In Search of the African Wild Dog

Roger De la Harpe and Pat De la Harpe

Perhaps the most successful hunter in Africa, the African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, ironically finds itself on the brink of extinction. Part of the Canidae family, and ....

My Family and 50 Other Animals

A Year-long Quest to See Britain's Mammals

Dominic Couzens

Britain is home to almost 100 species of mammals. Many of them are nocturnal, almost all are difficult to see, and most people - even very keen natural history enthusiasts - ....

El Oso Pardo en los Pirineos

Migel Mari Elosegui

The history of the brown bear in the Pyrenees, including its biology, importance in Pyrenean culture, the chronicle of its extinction and conservation problems. ....

The Red Colobus Monkeys

Variation in Demography, Behavior, and Ecology of Endangered Species

Thomas T Struhsaker

Based on field studies spanning nearly 40 years, this reference book summarizes and integrates past research with new and previously unpublished information on the ....

Stars of Big Cat Diary

Jonathan Scott and Angela Scott

Big Cat Diary is a television phenomenon. From its inception in 1996 it grew steadily in popularity, until it attracted audiences of up to seven million. In autumn 2008, in the ....

Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

Whaling and the Hebrides

The History of Whalers in the South Atlantic and Whaling in and Around the Hebrides

The Islands Book Trust

Whaling played a part in the subsistence economy of the Outer Hebrides for many centuries and has left a strong cultural legacy. In August 2007, The Islands Book Trust ....

Wolves in Russia

Anxiety Through the Ages

Will N Graves

This book summarizes the massive research on wolves, particular those in Russia. The need for control of wolves runs throughout this book as without control there is wide ....

Birding from the Hip

Anthony McGeehan and The Sound Approach

Asked about his forthcoming book, Anthony replied, "Having worked myself up from The Observers Book of Birds and pawnshop opera glasses to Swarovski ELs (and abject poverty) ....

Birding in Ethiopia

A Guide to the Country's Birding Sites

Ken Behrens, Keith Barnes and Christian Boix

This new site guide, which is copiously illustrated with maps and photos, will show you where to find the remarkable birds of endemic-rich Ethiopia. ....

Birds New to Norfolk

The Account of their Discovery and Identification

Keith Dye, Mick Fiszer and Peter Allard

Contains accounts of the discovery and identification of all the birds new to Norfolk, from historical accounts of the most common birds to the latest rarities. ....

The Birds of Barbados

PA Buckley, EB Massiah, MB Hutt, FG Buckley and HF Hutt

This is the 24th title in the BOU Checklist Series and is the definitive account of the birds of Barbados and complements other BOU Checklists covering other Caribbean Islands. ....

Checklist of the Birds of Israel

Yoav Perlman and Jonathan Meyrav

Israel has an avifauna of 540 species. It serves as a transitional zone between Africa and Eurasia and has many different habitats. Over 200 species of bird breed in Israel ....

Finding Birds in Andalucia

David Gosney

If you want to see to see the best birds of Andalucia. including species such as Red-knobbed Coot, Little Swift, Spanish Imperial Eagle, Marbled Duck, Black-shouldered ....

Finding Birds in Andalucia - the DVD

David Gosney

White-headed Duck...Red-knobbed Coot...Lesser Kestrel...Black Wheatear...Azure-winged Magpie...Spanish Imperial Eagle...Little Swift...Bonelli's Eagle...Andalucia has a ....

The Golden Eagle

Jeff Watson

A new edition of one of the most popular Poyser monographs, it covers all aspects of this spectacular eagle's biology and ecology. The late Jeff Watson was Scotland's ....

Hawaiian Birds of the Sea

Na Manu Kai

Robert J Shallenberger

More than 300 species of seabirds range across the world's oceans. In excess of 14 million birds, representing nearly two dozen species, make their home in the Hawaiian ....

Living on the Edge

Wetlands and Birds in a Changing Sahel

Leo Zwarts, Rob G Bijlsma, Jan van der Kamp and Eddy Wymenga

This book examines the function of the Sahel region of Africa as an important wintering area for long-distance migrant birds. It describes the challenges the birds have to cope ....

The Numbers of Inshore Waterbirds Using the Waters of Mull, Coll and Tiree During the Non-Breeding Season; and an Assessment of the Area's Potential for qualification as a marine SPA

I Sohle, N Dawson, SH O'Brien, A Webb and JB Reid

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawai'i

The Main Islands and Offshore Waters

Jim Denny

This book covers virtually every species of bird on land and at sea in the main Hawaiian Islands. In total, 170 species or subspecies are described and illustrated. In this ....

The Pocket Book for Birds of Turkey

Ilhami Kiziroglu

A pocket field guide to the birds of Turkey containing colour photos and range maps. ....

Puffins and other European Auks

L Cocherel and S Mahuzier

This sturdy and comprehensive guide to European auks - with a strong emphasis on the British breeding species Puffin, Guillemot, Razorbill and Black Guillemot - is as ....

Radiology of Birds

An Atlas of Normal Anatomy and Positioning

Sam Silverman and Lisa Tell

Hundreds of high-quality images clearly demonstrate normal avian anatomic and radiographic features in a wide variety of species so that you can recognize abnormal ....

Roberts Bird Guide

Kruger National Park and Adjacent Lowveld

Ian Whyte and Hugh Chittenden

This guide features multi-coloured distribution maps and calendar bars showing full and peak breeding seasons for birds of the north-eastern regions of southern Africa. ....

Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo

Michael McCarthy

If we could see it as a whole, if they all arrived in a single flock, say, we would be truly amazed: sixteen million birds. Swallows, martins, swifts, warblers, wagtails, ....

Sparrows

G Olioso and M Olioso

A quintessential guide to European sparrows, with a strong focus on the ever-popular but declining House Sparrow, that provides both in depth information and delightful visual ....

While Flocks Last

An Armchair Birdwatcher goes in search of Britain's Most Endangered Species

Charlie Elder

A worrying number of Britain's birds are in population freefall. We have lost a staggering 60 per cent of our familiar house sparrows and starlings over the last 25 ....

Les Amphibiens et Reptiles de Suisse

A Meyer, S Zumbach, B Schmidt and JC Monney

Covers all the reptiles and amphibia of Switzerland along with habitat and conservation information. ....

Lizards of the American Southwest

A Photographic Field Guide

Edited by Lawrence Jonas and Rob Lovich

Lizards of the American Southwest covers all 96 species found in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and Texas west of the Pecos River. Learn where to ....

Snakes of Sri Lanka

A Coloured Atlas

Anslem De Silva

This title includes a provisional checklist of the Snakes of Sri Lanka as well as examining the cultural role of these reptiles in the country's society and folklore. ....

Songs of the Frogs of Taiwan

Volume 1

Yannick Dauby

Taiwan has a diverse natural environment. This 68 minute long Compact-Disc contains the songs of 16 amongst the 32 species of frogs that inhabit the island. ....

Chinese Fishes

Edited by David LG Noakes, Aldemaro Romero, Yahui Zhao and Yingqi Zhou

This book documents the current state of research by Chinese scientists on fish biology and fisheries and brings together manuscripts by authors from research institutions, ....

Danger in the Deep

Surviving Shark Attacks

Joyce Zoldak

Sharks have always fascinated people. From sea monsters drawn on the margins of old maps to the terrifying mood music of Jaws, people have often thought of sharks as ....

Fundamentals of Ornamental Fish Health

Edited by Helen E Roberts

This book is a complete guide to managing the health and well-being of ornamental aquatic animals. Grounded in the foundations of fish medical care, the book summarizes ....

