Bats of the United States and Canada

Michael J Harvey, J Scott Altenbach and Troy L Best

"Bats of the United States and Canada" is the only complete and accessible guide to all forty-seven species of bats found in the region. A wide variety of species lives in the ....

Conservation of the Dugong Along the Andaman Coast of Thailand

An Example of the Integration of Conservation and Biology in Endangered Species Research

Ellen Hines

This project investigates the integration of scientific methodology with community and other locally relevant management issues using dugong research on the Andaman coast of ....

Irish Wild Mammals

A Guide to the Literature

Pat Smiddy and Paddy Sleeman

This third edition lists 2,663 entries to the literature on wild mammals in Ireland. Compared to the 1,389 entries in the second edition from 1992, this represents an almost ....

The Mouse Nervous System

Edited by Charles Watson, George Paxinos and Luis Puelles

"The Mouse Nervous System" provides a comprehensive account of the central nervous system of the mouse. The book is aimed at molecular biologists who need a book that ....

Primates of West Africa: A Field Guide and Natural History

John F Oates

A volume in the highly regarded Tropical Field Guides Series from Conservation International, this guide provides detailed accounts of 79 primate species. It also ....

Small Wild Cats

The Animal Answer Guide

James G Sanderson and Patrick Watson

Did you know that most wild cat species are small and that lions, tigers, and other large cats are the exception? That adult bobcats, clouded leopards, and other small wild ....

Ungulate Taxonomy

Colin P Groves and Peter Grubb

A group of special interest to mammalogists, taxonomists, and systemicists, ungulates have proven difficult to classify. This comprehensive review of the taxonomic ....

50 Rutland Birds

An introduction to Rutland's Birdlife

Terry Mitcham

The author has selected 50 species of birds from over 280 species that can be found in the inland county of Rutland. Provides identification features, habitat and food ....

The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010

Stephen Garnett, Judit Szabo and Guy Dutson

This volume is the third in a series of action plans that have been produced at the start of each decade. ....

The Albatross and the Fish

Linked Lives in the Open Seas

Robin W Doughty and Virginia Carmichael

Breeding on remote ocean islands and spending much of its life foraging for food across vast stretches of seemingly empty seas, the albatross remains a legend for most people. ....

Birds of Central Asia

Manuel Schweizer, Raffael Aye and Tobias Roth

A comprehensive and portable field guide to all the birds of Central Asia. Concise descriptions are provided for every species, highlighting plumage ....

Birdwatching at Pulborough Brooks Through the Seasons

A Guide to the West Sussex RSPB Nature Reserve

David Golds

This title will help regular visitors or newcomers, keen birders or general countryside lovers, to enjoy their birdwatching at the RSPB's Pulborough Brooks nature reserve. ....

Birdwatching on Mull and Iona

A Pocket Guide with Maps

David Sexton and Philip Snow

This guide will take you to the best birdwatching places on Mull and Iona and the surrounding waters. You will know where to find the famous white-tailed sea eagles and ....

Common Birds of the Indian Subcontinent

Ananda Banerjee

This field guide, aimed at beginners and hobbyists alike, contains information on how to begin bird watching, including details of the equipment and strategic locations that ....

Cuckoos of the World

Johannes Erritzoe, Clive F Mann, Frederik Brammer and Richard A Fuller

This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world's cuckoos, couas and anis - the family Cuculidae. Famed as ....

A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia

Craig Robson

This is a reprint of the second edition of this classic field guide, which is the definitive volume on the region's birdlife. This award-winning book, which was first ....

Finding Birds in Morocco: Coast and Mountains

Dave Gosney

A 36-page booklet with numerous sketch maps of the main birding sites in this part of Morocco. ....

Finding Birds in Morocco: Coast and Mountains - DVD

Dave Gosney

A 60-minute DVD showing a good selection of the species and the main birding sites in northern Morocco. ....

Finding Birds in South Texas

Dave Gosney

A 40-page booklet with numerous sketch maps of the main birding sites in Southern Texas. ....

Finding Birds in South Texas - DVD

Dave Gosney

A 90-minute DVD showing a good selection of the species and the main birding sites in Southern Texas, ....

Guida Degli Uccelli d'Europa

Roger Peterson, Guy Mountfort and PAD Hollom

Language: Italian ....

Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds

Edited by Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliot and David A Christie

Volume 16 covers the last four families of the series, including two of the largest of all, the tanagers (283 species) and the buntings and New World sparrows (326 species), ....

The Mersey Estuary

Mersey Estuary Conservation Group

The Mersey Estuary is one of the greatest natural assets in the northwest of England. Although some of the best areas for birds on the Mersey have no, or very limited public ....

Multimedia Identification Guide to North Atlantic Seabirds

Storm-petrels & Bulwer's Petrel

Bob Flood and Ashley Fisher

This identification guide on the storm-petrels of the North Atlantic is the culmination of many years of at-sea observations by the authors. It is the first in what is planned ....

The Norfolk Cranes' Story

John Buxton, Chris Durdin and Nick Upton

This book tells the story of how cranes bred at Horsey in Norfolk, and how they were protected and studied there. The cranes' story starts with their arrival at Horsey in ....

Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo

Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan

Quentin Phillipps and Karen Phillipps

Published to great critical acclaim in 2009, this is a fully revised and updated version of the second edition of the most user-friendly field guide to the birds of Borneo, ....

Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology

A Directory to the Literature and its Reviewers

Edward C Dickinson et al

This is the first book to explain the importance of priority in relation to names in ornithology and in the context of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. ....

State of Singapore's Wild Birds and Bird Habitats

A Review of the Annual Bird Census, 1996-2005

KC Lim and KS Lim

The Annual Bird Census has been conducted every year by the Bird Group of the Nature Society (Singapore) since 1986. Now into its third decade, it is the longest running ....

Stray Feathers

Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Birds

Penny Olsen and Leo Joseph

This book showcases some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds. A brief introduction describes how evolution shapes form and function, followed by a series of ....

Tukan Lexikon

für den Freund, Halater und Züchter

Tex Strater

An A-Z of toucans written by Tex Strater, an authority on the tropical jungles of Central and South America who has been working in this region for the last 25 years, ....

The Welfare of Farmed Ratites

Edited by Phil Glatz, Christine Lunam and Irek Malecki

This volume reviews, for the first time, the broad range of issues that affect the welfare of commercially farmed ratites. Although ratites incorporate several families ....

Conservation of Pacific Sea Turtles

Edited by Peter Dutton, Dale Squires and Mahfuzuddin Ahmed

Across the Pacific, populations of some species of sea turtles face extinction unless recent dramatic declines are reversed. The continuing decline of leatherbacks and ....

Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia

Michael J Tyler and Frank Knight

Throughout much of the world, frog populations are declining and some species are disappearing totally. In Australia, several species have become extinct in the past 25 ....

A Handbook of Indian Crocodiles

V Subba Rao Madireddi

This book introduces the three species of Indian crocodiles, their habits, biology, breeding, economic importance, status, and distribution. Their management, conservation, ....

Handbuch der Amphibien und Reptilien Nordrhein-Westfalens

Edited by Monika Hachtel et al

This two-volume work, which comes in a slipcase, covers all the amphibians and reptiles of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. It is the result of more than 17 years of ....

Atlas of Zebrafish Development

Robert Bryson-Richardson, Silke Berger and Peter Currie

For the first time, this atlas provides the research community with a complete reference for zebrafish anatomy spanning the early embryo all the way to adulthood. The authors ....

Certainly More Than You Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast

A Postmodern Experience

Milton Love

This is the third edition of the classic "Probably More Than You Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast". Covering 490 species in over 700 colour images, this book ....

Fishes

The Animal Answer Guide

Gene S Helfman and Bruce B Collette

One fish, two fish, red fish, nearly thirty thousand species of fish - or fishes, as they are properly called when speaking of multiple species. This is but one of many ....

Medaka

A Model for Organogenesis, Human Disease, and Evolution

Edited by Hiroyuki Takeda, Kiyoshi Naruse and Minoru Tanaka

Oryzias latipes, known as medaka, is a model organism from East Asia. Breeding of this small, egg-laying freshwater teleost fish has long been popular among hobbyists in ....

Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations: Biology, Research and Management

Edited by Patrick L Colin and Yvonne Sadovy De Mitcheson

Reef fish spawning aggregations, ranging from small groups to many tens of thousands of individuals, are spectacular, but poorly known, natural phenomena whereby fish assemble ....

