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Welcome to the May 2009 Monthly Catalogue, the most comprehensive buyer's guide to new and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the environment. Hot off the press is the new English-language edition of Virunga: The Survival of Africa's First National Park, which provides a wealth of information on the dynamics and the current status of the park, home to gorillas, okapis, tropical glaciers and the world's largest active volcanoes. We have updated the NHBS Primatology Catalogue for Spring 2009, featuring new and upcoming books in primatology and behavioural ecology including Tinbergen's Legacy and Not a Chimp: The Hunt to Find the Genes that Make Us Human. New Titles at NHBS
Special Offers at NHBS New Geology Title from JNCC Now in stock at NHBS is Lewisian, Torridonian and Moine Rocks of Scotland - just published by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). This volume describes the outcrops of Precambrian rocks that lie north-west of the Great Glen in the North-west Highlands of Scotland and in the Outer Hebrides and parts of Shetland, charting the first 2700 million years of the geological development of Great Britain. Order Lewisian, Torridonian and Moine Rocks of Scotland today and save £13.50! Save on Wiley-Blackwell Titles NHBS has teamed with Wiley-Blackwell to provide you with special offers on selected Wiley-Blackwell titles, including: The Diversity of Fishes - save £5! Sedimentology and Stratigraphy - save £5! Reintroduction of Top-Order Predators - save £8! An Introduction to Mathematical Models in Ecology and Evolution - save £7! The Wetlands Handbook - save £15! Services for libraries and organisations NHBS provides a comprehensive service to libraries and organisational buyers:
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Mammals | Go to subject web page |
Master Acrobats Off Different Shores Edited by Bernd Wursig and Melanie Wursig Much has been written about dolphins and whales, and excellent books exist especially on the charismatic bottlenose dolphins; and killer, humpback, and sperm whales. But .... | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 10/2009 | 0123737230 | #177981A | £45.99 Add to basket |
Edited by David MacDonald Hailed as 'a rare combination of learning, decent writing and knock-your-eyes-out photography' by The Times and 'an ultimate in natural history books' by the Irish Times .... | 976 pages | Colour photographs and illustrations | OUP Pbk | NYP 09/2009 | 0199567999 | #180050A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Mammalia II: Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha, Lagomorpha, Rodentia
Amori Giovanni | 752 pages | Illus | Calderini 2008 | 8850653026 | #180009A | £99.00 Add to basket |
Tadeusz Jezierski and Zbigniew Jaworski The Polish konik is a primitive horse breed, often wrongly described as tarpan. In the early 20th century the attempt was made to save the last remains of the extinct tarpans .... | 264 pages | Westarp Wissenschaften 2008 | 3894329130 | #179968A | £49.50 Add to basket |
Ranthambhore: 10 Days in the Tiger Fortress
Valmik Thapar The tiger has always evoked awe, fear, and fascination. Ranthambhore: 10 Days in the Tiger Fortress creates an engrossing, unforgettable portrait of this magnificent .... | 168 pages | 200 colour illustrations | OUP Hbk | 2009 | 0195699467 | #179862A | £66.00 Add to basket |
How we Failed to Save the Yangtze River Dolphin Samuel Turvey The tragic recognition of the extinction of the Yangtze River Dolphin or baiji in 2007 became a major news story and sent shockwaves around the world. It made a romantic .... | 234 pages | b&w illus | OUP Hbk | 2008 | 0199549478 | #174256A | £16.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 08/2009 | 0199549486 | #179823A | £8.99 Add to basket |
A Chronicle of the Animal, the People and the Politics Cat Urbigkit This book provides a unique perspective on what is one of the most visible and contentious wildlife management experiments taking place in the American West today. It .... | 350 pages | b/w photos & illus | McDonald & Woodward Pbk | 2008 | 093992370X | #179769A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Birds | Go to subject web page |
DW Yalden and PA Morris This booklet will not only enable you to identify what you find in the pellets of British owls but also shows how the data may be usefully presented and how to estimate .... | 28 pages | 32 figs | Mammal Society Pbk | 2009 | 0906282675 | #179971A | £3.50 Add to basket |
The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Poland 1985-2004
This book is the first national atlas of breeding birds in Poland. Detailed maps, showing distribution are presented for each of the 234 species, which currently breed in .... | 640 pages | Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe Hbk | 2008 | 8836132001 | #179987A | £80.00 Add to basket |
Bird Song of the North American Prairie
John Neville Your front row seat awaits for the Dancing Lek of the Sharp-tailed Grouse and Greater Prairie Chicken in Bird Songs of the N.A. Prairie 2CD . The sounds of 168 bird species .... | 2 CD set | Neville Recording CD | 2008 | 0978179730 | #179986A | £44.99 Add to basket |
John Neville Quote: "The Morning Star", Vernon, BC. February 1997 "It was wonderful to hear and record my first hermit thrush, sage sparrow, house wren, Prairie falcon, Brewer's .... | Neville Recording CD | 1998 | 0973439939 | #179989A | £39.99 Add to basket |
The Art and Science of How Birds Fly Carrol L Henderson They soar and glide, flap, flutter, hover, swoop, plummet. Solo or en masse, in formation, or pas de deux, birds are in their element, their airborne behaviour as .... | 160 pages | 179 colour photos, 15 diagrams | Voyageur Press Hbk | 2008 | 0760333920 | #179988A | £17.99 Add to basket |
Birds of Samoa and American Samoa Pocket Identification Guide D Watling and J Atherton Laminated fold out guide providing an illustration of every land and breeding seabird of Samoa and American Samoa. .... | 21 pages | Laminated concertina fold out guide, col illus | Watling Unbound | 2008 | 1934151181 | #179890A | £9.99 Add to basket |
A Checklist of the Birds of Syria
David Murdoch and Keith Betton Provides as authoritative and up-to-date summary of the status of all the bird species recorded in Syria - some 381 species, many of which are particularly exciting to .... | 48 pages | Col photos | OSME Pbk | 2008 | #178627A | £9.50 Add to basket |
Hannu Jannes Whether you are an avid birdwatcher or a beginner, this book is an easy-to-use guide identifying the calls of more than 60 species of bird commonly found in gardens in .... | 40 pages | col photos, maps | New Holland Pbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1847735177 | #179359A | £6.99 Add to basket |
The Complete Book of Hummingbirds
Tony Tilford This reference guide to hummingbirds features a comprehensive overview of the birds' biology, evolution, behavior, breeding, and migration patterns. You'll be awestruck by .... | 192 pages | Col illus throughout | Thunder Bay Press Pbk | 2009 | 1592239676 | #179863A | £21.50 Add to basket |
The Story of an Eagle Family During the 1960s and 70s, the bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus was nearly lost because of environmental pollution. The widespread use of DDT caused .... | 48 pages | colour photos | Hancock House Pbk | NYP 07/2009 | 0888396430 | #179761A | £9.50 Add to basket |
An Inventory of Breeding Seabirds of the Caribbean
Edited by Patricia E Bradley and Robert L Norton This island-by-island inventory of Caribbean seabirds includes colony locations and estimates of the numbers of breeding pairs, the severe threats that seabirds face, and .... | 384 pages | 44 photos, 51 maps | Florida University Presses NYP 06/2009 | 0813033292 | #180033A | £70.50 Add to basket |
Edited by Christopher M Perrins Welcome revision of Christopher Perrins' classic work first published in 1985 by Allen & Unwin and now long out-of-print.This revision by Oxford University Press contains .... | 640 pages | Col photos, maps | OUP Pbk | NYP 09/2009 | 0199568006 | #180051A | £19.99 Add to basket |
A Life Cycle in Pictures from the Nest Nancy Maciolek Blake During the 1960s and 70s, the bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus was nearly lost because of environmental pollution. The widespread use of DDT caused the .... | 64 pages | photos & illus | Hancock House Pbk | NYP 07/2009 | 0888396449 | #179763A | £9.50 Add to basket |
A World of Birds 2010 Calendar
Draco Publishing * 12-month calendar with large boxes to mark events * Stunning habitat photography by veteran bird photographer Morten Strange. .... | Col photos | Draco Publishing Calendar | 2009 | #179777A | £20.69 Add to basket |
Reptiles & Amphibians | Go to subject web page |
Global Amphibian Decline James P Collins and Martha L Crump For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite .... | 304 pages | 25 halftone and 3 line illustrations | OUP Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 0195316940 | #180058A | £15.99 Add to basket |
Ein Wasserdrache in Gefahr B Thiesmeier, A Kupfer and R Jehle This new edition of "Der Kammmolch" on the ecology, biology and conservation of the Great Crested Newt in Germany has been substantially revised; .... | 160 pages | Col photos, illus, figs, tabs, maps | Laurenti Pbk | 2009 | 3933066395 | #179816A | £38.00 Add to basket |
Maria Ogilieska This book deals with reproduction of Amphibians belonging to three extant orders: Caecilians (Jean-Marie Exbrayat, Universite Catolique de Lyon, France), Salamanders .... | 310 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 1578083079 | #155224A | £70.00 Add to basket |
A Field Guide Andrew H Price Texas has about one hundred twenty native species and subspecies of snakes, fifteen of which are venomous. Since 1950, Texans have turned to the "Poisonous Snakes of Texas" .... | 160 pages | colour and b&w illustrations | Texas UP Pbk | NYP 10/2009 | 0292719671 | #179314A | £11.99 Add to basket |
Fishes | Go to subject web page |
Species Selection for Diversification Edited by N Le Francois, Malcolm Jobling, Chris Carter and Pierre Blier There is considerable global interest in the culture of fish species both for cold and warm water aquaculture development. Essential information on the biology, domestication .... | 640 pages | 150 figures/illustrations | CABI Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1845934946 | #179772A | £135.00 Add to basket |
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Fishes (Agnathans and Bony Fishes)
Edited by Barrie GM Jamieson The animals loosely termed fish constitute more than half of all known vertebrate species. There are approximately 27,000 described living species of bony fishes .... | 540 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 1578085810 | #179728A | £112.00 Add to basket |
Invertebrates | Go to subject web page |
All About Tarantulas and Scorpions
K Aihara, T Akiyama and N Kawazoe Well-illustrated guide to identification, with Latin and English species names. .... | 176 pages | 325 col photos, dist maps | Chimaira Pbk | 2007 | 4416706367 | #178323A | £54.50 Add to basket |
Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs
Edited by John T Tanacredi, Mark L Botton and David Smith The four living species of horseshoe crabs face a set of growing threats to their survival, including the erosion and/or man-made alteration of essential spawning .... | 510 pages | 208 illustrations, 33 in colour | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 0387899588 | #179741A | £118.50 Add to basket |
Checklisten Der Fauna Oesterreichs, No. 3
Erhard Christian, Josef Gusenleitner and Pascal Querner Collembola (Pascal Querner): The Austrian checklist of Collembola contains published records of 485 species. Problematic records are compiled in an appendix. Palpigradi .... | 40 pages | Academy of Sciences Press Pbk | 2008 | 3700140185 | #179719A | £36.00 Add to basket |
Die Falkenlibellen Europas (Emerald Dragonflies)
Hansruedi Wildermuth The emerald dragonflies of the family Corduliidae are strikingly beautiful and elegant fliers surrounded by an almost mystic aura due to their elusive habits and often remote .... | 512 pages | Westarp Wissenschaften 2008 | 3894328967 | #179967A | £87.00 Add to basket |
Handbuch der Zoologie, Band 4/39: Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia Edited by Rolf G Beutel and Richard AB Leschen This book is the second of four volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series which treat the systematics and biology of Coleoptera. With approximately 350,000 described species, .... | 500 pages | De Gruyter Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 3110190753 | #180007A | £329.00 Add to basket |
Die Hundertfüsser (Centipedes) Chilopoda Jörg Rosenberg Among the soil-dwelling arthropods the centipedes or Chilopoda constitute an important predatory animal group of more than 3.000 species worldwide. With the exception of .... | 490 pages | Westarp Wissenschaften Pbk | NYP 05/2009 | 389432712X | #179962A | £87.00 Add to basket |
Molecular Approaches and Techniques Edited by P Stock, I Glaser, N Boemare and J Vandenberg Investigation of insect pathogens is vital to the understanding of biocontrol and insect management within an ecosystem. Faster and more accurate methods of identification and .... | 432 pages | 52 figures/illustrations | CABI Hbk | 2009 | 1845934784 | #179806A | £85.00 Add to basket |
Peregrine Productions Practical illustrated guide to identification. .... | 2 pages | A5 laminated sheet | Peregrine Productions Unbound | 2008 | #179969A | £1.75 Add to basket |
Prevention of Bug Bites, Stings, and Disease
Daniel Strickman, Stephen P Frances and Mustapha Debboun Here is all the information you will ever need--no matter where you are in the world--to identify, avoid, and protect yourself against all manner of blood sucking or venomous .... | 352 pages | 48 halftone and 77 line illustrations | OUP Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 0195365771 | #180055A | £40.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 019536578X | #180054A | £10.99 Add to basket |
Illustrated Catalogue of The Beetles I Jenis A superbly illustrated catalogue of this group of beetles. .... | 128 pages | illustrated key to species, 120 colour plates | Pensoft Hbk | 2008 | 8090421105 | #179854A | £78.00 Add to basket |
EJ Talamas, NF Johnson, S van Noort, L Masner and A Polaszek The world species of the genus Oreiscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae) are revised. Nineteen species are recognized, of which four were previously named and are .... | 68 pages | illustrated by photos | Pensoft 2009 | 954642482X | #179853A | £26.99 Add to basket |
Heinrich Schmutterer Scale insects are a fascinating yet strongly neglected group of plant sap feeders. Beside extreme morphological differences between the genders and developmental stages .... | 272 pages | Westarp Wissenschaften Pbk | 2008 | 3894328924 | #179965A | £67.00 Add to basket |
Auchenorrhyncha Hans Strümpel Cicadas - Auchenorrhyncha - are a group of plant sap feeding insects with approx. 45.000 species worldwide. Together with aphids, jumping plant lice, scale insects, white flies, .... | 450 pages | Westarp Wissenschaften NYP 07/2009 | 3894328932 | #179964A | £87.00 Add to basket |
Palaeontology | Go to subject web page |
A Global Environmental History Anthony N Penna The Human Footprint is a global, thematic, and multi-disciplinary history of the planet, from its earliest origins to its current condition. Avoiding conventional narratives and .... | 368 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 07/2009 | 1405187727 | #179929A | £50.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 07/2009 | 1405187719 | #179928A | £19.99 Add to basket |
R Lee Lyman Quantitative Paleozoology describes and illustrates how the remains of long-dead animals recovered from archaeological and paleontological excavations can be studied and .... | 372 pages | 75 tables | CUP Hbk | 2008 | 0521887496 | #179958A | £44.99 Add to basket |
Marine & Freshwater Biology | Go to subject web page |
Common Freshwater Diatoms of Britain and Ireland - An Interactive Identification Key: SRA2
Environment Agency This key includes all the information needed to identify all British and Irish freshwater diatom genera. It also contains data for identifying the species that feature .... | Environment Agency CD | 2007 | 1844327051 | #169177A | £124.20 Add to basket |
Edited by MJ Dunbar If we are to improve our control and conservation of the food resources of the oceans of the world it is particularly important to increase our understanding of the basic .... | 356 pages | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521105579 | #179844A | £23.99 Add to basket |
General Natural History | Go to subject web page |
Archibald Thorburn - Artist and Illustrator The Prints and Proofs 1889-1934 David Waters Archibald Thorburn is one of Britain's best watercolour artists, particularly known for his pictures of birds and mammals placed in beautiful harmonious landscapes. His style .... | 181 pages | Col illus | Langford Press Hbk | 2009 | 1904078273 | #177598A | £37.99 Add to basket |
Agathe Ravet-Haevermans This charmingly illustrated book is an ideal guide to the art of botanical drawing and painting. Agathe Ravet-Haevermans instructs the reader on how to recognise and draw a .... | 96 pages | A & C Black Pbk | 2009 | 140811111X | #179901A | £12.99 Add to basket |
Charles Darwin's Notebooks 1836-44 Geology, Transmutation of Species, Metaphysical Enquiries Edited by Paul H Barrett, Peter Gautrey, Sandra Herbert, David Kohn and Sydney Smith Darwin's notebooks provide an invaluable record of his scientific thinking and most importantly, the development of his theory of natural selection. This .... | 760 pages | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521099757 | #179826A | £50.00 Add to basket |
Andrew Zuckerman and Graham Nash Photographer Andrew Zuckerman's strikingly detailed images of animals from around the world are as delightful as they are inspiring. This collection of astonishing studio .... | 296 pages | 158 colour images | Abrams Hbk | 2009 | 081098041X | #179057A | £14.99 Add to basket |
What legacy will humans leave in the rocks? Jan Zalasiewicz Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz takes the reader one hundred million years into the future, long after the human race became extinct, to explore what will remain of humanity's .... | 272 pages | OUP Hbk | 2008 | 0199214972 | #174073A | £14.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 09/2009 | 0199214980 | #180049A | £8.99 Add to basket |
Man's Obsessive Quest to Catalog Life, from Nanobacteria to New Monkeys Rob Dunn In a series of vivid portraits of determined - even obsessed - scientists, Rob Dunn shows that we are not even close to knowing all life on earth. We are not close to .... | 288 pages | Harper Collins Hbk | 2009 | 0061430307 | #179058A | £15.99 Add to basket |
Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield 'Utterly joyful!and full of fun', said The Countryman of Nature's Playground. Following that book's success the authors have written a second book that encourages children to .... | 160 pages | 200 colour photographs | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2009 | 0711229392 | #179912A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography David Hempleman-Adams, Sophie Gordon and Emma Stuart This beautifully produced full-colour publication is timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of captain Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition, which .... | 240 pages | Col illus | Royal Collection Publications Hbk | NYP 10/2009 | 1608190072 | #179306A | £29.95 Add to basket |
A Pons and P Huet This book of spectacular photographs and highly descriptive text takes the reader on a breathtaking journey from the eastern African savannahs to the deserts of the .... | 152 pages | B/w Photos | Evans Mitchell Books Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 190126839X | #179789A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Naturalist on the River Amazon
Henry Walter Bates Henry Walter Bates and his co-naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace embarked together in 1848 on an expedition to the forests of the Amazon in search of plants and animals that would .... | 424 pages | - | JB Publishing Pbk | 2009 | 1906780099 | #177903A | £12.99 Add to basket |
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
Edited by Richard Dawkins Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a celebration of the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that .... | 418 pages | - | OUP Hbk | 2008 | 0199216800 | #170827A | £19.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 09/2009 | 0199216819 | #180043A | £9.99 Add to basket |
M Taylor and S Young This book will help photographers of all levels to develop their wildlife photography skills in their own back garden. .... | 128 pages | 130 col photos | New Holland Pbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1847734863 | #179358A | £14.99 Add to basket |
Macquarie Island Aleks Terauds and Fiona Stewart This work offers a stunningly illustrated celebration of the rugged beauty and amazing wildlife of Macquarie Island. Situated halfway between Australia and Antarctica, .... | 176 pages | over 185 full-colour photos & illustrations | Roundhouse Hbk | 2008 | 1741753023 | #179786A | £36.99 Add to basket |
Alfred Wainwright The Western Fells lie within a wide sector, driving deep into the heart of Lakeland at Sty Head. They are bounded in the north-west by the Cocker valley, 'jewelled by the .... | 336 pages | Frances Lincoln Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 0711221995 | #179920A | £13.99 Add to basket |
Life, Gardens and Landscape Janet Waymark Thomas Haytor Mawson (1881-1933) began designing gardens in the 1890s. He forged his distinctive style - solid formality round the house with foreground terraces and .... | 240 pages | 240 illustrations in colour and black and white | Frances Lincoln Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 0711225958 | #179913A | £39.99 Add to basket |
Regional & Travel | Go to subject web page |