Guide to Coastal Fishes of Georgia and Nearby States

Michael D Dahlberg

The primary purpose of this book is to provide for identification of estuarine and coastal fishes that may be encountered by angling, seining or trawling on the Georgia ....

Guide to Great Lakes Fishes

Gerald R Smith

This book offers a complete and detailed guide to the fishes most commonly found in the Great Lakes complete with tips for identification, descriptions of their typical ....

Seahorses and their Relatives

Rudie H Kuiter

This stunning book by Rudie Kuiter, capturing the beauty and elegance of these extraordinary creatures in fantastic colour photography, is not just a picture-book but ....

A World of Killies, Volume 4

Atlas of the Oviparous Cyprinodontiform Fishes of the World

Rudolf H Wildekamp

Includes 28 genera (Garmanella through to Plesiolebias) with descriptions of 142 species and subspecies. ....

Advances in the Taxonomy and Biogeography of Crustacea in the Southern Hemisphere

Edited by N Bruce

This is the first issue of ZooKeys devoted to taxonomy of the Crustacea, specifically crustaceans from the Southern Hemisphere, with contributions describing new taxa from ....

Butterflies of the Neotropical Region. Part 2

Danaidae, Ithomiidae, Heliconidae, Morphidae

Bernard D'Abrera

Exact reprint of the original edition (1984). ....

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Texas, Volume 2

Edited by John C Abbott

This book contains information on the 223 species of odonates distributed throughout Texas. Included in this volume are detailed species distribution and seasonality ....

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Texas, Volume 3

2008

Edited by John C Abbott

Included in this volume are detailed species distribution and seasonality information arranged so that users can quickly and easily search by scientific name, county name, or ....

Evolution, Phylogeny and Classification of the Aphid Family Lachnidae (Homoptera, Aphidoidea, Lachnidae)

VA Mamontova

A synopsis of lachniid phylogeny and systematics. ....

The Genus Leptostylopsis of Hispaniola (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Acanthocinini)

SW Lingafelter and CJ Micheli

The generic differences and similarities between Leptostylus LeConte and Leptostylopsis Dillon (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Acanthocinini) are discussed. Leptostylopsis is ....

Insectes et Autres Petites Bêtes en Montagne

Blandine Delenatte

Covers 330 species of insects and other small bugs found in the mountains along with information on their prefered habitats. ....

Lepidoptera of North America: The Butterflies of Colorado, Part 4

Riodinidae, Subfamily Riodininae and Lycaenidae, Subfamily Lycaeninae

MS Fisher

This is the fourth part of a series on the butterflies of Colorado. The book is written in the same style and format as the original Butterflies of Colorado published by the ....

Marine Molluscs of Bermuda: Checklist and Bibliography

Russell H Jensen and Timothy A Pearce

This book catalogues more than 900 mollusc species, including more than 100 never before reported and 66 found only in Bermuda. The book is compiled from more than 750 ....

Marine Shells of Northeast Florida

Harry G Lee

This book is based on collections made by over 50 members and friends of the Jacksonville Shell Club, Inc. over a span of more than 35 years. The work treats 804 ....

Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera

Edited by MT Goldsmith and F Marek

Putting the spotlight on the second most numerous order of insects living today, this book provides a summary of cutting-edge studies of the "Lepidoptera" as an organism in ....

Mosquitoes and their Control

Norbert Becker et al

Presents information on bionomics, systematics, ecology and control of both pestiferous and disease vectors in a readable style. 92 species and subspecies belonging to 8 genera ....

Phytoseiidae of Greece and Cyprus

Georgios Th Papadoulis, Nikolaos G Emmanouel and Eleftheria V Kapaxidi

Taxonomic Revision of Eudicella White (Coleoptera: Cetoniinae) and Iconographic Catalogue

Michele De Palma

The genus Eudicella White has been in serious need of revision for many years. Now, this spectacular and popular ....

Tenebrionid Beetles of Australia

Descriptions of Tribes - Keys to Genera - Catalogue of Species

EG Matthews and P Bouchard

In this beautifully illustrated volume on Australian tenebrionid beetles, higher-level groups are reviewed, keys provided to enable identification to genus and subgenus level, ....

Deep-Sea Biodiversity

Pattern and Scale

Michael A Rex and Ron J Etter

Frigid, dark, and energy-deprived, the deep sea was long considered hostile to life. However, new sampling technologies and intense international research efforts in recent ....

Diatoms in Mongolia

Ditmar Metzeltin, Horst Lange-Bertalot and Soninkhishig Nergui

The first contribution in this volume investigates mainly the province of Khentii, covering an area with dominating higher or lower mountain ranges and tablelands above ....

Diatoms of Europe, Volume 5: Amphora sensu lato

Zlatko Levkov

This volume presents the first part of a synopsis and revision of Amphora Ehrenberg ex Kuetzing sensu lato, and contains taxa that share dorsiventral valve asymmetry and in ....

Guide d'identification des Diatomes des Rivières de l'Est du Canada

Isabelle Lavoie, Paul Hamilton, Stephane Campeau et al

This book is the result of an extensive sampling effort of over 100 rivers of Eastern Canada. The majority of periphytic taxa likely to be encountered in the rivers of ....

Marine Phytoplankton

Selected microphytoplankton species from the North Sea around Helgoland and Sylt

Mona Hoppenrath, Malte Elbrächter and Gerhard Drebes

Marine phytoplankton forms the basis of the food web in the oceans. Phytoplankton, although small enough to be invisible to the naked eye, can under favourable conditions ....

The Shark and the Jellyfish

More Stories in Natural History

Stephen Daubert

The author presents twenty-six stories that pull the reader into the mystery and immediacy of ecological processes ranging from the microscopic to the tectonic. Many ....

The Art of Plant Evolution

W John Kress and Shirley Sherwood

Art meets science in this book that aims to give readers a sense of some contemporary scientific discoveries that are changing our understanding of plant relationships. 136 ....

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Volume 17: 1869

Edited by Frederick H Burkhardt

'I have always maintained that, excepting fools, men did not differ much in intellect, only in zeal & hard work; and I still think there is an eminently important difference'. ....

The Land of the Blue Poppy

Travels of a Naturalist in Eastern Tibet

Francis Kingdon Ward

In 1911, Francis Kingdon Ward (1885-1958) set off on his first solo expedition and collected hundreds of plant species, many previously unknown. From Burma, he headed into ....

Life In The Wild

Thomas Marent

Discover the diversity and beauty of life in the wild through stunning photographs. From the exquisite fragility of butterflies to the might and majesty of killer whales, ....

Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics in Biology

Edited by Oren Harman and Michael R Dietrich

This book is the first devoted to modern biology's innovators and iconoclasts: men and women who challenged prevailing notions in their fields. Some of ....

Sea Cows, Shamans, and Scurvy

Alaska's First Naturalist: Georg Wilhelm Steller

Ann Arnold

On June 4, 1741, Georg Wilhelm Steller set sail from Avacha Bay in Siberia on the ship St. Peter, under the command of Vitus Bering. The crew was bound for America on the last ....

Through the Lens

National Geographic's Greatest Photographs

National Geographic

This book of images is a cornucopia of National Geographic's best photographs created since 1890 when the Society first started commissioning photographers to go out into the ....

Algarve Wildlife

The Natural Year

Clive Viney and Ray Tipper

The Algarve, with its magnificent beaches and fabulous sunny weather, is a well-known holiday destination. But away from the coastal hotspots is another seldom-seen Algarve - ....

