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nhbs monthly cataloguenew and forthcoming titles Issue: 2015/04April 2015 www.nhbs.com [email protected] +44 (0)1803 865913

Welcome to the April 2015 edition of the NHBS Monthly Catalogue. This monthly update contains all of the wildlife, science and environment titles added to nhbs.com in the last month. Editor's Picks - New in Stock this Month

● Britain's Hoverflies: A Field Guide (2nd edition)● Collins Field Guide: Birds of India● Cuttlefishes and Squids of the World● Eternal Ephemera: Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth

Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond● Field Guide to Invasive Plants and Animals in Britain● A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand● A Guide to the Birds of Nicaragua / Nicaragua - Una Gu¡a de Aves● How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction● Mammals of South America Volume 2: Rodents● Microclimate, Vegetation & Fauna● Wild Rwanda: Where to Watch Birds, Primates, and Other Wildlife

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Mammals

Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 5: Monotremes and MarsupialsDon E Wilson, Russell A Mittermeier and Toni LlobetPlatypus, Echidnas, Opossums, Kangaroos, Koalas, Wallabies, and Wombats – Monotremes and marsupials include a host of animals that have intrigued mammal fanciers for centuries. Monotremes are a very distinctive ancient group of mammals ... ....

43 plates with colour illustrations; 600+ colour photos, 375 colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9788496553996 | #174997A | £105.00 Add to basket

Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volumes 1 to 5Don E Wilson and Russell A MittermeierThis is a set of the first five volumes in the Handbook of the Mammals of the World Series.

plates with colour illustrations; colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | #222703A | £475.00 Add to basket

Ring-Tailed LemursA Species Re-ImaginedML Sauther, F Cuozzo, A Nekaris, L Gould and T O'MaraSpecial topic issue of Folia Primatologica 2015, Vol. 86, No. 1-2 For over 50 years, primatologists have conducted studies in the wild on Madagascar's ring-tailed Lemur catta, one of the best-known primates ... ....

164 pages | 27 illustrations, 30 tables | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9783318030242 | #222548A | £52.50 Add to basket

Sea Otter ConservationShawn E Larson, James L Bodkin and Glenn R VanBlaricomSea otters are good indicators of ocean health. In addition, they are a keystone species, offering a stabilizing effect on ecosystem, controlling sea urchin populations that would otherwise inflict damage to kelp forest ecosystems. ....

468 pages | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9780128014028 | #222809A | £48.99 Add to basket

Voices in the OceanSusan CaseyThrough dolphins, we can see the best and worst of mankind. On average, seventy four dolphins wash up on the Gulf of Mexico's north shore every year. In the first half of 2012, there were eight hundred and ninety-one of them, with ... ....

320 pages | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781780747224 | #222838A | £16.99 Add to basket

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What the Dog KnowsScent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the WorldCat WarrenCat Warren is a university professor and former journalist with an admittedly odd hobby: She and her German shepherd have spent the last seven years searching for the dead. Solo is a cadaver dog. What started as a way to harness ... ....

352 pages | Hardback | 10/2013 | 9781451667318 | #209356A | £23.99 Add to basketPaperback | 03/2015 | 9781451667325 | #222777A | £16.99 Add to basket

Birds

Observar Aves es Divertido! Como empezar?Víctor J HernandezEverything you need to know to learn to observe birds and progress in this hobby / passion, which is pursued by millions of people around the world and attracts more and more fans each year. With a dynamic and casual style, accessible to ... ....

128 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | #221968A | £23.99 Add to basket

A Birdwatching Guide to North East Germany and its Baltic CoastRoger WhiteThis book details over 70 major sites in North East Germany and the Baltic islands and has detailed information on access, including GPS coordinates. It gives descriptions of habitat and species and has bird and site photographs throughout ... ....

147 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9780957169517 | #222200A | £17.95 Add to basket

A Guide to the Birds of Nicaragua / Nicaragua - Una Guía de AvesJuan Martínez-Sanchez, Liliana Chavarría-Duriaux, Francisco Jose Munoz and Augusto S GomezThe first comprehensive, illustrated bilingual field guide to the more than 750 bird species of Central America's largest country. A Guide to the Birds of Nicaragua is the product of years of work by some of Nicaragua's ... ....

250 pages | 97 plates with colour illustrations; 2 b/w maps | Paperback | 12/2014 | 9783866171183 | #222810A | £22.99 Add to basket

A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Sri LankaGehan de Silva WijeyeratneWritten by an expert with extensive local knowledge, this volume features all species that the amateur naturalist might expect to see in the field, with high quality photographs accompanied by detailed species descriptions that include ... ....

176 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781909612464 | #222728A | £9.99 Add to basket

A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of the PhilippinesMaia Tanedo, Adrian Constantino, Trinket Constantino and Robert HutchinsonWritten by experts with extensive local knowledge, this volume features all species that the amateur naturalist might expect to see in the field, with high quality photographs accompanied by detailed species descriptions that include ... ....

176 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 08/2015 | 9781906780495 | #222727A | £9.99 Add to basket

African Poicephalus Parrots (Booklet + Poster)Jim HaywardFour Colour Plates on one poster depicting the species, sub-species, variations, differences in sexes, adult and immature specimens of this increasingly popular group of little parrots. The accompanying 20-page booklet gives ...

20 pages | 1 poster with colour illustrations (44 ?ù 63 cm); b/w illustrations, b/w distribution maps | Paperback | 05/1997 | 9780951909829 | #222793A | £20.99 Add to basket

Along the Trail of Salim Ali - A Study of Avifauna, Their Habitats and Ecological HistoryTravancore-Cochin Ornithological Survey 2009C Sashikumar, CK Vishnudas, S Raju, S Kannan, PA Vinayan, TM Manoharan and BN NagaraThis report presents the result of the 2009 survey of the bird fauna of the Travancore and Cochin areas in Kerala, India. It revisited the same 19 places that were originally surveyed by Dr. Sálim Ali 75 years earlier.

350 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2011 | #222888A | £24.50 Add to basket

Birding for the CuriousThe Easiest Way for Anyone to Explore the Incredible World of BirdsNate SwickBirding for the Curious isn't for a birder. It's for the huge audience of people who hike, maybe have bird feeders, and generally enjoy nature. With this book, the naturalist will discover an incredible and rewarding new ... ....

192 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781624141188 | #222732A | £14.99 Add to basket

Birding in GreeceTravel Guide to Birdwatching Sites in GreeceChris Vlachos, Roula Trigou, Lefteris Stavrakas, George Handrinos and Nikos ProbonasThe geographical location of Greece, in southeastern Europe and at the crossroad of three continents, its climate and intense relief have all contributed to its rich birdlife. The country also comprises a meeting point for birds of Europe .. ....

242 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9789606861215 | #222497A | £44.99 Add to basket

Birds of Nashik DistrictA Conservation GuideBishwarup RahaNashik district has been blessed with more than 340 species of birds found in forest, grassland and wetlands, out of which 27 birds are listed as threatened bird species (Birdlife International). There are three lBA’s (Important Bird Areas) ... ....

376 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Hardback | 11/2014 | #223014A | £49.50 Add to basket

























Birds of Western AustraliaField GuideSimon J NevilleThis is an expanded version of the original guide that covered those species found just in the south west region. It is a photographic field guide with over 480 species illustrated and covers the vast majority of resident or visiting birds ... ....

413 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9780980348125 | #222607A | £23.99 Add to basket

Black-Capped Lories PosterJim HaywardA poster depicting four black-capped lories (Loruis lory jobiensis).

1 colour poster (40.5 ?ù 53 cm) | 01/1991 | #222825A | £13.14 Add to basket

Blue-and-Gold Macaws PosterJim HaywardA poster depicting a pair of blue-and-gold macaws (Ara ararauna).

1 colour poster (45 ?ù 64 cm) | 01/1995 | #222795A | £13.14 Add to basket

Collins BTO Guide to Rare British BirdsPaul Sterry and Paul StancliffeCollins BTO Guide to Rare British Birds is the companion volume to the Collins BTO Guide to British Birds. It covers all the rare and scarce birds that have occurred in Britain and Ireland five times or more, as of February 2015.

288 pages | colour photos | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780007551545 | #222942A | £29.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780007551569 | #222943A | £24.99 Add to basket

Collins Field Guide to the Birds of South America: Passerines: from Sapayoa to FinchesBas Van PerloThis major new field guide to the birds of South America covers all the passerines (perching birds), with all plumages for each species illustrated, including males, females and juveniles. The text gives information on key identification features ... ....

512 pages | 1500 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780007477968 | #197880A | £23.99 Add to basket

Cornell Lab of Ornithology Waterfowl ID: #1 The BasicsKevin J McGowan and Waterford PressWaterfowl can be identified by using information about size, shape, color pattern, markings, behavior, habitat, range and calls. All clues are important, but by far the most important things to concentrate on for this group are shape and ... ....

12 pages | colour illustrations | Unbound | NYP 04/2015 | 9781583559345 | #223070A | £5.99 Add to basket

Cornell Lab of Ornithology Waterfowl ID: #2 Dabbling Ducks & Diving DucksKevin J McGowan and Waterford PressWaterfowl can be identified by using information about size, shape, color pattern, markings, behavior, habitat, range and calls. All clues are important, but by far the most important things to concentrate on for this group are shape and ... ....


Cornell Lab of Ornithology Waterfowl ID: #3 Sea Ducks & OthersKevin J McGowan and Waterford PressWaterfowl can be identified by using information about size, shape, color pattern, markings, behavior, habitat, range and calls. All clues are important, but by far the most important things to concentrate on for this group are shape and ... ....


Cretan Birds of PreyAnastasios SakoulisCrete and birds of prey are closely interlinked. Birdwatchers who visit the island are ready and willing to observe these magnificent and imposing birds, knowing that they appear in great numbers and variety.


Crows: Encounters with the Wise Guys of the Avian World (10th Anniversary Edition)Candace SavageThis revised and expanded edition of Candace Savage's best-selling book about ravens and crows is enhanced by additional paintings, drawings, and photos, as well as a fascinating selection of first-person stories and poems about ... ....

136 pages | photos, illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781771640855 | #222682A | £12.99 Add to basket

East Africa BirdsA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species in Kenya, Tanzania & UgandaJames R Kavanagh and Raymond LeungFrom the various species of storks to the noisy Hadada and, of course, the ostrich, East Africa is a diverse birding destination for birdwatchers and nature lovers interested in the region's nearly 1 400 species living in the forests ... ....

12 pages | colour illustrations | Unbound | 04/2015 | 9781583559376 | #223073A | £4.99 Add to basket

Finding Birds in North-West TurkeyDave GosneyPlease note: On this occasion there will NOT be a DVD to go with the book. Finding Birds in North-West Turkey describes the best birding sites in exceptional detail, made even clearer by Dave Gosney's ... ....

31 pages | 16 b/w maps | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9781907316500 | #216106A | £7.50 Add to basket































India BirdsA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar SpeciesJames R Kavanagh and Raymond LeungIndia is a vastly diverse birding destination, drawing international nature lovers hoping to see a Great Indian Hornbill or a Green Avadavat. This laminated, full-color illustrated folding guide depicts more than 100 of the most familiar ... ....


Leadbeater's Cockatoos PosterJim HaywardA poster depicting a pair of leadbeater's cockatoos (Cacatua leadbeateri), also known as Major Mitchell's cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri), or pink cockatoo.

1 colour poster (44.5 ?ù 63.5 cm) | 01/1982 | #222796A | £13.14 Add to basket

Lebedi Mira: Struktura i Evolyutsiya Signal'nogo Povedeniya [The Swans of the World: Structure and Evolution of Signal BEN Panov and E PavlovaA richly illustrated synopsis of swan systematics, ecology, biology, behaviour and distributions.

168 pages | 6 plates with colour photos | Hardback | 02/2015 | 9785990607187 | #222983A | £65.99 Add to basket

New Zealand BirdsA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar SpeciesJames R Kavanagh and Raymond LeungOne of the most unique birding destinations on earth, New Zealand is home to curious species including the worlds largest parrot, small flightless kiwis and even penguins! This guide is the perfect pocket-sized folding guide for the ... ....

12 pages | colour photos | Unbound | NYP 05/2015 | 9781583558898 | #223077A | £4.99 Add to basket

Panama Birds, Central PanamaRobert Dean and Mark WainwrightThere have been 894 different species of birds recorded in Panama. This laminated fold-out guide shows 253 of the most commonly seen birds in Central Panama. Scientific, and English and Spanish vernacular names are given for each species ... ....

14 pages | colour illustrations, 1 colour map | Unbound | 01/2009 | 9781888538601 | #222651A | £6.75 Add to basket

Panama Birds, Western PanamaRobert Dean and Mark WainwrightThere have been 894 different species of birds recorded in Panama. This laminated fold-out guide shows 259 of the most commonly seen birds in Western Panama. Scientific, and English and Spanish vernacular names are given for each species ... ....

14 pages | colour illustrations, 1colour map | Unbound | 11/2014 | 9781888538724 | #219791A | £6.75 Add to basket

Pilgrims of the AirJohn Wilson FosterThis is a story of a scarcely credible abundance, of flocks of birds so vast they made the sky invisible. It is also a story, almost as difficult to credit, of a collapse into extinction so startling to the inhabitants of the New World ... ....

240 pages | 3 colour & 1 b/w illustration | Hardback | 03/2013 | 9781907903656 | #222831A | £14.99 Add to basket

Tales from Concrete JunglesUrban Birding Around the WorldDavid LindoWhen you think about going birdwatching, you imagine visiting magnificent open countryside, rolling hills, lush woodland or waterlogged marshes. You don't think of towns and cities. In fact, the urban environment is surprisingly rich ... ....

224 pages | 5 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781472918376 | #222848A | £12.99 Add to basket

The Conure of Gold (Booklet + Poster)Jim HaywardOne colour poster depicting a group of golden parakeets (Guaruba guarouba, sometimes known as Queen of Bavaria's Conures). The accompanying 20-page booklet gives details of the birds in the wild, as well as concentrated information ... ....

20 pages | 1 colour poster (44.5 ?ù 63.5 cm); b/w photos, 1 b/w map | Paperback | 01/1982 | #222794A | £13.50 Add to basket

The Manual of Colour BreedingJim HaywardIdeal for beginners and experienced breeders. Learn how colour works in feathers, about mutated colour, relevant genetic theory and the patterns of inheritance. There are over 360 primary, combination and compound colour varieties ... ....