'In Considerable Variety'

Introducing the Diversity of Australia's Insects

Tim R New

This book introduces basic entomology, emphasising perspectives on insect diversity important in conservation assessment and setting priorities for management, as a ....

Les Agrilus de France

Une cle de détermination

Sylvain Farrugia

Determination key for the beetles found in France belonging to the genus Agrilus. ....

Annotated Checklist of Indian Land Molluscs

Ramakrishna, SC Mitra and A Dey

The present catalogue gives the actual figure of land molluscs found in India and their distribution, synonyms, and endemism. It includes a region-wise analysis, which will ....

An Annotated Checklist of the Larger Moths of Stirlingshire, West Perthshire and Dunbartonshire

John T Knowler

This checklist collates all post-19th century recordings of large moths in the three vice counties of Stirlingshire, West Pertshire, and Dunbartonshire, which cover much of ....

Annual Review of Entomology, Volume 56

British Dragonflies

A DVD Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland

Graham Sherwin

The DVD starts with a 6-minute introduction offering tips on how to use it and how it was updated from the Damselflies volume. It continues with a short description of the ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes Hors-serie, Volume 29

Une nouvelle espèce du genre Oncosterna J. Thomson des Célèbes (Sulawesi, Indonésie)

Jean-Philippe Legrand

Language: French ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes Hors-serie, Volume 30

Contribution à la connaissance des Scarabaeidae africains IV Etude du genre Pedaria

Jean-François Josso and Patrick Prévost

Language: French ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes Hors-serie, Volume 31

Description de trois nouvelles espèces de Catharsius de Zambie et de Tanzanie

Jean-François Josso and Patrick Prévost

Language: French ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes Hors-serie, Volume 32

Description de trois sous-espèces du sous-genre Chrysocarabus Thomson, 1875

Damien Maguerre

Language: French ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 94

Review of the chinese species of Apriona Chevrolat, 1852 with proposal of new synonyms

J Huang, W Wang, S Zhou and S Wang

Language: English ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 95

Notes sur le genre Niraeus Newman, 1840

Jeannine Morati and Joan Bentanachs

Language: French ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 97

Novas especies de Hemilophini da América do Sul

Maria Helena M Galileo and Ubirajara R Martins

Language: Portugese ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 99

Révision du genre Hespereburia Tavakilian & Monné, 1991

PH Dalens and GL Tavakilian

Language: French ....

The Carabus of Abkhazia, Caucasus (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Imre Retezar

This guide illustrates all 72 species and subspecies of Carabus beetles recorded from Abkhazia on full colour plates, and includes detailed photos of the male genitalia. Each ....

Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera)

A Worldwide Checklist, Biogeography and Natural History

JH Frank and K-J Ahn

This issue provides a list of the 392 described species of Staphylinidae confined to coastal habitats worldwide. The list is in taxonomic sequence by subfamily, tribe, and ....

The Complete Guide to Rearing Darkling Beetles

Orin McMonigle

This book includes chapters on keeping adults, mealworms, pupation, substrate and much more. It contains many black and white photographs photos throughout and species ....

Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Volume 4 Part 5

Keys to adults of the Water Beetles of Britain and Ireland (Part 1)

Garth N Foster and Laurie E Friday

This second edition revises the checklist for water beetles in Britain and Ireland. ....

The Meadow Brown Butterflies

A Study in Genetics, Morphology and Evolution

George Thomson

The Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) has been the subject for research since the middle of last century. Aspects of its genetics, morphology and ecology have ....

Molecular Biomineralization

Aquatic Organisms Forming Extraordinary Materials

Edited by Werner E G Muller

The concept of `biomineralization' signifies mineralization processes that take place in close association with organic molecules or matrices. The awareness that mineral ....

Les Nouveaux Cahiers Magellanes, No. 4

P Juhel et al

This volume contains five chapters, treating Callichromatini, Prosopocerini, and Lamiinae from Africa, Cerambycidae from New Caledonia, and South-East Asian Saperdini. ....

A Pictorial Guide to the Baboon Spiders of Southern Africa

Patrick Gildenhuys

This book is a celebration of the richness in diversity of theraphosids, commonly referred to as baboon spiders or tarantulas, across Southern Africa. ....

A Revision of the Chinese Stephanidae (Hymenoptera, Stephanoidea)

Chun-dan Hong, Cornelis Van Achterberg and Zai-fu Xu

Stephanidae Leach, 1815 (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea) from China are revised. All the Chinese species are described and illustrated and new synonyms are established. Keys to ....

A Revision of the Spider Genus Selenops latreille, 1819 (Arachnida, Araneae, Selenopidae) in North America, Central America and the

Caribbean

Sarah C Crews

This volume revises the members of the spider genus Selenops Latreille, which occur in both the Old and New World tropics and contain nearly half of the species in ....

Antarctic Peninsula Climate Variability

Historical and Paleoenvironmental Perspectives

Eugene Domack et al

The Antarctic Peninsula 'the most rapidly warming place on Earth' is undergoing dramatic environmental changes, including ice shelf break-up events. What forcing factors made ....

Diatoms of North America

The Freshwater Flora of Waterbodies on the Atlantic Coastal Plain

Peter A Siver and Paul B Hamilton

Volume 22 of this series on diatoms focuses on waterbodies situated along the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Three areas of focus, the Pocosin National Wildlife Refuge (11 sites) ....

Frozen in Time

Prehistoric Life in Antarctica

Jeffrey D Stilwell and John A Long

No other continent on Earth has undergone such radical environmental changes as Antarctica. In its transition from rich biodiversity to the barren, cold land of ....

Paleobiology and Paleoenvironments of Eocene Rocks

McMurdo Sound, East Antarctica

Jeffrey D Stilwell and Rodney M Feldmann

In Antarctic history, the Eocene Epoch is rife with change, with climate conditions spanning 'Greenhouse' to 'Icehouse' conditions. In "Paleobiology and Paleoenvironments ....

Transylvanian Dinosaurs

David B Weishampel and Coralia-Maria Jianu

At the end of the time of the dinosaurs, Transylvania was an island in what was to become southeastern Europe. The island's limited resources affected the size and life ....

Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part T: Echinodermata 2 (Revised) Crinoidea, Vol. 3

Edited by Paul A Selden

The Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology published by the Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas Press, is a definitive multi-authored work of some 50 ....

About a Village

Peter Owen Jones and E J McCabe

What is it that makes the ideal English village? Firle in East Sussex is both unique and universal. First of all there is a pub and in no particular order come a school, a shop, ....

The Annotated Memoirs of the Life and Botanical Travels of André Michaux

JPF Deleuze

J.P.F. Deleuze learned the story of Andre Michaux's life from Michaux himself. Deleuze's brief account is the original biography of the French botanist. This seminal work has ....

Art and Animals

Giovanni Aloi

'Art is continually haunted by the animal', wrote Deleuze and Guattari. Over the past two decades, animals have quite literally invaded the gallery space, from Joseph Beuys' ....

Ayrshire and Arran Coastal Paths

150 Easy Miles of Coastal Views and Sunsets

Keith Fergus

Guide to walking or backpacking along the Ayrshire and Arran Coastal Paths, not far from Glasgow on the western coast of Scotland, UK, passing through Girvan and Ayr and taking ....

Birds

Adapted from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Compte de Buffon's "Histoire Naturelle"

George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon and Fiorella Congedo

This book showcases the delicate copper engravings of birds created by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Compte de Buffon (1707-88), for his masterpiece work Histoire naturelle, ....

Burn

The Epic Story of Bushfire in Australia

Paul Collins

In "Burn" Paul Collins tells the epic story of bushfire in Australia, drawing on accounts of the most devastating conflagrations in Australia's European history - from ....

Burren Country

Travels Through an Irish Limestone Landscape

Paul Clements

The Burren in County Clare is slow to give up its secrets. For years Paul Clements has been drawn to its history, mystery and peculiarities. Here he writes absorbingly about ....

The C2C Cycle Route

Coast to Coast across Northern England

Jeremy Evans

New guide to the Coast to Coast (C2C) Sustrans cycle route, across the UK, from Whitehaven or Workington to Tynemouth or Sunderland, through the English Lake District, ....

Cicerone Guides: Mountain Biking Routes on the South Downs

Peter Edwards

A guide to mountain biking (MTB) routes on the South Downs of Hampshire and Sussex, between Winchester, Brighton and Eastbourne. The 26 routes described in the book take in ....

