A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania

Charles Foley, Lara Foley, Alex Lobora, Daniela De Luca, Maurus Msuha, Tim R. B. Davenport and Dura

Home to the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania offers some of the finest big game watching in the world, from elephants and rhinos to chimpanzees and lions.

Arabian Leopards of Oman

Andrew Spalton

This illustrated volume brings together scientific data and camera trap photography to capture the secret life of the wild animals of the remote and inaccessible Dhofar Mountains Chain. It tells the story of Oman's vital conservation ... ....

Baleias, Botos e Golfinhos do Brasil

Guia de identificacao

Liliane Lodi, Monica Borobia and Pieter A Folkens

Identification guide to whales and dolphins of Brazil.

Bat Conservation

Evidence for the Effects of Interventions

Anna Berthinussen, Olivia C Richardson and John D Altringham

This book brings together scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of bats. The authors worked with an international group of bat experts and conservationists to develop a global list of interventions that ... ....

Bones, Genetics, and Behavior of Rhesus Macaques

Macaca mulatta of Cayo Santiago and Beyond

Qian Wang

The introduction of rhesus macaques to Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico in 1938, and the subsequent development of the CPRC for biomedical research, continues its long history of stimulating studies in physical anthropology. The CPRC monkey ... ....

How Dogs Love Us

A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain

Gregory Berns

The powerful bond between humans and dogs is one that's uniquely cherished. Loyal, obedient, and affectionate, they are truly "man's best friend." But do dogs love us the way we love them? Emory University neuroscientist ... ....

Jumbo: The Unauthorised Biography of a Victorian Sensation

John Sutherland

The first comprehensive 'biography' of one of the first celebrity animals who gave us one of our favourite words. Jumbo, Victorian England's favourite elephant, was born in 1861 in French Sudan, imported to a Parisian zoo and later sold on to London .. ....

Marmot Biology

Sociality, Individual Fitness and Population Dynamics

Kenneth B Armitage

Focusing on the physiological and behavioral factors that enable a species to live in a harsh seasonal environment, Marmot Biology places the social biology of marmots in an environmental context. It draws on the results of a 40-year ... ....

Raubtiere der Welt

Ein Feldfuehrer

Prisiclla Barrett and Luke Hunter

This is a German translation of A Field Guide to the Carnivores of the World.

The Chimpanzees of Bossou and Nimba

Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Tatyana Humle and Yukimaru Sugiyama

The chimpanzees of Bossou in Guinea, West Africa, form a unique community which displays an exceptional array of tool use behaviors and behavioral adaptations to coexistence with humans. This community of Pan troglodytes verus ... ....

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

An Investigation into the Scapegoating of Canada's Grey Seal

Linda Pannozzo

In the early 1990s the collapse of the Atlantic groundfish stocks signaled the destruction of life in the seas, but it also threw 40 000 people out of work, unraveling the very fabric of rural life throughout Atlantic Canada.

The Domestic Dog

Its Evolution, Behavior and Interactions with People

James Serpell

A comprehensive look at biology and behaviour, this new edition explores all aspects of the domestic dog, from evolutionary origins to its changing roles in modern society. The revised text, updated with the most recent scientific ... ....

The Ethiopian Wolf

Hope at the Edge of Extinction

Will Burrard-Lucas, Rebecca R Jackrel and Jaymi Heimbuch

The Ethiopian wolf hangs precariously close to extinction with fewer than 450 individuals left on the planet. However, the little-known species also offers us one of the greatest stories of hope for successful conservation today.

The Gnu's World

Serengeti Wildebeest Ecology and Life History

Richard D Estes

The Gnu's World is the first scholarly book on the antelope that dominate the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. It presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest ... ....

Veldgids Europese Zoogdieren

Peter Twisk, Annemarie van Diepenbeek and Jan Piet Bekker

This practical mammal guide is intended both as a field guide and a reference work at home. It brings together all the mammals of Europe and their tracks in a beautifully edited guide, including new species such as the Steppe Whiskered Bat. ....

Von Elefanten und Menschen

Fred Kurt

Von Elefanten und Menschen is renowed biologist Fred Kurt's report on the biology, behaviour and history of the Asian elephant. More than a scientific study, this is a touching and personal book about an extraordinary ... ....

Wild Again: The Struggle to Save the Black-Footed Ferret

David S Jachowski

This engaging personal account of one of America's most contested wildlife conservation campaigns has as its central character the black-footed ferret. Once feared extinct, and still one of North America's rarest mammals ... ....

Winged Leviathan

The Story of the Humpback Whale

Phil Clapham and Colin Baxter

Few animals inspire such wonder as the great whales, and the humpback whale can stake a fair claim to being the most beloved of all. Known for its spectacular breaching displays, ingenious feeding methods and its haunting song, the humpback ... ....

A Birdwatchers' Guide to Portugal, the Azores & Madeira Archipelagos

Colm Moore, Goncalo Elias and Helder Costa

Portuguese territory goes well beyond the small strip of land in the southwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. It also comprises the Atlantic archipelagos of Azores and Madeira. Considered in this light, it is a highly diverse area ... ....

A Field Guide to Little-Known and Seldom-Seen Birds of North America

Ben Sill, Cathryn Sill and John Sill

Birders and just about anyone who likes birds will delight in this field guide parody. Thirty-two fabulous new species are depicted in this second edition, which features tongue-in-cheek descriptions, observation hints, and range maps ... ....

A Sparrowhawk's Lament

How British Breeding Birds of Prey are Faring

David Cobham and Bruce Pearson

Britain is home to fifteen species of breeding birds of prey, from the hedgerow-hopping Sparrowhawk to the breathtaking White-tailed Eagle. In this handsomely illustrated book, acclaimed British filmmaker and naturalist David Cobham offers ... ....

Atlas des Oiseaux du Limousin

Quelles Evolutions en 25 Ans?

SEPOL

This is a distribution atlas to birds found in Limousin, one of the 27 regions of France, situated largely in the Massif Central, and is the result of over 25 years of observation. Species entries contain information on distribution with photos ... ....

Bird Brains

Inside the Strange Minds of Our Fine Feathered Friends

Budd Titlow

Through a hundred short vignettes accompanied by stunning avian portraits, Bird Brains takes a look at the antics, behaviors, and idiosyncrasies of wild birds from the viewpoint of a professional wildlife biologist and award-winning ... ....

Bird Homes and Habitats

Bill Thompson III

Two of the best-known names in birding – Peterson and Bird Watcher's Digest – team up to provide reliable, expert advice on how to attract the birds you want into your yard. Which birds use nest boxes?

Birds of Kenya's Rift Valley

Adam Scott Kennedy

Kenya's East African Rift Valley includes four major national parks – Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria, Mount Longonot, and Hell's Gate – as well as smaller outstanding wildlife areas.

Birds of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Adam Scott Kennedy

Located in northern Tanzania, the Serengeti is one of the world's most famous wildlife regions. Birds of the Serengeti is a groundbreaking and essential photographic guide, featuring more than 270 bird species most likely to ... ....

Birds: ID Insights

Identifying the more difficult birds of Britain and north-west Europe

Dominic Couzens and David Nurney

The perfect field guide for any birder. Its unique layout, comparing the plumages of similar pairs and groups of species, makes it ideal for getting to grips with the more trick-to-identify birds found in Britain and the rest of Europe. ....

Checklist of the Nematodes in Birds in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic

Jiljí Sitko and Anna Okulewicz

Birds (Aves) are the most numerous group of homeotherm vertebrates and they are hosts of many helminth parasites, a substantial part of them being nematodes. The authors summarise existing information about nematodes parasitizing in birds in ... ....

Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Australian Birds

Stephen Garnett and Donald Franklin

This is the first climate change adaptation plan produced for a national faunal group anywhere in the world. It outlines the nature of threats related to climate change for the Australian bird taxa most likely to be affected by climate change ... ....

Diversity, Prevalence, and Host Specificity of Avian Plasmodium and Haemoproteus in a Western Amazon

Maria Svensson-Coelho, John G Blake, Bette A Loiselle, Amanda S Penrose, Patricia G Parker and Ric

PCR and DNA sequencing were used to screen for haemosporidian parasites (Haemoproteus and Plasmodium) in 2488 individual birds from 104 species and 22 families, primarily understory suboscine passerines, captured in a ... ....

Extinct Birds

Errol Fuller

Draws together knowledge of bird species that have become extinct since 1600, such as the Great Auk, Dodo and the Moas. Each bird is described and beautifully illustrated, with a discussion of its appearance in historical records and .. ....

Finding Birds in the Canaries

Dave Gosney

Finding Birds in the Canaries describes the best birding sites in exceptional detail, made even clearer by Dave Gosney's trademark maps.

Finding Birds in the Canaries - The DVD (Region 2)

Dave Gosney

Finding Birds in the Canaries - The DVD covers over 50 species at 15 sites in 5 of the Canary Islands. Particular attention is given to the three most popular birding islands, Tenerife, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.

Flocks of Colour

Penny Olsen and Joseph M Forshaw

What name could be a more apt description of Australia than 'The Land of Parrots', a name inspired by late sixteenth-century maps showing a southern region labelled Psittacorum regio? This beautiful book takes a close look ... ....

Guide d'Identification des Oiseaux en Main

Les 250 Especes les Plus Baguees en France

Laurent Demongin

This is the first French identification guide aimed at ringers and ornithologists that handle birds in-hand to allow identification of birds to species and subspecies level, and determination of size, molt, sex, and age.

Hamlyn Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe

Bertel Bruun, Hakan Delin, Lars Svensson, Arthur Singer and Dan Zetterstrom

New edition of the classic guide covering more than 530 European birds, with detailed descriptions for all species regularly present in Europe. Species accounts include introductions of family and group; characteristics of habitat, breeding ... ....

Hummingbirds: A Life-Size Guide to Every Species

Michael Fogden, Marianne Taylor, Sheri L Williamson and Chris Packham

Hummingbirds have always held popular appeal, with their visual brilliance, extraordinary flight dexterity, and jewel-like size and colour. But it is almost as if their beauty has blinded us to their importance. Only recently has their ... ....

Identification Book of Birds, Based on Feathers or their Fragments [Russian]

The Orders Galliformes, Columbiformes and Pterocletiformes

OL Silaeva

A richly illustrated guide to Russia's species from several bird orders, based on their feather structure.

Introduction to the Skeleton of Hummingbirds (Aves: Apodiformes, Trochilidae) in Functional and Phylogenetic Contexts

Richard L Zusi

Historically, comparative study of the skeleton of hummingbirds has focused on systematics, emphasizing differences between hummingbirds and other birds and only rarely addressing differences within Trochilidae.

Nine Feet from Tip to Tip

The California Condor Through History

Sanford R Wilbur

In 1941, Harry Harris published 'The Annals of Gymnogyps to 1900' [Condor 43(1):3-55, January 1941], a bibliographic survey of what was then known of the early history of the California condor. Even after publication in ... ....

Oman Bird List

The Official List of Birds of the Sultanate of Oman

Jens Eriksen and Reginald Victor

Oman Bird List includes all accepted species of birds recorded in Oman (513) up to the publication date (1 October 2013). It contains: - Status for all species of birds in Oman - Breeding maps for all breeding species ...

Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo

Quentin Phillipps and Karen Phillipps

Published to great critical acclaim in 2009 and with a 2nd edition in 2011, this is a fully revised and updated edition of the most user-friendly field guide to the birds of Borneo, covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and the Indonesian state ... ....

RSPB Birds of Britain & Europe

Rob Hume

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe is the ultimate photographic guide to every species of bird in Britain and Europe. Whether you're an armchair addict, or a long-time twitcher ...

Stadsvogels van Nederland

Jip Louwe Kooijmans

Few people realise that urban areas are some of the most species-rich bird biotopes of the Netherlands. For some species cities are even the most important habitat. The way in which we mould the landscape determines which birds can thrive ... ....

The Birds of Al Jabal Al Akhdar: Sultanate of Oman

Jens Eriksen

Al Jabal Al Akhdar, a unique ecosystem in northern Oman, is a hotspot of different types of birds. The Birds of Al Jabal Al Akhdar: Sultanate of Oman, written by Jens Eriksen, deals with several species of birds such as ... ....

The Birds of New Hampshire

Allan R Keith and Robert P Fox

The first state-wide coverage of all species in 110 years. Status and distribution for all 427 species, seasons of occurrence and abundance. History of New Hampshire Christmas Counts. Summary of New Hampshire Hawk-watching data.

