Bats of Florida

Cynthia S Marks and George E Marks

Florida is home to 20 of the more than 1,000 bat species worldwide. Cynthia and George Marks have created an informative guide that captures both the mystique - and the true ....

Black Bears

A Natural History

Dave Taylor

Lavishly illustrated throughout with more than 100 full-colour photographs, maps and charts, Black Bears introduces the reader to this shy, reclusive and largely ....

Breeds of Empire

The Invention of the Horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa 1500-1950

Greg Bankoff

This book explores the 'invention' of specific breeds of horse in the context of imperial design and colonial trade routes. Ships of empire carried not just merchandise, ....

Dictionary of Australian and New Guinean Mammals

Ronald Strahan and Pamela Conder

Here for the first time is a unified guide to the mammals of both Australia and Melanesia. Based on Ronald Strahan's first dictionary of Australian mammals, published ....

Dolphins and Whales

Maurizio Wurtz and Nadia Repetto

A convenient, portable companion for whale watchers, serious oceanographers, and marine mammal lovers, this guide represents the most recent research on dolphins and whales. ....

Elephants: Diseases & Treatment

Edited by Gracia Vila-Garcia and Debra Bourne

Mankind has a longstanding fascination with elephants, the largest living land animals. Sadly, populations of these majestic mammals are declining, particularly in Asia, and ....

A Field Guide to the Mammals of South East Asia

Charles Francis

This superb field guide covers all the mammal species known from mainland SE Asia, from Asian Elephant and Tiger down to bats and rodents. Authorative and engaging text ....

Macachiavellian Intelligence

How Rhesus Macaques and Humans Have Conquered the World

Dario Maestripieri

Judged by population size and distribution, Homo sapiens are clearly the most successful primates. A close second, however, would be rhesus macaques, who have adapted to - and ....

Measuring Methane Production from Ruminants

Edited by Harinder P.S Makkar and Philip E Vercoe

This book gives a comprehensive account of the methodologies for measuring methane from in vitro fermentation systems, and from stall-fed and grazing animals. The chapters have ....

Mustangs

Wild Horses of the West

Marie-Luce Hubert and Jean-Louis Klein

The absorbing story of the evolution and life cycle of the wild horses of the American West. Amazing photographs record each stage of mustang life, from the rearing of colts ....

Platypus

Tom Grant

Since it first became known to European scientists and naturalists in 1798, the platypus has been the subject of controversy, interest and absolute wonder. Found only in ....

Ancient Birds From A-Z

W Geoffrey Arnott

Ancient Birds from A to Z gathers together the ancient information available, listing all the names that ancient Greeks gave their birds and all their descriptions and ....

Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Guatemala / Lista Comentada de las Aves de Guatemala

Knut Eisermann and Claudia Avendaño

The most authoritative, detailed, and updated checklist of the 725 bird species recorded in Guatemala. Also includes information about status, habitats and endemic species, ....

Aves Amenazadas de España

Juan M Varela

An informative account of the recent Red Book, the survey of the state of conservation of Spain's wildlife. It covers the 122 bird taxa listed as threatened in Spain and ....

Birds of East Asia

Mark Brazil

This is the first single volume guide ever devoted to the eastern Asian avifauna. The eastern Asian region, centring especially on the major islands off the continental coast ....

The Birds of Kazakhstan

Arend Wassink and Gerald, J Oreel

Brings together invaluable information on status, habitat, distribution and migration on the birds of Kazakhstan. ....

Birds of Mongolia

Axel Braunlich

Mongolia encompasses a diverse range of habitats including forests, mountains, vast plains and of course the Gobi Desert. There has never been a guide to the birds of ....

The Birds of Norfolk

Moss Taylor, Michael Seago, Peter Allard and Don Dorling

Reprint of the standard avifauna of the county of Norfolk, originally published in 2000. This county avifauna and has been written by experts from within the county. It covers ....

Birds of Pakistan

Richard Grimmett, Tim Inskipp and Tom Roberts

This guide is a successor to the much acclaimed Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by two of the same authors. Covering Pakistan, the superb plates are accompanied by a ....

Birds of Peru

TS Schulenberg, DF Stotz, DF Lane, JP O'Neill and TA Parker

With over 1800 species, Peru has the second richest avifauna of any country in the world. As a consequence it is one of the most popular birding destinations in South ....

Birds of Trinidad and Tobago

Floyd E Hayes, Martyn Kenefick and Robin L Restall

A field guide that uses relevant images from "Birds of Northern South America" to create new plates specific for Trinidad and Tobago. It intends to assist in the field ....

Birds of Wiltshire

Wiltshire Ornithological Society

This country avifauna is the result of a 6-year survey to record the state of Wiltshire's birds at the begining of the new Millennium. ....

The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World

A Checklist

James F Clements

Birds have long held a unique dual role as a model group for scientists and as the focus of birders' passionate quests. Despite centuries of observation, each year brings the ....

Duck

Victoria de Rijke

The squat, noisy duck occupies a prominent role in the human cultural imagination, as evidenced by everything from the rubber duck of childhood baths to the flying ducks on ....

The Greater Flamingo

Alan Johnson and Frank Cezilly

With their curious feeding behaviour, peculiar elongated body, gregarious social lives and exotic pink plumage, flamingos are among the most familiar and popular of all the ....

Guia de Fotos de Nidos, Huevos y Pichones de Aves Argentinas

Martin R De La Pena

This guide is the result of many years of study in the field. It includes 934 photos of nests, nests with eggs and pigeons. It also includes photographs of sites visited in the ....

Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees

Edited by Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliot and Jordis Sartagal

Contents: Picathartes, Babblers, Parrotbills, Australasian Babblers, Logrunners, Jewel-babblers ....

Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volumes 1-12

Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliot and Jordis Sartagal

As each new volume in this landmark series appears, all existing volumes plus the new one are customarily offered at a special ....

A History of Ornithology

Peter Bircham

Today the RSPB has over one million members, reflecting the huge interest in birdwatching as a hobby. Over the years the growth in amateur birdwatchers has ....

The Ornithologist's Dictionary

Johannes Erritzoe, Kaj Kampp, Kevin Winker and Clifford B Frith

An invaluable reference resource written in succinct language and with a user-friendly layout, The Ornithologist's Dictionary is ideal for both amateur and professional ....

Ptilochronology

Feather Time and the Biology of Birds

Thomas C Grubb

This is the first book to summarize the methods, conceptual issues and results of studies using the interpretation of feather growth rates as an index of nutritional ....

RSPB Children's Guide to Birdwatching

David Chandler and Mike Unwin

This RSPB-endorsed book is a practical, exciting and comprehensive introduction to watching birds, for children aged 8-12 years. Fully illustrated throughout with colour ....

The Raptors of Europe and the Middle East

A Handbook of Field Identification

Dick Forsman

Paperback edition of the hardcover, originally published in 1998. ....

Sea Eagles

John Love

This booklet documents the return of this truly majestic eagle to Britain. ....

Swan

Peter Young

Of more than 8,000 bird species, the swan is surely one of the most easily recognised. Airborne, the swan is a majestic sight: with its long, slender neck outstretched, it ....

Use of Rice Fields by Migratory Shorebirds in Southern South America / Uso de Arroceras por Chorlos y Playeros Migratorios en el Sur de America del Sur

Daniel W Blanco, Bernabe Lopez-Lanus, Rafael Antunes Dias et al

This publication includes the results of an international project aimed to assess the value of rice fields as non-breeding habitat for migratory shorebirds in southern South ....

Watch and Research on Birds in Xinjiang

Ma Ming

The first field guide to the avian fauna of Xinjiang, west China and Central Asia. It includes 430 colour pictures and about 210 species, more than half the species in ....

Where to Watch Birds in North West England

Alan Conlin, Chris Sharpe et al

A guide to the best birding sites in the northwestern counties of Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire. This area holds some of the finest upland sites in England, as well as ....

Amphibian Biology, Volume 7: Systematics

Edited by Harold Heatwole and Michael Tyler

This book examines how different fields of biology have contributed to the growing understanding of the origins and evolution of frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. After ....

Amphibians and Reptiles of British Columbia

Brent M Matsuda, David M Green and Patrick T Gregory

Describes 22 species of amphibians and 17 species of reptiles, along with details on their biology, habits, breeding, and distribution. They also cover introduced, ....

The Complete Boa Constrictor

A Comprehensive Guide to the Care, Breeding, and Geographic Races

Vincent Russo

The boa constrictor is without question one of the most popular snake species being kept by reptile lovers today. Once considered to be a rare and exotic pet, boas are now being ....

Guide and Reference to the Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America (North of Mexico)

RD Bartlett and Patricia Bartlett

The Bartletts' guide to amphibians provides up-to-date accounts, range maps, and photos of the 239 recognized species and subspecies of frogs, toads, treefrogs, and salamanders ....

Guide and Reference to the Crocodilians, Turtles, and Lizards of Eastern and Central North America (North of Mexico)

RD Bartlett and Patricia Bartlett

The "Bartletts' Guide" to the alligators, crocodiles, turtles, and lizards of eastern and central North America features all 207 species inhabiting the region from west ....

Guide and Reference to the Snakes of Eastern and Central North America (North of Mexico)

RD Bartlett and Patricia Bartlett

This volume provides an up-to-date guide to the identification, range, habitat, and status of snakes found within eastern and central North America, from west Texas, to ....

Marine Turtles of the Indian Subcontinent

Edited by K Shanker and BC Choudhury

The first book on marine turtles in India and the subcontinent, Marine Turtles of the Indian Subcontinent documents the results of surveys carried out under the Sea Turtle ....

Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush

Southwestern Australia

Brian Bush, Brad Maryan, Robert Brown-Cowper and David Robinson

This is a companion to the tremendously popular "A Guide to the Reptiles and Frogs of the Perth Region" (1995, reprinted). It answers often-asked questions such as: What does ....

A Review of Marking and Individual Recognition Techniques for Amphibians and Reptiles

John W Ferner

This guide describes marking and identification techniques for larval amphibians, frogs and toads, salmanders, caecilians, turtles, lizards, snakes and crocodilians. The ....

Tales from the Thebaide

Peter Pritchard

Peter Pritchard is a multifaceted expert on turtles and tortoises. A cheloniological thread thus runs through his "Tales from the Thebaide", as he expands the study of his ....

Venomous Snakes of Africa / Giftschlangen Afrikas

Gernot Vogel and Maik Dobiey

Biology of Fishes

Quentin Bone and Richard Moore

The third edition of Biology of Fishes is chiefly about fish as remarkably efficient machines for coping with the many problems that life in water entails, and looks at many ....

By-catch Reduction in the World's Fisheries

Edited by Steven J Kennelly

This book comes after several decades of outstanding and successful research that has helped ameliorate some of the most important and controversial fisheries issues in the ....

Developments in Fish Telemetry

Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Fish Telemetry held in Europe

Edited by P.R Almeida, B.R Quintella, M.J Costa and A Moore

This volume includes 33 peer-reviewed papers presented at the Sixth Conference on Fish Telemetry held in Europe (Sesimbra, Portugal, 5-11 June 2005). The papers focus on the ....