Cicerone Guides: Mountain Biking in the Lake District

Ian Boydon

"Mountain biking in the Lake District" describes 24 routes in the Lakes, offering some of the best MTB riding in the UK. The routes are suitable for all abilities of riders, ....

Cicerone Guides: Mountaineering in the Moroccan High Atlas

Walks, Climbs and Scrambles over 3000m

Des Clark

The first English-language guide to winter mountaineering right across the Moroccan High Atlas of North Africa from Taroudant in the south-west to Midelt in the north-east, all ....

Cicerone Guides: Walking on Tenerife

45 Graded Routes throughout the Island

Paddy Dillon

Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, boasts walking routes of many types, all set in excellent natural scenery including the Parque Nacional del Teide, which is home ....

Cicerone Guides: the Central Fells

Mark Richards

The Helvellyn and Fairfield group forms a sustained high level north to south ridge division through the midriff of Lakeland. The character of the range lends itself ....

Cicerone Guides: the Mid-Western Fells

Mark Richards

Lakeland Fellranger guidebook by Mark Richards covering 22 summits in the Mid-Western Fells of the Lake District, including a wide range of walks, old and new, in the ....

Cicerone Guides: the Near Eastern Fells

Mark Richards

The Helvellyn and Fairfield group forms a sustained high level north to south ridge division through Lakeland. The character of the range lends itself supremely well to ....

Cicerone Guides: the North Downs Way

A National Trail from Farnham to Dover

Kev Reynolds

The 130-mile North Downs Way tracks the high downland between Farnham and the historic city of Dover on the Kent coast. Running the length of two Areas of Outstanding Natural ....

Cicerone Guides: the North-Western Fells

Mark Richards

Lakeland Fellranger walking guide by Mark Richards covering 29 summits in the North-Western Fells of the Lake District, including a wide range of walks old and new, ....

Cicerone Guides: the Southern Fells

Mark Richards

Lakeland Fellranger walking guide by Mark Richards covering 23 summits in the Southern Fells of the Lake District, including a wide range of walks old and new, between Wrynose ....

Cicerone Guides: the Western Fells

Mark Richards

The Western Fells sit within the triangle of Great Gable, Wasdale and Buttermere, defined by the high ground between the rivers Irt and Cocker. Among their number are ....

The Egg Collectors of Great Britain and Ireland

An Update

AC Cole and WM Trobe

The value of egg collections as a scientific resource is illustrated by the enthusiasm displayed by museum curators to accomodate collections of specimens when they become ....

The Farnes and Holy Island

A Comprehensive New Dive Guide

Ron Young

Following the successful previous book, this new and expanded edition is the most informative and comprehensive book available, particularly for the diving fraternity, ....

Foundations for Ecological Research West of the Antarctic Peninsula

Edited by Robin M Ross, Eileen E Hofmann and Langdon B Quetin

This book provides a framework for interpreting the long-term environmental studies currently underway west of the Antarctic Peninsula. These studies are necessary for ....

Geek Nation

How Indian Science is Taking Over the World

Angela Saini

India: it's a nation of geeks, swots and nerds. Almost one in five of all medical and dental staff in the UK is of Indian origin, and one in six employed scientists with ....

The Gulf Stream

Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic

Stan L Ulanski

Driving through the Atlantic Ocean is a powerful current with a force 300 times that of the mighty Amazon. First discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, it sped ships laden with ....

International Garden Photographer of the Year: Collection 2

International Garden Photographer of the Year

This book showcases the very best entries from the second International Garden Photographer of the Year competition. Gardening is a hugely popular hobby all over the ....

International Garden Photographer of the Year: Collection 3

International Garden Photographer of the Year

This volume showcases the winners and best entries for the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition and accompanied a major exhibition at Kew Gardens ....

International Garden Photographer of the Year: Collection 4

Images of a Green Planet

International Garden Photographer of the Year

This showcases the winners and best entries for the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition and accompanies a major exhibition at Kew Gardens in May 2011 and ....

John Gould, The Family of Toucans

The Complete Plates

Jonathan Elphick

John Gould (1804-1881) was without question the most prolific ornithological artist of the 19th century, and the only one to rival John James Audubon in ambition and quality. ....

Leonard Horner

Pioneering Reformer

Patrick N O'Farrell

In the first full-length account of Horner's life published November 2010, he emerges as one of the major figures in 19th Century educational and social reform. Author Patrick ....

Mind the Gap

Postglacial Colonization of Ireland

Edited by JL Davenport, DP Sleeman and PC Woodman

This is a special supplement of "The Irish Naturalist's Journal" published in 2008, containing 14 papers on postglacial ....

Mountain

Portraits of High Places

S Hill, E Kagge, R MacFarlane, J Jordan and N Parrado

An inspiring collection of evocative images collected by lifelong mountaineer Sandy Hill, who has a singular knowledge, understanding, and experience of the world's highest ....

My Arctic Summer

Agnieszka Latocha

Spitsbergen is the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago which is situated between the Greenland and Barents Seas, approximately 600 miles from the North Pole. In the 16th ....

Observations of Wildlife

Peter Scott

Peter Scott, founder of the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust (WWT), is one of the most influential figures in conservation history, but much of his enthusiasm for wildlife was ....

Outdoor Photography

People, Action and Places

Chiz Dakin and Jon Sparks

Photography and the outdoors could have been made for each other. This book is about making the most of that connection. Outdoor enthusiasts who want their photographs to do ....

Photographing Flowers

Exploring Macro Worlds with Harold Davis

Harold Davis

Flowers are one of the most popular photographic subjects. Despite this, books on how to photograph them are hard to find. This gorgeous guide, written by acclaimed photographer ....

Pioneers of Microbiology

The Great Scientists of the Infinitesimal

Jean Freney, Francois Renaud, Willy Hansen and P Henri Monteil

This book describes the lives of the various actors who took part in the development of bacteriology from the origin to present times. It may be read on several levels, ....

The Realm of the Desert Elephant

Chris Wildblood

This is the stunning record of Chris Wildblood's journeys through the Kunene region in Northwest Namibia, one of the last true wilderness areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. This ....

The Roof at the Bottom of the World

Discovering the Transantarctic Mountains

Edmund Stump

The Transantarctic Mountains are the most remote mountain belt on Earth, an utterly pristine wilderness of ice and rock rising to majestic heights and ....

Roses

Adapted from Pierre-Joseph Redoute's "Les Roses" and James Sowerby's "English Botany"

Pierre Joseph Redoute and Fiorella Congedo

This book showcases the skillful artwork of two men who dedicated their lives to botanical illustration, the Belgian Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) and his English ....

Tohora

Baleines de Polynesie

Thierry Zysman

July. After a long journey of almost six thousand kilometers, the humpback whales arrive in Polynesia, escaping the rigors of the southern winter now keeping an icy grip on ....

Tropical Walking Tracks of North Queensland

Kym Dungey and Jane Whytlaw

This book covers the full area of North Queensland, with maps and descriptions for over 190 paths, walking tracks and trails between Townsville and Cooktown. The book covers ....

The UK's County Tops

82 Walks to Reach the Tops of 91 Counties

Jonny Muir

Wherever you find yourself in the UK - among the Munros of Scotland, the fens of East Anglia, the rolling moors of the west-country or the suburban sprawl of of a big city, ....

Via Francigena Canterbury to Rome

Part 1: Canterbury to the Great St Bernard

Alison Raju

This comprehensive new guide by an experienced author of guides to pilgrim routes covers the first half of the Via Francigena walking route - 1,900km of contrasting terrain ....

Walking in Cumbria's Eden Valley

30 Routes Between Source and Sea

Vivienne Crow

Walking guide to 30 day walks in the Eden Valley, in the north of Cumbria, following the River Eden from Kirkby Stephen past Penrith and Carlisle to the Solway Firth. A wide ....

Walks in the South Downs National Park

40 Coast, Downs and Countryside Walks

Kev Reynolds

A walking guide to the South Downs National Park, across Hampshire and East Sussex in southern England, England's newest national park, describing 40 routes for all ....

Wissen Wattenmeer

Ute Wilhelmsen and Martin Stock

The Wadden Sea is the first large natural landscape to be given the title of World Heritage Site. But what is so special about this habitat that the UNESCO bestows this ....

