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Welcome to the February 2016 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

● Avian Cognition: Exploring the Intelligence, Behaviour, and Individuality of Birds● Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World● Bats of Britain and Europe● Better Birding: Tips, Tools & Concepts for the Field● Bird Families of the World: An Invitation to the Spectacular Diversity of Birds● The Complete Guide to Finding the Mammals of Australia● East African Plant Collectors● The Great Soul of Siberia: In Search of the Elusive Siberian Tiger● Invasive Alien Species in Seychelles: Why and How to Eliminate Them?

Identification and Management of Priority Species● Primates of Brazil: Every Monkey on Their Own Tree / Primatas no Brasil: Cada

Macaco no Seu Galho● Pocket Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa● Remarkable Plants of Vanuatu / Plantes Remarquables du Vanuatu● Top Wildlife Sites of the World● Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia

Stock titles

● Atlas of the European Dragonflies and Damselflies● Cape Verde - The Natural History of the Desertas Islands: Santa Luzia, Branco

and Raso / Cabo Verde - Hist¢ria Natural das Ilhas Desertas: Santa Luzia, Branco e Raso

● Identification Guide to Ireland's Grasses● An Illustrated Guide to the Freshwater Molluscs of Sri Lanka● The Messengers: What Birds Tell us about Threats from Climate Change and

Solutions for Nature and People● Monkeys of Peru: Pocket identification Guide● Primates de Peru: Guia de Identificacion de Bolsillo● Mountain Dragons: In Search of Chameleons in the Highlands of Kenya● National Biodiversity Data Centre Identification Swatches● Rainforest Plants and Flowers of Brunei Darussalam● Reintroduction of Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus in Kresna Gorge, Southwest

Bulgaria 2010-2015 [English / Bulgarian]● Spot-Characters for the Identification of Malesian Seed Plants

New editions

● Collins Traveller's Guide: Wildlife of the Galapagos (2nd edition)

New in paperback

● Animal Weapons: The Evolution of Battle

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22 Fantastical Facts about DolphinsJustin GreggDid you know that dolphins don't drink water, don't chew their food, and don't sleep? Despite being one of the world's best loved and most studied animals, dolphins continue to surprise us with their impressive skill ...

118 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 11/2015 | 9780994924001 | #227641A | £6.99 Add to basket

Atlas de Repartition des Mammiferes d'Alsace [Distribution Atlas of the Mammals of Alsace]Antoine Andre, Christelle Brand, Fabrice Capber and Francois MoutouThe French region of Alsace lies in the east of the country and borders Germany and Switzerland. Since 2006, the Office des Données Naturalistes d'Alsace (ODONAT) has been coordinating a project to realize the publication of ...

739 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps, tables, includes transparen | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9782363290410 | #227349A | £37.99 Add to basket

Bovids of the WorldAntelopes, Gazelles, Cattle, Goats, Sheep, and RelativesJose R Castello, Brent Huffman and Colin P GrovesBovids are a diverse group of ruminant mammals that have hooves and unbranched hollow horns. Bovids of the World is the first comprehensive field guide to cover all 279 bovid species, including antelopes, gazelles, cattle, buffalo ...

664 pages | 337 colour illustrations, 313 colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9780691167176 | #227303A | £17.99 Add to basket

Der Goldhamster [Golden Hamster]Mesocricetus auratusRolf Gattermann, Peter Fritzsche and Karsten NeumannAlmost 100 years had to pass after its scientific description in 1839, before the Golden Hamster was rediscovered in 1930 in the desert of northern Syria. After having succeed in starting a breeding population from three male and a female ...

500 pages | 60 colour & 180 b/w illustrations, tables | Paperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9783894321604 | #226352A | £59.99 Add to basket

Dolphin DiariesMy 25 Years with Spotted Dolphins in the BahamasDenise L HerzingDr. Denise Herzing began her research with a pod of spotted dolphins in the 1980s. Now, almost three decades later, she has forged strong ties with many of these individuals, has witnessed and recorded them feeding, playing, fighting ...

322 pages | 8 plates with colour photos (hardback) / b/w photos (paperback) | Paperback | 08/2012 | 9781250006912 | #227335A | £20.99 Add to basket

Elephant DonThe Politics of a Pachyderm PosseCaitlin O'ConnellGreg and his entourage are bull elephants in Etosha National Park, Namibia, where, for the last twenty-three years, Caitlin O'Connell has been a keen observer of their complicated friendships.

261 pages | 44 b/w photos | Hardback | 05/2015 | 9780226106113 | #221524A | £17.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9780226380056 | #227693A | £10.99 Add to basket

Foxes UnearthedA Story of Love and Loathing in Modern BritainLucy JonesThe British people have a unique relationship with the fox; no other animal attracts such controversy, has provoked more column inches or been so deeply woven into our culture over the centuries. But as well as being the most ubiquitous ...

256 pages | Hardback | NYP 06/2016 | 9781783961498 | #226342A | £14.99 Add to basket

Guide Photo des Grands Mammiferes d'Afrique [Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Africa]Chris Stuart and Mathilde StuartOmits the smaller, seldom-seen mammals of the continent in favour of devoting more space to the larger species. Each species is covered in detail, its physical appearance, food and habitat preferences, reproduction and general behaviour ...

320 pages | 400+ colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 01/2016 | 9782603021903 | #227716A | £34.99 Add to basket

Les Ratapinyades de les Balears [Bats of the Balearics]Jordi Serra-Cobo, Marc Lopez-Roig and Xavier Bayer i GonzálezThis book tells of one of the most interesting evolutionary histories that can be found in the animal world: the bats. Discover the different adaptations that have allowed them to fly, features that are present in no other group of mammals ...

108 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 08/2015 | 9788416163434 | #227578A | £13.50 Add to basket

Mamiferos de Espana: Peninsula, Baleares y Canarias [Mammals of Spain: The Iberian Peninsula, Balearics and Canary IsFrancisco J Purroy and Juan M Varela SimoNew edition of the field guide to identifying the mammals of Spain. Includes the most detailed and up-dated information available on all of the species found on the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic and the Canary Islands.

165 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 05/2016 | 9788494189258 | #227675A | £18.99 Add to basket

Monkeys of PeruPocket Identification GuideRolando Aquino Y, Fanny M Cornejo, Liliana Cortes-Ortiz, Filomeno Encarnacion C and Eck HeymannThis laminated fold-out guide has 66 illustrations to identify all monkey species in Peru, with illustrations of both sexes for some species, and includes individual distribution maps. In addition, you can use the checklist to note the ...

22 pages | 66 colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Unbound | 11/2015 | 9781934151648 | #227292A | £6.99 Add to basket


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Otters in ShetlandThe Tale of the 'Draatsi'Richard Shucksmith and Brydon ThomasonA stunning collection of photographs, history and ecology of one of the most charismatic of British mammals, this is a must have for any visitor to Shetland, or anybody who loves the great outdoors! Written with a deep understanding for ...

276 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9781910997000 | #227329A | £36.50 Add to basket

Platypus: World's Strangest AnimalElizabeth Parer-Cook and David ParerThe platypus is a remarkable semi-aquatic mammal found only in Australia. Along with the echidna, it lays eggs like a bird, walks like a reptile and has existed for millions of years. One of the world's strangest looking animals ...


Pocket Photo Guide to the Mammals of North Africa and the Middle EastChris Stuart and Tilde StuartThis handy guide provides an introduction to more than 120 species of mammals found in North Africa and the Middle East. The authoritative text includes key facts about identification, habitat, behaviour, distribution and status, and each species ...

128 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9781472932396 | #227535A | £9.99 Add to basket

Pocket Photo Guide to the Mammals of Sri LankaGehan de Silva WijeyeratneA compact, easy-to-use mammal identification guide for any nature watcher on a visit to Sri Lanka. More than 40 species are described here in detail, from the Grey Slender Loris to the Giant Squirrel and the Fishing Cat. All of these animals are ...

128 pages | 130+ colour photos, 1 colour map | Paperback | NYP 07/2016 | 9781472932907 | #227545A | £9.99 Add to basket

Primates de Peru: Guia de Identificacion de Bolsillo [Monkeys of Peru: Pocket Identification Guide]Rolando Aquino Y, Fanny M Cornejo, Liliana Cortes-Ortiz, Filomeno Encarnacion C and Eck HeymannThis laminated fold-out guide has 66 illustrations to identify all monkey species in Peru, with illustrations of both sexes for some species, and includes individual distribution maps. In addition, you can use the checklist to note the ...

22 pages | 66 colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Unbound | 11/2015 | 9781934151914 | #227293A | £6.99 Add to basket

Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates 2012-2014Christoph Schwitzer, Russell A Mittermeier, Anthony B Rylands, Lucy A Taylor and Federica ChiozzaThis report was released at the International Primatological Society (IPS) meeting in August 2014, Hanoi, Vietnam. Here the IUCN reports on the seventh iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of the 25 primate species ...

89 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps, tables | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9781934151693 | #227339A | £9.99 Add to basket

Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates 2014-2016Christoph Schwitzer, Russell A Mittermeier, Anthony B Rylands, Federica Chiozza and El WilliamsonThis report was first presented at the Asian Red-Listing meeting the IUCN had in Singapore in November 2015. Here the IUCN reports on the eighth iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of the 25 primate species considered ...

93 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps, tables | Paperback | NYP 01/2016 | 9781934151952 | #227340A | £9.99 Add to basket

RSPB Spotlight: BadgersJames LowenBadgers are elusive wanderers of the night and few mammals are as mysterious. Their nocturnal lifestyle means not many of us have ever glimpsed their monochrome form as they sniff and bustle their way through woodland or across pasture ...

128 pages | 300 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9781472921819 | #226295A | £9.99 Add to basket

Red SquirrelsEcology, Conservation & Management in EuropeCraig M Shuttleworth, Peter WW Lurz, Matthew W Hayward and Iolo WilliamsThis is the first book of its kind in 20 years on red squirrel management and conservation in the UK and across Europe. Red Squirrels: Ecology, Conservation & Management in Europe ties together subjects covering habitat, ecology ...

330 pages | Paperback | 07/2015 | 9780954757618 | #227358A | £33.50 Add to basket

Scottish Red Deer and Their ConservationV Patrick W LoweScottish Red Deer and Their Conservation is the account of the author's time as Scientific Officer for the Nature Conservancy working on the Deer Survey of Scotland and setting up a research programme on the Island of Rum.

