Bats in Captivity, Volume 3

Diet and Feeding - Environment and Housing

Edited by Susan M Barnard

A comprehensive work intended for anyone maintaining captive bats. "Bats in Captivity" is the only multi-volume series of its kind, detailing the captive care of bats ....

Bats in Captivity, Volume 4

Legislation and Public Education

Edited by Susan M Barnard

A comprehensive work intended for anyone maintaining captive bats, "Bats in Captivity" is the only multi-volume series of its kind, detailing the captive care of bats ....

Bats of Texas

Loren K Ammerman, Christine L Hice and David J Schmidly

With all new illustrations, colour photographs, revised species accounts, updated maps, and a sturdy flexible binding, this new edition of the authoritative guide to bats in ....

Encyclopedie des Carnivores de France, Part 8: La Loutre d'Europe

Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rachel Kuhn and Hélène Jacques

A monograph on the otter in Europe, covering distribution; systematics and evolution; morphology, anatomy, and physiology; diet; habitats, territoriality, and social ....

The European Red Squirrel

Stefan Bosch and Stephan WW Lurz

This is an English translation of the German monograph. ....

Evolution of the House Mouse

Edited by Milos Macholan, Stuart JE Baird, Pavel Munclinger and Jaroslav Pialek

The house mouse is the source of almost all genetic variation in laboratory mice; its genome was sequenced before that of humans and it has become the model for mammalian ....

Feline Behaviour and Welfare

Andrew F Fraser

Cats are one of the most popular pets around, but they are also wild animals. This book, focusing on behaviour and well-being, looks at the feline genus as a whole and how our ....

The Hazel Dormouse

Rimvydas Juskaitis and Sven Büchner

This is an English translation of the German monograph. ....

Horse Senses

Susan McBane

Horses perceive the world differently from humans because their senses developed differently through evolution to cope with different ways of living and surviving. ....

The Lives of Wolves, Coyotes and Foxes

Stan Tekiela

Experience the mystic beauty of wolves and their cousins, coyotes and foxes. This gorgeous book is a celebration of wildlife, paying tribute to these majestic mammals. ....

The Lone Wolverine

Tracking Michigan's Most Elusive Animal

Elizabeth Philips Shaw and Jeff Ford

It began in late winter of 2004. Almost 100 years had passed since the last spotting of a wild wolverine in Michigan when coyote hunters caught a glimpse of one of the animals ....

Ornata: Il Camoscio Piu' Bello del Mondo

Ornata: The most beautiful chamois of the world

Bruno D'Amicis

"The most beautiful chamois of the world"; This is the uncompromising way in which the Apennine chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata is described. A distinct subspecies that ....

Otters

Paul Chanin

The otter is one of Britain's best loved mammals. This book describes the otter's solitary lifestyle and interaction with other otters; its range of sounds; its methods ....

Personality and Temperament in Nonhuman Primates

Edited by Alexander Weiss, James E King and Lindsay Murray

The result of a symposium hosted by the American Society of Primatologists, this volume attests to the huge strides made in recent decades by researchers studying primates and ....

Seal Secrets:

Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Sue Sayer

Cornwall's most iconic marine mammal, the grey seal is also its most reliable and frequently spotted, despite being one of the rarest seal species in the world. Cornish ....

The State of Britain's Mammals 2011

David Macdonald and Dawn Burnham

In 2001, the People's Trust for Endangered Spieces (PTES) began to focus particular attention on conserving wild mammals and their habitats throughout the British Isles by ....

Walking with the Great Apes

Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas

Sy Montgomery

Reprint of the now out-of-print first edition without changes. ....

Wolf

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 ....

American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America

The Complete Photographic Guide to Every Species

Edited by Francois Vuilleumier

&b;Please note, the contents of this book have also been published in two separate volumes, "American Museum of ....

American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America

Western Region

Edited by Francois Vuilleumier

&b;Please note: this is a partial republication of "American Museum of Natural ....

American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America

Eastern Region

Edited by Francois Vuilleumier

&b;Please note: this is a partial republication of "American Museum of Natural ....

Backyard Birding

A Guide to Attracting and Identifying Birds

Randi Minetor and Nic Minetor

"Backyard Birding" provides clearly stated and illustrated information to maximize your home and neighborhood birding experiences and to help your bring a wider variety of ....

Binocular Vision

The Politics of Representation in Birdwatching Field Guides

Spencer Schaffner

From meadows to marshlands, seashores to suburbs, field guides help us identify many of the things we find outdoors: plants, insects, mammals, birds. In these texts, nature is ....

Bird Habitats in Ireland

Edited by Richard Nairn and John O'Halloran

Much progress has been made in the recent past in the study of Ireland's birds and their habitats. Ireland's bird life is different from that of Europe and the neighbouring ....

Birding Australia (Australian Edition)

Lloyd Nielsen

Updated annually, "Birding Australia" is a directory offering the most comprehensive and up-to-date snapshot of birds and birding services across Australia. Good birding areas, ....

Birding Australia (International Edition)

A Directory For Birders

Lloyd Nielsen

Updated annually, "Birding Australia" is a directory offering the most comprehensive and up-to-date snapshot of birds and birding services across Australia. Good birding areas, ....

A Birding Guide to Reno and Beyond

Lahontan Audubon Society

"A Birding Guide to Reno and Beyond", first published in 2000, has been completely revised and reedited in a new Second Edition, including new features: ....

Birding Journal

Through the Seasons

Vanessa Sorensen

This is the perfect birding companion. Enjoy a variety of options for recording your favorite birding moments. Note which birds you see, and when and where you saw them; ....

Birds of FRIM

Teresa Ong

"Birds of FRIM" is the first book relating to the bird fauna found at the grounds. This book has 50 species of birds described and illustrated with photographs as well as a ....

Birds of Katanga

Michel Louette and Michel Hasson

Part of the museum's 'Studies in Afrotropical Zoology' series, this is the first illustrated book on the birds of Katanga. The status of the 693 species with confirmed ....

The Birdwatcher's Record Book

John Hills

Beautifully illustrated with colour paintings throughout, this record book has been carefully designed to help birdwatchers accurately record their observations. The double ....

A Birdwatching Guide to Brandenburg and Berlin

Roger White

This guide details 110 sites in and around Berlin with detailed information on access, habitat and species. It contains colour maps and photographs throughout, and a calendar ....

Birdwatching With Your Eyes Closed

An Introduction to Birdsong

Simon Barnes

Learning birdsong is not just a way to become a better bird-spotter. It is tuning in: a way of hearing the soundtrack of the planet earth... Why do birds sing? What are they ....

Birdwatching in Northern Greece

A Site Guide

Steve Mills

This book contains up-to-date information on all major birdwatching sites in Northern Greece. The entry for each site includes detailed directions, updated maps, GPS data, ....

Fighting for Birds

25 years in nature conservation

Mark Avery

With a foreword by Chris Packham. ....

Finding Birds in The Gambia

Dave Gosney

This installment in Dave Gosney's series describes some 30 of the best birding sites throughout The Gambia. ....

Finding Birds in The Gambia - DVD

Dave Gosney

This 92-minute DVD covers 168 species at 30 sites throughout The Gambia including the famous sites a Abuko, Kotu, Tendaba, and Brufut, as well as less familiar places like ....