The Fish Oocyte

From Basic Studies to Biotechnological Applications

Edited by Patrick J Babin, Joan Cerdà and Esther Lubzens

This book addresses the growing needs in deciphering the biological processes associated with fish reproduction, in view of the growth of aquaculture and the dwindling natural ....

Fish Welfare

Edited by Edward Branson

With the rise of the aquaculture industry during recent years and its likely continuing expansion for very many years, the subject of fish welfare has come to the fore, ....

Primitive Fishes

Edited by David McKenzie, Colin Brauner and Anthony Farrell

Ancient fishes are a relatively untapped resource in the scientific search for insights into the evolution of physiological systems in fishes and higher vertebrates. ....

Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage, Volume 6

Centrarchidae - Black Basses and Sunfishes

Thomas P Simon and Robert Wallus

The Beekeeper's Field Guide

Solutions for Beekeepers

David Cramp

A fully illustrated practical field guide to the apiary which includes comprehensive trouble shooting guides. ....

Bivalve Shells of Florida

An Identification Guide to the Common Species of Florida and the Southeast

Trish Hartmann

Bivalve Seashells of Florida is a beautifully photographed, well-organized, detailed field guide to Florida's bivalve seashells. It contains more than 500 high-resolution ....

Butterflies Throughout the Year

Peter May

Describes adults of the different species of British butterflies according to the time of year they appear on the wing. Nearly all 60 British species are illustrated. ....

Butterflies and Moths of Costa Rica / Mariposas de Costa Rica

Isidro Chacon and Jose Montero

This book introduces the reader to the various aspects about the anatomy and physiology of each life cycle stage of butterflies and moths. It includes a description of 32 ....

Butterflies of Sri Lanka

Arittha Wikramanayake and Ariesha Wikramanayake

This collection of hundreds of magnificent colour photos of more than 160 different butterfly species found in Sri Lanka was compiled over four years by a father-daughter ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes Hors-serie, Volume 14

Contribution à la connaissance des Scarabaeidae africains III, Etude du genre Pedaria II (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Coprinae)

JF Josso and P Prevost

Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 63

Notes sur les Callichromatini Asiatiques, 1 Nouveaux genres et espèces de Callichromatini du sud-est asiatique

E Vives, J Bentanachs and S Chew Kea Foo

Caribbean Sea Slugs

A Field Guide to the Opisthobranch Mollusks From the Tropical Northwestern Atlantic

A Valdes, J Hamman, DW Behrens and A DuPont

310 species are illustrated with multiple colour photos. Close-ups of gills, rhinophores and eggs are included for many species. Introduction explains where and how to find ....

Coastal Invertebrates of Victoria

An Atlas of Selected Species

Edited by D.A.B Phillips et al

This revised edition includes descriptions and illustrations of over 250 species of invertebrates found along the Victorian coast. Names and some descriptions have been ....

Coleoptera of Europe, Volume 1

Latridiidae, Merophysidae and Dasyceridae

W Rücker

Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland

M Townsend and P Waring

Nearly all the resident and migrant British and Irish species of macro-moths have been illustrated and described in this portable guide. Concise field descriptions written by ....

The Dragonflies of Essex

Ted Benton and John Dobson

The book includes accounts and distribution maps of all resident and migrant species with colour photographs of all species resident in the county. Also included are ....

The Evolution of Social Wasps

James H Hunt

Social behavior occurs in some of the smallest animals as well as some the largest, and the transition from solitary life to sociality is an unsolved evolutionary mystery. ....

Fauna Iberica, Volume 29: Crustacea, Copepodos Marinos I Calanoida

Francisco Vives and Alexandra A Shmeleva

The first volume in this series dedicated to the revision of the Copepoda. 520 species of the Calanoida order are described. ....

Fauna Iberica, Volume 30: Nematoda, Mononchida, Dorylaimoidea

Domingo Jimenez Guirado, Manuel Peralta Peralta and Reyes Peña Santiago

Forensic Entomology: New Trends and Technologies

Insects and Death

Edited by Leonardo Gomes

This work focuses on the introduction of Forensic Entomology to forensic scientists and recent studies worldwide. It begins with a review of the first study in the 13th century ....

The Genitalia of the Pyrales, Deltoids & Plumes

FN Pierce and JW Metcalfe

As the fifth volume in F.N. Pierce's series on the Genitalia of the British Lepidoptera, "Pyrales, Deltoids and Plumes" was published in 1938. Though they are regarded as ....

Hymenoptera de la Region Neotropical

Paul Hanson and Ian Gauld

Identification Manual for Butterflies in China

Wu Chunsheng

This book covers 6 orders, 19 families and 172 species, which includes all the insect species in China that are listed in the Appendices of CITES, the list of National key ....

Insect Biodiversity

Science and Society

Edited by Robert Foottit and Peter Adler

Fully revised and updated to include new topical study areas, the second edition of the successful text the Ecology of Insects provides a balanced treatment of the theory and ....

List of Chinese Insects: Volume 4

Hua Li-Zhong

Covers Diptera, Siphonaptera and Hymenoptera. ....

The Mosquitoes of New Mexico

Theodore A Wolff and Lewis T Nielsen

Mosquitoes are not just summer pests whose bites cause victims, young and old, to scratch the resulting bumps and welts. Increasingly, they are threats to the public's ....

Okologie, Verbreitung und Gefährdungsstatus der Webspinnen Nordrhein- Westfalens

Erste überarbeitete Fassung der Roten Liste der Webspinnen (Arachnida: Araneae)

Martin Kreuels and Sascha Buchholz

Red List of Araneae of Northrhine-Westphalia (Germany). Contains 677 species, 44 new since 1999. ....

Post-Embryonic Development of the Copepoda

Frank D Ferrari and Hans U Dahms

Crustaceans that are now called copepods have been known, not necessarily by that name, since Aristotle. Published reports of their post-embryonic development, however, date ....

Preparing and Maintaining a Collection of Butterflies and Moths

Peter May and Martin White

A practical manual detailing the various methods used to prepare specimens for a collection, from killing methods, setting the specimens and repairing damaged ones, to ....

Shells

Paul Starosta and Jacques Senders

Surveys seashell history and examines their connection with nature, art and architecture. It includes the latest research and conveys the joy of collecting shells. ....

Animals and Archaeology in Northern Medieval Russia

Zooarchaeological Studies in Novogrod and its Region

Edited by Mark Maltby

Zooarchaeological evidence from a substantial body of animal bones recovered over the last decade in Novogrod and its surrounds is discussed by specialists. ....

Bonebeds

Genesis, Analysis, and Paleobiological Significance

Edited by Raymond R Rogers, David A Eberth and Tony R Fiorillo

Thirteen respected researchers combine their experiences in this book, providing readers with workable definitions, theoretical frameworks, and modern techniques in bonebed data ....

Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America, Volume 2: Small Mammals, Xenarthrans, and Marine Mammals

Edited by Christine M Janis, Gregg F Gunnell and Mark D Uhen

This second volume completes the unique survey of North American Tertiary mammals, and covers all the remaining taxa not contained in Volume 1. It provides a complete listing ....

Lower Permian Colonial Rugose Corals, Western and Northwestern Pangaea

Taxonomy and Distribution

J Fedorowski, WB Bamber and CH Stevens

The most comprehensive summary available on the stratigraphic occurrence, geographic distribution, phylogeny, and taxonomy of Early Permian colonial rugose corals that ....

Pleistocene Mammals of Europe

Bjorn Kurten

Provides a comprehensive treatment of the Pleistocene species in Europe, classified according to modern taxonomic principles. For each species, there is a description of ....

Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages

Their Role in Paleoecology and Paleobiogeography

Edited by Julia T Sankey and Sven Baszio

Presents state-of-the-art essays on important topics and methods in the analysis of vertebrate microfossil assemblages. The minute remains of animals and plants have proven ....

The Coral Reef

Angelo Mojetta

Tropical reefs are one of the most intriguing and attractive ecosystems on the planet. Their history dates back far prior to the first appearance of humans on earth. This book ....

Dive the World

The Most Fascinating Diving Sites

Egidio Tarinito

The Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, Polynesia, the Caribbean, the Great Barrier Reef and the Florida Keys: this volume presents the extraordinary and surprising richness of ....

Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores

Edited by Mark W Denny and Steven D Gaines

Tidepools and rocky shores are among the most physically stressful environments on earth. When the tide is high, waves can sweep over plants and animals at velocities as ....

Evaluation Rapide de la Biodiversite Marine des Recifs Coralliens du Mont Panie, Province Nord, Nouvelle Caledonie

Sheila A McKenna et al

This French-language volume presents the results of a marine expedition to the coral reefs in the Mont Panie region of New Caledonia. Alongside an account of the region's ....

Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea

Paul Falkowski and Andrew Knoll

This text reference examines how photosynthesis evolved on Earth and how phytoplankton evolved through time - ultimately to permit the evolution of complex life, including ....

Phaeocystis, Major Link in the Biogeochemical Cycling of Climate- Relevant Elements

Edited by MA van Leeuwe, J Stefels, S Belviso, C Lancelot, PG Verity and WWC Gieskes

The ubiquitous marine microalgal species Phaeocystis plays an important role in biogeochemical cycles. Phaeocystis has a complicated life cycle, which makes it hard to ....

Reefs Revealed

Alex Mustard

This pioneering new volume of underwater photography reveals the coral reefs of the world as you have never seen them before, through revolutionary natural-light filter ....

The Age of Everything

How Science Explores the Past

Matthew Hedman

Matthew Hedman shows how scientists have determined the age of everything from colonization of the New World over 13,000 years to the age of the universe, which is ....

The Armchair Naturalist

How to be Good at Nature Without Really Trying

Johnson P Johnson

A nature guide for people to whom nature doesn't always come naturally. This book helps you transform into an expert on anything Mother Nature may throw at you, from furry ....

The Better Photo Guide to Digital Nature Photography

Jim Miotke

From the tiniest ladybug to a towering glacier, nature subjects offer some of the greatest challenges and the greatest rewards to photographers. In the BetterPhoto ....

The Botanical Palette

The Society of Botanical Artists

This superbly illustrated book looks specifically at one of the most important aspects of botanical painting: how to achieve the right colours. ....

Disappearing World

The Earth's Most Extraordinary and Endangered Places

Alonzo Addison

This book provides the story behind over 100 of the most threatened UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The preservation of sites of natural and cultural significance has been ....

Do Dolphins Ever Sleep?

211 Questions and Answers About Ships, the Sea and the Sky

Pierre-Yves Bely and Sally Bely

Provides the most astonishing answers to a whole range of fascinating questions you may have wondered about or may never even have thought of asking! ....

Ethical Travel: 25 Ultimate Experiences

Rough Guides

Make the most of your time on earth! Whether you're planning the trip of a lifetime, dreaming about going, or have already booked a trip, check out Rough Guides selection of ....

Experiment and Natural Philosophy in Seventeenth-Century Tuscany

The History of the Accademia del Cimento

Luciano Boschiero

The Accademia del Cimento (1657-1667) was the first institution in Europe purporting to use an experimental method in its scientific inquiries. According to some recent ....

Extremes

Oceanography's Adventures at the Poles

KR Benson and HM Rozwadowski

The story of science practiced in the Arctic and Antarctic extremes is a story of an unfamiliar and forbidding environment transformed over the course of two centuries into ....

