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Welcome to the April Monthly Catalogue, the most comprehensive buyer's guide
to new and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the
environment.
Trade Distribution News We are very happy to announce that we have become the official distributors for titles published by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). We are expecting large amounts of stock to arrive in our warehouse any day now. All RSPB titles distributed by NHBS (including the little-known but incredibly useful RSPB Management Guides) All BTO titles distributed by NHBS New titles we are distributing for other publishers:
Curious about NHBS? We have just updated our About NHBS page, with information on our history, the partners we work with, and even some staff photos. In a similar vein, we recently posted this on our Blog: "We have two stages for checking books into stock at NHBS. Firstly all incoming books (several hundred per day) are unpacked, checked for damage and entered into stock. We then carry out 'Book Checks' - items which haven't been into stock before are passed to the Catalogue Manager so that she can check that title, author and other bibliographic details are correct..." Continued... Services for libraries and organisations NHBS provides a comprehensive service to libraries and organisational buyers: Secure international delivery with flexible returns Competitive discounting with multi-currency invoicing on credit accounts Standing orders and series management Title research service for any book in print in any language Personal and responsive customer service from our experienced team The NHBS Team View this Monthly Catalogue as a web page or save/print it as a .pdf document. |
Zoology:
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Mammals | Go to subject web page |
Garry Hamilton Ever since explorers have ventured north into the harsh lands of the arctic, they have encountered arctic foxes in the unlikeliest of places. The arctic fox is an .... | 232 pages | colour photos | A & C Black Hbk | NYP 06/2008 | 1408106981 | #174625A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Ann Toon and Steve Toon Giraffes are iconic species of the African savannah, and the world's tallest land animal, towering at a height of up 18 feet. They have excited curiosity in people since .... | 72 pages | colour photographs | Colin Baxter Pbk | NYP 10/2008 | 1841074047 | #175074A | £7.95 Add to basket |
Brett L Walker and William Cronon In pre-modern Japan, wolves were worshipped as sacred; with the spread of rabies in the 18th century, they became feared and hunted; by 1905 wolves had disappeared from the .... | 360 pages | 30 illustrations, 4 maps | Washington UP Pbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0295988142 | #174636A | £13.99 Add to basket |
Marine Mammals of the World 1.1
TA Jefferson, S Leatherwood and MA Webber This CD-ROM gives a complete overview of all sea mammals of the world with detailed full color drawings, spectacular underwater photography, and sounds of species. Also included .... | - | ETI CD | 2007 | 9075000812 | #174374A | £43.42 Add to basket |
The Story of a Westcountry Leopard Trevor Beer Merlin is the true tale of a black leopard loosed into the British countryside by its owner. This was a fairly common occurrence following the Dangerous Wild Animals Act .... | 120 pages | 12 line drawings | Halsgrove / Westcountry Hbk | 2008 | 1906551014 | #175022A | £12.99 Add to basket |
Ingo Arndt and Fritz Jantschke Apes and monkeys. They are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. Their peculiarities and abilities, their behaviour and mysteries fascinate us to the core. .... | 224 pages | colour photos | Papadakis Hbk | 2008 | 1901092917 | #174658A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores
Robert A Long, Paula MacKay, William J Zielinski and Justina C Ray The status of many carnivore populations is of growing concern to scientists and conservationists, making the need for data pertaining to carnivore distribution, .... | 416 pages | Island Press Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 159726119X | #174591A | £61.50 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1597261203 | #174590A | £30.95 Add to basket |
A Photographic Guide to the Mammals of Sri Lanka
Gehan De Silva Wijeyeratne Sri Lanka is a wildlife-watcher's paradise, and reserves such as Yala and Sinharaja are now becoming world-famous as ecotourism destinations. .... | 128 pages | colour photos | New Holland Pbk | NYP 09/2008 | 1847731422 | #172006A | £7.99 Add to basket |
Tigers: Spy in the Jungle - DVD
From the day their eyes open and they tumble out of the den, Tiger - Spy in the Jungle captures the day-to-day lives of four tiny tiger cubs as they grow up alongside their .... | BBC Video DVD | NYP 06/2008 | BBCDVD2759 | #174664A | £13.00 Add to basket |
Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest - DVD
Imagine being part of the Greatest Wildlife Spectacle on Earth. Imagine experiencing it as if you were one of the animals involved. The same brand of revolutionary photography .... | BBC Video DVD | NYP 06/2008 | BBCDVD2760 | #174665A | £13.00 Add to basket |
How we Failed to Save the Yangtze River Dolphin Samuel Turvey The tragic recognition of the extinction of the Yangtze River Dolphin or baiji in 2007 became a major news story and sent shockwaves around the world. It made a romantic .... | 256 pages | OUP Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 0199549478 | #174256A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Legend, Enemy, Icon Rebecca L Grambo Symbols of beauty and mystery, wolves have always evoked both fear and admiration in humans - their only enemy. Through countless generations, the wolf has simply wanted to .... | 176 pages | colour photos | A & C Black Pbk | NYP 08/2008 | 1408106329 | #174624A | £14.99 Add to basket |
Birds | Go to subject web page |
Tony Martin The albatross captivates human imaginations in a way that few other birds do. Perhaps its their elegant mastery of the air over vast oceans, for albatrosses have the largest .... | 72 pages | colour photographs | Colin Baxter Pbk | NYP 10/2008 | 1841074039 | #175073A | £7.95 Add to basket |
Marianne Bronner-Fraser This revised edition will continue to serve as the most complete and up-to-date guide to the use of the avian embryo in studies of vertebrate development. It will include new .... | 464 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 07/2008 | 0125641745 | #174951A | £99.95 Add to basket |
A Directory For Birders Lloyd Nielsen Your essential guide for birding Australia. .... | 160 pages | B/w illus, tabs, maps | Lloyd Nielsen Spiralbound | 2008 | 0957988109 | #174713A | £48.50 Add to basket |
Guy M Kirwan, Geoff Welch, Barbaros Demirci, Kerem Boyla, M Ozen et al Turkey is a popular destination for birders and tourists, and although there has been much published on its birds over the past 40 years, there has never been a comprehensive .... | 512 pages | 32 colour plates | Christopher Helm Hbk | NYP 09/2008 | 140810475X | #174638A | £39.99 Add to basket |
A Guide to Nature and Landscape Sebastian Schmidt, Kai Gauger and Nigar Agayeva The first comprehensive nature guidebook to Azerbaijan - it covers bird species as well as detailed landscape and nature descriptions. Filled with details, it will also take .... | 224 pages | colour photos, maps | Michael Succow Foundation Pbk | 2008 | 3000241582 | #174965A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Edited by China Ornithological Society China Bird Report 2006 incorporates bird records from 22 Provinces, five Autonomous Cities, 4 municipalities and one Special Administrative Region (but does not include .... | 404 pages | Col photos | China Ornithological Society Pbk | 2007 | #173750A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Mark Cocker Rooks and jackdaws are both members of the same bird family. To ornithologists the group is known as the corvids, to the layperson they are 'crows'. But to Mark Cocker these two .... | 216 pages | 1 map | Jonathan Cape Hbk | 2007 | 0224076019 | #169110A | £16.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 08/2008 | 0099485087 | #174990A | £8.99 Add to basket |
Guide to the Birds of the Kingdom of Tonga
D Watling This publication is designed to be an introduction to the birds of Tonga which can be used conveniently in the field or alternatively as a poster display. .... | Col illus | Watling Poster | 2006 | 9829030075 | #174755A | £9.39 Add to basket |
Important Bird Areas in Timor-Leste Key Sites for Conservation Michael J Crosby This book describes 16 sites in Timor-Leste which are of global importance for the conservation of birds and their habitats. As birds are good indicators of overall .... | 86 pages | Tabs, col photos, maps | BirdLife International Pbk | 2007 | 0946888590 | #174843A | £14.99 Add to basket |
Brutus Ostling In this book, Brutus Ostling has chosen to visit the realm of the eagles, especially the sea or white-tailed eagle and the golden eagle, but we also get to meet other birds such .... | 160 pages | Colour photos | Christopher Helm Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 140810704X | #174651A | £24.99 Add to basket |
CJ Pennycuick This book outlines the principles of flight, of birds in particular. It describes a way of simplifying the mechanics of flight into a practical computer program, which will .... | 572 pages | illustrations | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 08/2008 | 0123742994 | #175010A | £45.99 Add to basket |
Nomads of the Strait of Gibraltar A Field Guide to Bird Migration, the Natural Parks of the Strait and los Alcornocales, and the Rock of Gibraltar Fernando Barrios Partida With Nomads of the Strait of Gibraltar, the author aims to inform ornithologists, botanists, naturalists, photographers, and, in general, all those people who are just .... | 430 pages | colour photos, maps | Palma del Valle Hbk | 2007 | 8493426342 | #172436A | £36.99 Add to basket |
The Ornithologists Guide to the Islands of Orkney and Shetland
Robert Dunn A facsimile of the first edition of 1837, with a biographical chapter and extentive notes by Martin Limbert. Robert Dunn was a taxidermist of Hull who made a number of .... | 170 pages | Col & b/w photos, illus, maps | Peregrine Books Hbk | 2007 | #174913A | £35.00 Add to basket |
Claus König and Freidhelm Weick Owls are enduringly popular birds, but due to their nocturnal habits most species are difficult to see well. The plumages of many species are cryptic and difficult to .... | 512 pages | 68 colour plates | Christopher Helm Hbk | NYP 09/2008 | 0713665483 | #174627A | £44.99 Add to basket |
A Photographic Guide to Birds of Southern Brazil Including the Pantanal and Atlantic Forest Clive Byers South America's largest country is home to a great diversity of habitats and nearly 1,700 species of birds, of which more than 10 per cent are endemic. Brazil is a birder's .... | 144 pages | colour photos | New Holland Pbk | NYP 09/2008 | 1847731392 | #172004A | £7.99 Add to basket |
A Step-by-Step Approach Mike Unwin Inspired by the RSPB's learnbirding.com website, this great new book will launch beginner birders of all ages into the world of birds and bird watching. The book has .... | 192 pages | colour illus | Christopher Helm Pbk | NYP 10/2008 | 0713679433 | #174644A | £12.99 Add to basket |