267 pages | 3 plates with b/w photos; 44 colour photos and colour illustrations, 11 b/w illustrations, | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9781904524939 | #227557A | £29.99 Add to basket

Spirit of Dartmoor PoniesDartmoor Pony SocietyWith over sixty fascinating and heart-warming images, Spirit of Dartmoor Ponies by the Dartmoor Pony Society captures the essence of these beautiful creatures, the living heart of the Dartmoor landscape.

64 pages | 60 colour photos | Hardback | 06/2009 | 9781906887230 | #227459A | £4.99 Add to basket
























Status Survey of Some Mammals in Gujarat with Special Reference to Chinkara and Desert CatPL Kankane, Gaurav Sharma and Krishnamoorthy VenkataramanThe Indian state of Gujarat features distinctive geomorphological features, including the convergence of four mountain ranges, four major river systems, and the longest sea coast in India with two sheltered gulfs. This has given rise to ...

326 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 10/2014 | 9788181713919 | #227268A | £54.50 Add to basket

Surveying for Bats in Trees And Woodland: Guide (BS 8596:2015)British Standards Institution (BSI)All UK bats and their roosts are protected by the law – If you manage trees or woodland you must meet the legal requirements to follow best practice in avoiding killing, injuring or disturbing bats or damaging or destroying their ...


Tempo da Lupi [Time for Wolves]Bruno D'Amicis and Jim BrandenburgTempo da Lupi is the result of six years of work and of hundreds of days spent in the mountains of Central Italy. It features 130 ground-breaking and evocative pictures that document the life of wolves up-close. These blend with ...


The Mammals of Luzon IslandBiogeography and Natural History of a Philippine FaunaLawrence R Heaney, Danilo S Balete and Eric A RickartRevealing the astounding mammalian diversity found on the largest Philippine island, The Mammals of Luzon Island is a unique book that functions both as a field guide and study of tropical fauna. The book features 120 fully illustrated ...

304 pages | 36 colour photos, 158 colour illustrations, 110 maps | Hardback | NYP 03/2016 | 9781421418377 | #227706A | £48.50 Add to basket

The Mystery of the Pink Dolphin / Le Mystere du Dauphin Rose (All Regions)Eric EllenaHiding in a narrow branch of a river, deep within the Amazon rainforest, is a strange animal that one wouldn't expect to find here, thousands of kilometres away from the ocean: the "pink river dolphin", one of the most mysterious ...

1 disc, runtime: 53 min, aspect ratio: 16:9, PAL | Paperback | NYP 01/2016 | 9782336310701 | #227752A | £13.33 Add to basket

Time for WolvesBruno D'Amicis and Jim BrandenburgTime for Wolves is the result of six years of work and of hundreds of days spent in the mountains of Central Italy. It features 130 ground-breaking and evocative pictures that document the life of wolves up-close. These blend with ...


Wattana: An Orangutan in ParisChris Herzfeld, Oliver Y Martin and Robert D MartinShe likes tea, sews, draws on papers and is a self-taught master of tying and untying knots. But she is not a crafty woman of the DIY set: she is Wattana, an orangutan who lives in the Jardin des Plantes Zoo in Paris. And it is in Paris ...

192 pages | 22 b/w photos | Hardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9780226168593 | #227703A | £17.99 Add to basket

What Is a Dog?Raymond Coppinger, Lorna Coppinger and Alan M BeckOf the world's dogs, less than two hundred million are pets, living with humans who provide food, shelter, squeaky toys, and fashionable sweaters. But roaming the planet are five times as many dogs who are their own masters ...

240 pages | 17 colour plates, 13 b/w photos, 4 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9780226127941 | #227687A | £20.99 Add to basket

Birds

40 Years from the Brink of ExtinctionJohn D ChaneyBald eagles are the subject of 40 Years from the Brink of Extinction, a handsome new photography book by John D. Chaney that collects 40 years of his work documenting America's favorite bird. This large-format hardcover features ...


50 Jahre Schutz von Fels und Falken 1965-2015 [50 Years of Protection of Cliffs and Hawks 1965-2015]F Rau, R Luehl and J BechtWith this anniversary publication the German "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Wanderfalkenschutz (AGW) [Working Group for Peregrine Protection]" in Baden-Württemberg celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding. For this anniversary ...

264 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour tables | Paperback | 11/2015 | #227587A | £32.50 Add to basket

A Bird Observatory is BornThe Edited Diaries of the Bardsey Bird and Field ObservatoryJoan James, Emma Stansfield and Steve StansfieldBardsey is a small island off the coast of North Wales. The Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory was founded in 1953 by a group of distinguished Naturalists which included Ronald Lockley and William Condry. The activities of the early year ...

96 pages | colour & b/w photos, illustrations | Paperback | 06/2015 | 9781943278213 | #227645A | £13.99 Add to basket


























A Field Guide to the Birds of Taiwan [Chinese]Mu-Chi Hsiao and Cheng-Lin LiYears in the making, this Chinese field guide has comprehensive coverage of the main island of Taiwan and offshore islands (Matsu, Lanyu, Kinmen etc). As well as the painted plates, non-Chinese readers can make use of highlighted key ...

439 pages | 190 plates with colour illustrations; colour distribution maps | Paperback | 10/2014 | 9789860425550 | #219422A | £49.99 Add to basketPaperback | 03/2015 | 9789860444537 | #227497A | £49.99 Add to basket

A Field Guide to the Birds of ThailandCraig RobsonThailand is probably the most popular destination for tourists in Asia, and birders have long travelled there to observe its wealth of wildlife. This comprehensive guide to the birds of Thailand is an indispensable field reference for birdwatchers ...

272 pages | 128 plates with colour illustrations; 1000 colour distribution maps | Paperback | 02/2016 | 9781472935823 | #227529A | £29.99 Add to basket

A Pocket Guide to Birds in IndiaAkhilesh K SahayA small (103 × 138 mm, W × H) guide that will fit in virtually every pocket containing colour photos of birds commonly seen in India. Each photo gives the English vernacular name. Species are ordered taxonomically.

120 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 12/2015 | #227659A | £10.50 Add to basket

American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of ArizonaRick Wright and Brian E SmallSoutheastern Arizona is a mecca for birders, famous among enthusiasts worldwide for its sky island mountains and its desert vistas – and for the rare birds that inhabit them. What is less well known is that the rest of our vast ...


American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of MinnesotaLaura Erickson and Brian E SmallMinnesota lies at the crossroads of four major landscapes – prairie grasslands, deciduous woods, coniferous forest and aspen parkland. Each area has distinct habitats for plants and animals and offers unique opportunities for viewing ...


An Amateur's Guide to Birds of AssamJayaditya PurkayasthaAn Amateur's Guide to Birds of Assam contains photos along with distribution maps and short descriptions for 200 species of birds. To make it handy for field use, symbols are used. The book also contains information on basic biology ...

129 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9789383252695 | #227322A | £41.50 Add to basket

At Sea with the Marine Birds of the RaincoastCaroline FoxAt Sea with the Marine Birds of the Raincoast combines the natural and human histories of Pacific Northwest marine birds with Caroline Fox's personal story of her life as a conservation scientist. Accompanied by vivid images ...

304 pages | colour & b/w photos | Paperback | NYP 05/2016 | 9781771601627 | #227773A | £16.99 Add to basket

Bird DroppingsWritings about Watching Birds & Bird WatchersPete Dunne and David GothardPete Dunne, one of the foremost birding writers in the country, shares 33 funny, poignant, whimsical, and informative tales about birders and birding in his first collection of birding essays in more than ten years. Dunne is an expert ...

128 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 01/2016 | 9780811717250 | #227306A | £17.50 Add to basket

Bird Wildlife of ArubaGregory PetersonBird Wildlife of Aruba contains full page photographs of over two hundred species of birds taken in Aruba's wildlife. A checklist, for scientific and educational purposes, is at the end of Bird Wildlife of Aruba ...

432 pages | 400 colour photos | Hardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9789460223730 | #227688A | £41.99 Add to basket

Birds in Bihar (2-Volume Set)Bihar Department of Environment and ForestFrom the preface: "Bihar is home to a large number of birds. Endowed with vast stretches of wetlands the state attracts large numbers of migratory birds, mostly between the months of October and February. Apart from migratory birds ...

353 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2015 | #227731A | £36.99 Add to basket

Birds in TroubleLynn E BarberAs oil was washing up on the shores of Louisiana, covering shorebirds and their nests and eggs after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Lynn Barber decided to write Birds in Trouble to heighten awareness, not only of the plight of ...

224 pages | 55 colour & 36 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9781623493592 | #227477A | £27.95 Add to basket

Birds of Kruger National ParkKeith Barnes and Ken BehrensSouth Africa's Kruger National Park is one of the largest and most iconic conservation areas in Africa. Habitats range from wide-open savannah and rugged thornveld to broadleaved mopani woodland. This microhabitat variation gives Kruger ...

224 pages | 400+ colour photos | Paperback | NYP 05/2016 | 9780691161266 | #227282A | £19.95 Add to basket


























Birds of New GuineaDistribution, Taxonomy, and SystematicsBruce M Beehler and Thane K PrattNew Guinea, the largest tropical island, supports a spectacular bird fauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots, kingfishers, and owlet-nightjars, as well as the iconic birds of paradise and bowerbirds. Of the nearly ...

672 pages | 14 colour illustrations, 2 maps | Hardback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780691164243 | #227466A | £37.99 Add to basket

Birds of Western EcuadorA Photographic GuideNick Athanas, Paul J Greenfield, Iain Campbell, Pablo Cervantes Daza and Sam WoodsWestern Ecuador is famed for its astonishingly diverse birdlife, from colorful hummingbirds and outrageous toucans to more difficult groups like raptors, flycatchers, and ovenbirds. Here is the ultimate photographic guide to the spectacular ...

464 pages | 1500 colour photos, 946 colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9780691157801 | #227302A | £19.99 Add to basket

Birds of the Canary IslandsEduardo Garcia-del-ReyThe Birds of the Canary Islands is a Macaronesian archipelago avifauna that fills an important gap in the ornithological literature. Full colour throughout it begins with authoritative introductory chapters covering subjects as ...

924 pages | 431 colour photos, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9788460695288 | #227450A | £160.00 Add to basket

Birdsong, Speech, and LanguageExploring the Evolution of Mind and BrainJohan J Bolhuis, Martin Everaert, Robert C Berwick and Noam ChomskyScholars have long been captivated by the parallels between birdsong and human speech and language. In Birdsong, Speech, and Language, leading scholars draw on the latest research to explore what birdsong can tell us about the ...

