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Welcome to the June NHBS Monthly Catalogue, the ultimate buyer's guide to new and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the environment. There are 164 botany books in this month's Catalogue! We've added a lot of new botanical titles over the last few months in preparation for exhibiting at the International Botanical Congress in Vienna this July. If you're going then we look forward to seeing you there! There are a number of great marine titles newly available - Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa, Ocean Odyssey and Great British Marine Animals (2nd Edition) are all in stock with Galapagos Islands Explorer coming in July. View this Monthly Catalogue as a web page or save/print it as a .pdf document. Discounts for libraries, organisations and large orders |
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| Mammals | Go to subject web page |
Gus Mills and Martin Harvey New edition of this colour photo portfolio on the large carnivores of Africa. .... | 160 pages | 200 col photos | New Holland Hbk | NYP 09/2005 | 1770072209 | #153458A | £24.99 BUY |
Call of the Wolf: The Life and Legends of North America's Gray Wolf
Denver Bryan This book offers a comprehensive photographic portrait of one of nature's most powerful predators. Travel with the wolf pack on day and night hunts, admire the joys of .... | 96 pages | Illus | Willow Creek Press Hbk | 2005 | 1595431543 | #153651A | £13.95 BUY |
Description, Comportement, Vie Sociale, Expansion, Observation... P Carruette, P Etienne and M Mailler | 192 pages | Delachaux et Niestle Hbk | 2004 | 2603014943 | #153349A | £26.95 BUY |
Collins Wild Guide to Whales and Dolphins
Mark Carwardine Introductory guide to 96 species of whale, dolphin and porpoise. .... | 240 pages | Photos | Harper Collins Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0007205473 | #152993A | £8.99 BUY |
Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone
D Smith This definitive book by the leader of the Yellowstone Wolf Project and an award-winning nature writer recounts the 10 riveting years since the reintroduction of wolves into .... | 256 pages | Illus, maps | Lyons Press Hbk | 2005 | 159228700X | #153687A | £17.95 BUY |
Handbook to the Mammals of New Zealand
Edited by Carolyn M King Updated edition, this is a comprehensive account of all 46 species of landbreeding mammals known in New Zealand, including native, exotic, wild, feral, living and extinct. .... | 596 pages | Col photos, b/w photos, illus, figs, tabs, maps. | OUP Hbk | NYP 08/2005 | 0195584775 | #153645A | £45.00 BUY |
The History of the Bears on the Kodiak Archipelago
Larry Van Daele A well balanced and thoroughly researched history of the Kodiak Bear, written by a biologist with 20 years experience of studying the bears on the Kodiak Archipelago. .... | 84 pages | B/w photos | Alaska NHA Pbk | 2003 | 0930931475 | #146647A | £9.99 BUY |
Mark Carwardine's Guide to Whale Watching Britain and Europe: Where to Go and What to See Mark Carwardine Published in association with the WDCS, this book is a guide to where to watch whales, dolphins and porpoises and how to identify them. Following an introduction to whales and .... | 192 pages | 45 col photos, 75 col illus, 40 maps | New Holland Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 1845372727 | #153559A | £9.99 BUY |
Mountain Ungulates Research 2002
Juan Herrero and Daniel Fernandez de Luco Selection of papers from the Third World Conference on Mountain Ungulates, Zaragoza, Spain, June 2002. Volume 157 of 'A Journal on Mountain Ecology.' .... | 249 pages | Figures, diagrams | CSIC Pbk | 2002 | #153391A | £25.50 BUY |
The Trade in Sumatran Tiger CR Shepherd and Magnus Nolan Indonesia is set to lose its last remaining Tiger species - the Sumatran Tiger - if the widespread illegal trade in Tiger parts and rampant habitat loss is not stopped. .... | 96 pages | B/w tabs, figs, photos | TRAFFIC South-East Asia Pbk | 2004 | 9839924664 | #149184A | £15.50 BUY |
Origin of Anti-Tumor Immunity Failure in Mammals
I Bubanovic The body of any animal can be viewed as a society or "ecosystem" whose individual members are cells, reproducing by cell division and organized into collaborative .... | 270 pages | Springer Hbk | 2004 | 0306486296 | #153565A | £80.00 BUY |
Return of the Wolf: Successes and Threats in the US and Canada
S Grooms This best selling, award winning classic about the most misunderstood animal on earth is completely updated, redesigned and features stunning new colour photos. .... | 160 pages | 10 maps, 65 col photos | Nova Vista Publishing Pbk | 2005 | 9077256083 | #153546A | £10.95 BUY |
P Etienne | 192 pages | Col illus | Delachaux et Niestle Pbk | 2003 | 260301319X | #153348A | £26.95 BUY |
Whale and Dolphin Identification CD ROM A Guide to the Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Regularly Occurring in the North Atlantic, North Sea and Mediterranean Seawatch Foundation A CD ROM containing video sequences of 24 species of North Atlantic cetaceans has been assembled by the Sea Watch Foundation. The aim of the CD is to help with the .... | Length: 40 mins | Seawatch Foundation CD | 2003 | #150261A | £26.95 BUY |
Whale and Dolphin Identification Video A Guide to the Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Regularly Occurring in the North Atlantic, North Sea and Mediterranean Seawatch Foundation Twenty four species of North Atlantic species are illustrated in this video aimed to help people recognise species by various identification features. For each species, .... | 40 mins running time | Seawatch Foundation Video | 2002 | #151327A | £26.95 BUY |
Yellowstone Wolves in the Wild
James Halfpenny Wild wolves were reintroduced at Yellowstone National Park in the mid 1990s. Their visibility has enabled researchers to make new discoveries about wolves and their .... | 98 pages | Col photos | Riverbend Publishing Pbk | 2003 | 1931832269 | #152145A | £14.50 BUY |
| Birds | Go to subject web page |
Anatomie und Propädeutik des Geflügels
Horst Erich König and Hans-Georg Liebich | 304 pages | Col photos, illus | Schattauer Publishers Hbk | 2001 | 3794520718 | #152509A | £135.00 BUY |
Peintre, Naturaliste, Aventurier Yvon Chatelin | 464 pages | Col illus | Editions France-Empire Pbk | 2001 | 2704809267 | #153660A | £23.50 BUY |
Geoff Moon Covers arctic migrants and other overseas migrants, birds that nest in New Zealand and migrate overseas, and internal and seasonal migrants. .... | 98 pages | Reed Pbk | 2002 | 0790008556 | #149895A | £21.50 BUY |
Roger Smaldon and Mike Langman Dartmoor is a unique natural area. A National Park since 1951, it covers 368 square miles of upland moor and bog, lowland heath, .... | 236 pages | 19 b/w illus, 4 colour maps | Isabelline Books Hbk | 2005 | 0954295587 | #153754A | £39.95 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0954295579 | #153729A | £18.95 BUY |
The Birds of Turks and Caicos Islands
R Ground Richard Ground, an avid amateur photographer and natural historian, has captured the wonderful array of bird life on the Islands. The book takes the reader from bird to .... | Col photos | Hbk | 2001 | 9769507903 | #146544A | £21.95 BUY |
Paul Doherty and features specially filmed footage of 43 species of our commoner birds. It begins with a detailed introduction to bird song and then shows details of each species with .... | Running time: 1 hour 27 minutes | Bird Images DVD | 2005 | #153604A | £16.50 BUY Video | 2005 | #153605A | £15.50 BUY |
GCCW The book describes the endemic and globally threatened bird - Caucasian Black Grouse by providing comprehensive information on species biology, behavior, ecology, distribution, .... | 64 pages | Col photos | GCCW Pbk | 2003 | 9994077104 | #151795A | £9.95 BUY |
Nicholas Hammond A practical beginner's guide to identifying birds. .... | 192 pages | 900 col illus | Harper Collins Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 000719448X | #038713A | £12.99 BUY |
Early Southwest Ornithologists 1528-1900
Dan L Fischer With its colorful landscape and wonderful diversity of plant and animal communities, the southwestern borderlands have attracted naturalists for centuries. As Col. Thomas Henry .... | 271 pages | B/w illus | Arizona UP Hbk | 2001 | 0816521492 | #146876A | £51.00 BUY |
Ecología de los Passeriformes del Carrizal del Parque Natural del Hondo
Ignacio García Peiró and Miguel Angel Esteve Selma Useful ecological data (in Spanish) and some fine colour photos, on this National Park in Spain. .... | 114 pages | Col photos, figs | ICJGA Pbk | 2001 | 8477848556 | #136310A | £22.95 BUY |
Enjoying Birds and Other Wildlife in Hawaii A Site-by-Site Guide to the Islands for the Birder and Naturalist H Douglas Pratt This book is designed to show you where and how to find Hawaii's birds. It includes a wealth of information about ecology, behavior, conservation and travel. In addition it .... | 208 pages | Col illus | Mutual Publishing Pbk | 2002 | 0935180001 | #153866A | £19.95 BUY |
R-J Monneret | 192 pages | Col illus | Delachaux et Niestle Pbk | 2001 | 2603011804 | #153717A | £31.00 BUY |
Goudplevieren en Wilsterflappers: Eeuwenoude Fascinatie voor Trekvogels
Jukema, Piersma, Hulscher, Bunskoeke, Koolhaas and Veenstra .... | KNNV | 9050111475 | #136995A | £33.00 BUY |
The Grail Bird: Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
T Gallagher The author takes up the chase of an extinc, or at least elusive bird, heading deep into the trackless Southern swamps and bayous to determine once and for all if the .... | 288 pages | Illus, maps | Houghton Mifflin Hbk | 2005 | 0618456937 | #153920A | £18.50 BUY |
Description, Moeurs, Observation, Reintroduction, Mythologie J-F Terrasse | 208 pages | Col illus | Delachaux et Niestle Hbk | 2001 | 2603012142 | #153716A | £31.00 BUY |
Important Bird Areas in Zambia
Peter Leonard An essential new resource for conservationists and birders, this book describes 42 Important Bird Areas identified in Zambia, including 18 National Parks. It is .... | 220 pages | Col photos, illus | Peter Leonard Pbk | NYP 09/2005 | 9982811010 | #151418A | £14.00 BUY |
Important Birds of Poole Harbour
B Pickess This review has revealed numerous facts about the Harbour's birds and how rapidly changes can occur. Several examples to illustrate this point: in 1978 there were 930 .... | 192 pages | 21 dist Maps, 78 tabs, 19 figs | Poole Harbour Study Group CD | 2002 | 0954234901 | #153711A | £31.00 BUY |
La Linotte Melodieuse (Carduelis cannabina (Linnaeus) 1758) Ses Sous-especes et Ses Cousines Les Linettes à bee jaune, de Somalie et du Yemen M Ruelle Seventeen chapters cover the following aspects of the Linnets genus Carduelis/Acanthis: Systematics, phylogeny and evolution. .... | 344 pages | 14 figs, 21 maps, 5 col photos, 18 tabs | Marcel Ruelle Hbk | 2002 | #153725A | £45.50 BUY |
A Management Guide to Birds of Lowland Farmland
R Winspear and G Davies Excellent new RSPB handbook, updating the earlier (and out of print) 1992 title. .... | 169 pages | Col plates, tabs, maps | RSPB Pbk | 2005 | 1901930572 | #153795A | £19.99 BUY |
Oiseaux de Tunisie \ Birds of Tunisia
Paul Isenmann An annotated checklist of the 395 bird species (193 of which are breeding) recorded up to 2004. It provides information on the main landscapes of this country, a list of all .... | 432 pages | 200 photos, 150 maps | SEOF 2005 | 2950654894 | #153772A | £39.95 BUY |
Its Natural History and Extinction AW Schorger A. W. Schorger reconstructed the life history of the passenger pigeon. Through painstaking research, he examined every aspect of the species - behavioral .... | 424 pages | B/w photos & illus | Blackburn Press Pbk | 1955 | 1930665962 | #152093A | £43.50 BUY |
Photographic Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
Ian Sinclair New edition of Sinclair's useful pocket guide, which presents approximately 265 species that are most likely to be seen in accessible habitats throughout the sub-region. Text .... | 144 pages | 300 col photos | Struik Pbk | NYP 09/2005 | 1770070834 | #153457A | £9.99 BUY |
A Pocketguide to the Birds of Nagaland
Anwaruddin Choudhury Useful guide to the birds of this area of north-eastern India. .... | 48 pages | line drawings, diagrams, colour photos | Gibbon Books Pbk | 2003 | 8190086642 | #153405A | £10.95 BUY |
SASOL Birds - the Inside Story Bird Biology and Behaviour in Southern Africa Rael Loon and Helene Loon Illustrated introduction to bird biology and behaviour in the Southern African region. .... | 2000 pages | 300 colour and 100 b/w illus | Struik Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1770071512 | #153557A | £14.99 BUY |
RD Gupta Salim Ali was the first Indian to systematically study ecology and the birds of the Indian subcontinent. For generations of bird-watchers and ornithologists, Salim Ali`s .... | 59 pages | Photos | Rupa & Co Hbk | 2003 | 8129100452 | #149412A | £11.50 BUY |
Seabird Numbers and Breeding Success in Britain and Ireland, 2004
RA Mavor, M Parsons, M Heubeck and S Schmitt This is the sixteenth annual report on the results of seabird monitoring at colonies throughout Britain and Ireland, produced jointly by JNCC, RSPB, and SOTEAG, as part of .... | 104 pages | Figs, tabs | JNCC Pbk | 2005 | 1861075693 | #151955A | £10.00 BUY |
An Illustrated Guide to the Birds of Skye and Where to Find Them RL McMillan This is the first publication dedicated exclusively to the birds of Skye. Although the importance of the island group for Golden Eagles, and more recently White-tailed Eagles, .... | 176 pages | Col and b/w photos, b/w illus | Skye-Birds.com Pbk | 2005 | 0955025303 | #153731A | £11.95 BUY |
Burhinus oedicnemus Richard Vaughan and Nancy Vaughan Jennings The first monograph on the Stone Curlew. Drawing on the authors' extensive field research it provides detailed and comprehensive information about the Stone Curlew's .... | 345 pages | tabs, figs, colour plates | Isabelline Books Hbk | 2005 | 0954295560 | #152794A | £35.00 BUY |
