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Welcome to the May 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

● A Less Green and Pleasant Land: Our Threatened Wildlife● A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka● Biology and Evolution of Crocodilians● Bird Ringing Station Manual● Birding in Poland● Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs● Nature's Conscience: The Life and Legacy of Derek Ratcliffe● Polar Bears on the Edge: Heading for Extinction while Management Fails● The Antelope of Africa● The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will be Nature's Salvation● Undiscovered Owls: A Sound Approach Guide

New editions

● Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (2nd edition)● The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals (2nd edition)

Hard to find

● A Traveller's Flora: A Guide to Familiar Plants, along Roadsides, in Fields and Forgotten Places

● Birding in Greece: Travel Guide to Birdwatching Sites in Greece● Illustrated Flora of Lebanon● Mosses of Dry Forests in South Eastern Australia● Our Friends the Termites● Plants and Vegetation of North-West Persian Gulf

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Mammals

Atlas van de Nederlandse Zoogdieren [Atlas of Dutch Mammals]Sim Broekhuizen, Kamiel Spoelstra and Johan ThissenThe Netherlands is home to some 90 mammal species. This monumental book brings together current knowledge, and has been written by a large number of Dutch experts. An expansive work that is a must for both amateur naturalists and professional ...

300 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9789050115346 | #222275A | £29.99 Add to basket

China's Giant Panda [English / Chinese]Zhou MengqiThe giant panda has been around for 8 million years. It witnessed the evolution of the late Miocene and the test of the Quaternary glaciers. It was the flagship of the "Giant panda–Stegodon" animal group. The giant panda ...

168 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 01/2010 | 9787541039867 | #223551A | £123.00 Add to basket

De DasFrans van Bommel, Hans Hollander and Maurice La HayeThe badger has made a spectacular comeback in the Netherlands. Still, changes in nature management are casting a shadow on its future. 2015 is the year of the badger and in this monograph three Dutch experts tell the story of this impressive ...

120 pages | colour photos | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9789050115360 | #222553A | £18.99 Add to basket

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Dolphin Communication and CognitionPast, Present, and FutureDenise L Herzing and Christine M JohnsonDolphin researchers have collected an impressive amount of data over the last twenty years, thanks to advances in technology for monitoring, recording, and analyzing dolphin behavior as well as increasing interest in exploring and modeling ...

320 pages | 9 b/w photos, 4 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2015 | 9780262029674 | #223464A | £24.95 Add to basket

Guide to Marine Mammals and Turtles of the U.S. PacificKate Wynne and Garth MixThis unique field guide to marine mammals and sea turtles of Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington is ideal for use on boats, on beach walks, and in classrooms, offices, laboratories, and at home. Created by Kate Wynne, a leading ...

132 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps, colour maps | Spiralbound | 03/2015 | 9781566121767 | #223154A | £29.99 Add to basket

Larga (Phoca largha) v Zalive Petra Velikogo [The Spotted Seal (Phoca largha) in the Peter the Great Bay]Vladimir Alekseevich NesterenkoLong-term studies on the spotted seal (Phoca largha) territorial grouping in the Peter the Great Bay, which is the smallest reproductive concentration of this species and characterized by such an unique feature as coastal breeding ...

219 pages | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9785804414611 | #223261A | £50.99 Add to basket

Mahale Chimpanzees50 Years of ResearchMichio Nakamura, Kazuhiko Hosaka, Noriko Itoh and Koichiro ZammaLong-term ecological research studies are rare and invaluable resources, particularly when they are as thoroughly documented as the Mahale Mountain Chimpanzee Project in Tanzania. Directed by Toshisada Nishida from 1965 until 2011, the ...

630 pages | 256 b/w illustrations, 54 tables | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781107052314 | #222696A | £89.99 Add to basket

Marine MammalsEvolutionary BiologyAnnalisa Berta, James L Sumich and Kit M KovacsMarine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology, Third Edition is a succinct, yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. Earlier editions of this valuable ...

738 pages | colour photos, illustrations, distribution maps | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9780123970022 | #223661A | £54.99 Add to basket

MooseJack BallardFalcon Pocket Guide: Moose presents readers with substantive yet easily digestible information on this elusive animal. Where do moose live? What enemies do they have? How do they communicate? Moose contains all the information ...

96 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | 05/2014 | 9780762785049 | #223174A | £7.99 Add to basket

Mountain LionsJack BallardMountain Lions presents readers with substantive yet easily digestible information on these mysterious big cats. Where do mountain lions live? What enemies do they have? How do they communicate? What issues exist in the sometime ...

96 pages | 40 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2015 | 9781493012558 | #223590A | £7.99 Add to basket

The Dingo DebateOrigins, Behaviour and ConservationBradley SmithThe Dingo Debate explores the intriguing and relatively unknown story of Australia's most controversial animal – the dingo. Throughout its existence, the dingo has been shaped by its interactions with human societies.

328 pages | colour plates, photos, illustrations | Paperback | NYP 08/2015 | 9781486300297 | #223285A | £36.32 Add to basket

The Mind of the DolphinA Nonhuman IntelligenceJohn Cunningham LillyIn this Consciousness Classic dating from 1967, Dr. John C. Lilly details the discoveries of his research regarding the abilities of dolphins, current ideas (at that time) about their intellect, and the paradoxes of interspecies ...

336 pages | b/w photos | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780895561190 | #223567A | £24.99 Add to basket

Whales, Dolphins and PorpoisesA Natural History and Species GuideAnnalisa BertaThe 89 species of the order Cetacea are some of the most diverse, intelligent, and elusive animals on the planet. Highly migratory, they live beneath remote skies thousands of miles away from land. The huge distances they cover and the ...

288 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781782401520 | #223291A | £26.99 Add to basket

Wild Cats of the WorldLuke Hunter and Priscilla BarrettRanging from the largest – the Tiger to the smallest species – the Rusty-Spotted Cat and Black-Footed Cat, the world's wild cats are some of the most beautiful, ferocious and feared carnivores in the world.

240 pages | 400 colour photos and colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781472912190 | #220136A | £21.99 Add to basket

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A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of AustraliaDean IngwersenWritten 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 | ~300 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781909612488 | #222725A | £9.99 Add to basket

Aves do PantanalRenato Cintra, Luiz Claudio Marigo, Robson Czaban and Rafael BessaThis book brings together 523 species of birds, including about 350 that also occur in the Amazon and 450 that occur in the Cerrado. They are illustrated in color, and described with scientific name and vernacular names in English and Portuguese ...

376 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788521101109 | #223277A | £110.00 Add to basket

Bird MindsCognition and Behaviour of Australian Native BirdsGisela KaplanIn her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. She describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools.

272 pages | photos, illustrations | Paperback | NYP 08/2015 | 9781486300181 | #223286A | £40.91 Add to basket

Birding in PolandAdam SternoPoland is the most obvious destination in Europe to watch and listen to Aquatic Warbler. Forests and coppices provide shelter for all species of European woodpecker. Wetlands are an important stopover point for migrating waders, geese and ...

610 pages | 20 plates with 40 colour photos; 164 b/w maps | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9789197865210 | #223108A | £34.99 Add to basket

Birds in Counties: Third SupplementAn Ornithological Bibliography for the Counties of England, Wales & Scotland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, NortDavid K BallanceThe third supplement to this ornithological bibliography.

145 pages | Paperback | / | #223463A | £19.99 Add to basket

Birds of PreyTodd TelanderFalcon Pocket Guide: Birds of Prey is a field guide to the 55 birds of prey in North America. Anatomically correct illustrations of the birds in flight and on the ground and detailed descriptions about each bird's prominent ...

136 pages | 113 colour illustrations | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9781493002238 | #223553A | £7.99 Add to basket

Birds of the Rocky MountainsTodd TelanderBirds of the Rocky Mountains is a field guide to more than 250 of the most common and sought-after bird species in the region. Anatomically correct illustrations and detailed descriptions about each bird's prominent physical ...


Blueberry GooseJane PaffeyBlueberry, a blue-phase lesser snow goose, came to live at the York University campus in 2001. This is her life story, told by her human friend Jane.

104 pages | 56 photos | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9780992984809 | #223631A | £9.99 Add to basket

Collins Field Guide to the Birds of South East AsiaNorman ArlottEvery species of bird you might encounter in the region is featured, apart from non-established introductions. This includes coverage of China (south of the line used to define the Palearctic), Hainan (treated separately from SE China) ...

448 pages | plates with colour illustrations; colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780007429547 | #198447A | £34.99 Add to basket

Die Federn der Voegel MitteleuropasEin Handbuch zur Bestimmung der Wichtigsten ArtenHans-Heiner BergmannWhether conspicuously coloured, interestingly shaped, or inconspicuous: feathers are one of the most fascinating inventions of nature! But to what bird does a feather belong? With the help of this guide one can safely determine the feathers ...

632 pages | 377 colour photos, 259 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9783891047842 | #223563A | £62.50 Add to basket

Ekologiia i Monitoring Ptits Priokhotskoi Ravninnoi Lesotundry na Primere Landshaftov Basseina Reki Kava[Ecology and Monitoring of Birds from the Plain Forest-Tundra of the Northern Coast of the Sea of Okhotsk by the ExampleArsenii Vasil'evich KrechmarSince 1991 the author regularly conducted field research in the area of ornithological field base located in a typical lowland wood tundra at the right-bank tributary of the Kava River, about 50 km from the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk and ...


Glorious Gannets: A Celebration of our Fabulous Gannet Colonies (Region 2)David Christopher HollisAnother film in the series A Black Country Lad Explores, looks at the Gannet a magnificent seabird which nests in large colonies around the UKs coastline. This gentle short film explores one such colony at Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire ...

runtime: 10 min, PAL | DVD | 01/2013 | 5060308050218 | #223127A | £4.79 Add to basket



























Latein fuer VogelbeobachterUber 3.000 Ornithologische Begriffe Erklaert und ErforschtRoger J Lederer and Carol BurrLatein für Vogelbeobachter is an accessible, informative, and beautifully illustrated guide to the mysteries of ornithological Latin. It reveals the meaning, origin, and pronunciation of Latin binomials, helping readers to ...

224 pages | 256 colour & 20 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9783832194918 | #223689A | £37.99 Add to basket

Le Guide OrnithoLe Guide le Plus Complet des Oiseaux d'Europe, d'Afrique du Nord et du Moyen-OrientLars Svensson, Killian Mullarney and Dan ZetterstroemThis is a French translation of the well-known Collins Bird Guide. This edition features new species and updated distribution maps. This book covers all the birds that nest or can be regularly observed in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

448 pages | 200+ plates with colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9782603023938 | #223158A | £31.99 Add to basket

Pato-Mergulhao: Biologia e Conservacao do Pato-mergulhao (Mergus octosetaceus) no Parque Nacional da Serra da CanastraSavio Freire BrunoBiology and conservation of the Brazilian Merganser, a critically endangered duck species found mainly in the headwaters of the San Francisco River, Serra de Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais.


Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the CaribbeanScott WeidensaulOwls are perhaps the most intriguing of all birds – instantly recognizable and endlessly fascinating. Whether viewed as symbols of wisdom or bad omens, these unusual birds have had a hold on human imagination for millennia.


Report on Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain in 2011-2012: PasserinesSteve White and Chris KehoeThe April 2015 issue of British Birds contains the first part of the Report on Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain in 20011–2012. This report presents data on scarce passerine migrants recorded in Britain ...

colour photos | 04/2015 | #223198A | £9.00 Add to basket

Somerset Atlas of Breeding and Wintering Birds 2007-2012David K Ballance, Rob Grimmond, Stephen Moss, Julian Thomas, Eve Tigwell and Simon KingThis is the first published Atlas of breeding and wintering birds in Somerset and will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in the county's birds. It covers five years of fieldwork from winter 2007 to summer 2012 and contains ...

336 pages | 14 colour photos, 108 b/w illustrations, 293 colour distribution maps | Hardback | 11/2014 | 9780993120503 | #223729A | £34.99 Add to basket

Threatened Birds of Uttar PradeshAsad R Rahmani, Sanjay Kumar, Neeraj Srivastav, Rajat Bhargava and Noor Inayat KhanThreatened Birds of Uttar Pradesh is the fourth in the series of statewise volumes on threatened birds of India, and is largely derived from Threatened Birds of India (2012) by Dr. Asad R. Rahmani, published by BNHS/OUP. Information has been updated ..

219 pages | 100 colour photos, 41 colour distribution maps | Paperback | 05/2015 | 9780199455249 | #223310A | £15.99 Add to basket

Understanding Bird BehaviourStephen MossThe way birds behave is one of the vital keys to accurate identification and Understanding Bird Behaviour provides the experienced instruction needed to understand and get the most out of watching birds. Understanding Bird Behaviour covers ...

160 pages | ~200 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 08/2015 | 9781472912060 | #223446A | £12.99 Add to basket

Why Does My Parrot...?Rosemary LowRosemary Low explains the common problems that parrot owners encounter, such as biting, feather plucking and screaming. Drawing on her thirty years of experience, and using her relationship with a parrot she kept for nearly forty years ...

224 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780285643055 | #223743A | £9.99 Add to basket

Reptiles & Amphibians

Amphibian Biology, Volume 11, Part 2Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere: Northern AfricaStephen D Busack and Harold HeatwoleThis year's volume of Basic & Applied Herpetology is dedicated entirely to publication of Part 2 of volume 11 of the book series Amphibian Biology. In 2013, the editors of this part, Stephen Busack and Harold Heatwole ...

124 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations, b/w distribution maps, b/w maps, tables | Paperback | 01/2013 | #223103A | £37.99 Add to basket

Fauna CR: Plazi, Reptilia [Reptile Fauna of the Czech Republic]Jirí MoravecThe publication follows the previous volume of the series Fauna (Fauna CSFR Reptiles - Reptilia, Academia 1992). But this is a new treatment with updated information on the Czech reptilian fauna. The book summarizes current knowledge about ...

532 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9788020024169 | #223547A | £42.50 Add to basket

























Marine Turtles of RushikulyaBasudev TripathyThis book is partly an outcome of the doctoral work and compilation of information from several other research publications of the author on Olive Ridley sea turtles of Rushikulya rookery which covers the natural history, conservation ...

