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Zoology:
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles & Amphibians
Fishes
Invertebrates
Palaeontology
Marine & Freshwater Biology
General Natural History
Regional & Travel
Botany & Plant Science
Animal & General Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Habitats & Ecosystems
Conservation & Biodiversity
Environmental Science
Physical Sciences
Sustainable Development
Data Analysis
Reference
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Mammals
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Gardens of Earthly Delight The History of Deer Parks John Fletcher
This is a highly original, profusely illustrated, and well researched account of deer
parks. Fletcher touches on errors commonly made by archaeologists and historians, taking .... | 256 pages | b/w & col illus | Windgather Press Pbk | NYP 11/2010 |
1905119364 | #187327A | £24.99 Add to basket |
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Giraffe Edgar Williams
As the tallest animal on Earth, giraffes have long attracted human curiosity and
respect. Their extraordinarily long necks, distinctive camouflage, graceful movements .... | 224 pages | 50 black and white, 50 colour | Reaktion Books Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
1861897642 | #187356A | £9.99 Add to basket |
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Die Haselmaus (Dormouse) Rimvydas Juskaitis and Sven Buchner | 180 pages | 65 illus | Westarp Wissenschaften NYP 09/2010 |
3894329181 | #187290A | £40.50 Add to basket |
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Higgledy Piggledy The Ultimate Pig Miscellany Richard Harry Latham Lutwyche
Pig, porker, hog, swine however you refer to him, there is no doubt that the chubby
quadruped with the curly tail and the big oink is regarded with enormous affection. The .... | 128 pages | Col illus | Quiller Publishing Hbk | 2010 |
1846890748 | #187320A | £14.99 Add to basket |
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Hyena Nights, Kalahari Days Gus Mills and Margie Mills
Hyenas have a bad reputation and are misunderstood by most people. Until recent years
many wildlife publications used words like freak, stupid, demented and ungainly to .... | 256 pages | Jacana Pbk | 2010 |
1770098119 | #187347A | £18.95 Add to basket |
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The Last Wolf Jim Crumley
In The Last Wolf, Jim Crumley explores the place of the wolf in Scotland - past, present
and future - and challenges many of the myths that have been regarded for centuries as .... | 224 pages | Birlinn Pbk | 2010 |
1841588474 | #187337A | £9.99 Add to basket |
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Otter Daniel Allen
Although rarely seen in the wild, the otter today is a much-loved
animal; its playful character, and graceful aquatic agility were brought to the public's .... | 224 pages | 50 black and white, 50 colour | Reaktion Books Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
1861897677 | #187357A | £9.99 Add to basket |
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The Otter James Williams
Back from the brink of extinction, the otter is making a come-back in Britain today.
James Williams, a life-long enthusiast of this fascinating, enigmatic creature, dispels .... | 224 pages | Col photos | Merlin Unwin Hbk | 2010 |
1906122229 | #187322A | £19.99 Add to basket |
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Prairie Ghost: Pronghorn and Human Interaction in Early America Richard E McCabe, Bart W O'Gara and Henry M Reeves
The only one of 14 pronghorn-like genera to survive the great extinction brought on by
human migration into North America, the pronghorn has a long and unique history of .... | 175 pages | 119 b/w photos, 18 col illus, 10 illus, 8 maps | Colorado UP Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
0870819542 | #187360A | £18.50 Add to basket |
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The Way of the Panda The Curious History of China's Political Animal Henry Nicholls
This title deals with the extraordinary impact of the panda - from obscurity to fame - a
story of China's transition from shy beginnings to centre stage. In a most original .... | 224 pages | ill | Profile Books Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
1846683688 | #187355A | £15.99 Add to basket |
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Birds
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2007 Non-estuarine Coastal Waterbird Survey Population Estimates and Broad Comparisons with Previous Surveys GE Austin, MP Collier and MM Rehfisch | 31 pages | 4 tables, 1 colour figure | BTO Reports Spiralbound | 2009 |
1906204527 | #180431A | £6.99 Add to basket |
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An Assessment of the Feasibility of Annual Monitoring of Winter Gull Roosts in the UK and Possible Outputs from Such a Scheme NHK Burton, IMD Maclean and GE Austin | 54 pages | 9 tables, 6 figures | BTO Reports Spiralbound | 2009 |
1906204543 | #180433A | £6.99 Add to basket |
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The BTO Barn Owl Monitoring Project 2000-2007 DI Leech, CJ Barimore and CR Shawyer | 48 pages | BTO Reports Spiralbound | 2009 |
1906204470 | #180427A | £6.99 Add to basket |
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Bird Migration and Global Change George W Cox
Changes in seasonal movements and population dynamics of migratory birds in response to
ongoing changes resulting from global climate changes are a topic of great interest to .... | 297 pages | Island Press Hbk | NYP 11/2010 |
1597266876 | #187345A | £54.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 11/2010 |
1597266884 | #187346A | £26.99 Add to basket |
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Birding Dordogne David Simpson
This book will help a birdwatcher get the most out of a visit to this popular area of
France, highlighting the best birding areas and offering advice for your holiday. .... | 32 pages | B/w illus, maps | BirdGuides Pbk | 2010 |
1898110522 | #187366A | £7.50 Add to basket |
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The Birds of Panama A Field Guide George R Angehr and Robert Dean
The isthmus of Panama, where North and South America meet, hosts more bird species than
all of North America. The western and central areas harbor representatives of species .... | 464 pages | 908 col illus, 911 maps | Cornell UP Pbk | NYP 02/2011 |
0801476747 | #186964A | £22.95 Add to basket |
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Birds of Pukeiti David G Medway
Pukeiti, the property of the Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust, lies between the forested
slopes of the Pouakai and Kaitake Ranges in New Zealand's Egmont National Park. Pukeiti .... | 112 pages | Col photos, col illus | Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust Pbk | 2006 |
1877365793 | #165623A | £15.95 Add to basket |
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A Breeding Bird Survey of the National Forest (English Midlands) in 2008 JH Marchant, DG Noble and S Haynes | 44 pages | 12 tables, 1 b&w figure, 15 colour figures | BTO Reports Spiralbound | 2009 |
1906204500 | #180429A | £13.50 Add to basket |
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Finding Birds in Southern Cyprus Dave Gosney
This guide covers all the best birdwatching sites in the southern part of the island,
including Paphos, Akrotiri, Troodos, Larnaca and Ayia Napa. Each site includes .... | maps | Easybirder Pbk | 2010 |
1907316213 | #187182A | £7.50 Add to basket |
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Finding Birds in Southern Cyprus - The DVD Dave Gosney
This DVD serves as an introduction to the best birdwatching sites in Southern Cyprus,
covering 27 different locations, and includes footage of almost 70 species of birds .... | 65 mins | Easybirder DVD | 2010 |
1907316221 | #187184A | £18.74 Add to basket |
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Finding Birds in Southern Cyprus - The DVD & The Book Dave Gosney
This pack features both the book and the DVD for Southern Cyprus. .... | Easybirder DVD | 2010 | #187484A | £23.50 Add to basket |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 15: Weavers to New World Warblers Edited by Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliot and David A Christie
Foreword on conservation of the world's birds, by Stuart Butchart, Nigel Collar, Alison
Stattersfield & Leon Bennun. .... | 800 pages | 60 colour plates, more than 400 photographs, 612 distribution maps | Lynx Hbk | NYP 2010 |
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Impacts of Changes in Sewage Disposal on Populations of Waterbirds Wintering on the Northumbrian Coast Report for 2004/05 NHK Burton and AP Goddard | 40 pages | BTO Reports Spiralbound | 2009 |
1906204535 | #180432A | £6.99 Add to basket |
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Invisible Connections Why Migrating Shorebirds Need the Yellow Sea Danny Rogers, Phil Battley, Brian MacCaffery, Nial Moores and Jan Lewis
Each year, invisible to the naked eye, millions of migrating shorebirds fly from
Australasia towards the tidal flats of the Yellow Sea bordering China and Korea. Each .... | 160 pages | Colour illustrations | Wetlands International Hbk | 2008 |
9058820092 | #177640A | £30.50 Add to basket Pbk | 2010 |
0643096590 | #187336A | £33.50 Add to basket |
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A Photographic Guide to Birds of Borneo, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan Geoffrey Davison and Chew Yen Fook
The island of Borneo is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots and a birdwatcher's
paradise. Around 600 species of bird have been recorded here, and some 430 are known to .... | 144 pages | 280 col photos, 1 map | New Holland Pbk | NYP 01/2011 |
1847738281 | #187353A | £7.99 Add to basket |
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Raptors of the Northeast Thomas Bosakowski and Dwight G Smith
Guide to the hawks, owls, vultures, and other raptors of this region of the United
States. This is a useful tool for students, educators, amateur naturalists, and wildlife .... | 202 pages | Arment Biological Press Pbk | 2010 |
1930585950 | #184214A | £29.95 Add to basket |
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The Special Birds of Morocco Richard Price
A personal photographic study of birds seen during three spring trips to Morocco, in a
variety of habitats. .... | 48 pages | Col photos | Richard Price Pbk | 2010 | #187367A | £15.00 Add to basket |
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Western Palearctic Birds: Climate Change and Ecology Clive Finlayson
The impacts of global warming are of concern to all of us. The potential responses of
birds to climate change have come increasingly to the fore, and are of particular .... | 320 pages | Poyser Hbk | NYP 02/2011 |
0713688653 | #186679A | £39.99 Add to basket |
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Reptiles & Amphibians
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Life in a Shell A Physiologist's View of a Turtle Donald C Jackson
Trundling along in essentially the same form for some 220 million years, turtles have
seen dinosaurs come and go, mammals emerge, and humankind expand its dominion. Is it any .... | 174 pages | 11 halftones, 12 line illustrations | Harvard UP Hbk | NYP 01/2011 |
0674050347 | #187343A | £22.95 Add to basket |
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The Natural History of Amphibians and Reptiles in Sabah Robert F Inger and Tan Fui Lian
A review of the rich herpeto-fauna of Borneo, including some of its less conspicuous and
sometimes reviled members. Apologies for delays in obtaining stock of this title - we .... | 101 pages | Col photos, illus | Natural History Publications | #187469A | £14.99 Add to basket |
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Fishes
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Die Guppys Bands 1 and 2 Michael Kempkes | 780 pages | col & b/w illus | Westarp Wissenschaften 2010 |
389432905X | #187289A | £136.00 Add to basket |
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Die Guppys Band 2: Guppys als Aquarienfische Michael Kempkes | 410 pages | col & b/w illus | Westarp Wissenschaften 2010 |
3894328762 | #187287A | £77.00 Add to basket |
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Die Guppys Band 1: Biologie der Guppys Michael Kempkes | 370 pages | col & b/w illus | Westarp Wissenschaften 2010 |
3894328754 | #187288A | £77.00 Add to basket |
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fish and Shellfish of the World Daniel Gilpin, Derek Hall and Amy-Jane Beer
A natural history identification guide to the diverse animal life of deep oceans, open
seas, reefs, estuaries, shorelines, ponds, lakes and rivers around the globe .... | 512 pages | 1700 colour photographs and illustrations | Lorenz Books Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