Hawks and Owls of Eastern North America

Chris G Earley

With their legendary nocturnal behavior, a preference for remote habitats, changing migratory patterns, and swift flight speeds, birds of prey are particularly difficult to ....

Important Bird Areas of Nevada

DE McIvor

An accessible package of information in a readable and companionable voice, "Important Bird Areas of Nevada" describes the importance of each of these landscapes to Nevada's ....

A Journal of a Year in the Life of a Blue Badge Birder

Brian C George

This is a book written by an expert with a lifetime of experience, designed to show disabled people the wonders of bird watching, with great tips and advice on the places ....

The Nesting Season

Cuckoos, Cuckolds, and the Invention of Monogamy

Bernd Heinrich

Why are the eggs of the marsh wren deep brown, the winter wren's nearly white, and the gray catbird's a brilliant blue? And what in the DNA of a penduline tit makes the male ....

Nevada Birding Map

Lahontan Audubon Society

The "Nevada Birding Map", first published in 2004 as the first map of its kind for the state, has been updated in a new 2007 Second Edition. ....

Oiseaux du Katanga

Michel Louette and Michel Hasson

Part of the museum's 'Studies in Afrotropical Zoology' series, this is the first illustrated book on the birds of Katanga. The status of the 693 species with confirmed ....

Penguin-Pedia

Photographs and Facts from One Man's Search for the Penguins of the World

David Salomon

An exhaustive resource for penguin-o-philes, amateur and academic alike, "Penguin-Pedia" unites careful analysis of the behavior, habitat, reproduction, feeding habits, and ....

The Profit of Birding

Bryan Bland

Author Bryan Bland has led thousands of birding tours to more than 70 countries. On one such trip a bemused waiter once posed the question: "Where is the profit in birding?" ....

Remarkable Woodpeckers

Incredible Images and Characteristics

Stan Tekiela

Experience woodpeckers as you've never seen them before. Stan Tekiela shines a spotlight on these extraordinary winged creatures, depicting their lives through his award-winning ....

Swifts

John Glenday, R Summerton, A Lolley and D Ramsay

A small booklet with poetry and prose inspired by swifts, as well as a short life history written by Edward Mayer from Swift Conservation. ....

Wild Birds of Japan

Takuya Kanouchi, Naoya Abe and Hideo Ueda

Pocket book size photographic field guide. An incredibly rich source of photographs covering almost all species, often showing the various poses/plumages/subspecies. Text ....

Amphibian Biology, Volume 10

Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Ecological Aspects, Effect of Humans and Management

Edited by Harold Heatwole and John W Wilkinson

Contains 15 chapters by internationally renowned specialists. ....

Amphibian Biology, Volume 9

Status of Decline of Amphibians: Western Hemisphere, Part 2: Brazil, Uruguay, Columbia, and Ecuador

Edited by César L Barrio-Amorós and John W Wilkinson

Assesses the decline of amphibians in Brazil, Uruguay, Columbia and Ecuador. Chapters include: Decline of Amphibians in Brazil; Threats to Uruguayan Amphibians; and ....

Amphibiens d'Afrique Centrale et d'Angola

Clé de Détermination Illustrée des Amphibiens du Gabon et du Mbini / Illustrated Identification Key of the Amphibians from Gabon and Mbini

Thierry Frétey, Maël Dewynter and Charles P Blanc

Resulting from numerous field explorations, examination of museums collections and scientific literature, this book is the first guide dealing with central African and ....

Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks

Juliet Eilperin

A group of traders huddles around a pile of dried shark fins on a gleaming white floor in Hong Kong. A Papua New Guinean elder shoves off in his hand-carved canoe, ready to ....

Les Requins: Identification des Nageoires

Pascal Deynat

This book offers extensive information on the systematics and biology of sharks and brings together the latest data on the fin trade. It focuses on identifying the ....

An Updated Inventory Of All Known Specimens Of The Coelacanth, Latimeria Spp.

Listed are all known specimens of the coelacanth Latimeria chaumnae Smith 1939 and L. menadoensis Pauyard et al. 1999. This list is based on a previous inventory published by ....

Acarorum Catalogus II

Acariformes: Acaridida: Listrophoroidea: Listrophoridae, Dromiciocoptidae, Myocoptidae, Chirodiscidae

Petar Beron

The second volume of the series "Acarorum Catalogus" is devoted to the group (formerly Superfamily) Listrophoroidea of the world. About 830 species are listed therein, with ....

Arthropod Brains

Evolution, Functional Elegance, and Historical Significance

Nicholas James Strausfeld

In "The Descent of Man", Charles Darwin proposed that an ant's brain, no larger than a pin's head, must be ....

Atlas of the Hoverflies of Great Britain (Diptera, Syrphidae)

Stuart G Ball, Roger KA Morris, Graham E Rotheray and Kenneth R Watt

This new edition draws together all available data on British hoverflies to provide a comprehensive picture of hoverfly distribution. The atlas was produced to mark the 6th ....

Butterflies in Close-up (Region 0)

In the Valley of the Lower Rio Grande, Texas

J Banks

This film was shot by CineButterflies in 2001, during a 3-week stay on the Reserves along the Rio Grande, on the US border with Mexico. ....

The Butterflies of Kenya (Region 0)

A penetrating analysis of Africa's butterflies

John Banks

Filmed in natural conditions, with additional material from the African Butterfly Research Institute, Nairobi. This film was selected to form part of the Kenya ....

Clé de détermination des Exuvies des Odonates de France

Guillaume Doucet

This determination key is aimed at both natural area managers and amateur naturalists interested in learning more about identifying exuviae (remains of an exoskeleton after ....

Compendium of Bivalves

M Huber

A full-colour guide to 3300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Includes a CD-Rom with a further 440 pp. with more than 20,000 ....

Conifer Moths of the British Isles

A Field Guide to Coniferous-feeding Lepidoptera

Jon Clifton and Jim Wheeler

The second in a series of field guides written by Jon Clifton and Jim Wheeler, featuring 108 coniferous-feeding micro and macro moths from Great Britain and Ireland. ....

Distribution Atlas of Butterflies in Europe

Otakar Kudrna et al

The atlas was initiated by Otakar Kudrna and is a result of the joint efforts of a team of authors, led by him. It contains full colour distribution maps of all 441 European ....

Encyclopedia of Marine Bivalves, Including Scaphopods, Polyplacophora and Cephalopods

Alain Robin

This book follows the same format as the "Encyclopedia of Marine ....

Escorpiones de Argentina

Esteban Avigliano

This guide covers 51 scorpion species found in Argentina. It discusses its relationship to man, its morphology, how to identify the most dangerous species, and contains a ....

Evolution of the Shell in Cephalopoda

Vyacheslav A Bizikov

This book contains analysis of functional and comparative morphology of the shell and its relationship with the musculature in all major groups of recent cephalopod mollusks ....

Fauna Lepidoptera Nacionalnog Parka "Derdap" - Deo Prvi: Noctuidae

The Lepidoptera Fauna of the Iron Gate National Park - Part 1: Noctuidae

DV Stojanovic, SB Curcic and SM Nestorovic

The first part in a new monograph series on the Lepidopteran fauna of Iron Gate National Park. Volume 1 focuses on Noctuid moths. ....

Fossil Arachnids

Jason A Dunlop and David Penney

Fossil arachnids date back more than 400 million years to the Silurian period, making them one of the first animal groups to appear in terrestrial ecosystems. However, ....