60 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9789382258155 | #223137A | £19.99 Add to basket

Our Sea TurtlesA Practical Guide for the Atlantic and Gulf, from Canada to MexicoBlair Witherington and Dawn WitheringtonBlair and Dawn Witherington intimately reveal the lives of sea turtles in Our Sea Turtles: A Practical Guide to the Atlantic and Gulf from Canada to Mexico. The book's pithy, well-organized sections are lavishly illustrated.


Vajícka a Larvy Obojzivelníku Ceske RepublikyJaromír Mastera, Vít Zavadil and Jan DvorakThe publication seeks to provide a comprehensive and as detailed as possible an overview of the larvae of all Czech amphibian species, complete with extensive photographs and drawings of tadpoles and the developmental stages of caudate ...

180 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9788020023995 | #223169A | £29.99 Add to basket

Fishes

Biology and Ecology of Bluefin TunaTakashi Kitagawa and Shingo KimuraBiology and Ecology of Bluefin Tuna focuses on latest information on the biology and ecology of the three bluefin tuna species: the Pacific (Thunnus orientalis), Atlantic (T. thynnus), and southern bluefin tuna ...

450 pages | 23 colour & 120 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 08/2015 | 9781498724876 | #223662A | £94.99 Add to basket

Biology of PerchPatrice Couture and Greg PyleThe genus Perca includes only three species of fish, but they are ubiquitous and abundant in freshwater and brackish environments of the northern hemisphere, from North America to Europe and Asia. These species are important ...


Europe and Mediterranean Marine Fish Identification GuidePatrick LouisyAlready considered as a reference in most of Europe, Europe and Mediterranean Marine Fish Identification Guide is now presented in a new, completely reviewed and updated English version including the most recent scientific findings ...

512 pages | 1450 colour photos and 1400 b/w line drawings, colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 08/2015 | 9782841388111 | #223627A | £34.99 Add to basket

Field Guide on Reef Associated Fishes of IndiaRekha J Nair and Somy KuriakoseFrom the preface: "With lndia being a party to the CBD, the importance of accounting for the marine diversity of India is a priority. Biological diversity is defined as “variability among Iiving organisms from all ...

152 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2014 | #223182A | £19.99 Add to basket

Fish Atlas of the Celtic Sea, North Sea and Baltic SeaHenk JL Heesen, Niels Daan and Jim R EllisAn in-depth reference work on marine fish, this is the first complete overview of all marine fish species found in the North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Celtic Sea. Whereas European research mainly focuses on species of commercial interest, this ...

550 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9789050115377 | #222516A | £57.99 Add to basket

Fish Cytogenetic TechniquesRay-Fin Fishes and ChondrichthyansCatherine Ozouf-Costaz, Eva Pisano, Fausto Foresti and Lurdes Foresti de Almeida ToledoRecent advances in fish cytogenetics have enhanced the interest in chromosome analysis in both fundamental (systematics and comparative genomics among fishes and other vertebrate groups) and applied (aquaculture, conservation and ...


Hagfish BiologySusan L Edwards and Gregory G GossThere are over 70 species of hagfishes inhabiting the depths of the world's oceans. Hagfishes are essential benthic organisms that play a vital role in our understanding of the evolutionary origins of vertebrate life and in the ...

384 pages | 32 colour & 87 b/w illustrations, 6 tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2015 | 9781482233452 | #223639A | £81.99 Add to basket

Marine Finfishes of KarnatakaAn Illustrated CompendiumSujitha Thomas, Prathibha Rohit, Geetha Sasikumar, KM Rajesh, AP Dineshbabu, PU Zacharia and G RaoFrom the foreword: "Advancements in fishing methods and extension of fishing activities to farther areas have resulted in exploitation of several finfish species, which were not generally encountered earlier in the catch.

421 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 07/2013 | #223501A | £49.99 Add to basket























Phylogeny, Anatomy and Physiology of Ancient FishesGiacomo Zaccone, Konrad Dabrowski, Michael S Hedrick, Jorge MO Fernandes and Jose M IcardoPhylogeny, Anatomy and Physiology of Ancient Fishes on ancient fishes unites the work of many specialists coming from different areas of biology. Hagfishes, lungfishes, Chondrosteans, and Holosteans constitute the main subject of ...


Invertebrates

A Guide to the Dragonflies & Damselflies of South AfricaWarwick Tarboton and Michele TarbotonThis field guide to all the dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa – a total of 162 species – addresses a growing area of interest and fills the gap left by two previous books on the topic, now both out of print.

216 pages | 400 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781775841845 | #223654A | £15.99 Add to basket

Atlas of the Carabus of the CaucasusImre RetezarContains am iconography, descriptions of genital morphology, and systematics and faunistics.

372 pages | 238 plates with colour photos | Hardback | 01/2015 | #223516A | £133.00 Add to basket

Beekeeping with ZESTBringing Bee Keeping into the 21st Century to Make Happy Healthy BeesBill SummersThis is a book like no other on the subject of honey bees. It addresses the author's belief and that of his colleague (Dave Durrant) that the welfare of honey bees in a traditional hive fails to provide for their needs as biological ...


Biology and Management of Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels in the Western United StatesWai Hing Wong and Shawn L GerstenbergerThis book is a synthesis of the biology and management of invasive mussels from scientists and managers working on invasive quagga and zebra mussels in the western United States. Invasive dreissenid mussels have spread throughout southwest ...

566 pages | 198 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781466595613 | #223663A | £94.99 Add to basket

Bugs & SlugsTodd TelanderFalcon Pocket Guide: Bugs & Slugs is a field guide to 100 of the most common and sought-after bug and slug species in the region. Anatomically correct illustrations and detailed descriptions about each insect's prominent ...


Butterflies of the World, Part 42: The ABRI Collections 1: Unusual PapilionidaeSteve CollinsThe first in a two-part special looking at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI) collection. Part 1 describes unusual Papilionidae.

36 pages | 32 plates with colour photos | Paperback | 04/2015 | 9783927783727 | #223282A | £35.99 Add to basket

Butterflies of the World, Part 43: The ABRI Collections 2: Unusual ButterfliesSteve CollinsThe second in a two-part special looking at the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI) collection. Part 2 describes unusual butterflies.


Butterflies of the World, Part 44: Nymphalidae XXV: KallimaPeter V KuppersThis part is the 25th dealing with the family Nymphalidae and describes the genus Kallima.

32 pages | 24 plates with colour photos | Paperback | 04/2015 | 978392778375X | #223284A | £30.99 Add to basket

Butterflies of the World, Supplement 25 [English]The Leaf Butterflies of the Genus KallimaPeter V KuppersThis part supplements Butterflies of the World, Part 44 and contains more detailed text to this genus.


Cryptic Female Choice in ArthropodsPatterns, Mechanisms and ProspectsAlfredo Vicente Peretti and Anita AisenbergThis timely book revisits cryptic female choice in arthropods, gathering detailed contributions from around the world to address key behavioral, ecological and evolutionary questions. The reader will find a critical summary of major ...


Die Bockkaefer Mitteleuropas, Band 1: Biologie und Bestimmung [Longhorn Beetles of Central Europe, Volume 1: Biology andBernhard Klausnitzer, Ulrich Klausnitzer, Ekkehard Wachmann and Zdenek HromadkoVolume 1 covers biology and identification. The representatives of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae) belong to the most striking native beetles in Germany, often due to their large size, their bizarre body shape, and ...

350 pages | 84 colour photos, 157 b/w line drawings | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9783894328634 | #223572A | £43.99 Add to basket





























Die Bockkaefer Mitteleuropas, Band 2: Die Mitteleuropaeischen Arten [Longhorn Beetles of Central Europe, Volume 2: The CBernhard Klausnitzer, Ulrich Klausnitzer, Ekkehard Wachmann and Zdenek HromadkoVolume 2 covers the Central European species. The representatives of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae) belong to the most striking native beetles in Germany, often due to their large size, their bizarre body shape, and ...


Dinoflagellate Cysts along the Coast of China [Chinese]Lan Dongzhao and Gu Haifeng

92 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 05/2014 | 9787030403681 | #223256A | £51.50 Add to basket

Dung Down UnderDung Beetles for AustraliaBernard Doube and Tim MarshallInternational dung beetle scientist Dr Bernard Doube and organic agriculture expert Tim Marshall have teamed up to produce a new publication on dung beetles and soil health. Dung Down Under: Dung Beetles for Australia is the ...

120 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | 03/2014 | #223106A | £34.99 Add to basket

Eucosma Hubner of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini)Donald J Wright and Todd M GilliganEucosma is one of the largest genera in the Tortricidae, with more than 230 described species. It achieves its greatest species richness in the Nearctic, where members of the genus can be found in nearly every habitat, from the ...

256 pages | 30 plates with 450 colour photos, 49 plates with 629 b/w line drawings | Hardback | NYP 08/2015 | #223290A | £74.99 Add to basket

Field Guide to the Sea Stars of the Aleutian IslandsStephen C Jewett, Roger N Clark, Heloise Chenelot, Shawn Harper and Max K HobergSea stars, with myriad colors and markings, have intrigued people for centuries and may be the most recognized marine animals worldwide. This field guide features 63 species of sea stars in the nearshore subtidal community of the Aleutian ...

colour photos | Spiralbound | NYP 08/2015 | 9781566121828 | #223374A | £32.50 Add to basket

Galling Arthropods and their AssociatesEcology and EvolutionKenichi Ozaki, Junichi Yukawa, Takayuki Ohgushi and PW PriceGalling Arthropods and their Associates is the result of an international symposium on gall-inducing arthropods, which was held September 5-9, 2005, in Kyoto, Japan. It was organized as the 4th international symposium on ...

304 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 12/2006 | 9784431321842 | #158571A | £166.50 Add to basketPaperback | 12/2014 | 9784431546641 | #223696A | £144.00 Add to basket

Genomics, Physiology and Behaviour of Social InsectsAmro Zayed and Clement F KentGenomics, Physiology and Behaviour of Social Insects provides comprehensive information on the social insect groups described, including new and unique reviews on emerging model social organisms.

380 pages | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9780128021576 | #223232A | £101.00 Add to basket

Guia Ilustrado de Borboletas da Reserva Florestal Adolpho DuckeRosemary S VieiraIllustrated guide to the butterflies of the Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve on the outskirts of Manaus, Brazil.


Insect Physiology and BiochemistryFollowing the tradition of its bestselling predecessors, this edition provides working scientists and students with an engaging and authoritative guide to the most current findings in the dynamic field of insect physiology. Expanded and ...

687 pages | 16 plates with colour illustrations; 261 b/w illustrations, 18 tables | Hardback | NYP 08/2015 | 9781482247589 | #223640A | £44.99 Add to basket

Introduced Dung Beetles in AustraliaA Pocket Field GuidePenny Edwards, Pam Wilson and Jane WrightIntroduced Dung Beetles in Australia to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced species. It will enable farmers, Landcare workers and the interested public to identify and ...

80 pages | colour photos, illustrations, maps | Paperback | NYP 08/2015 | 9781486300693 | #223287A | £19.99 Add to basket

La Vie des Papillons de FranceEcologie, Biologie et Comportement des Rhopaloceres de FranceTristan Lafranchis, David Jutzeler, Pieter Kan, Brigitte Kan and Jean-Yves GuillossonAn indispensible companion to identification guides, covering life cycles, adaptation to varied and changing environments, rlationships to landscapes, plants and other insects (ants, parasitoids, predators), etc. Includes the latest discoveries ...

752 pages | 3000+ colour photos, colour illustrations and colour distribution maps, includes CD-ROM | Hardback | 06/2015 | 9782952162067 | #221697A | £84.50 Add to basket

Les Nouveaux Cahiers Magellanes, No. 17This volume contains nine contributions on longicorn beetles of Asia and Africa.

110 pages | 28 plates with colour illustrations | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9782353871148 | #223159A | £42.50 Add to basket




























Metamorphosis: Astonishing Insect TransformationsRupert Soskin and George McGavinInsects truly are the ugly ducklings of the natural world. How does something as beautiful as a butterfly begin life as little more than a fancy maggot? Or something as elegant and delicate as a lacewing hatch out looking like a minuscule ...


Pavouci Ceske Republiky [Spiders of the Czech Republic]Antonín Kurka, Milan Rezac, Rudolf Macek and Jan DolanskySpiders are undoubtedly one of the most popular groups of animals, due to their ubiquity and striking and interesting behaviours, such as making of cobwebs and unique ways of hunting prey. By studying spiders experts have documented the ...

624 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9788020023841 | #223252A | £39.99 Add to basket

Physiology of the CladoceraNikolai N SmirnovThe Physiology of Cladocera is a much-needed summary of foundational information on these increasingly important model organisms. This unique and valuable summary is based on the world's literature, including Russian research ...

352 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 11/2013 | 9780123969538 | #223713A | £90.99 Add to basket

Research Materials on Pentatomidae in ChinaChina Scientific Book Services (CSBS)This collected works contains following 22 papers published in Chinese journals in recent years.

126 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 01/2015 | #223419A | £67.99 Add to basket

Sea Shells of IndiaDeepak ApteThe Book of Indian Shells by Deepak Apte, first published by the BNHS-OUP in 1999, and widely used as a field guide for many years, is now out of print and also outdated from the taxonomic point of view. Taxonomy is rapidly evolving ...


Sea and Land Shells of the Don Pisor CollectionColor, Form, ShapeDon PisorDon Pisor started his career as shell collector more than 45 years ago. Born and educated at the U.S. Pacific Coast, his engineering job eventually brought him to Florida where he started diving and collecting in the Florida Keys.

700 pages | ~5000 colour photos | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9783939767626 | #223445A | £120.00 Add to basket

Selected Arctiid Moths of the World [Japanese]Yasunori KishidaThe world's beautiful and excellent arctiid moths (Arctiinae) are shown on 47 color plates depicting 265 species in 1 092 specimens (include 7 species holotypes, 49 paratypes, and 3 new subspecies descriptions).

