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Welcome to the November Monthly Catalogue, the most comprehensive buyer's
guide to new and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the
environment.
Festive Selection If you are looking for a gift or maybe looking to treat yourself, we have put together a list of the best wildlife book & DVD recommendations. Some highlights from this list:
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Zoology:
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| Mammals | Go to subject web page |
The Auditory and Vestibular Organs of Marine Mammals
GN Solntseva The basic directions of the structural evolution of the outer, middle and inner ears in representatives of a wide ecological range of mammals (terrestrial, subterranean, .... | 250 pages | 54 b/w plates of photographs, drawings | Pensoft Hbk | 2006 | 9546422800 | #163129A | £68.00 BUY |
Biology and Conservation JK Hodges and J Cortes The principal aim of this book is to present a synthesis of current knowledge of the biology of the Barbary macaque, and in doing so to recognise the contribution the .... | 350 pages | Nottingham UP Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1904761313 | #151644A | £63.99 BUY |
The Massacre of the African Elephant Robin Brown Over the last century the African elephant has been threatened with extinction. Robin Brown paints a vivid picture of the impact on hunting on Africa's elephants, of the .... | 256 pages | 12 b/w illus | Sutton Publishing Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 075094157X | #163075A | £20.00 BUY |
L Cagnolaro et al | 186 pages | CNR Pbk | 1982 | 8880800620 | #164108A | £8.95 BUY |
European Research on Cetaceans, Volume 19 Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society Proceedings of the conference held in La Rochelle (France). .... | ECS CD | 2006 | #163856A | £38.50 BUY |
Dave Hadaway and Johan Marais There was a time in Africa when great tuskers roamed at will, from the deserts of Namibia to Mozambique, from Ethiopia to South Africa. Today, due to the growth of human .... | photos, paintings | Penguin (South Africa) Hbk | 2006 | 0143025066 | #163579A | £53.00 BUY |
Histoire Naturelle des Paresseux
Rotureau Brice Natural history of the sloths. .... | 104 pages | 67 illus, 54 in colour | CNRS Pbk | 2006 | 2271064651 | #163947A | £15.99 BUY |
El Lince Iberico (Lynx pardinus) en Espana y Portugal Censo-Diagnostico de sus Poblaciones Reviews the status and biology of the Iberian lynx. .... | 174 pages | OAPN 2005 | 8480146044 | #164001A | £22.95 BUY |
Una batalla por la supervivencia Javier Pérez de Albéniz The Iberian lynx is the most threatened feline in the world. After decades of political disagreements, scientific disputes, ecological misdemeanors and much squandered money, .... | 144 pages | 3 maps, 27 photos | Lynx Pbk | 2006 | 8496553221 | #164148A | £12.95 BUY |
An Introduction Friderun Ankel-Simons This book is unlike ay other work on primates: it systematically reviews the biology of all living primates, including humans. It describes their bio-geographical information .... | 736 pages | 200 photos, illus, figs | Academic Press Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0123725763 | #163870A | £39.99 BUY |
| Birds | Go to subject web page |
Un catálogo de la las especies de presentación ocasional Eduardo de Juana This is the first book ever to offer detailed analysis of the current condition of the 196 species of rare or occasional birds observed in Spain to date. .... | 480 pages | 133 colour photos | Lynx Hbk | 2006 | 8496553256 | #164145A | £25.50 BUY |
Biologia de la Conservacion del Quebrantahuesos (Gypaetus Barbatus) en Espana
Antoni Margalida and Rafael Heredia Biology and conservation of the Bearded Vulture in Spain. Includes chapters on reproductive biology, status, population trends, conservation projects and more. .... | 378 pages | OAPN 2005 | 8480146028 | #160112A | £24.95 BUY |
and Southeastern Amazonian Brazil The rainforests of the Amazon basin contain the most diverse bird faunas of any area on earth. This six-CD set presents the vocalizations of 446 bird and 10 mammal species .... | 6 CD set | Cornell LO CD | | #163553A | £27.50 BUY |
Birds of Brazil / Aves do Brasil An Artistic View / Uma Visao Artística Tomas Sigrist Birds of Brazil - An Artistic View, will dazzle ornithologists, nature lovers, conservationists and artists everywhere. This generous 672 page hardback is teeming with .... | 672 pages | 1800 maps, col plates | Ricardo Sigrist Hbk | 2006 | 8560120009 | #163560A | £99.95 BUY |
Birds of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands
Bruce Hallett A comprehensive ornithological guide introducing both visitors and residents to the bird life of the Bahamas Archipelago and the neighbouring Turks and Caicos Islands. .... | 256 pages | colour photos | Macmillan Caribbean Pbk | 2006 | 0333937449 | #163952A | £7.95 BUY |
Birds of the Malolotja Nature Reserve, Swaziland
Richard Boycott and Vincent Parker Malolotja Nature Reserve is situated in the north-west of Swaziland in the Drakensberg and is a popular wilderness area. .... | 60 pages | colour photos, line drawings, maps | Avian Demography Unit Pbk | 2003 | 0620281510 | #163586A | £6.95 BUY |
Birds of the Niassa Reserve, Mozambique
Vincent Parker The Niassa Reserve is situated in the north of Mozambique, on the border with Tanzania. The huge reserve (4.2 million ha) is one of the largest protected areas of Miombo .... | 34 pages | colour photos, maps | Avian Demography Unit Pbk | 2005 | 0620332778 | #163587A | £6.95 BUY |
Birds of the Orange River Estuary
Mark Anderson This 92-page booklet has information about the history of human occupation at the Orange River estuary, the area's geography, climate, vegetation, and mammals. The bulk of the .... | 92 pages | Avian Demography Unit Pbk | 2006 | 0799223069 | #163574A | £8.50 BUY |
Edited by Colin Richardson Systematic list of recorded bird sightings in 2005 comprises a total of 290 species. Also included are reports of rare birds, first records, and an annual ringing report. .... | 172 pages | tables, graphs, photos, maps | BirdLife Cyprus Pbk | 2006 | #163946A | £12.95 BUY |
Arlington James, Stephen Durand and Bertrand Jno Baptiste This fully illustrated book describes local and Caribbean endemic species found on Dominica, as well as several neo-tropical migrant species. The first section describes .... | FWPD Dominica 2005 | #163956A | £16.50 BUY |
A Field Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica
Richard Garrigues This illustrated identification guide introduces each family of birds by a brief description that should help the novice birder determine to which group a bird belongs. .... | 416 pages | plates throughout | Christopher Helm Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0713683694 | #162622A | £19.99 BUY |
Greater Limpopo Birding Routes
Sarah Venter Includes information about birding in the Soutpansberg, Limpopo Valley, Magoegaskloof and Polokwane area. Detailed information about birding sites, maps, lists and .... | 72 pages | Limpopo Birding Pbk | 2006 | 0620336234 | #163576A | £10.50 BUY |
Management Plan to Conserve the Brown Booby Colony and its Habitat on Cayman Brac 2002-06
Patricia E Bradley Addresses the decline in the only breeding colony of brown booby in the Cayman Islands. .... | RSPB Pbk | | #163958A | £9.95 BUY |
Faansie Peacock Ask any birder and they will confirm that pipits are arguably the most challenging birds in Africa from an identification perspective. In addition, pipit taxonomy is by no means .... | 296 pages | 115 ink drawings | Faansie Peacock Pbk | 2006 | 0620359676 | #163573A | £21.95 BUY |
Populationsökologie von Greifvogel- und Eulenarten, Band 5 (Population Ecology of Raptors and Owls) Edited by M Stubbe and A Stubbe Conference Proceedings. .... | 624 pages | Luther Universitat 2006 | #163622A | £48.50 BUY |
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, Part A Phylogeny, Morphology, Hormones and Fertilization Edited by Barrie GM Jamieson Aspects of reproduction covered in this volume include classification and phylogeny as revealed by molecular biology; anatomy of the male reproductive tract and organs; .... | 600 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2006 | 1578083869 | #157964A | £66.90 BUY |
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, Part B Sexual Selection, Behavior, Conservation, Embryology and Genetics Edited by Barrie GM Jamieson Discusses sexual selection of ultraviolet and structural signals; melanins and carotenoids as feather colorants and signals; sexual selection and auditory signaling; .... | 516 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 157808444X | #163530A | £58.80 BUY |
A guide to understanding bird sound Mark Constantine and The Sound Approach Combining anecdote, scientific theory and practical field experience, The Sound Approach to Birding is a step-by-step guide through tone, pitch, rhythm, reading .... | 192 pages | colour photos, graphs | Sound Approach Hbk | 2006 | 9081093312 | #163551A | £29.95 BUY |
Studies on Birds and their Ecology in Northeast China
Gao Wei The book consists of 4 parts. The first part provides the natural geographic features of northeast China and zoogeographic region, including integrative natural geographic .... | 673 pages | 24 plates | Science Press Hbk | 2006 | 7030166973 | #163803A | £49.95 BUY |
Edited by Gerard Boere, Colin Galbraith and David Stroud Waterbirds are one the world's most attractive group of birds and among the most threatened. These include albatrosses, flamingos, swans, geese, ducks, cranes, waders, .... | 900 pages | Over 300 full colour photos, graphs, tables and maps | Stationery Office (TSO) Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0114973334 | #163090A | £50.00 BUY |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | Go to subject web page |
Amphibians of the Pacific Northwest
LLC Jones, WP Leonard and DH Olson More than a field guide, this book is a compendium representing the expertise of more than 30 authors. Introductory chapters provide the reader with a foundation in amphibian .... | Col photos | Seattle Audubon Pbk | 2005 | 0914516167 | #163899A | £19.95 BUY |
Amphibians of the Donana National Park in southwestern Spain. .... | 181 pages | OAPN 2005 | 8480146001 | #163997A | £22.95 BUY |
MA Rodriguez Dominguez The giant lizard of El Hierro, the smallest of the Canary Islands, was "rediscovered" in 1975 and has made a remarkable .... | 78 pages | colour photos | Turquesa Publicaciones Pbk | 2006 | 8495412608 | #163906A | £6.95 BUY |
Marine Turtles of the Indian Subcontinent
Edited by K Shanker and BC Choudhury | 415 pages | 22 col plates, 34 illus | Universities Press Pbk | 2006 | 8173715661 | #164133A | £21.95 BUY |
| Fishes | Go to subject web page |
A Biological Synopsis and Risk Assessment C Kolar, W Courtnay Jr, D Chapman, C Housel, J Williams and D Jennings This book is a detailed risk assessment and biological synopsis of the bigheaded carps of the genus Hypopthalmichthys, which includes the bighead, silver, and largescale .... | 225 pages | AFS Hbk | 2006 | 1888569794 | #163509A | £65.00 BUY |
Dietary Supplements for the Health and Quality of Cultured Fish
Edited by H Nakagawa, M Sato and DM Gatlin III This book addresses current information on the effects of micronutrients and other efficacious substances from plants, animals and bacteria, with regard to quality and .... | 256 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1845931998 | #163787A | £70.00 BUY |
Shark Nursery Grounds of the Gulf of Mexico and the East Coast Waters of the United States
Edited by C McCandless, N Kohler and H Pratt Jr Until recently, detailed reports of the shark nursery grounds off the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico have been nonexistant. In this book, researchers contribute .... | 400 pages | AFS Pbk | 2006 | 1888569816 | #163511A | £75.00 BUY |
| Invertebrates | Go to subject web page |
Robert Merritt The Atlas includes distribution maps of 174 species of water beetle and 47 species of water bugs, representing approx. 65% and 72% of the British species, respectively. Each .... | 160 pages | 27 photographs | Sorby NHS Pbk | 2006 | #163489A | £12.50 BUY |
The Biology of Death's Head Hawkmoths, Lepidopteran Kleptoparasites of Honey Bees
Ian J Kitching | 20 pages | b&w photos, diagrams | CABK Pbk | 2006 | 1904379133 | #162704A | £4.95 BUY |
Monica Warner Butterflies of Jamaica is a highly illustrated, comprehensive field guide that covers the most common varieties as well as the less well-known species on the island. The .... | 112 pages | colour photos | Macmillan Caribbean Pbk | 2005 | 0333992555 | #163953A | £7.95 BUY |
Butterflies of Vietnam, Volume 1: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae
Alexander L Monastyrskii The book lists, describes and keyes 115 species of Satyrinae hitherto known from Vietnam. Each species account contains data on taxonomy, type locality, morphology, .... | 198 pages | 35 col plates, col photos, b/w line illus | Dr. Alexander Monastyrskii Pbk | 2005 | 0995121109 | #163194A | £29.95 BUY |
Checklist of the Land Snails and Slugs of California
Barry Roth and Patricia S Sadeghian An inventory and classification of 284 species of terrestrial mollusc, which reports distribution by county as known from 12,000 specimen lots in museum and private .... | 82 pages | 13 col plates | Santa Barbara MNH Pbk | 2006 | 0936494395 | #157137A | £44.00 BUY |
A Conchological Iconography: The Family Pectinidae (2 parts)
Bret K Raines and Guido T Poppe | 722 pages | 242 maps, 143 b/w plates and 320 colour plates | ConchBooks Unbound | 2006 | #124082A | £269.00 BUY |
A Conchological Iconography: The Recent Volutes of New Zealand with a revision of the genus Alcithoe H. & A. Adams, 1853 P Bail and A Limpus | 73 pages | 62 colour plates | ConchBooks Unbound | 2005 | 3925919767 | #163442A | £76.00 BUY |
F Bos, M Bosveld and D Groenendijk This Dutch butterfly atlas presents a complete overview of the country's 106 butterfly species, their ecology, behaviour, distribution and habitat. Species descriptions are .... | 380 pages | illus | KNNV Hbk | 2006 | 9050112277 | #163519A | £52.50 BUY |
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Texas, Volume 1
JC Abbott Damselflies and Dragonflies (Odonata) of Texas is an indispensable reference to the 223 species of odonates distributed throughout the Lone Star state. Included in this volume .... | 320 pages | b&w illus, distribution maps | OST Pbk | 2006 | 1411665252 | #161869A | £38.50 BUY |
Fauna Iberica, Volume 27: Lophophorata, Phoronida, Brachiopoda
F Alvarez, CC Emig, C Roldan and JM Vieitez | 276 pages | MNCN Hbk | 2006 | 8400084071 | #163750A | £32.00 BUY |
Fauna Iberica, Volume 28: Hemiptera, Aphididae III
JM Nieto Nafria, MP Mier Durante, F Garcia Prieto and N Perez Hidalgo | 362 pages | MNCN Hbk | 2006 | 8400084063 | #163751A | £35.00 BUY |
Fauna Palaestina: Crustacea 1 - Hyperiidea (Amphipoda) of Israel A Morphological Atlas Engelina A Zelickman | 442 pages | 204 plates, 9 SEM micrograph plates, 1 colour plate | IASH Hbk | 2005 | 9652081647 | #163858A | £90.00 BUY |
A Field Guide to the Non-Marine Molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion) and the Northern Dependencies of Mauritius Owen L Griffiths and Vincent FB Florens Covers 250 species, providing distribution and status data, descriptions of the shells and animals, and additional information regarding varieties and synonyms. Over 270 .... | 185 pages | photos, drawings, maps | Bioculture Press Hbk | 2006 | 999492205X | #162554A | £58.00 BUY |
A Torelli | 235 pages | CNR Pbk | 1982 | #164109A | £8.95 BUY |
Hug the Bug - For Love of True Bugs Festschrift zum 70. Geburtstag von Ernst Heiss Edited by W Rabitsch | 1184 pages | Biologiezentrum Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | #162958A | £58.50 BUY |
Nocturnal Activities of Insects and Spiders in Tropical Forests of the World B Purser This beautifully illustrated book comprises 297 photos of living insects and spiders, demonstrating a little known aspect of entomology for there exists no popular literature .... | 168 pages | Pensoft Hbk | 2006 | 9546422827 | #163133A | £35.00 BUY |
Larves et Exuvies des Libellules de France et d'Allemagne (sauf de Corse)
Harald Heidemann and Richard Seidenbusch | 415 pages | 121 col and b/w plates | SOF Pbk | 2002 | 2950729150 | #157317A | £37.95 BUY |
Libro Rojo de los Invertebrados de Espana
The Red List of Invertebrates in Spain contains 272 threatened species. .... | 411 pages | OAPN 2006 | 8480146443 | #163996A | £31.00 BUY |
Carlos Esquivel For the first time ever, this book presents easy-to-read descriptions of the morphology, habitat, behavior, larvae, and geographical distribution of all the 16 families .... | 320 pages | 169 photos. | INBio Pbk | 2006 | 9968927139 | #160084A | £19.99 BUY |
Marine and Saltwater Gastropod Molluscs of Russia and the Adjacent Countries The Illustrated Catalogue YI Kantor and AV Sysoev | 371 pages | 140 colour plates | Colus Hbk | 2006 | 8731729274 | #163909A | £109.95 BUY |
Membrácidos de la América Tropical / Treehoppers of Tropical America
Carolina Godoy, Ximena Miranda and Kenji Nishida The first part of this field guide consists of an extensive introduction to the family Membracidae including morphology, behavior, mutualistic relationships with other .... | 352 pages | INBio 2006 | 9968927104 | #160083A | £19.99 BUY |
Moths of Europe, Volume 1: Bombycoidea, Sphinx Moths, Tiger Moths, Case Moths
P Leraut Covers more than 500 species from the families Arctiidae, Sphingidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae, Lemoniidae, Bombycidae, Drepanidae, Axiidae, Limacodidae, .... | 450 pages | 50 col plates, line illus, distribution maps | NAP Editions Hbk | 2006 | #161382A | £58.50 BUY |
Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A Pictoral Guide to More Than 750 Gastropods