The Birdwatcher's Year

A Month-by-Month Guide to British Birds

Malcolm Greenhalgh

This is a month-by-month guide to which birds to watch and when. The Birdwatcher's Year illustrates the species most fascinating to observe in each month of the year, their behaviour and habitats. Illustrations accompany the ... ....

The Book of Eggs

A Life-size Guide to the Eggs of Six Hundred of the World's Bird Species

Mark E Hauber, John Bates and Barbara Becker

Featuring new photography from Chicago's renowned Field Museum, The Book of Eggs explores 600 examples at actual size, alongside pattern details, clutch images, breeding range maps, and engravings of all the birds. A table of ... ....

The Double-Crested Cormorant

Plight of a Feathered Pariah

Linda R Wires and Barry Kent Mackay

The double-crested cormorant, found only in North America, is an iridescent black waterbird superbly adapted to catch fish. It belongs to a family of birds vilified since biblical times and persecuted around the world. Thus it was perhaps to be ... ....

The Great Auk

Errol Fuller

This is a wonderful and remarkable book by an extraordinary wildlife artist. Fuller's creativity and imagination illuminate what might otherwise be a somewhat gruesome account of an obsessive quest in search of all that can now be ... ....

The Great Owls Field Guide

North American Owls

William S Woodford and Sharon J Woodford

Why Owls? What is it about an owl that captures our fascination? Is it their silent flight, or their amazing night vision, or keen hearing? Is it their killing talons that so efficiently dispatch their prey? Owls are all around us yet are ... ....

The Pocket Guide to Garden Birds

Dominic Couzens, Mike Langman and Mitchell Beazley

Covers 70 species of northern European garden birds in detail, with advice on attracting and providing for them. Together with clearly annotated illustrations, it contains tips on identification, behaviour, habitats, and how to attract ... ....

The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds of Vermont

Rosalind B Renfrew

Vermont's breeding bird atlas of 1985 was a landmark tool to guide conservation and provided baseline maps of Vermont's bird fauna. Now, after a quarter century of change, The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds of Vermont ... ....

Woodpeckers of the World

Gerard Gorman

Woodpeckers remain one of the most popular families of birds, and they are certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary ability to excavate holes in wood is well known, and they are uniquely adapted for living in trees ...

A Field Guide to the Snakes of Costa Rica

Gregory J McConnell

Field Guide to the Snakes of Costa Rica is an up-to-date approach to the ophiofauna of a Central American country where thousands of ecotourists love to travel and enjoy the beautiful nature every year. With the help of numerous ... ....

Amphibian Conservation

Evidence for the Effects of Interventions

Rebecca K Smith and William J Sutherland

This synopsis is part of the Conservation Evidence project and provides a useful resource for conservationists. It forms part of a series designed to promote a more evidence-based approach to biodiversity conservation.

Cane Toads

A Tale of Sugar, Politics and Flawed Science

Nigel Turvey

Before the birth of modern insecticides, farmers and gardeners used predatory and parasitic wasps and flies, insect-eating birds, lizards and toads as agents of biological control. In the late 19th century sugar cane scientists carried ... ....

Lezards, Crocodiles et Tortues d'Afrique Occidentale et du Sahara

Jean-Francois Trape, Sebastien Trape and Laurent Chirio

Lézards, Crocodiles et Tortues d’Afrique Occidentale et du Sahara is a guidebook to the lizards, crocodiles and tortoises in the fifteen countries of West Africa and the Sahara. The book contains identification keys ... ....

Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia

Harold G Cogger

Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia is a complete guide to Australia's rich and varied herpetofauna, including frogs, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, lizards and snakes. For each of the 1194 species there is a description of ... ....

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Oman and the UAE

AS Gardner and Max Kasparek

This reference work covers all the reptiles and amphibians of Oman and the United Arab Emirates and contains distribution maps for each species. With a preface by Max Kasparek.

The Biology of Chameleons

Krystal A Tolley and Anthony Herrel

They change color depending on their mood. They possess uniquely adapted hands and feet distinct from other tetrapods. They feature independently movable eyes. This comprehensive volume delves into these fascinating details and thorough ... ....

The Snakes of the Moluccas (Maluku), Indonesia

A Field Guide to the Land and Non-Marine Aquatic Snakes of the Moluccas with Identification Key

Ruud de Lang

De Lang's field guide fills the gap that existed in our knowledge about Moluccan snakes. It presents a key (in English and Bahasa Indonesian) to identify specimens of all snake species (49 in total plus the enigmatic genus Acantophis ... ....

A Photographic Guide to Freshwater Fishes of New Zealand

Stella McQueen and Rod Morris

This is the first comprehensive reference on New Zealand freshwater fishes since the publication of Bob McDowell's field guide (Heinemann Reed) over 12 years ago. It includes all freshwater fishes, both introduced and native fishes ... ....

Grundel-Fibel

Haltung und Zucht von Grundeln im Suss- und Brackwasser

Hans Horsthemke and Michael Taxacher

A handbook to keeping gobies, presenting 30 interesting species suitable for the aquarium.

Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations

Biology, Research and Management

Yvonne Sadovy De Mitcheson and Patrick L Colin

Reef fish spawning aggregations, ranging from small groups to many tens of thousands of individuals, are spectacular, but poorly known, natural phenomena whereby fish assemble at specific times and locations to spawn. For some species ... ....

Ryby Basseina Azovskogo Moria [Fishes of the Basin of the Azov sea]

Ekaterina D Vasil'eva and VA Luzhnyak

Ryby Basseina Azovskogo Moria is both an identification key and atlas to the fish species of the Azov Sea, a shallow sea in the southern part of Eastern Europe, which is linked by the narrow Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea ... ....

The Amazing World of Flyingfish

Steve NG Howell

If you travel the open ocean anywhere in the tropics, you are very likely to see flyingfish. These beautifully colored "ocean butterflies" shoot out of the water and sail on majestic, winglike pectoral fins to escape from predators ... ....

The Fish in the Forest

Salmon and the Web of Life

Dale Stokes and Doc White

The Fish in the Forest is an elegantly written, beautifully illustrated exploration of the complex web of relationships between the salmon of the Pacific Northwest and the surrounding ecosystem. Dale Stokes shows how nearly all ... ....

Alan J Kohn

Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. The shells of these marine mollusks are prized for the ... ....

Atlas of Crustacean Larvae

Joel W Martin, Jorgen Olesen and Jens T Hoeg

Crustaceans – familiar to the average person as shrimp, lobsters, crabs, krill, barnacles, and their many relatives – are easily one of the most important and diverse groups of marine life forms. Poorly understood, they are a ... ....

Atlas of Dragonflies in Britain and Ireland

Steve Cham, Brian Nelson, Steve Prentice, Steve Smallshire and Pam Taylor

This full colour book (approx. 400 pages) represents five years work by volunteers and partner organisations to map the distribution of damselflies and dragonflies in Britain and Ireland. This much needed atlas summarises the distribution ... ....

Beetles of Eastern North America

Arthur V Evans

Beetles of Eastern North America is a landmark book – the most comprehensive full-color guide to the remarkably diverse and beautiful beetles of the United States and Canada east of the Mississippi River. It is the first ... ....

Britain's Dragonflies

A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland

Dave Smallshire and Andy Swash

Britain's Dragonflies is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Britain and Ireland. Written by two of Britain's foremost experts, this fully revised and updated edition features ... ....

Bumblebees of North America

An Identification Guide

Paul Williams, Robbin Thorp, Leif Richardson and Sheila Colla

More than ever before, there is widespread interest in studying bumble bees and the critical role they play in our ecosystems. Bumble Bees of North America is the first comprehensive guide to North American bumble bees to be published in ... ....

Butterflies of the World, Part 38: Nymphalidae XXII: Charaxes VI. Aberrations

B Turlin

Sixth volume to focus on Charaxes. This volume deals with aberrations.

Butterflies of the World, Part 39: Acraea, Subgenus Acraea

J Pierre and D Bernaud

Deals with the subgenus Acraea.

Calosoma of the World

Sandro Bruschi

The purpose of the work is to provide a tool to study the Calosoma genus, a popular but not well known group of ground beetles that comprises numerous and well diversified species and subspecie distributed in the whole world and ... ....

Checklist of Beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska

Yves Bousquet, Patrice Bouchard, Anthony E Davies and Derek S Sikes

Increases in international trade combined with the undeniable effects of global warming have led, and continue to lead, to significant changes in species composition on the planet. Comprehensive species checklists represent valuable tools ... ....

De Nederlandse Boktorren (Cerambycidae)

Theo Zeegers and Theodoor Heijerman

This volume contains descriptions and illustrated identification keys to all longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) found in the Netherlands.

De Nederlandse Hooiwagens (Opiliones)

Hay Wijnhoven

This volume contains descriptions and illustrated identification keys for all the harvestmen (Opiliones) found in the Netherlands.

De Nederlandse Rivierkreeften (Astacoidea & Parastacoidea)

Bram Koese and Menno Soes

This volume contains descriptions and illustrated identification key to all crayfish (Astacoidea & Parastacoidea) of the Netherlands.

De Nederlandse Steenvliegen (Plecoptera)

Bram Koese

This first volume contains descriptions and illustrated identification keys to all stoneflies (Plecoptera) found in the Netherlands and surrounding areas.

Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Bristol Region

Ray J Barnett, Richard M Andrews, Tim Corner, Rupert J Higgins, John P Martin, Abigail Pedlow and E

Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Bristol Region presents the culmination of thousands of sightings by both professional ecologists, biologists and amateur naturalists, brought together by BRERC to enable the status of our ... ....

Fauna Iberica, Volume 34: Nematoda: Rhabditida

Joaquín Abolafía Cobaleda, Pablo Guerrero Rodríguez and Reyes Pena Santiago

This monograph of the series Fauna Ibérica is devoted to the order Rhabditida, a nematode taxon very frequently found in natural and arable soils as well as in freshwater sediments, but extremely rare in marine habitats. ....

Fauna Iberica, Volume 35: Coleoptera: Monotomidae: Cryptophagidae

Jose Carlos Otero Gonzalez

This monograph of the series Fauna Ibérica is devoted to two families of coleopterans (Monotomidae and Cryptophagidae), and is the first synthesis of these groups from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. ....

Fauna Iberica, Volume 36: Annelida: Polychaeta III

Julio Parapar, C Alos, J Nunez, J Moreira, E Lopez, F Aguirrezabalaga, C Besteiro and A Martinez

This is the third volume of Fauna Iberica - Annelida Polychaeta, a series that updates the taxonomic information on the Polychaeta of the coasts of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands.

Fauna Iberica, Volume 37: Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea

Rames Sanchez and Maria de los Angeles

This monograph of the Fauna Ibérica series is devoted to the five families (Papilionidae, Hesperiidae, Pieridae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae) that are grouped in the superfamily Papilionoidea, the group of Lepidoptera ... ....

Gilded Butterflies and the Secrets of their Scales (Region 0)

John Banks

Starting from the material they have collected on film over the past 40 years John and Pat Banks here present the first-ever account of the fascinating and amazing world of butterfly colours. The importance of colours, their roles, and ... ....

Healthy Bees are Happy Bees

A Comprehensive Guide to Bee Health and Sickness

Pam Gregory

Healthy Bees are Happy Bees is a comprehensive guide to bee health and sickness. Healthy Bees are Happy Bees details beekeeping problems, pests, parasites and diseases in depth and offers practical guidance rooted in ... ....

Honeybee Neurobiology and Behavior

A Tribute to Randolf Menzel

C Giovanni Galizia, Dorothea Eisenhardt and Martin Giurfa

Honeybee Neurobiology and Behavior is the sequel to a similar book, edited by Randolf Menzel and Alison Mercer, Neurobiology and Behavior of Honeybees, published in 1987. It is a "Festschrift" for the 70th birthday ... ....

Illustrated Catalog of Scorpions, Part 1

Introductory Remarks, Keys to Families and Genera, Subfamily Scorpioninae with Keys to Heterometrus and Pandinus Species

Frantisek Kovarik

The first volume in this series contains a general introduction, keys to all the families and genera, and covers the subfamily Scorpioninae. It also contains keys to Heterometrus and Pandinus species.