Fossil Insects of the Purbeck Limestone of Southern England

Palaeoentomology from the Dawn of the Cretaceous

Robert A Coram and James E Jepson

The basal Cretaceous Purbeck Limestone Group of southern England is one of the most productive fossil insect deposits in Britain. Thousands of specimens have been collected ....

Humlor - Alla Sveriges Arter

Så känner du igen dem i naturen - och i trädgården

Göran Holmström

"Humlor" is the first book about all Swedish bumblebees. It describes how bees live, where to find them and how to recognize them in the wild--and in the garden. Simple ....

In the Shadow of Kangchenjunga (Region 0)

An Introduction to the Butterflies of Sikkim

John Banks

Made to help Sikkim schools introduce young people to the beauties and wonders of that marvellous country's natural heritage, the film runs for 35 minutes and presents a ....

Insect Conservation

Past, Present and Prospects

Edited by Tim R New

The history of interest and practice in insect conservation is summarised and traced through contributions from many of the leaders in the discipline, to provide the first ....

Insects of Kazakhstan

A Photographic Atlas

V L Kazenas and V A Kastcheev

The Republic of Kazakhstan is located in the Northern Hemisphere on the boundary of the two continents of Europe and Asia, and with a total area of approximately 2.7 million ....

O Que Passa? / What's Going On Here? (Region 0)

An Introduction to the Butterflies of the Amazon forest

John Banks

This DVD in an introduction to the butterflies of the Amazon rainforest, and comprises a 30-minute film in English and Portuguese. Next to butterflies, arranged by family, ....

Palawan....Butterfly Paradise (Region 0)

John Bank

Not many travellers to the east finish up on the Philippines' best-preserved and remotest island, Palawan. So it's all the better to be able to see its butterfly ....

RES Handbook Volume 1 Part 17

The adult Trichoptera (caddisflies) of Britain and Ireland

Peter Barnard and Emma Ross

The caddisflies are a cosmopolitan group of insects whose aquatic larvae are perhaps better known than their moth-like adults. There are currently 199 species known from the ....

Sea Urchins of the World

Diversity, Symmetry and Design

Ashley Miskelly

This book showcases the incredible variety of sea urchins from the shallows of the tropics to the depths of the Antarctic waters in over 100 full colour photographs. ....

Wonders of the East - the Butterflies of Malaysia (Region 0)

120 of Asia's finest butterflies

John Banks

Produced from a 6-week tour of the main butterfly habitats of West and East Malaysia in 1997, the film lives an imaginary day in the lives of 120 of its butterflies. You will ....

ZooKeys 147

Proceedings of a symposium honoring the careers of Ross and Joyce Bell and their contributions to scientific work. Burlington, Vermont, 12-15 June 2010

Edited by Terry Erwin

On the occasion of the 80th birthday of Ross T. Bell, Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the University of Vermont, his colleagues and former students staged a Festschrift in ....

ZooKeys 148

Contributions Celebrating Kumar Krishna

Edited by MS Engel

The present issue of ZooKeys comprises a series of papers honoring Prof. Kumar Krishna, the leading authority on the systematics and biology of termites (Isoptera). After ....

ZooKeys 149

Contributions to the Systematics of New World macro-moths III

Edited by B Christian Schmidt and J Donald Lafontaine

This special issue of ZooKeys is the third volume in a series on the systematics of New World macromoths. Fourteen authors have contributed 13 manuscripts for this volume, ....

ZooKeys 156

Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Myriapodology, 18-22 July 2011, Brisbane, Australia

Edited by Robert Mesibov and Megan Short

This special edition of ZooKeys contains papers on systematics presented at the 15th International Congress of Myriapodology held in Brisbane, Australia, 18-22 July 2011. ....

ZooKeys 157

Research on Chrysomelidae 3

Edited by Pierre Jolivet, Jorge Santiago-Blay and Michael Schmitt

"Research on Chrysomelidae Vol. 3" continues a series which began under Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, with

ZooKeys 161

Revision of New World Species of the Shore-fly Subgenus Allotrichoma Becker of the Genus Allotrichoma with Description of the Subgenus Neotrichoma (Diptera, Ephydridae, Hecamedini)

Wayne N Mathis and Tadeusz Zatwarnicki

The New World species of the subgenera Allotrichoma Becker and Neotrichoma (new subgenus) (genus Allotrichoma) are revised. For phylogenetic perspective to this ....

Abominable Science!

Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other Famous Cryptids

Daniel Loxton and Donald R Prothero

Large numbers of people believe in demonstrably false phenomena, from UFOs and ESP to Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster. Even though these fictions have been repeatedly ....

Animal Tracks

Midwest Edition

Jonathan Poppele

On a hike, in the park, at the cabin and perhaps even on your property, animal tracks are everywhere. This handy field guide is your key to identifying them. From the Dakotas ....

Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction

Paul Bahn

This entertaining "Very Short Introduction" reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology--a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, ....

Butterflies and Other Insects

My Enduring Impressions

Phillip Ackery

A West London boy, born and bred, Phillip Ackery spent the first eighteen years of his life taking no interest in insects whatsoever. However, in 1965, to his own surprise, he ....

Cuvier's History of Natural Sciences / L'Histoire des Sciences Naturelles de Cuvier

Twenty-four lessons from Antiquity to the Renaissance / Vingt-quatre leçons de l'Antiquité à la Renaissance

Edited by Theodore W Pietsch

Here, for the first time in English, is Georges Cuvier's extraordinary "History of the Natural Sciences from Its Origin to the Present Day". Based on a series of public ....

The Dating Game

One Man's Search for the Age of the Earth

Cherry Lewis

In this book, Cherry Lewis skilfully blends the history of gauging the age of the earth with a biography of Arthur Holmes, a British geologist who was a pioneer of ....

A Fabulous Kingdom

The Exploration of the Arctic

Charles Officer and Jake Page

Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance. ....

Fauna Scotica

People and Animals in Scotland

Mary Low and Polly Pullar

Scotland boasts a huge and diverse range of wildlife. This informative and beautifully illustrated book is the most complete companion to Scottish animals and birds available. ....

The Great Animal Orchestra

Finding the Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places

Bernie Krause

Bernie Krause is the world's leading expert in natural sound. He has spent the last 40 years recording ecological soundscapes and has archived the sounds of over 15,000 ....

Hadrian's Wildlife

John Miles

Built in the years AD122-30 by order of the Emperor Hadrian 'to separate Romans from Barbarians', Hadrian's Wall was 73 miles long, running from Wallsend-on-Tyne to Bowness ....

John Ray's Cambridge Catalogue (1660)

Edited by Philip Oswald and Christopher Preston

John Ray is considered the outstanding British natural historian of the 17th century. His first publication, "A catalogue of plants growing around Cambridge "(1660) is famous ....

The Last Hours on Everest

The Gripping Story of Malvory & Irvine's Fatal Ascent

Graham Hoyland

On the 6th June, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine disappeared into the mists of history. George Mallory's body was discovered high on Everest in 1999. Sandy Irvine's ....

Life of Alexander Von Humboldt (2-Volume Set)

Compiled in Commemoration of the Centenary of His Birth

J Löwenberg, R Avé-Lallemant, A Dove, K Bruhns, J Lassell and C Lassell

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. ....