Britain from the Rails

A Window Gazer's Guide

Benedict Le Vay

There's a magical romance about trains that no other form of transport can capture. Meeting under an iconic station clock at a grand terminus. Gathering speed through city, ....

Echoes From Cape Clear

A Year in the Life of an Irish Island and its Bird Observatory

Tom Green and Stephanie Green

In 1968 Tom and Stephanie Green left the relative comfort of teaching and nursing in Oxford to spend a year in Ireland as wardens of the remote Cape Clear Island Bird ....

Everglades

Outside and within

Marion Belanger, Susan Orlean and George F Thompson

This title features photographs that reveal the two faces of the Everglades. The Everglades is the largest subtropical wilderness left in the continental United States. ....

La Faune Terrestre de l'Archipel des Comores

M Louette, D Meirte and R Jocque

Reprint of a title originally published in 2004. ....

Manuel des Alpes Suisses

Heinz Staffelbach

Contains information on plants, animals and the climate and morphology of the Swiss Alps. ....

Meanderings in the Bush

Natural History Explorations in Outback Australia

Richard MacMillen and Barbara MacMillen

The Channel Country is of special interest because its extreme aridity is disrupted unpredictably by summer monsoonal rains, causing massive flooding, and is followed by ....

National Geographic Atlas of China

National Geographic

The world's most populous nation with 1.3 billion people has emerged as an economic superpower. With over 300 maps and illustrations, the "Atlas of China" dramatically ....

A Natural History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Donald W Linzey

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of America's most beautiful and popular national parks. Located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee and North ....

Natural History of Banks Peninsula

Hugh Wilson

This book builds on the information gathered in a five year survey of Banks Peninsula to present a concise and up-to-date summary of the area's landscape, vegetation and ....

The Natural History of Canterbury

Edited by Michael Winterbourn, George Knox, Colin Burrows and Islay D Marsden

Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date account of knowledge of the flora, fauna and environment of the region with a broad audience in mind. It will be a valuable resource ....

The Origin of English Names of European Birds and Mammals

Including the Human Species

Michel Desfayes

Desfayes has developed an etymological system which seeks and compares the roots of words in all the major groups of European languages. Observable characteristics, such as ....

Polar Obsession

Paul Nicklen

Paul Nicklen's bold expeditions take him underwater to deliver close-up, first-ever documentation of the lives of leopard seals, whales, walruses, polar bears, bearded ....

South Africa (National Geographic Traveler)

David Lambkin and Samantha Reinders

Thoroughly researched and written by a long-South-Africa resident, the "National Geographic Traveler: South Africa" offers detailed guidance to this fascinating country. ....

Wild Heart of Africa: The Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania

Rolf D Baldus

Due to its sheer size of 50,000 km2 and its wilderness character the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania is one of Africa's most important protected areas. Interestingly enough no ....

Wild Swaziland

Common Animals and Plants

R Boycott, B Forrester, L Loffler and A Monadjem

This field guide features 551 species accounts covering birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, trees, invertebrates, flowers and alien species. ....

Ancient Botany

Gavin Hardy

The first book to ever be published on this subject, Gavin Hardy's study of botany in the ancient world is a tremendous contribution to the field, and one to which ....

Atlas of Plants Distributions and Related Climates

K Huang, Z Zheng and R Cheddadi

This book aims to evaluate quantitatively the relationship between the geographical distribution of plant species and their corresponding climate conditions. A total of 196 ....

Atles de Plantes Llentoses dels Boscos de Catalunya

F Lloret, A Sole, J Vayreda, H Estevan, J Terradas and T LLobet

An atlas of the 74 most common species of trees and bushes in Catalonia. Includes illustrations and distribution maps of all species as well as tables and graphics which ....

Black Fungal Extremes

Edited by GS de Hoog and M Grube

Black fungi tend to be ecologically remarkable. Members of Dothideales / Capnodiales thrive under harsh environmental conditions, such as dryness, solar irradiation, high ....

Cannabinoids in Nature and Medicine

Edited by Didier M Lambert

The first part of this volume focuses on the plant Cannabis sativa, its active ingredients, and the discovery of cannabinoid receptors as well as the therapeutic ....

Chromosome Number Survey of the Ferns and Flowering Plants of Slovakia

Karol Marhold, Pavol Martonfi, Pavol Mered'a jnr and Patrik Mraz

The book contains the survey of chromosome number records of pteridophytes and flowering plants of Slovakia. Altogether the book includes 7661 records on 3001 taxa with 119 ....

Clivia

Nature and Nurture

Dirk Swanevelder and Roger Fisher

Clivia is a truly cosmopolitan genus that is cultivated on almost all continents of the world. This is in sharp contrast to its natural distribution range, which is confined to ....

Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams

Fungi, Lichenicolous Fungi, Licheniz ed Fungi, Slime Molds, Mosses, and Liverworts

Gary A Laursen and Rodney D Seppelt

With this book, the authors offer the first field guide to cryptogams of the interior of Alaska. The title covers mushroom fungi, lichenized fungi, licheni-colous fungi, slime ....

Complete Book of Vegetables

Matthew Biggs

In this book, the author shares his extensive knowledge on a wide variety of vegetables and inspires the gardener to take on the fulfilling activity of vegetable growing. His ....

Dictionary of Plant Breeding

Rolf HJ Schlegel

Contains definitions of the terms associated with plant breeding and related scientific and technological disciplines. Also includes a list of crops, weeds, and other important ....

Diseases of Herbaceous Perennials

ML Gleason, ML Daughtrey, AR Chase, GW Moorman and DS Mueller

The aim of this book is to help readers to recognize the major diseases of herbaceous perennials and to manage them effectively. It will be valuable to commercial plant ....

Essential Plant Pathology

GL Schumann and CJ D'Arcy

The second edition of this book is completely updated with color throughout and is packaged with a new DVD that includes more extras for students and professionals alike. ....

Field Guide to Madagascan Orchids

Phillip Cribb and Johan Hermans

The richness of the orchid flora of Madagascar, with almost 1,000 recorded species, makes identification difficult, not just for tourists , but for botanists and other ....

Field Guide to the Orchids of Northern South Africa and Swaziland

Douglas McMurty, Lourens Grobler, Jolisa Grobler and Shane Burns

This book contains a detailed description of 210 orchid species through more than 1300 colour photographs, distribution maps and flowering times. ....

Flora Algarum Marinarum Sinicarum, Tomus VI

Pyrrophyta (No 1) Dinophyceae Ceratiaceae

Lin Yongshui

The book records 94 species (including varieties and forms) of Ceratium in Chinese seas. ....

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum: Volume 22

Boletaceae (I)

Edited by Zang Mu

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum: Volume 23

Schlerodermatales Tulostomatales Phallales et Podaxales

Lui Bo

This volume includes 132 species across 34 genera. ....

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum: Volume 24

Cercospora

Guo Yinglan

This book features 252 species. ....

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum: Volume 25

Uredinales (III)

Zhuang Jian-Yun

This volume describes 108 species. ....

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum: Volume 27

Amanitaceae

Yang Zhuliang

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum: Volume 28

Laboulbeniales

Shen Laiheng

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum: Volume 29

Hymenochaetaceae

Zhang Xianqing and Dai Yucheng

This volume covers 106 species across 18 genera. ....