Illustrated Catalog of Scorpions, Part 2

Bothriuridae, Chaerilidae, Buthidae I., genera Compsobuthus, Hottentotta, Isometrus, Lychas, and Sassanidotus

Frantisek Kovarik and Andres Andres Ojanguren Affilastro

Volume 2 covers the Bothriuridae, Chaerilidae, and the first part of  Buthidae. It covers genera Compsobuthus, Hottentotta, Isometrus, Lychas, and Sassanidotus. It contains 332 species including 143 synonyms of which ... ....

Insect Histology

Practical Laboratory Techniques

Pedro Barbosa, Deborah Berry and Christina K Kary

Insect Histology is a much needed update of Barbosa's self-published Manual of Basic Techniques in Insect Histology. It is a laboratory manual of 'traditional' and 'modern' insect histology techniques ... ....

Lesmas do Mar do Algarve

Guia de Moluscos Opistobrancios da Costa Sul de Portugal

Goncalo Calado and Joao Pedro Silva

Lesmas do Mar do Algarve is intended to help those who wish to know more about the sea slug species which can be found in the Algarve and provide a means for their identification.

Malakozoologie: Weichtierkunde in Stichworten

Klaus-Juergen Goetting

This book explains zoological terms relevant to the zoology of molluscs, after a brief and excellently illustrated characterization of the different groups. At the same time it gives an overview of the latest scientific advancements ... ....

Queen Rearing Simplified

Vince Cook

Vince Cook is well known for his practical, down-to-earth approach to beekeeping and Queen Rearing Simplified offers great advice on queen rearing without trying to persuade beekeepers to accept his ideas. He explains the method ... ....

RSPB What's That Butterfly?

The Simplest ID Guide Ever

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

This is the perfect pocket guide to butterflies and moths for beginners. RSPB What's That Butterfly? is ideal if you struggle with how to tell the difference between a Painted Lady and a Common Blue or a Six-Spot Burnet and ... ....

Schmetterlinge der Alpen

Der Bestimmungsfuehrer fuer alle Arten

Gianluca Ferretti

Schmetterlinge der Alpen covers 238 species of butterfly in the Alps – this is a comprehensive and detailed identification guide – not only for experienced butterfly lovers, but also for hikers and climbers who want ... ....

Scorpions of Cuba

Rolando Teruel and Frantisek Kovarik

Scorpions of Cuba contains 636 color photos of all Cuban species, their mating, parental care, localities, distribution maps, and descriptions of Cryptoiclus rodriguezi gen. et sp. n. (Diplocentrinae) and ...

Sea Slugs of the Algarve

Opisthobranch Guide for the Southern Coast of Portugal

Goncalo Calado and Joao Pedro Silva

Sea Slugs of the Algarve is intended to help those who wish to know more about the sea slug species which can be found in the Algarve and provide a means for their identification.

The Crustacea, Volume 4 Part A

Revised and updated, as well as extended, from the Traite de Zoologie

J Carel von Vaupel Klein, M Charmantier-Daures and FR Schram

As evident from the number 4A tagged to this volume, vol. 4 as originally planned had to be split into two fascicles, 4A and 4B, simply because of the numbers of pages covered by the various contributions meant for volume 4.

The Insects of Borneo (Including South-East Asia)

Dennis S Hill and Fatimah Abang

The Insects of Borneo (Including South-East Asia) presents an introductory overview of the insect fauna of western Borneo; the text is divided into separate Chapters representing the different Orders of insects, with emphasis on ... ....

The Little Book of Italian Butterflies

John Martyn Firth

Easy to carry and use, The Little Book of Italian Butterflies is intended for the holiday maker and the serious student alike. It contains previously unpublished research and general information in an accessible and totally jargon-free ... ....

The Little Book of Italian Butterflies, Volume 2

John Martyn Firth

Easy to carry and use, The Little Book of Italian Butterflies, Volume 2 is intended for the holiday maker and the serious student alike. It contains previously unpublished research and general information in an accessible and ... ....

Treasure of Russian Shells, Supplement 3, Part 3: A Review of the Genera of the Recent Terrestrial Pectinibranch Mollusc

Littoriniformes: Liareidae, Pupinidae, Alycaeidae, Diplommatinidae, Cochlostomidae

Roman V Egorov

The present work is continuation of the Review … series, which  started in 2005. The third part of the series ends of the review of the genera of one of largest and most diversity group of terrestrial pectinibranchs ... ....

Understanding Bee Anatomy

A Full Colour Guide

Ian Michael Stell

Understanding Bee Anatomy aims to do two things, to explain the structure of this fascinating insect and, through stunning images, to reveal the intricate detail. Dr Stell has applied his knowledge of the human body in describing ... ....

A Worldwide Review of Fossil and Extant Glypheid and Litogastrid Lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Glypheoidea)

Sylvain Charbonnier, Alessandro Garassino, Guenter Schweigert and Martin Simpson

This volume is the first global review of the fossil and extant glypheoid lobsters (Eucrustacea, Decapoda, Glypheoidea) included in the families Glypheidae and Litogastridae. Glypheoid lobsters form a particularly specialised group of ... ....

Biological and Geological Perspectives of Dinoflagellates

JM lewis, F Marret and LR Bradley

Biological and Geological Perspectives of Dinoflagellates provides an overview of current research on fossil and modern dinoflagellates, as well as highlighting research areas for future collaboration, following the DINO9 ... ....

Biotic Response to Global Change

The Last 145 Million Years

Stephen J Culver and Peter F Rawson

Concern about the effects of global change on our planet's future has driven much research into the last few thousand years of earth history. In contrast, Biotic Response to Global Change takes a much longer viewpoint to ... ....

Dana Quarry and its Dinosaurs

Errol Fuller

Dana Quarry is the story of a fossil site in Wyoming that may just be the most important dinosaur site ever discovered. It features the work of the famous paleontologist Raimund Albersdoerfer and the amazing discoveries he has ... ....

Dodo: From Extinction to Icon

Errol Fuller

Please note (December 2013): we are in contact with a supplier who has a batch of new and unsold stock of this title and can as such make the book available again as long as their stocks last. A comprehensive ...

Generic Assessment and Reallocation of Cenozoic Myliobatins Based on New Information of Tooth, Tooth Plate and Caudal Sp

DC Hovestadt and M Hovestadt-Euler

The results of a comprehensive comparative study of tail spine and dental morphology of extant Myliobatinae has lead to new information, that is described and illustrated in Part I. Tail spine morphology appeared to be unsuitable ... ....

Landmarks in Foraminiferal Micropalaeontology

History and Development

AJ Bowden, FJ Gregory and AS Henderson

This TMS Special Publication comprises a collection of 23 papers with an international authorship reflecting on landmarks in the history and development of Foraminiferal micropalaeontology.

Les Muricidae (Gastropoda, Muricoidea) du Pliocene Inferieur de Catalogne (France, Espagne) / Les Muricidae (Gastropod

Bernard Goret, Daniel Ledon and Jacques Pons

Forty species belonging to the family Muricidae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) are described from the Zanclean (early Pliocene) of Catalonia. Three are new: Aspella pacaudi nov. sp., Favartia laletania nov. sp. and ...

Mammoths: Ice Age Giants

Adrian Lister

Enormous, elephantine and extinct: the mammoth is the iconic animal of the Ice Age. These colossal creatures roamed the cold, open landscapes of Europe, Asia, and North America as recently as 20,000 years ago. Today, their well-preserved ... ....

Paleogene Larger Rotaliid Foraminifera from the Western and Central Neotethys

Lukas Hottinger

Paleogene Larger Rotaliid Foraminifera from the Western and Central Neotethys provides a representative assessment of the state of the art of research on Paleogene rotaliid larger foraminifera. It gives an overview of the current ... ....

The Quaternary Mammals of Southern & Eastern England (EuroMam)

Field Guide

DC Schreve

Mammals of Southern & Eastern England was produced to accompany the QRA Short Field Meeting, 10th - 14th May 2004.

Atlas zur Biologie der Wasserinsekten

Wilfried Wichard, Werner Arens and Gerhard Eisenbeis

Originally published in 1999 by Gustav Fischer Verlag, now available in paperback. This textbook delves into the biology of aquatic insects, discussing physiological and ecological adaptations in-depth.

Coral Reefs: A Very Short Introduction

Charles Sheppard

Coral reefs have been long regarded with awe by the millions of people who have encountered them over the centuries. Early seafarers were wary of them, naturalists were confused by them, yet many coastal people benefited greatly from the ... ....

2 Steps Behind!

Verses for All Ages on Wild Animals Many of Which are Rare and Endangered

Dawn Lawrence and Virginia McKenna

Each animal speaks for itself in easy-to-read, rhyming verse. Most of these voices are humorous, a few are sad, reflecting the plight in which wild animals find themselves in today's rapidly changing world. Some animals are ... ....

Allan Cunningham

Journal of a Botanist on Norfolk Island in 1830

Alan Cunningham and Kevin Mills

A complete transcription of the journal of botanist Allan Cunningham while visiting Norfolk Island in 1830, with modern commentary by the author. Allan Cunningham is known widely for his exploration of inland New South Wales, however ... ....

Deep: A Sea Odyssey

James Nestor

On a hot and sticky magazine assignment for Outside magazine to cover a diving championship in Greece, James Nestor discovered free diving. He was fascinated by the ease with which the divers descended, without breathing equipment ... ....

Die Stunde des Chameleons

Ellen Thaler

Ellen Thaler is responsible for creating an ethological basis for species conservations programs: Die Stunde des Chamäleons presents humorous, thought-provoking short stories that are a love letter to wildlife. ....

Don't Poke a Worm Till it Wriggles

Poems to Make you Squirm!

Celia Warren

A delightful collection of poems for children, all about worms. Don't Poke a Worm Till it Wriggles includes worm poems in various poetic forms, worm-related parodies of nursery rhymes, wormy proverbs, and lots more. ....

Drawing & Painting Flowers with Coloured Pencils

Trudy Friend

Trudy Friend's watercolour pencil work is breathtaking, and she invites you to share her love of drawing and painting flowers in Drawing & Painting Flowers with Coloured Pencils. Covering flowers in all their glory ... ....

First Animal Encyclopedia

Seas and Oceans

Anna Claybourne

Learn, explore and be amazed by creatures big and small in this amazing introduction to sea and ocean life. From giant whales to slithering sea snakes discover how creatures that spend their lives submerged by the vast seas ...

First Ascent

An Awe-Inspiring Account of the Pioneering Mountain Climbs that made History

Stephen Venables

"What transformed pure physical delight into something deeper was the fact that no-one had been here before..." Discover the fascinating stories of the men and women who have scaled the world's highest peaks. Featuring accounts ... ....

First Book of Baby Animals

Isabel Thomas

From ducklings to lambs and everything in between! Find out all about 35 different baby animals – kittens, calves, chicks, puppies and many more – in this beautifully illustrated and annotated First Book of Baby Animals ... ....

First Book of Cats

Isabel Thomas

From British Shorthairs to Maine Coons and everything in between! In First Book of Cats find out all about 35 different breeds of cat – Siamese, Russian Blue, Ragdoll Turkish Van and many more – in this beautifully ... ....

First Book of Dogs

Isabel Thomas

From dachshunds to dalmatians and everything in between! Find out all about 35 different breeds of dog – terriers, collies, labradors, pekinese and many more – in this beautifully illustrated and annotated first guide ... ....

First Book of Horses and Ponies

Isabel Thomas

From Shetlands to mustangs and everything in between! Find out all about 35 different breeds of pony and horse – rangers, mustangs, ponies, trotters and many more – in this beautifully illustrated and annotated first guide ... ....

Galileo: Watcher of the Skies

Watcher of the Skies

David Wootton

Galileo (1564-1642) is one of the most important and controversial figures in the history of science. A hero of modern science and key to its birth, he was also a deeply divided man: a scholar committed to the establishment of scientific ... ....

George Stubbs, 1724-1806

Science into Art

Herbert W Rott

Although George Stubbs is best known for his images of hounds and horses charging round the British countryside, the painter was also an avid student of the broader animal world. Among his subjects were zebras, cheetahs, and moose, which ... ....

Jake's Bones

Jake McGowan-Lowe and Paolo Viscardi

In this unique book, Jake will tell you all about his own collection and introduce you to his bones, including: Oscar the hedgehog, Vulpy the fox and Wilma the deer. He'll take you round the world to see the biggest, smallest and most ... ....

Letters to a Young Scientist

Edward O Wilson

Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, Edward O. Wilson has distilled sixty years of teaching into a book for students, young and old. Wilson threads these twenty-one letters, each richly illustrated, with ... ....