Focus on Nature

The Creative Process Behind Making Great Photographs in the Field

John Shaw

Photographing nature involves emphasizing some aspects of the environment while ignoring others. In this book the photographer John Shaw presents many of his most spectacular ....

Frank Kingdon Ward's Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges

Edited by Kenneth Cox

The Tsangpo Gorge in south-east Tibet is the world's deepest gorge. First published in 1926, this work tells the story of its exploration and the rich plant and animal life ....

In Bear Country

A Global Journey in Vanishing Wilderness

Brian Payton

In a series of remarkable journeys, Brian Payton travels the world in search of the eight remaining bear species. Along the way, he confronts poachers in the jungles of ....

Incredible Journeys

The Stories Behind 60 Remarkable Adventures of Our Time

Thomas Cussans

Incredible Journeys takes 60 extraordinary journeys from the past 100 years and recounts what happened to these intrepid travellers. The book features Amy Johnson, the first ....

The Intelligibility of Nature

How Science Makes Sense of the World

Peter Dear

In The Intelligibility of Nature, Peter Dear considers how science as such has evolved and how it has marshaled itself to make sense of the world. His intellectual journey ....

Linnaeus - Genius of Uppsala

Helena Harnesk

Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) lived and worked in Uppsala for the greater part of his life. This book, published on the occasion of the tercentenary of his birth, celebrates the ....

Lonesome George

The Life and Loves of the World's Most Famous Tortoise

Henry Nicholls

Lonesome George is a 5ft long, 200lb tortoise aged between 60 and 200. In 1971, he was discovered on the remote Galapagos island of Pinta, from which tortoises had supposedly ....

Looking at Animals in Human History

Linda Kalof

From the first cave paintings to Britta Jaschinski's provocative animal photography, it seems we have been describing and portraying animals, in some form or another, for as ....

The Magic of Digital Nature Photography

Rob Sheppard

Provides information on how to shoot crisp close-ups or awe inspiring panoramic shots, and how to enhance pictures by using filters such as grads and polarizers. This title ....

The Natural World Collection - DVD

Originally conceived as The World About Us by Sir David Attenborough back in 1967, the series has remained popular ever since. This specially compiled selection features six ....

The Nature Diary of an Artist

J Hale

Looks at the English countryside throughout the year through the sketchbooks of artist Jennie Hale. This book is filled with watercolour sketches of birds, insects, animal and ....

Our Changing Planet

The View from Space

Michael D King et al

Since their first launch in the 1960s, satellites have been used to observe the Earth at local, regional, and global scales, giving us unique insights into the often detrimental ....

The Oxford Companion to World Exploration - Two Volume Set

Edited by David Buisseret

This illustrated reference work covers all aspects of world exploration from Antarctica to the North Pole; from the discovery of the New World to the age of space exploration. ....

Pathfinders

A Global History of Exploration

Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Explorers forged the infrastructure of global history, first by finding the routes of migration that sundered human cultures, then - after millennia of divergence - by ....

Photographing Weather

Storm Dunlop

The weather is a fundamental consideration for any photographer who works out of doors, but it can also be a photographic subject in its own right. This book shows how to ....

Rainbow Under the Sea

Jeffrey L Rotman

This title offers a stunning portfolio of painterly pictures evoking the endless variety and beauty of the denizens of the sea. Showcasing the exceptional photographs of one of ....

Science and the Changing Environment in India 1780-1920

A Guide to Sources in the India Office Records

Richard Axelby and Savithri Preetha Nair

The India Office Records document the activities of the English East India Company and the British administration of India. From 1780 to 1920, the records are particularly ....

The Smaller Majority

Piotr Naskrecki

Fabulous photographs of the teeming animal life that surrounds us -- which we only see as fast moving blobs. ....

WWF Global 200

World Wildlife Fund 200 Places Which Should Never Die

F Pratesi

There are sites in the world which we hope will never disappear because they are so important to humanity. In the Global 200 project, the WWF has identified some natural ....

What A Book Can Do

The Publication and Reception of Silent Spring

Priscilla Coit Murphy

In 1962, the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" sparked widespread public debate on the hazards of pesticide abuse for humans and their environment. This work ....

Why Don't Spiders Stick to their Webs?

Cosmic Conundrums and Everyday Mysteries of Science

Robert Matthews

What happens if you fall into a black hole? Which properties give you the best chance of winning Monopoly? And why is it always so difficult to get ketchup to come out of a full ....

The Wild Places

Robert Macfarlane

"The Wild Places" is both an intellectual and a physical journey, and Macfarlane travels in time as well as space. Guided by monks, questers, scientists, philosophers, poets and ....

Wildlife Adventures: 25 Ultimate Experiences

Rough Guides

Make the most of your time on earth! Whether you're planning the trip of a lifetime, dreaming about going, or have already booked a trip, check out Rough Guides selection of ....

Wildlife Through a Nikon Lens

Revealing the Secrets of Professional Wildlife Photography

Christopher Weston

This visually breathtaking journey through the natural world, with renowned wildlife photographer and Nikon user, Chris Weston, is a potent source of inspiration and ....

Antarctica

Exploring a Fragile Eden

Jonathan Scott and Angela Scott

A large-format, comprehensive account of one of the Earth's remaining wild places by TV wildlife expert Jonathan Scott, with breathtaking images by 2002 Wildlife Photographer ....

Atlas de la Nature a Paris

Jean-Baptiste Vaquin

Shows the distribution of the flora and fauna of Paris: nealy 500,000 trees and 2,900 species of wild animals and plants are indexed. ....

Discovering Qatar

Frances Gillespie

This is the first book that deals primarily with the environment and the natural history of Qatar. Other subjects covered include geology, topography, traditional culture, ....

Forest of Bowland: With Pendle Hill and the West Pennine Moors

A Bibby

This well illustrated guide contains directions and Ordnance Survey maps for fourteen new walks through the Forest of Bowland, Pendle and the Lancashire moors. Central to the ....

A Guide to Native Plants of the New York City Region

Margaret B Gargiullo

Presents a detailed look at the full scope of flora that is native to this region and available for propagation. Geared specifically for landscape architects, designers, land ....

Hong Kong Landscapes

Shaping the Barren Rock

Bernie Owen and Raynor Shaw

Behind and beyond the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, there is a rich and varied natural landscape. This book explains, with the aid of many photographs and diagrams and maps, ....

Itinerarios por los Pirineos

25 rutas paradescubrirlos

Oriol Alamany and Eulalia Vicens

Illustrated with magnificent photographs and designed for all those walkers and nature-lovers who wish to learn more about the most beautiful parts of the Pyrenees. ....

Outside in the Interior

An Adventure Guide for Central Alaska

Kyle Joly

With its breathtaking vistas and countless acres of unmarked wilderness, Alaska has long attracted those who are looking for a bit of adventure in their vacations-from those who ....

Peru: Matses

Edited by Corine Vriesendorp et al

In the fall of 2004, scientists from Chicago's Field Museum conducted a biological inventory in the forests of the Comunidad Nativa Matses, in the northeastern region of ....

Peru: Sierra del Divisor

Edited by Corine Vriesendorp et al

In August of 2005, scientists conducted a rapid inventory in Sierra del Divisor, a mountain range that rises up dramatically from the lowlands of central Amazonian Peru. ....

Rapid Biological Assessment of the Lely and Nassau Plateaus, Suriname

(with additional information on the Brownsberg Plateau)

Edited by Leeanne E Alonso and Jan H Mol

The Lely and Nassau Plateaus in eastern Suriname contain a wide range of habitats-they also serve as an important watershed for the region and offer potential employment ....

Red de Parques Nacionales de España

Guia de Visita

A visitor's guide to the National Parks of Spain. ....

Resurrecting the Granary of Rome

Environmental History and French Colonial Expansion in North Africa

DK Davis and JLA Webb

Tales of deforestation and desertification in North Africa have been told from the Roman period to the present. Such stories of environmental decline in the Maghreb are still ....

Rocky Mountain Wildlife

David Hancock and Brian Wolitski

A lavish pictorial reference for the identification, distribution and habits of all the major mammal species of the Rocky Mountains from Colorado to British Columbia and ....

Safari in Wildest Africa

Michel Denis-Huot and Christine Denis-Huot

In some areas of the world, animals roam free and wild, often in nature reserves specifically created to protect wildlife. One of these is in East Africa, straddling the ....

Skomer

Portrait of a Welsh Island

Jane Matthews, Iolo Wiliams and Matthew Parris

Skomer Island is a National Nature Reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a world-renowned bird paradise and home to the world's largest ....

The Still-Burning Bush

Stephen Pyne

Traces the environmental and social significance of the use of fire to shape the environment through Australian history, beginning with Aboriginal usage, and the ....

Tooth & Claw

Living Alongside Britain's Predators

Peter Cairns and Mark Hamblin

Predators in Britain mean different things to different people. For some, they are a spectacle of the natural world and key to the ecological integrity of our countryside. ....

Los Albores de la Botanica Marina Española (1814-1939)

Francisco Javier Dosil Mancilla

Oulines the history of phycology in Spain. ....

An Ancient Egyptian Herbal

Lise Manniche

The ancient Egyptians were highly skilled in the use of herbs and spices for medicines, cooking, cosmetics, perfumes and many other purposes. This work provides an account of ....

Applications of Plant Metabolic Engineering

Edited by R Verpoorte, A.W Alfermann and T.S Johnson

This book discusses, mainly, applications of plant metabolic engineering. Metabolic engineering, which is part of second generation biotechnology, has made several ....

Bildatlas der Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands

Alle 4200 Pflanzen in Text und Bild

Henning Haeupler and Thomas Muer

New edition of the popular photographic guide to the flowering plants of Germany. Covers all 4200 species with text descriptions. ....

Biology and Chemistry of Jerusalem Artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus L.

Stanley J Kays and Stephen F Nottingham

A comprehensive, up-to-date reference, Biology and Chemistry of Jerusalem Artichoke presents the unique, distinguishing properties of this underutilized crop. Citing a ....

Buried Treasures

Finding and Growing the World's Choicest Bulbs

Janis Ruksans

For decades Janis Ruksans has been scouring remote and dangerous regions of Europe and Asia to bring back the botanical treasures that he offers through his nursery, often ....

Calochortus

Mariposa Lilies & their Relatives

Mary E Gerritsen and Ron Parsons

With their graceful stance, brilliant colors, and intricate markings, members of the North American genus Calochortus are among the most dazzling bulbous plants in the ....

Common Trees of Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve / Arboles Comunes de la Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco

Fabricio Camacho Cespedes, Erin Stewart Lindquist and Gini Knight

This book is the first comprehensive field guide for the common flora of the southwestern section of the Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica) including Cabo Blanco, proving ....

Comparative Plant Ecology

A Functional Approach to common British Species

JP Grime, JG Hodgson and R Hunt

Since 1961, scientists at the Unit of Comparative Plant Ecology (UCPE) based at the University of Sheffield have maintained a continuous programme of research in which the ....

Conifers for Gardens

An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Richard Bitner

Conifers for Gardens is intended to take away the element of uncertainty when you're choosing a plant that may alter your yard for years to come. Profusely illustrated with ....