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum: Volume 31

Dematiaceous Dictyosporous Hyphomycetes excluding Alternaria

Zhang Tianyu

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum: Volume 35

Penicillium et Teleomorphi Cognati Redactor Principalis

Kong Hua-Zhong

This volume describes 94 species. ....

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum: Volume 36

Geastraceae Nidulariceae

Zhou Tongzin, Chen Yuhui, Zhao Lizhong, Fu Hui and Yang Bin

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum: Volume 37

Sporidesmium et Genera Cognatas

Wu Wenping

This volume covers 161 species. ....

Flora Mirabilis

An Illustrated Time Line of Botanical Exploration, Discovery & Delight

Catherine Herbert Howell and Peter H Raven

This book is an illustrated history of the human-plant interaction from prehistory to the present day complete with more than 200 beautiful and historical colour images, all ....

Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial: Claves de Plantas Vasculares de Annobon,

Volume 1, Psilotaceae - Vittariaceae | Bioko y Rio Muni

Edited by M Velayos, C Aedo, F Cabezas and Estrella M de la

This volume covers 24 families, 71 genera and 227 species complete with synonym, type and habitat data. ....

Flora de Nicaragua, Tomo IV

Helechos

Edited by WD Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel and Amy Pool

This is the fourth volume of the series Flora de Nicaragua. It describes and illustrates 633 species of ferns in 114 genera. The three previous volumes of the Flora were ....

Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 161: Heliconiaceae

Flora del Paraguay; Gramineae VII, Pooideae

Z E Rugolo de Agrasar et al

A Flora of Cambridgeshire

FH Perring, PD Sell, SM Walters and HLK Whitehouse

This flora, published in 1964, was the first comprehensive account of Cambridgeshire's plants since Babington's of 1860. Based on records to the end of 1962, it details 1509 ....

Flora of Pakistan, Volume 217

Asparagaceae

SI Ali and Sher Ali Khan

Floral Diagrams

An Aid to Understanding Flower Morphology and Evolution

Louis P Ronse de Craene

Floral morphology remains the cornerstone for plant identification and studies of plant evolution. This guide gives a global overview of the floral diversity of the angiosperms ....

Flowering Plants: Smartweeds to Hazelnuts

Robert H Mohlenbrock and Paul M Thomson

Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1987, thirteen additional species and one hybrid have been discovered in Illinois. In addition, numerous ....

Gardening for Small Spaces

Clever Design Solutions to Make the Most of Your Plot

John Cushnie

In this book, the author offers advice on using light and shade to make the area look bigger, using plants to provide movement, color, shape and texture and ensuring shelter ....

Genes for Plant Abiotic Stress

Matthew A Jenks and Andrew J Wood

Abiotic stresses caused by drought, salinity, toxic metals, temperature extremes, and nutrient poor soils are among the major constraints to plant growth and crop production ....

Genomics of Tropical Crop Plants

Edited by Paul H Moore and Ray Ming

This book covers the recent progress on genome research in tropical crop plants, including the development of molecular markers, genomic and cDNA libraries, expressed ....

A Guide to Florida Grasses

Walter Kingsley Taylor

Grasses comprise approximately a third of the Earth's vegetative cover and, as a group, have a wider distribution than any other plant family. From wheat, rice, and sugarcane ....

Guide to the Ferns and Lycophytes of REBIO Uatuma, Central Amazonia

G Zumquim, FRC Costa, J Prado and H Tuomisto

Created in 1990, the Reserva Biologica (REBIO) Uatuma protects almost 10,000 square km. of Amazonian rain forest and comprises a fascinating diversity of habitats for ferns and ....

Hardy Succulents

Gwen Moore Kelaidis

This book explores the possibilities of bringing succulents to every North American hardiness zone and provides intriguing possibilities for gardeners looking for dramatic ....

Heather Angel's Wild Kew

Heather Angel

The diverse array of plants at Kew is a haven for wildlife throughout the year. This book contains a stunning array of photographs and advice, the result of devoting a year ....

Herbaceous Plant Ecology

Edited by Arnold van der Valk

This volume provides an overview of recent advances in the ecology of various kinds of non-forested ecosystems (grasslands, deserts, and wetlands) on a variety of topics, ....

Hormones, Receptors and Cellular Interactions in Plants

Edited by CM Chadwick and David Ronald Garrod

The complementary binding of a ligand and receptor is the basic language of intercellular communication and this book takes a broad look at the current status of ....

Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXX: Systematics of the Genus Stelis and Part 4, the Conclusion of Stelis of Ecuador Conclusion of Stelis of Ecuador (Orchidaceae)

Carlyle Luer

Illustrated Flora of Ferns and Fern Allies of South Pacific Islands

M Nakamura

Insectivorous Plants

Charles Darwin

Darwin had long been fascinated by insectivorous plants, from the native British sundews and bladderworts to the exotic pinguiculas and nepenthes which he encountered during the ....

Integrated G Proteins Signaling in Plants

Edited by Shaul Yalovsky, Alan Jones and Frantisek Baluska

This volume focuses on structure, function and regulation of plant signaling G proteins and their function in hormonal pathways, polarity, differentiation, morphogenesis and ....

Interactive Flora of the Burren, Ireland CD ROM

H Fitzgerald, C Galley and J Parnell

The interactive flora of the Burren provides photographs and detailed information on dicotyledon plants of the Burren, the Aran Islands and to the east of Connemara. In ....

Ireland's Wild Orchids

a Field Guide

Brendan Sayers and Susan Sex

This field guide covers all the wild species of Irish orchids and is designed to fit the pocket, be shower proof and open flat in the field. ....

Le Iris tra Botanica e Storia

R Camoletto, L Quaranta and P Verza Ballesio

Botany and history of the Iris. ....

Landscape Design for the Home Owner

Lynton V Johnson

Landscape design isn't so much about rules that guarantee to create the perfect design every time, but rather it is a series of guidelines and suggestions that will help to ....

Leaf-Inhabiting Genera of the Gnomoniaceae, Diaporthales

MV Sogonov, LA Castlebury, AY Rossman, LC Mejia and JF White

The Gnomoniaceae are characterised by ascomata that are generally immersed, solitary, without a stroma or aggregated with a rudimentary stroma, in herbaceous plant material ....

Lipid Signaling in Plants

Edited by Teun Munnik

This book highlights the current status of plant lipid signaling. Written by leading researchers in the field, the chapters include detailed information on the measurement, ....

Magnificent Trees of Britain

Edward Milner

This is a wonderful celebration and reference book on the native trees of Britain and an insight into trees worldwide, including tree facts, crafts and lore. The beautiful ash, ....

Management of Fungal Plant Pathogens

Edited by AO Arya and AE Perello

Microbes, including fungi, are always adapting to different environmental conditions and phytopathologists are continually faced with the management of new diseases and the ....

Masdevallia and Affiliates

Lisa Thoerle

This book explains the newly accepted divisions of Masdevallia that Carl Luer outlined in Icones Pleurothallidinarum, volume 28. It starts with some background information ....

Medicinal Plants from the East

Christopher Wiart

This book names, classifies, identifies and even locates some plants which, for most the most part, have not been studied for pharmacology. The geographical areas covered ....

Monograph of the Syncarpous African Genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae)

Thomas LP Couvreur

This monograph is the first taxonomic revision of both Isolona and Monodora since 1901 and provides details on floral anatomy as well as a nearly complete species-level ....

Natural Dyes

Judy Hardman and Sally Pinhey

The book describes the use of plants that can be grown in the garden or collected from the countryside. It is lavishly illustrated with accurate and detailed botanical ....