111 pages | 47 plates with colour photos | Hardback | 01/2015 | #223602A | £96.99 Add to basket

Svenska Nakensnackor [Swedish Nudibranchs]Klas Malmberg and Kennet LundinThe colourful and elusive nudibranchs are prized motives for a growing number of underwater photographers and other interested scuba divers. This is the first book ever to treat all the about ninety species of nudibranch gastropods ...

128 pages | 500+ colour photos and illustrations | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9789198039474 | #223461A | £29.99 Add to basket

Synopsis of Adventive Species of Coleoptera (Insecta) Recorded from Canada, Part 3: CucujoideaJan Klimaszewski, David Langor, HE James Hammond, Georges Pelletier, Yves Bousquet and Car BourdonA synopsis of adventive species of Cucujoidea (Coleoptera) in Canada is presented. Of the 548 Cucujoidea species recorded from Canada, 89 species in 48 genera and 12 families are reported as adventive, constituting 16.1% of the Canadian ...

172 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations, distribution maps | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9789546427717 | #222986A | £59.99 Add to basket

The Cuckoo Bees of the Genus Stelis Panzer, 1806 in Europe, North Africa and the Middle EastA Review and Identification GuideMax KasparekBees belonging to the genus Stelis parasitize on other bee species and are therefore also called "cuckoo bees". The Cuckoo Bees of the Genus Stelis Panzer, 1806 in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East provides ...

144 pages | 155 colour photos, 246 b/w line drawings, colour distribution maps, colour tables | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9783925064718 | #223231A | £38.50 Add to basket

The Principles of Bee ImprovementJo WiddicombeJo Widdicombe, B.Sc. (Hons.) Environmental Science, has been beekeeping for over 30 years and has been a member of BIBBA for more than 25 years, serving on the BIBBA Committee. Jo worked as a Seasonal Bee Inspector for 5 years and is a ...


The Sequel toSuguru Igarashi and Motohiro HaradaThis is the 3rd volume of the series The Life Histories of Asian Butterflies. In this latest volume, the life histories of 194 species are introduced by beautiful and vivid images with detailed description.

352 pages | 210 plates with colour photos | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | #223601A | £227.00 Add to basket



























True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the NeotropicsAntonio R Panizzi and Jocelia GraziaThe goal is to cover the heteropteran fauna, in order to give the readers an idea about the diversity and importance of true bugs of this zoogeographical region. True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics is not a catalog of the ...


ZooKeys 486: Annotated Type Catalogue of the Chrysididae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) Deposited in the Collection of RadoszkowPaolo Rosa and Zai-Fu XuOktawiusz Wincenty Bourmeister-Radoszkowski was a renowned hymenopterologist and one of the founders of Russian Entomological Society. The Radoszkowski collection is housed in the Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the ...


ZooKeys 490: Revision of the Ceratocapsine Renodaeus Group: Marinonicoris, Pilophoropsis, Renodaeus, and Zanchisme, withThomas J HenryPlant bugs in the Renodaeus genus group form a monophyletic part of the tribe Ceratocapsini in the subfamily Orthotylinae. All taxa are restricted to the New World, with most occurring from the southern United States to northern ...

156 pages | colour & b/w photos | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9789546427748 | #223725A | £45.99 Add to basket

Palaeontology

Late Miocene Suidae from EurasiaThe Hippopotamodon and Microstonyx Problem RevisitedMartin PickfordThe nomenclature of Late Miocene suines of Eurasia has been the subject of active debate since 1926, when Pilgrim erected the genera Microstonyx and Dicoryphochoerus. The discovery of additional fossil material at three ...

126 pages | 98 b/w photos and illustrations, 25 tables | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9783899371901 | #223205A | £37.50 Add to basket

Lower Permian Freshwater Sharks and Fishes of Texas and OklahomaKieran DavisThis is the only book like it on the market and is a one stop reference for anyone interested in the freshwater aquatic fauna of the Lowland Plains fauna of the Lower Permian of Arhcer County, Texas and Waurika, Oklahoma. The book updates ...

114 pages | b/w photos and b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2014 | #223532A | £28.50 Add to basket

Lower Permian Vertebrates of Oklahoma, Volume 1WaurikaKieran DavisLower Permian Vertebrates of Oklahoma, Volume 1 is the only book like it on the market and is a one stop reference for anyone interested in the vertebrate fauna of the Lowland Plains fauna of the Lower Permian. The book can be used ...

200 pages | ~800 b/w photos and b/w illustrations | Hardback | 01/2012 | #223531A | £33.50 Add to basket

Lower Permian Vertebrates of Oklahoma, Volume 2Richards SpurKieran DavisLower Permian Vertebrates of Oklahoma, Volume 2 is the only book like it on the market and is a one stop reference for anyone interested in the vertebrate fauna of the upland fauna of the Lower Permian. The book perfectly compliments ...

228 pages | ~600 b/w photos and b/w illustrations | Hardback | 01/2013 | #223527A | £33.50 Add to basket

Palaeovertebrata Sinica, Volume 1: Fishes, Fascicle 1 (Serial no. 1): Agnathans [Chinese]Zhu MinThis volume, with 92 fossil pictures and figures, deals with 82 species belonging to 61 genera, and 18 families. Their identification characteristics, location and biostratigraphy are provided.

294 pages | 92 photos and illustrations | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9787030429513 | #223745A | £59.99 Add to basket

Palaeovertebrata Sinica, Volume 2: Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Fascicle 1 (Serial no. 11): Dinosaur Eggs [Chinese]Zhao Zihui, Wang Qiang and Zhang Shukang

172 pages | 104 colour photos and illustrations | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9787030426109 | #223746A | £55.99 Add to basket

Palaeovertebrata Sinica, Volume 2: Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Fascicle 1 (Serial no. 5): Amphibians [Chinese]Wang YuanThis volume is a summary of morphology, taxonomology, and biostratigraphy of fossil amphibians in China. It descibes 34 species and 10 undentified species belonging to 27 genera 5 orders.


The Global Thermohaline PaleocirculationElena V IvanovaOriginally published in Russian in 2006, this is the first English translation of this important book on paleoceanography and paleoclimatology. Its initial publication was followed by a surge of interest in this subject prompting the ...

600 pages | 22 colour & 91 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 07/2009 | 9789048124145 | #180337A | £153.00 Add to basketPaperback | 11/2014 | 9789400790599 | #223421A | £135.00 Add to basket





























The Guanshan Biota [English / Chinese]Hu ShixueThe early Camrian Guanshan biota (approx.age 515–510 Mya ) represents a typical Burgess Shale-type fauna from the Wulongqing Formation of eastern Yunnan, China. Stratigraphically, the Guanshan biota is slightly younger than the ...


Marine & Freshwater Biology

A Guide to Finding Seashore & Rockpool Life in SomersetNigel PhillipsSeaweeds and marine creatures like crabs are a familiar sight on a beach – but what type of seaweed and what type of crab? On Somerset's beaches you can find around 120 seaweeds and 12 species of crab. But what else might you ...

72 pages | 265 colour photos | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9781874357681 | #223433A | £5.95 Add to basket

Bloomsbury Concise Pond Wildlife GuideSandra Doyle, Lyn Wells, Szabolcs K??kay, Stephen Message, Bridgette James and David A SuttonThis beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on more than 190 species of animal and plant that inhabit still-water bodies such as ponds, pools and small lakes in northern Europe. A vast number of species occurs ...


Marine Life of St. HelenaJudith BrownSituated in the South Atlantic 1,800 km from Africa, the isolated sub-tropical island of St Helena provides a home to both eastern and western Atlantic inshore marine species. Habitats of golden and volcanic black sand, algae encrusted ...

220 pages | 631 colour photos, 1 colour map | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9781874357643 | #223653A | £18.95 Add to basket

Marine Macrophytes as Foundation SpeciesEmil OlafssonMarine macrophytes (macroalgae, seagrasses, and mangroves) comprise thousands of species distributed in shallow water areas along the world's coastlines. They play a key role in marine ecosystems regarding biodiversity and energy ...


Sea Fishes of the MediterraneanIncluding Marine InvertebratesLawson WoodSea Fishes of the Mediterranean reveals the fascinating wealth of sea life found in this diverse but little-documented region. This compact and easy-to-use guide, illustrated with many specially-commissioned colour photographs taken ...

128 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781472921789 | #223156A | £12.99 Add to basket

General Natural History

A Barrel of MonkeysA Compendium of Collective Nouns for AnimalsSusie DentWe're all familiar with 'a flock of sheep' but what are the collective nouns for racehorses, pigs, zebras or giraffes? Drawing on a range of sources, from fifteenth-century hunting terms to more recent inventions that have ...


A Synopsis of the Classification of the British Palaeozoic RocksWith a Systematic Description of the British Palaeozoic Fossils in the Geological Museum of the University of CambridgeAdam Sedgwick and Frederick McCoyA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873), one of the founders of modern geology, was Woodwardian Professor of Geology at Cambridge from 1818 until his death.

856 pages | 25 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 05/2015 | 9781108082785 | #223508A | £51.99 Add to basket

A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape GardeningWith a View to the Improvement of Country Residences, Comprising Historical Notices and General Principles of the ArtAndrew Jackson DowningA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This 1841 work by the American landscape designer and writer Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-52), reissued here in its 1849 fourth edition, was the first ...


Animal CompanionsPets and Social Change in Eighteenth-Century BritainIngrid H TagueAlthough pets existed in Europe long before the eighteenth century, the dominant belief was that pet keeping was at best frivolous and at worst downright dangerous. In Animal Companions, Ingrid Tague explores the eighteenth-century ...

240 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780271065885 | #223607A | £49.95 Add to basket





















Banksia LadyCelia Rosser - Botanical ArtistCarolyn LandonThis is the story of Celia Rosser, internationally acclaimed Botanical Illustrator, who ultimately dedicated her life to painting the entire genus of Banksia, the only artist to have done such a thing. Her dedication to the task ...

250 pages | 30 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781922235800 | #223514A | £33.50 Add to basket

Big History and the Future of HumanityFred SpierFeaturing a variety of updates and revisions, Big History and the Future of Humanity, Second Edition, presents an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history from the origins of the universe and origins of ...


Botanical SketchbookA Guide and Inspiration for any Botanical ArtistMary Ann Scott, Margaret Stevens and Sir Roy StrongA sketchbook can be many things: to some it is a record of a landscape or people in a cafe prior to painting them; to others it is a visual memory of a traveller's journey, more personal than the image captured by a camera.

128 pages | 150 colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9781849941518 | #223240A | £12.99 Add to basket

Colonialism, Development, and the EnvironmentRailways and Deforestation in British India, 1860-1884Pallavi V DasColonialism, Development, and the Environment focuses on the colonial encounter between Britain and India in the field of economic development, including scientific/technological changes, and the environmental impact of this ...

208 pages | 2 maps, 3 tables | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781137494566 | #223533A | £54.99 Add to basket

De Corporibus Marinis Lapidescentibus Qu' Defossa ReperiunturAddita Dissertatione Fabii Column' de GlossopetrisAgostino Scilla and Fabio ColonnaA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. In 1747 the Roman publisher Venantius Monaldinus produced a Latin edition of two early works proposing the animal origins of fossils (reproduced here ...

134 pages | 36 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781108084833 | #223510A | £17.99 Add to basket

Early Responses to the Periodic SystemKaji Masanori, Helge S Kragh and Gabor PalloThe reception of the periodic system of elements has received little attention. Many historians have studied Mendeleev's discovery of the periodic system, but few have analyzed how the scientific community perceived and employed it.

344 pages | 30 illustrations | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9780190200077 | #223720A | £22.99 Add to basket

Elephant CompanyThe Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War IIVicki Constantine CrokeBilly Williams came to colonial Burma in 1920, fresh from service in World War I, to a job as a "forest man" for a British teak company. Mesmerized by the intelligence, character, and even humor of the great animals who hauled ...

368 pages | Hardback | 07/2014 | 9781400069330 | #214728A | £23.50 Add to basketPaperback | 04/2015 | 9780812981650 | #223376A | £17.99 Add to basket

Environment and Society in the Japanese IslandsFrom Prehistory to the PresentBruce L Batten and Philip C BrownOver the long course of Japan's history, its people profited from their rich natural environment while simultaneously facing significant environmental challenges. Over time, they have altered their natural environment in numerous ways ...

296 pages | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780870718014 | #223163A | £24.99 Add to basket

Global Tree ProjectShinji Turner-Yamamoto, Patricia J Graham and Justine LudwigThe Global Tree Project is an international art initiative from artist Shinji Turner-Yamamoto that seeks to open and affirm connections between audiences and the natural world. Working with identifiable imagery the artist encourages audience ...


Harvesting the BiosphereWhat We Have Taken from NatureVaclav SmilThe biosphere – the Earth's thin layer of life – dates from nearly four billion years ago, when the first simple organisms appeared. Many species have exerted enormous influence on the biosphere's character and ...

307 pages | 16 b/w photos and illustrations, tables | Hardback | 02/2013 | 9780262018562 | #203862A | £19.95 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780262528276 | #223471A | £15.95 Add to basket

Heat: Extreme Adventures at the Highest Temperatures on EarthRanulph FiennesRanulph Fiennes, the world's greatest living explorer, has travelled to some of the remotest most dangerous parts of the globe. Well-known for his experiences at the poles and climbing Everest, he has also endured some of the hottest ...

496 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2015 | 9781471137952 | #221600A | £19.99 Add to basket

























Herpetology at KansasA Centennial HistoryWilliam E Duellman and Kraig AdlerHerpetology at Kansas represents a substantial and critical chapter in the history of the discipline of herpetology. It chronicles the people-faculty and students alike-who have contributed to maintaining and expanding KU's ...

440 photos | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780916984915 | #223668A | £41.99 Add to basket

Historia Ambiental no Rio Grande do SulElenita Malta Pereira, Fabiano Quadros Ruckert and Neli Galarce MachadoHistória Ambiental no Rio Grande do Sul is the first collection of the Brazilian state's environmental history. The contributions, divided into three main sections: ...

224 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788581670874 | #223457A | £49.50 Add to basket

Killarney to Valentia IslandThe Iveragh Peninsula: A Walking GuideAdrian HendroffThe Iveragh Peninsula, the largest in southwest Ireland, stretches from Killarney to Bolus Head and attracts thousands of visitors annually. The Ring of Kerry coastal road winds along its fringes and sandstone peaks soar high above.