Designing and Renovating Larger Gardens

Douglas Coltart

Award-winning landscape designer Douglas Coltart offers practical instructions for designing and renovating spacious gardens, with an eye towards issues unique to those ....

Dictionary of Plant Lore

DC Watts

Knowledge of plant names can give insight into largely forgotten beliefs. For example, the common red poppy is known as "Blind Man" due to an old superstitious belief that if ....

Encyclopedia of Exotic Plants for Temperate Climates

Will Giles

With more than 1500 species and cultivars described, the Encyclopedia of Exotic Plants for Temperate Climates covers many plant groups, including aroids, bananas, gingers, ....

Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns

S Olsen

Gardeners who seek an up-to-date, authoritative guide to the wealth of garden-worthy ferns available today will find none better than Sue Olsen. Drawing from four decades of ....

Field Guide to the Mangrove Trees of Africa and Madagascar

Henk Beentje, Solamao Bandeira and Justin Moat

Identification guide to all the species found along the African and Madagascan coastlines. ....

Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar

Phillip Cribb and Johan Hermans

Guide to the extensive orchid flora of Madagascar illustrated with over 600 colour photographs. ....

Flora Helvetica: French Edition

Flore Illustree de Suisse

Konrad Lauber and Gerhart Wagner

Includes photos and decriptions of the 3000 species, sub-species and varieties of wild plants living in Switzerland; both ....

Flora Helvetica: German Edition

Konrad Lauber and Gerhart Wagner

Includes photos and decriptions of the 3000 species, sub-species and varieties of wild plants living in Switzerland; both flowering plants and ferns. As well as indiginous ....

Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 144: Alstroemeriaceae

Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 145: Asphodelaceae

Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 146: Elatinaceae

Flora of Hong Kong, Volume 1

Edited by Hong Kong Herbarium and South China Botanical Garden

The first volume in the definite Flora of Hong Kong treats 10 families of Gymnosperms and 75 families of Magnoliidae (Dicotyledons). Each species is described in detail with ....

Flora of Siberia, Volume 12: Solanaceae - Lobeliaceae

Edited by LI Malyschev

Functional-Structural Plant Modelling in Crop Production

Edited by J Vos, L.F.M Marcelis, P.H.B de Visser, P.C Struik and J.B Evers

Functional-structural plant models (FSPMs) describe in quantitative terms the development over time of the three-dimensional (3D) structure of plants as governed by ....

The Gardener's Guide to Planting and Growing Shrubs, Trees and Climbers

Mike Buffin and Jonathan Edwards

Shrubs, climbers and trees provide definition to our gardens, softening the hard landscaping with colour, texture, and scent. These plants are the mainstay of the ....

Gardening with Woodland Plants

Karen Junker

Woodland plants add magic to any garden, with lush carpets of color, foliage at the middle level, and majestic height. Contrary to myth, large spaces and special soil are ....

Herbal Products

Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology

Edited by Timothy S Tracy and Richard L Kingston

Herbal Products: Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, Second Edition builds on the informative foundation laid by its predecessor. This fully revised and expanded second ....

The History of Kew

Ray Desmond

New edition of the popular work Kew: The History of the Royal Botanic Gardens. ....

How to Create A Wildlife Garden

Christine Lavelle and Michael Lavelle

Most gardeners view themselves as nature lovers, with one of the most enjoyable aspects of creating and maintaining a garden lying in the feeling of closeness to nature. It ....

ISTA List of Stabilized Plant Names

JH Wiersam

The current List of Stabilized Plant Names represents the 5th edition of this work. Previous editions were completed and published in 1966, 1983, 1988, and 2001. ....

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers & Flora of the Americas

Michael Lavelle and Martin Walters

Flowering plants provide a welcome and colourful sight, whether long-loved shrubby perennials or bright and fleeting annuals. They are vital to our ecology and a clear ....

In Search of Remarkable Trees

On Safari in Southern Africa

Thomas Pakenham

Thomas Pakenham, no stranger to Africa with his award-winning books, The Scramble For Africa and The Boer War, nor to remarkable trees with his best-selling ....

Lichenological Contributions in Honour of David Galloway

Edited by Ingvar Kärnefelt and Arne Thell

Medicinal Plants of Cambodia

Habitat, Chemical Constituents and Ethnobotanical Uses

Lavit Kham

An encyclopedia about Cambodias unique and fascinating plants - covering all major plant groups and their medicinal uses. ....

Nature's Palette

The Science of Plant Color

David Lee

Though he didn't realize it at the time, David Lee began this book 25 years ago as he was hiking in the mountains outside Kuala Lumpur. Surrounded by the wonders of the ....

Niwaki

Pruning, Training and Shaping Trees the Japanese Way

Jake Hobson

Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In ....

Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne's Lace

Herbs and Ornamentals from the Umbel Family

Barbara Perry Lawton

Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne's Lace is the gardener's introduction to the characteristics, cultivation, and history of one of the most distinctive families of the ....

A Pattern Garden

The Essential Elements of Garden Making

Valerie Easton

A Pattern Garden gives us the tools for creating our own highly satisfying garden spaces. Easton identifies 14 garden patterns that she sees as fundamental to successful ....

Perennials

The Gardener's Reference

Susan Carter, Carrie Becker and Bob Lilly

Perennials play a central role in today's gardens. Choosing specific plants, however, can be daunting. Is this plant hardy in my area? How big does it get? When does it ....

Plants and Empire

Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World

Londa Schiebinger

Plants seldom figure in the grand narratives of war, peace, or even everyday life yet they are often at the center of high intrigue. In the eighteenth century, epic ....

Positive Interactions and Interdependence in Plant Communities

Ragan M Callaway

Positive interactions and interdependence in plant communities offers a new look at an old problem - the nature of the communities. This book marshals ecological literature ....

Rain Gardens

Managing Rainwater Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape

Nigel Dunnett and Andy Clayden

Rain gardens encompass all possible elements that can be used to capture, channel, divert and make the most of the rain and snow that fall on a property. Using the ....

The Rhododendrons of Sabah: Malaysian Borneo

Edited by G Argent, A Lamb and A Phillipps

This book is the product of many years of fieldwork by the authors. It can be used at three levels. Firstly, it is a comprehensive account of Sabah rhododendrons which can be ....

Spore Morphology of Chinese Bryophytes

Edited by Zhang Yu-Long and Wu Peng-Chen

Taxonomic Studies of the Genera Cyclotella (Kützing) Brébisson, Discostella Houk et Klee and Puncticulata Hakansson in the Family Sephanodiscaceae Glezer et Makarova (Bacillariophyta) in Japan

Hiroyuki Tanaka

Timber Press Pocket Guide to Japanese Maples

JD Vertrees and Peter Gregory

Describes and illustrates 300 of the most widely available Japanese maples in North America and Europe. Along with basic information on cultivation and maintenance, it ....

Travelling Cultures and Plants

The Ethnobiology and Ethnopharmacy of Migrations

Edited by Andrea Pieroni and Ina Vandebroek

The tremendous increase in migrations and diasporas of human groups in the last decades are not only bringing along challenging issues for society, especially related to the ....

Trees of Delhi

A Field Guide

Pradip Krishen

Introduces you to various trees you are likely to see in the city of Delhi or in semi wilderness areas like the ridge. This work describes over 252 species, in local and ....

Tricks With Trees

Ivan Hicks and Richard Rosenfeld

Ivan Hicks and Richard Rosenfeld believe that trees are an underused aspect of gardens as their 'bendy' forms means they can be manipulated and pruned into fantastic shapes. ....

Understanding Flowers and Flowering

An integrated approach

Beverley Glover

Flowers are the beautiful and complex reproductive structures of the angiosperms, one of the most diverse and successful groups of living organisms. The underlying thesis of ....

Unravelling the Algae

The Past, Present, and Future of Algae Systematics

Edited by Juliet Brodie and Jane Lewis

Reviews the state-of-the-science and assesses the impact of molecular tools on the taxonomy of algal groups. It discusses the extent to which these tools extend ....

WeedBiocontrol

Edited by Graham White, Mic Julien, Geoff Norton and Sheldon Navie

Weed problems are becoming increasingly difficult to manage. All countries face increasing risks of exotic weed introduction because of unprecedented increases in ....

Wildflowers of Great Britain, Europe, Africa & Asia

Michael Lavelle

This beatifully presented book is an authoritative survey of the floral diversity of Europe, Asia and Africa. It presents more than 260 species of flowers, grasses, herbs, ....

Alicyclobacillus

Thermophilic Acidophilic Bacilli

Edited by Akira Yokota, Tateo Fujii and Keiichi Goto

Thermophilic acidophilic spore-forming bacteria Alicyclobacillus can grow at low pH and at moderately high temperatures such as 40 degrees centigrade. Some of the species are ....

Animal Lectins

A Functional View

Edited by Gerardo R Vasta and Hafiz Ahmed

Lectins are currently of interest in the research community because of their wide variety of properties and potential applications in pharmacology, immunology, and cancer ....

Black's Student Veterinary Dictionary

Edward Boden

This standard work of reference has been a bestseller for over seventy years. It is an essential tool for all with a professional or leisure interest in the care of animals. ....

Case Studies in Immunology

A Clinical Companion

Raif Geha

Case Studies in Immunology, Fifth Edition, cites major topics of immunology as the background to a selection of real clinical cases that serve to reinforce and extend the ....

Comparative Genomics

James R Brown

Comparative genomics is a rapidly growing field in biology with tremendous potential to advance both basic and applied research goals. Featuring contributions from ....

DNA and Proteins

O Oud and G Rickards

Exploring DNA and proteins through text, illustrations, examples and animations covering: Importance of DNA and proteins; Structure of DNA, genes and chromosomes; ....

Dendrites

Edited by Greg Stuart, Nelson Spruston and Michael Hausser

Dendrites form the major receiving part of neurons. It is within these highly complex, branching structures that the real work of the nervous system takes place. The dendrites ....

The Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology

Edited by John M Lackie

The over 10,000 entries in this comprehensive Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology provide clear and concise definitions for anyone working in life sciences today. It ....

Drosophila

Edited by Amritpal Mudher and Tracey Newman

Molecular genetics uses Drosophila as a model organism for research purposes. Drosophila gives an overview of the ways in which Drosophila are used for research, including some ....

Erythrocytes of the Poikilotherms

A Phylogenetic Odyssey

Chester A Glomski and Alessandra Pica

The texbook is an extended well-documented and generously illustrated presentation of the cytology of the erythrocyte of the cold-blooded vertebrates. ....

Eukaryotic Cell Cycle

Edited by John Bryant and Dennis Francis

Eukaryotic Cell Cycle gives an overview of the stages of the eukaryotic cell cycle, as well as discussing important experiments, research, organisms of interest and findings ....

A Field Guide to Little Known Genetically Engineered Organisms

Including Revisionary Interpretations About their Impact on World History

JC Avise

A behind the scenes journey into the little-known world of genetic engineering. Field marks, behaviors, and geographic ranges are provided for 35 of the world's most ....

Foraging

Edited by David W Stephens, Joel S Brown and Ronald C Ydenberg

This is the first comprehensive review of the topic in more than twenty years. A monumental undertaking, this volume brings together 22 experts from throughout the field ....