Waterways of Norfolk and Suffolk Jon Gibbs The Norfolk Broads is a beautiful, peaceful part of England, where the pace of life is slow and relaxed. It is a haven for lovers of the natural world, abundant with wildlife, .... | 128 pages | 140 colour photographs | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2009 | 0711229813 | #179925A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Coast to Coast with Wainwright
Alfred Wainwright This is a new edition of the classic photographic book containing the walk A. Wainwright devised in 1973, covering rights of way and areas of open access between the Irish Sea .... | 272 pages | 250 colour photographs | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2009 | 0711229341 | #179911A | £24.99 Add to basket |
John Manning Famous for its brilliant displays of spring annuals, the area known as Namaqualand is a narrow stretch of country along the south-west coast, extending for 200 km in a band .... | 128 pages | 300 photographs, Tourist map | Briza Pbk | 2008 | 192021707X | #179825A | £14.95 Add to basket |
A Walker's Guide to the Geology of British Mountains Ronald Turnbull It is not as widely known as it should be that Britain has the most varied geology of any country in the world. This book is a celebration in words and pictures of what its .... | 208 pages | 250 colour photos and illustrations | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2009 | 0711229147 | #179921A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Mike Smart The Malvern Hills, an official Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, have fired the imagination of painters, poets, writers, composers and scientists for many years. And .... | 112 pages | Over 100 colour photographs | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2009 | 0711229155 | #179923A | £16.99 Add to basket |
The Most Amazing Places to Visit in Britain's Countryside
This book will take you on a fantastic journey of discovery to some of the most spectacular and unspoiled parts of Britain's countryside. From lonely salt-marshes .... | 320 pages | over 100 colour illustrations | Reader's Digest Pbk | 2009 | 0276444124 | #179528A | Normally £14.99 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £13.99 |
Alastair Lee A photographic guide to one of England's most characterful hills, by award-winning photographer and filmaker, Alastair Lee. Although not the highest of the Pennines, .... | 120 pages | 150 colour photographs | Frances Lincoln Pbk | 2009 | 0711229759 | #179922A | £14.99 Add to basket |
SuperGuide: Wild Animals of Western Canada
Kevin Van Tighem This is an excellent guide to all the major animals that live in western Canada. There are over 40 profiles that range from mighty grizzly bears to graceful whales. .... | 96 pages | colour photos | Rocky Mountain Books Pbk | NYP 07/2009 | 1897522363 | #179765A | £14.50 Add to basket |
A country calendar David Lang Sussex is rich in wildlife, and few naturalists have as broad a knowledge of its birds, beasts and flowers as David Lang. The author of acclaimed books .... | 128 pages | Photographs | Pomegranate Press Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 0955900654 | #179992A | £14.99 Add to basket |
Valley of the Wild River Andrew Fleming This is a reprint of the first edition, published in 1998 by Edinburgh University Press. Now with an updated preface and colour illustrations .... | 166 pages | b/w and colour illus throughout | Oxbow Pbk | NYP 06/2009 | 1842173723 | #179824A | £31.00 Add to basket |
Wild Animals of the Canadian Rockies
Kevin Van Tighem The animals of the Canadian Rockies are legendary throughout the world for their grandeur, mystique and beauty. This stunning picture book highlights dozens of species .... | 56 pages | 74 colour photos | Rocky Mountain Books Pbk | NYP 07/2009 | 1897522266 | #179766A | £12.50 Add to basket |
A Photographic Guide Duncan Butchart A handy, all-in-one photographic field guide to the wildlife of South Africa, this guide covers the region's mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and trees that are most likely to be .... | 168 pages | 600 colour photos | Struik Pbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1770076328 | #180071A | £14.99 Add to basket |
John Morrison When Wainwright made his first visit to the Lake District in the summer of 1930, aged just twenty-three, he was unprepared for what he found when he left the train at .... | 128 pages | 120 colour photographs | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2009 | 0711228698 | #179924A | £16.99 Add to basket |
A Year in the Life of Buttermere
Bill Birkett This photographic essay, the fourth Lake District volume in Bill Birkett's prize-winning and widely praised valley portraits, captures all the facets of the delightful .... | 112 pages | 120 colour photographs | Frances Lincoln Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 0711229872 | #179926A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Botany & Plant Science | Go to subject web page |
Chrysophyte Algae: Ecology, Phylogeny and Development
Edited by Craig D Sandgren, JP Smol and Jorgen Kristiansen Research activity involving algae in the classes Chrysophyceae and Synurophyceae ('chrysophytes') has increased dramatically over the last decade. These beautiful and .... | 416 pages | 57 line figures 94 halftones 45 tables | CUP Hbk | 1995 | 0521462606 | #032184A | £79.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 0521102413 | #179827A | £37.99 Add to basket |
Collins Flower Guide - Large Format
David Streeter This brand-new field guide to the flowers of northern Europe is the most complete single-volume guide ever published. .... | 576 pages | 1400 col illus | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 10/2009 | 0007183887 | #168001A | £50.00 Add to basket |
Common Wild Plants of the Seychelles Coastal Lowlands
Katy Beaver An identification guide to approx 160 species of plants. Many of these plants are common to coastal areas in many tropical countries, but particularly those around the Indian .... | 117 pages | b/w illus, col photos | Ministry Education Seychelles Pbk | 1995 | 9993163007 | #179784A | £11.99 Add to basket |
Compendium of Onion and Garlic Diseases and Pests
Edited by Howard F Schwartz and S Krishna Mohan Compendium of Onion and Garlic Diseases and Pests, Second Edition provides an updated, comprehensive, authoritative, and modern account of onion and garlic diseases and insect .... | 136 pages | 250 col illus, 17 b/w illus | APS Pbk | 2008 | 0890543577 | #172816A | £81.00 Add to basket |
Cortinarioid Fungi of New Zealand An Iconography and Key Karl Soop An Iconography and Key of this interesting and ecologically critical group, covering the native forest flora, in particular the Nothofagus habitat. This major revision includes .... | 100 pages | Colour photographs | Karl Soop 2008 | 9197480398 | #180000A | £62.00 Add to basket |
Karen Liebreich, Jutta Wagner and Annette Wendland Five years ago Karen Liebreich, Jutta Wagner, Annette Wendland and others began to restore the neglected seventeenth-century kitchen garden at Chiswick in west London, .... | 224 pages | 60 colour photographs | Frances Lincoln Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 0711228728 | #179918A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa
John Manning South Africa, together with Lesotho and Swaziland, encompasses habitats that range from montane to semidesert and fynbos to subtropical forest. This varied landscape is home to .... | 480 pages | 1200 colour photos | Struik Pbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1770077588 | #180072A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Flora Europaea: Checklist and Chromosome Index
DM Moore This book simultaneously provides a useful checklist of all taxa published in Flora Europaea and documents the sources of all the chromosome numbers cited therein. It will .... | 436 pages | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521105730 | #179846A | £27.99 Add to basket |
Andi Clevely For most people, flowers represent the chief purpose and the most rewarding aspect of gardening. The vast assortment of flowers available today makes it possible to fill the .... | 104 pages | 80 colour photographs | Frances Lincoln Pbk | NYP 06/2009 | 071122966X | #179915A | £9.99 Add to basket |
Frühblüher (Early-flowering plants) Heimische Arten im berblick Peter Rüther Early flowering plants - a survey of the indigenous species. .... | 136 pages | Westarp Wissenschaften Pbk | 2008 | 3894329165 | #179966A | £37.00 Add to basket |
Leslie Geddes-Brown and Angie Lewin This anthology of practical advice from more than fifty eminent gardeners is full of wit, wisdom and experience. Comprising extracts on subjects as varied as water gardens .... | 160 pages | 20 colour illustrations | Merrell Publishers Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1858944627 | #180037A | £17.95 Add to basket |
The Genus Jasminum in Cultivation
Peter Green and Diana Miller A superb new Kew Magazine Monograph, edited by Martyn Rix, destined for gardeners, nurserymen, botanists, and lovers of botanical art. The Genus Jasminum details the .... | 166 pages | 35 colour botanical paintings, 30 colour photographs, 18 line drawings | Kew RBG Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 1842460110 | #176024A | £32.99 Add to basket |
A Guide to Finding Fungi in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Peter Creed This attractively-designed pocket guide describes over 200 species of wild mushroom or toadstool (fungi) that you are likely to find in Berks, Bucks or Oxon. .... | 72 pages | Col photos | Pisces Pbk | 2009 | 1874357382 | #179749A | £9.50 Add to basket |
JD Vertrees Japanese maples are unlike any other tree. They boast a remarkable diversity of colour, form, and texture. As a result of hundreds of years of careful breeding, they take the .... | 332 pages | 313 colour photos | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 10/2009 | 0881929328 | #179269A | £34.99 Add to basket |
Andi Clevely This is the book for gardeners who are enthusiastic but restricted by lack of opportunity, ability or stamina, or for those who want to have an attractive garden but .... | 112 pages | 80 colour illustrations | Frances Lincoln Pbk | NYP 06/2009 | 0711229694 | #179914A | £9.99 Add to basket |
Medicinal Plants in Tropical West Africa
B Oliver-Bever First published in 1986, this book describes the most important medicinal plants in tropical West Africa and similar humid tropical climates. After a short introduction .... | 388 pages | Watercolours, line diagrams | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521105447 | #179840A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Monograph of Psittacanthus (Loranthaceae)
J Kuijt The genus Psittacanthus is the larger of two closely related neotropical genera of Loranthaceae; the other, much smaller genus is Aetanthus. They are distinct from all .... | 361 pages | Illus, maps | ASPT Hbk | 2009 | 091286186X | #179785A | £108.00 Add to basket |
A Basic Checklist and Field Guide Katy Beaver An identification guide to the approx 140 species of native flowering plants that grow on the granitic islands of Seychelles. .... | 119 pages | B/w Illus | Ministry Education Seychelles Pbk | 2000 | 9993163015 | #179783A | £9.99 Add to basket |
