Advances in Equine Nutrition - Volume 4

Edited by Dr JD Pagan

This volume is a new collection of original research and review papers presented during Kentucky Equine Research nutrition conferences. Conferences feature international ....

A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt

Richard Hoath

The first comprehensive field guide to every mammal species recorded in contemporary Egypt. Each mammal species is described in detail, with reference to identification ....

Histologic Basis of Mouse Endocrine System Development

A Comparative Analysis

Matthew Kaufman, Alexander Yu Nikitin and John P Sundberg

More than 3000 mutant mice strains have been created through genetic manipulation, and while many molecular techniques are straight forward, analysis of anatomic changes can ....

The Horse

30,000 Years of the Horse in Art

Tamsin Pickeral

Of all man's fellow-creatures, the horse, with its inherent grace, intelligence and courage, has inspired the strongest feelings of empathy an affinity reflected in more ....

Kangaroos

Their Ecology and Management in the Sheep Rangelands of Australia

Edited by G Caughley et al

The management of kangaroos is one of the most controversial issues in Australian wildlife management today - kangaroos are 'in plague proportions' or 'on the verge of ....

Living with Monkeys - DVD

Tales from the Treetops

The rainforest canopy is one of the least explored environments on Earth. In order to get a true understanding of this mysterious world, and to avoid the dangers of the ....

Nietoperze Polski

Konrad Sachanowicz and Mateusz Ciechanowski

This book is both a guide to identifying the species of bats found in Poland and a comprehensive, superbly illustrated guide presenting the current state of knowledge on ....

Orangutans

Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation

Edited by Serge A Wich, Sri Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia and CP van Schaik

This book describes one of our closest relatives, the orangutan, and the only extant great ape in Asia. It is increasingly clear that orangutan populations show extensive ....

SuperGuide: Bears

Kevin Van Tighem

This is a comprehensive portrait of bears of all kinds including their habitat, family life, behaviour and the way they are perceived in human culture. ....

Tiger

The Lord of the Jungle

A Pons and G Raspiecxt

The tiger is the largest of wild cats and lives only in Asia. Solitary and territorial, living in the jungle depths they remain a symbol of power and are greatly respected. ....

Walking Thunder

In the Footsteps of the African Elephant

Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson

The African elephant is one of the most majestic creatures on Earth, yet it faces an uncertain future. Walking Thunder is a superb tribute to the remarkable beauty of these ....

Wild Hoofbeats

America's Vanishing Wild Horses

Carol Walker

Photographic portraits and personal observations that offer unique insight into the wild horses of America. ....

Birding Seychelles

Fairy Terns in the Frangipani Tree

Malcolm Rymer

The film covers the 12 endemic resident breeding bird species and features extensive seabird colonies as well as migratory passage and over-wintering birds. ....

Birds of Argentina Volume 1: Plates & Maps

and the South-West Atlantic

Mark Pearman

Argentina is one of South America's premier birding destinations, encompassing a wide range of habitats from lush rainforests and vast pampas grasslands to the extensive ....

Birds of Argentina Volume 2: Species Accounts

and the South-West Atlantic

Mark Pearman

Argentina is one of South America's premier birding destinations, encompassing a wide range of habitats from lush rainforests and ....

Birds of Argentina Volumes 1 & 2

and the South-West Atlantic

Mark Pearman

Argentina is one of South America's premier birding destinations, encompassing a wide range of habitats from lush rainforests and ....

Birds of Belgium and Holland MP3 Multimedia Fieldguide

Peter Boesman

MP3-sound collection contains the songs and calls of 195 birds found in Holland and Belgium. It has 830 stereo recordings (more than 10 hours !). For the first time in 20 ....

The Birds of the Republic of Panama, Part 5

Gazetteer and Bibliography

DC Siegel and SL Olson

Part 5 finally brings Alexander Wetmore's monumental work to a conclusion. It contains a short essay on Wetmore and the ornithology of Panama. ....

The Birdwatchers Yearbook 2010

Edited by Hilary Cromack and David Cromack

Apart from the regular features, including profiles of 420 nature reserves, the key features in this new edition are: ....

A Checklist of the Birds of Seychelles

Adrian Skerrett et al

A summary of all 242 bird species recorded in Seychelles by island. Includes extinctions, residents, migrants and vagrants (with number of records of each species). ....

The Curse of the Labrador Duck

My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction

Glen Chilton

More elusive than the Passenger Pigeon, the Dodo or the Great Auk and breeding in places so obscure that no certain records exist of its nests, the Labrador Duck succumbed to ....

Ecology of Houbara Bustard in Punjab and Nag Valley (Balochistan)

Muhamad Nadeem

The present study describes the ecology of Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii), a desert-adapted species in Pakistan. ....

Finding Birds in Morocco: The Deserts

Dave Gosney

This is the book that gives you the latest information on where to find birds such as Egyptian Nightjar, Desert Warbler, Scrub Warbler, Fulvous Babbler and many more in much ....

Finding Birds in Morocco: The Deserts

Dave Gosney

This DVD introduces you to the best birdwatching sites in Morocco from Taroudannt to Merzouga and gives you a real `feel' for what it's like to go birding there. ....

The Illustrated Guide to Chickens

How to Choose Them - How to Keep Them

Celia Lewis

The Illustrated Guide to Chickens covers the 100 most familiar breeds of chickens in Europe and North America. The breed profiles cover the history of each breed, its main ....

Malta Breeding Bird Atlas 2008

Andre Raine, Joe Sultana and Simon Gillings

The first-ever comprehensive atlas of Maltese breeding birds. ....

Nutrition of Birds of Prey

Joeke Nijboer, Frank Verstappen and Michiel Derks

In Europe, many birds of prey belong to private owners or institutions such as zoos. Some of these birds are kept for hunting purposes and others for flying demonstrations. ....

Owls of Europe

Europas Ugglor

Contains 77 vocalizations of all 13 European owl species, between 2 and 9 different vocalizations per species. Not only territorials calls of males but even contacting ....

A Penguin's World

Ian Strange and Georgina Strange

This work brings together a collection of stunning photographs along with informative text about the Penguin's world. The authors and designers of this title, who reside in ....

The Poetry of Birds

Edited by Simon Armitage and Tim Dee

Birds are the most obvious wild things we have around us. They are much watched and much loved, not least by poets. ....

Raptor Species Conservation Frameworks

The Peregrine Conservation Framework Project Progress Report: Phase 1

L Humphreys, C Wernham and Humphrey Crick

Sonidos de Aves de Argentina y areas adjacentes, Volume 1 - Patagonia

Bird Sounds of Argentina and adjacent areas, Vol 1 - Patagonia, Antarctic and the South Atlantic Islands

This collection of high quality MP3 recordings features 600 sounds of 160 bird species from Patagonia, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands. ....

Spirits of the Air

Birds and American Indians in the South

Shepard Krech

How birds shaped the world view of the southern Indians? Before the massive environmental change wrought by the European colonization of the South, hundreds of ....

Svensk Ringmärkningsatlas, Volume 3

Passerines

Thord Fransson and Susanna Hall-Karlsson

The UK Wintering Waterbird Indicator

New Developments Towards a More Comprehensive Assessment of Trends in the Wintering Waterbird Assemblage

GE Austin, AN Bansk and MM Rehfisch

Wings of Paradise

Birds of the Louisiana Wetlands

Charlie Hohorst, Charlie Hohorst and Marcelle Bienvenu

Wings of Paradise presents a spectacular collection of 150 photographs of the birds of Louisianas wetlands. The images portray dozens of different species of shore birds, ....

Amphibian Biology, Volume 8

Edited by H Heatwole and JW Wilkinson

Twelve dynamic chapters related to amphibian decline are given; Viral and Bacterial diseases of amphibians; Fungal diseases; Factors affecting Interspecific variation in ....

Amphibians of Sri Lanka

A Photographic Guide to Common Frogs, Toads and Caecilians

Anslem De Silva

A simple non taxonomical work to help to identify amphibians of Sri Lanka. ....

The Aquaculture of Groupers

I Chiu Liao and Eduardo M Leano

The aquaculture of high-value species including groupers is becoming increasingly popular in many parts of the world, and continues to develop rapidly in Southeast Asia. ....

Catalog of Aplocheiloid Killifishes of the World

Wilson JEM Costa

Lists all (over 320) species known to date. ....

Comparative Evaluations of Innovative Fisheries Management

Global Experiences and European Prospects

Edited by Kjellrun Hiis Hauge and Douglas Clyde Wilson

This book starts with a look at four places outside the European Union known for innovative management: New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Alaska and Iceland. The focus then ....

Peixes Aploqueiloideos da Mata Atlantica Brasileira

Historia, Diversidade e Conservacao

Wilson JEM Costa

Provides information for the thirty eight endemic Aplocheiloid species of the Brazilian Atlantic forest. ....

Selective Breeding in Aquaculture

An Introduction

Trygve Gjedrem and Matthew Baranski

This book provides a basic introduction to selective breeding in aquatic species, and describes the concepts behind establishing and running successful breeding programs. ....

Advances in Quaternary Entomology

SA Elias

This volume addresses the science of fossil insects by demonstrating their immense contribution to our knowledge of the paleoenvironmental and climatological record of the ....

Advances in the Systematics of Hymenoptera

Festschrift in Honour of Lubomir Masner

Edited by N Johnson

This issue celebrates the 75th birthday of Dr. Lubomir Masner, a source of knowledge, enthusiasm, and inspiration for systematic entomologists in all fields, but especially ....

Classification of Mollusca (2 Volume set + CD-ROM)

A Classification of Worldwide Mollusca

Victor Millard

Provides an up-to-date framework of the systematics of the Phylum Mollusca from Class through Subgenus. Includes authors, dates, and synonomy for for all levels of ....

Compendium of Brazilian Sea Shells

EC Rios

Describes 1770 species. ....

Current Concepts in Forensic Entomology

Novel Arthropods, Environments and Geographical Regions

Edited by Jens Amendt, MLee Goff, Martin Grassberger and Carlo P Campobasso

Twenty years ago the use of entomology in a crime scene investigation was considered bizarre, despite the solid scientific background and documented historical applications. ....

The Dangerous World of Butterflies

Peter Laufer

War weary after writing a book about Iraq, Peter Laufer joked before an audience that his next book would be about butterflies. The result: an invitation to a butterfly ....

Field Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain and Ireland

Mike Edwards and Martin Jenner

Excellent photographic field guide bumblebees of Britain and Ireland published in association with Natural England. The guide contains a quick identification chart, ....

Giant Centipedes

The Enthusiast's Handbook

O McMonigle

Includes biology and background, reproduction, rearing, species list and more. ....

Giant Millipedes

The Enthusiast's Handbook

O McMonigle

Breeding manual for giant round millipedes and more. ....

Giant Tarantulas

The Enthusiast's Handbook

O McMonigle

Includes anatomy, breeding, eggsac care, spiderling care and species list. ....

Guide to Night-Singing Insects of the Northeast

John Himmelman

This title is a unique field guide and audio CD package covering over 70 species of night-singing insects found throughout the north-eastern United States. It includes ....

