Danish Mammal Atlas (Pattedyr Atlas)

Hans J Baagoe

The atlas is primarily the result of the Danish Mammal Atlas Project, which ran from 2000-2003. ....

Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of Bats

Edited by Thomas H Kunz and Stuart Parsons

First published in 1988, "Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of Bats" is widely acknowledged as the primary reference for both amateur and professional bat ....

Last of the Scottish Wildcats

Only 400 Remain

Coffee Films

Wildcats have been resident in Britain for over 2 million years; sharing the land with the mammoth, cave bear and cave lion long before mankind had found their way through the ....

Mammals of the Pantanal / Mamiferos do Pantanal

Fiona A Ried

Concertina chart providing illustrations of the mammals of Pantanal (species names are in English, Latin and Portuguese). ....

Mamíferos de Chile

Agustin Iriarte Walton

This volume contains up-to-date information about the biological diversity of all the mammal species present in Chile, along with their biological and ecological ....

L'Ours Brun d'Europe

Biologie et Histoire, des Pyrénées à l'Oural

Pascal Etienne and Jean Lauzet

Describes the biology, ecology, habitat and status of the brown bear in the Pyrenees. ....

Panama: Mammals and Tracks

Mark Wainwright

This guide contains 94 of the 229 mammal species for Panama. Almost all the species not recorded here are bats and small rodents, which generally cannot be identified unless ....

The Secret Life of Elephants - DVD

Elephants care for their friends and family, feel emotions deeply, and may even be aware of their own mortality. ....

South American Camelids Research, Volume 2

Edited by E Frank, M Antonini and O Toro

The main themes considered in this book are the following: nutrition and feeding, meat production and the meat market, ecology, fibre production and the fibre market, animal ....

South American Primates

Comparative Perspectives in the Study of Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

Edited by PA Garber, A Estrada, JC Bicca-Marques, EW Heymann and KB Strier

South America is home to perhaps the largest and most diversified radiation (some 200 species) of nonhuman primates on Earth. Given the conservation imperative associated ....

Squirrels of North America

Tamara Eder

The squirrels of North America are a diverse group of mammals, ranging from ground-dwelling squirrels living in tremendous underground colonies to flying squirrels ....

The Vicuña

The Theory and Practice of Community Based Wildlife Management

Edited by Iain J Gordon

The vicuna is one of the few success stories of wildlife conservation. The focus is now shifting from protection to sustainable use. Internationally, policy development has ....

The Welfare of Pigs

Edited by Jeremy N Marchant-Forde

The domestic pig is perceived as an animal with intelligence and character and yet, in the industrialized world, the majority of people have had little or no contact with ....

Wild Horses of the World

Moira C Harris and Princess Royal Anne

From herds of mustang on the North American plains to the hardy Brumby of Australia, throughout the globe there are horses that roam free. Discover a whole new world and ....

Wolf Totem

Jiang Rong and Howard Goldblatt

An epic Chinese tale, "Wolf Totem" depicts the dying culture of the Mongols - the ancestors of the Mongol hordes who at one time terrorized the world - and the parallel ....

Las Aves de Chile

Nueva Guia de Campo

Daniel Martinez Pina and Gonzalo Gonzalez Cifuentes

Describes approx 502 species of birds observed in Chile with more than 1800 illustrations. ....

Avian Invasions

The Ecology and Evolution of Exotic Birds

T Blackburn, JL Lockwood and P Cassey

Biological invaders represent one of the primary threats to the maintenance of global biodiversity, human health, and the success of human economic enterprises. The ....

A Birder's Guide to Alaska

George C West

Details birding routes and travel logistics for over 60 locations, including over 120 detailed route maps. This is the first site guide to cover the entire state, the road ....

Birds of Nicaragua

Doug Knapp and Tom Will

Nicaragua is a little explored country in Central America, especially in the Caribean lowlands. This MP3-CD has sound recordings of 248 bird species, from 12 different ....

Birds of Sri Lanka

MP3 Sound and Image Collection

Deepal Warakagoda and Uditha Hettige

This MP3-CD contains the sounds of 231 species of birds of Sri Lanka. The sounds are divided into 323 tracks (3:30 hours), and provides images of all but six of these ....

Birds of the US-Mexico Borderland

Distribution, Ecology, and Conservation

Edited by J Ruth, T Brush and D Krueper

The Birdwatcher's Pocket Guide to Britain and Europe

Rob Hume

This is the most compact and concise guide to the 430 species of birds that live in or regularly visit Britain and the rest of Europe. It is the only truly pocket-sized field ....

Collins Garden Bird Songs and Calls

Geoff Sample

Geoff Sample, author of the best-selling Field Guide to Bird Songs and Calls, provides an audio guide to the bird songs you hear in gardens and parks. ....

A Complete Taxonomic Checklist and Geographic Reference of Bird Species and Subspecies in Eastern China

Zhu Li, Jiang Hailiang and Lv Yanchun

This book includes 661 species and 498 subspecies of birds in Eastern China, which belong to 293 genera in 84 families and 22 orders. ....

Cyprus Bird Report 2007

Edited by Colin Richardson

A full systematic list of all 270 species recorded in 2007, site maps, colour photos, and the 2007 ringing report. ....

The Eastern Screech Owl

Life History, Ecology and Behavior in the Suburbs and Countryside

FR Gehlbach

The eastern screech owl, widespread over the eastern half of North America and noticeably tolerant of human activity, is one of America's most familiar birds. Residing ....

History of Ornithology

Valerie Chansingaud

This book examines the development of ornithology from ancient times until the present day. There are chapters on ancient times, the middle ages, the renaissance, and each ....

Illustrated Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe

Paul Sterry, Andrew Cleave, Andy Clements and Peter Goodfellow

Written by Dr. Paul Sterry, leading wildlife expert and author, this beautifully presented guide to more than 500 species of bird includes magnificent artwork by leading ....

The Jack Snipe

Guy-Noel Olivier

Comprehensive monograph on the Jack Snipe, a common but not well-known bird not easy to study because of its solitary and nocturnal habits. This monograph compiles our present ....

New Zealand Wetland Birds and their World

Geoff Moon

Wetland Birds launches a major new series of habitat-based books on New Zealand bird life. In his introduction Geoff Moon presents all the major types of wetland found in ....

Der Rotmilan

Ein faszinierender Greifvogel

Adrian Aebischer

Richly illustrated book on the red kite, and its biology, habitat, migration biology, and conservation in Europe. ....

Sounds of Zambian Wildlife

R Stjernstedt

A collection of high quality MP3 sounds featuring 20 mammal species, 32 frog species and 574 bird species from Zambia. ....

Status of the Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) in the Western Hemisphere

LJ Niles et al

Vogels en de Wet.nl

Hans Peeters and Kim Wheeler

Practical guide to the protection of bird species. ....

Where to Watch Birds in Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Don Taylor, Jeffrey Wheatley and David Burges

For the new edition every site ccount has been revised and updated, new sites added, and maps and line drawings redone. ....

Wildfowl of Britain and Ireland

David Cabot

A detailed account of the evolution and classification of the wildfowl of Britain and Ireland, and a comprehensive exploration of what sets British wildfowl apart from other ....

African Flapshell Turtles

The Genera Cyclanorbis and Cycloderma

Dieter Gramentz

Compiles all available data on the four species of African flapshell turtles. ....

The Amphibia and Reptilia Fauna of Heilongjiang, China

Edited by Zhao Wenge et al

This book introduces history of research, habitual environments, geographical features and divisions on amphibians and retiles in detail. In addition, this book describes the ....

Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles

Edited by Donald W Sparling, Greg Linder, Christine A Bishop and Sherry Krest

Building on the success of its predecessor, the second edition of "Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles" presents newly available findings on these important groups of ....

Parasitology in Snakes, Lizards and Chelonians

A Husbandry Guide

P Schnelle and N Pantchev

The Rise of Amphibians

365 Million Years of Evolution

Robert Carroll

For nearly 100 million years amphibians and their ancestors dominated the terrestrial and shallow water environments of the earth. Archaic animals with an amphibious way of ....

Snake Diseases

Preventing and Recognizing Illness

F Mutschmann

Turtles of the United States and Canada

Carl H Ernst and Jeffrey E Lovich

Ernst and Lovich's thoroughly revised edition of this classic reference provides the most updated information ever assembled on the natural histories of North American ....

Belize Marine Guide

Reef Fish, Marine Mammals, Sport Fish, Sea Turtles

A Suarez and Uko Gorter

Colour illustrations are shown for reef fish, marine mammals, sport fish and sea turtles of the barrier reef complex of Belize (which extends roughly 155 miles North to South, ....