212 pages | 19 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 02/1992 | 9780951909805 | #222791A | £34.99 Add to basket

The RosellasThe Species, Sub-Species & Colour Varieties of the Genera Platycercus, Barnardius & PurpureicephalusJim HaywardInformation on these beautiful and ever popular Australian birds in the wild, and especially how to keep and breed them in the aviary, which describes their character, diets, types of aviaries and nest-boxes, breeding cycle, health and ... ....

108 pages | 8 plates with colour illustrations; b/w photos, b/w illustrations, b/w distribution maps | Paperback | 09/1995 | 9780951909812 | #222792A | £26.99 Add to basket

The Study and Ringing of Palaearctic Birds at Ngulia Lodge, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, 1969-2012: An Overview andDavid L Pearson, Graeme Backhurst and Coiln JacksonConcentrations of Palaearctic passerines were discovered at the lights of Ngulia Lodge, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, in December 1969. It was established that such ‘falls’ of southbound migrants occurred regularly each ... ....

80 pages | 12 plates with colour photos; 10 colour illustrations, 7 colour maps, 21 tables | Paperback | 01/2014 | #222929A | £8.50 Add to basket




























The Ultimate Companion for Birding in Southern Africa (2-Volume Set)Peter Ginn and Geoff McIlleronThe most spectacular collection of Southern African bird photographs ever assembled, this visually stunning two-volume book showcases our abundant birdlife in all its stunning diversity. With more than 1400 photographs of all ...

863 pages | 1400+ colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9780620580397 | #222845A | £160.00 Add to basket

Undiscovered OwlsA Sound Approach GuideMagnus Robb and The Sound ApproachExplore the twilight world of owls that you can hear in your garden, the park or woods with this lyrical investigation into their sounds. Listen to previously unpublished digital stereo recordings of the owls of Europe, North Africa and ... ....

colour photos, colour illustrations, includes audio 4CDs | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | #222997A | £39.95 Add to basket

Vogels Kijken op MallorcaLuc HoogensteinThe island of Mallorca is a beautiful nature destination in the Meditteranean Sea and a true paradise for birdwatchers, photographers and naturalists. Vogels Kijken op Mallorca will be essential luggage for anyone interested in ... ....

160 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9789050115179 | #222963A | £14.50 Add to basket

Welcome to SubirdiaSharing Our Neighborhoods with Wrens, Robins, Woodpeckers, and Other WildlifeJohn M Marzluff and Jack DeLapWelcome to Subirdia presents a surprising discovery: the suburbs of many large cities support incredible biological diversity. Populations and communities of a great variety of birds, as well as other creatures, are adapting to ... ....

303 pages | 41 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2014 | 9780300197075 | #214017A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780300216875 | #223017A | £12.99 Add to basket

Yellow-Winged Amazons PosterJim HaywardA poster depicting a pair of yellow-winged amazons (Amazona aestiva xanthopteryx), also known as blue-fronted amazon or turquoise-fronted amazon.

1 colour poster (55 ?ù 44 cm) | 01/1992 | #222797A | £13.14 Add to basket

Reptiles & Amphibians

A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East AsiaIndraneil DasSouth-East Asia is home to one of the most diverse reptile faunas on Earth. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East Asia is the first comprehensive guide to the snakes, lizards, crocodiles, tortoises and turtles of the region.


Amphibien Bestimmen am Land und im WasserBurkhard ThiesmeierIn this field-proof and fully waterproof identification guide all 20 native amphibian species, as well as two escaped species, are presented with their larvae in almost 300 photos, as well as distribution maps. It only lists traits used ... ....

48 pages | 300 colour photos, colour distribution maps | Spiralbound | 03/2015 | 9783933066541 | #223046A | £34.99 Add to basket

Fishes

Alberta FishesA Folding Guide to All Known Native and Introduced SpeciesSean M Rogers and Matthew MorrisAddressing all 70 of Alberta's native and introduced species, this guide combines simplicity and up-to-date research to make a great comprehensive reference for professionals and novices alike. It includes informative descriptions on ... ....


An Atlas of Early Stage Fishes in JapanMuneo OkiyamaCovers more than 1500 species. This volume contains bilingual descriptions and full-color illustrations.

1760 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9784486017752 | #222512A | £444.00 Add to basket

Migratsii ryb v Zaregulirovannykh Rekakh [Fish Migrations in Regulated Rivers]Dmitrii Sergeevich Pavlov and MA SkorobogatovMigratsii ryb v Zaregulirovannykh Rekakh analyses and generalizes large amount of material on biological and hydraulic measures facilitating migrations of fish in rivers of Russia under conditions of regulated flow and flow with ... ....


Reef Fish IdentificationFlorida, Caribbean, BahamasPaul Humann and Ned DeLoachThe 4th edition is packed with amazing marine life photographs of 683 species and enough information to keep fish watchers busy for years. The book includes the latest information on what is known about the taxonomy and distribution of ... ....

548 pages | 1000 colour photos, b/w illustrations | Paperback | 06/2014 | 9781878348579 | #223096A | £37.50 Add to basket


























River Habitats for Coarse FishHow Fish Use Rivers and How We Can Help ThemMark EverardThis illustrated guide describes the many ways that coarse fish species depend upon the diversity of habitats in river systems and considers how this dependence changes throughout the stages of their lives – from spawning and eggs ... ....


Sound Communication in FishesFriedrich LadichSound Communication in Fishes examines fish sounds that have a proven signal function, as well as sounds assumed to have evolved for communication purposes. It provides an overview of the mechanisms, evolution and neurobiology ... ....


Invertebrates

A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies & Dragonflies of Sri LankaGehan de Silva WijeyeratneWritten by an expert with extensive local knowledge, this volume features all species that the amateur naturalist might expect to see in the field, with high quality photographs accompanied by detailed species descriptions that include ... ....


A Systematic Revision of the Land Snails of the Western Ghats of IndiaDinazarde C Raheem, Harold Taylor, Jonathan D Ablett, Richard C Preece and Neelavara Anan AravindA Systematic Revision of the Land Snails of the Western Ghats of India is the first, major systematic review of this unique and highly-threatened fauna to appear in nearly a century. With 89 full-page colour plates of snails, it ... ....

294 pages | 89 plates with colour photos and colour & b/w illustrations; 6 colour maps, 3 tables | Hardback | 11/2014 | 9786165518000 | #222778A | £69.99 Add to basket

An Illustrated Guide to the Land Snails of the British IslesFred Naggs, Richard C Preece, Roy Anderson, Amritha Peiris, Harold Taylor and Tom S WhiteThe British Isles support a relatively diverse land-snail fauna consisting of 99 species belonging to 27 families and 61 genera. The purpose of this simple laminated fold-out guide is to provide high-quality images of this fauna, enabling ... ....

12 pages | colour photos | Unbound | 02/2015 | 9780565093631 | #222455A | £1.99 Add to basket

Catalogue Biogeographique et Taxonomique des Chilopodes (Chilopoda) de France MetropolitaineEtienne IorioThis volume in the memoir series gives both a biogeographical and taxonomical overview of centipedes found in metropolitan France.

372 pages | 30 illustrations, 147 distribution maps | Paperback | 09/2014 | #222573A | £38.50 Add to basket

Catalogue Commente des Crustaces Isopodes Terrestres de France Metropolitaine (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea)Emmanuel Sechet and Franck NoelAn annotated catalogue of terrestrial isopods found in metropolitan France, focusing on the suborder Oniscidea, or woodlice.

156 pages | 30 illustrations, 1 table | Paperback | 01/2015 | #222574A | £24.99 Add to basket

Climatic Risk and Distribution Atlas of European BumblebeesPierre Rasmont et alBumblebees represent one of the most important groups of pollinators. In addition to their ecological and economic relevance, they are also a highly charismatic group which can help to increase the interest of people in realizing, enjoying ... ....

236 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps, colour tables | Hardback | 02/2015 | 9789546427687 | #222790A | £58.50 Add to basket

Cuttlefishes and Squids of the WorldTakashi OkutaniThis volume covers 444 species out of the currently known 500. For each species it includes distribution maps, the latest taxonomic information, and an exact description.

246 pages | colour & b/w photos, b/w line drawings, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9784486037347 | #222515A | £64.99 Add to basket

De Nematoden van NederlandTom BongersDe Nematoden van Nederland is a identification table for freshwater and terrestrial nematodes of the Netherlands. It is an important reference and identification work for specialists dealing with freshwater and soil, and for lay ... ....

408 pages | b/w photos, b/w line drawings | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9789050110150 | #222905A | £28.99 Add to basket

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 58: Plecoptera: Nemouroidea [Chinese]Ding Yang, Weihai Li and Fang ZhuThe present work deals with the Nemouroidea fauna of China. It consists of two sections, a general section and a taxonomic section. In the general section, a historic review of the classification, taxonomic systems, morphology, phylogeny ... ....

518 pages | plates with colour photos; b/w line drawings | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9787030421791 | #222669A | £69.99 Add to basket

Freshwater Molluscs of Venezuela and their Medical and Veterinary ImportanceJean-Pierre PointierThe objective of Freshwater Molluscs of Venezuela and their Medical and Veterinary Importance is to bridge a gap in the freshwater malacology of Venezuela which includes native, endemic and introduced species. A special effort ... ....

228 pages | 110 plates with colour photos; 116 b/w line drawings, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 03/2015 | #222677A | £77.50 Add to basket




























Het Grote VlinderboekEen Nieuwe Kijk op Kleuren, Patronen en OverlevingsstrategieenPhilip HowseThis is Dutch translation of Seeing Butterflies: New Perspectives on Colour, Patterns & Mimicry.


Heterocera Sumatrana, Volume 14 (Green Book): The Euteliidae, Stictopterinae of Sumatra (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea Partim)Lutz WR KobesThis volume describes new members of the moth subfamily Stictopterinae in the family Euteliidae (in turn in the superfamily Noctuoidea), found in Sumatra. Including the list of new taxa hitherto described in the Heterocera Sumatrana ... ....

127 pages | 12 plates with colour photos; 117 b/w photos | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9783925055140 | #222817A | £55.99 Add to basket

Katalog und Fotoatlas der Bockkaefer Ethiopiens (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)Karl Adlbauer and Robert BeckIncludes all species and subspecies of Cerambycidae known to date from Ethiopia, with their accepted names and synonyms. Both sexes are illustrated for most taxa, with forms also shown for variable species. A total of 561 Cerambycid taxa ... ....

312 pages | 912 colour photos, maps | Hardback | 03/2015 | #222680A | £99.99 Add to basket

Mating Biology of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)Gudrun Koeniger, Nikolaus Koeniger, Jamie Ellis and Lawrence John ConnorComplex and deadly acrobatics mark the climax of a successful drone's life. Though the honey bee is one of the most broadly and extensively researched insect, the function of the drone and the activities beyond the hive have long eluded ... ....

155 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 12/2014 | 9781878075383 | #222655A | £25.99 Add to basket

Moths in Your PocketA Guide to the Saturn and Sphinx Moths of the Upper MidwestJim Durbin, Frank Olsen and Tom JantscherThis welcome addition to Iowa's popular series of laminated guides – the twenty-seventh in the series – illustrates fifty-one species commonly found in the Upper Midwest states of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota ... ....

16 pages | 73 colour photos | Unbound | 01/2015 | 9781609383053 | #223042A | £9.95 Add to basket

Norges Humler [The Bumblebees of Norway]Med HumleskolenTor BollingmoNorges Humler (The Bumblebees of Norway) is the first ever handbook on the bumblebees of Norway. The illustrations and photographs show the main features of the 34 species of bumblebees found in Norway. A new key is based on the ... ....

296 pages | 210 colour photos, 123 b/w illustrations, 33 distribution maps | Hardback | 01/2012 | 9788299918909 | #223067A | £32.50 Add to basket

PapilioJason SargersonThis is a unique A4 booklet describing butterflies in eight countries: Corfu (Ropa Valley), England (Wilberforce Way and Chambers Farm), France (Chamonix Valley), Gibraltar (Alameda Gardens), Hungary (Farm Lator), Italy (Valle Vigezzo) ... ....

36 pages | 140 colour photos | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9780957504837 | #223057A | £9.99 Add to basket

Pictorial Keys to Soil Animals of JapanAoki JunichiCovers more than 1150 species.This volume contains bilingual descriptions and full-color illustrations.


Pocket Guide Insects of East AfricaDino J MartinsPocket Guide Insects of East Africa forms part of Struik's growing Pocket Guide series. It will fill a gap in the East African market as there is currently no book on the subject for that region. The book covers ... ....

160 pages | 400 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781770078949 | #222843A | £7.50 Add to basket

Psylloidea of Taiwan, Volume 2Family TriozidaeMan-Miao Yang, Daniel Burckhardt and Shan-Jen FangPsylloidea of Taiwan, Volume 2 is the second of three planned volumes describing, illustrating and keying the jumping plant-lice psylloidea of Taiwan. This volume is dedicated to the family Triozidae treating 16 genera and 49 species ... ....

160 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings | Paperback | 07/2013 | 9789860358520 | #222670A | £53.99 Add to basket

Rainbow DustThree Centuries of Delight in British ButterfliesPeter MarrenMuch more than just another field guide or a natural history of butterflies. Rainbow Dust explores the ways in which butterflies delight and inspire us all, naturalists and non-naturalists alike. In this uniquely eloquent and ... ....

256 pages | Paperback | NYP 07/2015 | 9780224098656 | #208331A | £12.99 Add to basket

Swiss ButterfliesJason SargersonThis is a unique, large format, A4 booklet describing 198 butterfly species found in Switzerland. There are over 100 quality colour photographs illustrating 94 species. It includes recommendations on maps, weather, books and websites ... ....




























The Beekeeper's Problem Solver100 Common Problems Explored and ExplainedJames E TewWhile keeping bees certainly isn't rocket science, doing it properly does involve decent levels of understanding, commitment, and attention to detail. Getting the basics right is essential, and this demands a solid appreciation of ... ....


The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 2: Lifestyles and Feeding BiologyMartin Thiel and Les WatlingThe second volume of The Natural History of the Crustacea Series, covering how crustaceans live in a wide range of environments, with emphasis on how they exploit food sources.

584 pages | colour photos | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780199797028 | #222992A | £115.00 Add to basket

ZooKeys 476: The New World Whirligig Beetles of the Genus Dineutus Macleay, 1825 (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae, Gyrininae, DineGrey T Gustafson and Kelly B MillerFor the first time, all the New World members of the whirligig beetle genus Dineutus Macleay, 1825 are treated in a single published work. This monograph treats all 18 species and 6 subspecies of the genus found in the New World ... ....