The Wye Valley Walk

Chepstow to Powys through an Aonb

Wye Valley Walk Partnership

The Wye Valley Way offers a perfect mix of river and hill walking as it follows the River Wye for 136 miles from river's mouth at Chepstow to the slopes of Plynlimon in ....

101 Animals of the Wet Tropics

A Field Guide

Martin Cohen and Julia Cooper

The team at Wild about the Tropics have produced another stunning book about local wildlife. Dr Martin Cohen and Julia Cooper, local wildlife experts, have spent many ....

Amazon Highlights

Peru - Ecuador - Colombia - Brazil

Roger Harris

The Amazon is the world's biggest rainforest, falling within the confines of nine countries and luring millions of visitors. Trying to decide where to go is a challenge ....

Field Guide to Ecosites of West-Central Alberta

J D Beckingham, I G W Corns and J H Archibald

An ecological classification system is developed for west-central Alberta through the analysis of vegetation, soil, site, and forest productivity information. The ....

A Natural History of Belize

Insights from the Chiquibul Forest and Las Cuevas Research Station

Samuel Bridgewater

Belize's Chiquibul Forest is one of the largest remaining expanses of tropical moist forest in Central America. It forms part of what is popularly known as the Maya Forest. ....

Rainforest Animals

Rare, Threatened and Significant Wildlife

Martin Cohen, Julia Cooper and Tim Parker

This book introduces Australia's magnificent and ancient tropical rainforests, recognised as one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth. The history and importance of ....

South Africa Highlights

Philip Briggs

South Africa has one of the world's most diverse tourist offerings. Attractions range from stately Cape Town with majestic Table Mountain, to the scenic winelands around ....

101 Plants of the Wet Tropics

A Field Guide

Martin Cohen and Julia Cooper

This useful guide features a selection of plants that you are most likely to observe during your visit in North Queensland and includes several iconic species of the Wet ....

Atlas of Invertebrate-Pathogenic Fungi of Thailand: Volume 1

JJ Luangsa-ard, K Tasanathai, S Mongkolsamritm and N Hywel-Jones

The first volume of the "Atlas of Invertebrate-Pathogenic Fungi of Thailand", written by the BIOTEC research team, is part of a continuing series which will illustrate ca. 30 ....

Atlas of Invertebrate-Pathogenic Fungi of Thailand: Volume 2

JJ Luangsa-ard, K Tasanathai, S Mongkolsamritm and N Hywel-Jones

This is the second volume in a continuing series which will illustrate ca. 30 taxa a year of invertebrate-pathogenic fungi from Thailand. Like the first volume, the book ....

Atlas of Invertebrate-Pathogenic Fungi of Thailand: Volume 3

JJ Luangsa-ard, K Tasanathai, S Mongkolsamritm and N Hywel-Jones

This is the third volume in a continuing series which will illustrate ca. 30 taxa a year of Thai invertebrate-pathogenic fungi of Thailand. In this volume a section on the ....

Biology of Marine Fungi

Edited by Chandralata Raghukumar

Fungi play a major role in the ecological processes of earth. Most books on fungi deal with terrestrial ones. Despite the importance of marine microorganisms in the ecology of ....

Blekinges Flora

Lars Fröberg

Despite its small size, the landscape of the province of Blekinge in South Sweden is very varied. The archipelago is a mix of small, barren islets and larger wooded islands. ....

Botanical Essays from Kent

Observations on the Botanical Features of a University Town in Ohio

Tom S Cooperrider, Hope Taft and David E Boufford

During the latter half of the twentieth century, the world witnessed the rise of the modern environmental movement. Chronicling this significant occurrence in Ohio, and ....

Botany of the Marquesas Islands

New Taxa, Combinations, and Revisions

Edited by David H Lorence and Warren L Wagner

This series of nine precursor papers in this special issue of PhytoKeys, presented in phylogenetic order, includes three new combinations and descriptions of an additional 18 ....

Diatoms of Europe, Volume 6

Diatoms of the European Inland Waters and Comparable Habitats

Edited by H Lange-Bertalot, Malgorzata Bak, Andrzej Witkowski and Nadia Tagliaventi

This book discusses 419 taxa of the family Eunotiaceae, including synonyms. Eunotia belongs to the most prominent and species-richest diatom genera, and is rather ....

Dictionary of the Fungi

PM Kirk, PF Cannon, JA Stalpers and DW Winter

This is a paperback version of the 10th edition of the "Dictionary of the Fungi", which was published in 2008. The 10th edition of this acclaimed reference work has more than ....

Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants

Volume 3: Fruits

TK Lim

This book continues as volume 3 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh, cooked or processed into ....

Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants

Identification and Cultivation of Over 3000 Tropical Plants

Ahmed Fayaz

This is the most comprehensive volume on tropical plants available. Over 3,000 species from all the major plant groups of the tropics are included accompanied by over 3,000 ....

Fascinated by Fungi

Exploring the Majesty and Mystery, Facts and Fantasy of the Quirkiest Kingdom on Earth

Pat O'Reilly

For millennia the mysterious nature of fungi has intrigued the intrepid. Fungal fruits of field and forest have fed the fearless, while the (surprisingly few) resulting ....

Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City

Leslie Day and Trudy Smoke

Imagine an urban oasis with hundreds of thousands of trees and whose mayor wants to plant a million more. That sylvan place is New York City, and this is a guide to the ....

Floran i Karlskoga Kommun

Owe Nilsson

This flora covers 1,574 species of flowering plants and ferns found in the mining district of the municipality of Karlskoga in South Sweden, and includes distribution ....

Flore Mycologique d'Europe 5: Collybiineae

Marcel Bon

Language: French ....

Flore Mycologique d'Europe 6: Boletaceae

G Lannoy and A Estades

Language: French ....

Fungi Europaei, Volume 13: Strophariaceae sl

ME Noordeloos

This volume describes the history and classification of Strophariaceae and includes details of the phylogenetic studies and morphological characters used in the taxonomy of ....

Fungi non Delineati 56/57: Characteristic and Rare Species of Gasteromycetes in Eupannonicum

Imre Rimóczi, Mikael Jeppson and Lajos Benedek

This book describes Gasteromycetes found in Europe. Each species description is illustrated with photographs of microscopic characters performed by electron microscopy ....

Fungi non Delineati 58/59: Grupo Iberoinsular de Cortinariologos (GIC)

This volume describes and illustrates 50 species of the genus Cortinarius collected mainly in the Mediterranean area of the Iberian Peninsula. ....

Fungi non Delineati 60: Indice 51-59

This volume contains a complete index of the last five fascicules, listing varieties and forms of fungi and new taxa and/or new combinations, most of them with complete ....

Fungi non Delineati 61: Rare and Noteworthy Species of Agarics from the Western Caucasus

Ekaterina F Malysheva and Tatyana Yu Svetasheva

This work reports 39 species of fungi belonging to genera of different families. ....

Gasteromiceti Epigei

Mario Sarasini

Language: Italian ....

Il Genere Cortinarius in Italia

G Consiglio

Sixth volume in this series describing the genus Cortinarius in Italy. Comes in a ring binder with tabs. ....

Le Guide des Champignons

France et Europe

Pierre Roux and Guillaume Eyssartier

Language: French ....

An Illustrated Flora of North Cyprus

An essential guide to the wild flowers of the eastern Mediterranian

Viney Deryck

This is the second edition of this long out-of-print botanical guide to the plants of Cyprus. Many corrections were made in the text. ....

Medelpads Flora

Rolf Lidberg and Håkan Lindström

"Medelpads Flora" described the plants spcies found in the northern Swedish province Medelpad. A short introduction describes the different habitats. The bulk of the book ....

A Monograph of the Genus Genlisea

Andreas Fleischmann

The first complete study of the genus Genlisea - arguably the least known, but most enigmatic, and extraordinary of all carnivorous plants. ....

Moss Flora of Mongolia

Tsegmed Tsogiin, MS Ignatov and EA Ignatova

This book includes 456 species, 4 subspecies and 9 varieties from 164 genera and 41 family of pleurocarpous mosses, occuring in the territory of Mongolia. The book contains ....

Les Myxomycètes

M Poulain, M Meyer and J Bozonnet

A two-volume set on this class of slime molds or Myxomycetes (nowadays classified under Myxogastria). One volume contanis determination keys written in both French and English, ....

The New Nepenthes

Stewart McPherson

A visually beautiful account of twelve spectacular new Nepenthes species discovered since the publication of "Pitcher Plants of the Old World", and documented ....