Population Consequences of Individual Decisions in Barnacle Geese JM Black, J Prop and K Larsson This book is about an amazing array of individual characteristics that exist in barnacle goose societies - characteristics that yield different abilities when surviving breeding .... | 254 pages | figures, b&w photos | Branta Press Pbk | 2007 | 9081150111 | #175001A | £25.50 Add to basket |
Zones Importantes pour la Conservation des Oiseaux de Nouvelle-Caledonie
Jerome Spaggiari, Vivien Chartendrault and Nicolas Barre New Caledonia is recognized as one of the richest territories for biodiversity in the world. .... | 213 pages | Col photos, maps, tabs | SCO Hbk | 2007 | 295272170X | #168456A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Reptiles & Amphibians | Go to subject web page |
Five species of sea turtles and eight species of freshwater turtles have been recorded in Costa Rica. All sea turtles are endangered and two of the freshwater species .... | 4 pages | Laminated sheet | INBio Unbound | 2008 | #174617A | £4.99 Add to basket |
Poisonous Snakes of Costa Rica / Serpientes Venenosas de Costa Rica
Out of 137 snake species found in Costa Rica, nearly one quarter are considered to be poisonous. These poisonous species are found throughout the country, and therefore it is .... | 4 pages | Laminated sheet | INBio Unbound | 2008 | #174618A | £4.99 Add to basket |
Fishes | Go to subject web page |
Steve Parker Here are the actual facts that dispel the myths and legends surrounding the feared and misunderstood shark. Generous color photographs plus maps and illustrations document .... | 224 pages | colour illus | A & C Black Hbk | NYP 09/2008 | 1408108372 | #174642A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Melanie Stiassny, Guy G Teugels and Carl D Hopkins Provides a summary of the taxonomy and distribution of the fresh and brackish water fishes of the Lower Guinean ichthyofaunal province of West-Central Africa. The work .... | 603 pages | Maps, illus, col plates | MRAC Pbk | 2007 | 9074752217 | #170872A | £36.50 Add to basket |
The Freshwater Fishes of Central Vietnam
DV Serov, Nezdoliy and DS Pavlov A colourful field guide to the freshwater fishes (nearly 200 species) of Annam, central Vietnam, with data on ecology, distribution and, if any, economic importance. .... | 364 pages | colour photos | Pensoft Electronic Hbk | 2006 | 5873172935 | #163126A | £59.99 Add to basket |
Metal Poisoning in Fish, Volume 2
Elsa M Sorensen Following on the success of Volume I, Metal Poisoning in Fish, Volume II provides a comprehensive look at the toxicity of elements not already covered - aluminum, nickel, .... | 384 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2008 | 0849318645 | #175109A | £97.00 Add to basket |
Invertebrates | Go to subject web page |
Petar Beron The first volume of the series "Acarorum Catalogus" is focused on the superfamilies Calyptostomatoidea and Erythraeoidea of the world. More than 750 species are listed .... | 271 pages | - | Pensoft Hbk | 2008 | 9546423084 | #172507A | £93.00 Add to basket |
Mutualistic benefits, dispersal patterns, and ecological applications Gerriet Fokuhl | 118 pages | 30 figures, 24 tables | Gebrder Borntraeger Pbk | 2008 | 3443643213 | #174680A | £43.50 Add to basket |
Biology of a Superorganism Jurgen Tautz With beautiful colour photographs and an easy understandable text, The Buzz about Bees tells the story of honeybees in a new perspective. Based on the latest data, .... | 320 pages | 230 illus in colour | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 3540787275 | #175057A | £22.99 Add to basket |
Notes sur les Callichromatini Asiatiques II Nouveaux genres et espèces de Callichromatini du nord de Borneo E Vives, J Bentanachs and S Chew Kea Foo | 23 pages | 4 colour plates | Magellanes Pbk | 2008 | 2353870228 | #175064A | £5.50 Add to basket |
Catalogo dei Tipi e degli Esemplari Figurati della Collezione Bellardi e Sacco Parte III
Edited by Bruna Merlino In this third catalogue 1321 taxa and over 32000 specimens, including 520 types, have been inventoried. .... | 271 pages | Plates | Torino MRSN Hbk | 2007 | #174657A | £44.00 Add to basket |
Contributions to the Systematics and Ecology of Aquatic Diptera A tribute to Ole A Sather Trond Andersen This book is dedicated to the life work of Professor Ole S~ther. It consists of 35 individual papers by colleagues from around the World produced as a tribute to his 46+ .... | 358 pages | The Caddis Press Hbk | 2007 | 0966798236 | #174368A | £69.99 Add to basket |
An Annotated List DRK Sastry The Indian Seacoast with its differing ecological habitats supports a large diversity of Echinoderms 640 species. With information on 644 species, an attempt has been made to .... | 388 pages | Figs | Zoological Survey Pbk | 2007 | 8181711717 | #172780A | £34.00 Add to basket |
Encyclopedia of Entomology - 4 volume set
Edited by John L Capinera The Encyclopedia of Entomology brings together the expertise of over 450 distinguished entomologists from 40 countries to provide a global overview of insects and their close .... | 4000 pages | 4-volume set, 1300 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 07/2008 | 1402062427 | #175059A | Normally £404.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £323.00 |
Global Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods
ME Whalon, D Mota-Sanchez and RM Hollingsworth Pesticide resistance has had a substantial impact on crop production and has been an important driver of change in modern agriculture, animal production and human health. .... | 576 pages | CABI Hbk | 2008 | 1845933532 | #171596A | £70.00 Add to basket |
Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region: Nymphalidae, Part 3 Subfamily Limenitidinae, Tribe Neptini Edited by GC Bozano | Omnes Artes Pbk | 2008 | #175065A | £35.50 Add to basket |
Donald E Bright and Patrice Bouchard The Insects and Arachnids of Canada Series, Part 25, focuses on a group of Canadian and Alaskan weevils in the subfamily Entiminae. Several species of this broad-nosed weevil .... | 327 pages | Figs, maps, illus | NRC Pbk | 2008 | 0660194007 | #163572A | £28.95 Add to basket |
Microlepidoptera Palaearctica, Volume 13: Symmocidae
L Gozmany | 558 pages | colour plates, b&w plates | Goecke & Evers Antiq. Hbk | 2008 | 3937783342 | #174822A | £398.00 Add to basket |
The Migration of the Monarch Butterfly and Other Wonders of the Butterfly World Ingo Arndt Perhaps the most incredible feat of all is the 2,000 mile migration of the monarch butterfly. Once a year millions of a special long-living generation of Monarchs migrate .... | 192 pages | colour photos | Papadakis Hbk | 2008 | 1901092925 | #174656A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Research on Chrysomelidae, Volume 1
Edited by Pierre Jolivt, Jorge Santiago-Blay and Michael Schmitt There are an estimated 40,000 species of chrysomelids, or leaf beetles, worldwide. These biologically interesting and often colorful organisms, such as the tortoise beetles, .... | 384 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 07/2008 | 9004152040 | #175003A | £148.00 Add to basket |
The History of an Obsession Graham Bell Is ageing inevitable, or can senescence and death be evaded? Large animals and plants always age if they live long enough; even individual cells from their bodies cannot .... | 224 pages | 59 figs | CUP Hbk | 1989 | 0521361419 | #031409A | £55.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 0521056705 | #174889A | £20.99 Add to basket |
Archaeology and Landscape Change Paul Davies The remains of snails in ancient soils and sediments are one of the most important biological indicators of past landscapes, and have attracted study for well over a .... | 208 pages | Oxbow Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1842173170 | #173482A | £46.50 Add to basket |
The Ultimate Predators Stephen Dalton Spiders are the most successful terrestrial predators on earth and we are privileged to share the planet with about 40,000 known species of these remarkable animals. Wherever .... | 208 pages | colour photos | Christopher Helm Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 1408106973 | #174648A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Summer Mortality of Pacific Oyster Crassostrea Gigas The Morest Project Edited by Jean-Francois Samain and Helen McCombie | 400 pages | Quae Pbk | 2008 | 275920054X | #175110A | £83.00 Add to basket |
Palaeontology | Go to subject web page |
Der Urvogel von Solnhofen Peter Wellnhofer Describes in scientific detail the 10 finds of archaopteryx skeletons and one feather at the Solnhofen site, and their importance. .... | 256 pages | 450 colour photos, b&w photos, tables | Pfeil Hbk | 2008 | 3899370767 | #174733A | £72.00 Add to basket |
Large Ecosystem Perturbations: Causes and Consequences
Edited by S Monechi, R Coccioni and M Rampino | 132 pages | Illus, maps | GSA Pbk | 2007 | 0813724244 | #174129A | £46.00 Add to basket |
The Superordinate Pterosaur Evolution as deduced from the Evolution of their Wings
Dietrich Schaller | 16 pages | 10 colour illus | Pfeil Pbk | 2007 | 389937083X | #174737A | £9.50 Add to basket |
Marine & Freshwater Biology | Go to subject web page |
Exploring the Hidden Depths of the Underwater World Paul Rose and Anne Laking The oceans are the single most important feature of our planet. They shape our climate, our culture, our future. Yet we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about .... | 240 pages | colour photographs | BBC Books Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 184607505X | #175056A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Phytoplankton Evolution, Taxonomy and Ecology
Linda K Medlin, Gregory J Doucette and Maria Celia Villac This volume is dedicated to Professor Greta A. Fryxell in recognition of her long and distinguished career in the taxonomy and ecology of phytoplankton, especially the .... | 315 pages | 333 figures, 26 tables | Cramer Pbk | 2008 | 3443510558 | #174620A | £127.00 Add to basket |
Reef Corals and Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Oman
Michel R Claereboudt The first comprehensive photographic guide for the visual identification of scleractinian or true corals in the Sultanate of Oman. Illustrated with more than 850 .... | Historical Association 2006 | 9948032411 | #174973A | £25.99 Add to basket |
Sea Fishes and Invertebrates of the North Sea
Lawson Wood Visitors to the North Sea are astonished at the profusion of marine life that exists in this relatively small, box-shaped sea that is bounded by Britain to the west and the .... | 128 pages | 300 colour images & 60 line drawings | New Holland Pbk | NYP 09/2008 | 1847731252 | #175103A | £10.99 Add to basket |
General Natural History | Go to subject web page |
An Encyclopedia of Darwin's World Patrick H Armstrong Nearly 200 years after his birth in 1809, and nearly 150 years after the publication of his groundbreaking book, "The Origin of Species", Charles Darwin remains a controversial .... | 600 pages | 87 illustrations | Greenwood Press Hbk | 2007 | 0313334927 | #174631A | £85.00 Add to basket |
And other lessons from a life in science James D Watson James D. Watson looks back on his extraordinary and varied career - from its beginnings as a schoolboy in Chicago's South Side to the day he left Harvard almost 50 years later, .... | 240 pages | 20 b&w photos | OUP Hbk | 2007 | 0192802739 | #165708A | £14.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 10/2008 | 0199548188 | #173179A | £9.99 Add to basket |