Lift

Rebecca K O'Connor

The culmination of a ten-year career in falconry, "Lift" is a memoir that illustrates the journey and life lessons of a woman navigating a man's ancient sport. Captivated by ....

The Meadow

An English Meadow Through the Seasons

Barney Wilczak

The traditional hay meadows of Britain abound with visual delights. Hundreds of plant species, mesmeric mixtures of colour, are interspersed with tumbling butterflies, ....

My Garden and Other Animals

Mike Dilger and Christina Holvey

After the best part of forty years spent either living under his parents' roof, in the tropical rainforests of three continents, a vast array of student digs or most recently ....

Never Mind the Quantocks

Stuart Maconie's Favourite Country Walks

Stuart Maconie

"Never Mind the Quantocks", for the first time, brings together a selection of the finest columns from award-winning writer and broadcaster, Stuart Maconie--as seen in ....

Snake-bitten

Eric Worrell and the Australian Reptile Park

Kevin Markwell and Nancy Cushing

Before Steve Irwin, Alby Mangels, the Leyland Brothers and Harry Butler there was Eric Worrell. This book traces the life and times of Worrell, the original reptile danger man ....

Types of British Vegetation

By Members of the Central Committee for the Survey and Study of British Vegetation

Edited by AG Tansley

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. ....

The Big Muddy

An Environmental History of the Mississippi and Its Peoples, from Hernando De Soto to Hurricane Katrina

Christopher Morris

In the first long-term environmental history of the Mississippi, Christopher Morris offers a brilliant tour across five centuries as he illuminates the interaction between ....

Coast - Our Island Story

A Journey of Discovery Around Britain's Coastline

Nick Crane

This is the first book to be written by a "Coast" presenter in a narrative format and it will become the definitive guide to our coastline. Nick Crane brings his geographer's ....

New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity, Volume 2: Kingdom Animalia

Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils

Edited by Dennis P Gordon

This volume is the second of three that provide a complete review and inventory of New Zealand's entire living and fossil biodiversity--an international effort involving more ....

100 Endemic Plants of Greece

Satiris Alexiou

Greece has approximately 1000 endemic plant species (out of a total of approximately 5800 species). This book offers a portrait of 100 endemic plants, belonging to 24 ....

Bedouin Ethnobotany

Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World

James P Mandaville

"Bedouin Ethnobotany" offers the first detailed study of plant uses among the Najdi Arabic-speaking tribal peoples of eastern Saudi Arabia. It also makes a major ....

Biology of Plants (International Edition)

Peter H Raven, Ray F Evert and Susan E Eichhorn

The eighth edition of the highly regarded botany textbook "Biology of Plants" by Ray F. Evert and Susan E. Eichhorn offers the most significant revision in the book's history. ....

British Northern Hawkweeds

A Monograph of British Hieracium Section Alpestria

Tim CG Rich and Walter Scott

There are 21 species in British Northern Hawkweeds (Hieracium section Alpestria), 16 of which occur in Shetland, four in Scotland and one in England. In this monograph, the ....

Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains

Jon Farrar

Organising species by colour, this provides scientific, common, and family names; time of flowering; distribution both for Nebraska specifically and for the Great Plains in ....

Flora Iberica, Volume 11: Gentianaceae-Boraginaceae

S Talavera et al

This volume covers the orders Gentiana and Polemonia. ....

Flora Malesiana, Series 1: Volume 20: Acoraceae, Pandaceae, Picrodendraceae

This volume covers three families: Acoraceae, a family of monocot flowering plants, Pandaceae, which consists of three genera formerly recognized in the Euphorbiaceae, and ....

Flora Mesoamericana, Volume 2 Part 2: Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae

G Davidse, M Sousa, S Knapp, F Chiang and C Ulloa Ulloa

This volume deals with the families Rubiaceae to Verbenaceae, and in total covers 11 families, 202 genera, and 1417 species. ....

Flora Neotropica, Volume 109: Gunneraceae

Luis Eduardo Mora-Osejo, Natalia Pabón-Mora and Favio González

Gunnera is the only genus in the family Gunneraceae. Although it occurs in Central and South America, Hawaii, SE Africa, Malaya, Tasmania, and New Zealand, the neotropical ....

Flora Zambesiaca, Volume 12, Part 1: Araceae (Including Lemnaceae)

Edited by JR Timberlake and ES Martins

The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, ....

Flora of Bedfordshire

CR Boon and Alan R Outen

County floras have been and still are an important feature of Britain's botanical scene. "The Flora of Bedfordshire" will provide an up-to-date account of the status and ....

Flora of China Illustrations, Volume 23: Acoraceae through Cyperaceae

Flora of China Editorial Committee

This volume accompanies text volume 23 published in 2010. ....

A Flora of King's Lynn

Frances Schumann and Robin Stevenson

A five-year survey has identified 800 different plant species in King's Lynn. An introductory section describes the setting, scope and habitats of the town, all fully ....

Flora of North Lancashire

Eric Greenwood

The first definitive account of the past and present occurence of flowering plants and ferns found in North Lancashire. An essential work of reference for any study of the ....

The Flora of Staffordshire

John E Hawksford and Ian J Hopkins

This is the first fully documented Flora for Staffordshire, and is an essential reference for everyone interested in the natural history of Staffordshire, including ....

Flore du Vaucluse

Bernard Girerd and Jean-Pierre Roux

The third flora for the area produced since 1978, aiming to identify, describe and locate all the flora of Vaucluse. The department is located north east of the lower ....

Flores de la Estepa Patagónica / Flowers of the Patagonia Steppe

Lorraine Green, Marcela Ferreyra and Vazquez Mazzini

This is a field guide to recognize the main species of the plants of the Patagonian Steppe, selected for their abundance, beauty and adaptations. Using attractive and ....

The Genus Lachenalia

Graham Duncan

This is the first complete and illustrated monograph of the genus "Lachenalia, "a horticulturally important and botanically diverse plant group. The relatively small ....

The Genus Russula in Great Britain

with Synoptic Keys to Species

Geoffrey Kibby

Species of the Genus Russula are some of the commonest fungi that we see in woodlands, often of large size and displaying striking colours. And yet they are also ....

Guide D'identification Des Arbres Du Burkina Faso

Moctar Sacande, Lassina Sanou and Henk Beentje

"Guide d'Identification des Arbres du Burkina Faso" is the result of over ten years research in collaboration with Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Project. Over 200 woody plant ....

Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa

Frits van Oudtshoorn

Includes descriptions and illustrations of 320 of the most important grasses in southern Africa, easy-to-use grass identification key, general information about grass and ....

A Guidebook to the Macrofungi of Tasik Bera

N Zainuddin, SS Lee, HT Chan and BK Thi

This guidebook provides a brief description of the general categories of macrofungi that can be found at Tasik Bera, or Bera Lake. This is a natural freshwater lake system, ....

Hampshire Rare Plant Register

Martin Rand and Tony Mundell

Hampshire is a rich county botanically with a wide range of habitats, each with its special plants. The Hampshire Rare Plant Register provides an inventory of locations and ....

Harnessing the Tropical Herbal Heritage

Recent Advance in R&D and Commercialization

Mastura Mohtar et al

Contains the proceedings of the Seminar on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 3-4 August 2010. ....

