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Mammals
 

All-Ireland Mammal Symposium 2009

Fidelma Butler and Connor Kelleher

The first All-Ireland Mammal Symposium was held on 6-8 November 2009 in Co. Waterford, Ireland. All-Ireland Mammal Symposium 2009 contains papers on a diverse range of topics pertaining to Irish mammals. This is a summary of the ... ....

90 pages | b/w illustrations, tables |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780956970411 | #202608A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Asian Elephant

A Natural History

JC Daniel

This book is a collection of excerpts from articles on elephants from the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. It provides a detailed account of the behavior and habitat of the Asian Elephant.

306 pages | b/w photos |

Hardback | 11/2009 | 9788185019734 | #202612A | £18.95 Add to basket

 

Chevreuil

Philippe Carruette, Pascal Etienne and Marc Mailler

A guide to the biology, behaviour, ecology etc. of the roe deer.

Les neuf chapitres thématiques du Chevreuil guident le lecteur le long des sentiers les plus secrets de la vie de ce petit cervidé familie ... ....

192 pages | 160 colour photos |

Paperback | / | 9782603018231 | #203092A | £26.50 Add to basket

 

Fauna d'Italia, Volume 47: Mammalia V

Chiroptera

Benedetto Lanza

Volume 47 of this series is the fifth to deal with mammals and covers the bats (order Chiroptera).

786 pages | 249 illustrations |

Hardback | 07/2012 | 9788850653799 | #202522A | £99.99 Add to basket

 

Guide des Mammiferes Marins

Hadoram Shirihai and Brett Jarrett

This is a French translation of Whales, Dolphins and Seals: A Field Guide to the Marine Mammals of the World.

384 pages | 75 colour plates, 22 comparison plates, 470 colour photos, 100 maps |

Hardback | 10/2011 | 9782603018200 | #203075A | £36.99 Add to basket

 

How the Dog Became the Dog

From Wolves to Our Best Friends

Mark Derr

The domestic dog's descent from the wolf is an accepted part of evolution, but the question of how the wolf became the dog has remained a mystery, and the subject of myth and legend. How the Dog Became the Dog shows that the ... ....

288 pages | illustrations |

Hardback | 06/2012 | 9780715643013 | #197399A | £18.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 06/2013 | 9780715645260 | #202964A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

Le Livre des Chats

80 races pour tous les styles de vie

David Alderton

Le Livre des Chats details 80 cat breeds.

Summary in French:
Le caractère des chats et les soins qu'ils exigent, varient considérablement d'une race à l'autre. Aussi est-il important ... ....

176 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 04/2012 | 9782603018552 | #203058A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Living With Elephants

Exploring the Nature and Cause of Human-Elephant Conflict in India

Sindhu Radhakrishna and Anindya Sinha

In February 2010, the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, issued an edict announcing the formation of a Task Force on Project Elephant. In the words of the memorandum, the objective of the Task Force is “to ... ....

39 pages |

Paperback | 01/2010 | 9788187663898 | #202611A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Mammals of South Asia, Volume 1

Ajt Johnsingh, Nima Manjrekar and George Schaller

The first volume of a 2-volume work. Mammals of South Asia, Volume 1 features contributions from 46 authors and covers primarily primates and carnivores, with single chapters on insectivores, bats, and treeshrews.

614 pages | 80 plates, colour & b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9788173715907 | #203003A | £59.99 Add to basket

 

Mexico Mammals

Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Campeche

Mark Wainwright

A laminated fold-out field guide to the mammals, including bats and marine mammals, of the Mexican states of Quintana Roo, Yucátan, and Campeche. For each species, English, Spanish and scientific names are given, with added Mayan ... ....

13 pages | colour illustrations, 2 colour maps |

Unbound | 01/2012 | 9780984010721 | #203028A | £6.75 Add to basket

 

My Life with Leopards

Graham Cooke's Story

Fransje van Riel

Human emotion and animal instinct meet poignantly when two six-week-old leopard cubs become the charge of 22-year-old game ranger Graham Cooke at Londolozi. Staying with the cubs in an unfenced bush camp surrounded by lions, hyenas and ... ....

Paperback | NYP 12/2012 | 9780143530299 | #202602A | £22.99 Add to basket

 

On Safari

The Tiger and the Baobab Tree

Babi Nobis

Babi Nobis was barely 11 years old when he had his first chance encounter with a tiger in the jungles of Hazaribagh. The experience not only left an indelible impression on his young mind but also instilled in him a deep reverence for the ... ....

232 pages | 278 colour plates |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9789380070469 | #202660A | £165.00 Add to basket

 

Primate-Predator Interactions

Special Topic Issue: 'Folia Primatologica 2012, Vol. 83, No. 3-6'

D Burnham and SM Cheyne

Primates and felids interact as prey and predators within communities, but they also share a number of parallel features – both taxa have complex societies, find themselves in conflict with people and face escalating conservation ... ....

246 pages | 48 illustrations, 23 tables |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9783318022797 | #202722A | £64.50 Add to basket

 

Romancing the Elephant

A Strategy to Mitigate Human-Elephant Conflict

CH Basappanavar and KM Kaveriappa

This study was conceived as on applied ecology and ecology of elephants apart from anthropocentric factors responsible for human-elephant conflict. In view of the fact that Asian elephant is now endangered throughout its range of distribution ... ....

176 pages | 89 colour plates, 18 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 01/2007 | 9788187384069 | #202613A | £51.99 Add to basket

 

The Asian Elephant in Captivity

A Field Study

Fred Kurt and Marion E Garai

Today, one out of three Asian elephants lives in captivity. Although captive elephants have existed since 3500 years, they have never been domesticated. During the last few decades the life of the captive elephants brought to temples ... ....

360 pages | b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 12/2006 | 9788175963580 | #202614A | £21.99 Add to basket

 

The Genius of Dogs

Discovering the Unique Intelligence of Man's Best Friend

Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods

Is your dog purposefully disobeying you? Probably, and usually behind your back. What animal hasn't beaten dogs on any measure of intelligence? Apologies, but it's the cat.

320 pages | colour & b/w illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9781851689859 | #202755A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Whales and Dolphins of the Canary Islands (Waterproof Field Guide)

Jose Manuel Moreno

A small (15 × 21 cm) laminated field guide with colour illustrations of whales and dolphins on both sides. English, German, Spanish and scientific species names are given for each species.

2 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9788492648405 | #202736A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

What's a Dog For?

The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man's Best Friend

John Homans

John Homans adopted his dog, Stella, from a shelter for all the usual reasons: fond memories of dogs from his past, a companion for his son, an excuse for long walks around the neighborhood. Soon enough, she is happily ensconced in the ... ....

272 pages |

Hardback | 11/2012 | 9781594205156 | #202534A | £22.99 Add to basket

 

Your Ideal Cat

Insights Into Breed and Gender Differences in Cat Behavior

Benjamin L Hart and Lynette A Hart

For a happy relationship with your cat, go beyond the looks and make your pick based on demonstrated breed behavior. This is the advice of the Harts, two experts in animal communication and behavior, whose new book takes the process of ... ....

172 pages |

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9781557536488 | #202806A | £12.95 Add to basket

 
Birds
 

100 Oiseaux Rares et Menaces de France

Frederic Jiguet

A guide to 100 rare and threatened bird species in France.

Summary in French:
Goéland cendré, oie des moissons, flamant rose, macareux moine, fauvette à lunettes, hibou des marais, hirondelle ... ....

224 pages | 200+ colour photos, ~100 colour distribution maps |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9782603018125 | #203069A | £25.99 Add to basket

 

100 Oiseaux des Parcs et des Jardins

Frederic Jiguet

A field guide to 100 bird species (50 common ones and 50 rare or introduced species) found in parks and gardens in Europe.

Summary in French:
De nombreux oiseaux vivent dans les parcs et jardins, en milieu rural comme ... ....

192 pages | 150 colour photos, 200 colour illustrations |

Paperback | 03/2012 | 9782603018248 | #203059A | £22.99 Add to basket

 

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Cayman Islands

Patricia E Bradley and Yves-Jacques Rey-Milllet

With a rich avifauna of more than 300 species, the three islands that make up the Cayman Islands – Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac – form an increasingly popular birding destination. Although the islands' sole ... ....

288 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9781408123645 | #180991A | £24.99 Add to basket

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9781408193990 | #202854A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

Atlas Des Oiseaux Nicheurs d'Auvergne

Ligue pour la protection des oiseaux d'Auvergne

Alex Clamens and LPO Auvergne

A guide to the 184 species of breeding bird in the region of Auvergne in central France. Richly illustrated with almost 400 colour photos.

Summary in French:
184 espèces d’oiseaux nicheurs en région ... ....

576 pages | 400 colour photos |

Paperback | 11/2010 | 9782603017050 | #203114A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

Atlas des Oiseaux Nicheurs de Bretagne

Groupe Ornitologique Breton

An atlas to the breeding birds of Bretagne, France, covering the period 2004-2008.

Summary in French:
Véritable péninsulre, baignée au nord par la Manche, à l'ouest par la mer d'Iroise ... ....

512 pages | ~500 colour photos, ~400 colour distribution maps |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9782603017067 | #203049A | £43.99 Add to basket

 

Atlas des Oiseaux Nicheurs de Midi-Pyrenees

Nature Midi-Pyrenees

Atlas des Oiseaux Nicheurs de Midi-Pyrénées is an atlas to the breeding birds of the Central Pyrenees. Covers 190 bird species and is richly illustrated with photos and distribution maps.

512 pages | 400+ colour photos, 200+ colour distribution maps |

Hardback | 03/2012 | 9782603017333 | #203061A | £45.99 Add to basket

 

Australian Birds Their Nests and Eggs

Gordon R Beruldsen, Graeme Chapman and Shelly K Macleod

A guide to the nests and eggs of those Australian Birds that are known to breed in Australia and it's offshore islands. First published in 1980 this latest edition is a thorough reference to nest & egg identification. Shape, size ... ....

430 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 05/2003 | 9780646427980 | #202827A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

Backyard Birding

Using Natural Gardening to Attract Birds

Julie Zickefoose and Authors and Editors of Bird Watcher's Digest

Bird watchers everywhere dream of a landscape filled with berry-laden branches, nesting spots among twining vines, and birds crowding their feeding stations. Let Backyard Birding show you how to lay out the welcome mat for your ... ....

244 pages | 83 colour photos |

Paperback | 07/2011 | 9781616082666 | #202773A | £13.50 Add to basket

 

Bird Sense

What it's Like to be a Bird

Tim Birkhead and Katrina van Grouw

What is it like to be a swift, flying at over one hundred kilometres an hour? Or a kiwi, plodding flightlessly among the humid undergrowth in the pitch dark of a New Zealand night? And what is going on inside the head of a nightingale as ... ....

265 pages | b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 02/2012 | 9781408820131 | #195401A | £16.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781408830543 | #202576A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

Birds (Waterproof Field Guide)

Jose Manuel Moreno

A small (15 × 21 cm) laminated field guide with colour illustrations of birds on both sides. Spanish, English and scientific species names are given for each bird.

2 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9788492648399 | #202734A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Birds and Birding the Roanoke Valley

Barry L Kinzie

An annotated checklist and more. My main purpose in writing Birds and Birding the Roanoke Valley is to provide information to birders than can be used along with a good field guide to find and accurately identify birds.

114 pages | no illustrations |

Spiralbound | 01/2011 | #202772A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Birds of Prey of the Indian Subcontinent

Rishad Naoroji

Reprint of a book published in 2007.

Complete guide to the raptors of the Indian subcontinent, including India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Maldives. The huge diversity of habitat types and altitudinal ... ....

692 pages |

Hardback | 01/2011 | 9788187107699 | #202659A | £74.99 Add to basket

 

Birdscaping Australian Gardens

A Guide to Native Plants and the Garden Birds They Attract

George Adams

What can you do to make your yard, garden or even a balcony, a more bird and butterfly friendly habitat? Birdscaping Australian Gardens will show you how to attract garden birds and butterflies into your garden by planting the ... ....

364 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings |

Hardback | 09/2011 | 9780980703719 | #202889A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

Breeding Birds of the Maltese Islands

A Scientific and Historical Review

AE Baldacchino, J Azzopardi and A Micallef

Although the Maltese Islands are very small, they are very rich in their biodiversity, not least the avifauna. Some of these birds also breed here, but owing to both natural and unnatural causes, there are some species which today no longer ... ....

634 pages | colour photos, illustrations, distribution maps |

Paperback | 01/2012 | #202740A | £49.99 Add to basket

Hardback | 01/2012 | #202741A | £65.99 Add to basket

 

Chamberlains LBJs

Faansie Peacock

Almost a quarter of Southern Africa's bird species, and half of its endemics, are Little Brown Jobs (LBJs). All birders experience some degree of trepidation when confronted by Ornithologicum nightmariensis, and this potentially ... ....

352 pages | 1200+ colour illustrations, colour distribution maps |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9780620543200 | #202665A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Corbeaux et Corneilles

Georges Olioso

A guide to the corvids of Europe.

Summary in French:
Est-ce parce qu’ils sont le plus souvent noirs? Parce que leurs cris sont peu harmonieux? Parce qu’ils sont parfois ressentis comme des nuisibles?

192 pages | illustrations |

Hardback | 09/2012 | 9782603017913 | #203051A | £26.50 Add to basket

 

Cornwall Birding Rare and Scarce Bird Report 2010

Paul J Freestone and Ashley Hugo

The Cornwall Birding Rare and Scarce Bird Report 2010 contains over 100 species accounts and photos of the rare and scarce birds that occured in Cornwall in 2010. There are also articles and finders accounts and much more. ....

112 pages | 74 colour photos |

Paperback | 09/2011 | 9780957355507 | #202823A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Cornwall Birding Rare and Scarce Bird Report 2011

Paul J Freestone, Ashley Hugo, Steve Rogers, James Hanlon and Phil Jones

Filled with over 120 species accounts, 80+ colour photographs, articles and more.

117 pages | 80+ colour photos, b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780957355514 | #202822A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

Des Hommes et des Oiseaux

Une Histoire de la Protection des Oiseaux

Valerie Chansigaud and Allain Bougrain-Dubourg

Des Hommes et des Oiseaux looks at the history of the efforts to protect birds.

Summary in French:
"Les oiseaux disparaissent!" C'est un cri qui résonne à travers le monde depuis deux ... ....

224 pages | b/w photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | 05/2012 | 9782603018446 | #203057A | £30.99 Add to basket

 

Ecological Study on Avifauna of Bhitarkanika

Anup K. Nayak

Bhitarkanika National Park is a national park located in the Kendrapara District of Orissa in Eastern India.

182 pages | Colour and b/w illustrations, maps |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9789350516829 | #203015A | £33.99 Add to basket

 

Els Ocells Silvestres del Zoo de Barcelona

Guia d'Observacion

Josep Garcia Garcia

The particular characteristics of the Barcelona Zoo in Spain lead many species of birds to find food and refuge, establishing themselves there or stopping over on their migratory routes.

284 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour tables |

Paperback | 08/2012 | 9788496553903 | #202540A | £17.99 Add to basket

 

Endemic Birds of Sri Lanka

Complete and Unabridged Accounts From a History of the Birds of Ceylon

W Vincent Legge and S. D. Saparamadu

The first major work on the birds of Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, was A History of the Birds of Ceylon by Australian Captain Vincent Legge in 1878. He concluded then that there were 47 endemic species of birds in this country.

183 pages | colour plates, colour illustrations, colour maps |

Hardback | 11/2011 | 9789555641272 | #202640A | £209.00 Add to basket

 

Guide Heinzel des Oiseaux d'Europe, d'Afrique du Nord et du Moyen-Orient

Hermann Heinzel, Richard Fitter, John Parslow and Michel Cuisin

This French translation of Collins Pocket Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe covers all of the 887 species found in Britain and Europe, including rarities and introduced species. Each species is accompanied by an illustration ... ....

384 pages | colour illustrations, colour distribution maps |

Hardback | 03/2011 | 9782603017821 | #202541A | £28.99 Add to basket

 

Guide des Rapaces Diurnes du Monde

338 Especes Decrites et Illustrees

James Ferguson-Lees, David Christie, Kim Franklin, D Mead, P Burton and A Harris

This is the French translation of Raptors of the World: A Field Guide. The first ever raptor world field guide, which uses all of the plates from the author's 2001 Raptors of the World handbook.

320 pages | 118 plates with colour illustrations, colour distribution maps |

Hardback | 09/2008 | 9782603015476 | #202543A | £36.99 Add to basket

 

Guide des Traces et Indices d'Oiseaux

Pistes, Nids, Plumes, Cranes, Pelotes, Laisees...

R. Brown, John Ferguson, M Lawrence and David Lees

This is a French translation of The Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe.

336 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2010 | 9782603017357 | #203117A | £30.99 Add to basket

 

John Gould's Extinct and Endangered Birds

Sue Taylor

In 1838, John Gould, the father of Australian ornithology, visited Australia with the intention of gathering material for his great work on Australian birds. In the resulting publication, The Birds of Australia: In Seven Volumes ... ....

colour illustrations |

Hardback | 11/2012 | 9780642277657 | #202683A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

Le Kit Oiseaux

Mark Golley and Stephen Moss

This is a French translation of The Complete Garden Bird Book.

336 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 11/2010 | 9782603016848 | #203115A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

Maine's Favorite Birds

Jeffrey V Wells, Allison Childs Wells and Evan Barbour

From lush forests and rocky coastlines to lakes, mountains, and rolling fields, spectacular natural beauty and diverse habitats make Maine a wonderful place for seeing and hearing some of North America's most iconic birds.

72 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 05/2010 | 9780884483366 | #202775A | £13.50 Add to basket

 

Mauersegler, Gierzwaluw, Swift, Martinet noir

Erich Kaiser

This CD contains 73 minutes of field recordings of swifts.

runtime: 73 min |

Paperback | /NULL | 9783935329408 | #202710A | £19.96 Add to basket

 

Mesanges

Georges Olioso

A guide to the biology, behaviour, ecology etc. of tit species found in Europe.

Summary in French:
Toujours en mouvement, souvent familières, les mésanges animent nos jardins et nos forêts en toutes ... ....

180 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 06/2011 | 9782603018262 | #203090A | £26.50 Add to basket

 

Mexico Birds

Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Campeche

Robert Dean and Mark Wainwright

A laminated fold-out field guide to the birds of the Mexican states of Quintana Roo, Yucátan, and Campeche. For each bird, English, Spanish and scientific names are given, as well as length in centimetres.

13 pages | colour illustrations, 1 colour map |

Unbound | 01/2012 | 9780984010745 | #203027A | £6.75 Add to basket

 

Observer Les Oiseaux

Guide d'initiation

Mike Unwin

This is a French translation of the RSPB Guide to Birdwatching.

176 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 03/2011 | 9782603017272 | #203107A | £22.99 Add to basket

 

Observer les Oiseaux en Camargue

Michel Gauthier-Clerc and Yves Kayser

A site guide to 300 bird species found in the Camargue, a region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta.

Summary in French:
La Camargue est l'un ... ....

160 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 03/2012 | 9782603018101 | #203065A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

Oiseaux Du Jardin, Revelations

Dominic Couzens

This is a French translation of Garden Bird Confidential.

192 pages | 150+ colour photos and colour illustrations |

Paperback | 03/2011 | 9782603017463 | #203109A | £26.50 Add to basket

 

Oiseaux de France et d'Europe

Rob Hume, Guilhem Lesaffe and Marc Duquet

This is a French translation of RSPB Birds of Britain and Europe. This is the ultimate photographic guide to the birds of Europe. Produced with the RSPB, Birds of Britain and Europe is a stunning, illustrated guide to Europe's bird species. ....

456 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps, includes CD |

Paperback | 09/2011 | 9782035868855 | #202544A | £36.99 Add to basket

 

Oiseaux des Alpes

Ou, quand et comment les observer

Bruno Caula, Pier Luigi Beraudo and Massimo Pettavino

A guide the avifaune of the Alps, describing 130 species. Richly illustrated with over 700 colour photos.

Summary in French:
Enfin un guide précis et complet sur l’avifaune alpine : 130 fiches sont ...

320 pages | 700+ colour photos |

Paperback | 05/2011 | 9782603017609 | #203100A | £30.99 Add to basket

 

Ou Voir les Oiseaux en Famille

28 Sites Incontournables

Marc Duquet

A site guide to 28 outstanding birdwatching sites in France, especially aimed at families with children.