The Lives of Ants

Laurent Keller and Elisabeth Gordon

Humans have long been fascinated by ants. While not necessarily brightly coloured or beautiful, ants display some remarkable characteristics that are almost unique in the ....

Norges Sommerfugler

Handbook on the Norwegian Butterflies and Macromoths

L Aarvik, LO Hansen and V Kononenko

A very beautiful book that besides all macromoths also covers the micromoths traditionally collected by macro-lepidopterists such as Hepialidae, Sesiidae, Zygaenidae ....

Provisional Atlas of the Aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland Part 7

Edited by Robin Edwards and Helen Roy

This seventh part in the Provisional atlas of aculeate Hymenoptera series takes the total number of species mapped to 402. The new volume has distribution maps and species ....

Radar Entomology

Observing Insect Flight and Migration

A Drake and DR Reynolds

Many of the world's most serious agricultural pests are highly migratory and through their use of special-purpose radars we are provided with insights into their movement ....

Review of the Spirobolida on Madagascar

with descriptions of twelve new genera, including three "fire millipedes" (Diplopoda)

T/ Enghoff, H/ Sierwald, P Wesener

This issue of Zookeys deals with millipedes from Madagascar, an understudied group from a still little understood place. Here presented are the findings of a 2007 expedition as ....

Saproxylic Beetles

Their Role and Diversity in European Woodland and Tree Habitats

Edited by J Buse, KNA Alexander et al

Based on contributions given at the conference, this book contains contributions about research on conservation ecology of saproxylic beetles as well as results from recent ....

Scorpions, Windscorpions, Pseudoscorpions

Culturing Ancient Arachnids

O McMonigle

Chapters include feeding, captive habitats and reproduction for these three spectacular arachnid orders. ....

Snail

Peter Williams

So attached was the author Patricia Highsmith to snails that they became her constant traveling companions. Secreted in a large handbag or, in the ....

The Status and Distribution of Dragonflies of the Mediterranean Region

Elisa Riservato et al

This report contains a review of the conservation status of 165 Mediterranean species of dragonflies occurring in the Mediterranean basin, according to the IUCN regional Red ....

Systema Brachyurorum: Part 1

An Annotated Checklist of Extant Brachyuran Crabs of the World

PKL Ng, D Guinot and PJF Davie

Les Termites dans le Monde

Alba Zaremski, Daniel Fouquet and Dominique Louppe

This illustrated guide gives a comprehensive overview of termites. Despite the damage caused to houses, crops and forest plantations, their ecological role should not be ....

The Tribe Eupariini of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)

ZT Stebnicka

The second part of iconography of the New World Eupariini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae) presents 26 genera with 138 known species inhabiting the American continent ....

Vector Biology, Ecology and Control

Edited by Peter W Atkinson

The control of mosquitoes and other insect vectors of human pathogens in an area-wide, environmentally and sustainable way is critical to solving global health problems in the ....

Whipscorpions and Whipspiders

Culturing Gentle Monsters

O McMonigle

Includes anatomy, courtship and reproduction, feeding and species lists. ....

Archaeopteryx

The Icon of Evolution

Peter Wellnhofer

Archaeopteryx fossils - up to now ten skeletal specimens and a single feather imprint discovered during the last 145 years - have had a tremendous significance in the ....

Atlas of the Pleistocene Vascular Plant Macrofossils of Central Europe - Part 1:Pteridophytes and Monocotyledons

FY Velichkevich and E Zastawniak

Climate Change, Peatbogs, Plague and Potatoes

An Environmental History of Pre-industrial Scotland

Emma Wood

The environment is not a neutral background to human struggles for power and profit. Scotland's past is affected by these non-human factors as much as anything that man has ....

Dinosaur Odyssey

Fossil Threads in the Web of Life

Scott D Sampson

This book offers a holistic, up-to-date overview of dinosaurs and their world for a wide audience of readers. Situating these fascinating animals in a broad ecological and ....

The Fossils of the Hunsrück Slate

Marine Life in the Devonian

Christoph Bartels, Derek E G Briggs and Günther Brassell

This beautifully illustrated book describes one of the most famous fossil deposits known: the Hunsruck Slate of Germany. These spectacular fossils, in which not just the ....

Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Ecosystems in SE Asia

Edited by Eric Buffetaut, G Cuny, J Le Loeuff and V Suteethorn

Non-marine Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic formations are widespread in mainland SE Asia. Although the first reports on fossils from some of these formations were published as ....

Palaeoproterozoic Supercontinents and Global Evolution

Edited by SM Reddy, R Mazumder, DAD Evans and AS Collins

The Palaeoproterozoic era (2500-1600 Ma) is a critical period of Earth history, with dynamic evolution from the deep planetary interior to its surface environment. Several ....

Diel Vertical Migration of Zooplankton in Lakes and Oceans

Causal Explanations and adaptive Significances

Joop Ringelberg

The book deals with Diel Vertical Migration (DVM) of zooplankton in oceans and lakes and is the first critical discussion of the literature in 100 years of research. The accent ....

Distribution and Ecological Preferences of European Freshwater Organisms, Volume 3: Ephemeroptera

Edited by A Buffagni, M Cazzola, MJ Lopez-Rodriguez et al

This book series provides comprehensive information on distribution and ecological preferences of European freshwater ....

Dive Atlas of the World

An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites

Edited by Jack Jackson

This global guide to the world's top dive sites is an inspirational reference source for divers who wish to experience, personally or vicariously, the best diving the planet has ....

100 Ways to Take Better Nature and Wildlife Photographs

Guy Edwardes

This is a practical, accessible guide to photographing nature and wildlife from one of the UK's top nature photographers. Suitable for all levels of photographer, "100 Ways to ....

Birdwatcher

The Life of Roger Tory Peterson

Elizabeth J Rosenthal

A biography of the man behind the "Peterson Field Guide" series, which has taught millions about virtually all aspects of nature. Peterson combined fine writing with ....

Capturing the Moment

Raymond Sheppard and Andrew Haslen

This book is a collaboration between Andrew Haslen and the family of the British artist Raymond Sheppard. Christine Sheppard had been cataloguing her father's paintings and ....

Colenso's Collections

Edited by Ian St George

This is a comprehensive compilation of archival material relating to William Colenso's botanical collections. It will be hugely valuable for anyone with an interest in ....

Dark Banquet

Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures

Bill Schutt

For centuries, blood feeders have inhabited our nightmares and horror stories, as well as the shadowy realms of scientific knowledge. In Dark Banquet, zoologist Bill Schutt ....

Darwin's Armada

Four Voyages and the Battle for the Theory of Evolution

Iain McCalman

Award-winning cultural historian Iain McCalman tells the stories of Charles Darwin and his most vocal supporters and colleagues: Joseph Hooker, Thomas Huxley, and Alfred ....

Darwin's Sacred Cause

Race, Slavery and the Quest for Human Origins

Adrian Desmond and James A Moore

This book, by Darwin's most celebrated modern biographers, gives a completely new explanation of why he came to his shattering theories about human origins. Until now, ....

David Attenborough's Life Stories: Audiobook

BBC Audio

This is the complete "BBC Radio 4" series written and presented by Sir David Attenborough featuring all twenty episodes about some of the strangest plants and ....

The Encyclopedia of World Wildlife

Mike Briggs and Penny Briggs

Competently produced encyclopaedia. ....

Face to Face

Polar Portraits

Huw Lewis-Jones, Martin Hartley and Sir Ranulph Fiennes

A lavish account of pioneering polar photography and modern portraiture, "Face to Face: Polar Portraits" brings together in a single volume both rare, unpublished treasures ....

Flora: The Aztec Herbal

Edited by Martin Clayton, Luigi Guerrini and Alejandro de Avila

This volume catalogues Cassiano dal Pozzo's copy of the Codex Cruz-Badianus, an Aztec herbal prepared for the son of the Viceroy of Mexico in 1552 and the earliest medical ....

The Hair of the Dog

And Other Scientific Surprises

Karl Sabbagh

Science is full of surprises: the peculiar peepshow beginnings of baby incubators; the unexpected positive fallout from the H-bomb; the dinosaurs that caused sonic booms; the ....

He Knew He Was Right

The Irrepressible Life of James Lovelock and Gaia

John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin

James Lovelock is an iconic figure in British science, a prophet whose prophecies are coming true. This is his definitive authorised biography. Lovelock is best known as the ....

How to Make a Tornado

The Strange and Wonderful Things That Happen When Scientists Break Free

New Scientist

This is the newest title in the brilliant and bestselling "New Scientist" series. Science tells us grand things about the universe: how fast light travels, and why stones ....

The Invention of Air

An Experiment, a Journey, a New Country and the Amazing Force of Scientific Discovery

Stephen Johnson

In 1794, Joseph Priestley - amateur scientist, ordained minister and radical thinker - set sail for America to escape persecution. The author tells his incredible story: the ....

Last Chance to See (Blu-ray)

Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine

Stephen Fry follows in his great friend Douglas Adams' footsteps, along with zoologist Mark Carwardine, to remote parts of the ....

Last Chance to See - DVD

Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine

Stephen Fry follows in his great friend Douglas Adams' footsteps, along with zoologist Mark Carwardine, to remote parts of the earth in search of some of the rarest and most ....

Leaders of Animal Behaviour

The Second Generation

Lee C Drickamer and Donald A Dewsbury

Animal behaviour, as a discipline, has undergone several key transitions over the last 25 years, growing in both depth and breadth. Key advances have been made in behavioural ....

Life (David Attenborough) (Blu-ray)

David Attenborough

This ten-part natural history series, filmed in HD, is the definitive exploration of the diversity of life on Earth, ....

Life (David Attenborough) - DVD

David Attenborough

This ten-part natural history series, filmed in HD, is the definitive exploration of the diversity of life on Earth, revealing the most spectacular and fascinating behaviour ....

Life List

A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds

Olivia Gentile

A frustrated housewife sets out to see more bird species than anyone in history and ends up risking her life again and again in the wildest places on earth. Phoebe Snetsinger ....

The Life and Love of Trees

Lewis Blackwell

Trees are vital - the roots and the shelter for our existence. Without them we simply wouldn't be here. Not only essential, they are also an inspiration throughout our ....

Pavlov's Dogs and Schrodinger's Cat

Scenes from the Living Laboratory

Rom Harre

From the sheep, dog, and cockerel that were sent aloft in Montgolfier's balloon, to Galvani's frog's legs, Dolly the Sheep, the finches of the Galapagos, and even imaginary ....

Puget Sound Through an Artist's Eye

Tony Angell and Ivan Doig

For nearly fifty years, artist and naturalist Tony Angell has used Puget Sound's natural diversity as his artist's palette. In this book, he describes the living systems within ....

Rock, Water, Wild

An Alaskan Life

Nancy Lord

For Nancy Lord, what began as a yearning for adventure and a childhood fascination with a wild and distant land culminated in a move to Alaska in the early 1970s. Here she ....

Science

The Definitive Visual Guide

Edited by Adam Hart-Davis, DK, John Gribbin, Douglas Palmer and Jeremy Cherfas

This is the complete illustrated science encyclopedia covering the history, key discoveries, inventions and people. This remarkable reference book reveals the story of ....