Looking for Adventure

A Childhood Dream. A Lost Land. The Journey of a Lifetime

Steve Backshall

How do you become an explorer? It's a question every child has asked. And, Steve Backshall was no different. But after a rainy-day visit to an exhibition of artefacts from Papua New Guinea, it was a question that began to obsess the ... ....

Man and Beast

Photographs from Mexico and India

Mary Ellen Mark

Mary Ellen Mark is an internationally acclaimed photographer who has long been fascinated by the complex relationships between people and animals – as she puts it, "the anthropomorphic quality of animals, and the animalistic ... ....

My Big Animal Book

All your favourite animals in one big book, presented in popular groupings such as On the Farm, Animals at Home, Jungle and Rainforest and Under the Sea, plus special features on best-loved animals such as dogs, elephants, lions and whales ... ....

My Big Dinosaur Book

All your favourite dinosaurs in one big book, grouped into the well-known geological periods of Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous, plus special features on some of the popular dinosaurs such as Diplodocus, Stegosaurus and, of course ... ....

My First Book of Baby Animals

Mike Unwin and Daniel Howarth

My First Book of Baby Animals is a gorgeous book packed full of fantastic illustrations and fun facts that every child will love. From cuddly polar bear cubs to curious kittens and playful puppies ...

Raffles and the Golden Opportunity

Victoria Glendinning

Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was the charismatic and persuasive founder of Singapore and Governor of Java. An English adventurer, disobedient employee of the East India Company, utopian imperialist, linguist, zoologist and civil ... ....

The Conquest of the Russian Arctic

Paul R Josephson

Spanning nine time zones from Norway to the Bering Strait, the immense Russian Arctic was mostly unexplored before the twentieth century. This changed rapidly in the 1920s, when the Soviet Union implemented plans for its conquest.

The Digital Photography Book (4-Volume Set)

The Step-By-Step Secrets for how to Make Your Photos look like the Pros'!

Scott Kelby

With over 800 of the most closely guarded photographic "tricks of the trade," this boxed set – consisting of all four parts of Scott Kelby's best-selling series, The Digital Photography Book – is the ultimate ... ....

The Magic of Digital Nature Photography

Rob Sheppard

This bestselling guide to one of the most popular subjects in photography is now better than ever, with thoroughly updated information and dozens of striking new images. Expert nature and landscape photographer Rob Sheppard provides ... ....

The Man in the Monkeynut Coat

William Astbury and the Forgotten Road to the Double-Helix

Kersten T Hall

Tells the story of the English physicist and molecular biologist William T. Astbury and how his work forms a previously untold chapter in the story of the discovery of the structure of DNA. It was thanks to Astbury that Watson and Crick ... ....

The Sea Around Us

Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson’s classic trilogy comprises three volumes - The Sea Around Us (1950), Under the Wind-Sea (1941) and The Edge of the Sea (1955). The Sea Around Us presents an overview of the subject ... ....

The Woodland Book

101 Ways to Relax, Play, Watch Wildlife and Have Adventures in the Woods

Tessa Wardley

From an author passionate about reconnecting both adults and children with nature, The Woodland Book aims to show anyone with an interest in nature and the great outdoors how to make the most of the unique environments provided ... ....

Underwater Photography

Art and Techniques

Nick Robertson-Brown

Underwater photography is a challenging discipline. To capture an underwater world of glorious colours, extraordinary creatures and mysterious depths, you must have confidence in your diving abilities and be very comfortable with your camera ... ....

Walking Wild Shores

Portraits of the Natural World

Kevin Winker

Ornithologist Kevin Winker reveals his enthusiasm for and fascination with birds around the globe in his storytelling travelogue, Walking Wild Shores: Portraits of the Natural World. Winker's insider's view of the sometimes ... ....

Wild Discoveries: Wacky New Animals

Heather L Montgomery

With engaging full-color photos throughout, this book draws readers right into the animal action! Wild Discoveries: Wacky New Animals features awesome newly discovered species from around the world – such as the Shocking ... ....

Animals of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Adam Scott Kennedy and Vicki Kennedy

Containing 146 stunning color photos, Animals of the Serengeti is a remarkable look at the mammals and reptiles most likely to be encountered in the world-famous Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. With an eye-catching ... ....

Carnet de Nature

Geneve et sa region

Alexandre Breda and Pierre Baumgart

Carnet de nature is Pierre Baumgart's impressions and highlights of wildlife and nature in Geneva.

Dive Guide of the Algarve

Susana Catita

Dive Guide of the Algarve gives a schematic presentation of the main diving sites of the Algarve. The author hopes it will contribute to promote diving in the region, enabling divers who visit to enjoy the underwater landscape ... ....

Especies y Ecosistemas del Río Uruguay

Fernando Perez Piedrabuena and Maria Gabriela Betancur Viglione

This book is the result of research in the Lower Rio Uruguay, in Uruguayan and Argenine territory, done from 2003 to the present. It describes ecosystems, animals (insect, fish, amphibian, reptile, bird and mammal species) and plants ... ....

Guia de Mergulho do Algarve

Susana Catita

Guia de Mergulho do Algarve gives a schematic presentation of the main diving sites of the Algarve. The author hopes it will contribute to promote diving in the region, enabling divers who visit to enjoy the underwater landscape ... ....

In the Heart of the Country

HE Bates

The genius of H.E. Bates and C.F. Tunncliffe was inspired by the beauty of the English countryside. In the Heart of the Country is their tribute to its many faces: the magnificence of winter blizzards; the sudden sweet arrival of ... ....

Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England

Kenn Kaufman and Kimberley Kaufman

Whether you're walking in the woods or along the beach, camping, hiking, canoeing, or just enjoying your own backyard, Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England will help identify all your nature discoveries.

Le Massif jurassien

Rencontres animales

Patrice Raydelet and Fabien Bruggmann

Libro Flora y Fauna de Punta del Este y Alrededores / Guide to the Flora and Fauna

Maria Gabriela Betancur Viglione and Fernando Perez Piedrabuena

ibro Flora y Fauna de Punta del Este y Alrededores is a bilingual guide to that is compact and easy to use, with more than 1000 high-quality colour photos showing the species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, moths, snails, plants, trees ... ....

Natures Genevoises

The Happy Countryman

HE Bates and CF Tunnicliffe

Inspired by the gentle beauty of the English landscape, the celebrated writer HE Bates and the much loved wildlife artist CF Tunnicliffe produced an enchanting tribute to country life. With the deft, sure eye of master craftsmen, they ... ....

Tideland Treasure

A Naturalist's Guide to the Beaches and Salt Marshes of Hilton Head Island an the Southeastern Coast

Todd Ballantine

Tideland Treasure is an illustrated guide to the beaches and marshes of the Eastern United States coast, encompassing seashores and wetlands from Ocean City, New Jersey, to Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is the revised edition of ... ....

Veldgids Diersporen

Annemarie van Diepenbeek and Peter Twisk

Animals tracks are everywhere. This field guide, written an expert on the subject, is the most detailed Dutch field guide to animals tracks. Veldgids Diersporen gives an overview of tracks of the most common mammals, birds, amphibians ... ....

Wildlife of the Caribbean

Herbert A Raffaele and James W Wiley

This is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the natural world of the Caribbean islands. It contains 600 vivid color images featuring 451 species of plants, birds, mammals, fish, seashells, and much more.

A Century of West Himalayan Orchids

HJ Chowdhery and DK Agrawala

Orchids are one of the most wondrous creations of nature, which provide a never-ending source of unique plants with an extremely wide range of flower shapes, colors, fragrances, and sizes. orchids are most popularly used as ornamental ... ....

A Guide to Gingers of Borneo

Anthony Lamb, Januarius Gobilik, Marina Ardiyani and Axel Dalberg Poulsen

The gingers are rhizomatous perennial herbs, mostly aromatic, of the family Zingiberaceae which has over 1500 species, with its centre of diversity in Asia. It is the largest family in the order Zingiberales, which contains nearly 3000 ... ....

A Guide to Orchids of Myanmar

Hubert Kurzweil and Saw Lwin

The orchid flora of Myanmar is fairly rich with just over 800 different species, which is a reflection of the country's varied topography and climate. Following a long period of political isolation the Myanmar orchids are among the ... ....

A Year at Otter Farm

Mark Diacono

Upon discovering and falling in love with a plot of land on the sunny banks of the River Otter in Devon, Mark Diacono set out to do something ambitious: to grow exotic and unusual vegetables and fruit – treasures that are available ... ....

Agaricomycetes of Israel

Anush Kosakyan, Ivan V Zmitrovich, Maryna Ya Didukh, Solomon P Wasser and Eviatar Nevo

This book is devoted to the biodiversity of the Agaricomycetes of Israel. 416 species belonging to 16 families and 79 genera are lined out, of which 4 genera and 80 species are new to Israel, including five species new to science.

Araucaria: Alle Arten der Gattung in Bild und Text

Hubertus Nimsch

In the present work the phylogeny of conifers regarding the genus Araucaria is briefly addressed and followed by a part about the geographic range of living Araucaria species. A geological timetable and an overview of ... ....

Atlas de la Flore Lorraine

Initiated by Floraine (the Association of Botanists Lorraine, France) in spring 2002, this atlas is the result of a collective effort of ten years of field research on the state of the regional flora. The authors are all field botanists who ... ....

Catalogo Florístico de Navarra

Mikel Lorda Lopez

This catalogue covers 3073 vascular plants found in Navarra, an autonomous community in northern Spain, and includes details on: accepted scientific name and synonyms; presence in this territory; origin and ecology; habitats where ... ....

Catalogo Florístico de las Sierras de Gudar y Javalambre (Teruel)

Gonzalo Mateo Sanz, Jose Luis Lozano Terrazas and Antoni Aguilella Palasí

This book is a complete inventory of the vascular flora of Gúdar and Javalambre, located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain.. It lists more than 2000 taxa of vascular plants of which 1710 are considered as belonging to the ... ....

Cortinarius subg. Telamonia in Vlaanderen

Andre de Haan, Jos Volders, Joe Gelderblom, Peter Verstraeten and Omer van de Kerckhove

The Cortinarius focus group of the KVMV (the Royal Mycological Society of Flanders) has brought together 20 years of data in an identification guide on all species of the subgenus Telamonia found in Flanders so far. After an exhaustive ... ....

Diagnosis of Ill-Health in Trees

RG Strouts and TG Winter

A comprehensive and practical summary of tree problems that are likely to be encountered by amenity trees in Britain.

Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America

Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology

Miroslav M Grandtner and Julien Chevrette

Dictionary of South American Trees provides a single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists, and climatologists on the many native trees in South America. The index lets readers find a tree in four languages, by ... ....

Edelweiss: Reine des Fleurs

Charly Rey, Sabine Rey, Catherine A Baroffio, Didier Roguet and Jose F Vouillamoz

Edelweiss carries a mythical Alpine identity because of its star-shaped symbols and preservative qualities. Of Eurasian origin, this perennial plant belongs to the family Asteraceae. Its medicinal properties were discovered early by ... ....

Fiori e Paesaggi delle Alpi [Flowers and Landscapes of the Alps]

340 Escursioni Floristische nell'Arco Alpino [340 Flora Hikes in the Alpine Chain]

Adriano Bernini, Francesco Polani, Emanuela Piaggi, Francesca Cattaneo, Egidio Anchisi and Martini

Considers 360 endemic species and cites 1460 species. Contents: - Presentation prof. Fabrizio Martini University of Trieste - Explorers and scholars of alpine flora - Illustrated botany bibliography ...

Flechten Madeiras, der Kanaren und Azoren, Band 2

Erganzungsband

Felix Schumm and Andre Aptroot

Lichens of Madeira, the Canaries and the Azores. Following up on the 2008 book Flechten Madeiras, der Kanaren und Azoren, this volume covers an additional 130 species and includes some 900 photomicrographs, allowing identification ... ....

Flora of China, Volume 1: Introduction

Wu Zhengyi, Peter H Raven, Hong Deyuan and Chen Yiyu

This final text volume of the Flora of China is an introduction to the series and begins with a history of the project written by co-chair Peter H. Raven and vice co-chair Hong Deyuan. The contents include statistics from the ... ....

Flora of Ecuador, Volume 90, Part 113A: Icacinaceae, Part 113B: Metteniusaceae

Rodrigo Duno De Stefano

In part 113A the Ecuadorian members of Icacinaceae are revised. Seven genera are treated, comprising altogether 10 species: Calatola (2 spp.), Citronella (2 spp.), Dendrobangia (2 spp.), Discophora ... ....