Where the Birds are in Northeast Spain
Steve West Contains species descriptions and complete regional checklists for northeast Spain giving an overview of species' status in each region. .... | 269 pages | Col photos, col illus, maps | Steve West Pbk | 2004 | 8460915999 | #153799A | £19.99 BUY |
Woodland Management for Birds: A Guide to Managing for Declining Woodland Birds in England
N Symes and F Currie Excellent new handbook on woodland managemement for birds. .... | 89 pages | Tabs, figs, col plates, maps | RSPB Pbk | 2005 | 1901930564 | #153793A | £14.95 BUY |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | Go to subject web page |
Field Guide to the Herpetofauna of Fiji
Clare Morrison The Field guide has been prepared to enable the identification of the 30 known species of terrestrial herpetofauna and the 9 marine reptiles in Fiji and summarise some aspects .... | 121 pages | Col illus | Uni.of the South Pacific Pbk | 2003 | 9820105579 | #149911A | £21.95 BUY |
D Showler This book offers fascinating insights into the mysterious world of frogs and toads. It covers everything from the deadly poisonous frogs of South America to common woodland .... | 160 pages | Illus | St Martins Press Pbk | 2004 | 0312322410 | #153615A | £4.95 BUY |
Gunther Kohler Over eighty percent of living reptiles reproduce by laying eggs. Many reptile species are threatened by extinction and captive breeding programs are one way to prevent their .... | 214 pages | illus | Krieger Hbk | 2005 | 1575241935 | #153573A | £26.95 BUY |
Series of 8 DVD's from the Discovery Channel team focusing on the major snakes of the world. .... | |
Die Zauneidechse: Zwischen Licht und Schatten
Ina Blanke | 160 pages | 61 figs, 14 tabs | Laurenti Pbk | 2004 | 3933066190 | #152823A | £21.95 BUY |
| Fishes | Go to subject web page |
Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine
Edited by Bruce B Collette and Grace Klein-MacPhee Fifteen years in the making, this updated edition raises the high standard of Bigelow and Schroeder's 1953 reference by drawing from a much larger base of information. The .... | 832 pages | 357 b/w illus | Smithsonian Books Hbk | 2002 | 1560989513 | #127199A | £65.00 BUY |
Fishes of the Middle Savannah River Basin: With Emphasis on the Savannah River Site
B Marcy Featuring more than 200 colour photographs of species and habitats, this is the first comprehensive assessment of the fishes of the Middle Savannah River Basin (MSRB). .... | 480 pages | 387 illus, 2 figs, 18 tabs, 100 maps | Georgia UP Hbk | 2005 | 082032535X | #153807A | £48.50 BUY |
A Guide to the Identification of Seahorses
Sara A Lourie and Sarah J Foster This new book is based on 'Seahorses: A guide to the world's species and their conservation' by Sara Lourie, Amanda Vincent and Heather Hall - .... | 114 pages | Charts, maps, b\W drawings, photos, and col plates of seahorse species | TRAFFIC Pbk | 2004 | 0891641696 | #153728A | £15.50 BUY |
Reef Fish Identification: Baja to Panama
P Humann Contains more than 500 photos of 400 species taken in their natural habitat. Concise text includes species common, scientific and family names, size range, description, .... | 343 pages | Illus | New World Pbk | 2004 | 1878348388 | #153540A | £27.95 BUY |
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Chondrichthyes: Sharks, Skates, Stingrays and Chimaeras
William C Hamlett Chondrichthyan fishes successfully utilize a remarkably diverse and complex array of reproductive modes, all of which result in the production of a small number of .... | 576 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 07/2005 | 1578083141 | #153806A | £65.70 BUY |
Revision of the Indo-Pacific Dottyback Fish Subfamily Pseudochrominae (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae) Anthony C Gill Describes 70 valid species of the Pseudochrominae Subfamily, and presents 10 new species. .... | 226 pages | 12 col plates, b/w photos, tabs, maps | SAIAB Pbk | 2004 | 0868103993 | #138415A | £52.50 BUY |
A Gibson In addition to providing an excellent introduction to the biological nature of sharks, this guide makes a plea for their conservation, giving this book a valuable and timely .... | 160 pages | Illus | St Martins Press Pbk | 2002 | 0312306075 | #153616A | £6.95 BUY |
| Invertebrates | Go to subject web page |
Atlas of the Persian Gulf Molluscs
H Hosseinzadeh, B Daghoghi and H Rameshi | 210 pages | IFRO 2001 | 9659174141 | #143516A | £35.50 BUY |
Entomotaxonomia. Volume 25, Numbers 1-4, 2003
Yuan Feng A range of entomological articles, some papers in Chinese, some in English. .... | 280 pages | diagrams, figures | Entomotaxonomia Press Pbk | 2003 | #153403A | £55.00 BUY |
Faune de France FF 85: Coleoptères Chrysomelidae 3. Hispinae et Cassidinae B Bordy | 250 pages | 229 figs, 35 maps, 20 col plates | FFSSN 2000 | #153721A | £62.95 BUY |
Faune de France FF 87: Tardigardes
Y Semeria | 293 pages | 149 Figs, 7 plates | FFSSN 2003 | #153722A | £62.95 BUY |
Die Heuschrecken Mitteleuropas (Grasshoppers)
Sigfrid Ingrisch and Günther Köhler Covers grasshopper systematics and evolution; Life cycle and phenology; Population dynamics; Food; Natural enemies (Locusts); Behaviour; Mobility; Habitat; Coverage .... | 460 pages | 136 illus, figs, 48 tabs, col photos | Westarp Wissenschaften Hbk | 1998 | 3894324619 | #059367A | £43.00 BUY |
Insect Transgenesis: Methods & Applications
Edited by AM Handler and AA James Imagine scientists controlling the transmission of certain diseases through the genetic modification of mosquitoes. Eradicating harmful insects without the use of pesticides. .... | 397 pages | B/w photos, figs, tabs | CRC Press Hbk | 2000 | 0849320283 | #111943A | £68.99 BUY |
Invertebrate Cytokines and the Phylogeny of Immunity Facts and Paradoxes A Beschin and WEG Muller Based on the assumption that invertebrates as well as vertebrates possess factors regulating hematopoiesis, response to infection or wounding, studies dealing with the .... | 184 pages | 42 illus | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 3540404074 | #153564A | £77.00 BUY |
JR Cryan, JA Robertson and LL Deitz The 25 species included in this tribe are described or re-described. Results of a morphology-based phylogenetic investigation of basal treehopper relationships are .... | 108 pages | Figs, illus, tabs | ESA Pbk | 2003 | 093852299X | #152442A | £55.00 BUY |
The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets
Roger G Bland Only current reference book in the U.S. for all families and species of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets of a state; also useful in Great Lakes region. Colour images of .... | 220 pages | Col plates, illus, distrib maps | Michigan SU Spiralbound | 2003 | 1565250176 | #147040A | £34.00 BUY |
R Wasowski | 336 pages | Col photos & illus | Multico Press Hbk | 2000 | 837073250X | #134567A | £29.50 BUY |
A Guide to Worldwide Shallow Water Species Heinke Schultz A book for the identification of echinoids worldwide, mainly for shallow water species. The language is English, but the echinological terms are explained in a glossary in .... | 484 pages | 1100 col photos, 300 illus, 33 tabs | Heinke & Peter Schultz Partner Hbk | 2005 | 3980986802 | #152936A | £139.95 BUY |
Süsswasserkrebse aus Aller Welt
Chris Lukhaup This is a comprehensive volume detailing all presently known crayfish species. Each species is described, with their pattern of life, and their distribution, along with .... | 247 pages | Col photos | Dahne Hbk | 2003 | 3935175140 | #149057A | £29.95 BUY |
| Palaeontology | Go to subject web page |
A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed Edited by Philip J Currie and Eva B Koppelhus Dinosaur Provincial Park, located in Alberta, Canada, is one of the grand natural locales in the world. It has also produced an abundance of dinosaur fossils, including .... | 424 pages | 20 colour & 160 b/w photos | Indiana UP Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0253345952 | #153560A | £32.95 BUY |
Dinosaurios y Otros Reptiles Mesozoicos en Espana
F Prez Lorentes | 551 pages | Illus, tabs | Riojanos Pbk | 2003 | 8495747642 | #152552A | £38.50 BUY |
Fosslien Sammeln im Salzburger Land Ein Fuhrer zu Klassischen und Neuen Fundstekkeb G Moosleitner | 223 pages | Col photos & illus | Quelle & Meyer Verlag Hbk | 2004 | 3494013748 | #150250A | £28.50 BUY |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Flora of Southern Negev, Israel
V Krassilov, Z Lewy, E Nevo and N Silantieva Paleofloristic discoveries cast new light on plant evolution. They are also pertinent to tectonic, paleogeographic and paleoclimatic reconstructions. As a result of extensive .... | 252 pages | Figs, tabs, maps, col plates | Pensoft Hbk | 2005 | 9546422290 | #153745A | £59.95 BUY |
P Barrett More than 300 full-colour photos and 90 carefully researched paintings highlight this fascinating, all-new look at dinosaurs. Includes the latest facts, field findings and .... | 192 pages | Illus, maps | National Geographic Hbk | 2001 | 0792282248 | #152764A | £20.95 BUY |
The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs
G Paul | 432 pages | Illus | St Martins Press Hbk | 2000 | 0312262264 | #152763A | £23.50 BUY |
Ortwin Schultz Guide to the tertiary fossils of Austria with 65 black and white plates depicting those fossils discussed. .... | 160 pages | B/w plates, 8 Col illus | Quelle & Meyer Verlag Pbk | 1998 | 3926129247 | #151851A | £35.95 BUY |
| Marine & Freshwater Biology | Go to subject web page |
Paul Naylor This book is intended to serve several purposes. While designed to aid identification of the common animals of British Seas, it also incorporates as much material as possible .... | 272 pages | 425 col photos, 7 line illus | Sound Diving Publications Pbk | NYP 07/2005 | 0952283158 | #151672A | £15.00 BUY |
Stephen Wong and Takako Uno Stunning underwater photography from this husband & wife team. An Ocean Odyssey is a journey into the deep to meet some of the most beautiful marine creatures on the .... | 240 pages | Col photos | Stephen Wong Hbk | 2005 | 9889828413 | #152908A | Normally £35.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £30.00 |
Artur Silva Magnificent collection of underwater photographs of Madeira. .... | 56 pages | 48 col photos | Focusnatura Hbk | 2004 | 9729938806 | #153663A | £17.95 BUY |
Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds, With Reference to Some Pacific Species Volume 8
Edited by I Abbott and K McDermid | 332 pages | B/w photos, illus & distribution maps | Sea Grant Program Pbk | 2002 | 1888691077 | #151519A | £15.95 BUY |
| General Natural History | Go to subject web page |
Audubon Art Prints: A Collector's Guide to Every Edition
Bill Steiner FROM THE PUBLISHER .... | 335 pages | 22 col illus, 55 halftones | South Carolina UP Pbk | 2003 | 1570035040 | #153236A | £21.50 BUY |
A Botanist's Window on the Twentieth Century
RH Godwin A fascinating biography of Professor Goodwin who grew up in New England, traveled extensively, taught at Connecticut College, and played a significant role in the .... | Harvard Forest 2002 | #153572A | £39.50 BUY |
Captain Cook: Explorations and Reassessments
Edited by G Williams In the more than two hundred years since his death, Cook's reputation has been much discussed, opinion ranging from celebration of his achievement to more subjective .... | 288 pages | 22 b/w illus | Boydell & Brewer Hbk | 2004 | 1843831007 | #153817A | £45.00 BUY |
Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss
Brad Matsen In "Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss, Brad Matsen brings to vivid life the famous deep-sea expeditions of Otis Barton and William Beebe. At a time when no one had .... | 286 pages | Pantheon Books Hbk | 2005 | 0375422587 | #153945A | £16.95 BUY |
Digital Enhancement for Landscape Photographers
Arjan Hoogendam and Herb Parkin Computer expert Hoogendam and photographer Parkin combine their talents to help maximise the visual interpretation of landscape photography using only a PC or Mac and basic .... | 168 pages | 70 photos, 150 illus | GMCP Hbk | 2003 | 1861083866 | #152931A | £24.95 BUY |
The History and Science of Hurricanes Kerry Emanuel Imagine standing at the center of a Roman coliseum that is 20 miles across, with walls that soar 10 miles into the sky, towering walls with cascades of ice crystals falling .... | 304 pages | 111 color illus., 92 halftones and line illustrations | OUP Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0195149416 | #153624A | £26.99 BUY |
A History of Poison John Emsley Fascinating history of poisons, with much of relevance on environmental issues. .... | 436 pages | illus | OUP Hbk | 2005 | 0192805991 | #153619A | £18.99 BUY |
The Environmental Tradition in English Literature
John Parham Drawing upon the English literary tradition for new perspectives and paradigms, this collection presents a broad range of theoretical and historical approaches to .... | 254 pages | - | Ashgate Hbk | 2002 | 0754603024 | #153748A | £50.00 BUY |
A Field Guide to Landscape Photography
Peter Watson Practical pocket-sized guide to taking landscape photographs. .... | 112 pages | 40 col photos | GMCP Pbk | 2002 | 1861082851 | #152916A | £12.95 BUY |
Nigel Sitwell Much more than a map - the Galapagos Explorer contains a large number of colour photos of a range of endemic animals and some plants from this most famous of island .... | 1 pages | Col photos and illus | Ocean Explorer Maps Map | NYP 07/2005 | 0954371720 | #153673A | £9.99 BUY |
CUM Smith and Robert Arnott The Genius of Erasmus Darwin provides insight into the full extent of Erasmus Darwin's exceptional intellect. He is shown to be a major creative thinker and innovator, one of .... | 432 pages | 35 b&w illustrations and 10 line drawings | Ashgate Hbk | 2005 | 0754636712 | #153749A | £60.00 BUY |