136 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings, distribution maps | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9789546427670 | #221988A | £37.99 Add to basket

Palaeontology

Handbook of Paleoherpetology, Part 3A2: Temnospondyli IRainer R Schoch and Andrew R MilnerFrom the preface: "The present volume, Temnospondyli I by Drs. R. R. Schoch (Stuttgart) and A. R. Milner (London), represents the long-awaited companion to ...

150 pages | 53 b/w photos and illustrations | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9783899371703 | #223066A | £81.99 Add to basket

Mesozoic Fishes 5 - Global Diversity and EvolutionProceedings of the international meeting Saltillo, 2010Gloria F Arratia, Hans-Peter Schultze and Mark VH WilsonThe Mesozoic was an important time in the evolution of chondrichthyan and actinopterygian fishes because it was then that most of the modern groups first entered the fossil record and began to radiate. By the end of the era, many archaic ... ....

560 pages | 70 colour & 170 b/w illustrations, 18 tables | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9783899371598 | #223063A | £157.00 Add to basket

Mesozoic Fishes 6 - Abstracts6th International Meeting on Mesozoic Fishes - Diversification and Diversity Patterns, Vienna, Austria August 4th-10thCathrin Schwarz and Juergen KriwetThe book gives the abstracts for the talks of the sixth symposium on mesozoic fishes, held in Vienna, Austria, from August 4th-10th, 2013.

70 pages | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9783899371628 | #223064A | £22.99 Add to basket

Palaeo Ichthyologica, Volume 12 [English]Fish Otoliths from the Paleocene of Bavaria (Kressenberg) and Austria (Kroisbach and Oiching-Graben)Werner SchwarzhansOtoliths of 54 teleost species are reported from the Paleocene strata of Kressenberg in Bavaria and Kroisbach in Austria, representing 31 families: 33 new species are described, 7 remain in open nomenclature. Until only 25 years ... ....

88 pages | 239 illustrations, 4 tables | Paperback | 01/2012 | 9783899371550 | #223061A | £51.99 Add to basket

Palaeo Ichthyologica, Volume 13 [English]Werner Schwarzhans and Orangel A AguileraFrom the preface: "The purpose of the present compendium of articles is to establish a frame for research of fossil otoliths primarily from the Neogene period of the tropical Atlantic. This concept was first ...

184 pages | 53 plates with b/w photos; 6 colour & 23 b/w illustrations, 1 table | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9783899371666 | #223065A | £66.50 Add to basket

The Great American Biotic InterchangeA South American PerspectiveAlberto Luis Cione, German Mariano Gasparini, Esteban Soibelzon and EP TonniSouth American ecosystems suffered one of the greatest biogeographical events, after the establishment of the Panamian land bridge, called the "Great American Biotic Interchange" (GABI). This refers to the exchange, in several ... ....

100 pages | 20 colour & 20 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 07/2015 | 9789401797917 | #222659A | £44.99 Add to basket

The Story of Life in 25 FossilsTales of Intrepid Fossil Hunters and the Wonders of EvolutionDonald R ProtheroEvery fossil tells a story. Best-selling paleontology author Donald R. Prothero describes twenty-five famous, beautifully preserved fossils in a gripping, scientific history of life on Earth. Recounting the adventures behind the discovery ... ....
























Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part E (Revised): Volumes 4 and 5: Hypercalcified PoriferaPaul A Selden, Barry D Webby, Francoise Debrenne, Willard D Hartman, SC Kershaw and Pierre KruseVolume 4 covers hypercalcified sponges. After a chapter on living members, the treatise then focuses on fossil hypercalcified chaetetid-type Porifera (Demospongiae), treating their functional morphology, classification and evolution ... ....

1223 pages | 665 illustrations | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9780990362128 | #190171A | £199.00 Add to basket

Marine & Freshwater Biology

A Little Less ArcticTop Predators in the World's Largest Northern Inland Sea, Hudson BaySteven H Ferguson, Lisa L Loseto and Mark L MalloryIn Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay is a site of great exploration history, aboriginal culture, and a vast marine wilderness supporting large populations of marine mammals and birds. These include some of the most iconic Arctic animals like ... ....

298 pages | 8 colour illustrations, 10 tables | Hardback | 05/2010 | 9789048191208 | #186412A | £87.98 Add to basketPaperback | 11/2014 | 9789400793903 | #222880A | £103.50 Add to basket

Daiouika to Shinkai no Seibutsu [Giant Squid and Deep-sea Organisms]In 2013 the first live recordings of a giant squid were televised. This book tells the story of how the recordings came about, and the squid's biology. It also introduces other unusual denizens of the deep.


Meiobenthology: The Microscopic Motile Fauna in Aquatic SedimentsOlav GiereMeiobenthology is the science of the tiny animals that live in huge numbers in all aquatic sediments. This fully revised and enlarged second edition emphasizes new discoveries and developments in this field. Major progress has ... ....

528 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 09/2008 | 9783540686576 | #177651A | £68.99 Add to basketPaperback | 11/2014 | 9783642441677 | #222969A | £117.00 Add to basket

Reef Coral IdentificationFlorida, Caribbean, BahamasPaul Humann and Ned DeLoachIdentify the animals that actually form a coral reef. Helps you identify every species of stony coral, gorgonian, fire coral, black coral and even marine plants inhabiting the tropical western Atlantic.


Reef Creature IdentificationFlorida, Caribbean, BahamasPaul Humann, Ned DeLoach and Les WilkIdentify the Lobsters, crabs, shrimps, jellies, sponges, tunicates and mollusks that inhabit the reefs of Florida, the Caribbean and Bahamas. Reef Creature Identification now includes 900 species beautifully documented ... ....


Underwater Guide to SeychellesChristophe Mason-Parker and Rowana WaltonThe warm tropical waters and coral reefs teeming with fish mean that the Seychelles Islands are a hugely popular diving destination. Divided into three parts, this book provides a general introduction to diving and snorkelling in the ... ....

160 pages | ~350 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 08/2015 | 9781909612532 | #222723A | £12.99 Add to basket

Vijver, Sloot en PlasMarten Scheffer and Jan CuppenVijver, Sloot en Plas is a complete guide for amateurs and professionals interested in freshwater flora and fauna, their habits, and the management of lakes, ditches, brooks, rivers, and fens. It includes tips for the creation of ... ....


General Natural History

Across IcelandWith Illustrations and Maps, and an Appendix on the Plants CollectedWilliam BisikerA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Although a member of the Royal Geographical Society, and author of a number of books on geography, little is known of William Bisiker.

254 pages | 60 b/w illustrations, 4 b/w maps | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781108079853 | #223059A | £18.99 Add to basket

Alexander von Humboldt: Das Graphische GesamtwerkOliver LubrichAlexander von Humboldt published two dozen books and over 700 papers, articles, and essays. Less well known is that the naturalist and travel writer was also a draftsman and graphic artist. Around 1,500 illustrations accompanied his writing ... ....


An Introduction to BotanyIn a Series of Familiar Letters, with Illustrative EngravingsPriscilla WakefieldA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Coming from a prosperous London Quaker family, the author Priscilla Wakefield (1751-1832) wrote educational books for children, and one work for adults ... ....

222 pages | 11 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 04/2015 | 9781108077217 | #222856A | £16.99 Add to basket


























Beautiful Earth / Une Terre Inconnue / Nuestra Planeta TierraOur Planet Explored from AboveDirk H LorenzenBeautiful, constantly changing yet endangered: this is what our planet looks like from the skies. Beautiful Earth offers a completely new viewpoint on our well-known globe. From fascinating cloud formations caught by weather ... ....


Cherry BlossomsJames T Ulak and Howard S KaplanA jewel-like collection of the most exquisite cherry blossoms in Japanese art celebrates the enduring power of spring. This joyous collection of cherry blossoms, drawn from one of the world's finest collections of Japanese art, celebrating ... ....

112 pages | 70 colour illustrations | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9780847845224 | #222896A | £13.95 Add to basket

Cicerone Guides: Chamonix to ZermattThe Classic Walker's Haute RouteKev ReynoldsA guidebook to the classic Chamonix to Zermatt trek, 180 km from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, in the northern slopes of the Pennine Alps, described in 14 stages. Also known as the Walker's Haute Route, in 2 weeks of mountain travel ... ....


Cicerone Guides: Lake District: Low Level and Lake WalksVivienne CrowLake District: Low Level and Lake Walks describes 30 low-level day walks in the valleys, beside the lakes and on the low fells of the Lake District, suitable for walkers of all abilities. Each route is illustrated with OS map ... ....

192 pages | 90 colour photos, 30 colour maps | Paperback | 09/2014 | 9781852847340 | #222570A | £9.99 Add to basket

Cicerone Guides: Shorter Walks in the Dolomites50 Varied Walks in the MountainsGillian PriceA popular guidebook to short walks in the Dolomites of north east Italy. Shorter Walks in the Dolomites describes 50 walks, graded from easy to strenuous, and varying in length from 3 mile strolls to full-day expeditions.

288 pages | 100+ colour photos, 50 colour maps | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781852847876 | #222458A | £14.95 Add to basket

Cicerone Guides: The Julian Alps of SloveniaMountain Walks and Short TreksRoy Clark and Justi CareyThis book contains over 60 walks which explore the best of the Julian Alps of Slovenia. The walks and treks in this guide are organised around five bases in the Julian Alps – Kranjska Gora, Bovec, Kobarid, Bled and Bohinj ... ....


Cicerone Guides: The Mountains of MontenegroA Walker's and Trekker's GuideRudolf AbrahamThis book includes a range of day-walks and multi-day treks throughout the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. These mountains are some of the wildest, most spectacular, and least visited in Europe. Nevertheless they are easily accessible, and ... ....


Cicerone Guides: The Tour of Monte RosaA Trekker's GuideHilary SharpThis guidebook to walking the Tour of Monte Rosa, explored the Italian-Swiss border region in an 8-stage trek, starts and finishes in Zermatt. Along the way, the Alpine trail takes in spectacular views of the Monte Rosa massif, including ... ....


Cicerone Guides: Tour of the Bernina9-Day Tour in Switzerland and Italy and Tour of Italy's ValmalencoGillian PriceCicerone Guides: Tour of the Bernina explores two treks in the Bernina region of the Swiss-Italian Alps. The Tour of the Bernina is a 9-stage trek circling the Piz Bernina massif, 119 km long and suitable for beginner trekkers. ....


Cicerone Guides: Walking and Trekking in Iceland100 Days of Walking and Multi-Day TreksPaddy DillonThis walking and trekking guidebook offers a total of 49 day walks and 10 multi-stage treks set right across the magnificent country of Iceland. With three national parks including the mighty Vatnajokull, it is a country of incredible ... ....


Cicerone Guides: Walking in Cornwall50 Coast, Country and Moorland WalksGraham UneyCicerone Guides: Walking in Cornwall includes routes to 40 day walks in Cornwall. From short, easy strolls to longer, wilder routes, there is plenty to appeal to both families and experienced walkers. The walks explore the ... ....
























Cicerone Guides: Walking in County Durham40 Walking Routes and 10 Traffic-Free Cycle RoutesPaddy DillonThis popular guidebook to walking and cycling in County Durham, in the north east of England, describes 450 miles of walking routes and cycleways. There are 40 day-walks, ranging between 5 and 24 km in length, as well as 10 cycle paths ... ....


Cicerone Guides: Walking in the Bernese OberlandOver 100 Walking RoutesKev ReynoldsOver 100 walking routes in the Bernese Alps are described in this guide. It is an indispensable companion to the Bernese Oberland region that boasts famous peaks such as the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. But there are lesser-known mountains ... ....


Cicerone Guides: Walking in the Isles of ScillyExploring the Best of the Islands with 11 Walks and 4 Boat TripsPaddy DillonThis book to walking on the Scilly Isles at the south-western edge of Britain includes 11 day walks and 4 boat trips, perfect for a fortnight away from it all. The walks are between 2 and 16k m long, and explore the larger islands such ... ....


Cicerone Guides: Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: North and East42 Circular WalksDennis R KelsallIn this guidebook, 42 circular walks ranging from 3-mile strolls to full-day adventures are explored in the northern and eastern Dales. Few areas in England are as appealing as the Yorkshire Dales and ...

256 pages | colour photos, 43 colour maps | Paperback | 04/2015 | 9781852847982 | #222464A | £12.95 Add to basket

Cicerone Guides: Walking on Jersey24 Routes and the Jersey Coastal WalkPaddy DillonA walking guidebook to the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands describes 24 walks, parts of many of which can be combined to make up the Jersey Coastal Walk and part of the Channel Islands Way. Famous for sunshine, history and a wonderful ... ....

192 pages | 80+ colour photos, 24 colour maps | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781852847920 | #222465A | £12.95 Add to basket

Cicerone Guides: Walking on Tenerife45 Walks Including El Teide and GR131Paddy DillonThis book to 45 day walks and treks on Tenerife in the Canary islands explores the coast and mountains of Tenerife with walks ranging between 4 and 32km, with short, easy strolls suitable for walkers of all abilities, to long and challenging ... ....


Cicerone Guides: Walking on the North Wessex Downs30 Walks Exploring the AONBSteve Davison30 walks (half-day and full-day) exploring the peaceful rolling chalk landscape of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) that covers parts of four counties: Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire ... ....


Coast: A Portrait in Pictures and WordsCharlotte FraserThere is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar. Lord Byron The coast is a place of natural beauty. The rolling waves, majestic cliffs and sweeping dunes call to any ... ....


Common Pool Nature in the Mekong BioregionDialogues, Ethics and JusticeVictor Savage, Carl Middleton, Carl Grundy-Warr and Yong Ming LiWithin a bioregion of diverse political-economic state systems and that is home to myriad ethnic groups, Common Pool Nature in the Mekong Bioregion explores the complex human-nature relationships to interrogate the political ... ....


Creatures of the NightJoe McDonald and Mary Ann McDonaldThe secret world of nocturnal wildlife is seldom observed, even by the keenest of nature enthusiasts. This unique book offers a window into the lives of little-known and little-studied creatures and their remarkable behaviour, and the ... ....

136 pages | 110 colour photos | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781921517365 | #222681A | £16.99 Add to basket

Crystal ClearThe Autobiographies of Sir Lawrence and Lady BraggAM Glazer and Patience ThomsonCrystal Clear takes you behind the scenes in the life of one of the most prominent scientists of the twentieth century, William Lawrence Bragg (WLB) – an innovative genius, who together with his father, William Henry Bragg ... ....
























Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (100th Anniversary Edition)Shackleton's Incredible VoyageAlfred LansingBound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England in August 1914. In January 1915, after battling its way for six weeks through a thousand ... ....

416 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 05/2014 | 9780465058785 | #213323A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780465062881 | #222695A | £10.99 Add to basket

Europe's Changing Woods and ForestsFrom Wildwood to Managed LandscapesKeith Kirby and Charles WatkinsOur understanding of the ecological history of European forests has been transformed in the last twenty years. Bringing together key findings from across the continent, Europe's Changing Woods and Forests provides a comprehensive ... ....


Exploration and EngineeringThe Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Quest for MarsErik M ConwayAlthough the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, has become synonymous with the United States' planetary exploration during the past half century, its most recent focus has been on Mars. Beginning in the 1990s and ... ....

416 pages | 11 b/w photos, 10 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9781421416045 | #222981A | £22.50 Add to basket

Geoarchaeology: Exploring Terrestrial Archives for Evidence of Human Interaction with the EnvironmentMax Engel and Helmut BruecknerContain the following contributions: Late Quaternary environments and societies: progress in geoarchaeology Engel, Max; Brückner, Helmut p. 1-6Evidence of (pre-) historic to modern landscape and land use history ...

139 pages | 48 illustrations, 13 tables | Paperback | 06/2014 | #223093A | £94.99 Add to basket

In the Kingdom of IceThe Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the U.S.S. JeannetteHampton SidesIn 1879 the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds and a frenzy of publicity. The ship and its crew, captained by the heroic George De Long, were heading for glory and one of the last unmapped areas of the globe ... ....

480 pages | 8 plates with b/w photos | Hardback | 02/2015 | 9781780745213 | #219958A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781780747453 | #222837A | £10.99 Add to basket

John Shaw's Guide to Digital Nature PhotographyJohn ShawJohn Shaw is the author of seven previous photography books published by Amphoto: his authentic voice and trusted advice has helped photographers achieve impressive shots in the great outdoors for decades. In his first-ever book on digital ... ....


Legendary Safari GuidesSusie CazenoveTwenty-four safari guides are profiled by experienced safari travel promoter, Susie Cazenove. She tells us their stories of adventure and dreams – of following their passion into the wild and of making their guests see Africa in a ... ....


Letters from Alabama (U.S.)Chiefly Relating to Natural HistoryPhilip Henry GosseA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse (1810-88) spent nine months in 1838-9 in a small town in Alabama where he was the teacher at the local school ... ....

322 pages | 31 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781108084536 | #223043A | £21.99 Add to basket

Manbeasts: A Personal InvestigationAdam Davies and Jeff MeldrumAdam Davies, one of the world's best known explorers writes: "Manbeasts: A Personal Investigation is not a detailed analysis of the various cryptozoology creatures and their respective merits. Please look to researchers ... ....

164 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 10/2014 | 9781909488212 | #222697A | £10.99 Add to basket

Nansen: Explorer and HumanitarianMarit Fosse and John FoxVisionary, explorer, researcher, diplomat, humanist – Fridtjof Nansen was no ordinary man. Nansen was a dedicated scientist who made an outstanding contribution to marine zoology and oceanography, an audacious adventurer who pushed ... ....


National Trail Guides: South West Coast Path - Falmouth to ExmouthBrian Le Messurier and John MacadamThe South West Coast Path follows Britain's stunning coastline for 630 miles around the southern tip of Britain. This volume covers the 172 miles of the National Trail along the south Cornwall and Devon coast from Falmouth to the mouth ... ....

168 pages | maps | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781781314869 | #222462A | £12.99 Add to basket


























O Legado de SchultzUma Vida Dedicada a BotanicaMaria Henriqueta Homrich, Luis Rios de Moura Baptista, Maria Luisa Lorscheitter and Maria PortoA biography professor Alarich Rudolf Holger Schultz, detailing how he spearheaded the development of the department of Botany at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. What started off as a handful of isolated faculties ... ....


Plague and Empire in the Early Modern Mediterranean WorldThe Ottoman Experience, 1347-1600Nukhet VarlikThis is the first systematic scholarly study of the Ottoman experience of plague during the Black Death pandemic and the centuries that followed. Using a wealth of archival and narrative sources, including medical treatises, hagiographies ... ....

330 pages | 10 b/w illustrations, 5 maps | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781107013384 | #221292A | £64.99 Add to basket

Recherches sur les Ossemens Fossiles des Quadrupedes (4-Volume Set)Georges CuvierGeorges Cuvier (1769-1832), one of the founding figures of vertebrate palaeontology, pursued a successful scientific career despite the political upheavals in France during his lifetime. In the 1790s, Cuvier's work on fossil mammoths ... ....

2028 pages | 156 b/w illustrations, 1 b/w map | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781108083805 | #222861A | £136.00 Add to basket

Recherches sur les Ossemens Fossiles des Quadrupedes, Volume 1Georges CuvierA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), one of the founding figures of vertebrate palaeontology, pursued a successful scientific career despite the political upheavals ... ....

476 pages | 5 b/w illustrations, 1 map | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9781108083751 | #222857A | £34.99 Add to basket







RegenwaldChristian Feest and Christine Kron"Rainforest" means more than romantic seclusion or a lush, evergreen, tropical environment. People, animals, and plants have adapted their lifestyle to the conditions in the rainforests in an inventive way.

272 pages | 160 colour photos | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9783806227994 | #222807A | £31.99 Add to basket

Seeungeheuer und MonsterfischeSagenhafte Kreaturen auf alten KartenChet van DuzerThis is a German translation of Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps.

144 pages | 115 colour photos and illustrations | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9783805348591 | #222806A | £42.99 Add to basket

Shakespeare and EcologyRandall MartinShakespeare and Ecology is the first book to explore the topical contexts that shaped the environmental knowledge and politics of Shakespeare and his audiences. Early modern England experienced unprecedented environmental challenges ... ....

192 pages | 8 b/w photos | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780199567027 | #222238A | £49.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780199567010 | #222239A | £16.99 Add to basket

The Adventure GameA Cameraman's Tales from Films at the EdgeKeith Partridge and Steve BackshallKeith Partridge is probably the world's most experienced and famous practitioner of a rare trade. His filming has recorded expeditions all over the world in some of its most beautiful and hostile environments.


The Book of the BothyPhoebe SmithA celebration of the very best bothies in the UK as the author shares her memories of 'stone tents' all over the country in remote and wild locations. Packed with expert advice on how to make use of these 'free, old, empty houses ... ....



























The Contemporary Art of Nature: MammalsE Ashley Rooney, Donna Dodson and Carel P Brest van KempenIn the history of art, animals were the very first subject, as evidenced by the nearly 20 000 year old cave paintings at Lascaux. The human impulse to depict and capture the essence of animals underscores the importance of animals to humans ... ....

224 pages | 549 colour photos and colour illustrations | Hardback | 02/2015 | 9780764347863 | #222893A | £41.50 Add to basket

The Great Scientists in Bite-Sized ChunksMeredith MacArdle and Nicola ChaltonAll over the globe, in every field, scientists have used experimental methods to explore and verify theories ranging from evolution to general relativity. Beginning with the Ancients, through the pioneers of the Scientific Revolution, to ... ....


The Human AgeThe World Shaped By UsDiane Ackerman'Our relationship with nature has changed ...radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable.'

320 pages | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9780755364985 | #215922A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780755365012 | #222829A | £8.99 Add to basket

The Invention of NatureAlexander Von Humboldt's New WorldAndrea WulfAlexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) changed the way we see the world. An intrepid explorer and visionary scientist, his restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether climbing the highest volcanoes in the world, risking ... ....


The Kew Gardens Exotic Plants Colouring BookArcturus Publishing, Harriet Anne Hooker Thislton-Dyer and Walter Hood FitchA gorgeous colouring book which showcases illustrations by accomplished British botanical artists Harriet Anne Hooker Thiselton-Dyer, and Walter Hood Fitch, originally featured in the world-famous Curtis's Botanical Magazine ... ....

64 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781784045654 | #222802A | £6.99 Add to basket

The Malay ArchipelagoAlfred Russel Wallace and Earl of CranbrookAlfred Russel Wallace's The Malay Archipelago is a work of astounding breadth and originality that chronicles the British naturalist's scientific exploration of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and New Guinea between 1854 ... ....


The Miscellaneous Botanical Works of Robert Brown (2-Volume Set)Robert Brown and John Joseph BennettA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The botanist and librarian Robert Brown (1773-1858) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the advancement of plant science in the nineteenth ... ....


The Miscellaneous Botanical Works of Robert Brown, Volume 1Robert Brown and John Joseph BennettA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the advancement of plant science in the nineteenth century ... ....


The Miscellaneous Botanical Works of Robert Brown, Volume 2Robert Brown and John Joseph BennettA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the advancement of plant science in the nineteenth century ... ....


The Nature of CropsHow We Came to Eat the Plants We DoJohn WarrenHave you ever wondered why we eat wheat, rice, potatoes and cassava? Why we routinely domesticate foodstuffs with the power to kill us, or why we chose almonds over acorns? Answering all these questions and more in a readable and friendly ... ....

184 pages | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781780645087 | #203270A | £44.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781780645094 | #222785A | £19.95 Add to basket

The Spirits of Birds, Bears, Butterflies and All Those Other Wild CreaturesThomas WilliamsThis is a unique group of true to life nature tales emphasizing animal and bird interaction and communications with humans. The Spirits of Birds, Bears, Butterflies and All Those Other Wild Creatures starts with a short poem about ... ....



























The Tasmanian TigerExtinct or Extant?Michael Williams, Rebecca Lang and Karl PN ShukerDoes the Tasmanian Tiger still roam the island state, parts of the Australian mainland, and the northern land mass of Irian Jaya-Papua New Guinea? Despite being hunted to extinction in the early part of the 20th century, the Tasmanian Tiger ... ....


The Tower of PeleeNew Studies of the Great Volcano of MartiniqueAngelo HeilprinA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Born in Hungary, the geologist Angelo Heilprin (1853-1907) moved with his family to the United States as a boy. He later left New York to study natural ... ....


The World HuntAn Environmental History of the Commodification of AnimalsJohn F Richards, Edmund Burke III and John R McNeillPresented here is the final and most coherent section of a sweeping classic work in environmental history, The Unending Frontier. The World Hunt focuses on the commercial hunting of wildlife and its profound global impact ...

184 pages | 7 maps, 4 tables | Paperback | 06/2014 | 9780520282537 | #222952A | £16.95 Add to basket

The World's Best Tropical Dive DestinationsLawson WoodThis 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 colour maps | Hardback | 10/2012 | 9781906780234 | #202706A | £14.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 10/2015 | 9781909612662 | #222731A | £14.99 Add to basket

Touring Hot Springs Washington and OregonA Guide to the States' Best Hot SpringsJeff BirkbyScattered from the rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula to the dry desert lakebeds of the Alvord Desert, the hot springs of Washington and Oregon provide some of the most unique vacation opportunities in the western United States.

224 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 10/2014 | 9780762792924 | #222956A | £11.95 Add to basket

Voyage of the BeagleThe Definitive Illustrated History of Charles Darwin's Travel Memoir and Field JournalCharles DarwinWhen the HMS Beagle sailed out of Devonport on December 27, 1831, Charles Darwin was only twenty-two and setting off on the voyage of a lifetime. His journal reveals him to be a naturalist making patient observations concerning geology ... ....


Walking the NileLevison WoodHis journey is 4 250 miles long. He is walking every step of the way, camping in the wild, foraging for food, fending for himself against multiple dangers. He is passing through rainforest, savannah, swamp, desert and lush delta oasis. ....


Wendy Tait's Watercolour FlowersFresh, Effective and Imaginative TechniquesWendy TaitWendy Tait's Watercolour Flowers showcases bestselling author Wendy Tait's fresh, loose and inspirational flowers in watercolour. Enjoy using your paints to their fullest in producing fresh, loose paintings with Wendy's ... ....

144 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781782210177 | #222865A | £15.99 Add to basket

Wild CampingExploring and Sleeping in the Wilds of the UK and IrelandStephen NealeFrom getting back to nature with a tent, some matches and a few litres of bottled water, to enjoying a pub dinner and camping out in the garden afterwards, Wild Camping shows how to get stuck into wild camping in all its forms. ....


WildernessTim GardinerThe collection aims to reflect the emotional connection between poet and wildlife, focusing on an array of species including glow-worms, large marsh grasshoppers, oak trees and the destroying angel fungus. Notes and photographs accompany ... ....


Regional & Travel

A Visitor's Guide to Kafue National Park, ZambiaPeter de Vere Moss"At last we have an invaluable and long-awaited guide to the Kafue National Park embedded in the heart of Africa, the centre of Zambia; rich in biodiversity, with an enviable list of flora and fauna and intimate, private lodges and ... ....

187 pages | 198 colour photos, 13 colour maps, 1 large pull-out colour map | Paperback | 05/2013 | 9789982224598 | #222913A | £16.99 Add to basket

























Australia's Dangerous AnimalsA Folding Pocket Guide to Potentially Harmful SpeciesJames R KavanaghPerhaps the most dangerous place for humans to live on earth, Australia is home to a variety of creatures that can severely injure humans on land and in the water. From the giant saltwater crocodile and great white shark to the tiny ... ....


Belize Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressBelize Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the world's ... ....

14 pages | 1 colour map, 1 laminated fold-out guide with colour illustrations | NYP 04/2015 | 9781583559222 | #223084A | £14.39 Add to basket

Between the Sunset and the SeaA View of 16 British MountainsSimon Ingram"I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent and the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, and always would. I felt for that flutter of awe ... ....


Biodiversidade da Reserva Particular do Patrimonio Natural MaragatoGuia IlustradoMarcoandre Savaris and Silvana LampertPlants and animals arouse a great fascination and interest in all of us, perhaps their beauty and delicacy of shapes, designs and colors instills in us a desire to get to know them better. The Atlantic Forest in Brazil forms an environment ... ....

306 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788575158258 | #222694A | £67.99 Add to basket

Brazil Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressBrazil Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the world's ... ....


Costa Rica Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressCosta Rica Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the world's ... ....