The Heart

Edited by James Peto

Published upon the opening of the Wellcome Collection, the Wellcome Trust's new public venue in London, this book examines the history of our understanding of the human heart. ....

Life in Extreme Environments

Edited by Ricardo Amils, Cynan Ellis-Evans and Helmut G Hinghofer-Szalkay

From the deepest seafloor to the highest mountain, from the hottest region to the cold Antarctic plateau, environments labeled as extreme are numerous on Earth and they ....

Morphology of the Auditory and Vestibular Organs in Mammals, with Emphasis on Marine Species

Galina Solntseva

This monograph describes the directions of the structural evolution of the peripheral part of the auditory system in representatives of different ecological groups of ....

Observing Animal Behaviour

Design and analysis of quantitative data

Marian Stamp Dawkins

This book introduces the reader to the power of observation before, and sometimes instead of, experimental manipulation in the study of animal behaviour. It starts with ....

Primary Processes of Photosynthesis (2 Volume Set)

Principles and Apparatus

Edited by G Renger

In this two part set the Editor has brought together contributions from numerous leading scientific experts providing a compendium of information offering the most up-to-date ....

Statistical Genetics

Gene Mapping Through Linkage and Association

Edited by Ben Neale, Manuel Ferreira, Sarah Medland and Danielle Posthuma

The mapping of the human genome means it is now feasible to conduct large genome-wide linkage and association studies for complex behaviours and diseases. This means that the ....

Steve Backshall's Venom

Steve Backshall

Poison is an essential part of the animal world, used for hunting and defence. From komodo dragons and pufferfish to king cobras and funnel web spiders, TV's Steve ....

Thermophiles

Biology and Technology at High Temperatures

Edited by Frank Robb, Garo Antranikian, Arnold Driessen and Dennis Grogan

Thermophiles contain enzymes that can function at temperatures approaching the upper temperature limit for life and therefore can be of great interest to researchers in ....

Wildlife: Oil Spill Response

(With Special Reference to the River Thames, UK)

Edited by Debra Bourne and Suzanne Boardman

The aims of wildlife response in the event of an oil spill are: 1) to prevent wild animals from becoming oiled; 2) to clean oiled animals and to release them back into the ....

Encyclopedia of Evolution

Massimo Pigliucci

Evolutionary science is one of the great breakthroughs of modern science. Containing more than 200 entries, this work spans modern evolutionary science and the history of ....

Evolution through Genetic Exchange

Michael L Arnold

Even before the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species, the perception of evolutionary change has been a tree-like pattern of diversification - with divergent ....

Evolutionary Ecology of Social and Sexual Systems

Crustaceans As Model Organisms

J Emmett Duffy and Martin Thiel

Understanding of animal social and sexual evolution has seen a renaissance in recent years with discoveries of frequent infidelity in apparently monogamous species, the ....

The Evolving World

Evolution in Everyday Life

David P Mindell

In the 150 years since Darwin, evolutionary biology has proven as essential as it is controversial, a critical concept for answering questions about everything from the ....

Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution

Edited by Jason S Anderson and Hans-Dieter Sues

Exciting paleo-science is happening - we are witnessing a revolution. Our knowledge of evolution's transformational mechanisms is fundamentally shifting. As new ancient ....

The Origins of Meaning

James Hurford

James Hurford looks at how the world first came to have a meaning in the minds of animals and how in humans this meaning eventually came to be expressed as language. He ....

Self-Organization in the Evolution of Speech

Pierre-Yves Oudeyer

Speech is the principal supporting medium of language. In this book Pierre-Yves Oudeyer considers how spoken language first emerged. He presents an original and integrated view ....

Bayesian Likelihood Methods in Ecology and Biology

Michael Brimacombe

Through an integrated and comparative approach, Bayesian Likelihood Methods in Ecology and Biology provides a clear guide to the development, application, and interpretation ....

Ecological Understanding

The Nature of Theory and the Theory of Nature

STA Pickett, CG Jones and J Kolasa

This widely anticipated revision of the groundbreaking book, Ecological Understanding, updates this crucial sourcebook of contemporary philosophical insights for practicing ....

Ecosystem Engineers

Plants to Protists

Edited by Kim Cuddington, James Byers, Alan Hastings and William Wilson

The first book entirely devoted to this topic, Ecosystem Engineers begins with the history of the concept, presenting opposing definitions of ecosystem engineeing. These ....

Fundamental Processes in Ecology

An Earth Systems approach

David M Wilkinson

Fundamental Processes in Ecology presents a way to study ecosystems that is resonant with current thinking in the emerging fields of geobiology and Earth System Science. It ....

A New Ecology

Systems Perspective

Sven Erik Jorgensen, Brian Fath, Simone Bastianoni, Joao Marques et al

The diversity of nature's flora and fauna is staggering, and it is human nature to wonder how to explain the diversity, adaptability and beauty of the world that surrounds ....

Wildlife Science

Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications

Timothy E Fulbright and David G Hewitt

A compilation of the scientific papers presented at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute's 25th Anniversary Conference of April 2006, Wildlife Science: Linking ....

Biodiversity in Enclosed Seas and Artificial Marine Habitats

Proceedings of the 39th European Marine Biology Symposium, held in Genoa, Italy, 21-24 July 2004

Edited by Giulio Relini and John Ryland

The main themes of the Symposium were biodiversity in enclosed and semi-enclosed seas and artificial habitats, and the restoration of degraded systems. These themes are ....

Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements in Arid Environments

FX Han

Global warming has worsened the water resource crisis in many arid zones worldwide, from Africa to Asia, affecting millions of people and putting them at risk of hunger. ....

Cities and Nature

Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie-Short

Cities and Nature illustrates how the city is part of the environment, and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. The city has been treated in ....

The Dynamic Landscape

Edited by Nigel Dunnett and James Hitchmough

The last quarter of the twentieth century witnessed a burgeoning of interest in ecological or naturally-inspired use of vegetation in the designed landscape. More ....

Ecological Basis of Agroforestry

Edited by Daizy Rani Batish, Ravinder Kumar Kohli, Shibu Jose and Harminder Pal Singh

Agroforestry is a traditional indigenous practice that has been used since the advent of agriculture. Over the past few decades, however, it has been revived with a scientific ....

Eutrophication of Shallow Lakes with Special Reference to Lake Taihu

Edited by Boqiang Qin, Zhengwen Liu and Karl Havens

Eutrophication and algal blooms are worldwide environmental issues in lakes. The eutrophication process and formation mechanisms of algal blooms are particularly ....

Forest Ecosystems

Analysis at Multiple Scales

Richard H Waring and Steven W Running

This revision maintains the position of Forest Ecosystems as the one source for the latest information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest ....

Forest Environments in the Mekong River Basin

Edited by H Sawada, M Araki, N.A Chappell, J.V LaFrankie and A Shimizu

Until now, there have been few research works on Cambodian forests because of the long period of civil war, which restricted forest researchers and surveyors in the area. This ....

Forests Forever

Their Ecology, Restoration, and Preservation

John J Berger

Fragile kingdoms of innumerable organisms and rich beauty, forests today are both our most plentiful and our most endangered natural resource. Understanding their workings ....

Future Flooding and Coastal Erosion Risks

C Thorne, E Evans and E Penning-Rowsell

This book presents a comprehensive insight into the flooding system, spanning multiple disciplines across different sectors of the flood and flood management professions. It ....

Gorse, Broom and Heathlands

Chris Howkins

We see heathlands today as very poor areas left for wildlife and public recreation but in the past they were worked as a renewable resource and a very valuable one at that. ....

Handbook of Compost Science and Technology

Edited by LF Diaz, M De Bertoldi and W Bidlingmaier

Utilizes the specific interests of specialist authors to bring together the key aspects of modern compost science in one handbook. ....

A History of Florida Forests

Baynard Kendrick and Barry Walsh

Five hundred years ago, when Ponce de Leon landed on the shores of Florida, 27 million acres of virgin timber - chiefly longleaf, slash pine and large areas of cypress, ....

Inspired by Nature

The Garfield Park Conservatory and Chicago's West Side

Julia Sniderman Bachrach and Jo Ann Nathan

One of North America's most stunning and intriguing botanical havens, the Garfield Park Conservatory celebrates its one-hundredth anniversary in 2008. Often referred to as ....

Land Use Change

Science, Policy and Management

Richard J Aspinall and Michael J Hill

Focusing on spatial representation and modelling, this book addresses such important scientific issues as the dynamics of change, integration/feedback between system ....

Methods in Stream Ecology

Edited by F Richard Hauer and Gary A Lamberti

This bestselling title has been significantly revised and updated. Now including important information on remote sensing, the relation between stream flow and ....

Parques y Reservas de Europa

Francisco Santolalla Fragero

Designed for travellers interested in eco-tourism. This book takes the reader on a trip through Europe's finest natural wonderlands, and offers practical information, maps and ....

Population-Level Ecological Risk Assessment

Lawrence W Barnthouse, Wayne Munns and Mary Sorensen

This book establishes a framework for goals, methods, and data needs for different assessment applications and for integrating population-level risk assessment into risk ....

Principles of Water Law and Administration

National and International

DA Caponera and M Nanni

This revised edition provides a tool for dealing with current legal and institutional aspects of water resources management. New information has been added, which includes ....

Soil Pollution

Origin, Monitoring & Remediation

Ibrahim Mirsal

Unique among the soil literature, this graduate-level text and reference treats the subjects related to the interdisciplinary fields of soil pollution and remediation. ....

The Soils of Israel

Arieh Singer

This book presents a comprehensive description of the soils of Israel, offering complete details of their distribution, chemical, physical, and mineralogical characteristics and ....

State of the World's Forests 2007

FAO

FAO's biennial 'State of the World's Forests' series offers a global perspective on the forest sector, including its environmental, economic, and social dimensions. This ....

Wetland Drainage, Restoration, and Repair

Thomas R. Biebighauser

Wetlands are a vital part of the landscape and ecology of the United States, providing critical habitat for fish and wildlife; yet they are being destroyed at an alarming ....

Biodiversity Under Threat

Edited by RM Harrison and RE Hester

There is much public concern about threats to global biodiversity. The most direct association with chemistry is through pollution being identified as a cause; another is ....

Biodiversity and Environmental Biotechnology

Edited by P Dwivedi, SK Dwivedi and MC Kalita

Covers a wide range of topics like phyto- and microbial diversity; medical microbiology; application of plant tissue culture techniques, bioinformatics, bioprospecting and ....

The Green Belt of Europe: From Vision to Reality

A Terry, K Ullrich and U Riecken

The Iron Curtain, running from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea, divided Europe for almost 40 years and no activity was allowed in this "forbidden" zone. When it fell in ....

Wildlife Conservation in China

Preserving the Habitat of China's Wild West

Richard B Harris

Very little is known about the issue of wildlife conservation within China. Even China specialists get a meager ration of stories about pandas giving birth in zoos, or ....

Wildlife Habitat Management

Concepts and Applications in Forestry

Brenda C McComb

Integrating forest planning, habitat ecology, and biodiversity, Wildlife Habitat Management: Concepts and Applications in Forestry, considers management approaches for ....