Recent Introductions to Cultivation John Grimshaw, Ross Bayton and Hazel Wilks The standard and classic work for many dendrologists and arboriculturalists is the multi-volume set of W J Bean's 'Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles', the eighth .... | 816 pages | Colour photos, line drawings | Kew RBG Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 1842461737 | #175006A | £90.00 Add to basket |
Grow your own food on one square metre Lolo Houbein One Magic Square shows how, with a ten-minute effort, you can start your own productive food garden on a single square metre. By following these plot designs you can keep your .... | 352 pages | Colour illustrations | Wakefield Press 2008 | 1862547645 | #180003A | £22.50 Add to basket |
Les Orchidees Sauvages de Paris
Sebastien Lesne A history of the orchid flora of the French capital. .... | 136 pages | Quae 2009 | 2759203085 | #179793A | £45.00 Add to basket |
The Work of Wolfgang Oehme Stefan Leppert Wolfgang Oehme, in partnership with James Van Sweden, has been one of the most influential garden designers of the last thirty years. Together they have spearheaded .... | 144 pages | 180 colour photos, 10 black and white photos, 5 plans | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2009 | 0711227500 | #179916A | £29.99 Add to basket |
Edited by Dmitry A Belostotsky As a fairly new and expansive area of study, plant systems biology has been approached by scientists from fields as varied as plant physiology and astrophysics, creating a .... | 375 pages | 43 illustrations, 2 in colour | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 1603275622 | #179730A | £78.00 Add to basket |
Cedric Lambert Porter First published in 1959 and updated in 1967, Taxonomy of Flowering Plants was created to provide a factual and simplified account of basic principles needed by beginning .... | 488 pages | Blackburn Press Pbk | 2008 | 1930665725 | #180010A | £39.99 Add to basket |
Helena Attlee and Alex Ramsay The books in this series offer a general introduction capturing the essence of a national garden style and an outline of its history, followed by explorations of .... | 128 pages | Over 100 photographs | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2009 | 0711228825 | #179917A | £16.99 Add to basket |
PW West Forests must be measured, if they are to be managed and conserved properly. This book describes the principles of modern forest measurement, whether using simple, hand-held .... | 210 pages | 27 illustrations | Springer Pbk | 2009 | 3540959653 | #179742A | £36.99 Add to basket |
Susanna Lyle This is an easy-to-read, comprehensive guide to vegetables, herbs and spices that explores old favourites, as well as many little-known yet exciting food-producing .... | 480 pages | 200 colour photographs, 50 b/w diagrams | Frances Lincoln Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 0711229635 | #179919A | £50.00 Add to basket |
The Vegetative Key to the British Flora A New Approach to Plant Identification John Poland and Eric Clement Conventional field guides only work when you have flowers or fruit - something all botanists find rather frustrating when out in the field. This key is an outstanding .... | 600 pages | 32 col plates, b/w line illus | John Poland Pbk | 2009 | 0956014402 | #179815A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia
MG Corrick and BA Fuhrer This book is a unique and stunning guide to the beautiful wildflowers of Western Australia. Lavishly photographed in full color throughout, it features photographs and .... | 226 pages | Col Photos | Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd Pbk | 2009 | 187705884X | #179795A | £17.99 Add to basket |
Animal & General Biology | Go to subject web page |
Airway Chemoreceptors in Vertebrates Structure, Evolution and Function Edited by Giacomo Zaccone, Ernest Cutz, Dirk Adriaensen, Colin A Nurse and A Mauceri The book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the information available on the morphological, physiological and evolutionary aspects of specialized cells .... | 450 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2009 | 1578086140 | #179726A | £76.00 Add to basket |
The Anatomy and Physiology of the Mammalian Larynx
DFN Harrison In this unique book, Sir Donald Harrison draws on his wide-ranging experience as a surgeon and comparative anatomist to produce an authoritative and detailed account of .... | 304 pages | 19 line figures 94 halftones 36 tables | CUP Hbk | 1995 | 0521453216 | #046056A | £64.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 0521102804 | #179830A | £27.99 Add to basket |
Methods and Protocols Edited by Peter Erhardt and Ambrus Toth The ability to detect and quantify apoptosis, to understand its biochemistry, and to identify its regulatory genes and proteins is crucial to biomedical research. .... | 360 pages | 55 illustrations, 8 in colour | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 08/2009 | 1603270167 | #179736A | £68.99 Add to basket |
Gaspar Banfalvi The Greek word apoptosis was used first by Hippocrates as a synonyme of dislocations of the bones, structural changes related to tissue, by Marcus Aurelius in political and .... | 412 pages | Springer Hbk | 2009 | 1402095600 | #179727A | £135.00 Add to basket |
Aquaculture Microbiology and Biotechnology; Volume 1
Edited by Didier Montet and RC Ray This book addresses the scope of microbiology and biotechnology in aquaculture. Emerging biotechnological approaches presented in this book provide indepth accounts of .... | 290 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 1578085748 | #179729A | £56.00 Add to basket |
The Biochemistry of Natural Pigments
G Britton In the natural world colour is obvious and its importance in advertising the presence of flowers to pollinators and in camouflage is well known. In most cases the property of .... | 380 pages | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521105315 | #179839A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Edited by D Crompton A knowledge of this phylum of parasitic worms is essential for helminthologists and instructive for all research workers investigating the principles of parasitism. .... | 532 pages | illustrations | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521105110 | #179838A | £32.99 Add to basket |
The Cellular Defence Reactions of Insects
George Salt Insects counteract infection by a variety of reactions, partly humoral but principally cellular. .... | 132 pages | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521104254 | #179837A | £15.99 Add to basket |
The Effects of Low Temperature on Biological Systems
Brian WW Grout and G John Morris This book takes a broad view of the interactions of low temperatures with biological conditions. .... | 512 pages | Illus | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521105765 | #179848A | £31.99 Add to basket |
Edited by Ralph Mitchell This is a long-overdue revision of the bestselling book on environmental microbiology, offering an in-depth examination of the role of microbiological processes related to .... | 411 pages | Figs, tabs | Wiley Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 047017790X | #179931A | £66.95 Add to basket |
Edited by C David Allis, Thomas Jenuwein and Danny Reinberg The regulation of gene expression in many biological processes involves epigenetic mechanisms. In this new volume, 25 chapters written by experts in the field discuss .... | 502 pages | illustrations | CSHL Pbk | 2009 | 0879698756 | #180063A | £62.00 Add to basket |
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
Charles Darwin To mark the birthday of the world's most renowned evolutionary biologist, Oxford University Press has reissued the definitive edition of Darwin's classic-a brilliantly .... | 512 pages | 31 halftones, 32 line drawings | OUP Pbk | 2009 | 0195392280 | #179867A | £13.99 Add to basket |
Latent Inhibition and Conditioned Attention Theory
RE Lubow Latent inhibition is an exquisitely simple, robust and pervasive behavioural phenomenon - the reduced ability of an organism to learn new associations to previously .... | 336 pages | Illustrations | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 052110257X | #179828A | £31.99 Add to basket |
Methods and Protocols Edited by Jeffrey A Stuart Since the publication of the first edition, the number of unique heritable mtDNA mutations recognized as being associated with bioenergetic dysfunction, cell death and .... | 360 pages | 74 illustrations, 1 in colour | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 1934115606 | #179740A | £78.00 Add to basket |
Molecular Epidemiology of Microorganisms Methods and Protocols Edited by Dominique A Caugant The development of molecular genotyping methods has revolutionized the possibility for classification of microorganisms at the sub-species level. This investigation of species .... | 325 pages | 42 illustrations, 6 in colour | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 1603279989 | #179734A | £59.99 Add to basket |
Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions
Edited by K Bouarab, N Brisson and F Daayf Plants have evolved both general and highly specialized defence mechanisms that function to prevent diseases caused by the majority of microbial pathogens they encounter. There .... | 320 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1845935748 | #179768A | £85.00 Add to basket |
The Natural Products That Shaped Our World Richard Firn Natural Products (NPs) is the term used to describe the hundreds of thousands of chemical compounds or substances that are continually produced by living organisms .... | 272 pages | 50 illustrations | OUP Hbk | NYP 10/2009 | 0199566836 | #179760A | £34.99 Add to basket |
Genomes, Plant Hosts and Vectors Edited by PG Weintraub and P Jones Phytoplasmas are a worldwide issue in plant health. A range of serious diseases are caused by these bacteria in major crops around the globe. Knowledge of the importance of .... | 384 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1845935306 | #179767A | £85.00 Add to basket |
Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis in Animals
JI Weller Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) is a topic of major agricultural significance for efficient livestock production. This advanced-level textbook covers all the statistical .... | 287 pages | Figs, tabs | CABI Pbk | 2009 | 1845934679 | #179800A | £37.50 Add to basket |
Regulation of Gene Expression by Small RNAs
Edited by Rajesh K Gaur and John J Rossi Recent research demonstrates that defects in the processing mechanisms of small non-coding RNAs are linked to various human diseases. This text explores the latest .... | 440 pages | 72 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 12 black & white | CRC Press UK Hbk | 2009 | 0849391695 | #180064A | £89.00 Add to basket |
Statistics and Experiments for Animal Science Research
F Siewert This graduate-level textbook deals with planning of experiments, analysis of data and interpretation of results in trials involving animals. It goes beyond generalities to .... | 464 pages | CABI Pbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1845934911 | #179804A | £37.50 Add to basket |
Temperature Regulation in Laboratory Rodents
