a jewel box full of beautiful plant treasures? The Jewel Box Garden is a luscious, full-color book that .... | 176 pages | 160 colour photos | Timber Press Hbk | 2004 | 0881926469 | #157245A | £25.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 088192802X | #157244A | £17.99 BUY |
James Merryweather Laminated foldout chart with colour illustrations, by Carol Roberts, of 38 ferns found in the British Isles. It includes simple keys to aid identification and a brief glossary .... | FSC Unbound | 2005 | #157195A | £2.50 BUY |
The Lichens and Allied Fungi of Polish Carpathians An Annotated Checklist Edited by U Bielczyk | 342 pages | 4 col illus, maps | Polish Botany Institute Pbk | 2003 | 8385444289 | #146151A | £40.50 BUY |
Flowering Stones Edited by DT Cole, D Spreechman and C Dugdale Designed to meet the needs of the enthusiast grower and the interested botanist, this is the definitive work on this unique group of extremely variable succulent plants which .... | 114 pages | 300 col photos, maps | Cactus & Co Hbk | 2005 | #157135A | £44.00 BUY |
The Mosses and Liverworts of Carmarthenshire
S Bosanquet Over 600 species, sub-species and varieties of mosses, liverworts and hornworts have been recorded from the county in habitats ranging from coastal dunes to montane crags. .... | 253 pages | 33 Photos | S.Bosanquet (Author) Pbk | 2005 | 0955202205 | #157259A | £38.00 BUY |
De Nederlandse Veenmossen: Flora en Verspreidingsatlas van de Nederlandse Sphagnopsida AC Bouman This publication offers a comprehensive overview of Dutch peat mosses and their distribution. In addition to illustrated identification keys, the book contains detailed .... | 152 pages | Col illus | KNNV Hbk | 2002 | 9050111629 | #156952A | £31.50 BUY |
Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance Margaret L Baker and Charles O Baker The immense Oncidium/Odontoglossum alliance contains some of the most popular orchids grown, including members of the genera Ada, Brassia, Cyrtochilum, Odontoglossum, .... | 852 pages | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 0881927759 | #157255A | £55.00 BUY |
Les Orchidées de France, Belgique et Luxembourg
Edited by Marcel Bournérias and Daniel Prat Extensively covers (with a vast quantity of stunning colour photos) the orchid species of France, Belgium and Luxembourg. .... | 504 pages | Col photos, illus, tabs, maps | BIOTOPE Parth‚nope Hbk | 2005 | 2914817118 | #156902A | £50.00 BUY |
Photographic Atlas of Botany and Guide to Plant Identification
JL Castner Contains over 2000 colour photos that illustrate the structural characters and anatomical features of the major plant families and taxonomic groups discussed in botany .... | 310 pages | 2000 col photos | Feline Press Spiralbound | 2005 | 0962515000 | #156918A | £50.00 BUY |
Thomas L Rost, Michael G Barbour, Terence M Murphy and C Ralph Stocking US text which covers the chemistry of life, cell structure, reproduction, and the latest research on ecology and plant communities. .... | 624 pages | Col photos, col and b/w illus, figs, tabs | Brooks-Cole Hbk | 2006 | 0534380611 | #157231A | £68.00 BUY |
Plant Production in Containers II
Covers all factors in producing plants in the unique, man-made environment called a container, from propagating from seed or cuttings, to growth medium, nutrition, .... | 1150 pages | Photos | Lacebark Inc Hbk | 2003 | #156958A | £71.00 BUY |
Plantes, Milieux et Paysages des Antilles Françaises
Claude Sastre and Anne Breuil This guidebook covers four areas: geography and ecology, species in their habitats, descriptions of species and walking itineraries. .... | 600 pages | Col photos | BIOTOPE Parth‚nope Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 2914817061 | #144262A | £60.00 BUY |
Gardens in Time and Space Piet Oudolf and Noël Kingsbury Home gardeners with a keen interest in design, as well as professional landscape designers, will find invaluable advice in this new approach. The book focuses on the .... | 160 pages | 200 colour photos | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 0881927406 | #157260A | £25.00 BUY |
Rebecca Farley and Carol Roberts Playing fields and sports grounds aren't just for sport; they can also be a great place for science investigations. This foldout chart is the first in the new series of FSC .... | FSC Unbound | 2005 | #157202A | £2.50 BUY |
Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding
George Acquaah Provides a comprehensive presentation of both classical and molecular plant breeding tools. This title includes industry highlight essays from over 25 professional plant .... | 600 pages | illus. | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 1405136464 | #157211A | £39.99 BUY |
Roses of Great Britain and Ireland
GG Graham and AL Primavesi The taxonomy of roses has always been very confused and their identification problematical. This book is the result of considerable research by the two authors, and .... | 250 pages | Illus,maps | BSBI Pbk | 1993 | 0901158224 | #029535A | £12.00 BUY |
Weihnachtskakteen - Christmas Cacti - Kerstcactussen F Supplie and D Van der Zee Contains information on history, hybrids, where to put Christmas cactus (location), culture requirements, propagation, disease and cultivars with pictures of many new .... | 64 pages | 94 col photos | BCSS Hbk | 2005 | 9057169991 | #156915A | £14.95 BUY |
Raising Exotic Miniature Trees in your Home David Squire Miniature trees can enhance your living space and provide interesting focal points in .... | 160 pages | 250 colour photos | New Holland Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 1845370694 | #156964A | £17.99 BUY |
A Guide to the Regional Diversity Ernst van Jaarsveld, Ben-Eric van Wyk and Gideon Smith South Africa has been divided into 16 geographical regions, each with its own succulent gems highlighted and illustrated. The 20 hand-painted plates and the photographs .... | 144 pages | 20 col plates | Jonathan Ball Pbk | 2005 | 1919938249 | #156374A | £8.99 BUY |
Supplement a la Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances
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The Truth About Garden Remedies What Works, What Doesn't & Why Jeff Gillman Can beer make plants grow? How about buttermilk? Or music - classical or rock? Is it true about planting trees in deep holes? And how about chasing insects with hot sauce .... | 212 pages | illus | Timber Press Pbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0881927481 | #157243A | £14.99 BUY |
Species and Hybrids for the Gardener Richard Wilford Species tulips are becoming more widely available as gardeners wake up to their elegant shapes, vibrant-colored flowers, and suitability for growing in containers, raised beds, .... | 212 pages | 103 colour photos, maps | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0881927635 | #157236A | £25.00 BUY |