Nordic Lichen Flora Volume 4

Parmeliaceae

Edited by Arne Thell and Roland Moberg

The lichen flora of the Nordic countries, containing about 2,000 species, is regarded as one of the best known in the world. Lichenological research of the region has been ....

Norrbottens Flora Del 2

Lennart Stenberg

Part 2 of this Swedish flora describes everything that is known about the vascular plants in the landscape today. Their history, distribution, frequency, habitat ....

Norrbottens Flora Del 3

Torbjörn Tyler, Juhani Räsänen, Hans Ollgaard and Lennart Stenberg

Part 3 highlights two common, but unknown, families of dandelions. It combines floral descriptions determining floristic descriptions and with descriptions of sites in ....

Orchidaceae of French Guiana

Darius L Szlachetko et al

The present study is based on herbarium materials and field expeditions carried out by Szlachetko in 1997 and 1999. Total number of specimens revised was about 4,500. The keys ....

The RHS Encyclopedia of Roses

C Quest-Ritson and B Quest-Ritson

From the Barkarole to the Moonbeam, discover everything you need to know about roses with "The RHS Encyclopedia of Roses", the definitive A-Z guide to over 2,000 species. ....

RHS Nature's Gardener

How to Garden in the 21st Century

Matthew Wilson

RHS Nature's Gardener is a new edition for 2011 considers how we should garden today and what the garden means in a changing climate with the most up-to-date information ....

The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Perennials

Edited by Graham Rice

This is the 2011 reprint of the 2006 first edition, and is the definitive practical guide to choosing, planting and combining herbaceous perennials - an essential tool for ....

Sarraceniaceae of North America

Stewart McPherson and Andreas Fleischmann

"Sarraceniaceae of North America" is one part of a two-part monograph providing the first complete study of the full diversity, ecology and taxonomy of all recognised ....

Sarraceniaceae of South America

Stewart McPherson and Donald Schnell

"Sarraceniaceae of South America" is one part of a two-part monograph providing the first complete study of the full diversity, ecology and taxonomy of all recognised ....

Smålands Flora

Margareta Edqvist and Thomas Karlsson

"Smaland Flora" is a magnificent two-volume work describing the flora of this province in South Swedish. The first volume is a guide to the best spots of the Smaland ....

Sörmlands Flora

Hans Rydberg and Hans-Erik Wanntorp

The province of Sormland, on the sout-east coast of Sweden, is characterized by habitats of various kinds, which form a fine-cut mosaic. The extensive presence of water has ....

Upplands Flora

Edited by Lena Jonsell

"Upplands Flora" described the occurrence and distribution of all 2,800 wild plant species found in the Swedish province Uppland. It summarizes the results of an inventory ....

What's Wrong With My Vegetable Garden?

100% Organic Solutions for All Your Vegetables, from Artichokes to Zucchini

David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth

Clear photographs of specific problems allow you to determine exactly what's wrong with your plant; the accompanying charts then point you to the appropriate organic solution. ....

What's Wrong with My Plant (and How Do I Fix It)?

A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies

David C Deardorff and Kathryn B Wadsworth

Dealing with a sick plant is one of the most frustrating situations a gardener can face. More often than not, we have no idea what is causing the problem, or how to fix it. ....

Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology

Genetic Approaches

Rex A Dunham

The growth of worldwide aquaculture has been sustained and rapid, and the explosion of research in genetic biotechnology has made significant impact on aquaculture and ....

Bioenergetic Processes of Cyanobacteria

From Evolutionary Singularity to Ecological Diversity

Edited by Guenther A Peschek, Christian Obinger and Gernot Renger

This publication is unique among a number of books on cyanobacteria because it focuses on the bioenergetics of these widespread organisms which are the evolutionary ....

Biofilms and Veterinary Medicine

Edited by Steven Lane Percival, Derek Knottenbelt and Christine Cochrane

In veterinary medicine the concept of biofilms and their role in the pathogenesis of disease has lagged seriously behind that in human medicine. This is all the more ....

The Biology of Lipids

Trafficking, Regulation, and Function

Edited by Kai Simons

As the major structural component of cell membranes, lipids not only serve as barriers but also play active roles in cellular function. In this volume, contributors explore ....

The Cell

A Very Short Introduction

Terence Allen and Graham J Cowling

All living things on Earth are composed of cells. A cell is the simplest unit of a self-contained living organism, and the vast majority of life on Earth consists of ....

Deafness in Dogs and Cats

GM Strain

Deafness in pets is a very common problem and is increasingly being presented to veterinarians, as owners and breeders become more aware and concerned about such issues. ....

Handbook of Neuroendocrinology

Edited by George Fink, Jon E Levine and Donald Pfaff

Neuroendocrinology, the discipline concerned with how the nervous system controls hormonal secretion and how hormones control the brain, is pivotal to ....

Microbial Stress Tolerance for Biofuels

Systems Biology

Edited by Zonglin Lewis Liu

The development of sustainable and renewable biofuels is attracting growing interest. It is vital to develop robust microbial strains for biocatalysts that are able to function ....

Nanoproteomics

Methods and Protocols

Edited by Steven A Toms and Robert J Weil

As two relatively new fields of study, proteomics and nanotechnology have developed in parallel with each other to allow an increased precision in the identification of ....

The Nucleolus

Edited by Marc O J Olson

Within the past two decades, extraordinary new functions for the nucleolus have begun to appear, giving the field a new vitality and generating renewed excitement and interest. ....

Probiotics

Edited by Min-Tze Liong

Probiotic microorganisms have a long history of use, and their health benefits for hosts are well documented. This Microbiology Monographs volume provides an overview of the ....

RNA

Life's Indispensable Molecule

James E Darnell

In "RNA: Life's Indispensable Molecule", Jim Darnell provides a comprehensive and captivating account of RNA research, illuminated by his own life-long and celebrated ....

Ribonucleases

Edited by Allen W Nicholson

Ribonucleases are a ubiquitous and functionally diverse group of enzymes that have a common ability to cleave RNA. Either through scission of internal phosphodiesters, or ....

Single Molecule Analysis

Methods and Protocols

Edited by Erwin J G Peterman and Gijs J L Wuite

Life scientists believe that life is driven, directed, and shaped by biomolecules working on their own or in concert. It is only in the last few decades that ....

Where to See Wildlife in Tasmania

Dave Watts and Cathie Plowman

Tasmania is an increasingly popular destination for both local and international holiday-makers. Its main attraction is its large tracts of wilderness, its natural ....

Humans on Earth

From Origins to Possible Futures

Filipe Duarte Santos

This is a wide-ranging and persuasive book written by an undisputed expert. Beginning with a broad history of the Universe, Earth, Life and Man, it considers the origins and ....

Missing Links

In Search of Human Origins

John Reader

This is the story of the search for human origins - from the Middle Ages, when questions of the earth's antiquity first began to arise, through to the latest genetic discoveries ....

Mutation

The History of an Idea from Darwin to Genomics

Elof Axel Carlson

This work, by noted author Elof A. Carlson, explores six generations of mutation research, providing the background--the people and the ideas--for this biological ....

Philosophy of Evolutionary Biology

Volume I

Edited by Stefan Linquist

The impact of evolutionary theory on the philosophy of science has been no less profound than its impact on the science of biology itself. Advances in this theory provide a rich ....

In the Wrong Place

Alien Marine Crustaceans: Distribution, Biology and Impacts

Edited by Bella S Galil, Paul F Clark and James T Carlton

This volume provides a unique view into the remarkable story of how shrimps, crabs, and lobsters - and their many relatives - have been distributed around the world by human ....

Old-Growth Urban Forests

Robert E Loeb

Millions of urbanites never see primeval forests during their lives except for the old growth forests found in urban parks. Unfortunately, these forests are on the verge of ....

Restoration Ecology

Sigurdur Greipsson

The discipline of restoration ecology aims to provide a scientifically sound basis for the reconstruction of degraded or destroyed ecosystems to produce self-supporting ....

Warfare Ecology

A New Synthesis for Peace and Security

Edited by Gary E Machlis, Thor Hanson, Jean E McKendry and Zdravko Spiric

This volume outlines the distinctive elements, scope, and usefulness of a new and emerging field of applied ecology named warfare ecology. Based on a NATO Advanced ....

Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments

Martin J Siegert, Mahlon C. Kennicutt II and Robert A. Bindschadler

This is the first volume on this important and fascinating subject. With its underlying theme of bridging existing knowledge to future research, it is a benchmark in the ....