Summary in French:
Ce guide grand public présente les meilleurs endroits de France pour voir facilement des ... ....

160 pages |

Paperback | 05/2011 | 9782603017661 | #203093A | £22.99 Add to basket

 

Owls of North America

Frances Backhouse

Owls are almost everywhere. These distinctive birds populate every continent except Antarctica and survive in everything from arid desert, to arctic tundra, to dense rain forest.

From ancient mythology to Harry Potter, owls ... ....

215 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps |

Hardback | 09/2008 | 9781554073429 | #202781A | £23.99 Add to basket

 

Passereaux d'Europe (2-Volume Set)

Paul Geroudet, Leon-Paul Robert and Robert Hainard

A guide to the passerines of Europe, published in two parts.

Summary in French:
Tous les passereaux d'Europe observés et décrits par l'un des plus grands ornithologues de notre temps ...

920 pages | colour illustrations, slipcase |

Hardback | 10/2010 | 9782603016978 | #203122A | £101.00 Add to basket

 

Passereaux d'Europe, De La Bouscarle Aux Bruants

Paul Geroudet, Leon-Paul Robert and Robert Hainard

A guide to the passerines of Europe, published in two parts.

Summary in French:
Tous les passereaux d'Europe observés et décrits par l'un des plus grands ornithologues de notre temps ...

584 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2010 | 9782603017319 | #203118A | £57.99 Add to basket

 

Passereaux d'Europe, Des Coucous Aux Merles

Paul Geroudet, Leon-Paul Robert and Robert Hainard

A guide to the passerines of Europe, published in two parts.

Summary in French:
Tous les passereaux d'Europe observés et décrits par l'un des plus grands ornithologues de notre temps ...

480 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2010 | 9782603017302 | #203121A | £57.99 Add to basket

 

Petit Atlas Des Oiseaux Du Jardin

Reconnaitre 70 oiseaux du quotidien

Elise Rousseau and Szabolcs Kokay

A small booklet to identifying 70 bird species commonly found in gardens.

Summary in French:
70 oiseaux proches de nous. Une collection de miniguides pratiques et accessibles à tous. Une entrée en matière ... ....

24 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 04/2011 | 9782603017586 | #203101A | £5.50 Add to basket

 

Save the Last Dance

A Story of North American Grassland Grouse

Noppadol Paothong, Joel Vance and Paul Johnsgard

A new book by award-winning photographer Noppadol Paothong, and noted outdoor writer Joel M. Vance, strives to rescue grassland grouse from the brink of extinction by showing the world what it stands to lose if these species are allowed ... ....

204 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9780615617480 | #202863A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

Season of the Eagle

A Life Cycle in Pictures from the Nest

Nancy Maciolek Blake

During the 1960s and 70s, the bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus was nearly lost because of environmental pollution. The widespread use of DDT caused the shells of the eagles' eggs to be very thin, and the eggs were crushed ... ....

64 pages | photos, illustrations |

Paperback | 11/2011 | 9780888396440 | #179763A | £9.50 Add to basket

 

Sentinel Chickens

What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and the World

"The idea of 'sentinel chickens' seemed pretty incongruous when I first heard the phrase as a young undergraduate... The notion of the humble chicken waiting like a trained soldier, alert and focused, for some unseen and ... ....

240 pages |

Paperback | 08/2012 | 9780522861105 | #202643A | £28.50 Add to basket

 

The Art of Bird Identification

A Straightforward Approach to Putting a Name to the Bird

Peter Dunne and David Gothard

The Art of Bird Identification will instruct you how to get good, then better, then even better at identifying birds in the field-and have fun doing it. The book features a straightforward approach from Pete Dunne, one of ... ....

135 pages | 39 colour photos, 6 colour illustrations |

Paperback | 09/2012 | 9780811731966 | #202774A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

The Birds of Northeast Tennessee

An Annotated Checklist for Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington Counties

Richard L Knight

An annotated checklist for Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties. This second edition contains detailed, annotated list of the species of birds found in the Northeast Tennessee counties of Carter, Johnson, Sullivan ... ....

127 pages | illustrations, colour maps |

Paperback | 01/2008 | 9780615237565 | #202780A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

The Double-Crested Cormorant

Symbol of Ecological Conflict

Dennis Wild

This is the story of the survival, recovery, astonishing success, and controversial status of the double-crested cormorant. After surviving near extinction driven by DDT and other contaminants from the 1940s through the early 1970s, the ... ....

256 pages | 8 plates with 13 b/w photos; 1 map, 2 tables |

Hardback | 05/2012 | 9780472117635 | #202782A | £23.95 Add to basket

 

The Raptor Guide of Southern Africa

Ulrich Oberprieler

- All South African raptors are described, both diurnal and nocturnal species. - A User-friendly system of 11 groups which are colour-coded and cross referenced. - Comprehensive test that emphasises field recognition, behaviour ... ....

384 pages | 800+ colour photos, colour distribution maps |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9780992170103 | #202666A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

The Rutland Water Ospreys

Tim Mackrill and John Wright

Anglian Water's project to reintroduce the osprey to England has been an outstanding success, but is also a very personal project for the volunteers who have been involved in the ospreys' journey from Scotland to Africa via Rutland ... ....

160 pages | 200+ colour photos, 200+ colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 03/2013 | 9781408174142 | #202855A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Utah's Featured Birds and Viewing Sites

A Conservation Platform for IBAs and BHCAs

Keith Evans and Wayne Martinson

Utah's Featured Birds and Viewing Sites provides substantial information to the general public and birding enthusiasts regarding featured birds, their habitats and where to see them. It also is intended for private and public ... ....

364 pages |

Paperback | 01/2008 | 9781607029366 | #202779A | £38.99 Add to basket

 

Waders

The Shorebirds of Australia

David Hollands and Clive Minton

Waders! Few people can fail to be inspired and fascinated by them. Many make huge and hazardous migrations to and from distant parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Many take on colourful plumage for breeding, while others retain their full ... ....

388 pages | 300+ colour photos |

Hardback | 09/2012 | 9781876473808 | #202826A | £99.99 Add to basket

 

Waterbirds in the UK 2010/11

Chas Holt, Graham Austin, Neil Calbrade, Heidi Mellan, Richard Hearn, David Stroud and Simon Wotton

The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) is a joint scheme of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), in association with Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ... ....

183 pages | b/w photos,b/w illustrations, colour & b/w maps, tables |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9781906204334 | #202805A | £46.50 Add to basket

 
Reptiles & Amphibians
 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 18, No. 8

A Review of the Iguanid Lizard Genus Enyalius

Richard Etheridge

The external morphology, distribution, and systematics of the iguanid lizard genus Enyalius are reviewed. Eight species are recognized, one of them described here as new. Enyalius is compared with Enyalioides ... ....

30 pages | 11 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 10/1969 | #203134A | £5.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 19, No. 7

A Review of the South American Iguanid Lizard Genus Plica

Richard Etheridge

The nomenclatorial history, taxonomy, distribution, and external morphology of the iguanid lizard genus Plica are reviewed, and the genus is compared with related iguanid genera. Plica plica and Plica umbra are ... ....

22 pages | 4 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 07/1970 | #203135A | £5.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 23, No. 4

The Gunong Benom Expedition 1967: 5. Reptiles and Amphibians of Gunong Benom with a Description of a New Species of Macr

Alice GC Grandison

Describes 79 new species of reptiles and amphibian from 1967 Gunong Benom expedition in West Malaysia.

59 pages | 4 b/w line drawings; tables |

Paperback | 10/1972 | #203137A | £9.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 25, No. 8

Relationships of the Palaearctic lizards Assigned to the Genera Lacerta, Algyroides and Psammodromus (Reptilia: Lacertid

Edwin Nicholas Arnold

It is pointed out that the equatorial and southern African species of Lacerta Linnaeus 1758 and Algyroides Bibron & Bory 1833 are not at all closely related to the palaearctic members of these genera.

78 pages | 15 b/w illustrations and b/w distribution maps, 5 tables |

Paperback | 10/1973 | #203128A | £10.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 31, No. 5

A Revision of the Lizard Genus Scincus (Reptilia: Scincidae)

Edwin Nicholas Arnold and Alan E Leviton

Until recently, up to thirteen species of the scincid genus, Scincus, were recognized, but examination of some 590 individuals from a wide range of localities suggests that only three or four are valid. Of these ...

62 pages | 3 plates with b/w photos; 7 b/w line drawings and b/w distribution maps, 6 tables |

Paperback | 06/1977 | #203129A | £10.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 34, No. 5

Amphibians and Reptiles from Northern Trengganu, Malaysia, with Descriptions of Two New Geckoes: Cnemaspis and Cyrtodact

JCM Dring

A collection from the area of Gunong Lawit, northern Trengganu, Malaysia, is described. Records of interest for West Malaysia are of Microhyla borneensis, Rana p. paramacrodon and Rhacophorus pardalis.

61 pages | 2 plates with 2 b/w photos; 17 b/w line drawings, 9 tables |

Paperback | 03/1979 | #203133A | £16.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 44, No. 5

Osteology, Genitalia and the Relationships of Acanthodactylus (Reptilia: Lacertidae)

Edwin Nicholas Arnold

Acanthodactylus is reassessed, supplementing the external features previously used with new data from the skeleton and hemipenis. The genus appears to be closely related to Eremias and Mesalina rather than to ... ....

49 pages | 9 b/w line drawings and maps, 10 tables |

Paperback | 05/1983 | #202992A | £6.99 Add to basket

 

Darebin Parklands

Escaping the Claws of the Machine

Sarah Mirams and Tim Flannery

The Darebin parklands, an urban bushland on the Darebin Creek is well loved by the surrounding community but that was not always the case. Only 35 years ago, the parkland was dominated by a municipal tip, was weed infested and destined ... ....

168 pages |

Paperback | 11/2011 | 9781877096464 | #202692A | £34.50 Add to basket

 

Fauna d'Italia, Volume 42: Amphibia

Benedetto Lanza, Franco Andreone, Marco A Bologna, Claudia Corti and Edoardo Razzetti

Volume 42 deals with the amphibians. Morphological and biological characteristics are described and nomenclature is updated.

550 pages | 152 illustrations |

Hardback | 12/2007 | 9788850652563 | #202518A | £89.99 Add to basket

 

Fauna d'Italia, Volume 45: Reptilia

Roberto Sindaco, Claudia Corti, Massimo Capula, Luca Luiselli and Edoardo Razzetti

This volume of the Fauna d'Italia deals with the Italian reptiles. Both Italian and international specialists contributed to this volume.

869 pages | 199 colour illustrations |

Hardback | 12/2010 | 9788850653621 | #202520A | £89.99 Add to basket

 

Frogs & Reptiles of the Sydney Region

Includes Frog Calls CD

Ken Griffiths

A newly updated edition of Ken Griffith's book on the frogs and reptiles of the Sydney region, and to help you identify them Frogs & Reptiles of the Sydney Region comes with a CD of calls. There are about 130 species of ... ....

colour photos |

Paperback | 12/2012 | 9781921517211 | #202693A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Le Guide Herpeto

228 Amphibiens et Reptiles d'Europe

Nick Arnold, Denys Ovenden, Samuel Danflouz and Philippe Geniez

This is a French translation of Collins Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe.

288 pages | 49 colour plates, b/w illustrations, 180 distribution maps |

Hardback | 02/2010 | 9782603016732 | #202545A | £32.50 Add to basket

 

Le Terrarium Pour les Debutants

Installation, Equipement, Elevage

Friedrich Wilhem Henkel and Wolfgang Schmidt

A guide to setting up your terrarium.

Summary in French:
Bien démarrer un terrarium nécessite des connaissances théoriques préalables claires et détaillées.

128 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 05/2012 | 9782603018484 | #203055A | £17.99 Add to basket

 

Les Amphibiens et les Reptiles du Languedoc-Roussillon et Regions Limitrophes

Atlas Biogeographique

Philippe Geniez and Marc Cheylan

Les Amphibiens et les Reptiles du Languedoc-Roussillon et Régions Limitrophes describes the reptiles and amphibians of Languedoc-Rousillon, one of the 27 regions of France in south of the country. This area has an especially high ... ....

448 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9782856536902 | #202957A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

The Illustrated Book of South Indian Snakes

B. Vijayaraghavan and S. R. Ganesh

This book gives a short overview of the snakes found in South India.

80 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 01/2011 | #202634A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Tortues

Bernard Devaux

A guide to turtles.

Summary in French:
Animaux de compagnie, menacées pour certaines, les tortues nous étonnent toujours par leurs mœurs et leur capacité à vivre aussi longtemps.

160 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 04/2011 | 9782603017517 | #203104A | £27.99 Add to basket

 
Fishes
 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 12, No. 9

The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nabugabo, Uganda

Peter Humphry Greenwood

1. Lake Nabugabo, a small swampy lake, is separated from Lake Victoria by a relatively narrow sand-bar and swamp. The sand-bar is estimated to be about 4,000 years old; prior to that date the lake was a bay of Lake Victoria.

45 pages | 12 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 08/1965 | #203144A | £6.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 19, No. 5

The Anatomy and Taxonomy of Indostomus paradoxus Prashad & Mukerji

Keith Edward Banister

The osteology of Indostomus paradoxus Prashad and Mukerji is described and the evidence for its affinities discussed. The array of characters common to both Indostomus and the higher paracanthopterygii suggests a relationship .. ....

30 pages | 15 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 04/1970 | #203132A | £5.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 22, No. 1

Hyoid and Ventral Gill Arch Musculature in Osteoglossomorph Fishes

Peter Humphry Greenwood

A study on the hyoid and ventral gill arch musculature in osteoglossomorph fishes.

55 pages | 21 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 10/1971 | #203142A | £7.99 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 24, No. 5

On the Cyprinid Fish Barbus alluaudi Pellegrin: A Possible Intergeneric Hybrid from Africa. Studies on African Cyprinida

Keith Edward Banister

The three species of large cyprinids living in the streams on the Ruwenzori mountain range, Uganda viz. Barbus somereni, Varicorhinus ruwenzorii and Barhus alluaudi are described. The comparative scarcity of ... ....

30 pages | 1 plate with 1 b/w photo; 29 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 12/1972 | #203131A | £5.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 24, No. 6

The Cyprinid Fishes of Acanthobrama Heckel and Related Genera

M Goren, L Fishelson and E Trewavas

The genus Acanthobrama has been redefined to exclude A. terraesanctae Steinitz. This has been made the type of a new genus, Mirogrex, characterized by the high numbers and slender form of the gill-rakers. ....

25 pages | 11 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 03/1973 | #203136A | £5.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 26, No. 1

A Revision of the Large Barbus (Pisces, Cyprinidae) of East and Central Africa. Studies on African Cyprinidae: Part II

Keith Edward Banister

All the previously described species and subspecies of the large Barbus (the species usually described as possessing parallel striae on their scales) from east and central Africa are examined. The area under consideration is ... ....

148 pages | 105 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 11/1973 | #203130A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 29, No. 1

A Review of the Family Centropomidae (Pisces, Perciformes)

Peter Humphry Greenwood

A taxonomical review of the Centropomidae, a family of tropical estuarine, marine and freshwater percoid fishes.

81 pages | 37 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 01/1976 | #203138A | £10.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 32, No. 4

Notes on the Anatomy and Classification of Elopomorph Fishes

Peter Humphry Greenwood

From the introduction:

"Little detailed information is available on the cranial musculature of elopomorph fishes, a gap in our knowledge which was brought home when recently I was asked to comment on the possible significance ... ....

38 pages | 23 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 09/1977 | #203143A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 4, No. 5

A Revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis Species (Pisces, Cichlidae). Part I: H. obliquidens Hilgend., H. nigricans

Peter Humphry Greenwood

1. The algal-grazing species Haplochromis obliquidens Hilgendorf 1888, H. nigricans (Boulenger) 1906, and H. nuchisquamulatus (Hilgendorf) 1888, are redescribed on the basis of new and more extensive collections ... ....

22 pages | 2 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 11/1956 | #203139A | £5.50 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 47, No. 4

The Haplochromine Species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) of the Cunene and Certain other Angolan Rivers

Peter Humphry Greenwood

A study of a large collection of cichlid fishes from, principally, the Cunene river. The Cunene is one of the least studied Angolan rivers, and physiographically is one of the most isolated in the country. The collection has provided an ... ....

53 pages | 21 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 09/1984 | 9780565050078 | #203146A | £7.99 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 53, No. 3

The Genera of Pelmatochromine Fishes (Teleostei, Cichlidae). A Phylogenetic Review

Peter Humphry Greenwood

This paper describes two pelmatochromine cichlid genera: Parananochromis and Limbochromis.

65 pages | 30 b/w photos and b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 11/1987 | 9780565050351 | #203145A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 6, No. 4

A Revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis Species (Pisces, Cichlidae). Part IV

Peter Humphry Greenwood

1. Eleven species are redescribed on the basis of new material.
2. In addition, three new species (Haplochromis theliodon; H. empodisma and H. saxicola) are described.
3. Several phyletic lines are ... ....

55 pages | 21 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 03/1960 | #203140A | £7.99 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 9, No. 4

A Revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis Species (Pisces, Cichlidae). Part V

Peter Humphry Greenwood

(1) Sixteeen species are redescribed on the basis of new material.
(2) In addition, five new species (Haplochromis brownae, H. nyanzae, H. bartoni, H. artaxerxes and H. mandibularis) are ... ....

76 pages | 1 plate with 1 b/w photo; 25 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 11/1962 | #203141A | £10.50 Add to basket

 

Coastal Fishes of New Zealand

Identification, Biology, Behaviour

Malcolm Francis

Coastal Fishes of New Zealand provides a comprehensive, informative and up-to-date identification guide to the fishes likely to be encountered by New Zealand divers and fishers. Illustrated with over 275 superb colour photographs ... ....

200 pages | 275+ colour photos |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781877517815 | #200972A | £31.99 Add to basket

 

Ecological Interactions Between Wild and Hatchery Salmonids

Peter S Rand, Barry A Berejikian, Todd N Pearsons and David LG Noakes

While there has been a long history of salmon hatchery operations throughout the North Pacific, only recently have we begun to investigate how hatchery salmon interact with their wild counterparts.

361 pages | 13 colour & 131 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9789400756922 | #202536A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes

Paul Humphries and Keith Walker

This edited volume reviews our past and present understanding of the ecology of Australian freshwater fishes. It compares patterns and processes in Australia with those on other continents, discusses the local relevance of ecological ... ....

440 pages |

Hardback | NYP 03/2013 | 9780643097438 | #202698A | £115.00 Add to basket

 

Fishes (Waterproof Field Guide)

Jose Manuel Moreno

A small (15 × 21 cm) laminated field guide with colour illustrations of fishes on both sides. English, German, Spanish scientific species names are given for each fish.

2 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9788492648917 | #202735A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Guide Des Poissons De Mer et De Peche

Bent J Muus, Jorgen G Nielsen, Preben Dahlstrom, Bente Olesen Nystrom and Jean-Loui Parmentier

This is a French translation of Seafish.

340 pages | 700+ colour illustrations |

Hardback | 01/2011 | 9782603017531 | #203113A | £36.50 Add to basket

 

Guide des Poissons d'Eau Douce et Peche

Bent J Muus, Preben Dahlstrom, Jacques Lecomte and Christine Dubois

This is a French translation of Freshwater Fish.

224 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2011 | 9782603018163 | #203119A | £35.99 Add to basket

 

Requins

Jean-Pierre Sylvestre

A book about the biology, behaviour, ecology etc. of sharks.

Summary in French:
Ils nous apparaissent menaçants ; ils sont en réalité menacés. La saga des requins pour apprendre à mieux ... ....

160 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 04/2011 | 9782603017524 | #203106A | £27.99 Add to basket

 

Swimming on the Edge of Extinction

The Perilous State of the Indigenous Freshwater Fish of the Western Cape

Craig Garrow and Sean Marr

Swimming on the Edge of Extinction covers all currently recognized freshwater fish species that are indigenous to the Western Cape. Each species account is illustrated with exceptional photographs of fish in their natural environment ... ....

94 pages | colour photos, colour maps |

Paperback | 08/2012 | 9781920033132 | #203014A | £29.50 Add to basket

 
Invertebrates
 

A Revision of the Genus Eratoidea

Weinkauff, 1879 (Gastropoda: Marginellidae)

T McCleery

The genus Eratoidea is revised and its phylogenetic relationship to other genera in the Marginellidae is discussed. The genus currently comprises 13 described species. In this volume thirty one new species are described for the ... ....