Science

A Four Thousand Year History

Patricia Fara

Science: A Four Thousand Year History rewrites science's past. Instead of focussing on difficult experiments and abstract theories, Patricia Fara shows how science has always ....

Seeds

Time capsules of life

Rob Kesseler and Wolfgang Stuppy

Seeds are the most complex organs plants ever produce. A major keystone in the evolution of land plants, the first seeds appeared some 360 million years ago. Since then they ....

The Touch of Durrell

A Passion for Animals

Jeremy Mallinson

For more than 30 years Jeremy Mallinson was Gerald Durrell's right-hand man at the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. Widely regarded as a trailblazer in the world of ....

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 Desk Calendar

The new split image-and-date calendar design allows you to choose your favourite images from the 2009 award-winning photographs. ....

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 Wall Calendar

Along with the 12 images from the 2009 Competition, the calendar has fascinating captions giving insight into how photographs were composed, background information about ....

Wildlife Photography Masterclass

The Complete Guide to Wildlife Photography for the Digital Age

David Tipling and Chris Gomersall

Award winning professional wildlife photographers and authors David Tipling and Chris Gomersall present expert and detailed advice to get you started in wildlife photography. ....

William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals

William Stout

An astonishing depiction at dinosaurs and their primeval worlds. This lavishly illustrated 144 page volume contains all of Stout's stunning murals for The Houston ....

After the Ice

Life, Death and Politics in the New Arctic

Alun Anderson

We all now know that the arctic is the canary in the coal mine of climate change, but that is only part of the story. As Alun Anderson reveals in this fascinating book, the ....

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Issues and Legislation

Edited by Sarah I Billingshouse

One part of the ongoing energy debate has been whether to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in north-eastern Alaska - and if so, under ....

Field Guide to the Animals of the Greater Kruger Park

Christo Joubert, Ulrich Oberprieler and Burger Cillié

The Greater Kruger Park is not only Big Five country - it is home to thousands of plant and animal species, each a link in a delicate ecological web. The Park is situated in ....

Galapagos at the Crossroads

Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution

Carol Ann Bassett

The world perceives the Galapagos as a pristine natural environment, famed for its rare species of flora and fauna. This book takes a hard look at the real story: that, due to ....

An Illustrated Eco-History of the Mekong River Basin

Edited by Tomya Akimichi

A broad-ranging study of the interactions transforming people's livelihoods and their environment in this rapidly-developing yet ecologically-diverse region. Encompassing ....

Living Britain DVD

The Wildlife Year

Month by month, Living Britain chronicles the wildlife year, tracking the way the lives of native plants and animals change with the cycle of the seasons and react to the ....

The Living Mekong

Joe Garrison and Delia Paul

This book shows how the Mekong's seasonal rise and fall shapes daily life for the people who live on and around it, in matters from transport to festivals to fish trap design. ....

The Scramble for the Arctic

Ownership, Exploitation and Conflict in the Far North

Richard Sale and Eugene Potapov

In August 2007 the world reacted with consternation as Russia planted a flag beneath the ice of the North Pole, symbolising the Kremlin's claim to the Arctic with its vast ....

When the Rains Come

A Naturalist's Year in the Sonoran Desert

John Alcock

Life in the desert is a waiting game: waiting for rain. And in a year of drought, the stakes are especially high. John Alcock knows the Sonoran Desert better than just about ....

The Anther: Form, Function and Phylogeny

Edited by William G D'Arcy and Richard C Keating

Despite its significance in the reproductive cycle of flowering plants, and its importance in helping to interpret plant evolution, the stamen, and its fertile, ....

Atlas of Wood Decaying Fungi

Y Stancheva, S Bencheva et al

"The Atlas of Wood Decaying Fungi" contains extensive information on the species composition, level of parasitic activity, and the biological and ecological ....

Atlas of the Geographical Distribution of Fungi in Poland, Fascicle 4

Edited by Tomasz Majewski

Bolets de Catalunya: Volume 28

Bruce Irwin: Drawings of NZ Orchids

Pencil drawings and water colour paintings compiled in pdf format. ....

Colour Field Guide to the Native Orchids of New Zealand

Eric Scanlen and Ian St George

Contains colour photographs and descriptions of each individual species of native orchid and covers all the named, significant tag-named, described and undescribed taxa so far ....

Diatom Taxonomy, Ultrastructure and Ecology: Modern Methods and Timeless

A Tribute to Eugene F. Stoermer | Questions

Edited by JP Kociolek, EC Theriot and RJ Stevenson

This book presents twenty peer-reviewed contributions covering the full breadth of current diatom-related research in the earth, atmospheric and biological science fields. ....

Dig That Garden, Save the Planet

Your First Steps to Becoming an Eco-gardener

Johnnie Dominic

This practical and entertaining guide helps to make those first steps to becoming an ecogardener. Beautifully illustrated and brimming with bright ideas, it's designed to ....

Diversity of Lichenology - Anniversary Volume

Edited by Arne Thell, Mark RD Seaward and Tassilo Feuerer

The multiple aspects of the research on lichens are reflected in the large variety of subjects covered in the 18 chapters by 37 authors from 13 countries. The chapters ....

Ecological Gardening

Sally Cunningham

Ecological gardening is about making your garden a joy for all to share without hurting the planet. This practical book explains how to use the minimum of extras, avoid using ....

Edible

An Illustrated Guide to the World's Food Plants

National Geographic

This book offers information one 250 food plants and their journey from field to table. The reader can explore the origins, history, and contemporary cultural and culinary uses ....

Fabulous Food from Every Small Garden

Mary Horsfall

This book shows how to grow food at home in even the smallest of spaces. It explores the reasons for growing food at home, including the many potential benefits such as improved ....

Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana

Including the Okavango Delta

Alison Heath and Roger Heath

This field guide includes over 500 flowering herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses, sedges and their allies, illustrated with over 2000 colour photographs. For ....

A Field Guide to the Riverine Plants of Britain and Ireland

Richard V Lansdown

This guide is designed as a source book for surveyors using standard river plant survey methods and it has been designed to support training in riverine plant identification. ....

Flora of China, Volume 25: Orchidaceae

This volume entirely comprises the orchid family, or Orchidaceae, with 1,388 species in China, of which 491 are endemic, i.e., found nowhere else on Earth. The orchids of China ....

Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Volume 5

Edited by Inga Hedberg and Sue Edwards

Flora of Hertfordshire

Trevor J James

The book covers over 2000 species of wild plants and hybrids recorded in Hertfordshire, based on a countywide survey from 1987-2005. The species accounts include distribution ....

Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 8: Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae

Edited by FNA Editorial Committee

Flora of North America Volume 8 will be the seventh of 19 volumes on dicotyledons to be published in the Flora of North America North of Mexico series. ....

Flowers of the Forest

People and Plants in the New Forest National Park

Clive Chatters

An exploration of the past and present plants and people of the New Forest, written by one of the area's foremost authorities and with over 300 photographs. ....

Fungi of Northern Europe, Volume 1: The Genus Hygrocybe

D Boertmann

Treats 59 species and varieties of the beautiful genus Hygrocybe - or waxcap - as recognized by the author. As well as being attractive specimens these fungi are also ....

Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Sunflower

Edited by Jinguo Hu and Gerald Seiler

The sunflower has fascinated mankind for centuries. The oilseed sunflower contributes approximately 10 per cent of the world's plant-derived edible oil and the confection ....

Grapevine Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology

Edited by Kalliopi A Roubelakis-Angelakis

Grapevine is one of the most widely cultivated plant species worldwide. With the publication of the grapevine genome sequence in 2007, a new horizon in grapevine ....

Grow Your Own Gardening Year

Royal Horticultural Society

Written by RHS experts with more than 50 years of combined growing experience, this book provides the advice gardeners need to grow a year-round supply of healthy fruit and ....

Herbiers de Provence, Alpes et Côte d'Azur

Histoire, Botanique, Usages

Magali Volpes-Bahuaud

Beautifully illustrated celebration of the herbaria of southeast France. ....

Identification and Biology of Nonnative Plants in Florida's Natural Areas

Edited by KA Langeland and K Craddock Burks

Thousands of nonnative plants have been introduced into Florida, many of great benefit. However, some have become established in expanding populations within native plant ....

Knowledge and Technology Transfer for Plant Pathology

Edited by Maria Lodovica Gullino and Nigel Hardwick

This book contains fuller versions of the papers and posters presented in the Knowledge and Technology Transfer and Teaching Plant Pathology sessions at the 9th International ....

Liverworts of New England

A Guide for the Amateur Naturalist

M Lincoln

Medicinal Plants of South Africa

Ben-Erik van Wyk, Bosch van Oudtshoorn and Nigel Gericke

A photographic guide to the most commonly used and best known South African plant medicines, including their botany, main traditional uses and active ingredients. ....

Mycota, Volume 15: Physiology and Genetics

Selected Basic and Applied Aspects

Edited by Timm Anke and Daniela Weber

In the last decade the discipline of mycology has been substantially changed by new research technologies. In particular DNA-based tools for the investigation of fungal ....

New Zealand Native Orchid Group Historical Series

Numbers 1 to 15

The New Zealand Orchids

Nature Guide to NZ Orchids and Field Guide to NZ Orchids

Ian St George

Two books on New Zealand orchids compiled in pdf format. ....

New Zealand Orchids in Black and White

HB Matthews

Fifty monochrome halfplate photographs of New Zealand native orchids taken by HB Matthews in the early part of the 20th Century. ....

Nymph Island (Great Barrier Reef, Qld, Australia)

Flora and Vegetation of a Low Wooded Island

R Jacques de Sloover and AL Jacquemart

Owen Gibson's Orchid Paintings

Edited by Ian St George

Watercolours and line drawings of New Zealand native orchids. ....

Processing Seeds of California Native Plants for Conservation, Storage, and Restoration

M Wall and J Macdonald

This manual occupies a unique niche among seed publications because of its focus on the seed processing steps that precede - and are necessary for - successful propagation and ....

RHS Pests and Diseases

Andrew Halstead and Pippa Greenwood

Tackle pests and diseases fast with the new edition of this handy gardener's guide. This title lets you learn to identify, treat and prevent plant pests and diseases with the ....

Reactive Oxygen Species in Plant Signaling

Edited by Luis Alfonso del Rio and Alain Puppo

Until recent years the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was generally considered to be a harmful process and a generator of oxidative stress. But more ....

Warwickshire's Wildflowers

Steven J Falk

Warwickshire's Wildflowers provides a modern snapshot of the flora of Warwickshire and reflects heavily on recent changes, ....

Wicked Plants

The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities

Amy Stewart, Briony Morrow-Cribbs and Jonathan Rosen

A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In ....

The Wild Flora of Kew Gardens

A Cumulative Checklist from 1759

Thomas A Cope

This book details all plants that have ever been recorded growing in a wild state within the Gardens or their periphery (including the Thames towpath, Kew Green and the Old Deer ....