De Jaloerse WaterkipSprookjes, Mythen en Legenden over Planten en DierenEls BaarsDId you know that the stately Grey Heron is actually of royal descent? Or that the keen eyes of the White-Tailed Eagle are actually stolen goods? Or that the Coot once up on a time was white and flew as swiftly as a pigeon?


East Africa WildlifeA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species in Kenya, Tanzania & UgandaJames R Kavanagh and Raymond LeungNoted for its extraordinary diversity of animals packed into an area about the size of Texas, East Africa is home to gorillas, Nile crocodiles, hippos, rhinos, zebras, wildebeests and gazelles. And don't forget the big cats; among the ... ....


Field Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the Golden Monkey National Park / Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve, Yunnan, ChinaCyril C GrueterNorthwest Yunnan in China has been identified as a biodiversity hotspot of global importance, but its plant and animal life remain poorly known among naturalists. This photographic field guide presents a synthesis of information drawn from ... ....

244 pages | 512 colour photos and colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780992997939 | #222811A | £20.99 Add to basket

Four AcresA Natural History of Taston - Observations of North Cotswold Wildlife 1993 to 2010Glyn FrewerFour Acres is a natural history volume from the acclaimed and well published author Glyn Frewer. It chronicals 7 years of the authors efforts to encourage and record the wildlife, flora and fauna in this corner of Oxfordshire. This book ... ....
























Galapagos Islands Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressThe Galápagos Islands Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to ... ....


Great Canadian Rockies Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressThe Great Canadian Rockies Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find ... ....


Guide to the Wildlife of Perth and the South WestSimon J NevilleThis is a field guide covering the major domains of the wildlife and plant world. The major categories covered include the Mammals, Bats, Reptiles, Frogs, Birds, Invertebrates (insects and other invertebrates), Wildflowers and Fungi. ....


Hawaiian Islands Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressHawaiian Islands Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of ... ....


India Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressIndia Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the world's ... ....


India WildlifeA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar AnimalsJames R Kavanagh and Raymond LeungBeyond the famed Taj Mahal lies the lure of India's jungles, beaches, mountains and plains. Millions of visitors each year seek personal experiences with tigers, elephants and camels, or trek to spectacular landscapes such as the Himalayas ... ....


Kinabalu: The Natural History, Ecology and Biodiversity of a World Heritage MountainKM Wong and CL ChanFor very many explorers, naturalists and conservationists, there is no parallel to the spectacular Kinabalu and its special biological richness. During its genesis, this geologically young mountain attained remarkable height to over ... ....


Lakes, Loughs and LochsBrian MossThe study of life in British lakes and rivers has been traditionally neglected in natural history publications, and yet the intricacies of plant and animal ecology as a whole can be readily studied in a pond or lake. Not since Macan and ... ....

496 pages | 200 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780007511389 | #203856A | £47.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780007511396 | #203857A | £27.99 Add to basket

Nature Guide to Yellowstone National ParkAnn Simpson and Rob SimpsonThis field guide dedicated to wildlife of Yellowstone National Park is an information-packed, pocket-sized book that introduces park visitors to the animals, plants, insects and more that reside in Yellowstone National Park in a colorful ... ....

240 pages | 100 colour illustrations, 1 map | Paperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781493009671 | #223002A | £9.99 Add to basket

Nature Guide to Yosemite National ParkAnn Simpson and Rob SimpsonThis field guide dedicated to wildlife of Yosemite National Park is an information-packed, pocket-sized book that introduces park visitors to the animals, plants, insects and more that reside in Yosemite National Park in a colorful and ... ....

240 pages | colour photos, maps | Paperback | 10/2014 | 9780762781614 | #223001A | £9.99 Add to basket

New Zealand Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressNew Zealand Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the ... ....


























New Zealand WildlifeA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar AnimalsJames R Kavanagh and Raymond LeungThis beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, fishes and butterflies and the top wildlife viewing areas in the country. Laminated for durability, this handy guide is a ... ....


Plant Resources of Russia, Volume 6: Families Butomaceae to Typhaceae [Russian]Wild Flowering Plants, their Component Composition and Biological ActivityAL BudantsevThis volume contains information on component composition and biological activity of 451 species of monocots belonging to 163 genera and 33 families from Butomaceae to Typhaceae. Descriptions are based on a generalization of domestic and ... ....


Sirens and SeriemasPhotographs and Poems of the Amazon and the PantanalPaul BrookeWithin Sirens and Seriemas, Paul Brooke explores the wild places of Brazil through photography and poetry. A former biologist and naturalist, Brooke travelled the Amazon and Pantanal regions of Brazil studying culture, history ... ....


The Magaliesberg (Biosphere Edition)Vincent C CarruthersThe Magaliesberg by Vincent Carruthers was first published in 1990. A second edition was published in 2000 and reprinted in 2007. It has now been revised again for publication to coincide with the international proclamation of the ... ....

408 pages | colour & b/w photos | Hardback | 07/2014 | 9781485300427 | #222897A | £22.95 Add to basket

The Natural History of SelborneGilbert White and Anne SecordGilbert White's Natural History of Selborne (1789) reveals a world of wonders in nature. Over a period of twenty years White describes in minute detail the behaviour of animals through the changing seasons in the rural Hampshire ... ....


The Nature of God's AcreMiles King, Mark Betson, The Nature of God's Acre Project Team and Martin WarnerChurchyards hold a special place in the heart of communities. They are potent symbols of community, and provide places for people to remember their loved ones and contemplate on the big questions of our lives. Many churchyards have existed ... ....

64 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour tables | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9780993154508 | #222799A | £4.99 Add to basket

Yorkshire DalesJohn LeeThe Yorkshire Dales National Park is a special place: its outstanding scenery and the diversity of habitats is perhaps unrivalled in any other National Park in Britain. This rich biodiversity has provided a great attraction for ... ....

496 pages | 200 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780007503698 | #201899A | £47.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780007503704 | #201900A | £27.99 Add to basket

Botany & Plant Science

A Gardener's LatinThe Language of Plants ExplainedRichard BirdEvery gardener needs to know their Latin names. They may look confusing at first, but once you understand what certain key words mean, impenetrable-sounding and hard-to-pronounce species names are suddenly demystified. Many Latin names have ... ....

144 pages | 15 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781910232057 | #222826A | £9.99 Add to basket

A Guide to Dendrobium of the PhilippinesJim Cootes and George TiongThe genus Dendrobium was named by Olof Swartz in 1799. The generic epithet refers to the epiphytic habit of the majority of the species. With about 1 580 species, it is the second largest orchid genus, behind only ...


Algae of Australia: Marine Benthic Algae of North-Western Australia, Volume 1: Green and Brown AlgaeJohn M HuismanAustralia's vast north-west coast can justifiably be described as a frontier wilderness: sparsely populated, incredibly beautiful but often inhospitable, with a rich but largely undocumented biodiversity. For over a decade, Dr John Huisman ... ....

328 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781486304493 | #222685A | £135.00 Add to basket

























All About RosesA Guide to Growing and Loving RosesDiana SargeantRoses have been grown in gardens around the world for thousands of years and are still the most popular flower in the world. When you follow Diana Sargeant's advice in All About Roses, you will grow the most gorgeous roses ... ....


Alternative Respiratory Pathways in Higher PlantsKapuganti Jagadis Gupta, Luis AJ Mur and Bhagyalakshmi NeelwarneRapid developments in molecular and systems biology techniques have allowed researchers to unravel many new mechanisms through which plant cells switch over to alternative respiratory pathways.


Atlas of Wood Diversity in the Cerrado of Sao Paulo / Atlas da Diversidade de Madeiras do Cerrado PaulistaJim Ratter, Royal Botanic Garden Edinbugh: "This splendid work on the Brazilian Cerrado flora appears at a very appropriate time when focus on conserving the remaining areas of this extremely endangered vegetation is ever ... ....


Boissiera, Volume 67: Georg BojungA Transliteration from the Original German TextsEva Maier, Michelle J Price, George Bojung Lantzius-Beninga and Rudolf BielefeldThe two works of Georg Bojung “Scato” Lantzius–Beninga on the anatomy of moss capsules, entitled Beiträge zur Kenntnis des innern Bauer der ausgewachsenen Mooskapsel, insbesondere des Peristomes, of 1847 ... ....

78 pages | b/w illustrations, 3 tables | Paperback | 12/2014 | 9785990583207 | #222357A | £75.99 Add to basket

Bulbophyllum of BorneoJaap Jan Vermeulen, Peter O'Byrne and Anthony LambThe present volume in fact marks the completion of a project started as early as 1986. At that time, the Kew herbarium, in collaboration with orchid enthusiasts in Sabah and elsewhere, started the 'Orchids of Borneo' initiative ... ....

736 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9789838121569 | #222788A | £180.00 Add to basket

Conceptualist LandscapesAn Alternative Way to Design GardensPaul CooperConceptual gardens depend on inspiration, which is the result of an exhaustive intellectual Conceptual gardens depend on inspiration, which is the result of an exhaustive intellectual process. The starting point is an idea or stimulus ... ....

112 pages | 141 colour photos, 8 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 07/2014 | 9781853411458 | #222855A | £26.99 Add to basket

Designing Gardens on SlopesElizabeth Davies and Ruth ChiversDesigning real gardens on slopes for real people forms the central core of Designing Gardens on Slopes. It demonstrates that making plans for gardens on slopes of all types really works. Not only that, they are a necessary part ... ....


Ekologiiai Rastanihoi Nodiri Tojikiston: Ba 25-Solagii Kafedrai Ekologiiai DMT Bakhshida Meshavad [The Ecology of Rare PMurod Qurbonovich SaidovDiscusses the ecology of rare plants in Tajikistan.

347 pages | Hardback | 01/2014 | #222823A | £104.00 Add to basket

Essential PerennialsThe Complete Reference to 2700 Perennials for the Home GardenRuth Rogers Clausen, Thomas Christopher, Alan Detrick and Linda DetrickPerennials are the mainstay of any garden. But how do you choose from the thousands available, and care for the ones you already have? Essential Perennials focuses on what every gardener needs to know. Trusted garden ...

452 pages | 449 colour photos | Hardback | 02/2015 | 9781604693164 | #222673A | £34.99 Add to basket

Field Guide to Seaweeds of the Pacific NorthwestBridgette ClarkstonRich in nutrients, used in products from cosmetics to explosives to fertilizers, and vital to our coastal marine ecosystems, seaweeds can be found on any rocky shore or beach in the Pacific Northwest. The pocket-sized Field Guide to Seaweeds ... ....

8 pages | 50 colour photos | Unbound | NYP 05/2015 | 9781550177039 | #223007A | £6.99 Add to basket

Flora Algarum Sinicarum Aquae Dulcis, Volume 20: Chlorophyta: Chlorophyceae: Order Volvocales (II) Genus Chlamydomonas [Hu HongjunVolume 20 deals with 113 species and 16 variants of the genus Chlamydomonas.

102 pages | 2 plates with illustrations | Hardback | 02/2015 | 9787030430762 | #222878A | £37.50 Add to basket

Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial, Volume 11: Bromelianae - JuncanaeClaves de Plantas Vasculares de Annobon, Bioko y Río MuniMauricio VelayosThe Flora of Equatorial project continues, presenting the first of 3 volumes of Monocotyledons. Here a total of 232 taxa are included, comprising 15 families, from Bromeliaceae to Cyperaceae, following the classification proposed by ... ....

468 pages | plates with colour photos; 1 colour map, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9788400098247 | #223016A | £51.99 Add to basket




























Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 181Familia FagaceaeSilvia Romero Rangel, Ezequiel Carlos Rojas Zenteno and Liliana Elizabeth Rubio LiconaVolume 181 treats the family Fagaceae, which consists of 9 genera with about 1 000 species worldwide. The most species-rich genus is Quercus.

167 pages | b/w line drawings, b/w distribution maps | Paperback | 04/2014 | #222518A | £19.99 Add to basket

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 182Familia MyrsinaceaeEleazar Carranza GonzalezVolume 182 treats the family Myrsinaceae, which consists of 50 genera with some 1 500 species worldwide. In Mexico it is represented by 10 genera and an estimated 130 species.


Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 183Familia EricaceaeM Socorro Gonzalez Elizondo and Martha Gonzalez ElizondoVolume 183 treats the family Ericaceae, which consists of 120-160 genera with some 4 100 to 4 500 species worldwide. In Mexico it is represented by 12 genera and 29 species.


Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 184CalochortaceaeClara Estela Martinez Domínguez and Raquel Galvan VillanuevaVolume 184 treats the family Calochortaceae, which is an American genus with 73 species. In Mexico it is represented by six species of Calochortus.


Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 185Familia AzollaceaeKarina Magdalena Grajales-TamVolume 185 treats the family Azollaceae, which consists of just one genus and seven species worldwide of which two, Azolla filiculoides and A. cristata, are found in the study area.


Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 186Familia Gramineae Subfamilia BambusoideaeEduardo Ruiz-Sanchez and Lynn G ClarkVolume 186 treats the family Gramineae, subfamily Bambusoideae. This subfamily, with three tribes in it, is found on all continents except for Europe and Antarctica and consists of 115 genera and 1 439 species worldwide. In Mexico it is ... ....


Flora of Samothraki [English]Burkhard Biel and Kit TanThe flora and vegetation of Samothraki, a small but phytogeographically distinct island in the North Aegean area, are presented in Flora of Samothraki based on extensive field work conducted by the authors and their colleagues ... ....

224 pages | ~260 colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9789604645855 | #222489A | £57.99 Add to basket

Flora of Samothraki [Greek]Burkhard Biel and Kit TanThe flora and vegetation of Samothraki, a small but phytogeographically distinct island in the North Aegean area, are presented in Flora of Samothraki based on extensive field work conducted by the authors and their colleagues ... ....

224 pages | ~260 colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9789604646005 | #222490A | £57.99 Add to basket

Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, CaricaceaeS NtoreThe family Caricaceae is represented in Central Africa by one species that is cultivated and regularly escapes into the wild, Carica papaya, or the papaya.

11 pages | 1 b/w line drawing | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9789072619990 | #222649A | £11.99 Add to basket

Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, ColchicaceaeDaniel GeerinckThe Colchicaceae form a family of herbaceous plants, with sometimes spectacular flowers. Gloriosa superba is cultivated to be sold in flower shops. In Central Africa this family is represented by four species and two genera. ....

17 pages | 3 b/w line drawings | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9789072619969 | #222648A | £12.99 Add to basket

Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, FlagellariaceaeDaniel GeerinckThe small herbaceous family of Flagellariaceae is represented in Central Africa by just a single species: Flagellaria guineensis.