A Love Story with Feathers Rory McGrath "Bearded Tit" is Rory McGrath's story of life among birds - from a Cornish boyhood wandering gorse-tipped cliffs listening to the song of the yellowhammer with his .... | 352 pages | Ebury Press Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0091922690 | #175082A | £12.99 Add to basket |
Kamla Panyal | 266 pages | Alfa Publications Hbk | 2007 | 8189913603 | #173061A | £27.99 Add to basket |
How the Biotech Revolution is Changing the Way We Fight Disease Frank H Stephenson In the fall of 2005, leading scientists from the National Cancer Institute announced the beginning of the cancer genome atlas project, a large-scale endeavour to map every gene .... | 333 pages | Illustrations | Prometheus Hbk | 2007 | 159102482X | #174984A | £18.99 Add to basket |
Chris Weston Explains how to use digital capture without post-capture enhancement. .... | 176 pages | 250 photos | GMCP Hbk | 2005 | 1861084803 | #152725A | £19.95 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 186108563X | #175090A | £14.99 Add to basket |
Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement Mark Hamilton Lytle Rachel Carson's Silent Spring antagonized some of the most powerful interests in the nation--including the farm block and the agricultural chemical industry--and helped .... | 277 pages | B/w photos | OUP Hbk | 2007 | 0195172469 | #166217A | £13.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2007 | 0195172477 | #175051A | £8.99 Add to basket |
Thorsten Milse Wildlife photographer Thorsten Milse has captured young animals in their natural surroundings: young cheetahs at play in the Serengeti; fluffy little penguins in the .... | 144 pages | colour photos | C J Bucher Verlag Hbk | 2007 | 3765816361 | #169640A | £19.95 Add to basket |
Measurement and Scientific Progress Hasok Chang What is temperature, and how can we measure it correctly? These may seem like simple questions, but the most renowned scientists struggled with them throughout the 18th and .... | 304 pages | OUP Pbk | 2008 | 0195337387 | #174671A | £13.99 Add to basket |
A Sidelong View of Science and Nature David Quammen A revised and expanded edition of Quammen's first book of nonfiction, including the best of his recent work. "Lively writing about science and nature depends less on the .... | 350 pages | Norton Hbk | 2008 | 0393058050 | #174148A | £13.99 Add to basket |
John Parkinson, Herbalist to Charles I Anna Parkinson John Parkinson's beautiful Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris inspired Anna Parkinson from an early age. Who was this man who wrote so engagingly about plants? Was .... | 335 pages | illus | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2007 | 0711227675 | #175075A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Plants and their Application to Ornament
E Grasset and DP Becker This reproduction of Plants and Their Application to Ornament, first published in 1897, presents each of twenty-four different flowering plants in three arts-and-crafts-style .... | 104 pages | Chronicle Books Hbk | 2008 | 0811861457 | #174982A | £22.50 Add to basket |
Extraordinary Encounters with Ordinary Birds Sam Keen In twelve interwoven essays, Sam Keen, the "New York Times" best-selling author of "Fire in the Belly", shares moments of spirituality and insight that he's experienced while .... | 120 pages | Colour illustrations | Chronicle Books Hbk | 2007 | 0811859762 | #174663A | £8.99 Add to basket |
Three Centuries of Natural History Exploration Tony Rice This is a visual record of some of the most significant and beautiful discoveries in the history of natural science explorations. The photographs and artwork span three .... | 335 pages | B/w photos, col illus | Natural History Museum Hbk | NYP 08/2008 | 0565092308 | #174825A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Walking the World's Natural Wonders
John Sparks This book focuses on 40 hikes, treks and walks through the earth's most spectacular natural landscapes. It presents world renowned destinations such as the Grand Canyon and .... | 192 pages | 190 col photos, 40 maps | New Holland Hbk | NYP 09/2008 | 1845377621 | #172007A | £29.99 Add to basket |
Regional & Travel | Go to subject web page |
Tom Schandy and Tom Helgesen 100 Natural Wonders of Norway is the ideal book for everyone who loves Norwegian nature. It contains the most splendid areas of natural scenic beauty, from fjords to .... | 208 pages | Col photos | Forlaget Tom & Tom Hbk | 2007 | 8292916008 | #174828A | £33.99 Add to basket |
Christine Evans and Wolf Marloh This book traces the significance of Bardsey Island, off the coast of the Llyn peninsula, in north-west Wales; written by a renowned poet who knows the island .... | 156 pages | Col photos | Gomer Press Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1843238195 | #174818A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Paul Sterry Ever wanted to know if it's a great tit, or a blue tit, a rabbit or a hare, a cowslip or an oxlip? .... | 484 pages | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 0007263538 | #172278A | £29.99 Add to basket |
Colorado: Wildlife Viewing Guide
M Gray From the sweeping prairies of the eastern plains to the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains, this second edition of the Colorado Wildlife Viewing Guide will lead you to .... | 160 pages | Col photos, maps | Falcon Press Pbk | 2007 | #173683A | £24.99 Add to basket |
The Ecology of Papua, Part One
Andrew J Marshall and Bruce M Beehler Ecology of Papua Part I is a definitive guide to the ecology and natural history of Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea. From the Ecology of Indonesia .... | 749 pages | B&w photos, tables, maps | Periplus Hbk | 2007 | 0794603939 | #174529A | £29.99 Add to basket |
The Ecology of Papua, Part Two
Andrew J Marshall and Bruce M Beehler Ecology of Papua Part II is a definitive guide to the ecology and natural history of Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea. From the Ecology of Indonesia .... | 768 pages | colour photos, diagrams | Periplus Hbk | 2007 | 0794604838 | #174613A | £29.99 Add to basket |
Frommer's National Parks of the American West
Shane Christensen Describes outdoor adventures for everyone, from hiking and horseback riding to sea kayaking and white-water rafting. This book provides opinions on what's worth a .... | 696 pages | Wiley Pbk | 2008 | 0470185643 | #173276A | £14.99 Add to basket |
The Guardian Book of the Countryside
Phil Daoust From the spread of the railways and flight to the cities in the early nineteenth century, through to the floods and global warming on the 21st century, this is a timely .... | 256 pages | b/w plates and line drawings | Guardian Books Hbk | NYP 09/2008 | 0852651090 | #175035A | £12.99 Add to basket |
A Guide to Animals on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act
Adam Grogan and Mick Loates Produced in partnership with RSPCA and Natural England as a compact reference source for people working with wildlife, this fold-out chart features all the animals listed on .... | FSC Unbound | 2008 | #172488A | £3.50 Add to basket |
Jeff Hahn Insects of the North Woods will help you identify more than 300 species of six-legged critters native to Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. The book includes .... | 288 pages | Kollath-Stensaas Publishing Pbk | NYP 07/2008 | 0979200644 | #174966A | £10.99 Add to basket |
Magnificent South Africa is a title which places its main emphasis on the country's wide-ranging landscapes, the extensive natural beauty and the unique cultural .... | 176 pages | colour photos | Struik Hbk | NYP 07/2008 | 1770070184 | #175102A | £17.99 Add to basket |
The Naturalist's Guide to the Atlantic Seashore Beach Ecology from the Gulf of Maine to Cape Hatteras Scott W Shumway From the North Carolina's Outer Banks to Maine's rocky coast, this comprehensive guidebook covers the ecology, wildlife, plants and ocean creatures in full-colour .... | 232 pages | illustrations | Falcon Press Pbk | 2008 | 0762742372 | #174621A | £15.99 Add to basket |
People and Animals of the Luangwa Valley Francois D'elbee and Vic Guhrs Wild Life is a book like no other. Not content with portraying the Luangwa Valley in pictures alone, Francois d'Elbee teamed up with well-known artist and writer Vic Guhrs .... | 264 pages | Photos | The Wildlife Shop Ltd Hbk | | #170650A | £115.00 Add to basket |
Botany & Plant Science | Go to subject web page |
Botanists and Australian Aboriginal People in the Nineteenth Century Philip A Clarke This book explores the impact of indigenous people upon the European discovery of Australian plants, spanning the period from the expansion of world exploration in the .... | 192 pages | 70 colour plates and 30 b&w photos | Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1877058688 | #175071A | £17.30 Add to basket |
Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology
Committee on the National Plant Genome Initiative Life on Earth would be impossible without plants. Humans rely on plants for most clothing, furniture, food, as well as for many pharmaceuticals and other products. Plant .... | 166 pages | National Academies Press Pbk | 2008 | 0309114187 | #174793A | £20.99 Add to basket |
A Field Guide to the Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts of Cultivated Land in Britain and Ireland Ron Porley This book is being produced to highlight the conservation importance of the mosses, liverworts and hornworts that are found on cultivated land. These plants may be tiny and .... | 140 pages | Photos, illus, maps | Wild Guides Pbk | NYP 06/2008 | 1903657210 | #174830A | £17.95 Add to basket |
Ascomycetes of Peninsular India
A Pande The Ascomycetes of Peninsular India is a compilation of descriptions of ascomycetous fungi collected from Peninsular India. The references to such fungi or their original .... | 584 pages | Figs, maps, plates | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2008 | 8172335199 | #174927A | £98.00 Add to basket |
Botanical Medicine and Clinical Practice
Edited by RR Watson and VR Preedy The potential benefits of plants and plant extracts in the treatment and possible prevention of many leading health concerns are becoming more widely recognised within .... | 750 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 09/2008 | 184593413X | #174881A | Normally £175.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £140.00 |
Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession Andrea Wulf One January morning in 1734, cloth merchant Peter Collinson hurried down to the docks at London's Custom House to collect cargo just arrived from John Bartram, his new contact .... | 368 pages | William Heinemann Hbk | 2008 | 0434016128 | #174992A | £18.99 Add to basket |
V A Parthasarathy, Dr B Chempakam and T J Zachariah Spices are high value, export-oriented crops used extensively in food and beverage flavourings, medicines, cosmetics and perfumes. Interest is growing however in the .... | 400 pages | CABI Hbk | 2008 | 1845934059 | #174854A | £95.00 Add to basket |
Coactions and Competition in Higher Plants
Edited by B Polyticka and SS Narwal This book consists of 8 Chapters viz., (i) Basic Principles, (ii) Competition, (iii) Secondary Compounds, (iv) Non-contact coactions, (v) Antagonistic contact coactions, .... | 215 pages | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2007 | 8172334788 | #174926A | £63.00 Add to basket |
Contributions to Lichen Taxonomy and Biogeography Dedicated to Leif Tibell G Thor, A Nordin and I Hedberg This volume is a "Festschrift" in honour of Leif Tibell on the occasion of his 60th birthday on 16 November 2004. Leif has been a member of the staff at the Department of .... | 499 pages | b&w photos, diagrams, tables, maps | Uppsala University Pbk | 2004 | 9155460259 | #174217A | £53.00 Add to basket |