542 pages | 93 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 05/2013 | 9780262018609 | #203591A | £22.50 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780262528849 | #227470A | £23.95 Add to basket

Britain's BirdsAn Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and IrelandRob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop and David TiplingBritain's Birds will be enjoyed and valued by everyone, from beginner to experienced birder. One of the most comprehensive, up-to-date and practical bird books of modern times, it features an unrivalled selection of photographs ...

528 pages | 2700+ colour photos, distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 07/2016 | 9780691158891 | #227304A | £13.99 Add to basket

Die Vogelwelt von Rheinland-Pfalz, Band 1: Allgemeiner Teil [The Avifauna of Rhineland-Palatinate, Volume 1: GeneralChristian DietzenThis is the first volume of what is planned to be a four-volume opus – the most comprehensive work on the bird life in this German state that has ever been published. It is also a milestone regional avifauna in Germany.

864 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps, tables | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9783980766999 | #227407A | £65.99 Add to basket

Die Vogelwelt von Rheinland-Pfalz, Band 2: Entenvoegel bis Storchenvoegel (Anseriformes-Ciconiiformes) [The AvifaunaChristian DietzenThis is the first volume of what is planned to be a four-volume opus – the most comprehensive work on the bird life in this German state that has ever been published. It is also a milestone regional avifauna in Germany.

642 pages | 225 colour photos, 391 colour illustrations and colour distribution maps, 26 colour tables | Hardback | 07/2015 | 9783946121008 | #227408A | £55.99 Add to basket

Finding Birds in Hungary - The DVD (All Regions)Dave GosneyThis DVD introduces you to the best birding sites in Hungary and shows you many of the country's most exciting birds. British birder Dave Gosney takes you to areas of plains such as The Hortobágy, several of Hungary's ...

runtime: 73 min | DVD | 12/2015 | 9781907316548 | #227395A | £19.14 Add to basket

Habitat, Population Dynamics, and Metal Levels in Colonial WaterbirdsA Food Chain ApproachJoanna Burger and Michael GochfeldBased on longitudinal studies-some into their fifth decade-of colonial waterbirds, this book provides a clear picture of the corrosive effects of heavy metals in the aquatic environment today. Colonial-nesting birds can serve as excellent ...

544 pages | 9 colour & 332 b/w illustrations, 82 tables | Hardback | NYP 06/2016 | 9781482251128 | #223659A | £88.99 Add to basket

Handboek Vogels van Nederland en Belgie [Handbook to the Birds of the Netherlands and Belgium]Luc Hoogenstein and Ger MeestersHandboek Vogels van Nederland en België is the most complete avifauna of the Netherlands and Belgium. Covering some 300 species, all breeding birds, summering and wintering guests, and vagrants are covered, as well as some rare, but ...

320 pages | ~2000 colour photos and colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 06/2016 | 9789050115803 | #227671A | £22.99 Add to basket

Holy MoliAlbatross and Other AncestorsHob OsterlundHob Osterlund moved to Hawai'i after being visited in a dream by an ancestor, Martha Beckwith, author of the monumental classic, Hawaiian Mythology. It was there, on the island of Kaua'i, where she happened upon a few ...

208 pages | Paperback | NYP 05/2016 | 9780870718489 | #227666A | £19.99 Add to basket



























Hummingbirds of North AmericaPaul A JohnsgardFirst published in hardback in 1997, this second edition of Hummingbirds of North America is now available in paperback. The first edition was published in 1983, and this well illustrated and acclaimed volume was been ...

256 pages | 24 colour plates, 27 b/w illustrations, 40 maps | Paperback | NYP 02/2016 | 9781935623885 | #227421A | £29.99 Add to basket

Identifying Birds of PreyQuick Reference Guide for Eastern North AmericaLaura EricksonAn engaging quick-reference guide to the basics of identifying hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures, and kites in flight. Includes color photos and simplified outlines showing key features of each species, as well as range maps and comparison ...

64 pages | colour photos, illustrations, distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780811716185 | #227299A | £12.50 Add to basket

Lost Among the BirdsAccidentally Finding Myself in One Very Big YearNeil HaywardEarly in 2013 Neil Hayward was at a crossroads. He didn't want to open a bakery or whatever else executives do when they quit a lucrative but unfulfilling job. He didn't want to think about his failed relationship with ...


Magical Birds of Bolivia / Aves Magicas de BoliviaDaniel Alarcon AriasWith 1,430 species of which 17 are endemic, Bolivia is the country with the sixth highest number of bird species in the world. Magical Birds of Bolivia / Aves Mágicas de Bolivia contains photographs, maps and general information ...

220 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 10/2015 | 9789997447951 | #227314A | £41.50 Add to basket

Minigids Vogels van Nederland en Belgie [Mini Guide to the Birds of the Netherlands and Belgium]Jip Louwe Kooijmans and Elwin van der KolkThis laminated fold-out guide shows you all 200 Dutch bird species at a glance. Birds are arranged by habitat (urban areas, gardens, parks, forests, coasts etc.) and group (ducks, birds of prey, owls etc.). Details about the period of ...

14 pages | colour illustrations | Unbound | 12/2014 | 9789050115339 | #227672A | £4.50 Add to basket

Orkney Bird Report 2012Orkney Bird Report CommitteeThe 2012 edition of the Orkney Bird Report includes full colour photographs and a vast array of information on species, sightings, nesting habitats and locations. 2012 was full of the variety that is expected from Orkney's birds.

colour photos | Paperback | 01/2014 | #227312A | £17.50 Add to basket

Orkney Bird Report 2013Orkney Bird Report CommitteeThe 2013 edition of the bird report, with full colour photographs. Includes a wealth of information on rarities and ringing, along with the usual records of sightings. Reported, again, is the poor breeding season for the seabirds and waders ...


Orkney Bird Report 2014Orkney Bird Report CommitteeThe 2014 edition of The Orkney Bird Report, with full colour photographs, includes information on species, sightings, nesting habitats and locations. A very exciting year with 254 species recorded and for the first time in 15 years a ...


Pocket Photo Guide to the Birds of BorneoGWH Davison and Chew Yen FookThe island of Borneo is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots and a birdwatcher's paradise. Around 600 species of bird have been recorded here, and some 430 are known to breed. Many of these are rainforest specialists, but such a large island ...


Pocket Photo Guide to the Birds of China and Hong KongJohn MacKinnon and Nigel HicksA compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide for any nature watcher on a visit to China, one of the world's top destinations for watching birds. A total of 252 species is described here in detail, from the magestic Black-crowned Night Heron ...

144 pages | ~300 colour photos, colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 07/2016 | 9781472932136 | #227541A | £9.99 Add to basket

Pocket Photo Guide to the Birds of Costa RicaSusan CL Fogden, Michael Fogden and Patricia FogdenIdeal for the travelling nature watcher, this useful guide provides a comprehensive overview of the variety of bird-life to be found in Costa Rica. Over 250 native species are included in Pocket Photo Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica ...

144 pages | colour photos, 1 colour map | Paperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9781472932099 | #227530A | £9.99 Add to basket

Pocket Photo Guide to the Birds of PeruClive ByersA country of huge scenic diversity, Peru is a birdwatcher's paradise and a popular tourist destination. It is home to about 1,800 different types of birds from the mighty Andean Condor to a dazzling variety of jewel-like hummingbirds.

144 pages | colour photos, 1 colour map | Paperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9781472932167 | #227534A | £9.99 Add to basket


























Pocket Photo Guide to the Birds of Sri LankaGehan de Silva Wijeyeratne, Deepal Warakagoda and TSU de ZylvaA compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide for any nature watcher on a visit to Sri Lanka, a rich and satisfying destination for watching birds with more than 430 species identified on the island. A total of 252 species is described here ...

144 pages | ~300 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 07/2016 | 9781472932938 | #227544A | £9.99 Add to basket

Pocket Photo Guide to the Birds of Vietnam, Cambodia and LaosPeter DavidsonVietnam, Laos and Cambodia are becoming increasingly popular with all kinds of visitors, not least birdwatchers who can visit many national parks and reserves harbouring a bounty of amazing species. The three countries are home to about ...


RSPB Spotlight: EaglesMike UnwinEagles are among the most impressive hunters of the animal world. Their predatory prowess and flying skills have imbued them with a romance and mystique that runs deep in our culture and has elevated them to emblems of freedom and power ...


Reintroduction of Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus in Kresna Gorge, Southwest Bulgaria 2010-2015 [English / Bulgarian]Hristo Peshev, Emilian Stoynov, Atanas Grozdanov and Nadya VangelovaThis book describes details about the reintroduction of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus in Kresna Gorge, Southwestern Bulgaria in the period 2010-2015. Data about releases, breeding attempts, seasonal dynamics, dispersal, mortality ...

112 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps, colour tables | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9789549150537 | #227398A | £14.99 Add to basket

Report on Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain in 2013The January 2016 issue of British Birds contains the Report on Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain in 2013. This report presents data on the non-passerine scarce migrants recorded in Britain during 2013. It was a record year ...

68 pages | colour photos | 01/2016 | #227669A | £9.00 Add to basket

Snowbird: Integrative Biology and Evolutionary Diversity in the JuncoEllen D Ketterson and Jonathan W AtwellAt birdfeeders and in backyards across North America, the dark-eyed junco, or snowbird, can be found foraging for its next meal. With an estimated population of at least 630 million, juncos inhabit forests, parks, and even suburban habitats ...

416 pages | 8 colour plates, 20 b/w photos, 14 b/w illustrations, 6 tables | Hardback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780226330778 | #227699A | £41.99 Add to basket

Steltlopers van Europa [Waders of Europe]Lars van GejlSteltlopers van Europa is an in-depth and richly illustrated book covering all 83 wader species breeding in Europe, including rare species and vagrants. Includes bird sounds with QR codes and detailed photos show unique features ...


The Genius of BirdsJennifer AckermanBirds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative ...


The MessengersWhat Birds Tell Us about Threats from Climate Change and Solutions for Nature and PeopleStuart Butchart, Ali North, Edward Perry, Pepe Clarke, Tris Allinson, Gary Langham and Patri ZuritaOver time and across cultures, birds have sent us signals about the health of our environment. The canary in the coal mine offered that most precious resource, time – a small window in which humans could escape toxic gases.

74 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 11/2015 | 9780946888979 | #227588A | £8.99 Add to basket

Veldgids Vogelzang van Europa [Field Guide to Bird Song of Europe]Dick de VosThe Veldgids Vogelzang van Europa describes 200 different bird songs of species in- and outside of the Netherlands. The species have been selected on rarity and likelihood of encountering them. Simple keys make it easy to find ...