The Natural History of Marine Fish and Sea Creatures

Amy-Jane Beer and Derek Hall

A complete natural history guide to the animal life of the deep oceans, reefs, saltwater estuaries and shorelines of the world. ....

Salmonid Spawning Habitat in Rivers

Physical Controls, Biological Responses, and Approaches to Remediation

Edited by David A Sear and Paul DeVries

This timely volume presents recent research on the interactions between physical habitat and the ecology of salmon. Salmon habitats have been under increasing pressure from ....

An Annotated Catalog of the Type Material of Aphytis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in the Entomology Research Museum, University of California at Riverside

Serguei Vladimirovich Triapitsyn and Jung-Wook Kim

The catalog provides information on the type material of 75 valid species of the genus Aphytis Howard (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in the collection of the Entomology Research ....

Arachnids

Janet Beccaloni

For many people, long-legged spiders, blood-sucking ticks and venomous scorpions are the stuff of nightmares, but to others they are a source of constant fascination. ....

Biodiversity, Biosystematics, and Ecology of Canadian Coleoptera

Edited by CG Majka and J Klimaszewski

This volume includes fourteen research articles on Canadian Coleoptera, mainly on the families Staphylinidae, Leiodidae, Histeridae, Nitidulidae, Cucujidae, Phalacridae, ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 86

Note synonymique dans le genre Priotyrannus Thomson, 1857 et description d'une nouvelle espèce, P. hueti n. sp., originaire du Vietnam et de Chine

Alain Drumont

Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 87

Trachyderini com Reflexos Verde-Metalicos No Corpo : Novos Taxon e Novos Registros

Ubirajara R Martins and Maria Helena M Galileo

The Complete Field Guide to Stick and Leaf Insects of Australia

Paul D Brock and Jack Hasenpusch

Australia has a rich diversity of phasmids - otherwise known as stick and leaf insects. Most of them are endemic, few have been studied and new species continue to be found. ....

Coquillages et Escargots du Plateau des Guyanes

Guyane, Surinam, Guyana et Regions Limitrophes

David Massemin, D Lamy, JP Pointier and O Gargominy

Covers 700 marine and terrestrial species. ....

The Diptera of the Seychelles Islands

Edited by Justin Gerlach

The Seychelles islands are biogeographically interesting, with ancient affinities to Africa and Asia, recent colonising species from the Indo-Pacific and modern ....

Encyclopedia of Insects

Edited by Vincent H Resh and Ring T Cardé

The first edition of Encyclopedia of Insects (2003) was acclaimed as the most comprehensive work devoted to insects. Covering all aspects of insect anatomy, ....

Fauna of the European North-East of Russia: Volume 8, Part 2

Long-Corn Beetles (Cerambycidae)

AF Tatarinova et al

High Altitude Isopoda, Arachnida and Myriapoda in the Old World

Petar Beron

Large groups of non-insect arthropods such as the terrestrial Isopoda, Arachnida and Myriapoda recorded higher than 2,200 meters above sea-level are listed from all mountain ....

Die Hirschkafer

Lucanidae

B Klausnitzer

Stag beetles (Lucanidae) are among the best known and largest beetles in the world. Their name is derived from the oversized and distinctive mandibles of the males of most ....

The Illustrated World Encyclopaedia of Butterflies and Moths

A Natural History and Identification Guide to Rare and Familiar Species

Sally Morgan

A natural history and identification guide to rare and familiar species, including swallowtails, whites, hairstreaks, yellows, fritillaries, blues, skippers, tiger moths, ....

International Advances in the Ecology, Zoogeography, and Systematics of Mayflies and Stoneflies

FR Hauer, JA Standford and RL Newell

The purpose of this volume is to encourage and facilitate focused research and provide a forum for scholarly exchange about the status of Mayfly and Stonefly science. Professor ....

Manual of Central American Diptera Volume 1

Edited by BV Brown, A Borkent, JM Cumming, DM Wood, NE Woodley and M Zumbado

Volume 1 covers 42 of the 106 families of flies - sometimes termed the Lower Diptera - and includes introductory chapters dealing with morphology and terminology, natural ....

Les Papillons de Jour du Maroc

Un Guide d'Identification et de Bioindication

Michel Tarrier and Jean Delacre

Covers 120 species of butterfly in Morocco, speceis accounts include information on the biology, ecology, distribution, a distribution map, and colour photos. ....

Prime Butterfly Areas in Serbia / Odabrana Podrucja za Dnevne Leptire u Srbiji

Predrag Jaksic

The book deals with butterflies that are rare or even extinct elsewhere. This book describes 40 most important butterfly areas in Serbia. CD with distributional data is ....

Revision of the Genus Armiger

Sensu Quentin & Villiers, 1981

Ziro Komiya and Alain Drumont

The Secret Life of Insects

An Entomological Alphabet

Peter Milward

Every science, including the study of insects, may have circumscribed limits, but its deeper principles open up new worlds of possibility. Milward uncovers these hidden ....

Sharpshooter Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellinae) : An Illustrated Checklist, Part 1: Old World Cicadellini

MR Wilson, JA Turner and SH McKamey

Sharpshooter Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) An Illustrated Checklist Part 1: Old World Cicadellini is the first of three volumes that provide an ....

The Snails of the Land of Israel

J Heller

Why is it that the Land of Israel has such a great diversity of snails? How do terrestrial gastropods of Israel cope with problems of desiccation, of high ....

The Superorganism

The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies

Bert Holldobler and Edward O Wilson

Based on remarkable research, eighteen years after the publication of "The Ants", this new volume expands our knowledge of social insects (among them, ants, bees, wasps and ....

The Systematics of New World Clinocera Meigen

(Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae)

Bradley J Sinclair

Members of the aquatic dance fly genus, Clinocera, are significant predators in temperate freshwater lotic habitats. Some 14 000 museum specimens were examined in ....

A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera), their Classification, Distributions, and Ways of Life, Volume 2

Carabidae - Nebriiformes 2 - Cicindelitae

Terry L Erwin and David L Pearson

A synthesis of the taxonomy, distributions, and ways of life of the ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) dwelling in the Western Hemisphere. Under each taxon account, ....

Veldgids Dagvlinders

Irma Wynhoff, Chris van Swaay and Jan van der Made

Field guide to the Butterflies of Northwestern Europe, covers all 150 species. By providing both top and bottom views, one can now easily identify virtually every ....

What's Buggin' You Now?

Bee's Knees, Bug Lights and Beetles

Tom Turpin

The author of "Flies in the Face of Fashion", "Mites Make Right", and "Other Bugdacious Tales" is back with more ditties on the insect kingdom. Find out about Aesop's insects, ....

The Age of Dinosaurs in South America

Fernando E Novas

Among the exciting events in recent dinosaur palaeontology has been the discovery of significant numbers of dinosaur fossils in South America, many of which are markedly ....

Fossil Hunting

The Expert Guide to Finding and Identifying Fossils and Creating a Collection

Steve Parker

An identification guide to over 60 plant and animal fossils, with more than 300 informative photographs, maps and artworks. ....

Fossilgemeinschaften der Doline Oberleichtersbach (Oligozän)

Edited by Erlend Martini

Fossil communities of the Oberleichtersbach sinkhole (Oligocene, Bavaria, Germany). The final volume to be published in this series. ....

Australian Saltmarsh Ecology

Neil Saintilan, Paul Adam, Rod Connolly, Pat Dale and Pia Laegdsgaard

This book presents the first comprehensive review of the ecology and management of Australian saltmarshes. The past 10 years in particular have seen a sustained research ....

Cold-Water Corals

The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats

J Murray Roberts, Andrew J Wheeler, Andre Freiwald and Stephen D Cairns

There are more coral species in deep, cold-waters than in tropical coral reefs. This broad-ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of ....

Dive the Maldives

Sam Harwood and Rob Bryning

There are estimated to be over 3,000 dive sites in the Maldives, which remains one of the world's major diving destinations, renowned as much for the extraordinary natural ....

Dive the Virgin Islands

Lawson Wood

Now fuly updated, Dive Virgin Islands is an indispensable guide for divers and snorkellers of all levels of qualification and experience. Enhanced by magnificent ....

The Last Fish Tale

The Fate of the Atlantic and Our Disappearing Fisheries

Mark Kurlansky

Will most of the major fisheries of the world be exhausted by 2048, as has been claimed? Have the number of large fish in the ocean decreased by 90 per cent over the past 50 ....

Siphonophora (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) of Canadian Pacific Waters

GM Mapstone

This important work updates siphonophore taxonomy for the first time in 40 years, applying and extending the new holistic terminology recently introduced by other authors ....