Christopher J Gordon Rodents are the predominant experimental animals found in life-sciences research laboratories. The body temperature of a rodent is markedly affected by surgical, .... | 296 pages | 83 line figures 10 halftones 42 tables | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521102790 | #179829A | £27.99 Add to basket |
Understanding Bioanalytical Chemistry Principles and Applications Victor A Gault Although chemistry is core to the life and health sciences, it is often viewed as a challenging subject. Conventional textbooks tend to present chemistry .... | 288 pages | Blackwell Hbk | 2009 | 0470029064 | #176921A | £80.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 0470029072 | #180065A | £27.50 Add to basket |
Evolutionary Biology | Go to subject web page |
Andrew Marr In this three-part landmark series, Andrew Marr explores the legacy and contemporary influence of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. .... | BBC Video DVD | 2009 | BBCDVD2933 | #179737A | £19.56 Add to basket |
The Arguments for and Against Neo-Darwinism SCZMinnich, S Meyer and J Moneymaker The purpose of Explore Evolution is to examine the scientific controversy about Darwin's theory, and in particular, the contemporary version of the theory known as .... | 160 pages | Hill House Pbk | 2007 | 0947352481 | #180017A | £17.99 Add to basket |
Edited by J Landers and V Reynolds Fertility in animals reflects access to scarce resources, such as food and territory. In humans the situation is more complex. Patterns of breast feeding, contraception and .... | 208 pages | Illustrations, maps | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521103037 | #179831A | £22.99 Add to basket |
Human Biology and Social Inequality
Edited by SS Strickland and Prakash S Shetty Measures of biological variation have long been associated with many indices of social inequality. Data on health, nutrition, fertility, mortality, physical fitness, .... | 360 pages | 14 line figures 34 tables | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521104017 | #179835A | £32.99 Add to basket |
Why Neanderthals died out and we survived Clive Finlayson Just 28,000 years ago, the blink of an eye in geological time, the last of Neanderthals died out in their last outpost, in caves near Gibraltar. Thanks to cartoons and folk .... | 278 pages | 5 black and white illustrations and 1 table | OUP Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 0199239185 | #180045A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Edited by SJ Ulijaszek and SS Strickland Seasonality has effects on a wide range of human functions and activities, and is important in the understanding of human-environment relationships. .... | 250 pages | 80 figs, 31 tabs | CUP Hbk | 1993 | 0521431476 | #039600A | £70.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 0521103045 | #179832A | £26.99 Add to basket |
Ecology | Go to subject web page |
Bioeconomics of Invasive Species Integrating Ecology, Economics, Policy, and Management
Edited by Reuben P Keller, David M Lodge, Mark A Lewis and Jason F Shogren Biological invasions are one of the strongest drivers of global environmental change, and invasive species are now often in the public discourse. At the same time, economists .... | 320 pages | 7 halftone and 40 line illustrations | OUP Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 0195367987 | #180057A | £54.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 0195367979 | #180056A | £26.99 Add to basket |
How the Study of Animal and Plant Distributions Revolutionized Our Views of Life and Earth Dennis McCarthy Why do we find polar bears only in the Arctic and penguins only in the Antarctic? Why do oceanic islands often have many types of birds but no large native mammals? .... | 256 pages | 8 page colour plate section | OUP Hbk | NYP 10/2009 | 0199542465 | #180046A | £16.99 Add to basket |
New Models for Ecosystem Dynamics and Restoration
Edited by Richard J Hobbs, Katharine N Suding, James Aronson and Donald A Falk Brings together leading experts from around the world to explore how conceptual models of ecosystem dynamics can be applied to the recovery of degraded systems and how recent .... | 512 pages | Illustrations, maps. | Island Press Hbk | 2009 | 159726184X | #180059A | £79.50 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 1597261858 | #180060A | £44.50 Add to basket |
Habitats & Ecosystems | Go to subject web page |
Scientific, Legal and Political Issues Edited by Francisco Orrego-Vicuna This book presents the official record of the conference on Antarctic Resources Policy, organised by the Institute of International Studies of the University of Chile in .... | 344 pages | 41 illus, 18 tabs | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521105501 | #179842A | £22.99 Add to basket |
Edited by Anthony Parsons The Antarctic Treaty, set up in 1961 to provide a means for managing international relations in Antarctica, was reviewed in 1991. The book considers the question of the .... | 180 pages | CUP Hbk | 1987 | 0521331811 | #009347A | £60.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 0521104033 | #179836A | £20.99 Add to basket |
Arid Land Ecosystems, Volume 2 Structure, Functioning and Management Edited by DW Goodall and RA Perry The history of man's use of arid lands is a sad record of deterioration of the natural resource base and of low and declining living standards for the 300 million people who .... | 623 pages | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521105560 | #179843A | £37.99 Add to basket |
Blackstone Bank and Stanton Banks Habitat Mapping
A Mitchell, M Service and R Bates The aim of this survey was to map the extent of bedrock reef in two areas to the north and east of Northern Ireland, and to characterise the biological communities present. .... | 24 pages | Figs, tabs | JNCC Pbk | 2009 | #179891A | £9.99 Add to basket |
The British Islands and their Vegetation Set
AG Tansley The first systematic account of the natural and semi-natural plant communities of the British Islands was published in 1911, under the title Types of British Vegetation. That .... | 1180 pages | Two volume set | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 052175772X | #179850A | £70.00 Add to basket |
Broadscale Subtidal Biotope Mapping to the West of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
A Mitchell This project aims to map the broadscale biotopes and habitats of the rocky reef sites west of the Outer Hebrides through integrating multibeam echosounder data, acoustic .... | 75 pages | Figs, tabs | JNCC Pbk | 2009 | #179892A | £9.99 Add to basket |
Thomas T Warner Aridity prevails over more than one third of the land area of the Earth and over a significant fraction of the oceans as well. Yet to date there has been .... | 620 pages | 268 line figures, 11 plates, 30 tables | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521100488 | #180067A | £55.00 Add to basket |
A Handbook of Soil Terminology, Correlation and Classification
Edited by Pavel Krasilnikov, Juan-Jose Ibanez Marti, Richard Arnold and S Shoba Soil classification and terminology are fundamental issues for the clear understanding and communication of the subject. However, while there are many national soil .... | 448 pages | figures, index | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 10/2009 | 1844076830 | #179702A | £95.00 Add to basket |
The Past, Present, and Future of Our Forests Jeff Gillman This is a superbly written volume that shows how understanding the death of trees is vitally important to understanding the future of our environment. Throughout history .... | 256 pages | 30 black & white illustrations | Westholme Publishing Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 1594160813 | #179787A | £21.95 Add to basket |
Real-time Coastal Observing Systems for Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Harmful Algal Blooms Theory Instrumentation and Modelling UNESCO and Marcel Babin The proliferation of harmful phytoplankton in marine ecosystems can cause massive fish kills, contaminate seafood with toxins, impact local and regional economies and .... | 828 pages | Illustrations, maps | UNESCO Pbk | 2008 | 9231040421 | #180026A | £53.00 Add to basket |
Conservation & Biodiversity | Go to subject web page |
Biodiversity Change and Human Health From Ecosystem Services to Spread of Disease Edited by Osvaldo E Sala, Laura A Meyerson and Camille Parmesan Exploring the link between human well-being and the environment, "Biodiversity Change and Human Health" brings together leading experts from the natural science and social .... | 344 pages | illustrations | Island Press Hbk | 2009 | 1597264962 | #180061A | £70.50 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 1597264970 | #180062A | £35.50 Add to basket |
Conservation for a New Generation Redefining Natural Resources Management Edited by Richard L Knight and Courtney White Effective conservation requires building strong collaborative relationships. In hundreds of watersheds and communities across the United States, conservation is being reinvented .... | 272 pages | Illustrations, maps | Island Press Hbk | 2009 | 1597264377 | #180069A | £52.95 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 1597264385 | #180070A | £26.50 Add to basket |
D Adams and M Carwardine With a new introduction by Richard Dawkins. .... | 224 pages | Col photos | Arrow Pbk | NYP 10/2009 | 009953679X | #180032A | £7.99 Add to basket |
AN Banks, NHK Burton, GE Austin, N Carter and DE Chamberlain The proposed wind farm lies some 23 km off the Suffolk coast over an area of 147 square km. It will comprise up to 140 wind turbines. .... | 195 pages | 46 figures, 60 tables | BTO Reports Spiralbound | 2007 | 1906204047 | #179887A | £25.99 Add to basket |
Discourses on Whales and Whaling Arne Kalland Whaling has become one of the most controversial environmental issues. It is not that all whale species are at the brink of extinction, but that whales have become important .... | 288 pages | 6 illustrations | Berghahn Books Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 1845455819 | #180019A | £58.00 Add to basket |
Environmental Science | Go to subject web page |
Our Planet's Ailing Atmosphere Hans Tammemagi Climate change is an issue that has taken on great urgency in recent years, but it is not an isolated problem. Hans Tammemagi argues that climate change is but one of the .... | 256 pages | 7 black and white and 12 colour illustrations | OUP Hbk | 2009 | 0195430077 | #179864A | £13.99 Add to basket |
Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists
C Nick Hewitt and Andrea V Jackson Climate change and air quality are two of the most pressing issues facing mankind. This book gives undergraduate and graduate students and professionals working in the science .... | 320 pages | Illustrations | Wiley Hbk | 2009 | 1405185422 | #179942A | £75.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 1405156902 | #180031A | £37.50 Add to basket |
Biophysico-Chemical Processes Involving Natural Nonliving Organic Matter in Environmental Systems
Edited by Pan Ming Huang and Nicola Senesi Nonliving Organic Matter (NOM) exerts a profound influence on various processes in the environment, and is one of the most important factors when analyzing ecosystems .... | 892 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 08/2009 | 047041300X | #179935A | £107.00 Add to basket |