128 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9781848892323 | #223251A | £12.99 Add to basket

Life on Planet WWFFrom Archbishops to Belly Dancers - My Time at WWFCY ChongC.Y. Chong's captivating and insightful revelation about what it's like to spend over two decades at WWF. This light-hearted collection of memoirs tells the compelling story of a company executive who walked away from global ...

232 pages | Paperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781783065134 | #223249A | £14.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781783065172 | #223250A | £19.99 Add to basket

Looking for the GoshawkConor Mark JamesonLooking for the Goshawk traces Conor Jameson's travels in search of the Goshawk, a magnificent yet rarely seen (in Britain at least) raptor. Each episode of the narrative arises from personal experience, investigation, and ...

368 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 04/2013 | 9781408164877 | #204452A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781472922595 | #223144A | £8.99 Add to basket

Map: Poems After William Smith's Geological Map of 1815Michael McKimmThe poems in this anthology celebrate a map, a man, and a science. The science is geology. The man is William Smith (1769 – 1839), civil engineer and geologist. The map is Smith's masterpiece: ...


Menageries in Britain 1100-2000Christine E JacksonMenageries in Britain 1100–2000 traces the history of menageries ('…a collection of wild animals in cages or enclosures especially one kept for exhibition... in zoological gardens or a travelling show.


Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle Between the Years 1826 and 1836 (3-VolumeCharles Darwin, Robert Fitzroy and Phillip Parker KingA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. In the years leading up to Charles Darwin's famous voyage on the Beagle, the ship and its captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-65) had participated in a ...

2094 pages | 45 b/w illustrations, 8 b/w maps | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781108083164 | #223488A | £107.00 Add to basket

Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle Between the Years 1826 and 1836, Volume 1Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830Charles Darwin, Robert Fitzroy and Phillip Parker KingA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. In the years leading up to Charles Darwin's famous voyage on the Beagle, the ship and its captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-65) had participated in an ...


Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle Between the Years 1826 and 1836, Volume 2Proceedings of the Second Expedition, 1831-1836Charles Darwin, Robert Fitzroy and Phillip Parker KingA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. In the years leading up to Charles Darwin's famous voyage on the Beagle, the ship and its captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-65) had participated in an ...



























Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle Between the Years 1826 and 1836, Volume 3Journal and Remarks 1832-1836 by Charles DarwinCharles Darwin, Robert Fitzroy and Phillip Parker KingA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. In the years leading up to Charles Darwin's 1832-6 voyage on the Beagle, the ship and its captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-65) had participated in an ...


Norway LandscapesHanne Malat and Frank van GroenThe photographer couple Hanne Malat and Frank van Groen take us on an adventure through the diverse landscapes of Norway, away from the main tourist trails. The photographs deliver unexpected insights into the raw and unspoiled nature of ...


Outlaw Weeds of the WestKaren M Sackett and Ed JenneAuthor Karen Sackett informs readers of all ages of the wily ways of weeds, including the creepy trickster Dalmatian toadflax, which looks like a garden snapdragon but spreads long distances underground, and the hitchhiking outlaw hounds ...


Oxford Visual Dictionary of AnimalsThe Dictionary that Shows You What Words MeanOxford University Press (OUP)New in the internationally successful Visual Dictionary series, the Oxford Visual Dictionary of Animals introduces animals from around the world through highly illustrated dynamic spreads in thematic sections. There are over ...

128 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780192737571 | #223549A | £10.99 Add to basket

Paleoethnobotanical Study of Ancient Food Crops and the Environmental Context in North-East Africa, 6000 BC-AD 200/300Alemseged BeldadosArchaeobotanical investigation was conducted on a total of thirty two thousand (n = 32 000) pot fragments, baked clay and fired clay collected from different sites belonging to five Cultural Groups in Eastern Sudan. The Cultural Groups ...

102 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9781407313573 | #223534A | £28.99 Add to basket

Parler Latin pour Classer la NatureL'Heritage de LinneePhilippe CiboisLooks at the history of the usage of Latin to classify and describe nature in antique texts.

144 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9791093104065 | #223493A | £15.99 Add to basket

Penguin's WayJohanna Johnston and Leonard WeisgardWith a new children's book imprint, the Bodleian Library brings beloved classics back into print, beginning with a beautiful storybook about the life of a fascinating Antarctic species. Originally published in 1962 ...


Ralph Steadman's NextinctionBirds in TroubleRalph Steadman and Ceri LevyThe follow-up to the award-winning Extinct Boids, Ralph Steadman's Nextinction features more of the incredible art of cartoonist Ralph Steadman. This time the focus is not on the birds that are gone, but the ones that there's still time to save.

224 pages | 100 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781472911681 | #223141A | £29.99 Add to basket

Scientific Papers of Asa Gray (2-Volume Set)Asa Gray and Charles Sprague SargentA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Born in the state of New York, Asa Gray (1810-88) abandoned a medical career to pursue his true interest in botany. He sought the mentorship of the ...


Scientific Papers of Asa Gray, Volume 1Asa Gray and Charles Sprague SargentA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Born in the state of New York, Asa Gray (1810-88) abandoned a medical career to pursue his true interest in botany. He sought the mentorship of the ...


Scientific Papers of Asa Gray, Volume 2Asa Gray and Charles Sprague SargentA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection.Born in the state of New York, Asa Gray (1810-88) abandoned a medical career to pursue his true interest in botany. He sought the mentorship of the ...


South!Sir Ernest Henry ShackletonErnest Shackleton sailed to the South Pole as the First World War broke out in Europe, intent on making the first ever trans-Antarctic crossing. South! is Shackleton's first-hand account of the epic expedition, which he described ...




























Suffolk Coast WalkPeter CatonCombining travel writing with a walking guide, Suffolk Coast Walk provides a wonderful insight into this fascinating county and is the companion book to Essex Coast Walk by the same author. Peter Caton explores all ...

272 pages | 100+ b/w photos, maps | Paperback | 12/2014 | 9781784620967 | #223247A | £9.99 Add to basket

The Art of Rearing Silk-WormsVincenzo DandoloA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This 1825 translation was published as part of a project to introduce the culture of silkworms into Britain and especially into Ireland, as ...

402 pages | 3 b/w illustrations, 2 tables | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781108082112 | #223492A | £25.99 Add to basket

The Daily Journal of an Antarctic Explorer 1956-1958Guyon Warren and Karen J WarrenGuyon Warren was one of a small group of men who spent 15 consecutive months in the Antarctic in the late 1950s. He helped establish Scott Base, right from the construction of the first hut. However, it is with his explorations out on the ...


The Eduard Gubelin StoryThe Art & Science of GemsGubelin FoundationEdward Josef Gubelin (1913-2005), was a pioneer of Gemstone research. His lifelong studies of inclusions in gemstones changed the science of gemology and his work laid the foundation for the microscopic identification of gemstones of all ...


The Georgian MenagerieExotic Animals in Eighteenth-Century LondonChristopher PlumbIn the eighteenth century, it would not have been impossible to encounter an elephant or a kangaroo making its way down the Strand, heading towards the menagerie of Mr. Pidcock at the Exeter Change. Pidcock s was just one of a number of ...

304 pages | 8 plates with colour illustrations; 20 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781784530846 | #223372A | £19.99 Add to basket

The Intimate BondHow Animals Shaped Human HistoryBrian M FaganAnimals, and our ever-changing relationship with them, have left an indelible mark on human history. From the dawn of our existence, animals and humans have been constantly redefining their relationship with one another, and entire ...


The Shark and the AlbatrossTravels with a Camera to the Ends of the EarthJohn AitchisonThe Shark and the Albatross is the story of a cameraman's encounters with animals in remote, exotic and dangerous places. John Aitchison gives vivid descriptions of the lives of polar bears and penguins, seals and ...

288 pages | 16 plates with colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781781253489 | #222347A | £17.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 10/2015 | 9781781255018 | #223769A | £14.99 Add to basket

The Song of the Magpie RobinA MemoirZafar Futehally, Shanthi Chandola and Ashish ChandolaBirder, naturalist, and writer, Zafar Futehally was born in 1920 into a business family of Bombay. He grew up in Andheri, then one of the greenest areas of the city, and went on to join the family trade. However, it was with Salim Ali ...

213 pages | 16 plates with colour photos; colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788129134684 | #223555A | £20.99 Add to basket

The Spotted LionKenneth Gandar DowerKenneth Gandar Dower (1908-1944) wrote a classic African expedition memoir based on his adventures in search of a beast known only from rumors and stories, a lion with a spotted pelt. Gandar Dower describes the many obstacles incurred ...

280 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9781616460716 | #223138A | £15.95 Add to basket

They Laughed at GalileoHow the Great Inventors Proved their Critics WrongAlbert JackFrom the wireless to the computer, and from hula hoops to interplanetary travel, inventions and discoveries have changed our lifestyles in ways that would have astounded our ancestors. Each of them was originally developed by visionaries ...


Trees in ParadiseA California HistoryJared FarmerCalifornia now has more trees than at any time since the late Pleistocene. This green landscape, however, is not the work of nature. It's the work of history. In the years after the Gold Rush, American settlers remade the Californian ...

592 pages | 32 plates with colour photos | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9780393078022 | #223167A | £24.99 Add to basket
























Trekking in LadakhRadek KucharskiThis trekking guidebook gives detailed descriptions of eight different treks across the Ladakh, Zanskar and Markha Valley in northern India. Ranging from moderate difficulty to very demanding, each trek is broken down into multiple stages ...


Waste into WeaponsRecycling in Britain During the Second World WarPeter ThorsheimDuring the Second World War, the United Kingdom faced severe shortages of essential raw materials. To keep its armaments factories running, the British government enlisted millions of people in efforts to recycle a wide range of materials ...


Whale's WayJohanna Johnston and Leonard WeisgardWith a new children's book imprint, the Bodleian Library brings beloved classics back into print, beginning with a beautiful storybook about the life of a fascinating species. Originally published in 1962, Whale's Way by ...


Regional & Travel

A Love of Limestone (Region 2 / B)David Christopher HollisThis stunning DVD explores Limestone Pavements, a remarkable and declining wildlife habitat in Britain. It shows the unique wildlife which makes a home there and reveals the secrets of how and when this fabulous landscape feature came about ...

runtime: 33 min, PAL | DVD | 01/2014 | 5060308050324 | #223128A | £7.19 Add to basket01/2014 | 5060308050324 | #223132A | £8.39 Add to basket

A Swirl of Water: The Natural history of a Woodland Stream (Region 2)David Christopher HollisA Swirl of Water is the first in the Black Country Lad Explores series. It shows a typical woodland stream in lowland Britain throughout the year. Narrated by the Black Country Lad it has been a labour of love to explore ...


A Year in the Woods (Region 2 / B)David Christopher HollisThis gorgeous DVD film has been three years in the making. It explores the wildlife of a British woodland through the seasons and is lovingly produced by the Black Country Lad. See the wood through the cold of winter as animals struggle ...


Atlantic Forest: Fragile Exuberance / Mata Atl? ntica: Fr? gil Exuber? nciaUm Ensaio Art?ísticoAntonio WuoPhotographic study of the Brazilian Atlantic forest and its wildlife.


Autumn in the Picos de Europa (Region 2)A Celebration of the Autumn Landscape and Wildlife of the Picos de Europa in Northern SpainDavid Christopher HollisThe Picos de Europa in northern Spain is one of the most beautiful areas of Europe. High mountains, lush green valleys, rushing rivers and exquisite meadowlands make this the ideal destination for anyone interested in wildlife.


Best Birdwatching Sites: North WalesAlan Davies and Owen RobertsFrom the wader-thronged Dee Estuary to the seabird attractions of Anglesey, from mountains and moors to song-filled woodland, the counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd have lots to offer visiting birdwatchers. After its launch in 2007 ...

192 pages | illustrations, maps | Paperback | 04/2015 | 9780955033942 | #223737A | £17.95 Add to basket

Britain's Meadowlands (Region 2)David Christopher HollisSince the Second World War Britain has lost more than 90% of its traditionally managed meadows to development and changes in farming practices. These days attitudes have evolved and the importance of these ancient habitats has been fully ...


Cape Cod Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressCape Code 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 ...

14 pages | 1 colour map, 1 laminated fold-out guide with colour illustrations | NYP 04/2015 | 9781583559246 | #223672A | £14.39 Add to basket


























Colorado WildlifeTodd TelanderColorado Wildlife is a field guide to 180 of the most common and sought-after wildlife species in the region. Anatomically correct illustrations and detailed descriptions about each animal's prominent physical attributes and ...


Death Valley National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressDeath Valley National Park 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 ...


Denali National Park & Preserve Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressDenali National Park & Preserve 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 ...


Divoka Príroda Prahy a Blízkeho OkolíPruvodce Tou Castí Prazske Prírody, o Kterou se Nikdo Nestara, Malokdo ji Zna a Skoro Nikdo ji Nema RadRadek Mikulas and Jan Albert SturmaWriting a new wilderness guide on a place that is rapidly transforming is a difficult task. Geologist Radek Mikuláš and botanist Jan Šturma chose, described and photographed several dozens of locations in Prague and ...


East KinabaluA Guide to the Eastern Part of Mount KinabaluChin Shui Hiung, Christopher Chin and K Ravi MandalamThis book is a guide to the remote and rugged eastern part of Mount Kinabalu, the tallest mountain on the island of Borneo. The western part of the mountain is readily accessible by a scrambling trail that has been developed over several ...


England's Coastal HeritageA Review of Progress Since 1997Peter MurphyThe English Heritage Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (RCZAS) programme has produced a wealth of new information, with over 45 survey reports now completed. Alongside this, the offshore survey completed as part of the Marine Aggregation ...

184 pages | 149 illustrations | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9781848021075 | #223139A | £49.99 Add to basket

Everglades National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressEverglades National Park 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 ...


From Ox Cart to eMailThe Kenya Story of Delia CraigNatasha BreedToday a thriving sanctuary and popular safari destination, the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, in the heart of Kenya, began life almost 100 years ago as a plot of black cotton soil and tangled savannah parcelled out to a British immigrant from ...