0754820718 | #187348A | £17.99 Add to basket |
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Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage, Volume 7 Thomas P Simon
Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage
represents the entire ichthyofauna of the majority of eastern North America. This .... | 288 pages | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 2011 |
0849319234 | #162715A | £76.99 Add to basket |
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Shark Attack Britain Richard Peirce
Shark Attack Britain is the third shark book by writer and broadcaster Richard Peirce
who is currently chairman of both the Shark Conservation Society and the Shark Trust. It .... | 60 pages | Col photos | Shark Cornwall Pbk | NYP 09/2010 |
0955869420 | #187124A | £4.99 Add to basket |
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The Sharks of North America Jose I Castro and Diane Peebles
The Sharks of North America is a reference work that will serve as the standard work on
sharks for the twenty-first century. This book covers the entire body of knowledge about .... | 560 pages | 269 line drawings, 292 halftones | OUP Hbk | NYP 11/2010 |
0195392949 | #187424A | £60.00 Add to basket |
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Invertebrates
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Alien Terrestrial Arthropods of Europe, Volume 1 Edited by Alain Roques et al
This book provides the first comprehensive review of the fauna of alien terrestrial
arthropods that have colonized the European continent and its associated islands. .... | 570 pages | Pensoft 2010 |
9546425540 | #187494A | £104.00 Add to basket |
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Alien Terrestrial Arthropods of Europe, Volume 2 Edited by Alain Roques et al
This book provides the first comprehensive review of the fauna of alien terrestrial
arthropods that have colonized the European continent and its associated islands. .... | 500 pages | Pensoft 2010 |
9546425559 | #187495A | £94.00 Add to basket |
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Arthropod Fauna of the UAE, Volume 3 Edited by Antonius van Harten
Volume 3 of this series covers 400 species from 24 families and includes 1 genus and 71
species new to science. .... | 700 pages | 867 plates, 575 figs, 3 maps | Dar Al Ummah Hbk | 2010 |
9948156161 | #186650A | £40.50 Add to basket |
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Bioakustik der Kafer Andreas Wessel | 64 pages | Westarp Wissenschaften NYP 10/2010 |
3894321202 | #187291A | £21.99 Add to basket |
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The Crustacea, Decapoda, Volume 9 Part A Eucarida: Euphausiacea, Amphionidacea, and Decapoda (partim) Edited by FR Schram and JC van Vaupel Klein
With the publication of this ninth volume in the Treatise on Zoology: The Crustacea, we
depart from the sequence one would normally expect. Some crustacean groups never had a .... | 550 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
9004164413 | #187596A | £205.00 Add to basket |
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Crustacean Zooplankton of Chilean Inland Waters PR De Los Rios
The crustacean zooplankton of Chilean inland waters has been studied mainly in large
Patagonian lakes, while that plankton in other Chilean water bodies has as yet been .... | 132 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 12/2010 |
9004174605 | #183624A | £110.00 Add to basket |
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Mayfly Larvae (Ephemeroptera) of Britain and Ireland Keys and a Review of their Ecology JM Elliott and UH Humpesch
This edition features the latest research including the changes to familiar names and
the advances in classification and taxonomy. .... | 152 pages | FBA 2010 |
0900386789 | #187235A | £31.50 Add to basket |
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Pyraloidea of Europe, Volume 2 (Lepidoptera) Crambinae and Schoenobiinae Frantisek Slamka
Covers identification, distribution, habitat and biology. Includes 24 colour plates and
51 plates of genitalia. .... | 223 pages | Col plates | Frantisek Slamka Hbk | 2008 | #186615A | £118.00 Add to basket |
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Spider Katarzyna Michalski and Sergiusz Michalski
The spider has a rich symbolic presence in the human imagination. Seen as representing
death, due to its poisoned fangs and pitiless, predatory nature, the spider can also .... | 224 pages | 60 black and white, 40 colour | Reaktion Books Pbk | NYP 09/2010 |
1861897758 | #187358A | £9.99 Add to basket |
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Spiders of New Zealand Annotated Family Key and Species List Pierre Paquin, Cor J Vink and Nadine Duperre
Spiders of New Zealand: Annotated Family Key & Species List is the authoritative
identification manual for the 57 spider families of New Zealand. It features more than .... | 126 pages | line drawings | Manaaki Whenua Press Pbk | 2010 |
0478347057 | #187476A | £54.00 Add to basket |
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Studies on Brachyura A Homage to Danièle Guinot Peter Castro et al
This volume is in honour of Daniele Guinot (Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris), who has
helped reawaken interest in the systematics of brachyuran decapods crustaceans, the true .... | 355 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | 2010 |
9004170863 | #187587A | £136.00 Add to basket |
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Studies on Malacostraca Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis Memorial Volume Edited by Charles Fransen, Sammy de Grave and Peter Ng
This volume is devoted to the memory of the Dutch carcinologist Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis
(1921-2008) who dedicated his life to the taxonomy and systematics of Crustacea. His .... | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 12/2010 |
900417429X | #187589A | £185.00 Add to basket |
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Systematics of Cyst Nematodes (Nematoda: Heteroderinae), Part A SA Subbotin, M Mundo-Ocampo and JG Baldwin
Volume 8 in the series, appearing in two parts, A and B, deals with the systematics of
cyst nematodes of the subfamily Heteroderinae. Cyst nematodes are important pathogens .... | 300 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
9004162259 | #187592A | £136.00 Add to basket |
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Systematics of Cyst Nematodes (Nematoda: Heteroderinae), Part B SA Subbotin, M Mundo-Ocampo and JG Baldwin
Volume 8 in the series, appearing in two parts, A and B, deals with the systematics of
cyst nematodes of the subfamily Heteroderinae. Cyst nematodes are important pathogens .... | 450 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
9004164340 | #187594A | £146.00 Add to basket |
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Yorkshire Butterflies and Moths An Assessment of the Status and Distribution of Yorkshire's Butterflies and Moths in 2009 Edited by Howard M Frost | 128 pages | numerous photos/maps | Butterfly Cons. Yorkshire Pbk | 2010 |
0956221629 | #187555A | £12.50 Add to basket |
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ZooKeys 38 An Annotated List of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada GR Pohl, GG Anweiler, BC Schmidt and NG Kondla
This checklist of the butterflies and moths of Alberta, Canada, lists 2367 species
reported to occur in the province along with 138 whose occurence is probable. Each .... | 549 pages | Pensoft Pbk | 2010 | #187240A | £103.00 Add to basket |
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ZooKeys 39 Contributions to the Systematics of New World Macro-Moths II Edited by B Christian Schmidt and J Donald Lafontaine
This is the second ZooKeys volume on the systematics of New World macro-moths. The 15
papers included describe three new genera, 23 new species and four new sub-species along .... | 272 pages | col figs | Pensoft Pbk | 2010 | #187246A | £69.00 Add to basket |
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ZooKeys 40 Annotated Check List of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico J Donald Lafontaine and B Christian Schmidt
This annotated list arranges the 3693 species of Noctuoidea known from North America
into six families based on the most recent phylogenetic information. .... | 239 pages | Pensoft Pbk | 2010 | #187249A | £65.00 Add to basket |
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ZooKeys 44 Revision of Neosuarius, a Subgenus of Chrysopodes (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) Catherine A Tauber
This study of the subgenus Neosuarius includes a revision of the neotropical genus
Chrysopodes. .... | 105 pages | col & b/w figs | Pensoft Pbk | 2010 | #187252A | £37.50 Add to basket |
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ZooKeys 47 Revision of the Bee Genus Chlerogella (Hymenoptera, Halictidae), Part II: South American Species and Generic Diagnosis Michael S Engel
This volume completes the revision of the species of Chlerogella covering the South
American fauna. .... | 100 pages | col & b/w figs | Pensoft Pbk | 2010 | #187256A | £35.50 Add to basket |
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Palaeontology
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DK Handbook: Fossils David Ward
This is a new edition of the clearest, most authoritative guide to fossils. Packed with
more than 1,000 amazing photographs of over 500 species, this handbook is designed to .... | 320 pages | Col photos, illus | Dorling Kindersley Pbk | 2010 |
1405359870 | #187338A | £9.99 Add to basket |
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Dinosaurs of Asia Dong Zhiming
This illustrated monograph discusses the discovery, research history and other related
information on dinosaur remains found in Asia. .... | 290 pages | 600 illus | CCPH Hbk | 2009 | #187448A | £122.00 Add to basket |
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Diversity and Dynamics of the Mammalian Fauna in Denmark Throughout the Last Glacial Interglacial Cycle, 115 0 Kyr Bp Kim Aaris-Sorensen
Presents the changes in diversity and distribution in time and space of the mammalian
fauna in Denmark and adjacent areas throughout the Weichselian glaciation and the .... | 66 pages | Wiley-Blackwell Pbk | 2009 |
1444334832 | #183905A | £13.99 Add to basket |
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Early Pleistocene Bear Remains from Deutsch-Altenburg (Lower Austria)/ Die Altpleistozanen Baren Von Deutsch-Altenburg (Niederosterreich) Edited by Martina Pacher, Gernot Rabeder and Gerhard Withalm
Over 100 ursid remains have been retrieved from the Early Pleistocene cave fillings of
the Hollitzer quarry near Deutsch-Altenburg (Lower Austria). Apart from isolated teeth .... | 139 pages | Verlag der Osterreich Pbk | 2010 |
3700168276 | #187372A | £139.00 Add to basket |
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Geobiology Microbial Mats in Sandy Deposits from the Archean Era to Today Nora Noffke
This book describes microbially induced sedimentary structures as new group in the
Classification of Primary Sedimentary Structures. Those structures rise from the .... | 205 pages | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
3642127711 | #187434A | £90.00 Add to basket |
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Late Cretaceous Grunbach Flora of Austria AB Herman and J Kvacek | 224 pages | Vienna NHM 2010 |
3902421436 | #187371A | £113.00 Add to basket |
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Scottish Rocks and Fossils Alan McKirdy and Moira McKirdy
By examining rock formations, minerals, fossils, volcanoes, coal, oil and much more,
this book tells the story of how the landscape of Scotland has changed over the last .... | 40 pages | Col illus throughout | Stationery Office (TSO) Pbk | 1995 |
0114952736 | #051162A | £4.50 Add to basket Pbk | 2010 |
1905267290 | #187196A | £5.99 Add to basket |
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
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Chlorophyll a Fluorescence in Aquatic Sciences Methods and Applications David Suggett, Ondrej Prasil and Michael A Borowitzka
Measurements of variable chlorophyll fluorescence have revolutionised global research of
photosynthetic bacteria, algae and plants and in turn assessment of the status of .... | 500 pages | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
9048192676 | #187450A | £117.00 Add to basket |
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The Vent and Seep Biota Aspects from Microbes to Ecosystems Edited by Steffen Kiel
Oases of life around black smokers and hydrocarbon seeps in the deep-sea were among the
most surprising scientific discoveries of the past three decades. These ecosystems are .... | 340 pages | Col & b/w figs | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
9048195713 | #187431A | £135.00 Add to basket |
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General Natural History