Kosmos Atlas Mittelmeer- und Kanarenflora

ber 1600 Arten

Ingrid Schönfelder and Peter Schönfelder

A new large format work showcasing the flora diversity of the Mediterranean area and the Canary Islands. Over 1200 color photos taken in the field by the authors on their many ....

Die Kosmos Kanarenflora

ber 1000 Arten und 60 Tropische Ziergehölze

Peter Schönfelder and Ingrid Schönfelder

Over 1000 wild plants are illustrated and described in this colour photo identification guide to the flora of the Canary Islands. ....

Molecular Plant Breeding

Yunbi Xu

Recent advances in plant genomics and molecular biology have revolutionized our understanding of plant genetics, providing new opportunities for more efficient and ....

Monograph of Trichanthecium (Poaceae, Paniceae)

Fernando O Zuloaga, Osvaldo Morrone and M. Amalia Scataglini

The new genus Trichanthecium (Poaceae, Paniceae) is proposed on the basis of shared morphological characters, including presence of membranous ligules, lax and open ....

Mountain Flowers: The Dolomites

Cliff Booker and David Charlton

Many regard the Dolomites of northern Italy as the world's most beautiful mountain range. Its flowers, from lush meadows to high pastures, screes and stunning limestone ....

Phylogenetic and Taxonomic Studies on the Genera Penicillium and Talaromyces

Edited by Robert A Samson and Jos Houbraken

Species of the Trichocomaceae occur commonly and are important to both industry and medicine. They are associated with food spoilage and mycotoxin production and can occur ....

The Plant Family Brassicaceae

Contribution Towards Phytoremediation

Edited by NA Anjum, I Ahmad, ME Pereira, AC Duarte, S Umar and NA Khan

With the advent of the industrial revolution, the biosphere has been continuously polluted with a myriad of contaminants that urgently need global attention. In this ....

Plants of Peeblesshire

David J McCosh

This is the first readily available and comprehensive list for the vice-county, which has been collated from historical sources as well as fieldwork. Localities are given for ....

Plumeria in Thailand

A Guide to 235 Varieties

Jörg Pein

"Plumeria in Thailand : A Guide to 235 Varieties" lists and illustrates 235 horticultural varieties and species of mainly Thai origin-many of them never described ....

Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast

A Natural History

Carol Gracie and Eric Lamont

This exquisitely illustrated volume provides an in-depth look at spring-blooming wildflowers of the Northeast, from old favorites to lesser-known species. Featuring more ....

Stromatolithe und der Ursprung des Lebens

Es begann am Heeseberg ...

Urs Hochsprung et al

A monograph on stromatolites, layered accretionary structures formed in shallow water by the trapping, binding and cementation of sedimentary grains by biofilms of ....

Trees of Texas

An Easy Guide to Leaf Identification

Carmine Stahl and Ria McElvaney

This guide to the identification of just over two hundred of Texas' most common native and naturalized trees brims over with life-sized, black-and-white photographs of leaves, ....

Vegetation

Michael Proctor

Another volume in the popular New Naturalist Series, this book covers all aspects of the plant life of Britain and Ireland. Michael Proctor, an expert in his field, discusses ....

Wild Flowers of Dungeness

Barbara Gray

Photos with short descriptions, of some of the more common, unusual or habitat specific species, likely to be encountered at the RSPB reserve. ....

Wild Flowers of the Algarve, Volume 1: Shrubs and Trees

Silvester J Pistoor

This book includes 100 drawings of wild trees and shrubs found in the Algarve, Portugal. These include trees and shrubs growing naturally in this area, as well as those that ....

Wild Flowers of the Southern Namib

Antje Burke

This full-colour, glossy book is the first photographic field guide for Namibia. It covers wild flowers of the southern Namib, an area for which as yet no plant guides are ....

The Woody Plant Seed Manual

Edited by Franklin T Bonner and Robert P Karrfalt

Previous versions of this classic work appeared in 1948 and 1974 and treated, respectively, over 420 species in 140 genera versus about 800 species, varieties, and ....

Aglow in the Dark

The Revolutionary Science of Biofluorescence

Vincent Pieribone and David Gruber

In the early 1960s, in a small shack on the Washington coast, a young, self-educated Japanese scientist performed an experiment to determine what made a certain jellyfish ....

Animal Encounters

Human and Animal Interaction in Britain from the Norman Conquest to World War I

Arthur MacGregor

Until the advent of steam and later the internal combustion engine, the fortunes of man and beast were intimately and essentially bound together. Animals played a variety of ....

Community Genetics

At the Crossroads of Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics

Edited by Jennifer K Rowntree, David M Shuker and Richard F Preziosi

This is a theme issue of "Philosophical Transactions B". Community genetics is a synthesis of community ecology and evolutionary biology. It ....

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

A Laboratory Dissection Guide

Kenneth V Kardong and Edward Zalisko

This high-quality laboratory manual may accompany any comparative anatomy text, but correlates directly to Kardong's "

Dazzled and Deceived

Mimicry and Camouflage

Peter Forbes

Nature has perfected the art of deception. Thousands of creatures--including butterflies, moths, fish, birds, insects and snakes--have honed and practised camouflage ....

Ecology of Cyanobacteria II

Edited by Brian A Whitton

Cyanobacteria have existed for 3.5 billion years, yet they are still the most important photosynthetic organisms on the planet for cycling carbon and nitrogen. The ecosystems ....

Epigenomics

From Chromatin Biology to Therapeutics

Edited by Krishnarao Appasani

Understanding mechanisms of gene regulation that are independent of the DNA sequence itself--epigenetics--has the potential to overthrow long-held views on central topics in ....

Evolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes

L David Sibley, Barbara J Howlett and Joseph Heitman

"Evolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes" addresses new developments in defining the molecular basis of virulence in eukaryotic pathogens. By examining how pathogenic ....

Fundamentals of Biochemistry (International Edition)

Donald Voet, Charlotte W Pratt and Judith G Voet

Voet, Voet and Pratt's "Fundamentals of Biochemistry", 4e addresses the enormous advances in biochemistry, particularly in the areas of structural biology and ....

Hermaphroditism

A Primer on the Biology, Ecology, and Evolution of Dual Sexuality

John Avise

While it is true that members of most sexually reproducing species can be defined as either male or female, those who belong to the rest of the biological world are not so ....

Live Cell Imaging

A Laboratory Manual

Edited by David Spector and Robert Goldman

The second edition of "Live Cell Imaging: A Laboratory Manual" expands upon and extends the collection of established and evolving methods for studying dynamic changes in ....

Molecular Ecology and Evolution: The Organismal Side

Selected Writings from the Avise Laboratory

Edited by John Avise

This volume is a reprinted collection of 69 'classics' from the Avise laboratory, chosen to illustrate a trademark brand of research that harnesses molecular markers to ....

Plant Genome Diversity, Volume 1

Plant Genomes, their Residents, and their Evolutionary Dynamics

Edited by Johann Greilhuber, J F Wendel, Jaroslav Dolezel and Ilia J Leitch

In this timely new 2-volume treatise, experts from around the world have banded together to produce a first-of-its-kind synopsis of the exciting and fast moving field of plant ....

Plant Genome Diversity, Volume 2

Physical Structure and Evolution of Plant Genomes

Edited by Johann Greilhuber, Jaroslav Dolezel, J F Wendel and Ilia J Leitch

This second of two volumes on Plant Genome Diversity provides, in 22 chapters, insights into the structural evolution of plant genomes with all its variations. Starting with an ....