Why Does the World Stay Green? Natural Population Control of Planteaters
TCR White Nearly every form of life has the capacity to multiply and increase at a really astonishing, indeed frightening rate. Think of plagues of locusts or mice. Clearly, for .... | 128 pages | CSIRO Pbk | 2005 | 0643091580 | #157095A | £16.50 BUY |
Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada
Ray S Vizgirdas The first comprehensive look at the many uses, from historical to pharmacological, of vascular plants found in the Sierra Nevada. The Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada .... | 384 pages | 2 maps, 82 line illus | Nevada UP Hbk | 2005 | 0874175356 | #156944A | £33.95 BUY |
Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales Volume 2: Seashores and Coastal Cliffs
P O'Reilly and S Parker An illustrated guide to wildflowers of seashores, sand dunes, dune slacks and coastal cliffs in Wales. This book includes 120 colour photographs of plants in natural .... | 68 pages | 126 col photos | First Nature Pbk | 2005 | 0954955420 | #157393A | £5.95 BUY |
Woody Plants for the Central and Northern Prairies
Walter T Bagley and Richard K Sutton | 604 pages | illus | Blackburn Press Pbk | 2002 | 1930665504 | #156908A | £80.00 BUY |
Animal & General Biology | Go to subject web page |
Sue Dallas | 288 pages | B/w photos, illus, figs, tabs | Blackwell Science Pbk | 2000 | 0632050543 | #119900A | £14.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 04/2006 | 1405137959 | #157219A | £19.99 BUY |
Animal Passions and Beastly Virtues Reflections on Redecorating Nature M Bekoff Who hasn't wondered what it's like to be a dog or bird? Such questions seem unanswerable because we have no way of getting into an animal's mind. Marc Bekoff's work on animal .... | 320 pages | Temple UP Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 1592133487 | #156968A | £17.95 BUY |
The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius
Nancy C Andreason Andreasen explains here how the brain produces creative breakthroughs in art, literature, and science, revealing that creativity is not the same thing as .... | 225 pages | Dana Press Hbk | 2005 | 1932594078 | #157280A | £15.50 BUY |
TA Brown Fuses the fresh outlook of the new genomics with the traditional approach to gene expression to provide an up-to-date understanding of the role of the genome as the .... | 572 pages | Col illus, figs, tabs, maps | Taylor & Francis Pbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0815341385 | #157006A | £41.99 BUY |
Edited by Lynn Helena Caporale Most analyses assume that genomes are to be read as linear text, much as a sequence of nucleotides can be translated into a sequence of amino acids by looking in a table. .... | 336 pages | 80 line drwgs | OUP Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0195172701 | #157298A | £60.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 019517271X | #157299A | £29.99 BUY |
J Nicklin, K Graeme-Cook and R Killington Provides students with all of the key information needed to understand microbiology at first and second year level. It uses the highly successful `Instant Notes' approach of .... | 330 pages | Figs, tabs | Taylor & Francis Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0415390885 | #157047A | £18.99 BUY |
Andrew Luescher Psittacines are maintained in captivity as pets, in the home, as breeding birds in avicultures, in zoos and in conservation projects. Because of their intelligence, .... | 260 pages | 132 illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 0813827493 | #157220A | £49.50 BUY |
CJ Clegg The term microbes covers all the organisms too small to be seen by the naked eye, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and unicellular protoctista. "Microbes in Action" .... | 92 pages | col. illus | John Murray Pbk | 2002 | 0719575540 | #157131A | £17.95 BUY |
An Evolutionary Approach J Vaun McArthur The role of evolution in the patterns and observed processes in microbial ecology has long been neglected in available texts, yet the interface between evolution and ecology .... | 639 pages | illus. | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0123694914 | #157318A | £39.99 BUY |
Mimikry zwischen Eidechsen und Laufkäfern
Almuth D Schmidt | 378 pages | 45 col photos, b/w illus. | Chimaira Hbk | 2004 | 3930612690 | #157044A | £52.50 BUY |
Cordelia Fine Can you trust your brain? Perhaps it occasionally misfires when faced with the 13 times table, or persistently fails to master parallel parking. But the brain is pretty .... | 208 pages | Icon Books Hbk | 2006 | 1840466782 | #157277A | £9.99 BUY |
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Edited by Anthony Smith Fully updated new edition. .... | 738 pages | Figs | OUP Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0198529171 | #157300A | £49.95 BUY |
Lewis Wolpert et al Focuses on principles and key concepts to guide the student clearly through developmental biology. Model organisms and their importance are described early on, .... | 542 pages | Col illus, b/w illus, figs, tabs | OUP Hbk | 2002 | 0199249393 | #124022A | Normally £70.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £41.99 Pbk | 2002 | 0198792913 | #124021A | £33.99 BUY Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 0199275378 | #157305A | £70.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 07/2006 | 019927536X | #157306A | £34.99 BUY |
Statistics for Veterinary and Animal Science
Aviva Petrie and Paul Watson | 243 pages | Figs, tabs | Blackwell Science Pbk | NYP 07/2006 | 1405127813 | #157221A | £27.50 BUY |
Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution Kenneth V Kardong Retaining his unique emphasis on function and evolution of vertebrates, complete anatomical detail, and excellent pedagogy, author Kenneth Kardong includes a substantial .... | 762 pages | Col illus, b\w illus, figs, tabs | McGraw Hill Hbk | 2005 | 0072528303 | #157411A | £105.99 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0071244573 | #156953A | £43.99 BUY |
Evolutionary Biology | Go to subject web page |
The Archaeology of Human Origins Papers by Glynn Isaac Glynn Isaac Foreword by Mary Leakey, introduction by John Gowlett. .... | 480 pages | CUP Hbk | 1990 | 0521365732 | #011993A | £100.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0521023157 | #157127A | £35.00 BUY |
Douglas Palmer Written by well-known author, lecturer and editor Douglas Palmer, this atlas draws .... | 208 pages | 80 colour photographs, 50 illustrations | New Holland Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 1845371658 | #156970A | £24.99 BUY |