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Animalcules The Activities, Impacts and Investigators of Microbes Bernard Dixon
A collection of Bernard Dixon's most notable columns taken from the celebrated
Animalcules series in ASM's Microbe Magazine, this book is sure to delight readers old .... | 358 pages | Wiley-Blackwell Hbk | 2009 |
1555815006 | #178169A | £30.50 Add to basket |
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The Beast Within Animals in the Middle Ages Joyce Salisbury
This book explores the varying roles of animals as property, food and sexual objects,
and the complex relationship that this created with the people and world around them. .... | 224 pages | illus, tabs | Routledge Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
0415780942 | #187582A | £80.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
0415780950 | #187583A | £21.99 Add to basket |
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The Book of Nature The Natural According to UNESCO
A fully-illustrated insight into 191 UNESCO Natural Heritage sites, combining absorbing
text with full-page, colour photography, to place a revealing spotlight on endangered .... | 528 pages | Full-colour photographs throughout | Monaco Books Hbk | 2009 |
3899445406 | #181240A | £34.99 Add to basket |
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Born Wild The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Passion for Lions and for Africa. Tony Fitzjohn
This book is a story of passion, adventure and skulduggery on the frontline of African
conservation. Following the author's journey from London bad boy to African wildlife .... | 352 pages | col photos | Viking Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
0670918911 | #187580A | £16.99 Add to basket |
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Botanical Serigraphs The Gene Bauer Collection Gene Bauer
All together for the first time, the hand-printed serigraphs of artist Gene Bauer are
reproduced here in "Botanical Serigraphs: The Gene Bauer Collection", along with her .... | 264 pages | 230 illustrations | ESRI- Environmental Research Hbk | 2010 |
1589482530 | #187485A | £29.95 Add to basket |
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Boyle Between God and Science Michael Hunter
Robert Boyle ranks with Newton and Einstein as one of the world's
most important scientists. Aristocrat and natural philosopher, he was a remarkably .... | 400 pages | Yale UP Pbk | 2010 |
0300169310 | #187531A | £14.99 Add to basket |
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Cicerone Guides - Trekking in the Dolomites Alta Via Routes 1 and 2, with Alta Via Routes 3-6 in Outline Gillian Price
This guide includes route descriptions for the popular Alta Via routes 1 and 2 along
with outlines for routes 3 through 6. .... | 224 pages | col maps, col photos | Cicerone Pbk | NYP 01/2011 |
1852845635 | #187296A | £13.99 Add to basket |
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Cicerone Guides: Isle of Mull A Walker's Guide to the Island Terry Marsh
This guide offers a range of walks, from 3 to 14 miles and from short circuits close to
civilisation through to longer and more demanding mountain traverses. .... | 224 pages | col maps, col photos | Cicerone Pbk | NYP 01/2011 |
1852845953 | #187300A | £12.95 Add to basket |
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Cicerone Guides: Mountain Walking in Southern Catalunya The Mountains of Tarragona Philip Freakley and Vivien Freakley
Southern Catalunya is an area of remarkable natural beauty and diversity. The immense
limestone crags, ridges and pinnacles of the Parc Natural dels Ports overlook the broad .... | 192 pages | col maps, col photos | Cicerone Pbk | 2010 |
1852845821 | #187299A | £12.95 Add to basket |
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Cicerone Guides: Pacific Crest Trail Wilderness Trail from Mexico to Canada Brian Johnson
The 2700-mile Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail runs from Mexico to Canada through the
mountains of California, Oregon and Washington. Purpose built for the exclusive use of .... | 384 pages | col maps, col photos | Cicerone Pbk | NYP 09/2010 |
1852845880 | #187294A | £16.95 Add to basket |
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Cicerone Guides: Speyside Way With the Dava Way and Moray Coast Trail Alan Castle
This guide describes the official Speyside Way along with the other trails that make up
a 188-mile back-packing route from the Monadhliath mountains to the coast at Buckbie. It .... | 192 pages | col maps, col photos | Cicerone Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
1852846062 | #187301A | £12.95 Add to basket |
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Cicerone Guides: Torres Del Paine Trekking in Chile's Premier National Park Rudolf Abraham
With its iconic granite spires and vast glaciers spilling out from the largest sheet of
ice in the southern hemisphere outside Antarctica, Torres del Paine is Chile's premier .... | 224 pages | col maps, col photos | Cicerone Pbk | 2010 |
1852845937 | #187295A | £14.99 Add to basket |
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Cicerone Guides: Trekking in Greenland The Arctic Circle Trail Paddy Dillon
Greenland is a harsh environment, largely covered in ice, but it is also a fascinating
place to explore, especially on foot in remote places, and in the summer months it can .... | 128 pages | col maps, photos | Cicerone Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Cicerone Guides: Walking in Derbyshire 60 Circular Walks Across the County Elaine Burkinshaw
This guide offers comprehensive coverage of the whole of the county of Derbyshire,
including the Peak District and also the less-visited and contrasting, gentler .... | 256 pages | col maps, col photos | Cicerone Pbk | 2010 |
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Cicerone Guides: Walking on La Gomera and El Hierro Day Walks and Long-Distance Trails Paddy Dillon
The Canary Islands have long been known as holiday destinations, but less well known is
that they also boast an array of varied landscapes including mountain treks, rugged .... | 192 pages | col maps, col photos | Cicerone Pbk | NYP 01/2011 |
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Cicerone Guides: Walking on La Palma The World's Steepest Island Paddy Dillon
La Palma is reputed to be one of the steepest islands in the world and features rugged
ancient mule tracks and pilgrim trails. .... | 192 pages | col maps, col photos | Cicerone Pbk | NYP 11/2010 |
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Cicerone Guides: Walks in Silverdale and Arnside Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Brian Evans
This revised guide features 21 day walks climbing wooded hills and limestone
escarpments, visiting nature reserves, crossing Morecambe Bay and tracking the canal. .... | 160 pages | col maps, col photos | Cicerone Pbk | 2010 |
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Dinosaur Doctor The Life of Gideon Mantell Edmund Critchley
Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) was a respected surgeon and a pioneering geologist and
palaeontologist. Using his skill in comparative anatomy, he pieced together unidentified .... | 256 pages | illus | Amberley Publishing Pbk | 2010 |
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Drawing and Painting Flowers Problems and Solutions Trudy Friend
Trudy Friend's innovative approach highlights common problems and simple solutions to
create more effective drawings and paintings. Clearly annotated pictures and .... | 128 pages | 250 colour illustrations | David & Charles Pbk | 2010 |
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Field Guide to Stiperstones Mines, Shropshire Adrian Pearce
This book provides a useful guide to the mines of the Stiperstone area of Shropshire. It
provides grid references and details of each site with a brief history and a photographs .... | 60 pages | photos | Moore Books Pbk | 2010 | #187414A | £6.99 Add to basket |
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Galileo Watcher of the Skies David Wootton
Galileo (1564-1642) is one of the most important and controversial figures in the
history of science. A hero of modern science and key to its birth, he was also a deeply .... | 354 pages | 24 black-&-white illustrations | Yale UP Hbk | 2010 |
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Human Planet Dale Templar and Brian Leith
"Human Planet" is the first natural history documentary series to turn the camera on
ourselves, the human species. Taking the same approach as Planet Earth, it will explain .... | 288 pages | BBC Books Hbk | NYP 01/2011 |
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Science The Definitive Guide Piers Bizony
Science is a visually stunning introduction to all the major scientific disciplines,
covering chemistry, physics, geology, biology and cosmology. Each section begins with a .... | 208 pages | 220 illustrations | Quercus Publishing Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Science Without the Boring Bits A Curious Chronology of Discovery, Invention and Wild Speculation Ian Crofton
Forget Boyle's law, polymer chains, cellular respiration and fields of force - here's
all the really interesting stuff you never learnt during science lessons at school. But .... | 352 pages | 50 illustrations | Quercus Publishing Hbk | 2010 |
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Sudden Genius The Gradual Path to Creative Breakthroughs Andrew Robinson
The highly admired scientist Linus Pauling, a double Nobel laureate in chemistry and
peace, was once asked by a student. 'Dr Pauling, how do you have so many good ideas?' .... | 416 pages | 8 page black and white plate section | OUP Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Voyages of Discovery A Visual Celebration of Ten of the Greatest Natural History Expeditions Tony Rice
This is a visual record of some of the most significant and beautiful discoveries in the
history of natural science explorations. The photographs and artwork span three .... | 335 pages | Col & b/w illus | Natural History Museum Hbk | 2008 |
0565092308 | #174825A | £19.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2010 |
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Why Can't Elephants Jump? And 101 Other Tantalising Science Questions New Scientist
What's the storage capacity of the human brain in gigabytes? What's the farthest point
on land from the sea? Why is frozen milk yellow? And why do flamingos stand on one leg? .... | 240 pages | Profile Books Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Regional & Travel
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Mystery Animals of the British Isles: Kent Neil Arnold
Entertaining work on cryptozoology. .... | 420 pages | CFZ Pbk | 2009 |
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The Mystery Animals of the British Isles: The Western Isles Glen Vaudrey
Work of cryptozoology. .... | 174 pages | CFZ Pbk | 2009 |
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A Nature Guide to the Ardara Portnoo Area of County Donegal Richard Nairn
The Ardara Portnoo area of west Donegal holds a wealth of wildlife and natural
landscapes, that is unique in Ireland. This book is an essential guide to the nature of .... | 64 pages | colour photos | Nature Press Pbk | 2007 |
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Nature and History in Modern Italy Edited by Marco Armiero, Marcus Hall, Donald Worster and James LA Webb
Is Italy il bel paese - the beautiful country - where tourists spend their vacations
looking for art, history, and nature? Or is it a land whose beauty has been cursed by .... | 360 pages | Ohio UP Pbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Picturesque Namibia Sandie Fitchat and Sheldon Kotze
Namibia - a land of wide plains stretching to the distant horizon; a sea of red dunes
undulating towards the great pans of Botswana; a land of towering mountains and .... | 64 pages | Col illus | Scientific Society Hbk | 2010 |
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Botany & Plant Science
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Advances in Botanical Research, Volume 54 Edited by Jean-Claude Kader and Michel Delseny
This eclectic volume features reviews on cutting-edge topics of interest to
postgraduates and researchers alike. It includes multidisciplinary reviews written from .... | 250 pages | Academic Press Hbk | 2010 |
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizas Physiology and Function Edited by Hinanit Koltai and Yoram Kapulnik
In the years since the first edition of "Arbuscular Mycorrhizas: Physiology and
Function" was published, an exceptional proliferation of interest in mycorrhizal biology .... | 390 pages | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
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Asian Gardens Tom Turner
The gardens made on the fringes of Central Asia in the past 5000 years form a great arc.