DG Steyn and M Lussi Contents include a brief historical review of malacology in southern Africa, offshore collecting methods, conservation and a concise bibliography. .... | 294 pages | Shellbooks Pbk | 2005 | 0620336072 | #162543A | £49.00 BUY |
Revision of Anoplophora (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
SW Lingafelter and ER Hoebeke Illustrated indentification guide for the woodboring beetle. .... | 236 pages | colour illus, b&w illus | Washington ES Hbk | 2002 | 0972071415 | #159939A | £33.50 BUY |
A Colour Guide to Nudibranchs G Cobb and RC Willan Covers 277 species of nudibranch (in the broad sense, i.e. opisthobranchs) all found on the Sunshine Coast of southern Queensland, but most also found elsewhere in Australian .... | 312 pages | Col illus | ABRS Pbk | 2006 | 0858811472 | #163928A | £32.50 BUY |
| Palaeontology | Go to subject web page |
The Angiospermous Fossil Wood Flora in Wuhan, China
Qi Guofan This book describes 12 families, 13 genera, 20 species. .... | 123 pages | 35 plates | Science Press Pbk | 2005 | 7030157575 | #163805A | £31.50 BUY |
Global Environments Through the Quarternary Exploring Environmental Change David Anderson, Andrew Goudie and Adrian Parker We are in the grip of global warming, so we are told: sea levels are rising; glaciers are melting; meteorological events are becoming more extreme. But are these differences .... | 382 pages | 125 col line illus & col plates | OUP Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0198742266 | #164118A | £24.99 BUY |
Neoproterozoic Geobiology and Paleobiology
Edited by Shuhai Xiao and Alan J Kaufman The Neoproterozoic Era (1000-542 million years ago) has become a major focus of geobiological investigations because it is a geological period characterized by dramatic .... | 300 pages | 48 illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402052014 | #164043A | £84.50 BUY |
A Traverse This book provides complete coverage of all aspects of the study of all fossil palynomorphs yet studied. It is a profusely illustrated treatment. The book serves both .... | 770 pages | 250 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1402056095 | #164042A | £128.00 BUY |
Adolf Seilacher This definitive textbook by a renowned field observer and analyst of trace fossils concentrates on the most distinctive examples, mostly made by infaunal invertebrates in .... | 240 pages | 75 col illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 3540472258 | #164041A | £38.50 BUY |
| Marine & Freshwater Biology | Go to subject web page |
The Diver's Guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and Marine Invertebrates Pierre Constant Thoroughly revised second edition of the definite diver's guide to the Galapagos. Based on the author's numerous trips to the archipelago, this is a highly illustrated guide, .... | 307 pages | 288 col photos, b/w illus, maps | Odyssey Pbk | 2007 | 9622177670 | #163510A | £15.95 BUY |
World of Water Wildlife Guide: Christmas Island
Neville Coleman The first comprehensive marine life guide to the Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Includes examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. Simple .... | 80 pages | over 550 photos | Neville Coleman Pbk | 2006 | 0947325395 | #164131A | £19.95 BUY |
World of Water Wildlife Guide: Cocos Islands (Keeling)
Neville Coleman The first comprehensive marine life guide to Cocos (Keeling) Island. Includes examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. Simple layout, easy to .... | 80 pages | over 550 colour photos | Neville Coleman Pbk | 2006 | 0947325387 | #164130A | £19.95 BUY |
World of Water Wildlife Guide: Maldives
Neville Coleman A comprehensive wildlife guide to the Maldives. Includes examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. .... | 80 pages | over 550 colour photos | Neville Coleman Pbk | 2006 | 0947325379 | #164128A | £19.95 BUY |
World of Water Wildlife Guide: Seychelles
Neville Coleman A comprehensive marine life guide to the Seychelles. Includes examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. Simple layout, easy to read text with .... | 80 pages | over 550 colour photos | Neville Coleman Pbk | 2006 | 0947325360 | #164125A | £19.95 BUY |
| General Natural History | Go to subject web page |
Julianne Lutz Newton A household icon of the environmental movement, Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) may be the most quoted conservationist in history. "A Sand County Almanac" has sold millions of copies .... | 472 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2006 | 1597260452 | #163455A | £22.95 BUY |
A Metabiography Nicolaas A Rupke Alexander von Humboldt is one of the most celebrated figures of late-modern science. In Germany, his renown has generated continuous biographical interest from late-Prussian .... | 320 pages | illus | Peter Lang Hbk | 2005 | 3631539320 | #163911A | £42.50 BUY |
Alternatives to Animal Testing
Edited by RM Harrison and RE Hester Animal experimentation has long been a controversial issue, with impassioned arguments on both sides of the debate. Increasingly it has become more expedient and feasible to .... | 130 pages | RSC Hbk | 2006 | 0854042113 | #164137A | £60.00 BUY |
The Art of Digital Photography
John Hedgecoe Still life or action, portrait or abstract - whatever your subject, this book helps you discover how to take digital images. It presents the fundamentals of composing an image .... | 288 pages | colour illus | Dorling Kindersley Hbk | 2006 | 1405312521 | #163543A | £20.00 BUY |
Be Your Own Landscape Detective Investigating Where You Are Richard Muir Both accessible and informative, this book demonstrates that the countryside and its scenic landscape can be read like a book. .... | 288 pages | 120 b/w illus, 15 col illus | Sutton Publishing Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0750943335 | #163066A | £20.00 BUY |
How We Create and Understand Environmental Messages Julia B Corbett A broader and more comprehensive understanding of how we communicate with each other about the natural world and our relationship to it is essential to solving environmental .... | 364 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2006 | 1597260673 | #163464A | £41.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1597260681 | #163445A | £20.50 BUY |
Bill McLain Have you ever wondered why cats purr or whether it can really rain frogs? Bill McLain answers and expands upon these problems, leaving you knowing much more than just a .... | 320 pages | Harper Collins Pbk | 2006 | 000724049X | #163983A | £7.99 BUY |
Systems, Organisms, Persons Edited by Nancey Murphy and William Stoeger A collection of essays by experts in the field, exploring how nature works at every level to produce more complex and highly organized objects, systems, and organisms from .... | 368 pages | OUP Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0199204713 | #164113A | £60.00 BUY |
The Interface between Experiment and Computation: Bifi 2006 II International Congress. Zaragoza, Spain, 8-11 February 2006 Edited by J Clemente-Gallardo, Y Moreno, JFS Lorenzo and A Velazquez-Campoy The BIFI2006 Conference represents an interactive forum for physicists, chemists, biologists, and mathematicians for sharing ideas as well as adressing recent advances in .... | 216 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 0735403503 | #163922A | £76.00 BUY |
Where Memory, Reason, Passion, Violence and Creativity Intersect in the Human Brain Kathleen Stein An enlightening examination of the center of our entire mental universe, the prefrontal cortex, or PFC. .... | 304 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0471262390 | #163499A | £18.99 BUY |
Artists for Nature in England Chris Gerrard Presents the work of 30 artists that shows a variety of styles and a variety of topics, ranging across field sketches of birds and other animals, detailed botanical and .... | 168 pages | Langford Press Hbk | 2006 | 1904078133 | #160580A | £35.00 BUY |
The Hands-On Guide for Science Communicators A Step-by-Step Approach to Public Outreach Lars Linberg Christensen This hands-on guide offers practical advice on all aspects of science communication. It features a tightly interwoven fabric of issues: product types, target groups, written .... | 274 pages | 40 col illus, 100 b/w illus | Springer Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0387263241 | #164031A | £19.50 BUY |
Will Cuppy From the same author as 'The Decline & Fall of Practically Everybody', here is a humourous and affectionate look at the nature of animals. Sections include 'Problem .... | 176 pages | 100 b/w illus | Sutton Publishing Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0750946105 | #163076A | £8.99 BUY |
Karl Hoffmann: Naturalista, Medico y Heroe Nacional
Luko Hilje Quiros Biography of the naturalist who studied Costa Rica's fauna in the 1850s. .... | 200 pages | INBio Pbk | 2006 | 996892718X | #163888A | £11.50 BUY |
The Life and Legend of a Colossal Fraud Brian Garfield Col. Richard Meinertzhagen (1878-1967) was an acclaimed British war hero, a secret agent, and a dean of international ornithology. Many of the adventures recorded in his .... | 386 pages | Potomac Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597970417 | #163582A | £18.50 BUY |
Moths That Drink Elephants' Tears And Other Zoological Curiosities Matt Walker Presents a collection of insights and unusual facts, detailing the wondrous diversity of animal life that surrounds us. .... | 160 pages | Piatkus Hbk | 2006 | 0749951281 | #163939A | £9.99 BUY |
A Life of W.D. Hamilton Ullica Segerstrale W.D. Hamilton (1936-2000) was responsible for a revolution in thinking about evolutionary biology - a revolution that changed our understanding of life itself. .... | 336 pages | 20 b/w illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 019860727X | #162417A | £16.99 BUY |
Celebrity Scientists Versus God and Religion Karl Giberson and Mariano Artigas Looks at the views of Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Dawkins, Edward O. Wilson, Carl Segan, Stephen Hawking and Steven Weinberg; carefully distinguishing science from philosophy .... | 288 pages | OUP Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0195310721 | #164112A | £17.99 BUY |
The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology
Edited by Roger S Gottlieb The last two decades have seen the emergence of a new field of academic study that examines the interaction between religion and ecology. Theologians from every religious .... | 688 pages | OUP Hbk | 2006 | 0195178726 | #164114A | £45.00 BUY |
The Remarkable Life of William Beebe Explorer and Naturalist Carol Grant Gould William Beebe was a groundbreaking scientist and explorer. Carol Grant Gould brings his life and times compellingly to light in this new biography. .... | 447 pages | Photos | Shearwater Hbk | 2004 | 1559638583 | #150312A | £21.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1597261076 | #163465A | £13.95 BUY |
Science Fact and Science Fiction An Encyclopedia Brian Stableford Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the vocabulary of all sciences to create valid narratives that .... | 760 pages | Routledge Hbk | 2006 | 0415974607 | #164103A | £100.00 BUY |
What do scientists really know? E Brian Davies How do scientific conjectures become laws? Why does proof mean different things in different sciences? Do numbers exist, or were they invented? Why do some laws turn out .... | 306 pages | 29 b/w line drawings and 8 b/w halftones | OUP Hbk | 2003 | 0198525435 | #163541A | £29.00 BUY |
The Idea of the Pacific in Western Thought Edited by Richard Lansdown Long before Magellan entered the Pacific in 1521 Westerners entertained ideas of undiscovered oceans, mighty continents, and paradisal islands at the far ends of the .... | 429 pages | 32 illus | Hawaii UP Hbk | 2006 | 0824829026 | #163898A | £38.50 BUY |
Selected Writings on Nature Mark Cocker In seven works of non-fiction, especially in Birders and the universally acclaimed Birds Britannica, Mark Cocker has established himself as one of the foremost .... | 192 pages | Jonathan Cape Hbk | 2006 | 0224078828 | #163806A | £10.00 BUY |
Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery An Anthology Edited by Peter C Mancall This is a primary source collection of narratives about travel and discovery in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe in the 16th century. The authors represent .... | 430 pages | 21 halftones | OUP Hbk | 2006 | 0195155963 | #159276A | £45.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0195155971 | #163784A | £14.99 BUY |
How Creatures of Mud and Dirt Shape Our World Yvonne Baskin Yvonne Baskin takes the reader from the polar desert of Antarctica to the coastal rain forests of Canada, from the rangelands of Yellowstone National Park to the vanishing .... | 237 pages | Illus | Shearwater Hbk | 2005 | 1597260037 | #152022A | £19.50 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1597261181 | #163454A | £12.50 BUY |
Digital and Traditional Techniques Martin Edge "Martin assumes the reader has a basic knowledge of underwater photography, and so pitches at the intermediate skilled, but still allows the book to be accessible to the .... | 408 pages | illus | Focal Press Pbk | 2006 | 0240519884 | #164003A | £24.99 BUY |
Billy Showell Presents several watercolour flower portraits. This illustrated book contains information on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing and composition. It offers .... | 128 pages | colour illus | Search Press Hbk | 2006 | 1844480666 | #163545A | £19.50 BUY |
KwaZulu-Natal P Van den Berg, I Van den Berg and H Van den Berg Through beautiful photography, this book deals with the diversity of scenery, biomes, ecosystems, indigenous cultures and wildlife of the garden province of South Africa. .... | 208 pages | colour photos | HPH Photography & Publishing Hbk | 2006 | 0620366796 | #163894A | £48.50 BUY |
| Regional & Travel | Go to subject web page |
Trevor Carnaby A field guide to the mammals of South Africa. This book follows in the footsteps of its immensely popular predecessor, Beat About the Bush: Mammals & Birds. This expanded .... | 366 pages | Jacana Pbk | 2006 | 1770092404 | #163483A | £18.95 BUY |
La Colonizacion de la Isabela (Republica Dominicana) Con Animales y Plantas de Canarias AT Gaspar and JC Alvarez | 146 pages | b&w photos | Pbk | 2005 | 8479265086 | #161399A | £10.95 BUY |
A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife The Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and Southern Ocean Hadoram Shirihai The first complete guide to the natural history and wildlife of this vast region, covering all the subantarctic islands, the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic Continent. .... | 512 pages | 600 photos, 35 plates | Princeton UP Hbk | 2002 | 0691114145 | #126144A | £32.50 BUY Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0713664061 | #162618A | £29.99 BUY |
Environmental Assessment of the Areas Disengaged by Israel in the Gaza Strip
Edited by UNEP JERUSALEM, 30 March, 2006 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has revealed the results of the first major investigation into the environmental impact of the .... | 209 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9280726978 | #163814A | £19.95 BUY |
Flora and Fauna of Cabrits National Park, Dominica
Arlington James Field guide. .... | FWPD Dominica 2004 | #163955A | £14.50 BUY |
The Islands That Changed the World Paul Stewart and Tilda Swinton The Galapagos archipelago is made up of thirteen main islands and more than sixty other islets, rocks and reefs, scattered over four hundred kilometres of open ocean. Sitting .... | Running Time: 210 Minutes | BBC Video DVD | 2006 | BBCDVD1997 | #162057A | Normally £17.01 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £15.31 |
Aproximació a la història de la natura de la ciutat Margarita Parés i Rifà Guide to the green spaces in the city of Barcelona. The book lays open the world of nature in the metropolitan landscape, understood as an environment made up of urban .... | 272 pages | Lynx Pbk | 2006 | #164147A | £17.50 BUY |
Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo Hans P Hazebroek and Abang Kashim bin Abang Morshidi Bako is one of the smallest parks in Sarawak, yet one of the most interesting because of its highly visible wildlife (including the fabled long-nosed proboscis monkey, .... | 108 pages | Natural History Publications Pbk | 2006 | 9838121142 | #164141A | £10.50 BUY |
The Lightning Tree Chris Howkins This book explores the reasons why the English love oak trees above all others and it is therefore a cultural history rather than a natural history. Crucial sections are .... | 48 pages | Howkins, Christopher Pbk | 2006 | 1901087700 | #163799A | £5.00 BUY |
The Discovery of Australia's Interior Derek Parker In 1800, while the coast of Australia had finally been charted, the vast interior of the continent, and routes across its deserts and mountains from north to south and east to .... | 240 pages | 34 illus | Sutton Publishing Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0750942975 | #163067A | £18.99 BUY |
William E Davis This is the first book on the general natural history of Tasmania in nearly a .... | 270 pages | Surrey Beatty Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | #162080A | £24.99 BUY |
The Very Best of African Wildlife
Gerald Hinde Think of Africa and one immediately thinks of its wild animals, birdlife and even its unusual and colourful insects. The continent's rich and incredibly varied wildlife draws .... | 128 pages | 140 col photos | Struik Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1770073779 | #163062A | £19.99 BUY |