Social Dilemmas, Mate Choice and Biological Markets Edited by Ronald Noe, Jan A R A M Van Hoof and Peter Hammerstein Since the development of game theory, the analysis of animal behaviour using the theories of economics has become a growing field of biological research in which models .... | 276 pages | Illus, tabs | CUP Hbk | 2001 | 0521650143 | #120038A | £60.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0521003997 | #157377A | £23.99 BUY |
Ethnobiology and the Science of Humankind
Edited by Roy Ellen Comprising a series of articles written by international scholars, this book considers the ways in which the subject matter and methodologies of ethnobiological research .... | 216 pages | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 05/2006 | 1405145897 | #157204A | £19.99 BUY |
Robert Boyd and Joan B Silk This fourth edition integrates discussions of new science and recent discoveries into the narrative. Using the perspective of behavioural ecology, the authors create a .... | 550 pages | Col photos, line illus, figs, tabs | Norton Pbk | 2006 | 0393926281 | #157186A | £34.99 BUY |
Ecology | Go to subject web page |
Biological Invasions in New Zealand
Edited by Robert B Allen and William B Lee Man's recent colonization of New Zealand has dramatically altered the resident biota and resulted in the introduction of numerous alien organisms to these once remote islands. .... | 420 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 3540300228 | #156319A | £115.50 BUY |
Earth Days: Ecology Comes of Age as a Science
W Dritschilo Earth Days details the events of the revolution in ecology initiated by the publication of Silent Spring from the perspective of someone involved in its events. It is a book .... | 420 pages | iUniverse Pbk | 2004 | 0595338208 | #157414A | £28.50 BUY |
New Trends in Ecology Research
Edited by AR Burk Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at least six kinds of ecology: .... | 231 pages | - | Nova Science Hbk | 2005 | 1594543798 | #157417A | £125.00 BUY |
Habitats & Ecosystems | Go to subject web page |
Håkan Rydin and John K Jeglum Peatlands are a key component of the global carbon cycle. This book provides a concise introduction to peatland ecology, with an emphasis on .... | 392 pages | 106 illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 019852871X | #157304A | £60.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0198528728 | #157303A | £27.50 BUY |
Climate Change and Forest Genetics Proceedings of the 29th Meeting of the Canadian Tree Improvement Association Part 1: Minutes and Members' Reports, Part 2: Symposium Proceedings of the symposium held in Kelowna, British Columbia, July 26-29, 2004. .... | 237 pages | Pbk | 2005 | 0662412907 | #155990A | £18.95 BUY |
Edited by Ward Chesworth The written history of humanity over the last 10,000 years is little more than a footnote to the Neolithic Revolution which brought about the exploitation of soil for .... | 900 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 1402039948 | #156679A | £245.50 BUY |
A Portrait of Country Life Yvette Verner For Yvette Verner, there is nothing to compare with the unspoiled beauty of an ancient meadow on a hot summer's day. Here she shares her passion for English meadows with .... | 156 pages | Col photos | Green Books Hbk | 2005 | 1903998670 | #156969A | £12.95 BUY |
Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms, Volume 2 A Case Study of Bt Cotton in Brazil Edited by A Hilbeck, D Andow and EMG Fontes Focuses on transgenic cotton that is resistant to insect pests in Brazil and addresses both environmental and agricultural impacts. It draws out some general risk assessment .... | 448 pages | CABI Hbk | 2006 | 1845930002 | #151425A | £75.00 BUY |
People and Ideas in Soil History Edited by Benno P Warkentin A valuable contribution to the history of science, this book traces our knowledge and understanding of soils through time. .... | 450 pages | - | Elsevier Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0444521771 | #157322A | £55.00 BUY |
The Geology, Biodiversity and Ecology of Lake Hövsgöl (Mongolia)
Edited by Clyde E Goulden Lake Hovsgol, a sister lake to Lake Baikal, is Mongolia's largest freshwater lake and due to its location at the southern boundary of the Siberian Taiga and its transition to .... | 508 pages | figures and tables | Backhuys Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 9057821621 | #157009A | £137.00 BUY |
Integrated Ecosystem Assessment of Western China
Edited by Liu Jiyuan et al The Integrated Ecosystem Assessment of Western China is one of the first five sub-global assessments launched by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA)in 2001. .... | 120 pages | Geological Pub House 2005 | #157233A | £22.50 BUY |
Des Mammouths et des Hommes: Deux Especes Face aux Variations du Climat
Alain Foucault The history of the mammoths, viewed in the context of climate change. .... | 252 pages | b/w illus. | Editions Vuibert Pbk | 2005 | 2711753581 | #156957A | £27.95 BUY |
Molecular Breeding for the Genetic Improvement of Forage Crops and Turf
Edited by M Humphreys Grassland covers 26% of the world's total land area. It produces feed for livestock; maintains soil fertility; protects and conserves soil and water resources; creates a .... | 288 pages | Wageningen Academic Pbk | 2005 | 9076998736 | #157146A | £49.00 BUY |
Natural and Constructed Wetlands Nutrients, Metals and Management Jan Vymazal A volume containing 28 peer-reviewed papers presented at a workshop in September 2003, entitled Nutrient Cycling and Retention in Natural and Constructed Wetlands. .... | 420 pages | figures and tables | Backhuys Hbk | 2005 | 9057821532 | #157013A | £100.00 BUY |
Neotropical Savannas and Dry Forests Diversity, Biogeography, and Conservation R Toby Pennington, Gwilym Lewis and James A Ratter This latest addition to the prestigious Systematics Association Special Volumes series is the first extensive compilation of the patterns of plant biodiversity in the .... | 416 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0849329876 | #157079A | £68.99 BUY |
Nutrient Management in Agricultural Watersheds: A Wetlands Solution
Edited by EJ Dunne, KR Reddy and OT Carton Nutrient enrichment of water resources by inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus, which can lead to eutrophication is still a water quality problem in agriculturally dominated .... | 288 pages | Wageningen Academic Pbk | 2005 | 9076998612 | #157145A | £56.50 BUY |
Salinity and Tides in Alluvial Estuaries
HHG Savenije The book describes an integrated theory that links estuary shape to tidal hydraulics, tidal mixing and salt intrusion. The shape of an alluvial estuary is characterised by .... | 208 pages | - | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 0444521070 | #157326A | £68.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0444521089 | #157325A | £42.00 BUY |