From the Fertile Crescent, it runs west to Europe and east to China and Japan. Asia's .... | 352 pages | 550, 500 colour illustrations, 50 colour line drawings | Routledge Hbk | 2010 |
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Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis, Volume 2 Edited by Thijs J Aartsma and Jorg Matysik
Since the first volume on Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis Research, published
in 1996, new experimental techniques and methods have been devised at a rapid pace. The .... | 552 pages | Illustrations fig. | Springer Hbk | 2008 |
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Bizarre Botanicals How to Grow String-of-hearts, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Panda Ginger, and Other Weird and Wonderful Plants Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross
This book takes readers on a curious botanical journey of weirdly wonderful plants that
can be grown at home. It features over 75 astonishing plants that have extraordinary .... | 284 pages | 115 col photos | Timber Press Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Bryophyte Ecology and Climate Change Edited by Zoltan Tuba, Nancy Slack and Lloyd R Stark
Bryophytes, especially mosses, represent a largely untapped resource for monitoring and
indicating effects of climate change on the living environment. They are tied very .... | 496 pages | 79 b/w illus. 26 tables | CUP Hbk | NYP 11/2010 |
0521767636 | #187406A | £85.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 11/2010 |
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Bäume Mitteleuropas Von Aspe bis Zirbelkiefer A Roloff et al
Guide to trees of Central Europe. .... | 480 pages | Col & b/w illus | VCH Verlag Hbk | 2010 |
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C4 Photosynthesis and Related CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms Edited by Agepati S Raghavendra and Rowan Sage
The C4 pathway of photosynthesis was discovered and characterized, more than four
decades ago. Interest in C4 pathway has been sustained and has recently been boosted .... | 500 pages | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
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Digital Atlas of Economic Plants RTJ Cappers, R Neef and RM Bekker
This atlas, which - like the other atlasses in the series - is published as a book plus
a website, presents the plant parts that have an economic value and are offered for sale .... | Barkhuis Hbk | 2009 |
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Flora del Río Cenepa, Amazonas - Perú Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Rocio Rojas Gonzalez and Henk van der Werff
This work is indispensable for those interested in the plant life of the Andean
foothills. The detailed description of the vegetation shows clearly that lowland .... | 231 pages | 2-volume set | Missouri BG Hbk | 2010 |
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Flora of County Tyrone Ian McNeill
This handsomely illustrated book represents a major contribution to the understanding of
plant distribution in one of Ireland's largest counties. The Systematic Section .... | 374 pages | Ulster Museum Pbk | 2010 |
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Flower and Fruit Morphology, Ontogeny, Phylogeny, Function and Ecology Peter Leins and Claudia Erbar
Describes the fascinating role that flowers and fruits play in the evolution of plants.
It represents an updated translation of the second edition of the successful standard .... | 439 pages | Figs, tabs | Gebrder Borntraeger Hbk | 2010 |
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Flowering Plants of India: Dicotyledons, Volume 1 Acanthaceae - Avicenniaceae S Karthikeyan, M Sanjappa and S Moorthy
A catalogue of Indian Plants from Acanthaceae to Avicenniaceae covering 18 families 483
genera and 2509 species, 34 subspecies, 285 varieties and 10 formae. .... | 366 pages | 31 col plates | Botanical Survey 2009 |
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Fotogids Mossen Klaas Van Dort and Chris Buter
Never before identification of mosses was as simple as now! Fotogids mossen provides an
abundance of full colour photographs, in many cases with inserts of specific details, .... | 368 pages | Col illus | KNNV Hbk | 2010 |
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From Another Kingdom: The Amazing World of Fungi Edited by Max Coleman
Fungi play a crucial role in supporting life on Earth, and we humans benefit directly
through an array of fungal products, including foods and medicines. This book explores .... | 176 pages | 320 photos | Edinburgh RBG Pbk | 2010 |
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers and Trees of North America Tony Russell, Catherine Cutler, Martin Walters and Mick Lavelle
This comprehensive encyclopedia of North American trees and wild flowers provides an
identification guide to some of the most important and best-known plants of the USA and .... | 256 pages | 1750 colour photographs and illustrations | Lorenz Books Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
0754820769 | #187349A | £17.99 Add to basket |
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Lavender Nature's Way to Relaxation and Health Philippa Waring
Lavender is one of the most versatile and beneficial plants known to herbalists. This
informative and practical book describes the plant's many uses and outlines its .... | 128 pages | 10 illus | Souvenir Pbk | 2010 |
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Lipids in Photosynthesis Edited by Hajime Wada and Norio Murata
"Lipids in Photosynthesis: Essential and Regulatory Functions," edited by two
distinguished International scientists, Hajime Wada and Norio Murata, provides an .... | 520 pages | col. Illustrations | Springer Hbk | 2009 |
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Mushrooms in Forests and Woodlands Resource Management, Values and Local Livelihoods A B Cunningham, Anthony Cunningham and Xuefei Yang
Many mushrooms - or the 'fruits of fungi' - are extremely valuable, wild-gathered
products which are utilised for both their medicinal properties and as food. In many of .... | 192 pages | Photographs, figures, tables, boxes, index | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 11/2010 |
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Die Orchideengattung Cypripedium The Orchid Genus Cypripedium Wolfgang Eccarius
During recent years, methods of molecular biology have decisively clarified the
relationships of many groups of plants. Within this book the authors offer a .... | 348 pages | 670 photos, maps | Echinomedia Hbk | 2009 |
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Plant Adaptation and Phytoremediation Edited by M Ashraf, M Ozturk and M S a Ahmad
The problems engendered by the conflicting imperatives of development and ecology show
no sign of ending, and every day more locations are added to the list of landscapes .... | 452 pages | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
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Plant Developmental Biology Methods and Protocols Edited by Lars Hennig and Claudia Kohler
The beauty and variety of plants has fascinated mankind for thousands of years, and this
fascination continues today as plant developmental biologists discover mechanisms that .... | 462 pages | Humana Press Hbk | 2010 |
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Plant List for the Peloponnisos Lance Chilton
This booklet lists plant species recorded from the Peloponnisos (Peloponnese) area of
the Greek southern mainland. It is arranged alphabetically by and within families, with .... | 60 pages | Marengo Pbk | 2010 |
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Planting and Maintaining a Tree Collection Simon Toomer
In this book, the author explores the subject of collecting trees from a historical,
practical and philosophical standpoint and in doing so illuminates the very special .... | 232 pages | 107 colour photos | Timber Press Hbk | 2010 |
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The Purple Phototrophic Bacteria Edited by C Neil Hunter, Fevzi Daldal, Marion C Thurnauer and J Thomas Beatty
"The Purple Phototrophic Bacteria" is a comprehensive survey of all aspects of these
fascinating bacteria, the metabolically most versatile organisms on Earth. This book is .... | 1068 pages | Illustrations (some col.) | Springer Hbk | 2008 |
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The Restless Plant Dov Koller and Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh
Plants stay put. And yet, like all living things, they also move: they grow, adapt, shed
leaves and bark, spread roots and branches, snare pollinators, and reward cultivators. .... | 200 pages | 6 halftones, 30 line illustrations | Harvard UP Hbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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The Taxonomy of Selected Tribes and Genera of the Rhodomelaceae Louise Phillips | 504 pages | LAP Pbk | 2009 |
3838300726 | #185650A | £106.00 Add to basket |
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Timber Press Pocket Guide to Conifers Richard L Bitner
Conifers are the perfect choice for ground cover, shrubs, or trees in almost any garden.
Evergreen and always architecturally interesting, they're also drought, pest-, and .... | 228 pages | 306 col photos | Timber Press Pbk | 2010 |
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Trees Hugh Johnson
"Trees" is a fully illustrated guide to more than 600 trees. The text sparkles with fact
and folklore, illuminating the subject with authority and enthusiasm. Fully updated, it .... | 288 pages | Col photos, b/w photos, col illus, b\w illus, figs, tabs | Mitchell Beazley Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
1845330552 | #148114A | £30.00 Add to basket |
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Animal & General Biology
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Amino-Acid Homopolymers Occurring in Nature Hamano and Yoshimitsu Hamano
Microorganisms are capable of producing a wide variety of biopolymers. Homopolymer
peptides, which are made up of only a single type of amino acid, are far less .... | 257 pages | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
3642124526 | #187460A | £126.00 Add to basket |
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Animal Homosexuality A Biosocial Perspective Aldo Poiani and Alan F Dixson
Homosexual behavior is common among social animals, and mainly expressed within the
context of a bisexual sexual orientation. Exclusive homosexuality is less common, but .... | 544 pages | 64 b/w illus. 2 colour illus. 34 tables | CUP Hbk | 2010 |
0521196752 | #187543A | £90.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2010 |
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Biology of Rhodococcus Alvarez and Hector Alvarez
Rhodococcus, a metabolically versatile actinobacteria which is frequently found in the
environment, has gained increasing interest due to its potential biotechnological .... | 300 pages | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
3642129366 | #187461A | £135.00 Add to basket |
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Biosurfactants From Genes to Applications Edited by Gloria Soberon-Chavez
Biosurfactants, tensio-active compounds produced by living cells, are now gaining
increasing interest due to their potential applications in many different industrial .... | 280 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
3642144896 | #187464A | £117.00 Add to basket |
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Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology Edited by Francisco Jose Ayala and Robert Arp
This collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholars head to head to
debate the central issues in this fast growing field. It includes coverage of the new .... | 440 pages | Illus | Wiley-Blackwell Hbk | 2009 |
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A Critical Companion to Zoosemiotics People, Paths, Ideas Dario Martinelli
A critical companion of "Zoosemiotics" is the first attempt to systematise the study of
animal communication and signification through its most important and/or problematic .... | 367 pages | 20 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
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Endosymbiotic Methanogenic Archaea Edited by Johannes H P Hackstein
Methanogens are prokaryotic microorganisms that produce methane as an end-product of a
complex biochemical pathway. They are strictly anaerobic archaea and occupy a wide .... | 320 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
3642136141 | #187463A | £135.00 Add to basket |
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Exploring Animal Behaviour Readings from American Scientist Edited by Paul W Sherman and John Alcock
This anthology contains 34 articles published since 1977 in American Scientist, the
journal of the scientific society Sigma Xi. Articles illustrate how behaviourists think .... | 326 pages | Col photos, b\w photos, illus, figs, tabs | Sinauer Pbk | 2010 |
087893815X | #187421A | £23.99 Add to basket |
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The Flexible Phenotype A Body-Centred Integration of Ecology, Physiology, and Behaviour Theunis Piersma and Jan A van Gils
The Flexible Phenotype attempts a true synthesis of animal physiology, behaviour, and
ecology by developing an empirical argument that describes the intimate connections .... | 256 pages | 120 black and white illustrations | OUP Hbk | NYP 12/2010 |
0199233721 | #187389A | £65.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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The Genetics of the Pig Edited by MF Rothschild and A Ruvinsky
The understanding of pig genetics and genomics has advanced significantly in recent
years, creating fresh insights into biological processes. This comprehensive reference .... | 622 pages | Figs, tabs | CABI Hbk | 1998 |
0851992293 | #080616A | £110.00 Add to basket Hbk | NYP 01/2011 |
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Helicobacter pylori in the 21st Century P Sutton
Helicobacter pylori is a globally significant pathogen that infects half the world's
population. This book explores a range of topics, including virulence factors, vaccine .... | 336 pages | CABI Hbk | 2010 |
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Infectious and Parasitic Diseases of Livestock P Lefèvre et al
In recent years infectious livestock diseases have swept across many countries, often
with dramatic consequences for animal and public health. With climactic changes .... | 2080 pages | Two volumes, 800+ figs & illus | CABI Hbk | 2010 |
2743008725 | #187493A | £261.00 Add to basket |
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Introducing Biological Energetics How Energy and Information Control the Living World Norman WH Cheetham