400 pages | illustrations, maps | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781909657311 | #223407A | £9.99 Add to basket

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressGlacier Bay National Park & Preserve 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 ...


Glacier/Waterton Lakes National Parks Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressGlacier/Waterton Lakes National Parks 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 ...


Grand Canyon National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressGrand Canyon National Park 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 ...
























Grand Teton National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressGrand Teton National Park 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 ...


Great Smoky Mountains National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressThe Great Smoky Mountains National Park 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 ...


Guide to Wildlife of Burial GroundsCaring for God's Acre, Chris Shields and Lizzie HarperChurchyards, cemeteries and burial grounds are found all across the UK and many have become living sanctuaries for wildlife. This fold-out chart shows some of the plants and animals you may find, and gives a brief insight into the history ...

8 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Unbound | 04/2015 | 9781908819222 | #223444A | £3.50 Add to basket

Heathlands (Region 2)David Christopher HollisCome and explore the magic and beauty of Britain's lowland heaths. A wealth of wildlife awaits you in this gentle and informative DVD. Its full of gorgeous wild creatures from Dragonflies to Thrushes, Bog Orchids to Natterjack Toads ...


Iguazu - Fauna: Pocket Guide / Guia de Bolsillo / Guía de BolsoMarcelo Beccaceci, G Teo, Diego Florio and María Fernanda R AmayaThis trilingual guide includes the great variety of fauna that live in Iguazú National Park, and covers commonly seen birds, mammals, reptiles, and birds. Very useful for tourists and nature lovers.

12 pages | colour illustrations | Unbound | 01/2014 | 9789872817466 | #223228A | £7.99 Add to basket

Linville Gorge/Mount Mitchell, Pisgah National Forest Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressLinville Gorge/Mount Mitchell, Pisgah National Forest 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 ...


Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: East CoastSteve NG Howell and Brian L SullivanTwo-thirds of our planet lies out of sight of land, just offshore beyond the horizon. What wildlife might you see out there? This handy guide, designed for quick use on day trips off the East Coast, helps you put a name to what you find ...

64 pages | plates with 120 colour photos, 1 map | Paperback | NYP 10/2015 | 9780691166216 | #223632A | £10.95 Add to basket

Olympic National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressOlympic National Park 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 ...


Our Precious Ponds (Region 2)David Christopher HollisYou can no doubt fondly remember trips to catch newts and frogs at a local pond. Sadly this simple pleasure has largely disappeared along with many small village and field corner ponds. The loss is, in part, due to urban expansion, development ...


Rare & Unusual British Wildflowers, Part 1 (Region 2)A Celebration of the Many Rare and Strange Plants found in the UKDavid Christopher HollisSit back in your armchair and join the Black Country Lad as he explores the rich and wonderful rare wildflowers of Britain. This edition is filmed with a love of his subject which shows in the attention to detail seen here. Each species ...


Rare & Unusual British Wildflowers, Part 2 (Region 2)Another Celebration of the Many Rare and Strange Plants found in the UKDavid Christopher HollisSit back in your armchair and join the Black Country Lad as he explores the rich and wonderful rare wildflowers of Britain. This edition, part 2 of a series, filmed in widescreen format, is a celebration of a love for his subject which ...
























Redwood National & State Parks Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressRedwood National & State Parks 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 ...


Rocky Mountain National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressRocky Mountain National Park 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 ...


Sepilok ForestPreserving Sabah's Natural HeritageWendy Hutton and Cede PrudenteThere's a great deal more to Sepilok than the famous Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre. That is the theme of this book, which comes up with a lot of surprising information about Sabah's most accessible conservation area.


Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressSequoia/Kings Canyon National Park 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 ...


Sezonnaia Xhizn' Prirody Verkhnei Kolymy [Seasonal Life of Nature in the Upper Kolyma Region]Nadezhda Viacheslavovna Sinel'nikova and MN PakhomovSezonnaia Xhizn' Prirody Verkhnei Kolymy is devoted to the analysis of phenological phenomena in the Upper Kolyma region. Average long-term phenological data are presented. The effects of interannual and year-by-year changes ...


Shenandoah National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressShenandoah National Park 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 ...


The Glorious Colours of Autumn (Region B)David Christopher HollisThe Black Country Lad Explores the colours of autumn in all their beauty, see the stunning beauty of the New forest in all its fabulous autumn colour. A section on the fungi of autumn shows some of the species that may be encountered before ...

runtime: 30 min, PAL | 01/2015 | 5060308050393 | #223130A | £8.39 Add to basket

The Picos de Europa, Part 1: Woodlands and Meadows (Region 2)A Celebration of the Landscape and Wildlife of the Picos de Europa in Northern SpainDavid Christopher HollisThe Picos de Europa in northern Spain is one of the most beautiful areas of Europe. High mountains, lush green valleys, rushing rivers and exquisite meadowlands make this the ideal destination for anyone interested in wildlife.


The Picos de Europa, Part 2: Mountains, Rivers and Rocky PlacesA Celebration of the Landscape and Wildlife of the Picos de Europa in Northern Spain (Region 2)David Christopher HollisThe Picos de Europa in northern Spain is one of the most beautiful areas of Europe. High mountains, lush green valleys, rushing rivers and exquisite meadowlands make this the ideal destination for anyone interested in wildlife.


The SouthwestAustralia's Biodiversity HotspotVictoria LaurieVictoria Laurie offers us in words and pictures the southwest of Australia, a land triangle that encompasses a multitude of natural worlds. One third of all known Australian plant species is found growing in the southwest, and the region ...


The Wildflowers of the Burren (Region 2)David Christopher HollisThe Burren is a spectacular region of Karst limestone rocks in County Clare southern Ireland. It is around 250 sq km of open limestone hills and moon-like 'pavements' world renowned for the plants they support. The pavements are ...

























The Wildlife of Shetland's Simmer Dim (Region 2)A Celebration of Shetland's Summer Wildlife in Pictures, Sounds and VideoDavid Christopher HollisThe Shetland Isles, lying some 100 miles north of mainland Scotland with the North Sea to the east and the Atlantic to the west, these windswept but incredibly beautiful islands are a Mecca for birdwatchers worldwide. Its been estimated ...


The Wildlife of the Picos de EuropaAnd Other Great Sites Within Easy ReachDavid Christopher HollisThis new book is a unique reference guide to the plants and animals which inhabit the Picos de Europa, a spectacular high mountain area which straddles Cantabria, Asturias and Leon in Northern Spain. It's designed to help the reader ...


The Wildlife of the Picos de Europa: An Identification GuideDavid Christopher HollisThe Picos de Europa, a range of mountains 20 km inland from the northern coast of Spain, is a truly fabulous place to visit. With over 1400 different species of flowering plant and more than 140 species of butterfly it's one of ...

22 pages | colour photos, 1 colour map | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9780957246751 | #223109A | £3.95 Add to basket

Wildlife Soundscapes, CD 1: WoodlandsDavid Christopher HollisBritish woods are rich places to go and listen to birdsongs. Each spring they come alive with the trembling phrases of Wood Warblers and the lovely fluting songs of Blackbirds. All are here so sit back and enjoy their simple pleasures.

runtime: ~60 min | CD | 01/2011 | 5060308050119 | #223136A | £5.99 Add to basket

Wildlife Soundscapes, CD 2: The CoastDavid Christopher HollisOur coasts are a rich source of evocative wildlife sounds. Who among us cannot remember with fondness the cries of wheeling gulls at the seaside? But there is so much more to be experienced so sit back and enjoy the sounds of the coast.

runtime: ~60 min | CD | 01/2011 | 5060308050126 | #223135A | £5.99 Add to basket

Wildlife Soundscapes, CD 3: The Sounds of SummerDavid Christopher HollisThe lazy days of Summer are great for a walk in your local countryside. Birdsong is at its height and meadows buzz with the sounds of crickets and grasshoppers. Join the author in this celebration of the warm, sunny days of typical British ...

runtime: 62 min | CD | 01/2011 | 5060308050140 | #223134A | £5.99 Add to basket

Yellowstone National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressYellowstone National Park 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 ...


Yosemite National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressYosemite National Park 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 ...


Zion National Park Adventure SetMap & Naturalist GuideNational Geographic and Waterford PressZion National Park 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 ...


Botany & Plant Science

A Beleza das Plantas SuculentasAngeline Martini and Daniela BiondiA Beleza das Plantas Suculentas provides information and several photos about succulent plant species sold in Brazil. The idea for this book came from the need to systematize both the aesthetic and scientific information concerning ...


A Fascination for Fungi: A Celebration of the Weird and Wonderful World of Fungi (Region 2 / B)David Christopher HollisExplore the often weird, always startling world of our British Fungi. This colourful and informative DVD celebrates our mushrooms in all their glory and splendour. Look out for Death Caps, Dapperlings, Lawyers Wigs, Blushers and a whole ...


























A Guide to Finding Orchids in Hampshire & the Isle of WightPeter Creed and Rachel HudsonWild orchids excite people. They are exotic, strange, delicate and beautiful. And beneath their intriguing appearance is an equally fascinating biology – many species have developed intimate relationships with fungi to grow and ...


A Guide to Mushrooms (Agaricales, Basidiomycetes) [Russian]LG Perevedentseva


A Revision of Axinaea (Melastomataceae)Elvira Cotton, Finn Borchsenius and Henrik BalslevThe dissertation is a revision of the US plant genus Axinaea (Melastomataceae, Merianieae). The genus contains 41 species, eight of which here described as new to science. Forty of the species occurs exclusively in the Andes ...


Bloomsbury Concise Herb GuideChristina Hart-Davies, Bridgette James and David A SuttonThis beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on the most common herbs from around the world. Many of these plants grow wild in Britain and other parts of Europe, and can also be cultivated in gardens.


Burdekin Delta Tree GuideGreg CalvertThis handy guide allows for quick identification of the most common trees and shrubs used for revegetation purposes in the Burdekin Delta region. There is a strong focus on the many uses of these plants, and includes valuable knowledge ...

158 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, maps | Spiralbound | 01/2010 | 9780646526225 | #223193A | £24.99 Add to basket

Compendium of Grape Diseases, Disorders, and PestsWayne F Wilcox, Walter D Gubler and Jerry K UyemotoGrapes are the most widely planted fruit crop with 7.5 million hectares grown throughout the world. They are also one of the most management intensive crops in existence. Couple this with the fact that a comprehensive diagnostic and pest ...

224 pages | 375 illustrations | Paperback | NYP 08/2015 | 9780890544792 | #223289A | £124.00 Add to basket

Compendium of Soybean Diseases and PestsGlen L Hartman, John C Rupe, Edward J Sikora, Leslie L Domier, Kevin L Steffey and Jeffrey A DavisSoybean is one of the most significant crops grown in the world today. Soybeans are also hosts to a long list of diseases and insect pests, and that list grows each year. New and practical references that help users identify and manage ...

270 pages | 237 colour & 23 b/w photos | Paperback | 08/2015 | 9780890544730 | #223288A | £133.00 Add to basket

Ethnobotany: Himalayan RegionSK Sood, Anjna Kharwal, TN Lakhanpal and AK BhatnagarFrom the preface: "The history and development of ethnobotany is as old as human civilization. There is practically no human activity in which plants do not play a role. Although our country, lndia, is renowned the world ...

624 pages | 55 plates with colour photos; colour & b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9789382332374 | #223699A | £69.99 Add to basket

Etnobotanica AbulenseLas Plantas en la Cultura Tradicional de AvilaEmilio Blanco CastroThis book is the epitome of ethnobotanical cultural heritage of the province of Ávila (Castilla and León, Spain), its subject matter is the knowledge and popular beliefs about the plants and the environment, a richly diverse ...


Fascicles of Flora of India, Fascicle 26Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae, Tribe CercideaeP Singh and Saswati BandyopadhyayVolume 26 deals with the Cercideae, a tribe in the pea family, Fabaceae.

77 pages | 9 plates with colour photos; 20 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788181770622 | #223207A | £23.99 Add to basket

Flora of Tumkur District, KarnatakaVeeralinga Bhaskar, CG Kushalappa and KS JagadishchandraThis book on the flora of Tumkur District, Karnataka, reports 918 taxa including 26 infra-specific taxa falling under 504 genera and 139 families, encompassing 13 fern and 1 gymnosperm families. Among the major findings include discovery ...

304 pages | 35 pages with colour photos; colour illustrations, colour maps | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9789351263500 | #223266A | £91.99 Add to basket

Flore Pratique du Maroc, Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Angiospermae (Lauraceae - Neuradaceae)Manuel de Determination des Plantes VasculairesMohamed Fennane, Mohamed Ibn Tattou, Joel Mathez, Aicha Ouyahya, Jalal El Oualidi and Pierre QuezelThe first volume of this flora for Morocco treats the Pteridophya, gymnosperms and the following angiosperm families: Aizoaceae, Amaranthaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Basellaceae, Berberidaceae, Betulaceae, Brassicaceae (Cruciferae ...

558 pages | plates with b/w line drawings | Hardback | 07/1999 | 9789954014561 | #223384A | £59.99 Add to basketPaperback | 07/1999 | 9789954014561 | #223385A | £53.99 Add to basket



























Flore Pratique du Maroc, Volume 2: Angiospermae (Leguminosae - Lentibulariaceae)Manuel de Determination des Plantes VasculairesMohamed Fennane, Mohamed Ibn Tattou, Aicha Ouyahya, Jalal El Oualidi and Joel MathezVolume 2 of this flora for Morocco continues the coverage of the angiosperms. It includes identification keys and describes the following families: Acanthaceae, Aceraceae, Anacardiaceae, Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), Apocynaceae ...

648 pages | 73 plates with b/w line drawings | Hardback | 06/2007 | 9789954834749 | #223386A | £59.99 Add to basketPaperback | 06/2007 | 9789954834749 | #223387A | £53.99 Add to basket

Flore Pratique du Maroc, Volume 3Manuel de Determination des Plantes VasculairesWerner GreuterThe third and final volume of this flora for Morocco, which includes identification keys, continues the coverage of the angiosperm families and describes the following families: Adoxaceae, Alismataceae, Alliaceae, Amaryllidaceae ...