111 pages | 11 colour & 35 b/w plates |

Paperback | 01/2011 | #202913A | £79.50 Add to basket

 

Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea, Volume 1

Dmitry Telnov

This new series focuses on the entomological biodiversity, biogeography and conservation of one of the richest and scientifically most interesting areas of the earth – the islands of Wallacea and New Guinea. The intention is for the ... ....

526 pages | colour & b/w photos |

Hardback | 09/2011 | 9789984976846 | #202873A | £125.00 Add to basket

 

Butterflies of the South Pacific

Brian Patrick and Hamish Patrick

The South Pacific is a vast expanse of ocean over 50 million km2 with tiny scattered islands and island groups. From Kiribati, Tuvalu and Fiji in the west, to the far-flung Marquesas and Austral Islands in French Polynesia in ... ....

240 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9781877578045 | #203046A | £29.50 Add to basket

 

De Nederlandse Bijen (Dutch Bees)

Hymenoptera: Apoidea

Theo MJ Peeters

De Nederlandse Bijen gives the definitive overview of the 358 species of wild bee in the Netherlands. An indispensable volume for entomologists, policy makers and beekeepers.

560 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9789050114479 | #202791A | £46.99 Add to basket

 

Diatom Flora of Swan River, Western Australia

Taxonomy and Ecology

Jacob John

Diatom Flora of Swan River, Western Australia replaces the book published in 1983 under the title The Diatom Flora of Swan River Estuary – This new edition has been completely revised, with updated nomenclature. 115 genera ... ....

460 pages | approximately 100 plates |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9783874294294 | #202936A | £105.00 Add to basket

 

Discovering Australian Butterflies

Darryl Stewart

This guide covers the most frequently found butterflies of Australia.

152 pages | 32 colour plates |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780858812413 | #202685A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

Fauna d'Italia, Volume 43: Plecoptera

Volume 43 covers the Plecoptera. They are mostly unknown in Italy, not only to the general public, but often also to fishermen, naturalists, enthusiasts and amateur and professional entomologists. Inconspicuous, short-lived and difficult ... ....

350 pages | 201 illustrations |

Hardback | 12/2008 | 9788850653072 | #202519A | £59.99 Add to basket

 

Fauna d'Italia, Volume 46: Porifera I

Calcarea, Demospongiae (partim), Hexactinellida, Homoscleromorpha

Maurizio Pansini, Renata Manconi and Roberto Pronzato

This volume of the Fauna d'Italia, written completely in English, deals with the Porifera, or sponges. It presents the latest scientific findings, a comprehensive taxonomy, and gives details on the ecology of each species. ....

564 pages | 265 illustrations |

Hardback | 12/2011 | 9788850653959 | #202521A | £65.99 Add to basket

 

Guide Photo Des Papillons d'Europe

Tari Haahtela, Kimmo Saarinen, Pekke Ojalainen and Hannu Aarnio

This is a French translation of Butterflies of Britain and Europe.

384 pages | 450 colour photos, distribution maps |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9782603017555 | #203072A | £25.99 Add to basket

 

Guide des Coquillages Marins

Gert Lindner

A guide to marine shells, richly illustrated with over 1000 colour photos.

Summary in French:
Guide des Coquillages Marins s’adresse à tous ceux qui s’intéressent aux coquillages marins ... ....

319 pages | 1072 colour plates, b/w plates, tables |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9782603018217 | #203116A | £26.99 Add to basket

 

Guide des Libellules de France et d'Europe

Klaas-Douwe B Dijkstra and Richard Lewington

This is a French translation of Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe.

320 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, distribution maps |

Hardback | 01/2009 | 9782603016398 | #202547A | £38.99 Add to basket

 

Huizhou Dragonflies

Wu Hongdao

Until relatively recent times, dragonflies were studied by only a few entomologists, but in this new century they are receiving ever increasing attention from nature lovers all over the world. Many now derive great pleasure from the ... ....

191 pages | 50 colour plates |

Hardback | 08/2012 | 9787503866135 | #202712A | £87.50 Add to basket

 

Keys to the Adults of Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland

David Hubble

The chrysomelids include a number of species of popular interest, either because of their attractive metallic coloration or status as pests in farms and gardens. Keys to the Adults of Seed and Leaf Beetles covers the adults of ... ....

136 pages | 366 b/w line drawings |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9781908819086 | #202501A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Las Mariposas Diurnas de Sierra Nevada

F Javier Olivares, Jose Miguel Barea-Azcon, F Javier Perez-Lopez, Alberto Tinaut and Henares

Las Mariposas Diurnas de Sierra Nevada covers all the diurnal butterfly species found in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the region of Andalusia, provinces of Granada and Almería, Spain. Beautifully illustrated with ... ....

509 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 01/2011 | 9788492807727 | #202644A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

Le Guide Entomologique

Plus de 5000 Especes Europeenes

Patrice Leraut and Philippe Blanchot

Covering the insects of Europe and neighbouring countries, this book contains more than 5000 species illustrations on 185 colour plates.

527 pages | 185 plates with colour photos; b/w line drawings |

Hardback | 05/2012 | 9782603019085 | #202989A | £41.99 Add to basket

 

Lobsters

Biology, Management, Aquaculture & Fisheries

Bruce Phillips

This expanded and fully updated Second Edition of the most comprehensive and successful book on lobsters, comprises contributions from many of the world's experts, each providing core information for all those working in lobster biology ... ....

584 pages | illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780470671139 | #202815A | £165.00 Add to basket

 

Petits Animaux des Bois et Forets

Lars-Henrik Olsen, Bente Vita Pedersen and Jakob Sunesen

A field guide to invertebrates found in European forests.

Summary in French:
Araignées et opilions, acariens, mille-pattes, cloportes, vers, escargots et limaces, animaux gallicoles constituent la petite faune sauvage ... ....

208 pages | 900+ colour illustrations |

Hardback | 11/2012 | 9782603019108 | #203048A | £28.50 Add to basket

 

Reconnaitre Facilement les Insectes

Decouvrir, observer, identifier, proteger

Vincent Albouy and Andre Fouquet

Reconnaître Facilement les Insectes will help you to easily identify 600 common insect species. Richly illustrated with over 1000 colour photos.

Summary in French:
Un guide destiné aux débutants ... ....

304 pages | 1000+ colour photos |

Paperback | 08/2011 | 9782603017579 | #203081A | £30.99 Add to basket

 

Spider Ecophysiology

Wolfgang Nentwig

With over 43,000 species, spiders are the largest predacious arthropod group. They have developed key characteristics such as multi-purpose silk types, venoms consisting of hundreds of components, locomotion driven by muscles and hydraulic ... ....

590 pages | 61 colour & 86 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9783642339882 | #202535A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

Sponges

A Museum Victoria Field Guide

Lisa Goudie, Mark Norman and Julian Finn

We might think of sponges as bathroom objects but the real living animals are far more interesting. They come in all shapes and sizes, occur in all oceans of the world, and have amazing lives. Sponges have lived in our oceans for 600 million ... ....

144 pages |

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9780980381399 | #202699A | £20.99 Add to basket

 

Sur la Piste des Insectes

Explorer, Observer, Reconnaitre, Comprendre

Nick Baker

This is a French translation of Nick Baker's Bug Book .

128 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 05/2011 | 9782603017623 | #203097A | £17.99 Add to basket

 

The Ants of Fiji

Eli M Sarnat and Evan P Economo

The ant fauna of the Fijian archipelago is a diverse assemblage of endemic radiations, pan-Pacific species, and exotics introduced from around the world. The Ants of Fiji describes the entire Fijian ant fauna, and includes the ... ....

400 pages | colour photos, illustrations, distribution maps |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9780520098886 | #202804A | £44.95 Add to basket

 

The Frit Flies (Chloropidae, Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark

Emilia P Nartshuk and Hugo Andersson

An identification guide to the frit flies of Fennoscandia and Denmark.

600 pages | illustrations |

Hardback | NYP / | 9789004167100 | #202943A | £170.00 Add to basket

 

ZooKeys 225

A Revision of the Genus Planinasus Cresson (Diptera, Periscelididae)

Wayne N Mathis, Alessandra Rung and Marion Kotrba

The New World species of the subgenera Allotrichoma Becker and Neotrichoma (new subgenus) (genus Allotrichoma) are revised. For phylogenetic perspective to this revision, we studied all genus-group taxa within ... ....

83 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings and b/w distribution maps |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9789546426512 | #202509A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

ZooKeys 231

A revision of the new world species of Polytrichophora Cresson and Facitrichophora, new genus (Diptera, Ephydridae)

Wayne N Mathis and Taideusz Zatwarnicki

This revision significantiy documents a continuing trend in the discovery and documentation or New World shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae). Two genera of the tribe Discocerinini are treated: Facitrichophora, new genus, with all ... ....

116 pages | 123 b/w line drawings and b/w distribution maps |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9789546426543 | #202703A | £45.99 Add to basket

 

ZooKeys 232

Revision of the European species of Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae)

Christer Hansson and Ekaterina Shevtsova

The European species of Omphale are revised, including 37 species, of which 11 are new. All species are described, thoroughly illustrated, and included in gender-specific identification keys. Two new morphological character-sets ... ....

157 pages | 543 colour & b/w photos and colour distribution maps |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9789546425550 | #202702A | £52.99 Add to basket

 
Palaeontology
 

A Photographic Guide to Fossils of New Zealand

Hamish Campbell, Alan Beu, James Crampton and Liz Kennedy

A new addition to the popular New Holland series of natural history and science photographic guides, the thirteenth title focuses on plant and animal fossils commonly found in New Zealand. Fossils are the preserved remains of past life ... ....

144 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9781869663667 | #203045A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Avian Ancestors

A Review of the Phylogenetic Relationships of the Theropods Unenlagiidae, Microraptoria, Anchiornis and Scansoriopterygi

Federico Agnolin and Fernando Novas

Although consensus exists among researchers that birds evolved from coelurosaurian theropods, paleontologists still debate the identification of the group of coelurosaurians that most closely approaches the common ancestor of birds. ....

141 pages | 6 colour & 12 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9789400756366 | #202538A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

Biogeography of the Quaternary Molluscs of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Sergio Martinez, Alejandra Rojas and Claudia del Rio

The Quaternary comprises a brief time in the Earth’s history, and apart from a few exceptions, molluscan assemblages recovered from exposures along the coast of Southwestern South America (Southern Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina) are ... ....

100 pages | 3 colour & 13 b/w illustrations, 5 tables |

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789400760547 | #202721A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

Bone Histology of Fossil Tetrapods

Advancing Methods, Analysis, and Interpretation

Kevin Padian and Ellen-Therese Lamm

The microscopic examination of fossilized bone tissue is a sophisticated and increasingly important analytical tool for understanding the life history of ancient organisms. Bone Histology of Fossil Tetrapods provides an essential ... ....

298 pages | illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 03/2013 | 9780520273528 | #202809A | £51.99 Add to basket

 

British Mesozoic Fossils

The Natural History Museum (London - UK)

The Mesozoic era ranged from 240 million to 65 million years ago. In British Mesozoic Fossils 365 species from this period are classified and illustrated with accurate line drawings. This new edition has been fully revised and ... ....

185 pages | b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 02/2010 | 9781898298731 | #120981A | £14.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9780565093198 | #202720A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Bulletin of the British Museum (Zoology), Vol. 29, No. 2

Fossil Reptiles from Aldabra Atoll, Indian Ocean

Edwin Nicholas Arnold

The present reptiles of Aldabra comprise only the giant tortoise, Geochelone gigantea, two geckoes, Phelsuma abbotti and Hemidactylus mercatorius, and the skink, Cryptoblepharus boutonii, but a richer ... ....

32 pages | 1 b/w line drawing, 2 b/w maps, 4 tables |

Paperback | 04/1976 | #202991A | £5.50 Add to basket

 

Environmental Archaeology

Approaches, Techniques & Applications

Keith Wilkinson and Chris Stevens

What did the landscape of Stonehenge look like in its Neolithic heyday? How did Ancient Egyptians produce their food? Such questions can be addressed by environmental archaeology – the study of past people from biological remains a ... ....

320 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations, b/w maps |

Paperback | 01/2008 | 9780752419312 | #202638A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Extinction

Not the End of the World?

Steve Parker

More than 999 of every 1000 species that have ever lived on the planet have become extinct. As part of evolution, extinction of the old allows emergence of the new. It is integral to the Earth's continually changing range and richness ... ....

96 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9780565093211 | #202723A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Fossil Art

An exhibition of the Geologisches Institut Tubingen University Germany

Dolf Seilacher

Bedding planes of rocks carry the lithographs of eons bygone. They have been modeled by waves and currents and early creatures have inscribed their trackways and burrows on them. Deciphering such documents is the task of sedimentologists ... ....

97 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9783510652778 | #202743A | £34.50 Add to basket

 

Fossil Art

An exhibition of the Geologisches Institut Tubingen University Germany

Dolf Seilacher

Bedding planes of rocks carry the lithographs of eons bygone. They have been modeled by waves and currents and early creatures have inscribed their trackways and burrows on them. Deciphering such documents is the task of sedimentologists ... ....

97 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 01/2008 | 9783510652761 | #202636A | £31.50 Add to basket

 

Handbook of Paleoichthyology, Volume 3E: Chondrichthyes V

Mesozoic and Cenozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth

H Cappetta

The Handbook of Paleoichthyology summarizes (as far as possible) all known data as a base for comparison with new findings and for interpretation of interrelationships. The reader will find the most current analysis of interrelation ... ....

512 pages | 459 b/w photos and illustrations |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9783899371161 | #170121A | £398.00 Add to basket

 

Handbook of Plant Palaeoecology

RTJ Cappers and R Neef

Plant palaeoecologists use data from plant fossils and plant subfossils to reconstruct ecosystems of the past. Handbook of Plant Palaeoecology deals with the study of subfossil plant material retrieved from archaeological excavations ... ....

475 pages |

Hardback | 07/2012 | 9789491431074 | #202744A | £74.99 Add to basket

 

In Pursuit of Early Mammals

Zofia Kielan Jaworowska

In Pursuit of Early Mammals presents the history of the mammals that lived during the Mesozoic era, the time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and describes their origins, anatomy, systematics, paleobiology, and distribution. ....

368 pages |

Hardback | NYP 05/2013 | 9780253008176 | #199760A | £41.99 Add to basket

 

Mammiferes de Sansan

Stephane Peigne and Sevket Sen

Sansan (Gers, France) is a unique deposit of the Miocene period and a hot spot of biodiversity of that time. Since its discovery in 1834, tens of thousands of fossils have been collected, documenting nearly 200 plant and animal species, ....

709 pages | 1408 illustrations |

Hardback | 12/2012 | 9782856536810 | #203019A | £109.00 Add to basket

 

Moa

The Story of New Zealand's Strangest Bird

Quinn Berentson

The moa were the most unusual and unique family of birds that ever lived, a clan of feathered monsters that developed in isolation for many, many millions of years. They became extinct reasonably quickly after the arrival of the Maori ... ....

200 pages | illustrations |

Hardback | 11/2012 | 9781877517846 | #200973A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

Palaeofocus 4

The Lower Pliocene Gastropods of the Huelva Sands Formation, Guadalquivir Basin, Southwestern Spain

B Landau, CM Da Silva and E Mayoral

For almost 200 years the rich and diverse Pliocene central Mediterranean molluscan assemblages have been described in detail. However, only relatively recently has the importance of the Iberian Pliocene deposits been recognised.

155 pages | 23 plates, 9 illustrations, 2 tables |

Paperback | 01/2011 | #202905A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

Plants and People

Choices and Diversity Through Time

Alexandre Chevalier, Elena Marinova and Leonor Pena-Chocarro

This first monograph in the EARTH series The dynamics of non-industrial agriculture: 8,000 years of resilience and innovation , approaches the great variety of agricultural practices in human terms. It focuses on the relationship ... ....

432 pages | 235 colour illustrations |

Hardback | 01/1970 | 9781842175149 | #202746A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

South American and Antarctic Continental Cenozoic Birds

Paleobiogeographic Affinities and Disparities

Claudia Tambussi and Federico Degrange

Modern birds (Neornithes) are represented by two big lineages, the Palaeognathae (Tinamiformes + Ratitae) and the Neognathae [Galloanserae + Neoaves (Metaves + Coronoaves)]. Both clades sum approximately 10,000 species of which 60% are ... ....

113 pages | 7 colour & 16 b/w illustrations, 3 tables |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9789400754669 | #202539A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

The Elasmobranch Fauna of the Late Burdigalian, Miocene, at Werder-Uesen, Lower Saxony, Germany, and its Relationships w

T Reinecke, S Louwye, U Havekost and Herbert Moths

The Lower Mica Fine Sand (LMFS) Formation at Werder-Uesen, northwestern Lower Saxony, Germany, yields 40 shark and 12 batoid species, 13 of which are reported in open nomenclature. The recovered elasmobranch remains are mainly isolated ... ....

170 pages | 101 plates, 40 illustrations, 3 tables |

Paperback | 01/2011 | #202909A | £75.50 Add to basket

 

The Ritual Killing and Burial of Animals

European Perspectives

Aleksander Pluskowski

The killing and burial of animals in ritualistic contexts is encountered across Europe from Prehistory through to the historical period. The Ritual Killing and Burial of Animals presents the state of research across Europe to ... ....

224 pages | colour & b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 11/2011 | 9781842174449 | #196497A | £47.99 Add to basket

 

ZooKeys 226

Taxonomy, Morphology, Masticatory Function and Phylogeny of Heterodontosaurid Dinosaurs

Paul C Sereno

This major study on heterodontosaurid dinosaurs is the first to review the taxonomy, morphology, functional anatomy, and phylogeny of this important early radiation of small-bodied herbivores. Heterodontosaurids persisted for approximately ... ....

225 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations, tables |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9789546426529 | #202508A | £64.50 Add to basket

 
Marine & Freshwater Biology
 

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 62

Advances in Sponge Science: Physiology, Chemical and Microbial Diversity, Biotechnology

Mikel A Becerro, Maria J Uriz, Manuel Maldonado and Xavier Turon

This volume will become a reference to marine biologists with interest in
- benthic ecology and biotic interactions, including symbiosis
- chemical and molecular ecology
- systematics, phylogeny, and evolution ...

374 pages | Illustrations |

Hardback | 06/2012 | 9780123942838 | #202941A | £191.00 Add to basket

 

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 63

Michael Lesser

This volume contains four papers (see table of contents for more details).

276 pages |

Hardback | 08/2012 | 9780123942821 | #202942A | £172.00 Add to basket

 

Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories

Charles Sheppard

The tropical UK Territories have extensive coral reefs. Huge parts of these areas are exceptionally rich, productive and diverse. Their marine biodiversity exceeds that of the UK itself, and several are already, or are planned to be, ... ....

350 pages | 208 colour & 19 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789400759640 | #202715A | £89.99 Add to basket

 

Crazy!

Adventures of a Marine Biologist

Pat Garratt

CRAZY! is the amazing story of a Marine Biologist, Patrick Garratt, who embraced his passion and followed his dream. It is a story of beauty and drama, loss and heartache, courage and achievement. Whilst it is a life story, it is also a ... ....

387 pages |

Paperback | 08/2012 | 9780620540667 | #202801A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Faune et Flore Sous-Marines de la Mediterranee

Identifier Facilement 289 Especes

Lawson Wood

This is a French translation of Sea Fishes of the Mediterranean Sea .

128 pages | 300 colour photos, b/w illustrations, 1 map |

Hardback | 08/2011 | 9782603018170 | #203120A | £20.99 Add to basket

 

LIFE - Wonders of the Deep

The Astonishing Splendor of the Seven Seas

Editors of LIFE

Now from the editors who have already produced Wonders of Life and Heaven on Earth - as well as the recent volume The Titanic, One Century Later - comes a new, oversized hardcover book on our undersea world.

144 pages | 100+ colour photos |

Hardback | 12/2012 | 9781603202299 | #202578A | £21.99 Add to basket

 

Methods for Study of Marine Benthos

Anastasios Eleftheriou

Originally put together by the International Biological Programme (IBP) and published in its first edition in 1971, this book was well received and subsequently published a second edition in 1984. After a gap of nearly 20 years the third ... ....