This novel, interdisciplinary text presents biological understanding in terms of general
underlying principles, treating energy as the overarching theme and emphasizing the .... | 352 pages | numerous illustrations | OUP Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
019959371X | #187385A | £60.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals World Organisation for Animal Health
The purpose of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals is to provide a
uniform approach to the diagnosis of the diseases listed in the Aquatic Animal Health .... | 469 pages | Tabs | OIE Pbk | 2009 |
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Microbial Mats Modern and Ancient Microorganisms in Stratified Systems Edited by Joseph Seckbach and Aharon Oren
This book provides information about microbial mats, from early fossils to modern mats
located in marine and terrestrial environments. These mats are perfect models for .... | 500 pages | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
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Microbiology An Evolving Science J Slonczewski
"Microbiology: An Evolving Science" promotes a clear understanding of this rapidly
advancing field in two distinctive ways. First, an emphasis on current research, .... | Norton Hbk | 2008 |
0393978575 | #172858A | £54.99 Add to basket Hbk | NYP 01/2011 |
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Nature's Chemicals The Natural Products That Shaped Our World Richard Firn
Natural Products (NPs) is the term used to describe the hundreds of thousands of
chemical compounds or substances that are continually produced by living organisms .... | 272 pages | 50 illustrations | OUP Hbk | 2009 |
0199566836 | #179760A | £34.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 01/2011 |
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Plant Growth and Health Promoting Bacteria Edited by Dinesh K Maheshwari
To cope with the increasing problems created by agrochemicals such as plant fertilizers,
pesticides and other plant protection agents, biological alternatives have been .... | 450 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Principles of Development Lewis Wolpert et al
Focuses on principles and key concepts to guide the student clearly through
developmental biology. Model organisms and their importance are described early on, .... | 542 pages | Col illus, b/w illus, figs, tabs | OUP Hbk | 2006 |
0199275378 | #157305A | £74.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2006 |
019927536X | #157306A | £35.99 Add to basket Hbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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Seasons of Life The Biological Rhythms That Living Things Need to Thrive and Survive Leon Kreitzman and Russell Foster
The new world of chronobiology is popular science at its most exciting: understanding
how the seasons regulate the life of every human, plant and animal on Earth. The natural .... | 320 pages | Illustrations, maps | Profile Books Hbk | 2009 |
1861979142 | #177174A | £19.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2010 |
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Soil Microbiology and Sustainable Crop Production Edited by Geoffrey R Dixon and Emma L Tilston
Soils into which crop plants root and from which they obtain essential minerals and
water contain huge arrays of microbes. Many have highly beneficial effects on crop .... | 340 pages | Col & b/w figs | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
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Structures and Organelles in Pathogenic Protists Souza De and W De Souza
Parasitic protozoa, including some which are agents of human and veterinary diseases,
display special cytoplasmic structures and organelles. Metabolic pathways have been .... | 300 pages | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
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Symbioses and Stress Joint Ventures in Biology Edited by Joseph Seckbach and Martin Grube
Symbioses and Stress centers on the question of how organisms in tight symbiotic
associations cope with various types of abiotic and biotic stress. In its original .... | 490 pages | Kluwer Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
9048194482 | #187472A | £135.00 Add to basket |
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Terrestrial Animal Health Code
The aim of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code is to assure the sanitary safety of
international trade in terrestrial animals and their products. This is achieved through .... | 510 pages | 2 volumes | OIE Pbk | 2010 |
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Evolutionary Biology
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Brain Storm The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences Rebecca M Jordan-Young
Female and male brains are different, thanks to hormones coursing through the brain
before birth. That's taught as fact in psychology textbooks, academic journals, and .... | 408 pages | 15 line illustrations, 3 tables | Harvard UP Hbk | 2010 |
0674057309 | #187482A | £25.95 Add to basket |
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Choosing Selection The Revival of Natural Selection in Anglo-American Evolutionary Biology, 1930-1970 Stephen G Brush
This monograph describes the establishment of the hypothesis that Charles Darwin's
natural selection, reformulated by R. A. Fisher, J. B. S. Haldane, and S. Wright in the .... | 190 pages | APS Pbk | 2009 |
160618993X | #187563A | £48.50 Add to basket |
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Darwin Edited by William Brown and Andy Fabian
Charles Darwin can easily be considered one of the most influential scholars of his
time. His thoughts, ideas, research and writings have had a far reaching impact and .... | 224 pages | 38 b/w illus. | CUP Pbk | 2010 |
0521131952 | #187410A | £12.99 Add to basket |
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The Early Modern Human from Tianyuan Cave, China Hong Shang and Erik Trinkaus
The 2003 discovery of a human partial skeleton at Tianyuandong (Tianyuan Cave) excited
worldwide interest. The first human skeleton from the region to be directly .... | 245 pages | 42 b/w & 8 col photos, 40 figs, 54 tabs, 3 maps | Texas A&M UP Hbk | 2010 |
1603441778 | #187210A | £40.50 Add to basket |
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Evolution in Action Case Studies in Adaptive Radiation, Speciation and the Origin of Biodiversity Edited by Matthias Glaubrecht
We have come a long way towards better understanding how new species originate, i.e.
speciation, which long remained Darwin's 'mystery of mysteries'. Since speciation is the .... | 611 pages | 165 black & white illustrations, 165 colour illustrations | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
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The Evolution of the Human Head Daniel E Lieberman
In one sense, human heads function much like those of other mammals. We use them to
chew, smell, swallow, think, hear, and so on. But, in other respects, the human head is .... | 728 pages | 55 halftones, 110 line illustrations | Belknap Press Hbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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Here on Earth A New Beginning Tim Flannery
Sometimes it's hard to be an optimist. In an ever more crowded and complex world, new
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Origins Human Evolution Revealed Douglas Palmer
Scientists believe that every human on the planet is descended from a woman who lived in
Africa 100,000 years ago. "Origins" tells the incredible story of homo sapiens - where .... | 256 pages | 150 colour photographs, 20 colour illustrations, 20 maps | Mitchell Beazley Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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The Research of Chinese Physical Anthropology Zhang Jizong | 290 pages | CCPH Hbk | 2010 |
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The Tinkerer's Accomplice How Design Emerges from Life Itself J Scott Turner
Most people, when they contemplate the living world, conclude that it is a designed
place. So it is jarring when biologists come along and say this is all wrong. What most .... | 288 pages | 39 halftones | Harvard UP Hbk | 2007 |
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Ecology
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All Flesh Is Grass Plant-Animal Interrelationships Edited by Zvy Dubinsky and Joseph Seckbach
This new book takes us through a journey from early life to modern agriculture. The
thirty eight authors present current studies on the interrelation of plants-animals. .... | 485 pages | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
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The Art of Ecology Writings of G. Evelyn Hutchinson Edited by David K Skelly, David M Post and Melinda D Smith
During the twentieth century, ecology evolved from a collection of natural history facts
to a rigorous, analytical discipline with a rich body of theory. No single person is .... | 352 pages | 11 b/w illus | Yale UP Pbk | NYP 02/2011 |
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Evolutionary Ecology of Ant-Plant Mutualisms Andre J Beattie
Mutualistic interactions between ants and plants involve rewards offered by plants and
services performed by ants in a mutually advantageous relationship. The rewards are .... | 182 pages | 11 figs | CUP Pbk | 2010 |
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Invasive Species, 2-volume set Part 1: General Aspects and Biodiversity/Part 2: Concrete Examples Edited by Paul-Pierre Pastoret and Francois Moutou
Provides an overview of all aspects of animal invasions and their mechanisms, largely
based on historical records of known animal invasions. The impacts of the invasions are .... | 550 pages | OIE Pbk | 2010 |
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Super Species The Creatures that will Dominate the Planet Garry Hamilton
Super species are the phenomenally successful invasive life-forms
that are dominating ecosystems. These animals, plants and microbes have spread far from .... | 272 pages | 45 colour photos | Firefly Books Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Habitats & Ecosystems
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Coastal Governance Richard Burroughs
"Coastal Governance" provides a clear overview of how coasts are currently managed and
explores new approaches that could make their shores healthier. Drawing on recent .... | 200 pages | Island Press Pbk | NYP 01/2011 |
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Coastal Hazards and Vulnerability Edited by Loraine McFadden
Our coasts provide a home and livelihoods for millions of people; many of the world's
biggest cities are along coastlines. Yet these precious areas face increasing threats .... | 100 pages | Photographs, maps, figures | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Coastal Zone Management Edited by David R Green
This book contains a collection of contributions from leading experts covering not only
the key principles but also the latest thinking on each of the major areas of the .... | 392 pages | Telford Hbk | 2009 |
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Collaborative Governance of Tropical Landscapes Edited by Carol J Pierce Colfer
This book provides a novel approach to governance relating to biodiversity and human
well-being in complex tropical landscapes, including forests and protected areas. It .... | 300 pages | Photographs, maps, diagrams, graphs, index | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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Contaminated Urban Soils Helmut Meuser
This book gives a current overview of all facets of urban soils. Different urban
land-use types in a number of examples worldwide are introduced. Many examples in .... | 337 pages | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
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Contested Common Land Environmental Governance Past and Present Christopher P Rodgers et al
The common land of England and Wales is an important common resource with multiple, and
often conflicting, uses. It provides some of the most ecologically sensitive .... | 259 pages | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Ecological Dynamics of Tropical Inland Waters Jack F Talling and Jacques Lemoalle
Lakes and rivers of the tropics are rich with variety and human relevance, yet do not
figure prominently in surveys of general freshwater biology and limnology. The fruits of .... | 441 pages | 3 b/w photos, 162 figs, 19 tabs | CUP Hbk | 1998 |
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The Ecology of Bassenthwaite Lake (English Lake District) Stephen Thackeray, Stephen Maberly and Ian Winfield | 80 pages | FBA 2006 | #187236A | £11.50 Add to basket |
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Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Confronting Tradeoffs Jason Link
Responsible fisheries management is of increasing interest to the scientific community,
resource managers, policy makers, stakeholders and the general public. Focusing solely .... | 224 pages | 30 b/w illus, 17 tabs | CUP Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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The Effects of Catchment Management on Stream Processes and Condition Edited by Karen Rouen and Patrick Armitage | 93 pages | FBA 2010 | #187237A | £13.99 Add to basket |
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Forests to Climate Change Mitigation Clean Development Mechanism in Bangladesh MD Danesh Miah, Man Yong Shin and Masao Koike
Today, the effect of global climate change is clear to all. It is clearly dangerous in
developing countries such as Bangladesh. The industrial revolution made the major .... | 150 pages | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
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Marine Environment and Resources of Abu Dhabi Edited by Thabit Zahran Al Abdessalaam | 260 pages | col photos | EAD 2007 |
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Remnants of Gondwana A Natural and Social History of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia Roger Kitching, Richard Braithwaite and Janet Cavanaugh
Around 30 million years ago, the piece of land now known as Australia was in the process
of splitting off from the Gondwana supercontinent. As the plates parted, there was a .... | 350 pages | Surrey Beatty Pbk | 2010 |
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Restoration of Lakes, Streams, Floodplains, and Bogs in Europe Principles and Case Studies Edited by Martina Eiseltova
Despite our growing awareness of the vital role they play in the global environment,
wetlands remain among the most endangered ecosystems on Earth and are still being .... | 374 pages | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