320 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2016 | 9789050115728 | #227714A | £26.99 Add to basket

Vogelwelt Schleswig-Holsteins, Band 8: Geschichte der Feldornithologie in Schleswig-Holstein und Hamburg [Avifauna of ScRolf K BerndtThe eighth volume in the series Vogelwelt Schleswig-Holsteins covers the development of ornithological fieldwork in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg from its beginnings in 1500 until 1969. Rolf K. Berndt puts the gradual improvement ...

424 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 12/2015 | 9783529073083 | #227589A | £63.50 Add to basket

Vyurkovye Ptitsy Mira [The True Finches of the World]Vladimir Aleksandrovich PayevskyThis monograph summarizes the results of world-wide research into the systematics and life history of true finches (family Fringillidae). The phylogeny and classification, size and mass of the body, some features of morphology, moult ...

302 pages | 32 plates with colour photos; 26 b/w photos, b/w illustrations and b/w maps, 10 tables | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9785990689596 | #227685A | £57.99 Add to basket




























Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil, Volume 2: The Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil, including Sao PauloRobert S Ridgely, John A Gwynne, Guy Tudor and Martha ArgelThe second volume in this series covers the avifauna of The Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil, including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and covers some 927 species.

424 pages | colour photos, ~ 1300 colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9781501704536 | #227168A | £23.50 Add to basket

Zakgids Vogels van Nederland en Belgie [Pocket Guide to the Birds of the Netherlands and Belgium]Luc Hoogenstein, Ger Meesters and Jip Louwe KooijmansZakgids Vogels van Nederland en België is the ideal birding guide for walks and birding excursions, and will fit in every pocket. It assists in easily recognising the more common species of breeding, and summering and wintering ...

324 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9789050115810 | #227670A | £11.50 Add to basket

Reptiles & Amphibians

A Field Guide to the Lizards and Amphibians of Western Maharashtra [English / Marathi]Vivek Gour Broome and Sanjay SondhiThis field guide has been designed for quick and easy field identification of some of the common species of lizards and amphibians in Western Maharashtra.The pictorial layout, specially designed symbols, and bilingual text are meant for ...


America's SnakeThe Rise and Fall of the Timber RattlesnakeTed LevinThere's no sound quite like it, or as viscerally terrifying: the ominous rattle of the timber rattlesnake. It's a chilling shorthand for imminent danger, and a reminder of the countless ways that nature can suddenly snuff us out.

520 pages | 37 b/w photos | Hardback | NYP 05/2016 | 9780226040646 | #227701A | £24.50 Add to basket

Amphibian and Reptile Adaptations to the EnvironmentInterplay Between Physiology and BehaviorDenis Otavio Vieira de Andrade, Catherine R Bevier and Jose Eduardo de CarvalhoDespite their diversity, amphibians and reptiles share many physiological traits of pivotal importance to their ability to cope with the physical environment, such as their dependence on external heat sources. Species distributed along ...

272 pages | 10 colour & 14 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2016 | 9781482222043 | #227595A | £88.99 Add to basket

California Amphibian and Reptile Species of Special ConcernRobert C Thomson, Amber N Wright and H Bradley ShafferOne of the most important hotspots of herpetological biodiversity in the United States, California is home to many endemic amphibians and reptiles found nowhere else on earth. Many of these taxa have unique ecological and morphological ...

400 pages | 100 colour photos and colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9780520290907 | #227481A | £16.95 Add to basket

Encyclopaedia of Amphibia [of India] (2-Volume Set)Sitakant DayalAmphibians are vertebrates of the taxonomic class Amphibia including animals such as frogs and toads (order Anura), salamanders, and caecilians. Thought of as cold-blooded, amphibians are ectotherms, meaning they are unable to regulate ...


Encyclopaedia of Reptiles [of India] (2-Volume Set)Sitakant DayalReptiles form a large and very fascinating group of animals. All reptiles are vertebrates. Reptiles living at the present time are classiï¬•ed in four orders – Crocodilia (crocodíles and alligators), Squamata (lizards and snakes) ...


Mountain DragonsIn Search of Chameleons in the Highlands of KenyaJan StipalaMountain Dragons is a photographic account of a project to investigate chameleon species diversity across the central and western highlands of Kenya. The mountains of East Africa are fascinating places, beautiful landscapes covered ...

124 pages | 350 colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9780992817602 | #227593A | £25.99 Add to basket

Natural History of the Green AnacondaWith Emphasis on Its Reproductive BiologyJesus A RivasThis book is a fascimile of Jesús Rivas's Ph.D dissertation and contains authoritative information on the biology of the world's largest snake A Venezuelan native, Jesús Rivas is the world's authority ...

206 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | 12/2015 | 9781519547941 | #227655A | £39.99 Add to basket

Rautenpythons: Morelia bredli, Morelia carinata und der Morelia spilota-Komplex [Carpet Pythons: Morelia bredli, MoreliaMarc Mense and Mark O'SheaCarpet pythons not only rank amongst the most attractive pythons in general, but they also present the reptile lover with a natural variety of appearances that is second to none. Marc Mense has been keeping and breeding various carpet ...

216 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9783866592346 | #227734A | £44.99 Add to basket



























Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of MexicoBrian I CrotherThe seventh edition of the scientific and standard English names list for North American amphibians and reptiles north of Mexico is also a special publication for the seventh World Congress of Herpetology. The seventh edition is an updated ...

92 pages | no illustrations | Paperback | 08/2012 | 9780916984854 | #227661A | £16.50 Add to basket

Struik Pocket Guide: Snakes and Reptiles of Southern AfricaBill BranchSouthern Africa is home to a diverse reptile fauna of more than 600 species. Of these, nearly 70% are endemic to the region, being found nowhere else. This compact guide features 276 of the more colorful and conspicuous species, as well ...

160 pages | 300 colour photos, 275 colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 02/2016 | 9781775841647 | #227512A | £7.99 Add to basket

The Origin of SnakesInsights from Morphology and the Fossil RecordMichael Wayne CaldwellThe Origin of Snakes presents perspectives on the past and present state of the understanding of snake origins. It reviews and critiques data and ideas from paleontology and neontology (herpetology), as well as ideas from morphology ...


Fishes

A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes: From Alaska to CaliforniaValerie A Kells, Luiz A Rocha and Larry G AllenFrom the Arctic waters of Alaska to the southern tip of California, this fully illustrated guide captures the stunning diversity of fishes along the western coastlines of the United States and Canada. The combined work of renowned marine ...

376 pages | 996 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9781421418322 | #227712A | £15.99 Add to basket

A Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Western Australia's Pilbara ProvinceDavid L Morgan, Mark G Allen, Stephen J Beatty, Brendan C Ebner and James J KeleherWestern Australia's Pllbara region is world renowned for its rugged natural beauty and spectacular landscapes. Perhaps less well known is the region's inland fish fauna which features an array of species that display unique adaptations ...

colour photos | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9781921877131 | #227613A | £4.99 Add to basket

Back to Nature Guide to L-CatfishesIngo SeidelThe armoured catfish family (Loricariidae), with more than 700 described species, is one of the largest and most varied groups of fishes known to Man. Until a few years ago these catfishes played only an insignificant role in our aquaria ...

208 pages | 640+ colour photos | Hardback | 01/2008 | 9789189258112 | #227493A | £39.99 Add to basket

Back to Nature guide to Tanganyika CichlidsAd KoningsTanganyika cichlids are the most interesting aquarium fishes known today. More than any other group of aquarium fishes, they have evoked great passion among hobbyists. They provide aquarists with a combination of attractive fishes ...


Ecology of Salmonids in Estuaries Around the WorldAdaptations, Habitats, and ConservationColin D LevingsFor centuries, biologists have marvelled at how anadromous salmonids – fish that pass from rivers into oceans and back again – survive as they migrate between these two very different environments. Yet, relatively little is ...


Poissons d'Eau Douce de Guyane: Plongee dans les Eaux de l'Amazonie Francaise [Freshwater Fish of French GuianaFrederic MelkiPoissons d'Eau Douce de Guyane presents an unprecedented dive in the waters of the French Amazon. This book by Frédéric Melki, consisting of sumptuous images and clear and vivid text, opens our eyes to the ...


Tanganyika Cichlids in their Natural HabitatAd KoningsThe 400+ pages of this long-awaited revision of the definitive work on the cichlids of Lake Tanganyika contain a wealth of new information, with more than 1200 photos, most taken in the lake, showing all the currently known species.

400 pages | 1200+ colour photos | Hardback | 03/2015 | #227397A | £62.99 Add to basket

The Cichlids of Lake Malawi National ParkAd KoningsThe Cichlids of Lake Malawi National Park gives detailed profiles for the 220 cichlid species that occur in Lake Malawi National Park. Each species is further represented by photographs of both male and female fish for easy recognition ...

288 pages | 675+ colour photos | Paperback | 09/2015 | #227492A | £39.99 Add to basket


























The Imperiled CutthroatTracing the Fate of Yellowstone's Wild TroutGreg FrenchYellowstone, the world's first national park and one of America's truly great trout fisheries, has been a crucible for ideas on how to look after wild places. Renowned Australian fishing writer Greg French gives a sparkling first ...

256 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2016 | 9781938340574 | #227745A | £16.99 Add to basket

The Sharks of Sri LankaRex Ian de Silva, Jayantha Jinasena and Marie LevineSri Lanka boasts 61 species of sharks in its seas. The Sharks of Sri Lanka is the first publication to deal comprehensively with this group of fascinating and amazing creatures. This book is written by Rex I. De Silva, a diver ...

216 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, 1 table | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9789558576359 | #227418A | £34.99 Add to basket

Tropheus In Their Natural HabitatAd KoningsCichlids of the genus Tropheus have fascinated aquarists since they were first exported from Lake Tanganyika in the late 1950s. It may have been their "unconventional" shape, or the fact that females brood their offspring ...


Invertebrates

500 ButterfliesButterflies from Around the WorldKen Preston-MafhamThis handsome, well-illustrated guide features 514 butterflies from all continents, most of them photographed in their natural environment, sometimes with their caterpillars. The butterflies are organized by genus, species and ...

528 pages | 514 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 02/2016 | 9781770857124 | #227677A | £24.50 Add to basketHardback | 10/2007 | 9781554072958 | #227678A | £29.99 Add to basket

A Catalogue and Atlas of the Caddisflies of IrelandJames P O'ConnorThe work is divided into two parts: a catalogue and an atlas. In the catalogue, the Irish caddisfly (Trichoptera) fauna is reviewed. A checklist of the 149 valid species is presented. Detailed information is provided on the Irish and European ...