Survie du premier parc d'Afrique Mark Languy and Emmanuel de Meronde Under the leadership of Marc Languy and Emmanuel de Merode, 36 conservationists describe the past and present efforts to protect Virunga, Africa's first National Park. With over .... | 208 pages | 240 color photographs, 60 maps and 45 graphs | Lannoo Hbk | 2006 | 902096562X | #163984A | £33.00 BUY |
Challenges Beyond Caviar We often associate the Caspian Sea with caviar that is legally or illegally finding its way to our tables, but overlook the footprints left by a number of industries installed .... | 50 maps and diagrams | UNEP 2006 | 8277010397 | #163569A | £13.50 BUY |
Scourie Wildlife Group Presenting the results of a one-year survey project of this area in the northwest of Scotland, this booklet describes the habitat, the fauna and the flora including species .... | 78 pages | colour photos | Scourie Wildlife Group Pbk | 2006 | #164005A | £4.50 BUY |
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Algae of Australia: Nemaliales
John M Huisman The marine algae are plants of considerable biological and economic importance. The Nemaliales, one of the most diverse and significant orders of red algae in Australian .... | 164 pages | colour photos, illus | CSIRO Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0643093788 | #162917A | £46.95 BUY |
New Concepts and Methodology Edited by Y Fujii and MM Parvez The principal goal of allelopathy is to foster sustainable agriculture, forestry, and environment. The objective is to minimize the industrial chemicals and to maximize the .... | 400 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1578084466 | #163426A | £50.10 BUY |
An Introduction to Structure and Development Paula Rudall In the third edition of her successful textbook, Paula Rudall provides a comprehensive yet succinct introduction to the anatomy of flowering plants. Thoroughly revised and .... | 110 pages | Illus | CUP Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0521692458 | #161633A | £22.99 BUY |
A Guide to their Collection, Identification and Biology Luke Sweedman and David Merritt This is the first complete guide to the collection, processing and storage of wild collected seed. While the main focus is on Australian seed, the procedures and protocols .... | 320 pages | CSIRO Hbk | 2006 | 0643091327 | #157806A | £50.50 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0643092986 | #162146A | £31.50 BUY |
Ellen Drake Just like any other tree, the iconic baobab provides shade and shelter, flowers and fruit. It does its bit to protect the soil, produce oxygen and create medicines and .... | 96 pages | Aardvark Press Pbk | 2006 | 0958478546 | #163575A | £19.95 BUY |
JR Hanson This book discusses the numerous interactions between plants, the soil and with other organisms in which chemistry plays a central mediating role. It concerns itself with .... | 200 pages | RSC Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0854048979 | #163064A | £19.95 BUY |
Edited by Gao Jiangyun et al This book describes Zingiberaceae: 20 genera, 95 species and variety species, with about 170 colour photos. .... | 146 pages | colour photos | Science Press Hbk | 2006 | 7030166345 | #163804A | £39.00 BUY |
The Complete Book of Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit The definite book on edible gardening Matthew Biggs, Jekka McVicar and Bob Flowerdew Useful for the gardener and the cook, this book acts as a comprehensive guide to selecting, cultivating, harvesting and cooking your own fresh produce at home. Combining .... | 640 pages | colour photos | Kyle Cathie Pbk | 2006 | 1856266710 | #163537A | £16.99 BUY |
Ernest Small This book is a comprehensive reference guide to herb and spice plants that are cultivated in Canada and the northern half of the United States for the purpose of .... | 1036 pages | Illus, tabs | NRC Hbk | 2006 | 0660190737 | #163570A | £64.00 BUY |
Production and Processing Edited by M Kafi, KM Rashed Mohassel, A Koocheki and M Nassiri This book documents local and international literature on cumin. These findings have been .... | 168 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2006 | 1578085047 | #163764A | £27.70 BUY |
Ursula Buchan Explores the English garden and captures its extraordinary richness and diversity. Focusing on gardens that are open to visitors, the author explains the historical trends .... | 352 pages | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2006 | 0711226385 | #163534A | £25.00 BUY |
The Ethnobotany of Pre-columbian Peru
Margaret A Towle Originally published in 1961 by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. .... | 183 pages | Aldine Transaction Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0202309304 | #164018A | £15.50 BUY |
Axel D Poulsen Borneo is one of the most exciting places to study the richness of plant life on Earth and home to more than 300 ginger species. Etlingera is among the most diverse and .... | 263 pages | Natural History Publications Hbk | 2006 | 9838121177 | #158124A | £47.50 BUY |
Ferns, Fern-Allies and Seed Bearing Plants of Korea
K Kyeongshik and J Euishik Deals with over 2000 pteridophytes and spematophytes, as well as some garden plants from Korea. Up-to-date nomenclature, distribution data. For trees, usually several pictures .... | 998 pages | 1929 col photos | Il Ji Sa Hbk | 2003 | 8942908314 | #162541A | £138.00 BUY |
Juan Ruiz de la Torre Provides a wealth of information on trees and shrubs; includes plates, distribution maps for 200 species and a chapter that traces the relationship between humans and nature. .... | 1756 pages | OAPN Hbk | 2006 | 8480146605 | #164000A | £36.50 BUY |
Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 141: Chloranthaceae
| Instituto de Ecologia Pbk | 2006 | #163737A | £9.95 BUY |
Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 142: Sapindaceae
| Instituto de Ecologia Pbk | 2006 | #163738A | £13.95 BUY |
Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 143: Proteaceae
| Instituto de Ecologia Pbk | 2006 | #163740A | £9.95 BUY |
Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 27: Bryophytes, Part 1 Mosses, Part 1 Edited by Flora of North America Editorial Committee Flora of North America Volume 27 is the first volume of three on the bryophytes (mosses, hornworts, and liverworts). Thirty-five authors treat the first half of the mosses, .... | 600 pages | 757 line illus., 621 species-distribution maps | OUP Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0195318234 | #153853A | £58.00 BUY |
Flora of the Bluegreen Algae of the Netherlands The non-filamentous species of inland waters Anton MT Joosten The Netherlands are a small country, characterized by a large diversity of fresh to slightly brackish, oligo- to hypereutrophic stagnant and flowing inland waters. This .... | 240 pages | KNNV Hbk | 2006 | 9050112420 | #163518A | £79.00 BUY |
Flora of the Guianas, Series A: 23: Acanthaceae and Mendonciaceae
Edited by MJ Jansen-Jacobs | 188 pages | 39 figures, folding map | Kew RBG Pbk | 2006 | 1842461311 | #163437A | £42.00 BUY |
Flore de la Suisse et des Territoires Limitrophes Le Nouveau Binz D Aeschimann and HM Burdet Pocket identification guide to the vascular flora of Switzerland. .... | 604 pages | Line illus | Paul Haupt Verlag Pbk | 2005 | 3258069468 | #163974A | £21.50 BUY |
Three Volumes David Pegler and David Freedberg These three volumes catalogue the extensive corpus of mycological drawings in the Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Executed mostly in watercolour between 1625 and 1630 and .... | 1028 pages | 3 volumes; 24 b/w ill.; 901 colour ill. | Harvey Miller Hbk | 2006 | 1905375050 | #162957A | £200.00 BUY |
Garden Plants for Mediterranean Climates
Graham Payne Comprehensively sets out the ground rules for Mediterranean gardeners. This book talks about the range of plants to consider growing, what they offer and what they demand. .... | 240 pages | 500 colour photos | Crowood Press Pbk | 2006 | 1861268955 | #163548A | £16.99 BUY |
The Genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae) in the Philippine Archipelago
| Texas Botanical RI NYP 01/2007 | #163588A | £34.50 BUY |
Gesneriads of Costa Rica / Gesneriaceas de Costa Rica
Ricardo Kriebel Haehner This guide includes 25 genera and 99 native species (plus one that could become naturalized) of Gesneriaceae from Costa Rica, one of the most showy flowering plant .... | 368 pages | INBio 2006 | 9968927171 | #163890A | £19.50 BUY |
An Illustrated Guide to the Native and Naturalised Species John Jessop In this book, for the first time, all of the State's grasses have been carefully drawn, including more than 450 line drawings and 20 coloured paintings illustrating typical .... | 560 pages | Wakefield Press Hbk | 2006 | 1862546940 | #162302A | £34.00 BUY |
John Cushnie Most of the plants we grow in our gardens can be propagated with ease. Some of the techniques are almost foolproof, even for complete beginners; others are a bit more .... | 256 pages | Kyle Cathie Hbk | R/P 01/2007 | 1856266125 | #163538A | £19.99 BUY |
Helena Attlee To many of us, the great gardens of Italy seem like paradise on earth. But how much do we know of their history, and the people who created them? In this book, illustrated .... | 240 pages | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2006 | 0711226474 | #163532A | £30.00 BUY |
Joan Clifton's Garden Design: How to Create a Contemporary Outdoor Living Space
Joan Clifton Serves as a stylish guide to hard landscaping for gardens, courtyards and terraces, using stone, wood, concrete, glass, metals, clay, synthetics and organic materials. This .... | 256 pages | Lorenz Books Hbk | 2006 | 0754816761 | #163539A | £14.99 BUY |
Marina Christopher Shows how, by choosing plants that have a late flowering season, or offer such bonuses as attractive foliage, seedheads or berries, you can get the best from the garden in .... | 208 pages | colour photos | Frances Lincoln Hbk | 2006 | 0711224811 | #163531A | £25.00 BUY |
Lost Crops of Africa, Volume 2: Vegetables
This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes .... | 374 pages | National Academies Press Pbk | 2006 | 0309103339 | #032761A | £35.99 BUY |
Nitric Oxide in Plant Growth, Development and Stress Physiology
Edited by L Lamattina and JC Polacco Recent advances in the study of nitric oxide (NO) biology, biochemistry, molecular biology and physiology in plants are presented in this book, providing an overview of .... | 250 pages | 39 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 3540451285 | #164072A | £84.50 BUY |
Golden Joy John Train Provides a photographic history of the orange and its many uses across the world exploring its role in culture and history. This book contains simple instructions to .... | 112 pages | 200 colour illus | Antique Collectors Hbk | 2006 | 1851495258 | #163536A | £16.99 BUY |
J Francisco Morales Few-if any-straightforward field guides on the subject have been written for a general audience. This guide partially fills the gap, covering the Area de Conservacion .... | 184 pages | 75 colour illustrations | INBio Pbk | 2006 | 9968927082 | #160082A | £16.95 BUY |
David Squire Palms, with their distinctive fronds, and seed-bearing cycads add exotic appeal to any setting. This handy sourcebook provides sound advice on selecting a suitable plant and .... | 160 pages | 260 full-colour photographs | New Holland Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1845372980 | #163072A | £17.99 BUY |
How They Found their Place in the Garden Anne Wilkinson Tells the story of the popular pelargonium. Its history includes bitter rivalry and criminal obsession, scandal, fraud, and fast dealing, and polite society being rather .... | 320 pages | 16 col illus | Sutton Publishing Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0750944285 | #163069A | £16.99 BUY |
Physiology and Molecular Biology of Stress Tolerance in Plants
Edited by KV Madhava Rao, AS Raghavendra and K Janardhan Reddy Today, biologists all over the world speak the same scientific language of molecular biology and use the same molecular tools. More interest and attention is given to .... | 345 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402042248 | #163584A | £104.00 BUY |
Plant Diversity of the Iwokrama Forest, Guyana Using Checklists and Collections Data to Investigate Plant Diversity HD Clarke, VA Funk and T Hollowell Plant Diversity of the Iwokrama Forest, Guyana presents the results of floristic research conducted as part of the collection of baseline data for this 360,000 hectare .... | 90 pages | Texas Botanical RI 2001 | 1889878073 | #162817A | £18.95 BUY |
Plant Genome: Biodiversity and Evolution, Volume 1, Part D: Phanerogams
Edited by AK Sharma and A Sharma | 560 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2006 | 1578084202 | #163423A | £53.20 BUY |
Edited by David Logan Mitochondria are critical organelles in the metabolic regulation of all eukaryotic organisms. Knowledge of their biochemistry and molecular biology in plants has been .... | 360 pages | 39 illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1405149396 | #164016A | £99.50 BUY |
Nigel Colborn Problem-solving guide to finding the right plant for the right place in your garden. Packed with plant suggestions, cultivation notes and companion ideas, "Plant Solutions" .... | 448 pages | colour photos | Harper Collins Hbk | 2006 | 0007193122 | #163535A | £25.00 BUY |
VI Grubov | Illus, maps | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1578081238 | #113463A | £38.10 BUY |
Edited by K Esser, UE Lüttge, W Beyschlag and J Murata With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present .... | 405 pages | 48 illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540368302 | #164062A | £154.00 BUY |
Reproductive Biology of Sexual Hybridization in Woody Plants : An Atlas
Li Wendian and Ma Fengshan This book represents a pictorial summary of the findings achieved from research program, "Reproductive Biology of Sexual Hybridization in Woody Plants", at the Chinese Academy .... | 143 pages | 80 plates | Science Press Hbk | 2006 | 7030159454 | #163800A | £48.00 BUY |
Including Kruger National Park Rina Grant and Val Thomas New edition of this popular beginner's guide to tree identification. .... | 350 pages | Col illus | Jacana Pbk | 2006 | 1770092374 | #163577A | £20.00 BUY |
Seed Plants of the KARST Region in China, Vol. 1 Southeast Yunnan Shui Yu-Min and Chen Wen-Hong The book includes 696 wild species of 331 genera in 93 families of seed plants and more than 1900 photos, all from the karst region of Southeast Yunnan in China. Every species .... | 260 pages | more than 1900 photos | Science Press Hbk | 2006 | 7030170563 | #163802A | £97.00 BUY |
A Monograph of Cultivated Galanthus Matt Bishop, Aaron Davis and John Grimshaw The definitive new work of reference for the genus Galanthus, describing both wild species and horticultural cultivars in an accessible and interesting way. The book .... | 363 pages | Col photos | Griffin Press Hbk | 2002 | 0954191609 | #120569A | £84.00 BUY |
Tom Petherick Offers a photographic study of the impact of trees on our lives and our surroundings. This book looks at a different climate zone from the arctic north to the tropical south, .... | 192 pages | colour photos | Quadrille Publishing Hbk | 2006 | 1844003175 | #163542A | £25.00 BUY |
An Identification Guide for Australia FJ Richardson, RG Richardson and RCH Richardson Written in easy-to-understand language and beautifully illustrated, this is a field guide for anyone interested in the identifcation of pest plants and the preservation of .... | 438 pages | colour illus | Richardson (R G and PJ) Pbk | 2006 | 0958743932 | #162301A | £58.50 BUY |
A History Fred Hageneder The yew is one of the most fascinating and versatile life forms on Earth, botanically rich and intriguing and culturally almost without comparison. It has links with Darwin, .... | 224 pages | 200 col illus | Sutton Publishing Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0750945974 | #163068A | £20.00 BUY |
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Concepts in Modern Biology PS Agutter and DN Wheatley This book uses modern biological knowledge to tackle the question of what distinguishes living organisms from the non-living world. The authors first draw on recent advances in .... | 200 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1402054173 | #164056A | £24.50 BUY |
The dual role of DNA in life and death Jan Vijg Aging has long since been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of DNA mutations in the genome of somatic cells. However, it is only recently that the necessary sophisticated .... | 368 pages | OUP Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 019856922X | #163435A | £65.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0198569238 | #163434A | £27.50 BUY |
Secondary Metabolites Edited by K G Ramawat and J M Merillon This book provides both basic as well as information relating recent advances in the field of plant secondary products. Besides updating chapters of the first edition, this .... | 390 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1578084288 | #163425A | £36.40 BUY |
Methods and Applications Kevin Strange Nonmammalian model organisms have become a cornerstone of systems biology research. Like the Rosetta Stone, which enabled modern scholars to decode ancient Egyptian .... | 308 pages | Humana Press Hbk | 2006 | 1588295974 | #163610A | £61.00 BUY |
Methods and Protocols Ezio Rosato Circadian Rhythms: Methods and Protocols is an in-depth examination of circadian biology, presented by leading researchers in the field. This cutting-edge collection of .... | 615 pages | Humana Press Hbk | 2006 | 158829417X | #163619A | £88.00 BUY |
Edited by C Kole Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants presents the current status of the elucidation and improvement of plant genomes of economic interest. The focus is on .... | 350 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 354034540X | #164071A | £138.50 BUY |
Immobilization of Enzymes and Cells