Poisonous to Pets

Plants Poisonous to Dogs and Cats

Nicole O'Kane

"Poisonous to Pets" is vital to anyone who owns a dog or cat--it could save their pet's life. This highly illustrated, full-colour book allows rapid access to visual and ....

Rapidly Evolving Genes and Genetic Systems

Edited by Rama S Singh, Jianping Xu and Rob J Kulathinal

Ever since the pioneering work of Darwin and Wallace, evolutionary biologists have tried to understand the evolutionary dynamics of genetic systems. A range of theories on the ....

Things That Bite: Great Lakes Edition

A Realistic Look at Critters That Scare People

Tom Anderson

Spiders, snakes, bears and bats--they're out there, but there's no reason to fear them. "Things That Bite" takes a very matter-of-fact approach to over 30 creatures of the ....

Things That Bite: Gulf States Edition

A Realistic Look at Critters That Scare People

Tom Anderson

Be aware, not afraid. Spiders, snakes, sharks and gators--they're out there, but you need not fear them. Things That Bite takes a matter-of-fact look at more than 30 ....

Things That Bite: Rocky Mountain States Edition

A Realistic Look at Critters That Scare People

Tom Anderson

Spiders, snakes, bears and bats--they're out there, but there's no reason to fear them. "Things That Bite" takes a matter-of-fact approach to more than 30 creatures of the ....

Things That Bite: Southwest Edition

A Realistic Look at Critters That Scare People

Tom Anderson

Equipped with this book, you can enjoy the splendor of the great outdoors, while leaving your worries behind. The author's analyses include the benefits of each "scary" species, ....

Veterinary Clinical Parasitology

Edited by Anne M Zajac and Gary A Conboy

"Veterinary Clinical Parasitology", Eighth Edition, prepared under the auspices of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists (AAVP), emphasizes the morphologic ....

Yeast

Molecular and Cell Biology

Edited by Horst Feldmann

Based on the feedback of his very successful monograph "Yeast", Martin Feldmann devised a comprehensive, student friendly textbook on yeast biology. The scope has been ....

The Evolution of Parental Care

Edited by Nick J Roye, Per T Smiseth and Mathias Kolliker

Parental care includes a wide variety of traits that enhance offspring development and survival. It is taxonomically widespread and is central to the maintenance of ....

Evolutionary Biology

Concepts, Biodiversity, Macroevolution and Genome Evolution

Edited by Pierre Pontarotti

The annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseilles serve to gather leading scientists, promote the exchange of ideas and encourage the formation of international ....

The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent

Why We See So Well

Lynne A Isbell

From the temptation of Eve to the venomous murder of the mighty Thor, the serpent appears throughout time and cultures as a figure of mischief and misery. The worldwide ....

Games Primates Play

An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships

Dario Maestripieri

Most humans don't realize that when they exchange emails with someone, anyone, they are actually exhibiting certain unspoken rules about dominance and hierarchy. The same rules ....

The Origin of Our Species

Chris Stringer

Chris Stringer sets out to answer all the big questions in the debate about our origins. How can we define modern humans, and how can we recognise our beginnings in the fossil ....

Understanding Evolution

Peter A Rosenbaum

As an introduction to principles of evolution, this paperback text is ideally suited as a main text for general evolution or as a supplement for general biology, genetics, ....

Calls Beyond Our Hearing

Unlocking the Secrets of Animal Voices

Holly Menino

"Calls Beyond Our Hearing" is a fascinating exploration of animals, their voices, and their survival. Travelling from Panama to England, Africa to Puerto Rico, Quebec to ....

Evolution, Neotectonics and Quarternary Environmental Change in Southern Cameroon

An International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and

Edited by Jurgen Runge

"Palaeoecology of Africa", volume 31 presents two compressed English versions of the PhD theses by J. Eisenberg and M. Sangen, produced in the framework of the German Research ....

Introduction to Systems Ecology

Sven Erik Jorgensen

Possibly the first textbook to present a practically applicable ecosystems theory, Introduction to Systems Ecology helps readers understand how ecosystems work and how ....

The State of Britain's Mammals

A Focus on Invasive Species

David MacDonald and Dawn Burnham

Compiled by David Macdonald and Dawn Burnham from Oxford University's WildCRU, this latest edition focuses on the problems caused by invasive animals on our native mammal ....

Arctic Voices

Resistance at the Tipping Point

Subhankar Banerjee

A pristine environment of ecological richness and biodiversity. Home to generations of indigenous people for thousands of years. The location of vast quantities of oil, ....

Coastal Zone Management

Progress and Effectiveness

Edited by Carla L Perera

This book explores the background, progress and effectiveness of coastal zone management. Economic activity and people are increasingly concentrated in the coastal ....

Common Sense Risk Management of Trees

National Tree Safety Group

This is one of three new publications that have been produced by the Forestry Commission for the National Tree Safety Group. The three documents provide guidance on trees and ....

Forests, Peasants and Revolutionaries

Forest Conservation and Organization in Soviet Russia, 1917-1929

Brian Bonhomme

Forests, more than most natural resources, exist throughout Russia and constitute a clearly vital resource for both the State and public alike. The study of forests thus ....

Mangrove Management

The Role of Mangrove Coastal Management in Climate Change Mitigation and Poverty Alleviation

Charlie Langan

Mangrove ecosystem services have great value, especially to poor coastal communities. Rates of mangrove deforestation are among the highest of any ecosystem and the resulting ....

Marshes

Ecology, Management and Conservation

Edited by Demarco C Abreu and Savannah L de Borbon

Marshes, both tidal and non-tidal, are productive and complex ecosystems. The water in these systems ranges from fresh, to brackish, to saline as one moves from inland to ....

Moorland Management

A Practical Guide for Agriculture, Conservation and Field Sports

John DP Philips

'Moorland' makes up the largest single vegetation type in the United Kingdom. It is internationally important culturally and nationally valuable for agriculture, ....

RHS Pruning and Training

Christopher Brickell and David Joyce

This is the definitive practical guide to pruning and training. "RHS Pruning and Training" is a comprehensive practical guide to pruning trees, shrubs, roses and ....

Southern Appalachian Celebration

In Praise of Ancient Mountains, Old-Growth Forests, and Wilderness

James Valentine, Chris Bolgiano and William Meadows

With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural character. His compelling ....

Trees and Woodland in the South Yorkshire Landscape

A Natural, Economic and Social History

Melvyn Jones

A detailed and authoritative book on South Yorkshire's trees and woodland, combining natural, economic and social history. ....

UK Forestry Standard and Complete Set of Guidelines (8-Volume Set)

Forestry Commission

The UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) is the reference standard for sustainable forest management in the UK. The UKFS, supported by its series of Guidelines, outlines the ....

Woodlands

Oliver Rackham

"Trees are wildlife just as deer or primroses are wildlife. Each species has its own agenda and its own interactions with human activities [...]" Written by one of ....

Biodiversity of Western Rhodopes, Part 2

(Bulgaria and Greece)

Edited by Petar Beron

The present volume of the series "Biodiversity of Bulgaria" completes the information of the volumes 2 and 3 dealing with the Rhodopes Mountains (Bulgaria and Greece). The ....

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity

Stanley A Rice

The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biodiversity as "the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and ....