496 pages |

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780470670866 | #202812A | £130.00 Add to basket

 

Mexico Caribbean Marine Guide

Reef Fish, Sport Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles

Uko Gorter and Alina Suarez

A laminated fold-out field guide to the marine life of found on the Mexican coasts. For each species, English, scientific names are given, as well as length. For some species Spanish names are given. Where appropriate several individuals ... ....

13 pages | colour illustrations, 1 colour map |

Unbound | 01/2012 | 9780984010738 | #203031A | £6.75 Add to basket

 

Reef Life

A Guide to Tropical Marine Life

Brandon Cole and Scott Michael

From tide pools to coral reefs and the open ocean beyond lies a world abounding with an assortment of colorful fish and fascinating creatures. The lure of the life that inhabits the ocean's reefs and open water is no secret to scuba ... ....

600 pages | 800 colour photos, maps |

Paperback | NYP 04/2013 | 9781770851900 | #202969A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Safeguarding Our Oceans

Strengthening Marine Protection in New Zealand

Kate Mulcahy, Raewyn Peart and Abbie Bull

New Zealand is fortunate to have a very large and biodiverse marine area, hosting over 17,000 known marine species, with many thousands yet to be discovered. But this rich variety of marine life is coming under increasing pressure. ....

380 pages |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780987666024 | #202672A | £28.99 Add to basket

 
General Natural History
 

100 Oiseaux Communs Nicheurs de France

Frederic Jiguet

A guide to help you identify 100 of France's species of breeding birds.

Summary in French:
Trouver plus facilement et identifier clairement les 100 espèces communes d'oiseaux en France parmi les 300 qui ... ....

224 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 04/2011 | 9782603017616 | #203102A | £26.50 Add to basket

 

A Brilliant Touch

Adam Forster's Wildflower Paintings

Christobel Mattingley

Adam Forster (1848-1928) began life as Carl Ludwig August Wiarda in East Friesland (Germany). After serving in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 as a lieutenant, he spent many years as a businessman in South Africa. From there, he migrated ... ....

180 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 04/2011 | 9780642277176 | #202910A | £31.99 Add to basket

 

A Day in the Bush

Bush Walks in and Around Sydney

Les Higgins and Tony Rodd

The first edition of A Day in the Bush was written for people seeking to undertake self-guided walks in the bushland and coastal areas of the Sydney region, and to do so confidently, competently and safely.

176 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations, maps |

Paperback | 12/2011 | 9781877069925 | #202888A | £22.99 Add to basket

 

A Steady Hand

Governor Hunter and His First Fleet Sketchbook

Linda Groom

Some of the earliest artistic impressions of the birds, flowers, fish and people of Australia are found in John Hunter's First Fleet sketchbook. Both historically significant and stunningly beautiful, Hunter's sketches are a valuable ... ....

236 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 03/2012 | 9780642277077 | #202872A | £45.99 Add to basket

 

A Swarm, a Flock, a Host

A Compendium of Creatures

Mark Doty and Darren Waterston

Originating in the Middle Ages, bestiaries were illustrated volumes that described various animals – some real, some mystical. The natural history and illustration of each beast was usually accompanied by a moral lesson.

108 pages | 60 colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 03/2013 | 9783791347578 | #203042A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Al Haya Al Bahriya Fee Qatar (Sea and Shore Life of Qatar)

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992194942 | #202845A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Alfred Russel Wallace's 1886-1887 Travel Diary

The North American Lecture Tour

Charles H Smith, Megan Derr and Michael Shermer

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) is best known as the man who sent an essay on natural selection to charles Darwin in 1858, prompting the older naturalist to drop plans for his multi-volume work on the subject and produce a shortened version ... ....

272 pages | 93 b/w illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9780956779588 | #202619A | £27.50 Add to basket

 

Alone on the Ice

The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

David Roberts

His two companions dead, food and supplies vanished in a crevasse, Douglas Mawson was still one hundred miles from camp.

On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition ... ....

256 pages | illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9780393083712 | #202617A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Animals of Africa / Animali d'Africa

Make Your Own Animals

Patrick Pasques

Following the success of the previous volumes in this series, Animals of Africa / Animali d'Africa is a wonderful collection of 20 foldable paper animals from the African savannah. Parents and children alike will enjoy hours ... ....

48 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9788492810758 | #203044A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

At the Beach

Explore & Discover the New Zealand Seashore

Ned Barraud and Gillian Candler

At the Beach: Explore & Discover the New Zealand Seashore is a delightful introduction to the natural history of the New Zealand seashore. The stage is set with beautiful, factually correct illustrations (including detailed ... ....

32 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9781877517747 | #202824A | £22.50 Add to basket

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9781877517730 | #202825A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

Au Secours une Bestiole

Manuel antistress face aux betes qui nous embetent

Francois Lasserre and Roland Garrigue

A humoristic guide for those who are afraid of everything that slithers and creeps.

Summary in French:
Les araignées vous affolent? Les guêpes vous tyrannisent? Les blattes vous dépriment?

96 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 05/2012 | 9782603018743 | #203056A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

Bat Loves the Night

Nicola Davies and Sarah Fox-Davies

Did you know that bats aren't birds, but mammals? That they sleep upside down? That they shout as they fly, using their voice to find their way? Curious young minds will love learning about the life cycles of bats in this picture book ... ....

32 pages | colour & b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 04/2008 | 9781406312751 | #202918A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Bats

Megan Cullis

How do bats find their way in the dark? Where do they live and what do they eat? Beginner readers can find answers to these questions and more in this colourful information book. It is illustrated with stunning photographs and illustrations ... ....

32 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 08/2009 | 9780746099650 | #202925A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Bears in the Forest

Karen Wallace and Barbara Firth

Deep in a forest cave, a mother bear gives birth to two tiny cubs. As they grow, she teaches them how to climb and fish, and all the things they need to know to survive in the wild. For one day, during the second summer, they will leave ... ....

32 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 03/2009 | 9781406318708 | #202922A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Beyond Beauty

Hunting the Wild Blue Poppy

Bill Terry

This is the story of a remarkable journey that Bill Terry and his wife, Rosemary, undertook when they joined a party of Dutch and British alpine plant hunters intent on botanising on the roof of the world. The expedition travelled in a ... ....

182 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9781927129364 | #202828A | £20.99 Add to basket

 

Beyond the Wild Wood

Further Stories from an African Wildlife Sanctuary

Bookey Peek and Richard Peek

The third in the series about the Stone Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Zimbabwe.

352 pages | b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 09/2011 | 9781906251482 | #202892A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

Birds of Qatar

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992194799 | #202848A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Botanical Painting

Mariella. Baldwin

Botanical Painting seeks to convey the essence and beauty of a plant through accurate rendition. Written in an accessible style and beautifully illustrated, this practical book aims to unravel some of the preceived mysteries of ... ....

160 pages | 223 colour illustrations |

Paperback | 08/2011 | 9781847972774 | #202787A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

Brown Bear

Suzi Eszterhas

With its unique focus on birth to adulthood, and stunning photographs taken on location, the Eye on the Wild series is a brilliant introduction to animals in the wild. Two baby brown bears are born in the mountains of Alaska. ....

32 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 06/2012 | 9781847802057 | #202763A | £10.99 Add to basket

Paperback | 06/2012 | 9781847803085 | #202764A | £6.99 Add to basket

 

Building Paradise

The Story of an Eco-lodge on the Great Barrier Reef

David MacFarlane

An inspiring story of conviction, commitment and serendipity, describes David Macfarlane's fourteen-year quest to establish an eco-lodge in the unspoiled but threatened natural paradise of Australia's Whitsunday Islands on the ... ....

176 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 12/2011 | 9781743050187 | #202874A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Cape Arid

Cape Arid National Park is a fascinating and remote area on the far south-eastern coast of Western Australia. Husband-and-wife team Philippa and Alex Nikulinsky travel into isolated outback regions, often staying for months at a time ... ....

65 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 07/2012 | 9781922089007 | #202742A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

Caterpillar Butterfly

Vivian French and Charlotte Voake

A picture book which combines story with information helps curious young minds discover each stage in the journey, from wriggly green caterpillar to the beautiful butterfly.

32 pages | colour & b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 04/2008 | 9781406312775 | #202923A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Cheetah

Suzi Eszterhas

The story of a cheetah, from birth to adulthood, photographed on location in the wild by an award-winning American photographer, who specialises in work with newborn animals. The text will show all the aspects of the animal's life in ... ....

32 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 02/2012 | 9781847802040 | #202760A | £10.99 Add to basket

Paperback | 02/2012 | 9781847803078 | #202761A | £6.99 Add to basket

 

Contributions to the History of Herpetology, Volume 3

Kraig Alder

Biographies of 349 leading herpetologists (with portraits and signatures), index to 5290 authors in taxonomic herpetology, and academic lineages of 5562 herpetologists. Worldwide coverage.

564 pages |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9780916984823 | #202635A | £73.99 Add to basket

 

Curious Minds

The Discoveries of Australian Naturalists

Peter MacInnis

Curious Minds: The Discoveries of Australian Naturalists looks at the long line of naturalists who have traversed Australia in search of new plants and animals. Identifying and classifying the unfamiliar plants and animals was ... ....

214 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780642277541 | #202688A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

Digital Wildlife Photography

John Gerlach and Barbara Gerlach

Using a combination of artistic approach and impeccable technique, professional photographers John and Barbara Gerlach guide you through the field as you photograph intriguing and captivating subjects out in the wild. Learn how to integrate ... ....

224 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9780240818832 | #202580A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

Eco-Architecture

1000 Ideas by 100 Architects

Marta Serrats

Each architectural project presented in Eco-Architecture reflects challenges confronting the architect and the solutions they find to create thoughtful, sustainable designs and methods of construction using socially responsible ... ....

320 pages | 320 colour photos and illustrations |

Hardback | 07/2012 | 9788492810451 | #195611A | £27.99 Add to basket

 

Essay on the Geography of Plants

Alexander von Humboldt, Aime Bonpland, Stephen T Jackson and Sylvie Romanowski

The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799-1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aime Bonpland set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth ... ....

286 pages | 9 b/w photos, 7 tables, poster |

Paperback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780226054735 | #202978A | £17.99 Add to basket

 

Extreme Animals

The Toughest Creatures on Earth

Nicola Davies and Neal Layton

Everywhere on Earth there is life! From polar wastes to bubbling volcanoes, animals have adapted to survive in conditions that would kill a human quicker than you can say "coffin"! Extreme Animals helps you to discover ... ....

64 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 09/2007 | 9781406305593 | #202926A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Gorilla

Suzi Eszterhas

The story of a gorilla, from birth to adulthood, photographed on location in the wild by an award-winning American photographer, who specialises in work with newborn animals. The text will show all the aspects of the animal's life in ... ....

32 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 02/2012 | 9781847802026 | #202759A | £10.99 Add to basket

Paperback | 02/2012 | 9781847803054 | #202762A | £6.99 Add to basket

 

Gossip from the Forest

The Tangled Roots of Our Forests and Fairytales

Sara Maitland

Fairytales are one of our earliest and most vital cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient and primal landscapes. Both evoke a similar sensation in us – we find them beautiful and magical, but also spooky, sometimes horrible ... ....

354 pages | b/w photos |

Hardback | 11/2012 | 9781847084293 | #202726A | £19.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 06/2013 | 9781847084309 | #202727A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Guide Delachaux des Traces d'Animaux

Lars-Henrik Olsen

A guide to animal tracks.

Summary in French:
Si la majorité des oiseaux sont diurnes et facilement observables, les mammifères sont plus discrets et ne sortent qu’au crépuscule ou à la nuit ... ....

276 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9782603018897 | #203047A | £30.50 Add to basket

 

Hasharat Qatar (Insects and Arachnids of Qatar)

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992194980 | #202853A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Home and Away

Adventures in Beekeeping in the UK and Africa

John Home

Profits from this book go to the Bees Abroad charity.

Paperback | 01/2012 | #202916A | £12.50 Add to basket

 

Ice Bear

Nicola Davies and Gary Blythe

This is an informative, gorgeously illustrated study of the majestic polar bear. Huge, magnificent, alone, a white bear moves through the frozen Arctic. Powerful hunter, tender mother and gentle playmate – she shares this land of ... ....

32 pages | colour & b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 12/2008 | 9781406313048 | #202927A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Insect Detective

Steve Voake and Charlotte Voake

Insect Detective offers an exquisite glimpse into the strange and wonderful world of insects. Right now, all around you, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things. But you can't always see them straight away ... ....

32 pages | colour & b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 04/2011 | 9781406328097 | #202921A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Insects and Arachnids of Qatar

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992194713 | #202852A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Insider's Guide: Top Wildlife Photography Spots in Botswana and Namibia

Shem Compion

Inspired by Africa's unique beauty, Shem Compion, in the second instalment of a three-part series, explores the best photography spots in Botswana and Namibia. Insider's Guide: Top Wildlife Photography Spots in Botswana and ... ....

224 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 05/2012 | 9781431402595 | #202603A | £14.95 Add to basket

 

Island Life

Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras, Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of

Alfred Russel Wallace, David Quammen and Lawrence R Heaney

First published in 1880, this study of the biology and geography of islands investigates some of the most pressing questions of nineteenth-century natural science. Why do countries as far-flung as Britain and Japan share similar flora and ... ....

576 pages | 26 b/w photos |

Paperback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780226045030 | #202917A | £19.50 Add to basket

 

Journal of Cryptozoology, Volume 1

Karl PN Shuker

Following the demise of Cryptozoology (published by the now-defunct International Society of Cryptozoology), there has been no peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to cryptozoology for quite some time.

62 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9781905723997 | #202800A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Lion

Suzi Eszterhas

With its unique focus on birth to adulthood, and stunning photographs taken on location, the Eye on the Wild series is a brilliant introduction to animals in the wild. See a lion cub chasing his mother's tail in the den ... ....

32 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 06/2012 | 9781847803108 | #202765A | £10.99 Add to basket

Paperback | 06/2012 | 9781847803115 | #202766A | £6.99 Add to basket

 

Little Book of Butterflies

National Library of Australia

Symbolising new life, the magical beauty of butterflies has featured in works of art and poetry for centuries. The latest addition to the National Library of Australia's popular Little Books series, is a delightful blending of images ... ....

48 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 04/2012 | 9780642277404 | #202871A | £17.50 Add to basket

 

Madagascar: The Eighth Continent

Life, Death and Discovery in a Lost World

Peter Tyson

Madagascar is a land where lizards scream and monkey-like lemurs sing songs of inexpressible beauty. Known as the Great Red Island, it is a place where fosse and tenures, van gas and aye ayes thrive in a true 'Lost World' alongside ... ....

440 pages | 8 plates with colour illustrations; 1 map |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781841624419 | #202589A | £11.99 Add to basket

 

Mammals of Qatar

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992194829 | #202850A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Man-eaters, Mambas and Marula Madness

A Game Ranger's Life in the Lowveld

Mario Cesare

What started as a vision for the Olifants River Game Reserve has become the story of a game ranger's life. With a naturalist's eye for detail as well as the bigger picture of managing a fragile ecosystem through years of drought ... ....

401 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 06/2010 | 9781868423798 | #202836A | £22.99 Add to basket

 

Medieval Cats

Kathleen Walker-Meikle

Images of cats appear extensively in medieval manuscripts. They are depicted as pets, as mousers, in Bestiaries, in marginalia and in other surprising images – for example, depictions of cats in religious iconography. This charming ... ....

96 pages | 75 colour illustrations |

Hardback | 09/2011 | 9780712358187 | #203036A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Medieval Dogs

Kathleen Walker-Meikle

Dogs: man's best friend, both today and in the Middle Ages. This charming gift book presents images of dogs from medieval manuscripts alongside fascinating, strange and humorous stories – from the keen and agile hunting hound ... ....

96 pages | 60 colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780712358927 | #203035A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Nabatat Qatar (Plants of Qatar)

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992178867 | #202843A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Nikolaus Joseph Jacqui's American Plants

Botanical Expedition to the Caribbean (1754-1759) and the Publication of the Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia

Santiago Madrinan Restrepo

Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin's American Plants offers a detailed account of the Austrian botanical expedition to the Caribbean between 1754 and 1759, culminating in the publication of the Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum ... ....

420 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789004234109 | #202937A | £115.00 Add to basket

 

Ocean of Life

How Our Seas Are Changing

Callum Roberts

In this revelatory book, Callum Roberts uses his lifetime's experience working with the oceans to show why they are the most mysterious places on earth, their depths still largely unexplored.

400 pages | plates with 58 colour & b/w photos |

Hardback | 05/2012 | 9781846143946 | #197182A | £24.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780241950708 | #202962A | £10.99 Add to basket

 

One Tiny Turtle

Nicola Davies and Jane Chapman

Watch and wonder as one tiny sea turtle grows and grows, before she heads back to the beach to become a mother herself. Curious young minds will love learning about turtles in this picture book combining story with information.

32 pages | colour & b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 01/2008 | 9781406311983 | #202920A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Orang-utan

Suzi Eszterhas

High in the trees of the rainforest in Sumatra, a baby Orang-utan is born. Follow her from birth to adulthood, as she learns to look after herself. See her eating her first solid food – mashed fruit , learning to climb, and relaxing ... ....

32 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9781847803139 | #202758A | £10.99 Add to basket

 

Plants of Qatar

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992178850 | #202842A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Poo

A Natural History of the Unmentionable

Nicola Davies and Neal Layton

Everything you ever wanted to know about faeces, but were too polite to ask...Hippos navigate by it, sloths keep in touch through it, rabbits eat it...and most grown-ups prefer not to mention it at all! However you look at it, poo is ... ....

64 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 03/2005 | 9781844287512 | #202919A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Porritt's Lists

A Reprint of George T Porritt's Yorkshire Butterfly & Moth Records First Published in 1883-86, 1904, 1907, & 1922 - Revi

Howard M Frost

George Porritt (1848-1927) was Yorkshire's first YNU County Lepidoptera Recorder and the first-ever person to collect the county's butterfly and moth records together systematically.

320 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour illustrations |

Paperback | 01/2011 | 9780956221636 | #202704A | £31.50 Add to basket

 

Puffins

An Artist's Sketchbook

Derek Robertson

Paintings and sketches of these delightful and charismatic birds.

48 pages | 24 colour & 24 b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9780953932436 | #203010A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Qatar Nature Explorer Pack (6-Volume Set; Arabic)

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

144 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 01/2013 | 9789992195697 | #202841A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Qatar Nature Explorer Pack (6-Volume Set; English)

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

144 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 01/2013 | 9789992194041 | #202840A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

RHS Wild in the Garden Three Year Notebook

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)

The RHS Wild in the Garden Three Year Notebook is structured week by week to enable a three-year comparison of wildlife. Whether your interest is birds, small mammals or insects and pollinators, noticing and recording what is ... ....

144 pages | 36 colour photos |

Paperback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780711234161 | #203039A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Reptiles and Amphibians of Qatar

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992194812 | #202846A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Return to One Man's Island

Paintings and Sketches from the Isle of May

Keith Brockie

Keith Brockie's One Man's Island: Paintings and Sketches from the Isle of May (1984), immediately became one of the bestselling Scottish natural history books of all time. The combination of breathtaking wildlife images ... ....

175 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9781841589749 | #202618A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Round about the Earth

Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit

Joyce E. Chaplin

For almost five hundred years, human beings have been finding ways to circle the Earth – by sail, steam, or liquid fuel; by cycling, driving, flying, going into orbit, even by using their own bodily power. The story begins with the ... ....

560 pages | illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9781416596196 | #203016A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps

Chet van Duzer

The sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps, whether swimming vigorously, gambolling amid the waves, attacking ships, or simply displaying themselves for our appreciation, are one of the most visually engaging elements on these maps ... ....

144 pages | 115 colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 05/2013 | 9780712358903 | #203034A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Sea Otter

Suzi Eszterhas

With its unique focus on birth to adulthood, and stunning photographs taken on location, the Eye on the Wild series is a brilliant introduction to animals in the wild.

Far away in the Pacific Ocean, a baby sea otter ... ....

32 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9781847802033 | #202767A | £10.99 Add to basket

 

Sea and Shore Life of Qatar

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992194805 | #202844A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Southern African Sea Life

A Guide for Young Explorers

Sophie von der Heyden

This guide for young explorers combines scientific fact, fascinating tidbits, brilliant full-colour photography and sensitive illustrations to bring a wonderful variety of ocean creatures vibrantly to life. Children will enjoy poring over ... ....

colour photos |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9781770078932 | #202931A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

Taken Captive by Birds

Marguerite Poland and Craig Ivor

Taken Captive by Birds is a collection of acclaimed author Marguerite Poland's 'discovery' of birds as a child and the role they have played in her and her family's life. Interwoven with the personal story are the ... ....