Hardback | 03/2015 | 9789954206713 | #223388A | £95.99 Add to basket

Foliicolous Lichens of IndiaKP Singh and A PinokiyoFoliicolous lichens, one of the important components of biodiversity in wet or moist, high humid, foggy tropical and subtropical forests, are confined mostly on the upper surface of live leaves of plants. This interesting group of epiphytes ...

335 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9788121106269 | #223592A | £49.99 Add to basket

Guide to the Vascular Plants of TennesseeEdward W Chester, B Eugene Wofford, Joey Shaw, Dwayne Estes and David H WebbThe product of twenty-five years of planning, research, and writing, Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee is the most comprehensive, detailed, and up-to-date resource of its kind for the flora of the Volunteer State, home ...

800 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9781621901006 | #223150A | £45.50 Add to basket

Hybrid Flora of the British IslesClive Anthony Stace, Christopher D Preston and David A PearmanCovering 909 hybrids, with identification notes and detailed accounts of their habitats, distribution and chromosome numbers, together with details on fertility or sterility. There are many distribution maps of the commoner hybrids in ...

520 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | #223449A | £44.99 Add to basket

Introduction to Horticultural ScienceRichard N ArtecaIdeal for any introductory course in horticulture science, the Second Edition of Introduction to Horticultural Science covers everything your students need to know in a comprehensive format that is easy to understand.

576 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | 03/2014 | 9781111312794 | #223165A | £84.99 Add to basket

Jambu da Amazonia - Acmella oleracea [(L.) R. K. Jansen]Características Gerais, Cultivo Convencional, Organico e HidroponicoMonica Trindade Abreu de Gusmao and Sergio Antonio Lopes de GusmaoThis publication aims to disseminate information about Acmella oleracea, a species of flowering herb in the family Asteraceae, based on results of studies coming from the productive sector and educational and research institutions ...


Legends of the FlowersJanet Hepworth and WRH JohnsonOriginally written in 1930 by Janet Hepworth, and illustrated throughout with delicate woodcuts by WRH Johnson. Our gardens are full of history and the story of flowers is a part of the story of mankind. Flowers are woven into ...

96 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781910065839 | #223424A | £10.99 Add to basket

Liste Rouge des Lichens du Canton de GeneveMathias Vust, Philippe Clerc, Christine Habashi, Jean-Claude Mermilliod, Bertrand von Arx and LoizThis new cantonal Red List, the result of collaboration between the Conservatory and Botanical Gardens of the City of Geneva (CJBG) and the Directorate General of Nature and Landscape of the State of Geneva (DGNP), completes the qualitative ...

160 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour illustrations, colour maps, colour tables | Paperback | 04/2015 | 9782827701322 | #223448A | £26.50 Add to basket

L'Atlas de la Flore de Maine-et-LoireJulien Geslin, Pascal Lacroix, Jean le Bail and Dominique GuyaderWith this book, the National Botanical Conservatory of Brest and its partners offer a different perspective on a department already known for its important horticultural sector linked to its specialized production and research.

608 pages | 200+ colour photos, colour illustrations, 1332 colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9791094583043 | #223608A | £44.99 Add to basket

Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica: Volumen VIIIDicotiledoneas (Sabiaceae - Zygophyllaceae) [MSB131]Barry E Hammel, Michael H Grayum, Cecilia Herrera and Nelson ZamoraSolanaceae, with 180 species, is by far the largest family in Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica: Volumen VIII. Most of its species are herbs or shrubs, a few of them epiphytic or hemiepiphytic. The family contributes a great variety ...

657 pages | 8 pages with colour photos; 37 b/w photos, 210 b/w line drawings, 4 colour maps | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9781935641124 | #223257A | £105.00 Add to basket

























Notre Flore AlpineUn Guide Botanique pour Randonneurs et AlpinistesElias Landolt, David Aeschimann, Beat Baumler and Nathalie RasolofoEvery walker and climber marvels at a flower meadow. And who has not been amazed by a small flower emerging from a crack in a rock, to direct its petals to the sun? But who can name them in the field without error? Who knows the plants ...


Orchidees de TunisieRoland Martin, Errol Vela and Ridha OuniThis book is the result of the hard work of three orchidologists. They offer us a book accessible to non-specialists and informative to frequent travelers that are botanists. It is particularly welcome since few books on the North African ...

163 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 04/2015 | #223726A | £27.99 Add to basket

Palmeiras do Distrito Florestal sustentavel da BR-163Guia de campoGleissiane Alves, Ana Luísa Kerti Mangabeira Albernaz and Maria Aparecida LopesField guide to palms in this conservation area in the State of Para, Brazil.


Plant Behaviour & IntelligenceAnthony TrewavasPlant Behaviour and Intelligence provides a convincing argument for the view that whole cells and whole plants growing in competitive wild conditions show aspects of plant behaviour that can be accurately described as ...

291 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 08/2014 | 9780199539543 | #213248A | £54.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 08/2015 | 9780198753681 | #223151A | £27.99 Add to basket

Plant Diseases and Their Management in Organic AgricultureMaria R Finckh, Ariena HC van Bruggen, Lucius Tamm, Nicolas Lampkin and Sally MillerManaging diseases in organic cropping systems is a major challenge to growers in every country who must meet rigorous restrictions. And depending on the crop and climatic region, organic production methods can vary greatly.

402 pages | 99 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780890544761 | #223744A | £175.00 Add to basket

Plants and Vegetation of North-West Persian Gulf [English / Farsi]The Coasts and Islands of Khore Musa, Mahshahr and Adjacent AreasHossein Akhani and Nafiseh SamadiPlants and Vegetation of North-West Persian Gulf is a useful identification guide for the flora of South Iran, in particular Khuzestan Province and the countries surrounding the Persian Gulf. In the first chapter, the ...

508 pages | colour photos, b/w distribution maps | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9789640367391 | #223400A | £69.99 Add to basket

Rescue of a GardenRestoring a Lost Garden in Brundall, NorfolkJanet MuterNow, regularly open to the public, these impressive gardens are a tribute to the ceaseless work of Janet Muter. Over 60 000 people have visited, raising tens of thousands of pounds for charity. This lavishly illustrated book, recounting ...

136 pages | 150+ colour photos | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9780857042590 | #223722A | £24.99 Add to basket

The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, Volume 13Flowering Plants: Monocots - PoaceaeElizabeth A KelloggThe Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, Volume 13 is the outcome of a modern phylogenetic analysis of the grass family based on multiple sources of data, in particular molecular systematic studies resulting from a concerted ...


The Flora and Vegetation of ShropshireAlex Lockton and Sarah WhildThe Flora and Vegetation of Shropshire is a remarkable new publication which describes the distribution and ecology of every one of the plants and types of vegetation types found wild in the county. It takes knowledge and understanding ...

466 pages | colour photos , distribution maps | Paperback | 04/2015 | 9780953093724 | #223197A | £34.99 Add to basket

Unsere AlpenfloraElias Landolt, David Aeschimann, Beat Baumler and Nathalie RasolofoEvery walker and climber marvels at a flower meadow. And who has not been amazed by a small flower emerging from a crack in a rock, to direct its petals to the sun? But who can name them in the field without error? Who knows the plants ...


Vascular Differentiation and Plant Growth RegulatorsLorin W Roberts, Peter B Gahan and Roni AloniThe vascular tissue of higher plants has been an object of continuous detailed study since the invention of the light microscope. As relevant new physical, chemical and biochemical techniques and concepts have appeared over the years ...


Vegetal PoliticsBelonging, Practices and PlacesLesley Head, Jennifer Atchison, Catherine Phillips and Kathleen BuckinghamVegetal Politics was published as a special issue of Social and Economic Geography. Cultural geography has a long and proud tradition of research into human-plant relations. However, until recently, that ...



























Wetland Plants of Townsville-Burdekin Flood PlainGreg Calvert and Laurence LiessmannWetland Plants of Townsville-Burdekin Flood Plain meets the need for a wetland plant identification resource for North Queensland. This book has a strong focus on wetland plants found in Townsville-Burdekin region, particularly ...

142 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, maps | Spiralbound | 01/2014 | #223192A | £23.99 Add to basket

What Have Plants Ever Done for Us?Western Civilization in Fifty PlantsStephen A HarrisWhen did the British Government become the world's largest drugs pusher? What tree is frequently used to treat cancer? Which everyday condiment is the most widely traded spice on the planet? Plants are an indispensable part of our ...


Wood-Rotting Non-Gilled Agaricomycetes of HimalayasIB PrasherThe present volume by the author is based on the outcome of extensive explorations in the Himalayas for more than a decade. It incorporates the original research findings along with that based on literature survey. It is intended to provide ...


Animal & General Biology

Circadian Rhythms and Biological Clocks, Part AAmita SehgalTwo new volumes of Methods in Enzymology continue the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. Circadian Rhythms and Biological Clocks, Part A and ...


Circadian Rhythms and Biological Clocks, Part BAmita SehgalTwo new volumes of Methods in Enzymology continue the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. Circadian Rhythms and Biological Clocks ...


Comparative Biology of the Normal LungRichard A ParentComparative Biology of the Normal Lung, 2nd edition, offers a rigorous and comprehensive reference for all those involved in pulmonary research. This fully updated work is divided into sections on anatomy and morphology, physiology ...

834 pages | ~125 illustrations | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9780124045774 | #223670A | £140.00 Add to basket

Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates, Volume 2Lophotrochozoa (Spiralia)Andreas WanningerThis multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an ...


Free Radicals in Biology and MedicineBarry Halliwell and John MC GutteridgeFree Radicals in Biology and Medicine has become a classic text in the field of free radical and antioxidant research. Now in its fifth edition, Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine has been comprehensively rewritten ...

896 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9780198717478 | #223714A | £125.00 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 07/2015 | 9780198717485 | #223715A | £69.99 Add to basket

Improving Animal WelfareTemple GrandinBy taking an entirely practical approach, Improving Animal Welfare aims to help those working with animals to apply methods for improving welfare, bridging the gap between scientific research and practical application.

376 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781780644677 | #222764A | £84.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781780644684 | #222765A | £39.95 Add to basket

Microbial Life of Cave SystemsAnnette Summers EngelThe earth's subsurface contains abundant and active microbial biomass, living in water, occupying pore space, and colonizing mineral and rock surfaces. Caves are one type of subsurface habitat, being natural, solutionally ...

450 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2015 | 9783110334999 | #221298A | £133.00 Add to basket

Molecular Evolution and Population Genetics for Marine BiologistsYuri Kartavtsev and MS JohnsonResearch in modern experimental and theoretical population genetics has been strengthened by advances in molecular techniques for the analysis of genetic variability. The evolutionary relationships of organisms may be investigated by ...


























Moonstruck: How Lunar Cycles Affect LifeErnest NaylorThroughout history, the influence of the full Moon on humans and animals has featured in folklore and myths. Yet it has become increasingly apparent that many organisms really are influenced indirectly, and in some cases directly, by the ...


Radiology of Australian MammalsLarry Vogelnest and Graeme AllanInterest in the conservation and welfare of Australian native wildlife continues to grow. Veterinarians are frequently presented with injured, diseased or orphaned animals and there is increasing veterinary involvement in conservation ...

320 pages | photos | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780643108646 | #223211A | £160.00 Add to basket

Social Behaviour in AnimalsWith Special Reference to VertebratesNiko TinbergenOriginally published in 1953, this is a classic study in animal behaviour, drawing on the author's own extraordinary studies of insects, fish, and birds, as well as on the literature. The concept 'community' is taken in its ...

164 pages | 8 b/w photos, 67 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 09/2013 | 9781848722972 | #209318A | £64.99 Add to basketPaperback | 04/2015 | 9781848722989 | #223664A | £26.95 Add to basket

Social Recognition in InvertebratesThe Knowns and the UnknownsLaura Aquiloni, Elena Tricarico, M Vannini and R ElwoodSocial Recognition in Invertebrates uses a wide range of case studies from different invertebrate taxa to describe the numerous forms of social recognition occurring in this large group of animals, and traces the evolution of the ...


The Design of MammalsA Scaling ApproachJohn William ProtheroDespite an astonishing 100 million-fold range in adult body mass from bumblebee bat to blue whale, all mammals are formed of the same kinds of molecules, cells, tissues and organs and to the same overall body plan. A scaling approach ...


The NeuronCell and Molecular BiologyIrwin B Levitan and Leonard K KaczmarekThe Fourth Edition of The Neuron: Cell and Molecular Biology provides a comprehensive first course in the cell and molecular biology of nerve cells. The book begins with properties of the many newly discovered ion channels that ...

600 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780199773893 | #221560A | £58.99 Add to basket

Voices of the WildAnimal Songs, Human Din, and the Call to Save a Natural SoundscapeBernie KrauseSince 1968, Bernie Krause has traveled the world making sound recordings of more than 15 000 species through his organization Wild Sanctuary. In his previous book ...

160 pages | 12 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2015 | 9780300206319 | #222368A | £14.99 Add to basket

Evolutionary Biology

David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies (Region 2)Sir David AttenboroughDavid Attenborough embarks on an extraordinary journey to unravel one of nature's most gripping stories the evolution of flying animals. The power of flight is one of the greatest miracles of nature. Over one hundred billion creatures ...

2 discs, runtime: 208 min, aspect ratio: 16:9, rating: E | DVD | 03/2015 | 5055298093277 | #223370A | £19.99 Add to basket

David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies 3D (Region B)Sir David AttenboroughDavid Attenborough embarks on an extraordinary journey to unravel one of nature's most gripping stories the evolution of flying animals. The power of flight is one of the greatest miracles of nature. Over one hundred billion creatures ...

1 disc, runtime: 208 min, rating: E | 03/2015 | 5055298093260 | #223371A | £19.99 Add to basket

Evolution of External Genital DevelopmentMB Renfree and M SchmidSpecial Topic Issue: Sexual Development 2015, Vol. 9, No. 1. Providing new insights into the developmental mechanisms involved in the evolution of external genitals, the articles in this special issue provide a comparative ...

68 pages | 20 colour & 7 b/w illustrations, 2 tables | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9783318030228 | #223742A | £32.99 Add to basket

MorphodynamicsAdolf Seilacher and Alan D GishlickMorphodynamics is defined as the unique interaction among environment, functional morphology, developmental constraints, phylogeny, and time – all of which shape the evolution of life. These fabricational patterns and ...