Ecology, Health and Management Edited by T Edsall and M Munawar A review of the status of the major Lake Michigan ecosystem components and a basis for evaluating the health of the lake and for promoting integrated management of this .... | 639 pages | 153 figs, 28 tables | Backhuys Hbk | 2005 | 817898458X | #157015A | £124.00 BUY |
Teaching the Trees: Lessons from the Forest
J Maloof In this curio cabinet of natural-history essays, biologist Joan Maloof embarks on a series of lively, fact-filled expeditions into forests of the eastern United States. .... | 192 pages | Georgia UP Hbk | 2005 | 0820327433 | #157413A | £19.50 BUY |
Ecosystèmes, Patrimoines et Paysages Sous-Marins Frédéric Maxant and Jean-Pierre Quignard The Etang de Thau in Southern France is a lagoon separated from the Mediterranean by a narrow stretch of sand. This book contains beautiful underwater photography and covers .... | 224 pages | colour illus | BIOTOPE Parth‚nope Hbk | | 2914817010 | #157065A | £43.50 BUY |
Oliver Rackham The 100th volume of the New Naturalist series presents a landmark in natural history publishing. What better author than Oliver Rackham, and what better subject than the .... | 320 pages | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0007202431 | #152940A | £40.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 09/2006 | 000720244X | #152941A | £25.00 BUY |
Woodlands: A Disappearing Landscape
D Lindenmayer, M Crane and D Michael Australia's little known woodlands once covered huge areas of the eastern side of our continent. Woodlands are distinguished from forests by the fact that their canopies do .... | 160 pages | CSIRO Hbk | 2005 | 0643090266 | #157408A | £21.95 BUY |
Yellowstone's Destabilized Ecosystem Elk Effects, Science and Policy Conflict Frederic H Wagner The author is a strong critic of ecological practices in the national parks. This book provides an assessment of the ecological history of Yellowstone's northern range, since .... | 400 pages | illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0195148215 | #157307A | £38.99 BUY |
Conservation & Biodiversity | Go to subject web page |
The Animal Welfare Bill: Third Report of Session 2005-06 Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence House of Commons Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee In 2004 the predecessor Committee undertook a detailed scrutiny of the draft Animal Welfare Bill. In its response the Government accepted many of its recommendations and .... | 66 pages | Stationery Office (TSO) Pbk | 2005 | 0215026624 | #157096A | £17.95 BUY |
Danube Delta: Genesis and Biodiversity
Edited by Claudiu Tudorancea Deals comprehensively with the limnology and general biology of the river delta. .... | 440 pages | 89 figs, 66 tables | Backhuys Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 9057821656 | #157008A | £121.00 BUY |
Fields of Power, Forests of Discontent Culture, Conservation, and the State in Mexico Nora Haenn Enduring differences between protected areas and local people have produced few happy compromises, but at the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the southern Mexican state of .... | 229 pages | Arizona UP Hbk | 2005 | 0816523991 | #156085A | £55.50 BUY |
The Future of the Wild: Radical Conservation for a Crowded World
Jonathan S Adams In this important book, biologist Jonathan S. Adams explains an exciting new approach to conservation. The main strategy behind it involves using the latest in conservation .... | 288 pages | Beacon Press Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 0807085103 | #157163A | £18.99 BUY |
Global Register of Migratory Species - From Global to Regional Scales Final Report of the R&D Projekt 808 05 081 K Riede This second volume of the Global Register of Migratory Species complements the reference list of migratory vertebrate species with fishes and songbirds, in printed and digital .... | 329 pages | Figs, maps | Bundesamt fur Naturschutz Pbk | 2004 | 3784338453 | #157043A | £23.50 BUY |
International Zoo Yearbook 39: Zoo Animal Nutrition
Contains a guest essay on the future of zoos and aquariums, by GB Rabb and CD Saunders; a section on zoo animal nutrition and a section on the developing zoo world. .... | London ZS Hbk | 2005 | #142670A | £96.00 BUY |
Environmental Science | Go to subject web page |
IL Kalikhman and KI Yudanov Before fish studies can commence, researchers must first locate the target habitat. This is a time-consuming and expensive effort, especially in remote locations and nearly .... | 280 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0849323339 | #155031A | £115.00 BUY |
Integration of Experimental and Observational Studies and Implications for Mitigation Edited by Peggy A O'Day et al Many water supplies worldwide are affected by arsenic at concentrations above acceptable health levels. The papers collected in this volume bring together arsenic-related .... | 448 pages | illus | OUP Hbk | 2005 | 0841239134 | #157308A | £97.00 BUY |
An Introductory Survey John M Wallace and Peter V Hobbs Wallace and Hobbs' original edition of "Atmospheric Science" helped define the field nearly 30 years ago, and has served as the cornerstone for most university curriculums. .... | 576 pages | illus | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 012732951X | #157321A | £39.99 BUY |
Climate Change and Managed Ecosystems
Jagtar Bhatti, Rattan Lal, Mick A Price and Michael J Apps Featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, Climate Change and Managed Ecosystems examines the effects of global climate change on intensively constructed or .... | 350 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2005 | 0849330971 | #157076A | £92.00 BUY |
Climate and Enironmental Changes in China, 2 Volume Set
Edited by Din Dahe | 959 pages | colour plates | Geological Pub House Hbk | 2005 | #157279A | £81.00 BUY |
A series of basic introductions to forms of extreme weather. .... | |
Encyclopedia of Toxicology (4 Volume Set)
Edited by Philip Wexler The second edition of the "Encyclopedia of Toxicology" continues its comprehensive survey of toxicology. This new edition continues to present entries devoted to key .... | 2000 pages | B/w illus, figs | Academic Press Hbk | 2005 | 0127453547 | #157319A | £625.00 BUY |
Contaminant Specific Guide Robert D Morrison and Brian L Murphy Environmental forensics is the application of scientific techniques for the purpose of identifying the source and age of a contaminant. This title is a guide for environmental .... | 600 pages | illus | Academic Press Hbk | 2006 | 0125077513 | #157320A | £54.95 BUY |