The Country Living Guide to Garden Centres & Nurseries of Britain
Country Living Each page in this book contains a listing of the name, address, telephone number and three specialities of the garden centre or nursery. Many entries provide more detailed .... | 400 pages | Travel Publishing Ltd Pbk | 2007 | 1904434657 | #171762A | £11.99 Add to basket |
Curtis's Botanical Calendar 2009 Kew Celebrating 250 Years 1759-2009 The 2009 calendar, redesigned to celebrate Kew's 250th birthday, presents 11 superb paintings from past issues of Curtis's magazine, including works by Pandora Sellars, .... | colour illus | Kew RBG Calendar | 2008 | #175009A | £6.94 Add to basket |
Discovery of Medicinal Plant Products A Handbook of Laboratory Methods Edited by Y Kumarasamy and S Sarker Natural products are an important source for drug development. Discovery of Medicinal Plant Products outlines in a succinct form the processes of drug discovery from plants .... | 368 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 07/2008 | 1845933885 | #174882A | £75.00 Add to basket |
Traditional Teachings for Sustainable Living Nancy J Turner Renowned ethnobotanist Nancy Turner brings together decades of experience working with First Nations in the Pacific Northwest. In The Earth's Blanket, she explores the wealth .... | 304 pages | Washington UP Pbk | 2007 | 0295987391 | #174977A | £14.99 Add to basket |
A Hemantaranjan This book is an endeavour to make aware the young workers with allied techniques comprising destructive and non-destructive methods for extending relevant research .... | 824 pages | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2007 | 817233480X | #174925A | £113.00 Add to basket |
Flora Fungorom Sinicorum: Myxomycetes I Ceratiomyxales, Echinosteliales, Liceales and Trichiales Li Yu This volume includes 119 species of Ceratiomyxales, Echinosteliales, Liceales and Trichiales, which belongs to 8 families, 19 genera. .... | 238 pages | 98 plates | Science Press Hbk | 2008 | 703018677X | #175028A | £35.50 Add to basket |
Flora Graeca Sibthorpiana, Volume 1 and 2
J Sibthorp, F Bauer, A Strid and B Strid This is, according to the editors, a 'pseudo -facsimile' edition. The original Flora Graeca is in folio format. The plates have been reduced to fit a print area of 16 x 24 .... | 165 pages | colour plates | Gantner Hbk | NYP 08/2008 | 3906166708 | #174823A | £184.00 Add to basket |
Flora Iberica, Volume 18: Cyperaceae - Pontederiaceae
Edited by S Castroviejo, M Luceno et al | 420 pages | line drawings | CSIC Hbk | 2007 | 8400086244 | #153876A | £37.00 Add to basket |
Flora of New Zealand: Lichens - 2 Volume Set Including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi DJ Galloway This revised identification manual comprises two volumes and supersedes the version published in 1985 and includes for the first time a treatment of lichenicolous fungi, .... | 2261 pages | colour plates | Manaaki Whenua Press Hbk | 2008 | 0478093764 | #174607A | £99.00 Add to basket |
Flora of Siberia, Volume 14: Additions and Corrections; Alphabetical Indexes
Edited by LI Malyshev et al Final volume in this series. .... | 210 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2008 | 1578081130 | #103052A | £54.60 Add to basket |
Florula de la Reserva Ecologia Inkaterra
Luis G Valenzuela, Gloria H Calatayud, Jim V Farfan et al In the late 1980s, Dr. Alwyn H. Gentry and Dr. Enrique Forero conceptualized the idea of local floristic inventories that would culminate in the publication of descriptive .... | 448 pages | illus | Missouri BG Pbk | 2007 | 6034504309 | #174731A | £17.99 Add to basket |
A Guide to Britain's Traditional Fruit and Vegetables from Orange Jelly Turnips and Dan's Mistake Gooseberries Christopher Stocks In an era when supermarket conformity rules, it is refreshing to discover that there are still wonderful, traditional varieties of fruit and veg out there waiting to be grown .... | 304 pages | Random House Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1905211805 | #174991A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Handbook of Indian Medicinal Plants
MC Joshi This handbook contains the brief information on medicinal plants mainly used in Indian systems of medicine. Nearly 1000 plant species belonging to 164 families either used as .... | 124 pages | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2007 | 8172334508 | #174932A | £23.50 Add to basket |
Handbook of Phycological Methods, Volume 3 Developmental and Cytological Methods Edited by Elisabeth Gantt Introduction to the study of both the development of algae and the structure of living and fixed cells in microscopic techniques. .... | 425 pages | Illus, figs, tabs | CUP Hbk | 1980 | 0521224667 | #050582A | £90.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 0521056632 | #174888A | £37.99 Add to basket |
Recent Trends and Progress M Daniel, A Arya and VM Raole A comprehensive book on the various trends and the aspects of this recent branch of Botany. Herbal technology encompasses all the myriads of ways of utilizing the .... | 271 pages | Tabs, figs | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2007 | 8172334796 | #174930A | £78.00 Add to basket |
Herbs of Tribal Land Jharkhand, India
MK Jaipuriar This book is an attempt in compiling all such available information based on the critical study of literature to date. .... | 296 pages | Figs, tabs | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2007 | 817233477X | #174853A | £47.00 Add to basket |
Host Plant Catalogue of Aphids
Jaroslav Holman The major part of this catalog consists of host lists of particular aphid species in the Palaearctic region based on published and unpublished data of more than 2,400 authors .... | 1200 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 09/2008 | 1402082851 | #175061A | £384.00 Add to basket |
Linda Chalker-Scott In this introduction to sustainable landscaping practices, Linda Chalker-Scott addresses the most common myths and misconceptions that plague home gardeners and horticultural .... | 224 pages | 36 illustrations | Washington UP Pbk | 2008 | 0295987901 | #174632A | £11.99 Add to basket |
Islamic Gardens and Landscapes
D Fairchild Ruggles Ranging across poetry, court documents, agronomy manuals, and early garden representations, and richly illustrated with pictures and site plans, Islamic Gardens .... | 320 pages | colour photos | Pennsylvania UP Hbk | 2008 | 0812240251 | #174980A | £32.50 Add to basket |
Naveen Malaviya The present book is a textbook on modern topics of Botany. The first chapter of this book is on plasma membrane, wherein, details of transport mechanism is discussed. There .... | 297 pages | Tabs, figs | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2008 | 8172335075 | #174933A | £43.00 Add to basket |
Molecular Biology in Plant Pathogenesis and Disease Management, Vol. 1: Microbial Plant Pathogens
P Narayanasamy Studies on molecular biology of pathogens, infection process and disease resistance, have provided information essentially required to understand the vulnerable stages at .... | 375 pages | Springer Hbk | 2008 | 1402082428 | #174803A | £111.50 Add to basket |
Molecular Biology in Plant Pathogenesis and Disease Management, Vol. 2: Disease Development
P Narayanasamy Studies on the phenomenon of plant pathogenesis (disease development) have been useful to have a deep insight into the interactions between host plant and the pathogen. .... | 374 pages | Springer Hbk | 2008 | 1402082444 | #174804A | £111.50 Add to basket |
Molecular Biology in Plant Pathogenesis and Disease Management, Vol. 3: Disease Management
P Narayanasamy Investigations on various aspects of plant-pathogen interactions have the ultimate aim of providing information that may be useful for the development of effective crop .... | 520 pages | Springer Hbk | 2008 | 1402082460 | #174805A | £142.50 Add to basket |
Y Xu Recent advances in plant genomics and molecular biology have revolutionized our understanding of plant genetics, providing new opportunities for more efficient and .... | 600 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 08/2008 | 1845933923 | #174859A | £95.00 Add to basket |
Comparative Biology and Evolution - Poales Edited by JT Columbus, EA Friar, JM Porter, LM Prince and MG Simpson This volume and its companion, Monocots, Comparative Biology and Evolution, excluding Poales (2006), contain papers presented at the Third International Conference on the .... | 682 pages | illus | Missouri BG Hbk | 2007 | 0960580875 | #166212A | £95.00 Add to basket |
Nordic Lichen Flora Volume 3: Cyanolichens
Edited by Teuvo Ahti et al The third volume of Nordic Lichen flora comprises the cyanolichens, including "the small black ones" which have not been critically surveyed in Scandinavia since 1885. .... | SBT Hbk | 2007 | #175023A | £49.99 Add to basket |
The Fatal Attraction Anne Ronse The history of orchids teems with tales of temptation and passion. This stunning book combines the most luscious and tactile photographs with surprising and informative texts .... | 144 pages | 204 Col | Stichting Kunstboek Hbk | 2008 | 9058562522 | #173686A | £42.50 Add to basket |
Henning S Heide-Jorgensen Parasitic flowering plants are strikingly impressive and beautiful and hold many surprises of both general and scientific interest. Parasites also have great influence .... | 450 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 07/2008 | 9004167501 | #175004A | £87.00 Add to basket |
AT Johnson and HA Smith Reprint of this classic reference, originally published in 1931. The glossary contains well over a thousand entries. .... | 128 pages | - | Old Pond Pbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1905523823 | #175005A | £7.25 Add to basket |
Mothodology, Morphology, Systematics, Biology and Ecology NA Khan The book describes the basic aspects of nematology: Methodology, Morphology, Systematics and Classification, Biology, Physiology and Ecology. It is designed and written in an .... | 320 pages | diagrams | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2008 | 1578085330 | #173066A | £38.60 Add to basket |
RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife
Peter Holden and Geoffrey Abbott This is a brand new title designed as a companion to the best-selling "RSPB Handbook of British Birds". This RSPB-endorsed guide includes sections covering over 200 of the .... | 240 pages | colour photos | Christopher Helm Pbk | NYP 07/2008 | 0713688602 | #174626A | £9.99 Add to basket |
Edited by Anne Mie C Emons and Tijs Ketelaar Root hairs, the tip-growing extensions of root epidermal cells, are a model system for answering many plant cell and developmental biology research questions. This book, .... | 355 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 09/2008 | 3540794042 | #174536A | £105.50 Add to basket |
Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 5 Krautige Zier- und Nutzpflanzen Edited by Eckehart J Jager, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt and Gerd K Muller Covers 3500 species of cultivated plants. .... | 880 pages | line drawings | Spektrum Hbk | 2008 | 3827409187 | #174669A | £30.99 Add to basket |
Tim Newbury No matter what your taste or how tiny your outside space this practical and inspirational book will have a garden for you. With 40 fabulous garden designs to copy - .... | 256 pages | Hamlyn Hbk | 2008 | 0600616495 | #174981A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Success With Acid-Loving Plants