Wild Orchids of the Lower North Island

Field Guide

Peter de Lange, Jeremy Rolfe, Ian St George and John Sawyer

This field guide is designed to help identify the 72 indigenous orchids reported from the lower North Island. In addition to providing aids to recognise these orchids, the ....

Advanced Protocols in Oxidative Stress II

Edited by Donald Armstrong

Expanding upon the research elucidated by the first volume of this collection, this title presents thirty additional cutting-edge chapters focusing on novel techniques for ....

Alginates

Biology and Applications

Edited by Bernd HA Rehm

This volume provides an overview of the state of art of alginate material properties, genetics and the molecular mechanisms underlying alginate biosynthesis as well as ....

Cellular Mechanotransduction

Diverse Perspectives from Molecules to Tissues

Edited by Mohammad Mofrad and Roger Kamm

Mechanotransduction is the term for the ability, first described by 19th-century anatomist Julius Wolff, of living tissues to sense mechanical stress and respond by ....

Comparative High Pressure Biology

Edited by Philippe Sebert

High pressure biology is an old, fascinating and stimulating field of research. One of the major reasons for the interest in studying high pressure is that this environmental ....

Cytoskeleton Methods and Protocols

Edited by Ray H Gavin

In the ten years since the publication of the first edition, great advances in fluorescent labeling, optics, and sample preparation have significantly improved the ....

Dendritic Cell Protocols

Edited by Shalin H Naik

Given the vital importance of immune system research, the gathering of clear, consistent, and informative protocols involving the study of dendritic cells is ....

Essential Readings in Biosemiotics

Anthology and Commentary

Donald F Favareau

Synthesizing the findings from a wide range of disciplines - from biology and anthropology to philosophy and linguistics - the emerging field of ....

Evolution of Sleep

Phylogenetic and Functional Perspectives

Edited by Patrick McNamara, Robert Barton and Charles Nunn

Research during the past two decades has produced major advances in understanding sleep within particular species. Simultaneously, molecular advances have made it possible to ....

Functional Surfaces in Biology, Volume 1

Little Structures with Big Effects

Edited by Stanislav SN Gorb

This book is devoted to the rapidly growing area of science dealing with structure and properties of biological surfaces in their relation to particular functions. This ....

Functional Surfaces in Biology, Volume 2

Adhesion Related Phenomena

Edited by Stanislav SN Gorb

This book is devoted to the rapidly growing area of science dealing with structure and properties of biological surfaces in their relation to particular functions. This ....

Geomicrobiology

Edited by SK Jain, AA Khan and MK Rai

Geomicrobiology is a combination of geology and microbiology, which includes the study of interaction of microorganisms with their environment, such as in sedimentary rocks. ....

A Guide to QTL Mapping with R/qtl

Karl W Broman and Saunak Sen

Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping is used to discover the genetic and molecular architecture underlying complex quantitative traits. It has important applications in ....

Helicases

Edited by Mohamed M Abdelhaleem

In recent years, much information has been revealed concerning the essential role of helicases, the enzymes that utilize the energy derived from nucleoside triphosphate ....

Introduction to Protein Science

Arthur Lesk

Wide-ranging introduction to the contemporary study of proteins. It describes the structure of proteins and illustrates the wide range of functions that proteins exhibit, ....

Microbial Megaplasmids

Edited by Ed Schwartz

Megaplasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements in the size range of 100 kb and larger. They are found in physiologically and phylogenetically diverse groups of ....

Microbiology Handbook, 3-volume set

Edited by Rhea Fernandes

"The Microbiology Handbook" will provide a key resource exploring microbiological food safety issues in different sectors - dairy products, fish and seafood and meat. Each of ....

Molecular and Cellular Enzymology

Jeannine Yon-Kahn and G Herve

In this book, for the first time, the different molecular and cellular aspects of enzymology are presented together. Until now, there has been no book available in which ....

Neural Cell Transplantation

Methods and Protocols

Edited by Neil Scolding and David Gordon

In the dramatic and rapidly developing field of neural transplantation for CNS repair, the most powerful contributor has been the vital research focusing on stem cells. In ....

Plastics from Bacteria

Natural Functions and Applications

Edited by Gui-Qiang Chen

The investigation and development of plastics synthesized by bacteria is receiving great attention also due to the raising petroleum prices and many environmental concerns ....

Protein Blotting and Detection

Methods and Protocols

Edited by Biji T Kurien and R Hal Scofield

Over the past thirty years, the development of the Western blot has revolutionized the fields of biomedical research and medical diagnostics. In this volume, expert ....

The Protein Protocols Handbook

JM Walker

Since the publication of the bestselling second edition of this title, there have been continual methodological developments in the field of protein chemistry. This greatly ....

Protocols for in Vitro Cultures and Secondary Metabolite Analysis of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants

Edited by S Mohan Jain and Praveen K Saxena

In this book expert researchers provide detailed, step-by-step protocols for the establishment of in vitro cultures of key medicinal plants, their mass multiplication in ....

Quadruplex Nucleic Acids

Edited by Stephen Neidle and Shankar Balasubramanian

Guanine rich DNA has been known for decades to form unusual structures, although their biological relevance was little understood. Recent advances have demonstrated that ....

Signal Transduction

Bastien D Gomperts, Ijsbrand M Kramer and Peter ER Tatham

The second edition has been heralded as one of the key references for modern cell and molecular biology research and special attention has been given to the integration of ....

Stem Cells in Marine Organisms

Edited by Baruch Rinkevich and Valeria Matranga

Do real stem cells and stem cell lineages exist in lower organisms? Can stem cells from one organism parasitize the soma and/or the germ line of conspecifics? Can ....

Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Stephen J Ettinger and Edward C Feldman

Now in its 7th edition, this popular, must-have text remains the only encyclopedic resource for veterinary internal medical problems. The internationally acclaimed gold ....

Trends in Stem Cell Biology and Technology

Edited by Hossein Baharvand

The study of stem cell research has recently gained the attention from a growing, multidisciplinary community of scientists; this exponential growth of ....

Vertebrates

Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution

Kenneth V Kardong

Retaining his unique emphasis on function and evolution of vertebrates, complete anatomical detail, and excellent pedagogy, author Kenneth Kardong includes a substantial ....

Vertebrates

Structures and Functions

Seth M Kisia

The book describes the diversity of various vertebrate groups, ranging from the oldest living fishes to the relatively more recent groups to evolve such as mammals, and their ....

Veterinary Entomology

Livestock and Companion Animals

Ralph E Williams

The first modern text dedicated to veterinary entomology, this work identifies those insects and related arthropods affecting the well being of livestock and companion ....

Biological Emergences

Evolution by Natural Experiment

Robert GB Reid

Natural selection is commonly interpreted as the fundamental mechanism of evolution. Questions about how selection theory can claim to be the all-sufficient explanation of ....

Darwin's Lost World

The Hidden History of Animal Life

Martin Brasier

Darwin was perplexed by the fact that very ancient rocks, dated before the Cambrian, seemed to be barren, when he expected them to be teeming with life. He speculated that ....

Freaks of Nature

And What They Tell Us About Development and Evolution

Mark S Blumberg

Two-legged goats, conjoined twins, 'Cyclops' infants with a single eye in the middle of their forehead, double-headed snakes, and Laloo, a man with a partially formed twin ....

Images of the Wildman in Southeast Asia: An Anthropological Perspective

G Forth

The book examines `wildmen', images of hairy humanlike creatures known to rural villagers and other local people in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. Sometimes described in ....

Life as Its Own Designer

Darwin's Origin and Western Thought

A Markos, F Grygar, L Hajnal, K Kleisner, Z Kratochvil and Z Neubauer

It has been nearly 150 years since Darwin published On the Origin of Species, and his theory of natural selection still ignites a forest of heated debate between scientific ....

Lost Sex

The Evolutionary Biology of Parthenogenesis

Edited by Isa Schon, Koen Martens and Peter van Dijk

Sex is the queen of problems in evolutionary biology. Generations of researchers have investigated one of the last remaining evolutionary paradoxes: why sex exists at all. ....

Macroevolution in Human Prehistory

Edited by Anna Marie Prentiss, Ian Kuijt and James C Chatters

Cultural evolution, much like general evolution, works from the assumption that cultures are descendent from much earlier ancestors. Human culture manifests itself in forms ....

Natural Selection and Beyond

The Intellectual Legacy of Alfred Russel Wallace

Edited by Charles H Smith and George Beccaloni

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 - 1913) was one of the late nineteenth century's most potent intellectual forces. His link to Darwin as co-discoverer of the principle of natural ....

Neanderthals and Modern Humans

An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective

Clive Finlayson

First published in 2004, this book develops the theme of the close relationship between climate change, ecological change and biogeographical patterns in humans during the ....

People of the Great Ocean

Aspects of Human Biology of the Early Pacific

P Houghton

Human settlement of the western fringes of the Pacific began at least 40,000 years ago. Long, hazardous sea voyages were the only way of reaching the tiny islands scattered ....

Remarkable Creatures

Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species

Sean B Carroll

In 1809, when Darwin was born, much of the world was an unexplored wilderness. Our knowledge of the past was nonexistent, and our picture of our species' history little ....

What Darwin Got Wrong

Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piatelli-Palmarini

This is a groundbreaking attack on the most influential scientific orthodoxy of the last 150 years. The authors, working in tandem, reveal major flaws at the heart of Darwinian ....

What on Earth Evolved?

100 Species That Changed the World

Christopher Lloyd

What is life? Why have creatures evolved as they are? Which species have been the most successful? Where does humanity fit in? Christopher Lloyd leads us on an extraordinary ....

Why Evolution is True

Jerry A Coyne

For all the discussion in the media about creationism and 'Intelligent Design', virtually nothing has been said about the evidence in question - the evidence for ....

Ecological Versatility and Community Ecology

Ralph C MacNally

This book was first published in 1995, a time when, like today, there were mounting concerns that the management of our natural global heritage was failing to arrest the ....

Extinction Intervals and Biogeographic Perturbations Through Time

Earth and Life

Edited by John A Talent

This volume focuses on the broad pattern of increasing biodiversity through time, and recurrent events of minor and major ecosphere reorganization. Intense scrutiny is ....

Food Webs and Container Habitats

The Natural History and Ecology of Phytotelmata

RL Kitching

The animal communities in plant-held water bodies, such as tree holes and pitcher plants, have become models for food-web studies. In this book, Professor Kitching ....

Invasive Plant Ecology in Natural and Agricultural Systems

BD Booth, SD Murphy and CJ Swanton

Bringing together reasons for why and where weeds occur and the ecological importance of weed management, this updated edition provides an in-depth study of plant ecology, with ....

Phenology of Ecosystem Processes

Applications in Global Change Research

Edited by Asko Noormets

Changes in the seasonal timing of ecosystem carbon, water and energy exchange are key sources of variation in biosphere-atmosphere feedbacks. Referencing this variability to ....

Philosophical Foundations for the Practices of Ecology

William A Reiners and Jeffrey A Lockwood

Ecologists use a remarkable range of methods and techniques to understand complex, inherently variable, and functionally diverse entities and processes across a staggering ....