Susswasserfauna von Mitteleuropa, Band 20/17: Insecta: Coleoptera

Scirtidae

Bernhard Klausnitzer

Identification keys to 25 species. ....

100 Discoveries

The Greatest Breakthroughs in History

Peter Macinnis

Throughout history, momentous, enabling discoveries have led to a giant leap in our understanding of the workings of the universe and fast-tracked human progress. 100 ....

1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die

M Bright

Packed full of the most awe-inspiring, precious and beautiful sites on earth, many of them designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites, fighting for preservation for future ....

Adventurer's Guide to Wildlife

Steve Backshall

A naturalist's equivalent to the Dangerous Book for Boys, this title will include tips on everything from beachcombing, snorkelling and building your own hedgehog hotel to ....

Botanical Riches

Stories of Botanical Exploration

Richard Aitken

The botanical riches of this book are twofold. This is firstly a book about plants themselves, and the story of their exploration, appreciation, introduction and ....

The Bumper Book of Nature

Stephen Moss

When is the last time you climbed a tree? Went pond-dipping? Picked blackberries? Held a snail race? Or tracked down a badger set? If the answer is 'can't remember', or even ....

Caught by the River

J Barrett, R Turner and A Walsh

From Gavin Pretor-Pinney retracing a canoe trip his grandfather made 60 years ago to Jon Savage describing a trip down the Thames with the Sex Pistols, Roger Deakin on the ....

Complexity

A Guided Tour

M Mitchell

The group behaviour of social insects, the unexpected intricacies of the genome, the dynamics of population growth, the self-organized structure of the World Wide Web... the ....

Darwin

The Story of the Man and His Theories of Evolution

John van Wyhe

"Darwin" provides an overview of the great scientist's life and theory of evolution. The story opens with the little-known discoveries before Darwin and then traces Darwin's ....

The End is Nigh

A History of Natural Disasters

Henrik Svensen

"The End is Nigh" is a history of natural disasters, reaching back through more than 2,000 years, and spanning many continents, including the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; the ....

Eternity

Our Next Billion Years

Michael Hanlon

Humankind is not doomed, we may be around for millions of years yet. We have already survived one of the most extraordinary planet-wide catastrophes - the Ice Ages. ....

A Field Guide to the Plants and Animals of the Middle Rio Grande Bosque

Jean-Luc Cartron, D Lightfoot, JE Mygatt, SL Brantley and TK Lowery

Extending from the spillway below Cochiti Dam, about fifty miles north of Albuquerque, to the headwaters of Elephant Butte Reservoir, near Truth or Consequences in the ....

Greg Lasley's Texas Wildlife Portraits

Greg Lasley, John Tveten and Gloria Tveten

Experience the wildlife of Texas, up-close and personal, through the eyes of one of the country's most talented nature photographers. Where else can you look a coyote in the ....

Home

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

This landmark book is an homage to everyone's home - the planet earth. Now more than ever, we must examine our place in the world and understand how our lives affect the ....

Modern American Environmentalists

A Biogeographical Encyclopedia

Edited by G Cevasco and RP Harmond

Modern American Environmentalists profiles the lives and contributions of nearly 140 major figures during the twentieth-century environmental movement. Included are iconic ....

Natural Acts

A Sidelong View of Science and Nature

David Quammen

A revised and expanded edition of Quammen's first book of nonfiction, including the best of his recent work. "Lively writing about science and nature depends less on the ....

The Nature of Being Human

From Environmentalism to Consciousness

Harold Fromm

Although the physical relationship between the natural world and individuals is quantifiable, the psychosocial effect of the former on the latter is often less ....

Nature's Great Events

Brian Leith and Karen Bass

"Nature's Great Events" will be a landmark television series showcasing our planet's most spectacular natural events and the global climatic phenomena which transform entire ....

Otero Mesa

Preserving America's Wildest Grassland

Gregory McNamee, Stephen Strom, Stephen Capra and Bill Richardson

Full-color images by renowned photographers Stephen Strom and Stephen Capra unite with text by prizewinning nature and geography writer Gregory McNamee to document the subtle ....

The Plant Hunters

Carolyn Fry

"The Plant Hunters" tells the story of our obsession with plants. This book contains topics that range from the entourage of Alexander the Great which included naturalists ....

Rick Sammon's Field Guide to Digital Photography

Quick Lessons on Making Great Pictures

Rick Sammon

Inspired by Rick Sammon's popular workshops given around the world, this indispensable handbook condenses the master photographer's most important lessons into one ....

Seasons of Life

Russell Foster and Leon Kreitzman

The new world of chronobiology is popular science at its most exciting: understanding how the seasons regulate the life of every human, plant and animal on Earth. ....

Wild Spain: The Animals, Plants and Landscapes

Teresa Farino

Spain is one of the richest countries in Europe in terms of flora and fauna - its mammals include wolves, bears and the endemic Iberian Lynx, it has the highest number of ....

Antarctic Peninsula / Peninsula Antartica

Marcelo Beccaceci

Detailed map of the Antarctic Peninsula and adjoining islands. Includes: ....

Antartida / Antarctica

100 Imagenes / 100 Glimpses

Marcelo Beccaceci

The incomparable beauty of mankind's last frontier unfolds here in 100 dazzling images that convey the immensity of the ice fields and glaciers, the imposing icebergs, the ....

Canadian Rockies Access Guide

John Dodd and Gail Helgason

This significantly updated and expanded guide provides you with all the information you need to explore and play in the Canadian Rockies through all four seasons of the year. ....

Delta Interieur du Fleuve Niger

Ecologie et Gestion Durable des Ressources Naturelles

Edited by E Wymenga, B Kone, J van der Kamp and L Zwarts

Iguazu Guia de Campo / Iguazu Field Guide

Marcelo Beccaceci

This field guide shows more than 500 colour illustrations to identify birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, trees, bushes and other plants. It includes a map ....

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Animals, Birds and Fish of North America

Tom Jackson

The ultimate illustrated guide and identifier to the mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish of the United States and Canada, with more than 1000 artworks, maps and ....

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Animals, Birds and Fish of the British Isles

Tom Jackson

The ultimate illustrated guide and identifier to the mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish of the British Isles, with more than 1000 artworks and colour photos. ....

Kenya

Atlas of Our Changing Environment

UNEP

Through the use of satellite data, photographs, graphics and site-specific case studies, this 160-page atlas highlights environmental change in Kenya. It looks at the country's ....

London's Changing Natural History

Classic Papers from 150 Years of the London Natural History Society

Mark Burgess

Chosen from the many important contributions to the Society's journals, these papers range from 1916 to 1997, and cover taxa from algae to mammals. ....

National Parks of Patagonia / Parques Nacionales de la Patagonia

Argentina

Marcelo Beccaceci

The National Parks of Patagonia in Argentina are the premier parks in South America. This book displays magnificent photographs of each of these protected areas and serves, ....

Nordic Landscapes

Region and Belonging on the Northern Edge of Europe

Edited by M Jones and K Olwig

The first in-depth presentation of the Nordic landscapes to be published in nearly twenty years. ....

Paradise Found

Nature in America at the Time of Discovery

Steve Nicholls

The first Europeans to set foot on North America stood in awe of the natural abundance before them. The skies were filled with birds, seas and rivers teemed with fish, and the ....

Patagonia & Antartida Guia de Campo / Patagonia & Antarctica Field Guide

Marcelo Beccaceci

The most popular guide in Patagonia, it includes over 500 full colour illustrations to identify birds, mammals, fish, amphibious, reptiles, trees, bushes and flowering plants. ....

Walk Britain's Greatest Views

Ramblers' Association

Could you name Britain's 50 best viewpoints? A great view is something you savour for the rest of your life, especially if you've walked for it. Nobody knows this better than ....

Wild Moments

Adventures with Animals of the North

Michael Engelhard

Wild Moments brings readers face to face with the North's incredible fauna, through accounts by the best of contemporary nature writers. Their stories transcend the mere ....

Zackenberg

An Artic Pearl in the North Greenland National Park

Thomas Bjorneboe Berg

Captured in a diary of expressive wording and brilliant pictures are four short summers at Zackenberg, an isolated field station in the High Arctic on the northeastern coast of ....

Allotments

Jane Eastoe

An allotment is one of the best - and cheapest - ways of getting hold of valuable gardening space to grow your own. Plus it offers one of the most relaxing atmospheres ....

Biodiversity and Ecology of Lichens

Liber Amicorum Harrie Sipman

Andre Aptroot, Mark RD Seaward and Laurens B Sparrius

Biodiversity of Socotra: Forests, Woodlands and Bryophytes

N Kilian and MA Hubaishan

Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Temperate Species

Edited by S Mohan Jain and PM Priyadarshan

Tree species are indispensable to human needs. Due to their long life cycle and environmental sensitivity, breeding trees for sustainable production is a formidable ....

Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species

Edited by S Mohan Jain and PM Priyadarshan

Tree species are indispensable to human needs. Due to their long life cycle and environmental sensitivity, breeding trees for sustainable production is a formidable ....

Catalogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur - 3 Volume Set

Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay

Edited by Fernando O Zuloaga, Osvaldo Morrone and Manuel J Belgrano

The Catalogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur presents a critical list of the species and taxa that grow in the subtropical and temperate to cold temperate areas of ....

A Checklist and Census Catalogue of British and Irish Bryophytes

Updated 2008

MO Hill, TH Blackstock, DG Long and GP Rothero

The 2008 Census Catalogue presents a full revision of the classification, nomenclature and vice-county distribution of British and Irish bryophytes. In 304 genera it lists ....

Coastal Beauty

Wildflowers and Flowering Shrubs of Coastal British Columbia and Vancouver Island

Neil L Jennings

This book explores the wildflowers and flowering shrubs commonly found in the coastal regions of British Columbia, including Vancouver Island, and throughout the coastal ....

Crops in Pots

50 Great Container Projects Using Vegetables, Fruit and Herbs

Bob Purnell

Nothing beats the taste of home grown fruit and vegetables! Even if you only have a tiny patio, balcony or just a windowsill, you can still grow a bountiful crop. Enjoy the ....

Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada

Amanda Karst and Linda Kershaw

Describes nearly 600 common trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, ferns and grasses that have been used by people from ancient times to the present. ....

Ethnobotany of Pohnpei

Plants, People, and Island Culture

Michael J Balick

"Ethnobotany of Pohnpei" examines the relationship between plants, people, and traditional culture on Pohnpei, one of the four island members of the Federated States ....

Flora Bryophytorum Sinicorum, Volume 10: Jungermanniales (Lophoziaceae-Neotrichocoleaceae)

Edited by Gao Chien and Wu Yuhuan

This volume introduces 299 species which belong to 43 genera, 13 families of Jungermanniales. ....

Flora Indicativa

Okologische Zeigerwerte und biologische Kennzeichen zur Flora der Schweiz und der Alpen

Elias Landolt et al

Documents the ecology and biology of 5500 species of plants in Switzerland, and is intended as a tool for biodiversity conservation. ....

Flora Vegetativa

Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Pflanzen der Schweiz im blütenlosen Zustand

Stefan Eggenberg and Adrian Möhl

Updated edition of the identification guide to 2130 plant species in Switzerland. This unique guide allows the identification of plants throughout the year, even when they are ....

Flora Yunnanica, Volume 17: Bryophyta: Hepaticae, Anthocerotae

Flora of China Illustrations, Volume 12: Hippocastanaceae through Theaceae

Flora of China Editorial Committee

Volume 12 of the illustrations series is devoted to 18 plant families, several of which have economic and horticultural importance: Actinidiaceae, source of the kiwi fruit; ....

Flora of China Illustrations, Volume 13: Clusiaceae through Araliaceae

Flora of China Editorial Committee

Volume 13 of the illustrations series is devoted to 33 plant families, a number of which are of horticultural or agricultural importance or are otherwise distinctive: Violaceae, ....

Flora of China, Volume 7: Menispermaceae through Capparaceae

Flora of China Editorial Committee

Eleven plant families are described in this volume. Among these, the Capparaceae include the caper (Capparis spinosa); the Lauraceae include the main source of camphor ....

Flowers in History

1808-2008

Rene De Herdt, Lucien Debersaques, Ronald Viane and Ignace Maenhut

In the past before the era of photography, flowers were reproduced in paintings or drawings. In "Flowers in History" some of the most appealing illustrations that depict ....

The Genus Bulbochaete C.A. Agardh (Chlorophyta Oedogoniales) in West Bengal, India

Jai Prakash Keshri

Hawai'i's Ferns and Fern Allies

Daniel D Palmer

Comprehensive survey of Hawai'i's ferns covering endemic, indigenous, and naturalised ferns and fern allies, providing dichotomous keys, basionyms and synonyms, technical ....

Hidcote

The Garden and Lawrence Johnston

Graham S Pearson

Often described as 'the most beautiful garden in England', Hidcote is a jewel in England's horticultural history. The garden's creator, Lawrence Johnston, was inspired ....

Hidcote

The Making of a Garden

Ethne Clarke

Hidcote, created in the Cotswolds by Major Lawrence Johnston - a Henry James American whose circle of friends included Edith Wharton and Bernard Berenson - is one of the most ....

Hongos Liquenicolas del Sur de Sudamerica, especialmente de Isla Navarino (Chile)

Javier Etayo and Leopoldo Garcia Sancho

The volume presents a detailed and illustrated (many high quality microcraphs and drawings) study of lichenicolous fungi collected in Isla Navarino (S Chile) and ....

Hugh Johnson in the Garden

The Best Garden Diary of Our Time

Hugh Johnson

"Tradescant's Diary", a column of garden jottings, first appeared in the RHS magazine, "The Garden", in June 1975. Hugh Johnson was its author (in addition to his being ....

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Wild Flowers and Flora of the World

Martin Walters and Michael Lavelle

A guide to more than 2000 of the world's best known and most significant wild flowers and flora, including rare and endangered species. ....

Illustrations of Wood-Decaying Fungi on Stored Wood or Structural Timber in China

Edited by Dai Yucheng

Based on 15 years inventories on wood-decaying fungi in China by the author, 140 wood-decaying species are recorded on stored wood or structural timber in this book. ....

Know your New Zealand Native Plants

Lawrie Metcalf

New Zealand has a unique and attractive native plant life that is of interest to everyone from gardeners and trampers to students of botany and ecology. In "Know Your ....

Moss Flora of China, Volume 7

Amblystegiaceae - Plagiotheciaceae

Hu Ren-liang, Wang You-fang and Marshall R Crosby

The Moss Flora of China, English Version, is a series of eight volumes dealing with all mosses known to be native or naturalized in China. It contains descriptions, ....

The Natural Garden Handbook

Caroline Foley

In this timely and practical book, Caroline Foley covers a whole range of subjects that are essential knowledge for modern gardeners, with the aim of creating a self-sustaining ....

Orchards and Groves: Their History, Ecology, Culture and Archaeology

Edited by Ian D Rotherham

This volume is the product of a three day conference held in September 2008. The event looked at a wide variety of aspects of orchards and groves, from social, cultural and ....

Orchidaceae of the Ivory Coast

Dariusz L de Szlachetko

Presents 234 species. ....

The Orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya

SZ Lucksom

The book deals with 557 taxa of orchids out of an estimated 1229 species reported from India, 523 taxa are indigenous to Sikkim. ....

Organic Kitchen Garden

Juliet Roberts

Practical, beautiful and an invaluable gardening reference, "Organic Kitchen Garden" shows you how to grow your own food and discover the taste of really fresh fruit and ....

Pflanzenleben der Schweiz / Swiss Plant Life

Die Naturgeschichte einer artenreichen Flora / The Natural History of a Rich Flora

Ewald Weber

Richly illustrated introduction to the flora of Switzerland. ....

Piante Officinali della Sardegna

Satta Carlotta

Plant Genomics

Methods and Protocols

Edited by Daryl J Somers, Peter Langridge and J.P Gustafson

Plant genomics is a growing and constantly evolving field of study, one which has gained much ground in past years through the development of advanced research and data ....

RHS Autumn & Winter Plant Combinations

Through the Year

Tony Lord and Andrew Lawson

An analysis of each plant combination explains how it works and why it is effective, and what you need to do to keep it the plants flourishing. Suggestions for many alternative ....

RHS Spring Plant Combinations

Through the Year

Tony Lord and Andrew Lawson

This is an analysis of each plant combination explains how it works and why it is effective, and what you need to do to keep it the plants flourishing. Suggestions for ....

RHS Summer Plant Combinations

Through the Year

Tony Lord and Andrew Lawson

An analysis of each plant combination explains how it works and why it is effective, and what you need to do to keep it the plants flourishing. Suggestions for many alternative ....

Sedges

Uses, Diversity, and Systematics of the Cyperaceae

Edited by RFC Naczi and BA Ford

The sedge family (Cyperaceae) is one of the 10 largest families of flowering plants, with over 5000 species and 108 genera. Sedges grow on every continent except Antarctica. ....

Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Bd 10: Chlorophyta 2

Tetrasporales, Chlorococcales, Gloeodendrales

Hanus Ettl and Georg Gärtner

Reprint of the first edition, originally published in 1988. ....

Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Bd 19/1: Cyanoprokaryota

Chroococcales

Jiri Komarek

Cyanoprokaryotes are probably the oldest organisms with plant metabolism. However, their cell structure and type of asexual reproduction prove their eubacterial origin. In spite ....

Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Bd 2/1: Bacillariophyceae 1.Teil

Naviculaceae - Text

K Krammer and H Lange-Bertalot

Volume 2/1 Bacillariophyceae 1. Teil: Naviculaceae was originally published in one volume, but this reprint has been separated into ....

Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Bd 2/1: Bacillariophyceae 1.Teil

Naviculaceae, B: Tafeln (Plates)

K Krammer and H Lange-Bertalot

Volume 2/1 Bacillariophyceae 1. Teil: Naviculaceae was originally published in one volume, but this reprint has been separated into text and plates. This is the plates ....

Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Bd 20: Schizomycetes - Bakterien

Jiri Häusler

Reprint of the first edition of 1982. ....

Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Bd 23: Pteridophyta und Anthophyta 1

Lycopodiaceae bis Orchidaceae

SJ Casper and H-D Krausch

Reprint of the first edition of 1980. Keys to 26 plant families. ....

Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Bd 24: Pteridophyta und Anthophyta 2

Saururaceae bis Asteraceae

SJ Casper and H-D Krausch

Reprint of the original edition published in 1980. Keys to 27 plant families. ....

Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Bd 3: Xanthophyceae 1.Teil

H Ettl

Reprint of the 1st edition of 1978. ....

Urban and Rural Arbores in China

Peng Zhenhua

More than 200 arbores are recorded in this book. For each, the geographical distribution (including historical distribution) is provided along with methods of breed, ecological ....

The Vascular Plants and their Eco-Geographical Distribution of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Edited by Wu Yuhu

There are 9556 species of vascular plants, belonging to 1543 genera and 222 families in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in which Pteridophtes are 572 species in 116 genera, 44 families; ....

Water-Starworts Callitriche of Europe

RV Lansdown

Provides guidance on the identification of all species, subspecies and varieties of water-starwort that have been reliably recorded in the wild in Europe. ....

The Wild & Garden Plants of Ireland

E.Charles Nelson and Wendy F Walsh

A beautifully illustrated guide to the distinctive plants and flowers that grow wild in Ireland or are cultivated in Irish gardens, featuring nearly 100 stunning watercolours ....

Wildlife Gardening

Rhoda Nottridge

Wildlife Gardening gives you all the ideas and advice you need to encourage wildlife back into your garden. Whether you want to redesign your entire garden or incorporate ....

Animal Kingdom

Life in the Wild - How Wild Animals Survive in their Different Habitats, from Deserts and Jungles to Oceans and the Skies

Michael Chinery

A fascinating guide to the living world and animal survival on land, air and sea, illustrated with over 1500 colour photographs. ....

Atlas of Clinical Avian Hematology

P Clark, W Boardman and S Raidal

Atlas of Clinical Avian Hematology provides fundamental information and a practical guide to the hematological characteristics of birds. The book initially describes how to ....

Biology of Microorganisms on Grapes, in Must and in Wine

Edited by Helmut König, Gottfried Unden and Jürgen Fröhlich

Winemaking depends on a complex group of microorganisms such as yeasts, bacteria, and fungi, which colonize grapes, must and wine. Understanding their wine-relevant ....

Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates

RK Saxena and Sumitra Saxena

This book has been written taking into consideration that the study of the anatomy of vertebrates has changed drastically in recent years. Previously it was customary to make ....

DNA Replication

Methods and Protocols

Edited by Sonya Vengrova and Jacob Z Dalgaard

Since the discovery of DNA structure and throughout the ensuing "DNA era," the field of DNA replication has expanded to cover a vast number of experimental systems. In DNA ....

The Great Barrier Reef

Biology, Environment and Management

Edited by Pat Hutchings, Mike Kingsford and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is 344 400 square kilometres in size and is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. This comprehensive guide describes the ....

Inspired by Biology

From Molecules to Materials to Machines

National Research Council

Scientists have long desired to create synthetic systems that function with the precision and efficiency of biological systems. Using new techniques, researchers are ....

Kinship and Killing

The Animal in World Religious

Katherine Wills Perlo

Through close readings of Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Buddhist texts, Katherine Wills Perlo proves that our relationship with animals shapes religious doctrine, ....

Molecular and Cell Biology for Dummies

Rene Kratz

A complete reference to the field and an indispensable course supplement. ....

Pathology of Australian Native Wildlife

Philip William Ladds

This title is suitable for veterinary pathologists in research and veterinary diagnostic laboratories throughout Australia and overseas, as well as veterinary clinicians, zoos ....

Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research, Volume 1

Fouad Daayf and Vincenzo Lattanzio

Polyphenols are the second most abundant class of substances in nature, and include tannins and flavonoids, many of which have extremely important antioxidant properties ....

Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time

My Life Doing Dumb Stuff with Animals

Richard Conniff

Field journalist Richard Conniff examines the lives of two-, four-, six-, and eight-legged creatures from around the globe, providing adventure-packed accounts of his ....

The Welfare of Animals

The Silent Majority

Clive Phillips

The welfare of animals is a subject that challenges every one of us. We use animals for food, companionship, sport and clothing and even the welfare of wild animals is affected ....

Coming to Life - How Genes Drive Development

How Genes Drive Development

C Nusslein-Volhar

Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, winner of The Nobel Prize in Medicine, gives a concise and illustrative overview of genetics, evolution, and cellular processes as well as a ....

The Evolution and Emergence of RNA Viruses

Edward C Holmes

RNA viruses provide unique insights into the patterns and processes of evolutionary change in real time. The study of viral evolution is especially topical given the ....

The Genius of Charles Darwin - DVD

Richard Dawkins

In this three-part series for Channel 4, Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary scientist and bestselling author, takes us on a journey of discovery. How does evolution work? How do ....

How Humans Evolved

Robert Boyd and Joan B Silk

With its unique blend of evolutionary theory, population genetics and behavioral ecology, How Humans Evolved provides students with the most contemporary and complete ....

In the Light of Evolution, Volume 2: Biodiversity and Extinction

Edited by John C Avise, Stephen P Hubbell and Francisco J Ayala

The current extinction crisis is of human making, and any favorable resolution of that biodiversity crisis--among the most dire in the 4-billion-year history of the ....

Life Ascending

The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution

Nick Lane

How did life invent itself? Where did DNA come from? How did humans develop sight? Nick Lane draws upon the findings of powerful new research to piece together the mosaic of ....

One Thousand Languages

Living, Endangered, and Lost

Edited by Peter K Austin

There are more than six thousand languages used around the world today, although linguists now estimate that by the year 2050 as many as half of those will be extinct. ....

An Orchard Invisible

A Natural History of Seeds

J Silvertown

The story of seeds, in a nutshell, is a tale of evolution. From the tiny sesame that we sprinkle on our bagels to the forty five pound double coconut borne by the coco de mer ....

Principles of Evolutionary Medicine

Peter Gluckman, Mark Hanson and Alan Beedle

Evolutionary science is critical to an understanding of integrated human biology and is increasingly recognised as a core underpinning discipline by medical and public health ....

The Richard Dawkins Collection DVD Set

The Genius of Charles Darwin, The Enemies of Reason and The Root of All Evil?

Richard Dawkins

This collection includes three fascinating titles featuring evolutionary biologist and best-selling author Richard Dawkins. In THE GENIUS OF CHARLES DARWIN, he explores how ....

Why Us?

How Science Rediscovered the Mystery of Ourselves

James Le Fanu

Esteemed medical scientist and journalist James Le Fanu sets out in this lively, fascinating and provocative book to tackle the major questions of man's unique place in ....

Foundations of Ecological Resilience

Edited by Lance H Gunderson, Craig R Allen and CS Holling

Ecological resilience provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how complex systems adapt to and recover from localized disturbances ....

Heatstroke

Nature in an Age of Global Warming

Anthony D Barnosky

In 2006, one of the hottest years on record, a "pizzly" was discovered near the top of the world. Half polar bear, half grizzly, this never-before-seen animal might be ....

Invasive Forest Insects, Introduced Forest Trees, and Altered Ecosystems

Ecological Pest Management in Global Forests of a Changing World

Edited by Timothy D Paine

Demand for timber and fibre continues to grow and is being met by increased reliance on plantation forestry. Many of the plantations that are being grown around the globe are ....

Invasive Species Management

A Handbook of Techniques

Michael N Clout and Peter A Williams

Invasive alien species are a major and growing threat to biodiversity worldwide. The transport of organisms through increased levels of trade and tourism is leading to the ....

Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas

Linking Man and Nature Systems

Edited by S-K Hong, N Nakagoshi, B Fu and Y Morimoto

Since the last century of ecological history, landscape ecologists have played a role in solving many hot issues linking development and conservation of landscape. Recently, ....

Nested Ecology

The Place of Humans in the Ecological Hierarchy

Edward T Wimberley and John F Haught

"Nested Ecology" provides a pragmatic and functional approach to realizing a sustainable environmental ethic. Edward T. Wimberley asserts that a practical ecological ethic must ....

Real World Ecology

Large-Scale and Long-Term Case Studies and Methods

Edited by ShiLi Miao, Susan Carstenn and Martha Nungesser

Ecological and environmental research has increased in scope and complexity in the last few decades, from simple systems with a few managed variables to complex ecosystems with ....

Relationships of Natural Enemies and Non-prey Foods

Jonathan G Lundgren

There are very few natural enemies so maladapted as to rely on prey as their sole nutritional resource. The importance of non-prey sources of nutrition have received ....

Species and Communities in Extreme Environments

Edited by SI Golovatch, OL Makarova, AB Babenko and LD Penev

Festschrift towards the 75th Anniversary and a Laudatio in Honour of Academician Yuri Ivanovich Chernov, this is a collection of 21 papers, biography and bibliography of ....

Aquatic Responses to Watershed Clearcutting

Implications for Forestry and Fisheries Management

Robert L France

A unique, integrative consolidation of essential information, this book draws on limnological, conservation biological, and biogeochemical research. It represents the ....

Las Aves y Su Entorno

M Mercadal

Biology of Coral Reefs

John Turner and Simon Davy

Coral reefs represent the most spectacular and diverse marine ecosystem on the planet as well as a critical source of income for millions of people. However, the combined ....

Cork Oak Woodlands on the Edge

Ecology, Adaptive Management, and Restoration

Edited by James Aronson, Joao S Pereira and Juli G Pausas

Cork oak has historically been an important species in the western Mediterranean - ecologically as a canopy or "framework" tree in natural woodlands, and culturally as an ....

Deforestation and Reforestation in Namibia

The Global Consequences of Local Contradictions

Emmanuel Kreike

In the twentieth century, north-central Namibia experienced both dramatic deforestation and reforestation as a result of population pressure. It also witnessed the ....

Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans

Edited by Karen McLeod and Heather M Leslie

Conventional management approaches cannot meet the challenges faced by ocean and coastal ecosystems today. Consequently, national and international bodies have called for a ....

Environmental Soil Science

KH Tan

Reworked to be up-to-date with current standards, this new edition of a bestseller provides comprehensive and authoritative information on environmental issues in soil ....

Field Measurements for Forest Carbon Monitoring

A Landscape-Scale Approach

Edited by Coeli M Hoover

This volume is a comprehensive guide to the methods and techniques employed in forest carbon inventory and monitoring. Since forest carbon research is interdisciplinary, it ....

Flooding, Water and the Landscape

Edited by ID Rotherham

This volume contains papers presented at a multi-disciplinary conference on flooding. Flooding has been a hot topic in recent years, and is likely to remain so for years to ....

The Louisiana Coast

Guide to an American Wetland

Gay M Gomez

Hurricane Katrina gave the USA an urgent reminder of the extent and value of Louisiana's wetlands when daily discussions of subsidence and sedimentation revealed how much ....

Microbiological Methods for Assessing Soil Quality

Edited by J Bloem, DW Hopkins and A Benedetti

With growing concern about the protection of soil quality and biodiversity many countries have established regional and national programmes to monitor soil quality. ....

Ponds

Creating and Maintaining a Wildlife Pond

Chris McClaren

There is no better way of creating a wildlife haven in your garden or plot of land than with a pond. These beautiful additions to any land are homes to some of our most ....

The Rising Sea

Orrin H Pilkey and Rob Young

On Shismaref Island in Alaska, homes are being washed into the sea. In the South Pacific, small island nations face annihilation ....

The Woodland Heritage Manual

ID Rotherham, Mel Jones, Lindy Smith and Christine Handley

Ancient woodlands and trees (wooded landscapes) are irreplaceable. Shaped and influenced by human activities for centuries, they are ancient living monuments and of high ....

Woodlands

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 ....

Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Human Wellbeing

An Ecological and Economic Perspective

Edited by Shahid Naeem, Daniel E Bunker and Andy Hector

How will biodiversity loss affect ecosystem functioning, ecosystem services, and human well-being? ....

A Conservationist Manifesto

Scott Russell Sanders

As an antidote to the destructive culture of consumption dominating American life today, Scott Russell Sanders calls for a culture of conservation that allows us to savour and ....

Green Planet

How Plants Keep the Earth Alive

Stanley A Rice

Presenting an overview of how human civilization has altered the face of the Earth, particularly by the destruction of forests, this book details the startling consequences ....

The Malay Archipelago

Alfred Russel Wallace

The Malay Archipelago is a work of astounding breadth and originality that chronicles the British naturalist's scientific exploration of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and ....

Restoring Wildlife

Ecological Concepts and Practical Applications

Michael L Morrison

Restoration plans must take into account the needs of current or desired wildlife species in project areas. Restoring Wildlife gives ecologists, ....

The Wilderness Debate Rages on

Continuing the Great New Wilderness Debate

Edited by Michael P Nelson and J Baird Callicott

This title features writings from the battlefront of ideas over nature and wildness. Ten years ago, "The Great New Wilderness Debate" began a cross-disciplinary conversation ....

Biological Environmental Science

William Dashek

This is an introductory textbook for undergraduate students who desire a one semester course or, alternatively, a 'springboard course' for advanced environmental offerings. ....

A Blueprint for a Safer Planet

How to Manage Climate Change and Create a New Era of Progress and Prosperity

Nicholas Stern

Further substantial global warming is unavoidable and the risks to the natural world, the economy and our everyday lives are immense. The way we live in the next thirty years ....

Boom and Bust

Bird Stories for a Dry Country

Libby Robin, Leo Joseph and Rob Heinshohn

This title is suitable for Naturalists, Ornithologists, lovers of Australiana literature, those interested in deserts, adaptability and ....

Climate Change

Picturing the Science

Gavin Schmidt and Joshua Wolfe

Going beyond the headlines, this work by leading NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt and master photographer Joshua Wolfe illustrates as never before the ramifications of ....

Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes

Sharon K Collinge and Richard T T Forman

Ask airline passengers what they see as they gaze out the window, and they will describe a fragmented landscape: a patchwork of desert, farmlands, and ....

Energy and Climate Change

Creating a Sustainable Future

David Coley

"Energy and Climate Change: Creating a Sustainable Future" provides an up-to-date introduction to the subject examining the relationship between energy and our global ....

Environmental Management, Sustainable Development and Human Health

Edited by A Abdelhadi, MFA Goosen, EN Laboy-Nieves and FC Schaffner

Sustainable development is now considered by many organizations and their stakeholders as being the model to follow. An increasing number of companies currently act and ....

Exploring Environmental History

Selected Essays

TC Smout

What is environmental history and how has it been studied in Britain? How have we regarded wild nature in the past? How has our exploitation of environmental resources ....

Geoforensics

Alastair Ruffell and Jennifer McKinley

"Geoforensics" is a comprehensive introduction to the application of geoscience to criminal, humanitarian, environmental and military investigations. Hallmark features ....

Hurricanes and Climate Change

Edited by James B Elsner and Thomas H Jagger

Recent studies suggest that tropical cyclones are more powerful than in the past with the most dramatic increase in the North Atlantic. The increase is correlated with an ....

Manual of Environmental Analysis

NC Aery and Shruti Kshirsagar

This book presents current methods for determining the impact of pollutants on the biosystem and enzymes, instrumentation, and statistical methods. Encompassing the ....

Modelling Ocean Climate Variability

Artem S Sarkisyan and Jürgen E Sündermann

The book provides a comprehensive review of the historical development and the present status of ocean circulation models. The analysis extends from simple analytical ....

Peatlands and Climate Change

M Strack

The human impact on global climate and the role of peatlands in this process has been widely studied and debated in media, but also within a scientific audience and peatland ....

The Politics of Climate Change

Anthony Giddens

Climate change differs from any other problem that, as collective humanity, we face today. If it goes unchecked, the consequences are likely to be catastrophic for human ....

A Primer on Natural Resource Science

Fred S Guthery

In wildlife, fisheries, forestry, and range management departments around the country, natural resource scientists and their students advance understanding of the natural ....

Public Participation and Better Environmental Decisions

Edited by Frans HJM Coenen

"Public Participation and Better Environmental Decisions" is about a specific 'promise' that participation holds for environmental decision-making. Many of the arguments for ....