A Brief Guide to Global Warming

Jessica Wilson and Stephen Law

A guide to climate change that not only gives reasonable answers to the big questions surrounding the issue, but also takes us inside the corridors of power and the basements ....

Climate Change

What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchildren

Edited by JFC DiMento and PM Doughman

Most of us are familiar with the terms climate change and global warming, but not too many of us understand the science behind them. We don't really understand how climate ....

Climate Change 2007, Volume 2: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

IPCC 4th Assessment Report

IPCC

Working Group II contribution of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This second volume looks at existing natural and human systems and assesses how sensitive ....

Climate Change 2007, Volume 3: Mitigation of Climate Change

IPCC 4th Assessment Report

IPCC

Working Group III contribution of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions can be reduced by concerted international effort, and even by ....

The Climate of Alaska

Martha Shulski and Gerd Wendler

Presents a detailed picture of what to expect in this state of climate extremes. From the 40-below temperatures of the Interior to the twenty-four hours of daylight in a ....

Deformation and Gravity Change: Indicators of Isostasy, Tectonics, Volcanism, and Climate Change

Edited by Detlef Wolf and Jose Fernandez

During the last decades, measurements of various geodynamic processes have gained ever increasing importance. Temporal variations of the deformation and gravity fields ....

Earth under Fire

How Global Warming Is Changing the World

Gary Braasch

Six years ago, award-winning photojournalist Gary Braasch began an extraordinary journey around the world to observe and document environmental changes resulting from the ....

Environmental Problem Solving

A How-to Guide

Jeffrey W Hughes

As environmental problems become increasingly complex, it is critical that students and activists learn the skills with which to address them. The author creates an organized ....

The Facts on File Dictionary of Environmental Science

Bruce Wyman and L Harold Stevenson

Thoroughly revised and updated this Third Edition reflects the great diversity of disciplines that have an impact on this field of study. The more than 5,400 extensively ....

Florida's Hurricane History

Jay Barnes

Drawing on meteorological research, news reports, first-person accounts, maps, and historical photographs, this book traces the notable hurricanes that have affected ....

Global Warming and Global Cooling

Evolution of Climate on Earth

OG Sorokhtin, GV Chilingar and LF Khilyuk

The theory of the Earth's climate evolution is based on universal chemical-physical laws of matter-energy transformation is presented in the book. It shows how the process of ....

Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals

Edited by Gunnar Nordberg, Bruce A Fowler, Monica Nordberg and Lars Friberg

Handbook of the Toxicology of Metals is the standard reference work for physicians, toxicologists and engineers in the field of environmental and occupational health. This ....

Hazardous Wastes, Organic Pollutants and Prior Informed Consent

This book deals with the international guidelines relating to hazardous waste, organic pollutants and their movements to various areas by different ways and means. It provides ....

Hidden Depths

Atlas of the Oceans

Provides a detailed outline of the issues facing these vast areas of water that cover 71 per cent of the Earth's surface. The physical nature of the oceans, how man has explored ....

A History of the Science and Politics of Climate Change

The Role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Bert Bolin

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed in 1988 in response to growing environmental concern about the issue of human-induced global climate change. ....

Human-Induced Climate Change

An Interdisciplinary Assessment

Edited by Michael Schlesinger, H Kheshgi, J Smith, F de la Chesnaye et al

Bringing together many of the world's leading experts, this volume is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of climate change science, impacts, mitigation, adaptation, and ....

In Situ Restoration of Metals-Contaminated Sites

Atephen M Testa and James Conca

Many common industrial processes cause metals contamination: mining, auto and battery recycling, metal manufacturing, wood preserving, and pesticide production. Methods of ....

Information, Communication and Education on Climate Change - European Perspectives

Edited by Walter Leal Filho, Franziska Mannke and Philipp Schmidt-Thome

It is now beyond any doubt that climate change represents a major threat to the environmental, social and economic well-being of the planet. The United Nations ....

Philip's Guide to Weather Forecasting

Storm Dunlop

This guide gives detailed information on how to make your own forecast and covers every aspect of weather forecasting, from what causes the weather to information on ....

Principles and Practice of Bioanalysis

Edited by Richard F Venn

Provides an updated guide to the techniques currently used in developing and running ultra-trace analyses for drugs, metabolites and other substances. Extensively revised, ....

Statistical Analysis of Ocean Waves and Other Environmental Data

Leon E Borgman et al

In this book, the statistics of ocean wave phenomena is developed from the viewpoints of individual wave properties, such as height, period, and direction; climatological ....

The 50 Best Sights in Astronomy and How to See Them

Observing Eclipses, Bright Comets, Meteor Showers, and Other Celestial Wonders

Fred Schaff

A novice's guide to the best sights in astronomy from meteor showers to supernovas. It introduces beginners to the best sights in astronomy. It helps you learn to find and ....

5th ICEG - Environmental Geotechnics

Challenges and Responsibilities for Environmental Geotechnics

Edited by HR Thomas

This set of books presents the proceedings of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering's (ISSMGE) 5th International Congress on ....

Bearing the Heavens

Tycho Brahe and the Astronomical Community of the Late Sixteenth Century

Adam Mosley

A ground-breaking study of the astronomical culture of sixteenth-century Europe. It examines, in particular, the ways in which members of the nascent international ....

The Best of All Possible Worlds

Mathematics and Destiny

Ivar Ekeland

Optimists believe this is the best of all possible worlds. And pessimists fear that might really be the case. But what is the best of all possible worlds? How do we define ....

Borehole Climatology

A New Method in How to Reconstruct Climate

Louise Bodri and Vladimir Cermak

This book describes the basic principles and the major achievements of the borehole climatology. ....

A Century of Ideas

Personal Perspectives from a Selection of the Greatest Minds of the Twentieth Century

Edited by B.G Sidharth

The B.M. Birla Science Centre, part of the Birla Group (a multinational conglomerate which is over 100 years old), has blossomed into India's foremost institution for the ....

Earthquake Early Warning Systems

Edited by Paolo Gasparini, Gaetano Manfredi and Jochen Zschau

During the past few decades, economic losses and human casualties due to natural disasters increased exponentially on our planet, mainly because of the increased density ....

Environmental Engineering

Proceedings of the 2nd National Congress on Environmental Engineering, 4-8 September 2005

L Pawlowski, M Dudzinska and A Pawlowski

Environmental engineering protects the conditions of a safe environment, its role being crucial in eliminating ecological threats. It has an interdisciplinary character, ....

European Space Directory 2007

Eurospace

Compiled and published under the patronage of EUROSPACE and with the technical assistance of ESA, this annual directory contains more in-depth profiles of of space ....

Exercises in Earth Science

Quantitative Problems and Solutions

Kurt Stuwe and Bernhard Graseman

This book will address students from a wide range of sub-disciplines within the Earth Sciences. The book will be made up of about 100 worked problems with their answers. ....

Fifty Years of Romanian Astrophysics

Bucharest, Romania, 27-30 September 2006

Edited by C Dumitrache, N.A Popescu, M.D Suran and V Mioc

This volume features peer-reviewed papers presented at this conference, which was organized for an anniversary moment to bring together scientists from the main fields of ....

Four Laws That Drive the Universe

Peter Atkins

The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling ....

Fundamentals of Fluvial Geomorphology

Rosemary Charlton

Fundamentals of Fluvial Geomorphology provides an accessible introduction to the study of river landforms and the processes that shape them. Rivers are significant ....

The Geology of Mars

Evidence from Earth-Based Analogs

Mary Chapman

Research into the geological processes operating on Mars relies on interpretation of images and other data returned by unmanned orbiters, probes and landers. Such ....

Groups of Galaxies in the Nearby Universe

Proceedings of the ESO Workshop held at Santiago de Chile, December 5 - 9, 2005

Edited by I Saviane, V.D Ivanov and J Borissova

For every galaxy in the field or in clusters, there are about three galaxies in groups. The Milky Way itself resides in a group, and groups can be found at high redshift. The ....

Hadronic Shower Simulation Workshop

Batavia, Illinois, 6-8 September 2006

Edited by Michael Albrow and Rajendran Raja

This volume features papers presented at the Hadronic Shower Simulation Workshop. The workshop brought together world experts in the field to establish a collaborative effort ....

The Herschel 400 Observing Guide

Steve O'Meara

The Herschel 400 is a list of 400 galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, picked from over 2,500 deep-sky objects discovered and catalogued by the great eighteenth-century ....

High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics

Edited by Sergey V Lebedev

During the past decade, research teams around the world have developed astrophysics-relevant research utilizing high energy-density facilities such as intense ....

Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics IV

Proceedings of the VII Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA) held in Barcelona, Spain, September 12-15, 2006

Edited by F Figueras, J.M Girart, M Hernanz and C. Jordi

This volume documents the contributions presented at the Seventh Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (Sociedad Espanola de Astronomia, SEA). The event ....

Illustrated Guide to Minerals of the World

John Farndon and Alec Livingstone

This is the ultimate photographic guide to 250 of the world's most essential minerals. From precious native elements such as silver, gold and copper to complex silicates such ....

Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering

ITEE 2007 - Third International ICSC Symposium

Edited by J Marx Gomez, M Sonnenschein, M Müller and H Welsch

Increasing environmental problems demand interdisciplinary approaches which enable engineers, natural scientists, economists and computer scientists to work together. ....

Kent and Riegel's Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology

Edited by James A Kent

Building upon the previous ten reference editions, James A. Kent introduces an unprecedented and comprehensive two-volume handbook essential for a wide spectrum of ....

Land Degradation

Creation and Destruction

Douglas Johnson

Explores the substantial decrease in an area's biological productivity or usefulness to humans due to human activities. This book covers the history of land degradation, looks ....

Landscape

John Wylie

Landscape is a stimulating introduction to and contemporary understanding of one of the most important concepts within human geography. A series of different influential ....

Letters to a Young Mathematician

Ian Stewart

Explores what it's really like to do mathematics. Part of the "Art of Mentoring" series, this work tells readers what the author wishes he'd known when he was a student. It ....

The Mars Plasma Environment

Edited by C.T Russell

Mars sits very exposed to the solar wind and, because it is a small planet, has but a weak hold on its atmosphere. The solar wind therefore plays an important role in the ....

Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems, Volume II

Epidemiology, Evolution and Ecology, Immunology, Neural Systems and the Brain, and Innovative Mathematical Methods

Edited by A Deutsch, R Bravo de la Parra, R.J de Boer, O Diekmann, P Jagers et al

This two-volume, interdisciplinary work is a unified presentation of a broad range of state-of-the-art topics in the rapidly growing field of mathematical modeling in the ....

New Trends in Astrodynamics and Applications III

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 16-18 August 2006

Edited by Edward Belbruno

The purpose of this conference is to present current research in the field of astrodynamics with a special emphasis on the use of the methods of chaos theory and ....

Observing the Moon

The Modern Astronomer's Guide

Gerald North

Written by an experienced and well-known lunar observer, this is a hands-on primer for the aspiring observer of the Moon. Whether you are a novice or are already experienced ....

Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy

Ian Ridpath

From black hole to white dwarf, this revised edition is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of astronomy available. Contains over 4,200 entries from ....

Philip's Stargazing with Binoculars

Robin Scagell and David Frydman

Binoculars provide a great start in astronomy. Compared with telescopes, they are comparatively cheap and easy to use, they are light and compact, and can be used for ....