Flora of the Silk Road

The Complete Illustrated Guide

Chris Gardner and Basak Gardner

The Silk Road has enchanted travellers and adventurers for centuries. No other route has such a call on the imagination. Yet perhaps less known is that the 5,000 miles linking Europe to Asia is also the most spectacular floral region on ... ....

Floristic Diversity of Arunachal Pradesh

Upper Subansiri District

Kumar Ambrish

Arunachal Pradesh is luxuriant in floristic diversity and falls under one of the World's biodiversity hot spot Indo-Burma. Due to its unique phytogeography, topography and favorable climatic conditions like high rainfall and ambient ... ....

Fungi Europaei, Volume 1A, Agaricus L. - Allopsalliota (Parte II) [English / Spanish]

Luis Alberto Parra Sanchez

Hamlyn Guide to the Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe

Ronald Rayner

Reprint of a book published in 1979.

Illiustrirovannaia Flora Iuga Rossiiskogo Prichernomor'ia [Illustrated Flora of the South of Russia's Black Sea Region]

AS Zernov

A richly illustrated, colourful guide to the vascular plants of Russia's northwestern Caucasus.

International Symposium Botanic Gardens at the Interface between Science and Garden Heritage, Berlin 24-26 April 2009,

Internationales Symposium Botanische Garten im Spannungsfeld von Wissenschaft und Gartendenkmalpflege

H Walter Lack

Contains the proceedings to the International Symposium Botanic Gardens at the Interface between Science and Garden Heritage, held in Berlin, from 24–26 April 2009.

Konkretnye Flory Kanino-Mezenskogo Regiona [Local Floras of the Kanin-Mezen Region]

VG Sergienko

A treatise on the mosaic of local floras in the tundra of European Russia's North, with colour plates.

Le Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier

De la Medecine a la Botanique

Michel Rossi and Jonathan Lhoir

The botanical garden of Montpellier, France was created by Pierre Richer Belleval in 1593 to teach medical students and is the oldest botanical garden in France. Le Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier, written by leading experts in the plant world ... ....

Les Arbres des Deserts

Enjeux et Promesses

Edouard Le Floc'h and James Aronson

Contrary to what one might think, there are trees in deserts, notable for their diversity and their ecological and economic importance. This book presents them, emphasizing their role in the conservation, sustainable management and restoration ... ....

Medecine Traditionnelle a Madagascar

Les Mots-Plantes

Gabriel Lefevre

Deals with "traditional medicine" in the south and south-west of Madagascar. In this oral society, plants of course have their own therapeutic properties but here the author also stresses the importance of the spoken word itself in the healing ... ....

Marine Plants of the Texas Coast

Roy L Lehman and Larry McKinney

Written for biology students, teachers, nature lovers, amateur naturalists, conservation workers, and parks and wildlife personnel, this up-to-date, easy-to-use guide describes the marine plants of the Gulf of Mexico coast.

Microscopic Preparation Techniques for Plant Stem Analysis

Holger Gartner and Fritz Hans Schweingruber

Microscopic Preparation Techniques for Plant Stem Analysis presents basic preparation techniques in wood anatomy, in an understandable way and supported by many photographs and illustrations. It is intended for experts and beginnners ... ....

Nova Silva Cuscatlanica. Arboles Nativos e Introducidos de El Salvador, Parte 1

Angiospermae - Familias A a L.

Walter G Berendsohn, Anna Kathrina Gruber, Jorge Monterrosa Salomon and Jose Gerver Molina

This book covers the native and introduced trees of El Salvador and is the first of two parts, treating families starting with the letters A to L.

Nova Silva Cuscatlanica. Arboles Nativos e Introducidos de El Salvador, Parte 2

Angiospermae - Familias M a P y Pteridophyta

Walter G Berendsohn, Anna Kathrina Gruber, Jorge Monterrosa Salomon and Jose Gerver Molina

This book covers the native and introduced trees of El Salvador and is the second of two parts, treating families starting with the letters M to P. It also covers pteridophytes.

One River

Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest

Wade Davis

A fascinating chronicle of ethnobotanical adventure amidst a vanishing forest, this is the story of three scientists – RE Schultes, the dean of ethnobotany, and his students, Tim Plowman and Wade Davis – who, over the course ... ....

Pests, Diseases and Beneficials

Friends and Foes of Australian Gardens

F David Hockings

Pests, Diseases and Beneficials helps the average gardener to identify and deal with those common insects and small animals (such as bugs, beetles, caterpillars, thrips and mites) that are found in every Australian garden. ....

Plant This Instead!

Better Plant Choices for Prettier, Easier, Hardier Gardens

Troy B Marden

Beautiful gardens are generally thought to be true labors of love, often demanding hours of tedious routine maintenance. Planting requirements can be daunting, and finding the time to successfully cultivate a home garden is a tall order ... ....

Planting Designs for Cactus & Succulents

Indoor and Outdoor Projects for Unique, Easy-Care Plants-In All Climates

Sharon Asakawa, John Bagnasco, Robyn M Foreman and Shaun Buchanan

Succulents are the ultimate low-care plants, able to withstand erratic rainfall, poor soil, and outright neglect – they almost never need pruning, watering, feeding, or fussing over. That, along with their astounding range of color ... ....

Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region

Mendocino to Monterey

Linda H Beidleman and Eugene N Kozloff

This is the definitive botanic guide to the wetlands, woodlands, coastlines, hills, and valleys of the beautiful and diverse San Francisco Bay Region. For this extensively revised and redesigned third edition of ...

Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management

David Lonsdale

This eagerly awaited book completes the set of three handbooks included within the Research for Amenity Trees series. After Diagnosis of Ill-Health in Trees, The Body Language of Trees gave new insights into tree biomechanics.

RHS Handbook: Container Gardening

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)

RHS Handbook: Container Gardening offers advice on creating impressive partnerships of pots and plants for every style of container and every size of garden. With more than 525 species and varieties of container plants you'll ... ....

RHS Handbook: Garden Problem Solver

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)

RHS Handbook: Garden Problem Solver is a comprehensive guide to establishing healthy growing conditions in your garden and tackling pests and diseases when they occur. RHS Handbook: Garden Problem Solver identifies more ... ....

RHS Handbook: Growing Vegetables and Herbs

Simple Steps for Success

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)

There is nothing quite like the taste of fresh vegetables and herbs that you have grown yourself. The author Guy Barter is the Royal Horticultural Society's best vegetable grower, with more than 20 years of growing and showing others ... ....

RHS Handbook: Propagation Techniques

Simple Techniques for 1000 Garden Plants

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)

Propagating your own plants is one of the greatest joys of gardening, and instead of being intimidated, gardeners should relish this chance to create new life. In RHS Handbook: Propagation Techniques the best Royal Horticultural ... ....

RHS Handbook: Pruning & Training

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)

This comprehensive guide to pruning and training includes detailed instructions on all the key techniques for tackling roses, fruit trees & bushes, shrubs, hedges, ornamental trees, climbers and even perennials. It features a Pruning ... ....

Rhodiola rosea

Alain Cuerrier and Kwesi Ampong-Nyarko

There is keen interest in Rhodiola rosea due to its use in the treatment of stress, and its medicinal properties in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Rhodiola rosea covers different aspects of the ... ....

Seaweed Ecology and Physiology

Catriona L Hurd, Paul J Harrison, Kai Bischof and Christopher S Lobban

In coastal seas, from the tropics to the poles, seaweeds supply the energy required to support diverse coastal marine life and provide habitat for invertebrates and fish. Retaining the highly successful approach and structure of the first ... ....

Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens

Design Principles, Aesthetic Values

David A Slawson

The art of the Japanese garden is a 1500-year-old landscape design tradition that is still evolving, still instructive. Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens explains the fundamental principles of this traditional ... ....

Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens

A Dictionary

Nicki Faircloth and Viven Thomas

Shakespeare lived when knowledge of plants and their uses was a given, but also at a time of unique interest in plants and gardens.His lifetime saw the beginning of scientific interest in plants, the first large-scale plant introductions ... ....

Systematics and Evolution of the Ranunculiflorae

Uwe Jensen and Joachim W Kadereit

Systematics and Evolution of the Ranunculiflorae presents current ideas about the systematics and evolution of the Ranunculiflorae and most of its constituent families. A strong effort has been made to integrate DNA and morphology ... ....

Technological Innovations in Major World Oil Crops, Volume 2

Perspectives

Surinder Kumar Gupta

Technological Innovations in Major World Oil Crops, Volume 2 presents essential information on advancements in oilseed production, processing and utilization. Advances in the technology of seed processing to produce oil and oil ... ....

The Genus Araucaria

An Illustrated Overview of its Species

Hubertus Nimsch

In the present work the phylogeny of conifers regarding the genus Araucaria is briefly addressed and followed by a part about the geographic range of living Araucaria species. A geological timetable and an overview of the ... ....

The Genus Calanthe

Dudley Clayton and Phillip J Cribb

Calanthe is a widespread but predominantly tropical orchid genus, distributed in tropical and subtropical Asia from India across to Japan, and southwards and eastwards to north-eastern Australia and the Pacific Islands ... ....

The Hamlyn Guide to Trees of Britain and Europe

Chris J Humphries, John R Press, David A Sutton, I Garrard, T Hayward and David More

Fully revised and updated guide to over 400 species are described and accompanied by 335 colour artworks. A standard dichotomous system is employed to aid identification and many seasonal as well as permanent features are illustrated ... ....

The New Sylva

A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-first Century

Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet

In 1664, the horticulturist and diarist John Evelyn wrote Sylva, the first comprehensive study of British trees. It was also the world's earliest forestry book, and the first book ever published by the Royal Society.

The Yellow Book 2014

The National Gardens Scheme

The National Gardens Scheme (NGS)

Published annually in February, The Yellow Book 2014 lists nearly 4000 gardens open for visiting. It is packed with full-colour photographs and informed comment. Fully updated and supported by an online database ...

Tree Roots in the Built Environment

Research for Amenity Trees

John Roberts, Nick Jackson and M Smith

Widespread concerns about the effects of trenching by the utility services and especially the nationwide installation of cable communications have revealed that the knowledge of root form and function and of their impact in the built environment ... ....

Trees of Eastern North America

Gil Nelson, Christopher J Earle, Richard Spellenberg and David More

Covering 825 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Eastern North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the ... ....

Trees of Western North America

Richard Spellenberg, Christopher J Earle, Gil Nelson and David More

Covering 630 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Western North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the ... ....

Trees: An Illustrated Identifier and Encyclopedia

A Beautifully Illustrated Guide to 600 Trees, Including Conifers, Broadleaf Trees and Tropical Palms

Tony Russell and Catherine Cutler

Trees: An Illustrated Identifier and Encyclopedia features clear, accessible, informative text from the subject's leading experts, with 800 artworks and photographs. It features stunning visual profiles of each tree that illustrate ... ....

Vascular Plants of Greece

An Annotated Checklist

P Dimopoulos, T Raus, E Bergmeier, T Constantinidis , G Iatrou, S Kokkini, Arne Strid and Tzanoudaki

Gives names and synonyms as well as abbreviated data on distribution (in Greece and in general), endemic status, habitat and life form. A photo appendix features 216 of the more interesting and photogenic species.

White Rust of Crucifers

Biology, Ecology and Management

Govind Singh Saharan, Prithwi Raj Verma and Prabhu Dayal Meena

White rust caused by the fungus Albugo is the most devastating disease known to occur in more than 50 countries and infects about 400 plant species belonging to 31 families worldwide including important vegetable crucifers, oil yielding ... ....

Wildflower Wonders of the World

Bob Gibbons and Richard Mabey

This is a first-time paperback edition of this popular title. From the Mojave Desert in the USA to the Italian Dolomites, and from South Africa's Cape National Park to the Stirling Ranges of Australia ...

Wildrosen: 500 Arten, Varieteten und Hybriden der Ganzen Welt

Patrick Masure

Wildrosen presents 500 common species, varieties and hybrids of wild roses – with photos of each flower. Includes notes on geographic distribution as well as similar species.

Wood Structure in Plant Biology and Ecology

Pieter Baas, Giovanna Battipaglia, Veronica de Micco, Frederic Lens and Elizabeth Wheeler

At present the study of functional and ecological wood anatomy enjoys a vigorous renaissance and plays a pivotal role in plant and ecosystem biology, plant evolution, and global change research.