646 pages | 519 colour & b/w photos and b/w line drawings, distribution maps | Paperback | 12/2015 | 9780955080685 | #227763A | £27.50 Add to basket

A Guide to Camponotus Ants of AustraliaArchie McArthurThis guide presents an authoritative, marvellously illustrated and easily digestible account of more than 130 Camponotus ant species across Australia.

185 pages | colour photos, maps | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9781864767919 | #227520A | £31.50 Add to basket

Acarorum Catalogus, Volume 4Acariformes: Trombidiformes, Prostigmata [Pensoft Series Faunistica, Volume 115]Petar BeronThe fourth volume of this series Acarorum Catalogus is devoted to the superfamilies Myobioidea (fam. Myobiidae) and Pterygosomatoidea (fam. Pterygosomatidae). About 693 sp. are listed therein, with synonymies and citations in ...

251 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9789546427960 | #227447A | £99.99 Add to basket

Acarorum Catalogus, Volume 5Acariformes: Sarcoptiformes, Astigmata [Pensoft Series Faunistica Volume 116]Petar BeronThe fifth volume of this series Acarorum Catalogus is devoted to the families Sarcoptoidea – Lemurnyssidae, Lobalgidae, Psoroptidae, Listropsoralgidae, Rhyncoptidae (incl. Audycoptidae), Sarcoptidae, Pneumocoptidae ...

380 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9789546427977 | #227446A | £88.99 Add to basket

Accrescimenti, Volume 7 [English / Italian]Stages of Growth of the Marine Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea / Stadi di Accrescimento dei Molluschi Marini del MeditMaria Scaperrotta, Stefano Bartolini and Cesare BogiWith 121 species represented in this volume this series now treats a total of 877 species. With the next volume the authors hope to reach 1000 species. Although it gets more and more difficult to gather new material, they intend to continue ...

192 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 01/2015 | #227579A | £77.99 Add to basket

Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 50Pine Bark BeetlesClaus Tittiger and Gary J BlomquistPine Bark Beetles, the latest release in the Advances in Insect Physiology series provides readers with the latest interdisciplinary reviews on the topic. It is an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists ...


An Illustrated Guide to the Freshwater Mollusca of Sri LankaAmritha Peiris, Fred Naggs, Richard C Preece, Harold Taylor and Tom S WhiteSeveral studies on Sri Lankan snails have been made over the years, but there is currently nothing that could be described as an identification guide. This guide provides images of shells, which provide the most straightforward method of ...

8 pages | colour photos | Unbound | 12/2015 | #227549A | £1.99 Add to basket
























Ascidians of Coastal WatersA Comprehensive Inventory of Ascidian Fauna of Southern Indian CoastsH Abdul Jaffar Ali and M TamilselviAscidians of Coastal Waters addresses the needs of professional and amateur taxonomists on the subject of ascidians in Asia. This is the first book of its kind and features color illustrations done by the authors in Asia.


Biology and Ecology of CrayfishMatt Longshaw and Paul StebbingWritten by world experts in astacology, Biology and Ecology of Crayfish covers a range of aspects of the biology and ecology of freshwater crayfish. With a strong focus on wild crayfish, Biology and Ecology of Crayfish ...


Catalogue of Indian Insects (5-Volume Set)Thomas Bainbrigge FletcherOriginally published in 1921. The insects are the largest class in the animal world, outnumbering other animals. They are distributed throughout the world from the Polar Regions to the tropics and are found on land in fresh and salt water ...


Danmarks Netvinger [The Danish Neuroptera]Ole Fogh NielsenThe book deals with all 65 species of Neuroptera known from Denmark. It is illustrated throughout with more than 250 colour photos. Introductionary chapters on: Systematic & nomenclature, Development history, Appearance, Life cycle ...

195 pages | 250+ colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9788792832054 | #227710A | £49.99 Add to basket

Evolution and Phylogeny of BeesReview and Cladistic Analysis in Light of Morphological Evidence ( Hymenoptera, Apoidea)John D Plant and Hannes F PaulusVolume 161 of Zoologica reviews and analyses the evolution and phylogeny of bees. It is subdivided into two parts. Part One: A Preamble to the Evolution and Phylogeny of Bees provides a complete and critical ...

364 pages | 232 illustrations, 49 tables | Hardback | 01/2016 | 9783510550487 | #227594A | £165.00 Add to basket

Fauna Iberica, Volume 41: Annelida: Polychaeta IVJulio ParaparFauna Ibérica, Volume 41: Annelida: Polychaeta IV advances knowledge of the polychaete annelids of the coast of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. This volume includes a detailed study of families Glyceridae ...

413 pages | plates with b/w line drawings | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9788400100063 | #227423A | £59.99 Add to basket

Field Guide to the Dragonflies of New Guinea / Buku Panduan Lapangan Capung Jarum untuk Wilayah New GuineaAlbert G Orr, Vincent J Kalkman and Stephen RichardsThis book is a companion to the Field Guide to the Damselflies of New Guinea published in 2013 by the same authors and covers the 'true' dragonflies, or Anisoptera. With it the reader can identify the approximately 175 species presently ...

155 pages | 17 plates with 36 colour photos, 42 plates with ~250 colour illustrations and 300+ b/w ill | Paperback | 12/2015 | #227464A | £17.99 Add to basket

Gorgonians (Octocorallia) of Andaman and Nicobar IslandsJS Yogesh Kumar, C Raghunathan, R Raghuraman and Krishnamoorthy VenkataramanGorgonians are marine coelenterates of the class Anthozoa, which include sea fan, sea whips, corals, sea anemones and other related species. Based on structural differences in their symmetry, the Anthozoans are divided into three subclasses ...

118 pages | colour illustrations, b/w maps | Paperback | 05/2014 | 9788181713728 | #227267A | £36.50 Add to basket

Handbook of Zoology, Volume 4/38: Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 1Morphology and Systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga partim)Rolf G Beutel and Richard AB LeschenThis book is a revised edition of the first of three volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series which treats the systematics and biology of Coleoptera. With over 380,000 described species, Coleoptera are by far the most species-rich ...

567 pages | figures and tables | Hardback | 12/2005 | 9783110171303 | #160749A | £328.00 Add to basketHardback | NYP 03/2016 | 9783110249064 | #227453A | £276.00 Add to basket

Handbook on Major Hemipteran Predators of IndiaAnimesh Bal and B BiswasPredatory nature is found in some of the insect orders, as it is seen in the Hemipteran bugs. Among Hemiptera some species which belong to different farnilies are predators, such as Assassin-bugs (Reduviidae), Pirate-bugs (Anthocoidae) ...

43 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9788181713599 | #227266A | £23.50 Add to basket

Iconography of the Haliotis Species and Subspecies of Australia and New ZealandIncluding Notes on Current Largest Recorded SpecimensBuzz Owen and Robert KershawThis supplement to Festivus contains an iconography of the members of the abalones found in Australia and New Zealand, a group of marine snails in the family Haliotidae which contains only one genus, Haliotis.

81 pages | 35 plates with colour photos and colour maps | Spiralbound | 01/2014 | #227632A | £65.50 Add to basket


























Identification Guide to Ireland's ButterfliesEugenie C Regan and Liam LysaghtScrew bound and printed full colour on both sides, this pocket-sized (85 × 125 mm, W × H) photographic guide will help identify 32 of Ireland’s resident and regular migrant butterfly species. For identification purposes ...


Identification Guide to Ireland's Dragonflies and DamselfliesEugenie C Regan and Brian NelsonScrew bound and printed full colour on both sides, this pocket-sized guide (85 × 125 mm, W × H) is an aid to identifying the 11 damselflies and 13 dragonflies that are resident in Ireland and includes colour photographs ...

30 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | 01/2013 | #227503A | £8.39 Add to basket

Identification Guide to Ireland's LadybirdsColette O'Flynn, Bryan J Pinchen, Una Fitzpatrick and Chris ShieldsScrew bound and printed full colour on both sides, this is a pocket-sized (85 × 125 mm, W × H), beautifully illustrated guide providing information on the identification of 19 Irish ladybird species.

27 pages | colour illustrations | 01/2015 | #227502A | £8.39 Add to basket

Identification Guide to Ireland's ShieldbugsDon Cotton, Brian Nelson and Una FitzpatrickScrew bound and printed full colour on both sides, this is a pocket-sized (85 × 125 mm, W × H), colour guide to aid identification of the 16 Irish species of shieldbug and related insects.


Identification Guide to Ireland's BumblebeesUna Fitzpatrick, Andrew Byrne and Bryan J PinchenScrew bound and printed full colour on both sides, this pocked-sized (85 × 125 mm, W × H) swatch should provide enough information to allow you to identify 18 of the Irish species of bumblebee that have been recorded from Ireland ...

24 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations | 01/2010 | #227504A | £8.39 Add to basket

Insect HearingGerard Pollack, Andrew Mason, Arthur N Popper and Richard R FayInsect Hearing provides a broadly based view of the functions, mechanisms, and evolution of hearing in insects. With a single exception, the chapters focus on problems of hearing and their solutions, rather than being focused on ...

241 pages | 21 colour & 32 b/w illustrations, 24 colour tables | Hardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9783319288888 | #227603A | £81.99 Add to basket

Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical AmericaPaul E Hanson and Kenji NishidaVisitors to tropical forests generally come to see the birds, mammals, and plants. Aside from butterflies, however, insects usually do not make it on the list of things to see. This is a shame. Insects are everywhere, they are often as ...


Insects of South-Eastern AustraliaAn Ecological and Behavioural GuideRoger FarrowA walk in the bush reveals insects visiting flowers, patrolling the air, burrowing under bark and even biting your skin. Every insect has characteristic feeding preferences and behaviours. Insects of South-Eastern Australia is a ...


Les Pachybrachis de France (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae) [The Pachybrachis of France]Marc Debreuil, Pierre Cantot, Jacques Coulon and Pierre JolivetIdentification key, with species descriptions and distributions. This leaf beetle genus is characterised by high intraspecific variability within the same populations. This variability requires the examination of male and female genitalia ...

50 pages | 16 plates with colour photos and b/w line drawings | Paperback | 01/2015 | #227634A | £19.99 Add to basket

Libelulas y Caballitos de Agua de La Rioja (Odonata) [Dragonflies and Damselflies of La Rioja]Carlos Zaldivar Ezquerro, Tomas Latasa Asso and Pablo C Rodriguez SaldanaThe dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) are an ancient group, whose morphology has changed little over time for more than 200 million years. In addition, they form a group of around 6,000 species worldwide. A tiny group when compared with ...