136 pages |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9780143530442 | #202507A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Thadiyat Qatar (Mammals of Qatar)

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992194973 | #202851A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

The Art of India

Images of Nature

Judith Magee

There is a vast collection of Indian natural history drawings in the Library of the Natural History Museum, London. Spanning a period of more than two hundred years, from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, they depict the rich ... ....

112 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9780565093105 | #203040A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Volume 20: 1872

Charles Darwin, Frederick Burkhardt, James A Secord and The Editors of the Darwin Correspondence

This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making ... ....

Hardback | NYP 03/2013 | 9781107038448 | #202708A | £89.99 Add to basket

 

The Golden Age of Flowers

Botanical Illustration in the Age of Discovery 1600-1800

Celia Fisher

The 17th and 18th centuries saw a 'flowering' of botanical illustration and witnessed the production of some of the greatest books of plant illustration ever produced, including such outstanding examples as the ...

144 pages | 100 colour illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2011 | 9780712358200 | #194156A | £19.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9780712358958 | #202756A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

The Green Florilegium

Hanne Kolind Poulsen

Very little is known about the Green Florilegium. Neither signed nor dated, it is generally attributed to the German painter Hans Simon Holtzbecker and originates from the library at Gottorp Castle in Schleswig. The album now ... ....

224 pages | 178 plates with 400 colour illustrations, slipcase |

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9783791352787 | #203043A | £89.99 Add to basket

 

The Last Great Ape

A Journey Through Africa and a Fight for the Heart of the Continent

Ofir Drobi and David McDannald

The incredible and enchanting story behind The Last Great Ape Organization, from the Kenyan savannah to the urban chaos of Sierra Leone and Cameroon, and the future of these majestic creatures. An epic journey through Africa by a man who ... ....

311 pages | 30 plates with colour photos |

Hardback | 05/2012 | 9781605983271 | #202713A | £19.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 08/2013 | 9781605984490 | #202714A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

The Medieval Flower Book

Celia Fisher

In this charming book Celia Fisher explores the beautiful flower illustration in medieval herbals and manuscripts, illustrating around 140 different flowers and plants in glorious full colour. Many of the illustrations come from herbals ... ....

128 pages | 140 colour illustrations |

Hardback | 11/2007 | 9780712349451 | #171334A | £19.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9780712358941 | #202757A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

The Natural Explorer

Understanding Your Landscape

Tristan Gooley

The most rewarding travel experiences do not depend on our destination or the length of our journey, but on our levels of awareness. A short walk can compare with an epic journey, when we take the time to focus on the things that ... ....

368 pages |

Hardback | 03/2012 | 9781444720310 | #196602A | £16.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781444720327 | #202588A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

The Owl That Fell from the Sky

Stories of a Museum Curator

Brian Gill

Natural history museums contain many thousands of zoological specimens and each has a tale to tell – often involving extraordinary people, daring explorations, unquenchable scientific curiosity, and strange coincidences.

176 pages | 16 illustrations |

Paperback | 06/2012 | 9781877551130 | #202631A | £21.99 Add to basket

 

The Paper Road

Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet

This exhilarating book interweaves the stories of two early twentieth-century botanists to explore the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet ... ....

376 pages | Illustrations |

Paperback | 11/2011 | 9780520269033 | #202748A | £19.95 Add to basket

Hardback | 11/2011 | 9780520269026 | #202749A | £48.95 Add to basket

 

The Quintessential Bird

The Art of Betty Temple Watts

Viola Temple Watts

Betty Temple Watts (1901-1992) developed an interest in birds in her early married life while living in Iran and Papua New Guinea. Although she had studied art formally as a nineteen year old, it was not until she was 48, and settled in ... ....

160 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2011 | 9780642277312 | #202887A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

The Wildlife Photography Workshop

Ross Hoddinott and Ben Hall

This is a 'workshop in a book' to follow at your own pace, from Ben Hall and Ross Hoddinott, two of the UK's leading natural-history photographers. Suitable for any level of expertise plus reader assignments to promote ... ....

176 pages | 176 photos, 2 illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9781907708572 | #202769A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

The World's Best Tropical Dives

Lawson Wood

This magnificent and comprehensive illustrated reference to the world's most exotic dive locations covers the Caribbean Sea (Bahamas, Mexico, Cuba, Cayman Islands, The Virgin Islands, Belize, Honduras, Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao, ... ....

208 pages | 250 colour photos, 100 maps |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9781906780234 | #202706A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Topsy Turvy World

How Australian Animals Puzzled Early Explorers

Kirsty Murray

To the first Europeans who came to Australia, everything seemed topsy turvy. Christmas was in the summer and trees shed their bark but not their leaves. And the animals were bizarre. There was a bird that laughed like a donkey and a type ... ....

100 pages |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9780642277497 | #202684A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Toyoor Qatar (Birds of Qatar)

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992194966 | #202849A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Yucky Worms

Vivian French and Jessica Ahlberg

Worms... they're yucky, aren't they? Not according to this enjoyable new book which reveals just how amazing the wriggly creatures really are! Worms – fun, fascinating and wriggly worms! The humble earthworm plays a significant ... ....

32 pages | colour & b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 12/2012 | 9781406328080 | #202924A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Zawahef Qatar (Reptiles and Amphibians of Qatar)

Frances Gillespie

The Qatar Nature Explorer series offers a unique insight into Qatar's natural history and wildlife, and is an essential resource for schools and parents.

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9789992194959 | #202847A | £4.99 Add to basket

 
Regional & Travel
 

Above the Treeline

Nature Guide to Alpine New Zealand

Alan F Mark

New Zealand's alpine environment is challenging, not only for the humans who explore it but for the plants and animals that inhabit it. The extremes of temperature, short summers and high rates of erosion make for an uncertain environment ... ....

480 pages | ~1150 colour photographs |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781877517761 | #200974A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

America's National Parks

An Insider's Guide to Unforgettable Places and Experiences

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)

A fascinating look at one of America's greatest treasures: national parks. Written by the NPCA, a leading advocate of the parks and the National Park System. Featuring the photography of: Justine Bailie, George H.H. Huey ...

205 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9781618930255 | #202896A | £22.50 Add to basket

 

American Canopy

Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation

Eric Rutkow

Like many of us, historians have long been guilty of taking trees for granted. Yet the history of trees in America is no less remarkable than the history of the United States itself – from the majestic white pines of New England ... ....

406 pages | illustrations |

Hardback | 04/2012 | 9781439193549 | #198234A | £23.50 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 04/2013 | 9781439193587 | #202679A | £15.50 Add to basket

 

An Environmental History of Canada

Laurel Sefton MacDowell

Adopting both a chronological and thematic approach, Laurel MacDowell explores human interactions with the land, and the origins of the current environmental crisis, from first peoples to the Kyoto Protocol. This richly illustrated exploration ... ....

352 pages |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780774821025 | #202830A | £39.95 Add to basket

 

Australasian Nature Photography

ANZANG Ninth Collection

South Australian Museum

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 50 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwanaland. The South Australian Museum ... ....

112 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780643108264 | #202682A | £33.95 Add to basket

 

Awesome Forces

The Natural Hazards That Threaten New Zealand

Geoffrey RF Hicks and Hamish Campbell

Massively revised and updated in 2012, this all-new edition of the bestselling introduction to New Zealand's natural hazards and disasters is now more relevant than ever. Informative, instructive and very generously illustrated ... ....

168 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9781877385872 | #202670A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Conquering Nature in Spain and Its Empire, 1750 - 1850

Helen Cowie

Conquering Nature in Spain and Its Empire, 1750 - 1850 examines the study of natural history in the Spanish empire in the years 1750-1850. During this period, Spain made strenuous efforts to survey, inventory and exploit the ... ....

240 pages | 20 b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 08/2011 | 9780719084935 | #202677A | £59.99 Add to basket

 

Craig Potton's New Zealand

Craig Potton

Craig Potton rose to prominence as a photographer in the late 1980s, with a distinct and original view of the landscape of Aotearoa/New Zealand. He was a photographer with little interest in a sentimentalised or romantic view of the land ... ....

160 pages | colour photographs |

Hardback | 09/2012 | 9781877517648 | #202620A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

Desert Lake

Art, Science and Stories from Paruku

Steve Morton, Mandy Martin, Kim Mahood and John Carty

Desert Lake: Art, Science and Stories from Paruku is a book combining artistic, scientific and Indigenous views of a striking region of north-western Australia. Paruku is the place that white people call Lake Gregory.

320 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, maps |

Hardback | NYP 03/2013 | 9780643106284 | #202832A | £74.99 Add to basket

 

El Hierro

Tourist Map - Hiking Paths - Road Map - Tourist Information

Jose Manuel Moreno

A fold-out map to the island of El Hierro, the smallest island of the Canary Islands. The map contains a large road map of the whole island. Also included is a list of useful telephone numbers, a list of touristic sights and a table with ... ....

colour photos, colour map (scale 1:50,000, dimensions 60 ?ù 49 cm, W ?ù H) |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9788495657190 | #202733A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Flora and Fauna of the Crow Creek and Yerbal Sierras / Flora y Fauna de Quebrada de los Cuervos y Sierras del Yerbal

Fernando Perez Piedrabuena

Flora and Fauna of the Crow Creek and Yerbal Sierras (Department 33 in Northeast Uruguay) contains 112 photographs from 56 bird, 18 mammal, 6 reptile, 10 amphibians, and 22 plant species. For all species English, Spanish, ... ....

112 colour photos |

Paperback | 01/2012 | #202857A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Frenchmans Cap

Story of a Mountain

Simon Kleinig

Frenchmans Cap – a prominent mountain in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Western Tasmania, Australia, and one of the world's great wilderness destinations – comes vividly to life in this collection of stories ... ....

320 pages | b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9781922120052 | #202681A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Horton Plains

Sri Lanka's Cloud-forest National Park

Rohan Pethiyagoda

With an average elevation of 2100 metres, Horton Plains is Sri Lanka's loftiest national park. It is also part of the recently-declared UNESCO Central Highlands World Heritage Site. Bordered by Kirigalpotta and Totupolakanda, Sri Lanka ... ....

320 pages | 500 colour photos, 100 colour illustrations |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9789559114413 | #202933A | £231.00 Add to basket

 

Identifying Animals

All Vertebrates of France, Benelux, Great Britain and Ireland / Tout les Vertebres de France, Benelux, Grande-Bretagne

Biotope, Michel Geniez, Gerard Delenclos and Vincent Gaveriaux

Identifying animals - All Vertebrates of France, Benelux, Great Britain and Ireland is a bilingual guide that should always be kept within easy reach! The book allows accurate and easy identification of 640 vertebrate species: all ... ....

320 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9782366620078 | #201240A | £23.99 Add to basket

 

Island of Trees

50 Trees, 50 Tales of Montreal

Bronwyn Chester

Following the trail of 50 different trees, Island of Trees presents a natural, inspirational perspective on the Island of Montreal, offering a sense of belonging to an ancient forest in its modern form. Going beyond the traits ... ....

160 pages | 50 b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 12/2012 | 9781550653298 | #202678A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Kenya

A Natural History

Steve Spawls and Glenn Matthews

For its size, Kenya probably has the most diverse range of habitats of any country in Africa, if not the world. Within its borders there are alpine peaks, montane forests, high plateaux, savannas, lowland forests, coastal woodlands and ... ....

448 pages | 200 illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781408134719 | #194955A | £45.00 Add to basket

 

La Palma

Tourist Map - Road Map - Tourist Information

Jose Manuel Moreno

A fold-out map to the island of La Palma. The map contains a large road map of the whole island plus an inset map to Santa Cruz de la Palma. Also included is a list of useful telephone numbers, a list of protected areas and a table with ... ....

colour photos, colour map (dimensions 49 ?ù 67 cm, W ?ù H) |

Hardback | 01/2011 | 9788415326397 | #202731A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

La Palma

Road Map - Hiking Paths - Tourist Information

Jose Manuel Moreno

A fold-out map to the island of La Palma. The map contains a large road map of the whole island plus an inset maps to Santa Cruz de la Palma.

colour photos, colour map (scale 1:50,000, dimensions 70 ?ù 102 cm, W ?ù H) ) |

Hardback | 01/2011 | 9788415326335 | #202730A | £10.79 Add to basket

 

Lake Eyre

A Journey Through the Heart of the Continent

Paul Lockyer

At the heart of Australia, framed by desert, Lake Eyre, the country's biggest lake, seldom sees water. Most of the time it is a vast salt pan, eerily empty, devoid of all life. But when the rains come and the great rivers flow down ... ....

240 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 04/2012 | 9780733330643 | #202875A | £68.50 Add to basket

 

Land of Contrast

Southern Africa's Diverse Biomes

Philip van den Berg, Ingrid van den Berg, Heinrich van den Berg and Dana van den Berg

From East to West the South African landscape changes from coastal plains, grassy wetlands, sub-tropical sand and temperate forests of Mozambique extending down into a narrow strip of coastal forests in the north-eastern parts of South Africa ... ....

176 pages | 137 colour photos |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9780620538152 | #202667A | £38.99 Add to basket

 

Light & Landscape

The New Zealand Photographs of Andris Apse

Andris Apse

There is no other photographer in this country who has so convincingly captured the huge sweeping grandeur of the New Zealand landscape than Andris Apse. He was the first to realise the potential and then master the use of panoramic photography ... ....

151 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 10/2008 | 9781877333934 | #202621A | £99.95 Add to basket

 

Lonely Planet Travel Guides: Andalucia

Brendan Sainsbury

Full colour illustrated highlights of the Alhambra, Cordoba's Mezquita and Seville cathedral; increased coverage of the Costa del Sol region and Seville nightlife, plus full colour Seville city maps ...

400 pages | 57 maps |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781741798487 | #202582A | £13.99 Add to basket

 

Lost in New Zealand

Craig Potton

Lost in New Zealand is a new release from pre-eminent New Zealand photographer Craig Potton, in the popular New Zealand pictorial genre. In a deliberate move away from the highly commercial photography of the likes of New Zealand ... ....

144 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 01/2007 | 9781877333736 | #202629A | £16.95 Add to basket

 

Midway

A Guide to the Atoll and its Inhabitants

Connie Toops and Phyllis Greenberg

Set like a gem in the vast Pacific Ocean, halfway between Tokyo and San Francisco, Midway is a nature-lover's dream. The atoll hosts the world's largest albatross nesting colony. Amazingly approachable tropicbirds, terns, boobies ... ....

84 pages |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9780984914807 | #202784A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Minnesota Phenology

Larry Weber

Phenology is the study happenings in the natural world: when birds migrate, when flowers bloom, the weather conditions. Larry Weber makes an intimate study of the natural world from his home in Barnum, Minnesota.

256 pages |

Paperback | 08/2011 | 9780878395590 | #202558A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

Namib

Secrets of a Desert Uncovered

Mary Seely and John Pallett

Written primarily by scientists Mary Seely and John Pallett, Namib: Secrets of a Desert Uncovered, also showcases contributions from some of the most outstanding researchers and photographers in the country. It provides a total ... ....

197 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 11/2012 | 9780869767818 | #202932A | £69.99 Add to basket

 

New Zealand

Aotearoa

Craig Potton

A photographic testimony to New Zealand's natural landscapes and cultural hallmarks, this collection is the culmination of 20 years of exploration of New Zealand.

164 pages | 200 colour photos |

Hardback | 01/2003 | 9781877333057 | #202834A | £26.95 Add to basket

 

New Zealand

Eye on the Landscape (Standard Edition)

Craig Potton and Robbie Burton

New Zealand: Eye on the Landscape is a new book of high-quality landscape photography aimed at the top end of the New Zealand pictorial book market. The distinguishing feature of New Zealand: Eye on the Landscape is that ... ....

144 pages | 120 colour photographs |

Hardback | 11/2010 | 9781877517341 | #202626A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

New Zealand

Eye on the Landscape (Pocket Edition)

Craig Potton and Robbie Burton

New Zealand: Eye on the Landscape is a new book of high-quality landscape photography aimed at the top end of the New Zealand pictorial book market. The distinguishing feature of New Zealand: Eye on the Landscape is that ... ....

152 pages | 120 colour photographs |

Hardback | 01/2011 | 9781877517365 | #202627A | £15.95 Add to basket

 

New Zealand

The Essential Landscape (Pocket Edition)

Rob Brown

Among the many people who accompany Rob Brown on his frequent trips into the backcountry, the considerable weight and size of his pack is always noted. His pack is so heavy, for on top of the necessary tramping gear and food, he always ... ....

156 pages | colour photographs |

Hardback | 10/2011 | 9781877517457 | #202625A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

New Zealand

The Essential Landscape (Standard Edition)

Rob Brown

Among the many people who accompany Rob Brown on his frequent trips into the backcountry, the considerable weight and size of his pack is always noted. His pack is so heavy, for on top of the necessary tramping gear and food, he always ... ....

156 pages | colour photographs |

Hardback | 08/2011 | 9781877517440 | #202624A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

New Zealand Horizons

Andris Apse

Andris Apse, is without doubt, New Zealand's finest panoramic landscape photographer. He has an international reputation for his finely crafted images, characterised by their intense colour and light.

80 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 03/2011 | 9781877517372 | #202835A | £12.95 Add to basket

 

New Zealand Journey

George Popp and Verena Hackner

New Zealand Journey is a collection of stunning New Zealand photographs presenting a genuinely fresh and original view of the New Zealand landscape. With so many photographers at work in this country, this is a surprisingly different ... ....

144 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 11/2008 | 9781877333927 | #202630A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

New Zealand North and South

Craig Potton

Landscape photographer Craig Potton has selected 144 images from journeys around (and over) both North and South Islands of New Zealand capturing the essence of New Zealand's natural and cultural landscape.

95 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 11/2006 | 9781877333583 | #202833A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Out There North

A 4WD Adventure in New Zealand's North Island

Chris Morton and Tony Bridge

New Zealanders are passionate about their four-wheel drives. These vehicles have developed their own particular status in our culture, the mark of someone who relates to an outdoor life and who savours the freedom of being out beyond the ... ....

132 pages | 120 colour photos |

Hardback | 06/2012 | 9780473202842 | #202866A | £35.99 Add to basket

 

Out There South

A 4WD Adventure in New Zealand's South Island

Tony Bridge and Chris Morton

New Zealanders are passionate about their four-wheel drives. These vehicles have developed their own particular status in our culture, the mark of someone who relates to an outdoor life and who savours the freedom of being out beyond the ... ....

144 pages | 120 colour photos |

Hardback | 08/2010 | 9781877517235 | #202867A | £35.99 Add to basket

 

Peace-Athabasca Delta

Portrait of a Dynamic Ecosystem

Kevin P Timoney

"In the delta, water is boss, change is the only constant, and creation and destruction exist side by side". The Peace-Athabasca Delta in northern Alberta is a globally significant wetland that lies within one of the largest ... ....

488 pages |

Hardback | NYP 05/2013 | 9780888646033 | #202680A | £75.50 Add to basket

 

Pictures from New Zealand

Pictures from New Zealand takes an appealing, informal look at New Zealand through the lens of German photographer Karl Johaentges. It is a completely revised and updated new edition of the best-selling ...

152 pages | 140 colour photos |

Hardback | 02/2009 | 9781877333989 | #202628A | £11.99 Add to basket

 

Planet Arctic

Life at the Top of the World

Wayne Lynch

The Arctic, the mystical lands north of 60 degrees, is a cold and forbidding place that is covered in ice and snow for most of the year. Yet each spring the Arctic becomes a land of unforgettable beauty, when a profusion of life explodes ... ....

240 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9781770851412 | #202676A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

Rough Guide: Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight

Amanda Tomlin and Matthew Hancock

The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight is the ultimate travel guide to these beautiful and diverse regions of southern England. With detailed coverage of all the top attractions, you'll discover the hidden ... ....

296 pages | colour photos, maps |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781409361138 | #202587A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

Somerset's Coast

A Living Landscape

Nigel Phillips

This is a stunning book which describes the huge diversity of landscapes and wildlife found along this wonderful coast. It is packed with photographs of coastal habitats and the wildlife that can be found. It has maps and appendices help ... ....