Geography, Cartography and Nautical Science in the Renaissance The Impact of the Great Discoveries WGL Randles The transformation of the medieval European image of the world in the period following the Great Discoveries of the 15th and 16th centuries is the subject of this volume. The .... | 368 pages | 35 b&w illustrations and maps | Ashgate Hbk | 2000 | 0860788369 | #153751A | £67.50 BUY |
Guide to the Archives of the Royal Entomological Society
Simon Fenwick The Royal Entomological Society was founded in 1833 and is one of the oldest such societies in the world. Its records are an invaluable source for historians of .... | 208 pages | 4 colour and 17 b&w illustrations | Ashgate Hbk | 2002 | 0754601064 | #136363A | £52.50 BUY |
Race and the Search for the Origins of Man Brian Regal The discovery in the 1920s of a huge cache of fossils in the Gobi Desert fuelled a mania for dinosaurs that continues to the present. But the original goal of the expedition was .... | 240 pages | 13 b&w illustrations | Ashgate Hbk | 2002 | 0754605876 | #153752A | £45.00 BUY |
Michael Palin Palin's sixth televised international journey takes him to a mountain range of mystery, adventure and challenge. Palin takes on the full length of the Himalaya including the .... | 288 pages | Col photos | BBC Video Cassette | 2004 | 0563524790 | #147704A | £13.61 BUY CD | 2004 | 0563523514 | #147705A | £17.01 BUY Hbk | 2004 | 0297843710 | #147703A | £20.00 BUY DVD | 2004 | BBCDVD1495 | #149093A | £21.27 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0753819902 | #147706A | £8.99 BUY |
Seeing in Black and White Charlie Waite Charlie Waite is one of Europe's best known landscape photographers and author of over 30 books. This is his first black-and-white art book, and features a selection of .... | 144 pages | 72 photos | GMCP Hbk | 2003 | 1861082827 | #152928A | £35.00 BUY |
The Sage of Science Andrew Brown J. D. Bernal, known as 'Sage', was an extraordinary man and multifaceted character. A scientist of dazzling intellectual ability and a leading figure in the development of .... | 352 pages | illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0198515448 | #153625A | £20.00 BUY |
John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science
Jack Morrell John Phillips was one of the most remarkable and important scientists of the Victorian period. Orphaned at the age of seven and brought up by his uncle, he rose to hold a .... | 458 pages | 40 b&w illustrations | Ashgate Hbk | 2005 | 1840142391 | #153753A | £57.50 BUY |
John, 3rd Earl of Bute: Patron and Collector
Francis Russell Contents .... | 412 pages | 200 illus | Francis Russell Hbk | 2004 | 0951259512 | #153530A | £111.00 BUY |
Kindred Brutes: Animals in Romantic-Period Writing
Christine Kenyon-Jones Exploring the significance of animals in Romantic-period writing, this new study shows how in this period they were seen as both newly different from humankind (subjects in .... | 238 pages | 10 b&w illustrations | Ashgate Hbk | 2001 | 0754603326 | #153755A | £52.50 BUY |
A Photographers View Peter Watson Watson comments on the thinking and preparation behind over 100 exquisite images of the British landscape. He addresses the creative art of photography, using light to maximise .... | 192 pages | 116 col photos, 1 map | GMCP Hbk | 2001 | 1861082096 | #152923A | £24.95 BUY |
Longitude and Empire: How Captain Cook's Voyages Changed the World
B Richardson This fascinating and informative account offers a new understanding of Captain Cook's voyages and how they affected Europe's world view. It will engage historians, .... | 256 pages | 25 illus | UBC Press Hbk | 2005 | 0774811897 | #153529A | £56.50 BUY |
Studies in the Earth Sciences in the Age of Reform Martin JS Rudwick The studies in this second volume by Martin Rudwick (the first being The New Science of Geology: Studies in the Earth Science in the Age of Reform) focus on the figures of .... | 334 pages | 37 b&w illustrations | Ashgate Hbk | 2005 | 0860789594 | #153757A | £60.00 BUY |
The Oxford Guide to Modern Science Nigel Calder Drawing on interviews with more than 200 researchers, from graduate students to Nobel prize-winners, Magic Universe is a scientific tour covering modern science in all .... | 756 pages | - | OUP Hbk | 2003 | 0198507925 | #140636A | £25.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0192806696 | #153623A | £16.99 BUY |
In the Footsteps of Thomas Hanbury A Moore A biography, centred around La Mortola, of this remarkable 19th century philanthropist who created a private plant collection of over 5,000 rare and exotic plants from Africa .... | 256 pages | - | Cadogan Guides Pbk | 2004 | 1860111408 | #153714A | £8.99 BUY |
Naturalists and Society: The Culture of Natural History in Britain, 1700-1900
DE Allen The author's aim in these essays, which complement his pioneering books on natural history, has been to find out more about the different categories of people who engaged .... | 197 pages | B/w photos, illus | Ashgate Hbk | 2001 | 0860788636 | #121154A | £62.50 BUY |
Early Modern Europeans on the Creatures of Iberian America Miguel De Asua and Roger French Many Early Modern Europeans who during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries travelled to the New World left written or pictorial records of their encounters with a surprising .... | 300 pages | 20 b&w illustrations and 2 maps | Ashgate Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0754607798 | #153758A | £47.50 BUY |
Ernest Shackleton and the Extraordinary Story of the 1907-1909 British Antarctic Expedition Beau Riffenburgh A vivid account of Shackleton's second Antarctic voyage 1907-09, the first under his command (his previous and not very satisfactory Antarctic experience was with Scott). .... | 358 pages | B/w plates, illus | Bloomsbury Hbk | 2004 | 0747572542 | #152699A | £17.99 BUY |
Die Kunst Und Wunderkammer zar Peters des Grossen Edited by B Buberl and M Duckershoff | 325 pages | 400 col illus, 170 b/w illus | Hirmer Verlag GmbH Hbk | 2003 | 3777410861 | #153017A | £73.00 BUY |
Photographers On Location with Charlie Waite
Charlie Waite This collection of over 30 articles, follows Waite as he visits some of the most stunning sites around the United Kingdom, from mountains to castles to coastlines, with .... | 144 pages | 130 photos, 28 maps | GMCP Pbk | 2003 | 1861083424 | #152929A | £14.95 BUY |
Gail Harland Covers all aspects of photography in the garden. The comprehensive range of chapters includes topics such as equipment and its uses, the choice of subject, archiving your .... | 192 pages | 200 col photos | GMCP Pbk | 2003 | 1861083610 | #152926A | £16.95 BUY |
Photography for the Naturalist
Mark Lucock Combines first-hand anecdotal accounts of photographing the natural world and includes in-depth discussion of eqipment used, techniques employed, marketing strategy, plus .... | 168 pages | 200 col photos | GMCP Hbk | 2002 | 1861082908 | #152920A | £22.95 BUY |
How and When Chemicals are Toxic John Timbrell Every day we are surrounded by chemicals that are potentially harmful. Some of these we take intentionally in the form of drugs; some we take unknowingly through the food we .... | 352 pages | 60 black and white illustrations | OUP Hbk | 2005 | 0192804952 | #153620A | £19.99 BUY |
Professional Landscape and Environmental Photography From 35mm to Large Format Mark Lucock Deals with the fundamentals of the photographic process - from controlling exposure to the use of filters - to help capture the magnificence of cityscapes, landscapes and .... | 192 pages | 180 col photos | GMCP Hbk | 2003 | 1861083157 | #152930A | £26.95 BUY |
The Quest for the True Figure of the Earth Ideas and Expeditions in Four Centuries of Geodesy Michael Rand Hoare In the 1730s two expeditions set out from Paris on extraordinary journeys; the first was destined for the equatorial region of Peru, the second headed north towards the Arctic .... | 200 pages | 27 b&w illustrations and 13 line drawings | Ashgate Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0754650200 | #153759A | £47.50 BUY |
The Resolution Journal of Johann Reinhold Forster, 1772-1775 Volumes I-IV Michael E Hoare Added to the NHBS catalogue in June 2005 - we had no idea this classic 4 volume set from the early history of the exploration of the Pacific was still available. .... | 870 pages | 30 plates, 17 maps | Ashgate Hbk | 1982 | 0904180107 | #153761A | £120.00 BUY |
Sue Stolberger Sue Stolberger has managed to capture with her brush, delightful moments and very special thoughts of the everunfolding environment around her. This is a highly visual .... | 220 pages | Illus | Sue Stolberger Hbk | 2003 | 0620292563 | #139595A | £99.95 BUY |
Das Sammeln und Seine Wissenchaftsgeschichtliche Bedeutung Edited by A Teheesen and EC Spary | 224 pages | 13 figs | Wallstein Verlag GmbH Pbk | 2001 | 389244482X | #152938A | £21.95 BUY |
Science for Survival: Scientific Research and the Public Interest
Peter Cotgreave This book examines the way in which society interacts with science, and the means by which political and other leaders use and misuse science and engineering. Case studies, .... | 168 pages | British Library Hbk | 2003 | 0712308911 | #153820A | £14.95 BUY |
Studies in the History of Mineralogy and Geology David Oldroyd Sciences of the Earth first presents a connected series of papers on the history of mineralogy in relation to chemistry, from the Renaissance to the beginning of the 19th .... | 356 pages | 4 b&w illustrations | Ashgate Hbk | 1998 | 0860787702 | #153762A | £67.50 BUY |
An Introductory Text with Cases Francis L Macrina Provides a core of topic areas that can be used to educate graduate and postdoctoral trainees and professional researchers on the principles of scientific integrity. There .... | 338 pages | Tabs | ASM Pbk | 1999 | 1555811523 | #106906A | £35.50 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1555813186 | #153425A | £33.50 BUY |
The Curious History of Nutrition Walter Gratzer Terrors of the Table is an absorbing account of the struggle to find the necessary ingredients of a healthy diet, and the fads and quackery that have always waylaid the .... | 304 pages | illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 09/2005 | 0192806610 | #153621A | £18.99 BUY |
The `Creed of Science' in Victorian England
Roy M McLeod The nineteenth century, which saw the triumph of the idea of progress and improvement, saw also the triumph of science as a political and cultural force. In England, as .... | 346 pages | - | Ashgate Hbk | 2000 | 0860786692 | #153734A | £67.50 BUY |
Thornton and Tully's Scientific Books, Libraries and Collectors
Andrew Hunter Subtitled `A Study of Bibliography and the Book Trade in Relation to the History of Science.' .... | 428 pages | 8 b/w illus | Ashgate Hbk | 2000 | 1859282334 | #153763A | £82.50 BUY |
The Cunning of Bacterial Poisons Alistair Lax What do the following have in common: the promise of Botox as the key to everlasting youthful looks; E. coli O157 hamburger disease; a mysterious illness which killed 35 .... | 224 pages | 30 line figures and 10 halftones | OUP Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0198605587 | #153622A | £19.99 BUY |
Travels in the Tian'-Shan', 1856-1857
Petr Petrovich Semenov In the mid-nineteenth century the eyes of western European explorers were firmly fixed on advancing inland from former maritime colonies in the Americas, Africa, the Indian .... | 320 pages | 15 colour plates and 4 maps | Ashgate Hbk | 1998 | 0904180603 | #153764A | £45.00 BUY |
A Vision of Eden: The Life and Works of Marianne North
Now available again in a 2002 reprint (new cover). .... | 240 pages | Col illus | Kew RBG Hbk | 1993 | 1842460498 | #153779A | £25.00 BUY |
A stunning series of photographic led wild animal books with informative and vivid text charting our favourite wild animals on their home terrain. The images captured by some .... | |
The World's Most Dangerous Animals
Series of 8 DVDs from the Discovery Channel covering the most dangerous predators on the globe. .... | |
| Regional & Travel | Go to subject web page |
Biodiversity of Animals in Kuwait
Sharon K Jaman and Robin Meakins Excellent reference book on the biodiversity of animals of Kuwait, which although published in 1998 has only just come to our notice in 2005. .... | 215 pages | 56 colour plates, figures, diagrams | CRSK Pbk | 1998 | 9990632030 | #153354A | £13.50 BUY |
Otto Pfister For some reason, this landmark book has slipped us by until now (May 31, 2005 -- however, from the data available it looks as though it has slipped past OUP UK until .... | 361 pages | Col photos, tabs | OUP Hbk | 2004 | 0195657144 | #153612A | £49.95 BUY |
Laurent Gautier and Stephen M Goodman | 435 pages | Illus | CB de Geneve Pbk | 2002 | 2827700751 | #153963A | £41.50 BUY |
Bradt Travel Guides: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Jan Mayen, Franz Josef Land
Andreas Umbreit The Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard is an antidote to modern-day life and a prime destination for adventure travellers. This guide introduces eco-travellers to this .... | 304 pages | 8 col photos, 20 maps | Bradt Pbk | 2005 | 1841620920 | #153741A | £14.99 BUY |
The History, Culture, Folklore and Etymology of 7500 Places in These Islands J Ayto and I Crofton Brewer's Britain and Ireland is a Brewer's-style reference book about place-names and the historical associations of the places they designate. Lying part-way between the .... | 1326 pages | Maps | Cassell Hbk | 2005 | 030435385X | #153823A | £30.00 BUY |
A Companion to the Causeway Coast
PS Watson This book is a companion to the Causeway Coast Way which spans the north coast of Northern Ireland from Portstewart in County Londonderry to Ballycastle in County Antrim, .... | 120 pages | Col photos, maps | Blackstaff Press Pbk | 2004 | 0856407585 | #153584A | £9.99 BUY |
Exploring the Shore in Northumberland and Berwickshire
Jane Lancaster Covers the rich and varied shoreline of this internationally important coastline from the Coquet Estaury in Nothumberland to St Abb's Head over the border in Scotland. .... | 32 pages | Col photos, maps | Northumberland County Council Pbk | | 187340218X | #153585A | £3.00 BUY |