Physics of Life

The Physicist's Road to Biology

Clas Blomberg

There is at present a strong interest for the interdisciplinary field of combining physics and biology. Physics can be regarded as giving a general, fundamental basis of ....

The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program

50 Years After Sputnik, New Frontiers

Brian Harvey

It is easy to forget that Russia sent the first ever man into space. The USA's NASA program has always had a higher profile than Russia's attempts to go beyond our world. ....

Riccati Equations

AI Egorov

Scalar, matrix and operator Riccati equations are considered. Theoretical questions and practical methods of solution of these equations are expounded. The necessary auxiliary ....

The Sky is Your Laboratory

Advanced Astronomy Projects for Amateurs

Robert K Buchheim

Written by an astronomer who is well known amongst the amateur and professional community for the skill and quality of his work, this book describes a wide range of ....

Solar Dynamics and its Effects on the Heliosphere and Earth

Edited by D.N Baker, B Klecker, S.J Schwartz, R Schwenn and R Steiger

The SOHO and Cluster missions form a single ESA cornerstone. Yet they observe very different regions in our solar system: the solar atmosphere on one hand and the Earth's ....

Starfinder

Reach for the stars with this all-in-one stargazer kit. Includes star guide, planisphere and red-light night torch to get a great view of the stars. ....

Supercontinent

Ten Billion Years in the Life of Our Planet

Ted Nield

Ted Nield's book tells how scientists today are using the most modern techniques to draw information out of the oldest rocks on Earth. It also reveals the remarkable human story ....

Tsunami and its Hazards in the Indian and Pacific Oceans

Edited by Kenji Satake, Emile A Okal and Jose C Borrero

Tsunamis like the Indian Ocean tsunami caused by the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake in 2004 or the Chilean earthquake in the Pacific Ocean in 1960 motivate international ....

Universe or Multiverse?

Edited by Bernard Carr

Recent developments in cosmology and particle physics, such as the string landscape picture, have led to the remarkable realization that our universe - rather than being ....

Volcanism on Io: A Comparison with Earth

A Comparison with Earth

Ashley Davies

The most powerful volcanoes in the Solar System are not on Earth, but on Io, a tiny moon of Jupiter. Whilst Earth and Io are the only bodies in the Solar System to have active, ....

A Walk Through the Southern Sky

A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends

Milton D Heifetz and Wil Tirion

What star is that? Where is the Southern Cross? Who was Orion? This book answers these questions and many more. Its unique simplified maps make it easy to find the ....

Why Beauty is Truth

The History of Symmetry

Ian Stewart

There is no more important concept in the history of mathematics and physics than symmetry. It lies at the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory ....

ASTM Standards on Environmental Assessment

American Society for Testing and Materials

This compilation includes over 20 standards that have been developed under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment. These standards are from ....

Advances in Biochemical Engineering / Biotechnology

Series Editor: T Scheper

Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology reviews actual trends in modern biotechnology. Its aim is to cover all aspects of this interdisciplinary technology ....

Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in sub-Saharan Africa

Challenges and Opportunities

Edited by A Bationo, B Waswa, J Kihara and J Kimetu

Food insecurity is a central concern and a fundamental challenge for human welfare and economic growth in Africa. Low agricultural production, results in low incomes, poor ....

Agricultural Research Management

Edited by G Loebenstein and G Thottappilly

Agricultural research is one of the most widespread forms of organized research in the world, in both developed and developing countries. Management of agricultural research ....

Alternative Energy

Political, Economic and Social Feasability

Christopher A Simon

Approaching various alternative sources of energy, this book discusses the state of public policy, energy technology and the political, economic, and social feasibility of ....

Ascochyta Blights of Grain Legumes

Edited by B Tivoli, F.J Muehlbauer, A Baranger and B.M Cooke

Ascochyta blights consistently affect large areas of grain legume production (pea, lentil, chickpea and faba bean) in all countries where they are cultivated. These ....

Automobile Politics

Ecology and Cultural Political Economy

M Paterson

The car, and the range of social and political institutions which sustain its dominance, play an important role in many of the environmental problems faced by contemporary ....

A Brief Guide to the End of Oil

Paul Middleton

There are many unknowns surrounding oil such as: How long will it last? Will we always have access to what's left? Where is all the oil? and, What will the future bring for ....

Conflicts Over Land and Water in Africa

Edited by B Derman

Efforts to change the race-based systems of land ownership and land tenure in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe have pushed land issues to the forefront of social and ....

Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare

DM Broom and AF Fraser

Behaviour is a significant indicator of health in animals and understanding behaviour is the key to good management. Animal behaviour and animal welfare science are fast ....

Encountering Nature

Toward an Environmental Culture

T Heyd

This book argues that an attentive encounter with nature is of key importance for the development of an environmentally appropriate culture. The fundamental idea is that the ....

An Energy Analysis of Household Consumption

Changing Patterns of Direct and Indirect Use In India

S Pachauri

The book takes a socio-economic approach to analyzing the energy system and energy consumption in India from a household perspective. It views households as the ultimate ....

Energy Use Worldwide

A Reference Handbook

Jaina L Moan and Zachary A Smith

Not only have global energy needs increased dramatically over the years, they will continue to increase, creating energy, environmental, and social crises. Can we solve ....

Environmental Assessment

Law Policy and Practice

Edited by Jane Holder and Donald McGillivray

This edited collection analyzes the appropriate balance between conservation and development and the place for participation and popular protest in environmental ....

The Environmental Dimension of Asian Security

Conflict and Cooperation over Energy, Resources, and Pollution

Edited by In-Taek Hyun and MA Schreurs

Examines a host of critical environmental and resource issues through a "regional environmental security complex" that explores the potential for greater intersubjective ....

Environmental Economics

A Benefit-cost Analysis Approach

Philip E Graves

Describes why the practice of benefit-cost analysis in environmental settings is heavily biased against the environment. This book provides environmentalists with the tools ....

Environmental Economics: Critical Concepts in the Environment

Edited by Chuck Mason and Erwin Bulte

Economists have long realised the importance of considering externalities - the effects on individuals that are not reflected in market prices. Environmental amenities are one ....

The Environments of Architecture

Environmental Design in Context

Randall Thomas and Trevor Garnham

This well-illustrated 'think piece' provides a much needed and topical philosophical introduction to the place of environmental design in architecture. ....

Fair Trade for All

How Trade Can Promote Development

Joseph E Stiglitz and Andrew Charlton

How can the poorer countries of the world be helped to help themselves through freer, fairer trade? In this challenging and controversial book Nobel prize-winning economist ....

Food Microbiology

Martin R Adams and Maurice O Moss

Covers the three main aspects of the interaction between micro-organisms and food - spoilage, foodborne illness and fermentation - and the positive and negative features ....

From A to Zed

Realising Zero (Fossil) Energy Developments

Bill Dunster

While Zero (fossil) Energy Development (ZED) is generally regarded as a positive innovation, in practice this option is not taken up or fully implemented. A planner, ....

From the Corn Belt to the Gulf

Societal and Environmental Implications Implications of Alternative Agricultural Futures

Edited by Joan Iverson Nassauer

Nutrients from farms in the Mississippi River Basin are the leading cause of the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico, a 5,000- to 7,000-square mile region where declining oxygen ....

Fundamentals of Total Quality Management

JJ Dahlgaard

The principles of Total Quality Management have proven to be invaluable to organizations in all sectors of business and commerce and to the individuals they comprise. Indeed ....

General Concepts in Integrated Pest and Disease Management

Edited by A Ciancio and K.G Mukerji

The first volume of the Integrated Management of Plant Pests and Diseases book series presents general concepts on integrated pest and disease management, organized in three ....

Genetically Modified Crops on Trial

Opening Up Alternative Futures of Euro-Agriculture

Les Levidow

Since the late 1990s, European public controversy has kept the agri-biotech industry and its promoters on the defensive. As some opponents and regulators alike have declared, ....

Globalisation and Sustainable Development

Environmental Agendas

Vladimir F Krapivin and Costas A Varotsos

This book accumulates knowledge across a span of sciences to parameterize the global ecodynamic process. The discussion considers basic global problems of the ....

Globalization

Effects on Fisheries Resources

Edited by William W Taylor, Michael G Schechter and Lois G Wolfson

Globalization is a multidimensional issue, and its impacts on world resources cross and integrate environmental, economic, political and cultural boundaries. Over the last few ....

The Globalization Reader

Frank J Lechner and John Boli

Conveys the complexity, importance, and contentiousness of globalization from diverse vantage points. Providing a deeper understanding of the globalization process, this ....

The Great Meadow

Farmers and the Land in Colonial Concord

Brian Donahue

The farmers of colonial New England have been widely accused of farming extensively, neglecting manure, wearing out their land, and moving on. This work offers a history of ....

Groundwater Recharge from Run-off, Infiltration and Percolation

KP Seiler and JR Gat

Groundwater constitutes the most important reservoir of available clean water. Due to its overexploitation, some anthropogenic mismanagement on the surface and the ....

Groundwater Science and Policy

An International Overview

Edited by Philippe Quevauviller

This book offers a scientific overview of key findings in groudwater management set in context against the legislative milestones ensuing as a result of research and ....

Handbook on Input-Output Economics for Industrial Ecology

Sangwon Suh

Industrial Ecology (IE) is an emerging multidisciplinary field. University departments and higher education programs are being formed on the subject following the lead of ....

How to Change the World

Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas

David Bornstein

David Bornsteins How to Change the World is the first book to study a remarkable and growing group of individuals around the world - what Bornstein calls social ....

Hydrological Modelling in Arid and Semi-arid Areas

KD Sharma, H Wheater and S Sorooshian

Arid and semi-arid regions are defined as areas where water is at its most scarce. The hydrological regime in these areas is extreme and highly variable, and they face great ....

Integrated Watershed Management

Connecting People to their Land and Water

H Gregersen, P Ffolliott and K Brookes

As human populations expand and demands upon natural resources increase, the need to manage the environments in which people live becomes more important but also more ....

Intensive Fish Culture

Harry Westers and Chris Weeks

Intensive Fish Culture approaches the topic of intensive fish farming bio-energetically in a comprehensive and logical sequence, defining principles applicable to any species ....

International Research on Natural Resource Management

Advances in Impact Assessment

H Waibel and D Zilberman

Over the past two decades, significant investment has been made into agriculture-related natural resource management research in developing countries. With investors beginning ....

International Trade and the Protection of the Environment

Simon Baughen

Analyzing globalization and the increasing tension it has caused between the goals of free trade and environmental protection, International Trade and the Protection of the ....

Introduction to Ecological Economics

Edited by R Constanza, H Daly, J Cumberland, R Goodland and R Norgaard

"An Introduction to Ecological Economics, Second Edition" is the definitive introduction to the field of ecological economics, which is concerned with extending and integrating ....

Low or Zero Carbon Energy Sources

Strategic Guide

This book provides sufficient information to decide if a particular LZC energy source is appropriate for the building under consideration and to estimate the potential for ....

Marine Resource Conservation and Poverty Reduction Strategies in Tanzania

Jennifer K Sesabo

The Tanzanian coastal areas are socially, nutritionally, economically and environmentally important, yet they are vulnerable to both over-exploitation and ....