Signals for Survival

Marc Dantzker and David O Brown

New from Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology and the Shoals Marine Laboratory, this DVD documents with startling clarity the communication system of Greater Black-backed ....

Agroforestry for Ecosystem Services and Environmental Benefits

Edited by Shibu Jose

Agroforestry systems are believed to provide a number of ecosystem services; however, until recently evidence in the agroforestry literature supporting these perceived ....

Checking the Pulse of Lake Erie

Edited by Moihuddin Munawar and Robert Heath

Included here are works from well established research groups, as well as from some of the new investigators in the region. This volume presents reports on the biotic spectrum ....

Ecological Connectivity among Tropical Coastal Ecosystems

Edited by Ivan Nagelkerken

Mangrove forests, seagrass beds and coral reefs are circumtropical ecosystems that are highly productive and provide many important biological functions and economic services. ....

Ecosystem Geography

From Ecoregions to Sites

Robert G Bailey

The first edition of this book examined the distribution of ecosystems at different scales, and the processes that have differentiated them. It presented the principles for ....

Fundamentals of Soil Science

HD Foth

The concept that soil is three-dimensional and dynamic is developed in the first two chapters of this book and is built on throughout this thoroughly revised text. The book ....

The Great Experiment in Conservation

Voices from the Adirondack Park

Edited by William F Porter, Jon D Erickson and Ross S Whaley

The Adirondack region of New York State is, in many respects, America's cauldron of conservation. It was there, more than a century ago, that wanton exploitation of forests ....

Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Edited by Virginia H Dale

This book is based on an extensive review conducted by the Hypoxia Advisory Panel of the Science Advisory Board for the Environmental Protection Agency, which was chaired by the ....

Parks, Plants, and People

Beautifying the Urban Landscape

Lynden B Miller

An inspirational and practical book about the benefits of enhancing cities with well-planted gardens, parks and streets, "Parks, Plants, and People" describes the ....

Periglacial and Paraglacial Processes and Environments

Edited by J Knight and S Harrison

Periglacial and paraglacial environments, located outside ice sheet margins but responding to similar climate forcings, are key to identifying climate change effects ....

Rhizosphere

Achievements and Challenges

Edited by Yves Dessaux, Philippe Hinsinger and Philippe Lemanceau

Described by Hiltner in 1904, the rhizosphere is defined as the fraction of soil influenced by plant root activities. This dynamic, complex interface where soil, plant ....

The Rural Landscapes of Europe

How Man has Shaped European Nature

Urban Emanuelsson

This book aims to show the various ways in which human history has exercised a formative role in shaping European landscapes into what is seen today. It simultaneously draws ....

Saltmarshes

Morphodynamics, Conservation and Engineering Significance

Edited by JRL Allen and K Pye

In many countries, saltmarshes represent a diminishing resource that threatens both natural changes and human activities. Suggestions that the rate of sea-level rise may ....

Soil Mechanics

A One Dimensional Introduction

David Muir Wood

Using the critical state method of soil mechanics to study the mechanical behavior of soils requires the student to consider density alongside effective stresses, permitting ....

Soil and Culture

Edited by Edward R Landa and Christian Feller

Soil has been called the final frontier of environmental research. The critical role of soil in biogeochemical processes is tied to its properties and place - porous, ....

Sustainable Natural Hazard Management in Alpine Environments

Edited by Eric Veulliet, Stotter Johann and Hannelore Weck-Hannemann

In the recent past a marked increase of the damages caused by natural hazard processes has been documented, for example by the Munich Re-Insurance. On a regional scale, a ....

Trouble in the Forest

California's Redwood Timber Wars

Richard Widick

Wars over natural resources have been fiercely fought in the Humboldt Bay redwood region of Northern California, a situation made devastatingly urgent in recent decades of ....

Wytham Woods

Oxford's Ecological Laboratory

Edited by Peter Savill, Christopher Perrins, Keith Kirby and Nigel Fisher

For the first time, this book tells the Wytham story in a way that is accessible to both scientist and general reader alike. It provides a fascinating overview of what the Woods ....

Aspects of African Biodiversity

Proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Biodiversity Conference, Nairobi, 10-12 September 2008

Edited by Jacob Midiwo and John Clough

This book is the proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Biodiversity Conference which was held in September 2008. A key aim of the RSC/Syngenta Pan Africa Chemistry ....

Biodiversity and Landscapes

A Paradox of Humanity

Edited by Ke Chung Kim and RD Weaver

This book is concerned with the paradox that humanity depends on biodiversity and landscape systems for its survival, yet, at the same time, the current burden of ....

Conservation

A Beginner's Guide

Paul Jepson and Richard Ladle

At a time of unparalleled environmental change, there has never been a greater need for new ways of defending nature. In this forward-thinking work, Paul Jepson and Richard ....

My Marvellous Life

In Zoos and Conservation

John Knowles

A passion for wildlife and conservation led John Knowles OBE to found his own latter-day Ark - the Marwell Zoological Park. His autobiography tells the fascinating story of how ....

Rescuing Wildlife

A Guide to Helping Injured and Orphaned Animals

Peggy Sue Hentz

Rescuing injured wildlife requires careful preparation to ensure the safety of both the rescuer and the animal. This informative guide teaches would-be rescuers how to identify ....

The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Southern Africa

Will Darwall, KG Smith, D Tweddle and P Skelton

Biodiversity within inland water ecosystems in southern Africa is highly diverse and of great importance to livelihoods and economies, however, development activities are not ....

The Status and Distribution of Mediterranean Mammals

Helen J Temple and Annabelle Cuttelod

This Red List publication summarizes results for Mediterranean Terrestrial Mammals, and provides the first overview of the conservation status of these species to follow IUCN ....

The Wealth of Nature - Spanish Edition

Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, and Human Well-Being

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

From the Preface: ....

The Arctic Climate System

Mark C Serreze and Roger R Barry

The Arctic can be viewed as an integrated system, characterized by intimate couplings between its atmosphere, ocean and land, linked in turn to the larger global system. This ....

Carbon Charter

Blueprint for a Carbon-Free Future

Godo Stoyke

This book is the first to describe specific municipal by-laws required to abate climate change. It is a one-stop shop of ready-to-use sustainability solutions taken from ....

Climate Action

A Campaign Manual for Greenhouse Solutions

Mark Diesendorf

In the USA, social movements succeeded in stopping 59 proposals to build new conventional (dirty) coal-fired power stations. In the UK, there was an extended ....

Climate Change Science Compendium

The Climate Change Compendium is a review of some 400 major scientific contributions to our understanding of Earth Systems and Climate that have been released through ....

Climate Change and Water

International Perspectives on Mitigation and Adaptation

Edited by Joel Smith, Carol Howe and Jim Henderson

Understand the effects of climate change on urban water and wastewater utilities with this collection of international scientific papers. Case studies and practical planning, ....

Climate and Society

Climate as Resource, Climate as Risk

Nico Stehr and Hans von Storch

"Climate and Society" presents from a transdisciplinary view, climate and its changes, impact and perception. The history of climate and its different approaches over time - ....

Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Studies

Edited by Ming-Ko Woo

This set presents decade-long advances in atmospheric and hydrological research in the Mackenzie River Basin in northern Canada, which encompasses environments representative ....

Complete Idiot's Guide to Global Warming

Michael Tennesen

The rapid warming of the Earth's climate has been a concern for decades. Though many understand that temperatures will, on average, rise, the science and the resulting ....

Down to the Wire

Confronting Climate Collapse

David W Orr

"The real fault line in American politics is not between liberals and conservatives...It is, rather, in how we orient ourselves to the generations to come ....

Ecotoxicological Characterization of Waste

Results and Experiences of an International Ring Test

Edited by Heidrun Moser, Michael Angrick and Jorg Rombke

The ecotoxicological characterization of waste is part of the assessment as hazardous or non-hazardous according to the European Waste List. Despite its transfer into national ....

Ecotoxicology Modeling

Edited by James Devillers

This book is a comprehensive and well-documented text providing a collection of computational methods to the ecotoxicologists primarily interested in the study of the ....

Elements of Physical Oceanography

A Derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences

Edited by John H Steele, Steve A Thorpe and Karl K Turekian

"Elements of Physical Oceanography" is a derivative of the "Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition" and serves as an important reference on current physical ....

Environmental Isotopes in Biodegradation and Bioremediation

Edited by C Marjorie Aelion, Daniel Hunkeler, Patrick Hohener and Ramon Aravena

The use of stable and naturally occurring radioisotopes has gained increasing interest as a way to assess microbial processes in surface and subsurface sediments. This book ....

Fixing Climate

The Story of Climate Science - and How to Stop Global Warming

Robert Kunzig and Wallace S Broecker

We've heard a lot about climate change - but what can we do about it? Wallace Broecker, the eminent scientist who coined the term global warming way back in 1975, believes in a ....

Fundamentals in Air Pollution

From Processes to Modelling

Bruno Sportisse

This book offers a concise overview of issues related to air quality. The key current issues are discussed within 6 chapters and cover basic principles and classification of ....

Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

Edited by Thomas R Karl, Jerry M Melillo, Thomas Peterson and Susan Joy Hassol

This book is the most comprehensive report to date on the wide range of impacts of climate change in the United States. It is written in plain language to better inform ....

Handbook of Advanced Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment

Edited by Lawrence K Wang, Yung-Tse Hung and Nazih K Shammas

This book provides an in-depth coverage of treatment and management technologies in wide-ranging industries with a cutting-edge text that addresses wastes in areas ....

Hormones and Pharmaceuticals Generated by Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

Edited by Laurence S Shore and Amy Pruden

This book examines how hormones, antibiotics and pharmaceuticals generated from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) of cattle, poultry, swine and aquaculture ....

Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change

Edited by Yassine Charabi

The book is about climate change and tropical cyclones, with an emphasis on the Indian Ocean. It highlights a probability of major changes in tropical cyclone activity across ....

The Interaction of Ocean Waves and Wind

PAE Janssen

This is the first book to describe in detail the two-way interaction between wind and ocean waves and shows how ocean waves affect weather forecasting on timescales of 5 to ....

Making Climate Change Work for Us

European Perspectives on Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies

Edited by Michael Hulme and Henry Neufeldt

Introducing the main challenges and opportunities of developing local, regional and global strategies for addressing climate change, this book explains the dilemmas faced ....

Marine Climate and Climate Change

Storms, Wind Waves and Storm Surges

Ralf Weisse and Hans von Storch

Marine environmental conditions such as storms, storm surges and wave heigths are directly experienced by, for example, off-shore operations or coastal populations. The ....

Measuring Global Temperatures

Analysis and Interpretation

Ian C Strangeways

Temperature is probably the most influential of all climatic variables. Our only direct, quantitative knowledge of global temperatures comes from instruments operated over the ....

Mercury Fate and Transport in the Global Atmosphere

Edited by Nicola Pirrone and Robert Mason

Mercury, primarily because of its existence and bioaccumulation as methylmercury in aquatic organisms, is a concern for the health of higher trophic level organisms, or to ....