Words from the Garden

Isobel Carlson

Garden lovers everywhere will cherish this collection of beautiful poetry and prose inspired by all things green and flourishing. With quotations from down the ages and through the seasons, this beautifully-designed book contains words ... ....

Zontichnye (Umbelliferae) Rossii

MG Pimenov

A richly illustrated flora of and a guide to the umbellifers (Apiaceae) of Russia.

Aging Research in Yeast

Michael Breitenbach, S Michal Jazwinski and Peter Laun

Aging Research in Yeast includes contributions by the leading experts in the field of yeast aging. Budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and other fungal organisms provide models for aging research that are relevant ... ....

Behavioral Genetics of the Fly (Drosophila melanogaster)

Josh Dubnau

The common fruit fly – Drosophila melanogaster – has been the subject of genetics research since the early twentieth century. The complete genomic sequence of Drosophila was published in 2000 and it is still ... ....

Biological Psychology (International Edition)

James W Kalat

The most widely used text in its course area, Kalat's Biological Psychology appeals to students and instructors alike. Throughout all eleven editions, the goal has been to make biological psychology accessible to psychology ... ....

Biological Science (International Edition)

Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin and Lizabeth Allison

Supports and motivates you as you learn to think scientifically and use the skills of a biologist. Scott Freeman's Biological Science is beloved for its Socratic narrative style, its emphasis on experimental evidence, and ... ....

Biological Science, Volume 1

The Cell, Genetics, & Development

Scott Freeman , Kim Quillin and Lizabeth Allison

Supports and motivates you as you learn to think scientifically and use the skills of a biologist. Scott Freeman's Biological Science is beloved for its Socratic narrative style, its emphasis on experimental evidence, and ... ....

Biological Science, Volume 2

Evolution, Diversity, & Ecology

Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin and Lizabeth Allison

Supports and motivates you as you learn to think scientifically and use the skills of a biologist. Scott Freeman's Biological Science is beloved for its Socratic narrative style, its emphasis on experimental evidence, and ... ....

Biological Science, Volume 3

How Plants & Animals Work

Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin and Lizabeth Allison

Supports and motivates you as you learn to think scientifically and use the skills of a biologist. Scott Freeman's Biological Science is beloved for its Socratic narrative style, its emphasis on experimental evidence, and ... ....

Curious Behavior

Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and Beyond

Robert Provine

Robert Provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom tread – in search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified human behaviors. Upon investigation, these instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolution ... ....

Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin and Other Marine Invertebrates

Methods and Protocols

David J Carroll and Stephen A Stricker

In Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin and Other Marine Invertebrates: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the field detail many of the methods which are now used to study sea urchins and other marine invertebrates ... ....

Embryos Under the Microscope

The Diverging Meanings of Life

Jane Maienschein

Too tiny to see with the naked eye, the human embryo was just a hypothesis until the microscope made observation of embryonic development possible. This changed forever our view of the minuscule cluster of cells that looms large in ... ....

Genetic Analysis

Genes, Genomes, and Networks in Eukaryotes

Philip Meneely

How do we know what role a particular gene has? How do some genes control the expression of others? How do genes interact to form gene networks? With its unique integration of genetics and molecular biology ...

Human Reproductive Biology

Richard E Jones and Kristin H Lopez

The fourth edition of Human Reproductive Biology emphasizes the biological and biomedical aspects of human reproduction, explains advances in reproductive science and discusses the choices and concerns of today. Generously illustrated ... ....

The Drama of DNA

Narrative Genomics

Karen H Rothenberg, Lynn W Bush and Eric D Green

Through the use of dramatic narratives, The Drama of DNA brings to life the complexities raised by the application of genomic technologies to health care and diagnosis. This creative, pedagogical approach shines a unique light on ... ....

The Eye: A Very Short Introduction

Michael F Land

The eye is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution, and has evolved up to 40 times in different parts of the animal kingdom. In humans, vision is the most important sense, and much of the brain is given over to the processing ... ....

The Prokaryotes, Volume 11

Other Major Lineages of Bacteria and The Archaea

Eugene Rosenberg, Edward F DeLong, Stephen Lory, Erko Stackebrandt and Fabiano Thompson

The Prokaryotes is a comprehensive, multi-authored, peer reviewed reference work on Bacteria and Achaea. This fourth edition of The Prokaryotes is organized to cover all taxonomic diversity, using the family level to ... ....

The Vertebrate Integument, Volume 1

Origin and Evolution

Theagarten Lingham-Soliar

The vertebrate integument arose about 450 million years ago as an 'armour' of dermal bony plates in small, jawless fish-like creatures, informally known as the ostracoderms. The Vertebrate Integument, Volume 1 reviews the ... ....

Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques

John D Bancroft and Alan Stevens

Here's the latest edition of the leading reference work on histological techniques. Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques is an essential and invaluable resource no matter what part you play in histological preparation ... ....

Evolved Morality

The Biology and Philosophy of Human Conscience

Frans BM de Waal, Patricia Smith Churchland, Telmo Pievani and Stefano Parmigiani

Please note: these articles are also published in the journal Behaviour, Volume 151, Nos. 2/3 (February 2014). Morality is often defined in opposition to the natural "instincts," or as a too ... ....

Last Ape Standing

The Seven-Million-Year Story of How and Why We Survived

Chip Walter

Over the past 180 years scientists have discovered evidence that at least twenty-seven species of humans evolved on planet Earth. What enabled us to survive when all the others were shown the evolutionary door? Chip Walter tells the ... ....

One Plus One Equals One

Symbiosis and the evolution of complex life

John Archibald

We are in the midst of a revolution. It is a scientific revolution built upon the tools of molecular biology, with which we probe and prod the living world in ways unimaginable a few decades ago. Need to track a bacterium at the root of ... ....

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

Nick Bostrom

The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer ... ....

The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Volume III

Mammalian Taphonomy. The Assemblages of Layers V-5 and V-6

Rivka Rabinovich, Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser, Lutz Kindler and Naama Goren-Inbar

Multidisciplinary research on the Early-Middle Pleistocene site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov has yielded abundant climatic, environmental, ecological and behavioral records. The 15 archaeological horizons form a sequence of Acheulian ... ....

The Brain Supremacy

Notes from the Frontiers of Neuroscience

Kathleen Taylor

In a world full of science, the balance of power between sciences is changing. Advances in physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences have given us extraordinary control over our world. Now the younger sciences of brain and mind are ... ....

The British

A Genetic Journey

Alistair Moffat

Hidden inside all of us – every human being on Earth – is the story of our ancestry. Printed on our DNA are the origins of our lineages, the time in history and prehistory when they arose, and the epic journeys people have made ... ....

The Drunken Monkey

Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol

Robert Dudley

Alcoholism, as opposed to the safe consumption of alcohol, remains a major public health issue. In this accessible book, Robert Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems ... ....

The Evolution of Sex Determination

Leo Beukeboom and Nicolas Perrin

Sexual reproduction is a fundamental aspect of life. It is defined by the occurrence of meiosis and the fusion of two gametes of different sexes or mating types. Sex-determination mechanisms are responsible for the sexual fate and development ... ....

Wallace, Darwin, and the Origin of Species

James T Costa

Charles Darwin is often credited with discovering evolution through natural selection, but the idea was not his alone. The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, working independently, saw the same process at work in the natural world and ... ....

We Are Our Brains

From the Womb to Alzheimer's

Dick Swaab

Based groundbreaking new research, We Are Our Brains is a sweeping biography of the human brain, from infancy to adulthood to old age. Renowned neuroscientist D. F. Swaab takes us on a guided tour of the intricate inner workings ... ....

Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction

The Application of Ecology in Development Solutions

Jane Carter Ingram, Fabrice DeClerck, Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio and Jeffrey D Sachs

This second volume of this series, Integrating Ecology into Global Poverty Reduction Efforts: Opportunities and Solutions, builds upon the first volume ...

A Legal History of the English Landscape

Christopher Jessel and Dame Fiona Reynolds

Taking a broadly chronological approach, A Legal History of the English Landscape is an engaging account of how the law has played a pivotal role in shaping the English landscape through the concepts of security, inheritance ... ....

Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada

DB Tindall, Ronald L Trosper and Pamela Perreault

Aboriginal people in Canada have long struggled to regain control over their traditional forest lands. A history of alienation, marginalization, and social inequality has made this an uphill battle, but the past few decades have seen signs ... ....

An Environmental History of the UK Defence Estate, 1945 to the Present

Marianna Dudley

An Environmental History of the UK Defence Estate, 1945 to the Present brings to attention the history of places that have traditionally remained under-the-radar in discussions of war and the environment, through site-based studies ... ....

Chemistry of Europe's Agricultural Soils, Part A

Methodology and Interpretation of the GEMAS Data Set

Clemens Reimann, Manfred Birke, Alecos Demetriades, Peter Filzmoser and Patrick DT O'Connor

During 2008 and until early 2009, a total of 2108 samples of agricultural (ploughed land, 0–20 cm) and 2023 samples of grazing land (0–10 cm) soil were collected at a density of 1 site/2500 km² each from 33 European ... ....

Chemistry of Europe's Agricultural Soils, Part B

General Background Information and Further Analysis of the GEMAS Data Set

Clemens Reimann, Manfred Birke, Alecos Demetriades, Peter Filzmoser and Patrick DT O'Connor

Part B of the GEMAS atlas provides a more detailed interpretation of the spatial distribution of selected elements (As, C, Cd, K, Th, U) at the European scale than was possible to provide in Part A, the geochemical atlas. To highlight the ... ....

Creating Wilderness

A Transnational History of the Swiss National Park

Patrick Kupper

The history of the Swiss National Park, from its creation in the years before the Great War to the present, is told for the first time in Creating Wilderness. Unlike Yellowstone Park, which embodied close cooperation between ... ....

Forests in Development

A Vital Balance

Tomas Schlichter and Leopoldo Montes

Forests in Development: A Vital Balance, shows some of the main advances in forestry over the six years spanning between the XII World Forestry Congress in Canada and the XIII WFC held in Buenos Aires.

Hemlock: A Forest Giant on the Edge

David R Foster, Anthony D'Amato, Benjamin Baiser, Aaron M Ellison, David Orwig, Wyatt Oswald and Pl

The Eastern Hemlock, massive and majestic, has played a unique role in structuring northeastern American forest environments, from Nova Scotia to Wisconsin and through the Appalachian Mountains to North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. ....

Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under Climate Change

Sven Rannow and Marco Neubert

Beginning with an overview of data and concepts developed in the EU-project HABIT-CHANGE, Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under Climate Change addresses the need for sharing knowledge and experience in the ... ....

Post-fire Management and Restoration of Southern European Forests

Francisco Moreira, Margarita Arianoutsou-Faraggitaki, Piermaria Corona and Jorge de las Heras

In spite of all the efforts made in fire prevention and suppression, every year about 45 000 forest fires occur in Europe, burning ca. 0.5 million hectares of forests and other rural lands. The management of these burned forests has been ... ....

Saving the World's Deciduous Forests

Ecological perspectives from East Asia, North America, and Europe

Robert A Askins

Deciduous forests have been remarkably resilient throughout their history, recovering from major shifts in climate and surviving periods of massive deforestation. But today the world's great forests confront more ominous threats than ... ....

The Open Fields of England

David Hall

The Open Fields of England describes the open-field system of agriculture that operated in Medieval England before the establishment of present-day farms surrounded by hedges or walls. The Open Fields of England encompasses ... ....

The Soils of the Philippines

Rodelio B Carating, Raymundo G Galanta and Clarita D Bacatio

The first soil survey in the Philippines was done by Mr. Clarence Dorsey, an American soil scientist in the province of Batangas in 1903. The Soils of the Philippines, however, is the first comprehensive summary of more than a ... ....

Trees, Forested Landscapes and Grazing Animals

A European Perspective on Woodlands and Grazed Treescapes

Ian D Rotherham

In this comprehensive book, the critical components of the European landscape – forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees are addressed. Trees, Forested Landscapes and Grazing Animals considers the history of ... ....

Wetlands Encyclopedia (4-Volume Set)

C Max Finlayson, Glenn R Guntenspergen, Beth A Middleton, Robert McInnes, Mark Everard and MacKay

In discussion with Ramsar's Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at supporting ... ....