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Sabkha Ecosystems Volume III: Africa and Southern Europe Edited by Munir Ozturk, Benno Boer, Hans-Jorg Barth, Siegmar-Walter Breckle and Cluse
This book is part of the Sabkha Ecosystems series. The series is designed to provide
information on sabkha ecosystems of different regions. It will add to the collective .... | 270 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2010 |
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Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests Ecology and Conservation Edited by Rodolfo Dirzo, Hillary S Young, Harold A Mooney and Gerardo Ceballos
Though seasonally dry tropical forests are equally as important to global biodiversity
as tropical rainforests, and are one of the most representative and highly endangered .... | 373 pages | Island Press Hbk | NYP 02/2011 |
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Soil Atlas of the Northern Circumpolar Region
Leading soil scientists from Europe, Russia, Canada, Greenland and the United States of
America collaborated under the auspice of the International Polar Year 2007-2009 to .... | 144 pages | col illus, maps | European Union Hbk | 2008 |
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Soil and Biota of Serpentine: A World View Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Serpentine Ecology
Collection of papers generated by the 6th International Conference on Serpentine
Ecology, held in Bar Harbor Maine in June 2008. Published in March 2010 as a special .... | 450 pages | Illus | Missouri BG Pbk | 2010 | #187415A | £48.50 Add to basket |
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Soils and Environment S Ellis and A Mellor
Examines the ways in which soils are both influenced by, and themselves influence, the
environment. .... | 364 pages | 4 col photos, 14 b/w photos, 166 figs, 36 tabs | Routledge Hbk | 2010 |
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Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World Ecology and Conservation Edited by Dominick A DellaSala
While tropical rainforests have received much conservation attention and support for
their protection, temperate and boreal rainforests have been largely overlooked. Yet .... | 305 pages | Island Press Hbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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Transborder Governance of Forests, Rivers and Seas Edited by Wil de Jong
Natural resources often stretch across borders that separate modern nation states. This
can create conflict and limit opportunities for regulated consumption of their goods and .... | 230 pages | Maps, tables, index | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Understanding the Marine Environment Seabed Habitat Investigations of Submarine Structures in the Mid Irish Sea and Solan Bank Area of Search Paul Whormersley, Christian Wilson, Annika Clements, Craig Brown et al
In May 2008, a survey commissioned by JNCC undertook seabed habitat investigations of
two areas of search (AoS) for offshore SAC's. The survey had two objectives: .... | 205 pages | col figs, tabs | JNCC Pbk | 2010 | #187165A | £19.99 Add to basket |
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Water and Nutrient Management in Natural and Constructed Wetlands Edited by Jan Vymazal
Wetlands provide a wide variety of ecosystem services within the landscape and their
importance is commonly accepted. Among the most important are regulating services, i.e., .... | 375 pages | Kluwer Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Wetland Restoration A Handbook for New Zealand Freshwater Systems Edited by Monica Peters and Beverley Clarkson
Practical handbook to help achieve the goal of restoring wetlands in New Zealand. Aimed
at individuals, community groups, schools, agency land managers, NGOs' and ecologists. .... | 274 pages | colour photographs | Manaaki Whenua Press Pbk | 2010 |
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Wild Woodlands A Reconnaissance Survey of Habitat Composition, Configuration and the Wild Bird Potential of Three Developing Woodland Sites I Henderson | 29 pages | 4 tables, 7 colour figures | BTO Reports Spiralbound | 2009 |
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Wildlands and Woodlands A Vision for the New England Landscape David R Foster, John D Aber, Charlie V Cogbill and Elizabeth A Colburn
Over the past twenty years, development has perforated forests and farms in every New
England state, endangering the contiguous landscapes that are the center of our local .... | 36 pages | 30 color illustrations | Harvard UP Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Woods and People Putting Forests on the Map David Foot
It seems that forests have never been more in the news than they are today. The part
played by the tropical forests in sustaining the world's climate is well understood, but .... | 192 pages | Illustrations (some col.) | History Press Ltd Hbk | 2010 |
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Conservation & Biodiversity
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An Arid Eden One Man's Mission in the Kaokoveld Gareth Owen-Smith
Garth Owen-Smith has spent almost his entire working life fighting - not against a
conventional enemy but against official ignorance, harsh climatic conditions, poachers .... | 450 pages | Jonathan Ball Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Conserving and Valuing Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Economic, Institutional and Social Challenges Edited by KN Ninan
This is the most comprehensive book to address the economic, social and institutional
difficulties in conserving biodiversity. It covers a wide range of issues such as .... | 402 pages | figures, index | Earthscan Hbk | 2009 |
1844076512 | #178239A | £70.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Landscape-Scale Conservation Planning Edited by Stephen C Trombulak and Robert F Baldwin
This book expands the thinking and techniques of the new field of systematic
conservation planning to include significant improvements borne of integrating social .... | 788 pages | Kluwer Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
9048195748 | #187452A | £135.00 Add to basket |
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Trade-Offs in Conservation Deciding What to Save Edited by Nigel Leader-Williams, William M Adams and Robert J Smith
This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists. Its
various chapters show how and why trade-offs are made, and why conservationists need to .... | 432 pages | Wiley-Blackwell Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
1405193840 | #187550A | £85.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Environmental Science
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Abyssal Channels in the Atlantic Ocean Water Structure and Flows E G Morozov, A N Demidov, R Y Tarakanov, W Zenk, Eugene G Morozov and Demid
This book is dedicated to the study of structure and transport of deep and bottom waters
through underwater channels of the Atlantic Ocean. The study is based on recent .... | 280 pages | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
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Adaptation to Climate Change From Resilience to Transformation Mark Pelling
The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Learning how to live with these
impacts is a priority for human development. In this context, it is too easy to see .... | 216 pages | Figs, tabs | Routledge Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
0415477506 | #187486A | £75.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Air John Knechtel
The thin layer of atmosphere that clings to the surface of our planet is a fragile and
corrupted brew. Air is in constant, restless migration around the globe, connecting us .... | 320 pages | Col illus | MIT Press Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Atlantic A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories Simon Winchester
For thousands of years the Atlantic Ocean was viewed by mariners with a mixture of awe,
terror and amazement - an impassable barrier to the unknown. In recent times, as we fly .... | 512 pages | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Atlas of the Deep-Water Seabed: Ireland Boris Dorschel, Andrew J Wheeler, Xavier Monteys and Koen Verbruggen
Presented in an accessible, user-friendly format, this atlas sets out all the major
features revealed during one of the largest ever deep-sea mapping campaigns. A unique .... | 170 pages | Col & b/w figs | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
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Carbon Capture and Storage Mark Venables
Despite the drive to develop renewable sources of energy, fossil fuels will continue to
play a significant role in meeting energy demand worldwide, and chief among these is .... | IET Pbk | 2010 |
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Climate Change and Trade in Southern Africa Edited by Peter Draper
Climate change and trade straddles several distinctive bodies of knowledge, notably
those of trade policy and diplomacy, and environment policy and diplomacy - and whilst .... | 248 pages | Jacana Pbk | 2010 |
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The Climate Fix What Scientists and Politicians Won't Tell You About Global Warming Roger A Pielke
The world's response to climate change is deeply flawed. This book is where we begin to
get it back on track. The relationship between humans and the earth system that we .... | 288 pages | Basic Books Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Climate, Culture, Change Inuit and Western Dialogues with a Warming North Timothy B Leduc
Every day brings new headlines about climate change as politicians debate how to
respond, scientists offer new data, and skeptics critique the validity of the research. .... | 256 pages | Ottawa UP Pbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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Climatopolis How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future Matthew E Kahn
Soon, we're going to be living in a much hotter world. In "Climatopolis", one of the
world's leading urban and environmental economists tells us what our lives will be like. .... | 288 pages | Basic Books Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Human Exposure to Pollutants Via Dermal Absorption and Inhalation Edited by Mihalis Lazaridis and Ian Colbeck
The human body is exposed to pollution on a daily basis via dermal exposure and
inhalation. This book reviews the information necessary to address the steps in exposure .... | 318 pages | Illustrations, maps | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
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Hurricanes and Climate Change, Volume 2 Edited by James B Elsner, Robert E Hodges, Jill C Malmstadt and Kelsey N Scheitlin
Hurricanes are nature's most destructive agents. Widespread interest surrounds the
possibility that they might get even more destructive in the future. Policy makers .... | 245 pages | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
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Life in the Hothouse How a Living Planet Survives Climate Change Melanie Lenart
In this insightful, compelling, and highly readable work, Melanie
Lenart, an award-winning journalist and science writer who holds a PhD in Natural .... | 272 pages | Arizona UP Pbk | 2010 |
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Measurement Methods in Atmospheric Sciences In Situ and Remote Stefan Emeis
Provides a comprehensive overview of in-situ and remote sensing measurement techniques
for probing the Earth's atmosphere. The methods presented in this book span the entire .... | 257 pages | Figs, tabs | Gebrder Borntraeger Hbk | 2010 |
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Mine Wastes Characterization, Treatment and Environmental Impacts Bernd Lottermoser
This book provides a thorough, up-to-date overview of wastes accumulating at mine sites.
It deals comprehensively with sulfidic mine wastes, mine water, tailings, cyanidation .... | 290 pages | 100 illus | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
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The Polluters The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment Benjamin Ross and Steven Amter
Focusing on the years before and directly following World War II,
Benjamin Ross and Steven Amter tell the story of how the chemical industry, abetted by a .... | 256 pages | 33 halftones | OUP Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Precipitation Theory, Measurement and Distribution Ian Strangeways
Precipitation plays a significant role in the climate system, and this book was the
first to provide a comprehensive examination of the processes involved in the generation .... | 300 pages | 42 line diagrams, 42 half-tones | CUP Hbk | 2006 |
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Preparing for Climate Change Michael D Mastrandrea and Stephen H Schneider
Global momentum is building to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. So far, so good. The
less happy news is that Earth's temperatures will continue to rise for decades. And .... | 96 pages | MIT Press Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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The 50 Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System David Baker and Todd Ratcliff
The extreme events that we hear about daily-hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and
volcanic eruptions-are extreme in purely human terms, in the devastation they do. But .... | 304 pages | 225 color illustrations, 25 halftones | Belknap Press Hbk | 2010 |
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Big Questions: The Universe Stuart Clark
The Big Questions series enables renowned experts to tackle the 20 most fundamental and
frequently asked questions of a major branch of science or philosophy. Each 3000-word .... | 208 pages | 30 b&w illustrations | Quercus Publishing Hbk | 2010 |
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Condensed Matter in a Nutshell Gerald D Mahan
"Condensed Matter in a Nutshell" is the most concise, accessible,
and self-contained introduction to this exciting and cutting-edge area of modern .... | 590 pages | 162 line illus. 35 tables. | Princeton UP Hbk | 2010 |
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Cosmic Challenge The Ultimate Observing List for Amateurs Philip S Harrington
Listing more than 500 sky targets, both near and far, in 187 challenges, this observing
guide will test novice astronomers and advanced veterans alike. Its unique mix of Solar .... | 352 pages | 333 b/w illus | CUP Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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DK Handbook: Rocks and Minerals Chris Pellant
This is a new edition of the clearest, most authoritative guide to rocks and minerals.