Nature's Beloved Son

Rediscovering John Muir's Botanical Legacy

Bonnie Gisel and Stephen Joseph

John Muir (1838-1914) was one of the world's most important environmentalists. His direct activism saved the Yosemite Valley (now the National Park) from development, he ....

Neotropical Hypocrella (anamorph Ashersonia), Moelleriella, and Samuelsia

Priscila Chaverri, Miao Liu and Kathie T Hodge

The present taxonomic revision deals with Neotropical species of three entomopathogenic genera that were once included in Hypocrella s. l.: Hypocrella s. str. (anamorph ....

The New Flora of the Volcanic Island of Krakatau

Ernst Alfred and Albert Charles Seward

On 27 August 1883, the island of Krakatau was destroyed in one of the most violent volcanic events ever recorded. This caused the year without a summer, thousands of ....

The Orchids of Ireland

Tom Curtis and Robert Thompson

A book for naturalists, biologists, gardeners and all those who have an interest in this fascinating and attractive group of wild Irish plants and wish to improve their ....

Orquideas de Costa Rica/Orchids of Costa Rica, Volume 1

J Francisco Morales

This is volume 1 of a series of field guides on the orchids of Costa Rica and is a useful aid for visual identification of most species. Each species is illustrated with a ....

Orquideas de Costa Rica/Orchids of Costa Rica, Volume 2

J Francisco Morales

This is volume 2 of a series of field guides on the orchids of Costa Rica and is a useful aid for visual identification of most ....

Orquideas de Costa Rica/Orchids of Costa Rica, Volume 3

J Francisco Morales

This is volume 3 of a series of field guides on the orchids of Costa Rica and is a useful aid for visual identification of most ....

Orquideas de Costa Rica/Orchids of Costa Rica, Volume 4

J Francisco Morales

This is volume 4 of a series of field guides on the orchids of Costa Rica and is a useful aid for visual identification of most ....

Orquideas de Costa Rica/Orchids of Costa Rica, Volume 5

J Francisco Morales

This is volume 5 of a series of field guides on the orchids of Costa Rica and is a useful aid for visual identification of most ....

Paradise of Exiles

The Anglo-American Gardens of Florence

Katie Campbell

In the final years of the nineteenth century the crumbling villas abandoned on the hills above Florence proved irresistible to an eccentric colony of ....

The Perennial Care Manual

A Plant-by-Plant Guide: What to Do and When to Do it

Nancy J Ondra

Includes 125 plant profiles, arranged alphabetically by genus, as well as advice on preferred light and soil conditions and complete care and maintenance instructions. ....

Phytobacteriology

Principles and Practice

J D Janse

This book is a comprehensive manual of phytobacteriology and is rich in illustrations with over 200 colour photographs and line illustrations. It starts by briefly outlining ....

Plant Anatomy

James D Mauseth

Written in 1988 as a textbook mainly for undergraduates, the book explains the functioning and the evolution of plant structures. To be more understandable for ....

Plant Cytogenetics

Methods and Instruction

Edited by Hank W Bass and James A Birchler

This book brings together the procedures enabling plant cytogenetics in the laboratory and the resources for teaching plant cytogenetics in the classroom at the undergraduate ....

Plant Cytogenetics

Genome Structure and Chromosome Function

Edited by Hank W Bass and James A Birchler

Advances in plant genetics and genomics are driving major changes in how fundamental concepts such as gene regulation, genome organization, and plant evolution are viewed. ....

Plant Defense

Warding off attack by pathogens, pests and vertebrate herbivores

Dale Walters

Plants are sources of nourishment for thousands of different species of fungi, bacteria, invertebrates, vertebrates and even other plants. In order to thrive, plants possess a ....

Plant Innate Immunity

Edited by LC van Loon

Plant innate immunity is a collective term to describe a complex of interconnected mechanisms that plants use to withstand potential pathogens and herbivores. The last ....

Plant Metabolic Networks

Edited by Jorg Schwender

Plants are the basis for human nutrition and of increasing interest for the chemical industry as a source of chemical feed stocks. Fuels derived from plant biomass will ....

Plant MicroRNAs

Edited by Blake C Meyers and Pamela J Green

MicroRNAs constitute a particularly important class of small RNAs given their abundance, broad phylogenetic conservation and strong regulatory effects, with plant miRNAs ....

Planting

Terence Conran and Diarmuid Gavin

This book examines gardens through a designer's eyes and helps the reader plan planting schemes and offers advice on the best plants for every situation. Case studies ....

Plants of the Canoe People

An Ethnobotanical Voyage through Polynesia

Arthur Whistler

To remedy the lack of plants they needed, the Polynesians employed a strategy of transporting these plants (called canoe plants) with them in their voyaging canoes. ....

Plants of the Montane Forests

Guatemala

Ana Lucrecia de MacVean

The flora of Guatemala is one of the most rich and diverse of Central America. This diversity is due to a combination of varied climates, soils and relief as well as a ....

Protocols for in Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants

Edited by Shri Mohan Jain and Sergio J Ochatt

While ornamental plants are produced mainly for their aesthetic value, the propagation and improvement of quality attributes such as leaf types, flower colour and fragrance, ....

The RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants

Edited by Christopher Brickell

This is the ultimate gardening reference: two volumes covering everything you need to know to keep your garden flourishing, from the experts at the RHS. Choose the plants you ....

Roses

200 Roses for Every Place in the Garden

Dermot O'Neill

Containing all the essential information for growing and caring for roses. ....

Sangha Trees

An Illustrated Identification Manual

David J Harris and Alexandra H Wortley

This book examines the trees of the Sangha Trinational Landscape, a network of protected areas within a zone of contiguous forest covering parts of Cameroon, the Central African ....

Searching for Order

The History of the Alchemists, Herbalists and Philosophers who Unlocked the Secrets of the Plant World

Anna Pavord

Searching for Order traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds in Europe. Redefining man's ....

Signal Crosstalk in Plant Stress Responses

Edited by Keiko Yoshioka and Kazuo Shinozaki

"Signal Crosstalk in Plant Stress Responses" focuses on current findings on signal crosstalk between abiotic and biotic stresses, including information on drought, cold, ....

Soil and Freshwater Algae from Coastal Region of Orissa State, India

Siba Prasad Adhikary, Mrutyunjay Jena and Jnanendra Rath

Species Plantarum: Amborellaceae

Joel Jeremie, Porter P Lowry II and Frederic Tronchet

Species Plantarum: Opiliaceae

Paul Hiepko

Species Plantarum: Paracryphiaceae

Joel Jeremie

Symbiotic Fungi

Principles and Practice

Edited by Ajit Varma and Amit C Kharkwal

This book presents current protocols for the study of symbiotic fungi and their interactions with plant roots, such as techniques for analyzing nutrient transfer, ....

Taxonomic Literature: Supplement VIII (Authors Fres-G)

Regnum Vegetabile, Volume 150

Laurence J Dorr and Dan H Nicolson

This 8th supplement to STAFLEU and COWAN`s classic TL2 (TAXONOMIC LITERATURE, 2nd augmented edition) covers authors with names starting with letters Fres to G. It follows ....

Texas Cacti

A Field Guide

Brian Loflin and Shirley Loflin

In "Texas Cacti", authors Brian and Shirley Loflin present a concise, fully illustrated field guide to more than one hundred of the cacti most often found in Texas and the ....

Threatened Plants of New Zealand

Peter de Lange, Peter Heenan, David Norton, Jeremy Rolfe and John Sawyer

One in 13 of New Zealand's native plants is now threatened with extinction. Six species are already extinct - like the moa and the huia, they are gone forever. Even the popular ....