Bacteria in Agrobiology

Plant Nutrient Management

Edited by Dinesh K Maheshwari

The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically ....

Bio-Geo-Interactions in Metal Contaminated Soils

Edited by Erika Kothe and Ajit Varma

Metal contamination is an increasing ecological and eco-toxicological risk. Understanding the processes involved in metal mobilization, absorption and ....

Bioaugmentation, Biostimulation and Biocontrol

Edited by Ajay Singh, Nagina Parmar and Ramesh C Kuhad

Bioaugmentation, biostimulation and biocontrol approaches using microbial inoculants, biofertilizers, biochemicals and organic amendments improve soil biology, fertility and ....

Detoxification of Heavy Metals

Edited by Irena Sherameti and Ajit N Varma

Heavy metals are severe environmental pollutants, and many of them are toxic even at very low concentrations. With industrial development, soil pollution with heavy metal ....

Ecosystem Dynamics in a Polar Desert

The McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Edited by John C Priscu

This book compiles research on the largest ice-free expanse on the Antarctic continent, representing the coldest and driest desert on this planet. The lack of liquid water and ....

Endospore-forming Soil Bacteria

Edited by Niall A Logan and Paul Vos

Aerobic endospore-forming bacteria are found in soils of all kinds, ranging from acid to alkaline, hot to cold, and fertile to desert. It is well known that endospores confer ....

Environmental Change in Lesotho

An Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Land-Use Change in the Lowland Region

Maro Pendo

The aim of this book is to identify and analyze the drivers of land-use change and the consequences of these changes on the livelihoods of rural land-users and managers. To ....

An Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology

Gerhard Masselink, Michael G Hughes and Jasper Knight

The world's coastlines are dynamic and constantly changing environments. Heavily settled and intensely used areas, they are of enormous importance to humans and understanding ....

Mountain Rivers Revisited

Ellen Wohl

What are the forms and processes characteristic of mountain rivers and how do we know them? "Mountain Rivers Revisited", an expanded and updated version of the earlier volume ....

Planning the Urban Forest

Ecology, Economy, and Community Development

Edited by James Schwab

Trees, especially as part of a regional or urban green ecosystem, help create a better quality of life. Urban forests act as green infrastructure that ....

Soil Health and Climate Change

Edited by Bhupinderpal Singh, Annette L Cowie and K Yin Chan

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the concept of soil health, including the significance of key soil attributes and management of soil health in conventional and ....

Urban Green

Architecture for the Future

Neil B Chambers

Sustainable design is booming, but the men and women dedicated to reducing their carbon impact have lost sight of what they are trying to save: the natural world. Author Neil ....

Vegetation and Slopes

Stabilisation, Protection and Ecology

Edited by DH Barker

Recent concerns over the durability and whole-life costs of systems such as steel and concrete, has focused attention on the self-repairing ability of vegetation, and its ....

What Makes a Good Farm for Wildlife?

David Lindenmayer

This book is the first to bring together extensive scientific learning on what makes a good farm for biodiversity. Based on thirteen years of intensive research, it breaks the ....

Diplomacy, Funding and Animal Welfare

Edited by Larry Winter Roeder

"Diplomacy, Funding and Animal Welfare" is a practical guide to the best diplomatic and negotiation practices needed to convince governments and international institutions to ....

Haynes Aquarium Manual

The Complete Step-by-step Guide to Keeping Fish

Jeremy Gay

With the increasing popularity of this hobby, "Haynes Aquarium Manual" will appeal to complete newcomers and seasoned fish keepers alike. The manual goes through every aspect ....

Haynes Bee Manual

The Complete Step-by-step Guide to Keeping Bees

Claire Waring

"Haynes Bee Manual" offers a clear and concise introduction into the fascinating world of the honey bee and the addictive craft of beekeeping. For various reasons, the number ....

Live Animal Regulations

Effective 1 October 2011 - 30 September 2012

IATA

The essential guide to transporting animals by air, meeting airline regulations and animal welfare standards. Effective 1 October 2011 - 30 September 2012. ....

Arctic Climate Change

The ACSYS Decade and Beyond

Edited by Peter Lemke and Hans-Werner Jacobi

The Arctic is now experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on earth. Over the next 100 years, climate change is expected to accelerate, contributing ....

Biomanagement of Metal-contaminated Soils

Edited by Mohammad Saghir Khan, Almas Zaidi, Reeta Goel and Javed Musarrat

Heavy-metal contamination is one of the world's major environmental problems, posing significant risks to agro-ecosystems. However, conventional technologies for ....

Climate Change and Common Sense

Essays in Honour of Tom Schelling

Edited by Robert W Hahn and Alastair Ulph

There is widespread agreement that climate change is a serious problem. If we fail to regulate greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, or use alternative ....

Climate Dynamics

Why Does Climate Vary?

De-Zheng Sun and Frank Bryan

This book presents the major climate phenomena within the climate system to underscore the potency of dynamics in giving rise to climate change and variability. These ....

Coastal Sensitivity to Sea Level Rise

Focusing on the Mid-Atlantic Region

Edited by Melvin C Urajner

This book consists of public domain documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound ....

Diversity of Hydrothermal Systems on Slow Spreading Ocean Ridges

Edited by Peter Rona, Colin Devey, Jérôme Dyment and Bramley Murton

The papers in this volume present a multidisciplinary overview of the remarkable emerging diversity of hydrothermal systems on slow spreading ocean ridges in the ....

Driven to Extinction

The Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity

Richard Pearson

Could more than a million species disappear in the 21st century? Drawing upon a wide range of illuminating case studies from around the world, "Driven to Extinction" ....

Evidence-Based Climate Science

Data Opposing CO2 Emissions as the Primary Source of Global Warming

Don Easterbrook

Global warming and human-induced climate change are perhaps the most important scientific issues of our time. These issues continue to be debated in the scientific ....

Evolutionary Dynamics of Forests Under Climate Change

Claire G Williams

Focusing on the example of the Lost Pines forest of Texas, this book contextualises the present-day conservation of the Lost Pines within its wealth of historical and ....

The Future of the World's Climate

Edited by Ann Henderson-Sellers and Kendal McGuffie

The study of climate seems today to be dominated by global warming but these predictions of climatic models must be placed in their geological, paleo-climatic and astronomical ....

Global Climate Change and Natural Resources 2011

J Emil Morhardt

This book is compilation of student summaries of recent scientific papers on climate change and natural resources, with additional introductory and conclusionary material by ....

Household Level Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise in Bangladesh

Risks, Perceptions and Adaptation in the Coastal Areas

Arifeen Akter

Bangladesh is a low lying developing country that is already recognized by the global community as one of the most adversely affected countries by climate change ....

Introduction to Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater

Historical Foundation, Hydrologic Control, and Contaminant Remediation

James E Landmeyer

This book provides the reader with the comprehensive view necessary to understand and critically evaluate the design, implementation, and monitoring of phytoremediation at ....

Ocean Circulation

Mechanisms and Impacts

Edited by Andreas Schmittner, John Chiang and Sidney Hemmings

The ocean's meridional overturning circulation (MOC) is a key factor in climate change. The Atlantic MOC, in particular, is believed to play an active role in the regional and ....

Ocean, Ice, and Atmosphere

Interactions at the Antarctic Continental Margin

Edited by Stanley Jacobs and Ray Weiss

Polar scientists describe and model air-sea and ice-ocean interactions, the formation and chemistry of deep and bottom waters, regional circulations, tidal heights and ....

Plastic

A Toxic Love Story

Susan Freinkel

Plastic built the modern world. But a century into our love affair with plastic, we're starting to realize it's not such a healthy relationship. Plastics draw on dwindling ....

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 215

Edited by David M Whitacre

"Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology" attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or ....

The Sage Handbook of Environmental Change

Two volume set

Edited by John A Matthews

This two-volume set is an extensive survey of the interdisciplinary science of environmental change that examines the historic importance and future development of the ....

Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea

Giacomo R DiTullio and Robert B Dunbar

The next hundred years will see profound changes in the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean, which will be magnified in subsequent centuries. The role of Antarctic seas in ....

Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters

Adapting to Change

Edited by William Allsop

These are the proceedings of the 9th international conference organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers and held in Edinburgh on 16 to 18 September 2009. ....

Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World

Part 2: Remediation of Air and Water Pollution

Edited by Eric Lichtfouse, Jan Schwarzbauer and Didier Robert

Environmental chemistry is a fast emerging discipline aiming at understanding the fate of pollutants in ecosystems and at designing novel processes that are safe for humans ....

Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World

Part 1: Nanotechnology and Health Risk

Edited by Eric Lichtfouse, Jan Schwarzbauer and Didier Robert

Environmental chemistry is a fast developing science aimed at deciphering fundamental mechanisms ruling the behaviour of pollutants in ecosystems. Applying this knowledge to ....

Galaxy Collisions

Forging New Worlds from Cosmic Crashes

Curtis Struck

Galaxy collisions are the key process in building galaxies, triggering the formation of stars and the build-up of heavy elements that allow the formation of planets and solar ....

Geology and Seismic Stratigraphy of the Antarctic Margin, Volume 1

Alan K Cooper, Peter F Barker and Giuliano Brancolini

Reports new science results based primarily on current seismic reflection data and sediment cores recently collected from the continental margin of Antarctica. This volume ....

Geology and Seismic Stratigraphy of the Antarctic Margin, Volume 2

Edited by Peter F Barker and Alan K Cooper

Reflects the analysis of the large amount of marine seismic reflection data and recently collected sediment cores from the Antarctic continental margin. The second Antarctic ....

Glaciers and Glaciation

Douglas I Benn and David JA Evans

This is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource. ....

Guidebook of Applied Fluvial Geomorphology

David A Sear, Malcolm D Newson and Colin R Thorne

The practical application of geomorphological science now forms a regular part of any project involving flood protection, fisheries, conservation, recreation, environmental ....

The Infinity Puzzle

Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe

Frank Close

We are living in a Golden Age of Physics. Forty or so years ago, three brilliant, yet little-known scientists - an American, a Dutchman, and an Englishman - made ....

An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps

George M Bennison, Keith A Moseley and Paul A Olver

This title is a concise and accessible textbook providing simple structural terminology and map problems which introduce geological structures. Each topic is explained and ....

Landslides

Processes, Prediction, and Land Use

Roy C Sidle and Hirotaka Ochiai

Landslides are a constant in shaping our landscape. Whether by large episodic, or smaller chronic, mass movements, our mountains, hills, valleys, rivers, and streams bear ....

The Opening of a New Landscape

Columbia Glacier at Mid-Retreat

W Tad Pfeffer

Since the late 1970s, Alaska's Columbia Glacier has been studied intently, as its fast calving rate (the rate under which icebergs breaks off from the head of the glacier) was ....

Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics

David Nelson

This dictionary takes in all branches of pure and applied mathematics, from algebra to mechanics and from number theory to statistics. Invaluable for students at all levels, ....

The Periodic Table

A Very Short Introduction

Eric R Scerri

Here, Eric Scerri looks at the trends in properties of elements that led to the construction of the periodic table, and how the deeper meaning of its structure ....

Principles of Tidal Sedimentology

Edited by Richard A Davis and Robert W Dalrymple

This book presents a comprehensive, contemporary review of tidal environments and deposits. Individual chapters, each written by world-class experts, cover the full ....

Radioactivity

A History of a Mysterious Science

C Marjorie Malley

This is the story of a new science. Beginning with an obscure discovery in 1896, radioactivity led researchers on a quest for understanding that ultimately confronted ....

Rainfall

State of the Science

Firt Y Testik and Mekonnen Gebremichael

This book offers the most up-to-date knowledge on the fundamental and practical aspects of rainfall. Each chapter, self-contained and written by prominent scientists in their ....

The SE Asian Gateway

History and Tectonics of the Australia-Asia Collision

R Hall, M Cottam and MEJ Wilson

Collision between Australia and SE Asia began in the Early Miocene and reduced the former wide ocean between them to a complex passage which connects the Pacific and ....

The Science of Astrobiology

Julian Chela-Flores

Since the publication of "The New Science of Astrobiology" in the year 2001 - the first edition of the present book - two significant events have taken place raising the ....

Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat

GeoHAB Atlas of Seafloor Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitats

Edited by Peter T Harris and Elaine K Baker

The conservation of marine benthic biodiversity is a recognised goal of a number of national and international programs such as the United Nations Convention on ....

Unravelling Starlight

William and Margaret Huggins and the Rise of the New Astronomy

Barbara Becker

Challenging traditional accounts of the origins of astrophysics, this book presents the first scholarly biography of nineteenth-century English amateur astronomer William ....

Agroecology and Strategies for Climate Change

Edited by Eric Lichtfouse

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as ....

Alternative Farming Systems, Biotechnology, Drought Stress and Ecological Fertilisation

Edited by Eric Lichtfouse

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as ....

Aquaculture Development

Use of Wild Fish as Feed in Aqualculture

FAO

The objectives of these guidelines are to contribute towards the development of aquaculture and the sustainable utilization of feed-fish stocks. The guidelines cover a ....

Bycatch in Small-scale Tuna Fisheries

A Global Study

R Gillet

Bycatch from purse seining and longlining has been the subject of a considerable amount of research. Small-scale tuna fishing and the associated bycatch have received ....

Challenging Legitimacy at the Precipice of Energy Calamity

Debra J Davidson and Mike Gismondi

Human history has often been described as a progressive relinquishment from environmental constraints. Now, it seems, we have come full circle. The ecological ....

Climate Change and Food Systems Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa

LL Ching, S Edwards and N El-Hage Scialabba

This volume demonstrates the possibility of harmonizing agricultural production with the wellbeing of the biosphere - and that this can be achieved in Africa, our biosphere's ....

Coastal fisheries of Latin America and the Caribbean

S Salas, R Chuenpagdee, A Charles and Seijo JC

This book seeks to contribute to a better understanding of coastal fisheries in the Latin American and the Caribbean region (LAC), as well as to generate discussion about ....

Controversies in Tourism

Edited by O Moufakkir

Tourism impacts on locations in many ways - socially, environmentally, culturally, and economically. This book examines some well established controversies in tourism and some ....

Cotton, Water, Salts and Soums

Economic and Ecological Restructuring in Khorezm, Uzbekistan

Edited by Christopher Martius, Inna Rudenko, John P A Lamers and Paul L G Vlek

This book summarizes results from a long-term research project addressing land and water use in irrigated areas of the Aral Sea basin. In an interdisciplinary approach, natural ....

The Crash Course

The Unsustainable Future of Our Economy, Energy, and Environment

Chris Martenson

The next twenty years will be completely unlike the last twenty years. The world is in economic crisis, and there are no easy fixes to our predicament. Unsustainable trends in ....

Dry Run

Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis

Jerry Yudelson

In the Age of Scarcity now upon us, fresh water shortages are an increasingly serious global problem. With water restrictions emerging in many developed countries and water ....

Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Edited by Robert A Meyers

This encyclopedia is a massive 12-volume set (10,500 pages altogether) that addresses the grand challenge for science and engineering today. It provides unprecedented, ....

Environmental Economics

A Very Short Introduction

Stephen Smith

If environmental protection is costly, how much should we spend on pollution control? Is it worth reducing pollution to zero, or should we accept some level of pollution because ....

Environmental Law and Pollution Control Enforcement

Denise G Olivares

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 to consolidate numerous federal pollution control responsibilities that had been divided among several ....

Fisheries Management in Japan

Its institutional features and case studies

Mitsutaku Makino

Japan is one of the world's largest fish-eating countries with a long history, and has developed its own customs and values in terms of managing fisheries resources. The first ....

The Forest Sector in the Green Economy

"The Forest Sector in the Green Economy" sums up key elements and conclusions of the presentations and discussions that took place during the Policy Forum "The Forest Sector ....

Genetic Engineering, Biofertilisation, Soil Quality and Organic Farming

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 ....

Genetics, Biofuels and Local Farming Systems

Edited by Eric Lichtfouse

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as ....

Green Manure/Cover Crops and Crop Rotation in Conservation Agriculture on Small Farms

FAO

The objective of this publication is to offer a reference material for extensionists, professors, agronomy students, technicians in general, and for farmers themselves. ....

Handbook on Experimental Economics and the Environment

Edited by John A List and Michael K Price

Laboratory and field experiments have grown significantly in prominence over the past decade. The experimental method provides randomization in key variables therefore ....

The Importance of Chinas Forest Products Markets to the UNECE Region

United Nations

This publication provides insights of China's forest products markets and its importance to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region. China's forest ....