The Kirtland's Warbler

The Story of a Bird's Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It

William Rapai

At a time when the world is seeing its species rapidly go extinct, the Kirtland's warbler is not just a survivor, it's a rock star. The Kirtland's warbler is the rarest ....

A Primer of Conservation Biology

Richard B Primack

"A Primer of Conservation Biology", Fifth Edition incorporates background, theory, and examples in a lively and readable text that will appeal to a wide audience and stimulate ....

Songbird, Bat and Owl Boxes

Vineyard Management with an Eye toward Wildlife

Heaton, Long, Ingels and Hoffman

Explore the benefits of the biodiversity and the beauty of songbirds, bats, and owls with this handy guide. You'll learn about "win-win" ideas and methods for integrating ....

Air Pollution and Global Warming

History, Science, and Solutions

Mark Z Jacobson

This new edition of Mark Jacobson's textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and science of the major air pollution and climate problems that face the ....

Carbon Capture and Sequestration

Removing the Legal and Regulatory Barriers

M Granger Morgan and Sean T McCoy

The United States produces over seventy percent of all its electricity from fossil fuels and nearly fifty percent from coal alone. Worldwide, forty-one percent of all ....

Environmental Chemistry (International Edition)

Colin Baird and Michael Cann

A great introduction to environmental chemistry in a short and focused text, now updated with more 'activities' features, Green Chemistry and international coverage. ....

An Environmental History of the Middle Ages

The Crucible of Nature

John Aberth

The Middle Ages was a critical and formative time for Western approaches to our natural surroundings. An Environmental History of the Middle Ages is a unique and unprecedented ....

Environmental Science: A Global Concern

William P Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham

"Environmental Science: A Global Concern", Twelfth Edition, is a comprehensive presentation of environmental science for non-science majors which emphasizes critical ....

The Little Book of Shocking Eco Facts

Mark Crundwell and Cameron Dunn

Small but perfectly formed, "The Little Book of Shocking Eco Facts" combines up-to-the-minute data about ecological issues sourced by two highly respected ....

The Power of the Sea

Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Predict Disasters

Bruce Parker

This book reveals the amazing power of the oceans and explains for the first time how scientists have learned to predict the sea's destructive moments that can take the lives ....

Recycling Reconsidered

The Present Failure and Future Promise of Environmental Action in the United States

Samantha MacBride

Recycling is widely celebrated as an environmental success story. The accomplishments of the recycling movement can be seen in municipal practice, a thriving private recycling ....

Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation

Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Edited by Ottmar Edenhofer et al

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SRREN) assesses the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change. It covers the ....

Toxic Plants of North America

George E Burrows and Ronald J Tyrl

Covering both wild and planted toxic plants found in the North American continent north of the Tropic of Cancer, this work addresses animal and human intoxications with ....

100 Ideas That Changed the World

Our most important discoveries, selected by our greatest minds

Edited by Jheni Osman

Every once in a while, an idea comes along that makes the entire world sit up and take notice. From the earliest understandings of our place in the solar system, via ....

Active Faults of the World

Robert S Yeats

Providing the first worldwide survey of active earthquake faults, this book focuses on those described as 'seismic time bombs'--with the potential to destroy large cities in ....

Ardnamurchan - A Guide to Geological Excursions

Edited by CD Gribble

This pocket-sized geological field guide provides an introduction to the Tertiary igneous rocks of the spectacular Ardnamurchan peninsula of Scotland. The introductory ....

Chemistry and the Environment

Sven E Harnung and Matthew S Johnson

This textbook presents the chemistry of the environment using the full strength of physical, inorganic and organic chemistry, in addition to the necessary mathematics and ....

Every Molecule Tells a Story

Simon Cotton

From cooking to medicine, from engineering to art, chemistry--the science of molecules--is everywhere. A celebration of the molecules of chemistry, "Every Molecule ....

Geological Excursion Guide to the Assynt District of Sutherland

MRW Johnson and I Parsons

This updated version of Macgregor and Phemister's original guide describes one of the classic areas of Scottish Geology. The most outstanding features of the geology of the ....

Geology of North Africa

Edward Tawadros

A reference volume on the geology of North Africa, this volume deals with Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. In great detail the geology, tectonic elements, the ....

Handbook of Green Chemistry, Part 3: Green Processes (3-Volume Set)

Edited by Paul T Anastas and Chao-Jun Li

This handbook supplies the one-stop reference for everything readers need to know about green chemistry. Edited by Paul Anastas, the inventor of the twelve principles of green ....

Lothian Geology - An Excursion Guide

AD McAdam and ENK Clarkson

This Hutton Bicentenary (1996) edition of "Lothian Geology" describes the geological origins of some of the most famous landmarks in Central Scotland. These include the ....

The Magic of Reality

How We Know What's Really True

Richard Dawkins and Dave McKean

What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? ....

Oceanic Acidification

A Comprehensive Overview

Ronald Eisler

This book critically examines the available literature on oceanic acidification: including a historical review of pH and atmospheric CO2 levels over the millennia; ....

Radioactivity: A Very Short Introduction

Claudio Tuniz

You cannot hide from radioactivity. Even the book you are holding is slightly radioactive, but there are more serious risks. Radioactivity - the breakdown of unstable ....

Robotics: A Very Short Introduction

Alan Winfield

Robotics is a key technology in the modern world. Robots are a well-established part of manufacturing and warehouse automation, assembling cars or washing machines, and, for ....

Zoobiquity

What Animals Can Teach Us About Being Human

Barbara Natterson Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers

A fascinating account of the striking similarities between the animal and human worlds. Examining how animals protect their territories could help strengthen our human ....

Advances in the Research of Aquatic Environment, Volume 1

Edited by Nicolaos Lambrakis, George Stournaras and Konstantina Katsanou

The book focuses on the management of the aquatic environment. It is aimed at scientists, students, governmental officials and specialists dealing with groundwater ....

The Bee-kind Garden

Apian Wisdom for Your Garden

David Squire

Bees are vital for the future of the planet, for without their dedicated pollinating skills many crops would eventually fail. This delightfully illustrated book is a homage ....

Beekeeping

CTA

Through its clear explanatory text and admirable illustrations this book skilfully lays out the elements of good practice in tropical beekeeping. It explains both traditional ....

Climate Change Effects on Groundwater Resources

A Global Synthesis of Findings and Recommendations

Edited by Holger Treidel, Jose Luis Martin Bordes and Jason J Gurdak

Climate change is expected to modify the hydrological cycle and affect freshwater resources. Groundwater is a critical source of fresh drinking water for almost half of ....

The Ecological Thought

Timothy Morton

In this passionate and lucid book, the author argues that all forms of life are connected in a vast, entangling mesh. This interconnectedness penetrates all dimensions ....

The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters

Edited by Debarati Guha-Sapir and Indhira Santos

Since the turn of the millennium, more than one million people have been killed and 2.3 billion others have been directly affected by natural disasters around the world. In ....

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Ecological and Economic Foundations

Edited by Pushpam Kumar

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and ....

Enforcement at the EPA

High Stakes and Hard Choices

Joel A Mintz

The only published work that treats the historical evolution of EPA enforcement, this book provides a candid inside glimpse of a crucial aspect of the work of an important ....