Environmental Impacts of Treated Wood
Timothy G Townsend and Helena Solo-Gabriele Responding to a heightened awareness of the possible adverse effect of treated wood, Environmental Impacts of Treated Wood presents research results and fundamental .... | 592 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0849364957 | #157078A | £79.99 BUY |
Managing Arsenic in the Environment From Soil to Human Health R Naidu, E Smith, G Owens, P Bhattacharya and P Nadebaum Arsenic is one of the most toxic and carcinogenic elements in the environment. This book brings together the current knowledge on arsenic contamination worldwide, reviewing the .... | 664 pages | illus | CSIRO Hbk | 2006 | 0643068686 | #157271A | £70.00 BUY |
Mercury Hazards to Living Organisms
Ronald Eisler This book discusses the biological, physical, and chemical properties of mercury and its compounds. It documents the significance of mercury concentrations in abiotic materials, .... | 344 pages | Taylor & Francis Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0849392128 | #157049A | £97.00 BUY |
Health, Safety and the Environment Graham Matthews There continues to be massive media coverage and public concern over the use of pesticides, the possible negative impacts on human health either by contact with .... | 320 pages | illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 1405130911 | #157217A | £99.00 BUY |
Ethical Aspects of the Convention on Climatic Change Edited by Etienne Vermeersch The Kyoto Protocol became law in February 2005-eight years after its conception as a framework for reducing emissions and a full four years after the United States abandoned .... | 224 pages | Academische Uitgeverij Eburon Pbk | 2005 | 9059720644 | #157330A | £16.00 BUY |
The Sea, Volume 14A: The Global Coastal Ocean - Interdisciplinary Regional Studies and Syntheses
Edited by Allan R Robinson and Kenneth Brink Intended as companion volumes to Volumes 10 and 11 on physical coastal oceanography, these studies of the global coastal ocean continue the series' overall effort to .... | 778 pages | 150 b/w illus, 50 halftones, 8pp of colour | Harvard UP Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 0674015274 | #100737A | £80.95 BUY |
The Sea, Volume 14B: The Global Coastal Ocean: Interdisciplinary Regional Studies and Syntheses
Edited by Allan R Robinson and Kenneth Brink Intended as companion volumes to Volumes 10 and 11. .... | 778 pages | 150 b/w illus, 50 halftones, 8pp of colour | Harvard UP Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 0674021177 | #100738A | £80.95 BUY |
The Sea: Volume 13: Multiscale Interdisciplinary Processes
Edited by Allan R Robinson and Kenneth Brink Intended as companion volumes to Volumes 10 and 11 on physical coastal oceanography, these studies of the global coastal ocean continue the series' overall effort to .... | 1050 pages | 12pp colour illus, 50 halftones, 150 line illus | Harvard UP Hbk | 2005 | 0674015266 | #100736A | £112.95 BUY |
Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in the World's Highest Mountains M Bowen Lonnie Thompson, one of the greatest explorers, has risked his life and career to unlock the secrets of climate. The author, who joined Thompson's crew on three expeditions, .... | 448 pages | Henry Holt Hbk | 2005 | 0805064435 | #157301A | £20.00 BUY |
Water-Quality Engineering in Natural Systems
David A Chin "Water Quality Engineering in Natural Systems" details the fundamentals and the practical applications for fate and transport of contaminants in the environment, by .... | 592 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0471718300 | #157230A | £68.95 BUY |
Physical Sciences | Go to subject web page |
Edited by Gregory H Sambrook-Smith Braided rivers form some of the world's most dynamic and varied alluvial environments. They present issues in relation to flood control, irrigation, habitat protection and .... | 368 pages | 197 illus | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 05/2006 | 1405151218 | #157208A | £75.00 BUY |
Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism
Edited by David Gubbins and Emilio Herrero-Bervera This entirely new Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism is an up-to-date synthesis of the most basic concepts of Paleomagnetism and Geomagnetism. The volume will .... | 1020 pages | 16pp in colour | Springer Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 1402039921 | #156681A | £245.50 BUY |
Edited by David L Andrews The science of energy harvesting materials is experiencing phenomenal growth and attracting huge interest. Exploiting recently acquired insights into the fundamental .... | 388 pages | illus | World Scientific Hbk | 2005 | 9812564128 | #157099A | £45.00 BUY |
Kevin Taylor and Chris Perry Environmental Sedimentology provides a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly expanding field which addresses the functioning and dynamics of contemporary sediment .... | 416 pages | 280 illus | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 08/2006 | 1405115157 | #153452A | £39.99 BUY |
Granito di Baveno: Minerali, Scultura, Architettura
Edited by CM Gramaccioli | 194 pages | col photos | Renato & Adriana Pagano Hbk | 2003 | #156497A | £78.00 BUY |
Chris Pellant and Helen Pellant This guide has photographs of 71 common minerals and has a table of characters to aid identification. It has notes on field occurrence and the formation mineral as well as on .... | FSC Unbound | 2004 | #157196A | £3.25 BUY |
Lawrence Krauss Drawing on work by scientists, mathematicians, artists, and writers-from Einstein to Picasso to C. S. Lewis-Hiding in the Mirror explores whether extra dimensions simply .... | 276 pages | Viking Hbk | 2005 | 0670033952 | #157170A | £17.50 BUY |
How Science Makes Sense of the World Peter Dear In The Intelligibility of Nature, Peter Dear considers how science as such has evolved and how it has marshaled itself to make sense of the world. His intellectual journey .... | 350 pages | 6 halftones, 20 line drawings | Chicago UP Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0226139484 | #157436A | £17.50 BUY |
First Steps on a New Planet Edited by David J Shayler, Andrew Salmon and Michael D Shayler MARSWALK ONE: First Steps on a New Planet addresses the question of why we should embark on a journey to Mars, documenting what the first human crew will do when they place .... | 244 pages | Springer Pbk | 2005 | 1852337923 | #157174A | £18.95 BUY |
Medieval Science, Technology and Medicine An Encyclopedia Edited by Thomas F Glick, Steven Livesey and Faith Wallis Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine: An Encyclopedia details the whole scope of scientific knowledge in the medieval period in more than 275 A-to-Z entries. This .... | 624 pages | Routledge Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 0415969301 | #157289A | £100.00 BUY |