Graham Clarke Many gardens have acid soil. Tell-tale signs will be adjacent gardens, or the wider landscape, containing masses of healthy plants such as rhododendrons, camellias and .... | 160 pages | colour photos | GMCP Pbk | NYP 06/2008 | 1861084943 | #175092A | £12.99 Add to basket |
A New Survey of Urban Trees in England and their Condition and Management Department for Communities and Local Government Urban trees have an important role in sustainable communities, providing numerous aesthetic, social, and health benefits. Their importance within urban 'green spaces' has .... | Dept Comms & Local Govmt Pbk | 2008 | 1851128891 | #174848A | £54.97 Add to basket |
Animal & General Biology | Go to subject web page |
Todd Olson This is the second edition of a volume renowned for its innovative approach to understanding the human body. It features full-color art throughout, using a .... | 475 pages | Line illus, tabs, col figs | CUP Hbk | 2008 | 0521887569 | #174935A | £70.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 0521710057 | #174936A | £39.99 Add to basket |
Extrapolation in Biology and Social Science Daniel Steel The biological and social sciences often generalize causal conclusions from one context or location to others that may differ in some relevant respects, as is illustrated by .... | 254 pages | illustrations | OUP Hbk | 2008 | 0195331443 | #175052A | £34.99 Add to basket |
Gordon Dryden Written for senior undergraduate and graduate students, "Animal Nutrition Science" introduces the fundamental topics of animal nutrition in a treatment that deals with .... | 350 pages | CABI Pbk | NYP 07/2008 | 1845934121 | #174871A | £39.99 Add to basket |
Kevin Fox The barrel cortex contains the somatosensory representation of the whiskers on the face of the rodent and forms an early stage of cortical processing for tactile information. .... | 318 pages | illus | CUP Hbk | 2008 | 052185217X | #174670A | £75.00 Add to basket |
The Ciliated Protozoa Characterization, Classification, and Guide to the Literature
Denis H Lynn The third edition of The Ciliated Protozoa continues the innovative approach of the previous two editions, thoroughly documenting the progress in our understanding of the .... | 510 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 140208238X | #174801A | £123.00 Add to basket |
An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals Ross Piper Animals have existed on Earth for many hundreds of millions of years. In that time they have evolved into a great variety of forms, exploiting nearly every habitat the planet .... | 320 pages | 125 illustrations | Greenwood Press Hbk | 2007 | 0313339228 | #174637A | £47.95 Add to basket |
With Biochemical and Biophysical Foundations Mary Luckey Membrane Structural Biology brings together a physicochemical analysis of the membrane with the latest structural biology on membrane lipids and proteins to offer an exciting .... | 344 pages | 17 tables | CUP Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0521856558 | #175026A | £39.99 Add to basket |
Ales Vancura As membrane trafficking research has expanded over the past thirty years, a remarkable convergence of information has been gained by using genetic approaches in yeast cells .... | 452 pages | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 06/2008 | 1588299252 | #174808A | £59.00 Add to basket |
Principles and Applications of Domestic Animal Behavior
E Price In order to understand and manage animals in their natural or captive environments we must first understand why animals do what they do and recognize limitations in their .... | 300 pages | 150 photos & figs | CABI Pbk | NYP 09/2008 | 1845933982 | #174877A | £34.99 Add to basket |
Methods for Plants and Animals T Doran and C Helliwell The Principles & Protocols Series is designed for upper level undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers, particularly those new to a field. Books in the series .... | 250 pages | CABI Pbk | NYP 06/2008 | 1845934105 | #174873A | £39.95 Add to basket |
The Role of Theory in Advancing 21st Century Biology Catalyzing Transformative Research National Research Council Theory is an integral part of all biological research. Biologists' theoretical and conceptual frameworks inform every step of their research, affecting what experiments .... | 208 pages | National Academies Press Pbk | 2008 | 0309112494 | #174914A | £23.99 Add to basket |
Reconstructing Aboriginality Pauline Wakeham A fascinating study of how taxidermy reinforces racial stereotypes of aboriginality. .... | 280 pages | 20 b/w photos | Minnesota UP Hbk | NYP 06/2008 | 0816650543 | #173438A | £41.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 06/2008 | 0816650551 | #173437A | £13.99 Add to basket |
Transformed Cladistics, Taxonomy and Evolution
NR Scott-Ram This book examines the relationship between classification and evolutionary theory, with reference to the competing schools of taxonomic thinking. Emphasis is placed on one of .... | 238 pages | 29 figures | CUP Hbk | 1990 | 0521340861 | #005857A | £65.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 052105513X | #174743A | £22.99 Add to basket |
Current Therapy Edited by Murray E Fowler and R Eric Miller With expert contributors from around the world sharing their knowledge on 57 new cutting-edge areas of interest, "Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine" continues to provide .... | 512 pages | Tabs, b&w photos | Saunders Hbk | 2008 | 1416040471 | #174614A | £88.99 Add to basket |
Evolutionary Biology | Go to subject web page |
How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think about Our Lives David Sloan Wilson "What is the biological reason for gossip? For laughter? For the creation of art? .... | 390 pages | Delacorte Press Hbk | 2007 | 0385340214 | #171093A | £15.50 Add to basket |
Adrian Thomas and Graham Taylor Recent research in biomechanics is increasingly revealing a set of special cases where universal physical laws constrain the trajectories and, more controversially, even the .... | 240 pages | 60 line illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0198566379 | #172377A | £60.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0198566387 | #172376A | £27.50 Add to basket |
Growth, Maturation, and Body Composition The Fels Longitudinal Study 1929-1991 Alex F Roche This book shows how data collected from more than 1000 participants during the past sixty years have been analyzed to test a wide range of hypotheses, and describes how the .... | 296 pages | Figs | CUP Hbk | 1992 | 0521374499 | #051986A | £60.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 0521055121 | #174885A | £25.99 Add to basket |
An Introduction to Biological Anthropology Clark Spencer Larsen With an unparalleled art program, Our Origins is an accessible, up-to-date text that focuses on anthropology's big questions and the scientific process. A leader in the .... | Norton Pbk | 2008 | 0393977374 | #172860A | £39.99 Add to basket |
Reticulate Evolution and Humans Origins and Ecology Michael L Arnold Reticulate Evolution and Humans is the first book to describe the effect of genetic exchange on the origin and evolution of our own species as well as those species .... | 224 pages | OUP Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 0199539588 | #174361A | £59.95 Add to basket |
Ecology | Go to subject web page |
Allelopathy in Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry
Rensen Zeng, Azim U Mallik and Shiming Luo Simply put, allelopathy refers to an ecological phenomenon of plant-plant interference through release of organic chemicals (allelochemicals) in the environment. These .... | 380 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0387773363 | #174813A | £118.00 Add to basket |
Ecology of Infectious Diseases in Natural Populations
Edited by BT Grenfell and AP Dobson This is a major synthesis of the theory and empirical knowledge about the ecology and epidemiology of infectious diseases in natural, unmanaged, animal and plant populations. .... | 522 pages | Figs | CUP Hbk | 1995 | 0521465028 | #046488A | £70.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 0521055334 | #174886A | £44.99 Add to basket |
Giant Hogweed Management in the United Kingdom
Olaf Booy and Max Wade This manual provides practical guidance for managers of Giant Hogweed and those who wish to prevent the invasion of this species. Key details include identification, survey .... | 72 pages | colour photos, distribution maps, diagrams | RPS Group Plc Pbk | 2007 | 0906269040 | #166946A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Hierarchical Modeling and Inference in Ecology The Analysis of Data from Populations, Metapopulations and Communities J Andrew Royle The hierarchical modelling framework represents a powerful and flexible framework for modelling and inference about ecological processes. It admits an explicit and formal .... | 454 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 08/2008 | 0123740975 | #175011A | £42.99 Add to basket |
Structured Population Models in Biology and Epidemiology
Pierre Magal and Shigui Ruan This book consists of six chapters written by leading researchers in mathematical biology. These chapters present recent and important developments in the study of .... | 344 pages | Springer Pbk | NYP 05/2008 | 3540782729 | #174762A | £38.50 Add to basket |
Tracking Animal Migration with Stable Isotopes
Keith Alan Hobson and LI Wassenaar Many questions in animal biology require the ability to track animal movement by using multi-disciplinary and technological innovations. Over the past decade, intrinsic .... | 182 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0123738679 | #174958A | £45.99 Add to basket |
Habitats & Ecosystems | Go to subject web page |
Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook The National Committee for Soil and Terrain "The Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook" specifies methods, standards and terminology used in soil and land survey investigations related to practical problems of .... | 216 pages | Illus | CSIRO Hbk | NYP 06/2008 | 0643093958 | #174340A | £45.00 Add to basket |
David Ward This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the .... | 304 pages | 135 line and 90 black and white halftone illustrations | OUP Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 0199211469 | #174360A | £60.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 10/2008 | 0199211477 | #174359A | £27.50 Add to basket |
Causes and Consequences of Forest Growth Trends in Europe Results of the Recognition Project Hans-Peter Kahle et al Forest growth in Europe has been increasing during the last decades. The possible causes suggested to explain this have been increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, .... | 262 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | 2008 | 9004167056 | #173469A | £104.00 Add to basket |
Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities
Patrick M Condon A step-by-step guide to more synthetic, holistic, and integrated urban design strategies, "Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities" is a practical manual to .... | 152 pages | illustrations | Island Press Hbk | 2008 | 1597260525 | #174601A | £34.50 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 1597260533 | #174599A | £17.50 Add to basket |