Microwave Radiation of the Ocean-Atmosphere

Boundary Heat and Dynamic Interaction

Alexander Grankov and Alexander Milshin

Aimed at scientists using satellite microwave radiometry to study remote sensing of the heat and dynamic interaction between ocean and atmosphere, this text is a fully revised ....

Nanotoxicity

In Vivo and In Vitro Models to Health Risks

Edited by Saura Sahu and Daniel Casciano

"Nanotoxicity: From in vivo and in vitro Models to Health Risks" provides up-to-date state-of-the-art information presented by recognized experts in this emerging new field ....

Nonlinear Ocean Waves and the Inverse Scattering Transform

Alfred Osborne

For more than 200 years, the Fourier Transform has been one of the most important mathematical tools for understanding the dynamics of linear wave trains. This book ....

Ocean Circulation

Wind-Driven and Thermohaline Processes

Rui Xin Huang

The interaction between ocean circulation and climate change has been an active research frontier in Earth sciences in recent years. Ocean circulation, and its related ....

The Pesticide Manual

A World Compendium

Edited by CDS Tomlin

Completely revised and updated edition with more than 38 new main entries. Pesticide profiles cover herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, nematicides, plant ....

Poison in the Well

Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age

Jacob Darwin Hamblin

Jacob Darwin Hamblin traces the issue of radioactive waste in Western countries from the end of World War II to the blossoming of the environmental movement in the early 1970s ....

The Politics of Climate Change

Edited by Paul G Harris

Climate change is now a mainstream part of the international political agenda. It has become clear that it is not solely a technical issue, to be resolved by scientists, but ....

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Volume 202

Edited by David M Whitacre

Sea Ice

Edited by David N Thomas and Gerhard S Dieckmann

Comprehensive review of current knowledge of polar pack ice. Includes details of the growth, microstructure and properties of sea ice; large-scale variations in thickness ....

Storm and Cloud Dynamics

William R Cotton, George Bryan and Susan van den Heever

This book focuses on the dynamics of clouds and of precipitating mesoscale meteorological systems. Clouds and precipitating mesoscale systems represent some of the ....

Toxic Archipelago

A History of Industrial Disease in Japan

Brett Walker and William Cronon

The Earth's environment is interlaced with complex, constructed ecological pathways that link industrial facilities and human consumers. Nowhere is this truer than on the ....

The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan

National Strategy for Climate Change

Department of Energy and Climate Change

This White Paper sets out the UK's transition plan, to 2020, for becoming a low carbon country: cutting emissions, maintaining secure energy supply, maximising economic ....

Ambassadors from Earth

Pioneering Explorations with Unmanned Spacecraft

Jay Gallentine

This book related the story of the first unmanned space probes and planetary explorers - from the Sputnik and Explorer satellites launched in the late 1950s to the thrilling ....

Ancient Orogens and Modern Analogues

Edited by JB Murphy, JD Keppie and AJ Hynes

Plate tectonics provide a unifying conceptual framework for the understanding of Phanerozoic orogens. More controversially, recent syntheses apply these principles as ....

The Aqueous Chemistry of the Elements

George Keene Schweitzer and Lester L Pesterfield

Most fields of science, applied science, engineering and technology deal with solutions in water. This volume is a comprehensive treatment of the aqueous solution chemistry of ....

Astrobiology, Comets and the Origin of Life

Chandra Wickramasinghe

The idea that comets may be connected with the origins of life on Earth was considered heresy decades ago, but is now slowly gaining respect and support. The recent surge of ....

Astrophysics of Planet Formation

Philip Armitage

The study of planet formation has been revolutionized by recent observational breakthroughs, which have allowed the detection and characterization of extrasolar ....

The Atmosphere and Ionosphere

Dynamics, Processes and Monitoring

Edited by Vladimir Bychkov, Gennady Golubkov and Anatoly Nikitin

The main topics of the book are the analysis of reactions in the atmosphere-ionosphere system and the influence of natural and technogenic processes on them. The book also ....

Collider

The Search for the World's Smallest Particles

Paul Halpern

An accessible look at the hottest topic in physics and the experiment that will transform our understanding of the universe Understanding what our universe is ....

Collision and Collapse at the Africa-Arabia-Eurasia Subduction Zone

Edited by DJJ Van Hinsbergen, MA Edwards and R Govers

The Mediterranean and northern Arabian regions provide a unique natural laboratory to constrain geodynamics associated with arc-continent and continent-continent collision ....

Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy

Christopher De Pree and Alan Axelrod

Although astronomy has been studied for more than 5,500 years, astronomers say that we've learned more than 90 percent of what we know about the universe in just the last ....

Cracking the Einstein Code

Relativity and the Birth of Black Hole Physics

Fulvio Melia and Roy Kerr

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity describes the effect of gravitation on the shape of space and the flow of time. But for more than four decades after its ....

Early Palaeozoic Peri-Gondwana Terranes

New Insights from Tectonics and Biogeography

MG Bassett

Following the late Neoproterozoic- early Cambrian breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia, Gondwana evolved as one of the principal continental masses on Earth, embracing most of ....

Earth Accretionary Systems in Space and Time

Edited by PA Cawood and A Kroner

Accretionary orogens form at convergent plate boundaries and include the supra-subduction zone forearc, magmatic arc and backarc components. They can be broken ....

Earthquakes and Water

Chi-Yuen Wang and Michael Manga

The broad spectrum of hydrologic responses to earthquakes offers a better understanding of the earth's hydrologic system at a scale which is otherwise unachievable; it has also ....

Extending a Continent

Architecture, Rheology and Heat Budget

Edited by U Ring and B Wernicke

Over the last three decades, there has been a growing appreciation of the role of extensional tectonics in convergent orogens. The opening contribution to this book ....

Footprints in the Dust

The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975

Edited by Colin Burgess

From Clockwork to Crapshoot

A History of Physics

Roger G Newton

Science is about 6000 years old while physics emerged as a distinct branch some 2500 years ago. As scientists discovered virtually countless facts about the world during ....

Geohazard in Rocky Coastal Areas

Edited by C Violante

This Special Publication provides a range of methods and approaches for characterizing and modelling mass-wasting phenomena responsible for land degradation and erosion in ....

Geology and Religion

A History of Harmony and Hostility

Edited by M Kolbl-Ebert

For thousands of years, religious ideas have shaped the thoughts and actions of human beings. Many of the early geological concepts were initially developed within this ....

The Geology of Australia

David Johnson

Provides a vivid and informative account of the evolution of the Australian continent over the past 4,400 million years. Starting with the Precambrian rocks which hold clues ....

Geomorphological Landscapes of the World

Edited by Piotr Migon

Physical landscapes are one of the most fascinating facets of the Planet and tell stories about the evolution of the surface of the Earth. This book provides up-to-date ....

Geophysical Hazards

Edited by Tom Beer

This volume brings together some of the most influential international scientists dealing with Natural Hazards and society's response to natural hazards. It recognises ....

Geophysical Studies in the Caucasus

Boris E Khesin and Lev V Eppelbaum

The subject of this book is the methodology and results of integrated geophysical investigations in the Caucasian region, mainly interpretation of magnetic and gravity ....

Global Geodetic Observing System

Meeting the Requirements of a Global Society on a Changing Planet in 2020

Edited by Hans-Peter Plag and Michael Pearlman

With the provision of accurate reference frames and observations of changes in Earth's shape, gravity field and rotation, modern geodesy takes a fundamental role for improved ....

Global Neoproterozoic Petroleum Systems

The Emerging Potential in North Africa

Edited by J Craig, JW Thurow, B Thusu, AG Whitham and Y Abutarruma

Worldwide, Neoproterozoic successions are major hydrocarbon producers. In North Africa, large basins with significant surface outcrops and thick sedimentary fills are ....

Habitability and Cosmic Catastrophes

Arnold Hanslmeier

The solar system has a rather well-known history. Looking at the present situation, one might get the impression that it was a rather stable and well-defined system: the orbits ....

The Hidden Landscape

A Journey into the Geological Past

Richard Fortey

'I travelled to Haverfordwest to get to the past. From Paddington Station a Great Western locomotive took me on a journey westwards from London further and further back ....

In Search of the Multiverse

John Gribbin

We once had to abandon the idea of earth being at the centre of the universe. Now, we need to confront an even more profound possibility: the universe itself might just be ....

In the Shadow of the Moon

A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969

Francis French and Colin Burgess

"In the Shadow of the Moon" tells the story of the most exciting and challenging years in space flight, with two superpowers engaged in a titanic struggle to land one of their ....

Into That Silent Sea

Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965

F French and C Burgess

It was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no ....

Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology

Robin Davidson-Arnott

Written for undergraduate students studying coastal geomorphology, this is the complete guide to processes and features found in coastal systems across the world. Accessible to ....

Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Physical and Numerical Aspects

Benoit Cushman-Roisin and Jean-Marie Beckers

This book provides an introductory-level exploration of geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD), the principles governing air and water flows on large terrestrial scales. ....

Introduction to Hydrogeology

Johannes C Nonner

Includes outlines on the occrrence of groundwater in various rock types, the movement and storage of groundwater, the formulation of groundwater balances, and the development ....

An Introduction to the Theory of Stellar Structure and Evolution

Dina Prialnik

Using fundamental physics, the theory of stellar structure and evolution can predict how stars are born, how their complex internal structure changes, what nuclear fuel they ....

Landform - Structure, Evolution, Process Control

Edited by Jan-Christoph Otto

The book presents a selection of papers given at the International Symposium on Landform - structure, evolution process control, Bonn, June 2007. The meeting brought together ....

Landscape Modelling

Geographical Space, Transformation and Future Scenarios

Edited by J Andel, I Bicik, P Dostal, Z Lipsky and SG Shahneshin

Landscape modelling integrates the differing perspectives of the many disciplines that deal with the landscape. It is motivated not only by the desire for scientific ....

The Making of the Geological Society of London

Edited by CLE Lewis and SJ Knell

Founded in 1807, the Geological Society of London became the world's first learned society devoted to the Earth sciences. In celebration of the Society's 200-year history, ....

Mapping Geomorphological Environments

Kosmas Pavlopoulos, Niki Evelpidou and Andreas Vassilopoulos

A highly descriptive textbook providing an excellent introduction to the latest methodologies for mapping geomorphological formations in a variety of different ....

Massive Stars

From Pop III and GRBs to the Milky Way

Edited by Mario Livio and Eva Villaver

This collection of papers from the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium on massive stars addresses the many aspects of astrophysics in which these stars play an ....

Medical Geology

Edited by Olle Selinus, Robert B Finkelman and Jose A Centeno

Medical Geology is a rapidly growing field concerned with the relationship between natural geological factors and human and animal health, as well as with improving our ....

Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks

Analysis,Interpretation and Application

E Flügel

The book brings together the methods used in microfacies analysis and details the potential of microfacies in evaluating depositional environments and diagenetic history, ....

Multiscale Methods

Bridging the Scales in Science and Engineering

Edited by Jacob Fish

Small scale features and processes occurring at nanometer and femtosecond scales have a profound impact on what happens at a larger scale and over an extensive period of time. ....