Effects on Human Health and the Environment Stephen R Smith Recycling sewage sludge (biosolids) is an important environmental management tool and agricultural resource. Expanding upon the successful "Agricultural Recycling of Sewage .... | 200 pages | 22 figures/illustrations | CABI Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1845935446 | #179731A | £75.00 Add to basket |
The Economics and Politics of Climate Change
Edited by Dieter Helm and Cameron Hepburn The international framework for a climate change agreement is up for review as the initial Kyoto period to 2012 comes to an end. Though there has been much enthusiasm from .... | 300 pages | OUP Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 019957328X | #180042A | £29.99 Add to basket |
How to achieve a successful energy transition Alexandre Rojey Despite global concerns over dwindling resources, climate change and carbon dioxide emissions, fossil fuels still account for more than 80% of the world's energy demands. .... | 176 pages | Wiley Pbk | 2009 | 0470744278 | #179934A | £29.95 Add to basket |
Earth as a Living Planet Daniel B Botkin and Edward A Keller For more than two decades, Botkin has helped environmental scientists apply ecological science to environmental management. .... | 768 pages | col. Illustrations, col. maps | Wiley Pbk | NYP 05/2009 | 0470414383 | #179938A | £41.95 Add to basket |
Edited by James Lighthill and RP Pearce This volume presents a survey of our state of knowledge of the physical and dynamical processes involved in the Asian monsoon. Although traditionally the main emphasis has .... | 760 pages | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521104262 | #179852A | £50.00 Add to basket |
Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change Pat Murphy Concerns over climate change and energy depletion are increasing exponentially. Mainstream solutions still assume a panacea that will cure our climate ills without .... | 316 pages | 120 b/w photos, charts & maps | New Society Pbk | 2008 | 0865716072 | #179974A | £13.50 Add to basket |
A Practical Approach to Toxicological Investigations
Alan Poole and George B Leslie This book acknowledges that new drugs, food additives and other compounds need to be carefully screened for toxic side-effects. The bulk of this study is devoted to the .... | 204 pages | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521105463 | #179841A | £15.99 Add to basket |
Toxicology of Aquatic Pollution Physiological, Molecular and Cellular Approaches Edited by EW Taylor The pollution of the earth's freshwater habitats is a topic of major concern. This timely synthesis considers the effects of pollutants on aquatic animals via a series of .... | 300 pages | 57 line figures 3 halftones 11 tables | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521105773 | #179849A | £27.99 Add to basket |
Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes Howard C Kunreuther, Erwann O Michel-Kerjan et al The United States and other nations are facing large-scale risks at an accelerating rhythm. In 2005, three major hurricanes - Katrina, Rita, and Wilma - made landfall along .... | 448 pages | 82 illustrations | MIT Press Hbk | NYP 07/2009 | 0262012820 | #179908A | £35.95 Add to basket |
Concepts and Application to Industrial Ecology Shinichiro Nakamura and Yasushi Kondo The increasing use of input-output analysis (IOA) in Industrial Ecology (IE) for life-cycle assessment (LCA), material flow analysis (MFA), and life-cycle costing (LCC) .... | 294 pages | Springer Hbk | 2009 | 1402099010 | #179723A | £51.99 Add to basket |
Physical Sciences | Go to subject web page |
Andrew Briggs and Oleg Kolosov Acoustic microscopy enables the elastic properties of materials to be imaged and measured with the resolution of a good microscope. By using frequencies in the microwave .... | 384 pages | 111 line drawings, 116 halftones, 12 colour images | OUP Hbk | 2009 | 0199232733 | #179866A | £55.00 Add to basket |
Toward a New Understanding of Space, Time and Matter Edited by Daniele Oriti The theory of quantum gravity promises a revolutionary new understanding of gravity and spacetime, valid from microscopic to cosmological distances. Research in this field .... | 604 pages | 15 halftones | CUP Hbk | 2009 | 0521860458 | #179855A | £60.00 Add to basket |
The Basics of Crystallography and Diffraction
Christopher Hammond This book provides a clear introduction to topics which are essential to students in a wide range of scientific disciplines but which are otherwise only covered in specialised .... | 448 pages | 217 line drawings, 55 photographs | OUP Hbk | 2009 | 0199546444 | #179869A | £60.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 0199546452 | #179868A | £29.95 Add to basket |
The Behavior of Chemical Elements in Stars
Carlos Jaschek and Mercedes Jaschek Despite more than one century of observational stellar spectroscopy, the resulting data is not available in an easily accessible format. The necessity of such basic information .... | 340 pages | 118 line figures | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521102405 | #179856A | £31.99 Add to basket |
Chemical Evolution across Space and Time From the Big Bang to Prebiotic Chemistry Edited by Lori Zaikowski and Jon Friedrich The book provides an exciting interwoven mosaic about the evolutionary nature of chemistry. It follows chemical evolution from the simplest elements formed in the Big .... | 448 pages | 80 line illustrations | OUP Hbk | 2009 | 0841274312 | #179865A | £79.00 Add to basket |
Chemistry in Quantitive Language Fundamentals of General Chemistry Calculations Christopher Oriakhi Problem-solving is one of the most challenging aspects students encounter in general chemistry courses leading to frustration and failure. Consequently, many students become .... | 512 pages | 27 B/W line illustrations | OUP Hbk | 2009 | 0195367995 | #179859A | £37.99 Add to basket |
Heather Couper Heather Couper presents a sweeping history of astronomy, as heard on BBC Radio 4. In this 30-part BBC Radio 4 series, astronomer Heather Couper charts the history of our .... | Running time 6hr 45mins | BBC Books CD | 2009 | 1408406772 | #179955A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Experiments in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Edited by Herbert W Roesky and Dietmar Kennepohl Encouraging a new attitude and approach to chemistry, this is the first such collection designed for lab courses and experimental teaching. Experts from around the globe .... | 307 pages | Wiley Hbk | 2009 | 3527325468 | #179932A | £29.95 Add to basket |
Gas-Expanded Liquids and Near-Critical Media Green Chemistry and Engineering Edited by Keith W Hutchenson, Aaron M Scurto and Bala Subramaniam Gas-expanded liquids and near-critical fluids are tunable solvent media for conducting chemical reactions, separations, and materials processing. In recent years, there has .... | 392 pages | 18 halftones, 119 line drawings | OUP Hbk | 2009 | 0841269718 | #179861A | £95.00 Add to basket |
How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Und erstanding of the Cosmos Michael Lemonick Responsible for the greatest advances in astronomy since Copernicus, William and Caroline Herschel transformed our view of the heavens. A trained musician, amateur .... | 224 pages | Illustrations | Norton Hbk | 2009 | 039306574X | #179951A | £17.99 Add to basket |
Ice Sheets and Landforms Matthew R Bennett and Neil F Glasser The new second edition of "Glacial Geology" provides a modern, comprehensive summary of glacial geology and geomorphology. It is has been thoroughly revised and updated from .... | 400 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 07/2009 | 0470516909 | #179939A | £80.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 07/2009 | 0470516917 | #179940A | £29.95 Add to basket |
Introduction to Astronomy and Cosmology
Ian Morison "Introduction to Astronomy and Cosmology" is a modern undergraduate textbook, combining both the theory behind astronomy with the very latest developments. Written for science .... | 360 pages | illustrations | Wiley Pbk | 2008 | 0470033347 | #179954A | £32.50 Add to basket |
Lewisian, Torridonian and Moine Rocks of Scotland
Edited by JR Mendum, RG Park, RWH Butler, AD Stewart, AJ Barber, D Flinn et al This volume describes the outcrops of Precambrian rocks that lie north-west of the Great Glen in the North-west Highlands of Scotland and in the Outer Hebrides and parts of .... | 721 pages | Figs, maps, b/w photos | JNCC GCR Hbk | 2009 | 1861074832 | #097551A | Normally £76.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £62.50 |
Big Questions, Real Answers Frank Wilczek What's the meaning of it all? Or rather: what exactly is 'it?'. Here Frank Wilczek, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and legend, examines the very nature of reality itself, .... | 272 pages | Illustrations | Allen Lane Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 1846142458 | #179752A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Predicting the next catastrophe Florin Diacu No one can forget the horrific images of the destructive power of the tsunami that engulfed Southeast Asia on Boxing Day in 2004, or the chaos wrought by Hurricane .... | 256 pages | 15 black and white line drawings | OUP Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 0199237786 | #180047A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Perspectives in Carbonate Geology
Peter Swart, Gregor Eberli and Judith McKenzie This special publication "Perspectives in Carbonate Geology" is a collection of papers most of which were presented at a symposium to honor the 80th birthday of Bob Ginsburg .... | 384 pages | Wiley Hbk | 2009 | 1405193808 | #179941A | £75.00 Add to basket |
Soshin Chikazumi This book is intended as a textbook for students and researchers interested in the physical aspects of ferromagnetism. The level of presentation assumes only a basic .... | 668 pages | 196 line illustrations | OUP Hbk | 2009 | 0199564817 | #179870A | £44.99 Add to basket |
A Scientific Exploration of the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation and Time Travel Michio Kaku "Physics of the Impossible" takes us on a journey to the frontiers of science and beyond, giving us an exhilarating insight into what we can really hope to achieve in the .... | 352 pages | Penguin Pbk | NYP 05/2009 | 0141030909 | #179756A | £9.99 Add to basket |
Principles of Metamorphic Petrology
RH Vernon and GL Clarke Principles of Metamorphic Petrology provides a modern introduction to the latest ideas, techniques and approaches in the study of metamorphic rocks. .... | 460 pages | 37 line figures, 240 halftones and 16 plates | CUP Hbk | 2008 | 0521871786 | #179959A | £34.99 Add to basket |
Rock Mechanics and Engineering
C Jaeger The first edition of Rock Mechanics and Engineering bridged the gap between scientific research on rock mechanics and practical engineering. It was resolutely aimed at giving .... | 536 pages | Illustrations | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 052110338X | #179851A | £50.00 Add to basket |
