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Welcome to the September NHBS Monthly
Catalogue, the ultimate buyer's guide to new and forthcoming titles in natural
history, conservation and the environment. We added so many books to www.nhbs.com this month that we've had to produce this Monthly Catalogue in two sections. This allows us to send you the catalogue without encountering problems with spam filters - we'll adopt this method from now on as we continue to bring you the most complete possible range of titles in environment publishing. Our huge Autumn Catalogue is only two weeks away! With thousands of titles from the full spectrum of natural history subjects, this is the world's greatest resource for wildlife, science and conservation. See www.nhbs.com for updates. Could you research and catalogue the books displayed on this page? Could you market titles and communicate with our diverse range of customers from all corners of the planet? NHBS is recruiting, see www.nhbs.com/recruitment for full information. Discounts for libraries, organisations and large orders Are you a librarian or responsible for book purchasing within your organisation, or are thinking of placing a large order? NHBS provides a specialised supply service for libraries, organisations and bulk purchasers - handling everything from researching hard to obtain titles to arranging documentation and shipment. View this Monthly Catalogue as a web page or save/print it as a .pdf document. We are usually able to offer competitive packages - please contact customer.services@nhbs.co.uk to discuss what we can offer. |
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| Mammals | Go to subject web page |
Cooperation in Primates and Humans Mechanisms and Evolution Edited by Peter M Kappeler and Carel P van Schaik Cooperative behavior has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory since the days of Charles Darwin. The contributions to this book examine the many facets of cooperative .... | 355 pages | 61 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 3540282696 | #154926A | £92.50 BUY |
B Hampton | 320 pages | Owl Books Pbk | 1997 | 0805055282 | #154896A | £10.50 BUY |
Mammals of Russia and Bordering Regions - Baleen Whales
VE Sokolov and VA Arsen'ev Presents information on the biological peculiarities of baleen whales of the order Cetacea. Species descriptions include characteristic features, systematic position, .... | 330 pages | 75 illus, 38 tabs | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 1578081858 | #127336A | £108.40 BUY |
Evolutionary Biology Annalisa Berta, James L Sumich and Kit M Kovacs New edition of this excellent textbook. .... | 736 pages | B/w illus, figs | Academic Press Hbk | 1999 | 0120932253 | #088227A | £47.95 BUY Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0120885522 | #155066A | £45.99 BUY |
New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates Distribution, Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation Edited by PA Garber, A Estrada, M Pavelka and L Luecke The purpose of this volume is to present a comprehensive overview of recent advances in primate field research, ecology, and conservation biology in Mesoamerica. The overall .... | 710 pages | 165 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 038725854X | #154922A | £84.50 BUY |
Our Inner Ape: The Best and Worst of Human Nature
Frans de Waal We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by .... | 300 pages | Illus | Granta Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1862077959 | #154286A | £20.00 BUY |
Edited by S Muller Reprint of Cytogenetic and Genome Research 2005, Vol. 108, No. 1-3. .... | 268 pages | 111 figures, (50 in colour), 56 tables | Karger Hbk | 2005 | 3805578601 | #155276A | £59.00 BUY |
| Birds | Go to subject web page |
Aviculture, Trade and Conservation Rosemary Low This book contains a wealth of information on feeding and housing plus chapters on Amazons as Companion Parrots, Aviaries, Disease, Life in the Wild, Breeding, Health Care .... | 324 pages | 170 col photos, dist maps | Rosemary Low Hbk | 2005 | 0953133745 | #155071A | £25.00 BUY |
Areas Importantes Para La Conservacion de Las Aves En Los Andes Tropicales
Edited by K Boyla and A Estrada The five countries of the Tropical Andes form the most biodiverse regions in the world, with a quarter of the world's bird species in just three percent of the land area. The .... | 769 pages | Maps, b\w illus, tabs, col photos, figs | Birdlife Ecuador Hbk | 2005 | 9978441964 | #154957A | £30.00 BUY |
How Birds Can Change A Life Marjorie Valentine Adams History of the rise of birdwatching in the United States, by a veteran participant and observer. .... | 288 pages | 51 halftones, 9 line drawings | Texas UP Hbk | NYP 01/2006 | 0292709498 | #155349A | £16.95 BUY |
Population Estimates, Trends and Conservation Status BirdLife International &b;New review of bird conservation compiled by Ian Burfield and Frans van Bommel .... | 374 pages | Col maps, illus, tabs | BirdLife International Hbk | 2004 | 0946888531 | #150394A | £30.00 BUY |
Andy Stoddart, Steve Joyner and James McCallum Few places in Britain, or indeed anywhere, have as long an ornithological history as Blakeney Point. The Point has always been known for its colony of Common Terns but was .... | 239 pages | 30 colour & b/w photos, line drawings | Wren Publishing Hbk | 2005 | 095425452X | #154836A | £25.00 BUY |
A Portrait Abdullah Alfadhel Species by species portraits of the irds of Kuwait - for each there are latin and common names. There is also a bird list for Kuwait, a descritption of important birding sites, .... | 305 pages | Col photos, tabs | Hbk | 2005 | 9990676771 | #154567A | £29.95 BUY |
Birdwatching in the North Pennines
Rebecca Barrett and Mike Langman The North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a wonderful place to watch birds. The rich mix of natural habitats, wildlife and stunning landscapes is unique in .... | 106 pages | Colour & b/w photos, maps, illustrations | North Pennine ANOB Partnership Pbk | 2005 | #154838A | £8.00 BUY |
Rob Hume Rob Hume is a respected birdwatching professional. He has worked for Europe's leading bird charity, the RSPB, for 23 years, and for a good deal of that time he has been .... | 320 pages | David & Charles Hbk | 2005 | 0715321811 | #155279A | £19.99 BUY |
A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession Dan Koeppel There are nearly 10,000 known species of bird on the planet and Richard Koeppel has seen over 7000 of them. But what drives a man to travel to sixty countries and spend a .... | 278 pages | Illus | Michael Joseph Hbk | 2005 | 071814760X | #154994A | £14.99 BUY |
B Gensbol This fieldguide describes all birds of prey of Europe, North-Africa and the Middle East. It gives very detailed information and distinguishes itself particularly with the .... | 408 pages | Col photos, illus | KNNV Hbk | 2005 | 9050111963 | #155233A | £39.00 BUY |
Waterbirds of Bourgas Wetlands Results and Evaluation of the Monthly Waterbird Monitoring 1996-2002 M Dimitrov, T Michev, L Profirov and K Nyagolov This book reflects the results from six years of monthly monitoring of tyhe waterbirds in the most important wetlands ofg Bulgaria - the Bourgas Lakes. The book is divided .... | 159 pages | Figs, Tabs, illus | Pensoft Pbk | 2005 | 9546422363 | #154879A | £31.00 BUY |
One Man's Quest to Solve an Everyday Mystery David Rothenberg The richness and variety of birdsong is both a scientific mystery and a source of wonder. David Rothenberg has a unique approach to this fascinating subject - a musician .... | 272 pages | Illus | Allen Lane Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0713998296 | #155352A | £17.99 BUY |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | Go to subject web page |
Peterson Field Guide Color-In Books Reptiles and Amphibians with Sticker
SA Hughes et al | 64 pages | Illus | Houghton Mifflin Pbk | 2003 | 0618307370 | #154858A | £7.95 BUY |
Peterson First Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians
R Conant, J Collins and RC Stebbins | 128 pages | Illus | Houghton Mifflin Pbk | 1999 | 0395971950 | #154857A | £4.50 BUY |
James R Dixon, John E Werler and Regina Levoy A fully illustrated field guide to all 110 species and subspecies of Texas snakes, drawn from UT Press's monumental, definitive Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and .... | 384 pages | 41 colour illus, 10 maps, 31 line drawings | Texas UP Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0292706758 | #155350A | £12.95 BUY |
| Fishes | Go to subject web page |
Edited by Klaus Reutter and BG Kapoor This book deals with chemosensory systems of fishes and covers the well known olfactory and the gustatory senses as well as the less popular solitary chemosensory cells. .... | 356 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1578083192 | #155197A | £65.00 BUY |
Edited by David H Evans New scientific approaches have dramatically evolved in the decade since The Physiology of Fishes was first published. With the genomic revolution and a heightened .... | 648 pages | B/w photos & illus, tabs | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0849320224 | #155033A | £49.99 BUY |
| Invertebrates | Go to subject web page |
Advances in Decapod Crustacean Research
Edited by Jose PM Paula, Augusto AV Flores and Charles HJM Fransen Proceedings of the 7th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, held at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal, 6-9 September 1999. Reprinted from .... | 320 pages | Springer Hbk | 2001 | 079236922X | #132073A | £80.50 BUY |
Claire Preston Written in a lively, engaging style, and containing many fascinating bee facts, anecdotes, fables, and images, 'Bee' is a wide-ranging, highly-illustrated meditation on .... | 224 pages | 75 illus (25 in colour) | Reaktion Books Pbk | 2005 | 186189256X | #155343A | £12.95 BUY |
Beetles of the Czech and Slovak Republics
K Hurka The book contains colour illustrations of more than 800 species of beetles representing all the 101 families occurring in the Czech and Slovak Republics. Each family is briefly .... | 392 pages | 70 Col plates | Kabourek Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 8086447111 | #154951A | £50.00 BUY |
Biological Control in IPM Systems in Africa
Edited by P Neuenschwander, C Borgemeister and J Langewald | 414 pages | Col plates | CABI Hbk | 2003 | 0851996396 | #137717A | £75.00 BUY |
Biology, Ecology, and Evolution of Gall-Inducing Arthropods
A Raman, Carl W Schaefer and Toni M Withers This monograph, a set of 2 volumes places greater emphasis on the biology, behavior, and evolution of the gall-inducing arthropod and of associated organisms; the dynamics of .... | 817 pages | 2 volume set | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578082625 | #136231A | £81.40 BUY |
CV Antram Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Papilionidae. 3. Pieridae. 4. Nymphalidae. 5. Nemeobidae. .... | 226 pages | 123 col plates, 10 col maps | Periodical Hbk | 1986 | #017459A | £33.50 BUY Hbk | 1986 | #155337A | £29.50 BUY |
An Illustrated Checklist Alexander Monastyrskii and Alexey L Devyatkin Excellent small book on the butterflies of Vietnam, professionally produced with good colour photographs and well organised text. There is a dual English-Vietnamese .... | 56 pages | 14 col plates | Dr. Alexander Monastyrskii Pbk | 2003 | #154809A | £15.95 BUY |
Chemoecology of Insect Eggs and Egg Deposition
Edited by Monika Hilker and Torsten Meiners Originally published by Blackwell Verlag, Germany, now available from NHBS via Blackwell Publishing, UK. .... | 416 pages | Col photos, b/w photos, illus, figs, tabs | Blackwell Hbk | 2002 | 1405100087 | #132515A | £60.00 BUY |
A Colour Handbook of Nematodes of Agricultural Importance
John Bridge and Jim Starr | 128 pages | Illus in colour throughout | Manson Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 184076063X | #153444A | £30.00 BUY |
Edited by MG Paoletti Although there are more than 15 million species of plants, animals and microbes on earth, more than 90% of the world food supply comes from just 15 crop species and 8 .... | 608 pages | 16 col plates | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083397 | #153684A | £53.60 BUY |
Entomology, Ecology and Agriculture: The Making of Scientific Careers in North America, 1885-1985
Paolo Palladino Examines the vastly expanded governmental funding of scientific research and technological development for the institutional and intellectual organisation of life .... | 201 pages | - | Taylor & Francis Hbk | 1996 | 3718659077 | #154852A | £70.00 BUY |
Evolutionary Biology and Ecology of Ostracoda
Edited by David J Horne and Koen Martens Theme 3 of the 13th International Symposium on Ostracoda (ISO 97). Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, 419. .... | 212 pages | Springer Hbk | 2000 | 0792363965 | #154939A | £100.00 BUY |
Fauna of New Zealand, No 51: Coccidae (Insecta: Hemiptera)
CJ Hodgson and RC Henderson The soft scale family Coccidae is one of ten families of plant sucking scale insects present in New Zealand. .... | 228 pages | Col & b/w photos, b/w illus | Manaaki Whenua Press Pbk | 2004 | 0478093608 | #154851A | £45.00 BUY |
Fauna of New Zealand: No 52: Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata)
Qing-Hai Fan and Zhi-Qiang Zhang Mites of the superfamily Raphignathoidea are biological control agents of spider mites, eriophyid mites, and scale insects in agriculture and forestry. The majority of the .... | 400 pages | B/w photos, b/w illus | Manaaki Whenua Press Pbk | 2005 | 0478093713 | #154849A | £73.00 BUY |
Fauna of New Zealand: No 53: Harpalini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalinae)
A Larochelle and MC Larivière The tribe Harpalini belongs to the subfamily Harpalinae which contains over 19 000 taxa worldwide, distributed in all biogeographic regions. Compared with larger or warmer .... | 160 pages | Col photos, b/w illus | Manaaki Whenua Press Pbk | 2005 | 0478093691 | #154850A | £45.00 BUY |
Foodplant List for the Caterpillars of Britain's Butterflies and Larger Moths
T Crafer | Atropos Pbk | 2005 | 0955108608 | #154855A | £25.95 BUY |
Genetics, Evolution and Biological Control
Edited by L E Ehler, R Sforza and T Mateille | 288 pages | CABI Hbk | 2003 | 085199735X | #141638A | £55.00 BUY |
Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain
Steve Brooks and Richard Askew Dragonflies and damselflies belong to the order of insects called Odonata (meaning 'toothed jaw' in ancient Greek.) With practice most of the British species of .... | 12 pages | 12 concertina A5 size sheets, col illus | FSC Unbound | 2004 | 1851538631 | #155014A | £3.25 BUY |
Heliothis/ Helicoverpa Management Emerging Trends and Strategies for Future Research Edited by HC Sharma Heliothis/Helicoverpa are the most important constraints to increasing the production and productivity of crops worldwide. They cause an estimated loss of US$5 billion, .... | 482 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083818 | #155206A | £51.00 BUY |
The Story of the Honeybee and Us Bee Wilson Ever since men first hunted for honeycomb in rocks and daubed pictures of it on cave walls, the honeybee has been seen as one of the wonders of nature: social, industrious, .... | 320 pages | Illus | John Murray Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0719565987 | #155304A | £7.99 BUY |
Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occuring in the United States and Canada
Shawn M Clark et al The leaf beetles are among the most conspicuous beetles on plants. They are perhaps best known for their phytophagous habit, a trait that has assured for them an enduring place .... | 476 pages | Coleopterists Society Spiralbound | 2004 | #154854A | £78.00 BUY |
Edited by Frederick W Stehr Immature Insects, Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Frederick W. Stehr, are excellent sources of information on the biology and ecology of insect families, making these indispensible .... | 754 pages | Keys, line illus, | Kendall Hunt Hbk | 1991 | 075751667X | #155287A | £185.00 BUY |
Edited by Frederick W Stehr Immature Insects, Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Frederick W. Stehr, are excellent sources of information on the biology and ecology .... | 975 pages | B/w photos, illus | Kendall Hunt Hbk | 1991 | 0787255769 | #155289A | £230.00 BUY |
Invasive Arthropods in Agriculture Problems and Solutions Edited by GJ Hallman and C Schwalbe This book concentrates on invasive arthropods damaging to agriculture, although relevant examples and discussions with other organisms and situations are included. Some .... | 447 pages | B/w photos, figs, tabs, maps | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2002 | 1578081726 | #131662A | £54.70 BUY |
Z Zhang | 200 pages | Illus, figs, tabs | CABI Hbk | 2003 | 085199590X | #130081A | £45.00 BUY |
Morphology, Molecules, Evolution and Phylogeny in Polychaeta and Related Taxa
Edited by T Bartolomaeus and G Purschke Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, volumes 535-536 (2005). .... | 388 pages | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 1402029519 | #153563A | £87.00 BUY |
Photographic Guide to Shield Bugs and Squash Bugs of Great Britain and Ireland
M Edmondson Evans The first book to illustrate all of the resident British species in these prominent groups. It includes a colour key with several pages of side by side photographs, quickly .... | 123 pages | A5 size, col photos | WGUK Pbk | 2005 | 0954950607 | #153712A | £14.95 BUY |
Andrew Crowe Claiming to be New Zealand's most comprehensive insect photo guide, this excellent new book showcases the variety and beauty of New Zealand's unique insect fauna. It certainly .... | 128 pages | Col photos | Manaaki Whenua Press Pbk | 2002 | 0141006366 | #154847A | £33.00 BUY |
| Palaeontology | Go to subject web page |
Angiosperm Woods from British Lower Cretaceous and Palaeogene Deposits
Mark Crawley | 100 pages | Illus | Blackwell Pbk | 2001 | 0901702765 | #155100A | £49.00 BUY |
Lars E, Holmer et al Describes the diverse and excellently preserved brachiopod fauna from the Botomian - Arenig of southern Kazakhstan for the first time. .... | 180 pages | 51 plates, 27 tables and 19 text-figures | Blackwell Pbk | 2004 | 0901702714 | #155098A | £65.00 BUY |
Conodont Biology and Phylogeny: Interpreting the Fossil Record
Edited by Mark A Purnell and Philip CJ Donoghue Contributors include Walter C.Sweet, Howard A.Armstrong, Oliver Lehnert, James F Miller and Steven A.Leslie. .... | 218 pages | Illus | Blackwell Pbk | 2005 | 0901702978 | #155096A | £66.00 BUY |
Dodo: The Bird Behind the Legend
Alan Grihault It took less than a hundred years of human influence in Mauritius to wipe out the Dodo. The delicate balance of nature was suddenly tipped and became a .... | 171 pages | Col illus | IPC Ltd Pbk | 2005 | 9990338159 | #146548A | £16.99 BUY |
Early Neolithic Agriculture in Southwest Asia and Europe Archaeological Perspectives In Neolithic Plant Economies Edited by S Colledge and J Conolly Editors' Introduction; Methodological Approaches to Comparative Analysis of Archaebotanical Assemblages and Review of Earliest Dispersal Events; The Evolution of .... | 256 pages | Illus | Cavendish Publishing Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1844721191 | #155322A | £55.00 BUY |
Introduction to the Study of Dinosaurs
Anthony J Martin New edition of this introductory textbook, that seeks to balance scientific rigor with a lively text to show how dinosaurs lived and died as well as what happened to them after .... | 456 pages | Col photos, b\w photos, illus, figs, tabs | Blackwell Science Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1405134135 | #155102A | £39.99 BUY |
Life and Environments in Purbeck Times
Edited by Andrew R Milner and David Batten | 200 pages | Blackwell Pbk | 2003 | 0901702730 | #137994A | £71.00 BUY |
Lower Jurassic Floras from Hope Bay and Botany Bay, Antarctica
PM Rees and C Cleal This issue investigates the Hope Bay and Botany Bay, Graham Land, Antarctica which have yielded two of the most diverse floras known from the Jurassic. It presents a major .... | 96 pages | Illus | Blackwell Pbk | 2004 | 0901702838 | #155097A | £42.00 BUY |
The Pterosaurs: From Deep Time
David M Unwin One pterosaur that evolved just before the whole astonishingly colorful and diverse group went extinct had a wingspan of thirty-nine feet-making it the largest living thing .... | 347 pages | Col illus, line illus | Pi Press Hbk | 2005 | 013146308X | #151132A | £28.99 BUY |
Studies on Palaeozoic Paleontology and Biostratigraphy in Honour of Charles Hepworth Holland
Edited by Patrick Jackson, Matthew Parkes and Rachel Wood | 260 pages | Blackwell Pbk | 2003 | 0901702773 | #137993A | £71.00 BUY |
Simon Hillson Archaeological discoveries of teeth provide remarkable information on humans, animals and the health, hygiene and diet of ancient communities. In this fully revised and .... | 388 pages | 112 line drawings, 16 tables, 18 halftones | CUP Hbk | 2005 | 0521837014 | #155317A | £75.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0521545498 | #155315A | £30.00 BUY |
Trees and Woodlands of South Asia An Archaeological Perspective Dorian Fuller and Eleni Asouti Introduction; Vegetation Ecology of South India: Concepts, Ecological Theory and the Politics of Human Interventions; An Outline of South Indian Forest and Woodland .... | 300 pages | Illus | Cavendish Publishing Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1844720756 | #155320A | £60.00 BUY |
Trilobites and their Relatives
Phillip A, Lane et al Contents 1. Introduction: Richard A. Fortey, Philip D. Lane and Derek J. Siveter. .... | 400 pages | 156 illus | Blackwell Pbk | 2003 | 0901702811 | #155099A | £85.00 BUY |
The Great Feathered Dinosaur Discovery Mick Ellison and Mark Norell Charts the revolution in dinosaur science based on new discoveries in China, a revolution in our understanding of dinosaur origins that has occurred in the last 20 .... | 224 pages | Pi Press Hbk | 2005 | 0131862669 | #155249A | £21.99 BUY |
From the makers of Walking With Dinosaurs and Walking With Beasts comes an epic and entertaining new exploration of life, revealing that in the age before dinosaurs, a .... | BBC Video DVD | NYP 11/2005 | BBCDVD1750 | #154217A | £13.61 BUY |
| Marine & Freshwater Biology | Go to subject web page |
The Blue Planet Special Edition DVD
BBC Worldwide This definitive natural history of the world's oceans covers everything from popular shores and teeming shallows to the mysterious open depths. Two-thirds of the planet is .... | 3 disc set, running time 558 minutes | BBC Video DVD | NYP 10/2005 | BBCDVD1792 | #154804A | £25.52 BUY |
Edited by Hugo I Moyano, Juan M Cancino and Patrick N Wyse Jackson Proceedings of the 13th International Bryozoology Association conference, Concepcion/Chile, 11-16 January 2004. .... | 422 pages | Balkema Hbk | 2005 | 0415372933 | #155018A | £69.00 BUY |
Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Cayman Islands
Jean Pierce and Kris Newnam | 144 pages | Col photos, maps | Lonely Planet Pbk | 1999 | 0864427700 | #154788A | £10.99 BUY |
James Cameron's Aliens of the Deep
Joe MacInnis A companion volume to the 3-D giant-screen film follows a team of scientists as they explore the deep ocean vents of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, offering readers a view .... | 192 pages | Col photos | National Geographic Hbk | 2004 | 0792293436 | #155117A | £19.99 BUY |
Jellyfish Blooms: Ecological and Societal Importance
Edited by JE Purcell, WM Graham and HJ Dumont Proceedings of the International Conference on Jellyfish Blooms, held in Gulf Shores, Alabama, 12-14 January 2000. Reprinted from HYDROBIOLOGIA, 2001. .... | 356 pages | Springer Hbk | 2001 | 0792369645 | #132074A | £92.50 BUY |
Emirates Heritage Club This is a stunning large format book, produced in Italy for the Emirates Heritage Club. This is at once a beautiful photo-compilation to grace coffee tables (there are hundreds .... | 277 pages | Col photos, tabs [large format: 300mm x 380mm] | Emirates Heritage Club Hbk | 2004 | 1904566405 | #154754A | £95.00 BUY |
Neville Coleman Comprehensive identification guide on the Maldives and the Indian Ocean covering the most commonly seen invertebrates. .... | 328 pages | Col photos | Atoll Editions Hbk | 2000 | 1876410361 | #122759A | £40.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1876410728 | #155335A | £24.95 BUY |
Edited by La-Orsri Sanoamuang et al Proceedings of the IXth International Rotifer Symposium, held in Khon Kaen, Thailand, 16-23 January 2000. Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, 2001. .... | 420 pages | Springer Hbk | 2001 | 0792368703 | #131990A | £103.00 BUY |
| General Natural History | Go to subject web page |
25 Big Ideas: The Science that Changed Our World
Robert Matthews From the Big Bang to the Theory of Everything, Sunday Telegraph Science Correspondent Robert Matthews takes us on a tour of twenty-five of the biggest ideas in modern .... | 224 pages | Oneworld Publications Pbk | 2005 | 1851683917 | #155245A | £9.99 BUY |
A Photographic Diary of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Richard Taylor-Jones As one of the world's most famous conservation charities approaches its 60th anniversary photographer Richard Taylor-Jones sets out to document it's people, places, wildlife and .... | 160 pages | Col photos | Fulmar Books Hbk | 2005 | 0946988226 | #155281A | £25.00 BUY |
Sian Ede Is science the new art? Scientists weave incredible stories, invent wild hypotheses and ask difficult questions about the meaning of life. They have insights into the workings .... | 216 pages | B/w photos | Tauris Pbk | 2005 | 1850435847 | #154260A | £14.99 BUY |