Wetlands Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Wetlands Management

Robert McInnes, Mark Everard and C Max Finlayson

In discussion with Ramsar's Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at ... ....

Wetlands Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Methodology

C Max Finlayson, Jos C van Dam and Kenneth Irvine

In discussion with Ramsar's Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at ... ....

Wetlands Encyclopedia, Volume 4: World Wetlands

C Max Finlayson, Crawford Prentice and Randy Milton

In discussion with Ramsar's Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at ... ....

Fencing for Conservation

Restriction of Evolutionary Potential or a Riposte to Threatening Processes?

Michael J Somers and Matthew W Hayward

How can we best protect the world's biodiversity in the face of the growing human population? This question is the central theme of contemporary conservation biology. The protection of biodiversity from overuse by fencing it off from ... ....

Land, Stewardship, and Legitimacy

Endangered Species Policy in Canada and the United States

Andrea Olive

Canada and the United States are similar in terms of the species of wildlife that mingle freely across their shared border. Despite this similarity, however, there are significant differences between approaches to wildlife management in ... ....

Mein Garten - ein Bienenparadies

Die 200 besten Bienenpflanzen

Bruno P Kremer

Mein Garten – ein Bienenparadies presents the 200 best garden plants for bees, and is also a detailed introduction to the life of bees – an important reference work for beekeepers and agriculturists.

Arctic Climate Change

The ACSYS Decade and Beyond

Peter Lemke and Hans-Werner Jacobi

The Arctic is now experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on earth. Over the next 100 years, climate change is expected to accelerate, contributing to major physical, ecological, social, and economic changes, many of ... ....

Climatology

Robert V Rohli and Anthony J Vega

Ideal for the upper-level undergraduate or introductory-level graduate course on climatology, the thoroughly updated Third Edition provides students with a comprehensive foundation of the climatic system. It begins with an overview of ... ....

Essentials of Meteorology

An Invitation to the Atmosphere

C Donald Ahrens

This updated and enhanced seventh edition of Essentials of Meteorology is written by the most widely read and authoritative author in introductory meteorology – Donald Ahrens. Ahrens' ability to explain relatively ... ....

Meteorology Today (International Edition)

An Introduction to Weather, Climate and the Environment

C Donald Ahrens

Cengage Learning's Meteorology Today, 10th edition brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools along with market leading text content for introductory meteorology courses. ....

Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity

Mark A Sutton, Kate E Mason, Lucy J Sheppard, Harald Sverdrup, Richard Haeuber and W Kevin Hicks

Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity brings together extended reviews and papers of new scientific research on atmospheric nitrogen deposition impacts globally. While there is a wealth of evidence on the magnitude ... ....

Sea Floor Exploration

Scientific Adventures Diving into the Abyss

Roger Hekinian

The author participated 38 expeditions including the first manned-submersible project to explore the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Sea Floor Exploration provides a comprehensive overview of the past 45 years of sea floor exploration. ....

Tackling Climate Change Through Livestock

A Global Assessment of Emissions and Mitigation Opportunities

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector could be cut by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and technologies. FAO conducted a detailed analysis of GHG emissions at multiple stages of various ... ....

Underwater Seascapes

From Geographical to Ecological Perspectives

Olivier Musard, Laurence Le Du-Blayo, Patrice Francour, Jean-Pierre Beurier, Eric Feunteun and T

While the European Landscape Convention adopted in Florence in 2000 by the European Council offers a public-action framework through a normative definition, the marine and submarine dimensions of landscapes are attracting growing interest ... ....

Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming

McKenzie Funk

An award-winning journalist shares the stories of entrepreneurs who are realizing marketing opportunities associated with global warming, from Israeli artificial snow-makers and private firefighters in California to fund managers backing ... ....

Applied Hydrogeology (International Edition)

Jr.,CW Fetter

The text is designed for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate-level courses in hydrology, groundwater hydrology, hydrogeology, and civil engineering. This best selling text gives students a balanced examination of all facets of ... ....

Cave Archaeology and Karst Geomorphology of North West England

Field Guide

Hannah J O'Regan, Trevor Faulkner and Ian R Smith

From the introduction: "This field guide covers recent research into cave archaeology and aspects of karst geomorphology in Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales, where the latest results are informing us about glaciations since ... ....

Classical Mechanics

The Theoretical Minimum

Leonard Susskind and George Hrabovsky

This is the ultimate master class in modern physics. World-class physicist and father of string theory Leonard Susskind and citizen-scientist George Hrabovsky combine forces in a primer that teaches the skills you need to do physics your ... ....

Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places

Adventures in the World's Frozen Places

Bill Streever

From avalanches to glaciers and seals to snowflakes, from igloos to icebergs, permafrost to hoarfrost, chilblains to frostbite, Bill Streever unearths the consistent, ongoing influence of cold on the planet. Evoking history, myth, geography ... ....

Cosmos

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean ... ....

Creation: The Origin of Life / The Future of Life

Adam Rutherford

Please note that this book is sold in the USA under the title Creation: How Science is Reinventing Life Itself. Recent breakthroughs in the science of life are solving the great mystery of its origin ...

Decoding Reality

The Universe as Quantum Information

Vlatko Vedral

For a physicist, all the world's information. The Universe and its workings are the ebb and flow of information. We are all transient patterns of information, passing on the recipe for our basic forms to future generations using a ... ....

Does My Goldfish Know Who I am?

And Hundreds More Big Questions from Little People Answered by Experts

Gemma Elwin Harris

Children ask the funniest questions: Why does sweetcorn come out the same as when I ate it? Do spiders speak? Why does Daddy never win the lottery? Which is faster, a Velociraptor or a cheetah? How does the lady in the satnav know where ... ....

Geology for Engineers and Environmental Scientists (International Edition)

Alan E Kehew

For introductory courses in geology for engineers or engineering geology, offered in departments of geology, earth science, and civil engineering. This text provides an introduction to geology for students of engineering and environmental ... ....

Glacitectonics: Field Guide

Emrys Phillips, Jonathan R Lee and Hannah M Evans

Glacitectonism is defined here as "the deformation (folding, fracturing) caused as a glacier or ice sheet pushes into and overrides pre-existing sequence of sediments and/or bedrock". This deformation occurs on a variety of ... ....

Hamlyn Guide Minerals, Rocks and Fossils

WR Hamilton, AR Woolley and AC Bishop

Hamlyn Guide Minerals, Rocks and Fossils is designed to provide fast and accurate identification of specimens. Separate illustrated introductions to minerals, rocks and fossils provide more general information, for example on ... ....

Heat: Adventures in the World's Fiery Places

Bill Streever

A bestselling scientist and nature writer who goes to any extreme to uncover the answers, Bill Streever sets off to find out what heat really means. Let him be your guide and you'll firewalk across hot coals and sweat it out in ... ....

Introducing Human Geographies

Paul Cloke, Philip Crang and Mark Goodwin

Introducing Human Geographies is the leading guide to human geography for undergraduate students, explaining new thinking on essential topics and discussing exciting developments in the field. This new edition has been ... ....

Introduction to the Caves of Oman

Samir S Hanna and Mohamed Al-Belushi

Caves of Oman provides important information on the geology and formation of caves. Within its 128 pages the authors emphasize the main features of every cave, so that Caves of Oman can be used as a guide for visitors ... ....

It's Not Rocket Science

Discover the Surprisingly Simple Ideas behind the Most Exciting Bits of Science

Ben Miller

Black holes. DNA. The Large Hadron Collider. Ever had that sneaking feeling that you are missing out on some truly spectacular science? You do? Well, fear not, for help is at hand. Ben Miller was working on his Physics PhD at Cambridge ... ....

Large Igneous Provinces

Richard E Ernst

Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) are intraplate magmatic events, involving volumes of mainly mafic magma upwards of 100 000 km³, and often above 1 million km³. They are linked to continental break-up, global environmental ... ....

Mars: An Introduction to its Interior, Surface and Atmosphere

Nadine G Barlow

Our knowledge of Mars has changed dramatically in the past 40 years due to the wealth of information provided by Earth-based and orbiting telescopes, and spacecraft investigations. Recent observations suggest that water has played a major ... ....

Mirror Earth

The Search for Our Planet's Twin

Michael D Lemonick

In the mid-1990s, astronomers made history when they detected three planets orbiting stars in the Milky Way. The planets were nothing like Earth, however: they were giant gas balls like Jupiter or Saturn. More than 500 planets have been ... ....

Mt Stromlo Observatory

From Bush Observatory to the Nobel Prize

Ragbir Bhathal, Ralph Sutherland and Harvey Butcher

Mt Stromlo Observatory tells the story of the Mt. Stromlo Observatory in Canberra which began life as a government department, later becoming an optical munitions factory producing gun sights and telescopes during the Second World War ... ....

Nene Valley

Field Guide

Henry Langford and RM Briant

North of Ireland

Field Guide

NJ Whitehouse, HM Roe, S McCarron and J Knight

Oman: Wunderland der Geologie

Ingeborg Guba

Oman: Wunderland der Geologie is an important guide to Oman's geology. This publication provides information about Oman's extraordinary geological wonders to visitors and scientists. It is an important guide for geologists ... ....

Our Mathematical Universe

My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality

Max Tegmark

Our Mathematical Universe is a journey to explore the mysteries uncovered by cosmology and to discover the nature of reality. Our Big Bang, our distant future, parallel worlds, the sub-atomic and intergalactic – none of the ... ....

Philip's Practical Astronomy Kit

Patrick Moore, John Woodruff and Wil Tirion

Philip's Practical Astronomy Kit is an exciting new 3-in-1 starter pack suitable for use in the northern hemisphere, containing three essential items to introduce the beginner to the fascinating hobby of astronomy ...

Planetary Rings

A Post-equinox View

Larry W Esposito

Fully updated and expanded, this new edition presents a cutting-edge summary of planetary rings, including results from Cassini's Saturn System, Equinox and Solstice missions, and the New Horizons flyby of Jupiter.

Principles and Practice of Analytical Techniques in Geosciences

Kliti Grice

The pace of revolution in analytical chemistry in the field of Geosciences has been dramatic over the recent decades and includes fundamental developments that have become common place in many related and unrelated disciplines.

Quantum Mechanics

The Theoretical Minimum

Leonard Susskind and Art Friedman

First he taught you classical mechanics. Now, physicist Leonard Susskind has teamed up with data engineer Art Friedman to present the theory and associated mathematics of the strange world of quantum mechanics.

RSPB What's That Rock or Mineral?

The Simplest ID Guide Ever

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

This is the perfect pocket guide to identifying rocks for beginners. RSPB What's That Rock or Mineral? is ideal if you struggle with how to tell the difference between granite and marble or limestone and sandstone.

Rockhounding New England

A Guide to More Than 100 of the Region's Best Rockhounding Sites

Peter Cristofono

New England is one of the best regions in the country for rockhounds to hunt for minerals, gems, and fossils. The complex geology of the region hosts a stunning variety of material from gold-bearing placers to fossiliferous limestone ... ....

Rockhounding New York

A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites

Robert Beard

With this informative guide, you can explore the mineral-rich state of New York, from the beaches to the mountains. It describes the states' best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known ... ....

Rockhounding Oregon

A Guide to More Than 100 of the State's Best Rockhounding Sites

Lars Johnson

Rockhounding Oregon provides detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the best rockhounding sites in Oregon, with valuable tips on what to tools to bring and how to conduct your search. Comprehensive lists of minerals or fossils ... ....

Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey

A Guide to the States' Best Rockhounding Sites

Robert D Beard

With this informative guide, you can explore the mineral-rich regions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, from the beaches to the mountains. It describes the states' best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well ... ....

Rockhounding Utah

A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites

William A Kappele and Gary Warren

This completely updated and revised, full-color edition of Rockhounding Utah reveals the grandeur of the state's exposed formations, its canyon walls etched with fossils, and the spires and arches of the Needles District in ... ....

Rossendale Forest & Greater Manchester

Field Guide

RG Crofts

Rossendale Forest & Greater Manchester was produced to accompany the field meeting to Rossendale Forest and Greater Manchester, based at Grains Bar, Oldham, 8th-11rd September 2005.

Stuff Matters

The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World

Mark Miodownik

Stuff Matters is a fantastically entertaining introduction to the strange inner life of materials by one of the The Times 100 most influential scientists in the UK and scientist in residence on Dara O Briain's ... ....