600 incredible photos, precise annotations and detailed descriptions - from the .... | 256 pages | Col photos, illus | Dorling Kindersley Pbk | 2010 |
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Earth Portrait of a Planet Stephen Marshak
This new edition will only enhance the success of one of the most popular textbooks in
the field. It has been thoroughly revised to ensure current coverage of all major .... | 880 pages | Col illus | Norton Pbk | 2007 |
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Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers Edited by Vijay P Singh, Pratap Singh and Umesh Kumar Haritashya
The earth's cryosphere, which includes snow, glaciers and ice caps, ice sheets, ice
shelves, sea ice, river and lake ice, and frozen ground, contains about 75 per cent of .... | 1000 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 02/2011 |
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Energy, the Subtle Concept The Discovery of Feynman's Blocks from Leibniz to Einstein Jennifer Coopersmith
Energy is at the heart of physics (and of huge importance to society) and yet no book
exists specifically to explain it, and in simple terms. In tracking the history of .... | 416 pages | 45 b/w line and halftone illustrations | OUP Hbk | 2010 |
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Geoecology in the Tropics with a Database on Micromorphology and Geomorphology Hanna Bremer
Based on a database of more than 1,200 regolith-, solid-rock- and
crust samples, the author presents a comprehensive study of soil .... | 337 pages | Figs, tabs | Gebrder Borntraeger Pbk | 2010 | #187334A | £154.00 Add to basket |
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Moon A Brief History Bernd Brunner
Werewolves and Wernher von Braun, Stonehenge and the sex lives of
sea corals, aboriginal myths, and an Anglican bishop: in his new book, Moon, Bernd .... | 288 pages | 93 black-&-white illustrations | Yale UP Hbk | NYP 01/2011 |
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Neutrino Frank Close
What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they? Neutrinos are perhaps
the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they .... | 192 pages | 11 black and white illustrations | OUP Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Packing for Mars The Curious Science of Life in Space Mary Roach
Space is devoid of the stuff humans need to live: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg,
privacy, beer. How much can a person give up? What happens when you can't walk for a .... | 312 pages | Oneworld Publications Hbk | 2010 |
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Planets A Very Short Introduction David A Rothery
This Very Short Introduction looks deep into space and describes the worlds that make up
our Solar System: terrestrial planets, giant planets, dwarf planets and various other .... | 144 pages | 25 black and white halftones | OUP Pbk | NYP 11/2010 |
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Pluto Confidential An Insider Account of the Ongoing Battles Over the Status of Pluto Stephen P Maran and Laurence Marschall | 224 pages | BenBella Books Pbk | 2009 |
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Revolutions that Made the Earth Tim Lenton and Andrew Watson
The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable, near-catastrophic
revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental .... | 448 pages | 80 b/w line and halftone illustrations | OUP Hbk | NYP 01/2011 |
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Seven Wonders of the Universe that you Probably Took for Granted C Renee James and Lee Jamison
Time. Gravity. Night. So much of what surrounds us feels familiar
and mundane. But each is a wonder that reveals profound insights into the world around .... | 192 pages | 45 halftones | Johns Hopkins UP Hbk | NYP 02/2011 |
0801897971 | #187559A | £36.50 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 02/2011 |
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Space From Earth to the Edge of the Universe Carole Stott, Robert Dinwiddie and Giles Sparrow
This book features the latest spectacular images from NASA and other sources, including
more than 100 pictures released during the last two years. It covers the technology and .... | 360 pages | col photos & illus | Dorling Kindersley Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Studies on Agate Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Growth, High Temperature and Possible Origin Terry Moxon
This book introduces the reader to some of the scientific techniques that have been used
to examine agate over the last 20 years and the basic scientific principles are .... | 102 pages | col illus | Terry Moxon Pbk | 2009 |
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The Transantarctic Mountains Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water Gunter Faure and Teresa Mensing
This book is intended for Earth scientists who want to do fieldwork in the
Transantarctic Mountains or who are interested in the geology of this region. The .... | 610 pages | 125 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations | Springer Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Why Balloons Rise and Apples Fall The Laws That Make the World Work Jeff Stewart
We all know the world works in mysterious ways! But have you ever itched to know why?
Why don't heavier things fall faster? Why do we have more energy when we're sitting .... | 192 pages | Michael O'Mara Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Sustainable Development
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Alfalfa and Relatives Evolution and Classification of Medicago Ernest Small
Best known as an animal feed, Alfalfa Medicago sativa is one of the most important and
widely produced livestock crops grown throughout the temperate world. "Alfalfa and .... | 850 pages | CABI Pbk | NYP 11/2010 |
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Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-conflict Peacebuilding Edited by David Jensen and Steve Lonergan
Violent conflict invariably disrupts people's livelihoods, the natural environment,
social and political institutions, and the economy at all levels. Restoring peace and .... | 352 pages | Maps, figures | Earthscan Pbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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Atmospheric Justice A Political Theory of Climate Change Steve Vanderheiden
When the policies and activities of one country or generation harm both other nations
and later generations, they constitute serious injustices. Recognizing the broad threat .... | 304 pages | OUP Hbk | 2008 |
0195334604 | #176886A | £32.50 Add to basket Pbk | 2010 |
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Biodiversity, Biofuels, Agroforestry and Conservation Agriculture Edited by Eric Lichtfouse
Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy
in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a .... | 390 pages | Kluwer Hbk | 2010 |
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Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems Martin Kernan
This text examines the impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems, past, present
and future. It especially considers the interactions between climate change and other .... | 328 pages | Wiley-Blackwell Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia Edited by Rattan Lal, M Sivakumar, S M a Faiz, A H M Mustafizur Rahman and Kha Islam
This book addresses an important topic of food security in South Asia with specific
reference to climate change. Of the 1 billion food insecure people in the world, more .... | 440 pages | Kluwer Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Climate Ethics Essential Readings Stephen Gardiner, Simon Caney, Dale Jamieson and Henry Shue
This collection gathers a set of seminal papers from the emerging area of ethics and
climate change. Topics covered include human rights, international justice, .... | 448 pages | OUP Hbk | 2010 |
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The Constant Economy How to Build a Stable Society Zac Goldsmith
The earth's resources are finite, climate change threatens to dramatically transform how
and where we live, and the global economic system is in disarray. One way or another we .... | 256 pages | Atlantic Books Hbk | 2009 |
1848870671 | #182186A | £16.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2010 |
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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecological and Economic Foundations Edited by Pushpam Kumar
Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided
by nature. Examples include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and .... | 400 pages | Maps, line drawings, diagrams, tables, graphs | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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The Ecosystem Approach to Marine Planning and Management Edited by Sue Monk Kidd, Andy Plater and Chris Frid
The marine environment is one of our most precious yet fragile natural resources. It
provides a wide range of essential goods and services, including food, regulation of .... | 288 pages | Line, index | Earthscan Pbk | NYP 02/2011 |
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Enhancing Crop-Livestock Systems in Conversation Agriculture for Sustainable Production Intensification A Kassam, E Kueneman, B Kebe, S Ouedraogo and A Youdeowei
This report examines how FAO assisted groups of farmers in five farming communities in
the moist savanna zone of South Western Burkina Faso to enhance their crop-livestock .... | 52 pages | FAO Pbk | 2010 |
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Environmental Policy Jane Roberts
Discusses the opportunities and constraints that environmental systems place upon human
systems and suggests environmental policy is a potential way to modify the operation of .... | 272 pages | 15 B/w photos, 25 illus, 25 tabs | Routledge Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
0415497841 | #187489A | £75.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Environmental and Human Health Risk Management in Developing Countries Edited by Eddie N Laboy-Nieves, Mattheus FA Goosen and Evens Emmanuel
Many countries experience lack of harmony among economic development, environmental
management and human health. As a consequence, public health, the integrity of .... | 276 pages | 70, 60 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables | CRC Press Hbk | 2010 |
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Eutrophication Causes, Consequences and Control Edited by Abid A Ansari, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Guy R Lanza and Walter Rast
Eutrophication continues to be a major global challenge to water quality scientists. The
global demand on water resources due to population increases, economic development, and .... | 700 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
9048196248 | #187439A | £153.00 Add to basket |
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Fast Forward Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming William Antholis and Strobe Talbott
Fast Forward is equal parts science primer, history lesson, policy prescription, and
ethical treatise. This pithy and compelling book makes clear what we know and don't know .... | 150 pages | Brookings Institution Hbk | 2010 |
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Fighting for the Future of Food Activists Versus Agribusiness in the Struggle Over Biotechnology Rachel Schurman and William A Munro
When scientists working in the agricultural biotechnology industry first altered the
genetic material of one organism by introducing genes from an entirely different .... | 296 pages | 3 b&w illustrations | Minnesota UP Hbk | 2010 |
0816647615 | #187552A | £41.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2010 |
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Food Politics What Everyone Needs to Know Robert Paarlberg
One of the most persistent and startling news stories of the past
year has been the global crisis in the world's food supply. Reduced stockpiles have led .... | 240 pages | OUP Pbk | 2010 |
019538959X | #187382A | £9.99 Add to basket |
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Fundamentals of Irrigation and On-Farm Water Management, Volume 1 M H Ali
The book deals with the fundamental aspects of irrigation development, climatic impact
on crop production, irrigation requirement estimation, scheduling of irrigation, water .... | 300 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Geotourism The Tourism of Geology and Landscape Edited by David Newsome and Ross K Dowling
The subject of geotourism is growing rapidly with travel to and appreciation of natural
landscapes and geological phenomena continuing to grow as a niche area of the global .... | 260 pages | figs, maps, photos | Goodfellow Publisher Hbk | 2010 |
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Global Political Ecology Edited by Richard Peet, Paul Robbins and Michael Watts
The world is caught in the mesh of a series of environmental crises. So far attempts at
resolving the deep basis of these have been superficial and disorganized. "Global .... | 448 pages | Figs, tabs | Routledge Hbk | NYP 11/2010 |
0415548144 | #187491A | £90.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 11/2010 |
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Global Poverty How Global Governance is Failing the Poor David Hulme
Around 1.4 billion people presently live in extreme poverty, and yet despite this vast
scale, the issue of global poverty had a relatively low international profile until the .... | 288 pages | Figs, tabs | Routledge Hbk | 2010 |
0415490774 | #187533A | £85.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2010 |
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Globalizing Responsibility The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption Clive Barnett, Paul Cloke, Nick Clarke and Alice Malpass
"Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption"
presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable .... | 256 pages | Wiley-Blackwell Pbk | 2010 |
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Governance, Natural Resources, and Post-conflict Peacebuilding Edited by Carl Bruch, Wm Carroll Muffett and Sandra S Nichols
When the guns are silenced, people affected by conflict need food, water, shelter, and a
means to earn a living. They also require a government that can meet these needs and .... | 640 pages | Maps, figures | Earthscan Pbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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Groundwater Base Level Changes and Adjoining Hydrological Systems Uri Kafri and Yoseph Yechieli
The proposed book deals with the role of changing groundwater base level on the adjacent
hydrological systems. It summarizes, compiles and compares results of current and paleo .... | 260 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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High-value Natural Resources and Post-conflict Peacebuilding Edited by Paivi Lujala and Siri Aas Rustad
For most post-conflict countries, the transition to peace is daunting. In countries with