A journey through science and the imagination Michael Welland This book is all about sand - sand in individual grains, each one a little different; sand in piles; sand in shoals and dunes; the science of sand but also, shot through the .... | 320 pages | 50 black and white images, 8pp colour plate section | OUP Hbk | NYP 08/2009 | 0199563187 | #180044A | £18.99 Add to basket |
A Short History Richard Dunn This book offers an overview of the history of the telescope which burst onto the world stage four centuries ago. It traces the development from its invention in the .... | 192 pages | 61 illustrations | National Maritime Museum Hbk | 2009 | 1906367043 | #179952A | £12.99 Add to basket |
With Applications to Physics Robert H Wasserman This second edition of Tensors and Manifolds is based on courses taken by advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in mathematics and physics, giving an .... | 464 pages | 46 line drawings | OUP Hbk | 2009 | 0199564825 | #179871A | £29.95 Add to basket |
The Universe in a Helium Droplet
Grigory E Volovik There are fundamental relations between three vast areas of physics: particle physics, cosmology and condensed matter physics. The fundamental links between the first two .... | 536 pages | 88 line drawings & halftones | OUP Hbk | 2009 | 0199564841 | #179858A | £35.99 Add to basket |
Paul Ensom Yorkshire's geology is some of the most spectacular in the British Isles. .... | 198 pages | 250 colour photos, maps, figs | Dovecote Press Hbk | 2009 | 1904349641 | #179794A | £22.50 Add to basket |
Sustainable Development | Go to subject web page |
365 Ways to Live Green: Your Everyday Guide to Saving the Environment
Diane Gow McDilda Day-to-day decisions can make a big difference when it comes to protecting the environment. "365 Ways to Live Green" offers a year's worth of ideas, broken into .... | 184 pages | Adams Media Pbk | 2008 | 1598698087 | #179990A | £12.99 Add to basket |
The Adaptive Water Resource Management Handbook
Edited by J Mysiak, C Pahl-Wostl, C Sullivan, J Bromley and HJ Henrikson The complexity of current water resource management poses many challenges. Water managers need to solve a range of interrelated water dilemmas, such as balancing water .... | 224 pages | index, line illustrations | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 08/2009 | 1844077926 | #179704A | £39.95 Add to basket |
Advances in Agronomy Volume 101
Edited by Donald L Sparks "Advances in Agronomy" continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered .... | 408 pages | Academic Press Hbk | 2009 | 0123748178 | #180005A | £85.00 Add to basket |
African Development Report 2008/9 Conflict Resolution, Peace and Reconstruction in Africa African Development Bank The publication of the African Development Report 2008/2009 comes at a time when some prolonged civil conflicts in Africa have ended while some countries continue to .... | 128 pages | Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps | OUP Pbk | 2009 | 0199548943 | #179985A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Agro-industries for Development
Edited by CA da Silva, D Baker, AW Shepherd, SM da Cruz and C Jenane The development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income opportunities as well as enhancing the quality of and demand for farm products. .... | 304 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1845935764 | #179751A | £65.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1845935772 | #179753A | £44.99 Add to basket |
T Cartwright Because of their complexity, the new generation of genetically engineered protein drugs can only be made by biotechnological methods, using cultures of animal cells. .... | 196 pages | 21 line figures 39 tables | CUP Hbk | 1994 | 0521412587 | #032307A | £60.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 052110310X | #179834A | £20.99 Add to basket |
The Limits to Religious Environmentalism Emma Tomalin This book is concerned with the argument that religious traditions are inherently environmentally friendly. Yet in a developing country such as India, the majority of .... | 224 pages | Ashgate Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 0754655881 | #179950A | £55.00 Add to basket |
Principles, Issues, and Cases Lewis Vaughn Vaughn offers a hybrid of text, readings and cases to provide a current, accessible introdution to the philosophical, medical, scientific, social and legal aspects of key .... | 696 pages | 35 illustrations | OUP Pbk | 2009 | 0195182820 | #180006A | £43.99 Add to basket |
S Gracy Despite several studies, international treaties and individual hotel companies commitment to going green in the tourist hotel industry, .... | 204 pages | VDM Verlag 2009 | 3639104781 | #180015A | £109.00 Add to basket |
V Vacante Citrus pests are a serious issue for crop growers, causing problems in yield and economic losses. Citrus Mites is a comprehensive study of mites harmful to citrus plants .... | 350 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 10/2009 | 1845934989 | #179776A | £85.00 Add to basket |
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Careers
B Parks and J Helmer Green careers include jobs in which environmentally conscious design, policy, and technology are implemented to improve the environment and provide sustainable living. A .... | 226 pages | Alpha Books Pbk | 2009 | 1592578926 | #179993A | £18.50 Add to basket |
The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples Mark Dowie Since 1900, more than 108,000 officially protected conservation areas have been established worldwide, largely at the urging of five international conservation .... | 336 pages | MIT Press Pbk | NYP 05/2009 | 0262012618 | #179902A | £18.95 Add to basket |
Cultural Tourism and Sustainable Local Development
Edited by Luigi Fusco Girard and Peter Nijkamp With the exponential rise in leisure mobility, tourism has increasingly become of great economic significance. Cultural heritage, such as museums, churches, historical .... | 338 pages | includes 25 tables & 10 figures | Ashgate Hbk | 2009 | 075467391X | #179948A | £65.00 Add to basket |
Current Developments in Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Edited by NS Subba Rao Concern over the depletion of world energy resources and the increase in the cost of nitrogen fertilizer has prompted considerable interest and research in biological .... | 368 pages | CUP Pbk | 2009 | 0521105757 | #179847A | £23.99 Add to basket |
Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability Principles and Practice Edited by Jennifer Hill and Tim Gale 'Ecotourism' is generally defined as fostering sustainable consumption of natural areas, including educative and conservation-supporting elements. It overlaps with and .... | 240 pages | 5 b&w illustrations, 21 line drawings & 22 tables | Ashgate Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 075467262X | #179725A | £55.00 Add to basket |
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Landscape and Urban Planning Multilingual Reference in English, Spanish, French and German Edited by Klaus-Jürgen Evert This unique, multilingual, encyclopedic dictionary in two volumes covers terms regularly used in landscape and urban planning, as well as .... | 1600 pages | In 2 volumes, not available separately | Springer NYP 11/2009 | 3540764364 | #179718A | £395.00 Add to basket Hbk | NYP 10/2009 | 3540764550 | #179717A | £315.50 Add to basket |
The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water
Edited by Joseph W Dellapenna and Joyeeta Gupta "The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water" presents an overview of global trends in water law and policy and assesses current global water governance. It provides an .... | 422 pages | Springer Hbk | 2009 | 1402098669 | #179721A | £117.00 Add to basket |
Edited by John Knechtel How will the world work in the post-oil, post-coal future? Our transition could take the form of disastrous collapses in economic, political, and economic systems - or of a .... | 320 pages | 200 colour illustrations | MIT Press Pbk | 2008 | 0262113252 | #179906A | £10.95 Add to basket |
Plant Genetics and Developing Countries Regine Andersen Plant genetic diversity is crucial to the breeding of food crops and is therefore a central precondition for food security. Diverse genetic resources provide the generic .... | 442 pages | Includes 6 figures and 33 tables | Ashgate Hbk | 2008 | 0754647412 | #179953A | £65.00 Add to basket |
Christine MacDonald In spring 2006, Christine MacDonald left journalism for a dream job at Conservation International, one of the world's largest environmental organizations. Soon after .... | 288 pages | illustrations | Lyons Press Hbk | 2009 | 1599214369 | #179899A | £14.99 Add to basket |
The Everyday Guide for Transitioning to a Green Lifestyle Chris Prelitz In "Green Made Easy, " author and green pioneer Chris Prelitz shares how to be both environmental and economical at the same time. Going green is not only good for our .... | 272 pages | Hay House Inc Pbk | 2009 | 1401922848 | #179996A | £11.99 Add to basket |
A Handbook of Sustainable Building Design and Engineering An Integrated Approach to Energy, Health and Operational Performance Edited by Dejan Mumovic and M Santamouris The combined challenges of health, comfort, climate change and energy security cross the boundaries of traditional building disciplines. This authoritative collection focusing .... | 512 pages | figures, technical line-drawings, charts, index | Earthscan Hbk | 2009 | 1844075966 | #179949A | £75.00 Add to basket |
Health-Promoting Properties of Fruits and Vegetables
Edited by L Terry Fruits and vegetables are among the richest sources of many compounds that promote health including vitamins, antioxidants and other bio-active compounds. Health experts .... | 400 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 10/2009 | 1845935284 | #179771A | £85.00 Add to basket |
Adrian Parr The idea of 'sustainability' has gone mainstream. Thanks to Prius-driving movie stars, it's even hip. What began as a grassroots movement to promote responsible development .... | 224 pages | 2 illustrations | MIT Press Pbk | 2009 | 0262013061 | #179904A | £16.95 Add to basket |
From Western Origins to Global Faith Gilbert Rist Gilbert Rist provides a complete and powerful overview of what the idea of development has meant throughout history. He traces it from its origins in the Western view of .... | 292 pages | - | Zed Books Pbk | 2008 | 1848131895 | #179945A | £17.99 Add to basket |
J Bürgi Many poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer heavily from crop losses due to the stem borer insect pest. Insecticides are often unaffordable and the `insect resistant maize .... | 304 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 07/2009 | 1845935691 | #179770A | £65.00 Add to basket |
Principles and Practices MA Burton Growing pressure on the world's available water resources has led to the need for increased efficiency and productivity of water-use and in the management, operation and .... | 300 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 10/2009 | 1845935160 | #179780A | £75.00 Add to basket |
Civic Pragmatism and Environmental Thought in America Ben A Minteer In "The Landscape of Reform", Ben Minteer offers a fresh and provocative reading of the intellectual foundations of American environmentalism, focusing on the work and legacy .... | 280 pages | 5 illustrations | MIT Press Pbk | 2009 | 0262512556 | #179910A | £9.95 Add to basket |