120 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9780955762024 | #202549A | £19.50 Add to basket

 

Southern Light

Images from Antarctica

David Neilson

This collection of striking images from Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic is the result of six journeys made by Australian photographer David Neilson in his quest to capture the exquisite light of these southernmost lands. Between 2002 and ... ....

306 pages | 130 colour & 100 b/w photos, 5 colour maps |

Hardback | 05/2012 | 9780958575317 | #200734A | £119.00 Add to basket

 

Tenerife

Road Map - Hiking Paths - Tourist Information

Jose Manuel Moreno

A fold-out map to the island of Tenerife. The map contains a large road map of the whole island plus several inset maps to Puerto de la Cruz, Los Cristianos, Costa Adeje / Playa de las Américas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and ... ....

colour photos, colour map (scale 1:75,000, dimensions 105 ?ù 62 cm, W ?ù H) ) |

Hardback | 01/2011 | 9788415326328 | #202729A | £10.79 Add to basket

 

Tenerife

Tourist Map - Road Map - Tourist Information

Jose Manuel Moreno

A fold-out map to the island of Tenerife. The map contains a large road map of the whole island plus several inset maps to Puerto de la Cruz, Los Cristianos, Costa Adeje / Playa de las Américas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and San ... ....

colour photos, colour map (dimensions 67 ?ù 49 cm, W ?ù H) |

Hardback | 01/2011 | 9788415326373 | #202732A | £5.40 Add to basket

 

The Atlantic Coast

A Natural History

Harry Thurston

The North Atlantic coast of North America – commonly known as the Atlantic Coast – extends from Newfoundland and Labrador through the Maritime Provinces and the Northeastern United States south to Cape Hatteras.

327 pages | colour & b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 03/2012 | 9781553654469 | #202663A | £33.99 Add to basket

 

The Best Australian Sea Stories

Our land is girt by sea

Jim Haynes

The deep blue sea has been an endless source of inspiration, wonder and imagination for explorers and writers alike. Australia's history and national character have been defined by the fact that we live on an isolated island continent ... ....

336 pages |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9781742371252 | #202687A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

The Biggest Estate on Earth

How Aborigines Made Australia

Bill Gammage

Across Australia, early Europeans commented again and again that the land looked like a park. With extensive grassy patches and pathways, open woodlands and abundant wildlife, it evoked a country estate in England.

384 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Paperback | 06/2012 | 9781743311325 | #202894A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

The Coast

A Journey along Australia's Eastern Shores

Chris Hammer

A celebration of the Australian seascape – from its natural grandeur to the quirky individualism of those who live beside it – this is the heartfelt and pertinent story of the issues facing Australia's coast today and the ... ....

320 pages |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9780522858723 | #202695A | £24.95 Add to basket

 

The Natural Communities of Georgia

Leslie Edwards, Jonathan Ambrose, L Katherine Kirkman, Hugh Nourse and Carol Nourse

The Natural Communities of Georgia presents a comprehensive overview of the state's natural landscapes, providing an ecological context to enhance understanding of this region's natural history. Georgia boasts ...

704 pages | 400 colour photos, 18 illustrations, 16 maps, 2 tables |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9780820330211 | #202532A | £50.95 Add to basket

 

Weird Canadian Animals

Fascinating, Bizarre and Astonishing Facts from Canada's Animal Kingdom

Wendy Pirk

The animal world, Canada included, is full of fascinating oddities. The wood frog freezes solid through the winter, only to defrost and reemerge in spring. Discover the bear known as a grolar or pizzy – a hybrid of a grizzly and ... ....

216 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 09/2012 | 9781897278529 | #202831A | £12.50 Add to basket

 

Wild Discovery Guides - Flinders Island

Len Zell

Flinders Island in Bass Strait is 70 km long and 40 km wide and is the jewel in the crown of islands that surrounds Tasmania. This 146-page glossy and full colour book aims to stimulate your imagination – rather than satisfy your ... ....

148 pages | colour photos, maps |

Paperback | 10/2011 | 9780975718445 | #202897A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Wild Discovery Guides - Ningaloo Reef - Shark Bay and Outback Pathways

Western Australia

Len Zell and Susie Bedford

The Shark Bay-Ningaloo Coast extends 600km from north to south and the Outback Pathways cover more than 3,000km of Outback roads, all exhibiting a stunning diversity of organisms and geological and human history. Habitats include oceanic ... ....

208 pages |

Paperback | 07/2012 | 9780975718452 | #202707A | £31.50 Add to basket

 

Wild New Zealand from the Road

Gordon Ell

New Zealand is world famous for its natural environment: its changeable and unique landscape, its strange and wonderful flora and fauna. Wild New Zealand from the Road is both guidebook and celebration, a handbook outlining the ... ....

336 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 09/2010 | 9781869793494 | #202891A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

Wildlife in Central India

A Biogeographic Treatise (3-Volume Set)

SK Tiwari

Wildlife in Central India in 3 vols provides detailed information about the protected areas – Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks of the two states of the Indian Union, namely, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh comprising ... ....

540 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w maps |

Paperback | 01/2004 | 9788176254809 | #202988A | £123.00 Add to basket

 
Botany & Plant Science
 

A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of California

Daniel Winkler

Mushroom expert Daniel Winkler has returned with another easy-to-use field guide to help hunters track down their favourite fungi in California! Use this region-specific guide to identify over thirty common and easily-recognized edible ... ....

16 pages | 50+ colour photos |

Unbound | 09/2012 | 9781550175899 | #202675A | £6.99 Add to basket

 

Algae

Ecology, Economic Uses and Environmental Impact

Dagmar Krueger and Helga Meyer

Algae: Ecology, Economic Uses and Environmental Impact presents current research in the study of the ecology, economic uses and environmental impacts of algae. Topics include ultraviolet irradiation to control algal proliferation ... ....

155 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations, tables |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9781620812808 | #202506A | £125.00 Add to basket

 

Apiaceae Family, Volume 1

Boriss Lariushin

All Apiaceae of the world in several color photos for each species described, detailed descriptions, scientific information. Published in several volumes.

430 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9781480168794 | #202793A | £78.99 Add to basket

 

Apiaceae Family, Volume 2

Boriss Lariushin

All Apiaceae of the world in several color photos for each species described, detailed descriptions, scientific information. Published in several volumes. Second Volume.

422 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9781480218277 | #202794A | £78.99 Add to basket

 

Apiaceae Family, Volume 3

Boriss Lariushin

All Apiaceae of the world in several color photos for each species described, detailed descriptions, scientific information. Published in several volumes. Third Volume.

414 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9781481021371 | #202795A | £78.99 Add to basket

 

Australian Rainforest Fruits

A Field Guide

Wendy Cooper and William T Cooper

This beautifully illustrated field guide covers 504 of the most common fruiting plants found in Australia's eastern rainforests, as well as a few species that are rare in the wild but generally well-known. These spectacular plants ... ....

272 pages | colour illustrations, colour distribution maps |

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9780643107847 | #202691A | £50.95 Add to basket

 

Belize Tropical Fruit

Enrique Leal C and Ruth Rodriguez

A laminated fold-out field guide to the tropical fruit of Belize. For each species, English and scientific names and the family to which it belongs are given. For some species Spanish names have been added. Where appropriate drawings are ... ....

13 pages | colour illustrations |

Unbound | 01/2012 | 9781888538058 | #203033A | £6.75 Add to basket

 

Boissiera, Volume 64: Cartes de Distribution des Plantes de Cote d'Ivoire

Cyrille Chatelain, L Ake Assi, R Spichiger and L Gautier

Boissiera, Volume 64 follows up on volumes 57 and 58 and gives distribution maps of the plants found in Ivory Coast.

327 pages | distribution maps |

Paperback | 01/2011 | 9782827700806 | #203011A | £69.50 Add to basket

 

Botanica

The Illustrated A-Z of over 10,000 Garden Plants and how to Cultivate Them

Gordon Cheers

Botanica is the universal standard work for garden enthusiasts and botanists alike. The collaboration of a team of international experts has resulted in a reference work that illustrates the rich diversity of our flora with a ... ....

1024 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9783848002870 | #202750A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Check List of Hong Kong Plants

Hong Kong Herbarium and Alan Wong Chi-kong

The Check List of Hong Kong Plants is an important reference to the diverse flora of Hong Kong and serves the needs of botanists, scientists, teachers, horticulturists, conservationists and amateurs. Since the publication of the ... ....

219 pages | no illustrations |

Paperback | 06/2012 | 9789889937782 | #203002A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

Colour Atlas of Ectomycorrhizae, Part 15 + Descriptions of Ectomycorrhizae, Part 13

Reinhard Agerer

This is the 15th and last installment of the Colour Atlas of Ectomycorrhizae, and the 13th and last installment of the journal Descriptions of Ectomycorrhizae. These publications cease with the present issue after ... ....

50 pages | 5 plates with colour & b/w photos |

Unbound | 01/2012 | 9783921703779 | #202877A | £94.99 Add to basket

 

Dictionary of Names for Southern African Trees CD-ROM

Braam van Wyk

This CD-ROM contains the Dictionary of Names for Southern African Trees which is a catologue of the names of some 2100 trees, selected shrubs and woody climbers native to southern Africa and is aimed at providing a comprehensive ... ....

Unbound | 09/2012 | 9781920146047 | #202604A | £44.16 Add to basket

 

Epigenetic Memory and Control in Plants

Gideon Grafi and Nir Ohad

Epigenetics commonly acts at the chromatin level modulating its structure and consequently its function in gene expression and as such plays a critical role in plant response to internal and external cues.

260 pages | 13 colour & 9 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 03/2013 | 9783642352263 | #202716A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

Eucalypts

A Celebration

John Wrigley and Murray Fagg

'The tallest and most stately trees I ever saw in any nobleman's ground in England cannot excel in beauty those which nature presented to our view.' – First fleet surgeon Arthur Bowes. Eucalypts are a familiar part of ... ....

352 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 11/2012 | 9781743310809 | #202686A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Eucalypts of Victoria and Tasmania

Dean Nicolle

A total of 141 species, subspecies and varieties of eucalypts are known in Victoria and Tasmania. All are fully described in Eucalypts of Victoria and Tasmania, including six unnamed eucalypts. Eucalypts of Victoria and Tasmania ... ....

310 pages | 600 colour photos, colour distribution maps |

Paperback | 09/2006 | 9781876473600 | #202904A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

Eucalyptus

An Illustrated Guide to Identification

Ian Brooker and David Kleinig

Australia's bush and cities alike are dominated by eucalypts, in habitats as diverse as desert dunes and snowy mountain tops. Eucalyptus' uses are varied: from commercial harvesting for essential oil, timber or fibre, to species ... ....

illustrations |

Paperback | 12/2012 | 9781921517228 | #202696A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Field Guide to Alpine Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains

Halle Flygare

With gorgeous full-colour photos arranged in an easy-to-use colour coded chart for quick identification, this pocket-sized laminated pamphlet is perfect for taking along on walks and hikes through the Rocky Mountains, from BC and Alberta ... ....

illustrations |

Unbound | 09/2012 | 9781550175530 | #202674A | £6.99 Add to basket

 

Field Guide to New Zealand's Native Trees

John Dawson and Rob Lucas

If the monumental New Zealand's Native Trees has inspired you to venture into the outdoors to look more closely at our unique tree flora, this field guide is the perfect companion to take along.

424 pages | 1500+ colour photos |

Paperback | / | 9781877517822 | #200975A | £35.50 Add to basket

 

Field Manual of Diseases on Trees and Shrubs

R Kenneth Horst

Field Manual of Diseases on Trees and Shrubs is a reference manual on diseases which attack trees, shrubs, and vines. Field Manual of Diseases on Trees and Shrubs identifies various types of diseases which are known to ... ....

179 pages | 5 colour & 7 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 03/2013 | 9789400759794 | #202717A | £126.00 Add to basket

 

Flora of Cultivated Wheat

Anna Filatenko

This volume opens the valuable resource to a larger international research community of wheat breeders, geneticists, taxonomists, germplasm conservators, and other researchers who work with wheat. It is the most current monographic treatment ... ....

400 pages | 25 black & white illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9783709113950 | #202739A | £135.00 Add to basket

 

Flora of Hong Kong, Master Index

This Flora of Hong Kong, Master Index serves as the master index for the taxa recorded in the Flora of Hong Kong, Volume 1-4.

The Flora of Hong Kong was compiled under the collaboration between the ... ....

119 pages | 1 plates with 6 colour photos |

Paperback | 07/2012 | 9789889937799 | #203001A | £15.50 Add to basket

 

Flora of South Central Rajasthan

BL Yadav and KL Meena

The present book Flora of South Central Rajasthan deals with the floral resources of the area of Ajmer, Rajsamand, Bhilwara and Chttorgarh districts which is represented by the admixture of western dry and southern wet zone elements ... ....

466 pages | colour photos |

Hardback | 04/2011 | 9788172336837 | #202940A | £145.00 Add to basket

 

Flora of Taiwan, Supplement

Wang Zhenzhe and Lu Changze

During 1975-2003, two editions of Flora of Taiwan have been published, which set significant milestones for the plant taxonomy in Taiwan. However, some previously documented taxa were left out by the Flora of Taiwan ... ....

429 pages |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9789577526564 | #202705A | £140.00 Add to basket

 

Flora of the Outer Hebrides

RJ Pankhurst and JM Mullin

Flora of the Outer Hebrides is the first comprehensive publication to describe the flowering plants and ferns of the Outer Hebrides, comprising over 700 species. Introductory chapters cover the climate, geography, geology, soils ... ....

192 pages | b/w photos, 12 illustrations, maps |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781907807497 | #202615A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

Flowering Plants Commonly Encountered n Sri Lankan Habitats

Sriyanie Miththapala, Siril Wijesundara and Janaki Galappatti

Flowering Plants Commonly Encountered n Sri Lankan Habitats is aimed at the layman and explores the beauty of Sri Lanka's flowering plants in all their tremendous variety and splendour. Each page, every picture and plant ... ....

216 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps |

Hardback | 01/2011 | 9789559937814 | #202607A | £194.00 Add to basket

 

Flowering Plants of Indian Institute Of Science

A Field Guide (2-Volume Set)

K Sankara Rao and Surendra Champanerkar

Volume 1 covers trees, palms, woody climbers, shrubs, herbs, succulents, cacti, and orchids, volume 2 covers trees, shrubs, trailers and climbers, herbs, grasses, sedges, cat-tails, plants of water and marsh, flowering parasites ... ....

950 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps |

Paperback | 01/2009 | #202606A | £144.00 Add to basket

 

Foliicolous Fungal Flora of Peppara and Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuaries in Kerala State, India

VB Hosagoudar

Leaves and other green parts of plants of plants are the most important food manufacturing mini sugar industries of the plants. Leaves indicate the health of the plants. Any malformation or ill health of the leaves directly affect the ... ....

124 pages | 32 colour plates |

Hardback | 01/2009 | 9788190925105 | #202935A | £33.99 Add to basket

 

Growth and Defence in Plants

Resource Allocation at Multiple Scales

Rainer Matyssek, Hans Schnyder, Wolfgang Owald, Dieter Ernst, Jean Charles Munch and Ha Pretzsch

Plants use resources, i.e. carbon, nutrients, water and energy, either for growth or to defend themselves from biotic and abiotic stresses. Growth and Defence in Plants provides a timely understanding of resource allocation and ... ....

495 pages | 29 colour & 97 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 09/2012 | 9783642306440 | #202938A | £153.00 Add to basket

 

Guide de la Flore Mediterrareenne

J Grau, E Bayer, KP Buttler and X Finkenzeller

Identification, habitat and distribution of 536 Mediterranean plant species

summary in French:
Avec 20 000 espèces, la flore de la région méditerranéenne est de loin la plus riche d'Europe. ....

288 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 09/2009 | 9782603016770 | #202542A | £25.99 Add to basket

 

Guide des Champignons de France et d'Europe

Regis Courtecuisse and Bernard Duhem

Guide to the mushrooms of Europe, with 1750 species illustrated, and 3000 species described.

Summary in French:
La mise à jour actualisée et augmentée de la bible du mycologue : 1750 espèces en ... ....

544 pages | 160 colour plates, b/w line drawings, b/w maps |

Hardback | 08/2011 | 9782603016916 | #202548A | £36.50 Add to basket

 

Hedge Britannia

A Curious History of a British Obsession

Hugh Barker

Hedge enthusiast Hugh Barker journeyed across Britain to explore its remarkable variety of gardens and hedgerows. He discovered how hedges are among our most ancient monuments, met hedge laying champions and topiary fanatics, and saw the ... ....

336 pages | colour plates |

Hardback | 05/2012 | 9781408801864 | #190544A | £16.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9781408831120 | #202856A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

Illustrated Dictionary of Mycology

Miguel Ulloa and Richard T Hanlin

Contains definitions and etymological derivations of over 3800 mycology terms, greatly expanded from the first edition. It features abundant illustrations or photographs inserted near appropriate terms. Each entry is accompanied by a ... ....

762 pages | 682 colour illustrations |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9780890544006 | #202753A | £174.00 Add to basket

 

Images of the Morphology and Anatomy of Seedless Vascular Plants and Gymnosperms

R Larry Peterson, Dean Whittier and Louis H Melville

Images of the Morphology and Anatomy of Seedless Vascular Plants and Gymnosperms has resulted from the realization that, at the time of the senior authors' retirement, a valuable resource of images collected over a life-time ... ....

Hardback | 01/2011 | 9780987717207 | #202788A | £26.47 Add to basket

 

Index Synonymique de la Flore d'Afrique du Nord, Volume 4

Dicotyledonae, Fabaceae - Nymphaeaceae

Alain Dobignard and Cyrille Chatelain

This volume covers more dicotyledon families.

431 pages |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9782827701261 | #203013A | £37.99 Add to basket

 

Keys to the British Species of Inocybe

Alan R Outen and Penny Cullington

A comprehensive and useful set of keys to the genus Inocybe in Britain. Last updated in January 2012.

73 pages |

Spiralbound | 01/2009 | #202669A | £17.99 Add to basket

 

Le Guide Des Betes Qui Nous Embetent

Protegez votre Jardin Ecologiquement

Michael Chinery

This is a French translation of Garden Pests of Britain and Europe.

288 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 05/2011 | 9782603017500 | #203098A | £27.50 Add to basket

 

Mexico Flowers - Flores

Enrique Leal C and Ruth Rodriguez

A laminated fold-out field guide to the flowers of the Mexico. For each species, English, Spanish and scientific names and the family to which it belongs are given. For some species Mayan and Nahuatl names have been added. For some species ... ....

13 pages | colour illustrations |

Unbound | 01/2012 | 9780984010790 | #203030A | £6.75 Add to basket

 

Mexico Trees - Arboles

Enrique Leal C and Ruth Rodriguez

A laminated fold-out field guide to the trees of the Mexico. For each species, English, Spanish and scientific names and the family to which it belongs are given. For some species Mayan and Nahuatl names have been added. The length of the ... ....

13 pages | colour illustrations |

Unbound | 01/2012 | 9781888538663 | #203029A | £6.75 Add to basket

 

Mexico Tropical Fruit

Enrique Leal C

A laminated fold-out field guide to the tropical fruit of Mexico. For each species, English, Spanish and scientific names and the family to which it belongs are given. For some species Mayan and Nahuatl names have been added.

13 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Unbound | 01/2012 | 9780984010783 | #203032A | £6.75 Add to basket

 

Native Plants of the Sydney Region

From Newcastle to Nowra and West to the Dividing Range

Alan Fairley and Philip Moore

In a handy portable format, Native Plants of the Sydney Region is the ideal companion for anyone who wants to put names to the plants they see in the bush. Covering an area from Newcastle to Nowra, and westwards to the Great ... ....

624 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 09/2010 | 9781741755718 | #202901A | £37.50 Add to basket

 

Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia

Leon Costermans

Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia embraces an area that stretches from the Flinders and Mt Lofty Ranges in South Australia across Victoria and southern New South Wales to the NSW South Coast. In a systemic sequence ... ....

432 pages | 300 colour plates, 160 b/w photos, distribution maps |

Paperback | 10/2009 | 9781877069703 | #202900A | £42.50 Add to basket

 

Native Trees of the New South Wales South Coast

Berry, Kangaroo Valley, Ulladulla, Batemans Bay

Kevin Mills and Jacqueline Jakeman

This book on the native trees of the New South Wales South Coast is the culmination of 25 years work by the authors. It is the essential guide to the native trees of the South Coast region, from Berry in the north to Batemans Bay in the ... ....