The Tomato Book

Gail Harland and Sofia Larrinua-Craxton

This title provides all the information needed to grow tomatoes. It details the most reliable varieties, the highest yielding bushes, and those with the most intriguing ....

Trees of Michigan

Linda Kershaw and Tony Reznicek

The text includes detailed botanical information on each species, human uses, ecology, tips for distinguishing similar species, the origins of names and much more. ....

Tropical African Flowering Plants: Ecology and Distribution, Volume 4

Fabaceae (Desmodium-Zornia)

J-P Lebrun and AL Stork

Wild Orchids in the Algarve

Sue Parker

Few places in Europe can rival the Algarve for diversity of habitat, and so not surprisingly the range of wild orchids found in the Algarve is quite outstanding. Go to ....

Wild Orchids of Surrey

Julia Gibson

Shows the county's wild orchids in their natural habitat, their different stages of growth (where possible), with common and Latin names. Excellent photographs. ....

Wildflowers in the Algarve

An Introductory Guide

Pat O'Reilly and Sue Parker

This user-friendly information source will delight newcomers to the Algarve as well as residents who want to discover more of the hidden botanical gems of the region. ....

Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands

ST Runkel and AF Bull

This classic of midwestern natural history is back in print with a new format and new photographs. Originally published in 1979, "Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands" introduced ....

Wildflowers of the Southern Namib

CA Mannheimer, H Maggs-Kolling, H Kolberg and S Rugheimer

This photographic guide covers the south-western corner of Namibia, mainly the southern Namib Desert (Sperrgebiet), although a number of common plant species that occur as far ....

Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie

The Upper Midwest

Sylvan T Runkel, Dean M Roosa, John Madson and Thomas Rosburg

This classic of midwestern natural history is back in print with a new format and new photographs. Originally published in 1989, "Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie" ....

Wilson's China: A Century on

Mark Flanagan and Tony Kirkham

Ernest Wilson was the foremost plant collector of his generation, responsible for introducing over 1,000 species to gardens in the West. The authors of this book reveal ....

Wych Elm

Edited by Max Coleman

A celebration of a quintessentially British tree. This book describes in detail for the first time the ecological and cultural history of a tree species ravaged by Dutch elm ....

Biomolecular Crystallography: Principles, Practice, and Application to Structural Biology

Bernhard Rupp

Synthesizing over thirty years of advances into a comprehensive textbook, this title describes the fundamentals, practices and applications of protein crystallography. ....

Endosymbionts in Paramecium

Edited by Masahiro Fujishima

Endosymbiosis is a primary force in eukaryotic cell evolution. In order to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in this mutualistic relationship, experiments to ....

Fauna en Acción

Guía para Observar Comportamiento Animal en España

Manuel Soler

This is the first guide ever designed to help observe animal behaviour in Spain. It includes almost 100 chapters which categorise behaviour by geographical area and ....

Genetics and Genomics of Populus

Stefan Jansson, Rishikesh Bhalerao and Andrew Groover

Genetics and Genomics of the Triticeae

Edited by Catherine Feuillet and Gary J Muehlbauer

Cereals constitute over 50 percent of total crop production worldwide and cereal seeds are one of the most important renewable resources for food, feed and industrial raw ....

Glycome Informatics

Methods and Applications

Kiyoko F Aoki-Kinoshita

One of the few up-to-date books available in this important area, this title covers all known informatics methods pertaining to the study of glycans. It discusses the current ....

March of the Microbes

Sighting the Unseen

John L Ingraham

Though nothing in the natural world would be quite the same without them, microbes go mostly unnoticed. They are the tiny, mighty force behind the pop in Champagne and the ....

MicroRNA Interference Technologies

Zhiguo Wang

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), endogenous noncoding regulatory mRNAs of around 22-nucleotides long, have rapidly emerged as one of the key governors of the gene expression regulatory ....

The New Plagues

Pandemics and Poverty in a Globalized World

Stefan Kaufmann

The threat from infectious diseases has increased with globalization. Throughout the history of mankind, epidemics have eradicated whole regions, started the migration of ....

Protist Diversity and Geographical Distribution

Edited by Wilhelm Foissner and David Leslie Hawksworth

There is still a widespread belief that microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, protists and small multicellulars have a cosmopolitan distribution due to a presumed ....

Toxoplasmosis of Animals and Humans

JP Dubey

The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is the source of one of the most common parasitic infections in humans, livestock, companion animals and wildlife, and has gained ....

How Science Works

Evolution

R John Ellis

This book answers many fundamental questions concerning evolutionary biology. ....

Hands-On Chemical Ecology

Simple Field and Laboratory Exercises

Edited by Dietland Muller-Schwarze

The book provides a collection of practical exercises in chemical ecology, offering tools and strategies for understanding this young science. The exercises included use ....

An American Idea

The Making of the National Parks

Kim Heacox and Jimmy Carter

This book chronicles the changing visions of wilderness from the 17th century, when the first settlers built towns around shared lands known as commons, to 1916, when the ....

Chemical Elements in Plants and Soil

Parameters Controlling Essentiality

Stefan Franzle

Earlier works on plant essential elements have revealed a series of complicated, counter-intuitive relationships among various chemical elements in different plant ....

Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity

Edited by Christian Korner and Eva M Spehn

Electronic databases can open new pathways for testing evolutionary and ecological theory across the world's mountain ranges. This book examines global trends in mountain ....

Ecological Indicators for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Assessment

A User Guide

Joao C Marques, Fuensanta Salas and Joana Patricio

Ecological indicators address ecosystems structure and/or function and are commonly used to provide synoptic information about their state. Through quantitative representations ....

Forest Ecology

Recent Advances in Plant Ecology

Edited by Arnold van der Valk

This volume provides an overview of recent advances in forest ecology on a variety of topics, including species diversity and the factors that control species diversity, ....

Lost Worlds

Adventures in the Tropical Rainforest

Bruce M Beehler

Perhaps it is not possible to experience all the mysterious sounds, the unfamiliar smells, and the spectacular sights of a tropical rainforest without ever visiting one. ....

Marine Ecosystems and Global Change

Edited by Manuel Barange, John G Field, Roger P Harris, Eileen E Hofmann et al

Global environmental change (including climate change, biodiversity loss, changes in hydrological and biogeochemical cycles, and intensive exploitation of natural resources) ....

A Matter of Mutual Survival

Social Organization of Forest Management in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Edited by Gunter Burkard and Michael Fremery

This volume contains a collection of articles based on empirical social science research in forest margin communities around the Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi, ....

National Forest Inventories

Pathways for Common Reporting

Edited by Erkki Tomppo, Thomas Gschwantner, Mark Lawrence and Ronald E McRoberts

Traditionally the purpose of National Forest Inventories (NFIs) has been to provide continuously updated information regarding the state of a given nation's forest ....

Remote Sensing of Coastal Environments

Edited by Yeqiao Wang

A systematic treatment of key issues in the coastal environment, this book covers topics such as continental shelves, islands or partially enclosed seas, estuaries, bays, ....

Soil Carbon Dynamics

An Integrated Methodology

Edited by Werner Kutsch, Michael Bahn and Andreas Heinemeyer

Carbon stored in soils represents the largest terrestrial carbon pool and factors affecting this will be vital in the understanding of future atmospheric CO2 ....

Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation

Jaboury Ghazoul and Douglas Sheil

Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a ....

Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe

Heinz H Ellenberg

The English translation makes this unique book, now in its fourth edition (originally published in 1988), available to a wider audience. This book contains a considerable ....

Water and Arid Lands of the Western United States

A World Resources Institute Book

Edited by Mohamed T El-Ashry and Diana C Gibbons

Despite impressive innovations by some states, western water laws and institutions now in place were designed chiefly for an earlier era and have not ....

Animal Investigators

How the World's First Wildlife Forensics Lab Is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered Species

Laurel A Neme

Inside the Clark R. Bavin U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory lies a rarely seen world, a "CSI" for wildlife, where a dedicated group of forensic scientists ....

The Demise of Diversity

Loss and Extinction

Josef R Reichholf

Maintaining the natural diversity of the countless species on Earth is of fundamental importance for the continued existence of life on this planet. Nevertheless, ecosystems ....

The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlife

Channa Bambaradeniya, Cinthya Flores et al

Have you ever seen an antelope the size of a cat, or a frog bigger than a lapdog? What kinds of animals thrive in the Sahara? Earth is full of incredible creatures, all ....

Plantation Forests and Biodiversity

Oxymoron or Opportunity?

Edited by EG Brockerhoff, JA Parrotta, CP Quine, J Sayer, DL Hawksworth and H Jactel

This book brings together a selection of original studies that address biodiversity and conservation in Europe. Europe is certainly the most intensively inventoried region of ....

The Wealth of Nature - English Edition

Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, and Human Well-Being

JA McNeely, RA Mittermeier, TM Brooks, F Boltz and N Ash

From the Preface: ....

Adapting to Climate Change

Thresholds, Values, Governance

Edited by Neil Adger, Irene Lorenzoni and Karen O'Brien

Adapting to climate change is a critical problem facing humanity. This involves reconsidering our lifestyles, and is linked to our actions as individuals, societies and ....

Assessing the Costs of Adaptation to Climate Change

A Critique of UNFCCC Estimates

Edited by Martin Parry et al

This report examines the real costs of adapting to climate change and argues that this has been considerably underestimated in previous studies. It adds that these costs will ....

Bioremediation

Methods and Protocols

Edited by Stephen P Cummings

Since its first systematic application during the 1970s, bioremediation, or the exploitation of a biological system's degradative potential to combat toxic pollutants ....

Climate Change

The Point of No Return

Mojib Latif

There is no doubt: climate change is happening, and mankind is increasingly to blame. This title provides a solid basis for the current discussion about climate change by ....

Conducting Research in Conservation

A Social Science Perspective

Helen Newing, Christine Eagle, Rajindra Puri and Colin Watson

This is the first textbook on social science research methods written specifically for use in the expanding and increasingly multidisciplinary field of environmental ....

Detecting and Attributing Air Pollution Impacts During SSSI Condition Assessment

CJ Stevens, SJM Caporn, LC Maskell, SM Smart, NB Dise and DJ Gowing

A number of habitats have been identified as both sensitive and vulnerable to acid deposition, including heathland, bog and grassland habitats. This report will focus on: ....

Handbook of Pesticides

Edited by Leo ML Nollet and Hamir S Rathore

This handbook provides a systematic description of the principles, procedures and technology of the modern analytical techniques used in the detection, extraction, clean ....

Marine Litter

A Global Challenge

Marine litter is an ecological, economic, health and aesthetic problem. It is a complex and multi-dimensional challenge with significant implications for the marine and coastal ....

Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy

Summary for Policymakers

Edited by Joseph E Aldy and Robert N Stavins

The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements seeks to identify key design elements of a scientifically sound, economically rational and politically pragmatic ....

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation

No Hope without Forests

House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee

An area of tropical forest the size of England continues to be lost each year. This gives rise to around 17 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, greater than global ....

Trade and Climate Change

WTO-UNEP Report

This Report provides an overview of the key linkages between trade and climate change based on a review of available literature and a survey of relevant national policies. ....

The UK Pesticide Guide 2010

Edited by M Lainsbury

The most authoritative source of information on pesticides and adjuvants for UK agriculture, horticulture, forestry and amenity use. ....

Alan Bean Painting Apollo

First Artist on Another World

Alan Bean

Only one of the twelve men who has walked on the moon has had the unique perspective of an artist-here is his eyewitness testimony.

Through a brilliant display of color and ....

Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts

Robert Jacobs, Stephen Hawking, Lucy Hawking and Michael Cabbage

July 20, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11. The eleven Apollo missions are a benchmark in ....

Chemistry for the Biosciences

The Essential Concepts

Jonathan Crowe and Tony Bradshaw

Chemistry for the Biosciences leads students through the essential concepts that are central to understanding biological systems, using everyday examples and analogies to ....

Essay on the Theory of the Earth

Georges Cuvier and Robert Kerr

This book was the last work of the scientific writer Robert Kerr who translated it from the introductory essay of George Cuvier's four-volume Recherches sur les ossements ....

Far Out

A Space-time Chronicle

Michael Benson

This is from the bestselling author of "Beyond comes Far Out: A Space-Time Chronicle". This collection of breathtaking, never-before-published images of the universe's ....

Geomaterials Under the Microscope

A Colour Guide

Jeremy Ingham

Geomaterials are of enormous economic importance to the global construction industry. This is the first comprehensive guide to the petrography of geomaterials, making the ....

Gravity's Fatal Attraction

Black Holes in the Universe

Mitchell Begelman and Martin Rees

Richly illustrated with the images from observatories on the ground and in space, as well as computer simulations, this book shows how black holes were discovered, and ....

Ore Textures

Recognition and Interpretation

Roger Taylor

Understanding ore textures is fundamental to understanding the genesis of an ore deposit, which in turn allows exploration and mining geologists to build their ....

Planetary Tectonics

Edited by Thomas R Watters and Richard A Schultz

This book describes the tectonic landforms resulting from major internal and external forces acting on the outer layers of solid bodies throughout the Solar System. It ....

Thermodynamics of Natural Systems

Greg Anderson

Thermodynamics deals with energy levels and the transfer of energy between states of matter, and is therefore fundamental to all branches of science. This edition provides a ....

Vesuvius

A Biography

Alwyn Scarth

Vesuvius is one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth. Its story is fascinating - not only its rich geological and geographical history, but also the changing social, ....

The World's Easiest Astronomy Book

Hitoshi Nakagawa

This is a wonderfully informative, entertaining, and above all, easy-to-understand guide to the mysteries of space and the universe. Can we live on the moon? Can we travel to ....

Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides

Lorraine Maltby, Gertie Arts, Fred Heimbach, Jo Davies et al

This book discusses the assessment of the risk of pesticides with herbicidal activity to aquatic macrophytes. By integrating regulatory and research information from key ....

Assessing Biodiversity Risks with Socio-economic Methods

The ALARM Experience

Edited by B Rodriguez-Labajos, JH Spangenberg et al

Humans play an undeniable role in the acceleration of threats to the diversity of ecosystems, species and genes. This book is a response to the urgent need of policy ....

Biofuels

Securing the Planet's Future Energy Needs

Ayhan Demirbas

The most common biofuels, such as ethanol from corn, wheat or sugar beet and biodiesel from oil seeds, are produced from classic food crops that require high-quality ....

Biofuels

Edited by Wim Soetaert and Erik Vandamme

This book gives a broad overview of the key topics in this field of study, approaching them from a technical and economic angle giving the reader a comprehensive insight into ....