Mining and its Impact on the Environment
Fred G Bell and Laurance J Donnelly This book highlights the effects of past mining and provides information on the types of problems in may cause in both urban and rural areas. The book also demonstrates how such .... | 608 pages | Taylor & Francis NYP 04/2006 | 0415286441 | #157048A | £80.00 BUY |
An Astronomer's Companion Darren Bushnall The deep sky consists of unlimited clusters, nebulae and galaxies. This practical book explains how to observe and record what you see, whether you are using the simplest .... | 176 pages | Crowood Press Pbk | 2005 | 1861267851 | #157173A | £14.99 BUY |
On to Mars 2 : Exploring and Settling a New World
Frank Crossman and Robert Zubrin The exploration and colonisation of Mars, as discussed in the more than 130 papers and essays from the Mars Society's annual conferences, is presented in this second volume of .... | 264 pages | B/w photos, illus | Apogee Books Pbk | 2005 | 1894959302 | #157175A | £16.95 BUY |
The Pegmatite Mines Known as Palermo
RW Whitmore and RC Lawrence Over 200 pages of history and mineralogy of the famous Palermo Phosphate Pegmatite Mines located in North Groton, New Hampshire. .... | 200 pages | Col illus | Natures Finest Creations Hbk | 2004 | 0974061344 | #156498A | £175.00 BUY |
Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium, Carmona (Spain) Edited by L Serrano and HL Golterman Contains papers on the following subjects: .... | 202 pages | 62 figures, 69 tables | Backhuys Pbk | 2005 | 9057821540 | #157014A | £70.00 BUY |
Planet Earth: The Making of an Epic Series
D Nicholson-Lord The best stories are the true ones, and there can be few BBC series that have generated as many gripping tales as "Planet Earth". With producers and camera people travelling to .... | 128 pages | BBC Books Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0563493585 | #157142A | £9.99 BUY |
The Practical Encyclopedia of Rocks and Minerals
John Farndon Identification guide to 350 specimens with identification checklists. There are also may tips for the amateur geologist on equipment, field work, maps, tools and home testing. .... | 256 pages | over 1000 colour photographs and illustrations | Lorenz Books Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0754815412 | #157228A | £16.99 BUY |
Deborah Cadbury The end of the Cold War finally reveals a generation of secrets and cover-ups, bringing a historical opportunity: the unmasking of the true heroes and villains behind the .... | 384 pages | Fourth Estate Hbk | 2005 | 0007209959 | #157171A | £20.00 BUY |
The Story of Mining in Cornwall
Allen Buckley In The Story of Mining in Cornwall, Allen Buckley narrates 4,000 years of mining history with clarity, detail and a warm human sympathy. .... | 240 pages | colour photos, map | Cornwall Editions Hbk | 2005 | 1904880207 | #155683A | £47.00 BUY |
Sustainable Development | Go to subject web page |
C Kecskemeti and I Szekely In the early 1990s, when Europe ceased to be divided in opposing political blocs, the Council of Europe concluded that access to archives was one of the key issues to be .... | 103 pages | Figs | Council of Europe Pbk | 2005 | 9287157820 | #157089A | £12.95 BUY |
Robert L Zimdahl What are the goals of agricultural science? What should the goals of agricultural science be? How do and how should the practitioners of agriculture address complex .... | 256 pages | - | Academic Press Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0123705118 | #157324A | £24.99 BUY |
Towards Principled Access and Operations Edited by David VanderZwaag and Gloria Chao The aquaculture industry is fast expanding around the globe and causing major .... | 256 pages | Routledge Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0415702011 | #157005A | £85.00 BUY |
Aquatic Ecology of Rice Fields
Edited by CH Fernando, F Göltenboth and J Margraf This collection of papers on the Ecology of Rice Fields is the first comprehensive coverage of the subject, including most of the literature and research done around the .... | 472 pages | illus | Volumes Publishing Ltd Pbk | 2005 | 0973750308 | #156054A | £55.50 BUY |
The Atlas of Groundwater Resources and Environment of China
Contains 5 introductory maps, 5 country maps, 21 regional maps and 95 provincial maps. .... | 261 pages | maps | Geological Pub House Hbk | | #157276A | £166.00 BUY |
Capitalizing on Knowledge: From E-Business to K-Business
DJ Skyrme Many organizations are embracing knowledge management as a source of strategic advantage. But already people are asking: what comes next? Likewise almost every large .... | 352 pages | Illus | Butterworth Heinemann Pbk | 2001 | 0750650117 | #157402A | £21.99 BUY |
Decouverte du Nord de la Centrafrique, sur les Terres de la Grand Faune
Willy Delvingt and Jose LP Lobao Tello Published under the auspices of ECOFAC, the European Union's programme for conservation and rational use of forest ecosystems in Central Africa, this book describes the natural .... | 230 pages | colour photos | Ecofac Pbk | 2004 | #154377A | £43.50 BUY |
Ecosystem Services Supporting Human Livelihoods Sue Mainka, Jeff McNeely and Bill Jackson Human wellbeing depends on the capacity of the earth's natural systems to provide ecosystem goods and services. However, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment chillingly .... | 37 pages | illus. | IUCN Pbk | 2005 | 2831708877 | #156992A | £8.50 BUY |
Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables
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Edited by Edward Goldsmith "The Doomsday Fun Book" is a collection of editorials and other short articles that have been published in The Ecologist since the magazine's launch in 1970. Illustrated .... | 128 pages | cartoons | Jon Carpenter Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 0954972732 | #157312A | £9.99 BUY |
Rediscovering Ourselves in Nature Ian McCallum Ian McCallum's groundbreaking new book suggests that human beings are currently in a phase of rapid psychological evolution which, if well directed, will make a fundamental .... | 243 pages | Africa Geographic Pbk | 2005 | 0620336501 | #156456A | £35.00 BUY |
Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability New Policy Options Edited by Ramon E Lopez and Michael A Toman Economic growth, as we know it today, cannot persist indefinitely if it entails continuous degradation of natural resources and the environment. While in a few .... | 416 pages | OUP Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0199297991 | #157295A | £55.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0199298009 | #157294A | £20.00 BUY |