Daniel Charles In January 1934, as Hitler's shadow began to fall across Europe, a short, bald man carrying a German passport arrived at the Hotel Euler in Basle. He seemed haunted and .... | 336 pages | Jonathan Cape Hbk | 2005 | 0224064444 | #154766A | £20.00 BUY |
Clara's Grand Tour: Travels with a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
G Ridley Clara, Europe's first rhinoceros, was the favourite attraction of kings and queens from one side of the continent to the other. .... | 222 pages | B/w illus | Atlantic Books Hbk | 2004 | 184354010X | #149949A | £14.99 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1843541475 | #155300A | £8.99 BUY |
Images from the World's Edge Bill Curtsinger Lovers of marine life and connoisseurs of photography will delight in this beautifully produced book dedicated to the surprising elements of the "unseen." In Extreme Nature, .... | 408 pages | Colour photos | White Star Ediz Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 8854400785 | #155351A | £24.95 BUY |
The Story of a Revolution John Gribbin From the bestselling author of Science: A History comes the enthralling story of a revolution that shook the world. Seventeenth-century England was racked by civil war, .... | 352 pages | Allen Lane Hbk | 2005 | 0713997451 | #155260A | £20.00 BUY |
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Steven D Levitt In Freakonomics Steven Levitt asks a series of provocative and profound questions about contemporary living and helps us to see the familiar world through a completely original .... | 256 pages | Allen Lane Hbk | 2005 | 0713998067 | #155248A | £20.00 BUY |
Darren Woodhead Magnificent wildlife art book, organised as a seasonal journey (mostly around Scotland). Woodhead quotes John Busby and Lars Jonsson in his introduction, and their influence is .... | 156 pages | Colour illustrations throughout [large format] | Langford Press Hbk | 2005 | 1904078192 | #154839A | £35.00 BUY |
Robin Blake George Stubbs was far more than a great portraitist of horses; as this fascinating book shows, he was a painter and printmaker on a par with his contemporaries Hogarth, .... | 400 pages | Illus | Chatto & Windus Hbk | 2005 | 070117305X | #154825A | £25.00 BUY |
The Illustrated Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson An illustrated edition of the bestselling book from Bill Bryson.This is Bryson's quest to discover everything that happened from .... | 624 pages | Doubleday Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0385609612 | #155267A | £30.00 BUY |
The Wildlife Art of Chris Rose Chris Rose Chris Rose is now one of Britain's foremost wildlife artist. This is his first book, and focuses on his paintings of British birds. Many of the pictures are of common species .... | 142 pages | Colour paintings throughout [large format] | Langford Press Hbk | 2005 | 1904078168 | #154837A | £35.00 BUY |
Meg Greene Even as a young girl, Jane Goodall was fascinated with animals. As she grew older, she would have the opportunity to begin her research on chimpanzees under the guidance of .... | 155 pages | Greenwood Press Hbk | 2005 | 0313331391 | #155280A | £16.99 BUY |
Animal Studies Group Though not often acknowledged openly, killing represents by far the most common form of human interaction with animals. Humans kill animals for food, for pleasure, to wear, and .... | 224 pages | 16 photos | Illinois UP Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 0252030508 | #155347A | £32.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 0252072901 | #155348A | £16.95 BUY |
Michael Nichols Determined to document the vanishing riches of central Africa's last undeveloped reaches, National Geographic photographer Michael 'Nick' Nichols set out with ecologist .... | 480 pages | Col photos, 2 volume set | National Geographic Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0792238818 | #154889A | £80.00 BUY |
The Mould in Dr. Florey's Coat How Penicillin Began the Age of Miracle Cures Eric Lax `Veteran journalist and author Lax takes a revealing look back at the time when world-altering science was done on a shoestring, bringing to brilliant life the story of .... | 288 pages | Illus | Little, Brown Hbk | 2004 | 0316859257 | #155355A | £16.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0349117683 | #155356A | £8.99 BUY |
The Natures of John and William Bartram
Thomas P Slaughter John Bartram was the greatest collecting botanist of his day, personally introducing fully one quarter of all the plants that reached Europe from the New World during the .... | 304 pages | 15 illus, 2 maps | Knopf Hbk | 1996 | 0679430458 | #061048A | Normally £21.50 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £12.99 Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0812219341 | #154956A | £11.50 BUY |
Rene Dubos, Friend of the Good Earth Microbiologist, Medical Scientist, and Environmentalist Carol Moberg An in-depth biography of the life and work of a key 20th century scientist, exploring his many influential roles - in launching the antibiotic era, revising the germ theory, .... | 245 pages | Illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1555813402 | #155095A | £20.00 BUY |
Candice Millard In 1912, shortly after losing his bid to spend a third term as American President to Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt with his son Kermit, a Brazilian guide and a band of .... | 448 pages | Illus | Little, Brown Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0316724750 | #155303A | £18.99 BUY |
A Turn Around the World of Science Steve Jones Brings to life a vast diversity of subjects, united under the banner of scientific truth .... | 336 pages | Illus | Little, Brown Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0316731935 | #155353A | £12.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0349119406 | #155354A | £8.99 BUY |
Robert Winston Robert Winston provides a unique perspective; he writes as a respected scientist who is .... | 368 pages | Illus | Bantam Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0593054938 | #155357A | £18.99 BUY |
The Third Man of the Double Helix
Maurice Wilkins Maurice Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology with Francis Crick and James Watson for the discovery of the double helical structure of DNA. The story of Rosalind .... | 288 pages | 20 halftones | OUP Hbk | 2003 | 0198606656 | #141807A | £16.99 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 019280667X | #154758A | £9.99 BUY |
The Velocity of Honey: And More Science of Everyday Life
Jay Ingram Why doesn't honey flow out in all directions across your toast? What's the science behind the theory of 'six degrees of separation'? How do stones 'skip'? When visiting a .... | 224 pages | Aurum Press Pbk | 2005 | 1845131088 | #155251A | £7.99 BUY |
And 100 Other Questions from the Worlds of Science Adam Hart-Davis Why does a ball bounce? Why does a balloon burst? How can a stone move on its own? Television scientist and historian Adam Hart-Davis brings you the answers to 100 .... | 224 pages | Ebury Press Hbk | 2005 | 0091902681 | #155261A | £14.99 BUY |
How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older Elkhonon Goldberg Goldberg delves into the mechanisms of the mind, outlining how the elegant structures of the brain develop and change over the course of a lifetime. Drawing on recent and .... | 352 pages | Free Press Hbk | 2005 | 0743264010 | #155246A | £14.99 BUY |
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And their Adaptations to Life on the Edge Arnoldus Schytte Blix Where and what is the Arctic? What animals live there, and how are they distributed? How do they cope with cold in their austere environment, and how can Arctic mammals survive .... | 296 pages | Colour photos | Tapir Hbk | 2005 | 8251920507 | #155344A | £35.00 BUY |
Australian Antarctic Science: The First Fifty Years of ANARE
HJ Marchant, DJ Lugg and PG Quilty .... | 622 pages | Australian Antarctic Division Hbk | 2002 | 1876934050 | #154881A | £95.00 BUY |
Bradt Travel Guide: Cayman Islands
Tricia Hayne | 240 pages | Col photos, maps | Bradt Pbk | 2004 | 1841621013 | #154789A | £12.95 BUY |
Bradt Wildlife Guide: Galapagos Wildlife A Visitor's Guide David Horwell and Pete Oxford Excellent guide, which covers land and marine wildlife, habitats, conservation and ecology, and visitor sites. .... | 140 pages | 120 col photos, maps | Bradt Pbk | 2005 | 1841621005 | #155333A | £15.99 BUY |
Eyewitness Travel Guides: China
Edited by Hugh Thompson | 672 pages | Col photos | Dorling Kindersley Pbk | 2005 | 1405308761 | #154806A | £18.99 BUY |
Stefan Buczacki New paperback edition of this great book on British natural history. .... | 528 pages | 400 col photos, 100 col illus | Hamlyn Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0600613925 | #155181A | £18.99 BUY |
With a Camera Polly Pullar Stunning and unusual collection of photographs depicting Polly Pullar's fascination with the Scottish countryside in all its aspects, spanning wildlife and domestic/farm .... | 136 pages | Colour photos throughout, A4 format | Langford Press Hbk | 2004 | 1904078109 | #154841A | £22.00 BUY |
The Countryside Remembered Tom Quinn Following the recent discovery of a treasure trove of original photographs by John Tarlton, the author Tom Quinn has collated the collection into a fascinating and .... | 136 pages | b/w photos | Swan Hill Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1904057675 | #155313A | £19.95 BUY |
Jeffrey A Lockwood Locust is the story of how one insect shaped the history of the western United States In 1876 the US Congress declared the locust "the single greatest impediment to the .... | 320 pages | Illus | Basic Books Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0465041671 | #155302A | £8.99 BUY |
Map of the Natural Vegetation of Europe / Karte der Natürlichen Vegetation Europas
U Bohn and R Neuhäusl The Map of the Natural Vegetation of Europe, scale 1:2.5 million, is the product of intensive scientific collaboration over a twenty-year period involving geobotanists from .... | |
Rapid Biological Inventories Report 15 Corine Vriesendorp, LR Chavez et al Conducted during the spring of 2004 on the eastern side of the Peruvian Andes, this inventory offers biological and social analyses of the Zona Reservada Megantoni. The .... | 248 pages | Chicago UP Pbk | 2004 | 0914868675 | #155019A | £21.00 BUY |
Scottish Native Farm Animals, Characters and Landscapes Polly Pullar and Keith Brockie Beautifully illustrated by Keith Brockie, this fine book presents a journey around Scotland encompassing every breed of Scottish native farn animal. The chapters evolve .... | 180 pages | Colour and black and white illustrations throughout, A4 format | Langford Press Hbk | 2003 | 1904078060 | #154840A | £28.00 BUY |
Africa's Past, Present and Future Robert Guest Africa is the only continent to have grown poorer over the last three decades. Why? The Shackled Continent, Robert Guest's fascinating first book, seeks to diagnose the .... | 288 pages | Illus | Pan Pbk | 2005 | 0330419722 | #155312A | £7.99 BUY |
The Splendour of Lascaux: Rediscovering the Greatest Treasure in Prehistoric Art
N Aujoulat On 12 September 1940, four teenagers accidentally stumbled across a hole in the hillside overlooking the village of Montignac, France. This opening - the entrance to the Lascaux .... | 274 pages | 180 illus, 39 col figs | Thames & Hudson Hbk | 2005 | 0500051356 | #154969A | £42.00 BUY |
North Norfolk's Saltmarsh Coast Edited by Ian Scott | 232 pages | 100 photos | Quiller Publishing Hbk | 2005 | 1899163794 | #155334A | £16.95 BUY |
Iolo Williams Enthusiasm for the natural world and countryside matters is at the heart of this book which depicts a year in the life of Iolo Williams - wildlife expert, explorer and .... | 220 pages | Gomer Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1843234580 | #155339A | £14.99 BUY |
| Botany & Plant Science | Go to subject web page |
Agrobiotechnology and Plant Tissue Culture
Edited by SS Bhojwani and Woong-Young Soh Plant tissue culture, a fundamental technique of plant biotechnology, has found varied applications in the plant industry. It is an invaluable laboratory technique to study .... | 200 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2003 | 1578082439 | #142334A | £51.70 BUY |
A Gardener's Guide Jim Jermyn With this reference gardeners can successfully replicate alpine plants' native conditions, allowing them to grow such choice alpines as gentians, daphnes, and .... | 320 pages | 200 col photos, 1 b/w photos, 7 illus, 1 map | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0881927341 | #154872A | £25.00 BUY |
Angiosperm Phylogeny and Evolution
Douglas E Soltis, Pamela S Soltis, Peter K Endress and Mark W Chase Major new Sinauer textbook. .... | 400 pages | Illus | Sinauer Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0878938176 | #155108A | £38.99 BUY |
Ian Adams Every gardener who seeks to capture the fleeting moments of perfection in plants and gardens must inevitably turn to photography. In this remarkably clear and informative .... | 204 pages | 146 colour photos | Timber Press Pbk | 2005 | 0881926809 | #155157A | £17.99 BUY |
Cultivation, Identification, and Natural History Mark C Tebbitt Begonias have enormous horticultural appeal, are widely cultivated in the home, and increasing in variety, including hardy species for the garden and semi-hardy species for .... | 336 pages | 212 col photos, 5 b/w photos, 104 illus, 1 map | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0881927333 | #154873A | £25.00 BUY |
Barbara Bowling Berry fruits have long been used and appreciated in the kitchen, but the aesthetic and practical benefits they bring to the garden landscape are all too often ignored. Whether .... | 304 pages | 40 col photos, 25 b&w illus, 17 tables | Timber Press Hbk | 2000 | 088192489X | #112006A | £22.50 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0881927260 | #155153A | £14.99 BUY |
Bloom: The Botanical Vernacular in the English Novel
AM King Starting from the botanical crazes inspired by Linnaeus in the eighteenth century, and exploring the variations it spawned - natural history, landscape architecture, polemical .... | 276 pages | 1 line illus, b\w figs | OUP Hbk | 2003 | 0195161513 | #154958A | £31.00 BUY |
Brian Capon New edition of this excellent introduction to botany for gardeners. .... | 240 pages | 147 col photos, 3 col illus, 1 b/w photo, 53 line illus, 4 tabs | Timber Press Pbk | 2005 | 0881926558 | #151876A | £14.99 BUY |
Steven B Karch | 224 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2005 | 0849397758 | #154774A | £22.99 BUY |
British Fungus Flora, Part 1: Boletes and their Allies
R Watling and AE Hills keys to sections and species are given together with full descriptions of the taxa based on personal observations of the executive editors or, in the case of rare species, on .... | 173 pages | Illus | Edinburgh RBG Pbk | 2005 | 1872291899 | #154762A | £12.50 BUY |
Rod Leeds Fantastic color photographs and excellent writing make this an inspirational and accessible guide for specialty plant collectors, alpine and rock gardeners, and city .... | 224 pages | 99 col photos, 9 b/w illus | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 088192735X | #154868A | £20.00 BUY |
Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest
Robert Burleigh Aimed at children, this book traces the history of chocolate from the rainforest to the supermarket shelves. .... | 40 pages | Col photos | Abrams Hbk | 2002 | 0810957345 | #154808A | £13.95 BUY |
Cold Hardiness in Plants Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology and Physiology
Edited by THH Chen, M Uemura and S Fukikawa Based on papers from the 7th International Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar held in Japan in 2004, this book presents the latest research findings on plant freezing and chilling .... | 288 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0851990592 | #155146A | £65.00 BUY |
Garden Plants in Myth and Literature Bobby J Ward This is a perfect bedside book for the literate gardener and makes a terrific gardener's gift book. It is an entertaining survey of 80 plant genera, with a multitude of .... | 446 pages | 78 b/w illus | Timber Press Hbk | 1999 | 0881924695 | #100984A | £17.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0881927279 | #155152A | £14.99 BUY |
Control of Primary Metabolism in Plants
Edited by William Plaxton and Michael McManus Focuses on the pathways of plant primary metabolism and their control, emphasising the multi-layers of control - from transcriptional, through to translational and .... | 320 pages | Illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 01/2006 | 1405130962 | #155093A | £99.50 BUY |
A survey of this interesting and ecologically critical fungal genus, covering the Swedish flora but largely applicable to Europe as a whole. The book comprises a key and .... | 156 pages | Col plates | Karl Soop | 9197480355 | #155270A | £46.50 BUY |
Robert H Mohlenbrock The first in a series of four illustrated guides identifying aquatic and standing water plants in the central Midwest, this convenient reference volume covers the 183 species .... | 272 pages | B/w line illus | Southern Illinois UP Hbk | 2005 | 0809326280 | #154775A | £47.50 BUY |
Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates An Illustrated Encyclopedia Michael A Dirr | 446 pages | 1738 col photos, 1 map | Timber Press Hbk | 2002 | 088192525X | #127596A | £52.50 BUY |
Embryo and Endosperm Development in Flowering Plants Val Raghavan "Double Fertilization" provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of this central event in the reproduction and development of flowering plants. Written by Val Raghavan, .... | 270 pages | 75 illus, 27 in colour | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 3540277919 | #154927A | £115.50 BUY |
Striking Plants for Every Garden Jo Ann Gardner and Kate Bussolini Silver plants bring a luminous beauty to the landscape. Their distinctive colors, textures, and silhouettes enrich garden design; their ability to withstand extremes of .... | 312 pages | 118 colour, 2b/w photos, 1 chart | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 0881927031 | #155158A | £25.00 BUY |
Embryology of Flowering Plants, Volume 2: The Seed
Edited by TB Batygina Covers up-to-date notions of seed structure, processes resulting to its formation (syngamy, triple fusion etc.), as well as of postseminal development (seed dormancy and .... | 750 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1578082633 | #127332A | £82.50 BUY |
Edited by Anthony Hall and Harriet McWatters Our knowledge of the circadian clock in plants has advanced considerably in recent years and we now have a clearer view of the biochemical processes making up its mechanism. .... | 280 pages | 36 illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1405123761 | #155091A | £99.95 BUY |
Evolution of Metabolic Pathways
Edited by John E Romeo, R Ibrahim, L Varin and De Luca V The past decade has seen major advances in the cloning of genes encoding enzymes of plant secondary metabolism. This has been further enhanced by the recent project on the .... | 480 pages | Elsevier Hbk | 2000 | 0080438601 | #155054A | £149.00 BUY |
Evolutionary Genetics of Fungi
Edited by J Xu This timely book describes the use of molecular techniques and bioinformatics to study .... | 350 pages | Taylor & Francis Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1904933157 | #154972A | £99.00 BUY |
The Families and Genera of Angiosperms in China A Comprehensive Analysis Edited by Wu Zhengyi et al | 1209 pages | 16 col plates, b/w line illus | Science Press Hbk | 2003 | 7030114337 | #150191A | £88.00 BUY |
The First Nature Guide to Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales, Volume 1: Woodland and Waysides
Pat O'Reilly and Sue Parker A beautifully illustrated guide to wildflowers of hedgerows, roadside verges, woodland walks and waysides. Contains more than 120 large colour photographs, close-up photos and .... | 67 pages | 120 col photos | First Nature Pbk | 2005 | 0954955412 | #154771A | £6.95 BUY |
Flora of Egypt, Volume 4: Monocotyledons (Alismataceae-Orchidaceae)
Loutfy Boulos This, the final volume in the series, covers 29 monocot families, 180 genera, 482 species and 29 infraspecific taxa. .... | 617 pages | 159 col photos, 404 line illus | Al Hadara Hbk | 2005 | 9775429412 | #134699A | £82.00 BUY |
Flora of Thailand, Volume 8 Part 1: Euphorbiaceae
| Forest Herbarium Pbk | | #154963A | £53.50 BUY |
Flora of Thailand, Volume 9 Part 1: Aizoaceae, Aralidiacea
| Forest Herbarium Pbk | | #154964A | £37.50 BUY |
Flora of the USSR, Alphabetical Indexes to Volumes 1-30
Edited by EG Bobrov, SKBorisova, AG Czerepanov et al The Alphabetical Indexes are cumulative indices to all 30 volumes of the "Flora of the USSR" and together constitute the thirty-first and final volume of this monumental work. .... | 254 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2004 | 1578083346 | #155227A | £58.50 BUY |
Ned Nash and Isobyl La Croix From the producers of the bestselling Flora (Timber Press, 2003) comes the definitive reference for orchid enthusiasts, with more than 1500 orchids described in detail. Genus .... | 368 pages | 1500 col photos | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 088192721X | #154871A | £40.00 BUY |
A Guide to Selecting, Growing, and Enjoying Steven Frowine Orchid lovers of all levels will delight in this unique approach to selecting new and exciting varieties of fragrant orchids. More than 100 different orchids are profiled .... | 200 pages | 125 colour photos | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0881927392 | #155151A | £20.00 BUY |
Fungal Biotechnology in Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Applications
Dilip K Arora Contributions from 80 world-renowned authorities representing a broad international background lend Fungal Biotechnology in Agricultural, Food, and Environmental .... | 700 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2003 | 0824747704 | #154989A | £115.00 BUY |
Fungal Pathogenesis: Principles and Clinical Applications
Richard Calderone This book gives a comprehensive overview of human pathogenic fungi that offers a current and concise survey of virulence factors, host responses and recognition, treatment and .... | 776 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2001 | 0824705688 | #154990A | £115.00 BUY |
Fungi of Switzerland: German Edition
Series Editors: J Breitenbach and F Kranzlin | |
Fungi: Experimental Methods In Biology
Ramesh Maheshwari Fungi: Experimental Methods in Biology presents the latest information in fungal biology generated through the application of genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry. This .... | 264 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2005 | 1574444689 | #154988A | £85.00 BUY |
The Plants, Art, and Hardscape of Little and Lewis George Little and David Lewis Celebrated internationally as artists and gardeners, Little and Lewis open the gates to their renowned Puget Sound garden and share their personal wisdom for what informs and .... | 176 pages | 108 colour photos | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 0881926728 | #155156A | £22.50 BUY |
Martin Page Peonies are virtually unrivalled in a their ability to bring impact and drama to a garden. Once established they flourish for decades, bringing large quantities of .... | 268 pages | 200 colour photos | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 0881926949 | #155160A | £25.00 BUY |
Gardening with Hardy Geraniums
Birgitte Husted Bendtsen Hardy geraniums were the first plants to shrug off the rigours of her coastal climate and grow in Birgitte Husted Bendtsen's garden every bit as well as they did in the .... | 144 pages | 450 colour photos | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 0881927163 | #155161A | £20.00 BUY |
Chris Crowder and Vivian Russell At Levens Hall in the Lake District are the most famous and elaborate topiary gardens in Britain. They were first laid out in 1694 by Guillaume Beaumont, who also worked at .... | 160 pages | 130 colour photos | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2005 | 071122434X | #155327A | £25.00 BUY |
Ann Laras and Ake Lindman Illustrated book on more than sixty major gardens in every part of Italy, from the lakes north of Milan down to Ravello in the south. They include the Villa Balbianello, Isola .... | 208 pages | 200 colour photos | Frances Lincoln Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0711224900 | #155326A | £30.00 BUY |
Stephen Lacey New edition of this comprehensive handbook. .... | 320 pages | Col photos | National Trust Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1905400004 | #155331A | £30.00 BUY |
Botanical Ceiling Panels of the Natural History Museum (London) Sandra Knapp and Bob Press How can a major art collection be on full display to the public, yet never be noticed? The answer is that it is on the ceiling. These painted panels were a key part of the .... | 144 pages | Illus | Natural History Museum Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0565091980 | #155341A | £15.00 BUY |
Delicious Varieties to Grow and Eat Sarah Raven The Great Vegetable Plot is Sarah Raven's new guide to growing vegetables for all keen cooks and any level of gardener. .... | 240 pages | Illus in colour & b/w photos | BBC Books Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0563488174 | #155323A | £20.00 BUY |