551 pages | 405 colour illustrations | Hardback | 12/2014 | 9781482221183 | #223359A | £63.99 Add to basket
























MutualismJudith L BronsteinMutualisms, interactions between two species that benefit both of them, have long captured the public imagination. Their influence transcends levels of biological organization from cells to populations, communities, and ecosystems.

320 pages | Hardback | NYP 08/2015 | 9780199675654 | #223397A | £74.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 08/2016 | 9780199675661 | #223398A | £37.50 Add to basket

Population WarsA New Perspective on Competition and CoexistenceGreg Graffin and Caroline GreevenFrom the very beginning, life on Earth has been defined by war. Today, those first wars continue to be fought around and literally inside us, influencing our individual behavior and that of civilization as a whole. War between populations ...


The Aesthetic BrainHow We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy ArtAnjan ChatterjeeThe Aesthetic Brain takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey through the world of beauty, pleasure, and art. Chatterjee uses neuroscience to probe how an aesthetic sense is etched in our minds and evolutionary psychology to ...

217 pages | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9780199811809 | #206508A | £22.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780190262013 | #223530A | £12.99 Add to basket

The Evolution of Sex DeterminationLeo W Beukeboom and Nicolas PerrinSexual reproduction is a fundamental aspect of life. It is defined by the occurrence of meiosis and the fusion of two gametes of different sexes or mating types. Sex-determination mechanisms are responsible for the sexual fate and development ...


The Improbable PrimateHow Water Shaped Human EvolutionClive FinlaysonTaking an ecological approach to our evolution, Clive Finlayson considers the origins of modern humans within the context of a drying climate and changing landscapes. Finlayson argues that environmental change, particularly availability ...

202 pages | 13 b/w photos and illustrations | Hardback | 03/2014 | 9780199658794 | #208728A | £15.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 01/2016 | 9780198743897 | #223644A | £10.99 Add to basket

The Species ProblemA Philosophical AnalysisRichard A RichardsThere is long-standing disagreement among systematists about how to divide biodiversity into species. Over twenty different species concepts are used to group organisms, according to criteria as diverse as morphological or molecular ...


We Are Our BrainsFrom the Womb to Alzheimer'sDick F Swaab and Jane Hedley-ProleBased groundbreaking new research, We Are Our Brains is a sweeping biography of the human brain, from infancy to adulthood to old age. Renowned neuroscientist D. F. Swaab takes us on a guided tour of the intricate inner workings ...

448 pages | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9780812992960 | #223735A | £24.99 Add to basketPaperback | 01/2015 | 9780141978239 | #223736A | £9.99 Add to basket

Ecology

Biodiversity and Earth HistoryJens Boenigk, Sabina Wodniok and Edvard GlucksmanThis uniquely interdisciplinary textbook explores the exciting and complex relationship between Earth's geological history and the biodiversity of life. Its innovative design provides a seamless learning experience, clarifying major ...


Organism and EnvironmentEcological Development, Niche Construction, and AdaptationSonia E SultanThis is an advanced text discussing ecological development (eco-devo) set in the context of natural environments. It emphasizes the niche construction, population biology, and ecological community dimensions of ecological development.

224 pages | Paperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780199587063 | #223280A | £34.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780199587070 | #223281A | £69.99 Add to basket

Habitats & Ecosystems

Biodiversity of Semi-Arid LandscapeBaseline Study for Understanding the Impact of Human Development on EcosystemsSunil Nautiyal, Katari Bhaskar and YD Imran KhanThis study presents authentic data compiled from field experiments and investigations, and provides a point of reference for any future changes associated with anthropogenic activity in semi-arid ecosystems. Three years of continuous and ...





























Boreal and Temperate Trees in a Changing ClimateModelling the Ecophysiology of SeasonalityHeikki HanninenBoreal and temperate tree species are adapted to the seasonally varying climatic conditions with their annual cycle of development. The reason is that the frost hardy dormant phase and the susceptible growth phase are synchronized with ...


Carbon Accounting and Savanna Fire ManagementBrett Murphy, Andrew Edwards, Mick Meyer and Jeremy Russell-SmithIn the context of Australia's developing carbon economy, fire management helps to abate emissions of greenhouse gases and is an important means of generating carbon credits. The vast high-rainfall savannas of northern Australia are ...

376 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780643108516 | #223212A | £105.00 Add to basket

Controlling Tropical DeforestationAlan GraingerReprint of a book originally published in 1992. Tropical rain forest is being cleared so rapidly and on such a scale that it is a major global environmental problem, threatening the survival of half of the world's plant and ...

310 pages | illustrations, maps, tables | Hardback | 10/2009 | 9781849710251 | #223313A | £79.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781138939189 | #223314A | £29.99 Add to basket

Forest Plans of North AmericaJacek P Siry, Pete Bettinger, Krista Merry, Donald L Grebner, Kevin Boston and Chris CieszewskiForest Plans of North America presents case studies of contemporary forest management plans developed for forests owned by federal, state, county, and municipal governments, communities, families, individuals, industry, investment ...

482 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9780127999364 | #223535A | £66.99 Add to basket

Land of Sweeping PlainsManaging and Restoring the Native Grasslands of South-Eastern AustraliaNicholas Williams, Adrian Marshall and John A MorganNative temperate grasslands are Australia's most threatened ecosystems. Grasslands have been eliminated from across much of their former extent and continue to be threatened by urban expansion, agricultural intensification, weed invasion ...


Lochnagar: The Natural History of a Mountain LakeThe Natural History of a Mountain LakeNeil L RoseThe remote mountain loch of Lochnagar is one of the most studied freshwater bodies in Europe. It is an area of outstanding, although harsh, natural beauty, a favourite destination for hill-walkers and a rare UK habitat for many alpine ...

503 pages | illustrations, maps, tables | Hardback | 01/2007 | 9781402039003 | #162933A | £103.50 Add to basketPaperback | 11/2014 | 9789400788497 | #223258A | £103.50 Add to basket

Money TreesThe Douglas Fir and American Forestry, 1900-1944Emily K BrockMoney Trees is an interdisciplinary history of the crucial decades that shaped the modern American conception of the value of the forest. It begins with early 20th century environmental changes in the Douglas Fir forests of the ...


Plantation PoliticsForest Plantations in DevelopmentCaroline Sargent and Stephen BassOriginally published in 1992. Plantations are playing an increasingly important part in the development and the economies of the South. Plantation Politics is the first book to examine their rationale and purpose ...


Restoration of Boreal and Temperate ForestsJohn A StanturfThis substantially updated new edition reflects the growing recognition that large areas of forests are degraded globally. This edition describes forest restoration in the context of rapid social, economic, environmental, and climate change ...


The Drama of ConservationThe History of Pureora Forest, New ZealandCarolyn M KingThe Drama of Conservation offers a sweeping history of Pureora Forest Park, one of the most significant sites of natural and cultural history interest in New Zealand. The authors review the geological history of the ...


The Science of Open SpacesTheory and Practice for Conserving Large, Complex SystemsCharles G CurtinFrom the days of the American Frontier, the term "open spaces" has evoked a vision of unspoiled landscapes stretching endlessly toward the horizon, of nature operating on its own terms without significant human interference.

264 pages | 59 photos and illustrations | Paperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781597269933 | #222133A | £24.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781597269926 | #222134A | £49.99 Add to basket



























The Threatening DesertControlling DesertificationAlan GraingerReprint of a book originally published in 1990. Lands lost to desert may effectively be lost for ever, so desertification is humanity's most obvious despoliation to the planet. It is certainly one of the most serious environmental ...

384 pages | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781138928862 | #223317A | £29.99 Add to basketHardback | 10/2009 | 9781849710145 | #223318A | £79.99 Add to basket

Toward a Natural ForestThe Forest Service in Transition (A Memoir)Jim Furnish and Char MillerJim Furnish joined the U.S. Forest Service in 1965, enthusiastic and naive, proud to be part of such a storied and accomplished agency. Nothing could have prepared him for the crisis that would soon rock the agency to its foundation ...


Conservation & Biodiversity

Biodiversity HotspotsDistribution and Protection of Conservation Priority AreasFrank E Zachos and Jan Christian HabelBiodiversity and its conservation are among the main global topics in science and politics and perhaps the major challenge for the present and coming generations. Biodiversity Hotspots written by international experts from different ...

546 pages | colour & b/w photos, illustrations and maps, tables | Hardback | 09/2011 | 9783642209918 | #191734A | £103.50 Add to basketPaperback | 12/2014 | 9783642438691 | #223589A | £89.99 Add to basket

Cocoa and ChocolateA Short History of Their ProductionWalter Baker & Co.A facsimile edition of a book originally published in 1886. Cocoa and Chocolate is a short story of the production and use of chocolate and cocoa, with a full and particular account of their properties, and of the various methods ...


Conservation Education and Outreach TechniquesSusan K Jacobson, Mallory D McDuff and Martha C MonroeThe conservation of biological diversity depends on people's knowledge and actions. Conservation Education and Outreach Techniques presents the theory and practice for creating effective education and outreach programmes for ...

464 pages | photos, illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780198716686 | #223393A | £74.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780198716693 | #223394A | £34.99 Add to basket

Inglorious: Conflict in the UplandsMark Avery and Chris PackhamDriven grouse shooting, where flocks of Red Grouse are chased by lines of beaters so that they fly over lines of 'guns' that shoot the fast-flying birds, is a peculiarly British fieldsport. It is also peculiarly British in that ...


Polar Bears on the EdgeHeading for Extinction while Management FailsMorten JorgensenPolar bears are threatened from many sides. Most people think that the only really big problem they face are the effects of climate change. This myth is being perpetuated by almost all the persons and institutions who have a say in polar ...

218 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps, colour tables | Paperback | 04/2015 | 9783937903231 | #223194A | £14.99 Add to basket

Policing WildlifePerspectives on the Enforcement of Wildlife LegislationAngus NurseWildlife crime is a fringe area of criminal justice, despite its importance as one of the highest value areas of global crime and its long term effects on ecosystems. Policing Wildlife examines the enforcement of wildlife law ...

248 pages | 1 table | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781137400000 | #223473A | £64.99 Add to basket

Relict SpeciesPhylogeography and Conservation BiologyJan Christian Habel and Thorsten AssmannRelict Species provides an overview of the importance of research on relict species and presents conclusions and findings on the conservation of these species. There are relict species and populations from nearly all plant and ...

449 pages | illustrations, tables | Hardback | 12/2009 | 9783540921592 | #181101A | £117.00 Add to basketPaperback | 11/2014 | 9783642424830 | #223552A | £103.50 Add to basket

Securing Wilderness Landscapes in South AfricaNick Steele, Private Wildlife Conservancies and Saving RhinosHarry WelsPrivate wildlife conservation is booming business in South Africa! Nick Steele stood at the cradle of this development in the politically turbulent 1970s and 1980s, by stimulating farmers in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) to pool resources in ...


























The Predator ParadoxEnding the War with Wolves, Bears, Cougars, and CoyotesJohn A ShivikThe longest armed conflict carried out by the United States government, beginning in 1914, is our war with mammalian predators. The death toll is tremendous: federal agents kill ninety thousand wolves, bears, coyotes, and cougars every ...


Wildlife Habitat ManagementConcepts and Applications in ForestryBrenda C McCombBalancing species-specific management with biodiversity conservation concerns, Wildlife Habitat Management integrates silvicultural and forest planning techniques with principles of habitat ecology and conservation biology.


Environmental Science

Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea BasinThe BACC Author TeamAssessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin offers an up-to-date overview of the latest scientific findings in regional climate research on the Baltic Sea basin. This includes climate changes in the recent past ...

474 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 01/2008 | 9783540727859 | #172213A | £202.00 Add to basketPaperback | 11/2010 | 9783642091896 | #223709A | £202.00 Add to basket

Fatal IsolationThe Devastating Paris Heat Wave of 2003Richard C KellerIn a cemetery on the southern outskirts of Paris lie the bodies of nearly a hundred of what some have called the first casualties of global climate change. They were the so-called abandoned victims of the worst natural disaster in French ...

240 pages | 27 b/w photos, 2 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780226251110 | #223213A | £24.50 Add to basket

Fluorine: Chemistry, Analysis, Function and EffectsVictor R PreedyFluorine is best known for its role in the prevention of cavities and in improving oral and bone health however equally there are millions of people around the world suffering from dental fluorosis due to chronic exposure to high levels ...


Mining in Ecologically Sensitive LandscapesMark TibbettMining in Ecologically Sensitive Landscapes explores the interface between geology and botany, and mining and conservation. Many areas of unusual geology that contain ore-bearing bodies also support unique ecological communities ...


Responding to a Changing ArcticReport of Session 2014-15House of Lords - Select Committee on the ArcticThe Arctic is changing. Temperatures in the region are increasing at twice the global average, causing a range of physical and environmental changes. Sea ice is thinning and receding, although the pattern of change is variable, while ...

143 pages | colour illustrations, tables | Paperback | 02/2015 | 9780108557729 | #223242A | £17.50 Add to basket

Responses of Fruit Trees to Global Climate ChangeFernando Ramírez and Jose KallarackalGlobal climate change is expected to produce increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, higher temperatures, aberrant precipitation patterns and a host of other climatic changes that would affect all life on this planet.


Slick WaterFracking and One Insider's Stand Against the World's Most Powerful IndustryAndrew NikiforukThe fossil fuel industry and many environmental groups tout hydraulic fracturing – "fracking" – as a panacea, with slick promises of energy independence, greenhouse gas reductions, and benefits to local economies.


The Optimistic EnvironmentalistProgressing Toward a Greener FutureDavid R BoydYes, the world faces substantial environmental challenges – climate change, pollution, and extinction. But the surprisingly good news is that we have solutions to these problems. In the past fifty years, a remarkable number of ...


Physical Sciences

Active Volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichon and TacanaTeresa Scolamacchia and Jose Luis MacíasActive Volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichón and Tacaná summarizes the studies carried out at two of the most active volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichón and Tacaná. El Chichón erupted ...