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Volume 198

Edited by David M Whitacre

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or ....

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Volume 199

Edited by David M Whitacre

"Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology" attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or ....

Reviews of Environmental Contamination, Volume 197

Arsenic Pollution and Remediation: An International Perspective

Edited by Hemda Garelick and Huw Jones

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or ....

Rogue Waves in the Ocean

Christian Kharif, Efim Pelinovsky and Alexey Slunyaev

The book is written for specialists in the fields of fluid mechanics, applied mathematics, nonlinear physics, physical oceanography and geophysics, and also for ....

The Science of Air

Concepts and Applications

Frank R Spellman

This one-of-a-kind, completely revised volume presents the latest research on global climate change, air pollution, radon, indoor air quality, acid rain, and more. The ....

The Book of the Moon

Rick Stroud

"The Book of the Moon" is an absorbing, clear account of all things lunar. It is divided up into the following chapters: Facts and Figures; The Astronomers, their Charts, Maps ....

Computational Statistics

An Introduction to R

Gunter Sawitzki

Based on a condensed one-week course taught by the author, this text provides a concise introduction to the statistical software package R and its use in computational ....

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics

Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson

Authoritative and reliable, this A-Z provides jargon-free definitions for even the most technical mathematical terms. With 3,000 entries ranging from Achilles paradox to zero ....

Dorset and East Devon

Landscape and Geology

Malcolm Hart

The Dorset and East Devon region is characterized by a variety of beautiful landscapes and a wealth of exciting geology, including such features as Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, ....

Einstein's Telescope

The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe

Evalyn Gates

Cutting-edge astrophysics that builds on Einstein's theories to find the unseen matter that fills the Universe. Dark energy. Dark matter. These strange and invisible ....

Epic Rivalry

The Inside Story of the Soviet and American Space Race

Von Hardesty and Gene Eisman

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969 - the first humans to visit another celestial body. This extraordinary lunar odyssey grew out of the rivalry between ....

High Places

Cultural Geographies of Mountains and Ice

Denis E Cosgrove and Veronica della Dora

High mountains, polar expanses, volcanic peaks are exciting and special environments. 13 leading international geographers explore different aspects of these environments - ....

Islands in the Cosmos

The Evolution of Life on Land

Dale A Russell

How is it that we came to be here? Searching for answers to that question has preoccupied humans for millennia. For science, clues have been sought in the genes of ....

The Physical Geography of the Mediterranean

Jamie Woodward

This volume explores the climates, landscapes, ecosystems and hazards that comprise the Mediterranean world. It traces the development of the Mediterranean landscape over very ....

Planet Mars Research Focus

Edited by Lorenzo A Costas

This new book presents leading-edge research on Mars which is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after Mars, the ....

The Pluto Files

The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet

Neil deGrasse Tyson

The "New York Times" best-selling author chronicles America's irrational love affair with Pluto, man's best celestial friend. In August 2006, the International Astronomical ....

The Quantum Frontier

The Large Hadron Collider

Don Lincoln and Leon Lederman

The highest-energy particle accelerator ever built, the Large Hadron Collider runs under the border between France and Switzerland. It leapt into action on September 10, 2008, ....

Sandstone Landforms

Ann Young, Robert Young and Robert Wray

Sandstones form the backdrop to some of the world's most spectacular scenery, and are found all over the planet and in all climates. Following on from the authors' successful ....

Space Exploration for Dummies

Shana Priwer, M Arch and Cynthia Phillips

As NASA celebrates more than 50 years of space exploration, Space Exploration For Dummies examines the scientific discoveries and advancements in space exploration ....

Space Policy and Exploration

Edited by William N Callmers

This book presents a wide spectrum of in-depth analyses detailing the US space program, including policy, the space stations, the shuttles, and space exploration. ....

Stars

A Journey Through Stellar Birth, Life and Death

Raman Prinja

"Stars" presents a vivid account of the fascinating life-stories of stars. The informative and accessible text is combined with breathtaking imagery from the most ....

Statistics in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology

Cavan Reilly

Focusing on problems in contemporary genetics and molecular biology, this text describes basic statistical methods used in genetics. It covers cluster analysis, combinatorial ....

Useless Arithmetic

Why Environmental Scientists Can't Predict the Future

Orrin H Pilkey and Linda Pilkey-Jarvis

Writing for the general, nonmathematician reader and using examples from throughout the environmental sciences, Pilkey and ....

The Void

Frank Close

What is 'the void'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - 'nothing' - exist? This little book explores the science and the history of the elusive ....

Access to Sustainable Energy: What Role for International Oil and Gas Companies?

Focus on Nigeria

E Wilson, B Shaad, L Zarsky and B Bundock

Development experts agree that ensuring access to sustainable modern energy services is critical to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. This report explores how ....

Advances in Wind Energy and Conversion Technology

Edited by Sathyajith Mathew and Geeta Susan Philip

With an annual growth rate of over 35%, wind is the fastest growing energy source in the world today. As a result of intensive research and developmental efforts, the technology ....

Agritourism

M Sznajder, L Przezborska and F Scrimgeour

Agritourism describes the activity of holidaymaking in rural areas, specifically for those seeking a rural experience. Activities can include wine tours, outdoor sports, ....

Alternative Energy for Dummies

Rik Degunther

The myths and facts about alternative fuels-and how they impact our lives ....

Appropriate Technologies for Environmental Protection in the Developing World

Selected Papers from ERTEP 2007, July 17-19 2007, Ghana, Africa

Edited by Ernest K Yanful

The goal of the book is to discuss environmental policy and present northern and southern technologies and scientific methods that address specific environmental ....

Bioenergy Development

Issues and Impacts for Poverty and Natural Resource Management

World Bank Group

The expansion of bioenergy production will result in many opportunities and challenges globally in the forestry, agricultural, and energy sectors as well as for the poor who ....

Biotechnological Approaches for Pest Management and Ecological Sustainability

Hari C Sharma

Due to increasing problems occurring from massive applications of pesticides, such as insect resistance to pesticides, the use of biotechnological ....

Communication Skills for Conservation Professionals

Susan K Jacobson

Whether you are managing wetlands, protecting endangered species, or restoring ecosystems, you need to be able to communicate effectively in order to solve ....

Corporate Accountability in International Environmental Law

Elisa Morgera

What is the current and future role of international environmental law in directing and controlling the conduct of business enterprises, particularly multinational ....

Decision Support Systems for Risk-Based Management of Contaminated Sites

Edited by Antonio Marcomini, Glenn Walter Suter II and Andrea Critto

This book, after an introduction about the environmental and socio-economic relevance of contaminated sites in Europe and the United States, and about the risk-based ....

Earth: The Sequel

The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming

Miriam Horn and Fred Krupp

The forecasts are grim and time is running out, but that's not the end of the story. In this book, Fred Krupp, longtime president of Environmental Defense Fund, brings a ....

Environmental Federalism and the Taxation of Natural Resources

Edited by Anwar Shah

This book reviews taxing choices to protect the local and global environment and to preserve and sustain natural resources. Alternative economic instruments such as carbon ....

Environmental Law

Edited by David Woolley, John Pugh-Smith, Richard Langham and William Upton

The new edition of Environmental Law provides a comprehensive account of environmental law, bringing within one volume the full range of law and legislation in ....

Forensic Science in Wildlife Investigations

Adrian Linacre

Bringing together the most recent literature, this book provides an in-depth look at the field of wildlife forensic examination. Offering practical guidance, it helps ....

The Governance of Nature and the Nature of Governance

Policy that Works for Biodiversity and Livelihoods

K Swiderska, D Roe, L Siegele and M Gieg-Gran

Ecosystem services have been disturbed to such an extent that, unless remedial action is taken urgently, reaching both the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) target of ....

Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations

Frank R Spellman

Water and wastewater treatment plant operators must have a breadth of knowledge that encompasses more than scientific theory. With 2 new chapters and more than 300 new ....

Introduction to Environmental Management

Mary K Theodore and Louis Theodore

Translating the most relevant and complex environmental issues into understandable terms, allows this text to serve everyone from students to professionals. By gaining a ....

The Law of Parks and Open Spaces

Paul Clayden

This book is the successor to The Law of Parks and Recreation Grounds by Roland Roddis, first published by Shaw & Sons in 1953 and of which a fourth and final edition was ....

Learning Science in Informal Environments

People, Places, and Pursuits

Edited by Philip Bell, Bruce Lewenstein, Andrew W Shouse and Michael A Feder

Informal science is a burgeoning field that operates across a broad range of venues and envisages learning outcomes for individuals, schools, families, and society. The ....