Jose M Guisan The second edition of Immobilization of Enzymes and Cells serves as an update as well as a compliment to the first edition. This volume now includes simple protocols for the .... | 416 pages | Line & b/w illus | Humana Press Hbk | 2006 | 1588292908 | #163736A | £74.00 BUY |
In Situ Hybridization Protocology
Ian Darby and Tim Hewitson This revised and updated edition of a recognized classic emphasizes tissue and cell in situ hybridization methods. Among the new techniques detailed are PNA probes for viral .... | 500 pages | Humana Press Hbk | 2005 | 1588294021 | #163646A | £61.00 BUY |
The New Biological Synthesis Edited by Marcello Barbieri This book is addressed to students, researchers and academics who have barely heard of the emerging young science of Biosemiotics, and who want to know more about it. Written .... | 530 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402048130 | #164058A | £107.50 BUY |
Practical Protocols Dario Leister and Johannes Herrmann Mitochondria: Practical Protocols offers a broad collection of methods for studying the molecular biology, function, and features of mitochondria. In the past decade, .... | 736 pages | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1588296679 | #163664A | £82.00 BUY |
Modeling of Biological Materials
Edited by Francesco Mollica, Luigi Preziosi and KR Rajagopal This interdisciplinary collection of surveys highlights the central role played by the mathematical modeling of mechanical properties having an effect on the biology, .... | 375 pages | 71 illus | Birkhauser Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0817644105 | #163788A | £53.50 BUY |
The Natural History of Hidden Animals
Bernard Heuvelmans and Peter Gwynvay Hopkins Dr. Heuvelmans, the founder of Cryptozoology, or the science of unknown animals, was an enormously influential explorer and an industrious writer who changed the way in which .... | 228 pages | 96 illus | Kegan Paul Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0710313330 | #164119A | £69.95 BUY |
New and Emerging Proteomic Techniques
D Nedelkov and RW Nelson Leading researchers and innovators describe in step-by-step detail the latest techniques that promise to significantly impact the practice of proteomics, as well as its success .... | 248 pages | Humana Press Hbk | 2006 | 1588295192 | #163670A | £59.00 BUY |
Biology, Ecology and Evolution Edited by Edouard Jurkevitch Predatory Prokaryotes focuses on the ecology of predation at the microbial level. It aims to increase the awareness of the great possibilities that predation between .... | 260 pages | 53 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 3540385770 | #164066A | £92.50 BUY |
Principles of Population Genetics
Daniel L Hartl and Andrew G Clark Thoroughly updated introduction to the field that is at last ascending to its rightful position of centrality to evolutionary genomics and human genetics. Rapid and .... | 542 pages | Figs, tabs | Sinauer Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0878933085 | #163977A | £52.99 BUY |
Salvatore Sechi A Compendium of cutting-edge protocols for quantitative proteomics, and presents the most significant methods used in the field today. The focus on mass spectrometry (MS) is .... | 232 pages | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1588295710 | #163692A | £61.00 BUY |
VV Stcherbic and LP Buchatsky Quantum Genetics is a science about the essence of biological structures on their molecular level, about the microscopic processes of organization and reorganization of .... | 170 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 157808508X | #163765A | £36.00 BUY |
The Nature of Modern RNA Suggests a Prebiotic RNA World Edited by Raymond F Gesteland, Thomas R Cech and John F Atkins Revised, updated, and extended edition offering a completely current perspective on the modern world of RNA and the light it sheds on a prebiotic era perhaps dominated by this .... | 768 pages | Col photos, illus, figs, tabs | CSHL Hbk | 2006 | 0879697393 | #158650A | £99.00 BUY |
Mary Davenport A comprehensive collection of readily reproducible methods for studying receptors in silico, in vitro, and in vivo. These cutting-edge techniques cover mining from curated .... | 256 pages | Humana Press Hbk | 2005 | 158829420X | #163694A | £55.00 BUY |
Molecular Mechanisms Gary Perdew, John Vanden and Jeffrey Peters Regulation of Gene Expression: Molecular Mechanisms presents a comprehensive overview of methods and approaches for characterizing mechanisms of gene regulation. The text is .... | 224 pages | Humana Press Hbk | 2006 | 1588292657 | #163763A | £73.00 BUY |
Edited by E Sernagor, S Eglen, B Harris and R Wong This advanced text takes a developmental approach to the presentation of our current understanding of how vertebrates construct a retina. Written by experts in the field, .... | 400 pages | CUP Hbk | 2006 | 0521837987 | #164123A | £70.00 BUY |
An Integrated Approach J Trefil, RM Hazen and AJ Gaudin The Sciences, 5th Edition integrates major concepts from physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, and biology to help anyone become science-literate. Even readers with .... | 616 pages | Wiley Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0471769924 | #163492A | £57.95 BUY |
Edited by C Kole Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants presents the current status of the elucidation and improvement of plant genomes of economic interest. The focus is on .... | 340 pages | 35 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 354034537X | #164067A | £138.50 BUY |
Transmembrane Signalling Protocols
Hydar Ali and Bodduluri Haribabu This fully updated and expanded second edition of Transmembrane Signaling Protocols demonstrates the use of such techniques as single cell imaging, bioluminecence resonance .... | 320 pages | Humana Press Hbk | 2006 | 158829546X | #163701A | £61.00 BUY |
Edited by C Kole Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants presents the current status of the elucidation and improvement of plant genomes of economic interest. The focus is on .... | 320 pages | 41 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 3540345353 | #164069A | £138.50 BUY |
A MacKenzie This completely revised and updated edition of YAC Protocols takes advantage of the many new advances in biology since the publication of the first edition, including the .... | 390 pages | 29 b/w photos, 35 line illus | Humana Press Hbk | 2006 | 1588296121 | #163705A | £55.00 BUY |
| Evolutionary Biology | Go to subject web page |
The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory Why did Foragers become Farmers? Graeme Barker Addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global .... | 616 pages | 138 halftones and line drawings, 15 tables | OUP Hbk | 2006 | 0199281092 | #163794A | £80.00 BUY |
The Counter-Creationism Handbook
Mark Isaak The Counter-Creationism Handbook is a one-stop resource for addressing over 400 of the most prevalent claims made by creationists. Each claim is followed by a succinct and .... | 330 pages | Greenwood Press Hbk | 2005 | 031333305X | #163930A | £36.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0520249267 | #163961A | £12.95 BUY |
The Rise of the Animal Kingdom Wallace Arthur The most important aspect of evolution, from a philosophical viewpoint, is the rise of complex, advanced creatures from simple, primitive ones. This "vertical" dimension of .... | 255 pages | - | Hill and Wang Hbk | 2006 | 0809043211 | #163769A | £17.95 BUY |
Early Modern Human Evolution in Central Europe The People of Dolni Vnullstonice and Pavlov Edited by Erik Trinkaus and Jinulli Svoboda This is primary descriptive volume on the most important paleontological site for research into the emergence of humans, the development of a modern pattern of hunting .... | 500 pages | 288 halftones, 125 line illus | OUP Hbk | 2005 | 019516699X | #163797A | £150.00 BUY |
Emergence of Communication and Language
Edited by Caroline Lyon, Chrystopher L Nehaniv and Angelo Cangelosi Old questions on the origins of language and communication are illuminated here in new, state-of-the-art research. .... | 400 pages | 89 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1846284910 | #163883A | £55.00 BUY |
The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable Peter S Ungar We are interested in the evolution of hominin diets for several reasons. One is the fundamental concern over our present-day eating habits and the consequences of our .... | 432 pages | 22 halftones, 45 line illus | OUP Hbk | 2006 | 0195183460 | #163796A | £60.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0195183479 | #163795A | £29.99 BUY |
Douglas Futuyma Covers the genetic, developmental and ecological mechanisms of evolutionary change, the major features of evolutionary history as revealed by phylogenetic and palaeontological .... | 763 pages | Col plates, illus, figs, tabs, maps | Sinauer Pbk | 2006 | 0878931856 | #163040A | £36.99 BUY |
Henry Plotkin 'Necessary Knowledge' takes on one of the big questions at the heart of the cognitive sciences - what knowledge do we possess at birth, and what do we learn along the way? .... | 352 pages | OUP Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0198568282 | #163088A | £24.95 BUY |
Tracing the Lineage of Modern Man Himla Soodyall Curiosity about our origins is a defining characteristic of humanity. Of the various scientific disciplines concerned with human origins, genetics is the youngest, but the .... | Jonathan Ball Pbk | 2006 | 1868422461 | #163580A | £21.50 BUY |
Towards a Definition of the Aurignacian Proceedings of the Symposium held in Lisbon, Portugal, June 25-30, 2002 Edited by O Bar-Yosef and J Zilhao Presents the latest research on the subject. .... | 375 pages | b&w illus | IPA Pbk | 2006 | 9728662289 | #163004A | £35.00 BUY |
The Case Against Intelligent Design M Shermer Half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and "Intelligent Design" campaigns are gaining ground. Classroom by classroom, creationism is overthrowing biology. In "Why .... | 199 pages | Henry Holt Hbk | 2006 | 0805081216 | #163891A | £15.95 BUY |
| Ecology | Go to subject web page |
Biological Invasions Belowground: Earthworms as Invasive Species
Edited by PF Hendrix The most conspicuous biological invasions in terrestrial ecosystems have been by exotic plants, insects and vertebrates. Less conspicuous but possibly of equal importance are .... | 126 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402054289 | #164063A | £42.50 BUY |
Invasive Forest Insects, Introduced Forest Trees, and Altered Ecosystems Ecological Pest Management in Global Forests of a Changing World Edited by TD Paine Demand for timber and fibre continues to grow and is being met by increased reliance on plantation forestry. Many of the plantations that are being grown around the globe are .... | 189 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402051611 | #164075A | £57.50 BUY |
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Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment
Edited by JB Orbaek, R Kallenborn, I Tombre, EN Hegseth and S Falk-Petersen The European Arctic and Alpine regions are experiencing large environmental changes. Increased temperatures and precipitation, reduction in sea ice and glacier ice, the .... | 434 pages | 20 col illus, 66 b/w illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540485120 | #164039A | £115.50 BUY |
Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction and Environment in the Tropical Forests Despite the vast number of books and reports on tropical deforestation, there's confusion about the causes of forest loss and forest poverty, and the effectiveness of .... | 230 pages | World Bank Pbk | 2006 | 0821367358 | #163082A | £17.50 BUY |
Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems Concepts and Applications in Ecosystem Assessment Walter V Reid, Fikret Berkes, Thomas J Wilbanks and Doris Capistrano Bridging the gap between local knowledge and western science is essential to understanding the world's ecosystems and the ways in which humans interact with and .... | 324 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2006 | 1597260371 | #163457A | £48.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 159726038X | #163458A | £24.50 BUY |
Coastal Fluxes in the Anthropocene The Land-Ocean Interaction in the Coastal Zone Project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Edited by C Crossland, H Kremer, H Lindeboom, J Marshall Crossland and M Le Tissier In global coastal zones, the major fabric of goods and services for human welfare as well as global changes are extraordinarily visible. They are shaped by natural Earth .... | 232 pages | 69 col illus, 52 b/w illus | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 3540254501 | #163092A | £61.50 BUY |
Doug Phillips and Robert P Falls Celebrates the health and diversity of Alabama woodlands. Featuring 100 colour photographs, this title provides an introduction to the ecological, geological, and .... | 120 pages | 100 colour photos | Alabama UP Hbk | 2006 | 081731525X | #163900A | £26.50 BUY |
Building Living Ecosystems Walter H Adey and Karen Loveland Now in its third edition, this praised book demonstrates how the living systems modeling of aquatic ecosystems for ecological, biological and physiological research, and .... | 498 pages | 57 col plates, b/w photos, illus, figs, tabs | Academic Press Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0123706416 | #163871A | £45.99 BUY |
Edited by Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury, Jean-Marc Guehl and Olivier Laroussinie In 1982, the "Silvicultural research on the natural forest stands of French Guiana" operation was initiated, and since then, the Paracou experimental site has been a .... | 350 pages | - | Elsevier SAS - France Hbk | 2004 | 2842994558 | #153136A | £78.00 BUY |
PW West Describes the scientific principles which are used throughout the world to ensure rapid, healthy plantation growth. It is written for a world-wide audience, from forestry .... | 304 pages | 36 illus | Springer Pbk | 2006 | 354032478X | #163986A | £30.50 BUY |
Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change An Ecological and Conservation Synthesis David Lindenmayer and Joern Fischer Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest threat to biodiversity in the world today. "Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape .... | 480 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2006 | 1597260207 | #163460A | £55.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1597260215 | #163459A | £27.95 BUY |
Hudson River Fishes and their Environment
Edited by John Waldman, Karin Limburg and David Strayer Contains new findings about the ecological and environmental workings of the Hudson River and the effects on fishes. Chapter authors present important new findings .... | 250 pages | AFS Pbk | 2006 | 1888569824 | #163508A | £75.00 BUY |
Restoration and Management Edited by Robert L France The Mesopotamian Marshes, located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in southern Iraq, were historically one of the world's most important wetland environments. The area .... | 320 pages | Sussex Academic Press Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1845191137 | #163591A | £55.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1845191145 | #163592A | £22.95 BUY |
Land Use, Ecology and Conservation in the Lower Derwent Valley
Edited by Tim Milsom Proceedings of a conference held in May 2002 at York St John University. .... | 122 pages | b&w illus | PLACE Pbk | 2006 | 0954066499 | #162859A | £24.50 BUY |
Landscape Influences on Stream Habitats and Biological Assemblages
Edited by Robert Hughes, Lizhu Wang and Paul Seelbach This book synthesizes current knowledge of the influences of landscape on stream ecosystems, and evaluates the potential for watershed management and instream .... | 675 pages | AFS Pbk | 2006 | 188856976X | #163507A | £75.00 BUY |
Managing Coastal Vulnerability
Lorraine McFadden, Robert Nicholls and Edmund Penning-Roswell This book breaks down primary concepts of coastal vulnerability by providing a thorough discussion of the concept. It addresses coastal vulnerability around the world with .... | 233 pages | Elsevier Pbk | 2006 | 0080447031 | #163877A | £50.99 BUY |
Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Human Well-Being Synthesis Report Edited by UNEP A synthesis report based on the findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. This report is a synthesis of the findings of the MA on marine and coastal ecosystems, taken .... | 64 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 928072679X | #163832A | £19.95 BUY |
Connecting Open Space in North American Cities Donna Erickson In metropolitan areas across the United States, you can hear the laments over the loss of green space to new subdivisions and strip malls. But some city residents have taken .... | 376 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2006 | 1559638435 | #163462A | £48.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1559638915 | #163461A | £24.50 BUY |
Practical Forestry for the Agent and Surveyor
Cyril Hart This volume tackles financial management, taxation, the integration of forestry and agriculture, silvicultural operations, grading of timber, valuations, marketing, .... | 658 pages | Figs, tabs, maps | Sutton Publishing Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0862999626 | #163077A | £35.00 BUY |
Soils of Volcanic Regions in Europe
Edited by O Arnalds, F Bartoli, P Buurman, H Oskarsson, G Stoops and E Garcia-Rodeja Soils of volcanic areas often exhibit unique properties differentiating them from other soils on Earth. This publication compiles information gained by an EU research network .... | 649 pages | 169 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 3540487107 | #164036A | £130.50 BUY |