Icelandic Wilderness: A Photographic Journey
David Bergmann This is a collection of nature images by Daniel Bergmann. It features over 100 unique photographs of Iceland's fauna and landscape. The book opens with essays, which narrate .... | 125 pages | Col photos | JPV Publishers Hbk | 2003 | 9979775459 | #149854A | £45.50 BUY |
The Mornington Peninsula: Through the Eye of a Naturalist
Tom Sault An attractive and informative guide to the natural history of Mornington Peninsula, Australia. .... | 105 pages | Col photos & illus | Bloomings Books Spiralbound | 2003 | 0646425781 | #152155A | £17.95 BUY |
The New Where to Photograph Wildlife in Britain
Edited by Mike Lane This new edition contains information on 47 of the top sites in Britain for wildlife photography - 12 more than the previous edition. Each entry contains information on .... | 64 pages | Col photos, illus, maps | Lane Pbk | 2005 | #153287A | £9.95 BUY |
A Month by Month Guide Nick Baker Produced in association with The Wildlife Trusts, this richly illustrated and practical guide explains what is happening in the natural world in each month of the year, and .... | 160 pages | 175 col photos, 120 col illus, 17 maps | New Holland Hbk | 2003 | 1843300605 | #127556A | £16.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 1845372719 | #153558A | £12.99 BUY |
Peru's Amazonian Eden Manu: National Park and Biosphere Reserve
K Macquarrie et al This book provides a representation of various ecological zones found within "Manu". The text covers all aspects of the Manu area, from history to archaeology to ecology to .... | 320 pages | Photos | Group INCA Hbk | 1998 | 8489119120 | #136273A | £89.95 BUY |
Plants and Animals of Ball's Clearing Scenic Reserve
Patrick Grant and John McLennan This booklet was written to help people appreciate the special features of Ball's Clearing Scenic Reserve, to draw attention to some of its rare or unusual animals and .... | 40 pages | Col photos, map | Royal Forest and Bird Protecti Pbk | 2003 | 0473098997 | #152356A | £19.50 BUY |
M Richmond Six laminated identification sheets covering: Mangroves, Seagrasses and Seaweeds; Marine invertebrates 1 (Sponges, sea squirts, Jellyfish, Worms, Anemones and Corals); Marine .... | 12 pages | Col illus | Samaki Consultants Limited Unbound | 1999 | #152647A | £11.95 BUY |
Sub-Saharan Africa: An Environmental History
M Stoll Valuable reference on a subject of huge importance, where there is little published material. .... | 278 pages | ABC-Clio Hbk | NYP 09/2005 | 1851095551 | #152023A | £57.95 BUY |
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Advances in Botanical Research, Volume 40
Edited by JA Callow Contents: .... | 320 pages | - | Academic Press Hbk | 2003 | 0120059401 | #153112A | £104.95 BUY |
Advances in Legume Systematics, Part 10 Higher Level Systematics B Klitgaard and A Bruneau Part 10 contains a total of 19 scientific research papers, organised into 4 sections:- - two introductory papers on the whole family .... | 422 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | 2003 | 1842460544 | #153804A | £59.50 BUY |
Riccardo de S Secco This monograph is a revisionary treatment of the neotropical species of the tribe Alchorneae (Euphorbiaceae), last treated by Pax and Hoffman in 1914. Two new speicies .... | 194 pages | NYBG Press Hbk | 2004 | 0893274569 | #153597A | £39.00 BUY |
Allergy Service Guide in Europe
Edited by S Nilsson and F Spieksma A handy book for travellers in Europe in need of knowing how and where to get information on the present pollen and spore .... | 123 pages | Maps, illus | Swedish MNH Pbk | 1994 | 9186510312 | #153542A | £13.95 BUY |
America's Curious Botanist: A Tercentennial Reappraisal of John Bartram 1699-1777)
Edited by Nancy E Hoffman and John C Van Horne The Academy of Natural Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, John Bartram Association, the Library Company of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Horticultural .... | 227 pages | B/w photos | APS Hbk | 2004 | 087169249X | #152089A | £39.00 BUY |
A History of Useful Plants 1620-1900 Judith Sumner Erudite tome on a fascinating topic. .... | 388 pages | 40 col photos, 113 line drawings | Timber Press Hbk | 2004 | 0881926523 | #147777A | £22.50 BUY |
Andre Michaux in Florida: An Eighteenth-Century Botanical Journey
WK Taylor and EM Norman | 246 pages | B/w photos, figs, maps | Florida University Presses Hbk | 2002 | 0813024447 | #128894A | £33.95 BUY |
Asian Pacific Phycology in the 21st Century Prospects and Challenges Put O Ang People from the Asian Pacific region were among the first in the world to utilize algae for various purposes. References to algae have been found in Chinese classic writings .... | 296 pages | Springer Hbk | 2004 | 1402017243 | #147159A | £63.00 BUY |
Atlas of British and Irish Brambles A Phytogeographical Analysis of Microspecies of Rubus Sect. Corylifolii A Newton and RD Randall 330 distribution maps with summaries of distribution and notes on changes. Phytogeographical analyses (A Newton/ D P Earl), Species described between 1988 and 2002 .... | 98 pages | 330 distribution maps | BSBI Pbk | 2004 | 0901158313 | #153656A | £12.00 BUY |
RK Brummitt and CE Powell An index to authors of plant scientific names. `Plants' includes flowering plants, gymnosperms, pteridophytes, bryophytes, algae, fungi and fossil plants. Full names, .... | 732 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | 2004 | 1842460854 | #149395A | £35.00 BUY |
Andrew Henderson In this revision of the neotropical genus Bactris, Henderson recognizes 73 species and 21 varieties on the basis of morphology and anatomy. Seven new species and one new .... | 186 pages | NYBG Press Hbk | 2000 | 0893274321 | #153598A | £39.00 BUY |
Aljos Farjon First published in 1990, this second edition of 'Bibliography of Conifers' has been greatly expanded from 2130 to 3787 references to published literature. .... | 218 pages | - | Kew RBG Hbk | NYP 07/2005 | 1842461206 | #152560A | £75.00 BUY |
Biological Control of Crop Diseases
Edited by Samuel S Gnanamanickam With contributions from more than 30 internationally renowned experts, this book combines coverage of theory with coverage of global practices. Highlighting the .... | 480 pages | - | Marcel Dekker Hbk | 2002 | 0824706935 | #135091A | £99.00 BUY |
Boissiera Volume 57: Flore de la Cote-d'Ivoire I
Laurent Ake Assi Taken together with Boissiera volume 58, this is a major contribution to the flora of Cote d'Ivoire. See TAXON 51 (pp 831-844) for a detailed and informative review. .... | 396 pages | Illus | CB de Geneve Pbk | 2001 | 2827700735 | #153961A | £41.50 BUY |
Boissiera Volume 58: Flore de la Cote-d'Ivoire II
Laurent Ake Assi Taken together with Boissiera volume 57, this is a major contribution to the flora of Cote d'Ivoire. See TAXON 51 (pp .... | 401 pages | Illus | CB de Geneve Pbk | 2002 | 2827700743 | #153962A | £41.50 BUY |
Botanophilia in Eighteenth-Century France The Spirit of the Enlightenment RL Williams Important contribution to the literature on the history of botany. .... | 204 pages | Springer Hbk | 2001 | 079236886X | #153958A | £56.00 BUY |
Harri Lorenzi Cover 352 species (1 per page) with colour photographs of adult trees and their flowers, fruit, seeds and bark, as well as information on ecology, phenology and distribution. .... | 368 pages | Col photos | Instituto Plantarum EF Hbk | 2002 | 8586714178 | #149852A | £39.95 BUY |
British Fungus Flora, Part 9: Lactarius
RW Rayner | 203 pages | Colour identification chart | Edinburgh RBG Pbk | 2005 | 1872291341 | #049392A | £13.50 BUY |
The Bryophyte Flora of Israel and Adjacent Regions
I Hernstadt An up-to-date account of the bryophytes of Israel and some adjacent regions. Summarizing over 20 years of research by Illana Herrnstadt and the late C.Clara Heyn of the Hebrew .... | 724 pages | 246 figs, 16 Plates, 11 col photos, 247 dist maps | IASH Hbk | 2004 | 9652081523 | #153470A | £85.00 BUY |
Eliane Norman Norman summarizes the morphological information about all the genera in this family and lays out a new infrageneric classification of Buddleja. Two new species of Buddleja, one .... | 228 pages | NYBG Press Hbk | 2000 | 0893274372 | #153599A | £39.00 BUY |
Jenny Steel Shows the wildlife gardener how to encourage more butterflies of different species into the garden, not just by providing flowers with nectar, but by making available the .... | 32 pages | Col photos | Webbs Barns Designs Pbk | 2003 | #124858A | £3.50 BUY |
Aaron P Davis Produced as a tool for the day-to-day implementation of CITES this book will be of equal value to botanists, horticulturists, growers, collectors and gardeners. It is a quick .... | 131 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | 1999 | 1900347393 | #153812A | £10.00 BUY |
PN Ravindran and KJ Madhusoodanan Cardamom otherwise known as Malabar cardamom, true cardamom or small cardamom second only to pepper in its importance during the Renaissance period, is often qualified as .... | 400 pages | - | CRC Press Hbk | 2002 | 0415284937 | #152878A | £79.00 BUY |
CC Berg and Pilar Franco Rosselli The neotropical genus Cecropia is the largest of the Cecropiaceae, with 61 species presently recognized. It is an important group of pioneer trees in humid regions of the .... | 236 pages | 47 illus | NYBG Press Hbk | NYP 07/2005 | 0893274615 | #153593A | £47.50 BUY |
Charcoal Analysis: Methodological Approaches, Palaeoecological Results And Wood Uses
S Thiebault These thirty-eight papers, from the Second International Meeting of Anthrocology held in Paris in 2000, include both theoretical discussions of the methodologies involved in .... | 284 pages | B/w figs | BAR Pbk | 2002 | 1841714437 | #153631A | £39.50 BUY |
A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland
Gavin Hardy, Michael D Guiry and Henry Arnold Although the British Phycological Society website lists this as published in April 2003, it is in fact due for publication in the second half of 2005. .... | 437 pages | 629 maps, 2 figs, 2 tables | British Phycological Society Hbk | NYP 09/2005 | 390616635X | #152583A | £110.00 BUY |
Teuvo Ahti The neotropical Cladoniaceae comprises 184 known species in four genera: Cladia, Cladina, Cladonia, and Pycnothelia. Twenty-nine new taxa and six new combinations are .... | 366 pages | - | NYBG Press Hbk | 2000 | 0893274313 | #153600A | £75.00 BUY |
Clavicipitalean Fungi: Evolutionary Biology: Chemistry, Biocontrol, and Cultural Impacts
Edited by James F White, Charles W Bacon, Nigel L Hywel-Jones and Joseph W Spatafora This reference analyzes the ecology, evolution, genetics, physiology, and taxonomy of this diverse group of fungi for identification of common biological, biochemical, and .... | 640 pages | - | Taylor & Francis Hbk | 2003 | 0824742559 | #152879A | £115.00 BUY |
Common Mushrooms of the Talamanca Mountains, Costa Rica
Roy E Halling and Gregory M Mueller Presents an introduction to the diversity of macrofungi found in the tropical oak forests of Costa Rica's Talamanca mountain range. Within the guide, 101 species in 10 .... | 195 pages | Illus in colour & b/w | NYBG Press Pbk | 2005 | 0893274607 | #153594A | £17.50 BUY |
L Powrie A listing of common names of some 850 of the about 5 000 plant species in the Karoo, aimed at enhancing communication between scientific workers and people who are .... | 199 pages | - | NBI Pbk | 2004 | 1874907161 | #153964A | £11.50 BUY |
Compléments au Prodrome de la Flore Corse, Volume 11: Asteraceae II
Edited by D Jeanmonod, A Schlussel and J Gamisans Tribu des Senecioneae: Adenostyles, Doronicum, Petasites, Senecio, Tussilago; .... | 256 pages | B/w photos, illus, maps | CB de Geneve Pbk | 2004 | 2827708159 | #138205A | £24.95 BUY |
An Identification and Information System S Navie This is an interactive tool for identifying declared plants (noxious weeds) in Australia. Using the Lucid identification system it allows you to easily select features .... | - | CBIT CD | 2004 | 1864997850 | #153703A | £62.00 BUY |
Distribution Patterns of Liverworts in Natural Forest Communities
Henryk Klama The results of studies on hepatic richness and diversity in the forest environment. Additionally, investigations of the manner of utilisation and degree of saturation of .... | 278 pages | Tabs, figs | University of Bielsko-Biala Pbk | 2002 | 8389086204 | #153448A | £13.95 BUY |
P Cappiello Dogwood trees and shrubs are unquestionably among the superstars of the ornamental garden. Given the huge popularity of dogwoods as garden plants, not to mention the .... | 228 pages | 3 illus, 261 col photos | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 0881926795 | #152398A | £25.00 BUY |
Downy Mildews, Powdery Mildews, Smuts and Rusts How to Look for, Collect and Identify these Microscopic Fungi TF Preece | 32 pages | Illus | British Mycological Society Pbk | 2004 | #152018A | £4.95 BUY |
Dyes from American Native Plants A Practical Guide Lynne Richards and Ronald J Tyrl The dyeing of textiles and other materials is a rewarding and delightful way to bring the colors of nature to daily living. In our technological age, dyes from plants offer .... | 340 pages | 155 color photos, 3 color illustrations, 295 color chips, 2 tables | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 07/2005 | 088192668X | #153608A | £22.50 BUY |
Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants, Supplement 3
R Elliot and DL Jones | Lothian Books Pbk | 1996 | 0850917824 | #153917A | £18.95 BUY |
Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants, Supplement 4
R Elliot and DL Jones | Lothian Books Pbk | 1999 | 0850919169 | #153918A | £18.95 BUY |
Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants, Supplement 5
R Elliot and DL Jones | Lothian Books Pbk | 2000 | 0734401191 | #153919A | £18.95 BUY |
The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and its Applications