The World Wildlife Fund Book of Plants A Huxley Reprint of this good general book on the earth's plant life. .... | 193 pages | Over 250 paintings, photos, maps and diagrams | Gaia Books Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1856752011 | #155338A | £20.00 BUY |
John Tullock This is a book for adventurous gardeners with an appreciation for temperate orchid species and native wildflowers. A surprising number of terrestrial orchids are hardy, .... | 244 pages | 99 col illus | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0881927155 | #154875A | £20.00 BUY |
Handbook of Fungal Biotechnology
Dilip K Arora The Handbook of Fungal Biotechnology offers the newest developments from the frontiers of fungal biochemical and molecular processes and industrial and semi-industrial .... | 600 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2003 | 0824740181 | #154991A | £130.00 BUY |
Hardy Bamboos: Taming the Dragon
Paul Whittaker Bamboos are extraordinary in their ability to transform a garden, adapt to inhospitable surroundings, survive with little care and, most of all, surprise and delight the people .... | 300 pages | 221 colour photos, 165 line drawings, 3 maps | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 088192685X | #155162A | £25.00 BUY |
A Guide to Identification James Cullen For the enthusiastic amateur or experienced rhododendron grower, this landmark reference provides the keys to the accurate identification of the nearly 300 rhododendron species .... | 496 pages | 175 colour photos, 3 line drawings | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0881927236 | #155150A | £35.00 BUY |
A Guide to Growing Herbs as Ornamental Plants Jo Ann Gardner Presents 80 different varieties of herb, with some mention of more than 700 related species and cultivars. The author argues that herbs can not only be used for flavouring, .... | 394 pages | 117 col photos | Timber Press Pbk | 2005 | 0881926981 | #155165A | £17.99 BUY |
Gardening with Tropical Plants in Temperate Zones Susan A Roth and Dennis Schrader Passionate gardeners in cooler climates struggle year after year to overwinter their gorgeous tropical plants. Our new paperback edition is the answer to their problem - .... | 228 pages | 244 col photos | Timber Press Pbk | 2005 | 0881927198 | #154878A | £17.99 BUY |
Andrew Wilson Reveals the history and development of garden and landscape design in the 20th century by focussing on the key personalities who have shaped - and continue to form - today's .... | 192 pages | 150 colour photos | Mitchell Beazley Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1845331796 | #155330A | £18.99 BUY |
Instant Notes in Plant Biology
A Lack and D Evans New edition of this very useful textbook. .... | 350 pages | Illus, figs, tabs | BIOS Pbk | 2005 | 0415356431 | #154995A | £17.99 BUY |
Integrative Phytochemistry: from Ethnobotany to Molecular Ecology
Edited by John E Romeo This monograph series is commissioned by the Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA). The volumes in this series contain articles on developing topics of interest to .... | 340 pages | Elsevier Hbk | 2003 | 0080442773 | #155051A | £120.50 BUY |
The Interactive Manual and Photo-Library of Woody Landscape Plants
Michael A Dirr This is a new DVD-ROM of the title previously available (1997) as 5 CDs. .... | 7600 colour photos, 1100 line drawings on DVD-ROM | Timber Press DVD | 2003 | 0942375033 | #155159A | £75.32 BUY |
Invasive Plants of The Upper Midwest An Illustrated Guide to their Identification and Control Elizabeth J Czarapata This book will be an essential resource for land managers, nature lovers, property owners, farmers, landscapers, educators, botanists, foresters, and gardeners. Invasive .... | 215 pages | Col photos, | Wisconsin UP Hbk | 2005 | 0299210502 | #154772A | £43.95 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0299210545 | #154773A | £19.95 BUY |
Irises: A Gardner's Encyclopedia
Claire Austin The most comprehensive and up-to-date encyclopedia of irises available. Irises are beloved by enthusiasts who garden in a wide variety of zones, including hot and dry, .... | 336 pages | Col photos | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0881927309 | #154865A | £35.00 BUY |
The Creation of a Wildlife Sanctuary May Parker A story of a rich and productive wildlife haven that had been created from a former dumping ground. .... | 192 pages | Illus | Whittles Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1904445284 | #155332A | £16.95 BUY |
Karyotaxonomical Analysis in the Umbelliferae
Edited by MG Pimenov, MG Vasil'eva, MV Leonov and JV Daushkevich | 468 pages | Figs, tabs | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2002 | 1578082226 | #136223A | £64.90 BUY |
Edited by DV Geltman and AN Sennikov A serial in English from the Herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It is devoted to the publication of various aspects of vascular .... | 132 pages | Illus, tabs, maps | Science Publishers/Enfield Pbk | 2002 | 157808248X | #136215A | £30.30 BUY |
Edited by DV Geltman and AN Sennikov An English language serial from the Herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It is devoted to publications on various aspects of .... | 138 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2003 | 157808329X | #155226A | £32.50 BUY |
Fred Hageneder A richly illustrated guide to the human significance of more than 55 trees, from alder to oak, discover their symbolism, healing properties and more. .... | 224 pages | Col photos, illus | Duncan Baird Publishers Hbk | 2005 | 1844831647 | #154887A | £16.99 BUY |
Gems of the Orchid World Mary E Gerritsen and Ron Parsons For the indoor plant hobbyist, intermediate orchid grower, or anyone simply "mad about masdevallias," this is a first complete reference to these collectible orchids. An .... | 300 pages | 149 col photos, 2 b/w photos, 32 illus, 2 maps | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0881927376 | #154877A | £30.00 BUY |
Ben-Erik van Wyk and Michael Wink This marvellous reference is now available at a cheaper price in a Timber Press edition. .... | 480 pages | 793 colour photos, 3 tables, 137 diagrams | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0881926027 | #151593A | £25.00 BUY |
A Family of Herbs and Ornamentals Barbera Perry Lawton Mints: A Family of Herbs and Ornamentals is the first book to survey the entire mint family (Lamiaceae or Labiatae), which includes a surprising variety of plants long .... | 272 pages | 61 col photos, 5 b/w photos, 46 illus | Timber Press Pbk | 2005 | 0881927066 | #155164A | £12.99 BUY |
Nancy Goodwin Story of Goodwin's garden in North Carolina, lovingly tended since 1977. .... | 296 pages | 170 colour photos | Duke UP Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0822336049 | #155325A | £22.95 BUY |
Sematophyllaceae-Polytrichaceae Edited by Wu Peng-cheng and Marshall R Crosby Volume 8 of the Moss Flora of China, English Version, is the fifth of eight planned for the mosses, with four more for the Hepatic Flora of China. It treats 68 genera and 258 .... | 385 pages | Illus, maps | Missouri BG Hbk | 2005 | 1930723466 | #151175A | £64.00 BUY |
A Molecular Analysis KR Krishna The book begins with a chapter on Molecular Evolution and Phylogeny of mycorrhizas. Lucid discussions on cellular physiology, molecular genetics, and molecular regulation .... | 328 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083621 | #155210A | £50.00 BUY |
The New Garden Paradise: Great Private Gardens of the World
Edited by Dominique Browning The last twenty years have seen a lucky confluence of money and talent lavished on gardening, and the results are surprising, enchanting, and sometimes controversial. The .... | 464 pages | Illus | Norton Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0393059391 | #155298A | £30.00 BUY |
Nitrogen Acquisition and Assimilation in Higher Plants
S Amancio and I Stulen Nitrogen is an essential element for plant growth. During the green revolution nitrogenfertilisation was responsible for spectacular yield increases. At present yield .... | 299 pages | Springer Hbk | 2004 | 1402027273 | #155174A | £96.00 BUY |
Oak: The Frame of Civilization
William B Logan The oak tree is found throughout the temperate zones of the world; knowing how to use it has made an astonishing difference to human history. Acorn-eating has sustained humans .... | 320 pages | Illus | Norton Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0393047733 | #155305A | £16.99 BUY |
Vesla Vetlesen | 184 pages | Illus | N.W. Damm & Son AS 2005 | 8204095813 | #154888A | £46.50 BUY |
Palmeiras Brasileiras e Exóticas Cultivadas
Harri Lorenzi | 416 pages | Col photos, maps | Instituto Plantarum EF Hbk | 2004 | 8586714208 | #154968A | £54.50 BUY |
Physiology of Stressed Crops: Volume 2 Nutrient Relations US Gupta This volume covers various aspects of nutrient (deficiency or toxicity) stress in general, and the effects of stress factors like soil acidity, soil salinity, .... | 250 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083710 | #155214A | £47.50 BUY |
Physiology of Stressed Crops: Volume 3 The Stress of Allelochemicals US Gupta Research on the physiology of crops under stress is of relatively recent origin and still in the stage of information building; practical use of the information gathered is .... | 200 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083907 | #155215A | £44.50 BUY |
Phytochemistry in the Genomics and Post-Genomics Eras
Edited by John E Romeo and RA Dixon This monograph series is commissioned by the Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA). The volumes in this series contain articles on developing topics of interest to .... | 268 pages | Elsevier Hbk | 2002 | 0080441165 | #155052A | £116.00 BUY |
Fran Beauman In this beautifully illustrated book, Beauman explores why this golden fruit is so special. Her passion takes her from Hawaii to the Philippines, from explorers' voyages .... | 512 pages | Illus | Chatto & Windus Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0701176997 | #155297A | £15.99 BUY |
An Applied Approach David F Cutler, Ted Botha and Dennis WM Stevenson This new textbook provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of plant anatomy, emphasising the application of plant anatomy and its relevance to modern botanical .... | 300 pages | With accompanying CD-ROM | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1405126795 | #155084A | £29.99 BUY |
Maria J Puertas and Tomas Naranjo Reprint of Cytogenetic and Genome Research 2005, Vol. 109, No. 1-3. .... | 408 pages | 182 figures [81 in colour], 54 tables | Karger Hbk | 2005 | 3805578997 | #153163A | £92.00 BUY |
Edited by Jozef Samaj, Frantisek Baluska and Diedrik Menzel Endocytosis is a fundamental biological process, which is conserved among all eukaryotes. It is essential not only for many physiological and signalling processes but .... | 300 pages | 39 illus, 5 in colour | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 3540281975 | #154929A | £107.50 BUY |
Edited by Peter Meyer Epigenetic modifications are stable but potentially reversible alterations in gene expression that occur without permanent changes in DNA sequence. They can be transmitted .... | 304 pages | 4 illus | Blackwell Hbk | 2005 | 1405129778 | #153434A | £99.95 BUY |
Plant Genome: Biodiversity and Evolution Volume 1, Part B : Phanerogams (Higher Groups) Edited by AK Sharma and A Sharma This volume is the second in the series on 'Higher Plants', otherwise termed Phanerogam or Spermatophyte. The earlier volume, 1A, covered several taxa of Phanerogams and one of .... | 352 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083532 | #155211A | £58.50 BUY |
Plant Roots: Growth, Function and Interactions with the Soil
Peter J Gregory Including much new information on genetic control and root-soil interactions, this is a valuable overview of an essential aspect of plant science. .... | 320 pages | Illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 01/2006 | 1405119063 | #155094A | £99.00 BUY |
Plants of Central Asia, Volume 10: Araliaceae, Umbelliferae,& Cornaceae Plant Collections from China and Mongolia VI Grubov An English translation of the series prepared by the Komarov Botanical Institute. Covers Altai, Khangai, Kentei Ranges in the North, Greater Khingan Range in the East, Pamir in .... | 156 pages | Illus, maps | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 157808122X | #113462A | £49.50 BUY |
Plants of Central Asia, Volume 9: Salicaceae-Polygonanceae Plant Collections from China and Mongolia VI Grubov An English translation of the series prepared by the Komarov Botanical Institute. Covers Altai, Khangai, Kentei Ranges in the North, Greater Khingan Range in the East, Pamir in .... | 207 pages | Illus, maps | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1578081211 | #113461A | £51.00 BUY |
Plants of Western Oregon, Washington and British Columbia
Eugene N Kozloff A great resource for native plant enthusiasts, biologists, ecologists, conservationists, and amateur naturalists who desire a comprehensive, up-to-date, and well-illustrated .... | 612 pages | 712 colour photos, 354 b/w illus | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0881927244 | #155154A | £35.00 BUY |
Practical Science for Gardeners
Mary Pratt Informative and entertaining, this book will stimulate experimentation and encourage gardeners to review and improve their current gardening practices. Once gardeners learn .... | 176 pages | 56 b/w illus | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 088192718X | #154869A | £17.99 BUY |
Principles of Plant Health and Quarantine
D Ebbels There is a growing awareness that an understanding of international plant health agreements and protocol is essential in the increasingly free-trade environment of .... | 302 pages | CABI Hbk | 2003 | 0851996809 | #141637A | £55.00 BUY |
RHS Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening
Edited by Mike Pollock and Mark Griffiths From gardening experts the RHS, all the answers to the thousands of questions gardeners ask. How many types of daffodil are there? What is a cultivar? With over 18,000 plants .... | 864 pages | Illus throughout in colour & b/w | Dorling Kindersley Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1405307609 | #155296A | £30.00 BUY |
The Reed Field Guide to Exotic Trees in New Zealand: Broadleaves and Conifers
P Salmon This book deals with a selection of some of the exotic trees, namely the broadleaves and conifers, in New Zealand. The trees are arranged in their families and generas, as well .... | 205 pages | Col photos | Reed Hbk | 2003 | 0790008912 | #154949A | £25.95 BUY |
Regulation of Phytochemicals by Molecular Techniques
Edited by John E Romeo, JA Saunders and BF Matthews The papers assembled in this volume were originally presented at the joint meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America and the Mid-Atlantic Plant Molecular Biology .... | 336 pages | Elsevier Hbk | 2001 | 0080439772 | #155053A | £124.00 BUY |
Remarkable Plants: The Oedogoniales (Green Algae)
Jeremy D/Pickett-Heaps, Julianne Pickett-Heaps The Oedogoniales are remarkable filamentous green algae. Their method of cell elongation is unique, utilizing a donut-shaped ring of soft wall material which is stretched to .... | CD-ROM | Sinauer DVD | 2005 | 0958608180 | #150485A | £34.03 BUY |
A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Volume 15 Part A: Ferns and Fern-Allies Edited by MD Dassanayake and Monika Shaffer-Fehre This volume of the revised flora of Ceylon is published by Science Publishers. .... | 209 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083842 | #155190A | £60.00 BUY |
A Colour Guide Kenneth Cox Profiles over 4,000 varieties of this popular and striking plant. Illustrated with over 2,200 colour photographs, each entry includes: a description of the plant and flower .... | 240 pages | 2200 colour photos | Crowood Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1861267843 | #155324A | £29.95 BUY |
Rights to Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge Basic Issues and Perspectives Edited by S Biber-Klemm and T Cottier This book discusses the means, instruments and institutions needed to create incentives to promote the conservation and sustainable use of traditional knowledge and plant .... | 464 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 0851990339 | #155145A | £85.00 BUY |
George Plumptre Royal gardeners have influenced each other, often sharing designers and craftsmen. This book showcases chapters on royal gardens representing: power; leisure; botany; .... | 208 pages | 200 colour photos | Mitchell Beazley Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1845330684 | #155329A | £30.00 BUY |
Secondary Metabolism in Model Systems
Edited by John E Romeo The chapters presented in Secondary Metabolism in Model Systems are a microcosm of what the recent completion, or near completion, of various genome projects are enabling .... | 280 pages | Elsevier Hbk | 2004 | 0080445012 | #155050A | £130.00 BUY |
Colin Tudge Colin Tudge has a fine reputation as a natural history writer who can take complicated ideas and express them with clearness and passion. His new book on trees looks set to .... | 464 pages | Illus | Allen Lane Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0713996986 | #155236A | £20.00 BUY |
Pocket Guide to the Botanical Trail Between Sospel in France and Olivetta in Italy CJ Betts This little guide has been produced as a result of the authors' fascination with the flora, scenery and natural history of the southern French maritime alps, and in .... | 33 pages | Col illus, map | Betts, Christopher Pbk | 2005 | 1900023059 | #154955A | £13.50 BUY |
Somatic Cell Genetics and Molecular Genetics of Trees
Edited by MR Ahuja, W Boerjan and David B Neale This book covers the latest developments in somatic cell genetics and molecular genetics of trees. The main topics included in this book are regeneration by organogenesis and .... | 308 pages | Springer Hbk | 1996 | 0792341791 | #154897A | £119.00 BUY |
A Mujib and Jozef Samaj Somatic embryogenesis, the initiation of embryos from previously differentiated somatic cells, is a unique process in plants. This volume expands our view of a subject that is .... | 320 pages | 53 illus, 4 in colour | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 3540287175 | #154930A | £115.50 BUY |
Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants Volume 6 Edited by SM Jain, PK Gupta and RJ Newton The rapid progress on somatic embryogenesis and its prospects for potential application to improving woody plants prompted us to edit this book initially in three volumes, and .... | 756 pages | Springer Hbk | 2000 | 0792364198 | #154893A | £237.50 BUY |
Sorghum Tissue Culture and Transformation
Edited by N Seetharama and Ian Godwin Sorghum is an important crop of semi-arid tropics. Ninety percent of the world's area cultivated to sorghum is in developing countries, mainly in the arid or semi-arid .... | 168 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2004 | 1578082188 | #147986A | £46.50 BUY |
175 Irresistible Indoor Plants Ellen Zachos Original and unique, this guide to luscious, choice indoor plants will convert anyone to a passion for gardening indoors. The possibilities presented are dazzling - lush .... | 328 pages | 206 col photos | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0881927325 | #154876A | £20.00 BUY |
Seven Great Gardens and 300 Years of English History Emma Gieben-Gamal and Andrea Wulf An historical narrative that reveals 300 years of English culture and society through an exploration of seven great gardens, from Tradescant's designs for Hatfield House to .... | 432 pages | 16 colour photos | Little, Brown Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0316725803 | #155328A | £20.00 BUY |
Timber Press Pocket Guide to Bulbs
John E Bryan Gardeners of all levels will appreciate this sturdy, handy pocket guide's detailed information for successful bulb cultivation and identification. This is an accessible .... | 228 pages | 302 col photos, 2 maps | Timber Press Pbk | 2005 | 0881927252 | #154866A | £14.99 BUY |
Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses
Rick Darke An accessible and comprehensive reference to the wide range of striking grasses available to gardeners, this pocket guide features an assortment of plants with varied .... | 228 pages | 320 colour photos | Timber Press Pbk | 2004 | 0881926531 | #155163A | £14.99 BUY |
Vascular Organization of Angiosperms A New Vision Jean-Pierre Andre This study of plant anatomy is based on newly available data on the structure and spatial organization of the vascular system of plants. For the first time, by means of a .... | 150 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Pbk | 2005 | 1578083109 | #143052A | £35.50 BUY |
Profiles of a Temperate Species Selection: Ecology, Biodiversity and Use Alain Peeters A documented plea for a re-evaluation of spontaneous grasses, this book contains profiles of 43 temperate forage species, many of which are regaining importance in the .... | 311 pages | Blackwell Hbk | 2004 | 9251051593 | #154807A | £69.50 BUY |
Michael W Buffin Gardeners, plant collectors, horticulturists, and landscape designers will find a valuable resource in this carefully selected plant directory of best performing .... | 232 pages | 140 col photos, 1 tab, 1 map | Timber Press Hbk | 2005 | 0881927228 | #154870A | £25.00 BUY |
| Animal & General Biology | Go to subject web page |
Cellular, Molecular Biology, and Induced Mutations S Mohan Jian and Rony Swennen book is based on the research and development of tools, devised under a Coordinated Research Project of the Plant Breeding and Genetics Section of the Joint Division .... | 392 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2004 | 1578083400 | #149788A | £60.50 BUY |
Biological Systems in Vertebrates, Volume 2 Renal Structure and Function in Vertebrates Hans Ditrich This book covers the structural and functional aspects of the excretory system in the vertebrate classes empahasising the evolutional premises and functional requiremwnts .... | 200 pages | 4 colour plates | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083052 | #155192A | £60.00 BUY |
Biological Systems in Vertebrates, Volume 3 Muscular Systems in Vertebrates Seth Kisia and Daniel W Onyango Covers salient topics relevant to the understanding of vertebrate musculature, including, evolution and development of various muscles, the various types present and .... | 126 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1578083060 | #155193A | £40.00 BUY |
Jeremy D Pickett-Heaps and Julianne Pickett-Heaps Diatoms are an extraordinarily successful group of organisms and their many thousands of species have diversified and specialized so as to occupy every environmental niche. Part .... | CD-ROM | Sinauer DVD | 2005 | 0958608172 | #150468A | £46.80 BUY |
Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants
Anthony Herrel, Thomas Speck and Nicholas P Rowe Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants highlights how biomechanics can provide insights into ecological and evolutionary .... | 288 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0849332095 | #155039A | £79.99 BUY |
Activity, Ecology and Applications Edited by Richard G Burns and Dick Richard P | 640 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2002 | 0824706145 | #132069A | £115.00 BUY |
Celebrating 50 Years of Animal Behaviour Edited by Jeffrey R Lucas and Leigh W Simmons To mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of `Animal Behaviour', a group of prominent scientists have written essays relevant to their fields, including John .... | 551 pages | 30 full colour illus | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 012369499X | #155068A | £24.99 BUY |
Essentials of Disease in Wild Animals
Gary Wobeser The interrelationship between wild animal, domestic animals and human health is appreciated now more than ever before. This is because of the recognition of the .... | 256 pages | 48 illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0813805899 | #155089A | £37.50 BUY |
Readings from American Scientist Edited by Paul W Sherman and John Alcock New edition of this excellent reader. .... | 326 pages | Col photos, b\w photos, illus, figs, tabs | Sinauer Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0878938168 | #155107A | £19.99 BUY |
Handbook of Media for Environmental Microbiology
Robert M Atlas This book provides a comprehensive reference for the cultivation of bacteria, Archaea, and fungi from diverse environments, including extreme habitats. Expanded to include .... | 672 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2005 | 0849335604 | #154992A | £85.00 BUY |
Historical Perspective of Rabies in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin
AA King et al The importation of animals and their products involves a degree of disease risk to the importing country, represented by one or several diseases or pathogenic agents. .... | 384 pages | Figs, tabs | OIE Pbk | 2004 | 9290446390 | #154827A | £61.00 BUY |
The Life and Death of Smallpox
Ian Glynn and Jenifer Glynn No other disease has such a long, dramatic, and terrible history as smallpox. It is the first (and so far the only) disease to be totally eradicated. But the scourge may come .... | 288 pages | illus | Profile Books Pbk | 2005 | 1861976933 | #155307A | £8.99 BUY |
Life at Interfaces and Under Extreme Conditions
Edited by Gerd Liebezeit, Sabine Dittmann and Ingrid Kröncke Proceedings of the 33rd European Marine Biology Symposium, held at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 7-11 September 1998. Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, 2000. .... | 426 pages | Springer Hbk | 2001 | 0792364686 | #154935A | £88.50 BUY |
Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress Series
Series Editor: William E Newton A series which will be complete in seven volumes, all available from NHBS. .... | |
Phytobacteriology: Principles and Practice
JD Janse This comprehensive manual of phytobacteriology is heavily illustrated with over 200 colour photographs and line illustrations. It begins by outlining the history and .... | 352 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1845930258 | #155147A | £65.00 BUY |
How Bacterial Resistance is Undermining the Antibiotic Miracle Dixie Whitt and Abigail Salyers Written by experts with extensive experience in the field, Revenge of the Microbes provides the scientific information readers will need to form opinions and make informed .... | 186 pages | Illus, figs | ASM Pbk | 2005 | 1555812988 | #154274A | £20.00 BUY |
Rinderpest and Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus Plagues of Large and Small Ruminants Paul-Pierre Pastoret, Thomas Barrett and William Taylor Rinderpest and Peste des Petits Ruminants tells the story of how, by the year 2010, scientists are set to globally eradicate one of the great historic plagues that has .... | 200 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0120883856 | #155064A | £56.99 BUY |
Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare Edited by G Mason and J Rushen This new edition is a complete re-write of the 1st edition, published in 1993 (editors Lawrence and Rushen). .... | 336 pages | Illus | CABI Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0851990045 | #155141A | £60.00 BUY |
| Evolutionary Biology | Go to subject web page |
The Long March of Human Evolution Juan Luis Arsuaga and Ignacio Martinez This engaging book tells the story of human evolution, asking if man is indeed the "chosen species" or merely an evolutionary accident. .... | 320 pages | 60 line illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1405115327 | #155086A | £60.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1405115335 | #155087A | £17.99 BUY |
The New Science of EvoDevo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom Sean Carroll What Brian Greene did for string theory, Sean Carroll does for Evo Devo. .... | 288 pages | 100 b/w & 16 col photos | Shearwater Pbk | 2005 | 0297850946 | #155295A | £18.99 BUY |
Edited by Franz M Wuketits From the origins of our universe right up to the formation of social structures, the interdisciplinary authors from around the world discuss not merely the general knowledge .... | 1500 pages | 3 volume set | Wiley Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 3527306226 | #152511A | £350.00 BUY |
The Illustrious Hunter and the Darwins
WJ Dempster "The Illustrious Hunter and the Darwins" aims to set the record straight on one of the .... | 224 pages | Book Guild Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1857769074 | #155336A | £12.95 BUY |
Mind: Primary Causes of Human Evolution Volume 1 CV Merry The central theme of this first volume is the evolution of cranial capacity. This is not the first book or article to describe how the size of the female pelvis .... | 389 pages | Trafford Publishing Pbk | 2005 | 1412054575 | #154971A | £21.95 BUY |
An Introduction to Human Ecological Relations Emilio Moran This book provides a lively and thoughtful introduction to ecological anthropology by examining the evolving relations between human communities and nature. .... | 224 pages | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1405105712 | #155080A | £50.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1405105720 | #155081A | £15.99 BUY |
Recent Advances in Ageing and Sexing Animal Bones
Edited by D Ruscillo Deals with the technical advances made over the last twenty years in the field of ageing and sexing animal bones. The analysis of ancient DNA holds great possibilities for .... | 272 pages | Oxbow Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1842171224 | #154970A | £65.00 BUY |
| Ecology | Go to subject web page |
Cultural Heritage in Changing Landscapes Edited by H Palang and G Fry The book contributes to the relatively extensive study of landscapes by exploring the interfaces in the landscape. Instead of taking a viewpoint of some of the disciplines we .... | 405 pages | Springer Hbk | 2003 | 1402014376 | #154921A | £111.50 BUY |
Principles and Methods in Landscape Ecology Towards a Science of the Landscape Almo Farina New edition of this leading textbook on landscape ecology. .... | 470 pages | B/w photos, figs, tabs | Springer Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1402033281 | #154914A | £42.00 BUY |
Tropical Fruits and Frugivores The Search for Strong Interactors Edited by J Lawrence Dew and Jean Philippe Boubli This book is one of the first global-scale comparisons of the relationships between tropical plants and frugivorous animal communities, comparing sites within and across .... | 260 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1402038321 | #154913A | £66.00 BUY |
| Habitats & Ecosystems | Go to subject web page |
Advances in Mexican Limnology: Basic and Applied Aspects
Edited by Javier Alcocer and S Sarma Reprinted from HYDROBIOLOGIA, 467 (2003). .... | 240 pages | B/w photos, illus, tabs | Springer Hbk | 2002 | 1402006217 | #134082A | £67.00 BUY |
The Agony of an American Wilderness Loggers, Environmentalists and the Struggle for Control of a Forgotton Forest Samuel A MacDonald What is a forest? What are forests for? Who should control them? These are familiar questions, but the Allegheny casts them in a new light. The national environmental .... | 187 pages | - | Rowman & Littlefield Hbk | 2005 | 0742541576 | #154822A | £50.00 BUY |
Agroecosystems in a Changing Climate
Paul CD Newton, Robert A Carran, Grant R Edwards and Pascal A Niklaus Presenting a global perspective of climate change effects on agricultural production, this volume considers the consequences of changes in the atmosphere and climate for the .... | 416 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0849320887 | #155021A | £74.99 BUY |
Agroforestry for Sustainable Land-Use Fundamental Research and Modelling with Emphasis on Temperate and Mediterranean Applications Daniel Auclair and Christian Dupraz Reprinted from AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS, 43:1-3. .... | 266 pages | Springer Hbk | 1999 | 079235799X | #104097A | £96.00 BUY |
Ancient Trees, Living Landscapes
Richard Muir Magisterial survey of woodlands in the British Isles by the leading archaeologist. This is stimulating and thoughtful history, very much along the lines of Oliver Rackham's .... | 240 pages | 100 illus | Tempus Hbk | 2005 | 0752434438 | #155345A | £25.00 BUY |
Nature, Origin and Evolution H Stewart Edgell Arabian Deserts provides a comprehensive coverage of all the deserts of Arabia largely based on the author's experience in Arabia over the last fifty years. It deals with .... | 400 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1402039697 | #154899A | £100.00 BUY |
Assessing the Ecological Integrity of Running Waters
Edited by M Jungwirth, S Muhar and S Schmutz Proceedings of the International Conference, held in Vienna, Austria, 9-11 November 1998. Reprinted from HYDROBIOLOGIA, 422/423. .... | 512 pages | Springer Hbk | 2000 | 0792363388 | #154938A | £199.00 BUY |
Assessment Methods for Soil Carbon
John M Kimble, Ronald F Follett and Bobby A Stewart Since carbon sequestration in soils reduces the amount of carbon available to the atmosphere, the Kyoto Protocols have heightened interest in soil carbon pools and their .... | 696 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2000 | 1566704618 | #155028A | £57.99 BUY |
From Soil Conservation to Holistic Land Management Jon Hellin This book is a timely contribution towards the debate on the most effective way to bring about sustainable farming in marginal areas. It offers a detailed analysis of the .... | 288 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1578082447 | #155191A | £45.00 BUY |
Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems
Norman, Uphoff et al This book integrates analysis of soil systems with the strategies and methods for creating sustainable soil systems to provide the most comprehensive reference available. .... | 700 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 1574445839 | #155007A | £85.00 BUY |
Biological, Physical and Geochemical Features of Enclosed and Semi- enclosed Marine Systems Proceedings of the Joint BMB 15 and ESCA 27 Symposium (June 9-13, 1997, Aland Islands, Finland) Edited by EM Blomqvist, E Bonsdorff and Karel Essink | 296 pages | Springer Hbk | 1999 | 0792357841 | #108161A | £96.00 BUY |
First Principles for a Sustainable Built Environment Peter Graham Buildings consume 40% of our planet's materials and 30% of its energy. Their construction uses up to three million tonnes of raw materials a year and generates 20% .... | 224 pages | Blackwell Pbk | 2002 | 0632064137 | #132305A | £29.99 BUY |
W Morgan-Jones, JS Poole and R Goodall Staff designating lowland raised bogs as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) will be familiar with the guidance provided within the JNCC's Guidelines for the .... | 87 pages | Map, figs, b/w photos, tabs | JNCC Pbk | 2005 | #155278A | £10.00 BUY |
Chemical Ecology and Phytochemistry of Forest Ecosystems
Edited by John Romeo The Phytochemical Society of North America held its forty-fourth annual meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from July 24-28, 2004. This year's meeting was hosted by the .... | 318 pages | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 0080447120 | #155049A | £130.00 BUY |
Coastal Shellfish - A Sustainable Resource
Edited by Gavin M Burnell Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Shellfish Restoration, held in Cork, Ireland, 28 September - 2 October 1999. Reprinted from HYDROBIOLOGIA, 2002. .... | 240 pages | Springer Hbk | 2002 | 1402004052 | #154934A | £64.00 BUY |
Lucian Niemeyer and Thomas Lowe Fleischner Water plays different roles in the desert. It appears when we least expect it and hides when we want it most. Rain falls but never reaches the ground, and dry washes abruptly .... | 148 pages | Col photos | New Mexico UP Pbk | 2005 | 0826332617 | #154886A | £24.50 BUY |
Desertification in the Mediterranean Region. A Security Issue
Edited by WG Kepner, JL Rubio, DA Mouat and F Pedrazzini Proceedings of the NATO Mediterranean Dialogue Workshop, held in Valencia, Spain, 2-5 December 2003. .... | 605 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1402037589 | #154752A | £138.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1402037597 | #154753A | £55.00 BUY |
The Diversity of Aquatic Ecosystems
Edited by H Segers and K Martens Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, volume 542 (2005). .... | 390 pages | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 1402037457 | #154931A | £87.00 BUY |
I Spellerberg A practical guide to the general issues and to the solutions, this text presents many of the challenges surrounding the ecological effects of roads and traffic, and aims to .... | 251 pages | B/w photos, figs, maps | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2002 | 157808198X | #134536A | £32.70 BUY |
Ecosystem Function in Heterogeneous Landscapes
Edited by GM Lovett, CG Jones, MG Turner and KC Weathers Valuable synthesis that brings together ecosystem and landscape ecology. .... | 490 pages | 94 illus | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 0387240896 | #152755A | £84.50 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 038724090X | #152754A | £36.00 BUY |
Edited by Rattan Lal An invaluable reference for anyone seeking information on all aspects of soil science, .... | 1600 pages | Illus | Marcel Dekker Hbk | 2002 | 082470634X | #129375A | £225.00 BUY Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0849338301 | #155023A | £289.00 BUY |
Environmental Soil-Landscape Modeling: Geographic Information Technologies and Pedometrics
Sabine Grunwald Environmental Soil-Landscape Modeling: Geographic Information Technologies and Pedometrics presents the latest methodological developments in soil-landscape modeling. .... | 504 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0824723899 | #155008A | £79.99 BUY |
Forest Restoration in Landscapes Beyond Planting Trees Edited by Stephanie Mansourian, Daniel Vallauri and Nigel Dudley Invaluable collection of papers on the body of knowledge that WWF has built up on forest restoration. .... | 415 pages | 27 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0387255257 | #152741A | £30.50 BUY |
Ivan Valiela Global Coastal Change provides a comprehensive overview of the environmental factors changing the marine systems of the world including atmospheric changes, sea level rise, .... | 352 pages | 221 illus | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 06/2006 | 1405136855 | #155075A | £39.99 BUY |
Developments, Opportunities, Perspectives Stephen Reynolds and John Frame This book looks at significant current grassland problems and issues, and provides an insight into grassland productivity in diverse areas of the world, with their various .... | 556 pages | 32 colour plates | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083591 | #155204A | £44.00 BUY |
Chris Howkins An overview of the long history and use of heathland in the UK. From ale and mead to thatching and honey making, Heathers & Heathlands presents an overview on efforts .... | 96 pages | Illus | Howkins, Christopher Pbk | 2004 | 1901087506 | #150049A | £10.00 BUY |
Lake Prespa, North-Western Greece A Unique Balkan Wetland Edited by Alain J Crivelli and George Catsadorakis Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, 1998. .... | 212 pages | Springer Hbk | 1998 | 0792347951 | #154942A | £104.00 BUY |
L Håkanson The size and form of lakes regulate many general transport processes, such as sedimentation, resuspension, diffusion, mixing, burial and outflow. Lakes: Form and .... | 201 pages | Figs, tabs | Blackburn Press Pbk | 2005 | 1930665245 | #155155A | £52.50 BUY |
Economic Assessment of Agricultural Landscapes Isabel Vanslembrouck and Guido Van Huylenbroeck The monograph focuses on the socio-economic evaluation of agricultural landscapes in its broadest sense. The book presents the variety of services provided by farmers and .... | 202 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1402031343 | #154919A | £69.00 BUY |
Landscapes, Genomics and Transgenic Conifers
Edited by Claire G Williams What is the future of genetically modified (or transgenic) conifer plantations? The content of this edited volume Landscapes, Genomics and Transgenic Conifers addresses .... | 265 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1402038682 | #154950A | £66.00 BUY |
Jean-Paul Legros Translated from the French. This treatise on soil cartography deals with modern methods and techniques, use of computers, and application of statistics for mapping soil cover. .... | 422 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 157808363X | #155208A | £44.50 BUY |
Micropropagation of Woody Trees and Fruits
Edited by SM Jain and K Ishii The key technology for biomass production of woody species is propagation via micropropagation. Recent development of in vitro culture techniques has made it possible .... | 852 pages | Springer Hbk | 2003 | 1402011350 | #154756A | £158.50 BUY |
Klaus von Gadow and Gangying Hui The key to successful timber management is a proper understanding of growth processes, and one of the objectives of modelling forest development is to provide the tools that .... | 213 pages | B/w photos, figs, tabs | Springer Pbk | 2002 | 1402002769 | #154895A | £27.00 BUY |
Modern Time Series Analysis in Forest Product Markets
Edited by J Abildtrup, F Helles, P Holten-Andersen, JF Larsen and BJ Thorsen This volume comprises fifteen papers exploring the consequences of applying modern time-series methods, particularly co-integrated time-series methods, for the analysis of .... | 224 pages | Springer Hbk | 1999 | 0792355245 | #154894A | £77.00 BUY |
Ellen Wohl What are the physical processes operating in mountain rivers and how do we know them? Mountain Rivers answers these questions and more. Here is the only comprehensive .... | 320 pages | AGU Pbk | 2000 | #154815A | £38.50 BUY |
Multiple Use of Forests and Other Natural Resources Aspects of Theory and Application Edited by Finn Helles, Per Holten-Andersen and Lars Wichmann This volume comprises eighteen papers dealing with the theory and application of modern decision-making and management planning of multiple use of forestry and other natural .... | 260 pages | Figs, tabs | Springer Hbk | 1999 | 0792358597 | #108160A | £100.00 BUY Pbk | 2002 | 1402002777 | #141417A | £28.50 BUY |
Nutrient Reduction and Biomanipulation as Tools to Improve Water Quality The Lake Ringsjön Story Edited by Lars-Anders Hansson and Eva Bergman Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, 1999. .... | 160 pages | Springer Hbk | 1999 | 0792359550 | #154940A | £61.50 BUY |
People and Reefs: Successes and Challenges in the Management of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas UNEP This report documents 13 coastal coral reef management initiatives, operated under the ICRAN framework. Before discussing these case studies some of the key issues of coral .... | 100 pages | Col photos, figs, maps | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 928072519X | #154834A | £17.50 BUY |
Periphyton: Ecology, Exploitation and Management
Edited by ME Azim et al The first comprehensive monograph on periphyton, this book contains contributions by scientists from around the globe. Multi-disciplinary in nature, it covers both basic and .... | 352 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0851990967 | #155143A | £75.00 BUY |
Planted Forests: Contributions to the Quest for Sustainable Societies
Edited by James Reid Boyle, Jack K Winjum, Kathleen Kavanagh and Edward C Jensen Planted forests, from irrigated eucalypts in Brazil to Douglas-fir seedlings in the mountains of Oregon, are described and discussed by international experts. The .... | 488 pages | Springer Hbk | 1999 | 0792354680 | #104096A | £150.00 BUY |
Protocol for Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants
Edited by S Mohan Jain and Pramod K Gupta Earlier, we edited a well received series on "Somatic embryogenesis in woody trees", volumes 1 to 6. These volumes provided readers detailed extensive reviews on somatic .... | 590 pages | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 1402029845 | #154755A | £87.00 BUY |
Remote Sensing of Bog Surfaces
EJ Milton, PD Hughes, K Anderson, J Schultz, R Lindsay, SB Kelday and CT Hill Lowland raised bogs are an important and declining habitat throughout Western Europe. The majority of lowland raised bogs in the UK have been damaged to varying degrees and .... | 99 pages | Col illus, tabs | JNCC Pbk | 2005 | #154813A | £10.00 BUY |
Restoration and Management of Lakes and Reservoirs
GD Cooke, EB Welch, SA Peterson and PR Neworth It has been more than ten years since the last edition of the bestselling Restoration and Management of Lakes and Reservoirs. In that time, lake and reservoir management and .... | 616 pages | B/w illus, figs, tabs, maps | Lewis Hbk | 2005 | 1566706254 | #155017A | £74.99 BUY |
Restoration and Management of Tropical Eutrophic Lakes
Vikram Reddy, Brian Moss and John Cairns Although freshwater lakes comprise only a tiny percentage of the water in the hydrologic cycle, and are comparatively small in relation to the terrestrial ecosystems that .... | 540 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1578083702 | #155217A | £58.50 BUY |
Silvopastoralism and Sustainable Land Management
Edited by MR Mosquera-Losada, A Riguerio and J McAdam Agroforestry and silvopasture are ancient yet sustainable ways of managing forestland. They increase productivity in the short, medium and long terms, compared with .... | 432 pages | Illus | CABI Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1845930010 | #155149A | £75.00 BUY |
Soil Biodiversity in Amazonian and Other Brazilian Ecosystems
Edited by FMS Moreira, JO Siqueira and L Brussaard This book reviews soil biodiversity and related ecological processes in one of the key biodiversity hotspots of the world, the Amazon, and nearby regions of Brazil. It covers .... | 350 pages | 9 colour plates | CABI Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 1845930320 | #155148A | £65.00 BUY |
Soil Erosion and Carbon Dynamics
Eric J Roose, Christian Feller, B Barthes, Rattan Lal and BA Stewart The most complete, nonpartisan source of information on this hot agronomic topic available today, this book brings together a diverse group of papers and data to resolve .... | 328 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1566706882 | #155027A | £92.00 BUY |
Soil Sampling, Preparation, and Analysis
Kim H Tan This new edition of Soil Sampling, Preparation, and Analysis provides students with an exceptionally clear description of the sampling and analysis methods most commonly used .... | 680 pages | - | CRC Press Hbk | 2005 | 0849334993 | #155011A | £49.99 BUY |
Views from a Southwestern Grassland Carl E Bock and Bock Jane H Far to the south of Arizona's sprawling metropolises, a rolling savanna of grass, oak, and mesquite rises above the surrounding deserts. The Sonoita Plain is a basin of a .... | 144 pages | Col photos and b/w illus | Arizona UP Pbk | 2005 | 0816523622 | #154821A | £15.95 BUY |
Growth Models for Europe Edited by Hubert Hasenauer There is a strong movement towards uneven-aged forest management based on the idea that such stands increase or at least maintain soil fertility, increase biodiversity, and .... | 355 pages | 110 illus, 30 in colour | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 3540260986 | #154925A | £123.00 BUY |
Understanding Land-Use and Land-Change in Global and Regional Context
Edited by Elena Milanova et al Most of the papers of this book were presented in the "IGU-LUCC 2003 Moscow Workshop on Global and Regional Land Use/Cover Changes" and at International Conference "Society .... | 330 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083656 | #155219A | £47.50 BUY |
Clark E Adams, Kieran J Lindsey and Sarah J Ash While much has been written about the factors that either promote or prevent proliferation of wildlife in urban settings, forward-thinking professors instructing in .... | 352 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 084939645X | #155025A | £44.99 BUY |
| Conservation & Biodiversity | Go to subject web page |
A Kumar A unique compilation of most innovative research articles of eminent biologists of India. The sum total of all varieties of genes present in a population or species .... | 314 pages | Tabs, figs, b/w plates | APH Hbk | 2005 | 8176489166 | #155042A | £41.50 BUY |
The Limits of Land Acquisition as a Conservation Strategy, 1780-2004 Sally K Fairfax, Lauren Gwin, Mary Ann King, Leigh Raymond and LA Watt Buying land to conserve it is not a recent phenomenon. Buying Nature chronicles the evolution of land acquisition as a conservation strategy in the United States since the .... | 357 pages | B/w illus, tabs | MIT Press Hbk | 2005 | 0262062488 | #154749A | £39.95 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0262562103 | #154750A | £16.50 BUY |
Conservation and the Genetics of Populations
Fred Allendorf and Gordon Luikart Comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools needed to understand how genetic information can be used to develop conservation plans for species .... | 544 pages | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1405121459 | #155074A | £34.50 BUY |
Jan Moore and Francis Bunker This report describes an assessment of the use of remote video, collected by ROV, towed sledge or drop-down video methods, to monitor seabed biotope extent in a marine SAC. .... | 43 pages | Tabs, maps | JNCC Pbk | 2001 | #154860A | £10.00 BUY |
Alison Hills In this highly accessible book Alison Hills steers a careful path between often impractical poles of thought and, for once, provides a practical and liveable idea of .... | 240 pages | Illus | Icon Books Pbk | 2005 | 1840466235 | #154832A | £7.99 BUY |
Gestion de Areas Protegidas Mediterraneas
AL Ornat and E Correas The Guiana Shield region contains more than 25% of the world's tropical rainforests, most still in pristine condition. The Guiana Shield Initiative is working to preserve .... | 151 pages | Illus | IUCN Pbk | 2003 | 283170734X | #155234A | £12.50 BUY |
Key Topics in Conservation Biology
Edited by David MacDonald and Katrina Service This landmark volume addresses six contemporary issues in conservation biology. The international team of authors provide specific case studies which illustration the .... | 224 pages | Illus | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1405122498 | #155076A | £21.99 BUY |
Species Invasions: Insights into Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeography
Edited by Dov F Sax, John J Stachowicz and Steven D Gaines Major new Sinauer textbook. .... | 380 pages | Illus | Sinauer Hbk | 2005 | 0878938214 | #155105A | £48.99 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0878938117 | #155106A | £31.99 BUY |
Conservation and Socio-Economic Aspects of the Fur Trade in the Russian Far East N Dronova and A Shestakov The aim of this study was to review socio-economic trends and aspects of hunting and trapping for fur in the Russian Far East, to better understand what role recent .... | 49 pages | TRAFFIC Pbk | 2005 | 2960050517 | #155237A | £16.95 BUY |