362 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 12/2014 | 9788499600765 | #227547A | £20.99 Add to basket

Living Terebras of Western Atlantic (In Addition Fossil Terebras of Caribbean Area) (2-Volume Set)Umberto Aubry, Rosa Gargiulo and Salvatore RussoStudy and revision of the Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, a group or family of small to large predatory marine gastropods. This book deals with living Terebridae of the Western Atlantic and includes fossils ...

349 pages | 64 plates with colour & b/w photos; colour photos, b/w illustrations, colour distribution | Paperback | 11/2015 | 9788866511946 | #227350A | £115.00 Add to basket

Lycaenidae Part 4 (Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region)Subfamily Polyommatinae, Tribe Polyommatini, Genus Polyommatus, Subgenus AgrodiaetusGian Cristoforo Bozano and Wolfgang EckweilerThe fourth part to deal with members of the Lycaenidae. This part focuses on butterflies of the subgenus Agrodiaetus, genus Polyommatus.

136 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, b/w line drawings, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 01/2016 | #227317A | £27.99 Add to basket

































Non-Marine Molluscs of Martinique, Lesser Antilles / Mollusques Continentaux de la MartiniqueRegis Delannoye, Laurent Charles, Jean-Pierre Pointier, David Massemin and Patrice DavidThis beautifully illustrated book deals with a fascinating, yet largely unknown, group of animals from Martinique island (French West Indies): continental (terrestrial and freshwater) molluscs. After a presentation of the island’s ...

328 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 12/2015 | #227569A | £34.99 Add to basket

On the Fauna of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of South Western GhatsPM SureshanParasitic Hymenoptera play a vital role in terrestrial ecosystems in the control of insect pests attacking crops. The family Pteromalidae is one of the largest and taxonomically difficult families of the super family Chalcidoidea ...

63 pages | 8 plates with colour photos; tables | Paperback | 11/2015 | 9788181714213 | #227286A | £29.99 Add to basket

Physiology of Molluscs: A Collection of Selected Reviews (2-Volume Set)Saber Saleuddin and Spencer MukaiPhysiology of Molluscs: A Collection of Selected Reviews is an informative two-volume set that brings together some of the most important recent and unique developments in molluscan physiology. Volume One focuses on shell structure ...


ScorpionLouise M PrykeFrom the dawn of civilization scorpions have captured the human imagination. Yet the scorpion is a misunderstood animal with a bad reputation that overshadows its many exceptional qualities. Older than dinosaurs, these small arthropods ...

208 pages | 70 colour photos and illustrations & 30 b/w photos and b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9781780235929 | #226662A | £9.99 Add to basket

Sperm Competition in ButterfliesMamoru WatanabeSperm Competition in Butterflies describes about 30 years of theoretical, empirical, and experimental work on butterfly sperm competition. It considers the reproductive morphology and sperm utilization interests of males and females ...


The Larger Moths of Northamptonshire and the Soke of PeterboroughJohn Ward and Brenda WardThe first published county moth list for Northamptonshire since that published by Eustace Wallis (1908-1912). Species accounts of the 648 species of larger moths recorded in the county, 90% of them illustrated. 30 habitats reviewed in ...

189 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 01/2015 | #227762A | £22.50 Add to basket

The Sting of the WildJustin O SchmidtEntomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it's a brave exploration, others shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the gauge.

280 pages | 13 plates with colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9781421419282 | #227522A | £15.99 Add to basket

The Stonefly (Plecoptera) of IrelandHugh B Feeley, Jan-Robert Baars and Mary Kelly-QuinnThis publication brings together the most up to date knowledge on the Irish stoneflies. It combines detailed descriptions of their ecology with comprehensive distribution maps and is complimented with images and illustrations for each species ...

88 pages | colour photos, illustrations, colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 01/2016 | 9781911172017 | #227514A | £18.50 Add to basket

The Witt Catalogue Volume 8: A Taxonomic Atlas of the Eurasian and North African NoctuoideaNoctuinae IIZoltan Varga, Gabor Ronkay, Laszlo Ronkay and Peter GyulaiThe 8th volume of the Taxonomic Atlas series is the second publication on the subfamily Noctuinae, focusing on the revised taxonomy of specifically the Palaearctic genus Eugnorisma along with additional 18 related genera of the ...

362 pages | 59 plates with colour photos, 130 plates with b/w line drawings | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9786155279058 | #227528A | £159.00 Add to basket

ZooKeys 535: Annotated Check List of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of MexicoBrian G Scholtens and MA SolisThis is the first complete update to the check list of Pyraloidea in America north of Mexico in over thirty years. The authors list 861 species of Crambidae and 681 species of Pyralidae for a total of 1542 species, an increase of 10% since ...

136 pages | b/w illustrations, tables | Paperback | 11/2015 | 9789546427915 | #227144A | £36.99 Add to basket

ZooKeys 548: An Illustrated Key to the Cuckoo Wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) of the Nordic and Baltic CountriesJuho Paukkunen, Alexander Berg, Villu Soon, Frode Odegaard and Paolo RosaThe Chrysididae are a group of cleptoparasitic and parasitoid aculeate wasps with a large number of rare and endangered species. The taxonomy of this group has long been confusing due to the similarity of species and extensive intraspecific ...

116 pages | colour photos, b/w maps, tables | Paperback | 12/2015 | 9789546428059 | #227629A | £41.99 Add to basket

Palaeontology




























A Bouquet of Archaeozoological StudiesEssays in Honour of Wietske PrummelDCM Raemaekers, E Esser, Roel CGM Lauwerier and JT ZeilerA Bouquet of Archaeozoological Studies comprises papers presented to Wietske Prummel on the occasion of her retirement from the Groningen Institute of Archaeology (University of Groningen) in 2012. The contributions cover a wide ...

212 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour & b/w maps, tables | Paperback | 12/2012 | 9789491431159 | #227651A | £23.99 Add to basket

A Pannon-Medence Osfoldrajza es Kornyezeti Viszonyai a Keso Miocenben [The Paleogeographic and Environmental ConditionsMagyar ImreThis book is an improved version of the author's PhD thesis. His research is based on paleontological and seismic stratigraphic knowledge of the Pannonian Basin. The paper's conclusions are based mainly on the synthesis of these ...

140 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 01/2010 | 9789633060742 | #227586A | £42.99 Add to basket

Beastly QuestionsAnimal Answers to Archaeological IssuesNaomi SykesZooarchaeology, or the study of ancient animals, is a frequently side-lined subject in archaeology. This is bizarre given that the archaeological record is composed largely of debris from human–animal relationships (be they in the ...

240 pages | 34 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 08/2014 | 9781472506757 | #227648A | £69.99 Add to basketPaperback | 09/2015 | 9781474260695 | #227649A | £22.99 Add to basket

Dinosaurs: The TextbookThe TextbookSpencer G LucasThe perfect textbook for nonscience majors, this plainspoken volume methodically plots the biological and geological concepts of dinosaur science. It clarifies the evolution, phylogeny, and classification of the various species while ...

384 pages | 311 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9780231173117 | #226854A | £58.50 Add to basketHardback | NYP 06/2016 | 9780231173100 | #226857A | £110.50 Add to basket

Dinoszauruszok Magyarorszagon [Dinosaurs of Hungary]Osi AttilaThis book in the GeoLitera series is a real treat for dinosaur fans. For the first time the scientific community and public can learn in detail about the wildlife on the Western Tethys archipelago during the Cretaceous.

190 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | 01/2012 | 9789633061299 | #227584A | £36.99 Add to basket

Elefantenreich: Eine Fossilwelt in Europa [Elephant Kingdom: A Fossil World in Europe]Harald MellerThe treasure that archaeologists have been saving for many years in the lignite mines of Neumark-Nord in the Geisel Valley, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, is around 200,000 years old. The site is one of the most important sources of information ...

652 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | 05/2010 | 9783939414483 | #227748A | £33.99 Add to basket

Elefantenreich: Eine Fossilwelt in Europa [Elephant Kingdom: A Fossil World in Europe]Arnold Muhl and Dieta AmbrosThis booklet accompanies the exhibition "Elefantenreich: Eine Fossilwelt in Europa" in the German Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte in Halle in the southern part of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. It introduces mammoths, the ....


Insect Traces in Soils and PaleosolsJorge Ferando GeniseInsect Traces in Soils and Paleosols is devoted to the ichnology of insects, and associated trace fossils, in soils and paleosols. The traces described here, mostly nests and pupation chambers, include one of the most complex ...

299 colour & 99 b/w illustrations, 4 tables | Hardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9783319282084 | #227604A | £96.99 Add to basket

Integrating Zooarchaeology and PaleoethnobotanyA Consideration of Issues, Methods, and CasesAmber M VanDerwarker and Tanya M PeresIn recent years, scholars have emphasized the need for more holistic subsistence analyses, and collaborative publications towards this endeavor have become more numerous in the literature. However, there are relatively few attempts to ...

335 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations, tables | Hardback | 01/2010 | 9781441909343 | #184084A | £81.00 Add to basketPaperback | 12/2014 | 9781489984753 | #227325A | £80.99 Add to basket

Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Fauna, Biostratigraphy, Facies and Deformation History of the Carbonate FormationsIstvan FozyThis monograph summarizes our current knowledge on the richly fossiliferous Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous carbonate formations of the Gerecse and Pilis Mountains, through the work of eleven authors from five countries. Studies of ...

422 pages | 63 plates with illustrations | Hardback | 01/2013 | #227583A | £53.99 Add to basket

Packrat MiddensThe Last 40,000 Years of Biotic ChangeJulio L Betancourt, Thomas R Van Devender and Paul S MartinOriginally published in 1990. From the '60s to the '90s, late Quaternary environments in the arid interior of western North America have been revealed by a unique source of fossils: well-preserved fragments of plants ...

478 pages | 200+ b/w photos, b/w illustrations and b/w maps | Paperback | NYP 01/2016 | 9780816532841 | #227620A | £41.95 Add to basket






























Phanerozoic PaleoclimateAn Atlas of Lithologic Indicators of ClimateArthur James Boucot, Chen Xu and Christopher R ScotesePhanerozoic Paleoclimate combines the interpretations of two major sets of data. One if the geophysical data that is used to interpret the position of the tectonic plates through geologic time. The other is based on a long time ...