The Myrdalsjokull Ice Cap, Iceland

Glacial Processes, Sediments and Landforms on an Active Volcano

Edited by Anders Schomacker, Johannes Kruger and Kurt Kjaer

Existing lowland ice caps are usually considered the best analogues for formerly glaciated areas and as such Icelandic glaciers have been intensively investigated with ....

New Frontiers in Integrated Solid Earth Sciences

Edited by SAPL Cloetingh and Jorg FW Negendank

Man's intensifying use of the Earth's habitat has led to an urgent need for scientifically advanced geo-prediction systems that accurately locate subsurface ....

No Small Matter

Science on the Nanoscale

Felice C Frankel and George M Whitesides

A small revolution is remaking the world. The only problem is, we can't see it. This book uses dazzling images and evocative descriptions to reveal the ....

The Origin and Evolution of the Caribbean Plate

Edited by KH James, MA Lorent and JL Pindell

This book discusses the current state of research on the geology of the area between North and South America, with a focus on the origin of the Caribbean Plate. Prevailing ....

Palaeoseismology

Historical and Prehistorical Records of Earthquake Ground Effects for Seismic Hazard Assessment

Edited by K Reicherter, A M Michetti and PG Silva

In the last decades increasing attention has been paid to the coseismic effects on the natural environment, creating a solid base of empirical data for the estimation of ....

Paleoseismology

Edited by James P McCalpin

`James McCalpin and his co-authors have made a major contribution to the literature of paleoseismology with this book. It is clearly the reference of choice to date in this ....

Peptides from A to Z

A Concise Encyclopedia

Hans-Dieter Jakubke and Norbert Sewald

This mini encyclopedia contains more than 1,500 alphabetical entries from the entire field of peptide science in one handy volume, as well as the technical terms, acronyms ....

Philip's Deep Sky Observer's Guide

Neil Bone

Provides a practical introduction to deep sky observing, for beginners and more advanced observers. This book contains descriptions of more than 200 deep sky objects, suitable ....

Philip's Moon Observer's Guide

Peter Grego

Features a day-by-day lunar observing diary based on the progress of the terminator. Using sections of moon map for each day, the author explains what to look out for. ....

Philip's Solar System Observer's Guide

Peter Grego

The Philip's Solar System Observer's Guide is a practical and colourful; introduction to our 'corner' of the Universe. It describes how to observe; not only the planets but also ....

Philip's Stargazing 2010

Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest

"Philip's Stargazing 2010" is a concise guide to the northern night sky, helping starwatchers to see the year's most fascinating events, whether observing with the naked ....

Philip's Sun Observer's Guide

Pam Spence

This is a practical guide to observing our 'home' star. There is huge fascination in observing the sun, and this text explains how straightforward - and safe - it can be to ....

Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System

John S Lewis

This is a comprehensive survey of the planetary physics and physical chemistry of our own solar system. It covers current research in these areas and the planetary sciences ....

Rock Forming Minerals 3B

Layered Silicates Excluding Micas and Clay Minerals

Edited by WA Deer, RA Howie and J Zussman

This extensive revision deals with talc, pyrophylite, chlorite, serpentine, stilpnomelane, zussmanite, prehnite and apophylite. ....

Sediment-Hosted Gas Hydrates

New Insights on Natural and Synthetic Systems

Edited by D Long, MA Lovell, JG Rees and C Rochelle

There is much interest in gas hydrates in relation to their potential role as an important driver for climate change and as a major new energy source; however, many ....

The Solar Corona

Leon Golub and Jay M Pasachoff

Intended for graduate students and astronomers seeking an introduction to coronal physics, this textbook strikes a balance between the observational and theoretical ....

South Caspian to Central Iran Basins

Edited by M-F Brunet, M Wilmsen and JW Granath

This book combines interdisciplinary research results using structural geology, geophysics, sedimentology, stratigraphy, palaeontology, palaeomagnetism and subsidence ....

Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis

Sean Ryan and Andrew Norton

This self-contained astrophysics textbook for advanced undergraduates explores how stars form, what happens to them as they age, and what becomes of them when they die. Students ....

Stress Field of the Earth's Crust

Arno Zang and Ove Stephansson

The book covers rock stress in a way such that geoscience students will be able to grasp the Cauchy Stress Principle without fear of matrix transformations in an exercise. ....

Structures in the Universe by Exact Methods

Formation, Evolution, Interactions

K Bolejko, A Krasinski, C Hellaby and MN Celerier

As the structures in our Universe are mapped out on ever larger scales, and with increasing detail, the use of inhomogeneous models is becoming an essential tool for ....

Thermochronological Methods

From Palaeotemperature Constraints to Landscape Evolution Models

Edited by F Lisker, B Ventura and UA Glasmacher

Thermochronology - the use of temperature-sensitive radiometric dating methods to reconstruct the thermal histories of rocks - has proved to be an important means of ....

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 103

Edited by Donald L Sparks

"Advances in Agronomy" continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered ....

Applied Risk Management in Agriculture

Edited by Dana L Hoag

This book presents 10 easy-to-follow steps along with a strategic framework to organize and develop a relevant and practical risk management plan. These steps fall neatly into ....

Biotechnology and Genetics in Fisheries and Aquaculture

A Beaumont, P Boudry and K Hoare

Following the structure of the first edition, this carefully revised and updated new edition includes much new information of vital importance to those working in the ....

Climate Change and Food Security

Adapting Agriculture to a Warmer World

Edited by David Lobell and Burke Marshall

Roughly a billion people around the world continue to live in state of chronic hunger and food insecurity. Unfortunately, efforts to improve their livelihoods must now unfold ....

Climate Change, Intercropping, Pest Control and Beneficial Microorganisms

Edited by Eric Lichtfouse

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a ....

Communicating Science

Professional, Popular, Literary

Nicholas J Russell

In recent years governments and scientific establishments have been encouraging the development of professional and popular science communication. This book critically ....

Conservation and Management of Transnational Tuna Fisheries

Robin Allen, James A Joseph and Dale Squires

This book focuses on rights-based management and the creation of economic incentives to manage transnational tuna fisheries. Transnational tuna fisheries are among the most ....

Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation, Volume 7

Edited by Lye Lin Heng, Janet Milne, Hope Ashiabor, Kurt Deketelaere and Larr Kreiser

Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation is an internationally refereed publication devoted to environmental taxation issues on a worldwide basis. It seeks to provide ....

Derivation and Use of Environmental Quality and Human Health Standards for Chemical Substances in Water and Soil

Edited by M Crane, D Stretton Maycock, G Merrington et al

This book summarizes current knowledge on aquatic and terrestrial environmental quality standards and places it in a wider socioeconomic and regulatory context. It explains how ....

Drinking Water

Sources, Sanitation and Safeguarding

Edited by Jonas Forare

Eco-innovation

When Sustainability and Competitiveness Shake Hands

Javier Carrillo-Hermosilla, Pablo del Rio Gonzalez and Totti Konnola

Eco-Innovation considers the impact economic activities have on our environmental surroundings whilst exploring new ways towards more sustainable development. The concept ....

Energy

Perspectives, Problems, and Prospects

Michael B McElroy

The book offers a comprehensive account of how the world evolved to its present state in which humans now exercise a powerful, in many cases dominant, influence for global ....

Energy Harvesting

Solar, Wind, and Ocean Energy Conversion Systems

Alireza Khaligh and Omer C Onar

Also called energy scavenging, energy harvesting captures, stores and uses energy sources by employing interfaces, storage devices, and other units. Unlike conventional ....

Environmental Biotechnology

MH Fulekar

Environmental Change and Food Security in China

Jenifer Huang McBeath and Jerry McBeath

With 22 percent of the world's population but only 7 percent of its arable land, China's food situation is a matter of global concern. This volume is the first to introduce ....

Environmental Learning

Mark Rickinson, Cecilia Lundholm and Nick Hopwood

Environmental education and education for sustainable development have become features of many countries' formal education systems. To date, however, there have been few ....

Environmentalism

The New Zealand Case

CR de Freitas and Martin Perry

A Greener Faith

Religious Environmentalism and Our Planet's Future

Roger S Gottlieb

The successes and significance of religious environmentalism are manifest in statements by leaders of virtually all the world's religions, in new and green forms of prayer and ....

Greening Aid?

Understanding Environmental Assistance to Developing Countries

Robert L Hicks, BC Parks, JT Roberts and MJ Tierney

Every year, billions of dollars of environmental aid flow from the rich governments of the North to the poor governments of the South. Why do donors provide this aid? What do ....

Groundwater Monitoring

Philippe P Quevauviller

Awareness of the existence and importance of groundwater is often not well known and, as a consequence, measures to protect and manage it sustainably are either not taken or ....

Handbook of Environmental Economics in India

Edited by Kanchan Chopra and Vikram Dayal

Environmental economics as a discipline is relatively new in India, though concern for the environment is not. This volume brings together works in the area of environmental ....

Handbook of Marine Fisheries Conservation and Management

Edited by RQuentin Grafton, Ray Hilborn, Dale Squires, Maree Tait and Meryl Williams

This handbook is the most comprehensive and interdisciplinary work on marine conservation and fisheries management ever compiled. It is the first to bridge fisheries ....

Handbook of Seafood and Seafood Products Analysis

Edited by Leo ML Nollet and Fidel Toldra

A complete resource on the use and handling of seafood products across the globe, this comprehensive handbook provides a full overview of the tools now available for the ....

The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy

Skills for a Changing World

Edited by Arran Stibbe

A vital resource for sustainability educators and decision-makers. In this ground-breaking book, leading sustainability educators are joined by permaculturists, ....

Hot, Flat and Crowded

Why the World Needs a Green Revolution - and How We Can Renew Our Global Future

Thomas L Friedman

Thomas L. Friedman's bestseller "The World Is Flat" has helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. Now Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of ....

How to Save the Planet on a Student Budget

Kate Aydin

Crammed with tips specifically for students, this handy guide makes it easy to do all those things you know you should. Zero cash, student accommodation, and a busy social ....

Incredible Anaerobes

From Physiology to Genomics to Fuels

Edited by Juergen Wiegel, Robert Maier and Michael WW Adams

This volume is the result of a state-of-the-art symposium on biotechnology of anaerobic microbes, in honor of Professor Lars G. Ljungdahl on the occasion of his retirement and ....

Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems

The many dimensions of culture, diversity and environment for nutrition and health

HV Kuhnlein, B Erasmus and D Spigelski

Today, globalization and homogenization have replaced local food cultures. The 12 case studies presented in this book show the wealth of knowledge in indigenous ....

Industrial Crops and Uses

B Singh

The demand for plant-based industrial raw materials as alternatives to synthetically produced materials has increased, as has research into expanding the utility of plants ....

Innovations in Collaborative Urban Regeneration

Edited by Junichiro Okata, Masahide Horita and Hideki Koizumi

This book draws on the recent development in deliberative planning theory and decision support systems, the synthesis of which has resulted in an innovative approach to ....

Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues

Thomas V Cech and Karrie Lynn Pennington

How much water does the world need to support growing human populations? What factors influence water quality, droughts, floods, and waterborne diseases? What are the ....

The Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin

Edited by Clive Lipchin, Deborah Sandler and Emily Cushman

This book brings together leading international and regional scholars and experts to reflect on appropriate models of water governance for the Jordan River and Dead Sea ....

Legal Aspects of Carbon Trading

Kyoto, Copenhagen and Beyond

Edited by David Freestone and Charlotte Streck

Since 2005 the carbon market has grown to a value of nearly $100 billion per annum. This new book examines all the main legal and policy issues which are raised by emissions ....

Local Food

How to Make it Happen in Your Community

Tamzin Pinkerton and Rob Hopkins

So you buy your vegetables as locally as possible, eat organic and seasonal food where you can, and are perhaps even coming to grips with managing an allotment. However, as ....

The Manual of Biocontrol Agents: A World Compendium

Edited by LG Copping

Completely revised and updated, this edition contains 452 detailed entries of biocontrol agents used in the production of over 2,000 commercial products. ....

Marine Renewable Energies

Prospective Foresight Study for 2030

Edited by Michel Paillard, Denis Lacroix and Veronique Lamblin

The ocean is a huge reservoir of renewable energy sources, such as wind, currents, tides, waves, marine biomass, thermal energy, osmotic power, and so on. Like other ....

Media, Ecology and Conservation

Sir David Attenborough, Harriet Nimmo and John Blewitt

Using film & new media technologies to encourage the protection of the natural world. Media, Ecology and Conservation, the second book in the Converging World series from the ....

Megacities

Our Global Urban Future

Edited by Frauke Kraas

As urbanization continues, and even accelerates, scientists estimate that by 2015 the world will have up to 60 megacities - urban areas with more than five million ....

Microbial Strategies for Crop Improvement

Edited by Mohammad Saghir Khan, Almas Zaidi and Javed Musarrat

This book presents the multidisciplinary nature and the many fascinating aspects of microbiological approaches for crop improvement in both conventional and stressed soils ....

Ocean Engineering Mechanics

With Applications

Michael E McCormick

This book provides an introduction to water waves and wave-structure interactions for fixed and floating bodies. Linear and nonlinear regular waves are thoroughly discussed, ....

Oil Crops

Edited by Johann Vollmann and Istvan Rajcan

This book is comprised primarily of specific issues and techniques pertaining to individual crops. It provides an update of the new oilseed crop development covering ....

Olives and Olive Oil in Health and Disease Prevention

Edited by Victor Preedy and Ronald Watson

Long used in sacred ceremonies and associated with good health, the nutritional and health promoting benefits of olives and olive oils have been proven by an ....

Peak Water

The World's Water Crisis and What it Means to You

Alexander Bell

Water is the source of life and the building block of all civilisation. The control of water has shaped politics, health, population growth, city planning, technology and ....

Plan B 4.0

Mobilizing to Save Civilization

Lester R Brown

Recommendations for a more sustainable future by a leading American thinkers and environmental lobbyist. ....

A Renewable World

Energy, Ecology, Equality - A Report for the World Future Council

Herbert Girardet and Miguel Mendonca

Climate change - and its environmental, economic and socal consequences - is set to become the greatest challenge for humanity in the 21st century. There has been much new ....

Reporting Live from the End of the World

David Shukman

This book tells the extraordinary adventures of the BBC's world-roving environment correspondent. When he switched beat from world affairs to environment in 2003, he ....

Salmonid Fisheries

Freshwater Habitat Management

Edited by P Kemp and D Soloman

In recent years there has been considerable interest and work carried out in the area of habitiat management and remedial work in streams and rivers across the globe in an ....

Snakes in Paradise

NGOs and the Aid Industry in Africa

Hans Holmen

This book questions many key assumptions about the efficacy of NGOs and civil society in development. It provides suggestions on how to improve NGO performance and how NGOs can ....

Social-environmental Planning

The Design Interface Between Everyforest and Everycity

Chris Maser

With the environment, climate change and global warming taking center stage in the national debate, the issues seem insurmountable and certainly unsolvable at the local ....

The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009

Economic Crises - Impacts and Lessons Learned

FAO

Presents the latest statistics on global undernourishment and concludes that structural problems of underinvestment have impeded progress toward the World Food Summit goal and ....

Sustainability Performance Evaluation System in Government

A Balanced Scorecard Approach Towards Sustainable Development

Nan Chai

Progress towards sustainable development raises important challenges to conducting peformance evaluations in governments because there are neither generally accepted ....

Sustainable Agriculture

Edited by Eric Lichtfouse, Mireille Navarrete, Philippe Debaeke and Souche Veronique

Sustainability rests on the principle that we must meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ....

Teaching Environmental Literacy

Across Campus and Across the Curriculum

Edited by Heather L Reynolds, Eduardo Brondizio and Jennifer Robinson

To prepare today's students to meet growing global environmental challenges, colleges and universities must make environmental literacy a core learning goal for all students, ....

Ten Technologies to Save the Planet

Chris Goodall

Chris Goodall profiles ten technologies to watch, explaining how they work and telling the stories of the inventors and entrepreneurs driving them forward. Some of Goodall's ....

Tomatoes

Terry Marshall

This book includes details of size, growing conditions, special characteristics and taste for many different varieties of Tomato. ....

Tomorrow's Table

Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food

Pamela C Ronald and RW Adamchak

In modern agricultural politics, organic farming and genetic engineering occupy opposite ends of the spectrum. In the Ronald-Adamchak household, the world is not so black and ....

Treasures of the Earth

Need, Greed, and a Sustainable Future

Saleem H Ali

Would the world be a better place if human societies were somehow able to curb their desires for material goods? Saleem Ali's pioneering book links human wants and needs by ....

Tropical Deltas and Coastal Zones Community: Environment and Food

| Production at the Land-Water Interface

Edited by CT Hoanh, B Szuster, KS Pheng, A Ismail and A Noble

Historically, land and water management within many coastal deltas has focused on the exclusion of saline water flows that move upstream from the coast. However, this ....

Underground Gas Storage

Worldwide Experiences and Future Development in the UK and Europe

Edited by DJ Evans and RA Chadwick

The UK became a net importer of natural gas in 2004 and by 2020 will import up to 90% of its requirements, leaving it vulnerable to increasing energy bills and risk of ....

The Vanishing Face of Gaia

A Final Warning

James Lovelock

Why would a ninety year old man choose to defy his most trusted physician? Because in an act of splendid generosity Sir Richard Branson offered him the chance to fly into space, ....

War and the Environment

Military Destruction in the Modern Age

Edited by Charles E Closmann

In recent times, the devastation occurring in places like Darfur has focused the world's attention on the intertwined relationship of military conflict and the environment - and ....

The Water Environment of Cities

Edited by Lawrence A Baker

Urbanization of the Earth's population will have increased the Earth's urban population from less than one billion in 1950 to five billion by 2030. Managing water for this ....

Water Law for the Twenty-First Century

Edited by Philippe Cullet, Alix Gowlland-Gualtieri, Roopa Madhav and Usha Ramanathan

In the face of growing freshwater scarcity, most countries of the world are taking steps to conserve their water and foster its sustainable use. Water ....

Water for Food

Edited by Jonas Forare

Water is essential for all food production in the world. It is therefore of the utmost importance that we learn to manage water resources better. A growing world population, ....

Why Look at Animals?

John Berger

John Berger broke new ground with his penetrating writings on life, art and how we see the world around us. Here he explores how the ancient relationship between man and ....

The Wind Farm Scam

An Ecologist's Evaluation

John Etherington

In this book, the author argues that wind turbines cannot generate enough energy to reduce global CO2 levels to a meaningful degree. The intermittent nature of wind power ....

The World Food Problem

Toward Ending Undernutrition in the Third World

Howard D Leathers and Phillips Foster

Why do millions of people in the less-developed countries go hungry - while there is an abundance of food in the world? What can be done about it? These are the issues explored ....

Advances in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Edited by Katia S Guimaraes, Anna Panchenko and Teresa Przytycka

Basics of Geomatics

Mario A Gomarasca

This volume presents a comprehensive and complete treatment of complex Geospatial Information topics including Geodesy, Cartography, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, ....

Bayesian Analysis for Population Ecology

Ruth King, Olivier Gimenez, Byron Morgan and Steve Brooks

By gathering information on key demographic parameters, scientists can often predict how populations will develop in the future and relate these parameters to external ....

Bioinformatics Methods in Clinical Research

Edited by Rune Matthiesen

This volume discusses the latest developments in clinical proteomics and describes in detail the algorithms used in publicly available software tools. It should be considered ....

Bioinformatics for Biologists

Rolf Apweiler, Louis J Gross, Eberhard O Voit, Alison M Etheridge and Maini

Provides comprehensive information about bioinformatics and the most popular molecular biological databases for biologists without strong background in informatics who use ....

Computational Methods in Systems Biology

Edited by Pierpaolo Degano and Roberto Gorrieri

Dynamic Models and Control of Biological Systems

Vadrevu Sree Hari Rao and Ponnada Raja Sekhara Rao

Mathematical Biology has grown at an astonishing rate and has established itself as a distinct discipline. Mathematical modeling is now being applied in every major ....

Environmental and Ecological Statistics with R

Song S Qian

Fundamentals of Statistical Bioinformatics

Sunil K Mathur, Daryl S Paulson and Brian E White

"Fundamentals of Statistical Bioinformatics" provides an understanding of biological mechanisms and presents the most current techniques to analyze data obtained through ....

Fuzzy Logic and Hydrological Modeling

Zekai Sen

The hydrological sciences typically present with grey or fuzzy information making them quite messy and a choice challenge for fuzzy logic application. Providing readers with ....

Geospatial Technology and the Role of Location in Science

Edited by Henk J Scholten, Rob Van De Velde and Niels Van Manen

Globalisation has not led to the death of geography. Intensified relations between communities in different parts of the world have only highlighted the need for ....

Mixed Effects Models and Extensions in Ecology with R

AF Zuur, EN Ieno, N Walker, AA Saveliev and GM Smith

In this book the authors provide an expanded introduction to using regression and its extensions in analysing ecological data. The first part of the book is a largely ....

Spatial Data Analysis

An Introduction for GIS Users

Christopher D Lloyd

What is the shortest route between one point and another in a road network? Where is the incidence of disease the highest? How does rainfall correlate with altitude? How does ....

Statistical and Evolutionary Analysis of Biological Networks

Edited by Michael PH Stumpf and Carsten Wiuf

Networks provide a very useful way to describe a wide range of different data types in biology, physics and elsewhere. Apart from providing a convenient tool to visualize ....

The Complete Guide to Repositories

Edited by David F Flanders and Mark Hedges

Over the past three years the UK Government has spent over 15 million pounds on the creation and advancement of digital libraries in the HE and FE sector. The result is ....

Copyright

Interpreting the Law for Libraries, Archives and Information Services

Graham P Cornish

Cornish's "Copyright", which has become a standard work in its field, explains the provisions of the UK Copyright Act and supporting legislation in quick and easy ....

Oxford Dictionary of Science

Edited by John Daintith

This best-selling dictionary contains over 9,000 entries on all aspects of science. It provides comprehensive coverage of biology (including human biology), chemistry, ....