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A Guide for the Analytical and Environmental Chemist TR Crompton It is only in the past few years that methods of adequate sensitivity have become available for true ultra-trace metal determinations in water. In the case of organics in .... | 450 pages | 48 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 354026762X | #154746A | £115.50 BUY |
Analytical Techniques for Atmospheric Measurement
Edited by Dwayne Heard All of the breakthroughs in understanding the atmosphere have been initiated by field observations, using a range of instrumental techniques. Correctly, the results of these .... | 320 pages | 125 illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 1405123575 | #155088A | £119.00 BUY |
Bioremediation of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Edited by Milton Fingerman and R Nagabhushanam Bioremediation, the use of microorganisms to degrade, sequester, or remove environmental contaminants, is an urgent need of our planet for protection and restoration from toxic .... | 420 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1578083648 | #155194A | £65.00 BUY |
Frank J Millero Chemical Oceanography, Third Edition, is a survey of essential concepts that contains a wealth of new data and maps, resulting in a more in-depth examination of oceanic .... | 469 pages | Figs, tabs | CRC Press Hbk | 2005 | 0849322804 | #154997A | £39.99 BUY |
Coastal Pollution: Effects on Living Resources and Humans
Carl J Sindermann Written in an accessible style, Coastal Pollution: Effects on Living Resources and Humans presents a comprehensive introduction to the scope of scientific understanding of .... | 384 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0849396778 | #155030A | £56.99 BUY |
Scenarios for the End of the World Joel Levy Whether it's a tsunami or an asteroid, a terrorist attack or a nuclear war, the end of the world is never far away. But just what are the chances of civilisation being .... | 288 pages | Vision Paperbacks Pbk | 2005 | 1904132677 | #155241A | £10.99 BUY |
Dynamics of Mercury Pollution on Regional and Global Scales Atmospheric Processes and Human Exposures Around the World Edited by Nicola Pirrone and Kathryn R Mahaffey This book provides a detailed overview of our current understanding of different dynamic patterns involved in the redistribution of mercury in the global environment and its .... | 748 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 038724493X | #154911A | £77.00 BUY |
Quantitative Measures, Anthropogenic Influences, Human Impact Ian Lerche and Walter Glaesser This book deals with environmental and human risk problems caused by contamination from the perspective of real world applications with quantitative procedures. It includes .... | 355 pages | 125 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 3540262490 | #154748A | £77.00 BUY |
Extreme Weather Events and Public Health Responses
Edited by Wilhelm Kirch, Bettina Menne and Roberto Bertollini The global climate is changing. During the last 100 years warming has been observed in all continents with an average increase of 0.6 ~ 0.2~C (man ~ SD) in the course of the .... | 303 pages | 94 illus | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 3540244174 | #154898A | £46.00 BUY |
Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution
CAJ Appelo and D Postma Building on the success of its 1993 predecessor, this 2nd edition of Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution has been thoroughly re-written, updated and extended into a .... | 670 pages | B/w illus, tables, figures | Balkema Hbk | 2005 | 0415364213 | #154981A | £60.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0415364280 | #154982A | £24.95 BUY |
Global Warming and You Chris Spence Book on global warming that seeks to show how all of us can personally respond. .... | 208 pages | Palgrave Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1403966982 | #155103A | £13.99 BUY |
Values and Ethics Clive L Spash New paperback edition of this landmark volume. .... | 320 pages | Figs, tabs | Routledge Hbk | 2002 | 0415127181 | #129939A | £75.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0415372445 | #129940A | £24.99 BUY |
Edited by O Hutzinger Photochemical reactions play a major role in the environment including a wide range of reactions in the atmosphere, natural waters, soil and living organisms. This new volume .... | 440 pages | 170 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 3540002693 | #154744A | £184.00 BUY |
The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 5, Part P The Caspian Sea Edited by A Kostianoy and A Kosarev The systematic description of the knowledge accumulated on the physical oceanography, marine chemistry and pollution, and marine biology of the Caspian Sea forms the basis of .... | 270 pages | 80 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 3540282815 | #154910A | £115.50 BUY |
The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 5: Part K: The Mediterranean Water Pollution
Edited by O Hutzinger Our current knowledge on chemicals in the Mediterranean Sea is presented. The increasing rates of exploitation and pollution are producing unprecedented environmental changes in .... | 414 pages | 96 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 3540250182 | #154745A | £146.00 BUY |
Heavy Metal Contamination of Soil Problems and Remedies Edited by Iqbal Ahmad, S Hayat and J Pichtel This book is an upto date treatise or the impact of heavy metal pollution of agricultural soils primarily resulting from long-term application of wastewater, .... | 262 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083850 | #155205A | £51.00 BUY |
Increasing Climate Variability and Change Reducing the Vulnerability of Agriculture and Forestry Edited by James Salinger, Mannava, VK Sivakumar and Raymond P Motha Reprinted from Climatic Change, Vol. 70, Nos. 1-2, 2005. .... | 362 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1402033540 | #154912A | £77.00 BUY |
Introduction to Three-Dimensional Climate Modeling
Warren M Washington and Claire Parkinson Based on their experience in consulting and working for the US government (Claire Parkinson is at NASA). .... | 450 pages | University Science Books Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1891389351 | #155104A | £44.99 BUY |
Ozone Depletion and Climate Change Constructing a Global Response Matthew J Hoffmann Matthew J. Hoffmann explores the fundamental question of who should participate in the global response to ozone depletion and climate change. Blending social constructivist .... | 288 pages | 2 tables, 7 figures | SUNY Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 079146525X | #154960A | £49.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0791465268 | #154961A | £18.95 BUY |
Learning from Environmental Mistakes, Mishaps and Misdeeds Daniel Vallero Engineers and scientists have made great progress in advancing the understanding of the principles underlying environmental quality and public health. However, all too often, .... | 688 pages | Butterworth Heinemann Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0750678887 | #155063A | £34.99 BUY |
Polar Remote Sensing, Volume 1: Atmosphere and Oceans
Dan Lubin and Robert Massom This work will be a comprehensive multidisciplinary discussion of the applications of satellite remote sensing - advanced ground-based remote sensing, as both are related to .... | 800 pages | 217 illus, 48 in colour | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 3540430970 | #144396A | £138.50 BUY |
Polar Remote Sensing, Volume 2: Ice Sheets
Dan Lubin and Robert Massom Volume 2 is a companion to Volume 1. It is a comprehensive description of satellite remote sensing applications to all aspects of polar glaciology, including not only ice .... | 500 pages | 110 illus, 32 in colour | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 354026101X | #154737A | £107.50 BUY |
CH Walker, SP Hopkin, RM Sibley and DB Peakall Presenting a multidisciplinary perspective in a concise format, Principles of Ecotoxicology, Third Edition discusses the fundamental chemical and ecological nature of .... | 400 pages | B/w photos, 70 b/w illus, figs, tabs | CRC Press Hbk | 2000 | 0748409394 | #106152A | £72.99 BUY Pbk | 2000 | 0748409408 | #106153A | £24.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 12/2005 | 084933635X | #155044A | £39.99 BUY |
Reactive Transport in Soil and Groundwater Processes and Models Edited by Gunnar Nützmann, P Viotti and P Aagaard Technologies for soil remediation require real knowledge and understanding of the processes involved and a correct and complete numerical approach in order to reach the .... | 296 pages | 113 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 3540267441 | #154738A | £100.00 BUY |
Small-scale Freshwater Toxicity Investigations Volume 1 - Toxicity Test Methods Edited by C Blaise and J Ferard While toxicity testing procedures and hazard assessment approaches have been published in past decades, many are wanting in detail for users to fully understand or reproduce .... | 531 pages | 81 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 140203119X | #154742A | £76.00 BUY |
Small-scale Freshwater Toxicity Investigations Volume 2 - Hazard Assessment Schemes Edited by C Blaise and J Ferard In Volume 2, 11 chapters on hazard assessment schemes are described in great detail by way of a homogeneous structure that all contributors had to follow. These comprehensive .... | 375 pages | 41 illus, 2 in colour | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1402035438 | #154743A | £76.00 BUY |
in Research and Monitoring Edited by P Wille Sound Images of the Ocean is the first book of its kind which offers a comprehensive overview of acoustic imaging applications in the various fields of marine research, .... | 472 pages | 452 illus, 391 in colour with CD-ROM | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 3540241221 | #154909A | £77.00 BUY |
Edited by RB Wanty and Robert R Seal Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Water - Rock Interaction WRI-11, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. .... | 1736 pages | Balkema Hbk | 2005 | 9058096416 | #154983A | £200.00 BUY |
Patrick Santurette and Christo Georgiev This practical text is aimed at the operational weather forecaster as a guide to interpreting patterns seen in water vapor images in terms of dynamical process taking .... | 208 pages | Academic Press Pbk | 2005 | 0126192626 | #155073A | £29.99 BUY |
Weather and Climate: the M.P. Singh Volume, Part 1
Edited by Sethu Raman and Sharan Maithili Weather and climate are of concern to virtually all countries worldwide. For many countries the economy depends largely on agriculture, which is significantly affected by .... | 310 pages | Birkhauser Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 3764372966 | #154739A | £37.50 BUY |
Weather and Climate: the M.P. Singh Volume, Part 2
Edited by Sethu Raman and Sharan Maithili Weather and climate are of concern to virtually all countries worldwide. For many countries the economy depends largely on agriculture, which is significantly affected by .... | 310 pages | Birkhauser Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 3764372974 | #154740A | £40.50 BUY |
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Advances in High Pressure Techniques for Geophysical Applications
Edited by J Chen et al | 512 pages | Figs, tabs | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 0444519793 | #154776A | £60.00 BUY |
Treasures of the Earth Roger Pabian "Agates: Treasures of the Earth" is an indispensable resource for all those fascinated by agates, from amateur collectors to gemmologists. Agate collectors worldwide are drawn .... | 192 pages | Illus | Natural History Museum Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0565091956 | #155342A | £16.99 BUY |
Stephen Hawking Reworked, more accessible illustrated edition of the classic text. .... | 176 pages | Bantam Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0593054970 | #155268A | £15.00 BUY |
Economic Geology of Natural Gas Hydrate
Michael D Max, Arthur H Johnson and William P Dillon This is the first book that attempts to broadly integrate the most recent knowledge in the fields of hydrate nucleation and growth in permafrost regions and marine sediments. .... | 340 pages | Includes CD-ROM | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1402039719 | #154904A | £100.00 BUY |
Edited by Chen Jiyu, D Eisma, K Hotta and HJ Walker Increasing population, expanding industry and commerce, and tourism are placing added pressures on an already highly-utilized coastal zone. This book, through a series of .... | 328 pages | Springer Hbk | 2002 | 1402005210 | #154907A | £73.00 BUY |
Sediments, Resources and Hydrocarbons JK Warren The monograph proffers a comprehensive discussion of the role of evaporites in hydrocarbon generation and trapping. For the first time, diverse knowledge on .... | 850 pages | 167 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 3540260110 | #154751A | £77.00 BUY |
Peter G Read Since Gemmology was first published, thousands of readers have used it to gain an in-depth appreciation of the science of gemmology, its history and practice. This third .... | 320 pages | B/w photos, illus | Butterworth Heinemann Pbk | 2005 | 0750664495 | #155056A | £24.99 BUY |
Edited by Michael O'Donoghue Since it was first published in 1962 'Gems' has become universally recognised as the most comprehensive and authoritative treatise on gem materials in the English .... | 1056 pages | Illus in colour & b/w | Butterworth Heinemann Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0750658568 | #155057A | £90.00 BUY |
Geobiology: Objectives, Concepts, Perspectives
Edited by N Noffke Reprinted from Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Volume 219, Issues 1-2. .... | 204 pages | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 0444520198 | #153122A | £59.99 BUY |
Peter Toghill This book explains the geological history of Shropshire, a story based on Shropshire's incredible journey, lasting 500 million years, from the Antarctic Circle through the .... | 256 pages | 180 colour photos | Crowood Press Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1861268033 | #155361A | £16.99 BUY |
Glacier Science and Environmental Change
Edited by Peter Knight Glacier Science and Environmental Change is an authoritative and comprehensive reference work on contemporary issues in glaciology. It explores the interface between glacier .... | 512 pages | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1405100184 | #153416A | £99.99 BUY |
Edited by Julia A Jackson The new fifth edition of this essential glossary includes expanded coverage of carbonate sedimentology, environmental geology and geophysics, GIS, GPS, hydrology and hydraulics, .... | 900 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 3540279512 | #154901A | £77.00 BUY |
The Grand Contraption: The World as Myth, Number, and Chance
David Park The Grand Contraption tells the story of humanity's attempts through 4,000 years of written history to make sense of the world in its cosmic totality, to understand its .... | 336 pages | 8 halftones. 41 line illus. 2 tables | Princeton UP Hbk | 2005 | 0691121338 | #154767A | £18.95 BUY |
High Resolution Morphodynamics and Sedimentary Evolution of Estuaries
Edited by Duncan M FitzGerald and Jasper Knight Estuaries occur along many of the world's coastlines irrespective of geologic setting, energy regime, and depositional environment. They represent the interface between .... | 364 pages | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 1402032951 | #154908A | £90.00 BUY |
Crustal Deformation and Divergent Plate Tectonics Freysteinn Sigmundsson This book provides a summary of geodynamic results from Iceland that presently are found in a great number of scientific articles, but have not been collected before in a book. .... | 300 pages | 100 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 3540241655 | #154903A | £100.00 BUY |
Introduction to Mineral Exploration
Edited by Charles Moon, Michael EG Whateley and Anthony M Evans New edition of this advanced textbook for students of mineral exploration, mining and ore geology, and industrial mineralogy that includes discussion of the use of remote .... | 416 pages | 120 illus | Blackwell Science Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1405113170 | #155101A | £34.99 BUY |
An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry
SD Killops and VJ Killops The scope of this second edition has been widened to provide a broad and up-to-date background. .... | 408 pages | 150 illus | Blackwell Pbk | 2004 | 0632065044 | #155188A | £29.99 BUY |
Landforms and Geology of Granitic Terrains
JR Vidal Romani and CR Twidale Granite forms are exposed over more than 15% of land surfaces, a significance comparable to that of the carbonates. This book examines these forms and comprehensively explains .... | 362 pages | Balkema Hbk | 2005 | 0415364353 | #155004A | £68.00 BUY |
The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Dava Sobel The 10th Anniversary edition of this classic book has now been released with a new foreword by Neil Armstrong. .... | 184 pages | - | Fourth Estate Hbk | 2005 | 0007214464 | #155285A | £15.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0007214227 | #155284A | £7.99 BUY |
CW Passhier and RAJ Trouw Mew edition, with CD-ROM. Contains a large number of photographs and drawings to illustrate the interpretation of small-scale deformation structures in rocks and .... | 368 pages | 322 illus | Springer Hbk | 1996 | 3540587136 | #049156A | £24.50 BUY Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 3540640037 | #154902A | £46.00 BUY |
Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge
Edited by Jingwen Mao and Frank P Bierlein Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting, Beijing, China, 18 - 21 August 2005. .... | 1600 pages | 2 volume set with CD-ROM | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 3540279458 | #154736A | £154.00 BUY |
Mull and Iona: A Landscape Fashioned by Geology
David Stepheson Reveals the dynamic processes over millions of years that have created Mull and Iona's stunning scenery. .... | 35 pages | Col photos | SNH Pbk | 2005 | 1853974234 | #135007A | £4.95 BUY |
Natural Gas Hydrate in Oceanic and Permafrost Environments
Edited by MD Max This is the first book published on the emerging research field of naturally occurring gas hydrates (focusing on methane hydrate) that is not primarily a physical chemistry .... | 432 pages | Springer Hbk | 2000 | 0792366069 | #154905A | £115.50 BUY Pbk | 2003 | 1402013620 | #154906A | £38.00 BUY |
Neotectonics and Quaternary Fault-reactivation in Europe's Intraplate Lithosphere
Edited by SAPL Cloetingh and TGM Cornu Reprinted from Quaternary Science Reviews, Volume 24, Issues 3-4. .... | 280 pages | - | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 0080446876 | #153126A | £98.00 BUY |
Parameter Estimation and Inverse Problems
Richard Aster, Brian Borchers and Clifford Thurber Parameter Estimation and Inverse Problems primarily serves as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and introductory graduate courses. Class notes have been developed and .... | 320 pages | Academic Press Hbk | 2005 | 0120656043 | #155072A | £44.99 BUY |
L Wilson and EA Parfitt Comprehensive review of the processes that control when and how volcanoes erupt. .... | 288 pages | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0632054433 | #154354A | £24.99 BUY |
Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography
P Smith | 224 pages | NSTA Pbk | 1994 | 0873551303 | #154917A | £46.50 BUY |
The Autobiography of the Earth Marcia Bjornerud The Earth's own life story, written very literally, in stone. Over more than four billion years, in beach sand, volcanic ash, granites and garnet schists, the planet has .... | 320 pages | Illus | Westview Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 081334249X | #155358A | £15.50 BUY |
How the Space Age Shaped our Vision of a World Beyond Marina Benjamin From the first landings on the moon to the implications of our cyber worlds, this unusual and intriguing book takes a provocative look at our fascination with space. .... | 288 pages | Vintage Pbk | 2004 | 0099283654 | #155253A | £7.99 BUY |
The South Aegean Active Volcanic Arc Present Knowledge and Future Perspectives Edited by M Fytikas and G Vougioukalakis This book is a collection of 22 selected papers from the homonymous Conference held in September 2003 Milos, Greece. The aim of the conference was to serve as a forum for the .... | 400 pages | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 0444520465 | #155048A | £97.50 BUY |
Structural Analysis and Synthesis A Laboratory Course in Structural Geology Steve Rowland, Ernest Duebendorfer and Ilsa Schiefelbein This widely used, highly readable introduction to structural analysis is specifically designed to support the laboratory work of undergraduates in structural geology courses. .... | 304 pages | 57 illus | Blackwell Science Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 1405116528 | #153421A | £24.95 BUY |
Weathering and Landscape Evolution
Edited by A Turkington, J Phillips and S Campbell Proceedings of the 35th Binghamton Symposium in Geomorphology, 1-3 October 2004. .... | 272 pages | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 0444520317 | #155055A | £95.00 BUY |
Volcanoes on the Earth, the Moon, Mars, Venus and Io Charles Frankel Worlds on Fire takes the reader on a fascinating tour of the mightiest volcanoes in the Solar System. From Kilauea volcano in Hawaii and Mount Etna in Sicily, it leaps to the .... | 384 pages | 24 colour plates, 135 halftones, line drawings | CUP Hbk | 2005 | 0521803934 | #155359A | £25.00 BUY |
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Edited by D Yogi Goswani Advances in Solar Energy: an Annual Review of Research and Development - is an annual publication organized by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). Its goal is to .... | 512 pages | Figures, tables | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1844072444 | #153030A | £150.00 BUY |
Advances in Water Science Methodologies
U Aswathanarayana This book is a useful guide to employing remote sensing data to explain and illustrate interactions between atmospheric, oceanic and hydrological processes, incorporating the .... | 288 pages | Balkema Hbk | 2005 | 0415375339 | #154974A | £59.00 BUY |
The African Food Crisis: Lessons from the Asian Green Revolution
Edited by G Djurfeldt, H Holmen, M Jirstrom and R Larsson Why can Asia now feed its rapidly growing population, but Africa continues to experience famine? This book is the outcome of a three-year project coordinated by a group of .... | 288 pages | - | CABI Hbk | 2005 | 0851999980 | #153095A | £55.00 BUY |
Agricultural Systems Management Optimizing Efficiency and Performance Robert M Peart and Shoup. M David This reference offers practical and informative exercises in nearly every chapter, and presents valuable computer strategies for solutions to challenges commonly faced in .... | 368 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2004 | 0824747836 | #150795A | £39.99 BUY |
Agriculture as a Producer and Consumer of Energy
Edited by J Outlaw, K Collins and J Duffield In recent years there has been increasing concern about energy security in the developed world. This book explores agriculture's role as a producer and consumer of energy. .... | 352 pages | CABI Hbk | 2005 | 0851990185 | #151434A | £65.00 BUY |
Agroecology: Ecological Processes in Sustainable Agriculture
Stephen R Gliessman Agroecology is defined as the application of ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agroecosystems. This definitive book provides the .... | 384 pages | - | Ann Arbor Hbk | 1997 | 1575040433 | #103634A | £46.00 BUY |
Developing Practical Strategies Stephen R Gliessman Agroecologists from around the world share their experiences in the analysis and development of indicators of agricultural sustainability in Agroecosystem .... | 224 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2001 | 0849308941 | #126989A | £49.99 BUY |
The Social, Political and Environmental Dimensions of Urban Agriculture Edited by Luc JA Mougeot Urban agriculture is an increasingly popular practice in cities worldwide, and a sustainable future for it is critical, especially for the urban poor of the developing .... | 320 pages | Figures, tables, index | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1844072312 | #153491A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1844072320 | #153490A | £22.95 BUY |
Donorship Versus Ownership Stephen Browne Provides a wide ranging and in-depth examination of the prevailing development assistance paradigm of western developed countries. Browne argues that far from being .... | 192 pages | Figures, tables | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1844072010 | #153504A | £70.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1844072029 | #153503A | £17.99 BUY |
American Environmental History
Louise Warren This compilation of seminal essays and primary documents introduces students to the most exciting scholarship and writing on the of environmental history in the United States. .... | 384 pages | Blackwell Hbk | 2002 | 0631228632 | #155082A | £65.00 BUY Pbk | 2002 | 0631228640 | #155083A | £19.99 BUY |
Apocalyptic Religion and American Empire Michael S Northcott This passionately argued book provides the first in-depth investigation of the religious politics of current American neo-conservatism. It shows that behind the neo-imperialism .... | 220 pages | Tauris Hbk | 2004 | 1850434786 | #154891A | £19.50 BUY |
Another World Is Possible If...