478 pages | Hardback | 03/2013 | 9781565762817 | #227750A | £179.00 Add to basketUnbound | 03/2013 | 9781565762824 | #227788A | £69.99 Add to basket

Planet Earth - In Deep Time: Devonian & CarboniferousThomas J Suttner, Erika Kido, Peter Koenigshof, Johnny A Waters, Laura Davis and Fritz MessnerDevonian and Carboniferous deposits are found in many places around the world. The record of climate change preserved in them is the best (and only) resource of information on the Earth's climate system then, at a time, when current ...

261 pages | 201 colour illustrations | Hardback | 01/2016 | 9783510653355 | #227644A | £53.50 Add to basket

Prehistoric Mammals of NepalRamesh ShresthaIn Nepal some 26 different types of prehistoric mammals are known to have existed, as evidenced by the discovery of fossilized body parts in different parts of the country by various palaeontologists. The area of present-day Nepal used ...

114 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9789937296724 | #227451A | £28.99 Add to basket

Seabed PrehistoryInvestigating the Palaeogeography and Early Middle Palaeolithic Archaeology in the Southern North SeaLouise Tizzard, Andrew Bicket, Dimitri De Loecker, Kitty Foster and Karen NicholsArchaeological investigation of Early Middle Palaeolithic flint tools, including hand axes, and faunal remains in the North Sea. Seabed Prehistory also examines submerged and buried landscapes. The methods used to recover artefacts ...

138 pages | 24 colour photos, 45 colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 05/2015 | 9781874350804 | #227652A | £32.99 Add to basket

So You Want to Be a Palaeontologist?Practical Advice for Fossil Enthusiasts of All AgesDavid PenneyPalaeontology is a rather unique career choice, in that at one point or another most children (and some adults) want to be a palaeontologist, but very few of them are ever able to realize their dream. However, there are more avenues into ...


The Bare BonesAn Unconventional Evolutionary History of the SkeletonMatthew F BonnanWhat can we learn about the evolution of jaws from a pair of scissors? How does the flight of a tennis ball help explain how fish overcome drag? What do a spacesuit and a chicken egg have in common? Highlighting the fascinating twists and ...


The Great Hall of DinosaursAn Artist's Exploration Into the Jurassic WorldWilliam O'ConnorThe Great Hall of Dinosaurs is an illustrated guide to studying and drawing dinosaurs from the best-selling author of the Dracopedia series. Astounding dioramas of the world's biggest, fiercest and fastest creatures ...

160 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 01/2016 | 9781440340727 | #227628A | £17.99 Add to basket

Osmaradvanyok: A Karpat-Pannon Terseg Kovuletei [Fossils of the Carpathian-Pannonian Region]Istvan Fozy and Istvan SzenteThis book presents the most significant fossil groups found in the Carpathian Basins, though it is not an exhaustive inventory. Since the first edition of this book in 2007 a multitude of fossils have been found, some of world-wide importance ...


Marine & Freshwater Biology

A Sea of GlassSearching for the Blaschkas' Fragile Legacy in an Ocean at RiskDrew Harvell and Harry W GreeneIt started with a glass octopus. Dusty, broken, and all but forgotten, it caught Drew Harvell's eye. Fashioned in intricate detail by the father-son glassmaking team of Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka, the octopus belonged to a menagerie ...

232 pages | 50 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2016 | 9780520285682 | #227656A | £19.95 Add to basket

Guia de la Fauna Marina de Canarias: Peces, Ballenas, Delfines y Tortugas [Guide to the Marine Fauna of the Canary IslaArmando del Rosario and Francisco del RosarioBased on more than thirty years of marine research in the waters of the Canary Islands, the authors have developed this very complete guide with 312 full colour pages, with more than 500 photographs of great beauty and very containing ...

312 pages | 500+ colour photos | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788461676231 | #227725A | £45.99 Add to basket
























Iconographia Diatomologica, Volume 26: Lake Baikal: Hotspot of Endemic Diatoms IIMaxim S Kulikovskiy, Horst Lange-Bertalot and Irina V KuznetsovaA provisional inventory of achnanthoid, fragilariod, canal-raphe diatoms and the genus Diploneis in Lake Baikal. This volume includes revisions of ditoms from the following genera: Cymatopleura, Nitzschia ...

656 pages | 249 plates with b/w photos; 1 b/w map | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9783874294904 | #227425A | £185.00 Add to basket

The Underwater in Okinawa [Japanese]Ito KatsutoshiThis book includes a wide variety of colour photos of marine fauna seen around the Ryukyu Islands (also known as the Nansei Islands), Japan. The photos are roughly equally divided between fish and invertebrates. Japanese and scientific ...


Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates, Volume 2Keys to Nearctic FaunaJames H Thorp and D Christopher RogersThorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates, Volume 2: Keys to Nearctic Fauna, Fourth Edition presents a comprehensive revision and expansion of this trusted professional reference manual and educational textbook ...

762 pages | ~288 colour illustrations | Hardback | 01/2016 | 9780123850287 | #227711A | £84.99 Add to basket

General Natural History

A Brief History of CreationScience and the Search for the Origin of LifeBill Mesler and H James Cleaves IIHow did life begin? It is perhaps the most important question science has ever asked. Over the centuries, the search for an answer has been entwined with some of science's most revolutionary advances including ...

336 pages | 15 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 12/2015 | 9780393083552 | #227285A | £18.99 Add to basket

A Wild LifeMy Adventures Around the World Filming WildlifeMartin Hughes-GamesThe frozen wastes of the Southern Ocean; the tropical rainforests of South America, the scorching grasslands of Africa, the dizzy heights of the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas: Martin Hughes-Games has been to every continent on earth ...


Beyond the BearHow I Learned to Live and Love Again After Being Blinded by a BearDan Bigley and Deborah McKinneyA 25-year-old backcountry wanderer, a man happiest exploring wild places with his dog, Dan Bigley woke up one midsummer morning to a day full of promise. Before it was over, after a stellar day of salmon fishing along Alaska's ...

224 pages | 16 b/w photos | Hardback | 04/2013 | 9780762784554 | #206109A | £21.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 01/2016 | 9781493016426 | #227456A | £17.99 Add to basket

Birders of AfricaHistory of a NetworkNancy J JacobsIn this unique and unprecedented study of birding in Africa, historian Nancy Jacobs reconstructs the collaborations between well-known ornithologists and the largely forgotten guides, hunters, and taxidermists who assisted them.


Birdman: The Art of William T. Cooper (All Regions, PAL)Sarah ScraggA 28 minute documentary following the development of Bill Cooper as an artist. The DVD includes 9 additional video clips including tips on techniques and time-lapses of his paintings evolving. This intimate documentary follows ...

1 disc, runtime: 28 min, PAL, rating: E | DVD | 01/2014 | #227347A | £28.86 Add to basket

Candid CreaturesHow Camera Traps Reveal the Mysteries of NatureRoland KaysIn Candid Creatures, the first major book to reveal the secret lives of animals through motion-sensitive game cameras, biologist Roland Kays has assembled over 600 remarkable photographs. Drawing from archives of millions of ...

272 pages | 604 colour photos, 34 illustrations, 72 maps | Hardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9781421418889 | #227707A | £25.99 Add to basket

Castles in the MistThe Victorian Transformation of the HighlandsRobin NobleThe magnificent Highlands of Scotland represent, in so many ways, ancient Britain. But much of this apparently wild environment is, in fact, far more recent in origin – it has been shaped by the Victorians.

Paperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9781910192344 | #227775A | £12.99 Add to basket

Coal: A Human HistoryBarbara FreeseIn this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as the best stone in Britain by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has ...

384 pages | no illustrations | Paperback | 01/2006 | 9780099478843 | #157646A | £9.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2016 | 9780465057931 | #227760A | £15.50 Add to basket


























Common GroundRob Cowen"One of the UK's most exciting nature writers." (Guardian). 'Once upon a time the edges were the places we knew best. They were our common ground.' After moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire ...

336 pages | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9780091954550 | #222417A | £16.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780099592037 | #227405A | £8.99 Add to basket

D'une Foret l'Autre [English / French]Bae Bien-U, Yannick Mercoyrol, Jean d'Haussonville, Lorand Hegyi and Robert FleckBae Bien-U is undoubtedly the greatest living photographer in Korea today. For over forty years he has been a tireless photographer of landscapes, particularly forests, in which the human form never figures. His images are spectacularly ...

104 pages | 67 b/w photos | Hardback | 09/2015 | 9782757210130 | #226430A | £19.50 Add to basket

Das Letzte Mammut: Haben diese Giganten der Urzeit bis Heute Uberlebt? [The Last Mammoth: Have these Giants Survived toMichael SchneiderThe cryptozoology author Michael Schneider delves into the question of what lies behind the various sightings of mammoths to the present day. It is possible that a relict population of the mammoth has survived down to our modern times?

60 pages | colour & b/w photos, b/w illustrations, 1 colour map | Paperback | 09/2010 | 9783941122642 | #227558A | £8.99 Add to basket

John Chapman Frye, University of KansasGeologist, Researcher, Teacher, AdministratorDaniel F Merriam and James D MerriamJohn Chapman Frye arrived in Kansas in 1938, leaving in 1954. In the 16 years at the University of Kansas he essentially founded the basics for geology of the Plio-Pleistocene deposits in the state. He published two books on the subject ...

59 pages | 27 colour & b/w photos and b/w illustrations | Paperback | 02/2014 | 9780983359968 | #213150A | £26.99 Add to basket

Life in the DarkIlluminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet EarthDante FenolioDeep inside caves, at the bottoms of oceans and lakes, beneath the ground: these concealed habitats are absent of sunlight. This strange and fascinating world of complete darkness is not a solitary place – it is inhabited by millions ...


Natural Histories25 Extraordinary Species That Have Changed Our WorldBrett Westwood and Stephen MossAccompanying Radio 4's landmark six-month-long series presented by Brett Westwood, Natural Histories explores 25 unexpected species that have changed the way we see the world. From cockroaches to coral, and from ...

444 pages | 16 plates with colour photos and colour illustrations; b/w photos, b/w illustrations | Paperback | 06/2005 | #144014A | £0.00 Add to basketHardback | 10/2015 | 9781473617018 | #222189A | £24.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2016 | 9781473617032 | #227599A | £9.99 Add to basket

Ptitsy, Dorogi, Liudi: (Vospominaniia Ornitologa), Chast 2 [Birds, Roads, People: (Memoirs of an Ornithologist), Part 2]On the Roads to the Restoration of Capitalism (1992-2014)AF KovsharMemoirs of a well-known Kazakhstan ornithologist comprise more than 70 years and represent a mixture of memoirs and documentary: based on the diaries of the author. They contain many specific dates of the events, detailed descriptions of ...