Environmental Governance in China
Edited by Neil Carter and Arthur PJ Mol Previously published as an issue of Environmental Governance, this book examines how China is currently dealing with environmental challenges, and of its successes, .... | 280 pages | Routledge Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0415371694 | #157067A | £65.00 BUY |
Environmental Security and Environmental Management: The Role of Risk Assessment
Edited by Benoit Morel and Igor Linkov The concept of "Environmental security" has emerged as one basis for understanding international conflicts. This phrase can mean a variety of things. It can signify .... | 325 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402038917 | #156948A | £83.00 BUY |
A Consumption Approach Raghbendra Jha and KV Bhanu Murthy Beginning with a comprehensive review of existing approaches to environmental sustainability, this book takes the view that any .... | Taylor & Francis Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0415363462 | #157004A | £75.00 BUY |
Every Body Counts, Every Drop Matters United Nations Classroom Resource Guide on Water Donna L Goodman This classroom resource guide is designed to inform students about the world's water resources and get them involved in preserving them. .... | 119 pages | UN Pbk | 2004 | 9211009316 | #157328A | £13.50 BUY |
Financial Analysis of a Tropical Forestry Enterprise Realized in the Deramakot Reserve, Malaysia Sören Schopferer and Reinhold Glauner This study analyzes the financial viability of three forest management scenarios for the Deramakot Forest Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia: Reduced Impact Logging (RIL), Low Impact .... | 207 pages | numerous figures and tables | Peter Lang Pbk | 2005 | 363154491X | #157182A | £47.50 BUY |
Fisheries Assessment and Management in Data-Limited Situations
Edited by GH Kruse et al The symposium "Assessment and Management of New and Developed Fisheries in Data-limited Situations," held in October 2003 in Anchorage, Alaska, brought together scientists, .... | 958 pages | Alaska Sea Grant Prog 2005 | 1566120934 | #157129A | £49.00 BUY |
Freizeitaktivitaten in Lebensraum der Alpentiere Konfliktbereiche zwischen Mensch und Tier Paul Ingold Explores the possible conflicts between tourism and wildlife in the alps in great detail and with scientific background. Includes case studies and specific solutions for .... | 516 pages | illus. | Paul Haupt Verlag Hbk | 2005 | 3258067805 | #156471A | £56.00 BUY |
Global Environmental Negotiations and U.S. Interests
Deborah S Davenport Contents: Effectiveness of Agreement: The Argument - Taking Ownership of the Ozone Layer - Ozone Protection - The Forest for the Trees - Divergence on Diversity - The Climate on .... | 288 pages | Palgrave Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 1403970211 | #156805A | £37.99 BUY |
Groundwater Resources of China
Edited by Zhang Zonghou and Li Lierong | 291 pages | Geological Pub House | #157278A | £24.95 BUY |
Groundwater and the Environment
Paul L Younger An introduction to groundwater systems. .... | 224 pages | 70 illus | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 06/2006 | 1405121432 | #157209A | £27.99 BUY |
Growing Crops with Reclaimed Wastewater
D Stevens and M McLaughlin Australian perspective on the use of reclaimed wastewater. .... | 304 pages | 30 illus | CSIRO Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 064306625X | #157273A | £71.50 BUY |
This conference is a follow-up to the 4th Ministerial Conference on Environment for Europe, held in 1997 in Aarhus, where the ministers adopted a declaration recognising .... | 753 pages | - | Council of Europe 2005 | 9287158576 | #157327A | £53.00 BUY |
Terje Tvedt, Richard Coopey, Eva Jakobsson and Terje Ostigaard In three volumes, the authors describe the vital role played by water in the history and development of human civilisation and its continuing importance in today's world. .... | |
How to Be Happy: Making Slough Happy
L Hoggard "Making Slough Happy" is made by award-winning independent production company Optomen, with prime-time programming on BBC2, transmitting in November 2005. One of the boldest .... | 224 pages | - | BBC Books Hbk | 2005 | 0563493208 | #156934A | £14.99 BUY |
Hydrology and Water Management in the Humid Tropics
Edited by M Bonell, MM Hufschmidt and JS Gladwell Essential title finally reissued in paperback. .... | 610 pages | 59 figs, 8 b/w photos, 41 maps | CUP Hbk | 1993 | 0521452686 | #027722A | Normally £110.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £63.99 Pbk | 2005 | 0521020026 | #157123A | £45.00 BUY |
Hydrology of the Hawaiian Islands
LS Lau and JF Mink Why is groundwater the predominant drinking water source in Hawaii? Why are groundwater .... | 376 pages | 89 illus, 39 maps | Hawaii UP NYP 10/2006 | 0824829484 | #156945A | £34.00 BUY |
Indigenous Water-Harvesting Systems in West Asia and North Africa
Edited by T Oweis, A Hachum and A Bruggeman This book is the outcome of a project on "On-farm Water Husbandry in West Asia and North Africa," implemented by ICARDA in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Syria, .... | 173 pages | colour photos, maps, illus | ICARDA Hbk | 2004 | #156377A | £46.00 BUY Pbk | 2004 | #156376A | £40.50 BUY |
R Bruce Hull Critique of environmentalism from a North American perspective. .... | 232 pages | 1 line drawing, 2 tables | Chicago UP Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0226359441 | #157434A | £16.00 BUY |
Institutionalising Common Pool Resources
Edited by DK Marothia This volume presents a unique interdisciplinary assembly of thoughts in which agricultural scientists, fisheries scientists, forestry experts, alternative medicine .... | 746 pages | Concept Hbk | 2002 | 8170229812 | #156533A | £48.50 BUY |
International Law, Sustainable Development and Water Management
Antoinette Hildering Water covers about three-fourths of the earth's surface. Still, over one billion people do not have access to clean drinking water-a problem that many governments across the .... | 248 pages | Academische Uitgeverij Eburon Pbk | 2005 | 9059720555 | #157329A | £17.50 BUY |
Knowledge Networking: Creating the Collaborative Enterprise
DJ Skyrme Knowledge Networking explains the strategic, organizational and human impact of technologies that support knowledge: the internet, groupware, collaborative .... | 311 pages | Butterworth Heinemann Pbk | 1998 | 0750639768 | #157401A | £23.99 BUY |
Macroengineering: an Environmental Restoration Management Process