246 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2010 | 9780858812307 | #202903A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Nepal Orchids in Pictures

140 Species and Varieties

Tirtha Bahadur Shrestha and Rene de Milleville

Trekking in Nepal has always been a rewarding experience to all visitors because of the Himalayan diversity in nature, and nothing can Marvell flowers in depicting the diversity. This picture book on orchids has thus resulted as an outcome ... ....

116 pages |

Paperback | 12/2004 | 9789993374701 | #202594A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

Orchid Flora of Kamrup District, Assam

Iswar Chandra Barua

This book on Orchid Flora of Kamrup District of Assam has explored the orchid species of three major districts of the state of Assam in its present political form namely Barpeta, Nalbari and Kamrup districts of the lower Brahmaputra valley ... ....

207 pages | plates, illustrations, maps, tables |

Hardback | 01/2001 | 9788121101967 | #202591A | £38.99 Add to basket

 

Orchids of India

A Glimpse

Sarat Misra

Orchids of India: A Glimpse aims at providing the readers a brief picture of the orchid wealth of India. The geographical regions, diverse habitats and the distribution of orchids in India, both region-wise and altitude-wise ... ....

402 pages | plates, illustrations, tables |

Hardback | 10/2007 | 9788121106184 | #202597A | £107.00 Add to basket

 

Orchids of India, Volume 2

Biodiversity and Status of Bulbophyllum Thou

Johns Augustine, Yogendra Kumar and Jauti Sharma

Orchids have fascinated people ever since their discovery by "Father of Botany". Theophrastus (370-385 B.C.). They are much loved but little studied as they are the largest, most complex and difficult group with nearest estimate ... ....

121 pages | 37 plates, 15 illustrations, 28 tables |

Hardback | 04/2002 | 9788170352334 | #202590A | £27.50 Add to basket

 

Orchids of India, Volume 3

Biodiversity and Status of Vanda Jones

B Limasenla, Yogendra Kumar and Jauti Sharma

The genus Vanda of orchidaceae family is one of the most popular groups of orchids. Out of the 40 species of Vanda, which are mainly distributed in the Indo-Malayan region, India is known to possess a total of 12. ....

92 pages | 16 colour plates |

Hardback | 04/2002 | 9788170352389 | #202592A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Orchids of Orissa

Sarat Misra

Orchids are known for their beautiful flowers. They are also the most advanced family in the flowering plants.

The botanical speciality and horticultural importance of orchids are narrated in the introduction of ...

774 pages | plates, illustrations, tables |

Hardback | 01/2004 | 9788121103893 | #202600A | £145.00 Add to basket

 

Plant-Provided Food and for Carnivorous Insects

Protective Mutualism and its Applications

Felix L Wackers, Paul CJ van Rijn and Jan Bruin

Plants provide insects with a range of specific foods, such as nectar, pollen and food bodies. In exchange, they may obtain various services from arthropods. The role of food rewards in the plant-pollinator mutualism has been broadly ... ....

356 pages | 84 illustrations |

Hardback | 06/2005 | 9780521819411 | #147405A | £107.00 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9781107414259 | #202798A | £32.99 Add to basket

 

Plants of Melbourne's Western Plains

A Gardener's Guide to the Original Flora

Australian Plants Society

This is the second edition of Plants of Melbourne's Western Plains. The number of plants described has been increased while still limiting the range to indigenous plants that are available for purchase and suitable for gardeners ... ....

224 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 06/2012 | 9780909830656 | #202633A | £18.50 Add to basket

 

Research Materials of Cyperaceae in China

China Scientific Book Services

This book contains following papers published in recent years:

1. Carex damiaoshanensis X. F. Jin & C. Z. Zheng, a new species of Cyperaceae from Guangxi, China (English)
2. Notes on Carex subgen. ....

130 pages |

Paperback | 08/2012 | #202505A | £63.99 Add to basket

 

Restios of the Fynbos

Els Dorrat-Haaksma and H. Peter Linder

This field guide to the Restionaceae, or Cape reeds, commonly called restios, unpacks a unique family of fynbos plants found at the southern tip of South Africa. A hands-on, practical book, it allocates a generous double-page spread to most herbs. ....

216 pages | 800 photographs |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9781920544003 | #202792A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Saintpaulia

L'Histoire et les Origines de la Violette Africaine

Francine Pilon

African violets are one of the most popular houseplants in the world. The original wild plants are blue flowered and found in the forests of Tanzania and Kenya. Many new collections of the wild plants have been made in the last 30 years ... ....

190 pages | 300 colour photos, 100 illustrations, tables |

Paperback | 04/2010 | 9781926596501 | #202565A | £89.99 Add to basket

 

Saintpaulia

The History and Origins of the African Violet

Francine Pilon

African violets are one of the most popular houseplants in the world. The original wild plants are blue flowered and found in the forests of Tanzania and Kenya. Many new collections of the wild plants have been made in the last 30 years ... ....

190 pages | 300 colour photos, 100 illustrations, tables |

Paperback | 06/2012 | 9782981317407 | #202564A | £89.99 Add to basket

 

The Book of Fungi

A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World

Peter Roberts and Shelley Evans

Colorful, mysterious, and often fantastically shaped, fungi have been a source of wonder and fascination since the earliest hunter-gatherers first foraged for them. Today there are few, if any, places on Earth where fungi have not found ... ....

656 pages | illustrations |

Hardback | 04/2011 | 9780226721170 | #192354A | £43.50 Add to basket

Hardback | NYP 05/2013 | 9781908005854 | #202986A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

The Flora of County Fermanagh

Ralph S Forbes and Robert H Northridge

This will be the first published flora of the vascular plants of this Irish county, the most westerly in Northern Ireland. It is based on surveys carried out between 1975-2010 by the authors, who are joint county recorders, and incorporates ... ....

864 pages | 270 colour photos, 660 colour distribution maps |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9781905989287 | #203024A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

The Fungi

Geeta Sumbali

"The Fungi", provides a manageable amount of detail, appropriate for undergraduate and postgraduate students. It begins with an introductory discussion of fungi and fungus-like organisms and focuses on the up-to-date account of ... ....

356 pages |

Hardback | 12/2011 | 9781842655979 | #202662A | £34.95 Add to basket

 

The Orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya

SZ Lucksom

One of the most attractive, much talked about of the world's plants is orchid. Admired universally for its splendour and aroma, the plant belongs to the family Orchidaceae, under the plant groups of Monocotyledon of Angiosperm. ....

984 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, maps |

Hardback | 01/2007 | 9788175258631 | #202593A | £449.00 Add to basket

 

The Weed Book

Identifying and Removing Weeds and Introduced Species from Your Garden

Mark A Wolff

Over the last 200 years Australia's natural environment has been dramatically reshaped by the introduction of exotic plants. In this updated and revised book, Mark Wolff sets out to help the home gardener to easily identify and ... ....

208 pages |

Paperback | 12/2011 | 9781877069932 | #202890A | £25.99 Add to basket

 

The Weed Forager's Handbook

A Guide to Edible and Medicinal Weeds in Australia

Adam Grubb and Annie Raser Rowland

Step into the world of our least admired botanical companions, peel back the layers of prejudice, and discover the finer side of the plants we call weeds. The Weed Forager's Handbook reveals how to distinguish a tasty sandwich ... ....

166 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9781864471212 | #202895A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

Trees of the Garden Route

Mossel Bay to Storms River

Elna Venter

This easy tree guide is meant for people who would like to get to know the trees of the Garden Route, whether they are experienced botanists, or amateurs. The Garden Route is a popular stretch of the south-eastern coast of South Africa. ....

256 pages | 1800+ colour photos |

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9781920217204 | #202790A | £14.95 Add to basket

 

Tropical African Flowering Plants: Ecology and Distribution, Volume 7

Monocotyledons 1 (Limnocharitaceae - Agavaceae)

Jean-Pierre Lebrun and Adelaide L Stork

This volumes covers 32 families, 98 genera and 1019 species, each having a small distribution map, and a short description of its morphology and ecology. This set of monocotyledons contains a very diverse group of plants ranging from ... ....

348 pages |

Paperback | 01/2011 | 9782827701278 | #203012A | £99.99 Add to basket

 

Weeds, Weeding & Darwin

The Gardener's Guide

William Edmonds

A practical book but one full of incidental interest and quiet humour. The author's original and convincing approach is based on Darwin's theories of struggle and survival. The strategies that weeds deploy are explained and put ... ....

304 pages | 150 colour photos, illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 05/2013 | 9780711233652 | #203038A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

What a Plant Knows

A Field Guide to the Senses of Your Garden - and Beyond

Daniel Chamovitz

How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it feel an insect's spindly legs? How do roses know when it's spring? Do they actually remember the weather? Now, in What a Plant Knows, renowned biologist ...

177 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 05/2012 | 9781851689101 | #196473A | £10.99 Add to basket

Hardback | 05/2012 | 9780374288730 | #198201A | £21.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9781851689705 | #202768A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

Wild Orchids in Karnataka

A Pictorial Compendium

T Ananda Rao and S Sridhar

This pictorial compendium has two parts. In the first part we have described the Wild Orchids in Karnataka with sketches, photographs, Maps and distribution tables. This compendium is intended to enthuse and educate the beginners, to ... ....

152 pages | 78 plates, illustrations, maps |

Paperback | 01/2007 | 9788189650186 | #202605A | £91.50 Add to basket

 

Wildflowers of New Zealand

Matt Turner and Rob Suisted

Early botanists were astonished at the wealth of new plants they discovered in New Zealand; many of our flowering plants are found nowhere else in the world. The blue of the giant Chatham Islands forget-me-not, the lush yellow of the ... ....

80 pages | colour photographs |

Paperback | 09/2012 | 9781869663773 | #202616A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Wildflowers of the Roggeveld & Tanqua

Helga van der Merwe and Gretel van Rooyen

Wildflowers of the Roggeveld & Tanqua is prefaced with interesting information about the area covered, including the climate, geology and soils, land-use practices, conservation status and tourist attractions.

205 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 01/2010 | 9781770073173 | #202694A | £32.99 Add to basket

 
Animal & General Biology
 

Animal Personalities

Behavior, Physiology, and Evolution

Claudio Carere and Dario Maestripieri

Ask anyone who has owned a pet and they'll assure you that, yes, animals have personalities. And science is beginning to agree. Researchers have demonstrated that both domesticated and non domesticated animals – from invertebrates ... ....

512 pages | 12 b/w photos, 11 b/w illustrations, 11 tables |

Hardback | NYP 02/2013 | 9780226922058 | #202971A | £70.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9780226921976 | #202972A | £28.99 Add to basket

 

Animal Studies

An Introduction

Paul Waldau

Human culture values some nonhumans but not others, while human culture as a whole is engaged with an incredibly diverse range of living beings. Animal studies is a growing interdisciplinary field that incorporates scholarship ...

416 pages |

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780199827015 | #202566A | £59.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780199827039 | #202567A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

Cell Biology

International Student Version

Gerald Karp

This Seventh Edition connects experimental material to key concepts of Cell Biology. The text offers streamlined information that reinforces a connection of key concepts to experimentation. Though the use paired art, and new science ... ....

821 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 04/2013 | 9781118318744 | #202653A | £51.99 Add to basket

 

Chasing Doctor Dolittle

Learning the Language of Animals

Groundbreaking research has been done teaching animals human language, but what about the other way around?

Studies have shown that lizards, squid, monkeys, and birds are talking to each other, communicating information about ... ....

320 pages |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9780312611798 | #202577A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

Concepts in Biology (International Edition)

Eldon Enger, Frederick Ross and David Bailey

Enger/Ross/Bailey: Concepts in Biology is a relatively brief introductory general biology text written for students with no previous science background. The authors strive to use the most accessible vocabulary and writing style ... ....

532 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, tables |

Paperback | 02/2011 | 9780071315081 | #202981A | £49.99 Add to basket

 

Divided Brains

The Biology and Behaviour of Brain Asymmetries

Lesley J Rogers, Giorgio Vallortigara and Richard J Andrew

Asymmetry of the brain and behaviour (lateralization) has traditionally been considered unique to humans. However, research has shown that this phenomenon is widespread throughout the vertebrate kingdom and found even in some invertebrates ... ....

320 pages | 40 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781107005358 | #203020A | £74.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9780521183048 | #203021A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

Equine Behavior

A Guide for Veterinarians and Equine Scientists

Paul D McGreevy

Equine Behavior: A Guide for Veterinarians and Equine Scientists is the quintessential reference for all who really want to know what makes horses tick. Research in horse behavior has made great strides in recent year ...

378 pages | 423 colour & 102 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9780702043376 | #202668A | £74.99 Add to basket

 

Genomes and What to Make of Them

Barry Barnes and John Dupre

The announcement in 2003 that the Human Genome Project had completed its map of the entire human genome was heralded as a stunning scientific breakthrough: our first full picture of the basic building blocks of human life.

288 pages | 1 b/w illustration |

Hardback | 12/2008 | 9780226172958 | #176323A | £16.50 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9780226054568 | #202979A | £9.50 Add to basket

 

Genomic Insights into the Biology of Algae

Gwenael Piganeau

Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. The series features a wide range of reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry ... ....

520 pages | colour illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2012 | 9780123914996 | #202939A | £183.00 Add to basket

 

La Vie Secrete De Votre Chat

Vicky Halls and Bruno Porlier

This is a French translation of The Secret Life of your Cat.

208 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9782603017906 | #203071A | £24.50 Add to basket

 

Marine Biology

A Very Short Introduction

Philip V Mladenov

The marine environment is the largest, most important, and yet most mysterious habitat on our planet. It contains more than 99% of the world's living space; produces half of its oxygen; plays a critical role in regulating its climate ... ....

144 pages | 25 illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 05/2013 | 9780199695058 | #201416A | £7.99 Add to basket

 

Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere (2-Volume Set)

Frans J de Bruijn

Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere covers current knowledge on the molecular basis of plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere. Also included in Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere are both ... ....

1316 pages |

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9781118296172 | #202817A | £250.00 Add to basket

 

The Secret Life of Your Cat

The Visual Guide to All Your Cat's Behaviour

Vicky Halls

Who knows what's going through your cat's mind when he does the things he does? Why does he dart from room to room for no real reason? Why does he hiss at empty spaces? And where does he go when he disappears for days on end? ... ....

256 pages | 400 colour photos and colour illustrations |

Hardback | 10/2010 | 9780600621386 | #203124A | £14.99 Add to basket

 
Evolutionary Biology
 

Darwin's Pharmacy

Sex, Plants, and the Evolution of the Noosphere

Richard Doyle

Are humans unwitting partners in evolution with psychedelic plants? Darwin's Pharmacy weaves the evolutionary theory of sexual selection and the study of rhetoric together with the science and literature of psychedelic drugs ... ....

336 pages | 9 illustrations |

Paperback | 07/2011 | 9780295990958 | #202738A | £23.99 Add to basket

 

Evolution, Games, and God

The Principle of Cooperation

Martin A Nowak and Sarah Coakley

According to the reigning competition-driven model of evolution, selfish behaviors that maximize an organism's reproductive potential offer a fitness advantage over self-sacrificing behaviors – rendering unselfish behavior for ... ....

360 pages | 14 b/w photos, 1 b/w illustration, 2 tables |

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780674047976 | #202965A | £25.95 Add to basket

 

History of Life

Richard Cowen

History of Life is designed for students and anyone else with an interest in the history of life on our planet. The author describes the biological evolution of Earth's organisms, and reconstructs their adaptations to the ... ....

280 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780470671726 | #201541A | £39.95 Add to basket

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780470671733 | #202811A | £74.99 Add to basket

 

Paleofantasy

What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How We Live

Marlene Zuk

We evolved to eat berries rather than bagels, to live in caves rather than cities, to run barefoot rather than play rugby – or did we? As Marlene Zuk reveals, theories about how our ancestors lived – and why we should emulate ... ....

304 pages |

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780393081374 | #202664A | £19.99 Add to basket

 
Ecology
 

A Primer of Ecological Statistics

Nicholas J Gotelli and Aaron M Ellison

Explains fundamental material in probability theory and experimental design for ecologists and environmental scientists. The book emphasizes a general introduction to probability theory and provides a detailed discussion of specific ... ....

579 pages | 120 illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9781605350646 | #201137A | £36.99 Add to basket

 

Dispersal, Individual Movement and Spatial Ecology

Mark Lewis, PK Maini and Sergei Petrovskii

Dispersal of plants and animals is one of the most fascinating subjects in ecology. It has long been recognized as an important factor affecting ecosystem dynamics. Dispersal is apparently a phenomenon of biological origin; however, because ... ....

380 pages | 30 colour illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9783642354960 | #202725A | £62.99 Add to basket

 

Identification Guide for Invasive Plants in Sri Lanka

Lalith Gunasekera

A guide to the identification of the most invasive plants in Sri Lanka offers photographs of each of the 56 featured plants, with notes on invasiveness, habitats, growth form and origin. The 125-page book is organized by type of ecosystem ... ....

125 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 01/2011 | 9780646514895 | #202601A | £79.99 Add to basket

 

Invasive and Introduced Plants and Animals

Human Perceptions, Attitudes and Approaches to Management

Ian D Rotherham and Robert A Lambert

There have been many well-publicized cases of invasive species of plants and animals, often introduced unintentionally but sometimes on purpose, causing widespread ecological havoc. Examples of such alien invasions include pernicious weeds ... ....

392 pages |

Hardback | 04/2011 | 9781849710718 | #185200A | £64.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780415830690 | #202719A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

Population Fluctuations in Rodents

Charles J Krebs

How did rodent outbreaks in Germany help to end World War I? What caused the destructive outbreak of rodents in Oregon and California in the late 1950s, the large population outbreak of lemmings in Scandinavia in 2010, and the great abundance ... ....

296 pages | 77 b/w photos, 62 b/w illustrations, 20 tables |

Hardback | NYP 01/2013 | 9780226010359 | #202968A | £35.50 Add to basket

 

Survival of the Beautiful

Art, Science, and Evolution

David Rotherberg

Please note that the difference between the £16.99 and £9.99 paperback is in their dimensions; 153 mm (w) × 234 mm (h) vs. 129 mm (w) × 198 mm (h) The peacock's tail, said Charles Darwin, "makes ... ....

320 pages |

Paperback | 02/2012 | 9781408828823 | #195504A | £14.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781408830567 | #202579A | £9.99 Add to basket

 
Habitats & Ecosystems
 

15th Symposium on Alternative Functions of Grassland

Jan Nedelnik, Radek Machac and Bohumir Cagas

The role of natural and artificially established grasslands has dramatically changed in the last decades. With almost entirely their original role in forage production, grasslands have a lot of important qualities which can be of great value ... ....

566 pages |

Paperback | 01/2009 | 9788086908151 | #202654A | £53.99 Add to basket

 

Desert or Paradise

Restoring Endangered Landscapes Using Water Management, Including Lakes and Pond Construction

Sepp Holzer

Sepp Holzer is renowned the world over for bringing degraded landscapes back to life using his unique methods of creating water retention basins. In Desert or Paradise he inspires us to look beyond previously tried, tired and ... ....

260 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781856231091 | #203041A | £23.99 Add to basket

 

Management of National Parks and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa

Emmanuel K. Boon

Papers presented at an international conference on the Management of national parks and biodiversity conservation, held at University of Ghana in April 2007.

340 pages | Illustrations, maps |

Hardback | 04/2012 | #202641A | £115.00 Add to basket

 
Conservation & Biodiversity
 

A Saga of Sea Eagles

John A Love

This is a much-needed update on a pioneering reintroduction project and its much-celebrated success. It also provides essential background and a logical and objective summary of its justification and significance in global conservation ... ....

224 pages | photos, illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 04/2013 | 9781849950800 | #202530A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

Animal Health and Biodiversity - Preparing for the Future

Compendium of the OIE Global Conference on Wildlife

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

This Compendium provides an overview of available knowledge on wildlife, animal health and biodiversity protection and for the first time, collaboration among the animal and public health sectors and users of all natural and ... ....

191 pages |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9789290448914 | #202568A | £59.99 Add to basket

 

Atlas des Enfermedades Animales Transfronterizas

Peter J Fernandez and William R White

The Atlas des Enfermedades Animales Transfronterizas is intended to assist Veterinary Service field staffs involved in animal disease surveillance and diagnostics in identifying important transboundary diseases of livestock. ....