Thomson's Wildlife on Site Handbook A Practical Guide for Civil Engineers and Developers Edited by Richard Arnold Designed for civil engineers, developers and anyone else interested in wildlife, development and the law. It contains all the information you need regarding: .... | 92 pages | colour photos | Thomson Ecology Pbk | 2006 | #163945A | £14.99 BUY |
La Vegetation en la Marisma del Parque Nacional de Donana en Relation con su Regimen Hidraulico
Examines the vegetation ecology of the tidal marshes of the Donana National Park in southwestern Spain. .... | 297 pages | OAPN 2005 | 8480146109 | #163998A | £23.95 BUY |
History, Ecology and Conservation Edited by Hadrian Cook and Tom Williamson This book brings to public attention some of the most evocative and threatened features of the landscape of southern England. Water meadows work with nature to improve .... | 160 pages | 25 colour illus, 25 b&w illus | Windgather Press Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1905119127 | #163978A | £19.99 BUY |
| Conservation & Biodiversity | Go to subject web page |
Biodiversity Planning and Design Sustainable Practices Jack Ahern, Elisabeth Leduc and Mary Lee York How do you measure biodiversity, and why should landscape architects and planners care? What are the essential issues, the clearest terminology, and the most effective methods .... | 200 pages | Island Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597261084 | #163476A | £34.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597261092 | #163477A | £17.50 BUY |
Costa Rica: Ambiente y Biodiversidad
CE Valerio Revised and updated edition. Covers climate, geology and biodiversity of Costa Rica. .... | 139 pages | Col photos, figs, tabs, maps | INBio Pbk | 2006 | #163430A | £16.95 BUY |
Second Sibthorp Seminar Edited by Edward Maltby, Conor Linstead and Vernon Heywood Do Conservation Targets Help? - This question was based on an article published in Science by Soule and Sajayan, and then broadened to take a wider look at nature .... | 176 pages | diagrams | Sibthorp Pbk | 2006 | 0955409608 | #163561A | £15.00 BUY |
Environmental Indicators for North America
Edited by UNEP North America's environment - air currents, watersheds, and wildlife and their habitat-is not dissected by political borders. But Canada and the United States often .... | 158 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9280726838 | #163816A | £16.50 BUY |
Human Wildlife Conflicts in Europe Fisheries and Fish-Eating Vertebrates as a Model Case Edited by A Kranz, RA Klenke, I Ring, F Rauschmayer and K Henle This book is about conflicts between different stakeholder groups triggered by protected species that compete with humans for natural resources. It presents key ecological .... | 300 pages | 50 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 3540347887 | #164047A | £77.00 BUY |
Concepts and Practice Edited by Dan Gafta and John R Akeroyd This book provides a multi-disciplinary coverage of the broad fields of species, community and landscape conservation. The wide panel of contributors, including .... | 460 pages | 53 col illus, 60 b/w illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540472282 | #164044A | £123.00 BUY |
Non-Timber Forest Production in Uganda
Edited by UNEP This report describes a new map-based approach to defining areas best suited for NTFP commercialization. Uganda is used as a case study. As one of the most rapidly growing .... | 28 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9280723642 | #163808A | £13.50 BUY |
Pioneering Conservation in Alaska
Ken Ross This lavishly illustrated companion volume to Environmental Conflict in Alaska chronicles environmental issues and the growth of environmental conservation in Alaska .... | 560 pages | Colorado UP Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 087081852X | #163593A | £28.50 BUY |
The Future of Wild Pacific Salmon R Lackley, D Lach and S Duncan Restoring wild salmon to the Pacific Northwest of the USA is a daunting challenge. In this innovative book, 36 salmon scientists, resource managers and policy experts .... | 640 pages | AFS Pbk | 2006 | 1888569786 | #163516A | £37.50 BUY |
A Conservation Strategy for the 21st Century John Lombard The National Academy of Sciences concluded that the "social structure and institutions" of the Pacific Northwest of the USA "have proved incapable of ensuring a long-term .... | 325 pages | AFS Pbk | 2006 | 1888569832 | #163515A | £37.50 BUY |
The Essential Writings Valmik Thapar | 419 pages | col plates, 18 b/w photos | Permanent Black Pbk | 2006 | 8178241501 | #164134A | £19.50 BUY |
Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management
Edited by Clait E Braun New edition of the Wildlife Society's invaluable manual, previously published under the titles Research and Management Techniques for Wildlife and Habitats (1994), .... | 974 pages | - | Wildlife Society Hbk | 2005 | 0933564155 | #162656A | £81.95 BUY |
How Science Can Save the Fragile Predator K Karanth Highlights the importance of science in nature conservation. .... | 153 pages | Illus | Permanent Black Hbk | 2006 | 8178241374 | #163962A | £19.50 BUY |
Wildlife-Habitat Relationships Concepts and Applications Michael L Morrison, Bruce G Marcot and R William Mannan Goes beyond introductory wildlife biology texts to provide wildlife professionals and students with an understanding of the importance of habitat relationships in studying .... | 435 pages | 85 figs, tabs | Island Press Hbk | 2006 | 1597260940 | #163448A | £62.50 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1597260959 | #163449A | £31.50 BUY |
| Environmental Science | Go to subject web page |
Advanced Physicochemical Treatment Techniques
LK Wang, Y-T Hung and NK Shammas The Handbook of Environmental Engineering series addresses topics across the entire spectrum of environmental engineering using a unique approach to environmental .... | 672 pages | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1588298604 | #163743A | £107.00 BUY |
Assessment of Environmental "Hot Spots" in Iraq
Edited by UNEP It is estimated that Iraq has several thousand contaminated sites resulting from a combination of general industrial activities, military activities, post-conflict damage .... | 164 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280726501 | #163843A | £19.95 BUY |
Atlantic and Indian Oceans Environmental Outlook
Elton Laisi Special Edition for the Mauritius International Meeting for the 10-year Review of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing .... | 76 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280725254 | #163822A | £13.50 BUY |
LK Wang, Y-T Hung and NK Shammas The Handbook of Environmental Engineering series addresses topics across the entire spectrum of environmental engineering using a unique approach to environmental .... | 700 pages | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1588293963 | #163746A | £100.00 BUY |
Edited by UNEP Special Edition for the Mauritius International Meeting for the 10-year Review of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small island Developing .... | 114 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280725262 | #163823A | £13.50 BUY |
Assessing and Managing Risk Edited by RM Harrison and RE Hester Rising concern in recent years over the possible adverse environmental consequences of the use of chemicals has led to a steady increase in national activity towards greater .... | 150 pages | RSC Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0854042067 | #164136A | £60.00 BUY |
Catastrophe and Consequence Jim Smith and Nicholas Beresford As the debate about the environmental cost of nuclear power and the issue of nuclear safety continues, a comprehensive assessment of the Chernobyl accident, its long-term .... | 310 pages | 30 illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540238662 | #163098A | £100.00 BUY |
Climate Policy Assessment for India Applications of Asia - Pacific Integrated Model (AIM) PR Shukla | 217 pages | 8 col plates, 44 illus | Universities Press Hbk | 2005 | 8173714843 | #164132A | £25.95 BUY |
Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste
Edited by WR Alexander and Linda McKinley This book presents a critical review of designing, siting, constructing and demonstrating the safety and environmental impact of deep repositories for radioactive .... | 300 pages | Elsevier Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0080450105 | #163879A | £90.00 BUY |
The Economics of Climate Change The Stern Review Nicholas Stern On 19 July 2005 the Chancellor announced a major review of the economics of climate change, to understand more comprehensively the nature of the economic challenges and how .... | CUP Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0521700809 | #163558A | £29.99 BUY |
Edited by JH Duffus and HGJ Worth Fundamental Toxicology is a concise and comprehensive review of toxicology. It is based on the highly successful Fundamental Toxicology for Chemists and has been enriched and .... | 488 pages | RSC Hbk | 2006 | 0854046143 | #164135A | £53.50 BUY |
Global Change and the Earth System A Planet Under Pressure Edited by W Steffen, A Sanderson, P Tyson, J Jager, P Matson, B. Moore III et al The interactions between environmental change and human societies have a long, complex history spanning many millennia, but these have changed fundamentally in the last .... | 332 pages | 145 col illus, 113 b/w illus | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 3540265945 | #163091A | £77.00 BUY |
Edited by Hodaka Kawahata and Yoshio Awaya To understand the global warming mechanism, global mapping of primary production was carried out under the GCMAPS program. The program was concerned with marine and .... | 450 pages | Elsevier Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0444529489 | #163875A | £110.00 BUY |
Global Environmental Change and Infectious Diseases Impacts and Adaptations Edited by Rainer Sauerborn and Valerie Louis This book examines how man-made global environmental changes may affect infectious diseases. The authors look at six major global changes: climate change, the thinning of .... | 260 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 3540388877 | #163080A | £69.00 BUY |
How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take to Change a Planet 95 ways to save Planet Earth Tony Juniper A call for urgent action in the face of climate change. Tony Juniper plays the role of a modern-day Martin Luther and presents his programme for staving off environmental, .... | 256 pages | Quercus Publishing Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1847240496 | #164050A | £12.00 BUY |
Hydrodynamics around Cylindrical Structures
BM Sumer and Jorgen Fredsoe This book discusses the subject of wave/current flow around a cylinder, the forces induced on the cylinder by the flow, and the vibration pattern of slender structures in .... | 548 pages | World Scientific Hbk | 2006 | 9812700390 | #163863A | £62.00 BUY |
Intraseasonal Variability in the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate System
William Lau and Duane Waliser As the first comprehensive and authoritative review of intra-seasonal variability (ISV), this multi-author work balances coverage of observation, theory and modeling and .... | 436 pages | 80 illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540222766 | #163099A | £107.50 BUY |
Edited by RM Harrison Understanding pollution, its behaviour and impact is becoming increasingly important, as new technologies and legislation continually lower the tolerable levels of pollutants .... | 298 pages | RSC Hbk | 2006 | 0854048294 | #164139A | £33.50 BUY |
Juneau Icefield Research Project (1949-1958)
Cal Heusser The Juneau Icefield Research Project (JIRP) was formed to find a prototype area to study Alaska's coastal glaciers and trends in climatic change. For the past 57 years JIRP has .... | 250 pages | Elsevier Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0444529519 | #163876A | £105.00 BUY |
Edited by V Badescu, R Cathcart and R Schuiling Macro-engineering involves the large-scale modification and manipulation of natural systems for the benefit of mankind. The primary goals of some Earth-based macroprojects .... | 318 pages | 21 col illus, 88 b/w illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402037392 | #163083A | £100.00 BUY |
Modeling Phosphorus in the Environment
David E Radcliffe and Miguel L Cabrera Phosphorus modeling is a hot topic as phosphorous is one of the most relevant environmental pollutants. Modeling Phosphorus in the Environment combines traditional .... | 448 pages | CRC Press Hbk | 2006 | 0849337771 | #159480A | £74.99 BUY |
Natural Disasters as Interactive Components of Global Ecodynamics
Kirill Kondratyev, V Krapivin and C Varostos Large-scale natural catastrophes are environmental phenomena. Numerous studies in recent years have concluded that the frequency of occurrence of such natural disasters have .... | 579 pages | 17 illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540313443 | #163095A | £123.00 BUY |
Nitrogen Cycling in the Americas: Natural and Anthropogenic Influences and Controls
Edited by LA Martinelli and RW Howarth The rate of creation of reactive nitrogen (NR) on the earth has dramatically increased in the last half century mainly due to the production of N-fertilizer through the .... | 274 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402047177 | #164073A | £57.50 BUY |
Nonlinear Waves and Offshore Structures
Cheung Hun Kim The responses of offshore structures are significantly affected by steep nonlinear waves, currents and wind, leading to phenomena such as springing and ringing of TLPs, .... | 400 pages | World Scientific Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 9810248849 | #163865A | £46.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 9810248857 | #163866A | £22.00 BUY |
The Oceanic Thermohaline Circulation An Introduction Hendrik M vas Aken This book presents a global hydrographic description of the thermohaline circulation, an introduction to the theoretical aspects of this phenomenon, and observational evidence .... | 328 pages | 153 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0387366377 | #164035A | £77.00 BUY |
Oil Spill Environmental Forensics Fingerprinting and Source Identification Zhendi Wang and Scott Stout Oil Spill Environmental Forensics provides a complete view of the various forensic techniques used to identify the source of an oil spill into the environment. The .... | 1002 pages | 210 illus | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0123695236 | #163872A | £69.99 BUY |
Edited by UNEP The Pacific Environment Outlook presents environmental trends by assimilating the drivers that directly and indirectly affect the state of the environment. .... | 91 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280725246 | #163828A | £13.50 BUY |
Regional Climate Change and Variability Impact and Responses Matthais Ruth, Kieran Donaghy and Paul Kirshen Integrated assessments of the impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change and variability at urban and regional scales are presented in this comprehensive volume. Six .... | 288 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2006 | 1845425995 | #163759A | £72.00 BUY |
Edited by UNEP The aim of this publicaton is to promote the production and consumption of cleaner packaging alternatives in Kenya, to formulate a policy proposal in collection, .... | 60 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280725335 | #163845A | £19.95 BUY |
Edited by UNEP This publication looks at the use of technologies that are environmentally sound for managing municipal solid wastes in developing countries. It is designed as a sourcebook .... | 524 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280726765 | #163846A | £52.50 BUY |
A Mathematical Approach F Cap Tsunamis and hurricanes have had a devastating impact on the population living near the coast during the year 2005. The calculation of the power and intensity of tsunamis and .... | 200 pages | 20 illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3211331581 | #163918A | £46.00 BUY |
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Building the Southern African Large Telescope David Buckley et al The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is a state-of-the-art scientific instrument designed to unravel some of the mysteries of the universe in which we live. .... | 192 pages | SALT Foundation Hbk | 2005 | 062034783X | #163897A | £49.00 BUY |
The Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2007 Data for Astronomy, Space Sciences, Geodesy, Surveying, Navigation and other Applications Nautical Almanac Office The Astronomical Almanac contains a wide variety of both technical and general astronomical information. The book is a worldwide resource for fundamental astronomical .... | 558 pages | Stationery Office (TSO) Hbk | 2006 | 0118873377 | #163432A | £47.00 BUY |
Decoding the Cosmos Judith Ann Irwin This text takes a close look at the radiation and particles that we receive from astronomical objects, providing a thorough understanding of what this tells us, drawing .... | 320 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0470013052 | #163490A | £75.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0470013060 | #163491A | £29.99 BUY |
The Astrophysics of Emission Line Stars
Tomokazu Kogure and Kam-Ching Leung Many types of stars show conspicuous emission lines in their optical spectra. These stars are broadly referred to as emission line stars. Emission line stars are attractive .... | 600 pages | 228 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0387345000 | #164029A | £107.50 BUY |