Leonardo Da Vinci's Water Theory On the Origin and Fate of Water L Pfister, H Savenije and F Fenicia Leonardo Da Vinci was not only one of the greatest artists of his time, he was also a great engineer and scientist. Only relatively recently, at the beginning of the 19th .... | 92 pages | IAHS Pbk | 2009 | 1901502341 | #179792A | £36.50 Add to basket |
A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan Edited by Pradyumna P Karan and Unryu Suganuma In light of increasing evidence demonstrating the irreparable damage humans have inflicted on the planet, some have adopted a defeatist attitude toward environmental .... | 336 pages | 60 photographs, 17 illustrations, 29 maps | Kentucky UP Hbk | 2008 | 0813124883 | #179897A | £52.50 Add to basket |
Making the Most of the Water We Have The Soft Path Approach to Water Management Edited by David B Brooks, Oliver M Brandes and Stephen Gurman In the last century water policies relied on the construction of massive infrastructure in the form of dams, pipelines, and complex centralized treatment plants to meet human .... | 288 pages | illustrations, index | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 07/2009 | 1844077543 | #179706A | £49.95 Add to basket |
Constructing Rural Place in Global Economies Edited by G Halseth, S Markey and D Bruce This book discusses the future of rural development and the recognition of the growing importance of 'place-based economies' where the unique attributes and assets of .... | 304 pages | 60 figures/illustrations | CABI Hbk | NYP 08/2009 | 1845935810 | #179762A | £75.00 Add to basket |
Edited by John Twidell and Gaetano Gaudiosi This is the most authoritative single volume on offshore wind power yet published. Distinguished experts, mainly from Europe's leading universities, have contributed a .... | 358 pages | Multi-Science Pbk | 2009 | 0906522633 | #179999A | £134.00 Add to basket |
U.S. Agricultural Policy in the World Economy Bill Winders This book deals with an important and timely issue: the political and economic forces that have shaped agricultural policies in the United States during the past eighty .... | 304 pages | 18 black-&-white illustrations | Yale UP Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 0300139241 | #180034A | £39.99 Add to basket |
RT Pringle, RC Clayton and CFH Bishop The potato is an important world crop. This book brings together the various postharvest considerations, including principles of storage, store design, potato handling, quality .... | 432 pages | CABI Hbk | 2009 | 0851995020 | #116727A | £85.00 Add to basket |
Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development Experiences and Lessons Edited by D A Raitzer and G W Norton Priority assessment methods are relatively well developed for commodity improvement programmes, however, innovation is needed for other, newer areas of research which have .... | 272 pages | 17 figures/illustrations | CABI Hbk | NYP 07/2009 | 1845935667 | #179460A | £75.00 Add to basket |
Rapid Chemical and Biological Techniques for Water Monitoring
Edited by Catherine Gonzalez, Richard Greenwood and Philippe Quevauviller This title presents in one volume the 'toolbox' of methods required for water quality monitoring and assesses their potential for underpinning environmental management and .... | 440 pages | Wiley Hbk | 2009 | 0470058110 | #179933A | £120.00 Add to basket |
Renewable Energy in the Middle East Enhancing Security through Regional Cooperation Edited by Michael Mason and Amit Mor Energy insecurity is not normally associated with the Middle East. However, away from the oil-rich Persian Gulf, the countries of the eastern Mediterranean are particularly .... | 200 pages | Springer Hbk | 2009 | 1402098901 | #179743A | £109.50 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 140209891X | #179744A | £45.99 Add to basket |
The Responsible Conduct of Research
Adil E Shamoo and David B Resnik Recent scandals and controversies such as the fabrication of data in federally funded science, the manipulation and distortion of research sponsored by private companies, .... | 440 pages | 1 line illustration | OUP Pbk | 2009 | 019536824X | #179860A | £21.99 Add to basket |
Societies, Environments and Development Edited by Francois Molle and P Wester Mainstream views of water resource development focus on conventional concepts of supply and demand and often conceive of river basin development as a linear and rational .... | 384 pages | 71 figures/illustrations | CABI Hbk | NYP 08/2009 | 1845935381 | #179732A | £85.00 Add to basket |
Edited by DD Williams and C Duigan Situated on the western margin of Europe, Wales has been moulded by the erosional and depositional power of its fresh waters by virtue of high rainfall interacting with .... | 344 pages | Col plates | Margraf Hbk | 2009 | 3823615610 | #179814A | £180.00 Add to basket |
Rural Sustainable Development in the Knowledge Society
Edited by Karl Bruckmeier and Hilary Tovey Based on the EU-funded CORASON research project, this volume brings together and compares studies into rural and sustainable development processes in twelve European .... | 316 pages | includes 13 tables, 2 figures & 4 maps | Ashgate Hbk | 2009 | 0754674258 | #179956A | £65.00 Add to basket |
Consequences for the Global Environment Peter Dauvergne "The Shadows of Consumption" gives a hard-hitting diagnosis: many of the earth's ecosystems and billions of its people are at risk from the consequences of rising .... | 328 pages | MIT Press Pbk | 2008 | 0262042460 | #179903A | £16.95 Add to basket |
What You Don't Know About Orange Juice Alissa Hamilton Close to three quarters of U.S. households buy orange juice. Its popularity crosses class, cultural, racial, and regional divides. Why do so many of us drink orange juice? .... | 288 pages | 12 black-&-white illustrations | Yale UP Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 0300124716 | #180035A | £19.99 Add to basket |
Structuring an Energy Technology Revolution
Charles Weiss and William B Bonvillian America is addicted to fossil fuels, and the environmental and geopolitical costs are mounting. A federal program - on the scale of the Manhattan Project or the Apollo .... | 280 pages | MIT Press Pbk | 2009 | 0262012944 | #179905A | £15.95 Add to basket |
Felix Guattari This book provides the ideal introduction to the work of one of Europe's most radical thinkers. Extending the definition of ecology to encompass social relations and human .... | Continuum Publishing Pbk | 2008 | 1847063055 | #179895A | £12.99 Add to basket |
Transatlantic Environment and Energy Politics Comparative and International Perspectives Edited by Miranda Schreurs, Henrik Selin and Stacy D Van Deveer Environmental and energy policies have become increasingly significant in European and North American politics. This fascinating book uses a wide range of case studies that .... | 342 pages | includes 12 tables & 2 figures | Ashgate Hbk | 2009 | 0754675971 | #179957A | £60.00 Add to basket |
Urban Ecology and Health in the Third World
Edited by LM Schell, Malcolm Smith and Alan Bilsborough This volume looks at the relationship between specific aspects of Third World cities and human health. Rapid and extensive urbanization of the less developed nations is perhaps .... | 304 pages | 60 line diagrams | CUP Hbk | 1993 | 0521411599 | #020336A | £69.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 0521103053 | #179833A | £29.99 Add to basket |
Uncovering the Global Food Scandal Tristram Stuart The world has a 'food problem' - rapidly rising prices, shortages, 100 million people starving, environmental depredation - or it thinks it does. This book shows that .... | 288 pages | 16 pp b/w | Penguin Pbk | NYP 07/2009 | 0141036346 | #179755A | £9.99 Add to basket |
The Food, Fuel and Climate Change Debate Edited by Michael Winter and Matt Lobley In recent decades agricultural commodity surpluses in the developed world have contributed to a mantra of 'land surplus' in which set-aside, extensification, .... | 288 pages | index, line illustrations | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1844077209 | #179703A | £49.95 Add to basket |
Data Analysis | Go to subject web page |
Essential Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing
Jian Guo Liu and Philippa J Mason "Essential Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing" is an accessible overview of the subject and successfully draws together these three key areas in a balanced and .... | 456 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 07/2009 | 0470510323 | #179936A | £90.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 07/2009 | 0470510315 | #179937A | £37.50 Add to basket |
Geospatial Technology for Earth Observation Data
Edited by Deren Li, Jie Shan and Jianya Gong Earth observation technology for GIS interacts with space, computer, communication, remote sensing, and information technologies, and plays an increasingly significant role .... | 450 pages | 20 illustrations | Springer Hbk | NYP 08/2009 | 1441900497 | #179707A | £83.50 Add to basket |
Randy O Wayne Most information about the nature of living cells is discovered through light microscope observation. The image seen through a microscope is not a magnified point-by-point .... | 312 pages | Approx. 310 illustrations (50 in full colour) | Academic Press Hbk | 2008 | 012374234X | #180025A | £57.99 Add to basket |
Statistics for Agriculture and Horticulture
C Ireland Providing practical training supported by a sound theoretical basis, this textbook introduces students to the principals of investigation by experiment and the role of .... | 256 pages | CABI Pbk | NYP 09/2009 | 1845935373 | #179750A | £34.99 Add to basket |
Reference | Go to subject web page |
Africa Development Indicators 2008/2009 Youth and Employment in Africa: The Potential, the Problem, the Promise World Bank Africa Region Africa Development Indicators 2008/09 provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available in one volume. It contains more than 450 macroeconomic, sectoral, and .... | 216 pages | includes Single-User DVD | World Bank DVD | | 0821377892 | #180002A | £161.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2009 | 0821377876 | #180001A | £89.95 Add to basket |
International Directory of Environmental Organizations
A reference source to the organizations involved in environmental and conservation worldwide and to their activities. It describes over 3000 organizations and foundations .... | Asia Pacific Infoserv Pbk | 2009 | 1921492287 | #179889A | £300.00 Add to basket |
Museums of the World: 2 Volume Set
B Bartz Covers in its 16th edition approx 55,000 museums in 202 countries, listed hierarchically by country and place, and within places, alphabetically by name. .... | 1450 pages | Saur Hbk | NYP 05/2009 | 3598206968 | #179724A | Normally £513.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £459.00 |
The Penguin Dictionary of Science
Mike Clugston "The Penguin Dictionary of Science" covers all the important topics in this key subject area, including chemistry, physics, molecular biology, biochemistry, human anatomy, .... | 768 pages | Illus, figs | Penguin Pbk | 2009 | 0141037962 | #179759A | £12.99 Add to basket |