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Mammals
 

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

 

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

 

Die Haselmaus (Dormouse)

Rimvydas Juskaitis and Sven Buchner

180 pages | 65 illus | Westarp Wissenschaften

NYP 09/2010 | 3894329181 | #187290A | £40.50 Add to basket

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 
Birds
 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 | 849655368X | #134327A |

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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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 
Reptiles & Amphibians
 

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

 

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

 
Fishes
 

Die Guppys

Bands 1 and 2

Michael Kempkes

780 pages | col & b/w illus | Westarp Wissenschaften

2010 | 389432905X | #187289A | £136.00 Add to basket

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 
Invertebrates
 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Bioakustik der Kafer

Andreas Wessel

64 pages | Westarp Wissenschaften

NYP 10/2010 | 3894321202 | #187291A | £21.99 Add to basket

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 
Palaeontology
 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Late Cretaceous Grunbach Flora of Austria

AB Herman and J Kvacek

224 pages | Vienna NHM

2010 | 3902421436 | #187371A | £113.00 Add to basket

 

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

 
Marine & Freshwater Biology
 

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

 

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

 
General Natural History
 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 | 1852846240 | #187293A | £14.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 185284633X | #187302A | £12.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 1852846011 | #187297A | £12.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 1852846046 | #187298A | £12.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 1852846283 | #187303A | £10.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1848689470 | #187374A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0715324039 | #187530A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 0300125364 | #187532A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 184607956X | #187335A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849164851 | #187573A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1848660561 | #187572A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0199569959 | #187568A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0565092529 | #187350A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 184668398X | #187570A | £7.99 Add to basket

 
Regional & Travel
 

Mystery Animals of the British Isles: Kent

Neil Arnold

Entertaining work on cryptozoology. ....

420 pages | CFZ

Pbk | 2009 | 1905723369 | #181157A | £16.50 Add to basket

 

The Mystery Animals of the British Isles: The Western Isles

Glen Vaudrey

Work of cryptozoology. ....

174 pages | CFZ

Pbk | 2009 | 1905723423 | #187315A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0955632803 | #173470A | £14.50 Add to basket

 

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 | 0821419161 | #187354A | £26.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 1770076921 | #187330A | £17.99 Add to basket

 
Botany & Plant Science
 

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 | 0123808707 | #187539A | £114.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048194881 | #187454A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 041549687X | #187554A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1402082495 | #187458A | £224.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1604690763 | #187233A | £17.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0521757770 | #187407A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 3527328254 | #187584A | £20.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048194067 | #187455A | £153.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 9077922598 | #172945A | £287.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 193072392X | #187413A | £129.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1905989172 | #187556A | £27.99 Add to basket

 

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 | Gebrder Borntraeger

Hbk | 2010 | 3510652614 | #187586A | £78.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 8181770307 | #187329A | £67.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 9050113125 | #187326A | £69.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1906129673 | #187529A | £21.99 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 0285638866 | #187234A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048128625 | #187456A | £188.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849711399 | #187340A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 3937107193 | #179477A | £98.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048193699 | #187453A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1607617641 | #187540A | £93.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1905333129 | #187369A | £8.33 Add to basket

 

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 | 0881929301 | #187220A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1402088140 | #187457A | £314.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0674048636 | #187344A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

The Taxonomy of Selected Tribes and Genera of the Rhodomelaceae

Louise Phillips

504 pages | LAP

Pbk | 2009 | 3838300726 | #185650A | £106.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1604691700 | #187225A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

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

 
Animal & General Biology
 

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

 

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 | 0521145147 | #187542A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

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

 

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

 

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 | 1405159987 | #187561A | £50.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 904819248X | #187470A | £126.00 Add to basket

 

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

 

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

 

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 | 0199597243 | #187390A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 1845937562 | #187418A | £115.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1845935942 | #187420A | £85.00 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 0199575932 | #187386A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 9290447583 | #187400A | £56.50 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048137985 | #186228A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0393934470 | #187565A | £110.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0199603022 | #187397A | £24.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 3642136117 | #187462A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0199554285 | #187394A | £75.00 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 12/2010 | 0199549079 | #187393A | £36.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 186197969X | #187535A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048194784 | #187465A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 3642128629 | #187459A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 9290447680 | #187402A | £83.00 Add to basket

 
Evolutionary Biology
 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 | 3642124240 | #187466A | £153.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0674046366 | #187481A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

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 challenges continue to confront us. It would be tempting to give up hope. Tim Flannery ....