David J Gibson Grasslands, in particular managed pastures and rangelands, are widespread, covering approximately 40% (52 million km2) of the Earth's land surface. They are dominated by .... | 304 pages | illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 019852918X | #172288A | £70.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 10/2008 | 0198529198 | #172287A | £34.95 Add to basket |
Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World (8 Volume Set)
Edited by Susan Woodward Comprises: Introduction to Biomes .... | 1792 pages | Greenwood Press Hbk | NYP 06/2008 | 031333840X | #174652A | Normally £303.60 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £280.00 |
High-Arctic Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing Climate
Hans Meltofte, Torben Christensen, Bo Elberling, Mads Forchhammer et al The book is based on data collected during the past ten years by Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations (ZERO) at Zackenberg Research Station in Northeast Greenland. This .... | 596 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 012373665X | #175014A | £99.95 Add to basket |
An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning Frederick Steiner This second edition of "The Living Landscape" offers Frederick Steiner's design-oriented ecological methods to a new generation of students and professionals. It offers a .... | 394 pages | illustrations | Island Press Pbk | 2008 | 1597263966 | #174596A | £30.95 Add to basket |
I Valiela The oceans represent a vast, complex and poorly understood ecosystem. Marine Ecological Processes is a modern review and synthesis of marine ecology that provides the reader .... | 686 pages | B/w photos, figs, tabs | Springer Hbk | NYP 08/2008 | 0387790683 | #175060A | £47.50 Add to basket |
Marine Nature Conservation Review, Sector 13: Sealochs in west Scotland: Area Summaries
Edited by JNCC The marine biology of the coast of west Scotland, from the Mull of Kintyre to the Point of Ardnamurchan, is described in 24 area summaries in this final publication of the .... | JNCC Pbk | 2008 | #175034A | £55.00 Add to basket |
Modelling and Monitoring of Coastal Marine Processes
Raj C Murthy, PC Sinha and YR Rao Although numerous books have been written on both monitoring and modelling of coastal oceans, there is a practical need for an introductory multi-disciplinary volume to .... | 254 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1402083262 | #174776A | £77.00 Add to basket |
The State of the Nation's Ecosystems Measuring the Lands, Waters, and Living Resources of the United States Economics and the Environment The H John Heinz III Center for Science Revised and updated periodically, "The State of the Nation's Ecosystems" is widely recognized as the US' most comprehensive report on the condition of the lands, waters, .... | 270 pages | Figs, tabs, maps | Island Press Hbk | NYP 07/2008 | 1597264415 | #174594A | £40.95 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 1597264717 | #174597A | £20.50 Add to basket |
Supporting Small Forest Enterprises A cross-sectoral review of best practice Duncan Macqueen This report reviews the growing consensus on best practice in small enterprise support, both within and outside the forest sector. It describes how a framework known as `market .... | 62 pages | IIED Pbk | 2008 | 1843696843 | #174860A | £9.99 Add to basket |
Sustainable Landscape Construction A Guide to Green Building Outdoors J William Thompson and Kim Sorvig Published at the beginning of the twenty-first century, "Sustainable Landscape Construction" took a new approach to what was then a nearly new subject: how to .... | 416 pages | illus | Island Press Hbk | 2008 | 1597261424 | #174602A | £61.50 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 1597261432 | #174604A | £30.95 Add to basket |
Wastewater Treatment, Plant Dynamics and Management in Constructed and Natural Wetlands
Jan Vymazal Wetlands were historically neglected until it was revealed that they could be economically valuable to man. They are one of the most dynamic ecosystems in the world .... | 364 pages | Springer Hbk | 2008 | 1402082347 | #174786A | £114.50 Add to basket |
Conservation & Biodiversity | Go to subject web page |
The Atlas of Endangered Species
Richard Mackay New revised edition of this excellent atlas. .... | 128 pages | 88 pages of colour (photos + colour maps) | Earthscan Pbk | 2005 | 1844072886 | #153494A | £12.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 09/2008 | 1844076288 | #174812A | £12.99 Add to basket |
MS Kumar Biological diversity encompasses all species of animals, plants, micro-organisms, ecosystem and ecological processes of which they are part. Biodiversity provides the .... | 244 pages | Illus, maps | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2008 | 8172334893 | #174922A | £43.00 Add to basket |
Biodiversity of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve Rajasthan
V Singh The present book on the Biodiversity of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve deals with 539 species of higher plants and 361 species of animals (vertebrates). Besides geographical .... | 415 pages | Illus, maps | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2007 | 8172334923 | #174923A | £144.00 Add to basket |
Biodiversity, Conservation and Systematics
Prithipal Singh In this volume, emphasis has been laid on the simplest Prokaryotic organisms, the diverse algae, the adaptive strategies of bryophytes and the diversity in Pteridophytes. .... | 282 pages | Illus, maps | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2007 | 8172334648 | #174921A | £58.50 Add to basket |
Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes
Joshua Millspaugh and Frank Thompson A single-resource volume of information on the most current and effective techniques of wildlife modeling, Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes .... | 608 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 0123736315 | #175068A | £46.99 Add to basket |
Science and Conservation in African Forests The Benefits of Longterm Research Richard Wrangham and Elizabeth Ross Forests need apes as much as the apes need the forests. They are the gardeners of the forest - keystone species in the ecology of African and Southeast Asian forests, .... | 262 pages | b&w illus, tables | CUP Hbk | NYP 08/2008 | 0521896010 | #175077A | £65.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 08/2008 | 0521720583 | #175076A | £27.99 Add to basket |
A Tax Guide to Conservation Easements
C Timothy Lindstrom Voluntary land conservation, resulting from increasingly alluring tax benefits, has significantly changed the face of land use in the United States and promises to have an .... | 248 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2008 | 1597263877 | #174587A | £47.95 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 1597263885 | #174586A | £23.95 Add to basket |
Social Science Concepts for Exploring Human-Wildlife Relationships and Conservation Issues Michael J Manfredo Who Cares About Wildlife? integrates social science theory in order to provide a conceptual structure for understanding and studying human interaction with wildlife. A .... | 186 pages | Springer Pbk | NYP 07/2008 | 0387770380 | #175062A | £32.50 Add to basket |
Environmental Science | Go to subject web page |
Applications of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry
Weiner R Addressing key issues related to the field, "Applications of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry: A Practical Guide" provides the essential background for understanding and .... | 456 pages | 68 b/w illustrations, 48 black & white tables | CRC Press Hbk | 2008 | 0849390664 | #174895A | £52.99 Add to basket |
Assessment of the Performance of Engineered Waste Containment Barriers
National Research Council President Carter's 1980 declaration of a state of emergency at Love Canal, New York, recognized that residents' health had been affected by nearby chemical waste sites. The .... | 134 pages | illustrations | National Academies Press Pbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0309108098 | #174915A | £23.99 Add to basket |
Climate Change and Technological Options Basic Facts, Evaluation and Practical Solutions
Konrad Soyez and Hartmut Grabl An up-to-date text on climate change focussing on technical solutions for the most important and climate relevant industrial activities is presented. It is intended for .... | 260 pages | Illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 3211782028 | #174782A | £77.00 Add to basket |
Henk A Dijkstra This textbook provides a mathematical introduction to the theory of large-scale ocean circulation and is accessible for readers with an elementary knowledge of mathematics .... | 438 pages | 75 illus. | Springer Hbk | 2008 | 3540763759 | #174768A | £61.50 Add to basket |
Economics and Management of Climate Change Risks, Mitigation and Adaptation Bernd Hansjurgens and Ralf Antes Climate change is one of the biggest challenges for mankind. Although there is increasing evidence that climate change is already occurring, there is neither .... | 325 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0387773525 | #174816A | £70.50 Add to basket |
Fluid Mechanics of Environmental Interfaces
Carlo Gualtieri and Dragutin T Mihailovic An environmental interface is defined as a surface between two abiotic or biotic systems, in relative motion and exchanging mass, heat and momentum through biophysical .... | 348 pages | 20 b/w illus, 60 colour illus | Taylor & Francis Hbk | 2008 | 0415446694 | #174894A | £89.00 Add to basket |
The Geographies of Garbage Governance Interventions, Interactions and Outcomes Anna R Davies Previously perceived as a local, technical issue for governments, waste management is now also a global, socio-political process involving complex patterns of multi-level .... | 200 pages | 10 tables, 10 figures and 3 maps | Ashgate Hbk | 2008 | 0754644332 | #175066A | £55.00 Add to basket |
W Cooper, A Saulter and P Hodhetts A good understanding of metocean (meteorological and oceanographic) data is fundamental to the success of all marine renewable projects as this information will serve to .... | 130 pages | 30 illustrations | CIRIA Pbk | 2008 | 0860176665 | #175025A | £60.00 Add to basket |
Jack Williams and Stephen P Leatherman Hurricanes are some of the deadliest and most destructive storms on earth. It is the combination of their immense size and strength that captures the attention of people .... | 72 pages | colour photographs | Colin Baxter Pbk | NYP 07/2008 | 1841074055 | #175072A | £7.95 Add to basket |
International Business and Global Climate Change
Ans Kolk and Jonatan Pinkse This text is a primer on international business and global climate change, introducing the topic and examining in depth all business aspects in relation to recent .... | 224 pages | 30 b/w tables, 25 b\w line drawings | Routledge Hbk | NYP 06/2008 | 0415415527 | #174892A | £80.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 06/2008 | 0415415535 | #174893A | £24.99 Add to basket |
The Little Book of Environmental Principles
Patrick Hook Contains over 150 principles, theories and rules that explain the latest thinking about our environment. In a handy alphabetical compendium it covers everything from greenhouse .... | 224 pages | 50 b/w diagrams | New Holland Pbk | NYP 10/2008 | 1847730671 | #171989A | £7.99 Add to basket |
Nematodes as Environmental Indicators