Atmospheric and Space Flight Dynamics Modeling and Simulation with MATLAB and Simulink Ashish Tewari Modern aerospace vehicles, such as the space shuttle, other launch vehicles, and long-range ballistic missiles, do not discriminate between atmospheric and space flight. .... | 556 pages | 207 illus | Birkhauser Hbk | 2006 | 0817644377 | #163790A | £47.50 BUY Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0817643737 | #163791A | £40.00 BUY |
Bang! The Complete History of the Universe
Brian May, Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott Rock legend and experienced amateur astronomer Brian May joins the legendary expert Sir Patrick Moore to tell the story of the Universe from the moment time and space came into .... | 192 pages | Carlton Books Ltd Hbk | R/P 12/2006 | 1844425525 | #163563A | £20.00 BUY |
Compact Objects in Astrophysics White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes Max Camenzind Compact objects are an important class of astronomical objects in current research. Supermassive Black Holes play an important role in the understanding of the formation of .... | 725 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 3540257705 | #163917A | £57.50 BUY |
Edited by H Kunow, NU Crooker, JA Linker, R Schwenn and R von Steiger It is well known, that the Sun as central star of our solar system gravitationally controls the orbits of planets and minor bodies. Much less known is the domain of plasma .... | 484 pages | 46 col illus, 116 b/w illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0387450866 | #164030A | £94.00 BUY |
Creating and Enhancing Digital Astro Images
Grant Privett The book will, in jargon-free blow-by-blow terms, describe how to create the best astronomical images you can with the digital camera equipment at your disposal. It will .... | 240 pages | 39 col illus, 49 b/w illus | Springer Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1846285801 | #164032A | £24.50 BUY |
Earth Observation for Vegetation Monitoring and Water Management Naples, Italy, 10-11 November 2005 G D'Urso, MO Jochum and J Moreno This book contains papers on the state-of-the-art of the application of satellite observations in the fields of irrigation, water management, and vegetation monitoring. .... | 310 pages | Springer Pbk | 2006 | 0735403465 | #164019A | £82.50 BUY |
Alien Biosphere on an Ocean Moon Richard Greenberg Jupiter's ice moon Europa is widely regarded as the most likely place to find extraterrestrial life. This book tells the engaging story of Europa, the oceanic moon. .... | 200 pages | 10 col ills, 50 b/w illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 0387479368 | #164023A | £17.50 BUY |
Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of Astronomy James Evans and J Lennart Berggren This is the first complete English translation of Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena--one of the most important and interesting astronomical works of its type to .... | 346 pages | 9 halftones, 38 line illus, 23 tables | Princeton UP Hbk | 2006 | 069112339X | #163798A | £32.50 BUY |
An Illustrated History of Cape Canaveral Joel W Powell and Art Lebrun From the first Bumper V-2 launch in 1950 to the Atlas V vehicles of today, over 55 years of Cape Canaveral history is captured in this exhaustive collection of photographs .... | 320 pages | Col illus, b&w photos | Apogee Books Pbk | 2006 | 1894959434 | #163565A | £18.95 BUY |
Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology
RK Hobbie and B Roth Intended for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in biophysics, biological physics, physiology, medical physics, cell biology, and biomedical .... | 600 pages | 670 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 038730942X | #164027A | £54.00 BUY |
Introduction to Planetary Science The Geological Perspective Gunter Faure and Teresa Mensing This textbook is intended to be used in a lecture course for college students majoring in Earth Sciences. Planetary science provides an opportunity for these students to apply .... | 525 pages | 76 col illus, 200 b/w illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1402052332 | #164037A | £61.50 BUY |
Structure and Evolution of Disk Galaxies RS de Jong This book contains an up-to-date review of the structure and evolution of disk galaxies from both the observational and theoretical point of view. The book is the proceedings .... | 600 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1402055722 | #164020A | £107.50 BUY |
Single and Multiple Light Scattering Edited by Alexander Kokhanovsky The book consists of 3 chapters with 10 contributions written by internationally renowned experts in the correspondent areas. The first chapter is devoted to the study .... | 493 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540253157 | #163096A | £115.50 BUY |
The 30 Greatest Problems of the Last 100 Years Piergiorgio Odifreddi The twentieth century was a time of unprecedented development in mathematics, as well as in all sciences: more theorems were proved and results found in a hundred years than in .... | 224 pages | Princeton UP Hbk | 2004 | 069109294X | #163589A | £18.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0691128057 | #163590A | £12.50 BUY |
The Apollo Journals Grant Heiken and Eric Jones This book explains how the Apollo crews learned to work on the lunar surface. Its lively and informative text draws heavily on transcripts and photographs to illustrate points. .... | 300 pages | 24 illus | Springer Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0387489398 | #164026A | £19.00 BUY |
Patrick Moore Patrick Moore tells the full story of Mars revealed, from the early myths to the present day. .... | 248 pages | Cassell Illustrated Pbk | 2006 | 1844035468 | #163564A | £14.99 BUY |
Its Story and its Significance Eric R Scerri The periodic table is one of the most potent icons in science. It lies at the core of chemistry and embodies the most fundamental principles of the field. The one definitive .... | 368 pages | 57 halftones, 17 line illus | OUP Hbk | 2006 | 0195305736 | #164117A | £19.99 BUY |
Story of Another World Francois Forget, Francois Costard and Phillipe Lognonne This book gives a new insight of Mars by adopting an original outline based on history rather than on subtopic (atmosphere, surface, interior). It focuses on the past and .... | 200 pages | 300 col illus | Springer Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0387489258 | #164022A | £20.50 BUY |
Practical Environmental Analysis
Miroslav Radojevic and Vladimir N Bashkin New techniques, improvements in understanding and changes in regulations relating to environmental analysis mean that students, technicians and lecturers alike need an .... | 466 pages | Figs, tabs | RSC Hbk | 2006 | 0854046798 | #164138A | £53.50 BUY |
Recent Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics 7th International Conference of the Hellenic Astronomical Society. Lixourion, Kefallinia Island, Greece, 8-11 September 2005 Edited by Nikolaos Solomos This volume is a collection of review papers and recent observational and theoretical results in astronomy and astrophysics. Topics include: Sun, planets, interplanetary .... | 984 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 0735403430 | #164034A | £192.50 BUY |
Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet Steve Squyres One of NASA's leading scientist sets out to find out if there is life on Mars. Steve Squyres is the definitive authority on all issues relating to Mars. This fascinating .... | 432 pages | colour photos | Hyperion Press USA Pbk | 2006 | 1401308511 | #162103A | £9.99 BUY |
The Scientific Legacy of Beppo Occhialini
P Redondi, P Tucci, G Vegni and G Sironi The Year 2007 marks the centenary of the birth of Guiseppe "Beppo" Occhialini, one of the pioneers of cosmic ray and space physics in Europe, and in Italy in particular. .... | 300 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540373535 | #164033A | £54.00 BUY |
Human Perturbations and Impacts on Aquatic Systems Venugopalan Ittekkot et al Silicon is among the most abundant elements on earth. It plays a key but largely unappreciated role in many biogeochemical processes, including those that regulate .... | 320 pages | Island Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597261149 | #163475A | £69.50 BUY Pbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597261157 | #163474A | £34.95 BUY |
Brightest Diamond in the Sky Jay B Holberg Of all the fixed stars in the night sky, Sirius is by far the brightest - almost twice as bright as its nearest rival, the star Canopus, which lies too far south to be viewed .... | 320 pages | 5 col illus, 45 b/w illus | Springer Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 038748941X | #164028A | £17.50 BUY |
Solar Variability and Planetary Climates
Edited by Y Calisesi, R-M Bonnet, L Gray, J Langen and M Lockwood Variations in solar activity, as revealed by variations in the number of sunspots, have been observed since ancient times. To what extent changes in the solar output may affect .... | 465 pages | 93 col illus, 100 b/w illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 038748339X | #163081A | £94.00 BUY |
Solar, Stellar and Galactic Connections between Particle Physics and Astrophysics
Edited by Alberto Carraminana, Francisco Siddhartha Guzman and Tonatiuh Matos This book collects extended and specialized reviews on topics linking astrophysics and particle physics at a level intermediate between a graduate student and a young .... | 303 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1402055749 | #163920A | £92.50 BUY |
Ten Journeys into the Unknown Ben Evans This book details the stories of Challenger's missions from the points of view of the astronauts, engineers, and scientists who flew and knew her and the managers, .... | 310 pages | 60 illus | Springer Pbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0387463550 | #164021A | £25.50 BUY |
Physics and Effects Edited by Volker Bothmer and Ioannis Daglis The editors present a state-of-the-art overview on the Physics of Space Weather and its effects on technological and biological systems on the ground and in space. .... | 490 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540239073 | #163093A | £115.50 BUY |
Space Weather, Environment and Societies
Jean Lilensten and Jean Bornarel Our planet exists within a space environment affected by constantly changing solar atmosphere producing cosmic particles and electromagnetic waves. This "space weather" .... | 242 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402043317 | #163085A | £76.00 BUY |
Space: 50 Years of the Space Age
Piers Bizony In October 1957 a metallic sphere the size of a basketball bleeped its way into orbit. It was called `Sputnik'. From this modest beginning, an epic new adventure was born. In .... | 320 pages | Harper Collins Hbk | 2006 | 0007242220 | #163893A | £30.00 BUY |
Steele Hill and Michael Carlowitz As far back as you can go in history, the Sun sits at the centre of the human story. Presenting the Sun in a different light, this story is told not just by the daylight, .... | 240 pages | Abrams Hbk | 2006 | 0810955229 | #163895A | £9.95 BUY |
Arnold Hanslmeier This second edition is a great enhancement of literature which will help the reader get deeper into the specific topics. There are new sections included such as space weather .... | 330 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1402056036 | #164025A | £92.50 BUY |
The Sun, Solar Analogs and the Climate Saas-Fee Advanced Course 34, 2004. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy Joanna Haigh, Michael Lockwood and Mark Giampapa This book presents the lecture notes of the 34th Saas-Fee Advanced Course "The Sun, Solar Analogs and the Climate" given by leading scientists in the field. Emphasis is on .... | 425 pages | 32 col illus, 255 b/w illus | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 3540238565 | #163089A | £54.00 BUY |
Architecture, Planning, and Ecology Daniel Williams Written by an architect who is an expert in sustainable design and is a former chair of the AIA's Committee on the Environment (COTE), "Sustainable Design: Architecture, .... | 272 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0471709530 | #163500A | £47.50 BUY |
Transport Equations in Biology
Benoit Perthame This book presents models written as partial differential equations and originating from various questions in population biology, such as physiologically structured equations, .... | 198 pages | 28 illus | Birkhauser Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 3764378417 | #163880A | £29.00 BUY |
The View from the Centre of the Universe Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos Nancy Abrams Ever since Galileo discovered that Earth is not the centre of the universe, we've thought of `the universe' as either an enormous ice-cold vacuum or a setting for science .... | 400 pages | Fourth Estate Hbk | 2006 | 0007193521 | #163892A | £18.99 BUY |
Unravelling the Universe's Hidden Dimensions Lisa Randall In Warped Passages one of the world's most exciting scientists gives us a glimpse into our future. Incredibly readable - and illustrated throughout - it allows the general .... | 512 pages | Penguin Pbk | 2006 | 0141012978 | #163566A | £8.99 BUY |
Visions of Our Solar System in the 21st Century Raman K Prinja Takes us on a journey through our solar system. This book presents a comparison of the Earth, our neighbouring planets and the moons captured in their thrall. Each of the six .... | 192 pages | Mitchell Beazley Hbk | 2006 | 184533244X | #163896A | £20.00 BUY |
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AEO for Youth: Africa Environment Outlook for Youth Our Region - Our Life Edited by UNEP The Africa Environment Outlook for Youth (AEO) is the youth version of the AEO report and has resulted from the combined efforts of young people from all over Africa. It is a .... | 106 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9280726439 | #163809A | £16.50 BUY |
UNEP's Rapid Environmental Assessment Report UNEP This report is based on surveys by UNEP teams in the field working with other UN agencies, governments and non governmental organizations in the effected Tsunami .... | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280725653 | #163837A | £13.50 BUY |
Analysis and Interpretation of Freshwater Fisheries Data
Edited by Michael Brown and Christopher Guy This long-awaited text is an excellent companion to AFS's Fisheries Techniques because it provides a frame of reference for appropriate sample design, analysis and .... | 1000 pages | AFS Hbk | 2006 | 1888569778 | #163504A | £106.00 BUY |
Methods and Protocols Ralf Portner Animal Cell Biotechnology: Methods and Protocols covers new techniques for setting up mammalian cell lines for production of biopharmaceuticals, and optimizing critical .... | 523 pages | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1588296601 | #163735A | £76.00 BUY |
Assessment of the Fate and Effects of Toxic Agents on Water Resources Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Advanced Modeling Techniques for Rapid Diagnosis and Assessment of CBRN Agents Effects on Water Resources, Istanbul, Turkey, 4-16 December 2005 Edited by IE Gonenc, V Koutitonsky, B Rashleigh, RB Ambrose Jr and JP Wolflin Like all limited and vulnerable resources, water has become one of the potential targets of terrorists. Coastal lagoons are especially vulnerable as they are densely populated .... | 365 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1402055269 | #164045A | £123.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1402055277 | #164046A | £54.00 BUY |
Challenges to International Water Regional Assessments in a Global Perspective Edited by UNEP The Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA) is a holistic, globally comparable assessment of the world's transboundary waters that recognises the inextricable links .... | 120 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9189584473 | #163853A | £26.50 BUY |
Industry Report Cards on Environmental and Social Responsibility Edited by UNEP The challenge today, says the report, is to speed up progress in moving towards the life cycle economy, doing accountable reporting against corporate responsibility commitments .... | 142 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9280727133 | #163813A | £19.95 BUY |
Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies for Human Health
Edited by Bettina Menne and Kristie Ebi The book represents the results of the cCASHh study that was carried out in Europe (2001-2004), co-ordinated by WHO and supported by EU Programmes. .... | 449 pages | 12 col illus, 45 b/w illus | Springer Pbk | 2006 | 3798515913 | #163086A | £42.50 BUY |
Compendium of Summaries of Judicial Decisions in Environment-Related Cases
Edited by UNEP The compendium of judicial decisions in environment-related cases consolidates earlier compendia published by UNEP in 1997 and 2002 and contains summaries of serveral .... | 249 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280725572 | #163834A | £16.50 BUY |
The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability
Anne Thorpe Designing for sustainability is an innovation shaping both the design industry and design education today. Yet architects, product designers, and other key professionals .... | 230 pages | Island Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597260991 | #163467A | £41.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597261009 | #163466A | £20.95 BUY |
Dictionary of Energy and Fuels
Clifford Jones and Nigel Russell This comprehensive new dictionary comprises over 1300 definitions and brief articles to provide an extremely useful ready-reference work on solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, .... | 320 pages | Whittles Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1904445446 | #163078A | £14.99 BUY |
Ecological and Aesthetic Design for Urban Water Management Fundamentals, Practices and Case Studies Daniel Winterbottom Ecological and Aesthetic Design for Urban Water Management presents landscape architects, urban planners, designers, engineers, and artists with the basic information .... | 272 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0471680303 | #163501A | £42.50 BUY |