John Darabaris Macroengineering: An Environmental Restoration Management Process provides a comprehensive understanding of all the technical, cost, and regulatory issues that an .... | 200 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 04/2006 | 0849392020 | #157069A | £56.99 BUY |
Edited by Jose LM Vidal and AG Frenich | 503 pages | tables, illus | Humana Press Hbk | 2006 | 1588294102 | #156605A | £79.50 BUY |
Ed Neaulieu and Dave Kelly Hundreds of colourful photographs and diagrams showing step-by-step instructions and design ideas for ponds and waterfalls. .... | 300 pages | Col photos | Aquascape Designs Hbk | | #157055A | £116.00 BUY |
Science Meets Practice Edited by AJ Haverkort and PC Struik This book contains the proceedings of the Potato 2005 congress, held in Emmeloord, The Netherlands. This congress offered a platform to a diverse group of stakeholders in the .... | 366 pages | Wageningen Academic Pbk | 2005 | 9076998841 | #157149A | £79.00 BUY |
Unsustainable: A Primer for Global Environmental and Social Justice
Patrick Hossay Hossay explains the double bind in which humanity now finds itself - an environmental crisis escalating year on year, and a social crisis of poverty and inequality, also .... | 288 pages | Figures, diagrams, tables | Zed Books Hbk | 2006 | 1842776568 | #157389A | £55.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1842776576 | #157388A | £17.95 BUY |
Utilisation of Grazed Grass in Temperate Animal Systems
Edited by J Murphy Leading authorities from wide geographical regions of the globe review the most up-to-date information in relation to temperate grasslands. Topics covered are: .... | 272 pages | Wageningen Academic Pbk | 2005 | 9076998760 | #157147A | £49.00 BUY |
Water and Sustainable Development
Edited by P Michael Schmitz The Developing Countries Prize of the University of Gie~en provokes academic contributions to the improvement of the living conditions in developing countries. This .... | 175 pages | tables, graphs | Peter Lang Pbk | 2005 | 3631542569 | #157181A | £47.50 BUY |
Water as a Focus for Regional Development
AK Biswas This book analyses comprehensively the experiences from different parts of the world on how specific water development projects have influenced regional development so that .... | 396 pages | 16 maps, 20 line illus | OUP Pbk | 2004 | 0195657942 | #156994A | £10.99 BUY |
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J-M Claverie This reference addresses common biological questions, problems, and projects, while also providing a UNIX/Linux overview and tips on tweaking bioinformatic applications using .... | 480 pages | Illus | Wiley Pbk | 2003 | 0764516965 | #156904A | £22.50 BUY |
Edited by Andres Kriete and Roland Eils Systems Biology applies mathematical modelling and engineering methods to the study of biological systems. This book covers new concepts, methods for information storage, .... | 424 pages | approx. 150 illus | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 012088786X | #157313A | £79.00 BUY |
A Bayesian Tutorial Devinderjit Sivia and John Skilling Statistics lectures have been a source of much bewilderment and frustration for generations of students. This book attempts to remedy the situation by expounding a .... | 256 pages | b/w line drawings | OUP Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0198568312 | #157190A | £39.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0198568320 | #157189A | £22.50 BUY |
Design of Experiments for Agriculture and the Natural Sciences
A Reza Hoshmand Useful as a text or reference, this book presents various experimental designs, reasons for selecting each design, and statistical analysis. This second edition features a new .... | 416 pages | Chapman & Hall (CRC Press) Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 1584885386 | #157073A | £29.99 BUY |
A Handbook Edited by William J Sutherland Still currently available in the 1996 first edition (but with a revised edition due in June 2006), this bestselling text is an invaluable aid for all those involved in field .... | 336 pages | Figs, tabs | CUP Pbk | 1996 | 0521478154 | #050221A | £23.99 BUY Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0521844622 | #156453A | £65.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0521606365 | #156454A | £29.99 BUY |
Protein NMR Spectroscopy: Principles and Practice
J Cavanagh Protein NMR Spectroscopy: Principles and Practice combines a comprehensive theoretical treatment of high resolution NMR spectroscopy with an extensive exposition of the .... | 996 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 012164491X | #157378A | £54.99 BUY |
Statistical Analysis of Spatial Point Patterns
PJ Diggle A spatial point pattern is a set of data consisting of a map of points. These points might represent, for example, cases of a disease in a human or animal population. This .... | 148 pages | Hodder Arnold Hbk | 2003 | 0340740701 | #157025A | £46.50 BUY |
Statistics Explained: an Introductory Guide for Life Scientists
Steve McKillup Statistics Explained is a reader-friendly introduction to experimental design and statistics for undergraduate students in the life sciences, particularly those who do .... | 280 pages | CUP Hbk | 2005 | 052183550X | #157125A | £45.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0521543169 | #157126A | £19.99 BUY |
Working with Dynamic Crop Models Evaluating, Analyzing, Parameterizing and Using Them Edited by Daniel Wallach Application of statistical and mathematical methods to crop models. Much of the material in this book is also applicable to dynamic system models in other fields. .... | 450 pages | - | Elsevier Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0444521356 | #157323A | £46.99 BUY |
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The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook for Librarians and Educators
TA Lipinski Librarians and information professionals have ethical and legal responsibilities not only to their users, but also to the information they make available - including the .... | 125 pages | Neal-Schumann Hbk | 2006 | 1555705324 | #157405A | £89.00 BUY |
Disaster Planning: A How To Do It Manual With Planning Templates on CD Rom
D Halstead, R Jasper and F Little Written by experienced librarians who know because they've recovered from disasters. Ever thought about dealing with damage caused by an avalanche, hurricane, tornado, .... | 225 pages | Neal-Schumann Pbk | 2004 | 1555704867 | #157403A | £73.00 BUY |
Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science
Edited by Alwyn Scott Comprising 440 essays arranged alphabetically in one large volume, this work provides a useful overview of core mathematical background, and applications of nonlinear science .... | 850 pages | 460 b/photos, 8pp colour insert | Routledge Hbk | 2004 | 1579583857 | #157291A | £135.00 BUY |