high-value natural resources, the stakes are unusually high and peacebuilding is .... | 576 pages | maps, figures | Earthscan Pbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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Hope is an Imperative The Essential David Orr David W Orr
For more than three decades, David Orr has been one of the leading voices of the
environmental movement, championing the cause of ecological literacy in higher .... | 250 pages | Island Press Pbk | NYP 02/2011 |
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Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa Edited by Peter Speth, Michael Christoph and Bernd Diekkrüger
How can Africa's finite water and land resources be managed sustainably under the
influence of Global Change so as to meet the growing needs of humans in ways that avert .... | 676 pages | Col & b/w figs | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
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Institutional Dynamics Emergent Patterns in International Environmental Governance Oran R Young
International environmental regimes--institutional arrangements that govern
human-environmental interactions--are dynamic, changing continuously over time. Some .... | 232 pages | MIT Press Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Land and Post-conflict Peacebuilding Edited by Jon Unruh and Rhodri Williams
Land rights are one of the most difficult problems in peacebuilding. Land, homeland, and
territory are often a cause of conflict, and the reconstitution of a viable land rights .... | 400 pages | Maps, figures | Earthscan Pbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-conflict Peacebuilding Edited by Helen Young and Lisa Goldman
A fundamental challenge for post-conflict recovery is sustaining and strengthening
livelihoods. By degrading natural resources essential to livelihoods and by weakening .... | 304 pages | Maps, figures | Earthscan Pbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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Managing Coastal and Inland Waters Pre-Existing Aquatic Management Systems in Southeast Asia Edited by Kenneth Ruddle and Arif Satria
This book examines pre-existing management systems in fishing communities in Indonesia,
Laos, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. .... | 405 pages | Kluwer Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Measuring Livelihoods and Environmental Dependence Methods for Research and Fieldwork Edited by Arild Angelsen, Carsten Smith Olsen and Helle Overgaard Larsen
Thousands of surveys on rural livelihoods in developing countriesare being done every
year. Unfortunately, many suffer from weaknesses in methods and problems in .... | 288 pages | Line drawings, index | Earthscan Pbk | NYP 02/2011 |
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The No-Nonsense Guide to Green Politics Derek Wall
In the near future there will be no politics but green politics - Climate chaos and
pollution, deforestation and consumerism: the crisis facing human civilization is clear .... | 144 pages | b&w charts and graphs | New Internationalist 2010 |
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OECD Insights: Agriculture and Food Feeding Nine Billion People OECD
Global food production will have to double by 2050 in order to feed the projected world
population of nine billion people. Experience suggests it can be done, but the .... | 150 pages | OECD Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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An Odyssey with Animals A Veterinarian's Reflections on the Animal Rights and Welfare Debate Adrian Morrison
A bitter controversy rages in Western society today: Is it unreasonably cruel to conduct
biomedical research on animals? On one side lies a devoted (and, at times, aggressive .... | 286 pages | OUP Hbk | 2009 |
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The Power of Place Geography, Destiny, and Globalization's Rough Landscape Harm de Blij
In recent years, a spate of books and articles have argued that the world today is so
mobile, so interconnected and so integrated that it is, in one prominent assessment, .... | 304 pages | 30 b/w illustrations | OUP Hbk | 2008 |
0195367707 | #177178A | £17.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 01/2011 |
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Practical Self Sufficiency Dick Strawbridge and James Strawbridge
This title contains everything you need to know about modern-day self-sufficient living
from stars of the BBC series - "It's Not Easy Being Green" - Dick & James Strawbridge. .... | 304 pages | Dorling Kindersley Hbk | 2010 |
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Principles of Brownfield Regeneration Cleanup, Design, and Reuse of Derelict Land Justin B Hollander, Niall G Kirkwood and Julia L Gold
The authors of "Principles of Brownfield Regeneration" argue that, compared to
'greenfields' - farmland, woodland, or pasture that have never been developed - .... | 144 pages | Island Press Pbk | NYP 01/2011 |
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The Renewable Revolution How We Can Fight Climate Change, Prevent Energy Wars, Revitalize the Economy and Transition to a Sustainable Future Sajed Kamal
Our environment and society is threatened by fuel shortages, a changing climate and
energy wars. In our race for survival we are awakened to the simple truth that the .... | 192 pages | Photographs, figures, diagrams, index | Earthscan Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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The Rise of the Green Left Inside the Worldwide Ecosocialist Movement Derek Wall and Hugo Blanco
Climate change and other ecological ills are driving the creation of a grassroots global
movement for change. From Latin America to Europe, Australia and China a militant .... | 208 pages | 8 photographs | Pluto Press Pbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Sociology, Organic Farming, Climate Change and Soil Science Edited by Eric Lichtfouse
Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy
in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a .... | 486 pages | Illustrations | Springer Hbk | 2009 |
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Sustainable Development Capabilities, Needs, and Well-being Edited by Ines Omann, Felix Rauschmayer and Johannes Fruhmann
This volume establishes links between sustainable development, needs, well-being, and
the capabilities approach that is central to human development and the United Nations .... | 224 pages | 13 illus, 12 tabs | Routledge Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
0415586526 | #187593A | £80.00 Add to basket |
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Unquenchable America's Water Crisis and What to Do about It Robert Jerome Glennon
In the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water
for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of .... | 250 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2009 |
1597264369 | #178533A | £16.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 12/2010 |
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Veterinary Education for Global Animal and Human Health Donal A Walsh
The first half is devoted to defining the animal and public health education that every
veterinary student should receive, irrespective of their intended career path. The .... | 418 pages | OIE Pbk | 2009 |
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Water Resources and Development Clive Agnew and Philip Woodhouse
This volume explores water management strategies through scientific, social and
political perspectives, and uses case studies to exemplify four key development .... | 368 pages | 2 photos, 59 tabs, 68 illus | Routledge Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
041545137X | #187588A | £80.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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Water and Post-conflict Peacebuilding Shoring Up Peace Edited by Mikiyasu Nakayama, Erika Weinthal and Jessica Troell
Water resources play a unique and varied role in post-conflict recovery and
peacebuilding. As a basic human need, the provision of safe water is among the highest .... | 304 pages | Maps, figures | Earthscan Pbk | NYP 12/2010 |
1849712328 | #187510A | £49.99 Add to basket |
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Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle Edited by Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Kai Bester and Klaus Kummerer
The presence of xenobiotics in the aquatic environment is seen as one of the biggest
challenges for a sustainable water future. Thus, there is a need to understand, in an .... | 528 pages | Illustrations | Springer Hbk | 2009 |
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Advances in Earth Observation of Global Change Edited by Emilio Chuvieco, Jonathan Li and Xiaojun Yang
Global Change studies are increasingly being considered a vital source of information to
understand the Earth Environment, in particular in the framework of human-induced .... | 319 pages | Springer Hbk | 2010 |
9048190843 | #187426A | £90.00 Add to basket |
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Atlas of Science Visualizing What We Know Katy Borner
Cartographic maps have guided our explorations for centuries, allowing us to navigate
the world. Science maps have the potential to guide our search for knowledge in the same .... | 288 pages | col. Illustrations | MIT Press Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
0262014459 | #187564A | £22.95 Add to basket |
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Experimental Design for the Life Sciences Graeme D Ruxton and Nick Colegrave
At the core of good research lies the careful design of experiments. Yet all too often a
successful design comes only after a painful trial-and-error process, wasting valuable .... | 144 pages | 40 b/w line illustrations | OUP Pbk | NYP 10/2010 |
0199569126 | #187387A | £18.99 Add to basket |
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Landscapes through the Lens Aerial Photographs and the Historic Environment Edited by David C Cowley, Robin A Standring and Matthew J Abicht
This volume presents the rich, but under-utilised and in parts inaccessible, archival
historic aerial imagery, traditional photographs and those captured from satellites, for .... | 288 pages | Col & b/w illus | Oxbow Pbk | NYP 11/2010 |
1842179810 | #187328A | £45.00 Add to basket |
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MATLAB Recipes for Earth Sciences Martin H Trauth
MATLAB[registered] is used for a wide range of applications in geosciences, such as
image processing in remote sensing, the generation and processing of digital elevation .... | 288 pages | 95 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 09/2010 |
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Mathematical Models of Biological Systems Hugo van den Berg
Mathematical Models of Biological Systems provides a practical introduction to basic
mathematical modelling methodology and analysis. It covers a variety of biological .... | 256 pages | 170 black and white illustrations | OUP Hbk | NYP 11/2010 |
019958219X | #187392A | £65.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 11/2010 |
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ZooKeys 45 Delta for Beginners: An Introduction into the Taxonomy Software Package Delta C Oliver Coleman, James K Lowry and Terry Macfarlane
This volume includes essential step-by-step information for an introduction to DELTA
(DEscription Language for TAxonomy). It describes how to record taxonomic character .... | 75 pages | col figs, tabs | Pensoft Pbk | 2010 | #187253A | £35.50 Add to basket |
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Archives Principles and Practices Laura Agnes Millar
Whether an institution has a collections orientation or whether it is primarily
responsible for managing institutional archives in conjunction with an organizational .... | 256 pages | Facet Hbk | 2010 |
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CILIP: The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Yearbook Edited by Kathryn Beecroft
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals represents the
largest professional body of librarians and information professionals in the UK. Its .... | 496 pages | Facet Pbk | 2010 |
1856046788 | #187309A | £49.95 Add to basket |
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Cataloging Nonbook, Electronic, Web and Networked Resources A How-to-do-it Manual and CD-ROM for Librarians Mary Beth Weber and Fay A Austin
Recently, many new types of material - integrating resources, dual-disc DVDs, streaming
video, to mention just a few - have developed, and current cataloguing standards do not .... | 256 pages | Facet Pbk | NYP 09/2010 |
1856046842 | #187306A | £54.95 Add to basket |
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Catalogue 2.0 The Ultimate User Experience Edited by Sally Chambers
In the world of Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web, what is the position of the library
catalogue? Will there be a library catalogue in the future? If so, what will it look .... | 192 pages | Facet Pbk | NYP 01/2011 |
1856047164 | #187311A | £44.95 Add to basket |
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Developing a Talent for Science Ritsert Jansen
Want to make the most of your talent for science? This practical guide for students,
postdoctorates and professors offers a unique stepwise approach to help you develop your .... | 150 pages | 20 b/w illus. | CUP Hbk | NYP 11/2010 |
0521193125 | #187408A | £39.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 11/2010 |
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E-books in Libraries A Practical Guide Edited by Kate Price and Virginia Havergal
This text explores e-books and their use from the perspective of the librarian. Written
by two experts, the book opens with an exploration of the definitions of e-books and the .... | 288 pages | Facet Pbk | NYP 12/2010 |
1856045722 | #187312A | £49.95 Add to basket |
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Introducing RDA A Guide to the Basics Chris Oliver
Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the new cataloguing standard that will replace
the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR) and represents a shift in the understanding .... | 128 pages | Facet Pbk | 2010 |
1856047326 | #187308A | £29.95 Add to basket |
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Libraries and Information Services in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland 2010-2011
This directory lists over 2200 libraries and other services in the United Kingdom, the
Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland, with contact names, .... | 480 pages | Facet Pbk | NYP 11/2010 |
1856047083 | #187310A | £49.95 Add to basket |
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World Reference Atlas Everything You Need to Know About our Planet Today Dorling Kindersley
This fully updated atlas provides a wealth of information on countries around the world
and includes large-scale maps, landscape models and locators as well as up-to-date place .... | 408 pages | Dorling Kindersley Hbk | NYP 10/2010 |
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