Time and Discounting in Private and Public Decision Making Edited by David Pannell and Steven Schilizzi This book argues that discounting is a perennial problem for economists; it is an essential component of assessing economic comparisons over time, but a number of .... | 200 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2006 | 1843767554 | #164143A | £66.00 BUY |
The Economics of Global Environmental Change International Cooperation for Sustainability Edited by Mario Cogoy and Karl Steininger The international community is increasingly confronted with global environmental problems, which lead to distributional conflicts, unresolved equity issues and .... | 304 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1847200095 | #164142A | £83.95 BUY |
Edited by Clem Tisdell This authoritative two-volume collection presents a comprehensive set of key articles that address the economics of leisure, arranged in a manner that facilitates the .... | 960 pages | 2 Volume Set | Edward Elgar Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1840648236 | #164146A | £275.00 BUY |
The Effects of Human Transport on Ecosystems Cars and Planes, Boats and Trains Edited by John Davenport and Julia L Davenport Proceedings of a seminar of the National Committee for Biology held on 1st and 2nd April, 2003. .... | 284 pages | colour illus | Royal Irish Academy Pbk | 2004 | 1874045593 | #163936A | £10.95 BUY |
Effects of Trade Liberalization on Agriculture in Lebanon
Edited by UNEP This study determines the environmental impacts of Lebanon's trade in greenhouse agricultural products using methyl bromide and assesses the potential impacts .... | 86 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280725343 | #163847A | £19.95 BUY |
Thirteen Myths Edited by BK Sovacool and MA Brown Current events related to energy policy - skyrocketing gasoline prices, the 2003 Northeast Blackout, the Kyoto Protocol's enactment, passage of the Energy Policy Act of .... | 450 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1402055633 | #164054A | £42.50 BUY |
A Handbook Edited by UNEP The global community has been for some time debating the linkages between trade and environment. It has come to the conclusion that integrating environmental considerations .... | 123 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 1895536855 | #163824A | £13.50 BUY |
Environmental Education, Ethics & Action A Workbook to Get Started Bob Jickinling This workbook was prepared as a start up resource for educators working on environment and sustainablility questions in the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable .... | 48 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9280726560 | #163815A | £7.95 BUY |
Essential Readings in Environmental Education
Edited by HR Hungerford et al Attempts to take the reader from strong criticisms of environmental education to equally strong statements of philosophy as well as some of the research which underlies these .... | 443 pages | - | Stipes Spiralbound | 2005 | 1588744698 | #160513A | £56.00 BUY |
Evolutionary Economics and Environmental Policy Survival of the Greenest Jeroen van den Burgh, Albert Faber, Annemarth Idenburgh and F Oosterhuis This study offers a unique evolutionary economics perspective on energy and innovation policies in the wider context of the transition to sustainable development. .... | 192 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1845429559 | #164164A | £59.95 BUY |
A Field Guide to Conservation Finance (2 volumes)
Story Clark A comprehensive book on land conservation financing for community and regional conservation leaders. "A Field Guide to Conservation Finance" provides essential advice .... | 400 pages | 2 volumes | Island Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597260592 | #163470A | £48.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597260606 | #163468A | £24.50 BUY |
Fisheries Ecosystem Planning for Chesapeake Bay
Edited by NOAA Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Ecosystem Advisory Panel Since European settlement, the Chesapeake Bay's esturine system has supported major fisheries and the livelihoods of residents. Over recent decades, however, many of the .... | 400 pages | AFS Pbk | 2006 | 1888569751 | #163512A | £81.00 BUY |
Fresh Herbage for Dairy Cattle The Key to a Sustainable Food Chain Edited by Anjo Elgersma, Jan Dijkstra and Seerp Tamminga Product quality and a sustainable food chain of ruminant products are largely determined by animal nutrition, in which forage is the major feed source. Forages and grasslands .... | 190 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402054505 | #164061A | £65.50 BUY |
Global Governance of Food Production and Consumption Issues and Challenges Peter Oosterveer The provision of food is undergoing radical transformations throughout the global community. Peter Oosterveer argues that, as a consequence, conventional national .... | 304 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1845429389 | #164161A | £90.00 BUY |
Peter Annin The Great Lakes are the largest collection of fresh surface water on earth, and more than 40 million Americans and Canadians live in their basin. How that water is used by, .... | 336 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2006 | 1559630876 | #163456A | £18.50 BUY |
Gary Grant Green roofs and facades on buildings offer a wide range of benefits, including attenuation of rainwater run-off, improved thermal stability and energy conservation, .... | 84 pages | 10 line drawings, 37 photos | BRE Pbk | 2006 | 1860819400 | #163524A | £29.95 BUY |
Greening Industries in Newly Industrializing Economies Asian-Style Leapfrogging Edited by Peter Ho In recent years China, Vietnam, Taiwan and Singapore have been transformed from impoverished developing nations into strong and internationally competitive economies, .... | 266 pages | Kegan Paul Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0710313101 | #164122A | £69.95 BUY |
Greening Shops and Saving Costs A Practical Guide for Retailers Edited by UNEP The retail sector can play a key role in facilitating a shift towards sustainable consumption and production patterns, by adopting environmental management schemes for .... | 54 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9280727044 | #163812A | £19.95 BUY |
Product Competition, Pollution and Policy Making in Duopoly Michael Kuhn 'Eco-friendly' variants are rapidly gaining market share in many industries such as food, textiles, furniture, detergents and paints, automobiles, electrical appliances and .... | 320 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2005 | 1845420128 | #164162A | £78.00 BUY |
Selected Papers, SINEX, Valencia, Spain, 10-14 December 2002 Edited by A Sahuquillo, J Capilla, L Martinez-Cortina and X Sanchez-Villa Groundwater intensive use is aimed to contribute to a more transparent, objective, and unbiased information on the pros and cons of intensive groundwater development, based on .... | 400 pages | b&w illus | Balkema Hbk | 2005 | 0415364442 | #159644A | £75.00 BUY |
Handbook of Sustainable Development
Edited by Giles Atkinson, Simon Dietz and Eric Neumayer This timely and important Handbook takes stock of progress made in our understanding of what sustainable development actually is and how it can be achieved. Twenty years on .... | 528 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1843765772 | #164163A | £150.00 BUY |
Handbook on Contingent Valuation
Edited by Anna Alberini and Jmaes Kahn The Handbook on Contingent Valuation is unique in that it focuses on contingent valuation as a method for evaluating environmental change. It examines econometric .... | 448 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2006 | 1840642084 | #164149A | £124.00 BUY |
Handbook on Integrated Assessment of Trade-Related Measures The Agriculture Sector Edited by UNEP This " Handbook on Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Measures : The Agriculture Sector " contributes to UNEP's work in this area, moving towards goals that were set out .... | 88 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280724525 | #163848A | £16.50 BUY |
Harvesting Operations in the Tropics
Edited by John Sessions The book brings together information on harvest methods, system productivity, and methods for conducting safe, efficient, and environmentally acceptable operations in .... | 155 pages | 82 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 3540463909 | #164076A | £61.50 BUY |
Edited by UNEP Hydrogen holds out the promise of a truly sustainable global energy future. As a clean energy carrier that can be produced from any primary energy source, hydrogen used in .... | 40 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9280726579 | #163819A | £13.50 BUY |
Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience Along International Waters Africa Edited by UNEP In Africa, most rivers, freshwater lakes, and aquifers are shared by two or more countries. The diversity of politial, social, and economic structures and organizations .... | 148 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9280725750 | #163854A | £19.95 BUY |
The World Bank and Struggles for Justice in the Age of Globalization Michael Goldmann Examines the inner workings of the World Bank, the foundations of its global achievements, its propensity for intensifying the problems it intends to cure, and its .... | 384 pages | 7 illus | Yale UP Pbk | 2006 | 0300119747 | #164127A | £12.50 BUY |
Industrial Innovation and Environmental Regulation Developing Workable Solutions Edited by Saeed Parto and Brent Herbert-Copley Since the modern era of environmental management began in the early 1970s, regulations have been used with increasing intensity and sophistication as the main instrument in .... | 320 pages | UNU Press Pbk | 2006 | 9280811274 | #164110A | £21.99 BUY |
Innovation in Strategic Philanthropy Local and Global Perspectives Edited by Helmut Anheier, Adele Simmons and David Winder Philanthropy has been around for thousands of years but the study of philanthropic organizations and their role in a civil society is still recent. Most of the research .... | 250 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0387342524 | #163101A | £59.00 BUY |
Innovation, Education and Communication for Sustainable Development
Edited by Walter Leal Filho Education for Sustainable Development presents a vision of education that seeks to empower people to assume responsibility for creating a sustainable future. There are .... | 759 pages | Peter Lang Hbk | 2006 | 3631556446 | #163933A | £108.00 BUY |
Innovative Approaches to Education for Sustainable Development
Edited by Walter/Salomone, Mario Leal Filho The present book is a compilation of some of the key note speeches and papers delivered at the Third World Environmental Education Congress - 3rd WEEC (Turin, Italy, 3-6 .... | 282 pages | Peter Lang Hbk | 2006 | 3631553110 | #163934A | £56.50 BUY |
Integrated Assessment and Management of Public Resources
Edited by J Cooper, F Perali and M Veronesi This multidisciplinary work explores ways of making environmental policy decisions in managing public goods and natural parks with the goal of maximizing economic benefits to .... | 256 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2006 | 1845424727 | #164160A | £72.00 BUY |
Integrated Assessment of the Impact of Trade Liberalization A Country Study of the Nigerian Rice Sector Edited by UNEP This project highlights the need for further studies on trade effects and domestic production policies on agricultural output in Nigeria. .... | 86 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280724509 | #163851A | £13.50 BUY |
Integrated Assessment of the Impact of Trade Liberalization A Country Study on the Indonesian Sector Edited by UNEP This study is an integrated assessment of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the WTO, AoA and other trade-related policies on the rice sector, and it makes use of .... | 72 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280724495 | #163850A | £13.50 BUY |
Integrated Assessment of the Impact of Trade Liberalization A Country Study on the Viet Nam Rice Sector Edited by UNEP This report presents an integrated assessment of the impacts of trade liberalization on the rice sector of Viet Nam. The assessment was supported by UNEP and carried out in .... | 80 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280724517 | #163849A | £13.50 BUY |
Integrated River Basin Management Through Decentralization
Edited by Karin E Kemper, William Blomquist and Ariel Dinar Drawing upon a worldwide survey of river basin organizations and in-depth studies of eight river basins in a variety of locations around the globe, this book examines how .... | 262 pages | 18 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 3540283544 | #164038A | £77.00 BUY |
The Interactions Between Sediments and Water
Edited by B Kronvang, J Faganeli and N Ogrinc This book focuses on sediments as a pollutant in natural freshwater and marine habitats, and as a vector for the transfer of chemicals such as nutrients and contaminants. .... | 300 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402054777 | #164048A | £100.00 BUY |
International Environmental Liability and Barriers to Trade Market Access and Biodiversity in the Biosafety Protocol Kareen Holtby, William Kerr and Jill Hobbs Trade and the environment has become a major issue in international relations, yet the surrounding debate remains polarised and hostile. This book answers the question: Can an .... | 168 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1847200974 | #164158A | £60.00 BUY |
Judicial Handbook on Environmental Law
Edited by UNEP This Handbook is intended to enable national judges in all types of tribunals in both civil law and common law jurisdictions to identify environmental issues coming before .... | 131 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280725556 | #163835A | £6.50 BUY |
Edited by Hugo Priemus, Kenneth Button and Peter Nijkmap This is an authoritative collection of papers that are generally regarded as landmarks in the history of land use planning in the western world. A wide variety of leading .... | 544 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1845420489 | #163757A | £79.00 BUY |
Manual on Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Edited by UNEP This new Manual builds on UNEP's ongoing efforts to strengthen the capacity of governments to implement and enforce MEAs and to comply with environmental law more .... | 792 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9280727036 | #163833A | £33.00 BUY |
Sheila M Olmstead and Nathaniel Keohane A concise yet comprehensive introduction to a topic of central importance in understanding a wide range of environmental issues and policy approaches. It offers a .... | 248 pages | Island Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597260460 | #163473A | £27.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597260479 | #163472A | £13.95 BUY |
Natural Disasters and Extreme Events in Agriculture Impacts and Mitigation Edited by M Sivakumar, R Motha and H Das Agricultural production is highly dependent on weather, climate and water availability and is adversely affected by the weather and climate-related disasters. Droughts and .... | 368 pages | 93 illus | Springer Hbk | 2005 | 3540224904 | #163087A | £100.00 BUY |
New Geographies of the American West Land Use and the Changing Patterns of Place William Travis Reconciling explosive growth with often majestic landscape defines New Geographies of the American West. Geographer, William Travis examines contemporary land use changes and .... | 356 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2006 | 1597260711 | #163463A | £20.95 BUY |
Effective Water Management in the Upper Niger Basin Leo Zwarts, Pieter van Beukering, Bakary Kone and Eddy Wymenga Hydrological interventions (i.e. dams and irrigation schemes) aim to increase economic independence and food security in the unstable Sahel environment. Tapping the Niger's .... | 304 pages | colour photos, maps, charts | Wetlands International Pbk | 2005 | 9080715069 | #163903A | £20.50 BUY |
Research on Environmental Aspects Edited by Julia Köller, Johann Köppel and Wolfgang Peters The accompanying ecological research for using wind energy in the German North and Baltic Seas is part of a series of research projects in the German Government's .... | 371 pages | 135 illus., 106 in colour | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540346767 | #163506A | £77.00 BUY |
The Sky is Not Falling Melvin A Bernade Taking an evidence-based approach along with a dose of healthy skepticism, this new edition of a paradigm-shaking book brings together, in one place, a broad range of .... | 432 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0471740659 | #163493A | £23.50 BUY |
Partnerships for a Common Purpose Cooperative Fisheries Research and Management Edited by Alesia Read and Troy Hartley Based on a September 2005 Sea Grant-sponsered AFS symposium, this book presents case studies, empirical research, and practical advice on innovative techniques used by .... | 300 pages | AFS Hbk | 2006 | 1888569859 | #163517A | £64.00 BUY |
The Politics of Participation in Sustainable Development Governance
Edited by Jessica Green and W Bradnee Chambers To be effective and legitimate, the governance of sustainable development requires the participation of a diverse set of actors ranging from transnational civil society groups .... | 300 pages | UNU Press Pbk | 2006 | 9280811339 | #164111A | £20.99 BUY |
A Practical Approach to Water Conservation for Commercial and Industrial Facilities