Biological Control of Rice Diseases

Samuel S Gnanamanickam

This deals with microorganisms and cultural practices as the non-chemical alternatives developed and used to manage devastating rice diseases such as blast, sheath blight, ....

Biology Is Technology

The Promise, Peril and Business of Engineering Life

Robert H Carlson

Technology is a process and a body of knowledge as much as a collection of artifacts. Biology is no different and we are just beginning to comprehend the challenges inherent ....

Bob Flowerdew's Complete Fruit Book

Bob Flowerdew

This reference work covers over 100 fruit and, for each one, the author lists a range of species and varieties, details its history, cultivation, propagation and harvesting and ....

Building a New World Order

Sustainable Policies for the Future

Harald Muller

Peace and security are fundamental concepts for everyone involved in the struggle for sustainable development. But our world is shaped by different value systems, cultures ....

Capacity for Work in the Tropics

Edited by JK Collins and DF Roberts

Working capacity is the physiological key to understanding man's ability, in technically less advanced communities, to exploit his environment, and hence to understanding his ....

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 ....

Costing the Earth

Perspectives of Sustainable Development

Bernd Meyer

The United Nations estimates that the global population will grow to 9 billion by 2050. At the current rate, this will mean a 50% increase in our consumption of natural ....

The Development Dictionary

A Guide to Knowledge as Power

Edited by W Sachs

Presents an examination of the words used in development issues, throwing new light on their meaning. ....

The Earth

Natural Resources and Human Intervention

Friedrich Schmidt-Bleek

Population growth mainly occurs in developing nations. Can earth sustain this growth andh how will the power shift? This book offers prospects on causes and effects of ....

Eco House Book

Terence Conran

Buildings are the biggest polluters on the planet, responsible for a far greater proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions that get pumped into the atmosphere every ....

Economic Analysis of Diversity in Modern Wheat

Edited by Erika CH Meng and John P Brennan

Scientific breeding in the twentieth century greatly accelerated the evolution of wheat, producing high-yielding varieties that helped avoid famine in many developing countries. ....

Energy

The World's Race for Resources in the 21st Century

Hermann-Josef Wagner

The future of our energy supplies is an explosive topic. Unprecedented global population growth means that energy consumption will certainly continue to increase dramatically, ....

Feeding the Planet

Environmental Protection Through Sustainable Agriculture

Klaus Hahlbrock

Almost one billion people suffer from malnutrition worldwide. While the global population is still growing dramatically, many starve. At the same time, our environment ....

Gardens of Oceania

Annie Walter, Vincent Lebot and Paul Ferrar

Gardens of Oceania summarises available knowledge about numerous food plants with commercial potential, in order to assure the development of an agriculture that can ....

Green Metropolis

Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability

David Owen

This book examines the environmental benefits of urban living through the authors experiences of living in New York City. ....

GreenTech made in Germany 2.0 (English Version)

Environmental Technology Atlas for Germany

Especially now that sustainable growth is recognized as an undeniable imperative, protecting the climate and conserving natural resources are two of the most pressing ....

Greening Growth in Asia and the Pacific

Follow-Up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development

United Nations

The book explains three basic principles of Greening growth; the quality of economic growth, eco-efficiency of economic growth and environmental sustainability. It explores ....

Grown in Britain Cookbook

Edited by Donna Air

Discover what's in season when and find out what food to look for month by month at your local supermarket or farmers' market. ....

Healing the Herds

Disease, Livestock Economies, and the Globalization of Veterinary Medicine

Edited by Karen Brown, Daniel Gilfoyle and James LA Webb

This book offers a new and exciting comparative approach to the complex interrelationships of microbes, markets and medicine in the global economy. It draws ....

Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience Along International Waters

North America

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the hydropolitical vulnerabilities and resiliencies of North America's international waters. The main problem in North ....

Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience Along International Waters

Europe

Water is a unique and vital resource for which there is no substitute. There are seventy-one international river basins within Europe and approximately eighty-nine ....

Molecular Research in Aquaculture

Ken Overturf

This book opens with background information on the aquaculture industry, development of new species, the benefits of increased production and discussion of new techniques now ....

Our Planet

How Much More Can Earth Take?

Jill Jager

For more than thirty years, scientists from various disciplines have warned that the constant increase in world population and exponential world economic growth are ....

Our Threatened Oceans

Stefan Rahmstorf and Katherine Richardson

The oceans are the basis of all life, they regulate our climate and are an important source of food. But they are rapidly being destroyed through global warming, ....

Overcrowded World

Global Population and International Migration

Rainer Munz and Albert F Rieterer

Today our planet is home to 6.8 billion people. By the year 2050, the global population will have grown to 9 billion. ....

The Role of Plant Pathology in Food Safety and Food Security

Edited by Maria Lodovica Gullino and RN Strange

This book views the vulnerability of our crops in general to devastating diseases as well as specifically the disease problems of two important staples, rice and cassava. ....

Sustainability by Design

A Subversive Strategy for Transforming Our Consumer Culture

John R Ehrenfeld

The developed world, increasingly aware of 'inconvenient truths' about global warming and sustainability, is turning its attention to possible remedies - eco-efficiency, ....

Sustainable Communities on a Sustainable Planet

The Human-Environment Regional Observatory Project

Edited by Brent Yarnal, Colin Polsky and James O'Brien

Scientists and policymakers have realised that localities are central to addressing the causes and consequences of global environmental change. The goal of the ....

The Untilled Garden

Natural History and the Spirit of Conservation in America, 1740-1840

Richard W Judd

This study traces the origins of conservation thinking in America to the naturalists who explored the middle-western frontier between 1740 and 1840. Their inquiries yielded a ....

Volcanic and Tectonic Hazard Assessment for Nuclear Facilities

Edited by Charles Connor, Neil Chapman and Laura Connor

Geoscientists worldwide are developing and applying methodologies to estimate geologic hazards associated with the siting of nuclear facilities. ....

Water Law, Poverty, and Development

Water Sector Reforms in India

Philippe Cullet

This monograph comprehensively examines water law regulations and reform in the present decade, going beyond a simple analysis of existing water law ....

Water Resources

Efficient, Sustainable and Equitable Use

Wolfram Mauser

Water is a vital part of every ecosystem on the planet. It is a prerequisite for the basic function and productive efficiency of life on Earth. ....

Where does the Carbon Footprint Fall?

Developing a Carbon Map of Food Production

Katharina Plassmann and Gareth Edward-Jones

The concept of local food is appealing to many consumers. But it is difficult to define what actually constitutes local food. Given the globalised nature of agricultural ....

World Development Indicators 2009

World Bank Publications

World Development Indicators is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. This indispensable statistical reference offers over 900 indicators ....

Biological Data Mining

Edited by Jake Y Chen and Stefano Lonardi

Advanced data mining has been powering post-genome biological studies for two decades. Reflecting this growth, this book presents comprehensive data mining concepts, theories, ....

Biological Sequence Analysis Using SeqAn C++ Library

Knut Reinert and Andreas Gogol-Doring

The SeqAn project was initiated to offer quick access to the algorithms needed by researchers in computational biology and bioinformatics. A key to that invaluable ....

Machine Learning Methods in the Environmental Sciences

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William W Hsieh

Machine learning methods originated from artificial intelligence and are now used in various fields in environmental sciences today. This is the first single-authored ....

Modeling the Environment

An Introduction to System Dynamics Modeling of Environmental Systems

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"Modeling the Environment" was the first textbook in an emerging field - the modeling techniques that allow managers and researchers to see in advance the consequences of ....