Susan George Part analysis, part handbook, this treatise offers a seasoned progressive's Eurocentric perspective on global justice and how to achieve it. .... | 288 pages | - | Verso Pbk | 2004 | 1844675106 | #153984A | £10.00 BUY |
Edited by HP Makkar and GJ Viljoen Modern Biotechnology has potential for solving many problems associated with animal productivity and health and offers exciting opportunities for enhancing agricultural .... | 770 pages | - | Springer 2005 | 1402033117 | #153537A | £135.00 BUY |
Simulation of Flow and Advective Transport Mary P Anderson and William W Woessner | 381 pages | Illus, figs | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 02/2006 | 0120581035 | #132812A | £49.95 BUY |
Appraising Sustainable Development Water Management and Environmental Challenges Asit J Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada For the past 15 years, sustainable development has become a powerful and all-embracing slogan in the international fora. Every government is for it, as are all the major .... | 244 pages | 1 table, 9 figures | OUP Pbk | 2005 | 019566891X | #153636A | £16.99 BUY |
Aquaculture: Principles and Practices
TVR Pillay and MN Kutty New edition of the standard aquaculture textbook. .... | 640 pages | 50 illus | Fishing News Hbk | 2005 | 1405105321 | #150017A | £49.50 BUY |
Nation, Belonging, and Globalization Anthony Moran Anthony Moran traces the development of contemporary Australian society in the global age, focusing on four major themes: settler and indigenous relations; economics and .... | 243 pages | Routledge Pbk | 2005 | 041594497X | #152046A | £22.95 BUY |
Biocontrol in Protected Culture
K Heinz An authoritative reference on the subject of using nonchemical controls on greenhouse-grown crops, this book explains the latest in crop-management techniques from .... | 552 pages | Col photos | Ball Hbk | 2004 | 1883052394 | #153286A | £61.00 BUY |
Biological & Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests
Jack E Rechcigl and Nancy A Rechcigl Pest and disease management continues to challenge the agricultural community. The rise in new pest and crop problems juxtaposed with public concern over pesticide use and more .... | 392 pages | Figs, tabs | CRC Press Hbk | 1998 | 1566704790 | #105668A | £53.99 BUY |
Biotechnology in Sustainable Biodiversity and Food Security
Edited by BN Prasad Comprises 14 chapters contributed by eminent scholars. The book will be useful for persons working in different fields of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, industry, .... | 202 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2002 | 1578082684 | #155221A | £44.50 BUY |
Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops
Edited by RE Litz This book is a comprehensive reference work on the current status of biotechnology of the major temperate, subtropical and tropical fruit and nut crop species of the world. .... | 768 pages | CABI Hbk | 2004 | 0851996620 | #148086A | £125.00 BUY |
Integrated Land and Water Resources Management Ian R Calder Provides further evidence of the need to integrate land management decision-making into .... | 352 pages | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1844072401 | #153157A | Normally £80.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £67.99 Pbk | 2005 | 1844072398 | #153156A | Normally £22.95 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £18.99 |
A Bond Scheme for Common Agricultural Policy Reform
Edited by A Swinbank and R Tranter The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is at an impasse. While it is said that existing policies are not tenable, all recent reform plans have been condemned as unacceptable. .... | 200 pages | CABI Hbk | 2004 | 0851997449 | #155113A | £40.00 BUY |
Breeding Services for Small Dairy Farmers Sharing the Indian Experience GT Chacko and F Schneider Better validation of indigenous domestic animal genetic resources is becoming more important with regard to the potential of livestock for poverty alleviation and income .... | 214 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 157808380X | #155195A | £20.00 BUY |
Building with Reclaimed Components and Materials A Design Handbook for Reuse and Recycling Bill Addis Green and sustainable design is growing in prominence and popularity. National governments are active in promoting recycling and reducing the amount of waste going to .... | 224 pages | Figures, tables, boxes, photographs | Springer Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1844072746 | #153002A | £49.95 BUY |
Lenkei Gabor Why do we live half as long as we possibly could? Who shapes our ideas on health? .... | Free Choice Books Pbk | 2004 | 9632124553 | #150967A | £16.50 BUY |
Chemical and Isotopic Groundwater Hydrology The Applied Approach Emanuel Mazor This updated and expanded edition provides a thorough understanding of the measurable properties of groundwater systems and the knowledge to apply hydrochemical, geological, .... | 352 pages | Illus | CRC Press Hbk | 2003 | 0824747046 | #143383A | £99.00 BUY |
A New Vision of Land Use in America Bruce Babbitt In this brilliant, gracefully written, and important new book, former Secretary of the .... | 256 pages | - | Island Press Hbk | 2005 | 1559630930 | #153209A | £17.50 BUY |
Climate Change and Global Food Security
Rattan Lal, Norman Uphoff, Bobby A Stewart and David O Hansen Books like this show the scale of the challenge if we are to feed the growing world population without despoiling and polluting the environment further. .... | 800 pages | - | CRC Press Hbk | 2005 | 0824725360 | #152873A | £79.99 BUY |
K Hayes and R Burge An assessment of the potentially positive impacts that Coltan mining can have on the Demorcratic Republic of Congo. Contains an overview of the mining process, its .... | 60 pages | Figs, tabs | FFI Pbk | 2003 | 1903703107 | #152651A | £9.95 BUY |
Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control
Roger Webber Communicable diseases are community problems, which can devastate whole populations, in both developing and developed countries. Epidemiology is the science of communities that .... | 352 pages | Figs, tabs | CABI Pbk | 2004 | 0851999026 | #153158A | £29.50 BUY |
The Competitive Destination: A Sustainable Tourism Perspective
JR Brent Ritchie and G Crouch Offers guidance on creating successful destinations with a model of competitiveness that recognises the importance of sustainability for long-term success. .... | 256 pages | CABI Hbk | 2003 | 0851996647 | #135860A | £49.95 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 184593010X | #153521A | £29.50 BUY |
Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing their Impacts
Edited by R Kuehr and Eric Williams Personal computers have made life convenient in many ways, but what about their impacts on the environment due to production, use and disposal? Manufacturing computers requires .... | 300 pages | Springer Pbk | 2003 | 1402016808 | #150042A | £22.00 BUY |
Conflict, Social Capital and Managing Natural Resources A West African Case Study Edited by KM Moore This book is the product of a six-year multi-disciplinary collaborative research program in sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. It describes the transition .... | 288 pages | - | CABI Hbk | 2004 | 0851999484 | #153154A | £55.00 BUY |
Constitutional Environmental Rights
Tim Hayward This book shows why a fundamental right to an adequate environment ought to be provided in the constitution of any modern democratic state. .... | 248 pages | OUP Hbk | 2004 | 0199278679 | #152847A | £50.00 BUY Pbk | 2004 | 0199278687 | #152846A | £19.99 BUY |
Anson Lee and Nancy Marcus The importance of copepods in aquaculture has long been recognized especially in the larval rearing of many marine fishes. .... | 288 pages | 56 illus | Blackwell 2005 | 0813800668 | #153449A | £79.95 BUY |
The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
Joel Bakan What would the world be like if the ruling elite were insane? This isn't a question for science fiction but a matter for social scientists. The most powerful class of .... | 240 pages | - | Constable Robinson Pbk | 2005 | 1845291743 | #154255A | £6.99 BUY |
Crimes Against Nature: Standing up to Bush and the Kyoto Killers Who are Cashing In on Our World
Robert F Kennedy A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the impact of President Bush's environmental policies. Written by the son of the late Robert F.Kennedy, himself a .... | 256 pages | Penguin Pbk | 2005 | 0141024089 | #154890A | £7.99 BUY |
Crop Ferality and Volunteerism: A Threat to Food Security in the Transgenic Era?
Edited by Jonathan B Gressel Crop ferality brings together research pioneers in the crop, plant and weed sciences to discuss the threats we face from volunteerism in the transgenic era. .... | 422 pages | Tabs, figs, b/w photos | Taylor & Francis Hbk | 2005 | 0849328950 | #151371A | £97.00 BUY |
Crop Management and Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Products Volume 3: Crop Fertilization, Nutrition and Growth Ramdane Dris, Taina Niskanen and SM Jain Environmental conditions and inadequate or excessive mineral nutrition can have serious implications on the quality of food crops. Crop Management and Postharvest Handling of .... | 296 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2003 | 1578082781 | #155223A | £49.50 BUY |
Crop Management and Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Products Volume 4: Disease and Disorder of Fruit and Vegetables Ramdane Dris, Taina Niskanen and SM Jain It covers various aspects of quality losses of fruits and vegetables, and the different treatments to be assessed. For the most part, the book deals with interactions between .... | 350 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2003 | 157808279X | #150847A | £48.00 BUY |
Crop Systems Dynamics: An Ecophysiological Simulation of Genotype-by- Environment Interactions
Yin Xinyou and HH Van Laar This book presents a generic process-based crop growth model, GECROS (Genotype-by-Environment Interaction on Crop Growth Simulator), recently developed in .... | 140 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Pbk | 2005 | 1578083834 | #155196A | £35.00 BUY |
Crops and Environmental Change
Seth G Pritchard and Jeffrey S Amthor An introduction to effects of global warming, increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone concentrations and soil salinization on crop physiology and yield. .... | 421 pages | Figs, tabs | Food Products Press Hbk | 2005 | 1560229128 | #153334A | £49.50 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1560229136 | #153333A | £35.95 BUY |
Cross-Border Resource Management Theory and Practice R Guo This essay is about the management of natural and environmental resources in .... | 264 pages | - | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 0444519157 | #153150A | £85.00 BUY |
Dam Safety Guidelines / Sécurité des Barrages Recommandations
CIGB and ICOLD | 185 pages | - | ICOLD (CIGB) Pbk | 1987 | #154861A | £18.50 BUY |
Decolonization and its Impact: A Comparative Perspective
M Shipway This book is a comparative study of decolonization from before the Second World War to the early 1960s. It focuses on the process and impact of decolonization at the level of .... | 256 pages | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0631199675 | #154371A | £50.00 BUY |
Dekker Agropedia Collection - 7 Volume Set
Edited by Wilson Pond et al Collection of agricultural references. .... | Marcel Dekker Hbk | 2004 | 0824721942 | #152875A | £1441.00 BUY |
Deliberative Democracy and Beyond Liberals, Critics, Contestations J Dryzek In this ground-breaking study, John Dryzek argues that democratic theory is now dominated by a deliberative approach. As one of those responsible for this turn, John .... | 306 pages | - | OUP Pbk | 2004 | 019925043X | #153988A | £17.99 BUY |
Development with Identity: Community, Culture and Sustainability in the Andes
Edited by RE Rhoades This book is based on a specific research project in Cotacachi, Ecaudor which was funded by USAID. The project focuses on the local population and their environmental and .... | 352 pages | - | CABI Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0851999492 | #153083A | £65.00 BUY |
Drought and Water Crises: Science, Technology, and Management Issues
Donald A Wilhite Today the world is facing a greater water crisis than ever. Droughts of lesser magnitude .... | 432 pages | - | CRC Press Hbk | 2005 | 0824727711 | #152876A | £79.99 BUY |
The Dynamics of Hired Farm Labour: Constraints and Community Responses
Edited by JL Findeis, A Vandeman, J Larson and J Runyan Hired seasonal labour forms a significant part of the agricultural workforce in many countries. Key topics covered in this book include: changes in the hired farm workforce; .... | 288 pages | CABI Hbk | 2002 | 0851996035 | #155136A | £55.00 BUY |
The Earthscan Reader in Environmental Values
Edited by Linda Kalof and Terre Satterfield This comprehensive reader offers in-depth analyses of critical developments in environmental values, bringing together in one volume the most influential scholarship .... | 368 pages | Figures, tables | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1844071669 | #153042A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1844071677 | #153041A | £22.95 BUY |
The Earthscan Reader on Sustainable Consumption
Tim Jackson The Earthscan Reader on Sustainable Consumption provides a coherent synthesis of key contributions to the literature on consumption and sustainability. This Reader presents .... | 368 pages | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1844071642 | #153499A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1844071650 | #153498A | £22.95 BUY |
Edited by A Pieroni | Haworth Press Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1560229837 | #149771A | £36.00 BUY |
What is it all About? Edited by B Phillips, Trevor Ward and Chet Chaffee If the marine fishing industry is to survive into the future, innovative approaches are necessary. Recognising that market incentives have the potential to improve fisheries .... | 196 pages | Figs, tabs | Blackwell Pbk | 2003 | 0632064226 | #129384A | £45.00 BUY |
Sustainability, Lifelong Learning and Everyday Life John Blewitt This book addresses the call for 'life-long-learning' - learning that occurs in various aspects of our lives including work, families, community groups, or any non-traditional .... | 224 pages | figures, tables | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1844072037 | #153502A | £70.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1844072045 | #153501A | £22.95 BUY |
Economics for Collaborative Environmental Management Renegotiating the Commons Graham Marshall Mainstream economics has a tight grip on public discourse, yet it remains ill-equipped to comprehend the collaborative vision for managing environmental and resource commons, .... | 224 pages | Figures, tables, index | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1844070948 | #153488A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1844070956 | #153487A | £22.95 BUY |
Economics of Industrial Ecology Materials, Structural Change, and Spatial Scales Edited by JCJ van den Bergh and MA Janssen The use of economic modeling techniques in industrial ecology research provides distinct advantages over the customary approach, which focuses on the physical description of .... | 448 pages | Figs | MIT Press Hbk | 2005 | 0262220717 | #154120A | £32.95 BUY |
The Economics of Livestock Disease Insurance Concepts, Issues and International Case Studies Edited by SR Koontz et al In recent years the livestock sector has been hit by a number of high-profile diseases, such as BSE, Foot and Mouth Disease and Avian Influenza. These have had a devastating .... | 288 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0851990770 | #155140A | £55.00 BUY |
The Economics of On-Farm Conservation of Crop Diversity in Ethiopia
Edilegnaw Wale Zegeye Subtitled 'Incentives, Attribute Preferences and Opportunity Costs of Maintaining Local Varieties of Crops.' .... | 243 pages | Figures, tables | Peter Lang Hbk | 2004 | 3631531427 | #153152A | £48.50 BUY |
Effect of Operational Variables on Nitrogen Transformations in Duckweed Stabilization Ponds
Julia Rosa Caicedo Bejarano There is an urgent need to develop and improve low cost technologies for wastewater treatment that are within the economic and technological capabilities of developing .... | 176 pages | Balkema Pbk | 2005 | 0415375541 | #154979A | £35.00 BUY |
Edited by Richard Loulou, Jean-Philippe Waaub and Georges Zaccour ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT is a volume on energy and environmental modeling that describes a broad variety of modeling methodologies, embodied in models of varying scopes and .... | 282 pages | 71 illus | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 0387253513 | #153554A | £48.50 BUY |
Frank Niele Energy: Engine of Evolution is a book about evolution, energy and sustainable development. Since the origin of life, five energy revolutions have passed and Earth is .... | 212 pages | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 044451886X | #155047A | £64.99 BUY |
Environmental Economics for Tree Huggers and Other Sceptics
William K Jaeger Though many students and environmentalists shudder at even the thought of economics, a .... | 240 pages | Island Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1559636645 | #153245A | £29.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1559636688 | #153246A | £14.95 BUY |
Environmental Ethics: An Anthology
Edited by Andrew Light and Holmes Rolston Environmental Ethics: An Anthology brings together both classic and cutting-edge essays which have formed contemporary environmental ethics, ranging from the welfare of animals .... | 568 pages | Figs | Blackwell Hbk | 2002 | 0631222936 | #139241A | £70.00 BUY Pbk | 2002 | 0631222944 | #155077A | £19.99 BUY |
Environmental Policy in the European Union Actors, Institutions and Processes Edited by Andrew Jordan This second and fully revised edition brings together some of the most influential work on the theory and practice of contemporary EU environmental policy. Comprising five .... | 352 pages | Tabs | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 184407157X | #153026A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1844071588 | #153025A | £22.95 BUY |
Environmental Policy, International Trade and Factor Markets
CC Chao and E Siu-Hung Yu This book examines the intricate relationship among trade and investment policies, as well as environmental regulations, especially for developing economies. Trade .... | 252 pages | - | Elsevier Hbk | 2004 | 0444517081 | #153100A | £63.50 BUY |
Franklin, J Agardy and Nelson Leonard Nemerow Subtitled: 'Environmental Problems and the All-inclusive global, scientific, political, legal, economic, medical, and engineering bases to solve them.' .... | 512 pages | - | Academic Press Hbk | 2005 | 0120884410 | #153108A | £49.99 BUY |
P Cafaro Environmental ethics is the attempt to determine how we ought and ought not relate to the natural environment. A complete environmental ethic requires both an ethic of action .... | 256 pages | - | Rowman & Littlefield Hbk | 2004 | 0742533891 | #154032A | £57.00 BUY |
John J Macdonald The vast proportion of cash spent on health care by governments and individuals in the world is spent on systems of health care that are based on a more or less Westernised .... | 144 pages | tables, figures | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1853834777 | #153052A | £60.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1853834769 | #153051A | £17.99 BUY |
Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health Edited by O Selinus et al This authoritative reference volume emphasizes the importance and interrelationships of .... | 832 pages | Figs, tabs | Academic Press Hbk | 2005 | 0126363412 | #141221A | £59.99 BUY |
Ethics in Agriculture - An African Perspective
A Niekerk Agriculture is the lifeblood of the majority of people in Africa. It is not just a provider of food, it is a way of life for rural people. Whilst subsistence farming is .... | 167 pages | - | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 1402029888 | #153538A | £52.00 BUY |
The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
Michael S Wenk The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, or EMAS, has been in existence since 1995, with over 3,000 sites registered to the Scheme. However, even to the present .... | 278 pages | - | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 1402032129 | #153555A | £83.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1402033052 | #153556A | £38.00 BUY |
Everything Bad is Good for You How Popular Culture Is Making Us Smarter Steven Johnson Popular culture is often seen as nothing more than the production of endless entertainment - video games, computer games, hand-held games, movies and music on .... | 300 pages | Allen Lane Hbk | 2005 | 0713998024 | #154261A | £10.00 BUY |
Financing Shelter and Urban Development Global Report on Human Settlements 2005 United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) The Global Report on Human Settlements is the most authoritative and up-to-date assessment of conditions and trends in the world's cities. It is an essential tool and .... | 380 pages | Figures, tables, boxes, maps | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 184407210X | #153004A | £85.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1844072118 | #153003A | £24.95 BUY |
Sam Nujoma | 182 pages | Illus | University of Namibia Press Pbk | 2004 | 999166341X | #153541A | £13.50 BUY |
Fish Catching Methods of the World
A von Brandt A comprehensive survey of the evolution of fishing methods throughout the world. .... | 418 pages | B/w photos, illus | Fishing News Hbk | 2005 | 0852382804 | #135318A | £99.50 BUY |
Fishery Co-Management: A Practical Handbook
RS Pomeroy and R Rivera-Guieb During the last decade, there has been a shift in the governance and management of fisheries to a broader approach that recognizes the participation of fishers, local .... | 288 pages | CABI Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0851990886 | #155144A | £37.50 BUY |
Photographs from the United Nations Environment Programme Mark Edwards | 124 pages | Col photos | Earthprint Limited Pbk | 2000 | 9280721984 | #154811A | £13.50 BUY |
An Illustrated Guide Ben-Erik van Wyk A comprehensive survey of the plants that provide food, beverages, spices, and flavorings, this book will serve as an invaluable reference to gardeners, .... | 480 pages | Illus | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0881927430 | #154874A | £25.00 BUY |
Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World
Edited by Rattan Lal, David O Hansen and Steven A Slack Can developing countries meet the food requirements of their growing populations without .... | 480 pages | 51 b/w illus | CRC Press Hbk | 2002 | 1566705940 | #135599A | £91.00 BUY |
Jeffrey M Pilcher Introductory history. .... | 144 pages | Illus | Routledge Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0415311454 | #155308A | £45.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0415311462 | #155309A | £9.99 BUY |
Forage Legumes for Temperate Grasslands
John Frame With the underpinning role of forage legumes in the nitrogen economy and animal productivity from temperate grasslands certain to expand in the future, particularly in .... | 320 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083583 | #155200A | £35.50 BUY |
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Concepts, Methods and Agronomic Applications Yves Tourte Introductory text for students of genetics is general and the students of agronomy as the book gives numerous agronomic applications. .... | 216 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083567 | #155201A | £23.50 BUY |
Genetic Improvement of Solanaceous Crops Volume 1: Potato MK Razdan and AK Mattoo Potato is the most significant non-cereal crop. Much attention has been paid to this commercially important crop. The aim of this volume is to capture the recent advances .... | 440 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 157808184X | #149734A | £59.50 BUY |
Genetics and Breeding of Sugar Beet
E Biancardi, M de Biaggi, LG Campbell and GN Skaracis The book comes during a time of rapid expansion in molecular technology-based selection approaches that are destined to modify or supplement conventional breeding methodology. .... | 388 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083664 | #155203A | £52.50 BUY |
Utilization and Technology Edited by Mary H Dickson and Mario Fanelli Geothermal energy refers to the heat contained within the Earth that generates geological phenomena on a planetary scale. Today, this term is often associated with .... | 226 pages | Figures, tables | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1844071847 | #153056A | £55.00 BUY |
Glossary of Biotechnology Terms
KR Nill Originally as a hobby, then to help specialists working in different fields of biotechnology talk to each other, and also believing that the opposition to genetic .... | 304 pages | - | CRC Press Hbk | 2002 | 1587161222 | #154306A | £48.99 BUY |
Governance for Sustainable Development A Foundation for the Future Edited by Georgina Ayres and Rosalie Callway As the process of globalization continues, and power imbalances between decision-making institutions become increasingly apparent, the need for a critical assessment of the way .... | 208 pages | Tables | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 184407207X | #153047A | Normally £70.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £59.99 Pbk | 2005 | 1844072088 | #153046A | Normally £19.99 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £15.99 |
Green Alternatives to Globalisation: A Manifesto
C Lucas and M Woodin Written by two of the most prominent members of the UK Green Party, this book is an accessible and concise statement of the Green alternative to globalisation. Arguing that .... | 262 pages | Figs, tabs | Pluto Press Pbk | 2004 | 0745319327 | #153995A | £11.99 BUY |
Harmful Invasive Species: Legal Responses
Marc L Miller and Robert N Fabian Harmful Invasive Species: Legal Responses describes the law and policy regarding harmful non-indigenous species in six countries: New Zealand, Germany, South Africa, Argentina, .... | 236 pages | - | ELI Pbk | 2004 | 1585760730 | #154214A | £71.00 BUY |