Mohan Seneviratne Industry and commerce use vast amounts of water and in some parts of the world water is becoming a scarce commodity. We need to take more care in our future use of water, and .... | 256 pages | Elsevier Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1856174891 | #163873A | £49.99 BUY |
A Primer for Benefit-Cost Analysis
Richard Zerbe Jr and Allen Bellas Benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is the best technique for analyzing proposed or previously enacted projects to determine whether undertaking them is in the public interest, or for .... | 328 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2006 | 1843768976 | #164150A | £90.00 BUY |
Proceeding of the Fourth World Fisheries Congress Reconciling Fisheries with Conservation Edited by J Nielsen, J Dodson, K Friedland, T Hamon, N Hughes and J Musick How do we reconcile te human use ofaquatic resources with the conservation of ecosystems. This record of the Fourth World Fisheries Congress, held in Vancouver, .... | 1600 pages | AFS Pbk | 2006 | 1888569808 | #163514A | £81.00 BUY |
The Quest for Environmental Regulatory Integration in the European Union IPPC, EIA, and Major Accident Prevention Edited by Eberhard Bohne It is a commonplace that pollution knows no borders, and that environmental law must allow for cross-border implementation. The European Union specifies this principle in EC .... | 660 pages | Kluwer Law International Hbk | 2006 | 9041120815 | #163767A | £116.00 BUY |
Renewable Energy Cannot Sustain a Consumer Society
Ted Trainer It is widely assumed that our consumer society can move from using fossil fuels to using renewable energy sources, while maintaining the high levels of energy use to which we .... | 275 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 140205548X | #164055A | £34.50 BUY |
Reproductive Health and the Environment
Edited by P Nicolopoulou-Stamati, L Hens and CV Howard The link between reproductive health and the environment has been strengthened by the findings of recent studies. It is becoming increasingly important to link results and .... | 389 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1402048289 | #164052A | £104.00 BUY |
Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World Brian Walker and David Salt Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet's well-being. The .... | 192 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2006 | 1597260924 | #163453A | £34.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1597260932 | #163452A | £17.50 BUY |
Rethinking Voluntary Approaches in Environmental Policy
R Sullivan Voluntary approaches, such as corporate codes of conduct, have been widely advocated as alternatives to traditional approaches to environmental regulation. Yet concern remains .... | 232 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2005 | 1845425723 | #164167A | £66.00 BUY |
Saving Our Environment from Washington How Congress Grabs Power, Shirks Responsibility and Shortchanges People David Schoenbrod Trumpet blast against the pork barrel envivronmentalism of Capitol Hill, by the former attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, a leading US NGO. .... | 224 pages | 7 b/w illus, 1 graph | Yale UP Hbk | 2005 | 0300106211 | #152581A | £16.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0300119844 | #164126A | £12.50 BUY |
Selected Texts of Legal Instruments in International Environmental Law
Edited by UNEP This publication is designed to meet the demand for legal information and material, and serve as a source of reference of basic documents on international environmental law. .... | 734 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280725645 | #163836A | £43.00 BUY |
Alan Bridgewater and Gill Bridgewater This comprehensive book examines what it truly takes to live off the fat of the land. Authors and smallholders Alan and Gill Bridgewater answer all the questions that people .... | 192 pages | 150 b/w illus & diags | New Holland Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1845376935 | #163031A | £12.99 BUY |
Sustainability Accounting and Reporting
Edited by Stefan Schaltegger, Martin Bennett and Roger Burritt This is the fourth in a series of books publishing the best contributions on environmental management accounting (EMA) from around the world. It has been developed .... | 716 pages | Springer Pbk | 2006 | 1402049730 | #164053A | £73.00 BUY |
Sustainable Development in the Baltic and Beyond
Edited by Walter Leal Filho, Arnolds Ubelis and Dina Berzina This book documents and promotes the experiences from the 2nd Conference on Integrative Approaches Towards Sustainability (SHARING), held in Jurmala, Latvia, on May 11th to .... | 611 pages | Peter Lang Hbk | 2006 | 3631552823 | #163932A | £108.00 BUY |
Sustainable Trade and Poverty Reduction New Approaches to Integrated Policy Making at the National Level Edited by UNEP This publication summarises the results of a capacity building procees, which started in 2003, to integrate environmental, social and economic considerations in public policies. .... | 141 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2006 | 9280727443 | #163844A | £19.95 BUY |
Time Strategies, Innovation and Environmental Policy
Edited by Christian Sartorius and Stefan Zundel This book is the first attempt to systematically introduce the aspect of time into economic and environmental innovation policy. The authors demonstrate how `windows of .... | 384 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2005 | 184542090X | #164165A | £90.00 BUY |
DK Muller and B Jannson Using case studies from North America, Scandinavia, Scotland, New Zealand and the Polar Regions this book explores the use of tourism as a vehicle for regional development in .... | 288 pages | CABI Hbk | 2006 | 1845931777 | #163502A | £49.95 BUY |
The Trade and Environmental Effects of Ecolabels Assessment and Response Edited by UNEP The report researches the trade and environmental effects of ecolabels through a literature review and includes five case studies of specific labels. .... | 44 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 928072651X | #163852A | £6.50 BUY |
Theory and Policy in the Context of EU Enlargement and Economic Transition Edited by John Maxwell and Rafael Reuveny The debate about how best to manage the interplay between trade, industrialization and the impacts of both on the global environment continues to rage, particularly in the .... | 360 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2005 | 1845421647 | #164159A | £75.00 BUY |
Edited by R Whitehead The UK Pesticide Guide is the only comprehensive printed reference for all products approved for use in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and amenity. The 2007 edition .... | 630 pages | CABI Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1845932293 | #163731A | £37.50 BUY |
Understanding Environmental Administration and the Law
Susan J Buck Provides an engaging introductory overview of environmental policy. Author Susan J. Buck explores the process through which policy is made, the political environment in which it .... | 264 pages | - | Island Press Hbk | 2006 | 1597260355 | #163447A | £41.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1597260363 | #163446A | £20.95 BUY |
Understanding Western Tourists in Developing Countries
Ton van Egmont Developing countries are increasingly reliant on tourism to generate income. To do this successfully it is critical for them to have an understanding of the tourist phenomenon. .... | 192 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1845931955 | #163972A | £49.95 BUY |
The United Nations Development Programme A Better Way? Craig N Murphy The United Nations Development Programme is the central network co-ordinating the work of the United Nations in over 160 developing countries. This book provides the first .... | 390 pages | CUP Hbk | 2006 | 0521864690 | #164121A | £45.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0521683165 | #164120A | £17.99 BUY |
Limiting Weapons of Mass Destruction and Monitoring Kyoto Protocol Provisions Edited by R Avenhaus, N Kyriakopoulos, M Richard and G Stein International treaties requiring binding commitments on the part of the member states and appropriate compliance verification by an international authority constitute a .... | 629 pages | 114 illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540338535 | #163084A | £107.50 BUY |
Water Contamination Emergencies Enhancing Our Response Edited by KC Thompson and J Gray Contamination of water supplies and the immediate availability of appropriate emergency responses to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) events which result in .... | 365 pages | RSC Hbk | 2006 | 0854046585 | #164140A | £134.00 BUY |
Water Resource Economics and Policy An Introduction W Douglass Shaw `Douglass Shaw's Water Resource Economics and Policy is a timely and useful offering, filling an important void in MS and post bac texts. The beginning chapters provide .... | 384 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2005 | 1843769174 | #163792A | £96.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 184720225X | #163760A | £23.96 BUY |
The Welfare Economics of Public Policy A Practical Approach to Project and Policy Evaluation RE Just, DL Hueth and A Schmitz This outstanding text, a follow-up to the authors' award-winning 1982 text, provides a thorough treatment of economic welfare theory and develops a complete theoretical and .... | 712 pages | Edward Elgar Hbk | 2004 | 1843766884 | #164245A | £150.00 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 1845425782 | #164144A | £39.95 BUY |
In Search of an Ethical Framework for Environmental Responsibility and Education Dirk Willem Postma The book addresses those educational professionals, policy-makers, academic researchers, students and scholars who are somehow involved in the discourse on environmental .... | 221 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 140205002X | #164085A | £71.50 BUY |
The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources Peter Gleick et al Produced biennially, "The World's Water" provides a timely examination of the key issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. Each new volume identifies and explains .... | 300 pages | Island Press Hbk | 2006 | 159726105X | #163451A | £48.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1597261068 | #163450A | £24.50 BUY |
The e-UK Pesticide Guide 2007 (CD-ROM) Single User Edited by R Whitehead The CD-RO presents all the data of the book version, and additionally contains full details of all SOLAs. .... | CABI CD | NYP 01/2007 | 1845932307 | #163732A | £52.50 BUY |
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Analyzing Environmental Trends Using Satellite Data Selected Cases Edited by UNEP An analysis of recent and historical satellite imagery collected over the past forty years was carried out for Lake Chad in West Africa, the Sundarbans along the .... | 36 pages | UNEP Pbk | 2005 | 9280725130 | #163821A | £13.50 BUY |
Applications of 3D Measurement from Images
Edited by John Fryer, Harvey Mitchell and Jim Chandler Reveals through a series of case studies how modern digital photogrammetry is capable of providing dense and accurate spatial data to solve a wide range of contemporary .... | 384 pages | colour illus | Whittles Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1870325699 | #163079A | £76.00 BUY |
The Basic Practice of Statistics
David S Moore Brings the data analysis approach to the one-term course, with an accessible style that helps students with limited mathematical backgounds utilise the same tools, techniques, .... | 728 pages | 240 illus | Palgrave Hbk | 2007 | 071677478X | #163042A | £41.99 BUY |
Computational Methods in Systems Biology International Conference, CMSB 2006, Trento, Italy, October 18-19 2006, Proceedings Edited by Corrado Priami This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Methods in Systems Biology, CMSB 2006, held in Trento, Italy, in October .... | 323 pages | Springer Pbk | 2006 | 3540461663 | #163884A | £37.00 BUY |
M Kato, T Shigemitsu, J Miyakoshi and O Fujiwara This book will serve as an ideal guide to the relatively new and complex field of bioelectromagnetics for students and researchers interested in the interaction of .... | 336 pages | 40 illus | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 443127913X | #163885A | £57.50 BUY |
Electron Microscopy Methods and Protocols
John Kuo In this revised and expanded second edition, Electron Microscopy: Methods and Protocols presents the newest technology in electron microscopy, while maintaining the .... | 640 pages | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1588295737 | #163633A | £91.00 BUY |
Volume II: Applications and Data Analysis Jang Rampal Microarray Technology provides information in designing, fabricating arrays and binding studies with biological analytes. Divided into two volumes, the first deals with methods .... | 565 pages | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1588299449 | #163659A | £76.00 BUY |
Volume I: Synthesis Methods Jang Rampal Microarray Technology provides information in designing, fabricating arrays and binding studies with biological analytes. Divided into two volumes, the first deals with methods .... | 570 pages | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1588295893 | #163658A | £82.00 BUY |
Practical Spectroscopy in Agriculture and Food Science
Yuriy Posudin This monograph introduces the students and specialists of agricultural and food science to the fundamentals of optical spectroscopy, main principles of modern spectroscopic .... | 168 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1578085055 | #163424A | £32.20 BUY |
Quantitative Analysis of Marine Biological Communities Field Biology and Environment Gerald J Bakus This book provides comprehensive coverage of quantitative methods in field biology, experimentation, environment, and marine sciences. With a focus on marine biology and .... | 440 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0470044403 | #163494A | £58.95 BUY |
Remote Sensing of the Environment An Earth Resource Perspective John R Jensen Introduces the fundamentals of remote sensing from an earth resource (versus engineering) perspective. Emphasis is on turning remote sensing data into useful spatial .... | 544 pages | B/w photos, illus, figs, tabs, maps | Prentice Hall Hbk | 2007 | 0131889508 | #163526A | £49.99 BUY |
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A Handbook for International Students Stephen Bailey Ideal for overseas students studying at English-medium colleges and universities, this practical writing course enables international students to meet the required standard of .... | 272 pages | - | Routledge Hbk | 2006 | 0415384192 | #163599A | £60.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0415384206 | #163600A | £14.99 BUY |
Nigel Warburton Essay writing is an essential skill for students' at all academic levels, and the ability to produce clear, well-argued essays is key to good coursework and the vast .... | 117 pages | - | Routledge Hbk | 2006 | 0415239990 | #163595A | £45.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 041524000X | #163596A | £8.99 BUY |
Copyright for Records Managers and Archivists
Tim Padfield Third revised edition of "Copyright for Archivists and Users of Archives", .... | 320 pages | Facet Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1856046044 | #163698A | £34.95 BUY |
Supplementary 6 Volume Set Spanning the entire spectrum of life science research, the Encyclopedia features more than 3,000 specially commissioned and peer-reviewed articles. These concentrate .... | 4060 pages | 6 volumes | Wiley Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0470061413 | #163495A | £795.00 BUY |
Environment Encyclopedia and Directory 2007
Examining environmental issues throughout the world, this reference title contains thorough definitions and explanations of terms relating to the environment. The volume .... | 750 pages | Routledge Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1857433777 | #161268A | Normally £310.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £275.00 |
Environmental Data Exchange Network for Inland Water
Palle Haastrup and Jorgen Wurtz Understanding and protecting our environment is a key component of environmental development, yet access to a wide range of high-quality information is currently based .... | 600 pages | Elsevier Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 044452973X | #163874A | £68.00 BUY |
Ethics, Accountability, and Recordkeeping in a Dangerous World
RJ Cox Covers a range of issues and controversies related to the mission and work of archivists and records managers. The essays in this book consider both the practical issues of .... | 256 pages | Facet Hbk | 2006 | 185604596X | #161242A | £44.95 BUY |
John Kirkman "Punctuation Matters" gives straight answers to the queries raised most frequently by practitioners in computing, engineering, medicine and science as they grapple with .... | 160 pages | Routledge Hbk | 2006 | 0415399815 | #163597A | £55.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0415399823 | #163598A | £9.99 BUY |
Revolutionizing Knowledge Discovery in the Life Sciences Edited by CJO Baker and Kei-Hoi Cheung The Semantic Web provides a common framework that allows data to be shared and reused across application, enterprise, and community boundaries. Advanced Semantic Web .... | 450 pages | 107 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0387484361 | #164057A | £54.00 BUY |
The Whipple Museum of the History of Science Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge L Taub and F Willmoth The Whipple Museum in Cambridge contains one of the most important existing collections in the history and philosophy of science and has played a key role in teaching and .... | 512 pages | CUP Hbk | 2006 | 052186609X | #164124A | £35.00 BUY |