The Middle Path

Avoiding Environmental Catastrophe

Eric Lambin

Noted geogrpaher Eric Lambin provides a concise, redable summary of the present state of the environment and considers what must be done if environmental catastrophe is to be ....

Peasants, Farmers and Scientists

A Chronicle of Tropical Agricultural Science in the Twentieth Century

H.J.W. Mutsaers

This book is a critical account of tropical agricultural science and agricultural development in the twentieth century, in particular in Africa. It describes successes as ....

Public Entrepreneurship Networks

Institutions for Innovation and Sustainability

Edited by D Laws

Innovation has emerged as a central concern in sustainable development and related policy arenas such as climate change. The book explores the implications for policy ....

The Quest for Food

A Natural History of Eating

Harald Brüssow

The Quest for Food: A Natural History of Eating is a collection of essays that surveys eating through time, from the perspective of a biologist. ....

A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Coppename River Basin, Suriname

Edited by Leeanne E Alonso and Haydi J Berrenstein

This volume describes the results of a biological expedition to the Coppename River, which travels through the forests of the Central Suriname Nature Reserve before entering ....

Regulatory Impact Assessment: Towards Better Regulation?

C Kirkpatrick

Better state regulation is a key component of economic reform. This is the first book to comprehensively explore international experience in the use of Regulatory Impact ....

Renewable Energy

Technology, Economics and Environment

Edited by Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher and Andreas Wiese

This book presents the physical and technical principles of promising ways of utilising renewable energies. In this context, firstly the main characteristics of the available ....

Resources for Environmental Literacy

Five Teaching Modules for Middle and High School Teachers

Environmental Literacy Council

The Resources for Environmental Literacy series is designed for teachers of US middle school life science and physical science as well as high school Earth science, biology, ....

Rethinking Environmental History

World-System History and Global Environmental Change

Alf Hornborg

Providing an overview of the ecological dimension of economic processes, this book presents a framework for understanding the relations between ecosystems and world ....

Sufficient

A Modern Guide to Sustainable Living

Tom Petherick

This book aims to inspire, educate and encourage a movement towards a simple, gentle and subtle way of living. Many of us want to make a shift in our lives by slowing down and ....

Sustainability Accounting and Accountability

Edited by Jeffrey Unerman, Jan Bebbington and Brendan O'Dwyer

This exciting book is one of the first textbooks in the fast growing area of sustainability accounting. Contributed to and edited by an impressive array of ....

The Sustainability Revolution

Portrait of a Paradigm Shift

Andres R Edwards

This book paints a picture of this largely unrecognised phenomenon from the point of view of five major sectors of society: Community (government and international ....

Sustainability and the Virtues of Environmental Citizenship

James Connelly

This book develops an understanding of environmental virtues as an integral part of environmental citizenship. ....

Sustainable Agriculture and Food - 4 volume set

Edited by Jules Pretty

This 4-volume set, edited by the world's leading expert on agricultural sustainability, brings together and interprets the most influential, important and time-tested ....

Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-Favoured Areas

Problems, Options and Strategies

R Ruben, J Pender and A Kuyvenhaven

Less-favoured areas with limited agricultural potential or difficult access conditions, support 40 percent of the world's rural population suffering from chronic poverty. While ....

Tourism and the Consumption of Wildlife

Hunting, Shooting and Sport Fishing

Edited by Brent Lovelock

Consumptive forms of wildlife tourism (hunting, shooting and fishing) have become a topic of interest - both to the tourism industry, in terms of destinations seeking to ....

Towards a Cleaner Planet

Energy for the Future

Edited by Jaime Klapp, Jorge L Cervantes-Cota and Jose Federico Chavez Alcala

This book presents an overview of the main energy sources, production problems and energy perspectives in Germany and Mexico. It surveys the present status of traditional ....

Visualization in Landscape and Environmental Planning

Technology and Applications

Edited by Ian Bishop and Eckart Lange

This major reference presents the challenges, issues and directions of computer-based visualization of the natural and built environment and the role of such visualization in ....

Water Dynamics

4th International Workshop on Water Dynamics Sendai, Japan, 7-8 November 2006

Edited by Kazuyuki Tohji, Noriyoshi Tsuchiya and Balachandran Jeyadevan

Water is the essential constituent for life and this proceedings volume covers the role of water in materials, earth science and geo/biosphere. It assesses the role of water in ....

Water Policy for Sustainable Development

DL Feldman

The shortage of fresh water is likely to be one of the most pressing issues of the twenty-first century. A UNESCO report predicts that as many as 7 billion people will ....

Water, Sovereignty and Borders in Asia and Oceania

Edited by Heather Goodall, Devleena Ghosh and Stephanie Donald

Fresh water, salt water, and brackish water in Asia, Oceania, and the West Pacific are at the focus of this book. ....

The White Man's Burden

Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill And So Little Good

William Easterly

We are all aware of the extreme hunger and poverty that afflict the world's poor. We hear the facts, see the images on television, buy the T-shirt and are moved as ....

Wind Tales

Adventures in Wind Power

Irene Boland and Vanessa Kellogg

Visits ancient Persia, Imperial China, medieval Europe, and rural America for first-hand views of wind power in its various forms throughout human history. From grain-grinding ....

Wolf and Stanley on Environmental Law

Susan Wolf and Neil Stanley

Detailed yet readable, Wolf and Stanley on Environmental Law provides a succinct and accessible account of pollution control law in England and Wales. Written with the needs ....

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2006

Examining the Confluence of Environmental and Water Concerns

Randall Graham

Presents information covering a wide spectrum of topics important to water resources and environmental engineering professionals. This proceedings contains over 230 papers ....

The World's Scavengers

Salvaging for Sustainable Consumption and Production

Martin Medina

This title offers a fascinating analysis of the world's scavengers as performing an important economic role in the production and consumption of food. ....

The Analysis of Ecological Data Using R

Thomas Edwards and D Richard Cutler

With an emphasis on experimental design and sampling, "The Analysis of Ecological Data Using R" presents all of the necessary statistical methods along with the ecological ....

Application of GIS Technologies in Port Facilities and Operations Management

Neal T Wright

This work discusses the recent advances in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technologies for port professionals. This monograph identifies effective GIS techniques ....

Bioinformatics and the Cell

Modern Computational Approaches in Genomics, Proteomics and Transcriptomics

Xuhua Xia

Bioinformatics and the Cell is the first book with comprehensive numerical illustration of mathematical techniques and computational algorithms used in bioinformatics to ....

Computational Genomics

Current Methods

Edited by Nikola Stojanovic

Outlines the major issues and techniques that have emerged in genomics and bioinformatics over the last few years. It is aimed at the advanced reader and presents ....

The European Information Society

Leading the Way with Geo-information

Edited by Sara Fabrikant and Monica Wachowicz

This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of ongoing GIScience research that has been presented at the 10th Conference of the Association of Geographic Information ....

High Resolution Remote Sensing

Precise Spectral, Spatial and Temporal Satellite Data for Environmental Applications

Stefan, Kappas, Martin Erasmi

The book provides a timely insight in principles, techniques and methods of air - and sattelite data analysis. It appeals to practitioners, scientists, lecturers and graduate ....

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing

Principles and Applications

Marcus Borengasser, William Hungate and Russell Watkins

Presenting a tutorial on the fundamentals of hyperspectral remote sensing, this book provides a highly readable discussion of its applications to agriculture, environmental ....

Introductory Probability and Statistics

Applications for Forestry and Natural Sciences

A Kozak, R Kozak, C Staudhammer and S 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 ....

Maps

Finding Our Place in the World

Edited by James R Akerman and Robert W Karrow

Maps are universal forms of communication, easily understood and appreciated regardless of culture or language. This book introduces the widest range of maps ever considered in ....

Meta-Analysis and Combining Information in Genetics

Rudy Guerra, David B Allison and Darlene Goldstein

With contributions from leading experts, Meta-Analysis and Combining Information in Genetics provides theory, methods, and guiding principles for meta-analysis and ....

Microcosmos

Discovering the World Through Microscopic Images 40X to 100,000X Magnification

Edited by Brandon Broll

Discovering hidden world through spectacular microscopic images, from 40x to 100,000x magnification. Each full colour image reveals remarkable microscopic forms in ....

Plant Bioinformatics

Methods and Protocols

Edited by David Edwards

Bioinformatics is a rapidly developing field. Data volumes continue to grow and there is an increasing breadth of available data, including sequence, gene expression, protein, ....

Statistical Computing with R

Mario Rizzo

Focusing on implementation rather than theory, "Statistical Computing with R" serves as a valuable tutorial, providing examples that illustrate programming concepts in the ....

Topics in Mathematical Modeling

KK Tung

An introductory textbook on mathematical modelling. The book teaches how simple mathematics can help formulate and solve real problems of current research interest in a ....

Understanding Bioinformatics

Marketa Zvelebil and Jeremy Baum

Provides a definitive guide to this vibrant and evolving discipline. The book takes a conceptual approach. It guides the reader from first principles through to an ....

Encyclopedia of Pest Management, Volume II

Edited by David Pimentel

With contributions from more than 200 esteemed international authorities and containing approximately 200 entries, the Encyclopedia of Pest Management, Volume II is a key ....

How to Use Web 2.0 in Your Library

Phil Bradley

The Web 2.0 and social software explosion has the capability to transform the online profile of libraries and help reach out to tech-savvie young users to whom the library ....

The Little Green Data Book 2007

The World Bank

Offers a pocket-sized reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries, including key indicators on agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, emission and ....

Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus

The second edition of the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus is the perfect language resource, combining a dictionary and thesaurus text. This means that you only have to ....

Philip's Atlas of the Universe

Patrick Moore

This edition contains many new features, from explanations of dark matter and neutrinos to techniques of digital observing and photography. As well as giving an informative ....

Philip's Atlas of the World

The detailed physical and political maps in this large-format atlas have been fully revised and updated. ....

Philip's Concise World Atlas

Philip's Concise World Atlas has been fully revised and updated for 2006-2007. It contains 128 pages of world mapping, and a comprehensive index, and provides topical ....

Philip's Great World Atlas

This new edition includes the fact-packed 48-page 'World Geography' section, which provides maps, charts, graphs and diagrams on key themes, such as the Universe and Solar ....

Philip's World Atlas

This information-packed paperback atlas has been fully revised and updated for 2007-2008. With 96 pages of authoritative world maps, a comprehensive index, 67 city ....

Philip's World Reference Atlas

Along with 128 pages of authoritative physical and political maps, this atlas provides a wealth of detailed reference information, including 8 pages of world statistics (highest ....

Philip's World Traveller's Atlas

This Atlas has been specially created for the international traveller, whether on business or pleasure. Together with 128 pages of detailed world mapping, it provides two ....

Serious Survival

How to Poo in the Arctic and Other Essential Tips for Explorers

Marshall Corwin

Over the last five years the BBC have taken groups to the world's most inhospitable places for Serious Jungle, Serious Amazon, Serious Desert, Serious Andes and Serious ....

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

Edited by William Trumble and Angus Stevenson

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM features the full text of the Sixth Edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, which is a complete update of this ....

Whitaker's Almanack 2008