C Ratsch This book details the history, botany, and use of psychoactive plants and is fully illustrated with colour photographs of the people, ceremonies, and art related to the .... | 944 pages | 670 illus, 800 col photos | Inner Traditions Hbk | 2005 | 0892819782 | #153469A | £113.00 BUY |
Endemic Medicinal Plants of Georgia (Caucasus)
JS Miller, K McCue, T Consiglio and J Stone The Republic of Georgia has one of the highest concentrations of plant species known from any temperate part of the world. Bordered to the north by Russia, to the east by .... | 46 pages | Illus | Missouri BG Pbk | 2005 | #153588A | £7.95 BUY |
Andre S Chanderbali This work is the compilation of seven years of botanical insight gained from examining the speices Endlicheria (Lauraceae) in their native tropical forests as well as .... | 141 pages | - | NYBG Press Hbk | 2004 | 0893274542 | #153601A | £45.00 BUY |
English Gardens of the Twentieth Century: From the Archives of "Country Life"
T Richardson For over a century, Country Life has been an influential force in the world of garden design, chiefly as a result of its weekly articles on country houses and gardens .... | 224 pages | 200 col illus | Aurum Press Hbk | 2005 | 1845130715 | #153882A | £40.00 BUY |
Sex and Deception in Plant Evolution John Alcock Looks set to become a classic of the literature on orchids. .... | 320 pages | 84 halftones, 4 line illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 019518274X | #153628A | £17.99 BUY |
Frank Supplie Contains over 500 colour photographs of Epiphyllum hybrids and botanical species. The contents include Epiphyllum A-Z (including many rare ones), more than 20 New Hybrids .... | 80 pages | 500 col photos | Frank Supplie Hbk | 2005 | 9085610079 | #153578A | £29.95 BUY |
The Epiphytic Lichens on Quercus in Sardina and their Value as Ecological Indicators
Luciana Zedda The lichens growing on Quercus were studied at 92 plots placed in 62 selected localities spread throughout Sardinia (Italy). Information on the distribution and ecology (e.g. .... | 468 pages | BGBM Pbk | 2002 | 3921800498 | #153260A | £40.50 BUY |
Ethnobotany and Conservation of Biocultural Diversity
Thomas JS Carlson and Luisa Maffi | 352 pages | NYBG Press Pbk | 2004 | 0893274534 | #153595A | £25.95 BUY |
The Genus Trigonella Edited by Georgios A Petropoulos Fenugreek presents an in-depth review on the Genus Trigonella and particularly the species T. foenum-graecum L. (fenugreek). It is written by experts and includes chapters .... | 224 pages | Illus, b/w photos, tabs | Taylor & Francis Hbk | 2002 | 0415296579 | #133773A | £60.99 BUY |
Smilacaceae - Orchidaceae Edited by C Aedo and A Herrero Covers 28 genera, 94 species and 8 sub-species. .... | 366 pages | 43 figures, 100 colour photos | CSIC Hbk | 2005 | #153547A | £27.50 BUY |
Flora Zambesiaca Volume 5 Part 3: Rubiaceae Subfamily Cinchonoideae (incl Ixoroideae and Antirheiodeae) Edited by GV Pope | 340 pages | 65 line illus | Kew RBG Pbk | 2003 | 1842460706 | #153867A | £42.00 BUY |
Flora Zambesiaca Volume 8 Part 4: Solanaceae
Edited by E Launert | 125 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | NYP 09/2005 | 1842460129 | #153868A | £29.00 BUY |
Flora Zambesiaca Volume 8 Part 7: Avicenniaceae, Nesogenaceae
Edited by E Launert | 159 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | NYP 09/2005 | 1842460269 | #153869A | £33.00 BUY |
Flora de Chile Volume 2: Fascicle 2 Berberidaceae - Betulaveae Edited by R Rodriguez Covers the families Berberidaceae to Betulaceae with full species descriptions, keys, distribution maps and list of common names. .... | 93 pages | B/w illustrations & distribution maps | Concepcion Universidad Pbk | 2003 | 9562272516 | #152260A | £24.95 BUY |
Carmen Bonifaz and Xavier Cornejo | 231 pages | Illus | Missouri BG Pbk | 2004 | 9978590099 | #153589A | £15.95 BUY |
Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 5 Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, Part 2C Edited by Nancy R Morin .... | 656 pages | Illus, maps | OUP Hbk | 2005 | 0195222113 | #032822A | £73.00 BUY |
Flora of Pakistan, Volume 202: Iridaceae
SI Ali and Brian Mathew In Pakistan, the family Iridaceae is represented by three genera (Crocus, Iris, Moraea) and 19 species of which 16 belong to Iris. Three more genera (Freesia, Gladiolus, Ixia) .... | 35 pages | Illus | Missouri BG Pbk | 2000 | 1930723040 | #137462A | £5.50 BUY |
Flora of Pakistan, Volume 203: Salicaceae
SI Ali The family Salicaceae is represented by two genera (Populus and Salix) with ca. 32 species with 6 and 26 species, respectively. Keys to the genera and species are .... | 63 pages | Illus | Missouri BG Pbk | 2001 | #137463A | £7.95 BUY |
Flora of Pakistan, Volume 204: Chenopodiaceae
Flora of Pakistan Editorial Committee The family Chenopodiaceae is represented in Pakistan by 35 genera and c. 106 species. Treatment of larger genera were contributed by specialists as follows: Salsola, Suaeda .... | 217 pages | Illus | Missouri BG Pbk | 2001 | 1930723105 | #137464A | £16.95 BUY |
Flora of Pakistan, Volume 205: Polygonaceae
M Qaiser The Flora continues with the Polygonaceae family, represented in Pakistan by 19 genera and 103 species. This volume includes a map of the districts of Pakistan and grid system .... | 190 pages | Missouri BG Pbk | 2001 | 1930723083 | #137465A | £15.95 BUY |
Flora of Pakistan, Volume 206: Cyperaceae
I Kukkonen The family Cyperaceae is represented in Pakistan by 22 genera and 179 species, many as weeds. Abildgaardia, Actinoscirpus, Blysmus, Bolboschoenus, Bulbostylis, Cladium, .... | 277 pages | Missouri BG Pbk | 2000 | 1930723091 | #137466A | £16.95 BUY |
Flora of Pakistan, Volume 207: Anthemidae
Abdul Ghafoor The Asteraceae is the largest plant family in Pakistan, exceeding 650 species in 15 tribes. A key to the tribes is included in this volume, with Anthemideae being the first .... | 172 pages | - | Missouri BG Pbk | 2002 | #137467A | £16.95 BUY |
Flora of Pakistan, Volume 208: Cynomoriaceae
Rubina Rafiq The Flora of Pakistan series continues with Cynomoriaceae. The root parasite Cynomorium is reported from Pakistan for the first time. .... | Missouri BG Pbk | 2002 | #137468A | £5.50 BUY |
Flora of Pakistan, Volume 209: Crassulaceae
Ghulam Rasool Sarwar The Flora of Pakistan series continues with the taxonomic treatment of the Crassulaceae, including nine genera Tillaea, Sedum, Bryophyllum, Kalanchoe, Pseudosedum, Rhodiola, .... | 64 pages | 4 col plates, b/w illus | Missouri BG Pbk | 2002 | #137469A | £16.95 BUY |
Flora of Pakistan, Volume 210: Asteraceae (II) Inuleae, Plucheeae & Gnaphalieae
Edited by SI Ali and M Qaiser | 215 pages | B/w line illus | Missouri BG Hbk | 2004 | #149522A | £16.95 BUY |
Flora of Thailand, Volume 3 Part 3: Pteridophytes
Edited by Tem Smitinand, T Santisuk and Kai Larsen Blechnaceae, Lomariopsidaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Thelypteridaceae, Athyriaceae. .... | 170 pages | 25 figures | Forest Herbarium Pbk | 1988 | #153870A | £41.50 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Alliaceae (2003)
Edited by HJ Beentje | 286 pages | - | Balkema Pbk | 2003 | 9058094162 | #153815A | £10.99 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Asparagaceae (2005)
HJ Beentje and Sebsebe Dimissew | 24 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | NYP 08/2005 | #153834A | £14.50 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Colchicaceae (2005)
HJ Beentje and K Hoenselaar | 24 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | NYP 08/2005 | #153835A | £14.50 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Compositae, Part 3 (2005)
| Kew RBG Pbk | 2005 | #153819A | £52.00 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Cyatheaceae (2005)
HJ Beentje and P Edwards | 16 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | NYP 08/2005 | #153833A | £14.50 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Grammitidaceae (2005)
| Kew RBG Pbk | 2005 | #153822A | £12.00 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Isoetaceae (2005)
HJ Beentje and B Verdcourt | 8 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | NYP 08/2005 | #153831A | £12.90 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Liliaceae (2005)
HJ Beentje and J Grimshaw | 4 pages | - | Kew RBG | #153836A | £12.90 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Lycopodiaceae (2005)
HJ Beentje and B Verdcourt | 20 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | NYP 08/2005 | #153830A | £14.50 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Ochnaceae (2005)
B Verdcourt | Kew RBG Pbk | 2005 | #153826A | £9.80 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Podostemaceae (2005)
B Verdcourt | Kew RBG Pbk | 2005 | #153827A | £9.80 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Restionaceae (2005)
| Kew RBG Pbk | 2005 | #153829A | £12.90 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Santalaceae (2005)
HJ Beentje and RM Polhill | 32 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | NYP 08/2005 | #153832A | £15.00 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Selagnellaceae (2005)
B Verdcourt | Kew RBG Pbk | 2005 | #153828A | £12.00 BUY |
Florula del Parque Nacional Natural Amacayacu, Amazonas, Colombia
Agustin Rudas Lleras and Adriana Prieto Cruz Colombia is remarkable for its extraordinary biological, ethnic, and cultural diversity. In order to maintain these riches the government has established a system of protected .... | Illus | Missouri BG Hbk | 2005 | 1930723393 | #153586A | £63.00 BUY |
Les Fougeres et Plantes Alliees de France et d'Europe Occidentale
Remy Prelli 'One of the most spectacular pteridophyte floras I have ever seen.' Rudolf Schmid, TAXON .... | 431 pages | Col photos, col illus, maps | Belin Pbk | 2001 | 2701128021 | #130195A | £35.00 BUY |
Jim Deacon Fungal Biology is the fully updated new edition of this undergraduate text, covering all major areas of fungal biology and providing insights into many topical areas such as: .... | 372 pages | 351 illus | Blackwell Pbk | 2005 | 1405130660 | #152740A | £27.50 BUY |
Fungi Fumicoli Italici Ascomycetes Living on Faecal Material A Guide to the Recognition of Basidiomycetes and Francesco Doveri Contains a key and description of about 290 taxa with their respective original diagnoses, and also includes a glossary, an index of the treated and mentioned species, .... | 400 pages | AMB 2004 | #138355A | £144.95 BUY |
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Kimmerer In a series of linked personal essays, biologist Kimmerer (SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry) describes the lives of mosses and how they are intertwined with .... | 168 pages | Illus | Oregon State UP Pbk | 2003 | 0870714996 | #151605A | £13.50 BUY |
Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 4: Epidendroideae (Part 1)
Edited by Alec Pridgeon, Philip J Cribb, Mark W Chase and Finn Rasmussen This fourth volume treats the first 210 genera of the largest subfamily, Epidendroideae, including some of the showiest orchids often used in hybridizing. Comprehensive .... | 704 pages | 198 colour plates, 452 line figures | OUP Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0198507127 | #151598A | £125.00 BUY |
TD Pennington and ECM Fernandes Grown for over 2,000 years as a food crop, Inga is now widely used commercially as a shade tree for coffee, .... | 167 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | 1998 | 190034758X | #153805A | £18.00 BUY |
Philip Seaton and Margaret Ramsay Explains everything from selecting the right equipment to planting your own seed-raised orchids in the greenhouse. Eight-eight lavishly illustrated pages of step-by-step .... | 96 pages | 88pp in full colour | Kew RBG Hbk | 2005 | 1842460919 | #153773A | £9.99 BUY |
Guide to the Wild Flowers of Trinidad and Tobago
EJ Duncan | Asa Wright NC 1993 | #136907A | £23.50 BUY |
Bruce A Bohm A comprehensive look at the wide variety of flowering plants and ferns found in Hawaii's wild providing simple but scientifically up-to-date information on their origins and .... | 199 pages | 200 col photos | Mutual Publishing Pbk | 2004 | 1566476666 | #152913A | £19.50 BUY |
Essays on Haworthia Volume 1 Bruce Bayer Provides an insight into the fascinating story of variation in Haworthia. This book, the first in a series, consists of five essays discussing variation and consequent problems .... | 400 Col illus | Umdaus Press Hbk | 2003 | 1919766219 | #151865A | £35.50 BUY |
Carlyle A Luer .... A Second Century of New Species of Stelis of Ecuador; Epibator, Ophidion, Zootrophion. .... | 265 pages | Illus | Missouri BG Pbk | 2003 | 1930723292 | #139021A | £55.00 BUY |
Carlyle A Luer Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVII, Dryadella and Acronia section Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae, the 103rd volume of the Monographs in Systematic Botany from .... | 280 pages | 250 line drawings | Missouri BG Pbk | 2005 | 1930723431 | #153872A | £63.00 BUY |
Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru
TD Pennington, C Reynel and A Daza A major contribution to the field botany literature, this is the first comprehensive generic account of the Peruvian tree flora, one of the richest in the world. The book .... | 848 pages | 200 colour plates, 900 line illus | DH Books Hbk | 2004 | 0953813436 | #153590A | £40.00 BUY |
Illustrations of Alien Plants of the British Isles
EJ Clement, DPJ Smith and IR Thirlwell This new BSBI volume on alien plants of the British Isles fills a long-standing gap. The 444 full page black and white illustrations will be indispensable to naturalists, .... | 466 pages | 444 full page plates [b/w drawings] | BSBI Pbk | 2005 | 0901158321 | #153664A | £18.75 BUY |
Illustrations of Bryophytes of China
Edited by Chien Gao and Ming-Jou Lai Massive illustrated compendium covering some 2000 bryophyes of China. .... | 1313 pages | Col photos, b/w line illus | SMC Publishing Hbk | 2003 | 9576386160 | #151239A | £72.00 BUY |
An Interactive Key to Malesian Seed Plants