Integration of Insect-Resistant Genetically Modified Crops within IPM Programs

Edited by Jorg Romeis, Anthony M Shelton and George Kennedy

Insect pests remain one of the main constraints to food and fiber production worldwide despite farmers deploying a range of techniques to protect their crops. Modern pest ....

Integration of Insect-resistant Genetically Modified Crops within IPM Programs

Edited by Jorg Romeis, Anthony M Shelton and George Kennedy

Insect pests remain one of the main constraints to food and fiber production worldwide despite farmers deploying a range of techniques to protect their crops. Modern pest ....

Investing for Sustainable Development?

A Review of Investment Principles - Trends and Impacts

How can investors be encouraged to consider more than purely commercial and short-term gains? ....

Managing Dams

Challenges in a Time of Change

Edited by Andrew Pepper

This book contains the proceedings of the 16th Biennial Conference of the British Dam Society, "Managing dams: Challenges in a time of change", covering a wide range of ....

Marine Fisheries and Mariculture in India

NKG Pillai

Technological advancements fuelled the growth of the fisheries sector in India. An over eight-fold increase in fish production during the last six decades was primarily due to ....

Our National Park Policy

A Critical History

John Ise

This is a legislative and administrative history on the social, cultural, and intellectual significance of the national park idea. It was originally published in ....

Planning and Environmental Protection

An Introductory Guide

Every planning decision has a resource use implication of some kind. The more resource efficient the outcome can be, the better chance we have of achieving long term ....

Plant Defence: Biological Control

Edited by Jean Michel Merillon and Kishan Gopel Ramawat

To meet the challenge of feeding ever increasing human population, efficient, economical and environment friendly disease control methods are required. Pests are responsible for ....

Pollution Limits and Polluters' Efforts to Comply

The Role of Government Monitoring and Enforcement

Dietrich H Earnhart

This book integrates economics and legal perspectives to examine the impact of government strategies for monitoring and enforcing environmental protection laws. It ....

Post Carbon Reader

Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises

Edited by Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch

In the 20th century, cheap and abundant energy brought previously unimaginable advances in health, wealth, and technology, and fed an explosion in population and consumption. ....

Regional shellfish hatchery for the Wider Caribbean

Assessing its feasibility and sustainability. (A). FAO Regional Technical Workshop, 18-21 October 2010, Kingston, Jamaica

FAO

It is widely recognized that the development of aquaculture in the Wider Caribbean region is inhibited, in part, by the lack of technical expertise, infrastructure, ....

Return to Nature?

An Ecological Counterhistory

Fred Dallmayr

Sustainability has become a compelling topic of domestic and international debate as the world searches for effective solutions to accumulating ecological problems. In "Return ....

Safeguarding Food Security in Volatile Global Markets

Edited by Adam Prakash

A timely publication as world leaders deliberate the causes of the latest bouts of food price volatility and search for solutions that address the recent velocity of financial, ....

The Self Sufficiency Manual

A Complete, Practical Guide to Living Off the Land

Alison Candlin

Garden-fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs still warm from the hen, a storecupboard packed with pickles, chutneys and jams and a feeling of being really in tune with the seasons ....

Stream Restoration in Dynamic Fluvial Systems

Scientific Approaches, Analyses, and Tools

Andrew Simon, Sean J Bennett and Janinie M Castro

This book brings together leading contributors in stream restoration science to provide comprehensive consideration of process-based approaches, tools, and applications of ....

Tables for the Hydraulic Design of Pipes, Sewers and Channels: Volume 1

HR Wallingford and DIH Barr

This book is the first of two self-supporting volumes that make up the 8th edition of "Tables for the Hydraulic Design of Pipes, Sewers and Channels". It presents Tables A to ....

Transforming Water Management in South Africa

Designing and Implementing a New Policy Framework

Edited by Barbara Schreiner and Rashid Hassan

One of the early set of reforms that South Africa embarked on after emerging from apartheid was in the water sector, following a remarkable, consultative process. The ....

Urban Geology

Process-Oriented Concepts for Adaptive and Integrated Resource Management

Edited by Peter Huggenberger and Jannis Epting

Urban subsurface resources and particularly urban groundwater are vulnerable to environmental impacts, and their rational management is of major importance. In this ....

Water Auditing and Water Conservation

J Sturman, G Ho and K Mathew

Water auditing is a method of quantifying water flows and quality in simple or complex systems, with a view to reducing water usage and often saving money on otherwise ....

Water Centric Sustainable Communities

Planning, Retrofitting and Building the Next Urban Environment

Vladimir Novotny, John Ahern, Paul Brown and Jack Ahern

The current literature compartmentalizes the complex issue of water and wastewater into its discrete components; technology, planning, policy, construction, economics, etc. ....

Water Resources Allocation

Policy and Socioeconomic Issues in Cyprus

Edited by Phoebe Koundouri

The dilemma facing Cyprus - that of limited water supplies (both in terms of quantity and quality) in the face of steadily increasing water demand, coupled with a fragmented ....

Water Sustainability

A Global Perspective

J A A Jones

Using the latest mapping techniques this book examines water availability, the impact of climate change and the problems created for water management worldwide as well as ....

Water, Cultural Diversity, and Global Environmental Change

Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures?

Edited by Barbara Rose Johnston

A product of the UNESCO-IHP project on Water and Cultural Diversity, this book represents an effort to examine the complex role water plays as a force in sustaining, ....

Williams & Meyers, Oil and Gas Law Abridged Fourth Edition

Patrick H Martin and Bruce M Kramer

With this convenient desk edition, you will get thorough yet concise coverage of the law relating to oil and gas. A handy abridgement of the 8-volume master treatise, "Williams ....

Worldwide Review of Bottom Fisheries in the High Seas

FAO

This document, the "Worldwide Review of Bottom Fisheries in the High Seas", is intended to provide states and other interested parties with a summary of the current status of ....

The Yamuna River Basin

Raveendra K Rai, Alka Upadhyay, C Shekhar P Ojha and V P Singh

This book is designed to provide concepts, methodologies, and approaches for river basin studies with respect to water resources and environment. This book is not limited to the ....

Bayesian Population Analysis Using WinBUGS

A Hierarchical Perspective

Marc Kery and Michael Schaub

Bayesian statistics has exploded into biology and its sub-disciplines, such as ecology, over the past decade. The free software program WinBUGS and its open-source sister ....

Bayesian Statistics 9

Edited by Jose M Bernardo et al

The Valencia International Meetings on Bayesian Statistics - established in 1979 and held every four years - have been the forum for a definitive overview of current ....

Environmental Data Analysis with MatLab

William Menke and Joshua Menke

"Environmental Data Analysis with MatLab" is for students and researchers working to analyze real data sets in the environmental sciences. One only has to consider the ....

Environmental Modelling

using MATLAB

Ekkehard Holzbecher

For the second edition of "Environmental Modeling" the first edition was completely revised. Text and figures were adapted to the recent MATLAB version. Several chapters ....

First Steps in Random Walks

From Tools to Applications

Joseph Klafter and I M Sokolov

The name "random walk" for a problem of a displacement of a point in a sequence of independent random steps was coined by Karl Pearson in 1905 in a question posed to ....

Geospatial Techniques for Managing Environmental Resources

Edited by Jay Krishna Thakur, Sudhir Kumar Singh, A L Ramanathan and M Bala K Prasad

This book aims to provide a single record of current research status, technologies and applications of geospatial techniques in various fields around the world. The objective ....

Hydrologic Time Series Analysis

Theory and Practice

Edited by Deepesh Machiwal and Madan Kumar Jha

This book provides a comprehensive overview of time series characteristics in hydrology, describes methodology for applying 31 available statistical tests for determining the ....

Academic Branch Libraries in Changing Times

Nevenka Zdravkovska

Are academic branch libraries going to be extinct in the near future? In these difficult economic times, when collections are digitized rapidly, is there still a need for a ....

Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators

Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions

Kenneth D Crews

Copyright in the world of digital information is changing at a fevered pace, even as educators and librarians digitize, upload, download, draw on databases, and incorporate ....

ISBD: International Standard Bibliographic Description

Edited by Elena Escolano

This is the new edition of the first consolidated ISBD that was published in 2007. The first years of usage have led to interesting and useful corrections and additions. Many ....

Interactive Information-seeking Behaviour and Retrieval

Edited by Ian Ruthven and Diane Kelly

Information Retrieval (IR) is a complex human activity supported by sophisticated systems. Information science has contributed much to the design and evaluation of ....