Ethnobotany, Nutrition and Human Ecology Brein A Meilleur et al Breadfruit, called `ulu in Hawaiian, was one of the plants Polynesians brought in their sailing canoes when they discovered the Hawaiian Islands. It is a staple food throughout .... | 46 pages | Figs, tabs, col photos | CTAHR Pbk | 2004 | 1929325177 | #153007A | £24.95 BUY |
A History of Environmental Politics Since 1945
Samuel P Hays "This book is classic Hays, which means that there is nothing better in the field. The writing is clear, hard-headed, logical and penetrating. No one gets to the nub of .... | 272 pages | - | Pittsburgh UP Pbk | 2000 | 0822957477 | #153972A | £14.50 BUY |
Hormonal Regulation of Farm Animal Growth
KL Hossner This book describes the cellular and molecular mechanisms that control farm animal growth, including development and body composition. The emphasis is on circulating .... | 240 pages | CABI Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0851990800 | #155137A | £30.00 BUY |
Human Capacity Development in Fisheries
G Macfadyen and T Huntington Human capacity development in fisheries is increasingly recognized as a high priority, .... | 90 pages | FAO 2004 | #151334A | £19.95 BUY |
Human and Environmental Security An Agenda for Change Edited by Felix Dodds and Tim Pippard Security has tended to be seen as based on military force, yet this illusion is crumbling, literally and figuratively, before our eyes in the conflict zones of Iraq, .... | 320 pages | Figures, tables, index | Earthscan Pbk | 2005 | 1844072142 | #153489A | £19.99 BUY |
Processes and Estimation Methods for Streamflow and Groundwater Lena M Tallaksen and Henny AJ van Lanen Hydrological drought is a textbook for university students, practising hydrologists and researchers. The main scope of this book is to provide the reader with a comprehensive .... | 579 pages | - | Elsevier Hbk | 2004 | 0444516883 | #153128A | £120.00 BUY Pbk | 2004 | 0444517677 | #153129A | £65.00 BUY |
ISO 14001 Environmental Certification: Step by Step
A Edwards Includes sample registers, sample procedures and a sample manual It offers an outline of the standard, the need for procedures and explains similarities to ISO 9000. It contains .... | 272 pages | Tabs | Butterworth Heinemann Pbk | 2004 | 0750661003 | #153916A | £27.99 BUY |
Immunodetection Methods in Aquaculture
Edited by Alexandra. Adams et al The continuing expansion of aquaculture means that effective fish health control and disease diagnosis is more vital than ever. The first in a new book series, .... | 176 pages | 50 Illus & photos | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 03/2006 | 140510726X | #142041A | £55.00 BUY |
In Vitro Application in Crop Improvement
Edited by Abdul Mujib, Meyeong-Je Cho, S Predieri and S Banerjee | 320 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2004 | 1578083001 | #146159A | £48.40 BUY |
The Commodification and Management of Culture Edited by Chris Ryan and Michelle Aicken In a world characterized by an encroaching homogeneity induced by the growth of .... | 284 pages | - | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 0080446205 | #153105A | £57.99 BUY |
Thomas E Graedel and Braden R Allenby This text addresses the increasing need for knowledge about the interactions between industry and environment with the ultimate goal of sustainability. With in-depth .... | 363 pages | Figs, tabs | Prentice-Hall Hbk | 2002 | 0130467138 | #154130A | £43.99 BUY |
Infrastructures of Consumption Environmental Innovation in the Utility Industries Bas van Vliet, Heather Chappells and Elizabeth Shove For many years a uniform and uncontested picture of utility system organization has endured across Europe. Provider and consumer roles have been largely taken for granted, .... | 160 pages | Figures, tables | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1853839957 | #153060A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1853839965 | #153061A | £22.95 BUY |
Innovation-Oriented Environmental Regulation
Edited by J Hemmelskamp, K Rennings and F Leone Innovation-oriented environmental regulation is extremely attractive for policy planners and decision makers, since it is expected that innovations can cut costs of .... | 354 pages | Illus | Physica Verlag Pbk | 2000 | 3790813133 | #153897A | £64.00 BUY |
Innovations in Rural Extension: Case Studies from Bangladesh
Edited by P Van Mele, A Salahuddin and NP Magor During the past five years, the PETRRA (Poverty Elimination Through Rice Research Assistance) project has explored the development of innovative extension mechanisms .... | 300 pages | CABI Pbk | 2005 | 0851990282 | #155116A | £35.00 BUY |
Installing Environmental Management Systems A Step-By-Step Guide Christopher Sheldon and Mark Yoxon Now completely updated for ISO 14001, EMASII and phased implementation schemes. .... | 272 pages | Figs, tabs | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 1844072576 | #153497A | £45.00 BUY |
Institutions, Livelihoods and the Environment Change and Response in Mainland Southeast Asia Edited by Andrea Straub Despite the recent economic crisis, mainland Southeast Asia continues to experience increasing economic integration of previously isolated rural hinterlands, esp. in the .... | 400 pages | NIAS Press Pbk | 2002 | 8787062984 | #153475A | £13.99 BUY |
Integrated Water Resources Management in South and South East Asia
Asit Biswas and Olli Varis The concept of integrated water resources management (IWRM) is not new: it has been around for over two generations. During the 1990s, this concept was rediscovered by some .... | 370 pages | numerous maps, figures and tables | OUP Pbk | 2005 | 0195669320 | #153635A | £16.99 BUY |
Alan Sokal and Jean Bricmont When Intellectual Impostures was published in France, it sent shock waves through the Left Bank establishment. When it was published in Britain, it provoked vicious debate. .... | 276 pages | Profile Books Pbk | 2003 | 1861976313 | #152774A | £7.99 BUY |
International Trade and Policies for Genetically Modified Products
Edited by RE Evenson and V Santaniello There are a number of controversial issues that surround agricultural biotechnology and genetically modified products. International trade and policies are at the forefront of .... | 320 pages | - | CABI Hbk | 2005 | 0851990568 | #153085A | £65.00 BUY |
Introduction to Isotope Hydrology
Wilem G Mook | 270 pages | Includes CD-ROM | Balkema Hbk | 2005 | 0415381975 | #154977A | £44.00 BUY |
An Introduction to Sustainable Development
Jennifer A Elliott 'A useful summary of the subject. Clear maps and figures and key information in boxes.' - Dr Howard Lee, Wye College, UK, on the second edition. .... | 264 pages | B/w photos, figs, tabs, maps | Routledge Hbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0415335582 | #155046A | £60.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 0415335590 | #155045A | £17.99 BUY |
Tourism and Indigenous Peoples Alison M Johnston Much-needed critical analysis of the impacts of ecotourism on indigenous peoples and biodiversity. .... | 320 pages | Figures, tables, photos | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1853838586 | #153064A | Normally £70.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £59.99 Pbk | 2005 | 1853838594 | #153063A | Normally £19.99 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £15.99 |
A Hebridean Voyage Ian Mitchell Describes a three-month sea voyage made in the summer of 1996 around the Hebrides. Its aim was not to explore the romantic heritage of the West coast, or simply to write a .... | 256 pages | Col photos | Birlinn Pbk | 2004 | 1841583227 | #151310A | £10.95 BUY |
Lake and Pond Management Guidebook
Steve McComas The Lake and Pond Management Guidebook is the successor to the bestselling Lake Smarts: The First Lake Maintenance Handbook, the "bible" for small-scale lake and pond .... | 304 pages | B/w photos, illus, figs, tabs | CRC Press Hbk | 2003 | 1566706300 | #135604A | £53.99 BUY |
Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror David W Orr "Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels" -SAMUEL JOHNSON, 1775 .... | 172 pages | - | Island Press Hbk | 2004 | 1559635282 | #145855A | £14.95 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1597260320 | #153228A | £9.95 BUY |
Leo Hickman Account of an interesting attempt to live sustainably. .... | 176 pages | Eden Project Books Pbk | 2005 | 1903919606 | #153532A | £10.99 BUY |
Linear Models for the Prediction of Animal Breeding Values
RA Mrode Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) has become the most widely accepted method for genetic evaluation of domestic livestock. Since its introduction, the method has evolved .... | 187 pages | Tabs | CABI Pbk | 2005 | 0851990002 | #153092A | £45.00 BUY |
An Economic Approach for Water Management and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and Beyond Franklin, Fisher et al Liquid Assets shows that the common view of water as an inevitable cause of future wars .... | 256 pages | - | RFF Hbk | 2005 | 1933115084 | #152495A | £53.50 BUY |
Edited by A Hagiwara, T.W Snell, E Lubzens and CS Tamaru Proceedings of the Live Food and Marine Larviculture Symposium held in Nagasaki, Japan, September 1-4, 1996. .... | 336 pages | Springer Hbk | 1998 | 0792349709 | #154941A | £111.50 BUY |
Local Partnerships for Rural Development: The European Experience
Edited by Malcolm J Moseley | 210 pages | Figs, tabs | CABI Hbk | 2002 | 0851996574 | #138189A | £49.95 BUY |
Prospects for a Sustainable World City Julian Hunt This comprehensive volume opens with an introductory editorial giving a general review of London's environment and its prospects for a sustainable future. The subsequent .... | 350 pages | - | Imperial College Press Hbk | 2005 | 1860944868 | #153574A | £49.00 BUY |
Managing Risk and Uncertainty in Deep-Sea Fisheries Lessons from Orange Roughy M Lack, K Short and A Willock According to this report - the depletion of fisheries closer to shore and a rising demand for seafood have led to a rapid expansion of deep-sea fisheries. As much as 40 .... | 84 pages | Illus | Traffic Pbk | 2003 | 1875941568 | #153726A | £15.50 BUY |
Marine Biofouling: Colonization Processes and Defenses
AI Railkin Recent instances of bioinvasion, such as the emergence of the zebra mussel in the American Great Lakes, generated a demand among marine biologists and ecologists for .... | 320 pages | Figs, tabs | CRC Press Hbk | 2003 | 0849314194 | #149216A | £85.00 BUY |
Mathematical Models for Sustainable Development
M Hersh and I Hamburg This book aims at providing both a basic introduction and advanced technical details of some of the available mathematical and computing methods, thus closing the exisiting gap .... | 400 pages | 120 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 3540242163 | #154747A | £100.00 BUY |
Mathematical Models in Agriculture Quantitative Methods for the Plant, Animal and Ecological Sciences J Thornley and J France New edition of the 1984 book. .... | 848 pages | - | CABI Hbk | 2005 | 085199010X | #153080A | £125.00 BUY |
Microbial Biotechnology in Agriculture and Aquaculture, Volume 1
RC Ray In agriculture, microbial biotechnology covers a wide array of subjects ranging from biofertilizers to biological control of pests and diseases; from biological N 2 .... | 506 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083672 | #155209A | £57.00 BUY |
Mobile Phones: An Appropriate Tool for Conservation and Development?
Ken Banks and Richard Burge Mobile phone technology is developing at an extraordinarily rapid pace and is being applied to an increasingly wide range of human activities and the environment in which .... | 67 pages | B/w photos, figs, tabs, map | FFI Pbk | 2004 | 1903703158 | #153363A | £9.95 BUY |
Edited by Ruth Rama Essential guide to the inner workings of companies with direct investments in the food and fiber system in the United States and the world. The book provides in-depth and .... | 328 pages | Figs, tabs | Food Products Press Hbk | 2005 | 1560229365 | #153322A | £86.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1560229373 | #153321A | £28.50 BUY |
Muscle Development of Livestock Animals: Physiology, Genetics and Meat Quality
Edited by MFW Te Pas, HP Haagsman and ME Everts Well-developed and functional muscle tissues are a prerequisite for healthy meat-producing animals. Good muscle development leads to improved meat quality. Hence .... | 432 pages | CABI Hbk | 2004 | 0851998119 | #155138A | £70.00 BUY |
Natural Allies: UNEP and Civil Society
UNEP The earth's ecosystems are facing unprecedented challenges including climate change, atmospheric pollution, land degradation, water scarcity and loss of biological diversity .... | 80 pages | Col photos | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280724436 | #154734A | £8.95 BUY |
Natural Resources in Eastern Europe Political Ecologies of Local Transformation Chad Staddon Draws on ethnographic case to studies to argue that natural resources are anything but `natural'. A book for social geographers. .... | 192 pages | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 02/2006 | 1405129166 | #155184A | £19.99 BUY |
Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention David W Orr Looks at how to start an ecological design revolution that changes how we provide food, shelter, energy, materials, livelihood, and how we deal with waste. .... | 272 pages | - | OUP Hbk | 2002 | 019514855X | #132053A | £18.95 BUY Pbk | 2004 | 0195173686 | #152833A | £8.99 BUY |
New Approaches on Energy and the Environment Policy Advice for the President Edited by Richard D Morgenstern and Paul Portney Written by an internationally renowned team of economists and policy analysts at .... | 180 pages | - | RFF Hbk | 2004 | 1933115009 | #152499A | £30.00 BUY Pbk | 2004 | 1933115017 | #152498A | £11.50 BUY |
Edited by David Clements and Anil Shrestha Explores the latest developments in the emerging science of agroecology, focusing on how these new concepts and cutting-edge tools will help minimize the impact of agriculture .... | 553 pages | Figs, tabs | Food Products Press Hbk | 2004 | 1560221127 | #153326A | £96.00 BUY Pbk | 2004 | 1560221135 | #153325A | £49.50 BUY |
New Technologies and Environmental Innovation
Joseph Huber In this insightful book, Joseph Huber investigates the life cycle analysis of technological and environmental innovations (TEIs). TEIs are new technologies, products .... | 400 pages | Tabs | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2004 | 1843767996 | #154119A | £80.00 BUY |
Nutrient Digestion and Utilization in Farm Animals: Modelling Approaches
Edited by E Kebreab et al This book brings together the papers presented orally or as posters at the Sixth International Workshop on Modelling Nutrient Utilization in Farm Animals, held in .... | 464 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1845930053 | #155139A | £75.00 BUY |
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2005-2014
| 187 pages | OECD Pbk | 2005 | 9264010181 | #154856A | £42.00 BUY |
Optimization of Water Management in Polder Areas Some Examples for the Temperate Humid and the Humid Tropical Zone Preecha Wandee | 432 pages | Balkema Pbk | 2005 | 041537555X | #154975A | £69.00 BUY |
Pandora's Hope: An Essay on the Reality of Science Studies
Bruno Latour A scientist friend asked Bruno Latour point-blank: Do you believe in reality? Taken aback by this strange query, Latour offers his meticulous response in Pandora's Hope. It .... | 324 pages | Harvard UP Pbk | 1999 | 067465336X | #152765A | £14.95 BUY |
S Feldman This book is a readable exposition of the real science behind the headlines (junk food, obesity, MMR, Genetically Modified Crops, cholesterol etc)and an expose of the tricks .... | 288 pages | - | Blake Publishing Pbk | 2005 | 1844541223 | #154017A | £9.99 BUY |
Participation in Fisheries Governance
Edited by Tim S Gray Participation in fisheries governance is an issue that has become fashionable in recent years, partly because of the patent failure of most non-participatory modes of fisheries .... | 365 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1402037775 | #154923A | £63.00 BUY |
Edited by Dario Leister World-leading scientists in the field present breakthrough techniques, discuss the results of projects aimed at dissecting particular plant functions, and provide an .... | 677 pages | Figs, tabs | Food Products Press Hbk | 2005 | 1560229985 | #153324A | £138.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1560229993 | #153323A | £96.00 BUY |
Policy Reform and Adjustment in the Agricultural Sectors of Developed Countries
Edited by D Blandford and B Hill This book explores the policy implications of growing pressures for economic adjustment in the agricultural sectors of developed countries. The primary focus is on Europe and .... | 320 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 01/2006 | 1845930339 | #155134A | £49.95 BUY |
Risk and the Role of Government and Industry Michael Howes A balanced and accessibly written undergraduate text suitable for courses in .... | 272 pages | Figures, tables | Earthscan Pbk | 2005 | 1844072126 | #153012A | £19.99 BUY |
MC Appleby, JA Mench and BO Hughes This authoritative textbook provides an introduction and guide to poultry behaviour and welfare. It describes the origin and biology of the various species of bird that are of .... | 288 pages | CABI Pbk | 2004 | 0851996671 | #155142A | £35.00 BUY |
Poverty and Conservation: Livelihoods, Landscapes and Power
RJ Fisher | IUCN Pbk | 2005 | 283170880X | #154885A | £9.00 BUY |
A Practical Approach to Environmental Law
Paul Stokes Comprehensive text on UK environmental law. .... | 750 pages | - | OUP Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0199279217 | #152845A | £39.95 BUY |
Edited by JV Stafford The concept of precision agriculture may well be centuries old but its implementation in the twenty-first century, made possible by amazing technological developments, is key to .... | 1020 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2005 | 1578083915 | #155216A | £98.00 BUY |
Radical Ecology: The Search for a Livable World
Carolyn Merchant This substantially revised second edition of Merchant~s classic guide to radical environmental politics and movements, offers a comprehensive overview of the .... | 272 pages | Tabs | Routledge Hbk | 2005 | 0415935776 | #155003A | £55.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0415935784 | #155002A | £13.99 BUY |
S Roberts and N Robins There is common agreement that international trade should contribute to sustainable development, particularly in the South. What is less clear is how to make this happen. .... | 120 pages | B/w photos, tabs | IIED Pbk | 2000 | 1904035647 | #153912A | £15.50 BUY |
Reducing Poverty and Sustaining the Environment The Politics of Local Engagement Edited by Stephen Bass, Hannah Reid, David Satterthwaite and Paul Steele There are growing dangers that developmental work by governments, aid agencies and NGOs is driven to ignore the fact that environmental quality matters to the poor. There are .... | 256 pages | Figures, tables | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1844071154 | #153031A | £65.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1844071162 | #153032A | £19.99 BUY |
Towards a Recovery of Culture Freya Mathews et al Freya Mathews argues that replacing the materialist premise of modern civilization with a panpsychist one transforms the entire fabric of culture in profound ways. She claims .... | 256 pages | SUNY Press Pbk | 2005 | 0791463087 | #153996A | £15.50 BUY |
Researching the Culture in Agri-Culture Social Research for International Agricultural Development Edited by MM Cernea and AH Kassam Much-needed analysis of the work of the CGIAR, the backbone of international agricultural research. .... | 480 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0851990037 | #155114A | £65.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0851990266 | #155115A | £35.00 BUY |
Resolving Environmental Disputes From Conflict to Consensus Roger Sidaway Clashes over environmental issues often leave government agencies, industry and activists locked in political or legal combat. Increasingly, players from all sides are .... | 224 pages | figures, maps, photos | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 184407014X | #153040A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1844070131 | #153039A | £22.95 BUY |
Responsibilities of Environmental Research
| IUCN Pbk | 2005 | 9069844443 | #154884A | £5.75 BUY |
River Basin Modelling for Flood Risk Mitigation
Donald W Knight and Asaad Y Shamseldin | 750 pages | Balkema Hbk | 2005 | 0415383447 | #154980A | £119.00 BUY |
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
V Kimar This is one of the best-selling medical textbooks of all time. The New Edition of this venerable textbook has been renamed Robbins and Cotran Pathological Basis of Disease in .... | 1552 pages | 1600 illus | Saunders Hbk | 2004 | 0721601871 | #154304A | £59.99 BUY |
Statecraft, Ecology and Collective Action in South India David Mosse Based on long-term anthropological fieldwork, oral histories and detailed archival work to explore the changing ecology, political significance and cultural meaning of water in .... | 347 pages | - | OUP Hbk | 2003 | 0195661370 | #137711A | £25.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 0195672208 | #153646A | £11.99 BUY |
Rural Change and Sustainability: Agriculture, the Environment and Communities
SJ Essex, AW Gilg and R Yarwood This book draws upon selected, revised and edited papers from a conference of rural geographers from the UK, USA and Canada, held at the Universities of Plymouth and .... | 380 pages | - | CABI Hbk | 2005 | 0851990827 | #153088A | £65.00 BUY |
Rural Gender Relations: Issues and Case Studies
Edited by B Bock and S Shortall This exciting new book brings together renowned international scholars to explore the gender effects of the current transformation of agriculture and rural life. It presents .... | 384 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0851990304 | #155135A | £55.00 BUY |
The Promise of Ecological Design Nancy Jack Todd | 232 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2005 | 1559637781 | #152222A | £37.50 BUY |
Edited by JM Melack, R Jellison and DB Herbst Publications from 7th International Conference on Salt Lakes, held in Death Valley National Park, California, USA, September 1999. .... | 347 pages | Col plates, b/w plates, figs, tabs, amps | Springer Hbk | 2002 | 1402005679 | #129743A | £73.00 BUY |
Edited by Douglas A Barnum, John F Elder, Doyle Stephenst and Milton Friend Proceedings of the Salton Sea Symposium, held in Desert Hot Springs, California, 13-14 January 2000. .... | 320 pages | Springer Hbk | 2002 | 1402005555 | #137405A | £71.50 BUY |
A Long Term Perspective Wallace E Huffman and Robert E Evenson Science for Agriculture was the first thorough quantitative and analytical treatment of the history of the U.S. agricultural research system and as such has served as the .... | 336 pages | 31 illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0813806887 | #153445A | £45.00 BUY |
A Sea Change: The Exclusive Economic Zone and Governance Institutions for Living Marine Resources
SA Ebbin, AH Hoel and AK Sydnes With growing concern about the oceans and the resources of this realm has come a proliferation of international and national efforts aimed at protecting this .... | 223 pages | - | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 1402031327 | #153534A | £48.00 BUY |
Biology, Production, Process and Storage BB Desai, PM Kotecha and DK Salunkhe This expanded second edition of the Seeds Handbook has been revised and updated to include the latest advances in seed science and technology, discussing - for the first .... | 783 pages | Illus, tabs | CRC Press Hbk | 2004 | 082474800X | #150796A | £115.00 BUY |
Selection and Breeding Programs in Aquaculture
Edited by Trygve Gjedrem This book describes the basic elements in the theory of animal breeding and inheritance of quantitative economic traits and the way in which this technology can be implemented .... | 364 pages | - | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 1402033419 | #153536A | £69.00 BUY |
Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods Design for Environment and Community Cynthia Girling and Ronald Kellett Cities are growing at unprecedented rates. Most continue to sprawl into the countryside. .... | 354 pages | Island Press Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1597260282 | #153243A | £39.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 12/2005 | 1559633379 | #153244A | £23.50 BUY |
Small Water Supplies: A Practical Guide
D Clapham There are approximately 50,000 small water supplies in the UK alone, and thousands more Worldwide. Dealing with idiosyncratic characteristics of small water supplies requires .... | 340 pages | 6tabs, 9line drawings, 8col photos | Spon Press (Routledge) Hbk | 2004 | 0415282829 | #153898A | £55.00 BUY |
Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science Philosophical Issues in Science Andre Kukla Are scientific facts constructed by scientists rather than discovered - in the same way as we construct all reality? This book presents a full discussion of the philosophical .... | 170 pages | - | Routledge Hbk | 2000 | 0415234182 | #152762A | £70.00 BUY |
Social Learning in Environmental Management Building a Sustainable Future Edited by Meg Keen, Valerie A Brown and Rob Dyball Social Learning in Environmental Management explores and expands the approaches to collective learning most needed to help individuals, communities, experts and .... | 240 pages | Tables, figures | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1844071820 | #153033A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1844071839 | #153035A | £22.95 BUY |
Solar Architecture in Cool Climates
Colin Porteous and Kerr MacGregor To implement new techniques in daily practice, architects require palatable information combined with convincing arguments. This book fulfils this requirement, providing .... | 256 pages | Line drawings, photographs, tables | Earthscan Pbk | 2005 | 190291662X | #153059A | £39.95 BUY |
Economic Impacts of Unchecked Development Robert Burchell, Anthony Downs and Sahan Mukherji The environmental impacts of sprawling development have been well documented, but few .... | 224 pages | Photos | Island Press Hbk | 2005 | 1559635703 | #152225A | £29.95 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1559635304 | #152224A | £18.50 BUY |
Starter Packs: A Strategy to Fight Hunger in Developing Countries?