Rogier De Kok Comprises a comprehensive identification guide to the native and naturalised families of the Flora Malesiana region. The main part of the key consists of a small set of .... | Kew RBG CD | 2004 | 1842460986 | #153652A | £12.77 BUY |
Ivan Johnston's Studies in the Boraginaceae
James S Miller, Mary Sue Taylor and Erin Rempala During his 38-year career at Harvard University, Ivan Murray Johnston focused his research on the systematics of Boraginaceae, and his results were largely published in a .... | Not illustrated | Missouri BG Pbk | 2005 | 193072344X | #153591A | £23.50 BUY |
The Jade Garden: New and Notable Plants from Asia
P Wharton The Jade Garden is an authoritative guide to 130 of the most fascinating yet little-known ornamental trees, shrubs, and perennials from "the green mantle" of Asia. .... | 300 pages | 218 col photos | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 0881927058 | #152088A | £25.00 BUY |
Klic Ke Kvetene Ceske Republiky / Key to the Flora of the Czech Republic
Edited by K Kubat, L Hrouda et al A dichotomous key to the Flora of the Czech Republic. This detailed key provides hundreds of line illustrations to aid species identification. .... | 928 pages | Line illus | Academia Hbk | 2002 | 8020008365 | #153269A | £51.50 BUY |
Knowing, Understanding and Growing Turbinicarpus-Rapicactus A Trip Across the Mexican States of Coahuila, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon,Queretaro, San Luis Potos,Tamaulipas, Zacatecas Among Old Taxa and New Discoveries D Donati and C Zanovello Chapters of the book include: Introduction and taxonomical history; ecology and hypothesis and their origins and future; systematic and taxonomy; identification keys of .... | 254 pages | 300 col photos | Cactus Trentino SdTirol Hbk | 2004 | 8890139110 | #153803A | £99.00 BUY |
Edited by Gwilym Lewis, Brian Schrire, Barbara Mackinder and Mike Lock First comprehensive guide to the legumes of the world, describing and illustrating all 727 genera. Legumes contribute enormously to the world's economy - through food and .... | 592 pages | 1000 illus in colour | Kew RBG Hbk | NYP 07/2005 | 1900347806 | #153765A | £55.00 BUY |
Lilies: A Guide to Choosing and Growing Lilies
M Jefferson-Brown Lilies are among the the most popular cut flowers and garden plants. This authoritative and comprehensive guide to lilies combines the allure of the lily with inspiring and .... | 160 pages | Col.photos | Quadrille Publishing Hbk | 2003 | 1844000354 | #153788A | £20.00 BUY |
Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica
Stephen Freer Welcome paperback issue of this lovely book. .... | 432 pages | 12 line illustrations | OUP Hbk | 2003 | 0198501226 | #125688A | £150.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0198569343 | #153643A | £35.00 BUY |
(List and Reference) LP Kattel A compilation of nearly 400 reported species of liverwort from Nepal. Includes general liverwort ecology, species locations and full taxonomic details. .... | 81 pages | Figs | Format Printing Press Pbk | 2002 | #151242A | £27.50 BUY |
MA Dirr Provides a reference guide to the identification and culture of over 1600 species and over 7800 cultivars of woody landscape plants. Includes bibliography, common name and .... | 1187 pages | Illus | Stipes Hbk | 1998 | 0875638007 | #114686A | £62.00 BUY Pbk | 1998 | 0875637957 | #153733A | £49.50 BUY |
A Modern Multilingual Glossary for Taxonomic Pteridology
David B Lellinger `Pteridologists are indeed fortunate to have this multilingual glossary for modern pteridology that was painstakingly compiled by Dave Lellinger.' TAXON .... | 263 pages | Illus | American Fern Society Hbk | 2002 | 0933500025 | #153592A | £20.50 BUY |
A Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys
Aljos Farjon Consisting of 30 genera and 133 species, this is the only Gymnosperm family with world-wide distribution. All species are described with information on nomenclature, .... | 648 pages | 17 plates, 133 line drawings | Kew RBG Hbk | NYP 07/2005 | 1842460684 | #153774A | £125.00 BUY |
Monographic Studies on Cryphaea (Bryopsida)
Pengcheng Rao | Finnish Bryological Society Pbk | 2001 | #153967A | £19.50 BUY |
Multigenic and Induced Systemic Resistance in Plants
Edited by Tuzun Sadik and Bent Elizabeth Understanding the mechanisms by which plants tolerate attack by pathogens, herbivores, or endure abiotic stress is a crucial part of learning how to enhance plant productivity .... | 500 pages | 27 illus | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 0387232656 | #153539A | £59.00 BUY |
Native Plants of Christmas Island
J Claussen Describes 118 of the more common native plants on Christmas Island. In addition, each species is illustrated in colour, and flowering and fruiting times are given. .... | 152 pages | 6 col plates, 118 illus | ABRS Pbk | 2004 | 0642568316 | #149249A | £14.95 BUY |
The New Cactus Lexicon, Volumes I and II Descriptions and Illustrations of the Cactus Family David Hunt, Nigel Taylor and Graham Charles Major new work on the Cactaceae, published under the auspices of the International Cactaceae Systematics Group (ICSG). An essential purchase for cactaceae specialists and .... | 900 pages | 2400 colour illustrations | DH Books Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | #153674A | £99.95 BUY |
Edited by D Hunt and N Taylor Contents: Editorial; Systematic implications of chloroplast DNA sequence variation in the Opuntioideae (Wallace & Dickie); Seed characters and the classification of the .... | 256 pages | 75 colour plates, 70 half-tones | David Hunt Pbk | 2002 | 095381341X | #153677A | £28.00 BUY |
CAJ Kreutz Superb new photographic guide to the orchids of Cyprus. Ideal for visiting botanists and others with an interest in the amazing flora of this Mediterranean island. .... | 416 pages | 490 colour photos, 52 distribution maps | Kreutz Hbk | 2004 | 9080662631 | #153661A | £45.00 BUY |
An Illustrated History of Orchids in Ireland's National Botanic Gardens E Charles Nelson and Brendan Sayers This book details the history of orchids at the National Botanic Gardens. Individual chapters concentrate on the development of the collection from the Garden's beginning, a .... | Strawberry Tree Hbk | 2003 | 1904004032 | #145994A | £225.00 BUY |
Les Orchidées Sauvages de France
R Souche Stunning photographic guide to the orchids of France with details on 30 genera. .... | 340 pages | Col photos | Creations du Pelican Pbk | 2004 | 2719106429 | #153009A | £56.50 BUY |
Roland Martin France contains 68 species and varieties of orchids - a rich area for exploring these species. This book provides a rich source of information on these orchids including .... | 195 pages | Col photos, maps, tabs | Edisud Pbk | 2005 | 2744904686 | #146022A | £16.95 BUY |
Dick Watling The coconut and the Fiji fan palm are by far the best known of Fiji's palms, but both may actually be old introductions to Fiji. This new book, the first ever published on .... | 192 pages | 57 Col plates, 25 col maps, 4 tabs, 2 col figs | Watling Pbk | NYP 07/2005 | 9829047024 | #153678A | £29.95 BUY |
Pathogenic Fungi in Humans and Animals
Edited by Dexter Howard Exploring breakthroughs in fungal detection and control, this book covers fungal nomenclature, population instability, and phylogeny, as well as investigative research .... | 800 pages | Illus | Marcel Dekker Hbk | 2002 | 0824706838 | #136144A | £130.00 BUY |
Phytogeographical Problems of Synanthropic Plants
Edited by A Zajac, M Zajac and B Zemanek | 353 pages | Tabs, figs | Inst Botany Jagiellonian Univ Pbk | 2003 | 8391516148 | #151228A | £43.50 BUY |
Plant Biotechnology and Transgenic Plants
Edited by Kirsi-Marja Oksman-Caldentey and Wolfgang Barz Contains case studies illustrating the cell culture production of pigments, flavors, and antineoplastic compounds Plant Biotechnology and Transgenic Plants covers topics that .... | 720 pages | Marcel Dekker Hbk | 2002 | 082470794X | #135088A | £115.00 BUY |
Plant Resources of Tropical Africa
This brand new series is an output of the PROTA foundation which seeks to improve understanding and information on the plant resources of tropical Africa. For more .... | |
M Simpson Plant Systematics contains the essential paradigms, concepts, and terms required for a basic understanding of plant systematics at the graduate or undergraduate level. Plant .... | 650 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0126444609 | #153881A | £39.95 BUY |
The Plants of Bali Ngemba Forest Reserve, Cameroon A Conservation Checklist Yvette Harvey et al A revealing descriptive listing of the plants recorded to date from this remnant forest reserve, which has proved to be remarkably species-rich despite the degrading activities .... | 158 pages | 40 colour photographs on 8 plates. Figs and vegetation maps | Kew RBG Pbk | 2004 | 1842460757 | #153776A | £30.00 BUY |
The Plants of Kupe, Mwanenguba and the Bakossi Mountains, Cameroon A Conservation Checklist Yvette, Harvey et al A conservation checklist - with introductory chapters on the physical environment, vegetation, endemics, invasives, phytogeography and refugia, ethnobotany, bryophytes, .... | 508 pages | 85 colour photos on 16 plates. 22 figs and maps | Kew RBG Pbk | 2004 | 1842460749 | #153777A | £40.00 BUY |
Ancient and Medieval Medical Botany Jerry Stannard Jerry Stannard assembled a legendary collection of materials on the history of botany from Homer to Linnaeus, and his mastery of the field was acknowledged as incomparable. .... | 348 pages | - | Ashgate Hbk | 1999 | 0860787737 | #153746A | £67.50 BUY |
Rare Plants of Shropshire: A Red Data Book of Vascular Plants
Alex J Lockton and Sarah J Whild Excellent third edition on the rare wild plants of Shropshire, an English county where wildlife is flourishing more than elsewhere in the UK, and which has a range of .... | 126 pages | 7 line drawings | Shropshire BS Pbk | 2005 | 0953093719 | #104509A | £14.00 BUY |
Rattans of Borneo - an Interactive Key
John Dransfield and Meesha Patel This interactive CD-ROM will enable you to identify the 150 species of rattans found in Borneo by a process of elimination using step-by-step keys. Photographic images and .... | Kew RBG CD | 2005 | #153665A | £12.77 BUY |
A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Volume 15: Index to Volumes I- XIV
Edited by MD Dassanayake and WD Clayton The Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, by Henry Trimen, published more than a hundred years, ago was in its time one of the most comprehensive and outstanding floras .... | 293 pages | Balkema Hbk | 2003 | 9058092682 | #125857A | £72.99 BUY |
Revision de las Especies de Paspalum Para America del Sur Austral (Argentina, Bolivia, Sur del Brasil, Chile, Paraguay, y Uruguay) Fernando Zuloaga and Osvaldo Morrone Paspalum comprises one of the most important grass genera for animal fodder, not only because of the number of species but also because of its economic importance as one of .... | 297 pages | Illus | Missouri BG Pbk | 2005 | 1930723423 | #153587A | £51.00 BUY |
A Revision of Thuidium, Haplocladium, and Claopodium (Musci, Thuidiaceae) in China
Eds. Y-M & Koponen, T Fang | Finnish Bryological Society Pbk | 2001 | #153966A | £12.50 BUY |
Riversdale Mecca for Magnificent Haworthias Special Issue No. 6 Edited by Harry Mays This article aims to give the reader a perspective of the variability of Haworthia in a virtual tour of the area immediately surrounding the town of Riversdale. It also looks .... | 45 pages | 114 Col photos, maps | Alsterworthia International Pbk | 2005 | 0953400476 | #153500A | £10.00 BUY |
Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids: 3 Year Addendum 2002-2004
RHS This includes all hybrid generic names registered between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2004 and includes parentage, names of registrant and originator and year of .... | 984 pages | RHS Hbk | 2005 | 1902896556 | #153742A | £60.00 BUY |
A Second Checklist of the Lichens of Italy With a Thesaurus of Synonyms PL Nimis and S Martellos This book aims at filling the gap betwen the first modern catalogue of Italian lichens, published by Nimis in 1993, and its second edition, which is planned for 2006. It .... | 192 pages | - | Museo Saint-Pierre Hbk | 2003 | #153914A | £40.50 BUY |
Shrubs and Vines of New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic States A Field Identification and Natural History Guide Christopher T Martine Shrubs and Vines of New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic States is a pocket field guide from the NJ Forest Service. The Guide includes .... | 114 pages | Illus | NJ Forest Service Spiralbound | 2002 | #153468A | £20.95 BUY |
A Field Guide Marthinus Steyn A full-colour, bilingual field guide to 38 species of Commiphora in southern Africa, with a general guide to characters useful for identification and a colour-coded key to .... | 92 pages | Col illus | NBI Pbk | 2003 | 0620264659 | #153285A | £25.50 BUY |
J Pilbeam and D Hunt A pictorial survey of one of the most popular and colourful groups of South American cacti: More than 200 colour photos, nearly all of documented plants, selected and .... | 64 pages | 238 col photos, 1 map | David Hunt Hbk | 2004 | 0953813428 | #153018A | £15.00 BUY |
Synopsis Fungorum, Special Volume A: North American Polypores, parts 1 and 2
R Gilbertson and L Ryvarden From data collated in 1986-1987, but (apparently) only recently released (new to nhbs.com as from June 2005). .... | 887 pages | 427 figures | Fungiflora Pbk | 1987 | #153904A | £39.00 BUY |
Synopsis Fungorum, Special Volume C: Preliminary polypore flora of East Africa
L Ryvarden and I Johansen All polypores recorded from tropical Africa are described. Added to nhbs.com in June 2005. .... | 630 pages | 212 figures | Fungiflora Pbk | 1980 | #153906A | £39.00 BUY |
Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 13: East Asian Polypores, volume 1 - Ganodermataceae and Hymenochaetaceae
M Nunez and L Ryvarden 115 species are described with keys to genera and species. .... | 168 pages | 76 black / white drawings | Fungiflora Pbk | 2000 | #153901A | £25.95 BUY |
Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 14: East Asian Polypores, volume 2 - Polyporaceae s.lato
M Nunez and L Ryvarden 368 species are described with keys to genera and species. .... | 352 pages | 54 black and white drawings | Fungiflora Pbk | 2001 | #153902A | £39.00 BUY |
Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 15: Some Neotropical Wood-Inhabiting Fungi
M Nunez and L Ryvarden A selection of papers dealing with polypores and corticoid fungi in South and Central America. These include a long checklist with many new species from Parana in Brazil, .... | Fungiflora Pbk | 2002 | #153903A | £15.95 BUY |
Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 16: Katalog over makro- og mikrosopp angitt for Norge
JO Aarn s This catalogue written in Norwegian with an English summary, lists all names on fungi recorded in Norway. Totally 1102 references are given in which the names are mentioned .... | 4120 pages | A4 format | Fungiflora Pbk | 2002 | #153909A | £59.00 BUY |
Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 17: A Critical Checklist of Corticoid and Poroid Fungi of Norway
L Ryvarden, L Stokland and K-H Larsson The checklist gives an overview of the 204 poroid and 439 corticoid species (in a wide sense) which are recorded for Norway, with detailed indication of their distribution, .... | Fungiflora Pbk | 2003 | #153908A | £15.95 BUY |
Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 18: 12 Papers on Wood-Inhabiting from Tropical America and Africa
L Ryvarden et al | Fungiflora Pbk | 2003 | #153910A | £15.95 BUY |
Edited by DM John, GW Lawson, JH Price, Prud'homme v Reine, Willem F and TB Kostermans The catalogue records all species and infraspecific taxa of benthic marine algae or seaweeds known for the mainland coast of West Africa (northern boundary of Western .... | 139 pages | 1 figure | Gebrder Borntraeger Pbk | 2004 | 3443510493 | #153915A | £52.00 BUY |
Rudolf Wittmann Stunning homage to the most remarkable trees of the world with magnificent colour photos. Accompanying text covers biological and environmental aspects. .... | 159 pages | Col photos | Editions Eugen Ulmer Hbk | 2004 | 284138229X | #153653A | £32.50 BUY |
Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Volume 4
Edited by E Soepadmo, LG Saw and RCK Chung The ouput of a collaborative research project between the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), the Forestry Department of Sabah and the Forest Department of Sarawak. .... | 388 pages | Line drawings | Malaysian Nature Society Hbk | 2002 | 9832181275 | #150943A | £52.00 BUY |
Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Volume 5
Volume 5 contains four important tree families, viz. the Apocynaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Symplocaceae and Thymelaeaceae, covering 373 species in 28 genera. Of the total number .... | 528 pages | - | Malaysian Nature Society Hbk | 2004 | 9832181593 | #150944A | £85.00 BUY |
The Tribe Selagineae (Scrophulariacea)
OM Hilliard The new standard work on Selagineae, and a major contribution to the study of Scrophulariaceae, surveying the whole tribe at generic level with full taxonomic .... | 312 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | 1999 | 1900347741 | #153811A | £33.00 BUY |
Tropical African Flowering Plants
J-P Lebrun and AL Stork This excellent series is an English language version of the 4 volumes of "Enumeration des plantes ~ d'Afrique tropicale (1991-1997)". It is in effect a new work, with much of .... | |
The Virtues of Herbs of Master Jon Gardner
E Charles Nelson Contains the entire text of the first work (a poem) written in the English language on gardening and composed more than 600 years ago. It includes a full facsimilie of the .... | Strawberry Tree Hbk | 2003 | 1904004024 | #145993A | £205.00 BUY |
Vitaceae: G neros Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis e Cissus
Julio A Lombardi In Portuguese, with English abstract The family Vitaceae is represented in the Neotropics by four genera; the three principal ones are treated in this volume. .... | 254 pages | NYBG Press Hbk | 2000 | 089327433X | #153602A | £43.50 BUY |
Wild Flowers of the Northern Namib
Antje Burke Strictly speaking, the northern Namib extends way into Angola. However, due to the long years of political unrest, hardly any plant collections have been undertaken in that .... | 112 pages | Photos, illus | Scientific Society Pbk | 2005 | 9991640541 | #153617A | £14.95 BUY |
Wild Orchids Across North America A Botanical Travelogue Phillip E Keenan A delightfully chatty account of the author's field trips in Canada and the United States, Keenan documents most of the 145 American orchid species in stunning colour .... | 321 pages | 170 col photos | Timber Press Hbk | 1998 | 0881924520 | #086597A | £29.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 08/2005 | 0881927201 | #153607A | £20.00 BUY |
Wildflowers of Northern Mongolia
Jamsran Oyumaa and Claudia Rector Excellent guide to the amazing wildflowers of Mongolia. Stock due at NHBS in July 2005. .... | 46 pages | Colour photos | C & C Alaska Pbk | 2001 | #153667A | £8.95 BUY |
Michael Chinery Paperback version of Attracting Wildlife to your Garden by Michael Chinery. .... | 128 pages | Col photos, col illus | Harper Collins Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0007215975 | #152971A | £9.99 BUY |
Wily Violets and Underground Orchids
Peter Bernhardt Peter Bernhardt takes us on a grand tour of the botanical realm, weaving engaging descriptions of the lovely shapes and intriguing habits of flowering plants with .... | 263 pages | 7 halftones, 24 line drawings | Chicago UP Pbk | 2003 | 0226043665 | #152295A | £13.95 BUY |
Rafael Govaerts and John Dransfield The palm family, considered to be second only to the grasses among monocotyledonous plants of economic importance, is of immense significance to man, especially among rural .... | 235 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | 2005 | 1842460935 | #153775A | £15.00 BUY |
R Govaerts and J Dransfield The palm family, considered to be second only to the grasses among monocotyledonous plants of economic importance, is of immense significance to man, especially among rural .... | 223 pages | - | Kew RBG Pbk | 2005 | 1842460846 | #153527A | £15.00 BUY |
Colour Illustrated Dictionary Tony Sato A reference book for everyone interested in succulents. It is almost entirely pictures, grouped by family and genus with botanic or cultivar name with very brief descriptions. .... | 304 pages | 2200 photos | Tony Sato Pbk | 2004 | 4416404107 | #153577A | £72.00 BUY |
Robert Smith New paperback edition of this excellent book on Kew. From the publisher's announcement: .... | 192 pages | Illus | BBC Books Hbk | 2004 | 0563521082 | #145919A | £16.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 09/2005 | 0563522828 | #153778A | £9.99 BUY |
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Fergus G Priest and Michael Goodfellow Modern approaches to microbial classification and identification, particularly those based on nucleic acid analysis, have raised the awareness and interest of .... | 479 pages | Illus | Springer Hbk | 2000 | 0412716607 | #153968A | £151.00 BUY Pbk | 2000 | 0792365186 | #153969A | £73.00 BUY |
Richard Lane Calender This book describes the fundamental biology and applications of the bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria. It provides a current guide to each major phage family, .... | 896 pages | 47 halftones, 202 line illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0195148509 | #151708A | £120.00 BUY |
Dreaming: A Very Short Introduction
J Hobson What is dreaming, and what causes it? Why are dreams so strange and why are they so hard to remember? Replacing dream mystique with modern dream science, J. Allan Hobson .... | 144 pages | 11 illus | OUP Pbk | 2005 | 0192802151 | #153924A | £6.99 BUY |
Handbook of Plant Genome Mapping: Genetic and Physical Mapping
Edited by Khalid Meksem and Gunter Kahl While the Human Genome Project has received much public attention, the deciphering of the plant genome, in particular in crop plants, is of great importance for science and .... | 402 pages | Figs, tabs | Wiley Hbk | 2005 | 3527311165 | #153657A | £115.00 BUY |
S Jones Introducing Genetics takes us from Mendel to the human gene map and the treatment of inborn disease. It shows how DNA was discovered, and explains how some genes may act in .... | 176 pages | Illus | Icon Books Pbk | 2005 | 1840466367 | #153695A | £9.99 BUY |
Edited by H Hendrich Among animals used in research, teaching and testing, mice are now widely recognized as the most important model for human diseases and disorders. They comprise the majority of .... | 656 pages | Academic Press Hbk | 2004 | 0123364256 | #153861A | £134.95 BUY |
The Neurobiology of Spatial Behaviour
Edited by Kathryn J Jeffery Explores the relationship between cellular processes and animal behavior. Focuses on the domain of navigation and explains the linkage between spatial behavior and the .... | 316 pages | Tabs, figs, illus | OUP Hbk | 2003 | 0198515243 | #152705A | £69.50 BUY |
Nuclear Import and Export in Plants and Animals
Edited by T Tzfira and Vitaly Citovsky Nuclear Import and Export in Plants and Animals provides insight into the remarkable mechanisms of nuclear import and export. This book covers a range of topics from the .... | 240 pages | - | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 030648241X | #153543A | £84.50 BUY |
Wildlife Information Network It is widely recognised that ruminants, domestic and wild, exhibit a high degree of pain tolerance, consistent with their ecological position as prey species, in which overt .... | Wildlife Information Network CD | 2005 | 0954718589 | #153743A | £25.49 BUY |
Practical Streptomyces Genetics
DA Hopwood This book replaces the highly successful "Genetic Manipulation of Streptomyces: a Laboratory Manual" of 1985 and is greatly expanded in scope. The five authors lead .... | 613 pages | Line Illus | The John Innes Foundation Pbk | 2000 | 0708406238 | #153629A | £93.00 BUY |
Stephen R Brown The story of how the maritime nations suffered for centuries from the terrible disease of scurvy, and the slow process of cracking the problem. Literally millions of seafarers .... | 280 pages | B/w photos | Summersdale Hbk | 2003 | 1840243570 | #153461A | £9.99 BUY |
Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind and Body
Steve Mithen Along with the concepts of consciousness and intelligence, our capacity for language sits right at the core of what makes us human. .... | 272 pages | Line drawings | Weidenfeld & Nicolson Hbk | 2005 | 0297643177 | #153922A | £20.00 BUY |
Statistical Methods in Molecular Evolution
Edited by R Nielsen Provides a comprehensive review of the many interesting statistical problems arising in molecular evolution provided by the leading researchers in this field. For the .... | 516 pages | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 0387223339 | #151375A | £61.50 BUY |
VIIIth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses Edited by C Fauquet, MA Mayo, J Maniloff, U Desselberger and LA Ball This is the standard and definitive reference for virus taxonomy, generated by the ICTV approximately every 3 years. The VIII ICTV Virus Taxonomy Report provides information on .... | 1162 pages | Col illus | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 08/2005 | 0122499514 | #153824A | £125.00 BUY |
Zoonoses et Maladies Transmissibles Communes a L'homme et Aux Animaux Bacterioses et Mycoses: Volume 1 PN Acha and B Szyfres Offers the latest information on zoonoses and communicable diseases common to man and animals. .... | 382 pages | Tabs, figs | OIE Pbk | 2005 | 9290446242 | #152363A | £46.50 BUY |
| Evolutionary Biology | Go to subject web page |
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life Richard Dawkins Dawkins's definitive work - a pilgrimage back through time to explore the history of life. Told largely in a series of tales by a wide variety of creatures, it demonstrates .... | 528 pages | Col photos, Col illus, illus | Orion Cassette | NYP 09/2005 | 0752873202 | #153949A | £14.46 BUY CD | NYP 09/2005 | 0752873210 | #153950A | £17.01 BUY Hbk | 2004 | 0297825038 | #147698A | £25.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 09/2005 | 0753819961 | #153951A | £9.99 BUY |
Debating Design: From Darwin to DNA
Edited by WA Dembski and M Ruse This volume provides a comprehensive and even-handed overview of the debate concerning biological origins. This has been a controversial debate ever since Darwin published The .... | 422 pages | Tab, 5 halftones | CUP Hbk | 2004 | 0521829496 | #153821A | £35.00 BUY |
The Geographic Mosaic of Coevolution
John N Thompson Coevolution - reciprocal evolutionary change in interacting species driven by natural selection - is one of the most important ecological and genetic processes organizing the .... | 400 pages | 7tables, 11 halftones, 94 line drawings | Chicago UP Hbk | NYP 07/2005 | 0226797619 | #153576A | £52.50 BUY Pbk | NYP 07/2005 | 0226797627 | #153575A | £20.00 BUY |
Hominin Environments in the East African Pliocene An Assessment of the Faunal Evidence Edited by R Bobe, A Zeresenay and AK Behrensmeyer Brings together fauna analysts working at many sites spanning the East African pliocene. Although most chapters focus on the vertebrate fauna of particular localities, authors .... | 300 pages | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 1402030975 | #153566A | £125.00 BUY |
D Evans Provides a step by step guide to `Darwin's dangerous idea' and takes a fresh look at the often misunderstood concepts of natural selection and the selfish gene. Drawing on the .... | 176 pages | Illus | Icon Books Pbk | 2005 | 1840466340 | #153694A | £9.99 BUY |
Modern Morphometrics in Physical Anthropology