Edited by M Wilson and T Khakouli-Duarte Nematodes are the most wide spread multicellular animals in Nature and analysis of nematodes in terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments as well as their role and .... | 558 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1845933850 | #174878A | £85.00 Add to basket |
Storm Dunlop This is an authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of almost 2000 weather, forecasting, and climate terms, with illustrative examples of specific events and .... | 304 pages | B\w photos, figs, tabs, maps | OUP Pbk | NYP 08/2008 | 0199541442 | #175040A | £9.99 Add to basket |
Sustainable Development and the Limitation of Growth Mankind's Greatest Challenge Victor Danilov-Danil'yan, K.S Losev and Igor E Reyf This unique work addresses the most urgent and critical dilemmas of our civilization: humanity's real place in the natural environment and the gravity of the ecological .... | 210 pages | Illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 3540752498 | #174275A | £77.00 Add to basket |
Physical Sciences | Go to subject web page |
Agnes Mary Clerke and the Rise of Astrophysics
Mary Bruck Born in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century, Agnes Mary Clerke achieved fame as the author of A History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century. Through her .... | 285 pages | 23 half-tones | CUP Pbk | 2008 | 0521055792 | #174845A | £17.99 Add to basket |
The Army and America's First Satellite Irene Willhite Using documents from the collections at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, this compilation presents the course of action taken by the U.S. government in the race to .... | 248 pages | illus | Apogee Books Pbk | NYP 07/2008 | 1894959752 | #174839A | £17.95 Add to basket |
Dictionary of Gems and Gemology
Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai The rapid growth of gemological sciences and mineralogy requires a comprehensive dictionary for gemologists, mineralogists, geologists, jewel dealers, industry, and .... | 900 pages | 1500 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 09/2008 | 3540727957 | #168736A | £222.50 Add to basket |
Earth Science and Applications from Space National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond National Research Council Natural and human-induced changes in Earth's interior, land surface, biosphere, atmosphere, and oceans affect all aspects of life. Understanding these changes requires .... | 456 pages | illustrations | National Academies Press Pbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0309103878 | #174916A | £23.99 Add to basket |
Formation, Dynamics and Environmental Change - a Sediment-Analytical Approach H Besler "The Great Sand Sea in Egypt" presents the history of one of the large sand seas in the Sahara, beginning with the sand supply by fluvial transport from partly distant areas .... | 266 pages | Elsevier Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0444529411 | #174953A | £83.00 Add to basket |
Historical Eclipses and Earth's Rotation
F Richard Stephenson This book is intended for geophysicists, astronomers (especially those with an interest in history), historians and orientalists. The culmination of many years of research, it .... | 576 pages | illus | CUP Pbk | 2008 | 0521056330 | #174846A | £31.99 Add to basket |
Inverse Theory for Petroleum Reservoir Characterization and History Matching
Dean Oliver, Albert K Reynolds and Ning Liu This book is a guide to the use of inverse theory for estimation and conditional simulation of flow and transport parameters in porous media. It describes the theory and .... | 352 pages | 168 line diagrams, 132 half-tones, 300 figures | CUP Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 052188151X | #174934A | £70.00 Add to basket |
Links Between Geological Processes, Microbial Activities and Evolution of Life Microbes and Geology Yildirim Dilek, Harald Furnes and Karlis Muehlenbachs Microbial activities influence water-rock interaction processes and chemical transport between the major geochemical reservoirs and the formation/transformation of minerals .... | 350 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 140208305X | #174774A | £100.00 Add to basket |
A Natural History of the Solar System Richard Corfield Lives of the Planets describes a scientific field in the midst of a revolution. Planetary science has mainly been a descriptive science, but it is becoming increasingly .... | 268 pages | Colour plates | Basic Books Hbk | 2007 | 0465014038 | #171059A | £15.99 Add to basket |
Nucleosynthesis and Chemical Evolution of Galaxies
B E J Pagel The distribution of elements in the cosmos is the result of many processes in the history of the Universe. It provides us with a powerful tool to study the Big Bang, the .... | 378 pages | Figs, tabs | CUP Hbk | 2008 | 0521840309 | #173295A | £39.99 Add to basket |
Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions
George H Davis Relates the physical and geometric elegance of geologic structures within the Earth's crust and the ways in which these structures reflect the nature and origin of crystal .... | 636 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 0471152315 | #150678A | £75.50 Add to basket |
Sumatra - Andaman Earthquake and Tsunami 26 December 2004
Edited by Sujit Dasgupta Report of the findings of the Geological Survey of India following the devastating Earthquake and Tsunami in December 2004. .... | 240 pages | colour photos, tables, diagrams | Geological Society Pbk | 2007 | #174962A | £27.50 Add to basket |
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Adapt and Thrive: The Sustainable Revolution
Peter J McManners Radical green business book, which argues that we need to move beyond the short-term benefits of globalisation to build strong communities "living as integral components of .... | 273 pages | Susta Press Hbk | 2008 | 0955736900 | #171766A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Contemporary Issues in Environmental Law and Policy
John McEldowney and Sharron McEldowney Contemporary Issues in Environmental Law and Policy is a major new interdisciplinary study in environmental law, providing a point of reference for the analysis of key .... | 416 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2008 | 184376007X | #171487A | £79.95 Add to basket |
Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation, Volume 5 International and Comparative Perspectives Nathalie Chalifour, Janet Milne, Hope Ashiabor, Kurt Deketelaere et al Volume V in the Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation series is an interdisciplinary selection of papers on economic instruments written by international experts from in the .... | 1044 pages | OUP Hbk | 2008 | 019954218X | #175045A | £165.00 Add to basket |
Data Requirements for Integrated Urban Water Management
Tim Fletcher, Ana Deletic and Tim D Fletcher Integrated urban water management relies on data allowing us to analyse, understand and predict the behaviour of the individual water cycle components and their interactions. .... | 372 pages | Taylor & Francis Hbk | 2007 | 0415453445 | #174909A | £65.90 Add to basket Pbk | 2007 | 0415453453 | #174910A | £32.95 Add to basket |
Disease Management in Arid Land Crops
S Lodha, R Mawar and BS Rathore Like other agro climatic zones of India, crops in arid region also suffer enormously due to vagaries of plant diseases. Certain agro-climatic conditions favor occurrence and .... | 427 pages | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2008 | 8172335172 | #174928A | £86.00 Add to basket |
Drinking Water Sector in Ghana Drivers for Performance Kwabena Biritwum Nyarko Political interference adversely affects the drinking water sector in both urban and small town supply. This thesis discusses the role of policy, and the legal and .... | 243 pages | Taylor & Francis Pbk | 2007 | 0415453666 | #174905A | £38.99 Add to basket |
Earth Matters (Made With Care)
David de Rothschild Discover all about our incredible world and how to look after it. Introduce your child to our planet in all its glory with inspiring forward by eco .... | 256 pages | Dorling Kindersley Hbk | 2008 | 1405318880 | #174689A | £17.99 Add to basket |
Economics of Poverty, Environment and Natural-Resource Use
Edited by Rob B Dellink and Arjan Ruijs Reduction of poverty is a tremendous and persistent challenge for the global community. Given that the livelihood of millions is at stake, there is an urgent need to reconsider .... | 212 pages | Springer Hbk | 2008 | 1402083025 | #174794A | £61.50 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 1402083033 | #174815A | £38.50 Add to basket |
The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
Edited by G Bianchi and HR Skjoldal The ecosystem approach to fisheries management is high on national, regional and international agendas for sustainable fisheries management. Implementing the Ecosystem .... | 400 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 08/2008 | 1845934148 | #174876A | £85.00 Add to basket |
Environmental Construction Handbook
Mike McEvoy and Anne Dye "Environmental Construction Handbook" is an illustrated analysis of the various specific sustainability challenges presented by different building types. Based on rigorous .... | 288 pages | RIBA Pbk | 2008 | 1859461638 | #174654A | £39.00 Add to basket |
Environmental Impacts of Pasture-based Farming
Edited by R McDowell Focusing on the different types of pastoral farming and their impact on the environment, Environmental Impacts of Pasture-based Farming takes a broad view of the subject, whose .... | 230 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 07/2008 | 1845934113 | #174861A | £75.00 Add to basket |
Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects
National Research Council The generation of electricity by wind energy has the potential to reduce environmental impacts caused by the use of fossil fuels. Although the use of wind energy to generate .... | 394 pages | National Academies Press Pbk | 2008 | 0309108349 | #174917A | £35.99 Add to basket |
D A Andow, A Hilbeck and Tuat N Van Within Vietnam, the environmental risks of transgenic plants, managing transgenic products safely, and building modern labs to assess their safety has received increased .... | 384 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 08/2008 | 1845933907 | #174863A | £85.00 Add to basket |
People and Salmon in Southeast Alaska David F Arnold In "The Fishermen's Frontier", David Arnold examines the economic, social, cultural, and political context in which salmon have been harvested in southeast Alaska over the past .... | 296 pages | Illus, map, charts | Washington UP Hbk | NYP 07/2008 | 029598788X | #174633A | £18.99 Add to basket |
Fishers' Knowledge in Fisheries Science and Management
Edited by Nigel Haggan Drawing on a number of case studies from around the world, this publication considers how the local knowledge and practices of indigenous fishing communities are being used .... | 440 pages | UNESCO Pbk | 2007 | 9231040294 | #174772A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers The Politics of Environmental Knowledge in Northern Thailand Tim Forsyth, Andrew Walker and K Sivaramakrishnan In this far-reaching examination of environmental problems and politics in northern Thailand, Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker analyze deforestation, water supply, soil .... | 304 pages | 25 illustrations | Washington UP Hbk | 2008 | 0295987928 | #174634A | £38.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 0295988223 | #174635A | £13.99 Add to basket |