Environmental Governance and Sustainability

Edited by Paul Martin, Zhiping Li, Tianbao Qin, Anel Du Plessis and Y Le Bouthillier

This timely volume provides fascinating insights into emerging developments in the field of legal governance of the environment at a time when environmental governance is ....

Fauna and Flora in the Middle Ages

Studies of the Medieval Environment and its Impact on the Human Mind - Papers Delivered at the International Medieval Congress, Leeds, in 2000, 2001 and 2002

Edited by Sieglinde Hartmann

How did humans and their behaviour affect and change the natural world during the Middle Ages? And what, in turn, was the impact of environmental changes on the minds and ....

Fire Management in the American West

Forest Politics and the Rise of Megafires

Mark Hudson

Most journalists and academics attribute the rise of wildfires in the western United States to the USDA Forest Service's successful fire-elimination policies of the ....

Floods in a Changing Climate

Risk Management

Slobodan P Simonovic

Flood risk management is presented in this book as a framework for identifying, assessing and prioritizing climate-related risks and developing appropriate adaptation ....

The Fruit Tree Handbook

Ben Pike

"The Fruit Tree Handbook" is a clear, practical guide for both amateur and expert. It explains all you need to know in order to grow delicious fruit, from designing your ....

Governing the Energy Transition

Reality, Illusion or Necessity?

Edited by Geert Verbong and Derk Loorbach

The Energy Transition, the inevitable shift away from cheap, centralized, largely fossil-based energy systems, is one of the core challenges of our time. This book ....

Insect Bioecology and Nutrition for Integrated Pest Management

Edited by Antônio Ricardo Panizzi and José Roberto P Parra

The field of insect nutritional ecology has been defined by how insects deal with nutritional and non-nutritional compounds, and how these compounds influence their ....

Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Highlands of Eastern Africa

From Concept to Practice

Edited by Laura Anne German, Jeremias Mowo, Tilahun Amede and Kenneth Masuki

This book documents a decade of research, methodological innovation, and lessons learned in an eco-regional research-for-development program operating in the eastern African ....

The Law of Trees, Forests and Hedgerows

Charles Mynors

"The Law of Trees, Forests and Hedges" provides the only detailed reference source on the large and disparate body of law relating to trees, forests and hedgerows--an ....

Metaphysics: A Very Short Introduction

Stephen Mumford

Metaphysics is one of the traditional four main branches of philosophy, alongside ethics, logic and epistemology. It is also an area that continues to attract and hold a ....

The Moon in the Nautilus Shell

Discordant Harmonies Reconsidered

Daniel Botkin

Daniel Botkin's "Discordant Harmonies" (1990) was considered by many to be the classic text of the environmental ....

The Nature Principle

Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder

Richard Louv

Louv discusses how we can create a healthier balance between technology and nature, so that we can experience the best of technology and nature in our lives. He shows us how ....

The Polluters

The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment

Benjamin Ross and Steven Amter

The chemical pollution that irrevocably damages today's environment is, although many would like us to believe otherwise, the legacy of conscious choices made long ago. ....

Renewable Energy

Power for a Sustainable Future

Edited by Godfrey Boyle

The provision of sustainable energy supplies for an expanding and increasingly productive world is one of the major issues facing civilisation today. "Renewable ....

Renewable Resources and Renewable Energy

A Global Challenge

Edited by Paolo Fornasiero and Mauro Graziani

As energy demands continue to surge worldwide, the need for efficient and environmentally neutral energy production becomes increasingly apparent. In its first ....

The Roads from Rio

Lessons Learned from Twenty Years of Multilateral Environmental Negotiations

Edited by Pamela Chasek and Lynn M Wagner

At the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, popularly known as the Rio Earth Summit, the world's leaders constructed a new "sustainable development" ....

Seeds

Michael Turner

Seeds are a key element in most farming systems and play a vital role in the development of agriculture and the growth of civilisations. Providing a clear understanding of seed ....

Sustainable Development as a Civilizational Revolution

A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Challenges of the 21st Century

Artur Pawlowski

As a concept, sustainable development is in conflict with traditional development based upon economic growth. Sustainable development is an attempt to formulate a programme ....

The UK Pesticide Guide 2012

Edited by MA Lainsbury

"The UK Pesticide Guide 2012" is the most authoritative source of information on pesticides and adjuvants for UK agriculture, horticulture, forestry and amenity use. ....

The Urban Beekeeper

A Year of Bees in the City

Steve Benbow

At a time when the UK bee population is in decline there's no better way to make a difference than to start up your own hive. Steve Benbow's enormous success with urban ....

Analysis of Phylogenetics and Evolution with R

Emmanuel Paradis

The increasing availability of molecular and genetic databases coupled with the growing power of computers gives biologists opportunities to address new issues, such as the ....

Environmental Remote Sensing and Systems Analysis

Edited by Ni-Bin Chang

Using a systems analysis approach and extensive case studies, "Environmental Remote Sensing and Systems Analysis" shows how remote sensing can be used to support ....

Environmental Tracking for Public Health Surveillance

Edited by Stanley A Morain and Amelia M Budge

This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview on how environmental tracking data from satellite, airborne, and ground-based sensors are being integrated into appropriate ....

Geospatial Analysis

A Comprehensive Guide to Principles, Techniques and Software Tools

Michael J de Smith, Michael F Goodchild and Paul A Longley

This second edition of the widely acclaimed "Geospatial Analysis" guide has been updated and extended to include a major new chapter on Geocomputational Methods. It addresses ....

Introduction to the Senses

From Biology to Computer Science

Terry Bossomaier

An understanding of the senses--vision, hearing, touch, chemical and other non-human senses--is important not only for many fields of biology but also in applied areas such ....

Introductory Probability and Statistics

Applications for Forestry and Natural Sciences

Antal Kozak, Robert A Kozak, Christina L Staudhammer and Susan B Watts

With interest growing in areas of forestry, conservation and other natural sciences, the need to organize and tabulate large amounts of forestry and natural science information ....

Marine Geographical Information Systems

VD Valavanis, D Wright, S Georgakarakos and D Kitsiou

This book mainly targets senior undergraduate and graduate students, but also environmental managers will find it useful. It deals with the theory and applications of ....

Numerical Ecology

Louis Legendre and Pierre Legendre

- An updated, 3rd English edition of the most widely-cited book on quantitative analysis of multivariate ecological data. ....

Statistical Tables

James Rohlf and Robert Sokal

This compendium of tables used with Sokal's "Biometry", Fourth Edition, ....

Antarctica: An Encyclopedia (2-Volume Set)

John Stewart

This second edition of the 1991 award-winning (Library Journal Best Reference) book is a phenomenally complete A-Z of Antarctica. The approximately 30,000 entries include ....

Atlas of Southern African Freshwater Fishes

Lucy EP Scott, PH Skelton, AJ Booth, L Verheust, R Harris and J Dooley

Worldwide concern over the loss of biological diversity provided the impetus for the development of biodiversity databases and biological atlas projects. This GIS-based ....

How to Research

Loraine Blaxter, Christina Hughes and Malcolm Tight

"How to Research" is a bestselling, practical book that reassures the first time researcher by leading them systematically through the whole research process; from the ....

ZooKeys 150

e-Infrastructures for data publishing in biodiversity science

Edited by Vincent Smith and Lyubomir Penev

This collection of articles, developed in association with the EU funded ViBRANT project, illustrates how advances to research infrastructures are reciprocally changing ....