10 pages | 1 b/w line drawing | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9789072619983 | #222650A | £11.99 Add to basket

Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, RestionaceaeHenk J Beentje and Paul BampsThis mostly South African family of grassy plants is represented in Central Africa by one species: Platycaulos mahonii.

10 pages | 1 b/w line drawing | Paperback | 11/1995 | #203650A | £30.50 Add to basketPaperback | 11/2014 | 9789072619976 | #222647A | £11.99 Add to basket

Garden and LandscapeThe Lectures of Anthony Du Gard PasleyAnthony du Gard Pasley and John BrookesGarden and Landscape contains the distilled experience of a lifetime working in landscape, and particularly in gardens. Based on Mr Pasley's lectures at the English Gardening School and elsewhere, it is written for students ... ....





























Grasses of the NortheastA Manual of the Grasses of New England and Adjacent New YorkDennis MageeGrasses of the Northeast is designed to serve as a reference work, classroom textbook, and field manual for botanists, naturalists, and students interested in learning to identify and learn about the distinguishing features of ... ....

320 pages | 269 b/w line drawings, 249 b/w distribution maps | Hardback | 12/2014 | 9781625340986 | #222644A | £35.95 Add to basket

Halophytes: An Integrative Anatomical StudyMarius-Nicusor Grigore, Lacramioara Ivanescu and Constantin TomaHalophytes: An Integrative Anatomical Study focuses on morphological and anatomical strategies developed by halophytes during evolution that allow them to survive in high-salt environments. These adaptive strategies refer to ... ....

548 pages | 543 colour & 160 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9783319057286 | #222544A | £135.00 Add to basket

Holzartenerkennung an StammscheibenHeinz FrommholdHolzartenerkennung an Stammscheiben is intended for students and interested readers who want to identify wood species or species groups by comparing images. Trunk sections play an important role in this because they show the ... ....

86 pages | 76 illustrations | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9783844030778 | #222671A | £26.50 Add to basket

Kangrian Medicinal FloraVikrant Arya and Ranjeet KaurThis is the first edition designed to provide valuable information about the medicinal flora occurring in abundance in the Kangra valley of Himachal Pradesh, India. The book includes about 180 plants of medicinal use. The format for ... ....


Les BotanistesContribution a une Ethnologie des Passions NaturalistesSylvie MagnanonThe observation of plants forms a particularly broad field that, through the ages, has brought together a multitude of protagonists, particularly explorers, naturalists, biologists, gardeners, doctors and artists. This multitude of ... ....


Magical World of Moss GardeningAnnie MartinAmong the oldest plants on earth, mosses are a gardener's dream – they provide a lush backdrop in almost any setting and are easy to keep healthy with regular maintenance. In The Magical World of Moss Gardening, moss .. ....

264 pages | colour photographs | Paperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781604695601 | #221388A | £14.99 Add to basket

Medicinal Plants of Arunachal PradeshRama Shankar and MS RawatMedicinal plants of Arunachal Pradesh gives an introductory account of land topography, geology and climate along with the people and the life of the tribal inhabitants. The floristic vegetation is distributed into tropical ... ....

206 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings, b/w maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9788170893677 | #222921A | £31.99 Add to basket

Out of the WoodsThe Armchair Guide to TreesWill CohuCan you identify that tree outside the window? Probably not. Most of us don't know an oak from a sycamore, let alone a beech from a birch. Perhaps it is time to turn over a new leaf...Out of the Woods is an affectionate ... ....


Plant EndocytosisJozef Samaj, Frantisek Baluska and Diedrik MenzelEndocytosis is a fundamental biological process, which is conserved among all eukaryotes. It is essential not only for many physiological and signalling processes but also for interactions between eukaryotic cells and pathogens or symbionts. ....

300 pages | 5 colour & 34 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2005 | 9783540281979 | #154929A | £196.65 Add to basketPaperback | 12/2014 | 9783642425356 | #222912A | £206.50 Add to basket

Planting and Design for Seaside and ShelterDeborah JolleyDesigning a garden by the sea poses special problems for the designer. High winds and salt spray can wreak havoc with planting schemes. The need to provide sheltered areas for sitting and entertaining may be difficult to achieve.

106 pages | 85 colour photos, 26 b/w illustrations, maps | Paperback | 04/2013 | 9781853411397 | #222852A | £26.99 Add to basket

Polish CharophytesAn Illustrated Guide to IdentificationJacek Urbaniak and Maciej GabkaWith Polish Charophytes, the authors contribute to the material for the identification of charophyte species, often quite correctly considered difficult to distinguish. Polish Charophytes concentrates on charophytes that ... ....

300+ colour photos | Hardback | 03/2014 | 9788377171660 | #223069A | £39.99 Add to basket
























Relevance and Sustainability of Wild Plant Collection in NW South AmericaInsights from the Plant Families Arecaceae and KrameriaceaeGrischa BrokampThis study focuses on understanding the socio-economic relevance of plant resources collected from the wild and its relation to current patterns of trade and sustainability. Grischa Brokamp reviews and analyzes the current extent of ... ....


Russularum Icones: Eine Taublingsikonografie (2-Volume Set) [German / French]Helga Marxmueller, Andreas Bresinsky and Henri RomagnesiThis monograph is an extensive iconography of the genus Russula, based on 46 years of research by the author. Thus, the book could also have been titled: "The genus Russula and the changing fortunes of time ... ....

712 pages | 300 plates with colour illustrations; b/w line drawings | Hardback | 10/2014 | 9783000448232 | #222641A | £190.00 Add to basket

Syllabus of Plant Families, Volume 2/1: Photoautotrophic Eukaryotic AlgaeGlaucocystophyta, Cryptophyta, Dinophyta/Dinozoa, Haptophyta, Heterokontophyta/Ochrophyta, Chlorarachniophyta/Cercozoa,Wolfgang FreyEngler's Syllabus of Plant Families, Volume 2/1: Photoautotrophic Eukaryotic Algae (except Rhodobionta) [Glaucocystophyta, Cryptophyta, Dinophyta/Dinozoa, Haptophyta, Heterokontophyta/Ochrophyta, Chlorarachniophyta/Cercozoa ... ....


The Basics of Planting DesignLucy HuntingtonPlanting design is the selection and use of plants to achieve a designer's objectives. There are now many new and interesting planting ideas and fashions, but municipal planting in particular and some gardens as well, can be pretty ... ....


The Creeping GardenJasper Sharp and Tim GrabhamThe Creeping Garden is an introduction to the mysterious world of myxomycetes, or plasmodial slime moulds. They are all around us in the natural world, but we remain blithely indifferent to each other's presence.

192 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781903254783 | #222830A | £16.99 Add to basket

The Kew Book of Botanical IllustrationChristabel KingKew is eminent worldwide in botanical science and the study and preservation of plant species, and Christabel King has been doing illustrations for them for 40 years and is their foremost botanical artist. Here she explains both scientific ... ....

128 pages | 228 colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781844489473 | #223008A | £19.99 Add to basket

The Mycota, Volume 7B: Systematics and EvolutionDavid J McLaughlin and Joseph W SpataforaThe Mycota, Volume 7B: Systematics and Evolution includes treatments of systematics and related topics for both fungi and fungus-like organisms in four eukaryotic supergroups, as well as specialized chapters on nomenclature ... ....

296 pages | 3 colour & 31 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9783662460108 | #222667A | £135.00 Add to basket

The Wild Flowers of JerseyDeirdre A ShirreffsJersey is the largest of the Channel Islands. Although only 45 square miles in area, it has a wealth of natural habitats and many wild flower species. The Wild Flowers of Jersey is an introduction to these plants, covering over ... ....

100 pages | 120+ colour photos | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9781908241337 | #222834A | £9.99 Add to basket

Vascular Plants of AfghanistanAn Augmented ChecklistSiegmar-W Breckle, IC Hedge, M Daud Rafiqpoor and A DittmannVascular Plants of Afghanistan, written mainly in English, partly in Dari, gives a synoptic overview of all the known vascular plants in Afghanistan. It is the first augmented checklist for the country and was compiled from many ... ....

656 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Hardback | 03/2014 | 9783940766649 | #222722A | £175.00 Add to basket

Vidy i Formy Khvoinykh, Kul'tiviruemye v Rossii: Chast' 3: Abies Mill., Chamaecyparis Spach [Types and Forms of ConiferDL Matiukhin and OS ManinaThis volume contains detailed information on 35 species and 81 forms of conifers of section Abies and section Chamaecyparis cultivated in Russia. The book describes in detail the structure of vegetative organs and decorative forms, and ... ....

283 pages | 450+ colour photos | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9785990607156 | #222776A | £40.99 Add to basket

Water Dynamics in Plant ProductionWilfried Ehlers and Michael J GossThis new edition describes the basic scientific principles of water transport in the soil-plant- atmosphere continuum. It explains the linkage between transpirational water use and dry matter production paying particular attention to the ... ....




























Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources: Industrial CropsIndustrial CropsChittaranjan KoleWild crop relatives are now playing a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts. Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources includes comprehensive ... ....


Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources: Plantation and Ornamental CropsPlantation and Ornamental CropsChittaranjan KoleWild crop relatives are now playing a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts. Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources includes comprehensive ... ....


Animal & General Biology

Alcamo's Laboratory Fundamentals of MicrobiologyJeffrey C PommervilleThis popular lab manual offers thirty-four multi-part lab exercises designed to provide students with basic training in the handling of microorganisms, while exploring microbial properties and uses. This lab manual can also be used independently ... ....

356 pages | Spiralbound | 04/2013 | 9781284031072 | #222737A | £46.99 Add to basket

An Introduction to Genetic AnalysisAnthony JF Griffiths, Susan R Wessler, Sean B Carroll and John DoebleyWith each edition, An Introduction to Genetic Analysis evolves discovery by discovery with the world of genetic research, taking students from the foundations of Mendelian genetics to the latest findings and applications by focusing ... ....


Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology, Volume 1: Porifera, Cnidaria, CtenophoraMartin EL ScribaThe Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ontogenies this collection supplies ... ....

136 pages | 3 colour photos; 67 b/w line drawings | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9783899371840 | #222689A | £35.99 Add to basket

Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology, Volume 2: Hemichordata (Enteropneusta, Pterobranchia)Martin EL ScribaThe Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ontogenies this collection supplies ... ....

70 pages | 2 colour photos, 37 b/w line drawings | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9783899371857 | #222690A | £22.99 Add to basket

Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology, Volume 3: Lophophorata (Phoronida, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa)Martin EL ScribaThe Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ontogenies this collection supplies ... ....


Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology, Volume 4: Echinodermata I (Crinoidea, Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea)Martin EL ScribaThe Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ontogenies this collection supplies ... ....


Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology, Volume 5: Echinodermata II (Echinoidea, Holothuroidea)Martin EL ScribaThe Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ontogenies this collection supplies ... ....


Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology: The Archicoelomata Theory (5-Volume Set)Martin EL ScribaThe Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ... ....































Bacterial GenomicsGenome Organization and Gene Expression ToolsAswin Sai Narain SeshasayeeThe study of bacterial genetics has revolutionised with the development of genome sequencing, which let us catalogue the gene content of various clinically and industrially important bacteria and opened up the field of comparative genomics ... ....


BioBuilder: Synthetic Biology in the LabNatalie Kuldell, Rachel Bernstein, Karen Ingram and Kathryn HartBioBuilder covers the emerging discipline of synthetic biology, a field that's forcing us to reconsider our relationship to the natural living world. In a future where technicians can write genomes from scratch and print the ... ....

180 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781491904299 | #222984A | £33.50 Add to basket

Biology: The Dynamic Science (International Edition)Peter J Russell, Paul E Hertz and Beverly McMillanLearn how to think and engage like a scientist! Biology: The Dynamic Science, 3E, International Edition allows you to develop a deep understanding of the core concepts in Biology and builds a strong foundation for future courses ... ....

1456 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9781133592051 | #223082A | £149.00 Add to basket

Domestic Animal Behaviour and WelfareDonald M Broom and Andrew F FraserHumans have a natural interest in animals; through a long history of domestication, they have become tools, a food source and even friends. Behaviour is a significant indicator of animal health and well-being, and understanding this behaviour ... ....

456 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781780645391 | #222762A | £84.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781780645636 | #222763A | £39.95 Add to basket

Equine Reproductive Physiology, Breeding and Stud ManagementMina CG Davies MorelThe fourth edition of this popular textbook provides a comprehensive account of how to successfully breed horses. Updated throughout, the new edition will cover techniques such as cloning, intra-cytoplasmic sperm injections (ICSI), in ... ....


Life UnfoldingHow The Human Body Creates ItselfJamie A DaviesWhere did I come from? Why do I have two arms but just one head? How is my left leg the same size as my right one? Why are the fingerprints of identical twins not identical? How did my brain learn to learn? Why must I die?


Linking Phenotypes and GenotypesHow to Infer of Genetic Architecture from Perturbation StudiesFlorian Markowetz and Michael BoutrosWhereas genetic studies have traditionally focused on explaining heritance of single traits and their phenotypes, recent technological advances have made it possible to comprehensively dissect the genetic architecture of complex traits ... ....

300 pages | 101 b/w illustrations, 12 tables | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781107013841 | #220947A | £69.99 Add to basket

Salamanders in Regeneration ResearchMethods and ProtocolsAnoop Kumar and Andres SimonThis detailed volume focuses on best practices and conditions for maintaining the most commonly used salamander species in the laboratory. Salamanders in Regeneration ResearchMethods and Protocols guides readers through experiments ... ....

360 pages | 69 colour & 20 b/w illustrations, 7 tables | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781493924943 | #222663A | £98.99 Add to basket

Sexual Differentiation of Vertebrate Reproductive OrgansMB Renfree and H H-C YaoSpecial topic issue of Sexual Development 2014, Vol. 8, No. 5 Sexual Differentiation of Vertebrate Reproductive Organs continues and complements the story that was first taken up in a previously published issue ... ....

146 pages | 36 colour & 4 b/w illustrations, 2 tables | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9783318027273 | #222549A | £46.99 Add to basket

Size Control in BiologyFrom Organelles to OrganismsRebecca Heald, Iswar Hariharan and David WakeHow organisms regulate the size of their components is an important question in biology and applies to everything from cells and subcellular compartments to organs and even the organism itself. Size Control in Biology examines ... ....

250 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781621820727 | #223041A | £83.99 Add to basket

The Language of GeneticsDavid BotsteinGenetics is the science of biological inference from regularities in patterns of inheritance. It is a fundamentally analytical enterprise. It has become clear, especially in the last 50 years, that many important things about biology can ... ....



