DE Slice Morphometrics has undergone a revolutionary transformation in the past two decades as new methods have been developed to address shortcomings in the traditional multivirate .... | 384 pages | - | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 0306486970 | #153562A | £77.00 BUY |
Douglas Palmer New general history of human evolution. .... | 272 pages | Colour & b/w photos | Weidenfeld & Nicolson Hbk | NYP 08/2005 | 0297844024 | #146202A | £25.00 BUY |
| Ecology | Go to subject web page |
Continues the publication of British Ecological Society symposia under this new series title, published by Cambridge University Press. .... | |
Man-Made Closed Ecological Systems
II Gitelson, GM Lisovsky and RD MacElroy Explores the interactions between humans, microorganisms, and plants in a closed habitat, and the life support systems necessary to maintain habitability over long .... | 402 pages | Figs, tabs | Taylor & Francis Hbk | 2003 | 0415299985 | #153370A | £74.00 BUY |
Pisces CD-book editions. From the publisher's announcement: .... | |
Taxonomy, Ecology and Evolution of Metazoan Parasites Two Volume Set Edited by C Combes and J Jourdane This work includes 36 contributions written by a team of 75 international specialists on metazoan parasites. the subjects treated range from taxonomy, biodiversity, phylogeny .... | 776 pages | 224 Figs | Perpignan Press Pbk | 2003 | 2914518293 | #149421A | £45.50 BUY |
| Habitats & Ecosystems | Go to subject web page |
Changes and Disturbance in Tropical Rainforest in South-East Asia
Edited by DM Newbery, TH Clutton-Brock and GT Prance Important collection of papers, that passed NHBS by until now. .... | 176 pages | Illus | Imperial College Press Hbk | 2000 | 1860942431 | #153957A | £37.00 BUY |
A Functional Approach Gordon Dickinson and Kevin Murphy New edition of the ecosystems textbook for geographers. .... | 190 pages | B/w photos, figs, tabs | Routledge Hbk | 1998 | 0415145120 | #070724A | £55.00 BUY Pbk | 1998 | 0415145139 | #070725A | £17.50 BUY Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0415332788 | #153580A | £65.00 BUY |
Edited by Rattan Lal Covering all branches of soil science, with over 400 contributions. .... | 1504 pages | Illus | Marcel Dekker Hbk | 2002 | 082470634X | #129375A | £225.00 BUY |
Estuarine Research, Monitoring, and Restoration
Edited by Michael J Kennish Based on US research. .... | 320 pages | 24 b/w Illus | CRC Press Hbk | 2003 | 0849319609 | #142182A | £68.99 BUY |
Habitat Creation for Lowland Derbyshire
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust The Habitat Creation Guide for Lowland Derbyshire is a publication produced exclusively by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. This essential new reference guide is intended for use by .... | 50 pages | - | Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Ringbound | 2002 | #153669A | £12.50 BUY |
Handbook for Restoring Tidal Wetlands
Edited by BJ Zedler Provides a broad-based compilation of case studies and principles to guide the management of tidal restoration sites, and covers a full range of topics including: the .... | 439 pages | B/w photos, illus, figs, tabs | CRC Press Hbk | 2000 | 084939063X | #120580A | £57.99 BUY |
Zdenko Rengel This handbook offers effective strategies to modify and adjust crop production processes to decrease the toxicity of soil contaminants, balance soil pH, improve root growth and .... | 512 pages | - | Marcel Dekker Hbk | 2003 | 0824708903 | #135084A | £115.00 BUY |
The Human Impact on the Natural Environment
Andrew Goudie The new edition of this classic student text provides an up-to-date and comprehensive view of the major environmental issues facing the world today, and is an essential .... | 384 pages | 220 illus | Blackwell Pbk | 2000 | 0631199780 | #106351A | £17.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 07/2005 | 140512704X | #153422A | £24.99 BUY |
Hábitats Prioritarios de la Comunidad Valenciana Valores Faunísticos y Botánicos Emilio Laguma Lumbreras Covers the priority habitats of the Valencian community in Spain. .... | 222 pages | Col photos | Llibreria Generalitat Valencia Pbk | 2003 | 8448235045 | #150645A | £19.95 BUY |
Introduction to Forest and Renewable Resources
GW Sharpe, WF Sharpe, JC Hendee and CW Hendee This introduction to forestry text embraces changes in policies and practices related to the conservation and management of forests and other renewable resources in the U.S. and .... | 560 pages | McGraw Hill Pbk | 2003 | 0073661724 | #153477A | £78.99 BUY |
Inventory of Eelgrass Beds in Devon and Dorset 2004
Eelgrass is both nationally and internationally an important marine flowering plant found in coastal waters. Eelgrass species .... | Dorset ERC | #153682A | £33.00 BUY CD | | #153683A | £18.50 BUY |
J Gadant | 240 pages | Col illus | Jean-Pierre de Monza Hbk | 2002 | 2908071916 | #153666A | £42.00 BUY |
Marine Ecosystems and Climate Variation The North Atlantic - A Comparative Perspective Edited by N Stenseth, G Ottersen, J Hurrell and A Belgrano The ecological impact of climate variability on population dynamics is addressed at the full range of trophic levels, from phytoplankton through zooplankton and fish to marine .... | 272 pages | 76 line figures; 1 colour plate | OUP Hbk | 2004 | 0198507488 | #144674A | £68.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0198507496 | #153647A | £35.00 BUY |
Forests and Development in Peninsular Malaysia Jeya Kathirithamby-Wells Explores the relations between people and forests in Peninsula Malaysis, where the planet's richest terrestrial ecosystem collided with the most rapid economic .... | 384 pages | Routledge Hbk | 2003 | 8791114225 | #144515A | £55.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 8791114497 | #153476A | £19.99 BUY |
National Determinants of Collective Action John Waterbury The supply and management of fresh water for the world's billions of inhabitants is .... | 224 pages | 6 maps | Yale UP Hbk | 2002 | 0300088531 | #153072A | £25.00 BUY |
A Guide to Legal, Practical and Financial Matters Thom J McEvoy New edition of the book formerly titled 'Legal Aspects of Owning and Managing Woodlands,' published by Island Press in 1998. .... | 259 pages | Illus, figs, tabs | Island Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1559630817 | #153248A | £33.50 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1559630825 | #153247A | £16.50 BUY |
Pines of Silvicultural Importance
Forestry Compendium The genus Pinus is of great ecological and commercial importance and it is notable for its vast geographic range and the sheer area that its various species occupy. Its .... | 608 pages | CABI Hbk | 2002 | 085199539X | #116723A | £85.00 BUY |
Edited by T Nishida, PJ Kailola and CE Hollingworth The objectives of this symposium were to highlight recent developments and applications of GIS / spatial analyses in fishery and aquatic sciences and to provide a platform for .... | 735 pages | Fishery GIS Research Group 2004 | 4990237706 | #153800A | £123.00 BUY |
AS Nottage and PA Robertson Excellent new RSPB handbook. .... | 128 pages | Figs, tabs, b/w plates | RSPB Pbk | 2005 | 1901930548 | #153781A | £29.99 BUY |
Standards for Delivering Path Projects in Scotland's Mountains This manual covers the process for developing an upland path proposal, through project delivery to closure and aftercare. It has been designed for use by all involved in .... | SNH Pbk | | 1853973424 | #148228A | £28.50 BUY |
Urban Biodiversity and Ecology as a Basis for Holistic Planning and Design. Proceedings of a Workshop held on October 28-29 2000 GH Stewart and ME Ignatieva The proceedings are from a workshop on urban biodiversity and ecology that took place in October 2000 at Lincoln University, New Zealand. The main objective of the workshop was .... | 111 pages | B/w tabs, figs | ICNC Pbk | 2000 | 0864761368 | #151984A | £21.50 BUY |
Wetlands International Specialist Groups Report (1999-2004)
Tunde Ojei Specialist Groups are networks of expert scientists who provide information and advice in support of Wetlands International's programmes and projects in .... | 44 pages | B/w Photos and tables | Wetlands International Pbk | 2005 | 9058829561 | #153720A | £10.00 BUY |
| Conservation & Biodiversity | Go to subject web page |
ETI BioInformatics Staff The unique Biodiversity Challenge Series of CD-ROMs has been designed to be scientifically accurate, educational and entertaining for children, families and any one .... | |
Biodiversity Research in the Horn of Africa Region
Ib Friis and Olof Ryding 26 papers from an August, 1999 symposium entitled 'Flora of the Horn of Africa and its relation to adjacent Floras' - the 3rd Symposium on the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, .... | 440 pages | - | Royal Danish Acad (Reitzels) Pbk | 2001 | #153732A | £60.00 BUY |
Community Based Conservation and Development Strategies and Practice at Caohai Edited by Meng Xianwen et al Fascinating account, in English of the Caohai Project. In unprecedented collaboration between Chinese authorities and intnerational organisations such as the International .... | 308 pages | Tabs | Guizhou Pbk | 2000 | 754120949X | #129746A | £19.95 BUY |
The Lion's Share of the Hunt: Trophy Hunting and Conservation A Review of the Legal Eurasian Tourist Hunting Market and...cont in memo Doris Hofer Presents first-time data on the overall economic relevance of the European hunting tourism industry. It shows that the much-cited significant impact of trophy hunting to a .... | TRAFFIC | #146588A | £14.95 BUY |
Monitoring Nature Conservation in Cultural Habitats
Edited by C Hurford and Schneider Over the past 50 years, changing management practices have led to large-scale habitat degradation and loss in Europe. Monitoring has an important role to play in restoring .... | 408 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 08/2005 | 1402037562 | #153606A | £80.00 BUY |
A, Driver et al This full-colour report, illustrated with photographs, maps and graphs, presents the results and recommendations of South Africa's first National Spatial Biodiversity .... | 46 pages | Illus | NBI Pbk | 2005 | 1919976205 | #153965A | £8.50 BUY |
The Red Data Book, Part 2: Butterflies of India
IJ Gupta and DK Mondal Distribution maps, photographs, taxonomic information and conservation status of India's butterfly fauna. .... | 535 pages | Col photos | Zoological Survey Hbk | 2005 | 8181710703 | #051175A | £75.00 BUY |
The Trade in Marine Turtle Products in Vietnam A Report Prepared for the Marine Turtle Conservation and Management Team Traffic Southeast Asia - Indochina A report on the results of a study carried out in 2002 into the status of the trade in marine turtle products in Vietnam. The study was commissioned to assist the Vietnam .... | 56 pages | Tabs, maps, figs | TRAFFIC South-East Asia Pbk | 2004 | #153727A | £15.50 BUY |
| Environmental Science | Go to subject web page |
Life on the Two-way Street of Global Warming David Reay Looks set to become one of the standard books on sustainable living. .... | 256 pages | Palgrave Hbk | NYP 09/2005 | 1403945780 | #153570A | £16.99 BUY |
Rubbish! How We Fouled the Nest
Richard Girling Does for rubbish what 'No Logo' did for corporate exploitation. This is the horror story of the UK rubbish crisis: each person in the UK on average throws away 20 times their .... | 224 pages | Eden Project Books Hbk | 2005 | 1903919436 | #152799A | £16.99 BUY |
| Sustainable Development | Go to subject web page |
The Health of the Planet and the Wealth of Nations Andrew Simms Great fanfare for truth and realism about the huge ecological debt that advanced economies owe to less developed countries. Bringing a new language of economics to our .... | 208 pages | 7 photos | Pluto Press Hbk | 2005 | 0745324053 | #153654A | £40.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0745324045 | #153655A | £12.99 BUY |
One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
UNEP One Planet, Many People is intended for environmental policy makers, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, academics, teachers and citizens. This colorful and .... | 320 pages | Colour maps and satellite images | UNEP Hbk | 2005 | 9280725718 | #153701A | £81.95 BUY |
| Data Analysis | Go to subject web page |
Field Methods in Remote Sensing
R McCoy This concise guide takes a step by step approach to planning and executing field work associated with many different types of remote sensing projects. Remote sensing texts .... | 159 pages | B/w photos, figs | Guilford Pbk | 2004 | 1593850794 | #153699A | £17.99 BUY |
Principles and Applications JW Haefner Second edition of a textbook originally published by Chapman & Hall in 1996. This new edition includes a CD-ROM with real examples of models as teaching tools. .... | 473 pages | Figs, tabs | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 0387250115 | #153535A | £48.50 BUY |
Nonlinearity, Chaos, and Complexity The Dynamics of Natural and Social Systems Cristoforo Sergio Bertuglia and Franco Vaio Covering a broad range of topics, this text provides a comprehensive survey of the modelling of chaotic dynamics and complexity in the natural and social sciences. Its .... | 320 pages | 64 line figures | OUP Hbk | 2005 | 0198567901 | #153634A | £85.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 019856791X | #153633A | £40.00 BUY |
Online Ecological and Environmental Data
Edited by Virginia Baldwin Explores innovative projects from a diverse array of institutions that have made environmental and ecological research information freely available online. You will find .... | 101 pages | Tabs | Haworth Press Hbk | 2003 | 0789024462 | #153343A | £28.50 BUY Pbk | 2003 | 0789024470 | #153342A | £14.50 BUY |
Statistical Modelling in GLIM4
Murray Aitkin, Brian Francis and John Hinde This new edition of the successful multi-disciplinary text Statistical Modelling in GLIM takes into account new developments in both statistical software and statistical .... | 572 pages | Figs | OUP Hbk | 2005 | 0198524137 | #153627A | £60.00 BUY |