280 pages | colour maps |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9789290448051 | #202574A | £74.50 Add to basket

 

Atlas des Maladies Animales Transfrontalieres

Peter J Fernandez and William R White

The Atlas des Maladies Animales Transfrontalières is intended to assist Veterinary Service field staffs involved in animal disease surveillance and diagnostics in identifying important transboundary diseases of livestock. ....

280 pages | colour maps |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9789290448068 | #202573A | £74.50 Add to basket

 

Atlas of Transboundary Animal Diseases

P Fernandez and W White

The Atlas of Transboundary Animal Diseases is intended to assist Veterinary Service field staffs involved in animal disease surveillance and diagnostics in identifying important transboundary diseases of livestock. The focus of ... ....

280 pages | colour maps |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9789290448044 | #202572A | £74.50 Add to basket

 

Best Practice Guidance on the Management of Wild Deer in Scotland

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and Mike Cottam

The guides within this folder have been developed by Scotland's deer sector to provide you with the best information available on wild deer management in a format that is easy to access.

At the heart of the guides is the ... ....

224 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations |

Paperback | 01/2011 | #203025A | £35.99 Add to basket

 

Between the Tides

In Search of Sea Turtles

George Hughes

Global sea-turtle populations have dwindled significantly over the past 500 years and, for the past 50 years, biologists and conservationists all over the world have endeavoured to save them. South Africa has played an active ...

272 pages |

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9781431405626 | #202524A | £14.95 Add to basket

 

Habitats Directive

A Developer's Obstacle Course

Gregory Jones

Biodiversity within the European Union is under threat. Almost a quarter of Europe's vascular plant species and 155 species of its native mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians are threatened with extinction. The Habitats Directive ... ....

323 pages | 1 b/w illustration |

Hardback | 11/2012 | 9781849462938 | #202610A | £56.99 Add to basket

 

Killing for Profit

Exposing the Illegal Rhino Horn Trade

Julian Rademeyer

Rhino horn is worth more than cocaine, heroin or even gold on the black markets of Southeast Asia and China. Now, Killing for Profit brings you the story of one man's journey into a violent underworld where ruthless criminal ... ....

304 pages |

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9781770223349 | #202861A | £23.99 Add to basket

 

Protected Animals of India

Sanjay Sondhi

The Indian bullfrog finds itself on the menu card in many restaurants of Goa, while the Himalayan monal, the state bird of Uttarakhand, has been hunted for its colourful crest. Protected Animals of India features some of the ... ....

120 pages | colour illustrations, maps |

Paperback | 06/2012 | 9788179933145 | #203026A | £21.99 Add to basket

 

Sanidad Animal Mundial 2011 (2-Volume Set)

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

Sanidad Animal Mundial presents a synthesis of animal health information from OIE Members as well as from non OIE Member coutnries. This publication provides a unique tool for all those involved in animal production, wildlife ... ....

1150 pages |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9789290448723 | #202571A | £84.99 Add to basket

 

Sante Animale Mondiale 2011 (2-Volume Set)

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

Santé Animale Mondiale presents a synthesis of animal health information from OIE Members as well as from non OIE Member coutnries. This publication provides a unique tool for all those involved in animal production ... ....

1150 pages |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9789290448693 | #202570A | £84.99 Add to basket

 

The Man Who Plants Trees

Jim Robbins

This is an extraordinary investigation into the world of trees – and the inspiring story of one man's quest to help save the world's oldest and greatest specimens. When the oldest trees in the world suddenly start dying ... ....

224 pages | illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 05/2013 | 9781781250624 | #201301A | £10.99 Add to basket

 

Wonders of the Sea

The Protection of New Zealand's Marine Mammals

Kate Mulcahy and Raewyn Peart

A very diverse range of marine mammals live in New Zealand waters, representing almost half of the world's species. Maui's and Hector's dolphins and New Zealand sea lions are found nowhere else in the world.

320 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780987666017 | #202673A | £28.99 Add to basket

 

World Animal Health 2011 (2-Volume Set)

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

World Animal Health presents a synthesis of animal health information from OIE Members as well as from non OIE Member coutnries. This publication provides a unique tool for all those involved in animal production, wildlife disease ... ....

1150 pages |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9789290448662 | #202569A | £84.99 Add to basket

 
Environmental Science
 

An Introduction to the Chemistry of the Sea

Michael EQ Pilson

Fully updated and expanded, this new edition provides students with an accessible introduction to marine chemistry. It highlights geochemical interactions between the ocean, solid earth, atmosphere and climate, enabling students to appreciate ... ....

544 pages | 147 b/w illustrations, 122 tables |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9780521887076 | #203018A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

From Air Pollution to Climate Change

John H Seinfeld and Spyros N Pandis

Thoroughly restructured and updated with new findings and new features The Second Edition of this internationally acclaimed text presents the latest developments in atmospheric science. It continues to be the premier text for both a rigorous ... ....

1232 pages | colour Illustrations |

Paperback | 09/2006 | 9780471720188 | #203094A | £90.50 Add to basket

 

Climate Change Adaptation

Implementing Strategies in the Baltic Sea Region

Philipp Scmidt-Thome and Stefan Greiving

Climate change adaptation is now as important as climate change mitigation, requiring cities to implement policies and strategies relating to the impact of climate change on their future development. Climate Change Adaptation ... ....

352 pages |

Hardback | NYP 05/2013 | 9780470977002 | #199911A | £69.99 Add to basket

 

Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

The Search for Legal Remedies

Randall Abate, Elizabeth Ann Kronk and Stacy Leeds

This timely volume explores the ways in which indigenous peoples across the world are challenged by climate change impacts, and discusses the legal resources available to confront those challenges. Indigenous peoples occupy a unique niche ... ....

640 pages |

Hardback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781781001790 | #202533A | £145.00 Add to basket

 

Environmental Monitoring with Arduino

Building Simple Devices to Collect Data About the World Around Us

Emily Gertz and Patrick Di Justo

Environmental Monitoring with Arduino teaches anyone to build simple, usable devices to gather data about different conditions in the environment, by using Arduinos and basic DIY electronics. Each chapter briefly explains a part ... ....

98 pages |

Paperback | 03/2012 | 9781449310561 | #202555A | £5.99 Add to basket

 

Essential Bushfire Safety Tips

Joan Webster

By the author of the acclaimed The Complete Bushfire Safety Book, this new edition of Joan Webster OAM's Essential Bushfire Safety Tips has been revised and updated. Essential Bushfire Safety Tips deals with ... ....

184 pages |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780643107809 | #202689A | £25.50 Add to basket

 

Essential Invitation to Oceanography

Paul R. Pinet

Every new copy includes access to the Student Companion Website. Intended for the more concise course, Essential Invitation to Oceanography (based on the author's out-of-print Invitation to Oceanography) provides a thorough ... ....

486 pages |

Paperback | 09/2012 | 9781449686437 | #202771A | £116.00 Add to basket

 

Everything Under the Sun

Towards a Brighter Future on a Small Blue Planet

David T Suzuki and Ian Hanington

Renowned scientist David Suzuki explores the environmental challenges the world faces and their interconnected causes. Suzuki shows that understanding the causes – and recognizing that everything in nature is interconnected ... ....

284 pages | no illustrations |

Paperback | 06/2012 | 9781743311899 | #202876A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Hydrogeology of the Oceanic Lithosphere

Earl E Davis and Harry Elderfield

Originally published in 2004, this is a comprehensive review of the subject of the nature, causes, and consequences of fluid flow in oceanic crust, setting in context much research for the first time.

640 pages | 233 illustrations, 20 tables |

Hardback | 12/2004 | 9780521819299 | #144447A | £146.00 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9781107414235 | #202797A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

Invitation to Oceanography

Paul R Pinet

Thoroughly updated to include the most recent and fascinating discoveries in oceanography, Invitation to Oceanography, Sixth Edition provides a modern, comprehensive, and student-friendly introduction to the field.

620 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9781449648022 | #202783A | £36.99 Add to basket

 

Waking the Giant

How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes

Bill McGuire

Twenty thousand years ago our planet was an icehouse. Temperatures were down six degrees; ice sheets kilometres thick buried much of Europe and North America and sea levels were 130 m lower. The following 15 millennia saw an astonishing ... ....

320 pages | 30 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 02/2012 | 9780199592265 | #195006A | £18.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 06/2013 | 9780199678754 | #202865A | £11.99 Add to basket

 
Physical Sciences
 

Animaux En Plus de 300 Curiosites

Marianne Taylor and Benoit Paepegaey

This is a French translation of 401 Amazing Animal Facts.

228 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2011 | 9782603017760 | #203077A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Astronomy 2013 Australia

Your Guide to the Night Sky

Ken Wallace, Glenn Dawes and Peter Northfield

This annual book (produced each year since 1991) continues to take the Australian stargazer on a wondrous journey of the night sky. This critically acclaimed work, produced by three well known experts in the field, takes a unique approach ... ....

152 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780975607084 | #202829A | £26.50 Add to basket

 

Chats En 300 Questions Reponses

Brigitte Bulard Courdeau and Amandine Labarre

300 questions and answers about cats.

Summary in French:
Voici 300 questions/réponses originales pour tout savoir sur les chats, qu'ils soient sauvages, domestiques, de race ou de gouttière : les origines ... ....

224 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2010 | 9782603017098 | #203123A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Earth

Evolution of a Habitable World

Jonathan I Lunine

Fully updated throughout, including revised illustrations and new images from NASA missions, this new edition provides an overview of Earth's history from a planetary science perspective for Earth science undergraduates.

400 pages | 10 colour & 80 b/w illustrations, 10 tables |

Hardback | NYP 03/2013 | 9780521850018 | #203022A | £74.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9780521615198 | #203023A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

Fractured Porous Media

Pierre M. Adler, Jean-Francois Thovert and Valeri V. Mourzenko

Fractured Porous Media provides a systematic treatment of the geometrical and transport properties of fractures, fracture networks, and fractured porous media. It is divided into two major parts. The first part deals with ... ....

184 pages | 91 b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780199666515 | #202802A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

Frankenstein's Cat

Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts

Emily Anthes

Fluorescent fish that glow near pollution. Dolphins with prosthetic fins. Robot-armoured beetles that military handlers can send on spy missions. Beloved pets resurrected from DNA. Scientists have already begun to create these high-tech ... ....

288 pages |

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9781851689682 | #202752A | £11.99 Add to basket

 

Gravity's Engines

The Other Side of Black Holes

Caleb Scharf

We have long understood black holes to be the points at which the universe as we know it comes to an end – mysterious chasms so destructive and unforgiving that not even light can escape their deadly power. Recent research, however ... ....

252 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 11/2012 | 9781846145339 | #202647A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Higgs

The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle'

Jim Baggott and Steven Weinberg

The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So what is this particle called the Higgs boson? Why does it matter so much? What does this new particle tells us about the Universe? And was finding ... ....

304 pages | 27 b/w illustrations |

Hardback | 08/2012 | 9780199603497 | #199158A | £14.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 05/2013 | 9780199679577 | #202864A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

Mates for Life

Devoted Couples from the Animal Kingdom

Tara Gould

An ideal Valentine's Day gift for that special person in your life, Mates for Life is an affectionate and amusing look at our neighbours in the animal kingdom who opt for the monogamous relationship. The message clearly is: ... ....

96 pages | colour illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781907708831 | #202575A | £6.99 Add to basket

 

Mineralien der Kanarischen Inseln

Rudolf Franz Ertl

Mineralien der Kanarischen Inseln is a photographic guide to more than 136 types of mineral found on the Canary Islands.

232 pages | 220+ colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 01/2009 | 9788492648450 | #202737A | £22.99 Add to basket

 

New Zealand's Night Sky

Prominent Stars and Constellations

David Britten and Stardome Observatory Planetarium

When you look up at the stars in the night sky it can be easy to think of them as lights glowing on a large dark ceiling. Can you identify the brightest stars and planets? Do you know which constellations are visible right now, and what ... ....

12 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 08/2012 | 9780143568032 | #202671A | £11.99 Add to basket

 

On the Map

A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks

Simon Garfield and Dava Sobel

Simon Garfield's Just My Type illuminated the world of fonts and made everyone take a stand on Comic Sans and care about kerning. Now Garfield takes on a subject even dearer to our fanatical human hearts: maps. Imagine a world ... ....

464 pages |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9781592407798 | #202859A | £21.99 Add to basket

 

Stargazers' Almanac 2013

A Monthly Guide to the Stars and Planets

Bob Mizon

Explore the night skies with this beautiful illustrated monthly guide to the stars and planets. This large-format almanac allows you to step outside and track the planets, locate the Milky Way, recognise the constellations of the zodiac ... ....

32 pages | colour photos |

Paperback | 07/2012 | 9780863158896 | #202646A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Minerals, Rocks & Fossils of the World

John Farndon and Steve Parker

This is a comprehensive reference to 700 minerals, rocks, plants and animal fossils from around the globe and how to identify them, with more than 2000 photographs and illustrations. It is an essential reference book for amateur geologists ... ....

512 pages | 2000+ colour photos and illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9781780192314 | #202581A | £11.99 Add to basket

 

The Earth Through Time

Harold L Levin

The 10th edition of The Earth through Time by Harold Levin is an excursion into the Earth's geologic past that offers more in-depth information and resources about geological materials and processes. The new edition provides ... ....

624 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2009 | 9780470387740 | #180850A | £108.00 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9781118254677 | #202637A | £110.00 Add to basket

 

The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand

Geographx

The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand sets a new benchmark in atlas publishing. With 264 maps – well over twice as many as recent New Zealand atlases – and a scale of 1:150,000, it presents a remarkable level of detail ... ....

340 pages | 264 colour maps |

Hardback | 10/2005 | 9781877333200 | #202868A | £69.95 Add to basket

 

The Story of the Fly

And How it Could Save the World

Jason Drew and Justine Joseph

The Story of the Fly And how it could save the world will take you behind the pesky reputation and inside the brain and body of the much misunderstood fly.

It investigates the insect as pest and how man has tried ... ....

176 pages |

Paperback | 08/2012 | 9780980274288 | #202930A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

The Violinist's Thumb

And Other Extraordinary True Stories as Written by Our DNA

Sam Kean

Did the human race almost go extinct? Can genetics explain a cat lady's love for felines? How does DNA lead to people with no fingerprints or humans born with tails? And how did the right combination of genes create the exceptionally ... ....

496 pages |

Hardback | 07/2012 | 9780857520289 | #200169A | £19.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 02/2013 | 9780552777513 | #202963A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

Zombie Tits, Astronaut Fish and Other Weird Animals

Rebecca Crew

Did you know that the peacock mantis shrimp has the most powerful punch on Earth? That vampire spiders are attracted to your smelly socks? That the lesser water boatman is the loudest animal in the world and its instrument is its own ... ....

272 pages |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9781742233215 | #202697A | £21.50 Add to basket

 
Sustainable Development
 

Environmental Policy

New Directions for the Twenty-First Century

Norman J Vig and Michael E Kraft

Available this summer in its Eighth Edition, Rosenbaum's classic, comprehensive text once more provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental ... ....

480 pages | illustrations |

Paperback | 05/2012 | 9781452203300 | #202556A | £33.99 Add to basket

 

New Issues in Polar Tourism

Communities, Environments, Politics

Dieter K Muller, Linda Lundmark and Raynald H Lemelin

New Issues in Polar Tourism traces and analyzes a decade of growing interest in the polar regions, and the consequent challenges and opportunities of increasing tourist traffic in formerly remote and seldom-visited places. ....

246 pages | 10 colour & 6 b/w illustrations, 9 tables |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9789400758834 | #202537A | £89.99 Add to basket

 

Nomosystematics

A Closer Look at the Theoretical Foundation of Biological Classification

Boris P Zakharov

Both art and science open up new ways to see the world in which we live. The author would be delighted if readers of this philosophical work come to view some old and significant questions of biological inquiry in a new light.

176 pages | 26 b/w illustrations |

Paperback | NYP 01/2013 | 9780957453005 | #202645A | £27.50 Add to basket

 

Old House Eco Handbook

A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability

Roger Hunt, Marianne Suhr and Kevin McCloud

Old House Eco Handbook is a companion volume to the authors' highly successful Old House Handbook published, in association with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), by Frances Lincoln.

192 pages | 300 illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 03/2013 | 9780711232785 | #203037A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Preference Data for Environmental Valuation

Combining Revealed and Stated Approaches

John Whitehead, Tim Haab, Ju-Chin Huang and Trudy Cameron

The monetary valuation of environmental goods and services has evolved from a fringe field of study in the late 1970s and early 1980s to a primary focus of environmental economists over the past decade. Despite its rapid growth ... ....

352 pages | 14 illustrations, 71 tables |

Hardback | 03/2011 | 9780415774642 | #202561A | £89.99 Add to basket

 

Renewable Energy

Sustainable Energy Concepts for the Energy Change

Roland Wengenmayr, Thomas Buhrke, William D Brewer and Eicke Weber

This is a complete new translation of the last German edition of Renewable Energy: Sustainable Energy Concepts for the Energy Change. The German edition was greatly welcomed by the audience. It collects contributions by leading ... ....

170 pages |

Hardback | 11/2012 | 9783527411870 | #202778A | £24.95 Add to basket

 

Trying Biology

The Scopes Trial, Textbooks, and the Antievolution Movement in American Schools

Adam R Shapiro

In Trying Biology: The Scopes Trial, Textbooks, and the Antievolution Movement in American Schools, Adam R. Shapiro convincingly dispels many conventional assumptions about the 1925 Scopes "monkey" trial. Most view it ... ....

208 pages | 10 b/w photos |

Hardback | NYP 04/2013 | 9780226029450 | #202985A | £22.50 Add to basket

 

Vegetables

A Biography

Evelyne Bloch-Dano and Teresa Lavender Fagan

From Michael Pollan to locavores, Whole Foods to farmers' markets, today cooks and foodies alike are paying more attention than ever before to the history of the food they bring into their kitchens – and especially to vegetable ... ....

128 pages | no illustrations |

Hardback | 04/2012 | 9780226059945 | #189769A | £12.99 Add to basket

Paperback | NYP 03/2013 | 9780226059952 | #202980A | £9.50 Add to basket

 
Data Analysis
 

Adaptive Optics for Biological Imaging

Joel A Kubby

Written by an international team of leaders in the field, this comprehensive reference presents a complete overview of the core principles, state-of-the-art methods, and emerging applications of adaptive optics in biological imaging. ....

300 pages |

Hardback | NYP 05/2013 | 9781439850183 | #201993A | £63.99 Add to basket

 

Practical Microscopy for Beekeepers

Bob Maurer

A well-illustrated guide to the practical aspects of microscopy, aimed at beekeepers.

96 pages | 45 colour photos, 6 b/w illustrations |

Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780900147135 | #202915A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

The R Book

Michael J Crawley

The R language is recognized as one of the most powerful and flexible statistical software packages, enabling users to apply many statistical techniques that would be impossible without such software to help implement such large data set ... ....

1080 pages | Illustrations |

Hardback | NYP 12/2012 | 9780470973929 | #202785A | £54.99 Add to basket

 
Reference
 

Complete Works of Dr. Anwaruddin Choudhury

A Bibliographic Reference

Amir Sohail Choudhury and Bikul Goswami

Complete works of Dr. Anwaruddin Choudhury, for the first time, has put together a detailed and meticulously researched bibliography of more than 600 publications covering ornithology, mammalogy, conservation and a few other issues ... ....

264 pages |

Paperback | 01/2012 | 9789380652016 | #202934A | £13.50 Add to basket

 

Dictionary of Commemorative Plant Generic Names, Volume 6: Dabeocia to Dyerocycas

Sudhir Chandra

The present work represents Vol. 6 of the projected 20 volumes aimed for completion by 2014-2016. This series will cover 15,000 to 18,000 commemorative names in the total work covering all fields of botany.

809 pages |

Hardback | 01/2011 | 9788121107945 | #202929A | £116.00 Add to basket

 

Dictionary of Commemorative Plant Generic Names, Volume 7: Earliea to Eysenhardtia

Sudhir Chandra

The present work represents Vol. 7 of the projected 20 volumes aimed for completion by 2014-2016. This series will cover 15,000 to 18,000 commemorative names in the total work covering all fields of botany.

630 pages |

Hardback | 01/2012 | 9788121108331 | #202928A | £116.00 Add to basket