180 pages | 54 colour & 17 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9783642258893 | #223188A | £89.99 Add to basket

























Berliner Hoehlenkundliche Berichte, Volume 57: Malaysian Cave Bibliography (up to 2014)Liz PriceThis bibliography covers the whole of Malaysia, i.e. Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak, and contains almost 5 200 entries on Malaysian caves and karst, dating from the 1700s to 2014. In addition there is an extensive newspaper biblio covering ...

267 pages | no illustrations | Paperback | 04/2015 | #223568A | £11.99 Add to basket

Berliner Hoehlenkundliche Berichte, Volume 58: Bulgarian Speleological Studies in Albania 1991-2013Alexey K ZhalovBeside scientific studies on the geosettings, tectonics, cave climatology, and biospeleology as well as an overview about the history of cave exploration in Albania this volume presents the 52 most important caves of the Albanian Alps.

105 pages | Paperback | 04/2015 | #223569A | £11.99 Add to basket

Dynamics of the EarthTheory of Planet Motion Based on Dynamic EquilibriumVI Ferronsky and SV FerronskyIn their search for solutions to problems concerning the dynamics of the Earth as a self-gravitating body, the authors have applied the fundamentals found in their book "Jacobi Dynamics" (1987, Reidel). First, satellite observations ...

285 pages | 35 illustrations | Hardback | 05/2010 | 9789048187225 | #184715A | £103.50 Add to basketPaperback | 11/2014 | 9789400792739 | #223173A | £103.50 Add to basket

Forming Backgrounds of Earthquake-Induced Geohazards in the Eastern Marginal Zone of the Tibetan Plateau [English / ChinZhang YongshuangBased on a comprehensive study of earlier data and a large number of geological field surveys, this book uses maps and photos to form a realistic picture of the terrain of the eastern Tibetan plateau and shows a rapid change as a result ...

165 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9787030422507 | #223497A | £99.99 Add to basket

Galaxy: Mapping the CosmosJames GeachThe numbers involved when it comes to discussing stars, galaxies and the inconceivably vast tracts of empty space between them are staggering. With hundreds of billions of galaxies in the observable universe, all of varying shapes, sizes ...

256 pages | 100 colour photos | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9781780233635 | #215002A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781780235165 | #223375A | £15.99 Add to basket

Geology Underfoot in Western WashingtonDavid TuckerAncient volcanoes preserved as deeply eroded scraps. Seafloors forced high into the sky. Fossils of a long-extinct, 385-pound flightless bird that roamed subtropical floodplains. From the crest of the Cascades to the Pacific, and from the ...

352 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780878426409 | #223578A | £21.50 Add to basket

Jadite: Identification & Price GuideJoe Keller and David RossWhen Joe Keller and David Ross introduced the first book ever written dedicated to jadite, it was met with critical and popular enthusiasm. It was a tour de force! Now this fourth edition, there are over a thousand pieces illustrated in ...

192 pages | 720 colour photos | Hardback | 10/2014 | 9780764346866 | #223225A | £24.99 Add to basket

Limnology and Palaeolimnology of Mongolia [Russian]YY DgebuadzeA compendium of the geology as well as fresh- and brackish-water biota of Mongolia, both fossil and recent.


Mineral Treasures of the OzarksBruce L StinchcombThe Ozarks highland region of the Midwest, located in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, contains beautiful mineral specimens for those with sharp eyes and a keen interest to discover minerals. Over 500 images represent the collections ...


Monkeys, Myths and MoleculesSeparating Fact from Fiction in the Science of Everyday LifeJoe SchwarczThe internet is a powerful beast when it comes to science; the answer to any query you may have is just a few keystrokes away. But when there are multiple answers from various sources, how do we know what information is reliable?


NASA Gemini Owners' Workshop Manual1965 - 1966 (All Missions, All Models)W David Woods and David M HarlandNASA's Gemini space flight programme followed on from the pioneering Mercury missions which put the first US astronauts into space. The Gemini spacecraft was an agile flying machine for fighter pilots, which gave the US the tool it ...

176 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2014 | 9780857334213 | #223112A | £20.99 Add to basket




























New Space FrontiersVenturing into Earth Orbit and BeyondPiers BizonyIt is easy to imagine that the space shuttle's retirement has edged the Space Age toward closure, at least in terms of human flight beyond the bounds of earth. In fact, there are more people-carrying ships being constructed now than ...

176 pages | 250 colour & 25 b/w photos | Hardback | 11/2014 | 9780760346662 | #223111A | £18.99 Add to basket

Origins: The Scientific Story of CreationJim BaggottWhat is the nature of the material world? How does it work? What is the universe and how was it formed? What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve? How and why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know?


Poas VolcanoThe Pulsing Heart of Central America Volcanic ZoneFranco Tassi, Orlando Vaselli and Raul Mora-AmadorPoás Volcano: The Pulsing Heart of Central America Volcanic Zone provides a comprehensive description of the volcanological, petrological and geochemical features of the Poás Volcano (Costa Rica), one of the most ...


Rivers - Physical, Fluvial and Environmental ProcessesPawel Rowinski and Artur Radecki-PawlikRivers – Physical, Fluvial and Environmental Processes describes the domain of research and investigation of physical, chemical and biological attributes of flowing water, and it deals with a cross-disciplinary field of ...


Rocks, Gems, and MineralsGarret H RomaineRocks, Gems, and Minerals is a field guide to more than 100 of the most common and sought-after rocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout North America. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed ...


Stratigraphy and Paleolimnology of the Green River Formation, Western USAMichael Elliot Smith and Alan R CarrollStratigraphy and Paleolimnology of the Green River Formation, Western USA presents a suite of detailed stratigraphic and sedimentologic investigations of the Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming, Colorado and Utah, one of the ...


Studies of Historical Earthquakes in Southern PolandOuter Western Carpathian Earthquake of December 3, 1786, and First Macroseismic Maps in 1858-1901Barbara Guterch and Jan KozakStudies of Historical Earthquakes in Southern Poland examines old and new data on some of the 18th and 19th century earthquakes that either occurred or were clearly felt in southern regions of Poland. Particular emphasis is put ...


The Central Asian Orogenic BeltAlfred KroenerThis volume provides a state-of-the-art account of the geology of part of Central Asia named The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB). This Belt formed by accretion of island arcs, ophiolites, oceanic islands, seamounts, accretionary wedge ...

colour illustrations | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9783443110338 | #222962A | £107.00 Add to basket

The Earth's Heterogeneous MantleA Geophysical, Geodynamical, and Geochemical PerspectiveAmir Khan and Frederic DeschampsThe Earth's Heterogeneous Mantle highlights and discusses recent developments that have contributed to an improved understanding of observed mantle heterogeneities and their relation to the thermo-chemical state of ...


The Geology of the ArcticUwe KronerThe Geology of the Arctic offers a concise overview of the geology of the Arctic as a whole. It addresses the task of describing the evolution of both continental and oceanic crust. The Geology of the Arctic presents a ...


The Universe in Your HandA Journey Through Space, Time and BeyondChristophe GalfardInternationally renowned physicist Christophe Galfard takes us on a wonder-filled journey through the past, present and future of the universe – a journey into scientific fact. The Universe in Your Hand is a popular science ...

























Volcan De ColimaManaging the ThreatNick Varley and Jean-Christophe KomorowskiVolcán de Colima is an important volcano: it has frequent large Plinian or sub-Plinian eruptions; its activity frequently switches between various regimes, which provides the opportunity to study these transitions from their causes ...


Sustainable Development

A Field Philosophers Guide to FrackingHow One Texas Town Stood Up to Big Oil and GasAdam BriggleWhen philosophy professor Adam Briggle moved to Denton, Texas, he had never heard of fracking. Less than three years later he would successfully lead a citizens' initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing in Denton – the first Texas ...

352 pages | 16 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2015 | 9781631490071 | #223580A | £17.99 Add to basket

Asking the EarthFarms, Forestry and Survival in IndiaWinin Pereira and Jeremy SeabrookOriginally published in 1991. The need to produce food without the destructive chemical horrors of much modern farming, for an intelligent use of dwindling natural resources and for humane forms of production is universal, the ...


Big World, Small PlanetAbundance Within Planetary BoundariesJohan Rockstrom, Mattias Klum and Peter Miller"Abundance within planetary boundaries requires a deep mind-shift. Not growth without limits. Not limits to growth, but growth within limits." We've entered the Anthropocene the era of massive human impacts on Earth which ...

207 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | 05/2014 | 9789171263346 | #198150A | £16.99 Add to basket

Eco-Business: A Big-Brand Takeover of SustainabilityPeter Dauvergne and Jane ListerMcDonalds promises to use only beef, coffee, fish, chicken, and cooking oil obtained from sustainable sources. Coca-Cola promises to achieve water neutrality. Unilever has set a deadline of 2020 to reach 100 percent sustainable agriculture ...

208 pages | 4 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 02/2013 | 9780262018760 | #203866A | £17.95 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2015 | 9780262528337 | #223470A | £12.95 Add to basket

Groundswell: The Case for FrackingEzra LevantIn Groundswell, Ezra Levant examines the fracking revolution. With natural gas in abundance, prices fall and the stranglehold by energy companies like Russia's Gazprom loosens. OPEC, environmentalists, and communities through ...


Marine Fishes in IndiaTheir Importance in Health & NutritionKajal Chakraborty, KK Vijayan, P Vijayagopal, BP Mohanty and G Syda RaoFrom the foreword: "Marine Fishes in India provides valuable information on the nutritional significance of marine fish consumption to human health. The biochemistry of the various nutritional elements along with ...

118 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | #223425A | £35.99 Add to basket

Natural Resources and Conflict in AfricaThe Tragedy of EndowmentAbiodun AlaoConflict over natural resources has made Africa the focus of international attention, particularly during the last decade. From oil in Nigeria and diamonds in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to land in Zimbabwe and water in the Horn of Africa ...

380 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 09/2007 | 9781580462679 | #203841A | £54.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781580465427 | #223245A | £24.99 Add to basket

Naturalizing HeideggerHis Confrontation with Nietzsche, His Contributions to Environmental PhilosophyDavid E StoreyIn Naturalizing Heidegger, David E. Storey proposes a new interpretation of Heidegger's importance for environmental philosophy, finding in the development of his thought from the early 1920s to his later work in the 1940s ...


No Timber Without TreesSustainability in the Tropical ForestDuncan Poore and BCY FreezailahOriginally published in 1989. Much of the world's tropical timber is still supplied from natural forest, but under current systems of management the forests are rapidly becoming exhausted. Unless management practices change ...



























Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can TooBeth TerryLike many people, Beth Terry didn't think an individual could have much impact on the environment, until she read an article the oceans filling with plastic while she was recovering from a surgery. She decided that day to kick her plastic ...

344 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 04/2012 | 9781616086244 | #195492A | £13.99 Add to basketPaperback | 04/2015 | 9781632206657 | #223350A | £11.99 Add to basket

Progress in Marine Conservation in EuropeNATURA 2000 Sites in German Offshore WatersHenning von Nordheim, Dieter Boedeker and Jochen C KrauseProgress in Marine Conservation in Europe offers insight in the identification and selection procedure of marine protected areas in the German exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of the North – and Baltic Seas.

264 pages | 84 illustrations | Hardback | 04/2006 | 9783540332909 | #159580A | £117.00 Add to basketPaperback | 09/2014 | 9783642442193 | #223498A | £98.99 Add to basket

Saving the SeedGenetic Diversity and European AgricultureRenee Vellve and Jaap HardonOriginally published in 1992. Genetic diversity is essential to the security of agriculture. Without the availability of a wide range of plant varieties and the genetic resources they contain, crops cannot adapt to combat the ...


Shale Gas and FrackingThe Science Behind the ControversyMichael StephensonShale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controversy explains the relevant geological principles before examining the peer-reviewed evidence and presenting it through a simple and compelling illustrated narrative.


The Anthropocene ProjectVirtue in the Age of Climate ChangeByron WillistonThe recent Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggested that continuing inaction on climate change presents a significant threat to social stability. IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri put the ...


The Renewable Energy Home HandbookLindsay PorterThe Renewable Energy Home Handbook is biased towards the practical, and covers the installation of all leading types of alternative domestic energy sources – from ground- and air-source heat pumps, PV solar electricity ...

192 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | 02/2015 | 9781845847593 | #223248A | £24.99 Add to basket

The UK Pesticide Guide 2015Martin A LainsburyThe UK Pesticide Guide is the most authoritative source of information on pesticides and adjuvants for UK agriculture, horticulture, forestry and amenity use. Edited by a leading authority in the field, this new edition is thoroughly updated ...


What is This Thing Called Science?Alan F ChalmersA brand new edition of an internationally renowned science bestseller Now well into its fourth decade, What is This Thing Called Science? has become something of a classic the world over, available in nineteen languages.


Data Analysis

Field Methods in Marine ScienceFrom Measurements to ModelsScott MilroyField Methods in Marine Science: From Measurements to Models is an authoritative guide of the methods most appropriate for field research within the marine sciences, from experimental design to data analysis. Written for upper-level ...

288 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2015 | 9780815344766 | #223638A | £44.99 Add to basket

Using R at the BenchStep-By-Step Data Analytics for BiologistsMartina Bremer and Rebecca W DoergeUsing R at the Bench: Step-by-Step Data Analytics for Biologists is a convenient bench-side handbook for biologists, designed as a handy reference guide for elementary and intermediate statistical analyses using the free/public ...

300 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2015 | 9781621821120 | #223157A | £37.99 Add to basket

Reference

Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness MedicineChris Johnson, Sarah R Anderson, Jon Dallimore, Shane Winser, David A Warrell, Chris Imray and MoorRevised for its second edition to include the latest national and international guidelines, the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine continues to be the essential resource for expedition medics and all well-informed ...

848 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780199688418 | #223721A | £34.99 Add to basket


























Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary DictionaryVirginia Studdert, Clive Gay and Douglas BloodThe new edition of Blood's classic Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary has been completely redesigned, revised and updated for today's veterinary team. Now with a wide range of superb full-colour illustrations, well over ...

1344 pages | 839 colour & 141 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 02/2012 | 9780702032318 | #223526A | £48.99 Add to basket



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