The Mysterious World of the Human GenomeFrank RyanYour genome defines you at the most profound level. That same genome is present in every one of the approximately 100 000 billion cells that make you who you are as an individual member of the human species. An important ingredient of the ... ....


The TGF-B FamilyRik Derynck and Kohei MiyazonoMembers of the transforming growth factor ß (TGFß) family, which include activins and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), are essential intercellular signaling molecules that control of cell proliferation and embryonic development ... ....

300 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781621820369 | #223025A | £83.99 Add to basket

The Vertebrate Integument, Volume 2Structure, Design and FunctionTheagarten Lingham-SoliarThe emphasis in The Vertebrate Integument, Volume 2 is on the structure and functional design of the integument. The book starts with a brief introduction to some basic principles of physics (mechanics) including Newton's ... ....


Tools for Critical Thinking in BiologyStephen H JenkinsFeaturing a new approach to an undergraduate biology text, Tools for Critical Thinking in Biology emphasizes and is organized around methods and different ways of experimentation, rather than around biological topics. The result ... ....

344 pages | 119 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780199981045 | #222784A | £32.99 Add to basket

Veterinary MycologyIndranil SamantaVeterinary Mycology is a comprehensive overview of the fungi that are clinically relevant for animals and humans. It is divided in three major parts: the first part comprises the history of veterinary and medical mycology ... ....


Evolutionary Biology

The Next SpeciesThe Future of Evolution in the Aftermath of ManMichael TennesenWhile examining the history of our planet and actively exploring our present environment, science journalist Michael Tennesen describes what life on earth could look like after the next mass extinction. A growing number of scientists ... ....


Habitats & Ecosystems

Atlas de Suelos de America Latina y el CaribeEuropean Union (EU)Soil is a resource of great importance globally, and in the case of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is considered essential to meet the needs of a human population in continuous and rapid growth. It is estimated that the agricultural ... ....

184 pages | colour maps | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9789279255991 | #222710A | £39.99 Add to basket

Civilizing NatureNational Parks in Global Historical PerspectiveBernhard Gissibl, Sabine Hoehler and Patrick KupperNational Parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Since their first designation in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s they have become a global phenomenon. The development of this ... ....

294 pages | b/w photos | Hardback | 08/2012 | 9780857455253 | #198459A | £50.99 Add to basketPaperback | 03/2015 | 9781782389088 | #223092A | £21.99 Add to basket

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes Fasciculos Complementarios, Volume 29El Bosque Tropical Caducifolio en la Cuenca Lacustre de Patzcuaro (Michoacan, Mexico)Jerzy Rzedowski, Sergio Zamudio-Ruiz, Graciela Calderon de Rzedowski and Anna PaizanniThe presence of secondary vegetation derived from tropical deciduous forest is recorded in the lacustrine basin of Pátzcuaro in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is postulated that this forest, widely distributed at altitude ... ....

14 pages | 2 colour photos, 1 colour map | Paperback | 06/2014 | #222542A | £7.99 Add to basket

Getting Started in Your Own WoodJulian Evans and Will RollsOwning a small wood or being able to help look after one well has become an increasingly popular subject. Getting Started in Your Own Wood has all you need to know about the basics. It is written by experts committed to the care ... ....


Glaciers: The Politics of IceJorge Daniel TaillantThough not traditionally thought of as key natural resource, glaciers are a crucial part of both our global ecosystem and the sustaining of life around the world. Comprising three quarters of the world's fresh water, they freeze in ... ....



























Managing Open Habitats in Upland ForestsForestry Commission (FC)The proportion of open space in many forests and woodlands is increasing as forest management plans are implemented and forests are restructured. Landowners and forest managers are increasingly being encouraged to manage this ground for ... ....

44 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour tables | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9780855389130 | #222687A | £9.99 Add to basket

Mountains: A Very Short IntroductionMartin F PriceMountains cover a quarter of the Earth's land surface and are home to about 12 percent of the global population. They are the sources of all the world's major rivers, affect regional weather patterns, provide centres of biological ... ....

144 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780199695881 | #222187A | £7.99 Add to basket

Our Common SeasCoasts in CrisisDon HinrichsenOriginally published in 1990. Most of the world's population lives on or near the coasts. Every nation not completely landlocked has used the sea as its supposedly self-cleansing garbage dump. Now the effects are being felt ... ....

184 pages | no illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781138928893 | #222739A | £29.99 Add to basketHardback | 10/2009 | 9781849710152 | #222740A | £79.99 Add to basket

Soil: The Skin of the Planet EarthMiroslav Kutílek and Donald R NielsenThe main focus of Soil: The Skin of the Planet Earth is to explain the important role of soil and the environment to a broad audience. Soil is one of the five essential factors crucial for human life. On the one hand the authors ... ....


Steppes: The Plants and Ecology of the World's Semi-Arid RegionsMichael Bone, Dan Johnson, Panayoti Kelaidis, Mike Kintgen and Larry G VickermanSteppes – semi-arid biomes dominated by forbs, grasses, and grass-like species, and characterized by extremes of cold and heat – occupy enormous areas on four continents. Yet these ecosystems are among the least studied on our ... ....


Taming the FloodJeremy PursegloveIn 2014 the Somerset Levels suffered from the worst flooding in over twenty years. Inevitably the residents asked for more drainage, more dredging and more money. This timely new edition of the acclaimed classic brings the story up-to-date ... ....

384 pages | 40 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780008129354 | #222941A | £24.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9780008132217 | #222949A | £9.99 Add to basket

The Future Use of Nordic ForestsA Global PerspectiveErik Westholm, Karin Beland Lindahl and Florian KraxnerDiverse as they are in their histories and in the organization of their forest sectors, most Nordic countries have this in common: their economies and cultures are substantially based on the utilization of various forest resources. ....


The Soils of TaiwanZueng-Sang Chen, Zeng-Yei Hseu and Chen-Chi TsaiTaiwan is located at the convergent boundary between the Philippine Sea plate and the continental margin of the Eurasian plate. The collision by oblique plate convergence began at around 5 to 6 million years and is ongoing with continual ... ....


Tracking the Great BearHow Environmentalists Recreated British Columbia's Coastal RainforestJustin PageEncompassing more than six million hectares of globally rare coastal rainforest, the Great Bear Rainforest in coastal British Columbia is home to thousand-year-old trees, rich runs of salmon, abundant species, including Kermode bears ... ....


Tree and Forest MeasurementPhil W WestForests must be measured if they are to be managed and conserved properly. Tree and Forest Measurement describes the essential principles of modern forest measurement, whether using simple hand-held equipment or sophisticated ... ....

215 pages | 9 colour & 28 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9783319147079 | #222668A | £62.99 Add to basket

Tree-Crop InteractionsA Physiological ApproachChin K Ong, Colin Black and Julia WilsonThis new edition provides an update on the considerable amount of evidence on tree-crop interactions which has accumulated during the last two decades, especially on the more complex multi-strata agroforestry systems, which are typical of ... ....


Conservation & Biodiversity


























100 Under 100The Race to Save the World's Rarest Living ThingsScott Leslie and Stuart PimmScientists estimate that the total biodiversity on Earth is between 10 million and 100 million species. Of these, just over 1.6 million and counting have actually been catalogued and described. One percent, or 16,306, of those species are ... ....

316 pages | 16 plates with colour photos | Paperback | 04/2012 | 9781443404280 | #199466A | £26.50 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780062294869 | #222534A | £10.99 Add to basket

Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand FaunaDoug P Armstrong, Matthew W Hayward, Dorian Moro and Philip J SeddonThe publication of Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna nearly 20 years ago introduced the new science of 'reintroduction biology'. Since then, there have been vast changes in our understanding ...


Biodiversity Spectrum of North-East IndiaProceedings of the National Seminar 2012Northeast India occupies a momentous part in biodiversity evaluation and conservation. Due to decades of socio-political unrest, inaccessible terrain and lack of funds, the highly pristine habitats of this region remain unexplored and ... ....

214 pages | b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Paperback | 01/2012 | 9788176654524 | #222920A | £49.99 Add to basket

Conservation of Threatened Desert Plants [in India]Suresh Kumar and Chandan Singh PurohitRescue, recovery and rehabilitation of threatened plants and other vulnerable plant genetic resources is essential to halt unprecedented loss of biodiversity in the recent past, more so in stressed biomes like deserts. Vulnerability of ... ....


Keeping the BeesWhy All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save ThemLaurence PackerFrom the jungles of South America to the deserts of Arizona, one thing remains consistent: bees are disappearing. A world without bees would be much less colourful, with fewer flowers. But that's not all – bees are responsible ... ....

272 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 08/2015 | 9780062306463 | #222535A | £7.99 Add to basket

Life Amongst the ThornsBiodiversity and Conservation in Madagascar's Spiny ForestLouise Japser, Charlie Gardner and Sir David AttenboroughProduced in collaboration with WWF-Madagascar, this beautiful book provides a fascinating treasures, the unique but highly threatened Spiny Forest. Lavishly illustrated with stunning images and including an authoritative, fully-referenced ... ....

336 pages | ~300 colour photos, 14 maps | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781909612679 | #222724A | £34.99 Add to basket

Perspectives on Biodiversity of India, Volume 1A Biju Kumar, PG Rajendran, CK Peethambaran, KG Ajitkumar and NS PradeepBiodiversity, the variety of genes, species, and ecosystems that constitute life on Earth and the intricate interrelations of living creatures and the environment that evolved along with time, is the basis of human development and sustenance ... ....


Postcards from the Middle EastHow Our Family Fell in Love with the Arab WorldChris NaylorCan hunters be persuaded to stop shooting birds of prey? Why would a village decide to restore its forests instead of felling them? Could landowners, farmers and nomadic herdsmen agree to extend a wetland instead of draining and burning ... ....

240 pages | 8 plates with colour photos | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9780745956497 | #222798A | £8.99 Add to basket

The Man Who Plants TreesJim RobbinsThis 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 ... ....

217 pages | b/w line drawings | Hardback | 05/2013 | 9781781250624 | #201301A | £10.99 Add to basketPaperback | 03/2015 | 9780812981292 | #222684A | £14.99 Add to basket

Wildlife Conservation on Farmland (2-Volume Set)David W Macdonald and Ruth E FeberThis innovative two-volume book highlights and examines the most important challenges facing farmers, conservationists, and policy makers, using examples of real-life, linked studies from a farmed landscape, which bridge the divide between ... ....

656 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9780199646838 | #222603A | £84.99 Add to basket

Wildlife Conservation on Farmland, Volume 1Managing for Nature in Lowland FarmsDavid W Macdonald and Ruth E FeberUsing more than 30 years research from the author team at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), Wildlife Conservation on Farmland, Volume 1: Managing for Nature in Lowland Farms reveals how agricultural systems and ... ....



























Wildlife Conservation on Farmland, Volume 2Conflicts in the CountrysideDavid W Macdonald and Ruth E FeberMany of the encounters between farming and wildlife, especially vertebrates, involve some level of conflict which can cause disadvantage to both the wildlife and the people involved. Through a series of WildCRU case-studies ...


Environmental Science

Climate Change GeoengineeringPhilosophical Perspectives, Legal Issues, and Governance FrameworksWil CG Burns and Andrew L StraussThe international community is not taking the action necessary to avert dangerous increases in greenhouse gases. Facing a potentially bleak future, the question that confronts humanity is whether the best of bad alternatives may be to ... ....

328 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 07/2013 | 9781107023932 | #222520A | £64.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 10/2015 | 9781107502635 | #222521A | £24.99 Add to basket

Climate Change and Public HealthBarry S Levy and Jonathan A PatzClimate change is causing, and will increasingly cause, a wide range of adverse health effects, including heat-related disorders, infectious diseases, respiratory and allergic disorders, malnutrition, mental health problems, and violence ... ....

432 pages | photos, illustrations, tables | Paperback | NYP 08/2015 | 9780190202453 | #221243A | £45.99 Add to basket

Climatology versus PseudoscienceExposing the Failed Predictions of Global Warming SkepticsDana Andrew NuccitelliAlthough some politicians, pundits, and members of the public do not believe it, global warming predictions by mainstream climate scientists have been remarkably accurate while those made by climate deniers have not. And if mainstream ... ....


Coping with Climate ChangePrinciples and Asian ContextRamesha Chandrappa, Sushil Gupta and Umesh Chandra KulshresthaThe environmental and climatic issues vary from continent to continent and are unique to Asia. Understanding the issues needs a lot of research and study material which students may not be able to gather due to shortage of time and resources ... ....

370 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 07/2011 | 9783642196737 | #191774A | £128.25 Add to basketPaperback | 10/2014 | 9783642447457 | #222475A | £135.00 Add to basket

DDT WarsRescuing Our National Bird, Preventing Cancer, and Creating EDFCharles F WursterDuring the 1950s and 60s, scientists began to question the widespread use of DDT, a pesticide used indiscriminately for agricultural purposes because of its efficiency in killing insects. Researchers were discovering that contact with the ... ....


Impact of Climate Changes on Marine EnvironmentsTymon Zielinski, Marcin Weslawski and Karol KulinskiImpact of Climate Changes on Marine Environments contributes to the current discussion on global environmental changes by discussing modifications in marine ecosystems related to global climate changes. In marine ecosystems, rising ... ....


Nitrogen and Climate ChangeAn Explosive StoryDave ReayIt is the perfect storm. Limited food, water and energy unequally spread between an expanding population, and a warming climate as the bitter icing on the cake. In all these global challenges nitrogen has a leading role to play.

216 pages | 25 b/w illustrations, 1 table | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781137286956 | #223045A | £19.99 Add to basket

Poison SpringThe Secret History of Pollution and the EPAEG Vallianatos and McKay JenkinsImagine walking into a restaurant and finding chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides, or neonicotinoid insecticides listed in the description of your entree. They may not be printed in the menu, but many are in your food.

304 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9781608199143 | #214093A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781608199266 | #222738A | £12.99 Add to basket

Poisoned PlanetHow Constant Exposure to Man-made Chemicals is Putting Your Life at RiskJulian CribbWe want things to be cheap, convenient and useful. Our food arrives contaminated with pesticides and wastes, wrapped in plastic made of hormone-disrupting chemicals. We bathe and dress our children in petrochemicals. Even our coffee contains ... ....