S Levy Despite repeated interventions by governments, donors and NGOs in recent years, food insecurity continues and developing countries are forced to rely on food aid again and .... | 288 pages | - | CABI Hbk | 2005 | 0851990088 | #153089A | £55.00 BUY |
Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning An International Evaluation Christopher Wood et al Provides the first international evaluation of this exciting new discipline with 13 case studies from around the globe. .... | 240 pages | Figures, tables and boxes | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 184407109X | #153000A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1844071103 | #152999A | £22.95 BUY |
Studies of Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Science in sub-Saharan Africa
Edited by Uche C Amalu and Franz-Theo Gottwald African scholars discuss various aspects of the development of sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa like constraints of food production, fragile and vulnerable .... | 154 pages | Figures, tables | Peter Lang Hbk | 2004 | 3631531389 | #153151A | £36.00 BUY |
The Grass that Changed the World Sanjida O'Connell The story of sugar is a story of life and death. As glucose it's the fuel that drives us. It also causes obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Sugar's rise in popularity led .... | 256 pages | illus | Virgin Books Hbk | 2004 | 1852270349 | #155310A | £20.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 11/2005 | 075351057X | #155311A | £8.99 BUY |
Edited by Phillip Draycott Sugar beet, alongside sugar cane is the main source of sugar across the world. The crop is grown widely in North America, across Europe, the Russian Federation, Japan and some .... | 448 pages | 210 illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 140511911X | #153446A | £125.00 BUY |
How to Create Lasting Value through Social and Environmental Performance Chris Laszlo "This is not a book of fluff or feel-good case studies. It's a handbook for .... | 240 pages | - | Island Press Pbk | 2003 | 1559638362 | #142809A | £18.50 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1597260185 | #153242A | £11.95 BUY |
Sustainable Increase of Marine Harvesting Fundamental Mechanisms and New Concepts Edited by Olav Vadstein and Yngvar Olsen Proceedings of the 1st Maricult Conference held in Trondheim, Norway, 25-28 June 2000. .... | 280 pages | Springer Hbk | 2002 | 1402011180 | #137209A | £63.00 BUY |
Ahmed S Khan and Heimo J Mikkola First publication of the University of Gambia (UNIGAM), this is the output of an initiative for the management and protection of the marine and coastal resources of the .... | 80 pages | figures, diagrams, colour photos, A4 format | UNIGAM Pbk | 2002 | 9983910365 | #153402A | £9.95 BUY |
Sustaining Large Marine Ecosystems The Human Dimension TM Hennessey and JG Sutinen Explores the human dimensions of assessing, monitoring, and managing large marine ecosystems. A monitoring and assessment framework must incorporate the human and .... | 380 pages | - | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 0444510265 | #150133A | £71.99 BUY |
A Framework for the 21st century Edited by Volkmar Lauber Renewable energy has enjoyed relatively good growth in recent years, in particular PV and wind; but it will be difficult to sustain such rates of diffusion on a global basis. .... | 256 pages | Figures, tables | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 184407241X | #153057A | £50.00 BUY |
Synchronizing Science and Technology with Human Behaviour
Ralf Brand Sustainable development has tended to occur on two diverging paths: one technology-focused, the other favouring behavioural solutions. This new, practical text .... | 192 pages | Figures, tables, photos | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1844072517 | #153054A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1844072479 | #153053A | £22.95 BUY |
Issues, Concepts and Managerial Perspectives Edited by Chris Ryan, Stephen Page and Michelle Aicken The concept of margins and limits is often referred to within the tourism academic literature and includes subjects as diverse as carrying capacities, peripheral .... | 244 pages | - | Elsevier Hbk | 2005 | 0080446442 | #153101A | £57.99 BUY |
The tenth IMO Lecture is on the subject "Water resources as a challenge of the 21st Century". An in depth study of current and projected issues related to hydrology and .... | WMO Pbk | 2005 | 9263109591 | #151505A | £38.00 BUY |
Edited by A El-Sayed This book describes, in detail, the principles and practice of tilapia culture. All aspects of the subject are covered, from basic biology, environmental requirements, .... | 320 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0851990142 | #151422A | £65.00 BUY |
Tourism Behaviour: Travellers' Decisions and Actions
R March and AG Woodside Consumers' planned behaviour is often very different to what is actually consumed. Consumer plans can relate to four behaviours: planned and done (deliberate strategies); .... | 256 pages | - | CABI Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0851990215 | #153090A | £49.95 BUY |
Tourism and Protected Areas: Benefits Beyond Boundaries
Edited by R Bushell and PFJ Eagles Published on behalf of The Task Force on Tourism and Protected Areas of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), this book .... | 416 pages | - | CABI Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 0851990223 | #153094A | £60.00 BUY |
Towards Environmental Innovation Systems
M Weber and J Hemmelskamp The book brings together research communities from different disciplines and countries, and offers an exchange about theoretical frameworks and practical experiences to guide .... | 351 pages | 35 illus | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 3540223223 | #153896A | £65.50 BUY |
Edited by Ben Wisner, Camilla Toulmin, Chitiga and Rutendo This ground-breaking book with a foreword by Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland .... | 336 pages | Figures, tables | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1844070921 | #153050A | £60.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 184407093X | #153049A | £16.99 BUY |
Development Perspectives on Biotechnology, Trade and Sustainability Edited by Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz and Vicente Sanchez Sustaining the new bioeconomy requires a global biotechnology governance regime to bring a large number of developing countries into the global trading system. Failure to do so .... | 224 pages | Figs, tabs | Earthscan Hbk | 2005 | 1844070271 | #142781A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 184407028X | #142775A | £22.95 BUY |
John H Vandermeer Tropical areas present ecological, cultural and political problems that demand analysis that is distinct from general ecological analysis. The tropical environment is special .... | 280 pages | B/w illus | CRC Press Hbk | 2002 | 0849315816 | #136165A | £57.99 BUY |
Saints, Sinners, Truths and Lies about the Global Water Crisis Anita Roddick This book is a vivid collection of essays by some of the world's most powerful thought leaders, activists and luminaries who reveal that perhaps the single biggest threat to .... | 138 pages | Col photos | Anita Roddick Books Pbk | 2004 | 095439593X | #153339A | £9.99 BUY |
Turkey in the European Union: Implications for Agriculture, Food and Structural Policy
Edited by A Burrell and A Oskam The European Union will begin accession negotiations with Turkey in October 2005. Agriculture, food and rural issues will play a major role in the negotiations, raising .... | 336 pages | CABI Hbk | 2005 | 0851990940 | #155112A | £55.00 BUY |
The Urban Household Energy Transition Social and Environmental Impacts in the Developing World WF Barnes, Kerry Krutilla and William Hyde As cities in developing countries grow and become more prosperous, energy use shifts .... | 144 pages | - | RFF Hbk | 2005 | 1933115068 | #152492A | £40.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1933115076 | #152489A | £22.00 BUY |
Water Crystals: Making the Quality of Water Visible
A Schulz The quality of our water, especially our drinking water, is becoming an increasingly important issue. In this book, Andreas Schulz uses a ground-breaking photographic .... | 192 pages | 180 col photos | Floris Books Pbk | 2005 | 0863154867 | #153933A | £20.00 BUY |
F Flesche This study of built and yet-to-be-realised aquatic habitats shows how water has become architecture's next frontier. Whether they're floating on top, hovering over, or .... | 144 pages | Col photos, illus | Prestel Pbk | 2005 | 3791332805 | #153744A | £25.00 BUY |
Water: A matter of Life and Health Water Supply and Sanitation in Village India Maggie Black and Rupert Talbot At a time when India faces serious problems of freshwater scarcity, groundwater depletion and environmental pollution, there is much to be learned from the lessons of .... | 250 pages | - | OUP Hbk | 2005 | 0195669312 | #153637A | £18.99 BUY |
Western Corn Rootworm: Ecology and Management
Edited by S Visal, CR Edwards and U Kuhlmann Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, has been a major economic pest of maize in the Americas for many years. However, since the early 1990's it has .... | 320 pages | CABI Hbk | 2004 | 0851998178 | #148210A | £75.00 BUY |
Martin Wolf In amongst the plethora of books raging against globalization, this book by the well respected Financial Times journalist stands out. Well argued and cogent .... | 416 pages | - | Yale UP Pbk | 2005 | 0300107773 | #153069A | £9.99 BUY |
Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction and Economics
P Ormerod From the best-selling author of The Death of Economics and Butterfly Economics, a ground-breaking look at a truth all too seldom acknowledged: most commercial and public .... | 254 pages | - | Faber & Faber Hbk | 2005 | 0571220126 | #155271A | £12.99 BUY |
Fundamentals, Design, Construction and Operation Edited by Robert Gasch and Jochen Twele Including contributions from fourteen experts in academia and industry, this book presents a detailed explanation of wind power technology, from first principles through .... | 416 pages | Tables, figures | Earthscan Hbk | 2002 | 1902916379 | #137698A | £40.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1902916387 | #153065A | £27.50 BUY |
Andy Hall and Duncan Ireland Woodfuel is not new: wood has been used as a fuel since humans first learned how to make .... | Forest Research Ringbound | | #151288A | £19.95 BUY |
World Development Indicators 2005
World Bank Contains reliable quantitative data which is essential for understanding economic and social development because it provides .... | 403 pages | Figs, tabs | Stationery Office (TSO) Pbk | 2005 | 082136071X | #154757A | £46.50 BUY |
World Resources 2005: The Wealth of the Poor Managing Ecosystems to Fight Poverty UNDP, UNEP, World Bank and WRI An invaluable contribution to the growing debate on how preserving and maintaining healthy and diverse ecosystems is as critical as aid in the fight to combat poverty. .... | 2000 pages | Illus | WRI Pbk | 2005 | 1569735824 | #154862A | £19.95 BUY |
Fighting Poverty through Environmental Policy German Advisory Council on Global Change At the start of the 21st century, fighting poverty and protecting the environment are two of the most urgent challenges facing the international community. In this report, .... | 352 pages | Figures, tables, boxes | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1853838837 | #153001A | £75.00 BUY |
Worlds of Flow: A History of Hydrodynamics from the Bernoullis to Prandtl
O Darrigol The first of its kind, this book is an in-depth history of hydrodynamics from its eighteenth-century foundations to its first major successes in twentieth-century .... | 300 pages | Illus | OUP Hbk | 2005 | 0198568436 | #154312A | £35.00 BUY |
Yearbook of European Environmental Law Volume 4 Edited by Thijs FM Etty and Hans Somsen The Yearbook of European Environmental Law brings together topical analyses of contemporary European Environmental Law. Leading European and American academics provide .... | 881 pages | 5 tables, 2 graphs and 1 line drawing | OUP Hbk | 2004 | 0199267863 | #152849A | £125.00 BUY |
Yearbook of European Environmental Law Volume 5 Edited by Thijs FM Etty and Hans Somsen The Yearbook of European Environmental Law brings together topical analyses of contemporary European Environmental Law. Leading European and American academics provide .... | 600 pages | - | OUP Hbk | 2005 | 0199278784 | #152848A | £125.00 BUY |
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Exactly Solvable Models of Biological Invasion
Sergei V Petrovskii and Bai-Lian Li Much of our current knowledge on biological invasion was derived from field studies, but many recent advances relied heavily on mathematics and computing, particularly .... | 264 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2005 | 1584885211 | #154987A | £49.99 BUY |
Field Sampling: Principles and Practices in Environmental Analysis
Alfred R Conklin Written by a renowned professional with more than 30 years of experience in environmental sampling and analysis, this reference describes in unparalleled detail all .... | 300 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2004 | 0824754719 | #155013A | £44.99 BUY |
Geostatistics for Environmental Applications
Edited by Philippe Renard, Helène Demougeot-Renard and Roland Froidevaux Proceedings of the Fifth European Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Applications. .... | 480 pages | 218 illus, with CD-ROM | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 3540265333 | #154741A | £100.00 BUY |
WHO This reference and guide addresses nations that accept the challenge of developing and establishing national codes of practice for securing microbiological assets while .... | 178 pages | WHO Pbk | 2005 | 9241546506 | #155016A | £41.00 BUY |
Occupancy Estimation and Modeling Inferring Patterns and Dynamics of Species Occurrence Darryl I, MacKenzie et al Occupancy Estimation and Modeling is the first book to examine the latest methods in analyzing presence/absence data surveys. Using four classes of models (single-species, .... | 368 pages | Illus | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0120887665 | #155069A | £39.99 BUY |
Practical Handbook of Environmental Site Characterization and Ground-Water Monitoring
David M Nielsen When it was published in 1991, the First Edition of the Practical Handbook of Ground-Water Monitoring established itself as the environmental professional's standard .... | 1360 pages | Illus, figs, tabs | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 10/2005 | 1566705894 | #155029A | £79.99 BUY |
Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences
Daniel S Wilks This revised text introduces and explains the statistical methods used to describe, analyze, test and forecast atmospheric data. It will be useful to scientists, students, .... | 592 pages | Figs, tabs | Academic Press Hbk | 1995 | 0127519653 | #041298A | £58.95 BUY Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0127519661 | #155062A | £44.99 BUY |
Stochastic Processes and Models
David Stirzaker Stochastic Processes and Models provides a concise and lucid introduction to simple stochastic processes and models. Including numerous exercises, problems and solutions, .... | 342 pages | Illus | OUP Pbk | 2005 | 0198568142 | #155109A | £27.50 BUY |
Analysis of Sex, Age, and Count Data John R Skalski, Kristin E Ryding and Joshua Millspaugh Wildlife Demography compiles the multitude of available estimation techniques based on sex and age data, and presents these varying techniques in one organized, unified .... | 550 pages | Figures, tables | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0120887738 | #155070A | £43.99 BUY |
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Central and South-Eastern Europe 2006
Europa Publications | Europa Hbk | 2005 | 1857433092 | #154985A | £325.00 BUY |
Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering Volumes 1 and 2 Edited by James R Pfafflin and Edward N Ziegler The fifth edition of this monumental two-volume encyclopedia spans the entire spectrum of environmental science and engineering. Featuring expert contributors representing .... | 1320 pages | 2 volume set | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 12/2005 | 0849398436 | #155040A | Normally £422.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £397.00 |
Encyclopedia of Pest Management
Edited by David Pimentel With contributions from more than 300 esteemed international authorities, this Encyclopedia offers more than 800 cited works, drawings, tables, and photographs. It .... | 903 pages | Illus | Marcel Dekker Hbk | 2002 | 0824706323 | #141756A | £280.00 BUY |
The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2005
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The Evolution of Library and Museum Partnerships Historical Antecedents, Contemporary Manifestations, and Future Directions Juris Dilevko and Lisa Gottlieb Libraries, museums, and the ways in which they are used by patrons have drastically changed in past decades. Digitization projects, infotainment, and the Internet are .... | 264 pages | Tabs | Greenwood Press Hbk | 2004 | 1591580641 | #154823A | £25.99 BUY |
Edited by Elizabeth Martin and Robert S Hine Fully revised and updated, this new fifth edition is the perfect guide for those studying biology, either at school or university. Containing many new entries, and with .... | 640 pages | 100 line illus | OUP Pbk | 2005 | 0198609175 | #155110A | £8.99 BUY |
The Oxford Dictionary of Ecology
Michael Allaby The third edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of ecology available. Written in a clear, accessible style, it contains over 5,200 entries on all .... | 480 pages | - | OUP Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 0198609051 | #155111A | £11.99 BUY Pbk | 1998 | 0198609442 | #150320A | £8.99 BUY |
Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals Guidelines for Good Practice Irene Hames | 128 pages | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 03/2006 | 1405131594 | #155186A | £29.99 BUY |
The Scholar-Librarian: Books, Libraries, and the Visual Arts
R Wendorf Documents the professional, scholarly, and personal interests of one of America's most distinguished library directors - a librarian, moreover, who is widely admired in the .... | 248 pages | Oak Knoll Press Hbk | 2005 | 1584561599 | #155015A | £32.50 BUY |