Owen's Ape and Darwin's Bulldog

Beyond Darwinism and Creationism

Christopher Ernest Cosans

With the debate between Richard Owen and Thomas Huxley on the differences between the ape and human brains as its focus, this book explores some of the ways in which ....

The Politics of Water in Africa

The European Union's Role in Development Aid Partnership

Chris Rowan

The dilemmas of African development continue to haunt both African and western institutions and governments. Here, Christopher Rowan offers an original interpretation ....

A Practical Approach to Environmental Law

Paul Stookes

Provides comprehensive coverage of the full range of law and legislation relating to the environment. It is structured into three parts in a clear and practical way, focusing in ....

Principles of Ecosystem Stewardship

Resilience-Based Natural Resource Management in a Changing World

Edited by F Stuart Chapin III, Gary P Kofinas and Carl Folke

Natural resource management is entering a new era in which rapid environmental and social changes inevitably alter ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society. ....

Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making

Edited by Thomas Dietz and Paul C Stern

Note that this book refers exclusively to the USA. Federal agencies have taken steps to include the public in a wide range of ....

The Quest for Sustainable International Fisheries, Regional Efforts to Implement the 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement: An Overview for The May 2006 Review Conference

Evelyne Meltzer

The United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA) represents a major international effort to improve fisheries governance, resource recovery amd sustainable development of ....

Rangeland Degradation and Recovery in China's Pastoral Lands

Edited by V Squires et al

The extreme climate variability that characterizes China's arid rangelands can cause drought and degradation, resulting in dust storms, floods, animal losses, financial ....

Roadless Rules

The Struggle for the Last Wild Forests

Tom Turner

Roadless Rules is a fast-paced and insightful look at one of the most important, wide-ranging, and controversial efforts to protect public forests ever undertaken in the ....

The Solar Century

The Past, Present and World-changing Future of Solar Energy

Edited by Jeremy Leggett

Clean, silent, renewable and climate-friendly...solar power is the holy grail of energy. And there's no shortage of sunlight out there: enough falls on the surface of the planet ....

The State of Food and Agriculture 2008

Biofuels - Prospects, Risks and Opportunities

FAO

The State of Food and Agriculture 2008 surveys the current status of the biofuel debate, exploring implications for food security, the environment and agricultural development ....

Sustainable Development in Practice

Sustainomics Methodology and Applications

Mohan Munasinghe

This book provides a rigorous and practical analysis of sustainable development prospects today by applying the innovative sustainomics framework. Developed by the ....

Trade and the Environment

Fundamental Issues in International Law, WTO Law, and Legal Theory

Erich Vranes

The relevance of the WTO legal system for environmental protection is a central topic in general international law, WTO law and international environmental law. The relationship ....

UNEP Yearbook 2009

New Science and Development in our Changing Environment

UNEP

Presents selected new scientific findings and events of 2008 that are likely to shape important environmental issues and trends in the coming year of 2009. ....

Unquenchable

America's Water Crisis and What to Do about It

Robert Jerome Glennon

In the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of ....

Wildlife Watching and Tourism

A Study of the Benefits and Risks of a Fast Growing Tourism Activity and its Impact on Species

R Tapper

Wildlife watching is fast becoming a multi-million dollar industry with the potential to fight poverty by pumping vital income into local communities and conservation ....

The World Water Crisis

The Failures of Resource Management

Stephen Brichieri-Colombi

In the last decade, water resources planners have frequently signalled an impending water crisis. The message is that the world is running out of water and that only by ....

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Volume 18, 2007

OK Fauchald and D Hunter

The Yearbook of International Environmental Law has established itself as a vital source of information and analysis in an ....

Applied Bioinformatics

An Introduction

Paul M Selzer, Richard, Marhofer and Andreas Rohwer

At last, here is a baseline book for anyone who is confused by cryptic computer programs, algorithms and formulae, but wants to learn about applied bioinformatics. ....

Bioinformatics

A Concept-Based Introduction

Venkatarajan Mathura and Pandjassarame Kangueane

Bioinformatics is an evolving field that is gaining popularity due to genomics, proteomics and other high-throughput biological methods. The function of bioinformatic ....

Bioinformatics: An Introduction

Jeremy J Ramsden

Bioinformatics is interpreted as the application of information science to biology, in which it plays a fundamental and all-pervasive role. The field continues to develop ....

Desktop GIS

Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools

Gary E Sherman

"Desktop GIS" explores the world of Open Source GIS software and provides a guide to navigate the many options available. Discover what kind of GIS user you are and lay the ....

Fuzzy Surfaces in GIS and Geographical Analysis

Theory, Analytical Methods, Algorithms and Applications

Weldon Lodwick

Although surfaces are central to geographical analysis and geographical information systems, data is often not precise because of the uncertainty inherent in GIS and remote ....

GIS and Evidence-Based Policy Making

Stephen Wise and Max Craglia

Although much has been written on evidence-based policy making, this is the first volume to address the potential of GIS in this arena. "GIS and Evidence-Based Policy Making" ....

GIS for Environmental Decision Making

Andrew A Lovett and Katy Appleton

With various applications increasing all over the world, "GIS for Environmental Decision-Making" highlights innovations related to new sources of data, advancements in ....

Geographic Information Systems in Water Resources Engineering

Lynn E Johnson and John LaBadie

GIS technology is increasingly used in water resources engineering in a variety of ways. This book provides a fundamental understanding of GIS, including how to develop and ....

Global Mapping of Human Settlement

Experiences, Data Sets and Prospects

Paolo Gamba and Martin Herold

Global mapping of human settlements faces particular challenges due to the spatial and spectral heterogeneity of urban environments. Focusing on the global and regional ....

Graphs and Networks

Multilevel Modelling

Philippe Mathis

This book concerns the use of graphs for the simulation and representation of transport networks. Its aim is to cover networks in both spatial analysis and urban management, ....

Intelligent Positioning

GIS-GPS Unification

G Taylor and Geoff Blewitt

GIS and GPS integration is happening in research and commercial activities worldwide, however, this is the first GIS GPS integration book to look at applications that combine ....

Landscape Visualisation

GIS Techniques for Planning and Environmental Management

Andrew Lovett

This volume is an up-to-date practical text on using GIS data to create effective and appropriate landscape visualisations, it will introduce new visualisation methods and ....

Multi-Source National Forest Inventory

Methods and Applications

E Tomppo, M Haakana, M Katila and J Peräsaari

Building on more than a decade of innovative research into multi-source forest inventory (MS-NFI) this book presents full details of the development, outputs and applications of ....

The Phylogenetic Handbook

A Practical Approach to DNA and Protein Phylogeny

Edited by Philippe Lemey, Marco Salemi and Anne-Mieke Vandamme

The Phylogenetic Handbook is a broad, hands on guide to theory and practice of nucleotide and protein phylogenetic analysis. This second edition includes six new ....

Qualitative GIS

A Mixed Methods Approach

Sarah Elwood and Meghan S Cope

Geographic Information Systems are an essential tool for analyzing and representing quantitative spatial data. ....

Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management

Edited by Xiaojun Yang

In this landmark publication, leading experts detail how remote sensing and related geospatial technologies can be used for coastal ecosystem assessment and management. ....

Statistical Analysis and Modelling of Spatial Point Patterns

From Spatial Data to Knowledge

Janine Illian, Antti Penttinen, Dietrich Stoyan and Helga Stoyan

Spatial point processes are mathematical models used to describe and analyse the geometrical structure of patterns formed by objects that are irregularly or randomly ....

Statistics Applied to Bioinformatics

Jacques Van Helden

A text based on his Masters level course on statistics applied to bioinformatics aimed at graduate students from statistics, bioinformatics and biology. Filling a gap in the ....

Competencies for Science Librarians

David Stern

This book explores the expectations and resources available to develop a set of important core skills needed for this profession. Leading authorities in the field of ....

The Dictionary of Human Geography

Edited by D Gregory, R Johnston, G Pratt, MJ Watts and S Whatmore

With clear, critical, and constructive surveys of key terms by leading researchers in the field, The Dictionary of Human Geography, fifth edition, remains the definitive ....

Disaster Management in Archives, Libraries and Museums

G Matthews et al

This important book assesses the current state of disaster management in archives, libraries and museums in the UK and around the world, and provides recommendations for ....

Don't Be Such a Scientist

Talking Substance in an Age of Style

Randy Olson

After twenty years as a marine biologist, a Ph.D. from Harvard, a tenured professorship at the University of New Hampshire, and ....

Writing Successful Science Proposals

Andrew J Friedland and Carol L Folt

This fully revised edition of the most authoritative guide to science proposal writing is essential for any scientist embarking on a thesis or grant application. Completely ....