288 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 07/2015 | 9781760110468 | #223011A | £12.99 Add to basket

The Adaptive Challenge of Climate ChangeKaren L O'Brien and Elin SelboeThe Adaptive Challenge of Climate Change presents a new perspective on adaptation to climate change. It considers climate change as more than a problem that can be addressed solely through technical expertise. Instead, it approaches ... ....



























Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and SocietyJosiane Meier, Ute Hasenohrl, Katharina Krause and Merle PottharstAfter decades "in the shadows", urban lighting is re-emerging as a matter of public debate. Long-standing truths are increasingly questioned as a confluence of developments affects lighting itself and the way it is viewed. ....

324 pages | 31 b/w photos, 12 tables | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9781138813977 | #222652A | £34.99 Add to basketHardback | 11/2014 | 9781138813960 | #222653A | £115.00 Add to basket

Physical Sciences

Earth's Evolving SystemsThe History of Planet EarthRonald L MartinEarth's Evolving Systems: The History of Planet Earth is intended as an introductory text that examines the evolution of the Earth and its life from a systems point of view. The text covers major topics like the lithosphere ... ....

700 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | 03/2012 | 9781449648909 | #222674A | £49.99 Add to basket

Geodiversidade do Estado de Minas GeraisMarcely Ferreira Machado and Sara Fernandes da SilvaGeodiversidade do Estado de Minas Gerais is designed to offer different segments of the mining industry an introduction to the current geoscientific knowledge of the region, for use in planning, implementation, management and ... ....

131 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps, tables | Paperback | 01/2010 | 9788574990910 | #222676A | £99.99 Add to basket

Helium: The Disappearing ElementJr.,Wheeler M SearsThe subject of the book is helium, the element, and its use in myriad applications including MRI machines, particle accelerators, space telescopes, and of course balloons and blimps. It was at the birth of our Universe, or the Big Bang ... ....


Human UniverseBrian Cox and Andrew CohenThe nation's favourite scientist looks at the origins of life in our Universe. For somehow the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars and wonder where it came from. In this spectacular new book ... ....

288 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 10/2014 | 9780007488803 | #199727A | £20.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780008125080 | #222827A | £6.99 Add to basket

Moons: A Very Short IntroductionDavid A RotheryOur Solar System contains more moons than planets. They show astonishing variety, and some look more likely than Mars to host microbial life. David Rothery describes these fascinating small worlds, their discovery, names, and what they ... ....

illustrations | Paperback | 12/2015 | 9780198735274 | #223053A | £7.99 Add to basket

Past to Present Quaternary Landform ChangeNatural and Anthropogenic DriversJuergen Wunderlich and Peter HoubenContains the following contributions: Past to Present Quaternary Landform Change: Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers Wunderlich, Jürgen; Houben, Peter p. 1-2Mining and its impact on the earth surface in the Ruhr ...


Sandstone GeomorphologyLandscape Formation, Field Mapping, Research MethodsPiotr Migon and Heather A VilesThe volume consists of 12 papers which address different issues related to the geomorphology of sandstone terrains. Although we decided not to formally divide the content into sections, there is a logic behind the order of ...


Stories in the StarsAn Atlas of ConstellationsSusanna Hislop and Hannah WaldronTravel the night sky and discover the stories in the stars. Look up: above us is a jet-black canvas pricked with white dots, and a carnival of animals, mythical creatures, gods and goddesses in its shining constellations.


Tambora: The Eruption That Changed the WorldGillen D'Arcy WoodWhen Indonesia's Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it unleashed the most destructive wave of extreme weather the world has witnessed in thousands of years. The volcano's massive sulfate dust cloud enveloped the Earth, cooling temperatures ... ....

312 pages | 25 b/w photos, 25 b/w illustrations, 1 table | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9780691150543 | #211299A | £19.95 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780691168623 | #223024A | £13.95 Add to basket

The Science of InterstellarKip Thorne and Christopher NolanInterstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific ... ....

336 pages | 200 colour illustrations | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9780393351378 | #222460A | £13.99 Add to basket


























The Singular Universe and the Reality of TimeA Proposal in Natural PhilosophyRoberto Mangabeira Unger and Lee SmolinCosmology is in crisis. The more we discover, the more puzzling the universe appears to be. How and why are the laws of nature what they are? A philosopher and a physicist, world-renowned for their radical ideas in their fields, argue for ... ....


The Stargazer's HandbookThe Definitive Field Guide to the Night SkyGiles SparrowFrom the craters of the Moon to the far reaches of Orion, The Stargazer's Handbook will enable you to explore space without leaving the comforts of Earth. All you need are a pair of binoculars and a clear night sky to experience the ... ....


Time and NavigationThe Untold Story of Getting from Here to ThereAndrew K Johnston, Roger D Connor, Carlene E Stephens and Paul E CeruzziIf you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. The surprising connection between time and place is explored in Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There, the companion book to the National ... ....


Women in the GeosciencesPractical, Positive Practices Toward ParityMary Ann Holmes, Suzanne O'Connell and Kuheli DuttThe geoscience workforce has a lower proportion of women compared to the general population of the United States and compared to many other STEM fields. Women in the Geosciences explores issues pertaining to gender parity in the ... ....


Sustainable Development

Animal TheoryA Critical IntroductionRyan DerekPresents a critical introduction to theoretical approaches to the animal in modern and contemporary philosophy. This text outlines the significance of the animal for thinkers including Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Jacques Derrida ... ....

192 pages | Paperback | NYP 08/2015 | 9780748682201 | #220829A | £24.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 08/2015 | 9780748682195 | #220830A | £79.99 Add to basket

Being-In-CreationHuman Responsibility in an Endangered WorldBrian Treanor, Bruce Benson and Norman WirzbaWhat is the proper relationship between human beings and the more-than-human world? This philosophical question, which underlies vast environmental crises, forces us to investigate the tension between our extraordinary powers, which seem ... ....


Biodiversity and Climate ChangeLinkages at International, National and Local LevelsFrank Maes, An Cliquet, Willemien du Plessis and Heather McLeod-KilmurrayThis insightful book deals with the complexity of linking biodiversity with climate change. It combines perspectives from international, national and local case studies, and also addresses the central question using a thematic approach. ....

488 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 09/2013 | 9781782546887 | #214768A | £105.00 Add to basketPaperback | 03/2015 | 9781782547051 | #222569A | £39.99 Add to basket

Coastal Fishery Resources of IndiaConservation and Sustainable UtilisationB Meenakumari, MR Boopendranath, Leela Edwin, TV Sankar, Nikita Gopal and George NinanThe Society of Fisheries Technologists (India) aims to promote the cause of fisheries in general and fisheries technology in particular. The Society provides a forum for fisheries scientists and technologists to meet and discuss problems ... ....

894 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, colour maps | Hardback | 01/2010 | 9788190103879 | #222976A | £64.99 Add to basket

Devoted to NatureThe Religious Roots of American EnvironmentalismEvan BerryDevoted to Nature explores the religious underpinnings of American environmentalism, tracing the theological character of American environmental thought from their Romantic foundations to contemporary nature spirituality.


Dynamic Models of Infectious Diseases, Volume 2Non Vector-Borne DiseasesVadrevu Sree Hari Rao and Ravi DurvasulaThough great advances in public health are witnessed world over in recent years, infectious diseases, besides insect vector-borne infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Control of the epidemics caused by ... ....

185 pages | 42 colour & 27 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9781461492238 | #222568A | £126.00 Add to basket

























European Continental Hydrosystems under Changing Water PolicyGilles Arnaud-Fassetta, Eric Masson and Emmanuel ReynardHydrosystems strongly interact with society in terms of natural resource management, water quality/quantity management, or natural risks. During recent decades, population increase and economic growth, notably in flatter regions, have ... ....

344 pages | 12 colour & 95 b/w photos and illustrations, 16 tables | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9783899371574 | #223062A | £40.50 Add to basket

Handbook on Agriculture, Biotechnology and DevelopmentStuart J Smyth, Peter WB Phillips and David CastleHandbook on Agriculture, Biotechnology and Development is a compendium of knowledge, experience and insight on agriculture, biotechnology and development. Beginning with an account of GM crop adoptions and attitudes towards them ... ....


International Environmental Law and the Global SouthShawkat Alam, Sumudu Atapattu, Carmen G Gonzalez, Jona Razzaque and Christopher WeeramantryThe unprecedented degradation of the planet's vital ecosystems is among the most pressing issues confronting the international community. Despite the proliferation of legal instruments to combat environmental problems, conflicts between ... ....

576 pages | 1 b/w illustration, 2 tables | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781107055698 | #221920A | £99.99 Add to basket

Lyme DiseaseWhy it's Spreading, How it Makes You Sick, and What to Do About itAlan G BarbourOnce restricted to small forested areas in the northeast and north-central United States, Lyme disease is now a common infection in North America and Europe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than ... ....

336 pages | 3 colour plates, 3 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781421417219 | #222979A | £14.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781421417202 | #222980A | £28.99 Add to basket

NAFTA and Sustainable DevelopmentThe History, Experience, and Prospects for ReformHoi L Kong and L Kinvin WrothThe North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its companion agreement, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), provide important and often underappreciated protection for the environmental laws of the ... ....


Planet DialecticsExplorations in Environment and DevelopmentWolfgang Sachs and Susan GeorgeAll effects of human action will inevitably be played out within our planet's limits; any hope of infinity is an illusion. And yet, as Wolfgang Sachs warned almost twenty years ago, environmental concerns have been assimilated into ... ....


Southern ForagesModern Concepts for Forage Crop ManagementDonald M Ball, CS Hoveland, Garry D Lacefield and International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)Southern Forages was first published in 1991 with a wide range of audiences in mind. This Fifth Edition is substantially updated from the widely acclaimed Fourth Edition released in 2007. Southern Forages remains a ... ....

illustrations | Paperback | 02/2014 | 9780996019927 | #222503A | £69.99 Add to basket

The Ethics of Nuclear EnergyRisk, Justice and Democracy in the post-Fukushima EraBehnam Taebi and Sabine RoeserDespite the nuclear accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi plant in Japan, a growing number of countries are interested in expanding or introducing nuclear energy. However, nuclear energy production and nuclear waste disposal give rise to ... ....


The Indispensable Excess of the AestheticAn Evolution of Sensibility in NatureKatya MandokiThe Indispensable Excess of the Aesthetic: An Evolution of Sensibility in Nature traces the evolution of sensibility from the most primal indications detectable at the level of cellular receptors and plant tendril sensitivity ... ....

264 pages | 3 tables | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781498503068 | #222900A | £57.95 Add to basket

The Meaning of Human ExistenceEdward Osborne WilsonSearching for meaning in what Nietzsche once called the rainbow colors around the outer edges of knowledge and imagination, Edward O. Wilson bridges science and philosophy to create a twenty-first-century treatise on human existence. ....


The Population Biology of TuberculosisChristopher DyeDespite decades of developments in immunization and drug therapy, tuberculosis remains among the leading causes of human mortality, and no country has successfully eradicated the disease. Reenvisioning tuberculosis from the perspective ... ....

272 pages | 85 b/w photos, 7 tables | Hardback | NYP 08/2015 | 9780691154626 | #221190A | £37.95 Add to basket


























This Is Our LandGrassroots Environmentalism in the Late Twentieth CenturyCody FergusonIn the last three decades of the twentieth century, the environmental movement experienced a quiet revolution. In This Is Our Land, Cody Ferguson documents this little-noted change as he describes the efforts of three representatives ... ....


Water: A Very Short IntroductionJohn FinneyWater dominates the surface of Earth and is vital to life on our planet. It is a remarkable liquid which shows anomalous behaviour. In this Very Short Introduction John Finney introduces the science of water, and explores how the ... ....


Data Analysis

Advances in Earth Observation of Global ChangeEmilio Chuvieco, Jonathan Li and Xiaojun YangGlobal Change studies are increasingly being considered a vital source of information to understand the Earth Environment, in particular in the framework of human-induced climate change and land use transformation.


Bayesian ModelsA Statistical Primer for EcologistsN Thompson Hobbs and Mevin B HootenBayesian modeling has become an indispensable tool for ecological research because it is uniquely suited to deal with complexity in a statistically coherent way. Bayesian Models provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction ... ....


Bioinformatics and Functional GenomicsJonathan PevsnerBioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Third Edition is the latest revision of this bestselling and indispensible text book. Thoroughly updated to encompass the latest advances in the field the book retains its broad and accessible ... ....


Cell Death TechniquesA Laboratory ManualRicky Johnstone and John SilkeCell death plays a critical role in development, normal physiology and many diseases, including cancer. Research in this area is rapidly advancing and involves a variety of specific techniques.

250 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781621820055 | #223039A | £58.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781621820123 | #223040A | £93.99 Add to basket

Data Management for ResearchersKristin BrineyA comprehensive guide to everything scientists need to know about data management, this book is essential for researchers who need to learn how to organize, document and take care of their own data.Researchers in all disciplines ... ....


Introductory Digital Image ProcessingA Remote Sensing PerspectiveJohn R JensenFor junior/graduate-level courses in Remote Sensing in Geography, Geology, Forestry, and Biology. Introductory Digital Image Processing: A Remote Sensing Perspective focuses on digital image processing of aircraft- and satellite ... ....

544 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780134058160 | #221247A | £108.99 Add to basket

R for DummiesAndrie de Vries and Joris MeysMastering R has never been easier. Picking up R can be tough, even for seasoned statisticians and data analysts. R for Dummies, 2nd Edition provides a quick and painless way to master all the R you'll ever need.

408 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781119055808 | #222801A | £21.99 Add to basket

Remote Sensing and Image InterpretationThomas M Lillesand, Ralph W Kiefer and JW ChipmanRemote sensing and its kindred technologies, such as geographic information systems (GIS) and the Global Positioning System (GPS), are having a pervasive impact on the conduct of sciences, government, and business alike.

768 pages | plates with colour illustrations; illustrations, maps, tables | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9781118343289 | #222928A | £102.99 Add to basket

Taxonomy of Australian MammalsStephen M Jackson and Colin GrovesTaxonomy of Australian Mammals utilises the latest morphometric and genetic research to develop the most up to date and comprehensive revision of the taxonomy of Australian mammals undertaken to date. It proposes significant ... ....


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Planning Your Postgraduate ResearchMargaret WalshawPlanning Your Postgraduate Research provides researchers with the skills and knowledge needed to successfully accomplish milestones during the early stages of research activity. Specifically, it assists researchers in developing ... ....

144 pages | illustrations, tables | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9781137427342 | #222898A | £19.99 Add to basket



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