240 pages | Allen Lane

Hbk | NYP 01/2011 | 1846143969 | #187520A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1845334744 | #187562A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

The Research of Chinese Physical Anthropology

Zhang Jizong

290 pages | CCPH

Hbk | 2010 | 7030278143 | #187213A | £78.50 Add to basket

 

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 | 0674023536 | #160701A | £20.95 Add to basket

Pbk | 2010 | 0674057538 | #187537A | £13.95 Add to basket

 
Ecology
 

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 | 904819315X | #187471A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0300154496 | #186535A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0521272726 | #187536A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9290448024 | #187404A | £182.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1554076307 | #187558A | £22.95 Add to basket

 
Habitats & Ecosystems
 

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 | 1597264857 | #187515A | £13.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849712115 | #187512A | £65.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0727735160 | #187396A | £85.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849711771 | #187511A | £60.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048193273 | #187441A | £90.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849710945 | #187341A | £60.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0521621151 | #077001A | £100.00 Add to basket

Pbk | 2010 | 0521169402 | #187538A | £32.99 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 0521762987 | #187399A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 3642132529 | #187449A | £90.00 Add to basket

 

Marine Environment and Resources of Abu Dhabi

Edited by Thabit Zahran Al Abdessalaam

260 pages | col photos | EAD

2007 | 1860632408 | #186992A | £96.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0980311357 | #187412A | £64.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048192641 | #187437A | £117.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048196728 | #187581A | £126.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1597267031 | #187518A | £58.00 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 02/2011 | 159726704X | #187661A | £30.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9279097709 | #186877A | £46.50 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 0415213495 | #187544A | £75.00 Add to basket

Pbk | 2010 | 0415213509 | #187545A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1597266752 | #187519A | £61.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849712239 | #187513A | £60.00 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 9048195845 | #187451A | £117.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0478347065 | #187479A | £37.50 Add to basket

 

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 | 1906204497 | #180428A | £6.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1450706037 | #187483A | £3.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 0752452789 | #187549A | £19.99 Add to basket

 
Conservation & Biodiversity
 

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 | 1868423638 | #187362A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849711739 | #187498A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 1405193832 | #187551A | £39.99 Add to basket

 
Environmental Science
 

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 | 9048193575 | #187433A | £90.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0415477514 | #187487A | £23.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0262014661 | #187522A | £11.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 0007341377 | #187575A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048193753 | #187427A | £90.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0863419623 | #184916A | £40.50 Add to basket

 

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 | 1920196285 | #187363A | £17.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 0465020526 | #187333A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0776607502 | #187528A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0465019269 | #187332A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048186625 | #187446A | £117.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048195098 | #187428A | £90.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0816527237 | #187527A | £17.50 Add to basket

 

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 | Gebrder Borntraeger

Hbk | 2010 | 3443010660 | #187585A | £77.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 3642124186 | #187432A | £117.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0199739951 | #187384A | £17.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0521851173 | #165675A | £78.00 Add to basket

Pbk | 2010 | 0521172926 | #187547A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0262014882 | #187521A | £11.95 Add to basket

 
Physical Sciences
 

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 | 0674049985 | #187480A | £19.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849162387 | #187571A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0691140162 | #187569A | £52.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0521899362 | #187292A | £27.50 Add to basket

 

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 | 1405359889 | #187339A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0393111377 | #169615A | £42.99 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 11/2010 | 0393935183 | #187576A | £75.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 904812641X | #184726A | £363.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0199546509 | #187379A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

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 | Gebrder Borntraeger

Pbk | 2010 | #187334A | £154.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0300152124 | #187574A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0199574596 | #187567A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1851687807 | #187376A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0199573506 | #187388A | £7.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1933771801 | #183614A | £11.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0199587043 | #187425A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 080189798X | #187560A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1405353767 | #187578A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0952851210 | #187577A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1402084064 | #187429A | £134.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1843174138 | #187566A | £9.99 Add to basket

 
Sustainable Development
 

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 | 1845937503 | #187419A | £110.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849712344 | #187504A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0199733120 | #187383A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048195128 | #187467A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1405179139 | #187546A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048195152 | #187440A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0195399625 | #187380A | £55.00 Add to basket

Pbk | 2010 | 0195399617 | #187381A | £22.50 Add to basket

 

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 | 1848870957 | #187361A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849712123 | #187503A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849711836 | #187501A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 925106508X | #187475A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 041549785X | #187490A | £22.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0415601622 | #187488A | £63.99 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 0815704690 | #187422A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0816647623 | #187553A | £13.99 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 1441963340 | #187438A | £113.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1906884099 | #187497A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0415548152 | #187492A | £25.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0415490782 | #187534A | £21.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1405145579 | #187548A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849712352 | #187506A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 3642139434 | #187430A | £90.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849712301 | #187507A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1597267007 | #187516A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 3642129560 | #187435A | £117.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0262014386 | #187523A | £35.95 Add to basket

 

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 | 184971231X | #187508A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1849712336 | #187509A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048195543 | #187473A | £117.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 184971133X | #187502A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1906523398 | #187524A | £7.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 926408083X | #187423A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0195374444 | #187285A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0199754322 | #187395A | £10.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1405344415 | #187324A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 1597267236 | #187517A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 184971195X | #187499A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 0745330363 | #187525A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9048133327 | #187468A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 159726816X | #187514A | £13.99 Add to basket

 

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 | 9290447613 | #187403A | £77.00 Add to basket

 

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 | 0415451396 | #187590A | £22.99 Add to basket

 

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

 

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 | 9048135087 | #187445A | £135.00 Add to basket

 
Data Analysis
 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 | 3642127614 | #187436A | £54.93 Add to basket

 

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 | 0199582181 | #187391A | £27.50 Add to basket

 

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

 
Reference
 

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 | 1856046737 | #187305A | £44.95 Add to basket

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 | 0521149614 | #187409A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 | 1405337060 | #187579A | £24.99 Add to basket