Small Steps and Giant Leaps to Green Living with Style Anna Shepard Ever wondered how you can be green with glamour? Or how to make the very best of life and feel virtuous too? .... | 304 pages | Eden Project Books Hbk | NYP 06/2008 | 1905811209 | #175085A | £14.99 Add to basket |
Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems
Thomas Gitau, Margaret W Gitau and David Waltner-Toews Drawing on management theory and practice, this work demonstrates the link between human health and agroecosystem sustainability. Written by a scholar from Kenya, the text .... | 320 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 07/2008 | 1420072773 | #171797A | £52.99 Add to basket |
Domestic Threats and Opportunities Edited by Navelina I Pachova, Mikiyasu Nakayama and Libor Jansky Water is essential for all aspects of life. Managing water is a challenging task, particularly in shared water basins that host more than half of the world's population. .... | 308 pages | UNU Press Pbk | NYP 07/2008 | 9280811509 | #172365A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Introduction to Crops of India
N Das The book covers nearly 550 crops, in 12 chapters where 4 chapters with field crops under (i) cereals, (ii) pulses, (iii) oil-seeds, (iv) fibres, (v) .... | 334 pages | Scientific (India) Hbk | 2007 | 8172334605 | #174924A | £35.00 Add to basket |
Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts Marc J Epstein The tide is turning. In recent years, corporations of all sizes and orientations have become more sensitive to social issues and stakeholder concerns. They are striving to .... | 284 pages | figures and tables | Greenleaf Hbk | 2008 | 1906093059 | #174849A | £17.50 Add to basket |
A Manual of Nature Conservation Law
Edited by Michael Fry This Manual is an indispensable resource for anyone involved in wildlife legislation including lawyers, ecologists, planners, architects, landscape architects and wildlife .... | 650 pages | NCWG Publishing Ltd Pbk | 2008 | 0955608309 | #174582A | £132.00 Add to basket |
OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030
How will economic and social developments drive environmental change to 2030? What policies are needed to address the main environmental challenges? How can OECD and .... | 461 pages | OECD Pbk | 2008 | 926404048X | #174320A | £64.00 Add to basket |
Edited by Aldo Chircop, Scott Coffen-Smout and Moira McConnell Devoted to assessing the state of ocean and coastal governance, knowledge, and management, the Ocean Yearbook provides information in one convenient resource. As in .... | 1020 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | 2007 | 9004157557 | #174630A | £107.00 Add to basket |
Edited by Aldo Chircop, Scott Coffen-Smout and Moira McConnell Devoted to assessing the state of ocean and coastal governance, knowledge, and management, the Ocean Yearbook provides information in one convenient resource. As in .... | 986 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 06/2008 | 9004166769 | #174628A | £124.00 Add to basket |
The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law
Edited by Daniel Bodansky, Jutta Brunnee and Ellen Hey The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law takes stock of the major developments in international environmental law, while exploring the field's core .... | 1112 pages | OUP Pbk | NYP 07/2008 | 0199552150 | #175046A | £39.95 Add to basket |
Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potential
S Wani, J Rockstorm and T Oweis This book is based on research undertaken by a team of leading scientists from 10 global organizations. Chapters consider the potential of rainfed agriculture on the basis of .... | 352 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 07/2008 | 1845933893 | #174879A | £85.00 Add to basket |
Resiliency of Gadid Stocks to Fishing and Climate Change
Edited by GH Kruse, K Drinkwater, JS Link et al The peer reviewed articles in this book shed light on the intertwined effects of climate change and fishing pressure on the biggest fisheries in the Northern Hemisphere. Papers .... | Alaska Sea Grant Prog Hbk | 2008 | 1566121264 | #174544A | £39.00 Add to basket |
Steering Sustainability in an Urbanising World Policy, Practice and Performance Anitra Nelson Sustainability has become the key challenge for urban planners, housing and infrastructure policy makers. Citizens are increasingly encouraged to live more .... | 250 pages | illustrations | Ashgate Hbk | 2008 | 0754671461 | #174864A | £55.00 Add to basket |
The Market Beating Strategy for the 21st Century Cary Krosinsky, Nick Robins and Steven D Lydenberg With climate change and the imperative of sustainability transforming the world's capital markets, concerned investors need to know how best to position themselves for .... | 224 pages | figures, tables, index | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 09/2008 | 1844075486 | #174817A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Water Management Reforms and Indigenous Spate Irrigation Systems in Eritrea Abraham Mehari Haile Presents an in-depth assessment of the century-old Wadi Laba indigenous spate irrigation system in Eritrea. This system has relied on earthern and brushwood structures and .... | 212 pages | Taylor & Francis Pbk | 2007 | 0415439477 | #174904A | £38.99 Add to basket |
Edited by R Whitehead The UK Pesticide Guide is the authoritative source of information on pesticides and adjuvants for UK agriculture, horticulture, forestry and amenity use. The Guide is .... | 600 pages | CABI Pbk | 2008 | 1845934164 | #174865A | £45.50 Add to basket |
Urban Water Cycle Processes and Interactions
Jiri Marsalek, Bernard Chocat, Joel Goldenfum, Mohammad Karamouz and Malmqu Effective management of urban water should be based on a scientific understanding of the impact of human activity on both the urban hydrological cycle - including its processes .... | 152 pages | Taylor & Francis Hbk | 2007 | 0415453461 | #174907A | £39.95 Add to basket Pbk | 2007 | 041545347X | #174908A | £19.95 Add to basket |
Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture Confronting the Livelihood and Environmental Realities C A Scott, N I Faruqui and L Raschid-Sally This volume addresses the use of urban wastewater in agriculture, a centuries old practice that is receiving renewed attention with the increasing scarcity of fresh water .... | 208 pages | CABI Pbk | 2008 | 1845934512 | #174880A | £29.95 Add to basket |
Guidelines for Abstraction Stephen W Hussey Sand rivers can be found in arid and semi-arid areas of the world where water is in short supply. Despite their dry appearance, useable quantities of water often reside in .... | 212 pages | WEDC Pbk | 2007 | 1843801264 | #174920A | £46.00 Add to basket |
Water War in the Klamath Basin Macho Law, Combat Biology, and Dirty Politics Holly D Doremus and A Dan Tarlock In the drought summer of 2001, a simmering conflict between agricultural and environmental interests in southern Oregon's Upper Klamath Basin turned into a guerrilla .... | 288 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2008 | 1597263931 | #174584A | £40.95 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 159726394X | #174583A | £20.50 Add to basket |
From Reconstruction to Development to Equity K Marshall The World Bank is one of the most important and least understood major international institutions. This book provides a concise, accessible and comprehensive overview of the .... | 191 pages | Routledge Hbk | 2008 | 0415381282 | #174891A | £65.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 0415381320 | #174890A | £14.99 Add to basket |
World Sustainable Development Outlook 2007 Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century Edited by Allam Ahmed The "World Sustainable Development Outlook" series has been developed to provide an overview of sustainable development, to discuss why it is important and to provoke .... | 480 pages | Illustrations | Greenleaf Hbk | 2007 | 1906093024 | #174850A | £65.00 Add to basket |
The Yearbook of European Environmental Law, Volume 8
Thijs FM Etty and Han Somsen The Yearbook of European Environmental Law is a joint venture between leading academics, practitioners, and Community officials. Academics and students will find a wealth of .... | 500 pages | OUP Hbk | NYP 08/2008 | 019954526X | #175049A | £135.00 Add to basket |
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Advances in Digital Terrain Analysis
Qiming Zhou, Brian Lees and Guo-An Tang Terrain analysis has been an active study field for years and attracted research studies from geographers, surveyors, engineers and computer scientists. With the rapid growth of .... | 476 pages | 183 illus. | Springer Hbk | 2008 | 3540777997 | #174778A | £100.00 Add to basket |
Fourier Descriptors and their Applications in Biology
Edited by Pete E Lestrel The purpose of this book is to introduce Fourier descriptors as a method for measuring the shape of whole or parts of organisms. Fourier descriptors refer to the utilization .... | 466 pages | 8 b/w photos, 151 line illus, 29 tabs | CUP Hbk | 1997 | 0521452015 | #061289A | £90.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 0521055733 | #174887A | £42.99 Add to basket |
A Beginner's Guide Peter Judd and Simon Brown Written for Dalesman by GPS Training, this 48 page full colour book provides you with all the information and advice you will need to get the most from your Garmin GPS. It .... | 48 pages | 50 colour photos & diagrams | P3 Publications Pbk | 2007 | 0954773942 | #174678A | £9.99 Add to basket |
Julien Claude Quantifying shape and size variation is essential in evolutionary biology and in many other disciplines. Since the "morphometric revolution of the 90s," an increasing number .... | 328 pages | Springer Pbk | NYP 08/2008 | 038777789X | #175058A | £33.99 Add to basket |
Oxford Dictionary of Statistics
Graham Upton and Ian Cook This wide-ranging, jargon-free dictionary contains over 2,000 entries on all aspects of statistics, including terms used in computing, mathematics, and probability. It also .... | 496 pages | - | OUP Pbk | NYP 08/2008 | 0199541450 | #175055A | £10.99 Add to basket |
Computers, Change, and Continuity in Science Christine Hine This book offers an exploration of the use of information and communication technologies by biologists working in systematics (taxonomy) and the dynamics of change and .... | 320 pages | 12 illustrations | MIT Press Hbk | 2008 | 026208371X | #175108A | £22.95 Add to basket |
Understanding Dynamics of Geographic Domains
May Yuan and Kathleen S Hornsby A collection of peer-reviewed articles, this multidisciplinary book combines coverage of topics such as GIS, computer science, image processing, and information and data .... | 264 pages | B/w illus | CRC Press Hbk | 2008 | 1420060341 | #174896A | £52.99 Add to basket |
Urban and Regional Data Management Urban Data Management Society Symposium 2007, Stuttgart, Germany, 10-12 October 2007 Massimo Rumor, Volker Coors, Elfriede M Fendel and Sisi Zlatanova Spatial technologies like GIS, CAD, and spatial DBMS have proved their applicability and usability in almost every sector of urban development. Urban Planning Systems, Public .... | 536 pages | Taylor & Francis Hbk | 2008 | 0415440599 | #174897A | £99.00 Add to basket |
Reference | Go to subject web page |
Now in its 140th edition, the book has been completely revised and updated, using the most authoritative sources available. The .... | 1376 pages | A & C Black Hbk | NYP 10/2008 | 1408104229 | #175037A | £44.99 Add to basket |