Tambora: The Eruption That Changed the World

Gillen D'Arcy Wood

When Indonesia's Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it unleashed the most destructive wave of extreme weather the world has witnessed in thousands of years. The volcano's massive sulfate dust cloud enveloped the Earth, cooling temperatures ... ....

The Isles of Scilly

Field Guide

JD Scourse

The Quaternary of Central Germany (Thuringia)

Field Guide

RA Meyrick and DC Schreve

The Quaternary of Central Western Ireland

Field Guide

P Coxon

The Quaternary of Central Western Ireland was produced to accompany the joint QRA/IQUA annual field meeting based in western Ireland, 4th - 10th April 2005.

The Quaternary of Dumfries and Galloway

Field Guide

RM Tipping

The Quaternary of Dumfries and Galloway was produced to accompany the geological field excursion based at Lockerbie, 4th-6th September 1999.

The Quaternary of East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire

Field Guide

MD Bateman, PC Buckland, CD Frederick and NJ Whitehouse

The Quaternary of Glen Roy and Vicinity

Field Guide

Adrian P Palmer, JJ Lowe and Jim Rose

UK contribution to the international year of planet earth 2008. The Quaternary of Glen Roy and Vicinity was produced to accompany the QRA Short Field Meeting based in Spean Bridge and Roybridge 7th-11th September 2008.

The Quaternary of North East England

Field Guide

David R Bridgland, BP Horton and JR Innes

The Quaternary of Northumberland, Durham and North Yorkshire

Field Guide

Bethan J Davies, Lynda Yorke, David R Bridgland and David H Roberts

From the introduction: "The north of England encompasses vast swathes of the British countryside, comprising a diverse range of uplands, moorlands and coastal environs, glacigenic landforms, major incised river systems ...

The Quaternary of Somerset

Field Guide

CE Hunt and SK Haslett

The Quaternary of South West Ireland

Field Guide

S Harrison and TM Mighall

The Quaternary of West Cornwall

Field Guide

JD Scourse and MFA Furze

The Quaternary of West Wales

Field Guide

D McCarroll and MJC Walker

The Quaternary of the Banffshire Coast & Buchan

Field Guide

Jon W Merritt, ER Connell and David R Bridgland

The Quaternary of the Banffshire Coast & Buchan was produced to accompany the QRA Short Field Meeting to the Banffshire Coast and Buchan, based at Banff Links Hotel, Swordanes, Banff, 7th-10th September, 2000.

The Quaternary of the Brecon Beacons

Field Guide

Simon J Carr, Christopher Coleman, Adrian J Humpage and Richard A Shakesby

The Quaternary of the Brecon Beacons was produced to accompany the QRA Annual Field Meeting based at the Castle of Brecon Hotel, Brecon, 22-26th April 2007.

The Quaternary of the Central Grampian Highlands

Field Guide

Sven Lukas, Jon W Merritt and WA Mitchell

The Quaternary of the Central Grampian Highlands was produced to accompany the QRA short field meeting to the Central Grampian Highlands, based at Craigerne Hotel, Newtonmore, 20th-23rd May 2004.

The Quaternary of the Exe Valley and Adjoining Areas

Field Guide

Laura S Basell, AG Brown and PS Toms

The Quaternary of the Exe Valley and Adjoining Areas was produced to accompany the Field Meeting to the Exe Valley and adjoining areas, based at Exeter Court hotel, Kennford, 4th-7th April 2011.

The Quaternary of the Isle of Man and Northwest England

Field Guide

RC Chiverrell, AJ Plater and GSP Thomas

The Quaternary of the Isle of Man and Northwest England was produced to accompany the QRA Annual Field Meeting based in Douglas on the Isle of Man and at the University of Liverpool, 19th-23rd April 2004.

The Quaternary of the Monadhliath Mountains and the Great Glen

Field Guide

Claire M Boston, Sven Lukas and Jon W Merritt

From the introduction: "The Monadhliath Mountains are one of the lesser-known areas in Scotland. Situated between the higher-elevation Nevis Range and Cairngorm Mountains, they have generally been overlooked by both hill ...

The Quaternary of the Solway Lowlands and Pennine Escarpment

Field Guide

Stephen J Livingstone, David JA Evans and Colm O? Cofaigh

The Quaternary of the Solway Lowlands and Pennine Escarpment was produced to accompany the QRA field meeting to the Solway Lowlands and Pennine escarpment, held on 29th September - 2nd October 2010.

The Quaternary of the Western Highland Boundary

Field Guide

David AJ Evans

The Quaternary of the Western Highland Boundary was produced to accompany the QRA annual field meeting based at the Winnock Hotel, Drymen, 26-30th March 2003.

The Serpent's Promise

The Bible Retold as Science

Steve Jones

Steve Jones' new book rewrites the Bible it in the light of modern science. Are we all descended from a single couple, a real-life Adam and Eve? Was the Bible's great flood really a memory of the end of the Ice Age? Will we ever get back to ... ....

The Theoretical Minimum

What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics

Leonard Susskind and George Hrabovsky

In this unconventional and stimulating primer, world-class physicist Leonard Susskind and citizen-scientist George Hrabovsky combine forces to provide a brilliant first course in modern physics. Unlike most popular physics books ... ....

The Universe Within

A Scientific Adventure

Neil Shubin

In The Universe Within, Neil Shubin, one of the world's leading experts, reveals to us the extraordinary cosmic and evolutionary adventure of our own bodies. During the past 13.7 billion years (or so) since the Big Bang, our ... ....

What a Wonderful World

One Man's Attempt to Explain the Big Stuff

Marcus Chown

Why do we breathe? What is money? How does the brain work? Why did life invent sex? Does time really exist? How does capitalism work – or not, as the case may be? Where do mountains come from? How do computers work? How did humans ... ....

Arctic Futures

The New Geopolitics of Energy

Richard Powell

As the polar ice melts, so the rich oil, gas and mineral resources of the Arctic are being increasingly exposed to the eager eyes of interested nations. Markers are already being laid as the spatiality of the Arctic begins to be reconfigured ... ....

Empires of Profit

Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility

Daniel Litvin

Daniel Litvin, the founder and director of Critical Resource, is a leading expert on the growing social and political risks facing global companies today. In Empires of Profit of gripping and dramatic stories, he takes a compelling ... ....

Environment and Society

A Critical Introduction

Paul Robbins, John Hintz and Sarah A Moore

Substantially updated for the second edition, this engaging and innovative introduction to the environment and society uses key theoretical approaches to explore familiar objects. - Features substantial revisions and updates ...

Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat

Philip Lymbery and Isabel Oakeshott

Farm animals have been disappearing from our fields as the production of food has become a global industry. We no longer know for certain what is entering the food chain and what we are eating – as the UK horsemeat scandal demonstrates ... ....

Feeding Frenzy

The New Politics of Food

Paul McMahon

Feeding Frenzy traces the history of the global food system and reveals the underlying causes of recent turmoil in food markets. Supplies are running short, prices keep spiking and the media is full of talk of a 'world food ... ....

Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction

Klaus Dodds

Geopolitics is a way of looking at the world: one that considers the links between political power, geography, and cultural diversity. In certain places such as Iraq, Lebanon, or Israel, moving a few feet either side of a territorial ... ....

Gold: Inside the Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal

Matthew Hart

Since the 2008 financial crisis the price of gold has sky-rocketed, from around $800 an ounce in August of that year to a peak of around $1,700 an ounce. Fortunes have been made, and this has kicked off an unprecedented gold-mining and ... ....

Governing International Rivers

Polycentric Politics in the Mekong and the Rhine

Tun Myint

This important book employs the theory of polycentricity, a system with several centres as an analytical concept to explain the multilayered international environmental governance of river basins. It introduces a new methodological framework ... ....

Making Sustainability Work

Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental, and Economic Impacts

Marc J Epstein, Adriana Rejc Buhovac, John Elkington and Herman B Leonard

The best practices in corporate sustainability performance are no longer the exclusive domain of companies like Ben & Jerry's or The Body Shop, as they were a decade ago; now, large, multinational companies like G.E. and Wal-Mart ... ....

Nile River Basin

Ecohydrological Challenges, Climate Change and Hydropolitics

Assefa M Melesse, Wossenu Abtew and Shimelis Gebriye Setegn

Nile River Basin provides a comprehensive overview of the hydrology of the Nile River, especially the ecohydrological degradation and challenges the basin is facing, the impact of climate change on water availability and the ... ....

Romancing the Wild

Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism

Robert Fletcher

The worldwide development of ecotourism – including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitewater rafting, as well as more pedestrian pursuits such as birdwatching – has been extensively studied, but until now little ... ....

The Fourth Revolution

How the infosphere is reshaping human reality

Luciano Floridi

Who are we, and how do we relate to each other? Luciano Floridi, one of the leading figures in contemporary philosophy, argues that the explosive developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is changing the answer to ... ....

The Illustrated Guide to Cows

How To Choose Them, How To Keep Them

Celia Lewis

Keeping cattle as a smallholder can be a rewarding enterprise, supplying you with food and milk and helping with the management of grassland on your property. This delightfully illustrated and informative book is ideal for anyone interested ... ....

The Mortal Sea

Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail

W Jeffrey Bolster

Since the Viking ascendancy in the Middle Ages, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend upon it for survival. And just as surely, people have shaped the Atlantic. In his innovative account of this interdependency ... ....

The Politics of the Arctic

Geir Honneland

The Arctic ice cap is melting and scientists are uncertain about how this will affect ecosystems. At the same time, the Arctic is the object of heated political discussion. Who shall extract the oil when the ice disappears? How are marine ... ....

Traditional Goat Management in Dhofar and the Omani Desert

An Ethnoarchaeological Study

Ali Tigani El Mahi

Traditional Goat Management in Dhofar and the Omani Desert arises from a field study which investigated traditional goat management in Dhofar and the Omani desert. This publication considers goat raising as a key means of survival ... ....

Why We Need Nuclear Power

The Environmental Case

Michael H Fox

An argument for nuclear power as an environmentally sound option, based on real science and written by a radiation biologist. A complete scientific analysis of nuclear power.

Exploring Bioinformatics

A Project-Based Approach

Caroline St Clair and Jonathan E Visick

Thoroughly revised and updated, Exploring Bioinformatics: A Project-Based Approach, Second Edition is intended for an introductory course in bioinformatics at the undergraduate level. Through hands-on projects, students are introduced ... ....

Learning Statistics Using R

Randall E Schumacker

Providing easy-to-use R script programs that teach descriptive statistics, graphing, and other statistical methods, Learning Statistics Using R shows readers how to run and utilize R, a free integrated statistical suite that has ... ....

Modeling Count Data

Joseph M Hilbe

This entry-level text offers clear and concise guidelines on how to select, construct, interpret, and evaluate count data. Written for researchers with little or no background in advanced statistics, Modeling Count Data presents ... ....

Naked Statistics

Stripping the Dread from the Data

Charles Wheelan

The field of statistics is rapidly transforming into a discipline that Hal Varian at Google has called "sexy". And with good reason – from batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research ...

Ethics & Critical Thinking in Conservation

Pamela Hatchfield

This collection of essays brings to focus a moment in the evolution of the complex decision making processes required when conservators consider the treatment of cultural heritage materials. The papers presented here are drawn from two ... ....

Historical Perspectives on Preventive Conservation

Sarah Staniforth

Historical Perspectives on Preventive Conservation gathers together the most important texts on this critical topic, from antiquity to today. The sixth volume in the Getty's Readings in Conservation series, which gathers ... ....

Science Editors' Handbook

Pippa Smart, Herve Maisonneuve and Arjan KS Polderman

The EASE Science Editors' Handbook is an invaluable resource for anyone working in the field of editing either in print, or digitally. It covers a wide range of subjects, including all aspects of copy editing and running a ... ....

The Dictionary of Genomics, Transcriptomics and Proteomics (3-Volume Set)

Guenther Kahl

This very successful long-seller has once again been thoroughly updated and greatly expanded. It now contains over 13 000 entries, and comprehensively covering genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics. Each entry contains an extensive ... ....

The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics

The Dos and Don'ts of Presenting Data, Facts, and Figures

Dona M Wong

In today's data-driven world, professionals need to know how to express themselves in the language of graphics effectively and eloquently. Yet information graphics is rarely taught in schools or is the focus of on-the-job training. ....

Voodoo Salon Taxidermy

Errol Fuller

An illuminating look at the fascinating and bizarre world of taxidermy, from the Victorian times to its current use by artists such as Damien Hirst.