Rethinking Ancient WoodlandThe Archaeology and History of Woods in NorfolkGerry Barnes, Tom Williamson and Jane Whittle'Ancient woodland' is a term widely used in England for long-established semi-natural woods, shaped by centuries of traditional management. As an official designation, it describes woods which have existed since the early seventeenth ...

276 pages | 73 b/w photos and b/w maps | Hardback | 10/2015 | 9781909291577 | #227320A | £34.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9781909291584 | #227683A | £18.99 Add to basket

Steve Backshall's Wildlife Adventurer's GuideA Guide to Exploring Wildlife in BritainSteve BackshallA naturalist's equivalent to the Dangerous Book for Boys, Steve Backshall's Wildlife Adventurer's Guide includes tips on everything from beachcombing, snorkelling and building your own hedgehog hotel ...

160 pages | 106 colour photos, 66 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2016 | 9781472930552 | #227538A | £14.99 Add to basket

The Burren & the Aran IslandsA Walking GuideTony KirbyThe Burren and the Aran Islands, with their unique combination of flora, fauna and landscape, are explored by large numbers of walkers annually. This revised guide to the best walking routes in the region has clear descriptions and ...

122 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9781848892002 | #227275A | £12.99 Add to basket



























The Dancing BeesKarl Von Frisch and the Discovery of the Honeybee LanguageTania MunzWe think of bees as being among the busiest workers in the garden, admiring them for their productivity. But amid their buzzing, they are also great communicators – and unusual dancers. As Karl von Frisch (1886–1982) discovered ...

296 pages | 26 b/w photos, 7 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2016 | 9780226020860 | #227702A | £20.99 Add to basket

The Extraordinary Beauty of BirdsDesigns, Patterns and DetailsDeborah SamuelIn this magnificent display of ornithological beauty, readers are given the chance to marvel at the textures and colors of birds in stunning detail – and are rewarded with a new appreciation of art in nature.


The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and JournalingJohn Muir LawsA potent combination of art, science, and boundless enthusiasm, the latest art instruction book from John Muir Laws (The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds) is a how-to guide for becoming a better artist and a more attentive naturalist.

96 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9781597143158 | #227664A | £31.99 Add to basket

The Laws Sketchbook for Nature JournalingJohn Muir LawsCreated with the beginning nature journalist in mind, The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling hardcover blank journal is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in the practice and joy of getting out, observing, and ...


The Man in the Monkeynut CoatWilliam Astbury and the Forgotten Road to the Double-HelixKersten T HallSir Isaac Newton once declared that his momentous discoveries were only made thanks to having 'stood on the shoulders of giants'. The same might also be said of the scientists James Watson and Francis Crick. Their discovery of the ...

242 pages | 24 b/w photos and b/w illustrations | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9780198704591 | #210074A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780198766964 | #227619A | £9.99 Add to basket

The Story of the World in 100 SpeciesChristopher LloydIn the retitled paperback edition of his book What on Earth Evolved?, Christopher Lloyd leads us on an extraordinary journey, from the birth of life to the present day, as he explains, in a jargon-free way, the phenomenon we call 'life on Earth'.

416 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Paperback | 02/2016 | 9781408876381 | #227511A | £14.99 Add to basket

Truly, Madly, DeeplyUnderwater PhotographyAli bin ThalithTo capture an image of the crystal octopus, one of the ocean's rarest and most elusive creatures, became the ultimate goal in Ali bin Thalith's obsession with underwater marine photography. Over ten years of searching has produced a cornucopia ...

180 pages | ~110 colour photos | Hardback | 02/2016 | 9781908337290 | #227737A | £59.99 Add to basket

Virtuoso by NatureThe Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby FRS (1635-1672)Tim Birkhead and Michael WilloughbyFrancis Willughby, together with John Ray revolutionized the study of natural history. Together they were motivated by the new philosophy of the mid 1600s and transformed natural history in to a rigorous area of study. Because Ray lived ...


Wild SoundscapesDiscovering the Voice of the Natural WorldBernie KrauseThrough his organization Wild Sanctuary, Bernie Krause has traveled the globe to hear and record the sounds of diverse natural habitats. Wild Soundscapes, first published in 2002, inspires readers to follow in Krause's footsteps.

224 pages | 15 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 07/2016 | 9780300218190 | #226856A | £12.99 Add to basket

Witmer StoneThe Fascination of NatureScott McConnellWitmer Stone (1866-1939) was one of the preeminent ornithologists of his day, and has been called one of the last of the "great naturalists". In addition to his involvement in the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU), including ...

411 pages | b/w photos | Paperback | 10/2014 | 9780692229385 | #227392A | £21.50 Add to basket

Regional & Travel

A Naturalist's Guide to the Hidden World of Pacific Northwest DunesJr.,George PoinarFrom Northern California to British Columbia, coastal dunes and beaches provide a unique habitat for plants, animals, and insects. With A Naturalist's Guide to the Hidden World of Pacific Northwest Dunes, hikers and beach ...

























Animals of Kruger National ParkKeith BarnesThis compact and stunningly illustrated field guide is an essential companion for any safari in South Africa's Kruger National Park – one of the largest, most iconic, and most visited conservation areas in Africa. Featuring a ...


Australian Wildlife After DarkMartyn Robinson and Bruce ThomsonAustralia is a land of many unique animals, some of which are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and so are rarely seen. These are the after dark animals so widespread yet so little noticed by humans, whether in our back ...


Beyond the Fell WallRichard Skelton and Michael KirkmanRichard Skelton has spent nearly half a decade living in a small valley, high in the Furness hills of Cumbria, in northern England. When not writing or composing music, most of his days are spent beating the valley's bounds, exploring ...

96 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 11/2015 | 9781908213297 | #227288A | £11.99 Add to basket

Cape Verde - The Natural History of the Desertas Islands: Santa Luzia, Branco and RasoRaquel Vasconcelos, Rui Freitas, Cornelis J Hazevoet and Moises BorgesThe Natural History of the Desertas Islands represents the culmination of a project by the Cape Verdean Zoological Society entitled "Scientific Compilation (bulletin) on the Biological Diversity of the Desertas Islands ...

307 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps; includes CD-ROM | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9788460657934 | #227564A | £31.50 Add to basket

Collins Traveller's Guide - Wildlife of the GalapagosJulian Fitter, Daniel Fitter, David Hosking, Martin B Withers and Sarah DarwinSince its first publication more than a decade ago, Wildlife of the Galápagos has become the definitive, classic field guide to the natural splendors of this amazing part of the world. Now fully updated, this essential ...

288 pages | 650+ colour photos, colour illustrations and colour maps | Paperback | 01/2016 | 9780008156732 | #227300A | £16.99 Add to basket

Flora y Fauna de Chile: Guia de Identificacion [A Wildlife Guide to Chile]Sharon ChesterSpanish version of A Wildlife Guide to Chile and its territories - Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, San Felix y San Ambrosio, and the Juan Fernandez Archipelago. The colour plates depict species in their natural environments with unmatched ...

390 pages | 120 plates with colour illustrations; colour maps | Paperback | 01/2016 | 9788494189241 | #227230A | £34.99 Add to basket

Galapagos: Preserving Darwin's LegacyTui de RoyThis sumptuous large-format book was first produced in 2009 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Charles Darwin Foundation on Galápagos. Galapagos: Preserving Darwin's Legacy comprises a series of ...

240 pages | 200+ colour photos | Hardback | 09/2009 | 9781408108666 | #178053A | £29.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 07/2016 | 9781472928597 | #227319A | £34.99 Add to basket

Gods of the MorningA Bird's Eye View of a Highland YearSir John Lister-KayeFor more than three decades, John Lister-Kaye has been enraptured by the spectacular seasonal metamorphosis at Aigas, the world-renowned Highlands field centre. Over the years, the glen's wildlife has come to infiltrate his soul ...

294 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 03/2015 | 9781782114154 | #220742A | £14.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9781782114178 | #227409A | £9.99 Add to basket

In Pursuit of SpringEdward Thomas and Alexandra HarrisIn March 1913, as the storm clouds of the Great War gathered, Edward Thomas took a bicycle ride from Clapham to the Quantock Hills in Somerset. The great poet recorded his journey with photographs and in notebooks, later publishing ...

200 pages | 50+ b/w photos | Paperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9781908213433 | #227289A | £11.99 Add to basket

Loe Bar and the Sandhill Rustic MothThe Biogeography, Ecology and History of a Coastal Shingle BarAdrian Spalding and Jeremy A ThomasIn Loe Bar and the Sandhill Rustic Moth, Adrian Spalding examines the survival of plants and animals on Loe Bar, a shingle beach on the coast of Cornwall, in the context of its history, geomorphology and exposure to the Atlantic ...

346 pages | 47 colour & b/w photos and colour & b/w illustrations, tables | Hardback | 08/2015 | 9789004270299 | #222846A | £62.50 Add to basket

National Biodiversity Data Centre Identification Swatches Value Pack (6-Volume Set)Colette O'Flynn, Bryan J Pinchen, Una Fitzpatrick, Lynda Weekes, Oisin Duffy and Don CottonScrew bound and printed full colour on both sides, these pocket-sizes (85 × 125 mm, W × H) identification swatches are the perfect field companions to help you identify Ireland's biodiversity. This value pack bundles ...

177 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | 01/2015 | #227562A | £41.99 Add to basket

Northumberland Coast PathOfficial GuidebookIain RobsonThis guidebook offer itineraries for the Northumberland Coast Path in the UK.

64 pages | colour photos, maps | Paperback | 08/2015 | 9781873402399 | #227653A | £7.95 Add to basket






























Rhayader by NatureThe Wildlife of a Small Welsh Town and its Surrounding CountrysideBob Dennison, Steve Jones, Richard Knight, Sorcha Lewis, Phil Ward, Ray Woods and Jennifer HollandRhayader is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, in the county of Radnorshire. Rhayader by Nature tells you all you need to know about the wildlife, geology and landscape of Rhayader and the surrounding area. The authors ...

252 pages | 275 colour photos, colour maps, 4 tables | Paperback | 11/2015 | 9780993423314 | #227415A | £19.99 Add to basket

Southwest USA and Four CornersJason SargersonThis book is an introduction to the South West United States (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah). It covers key places of interest in the Four Corners region including National Parks and National Monuments along with other attractions ...


Suizokukan Pia Zenkoku-Ban [Pia's Nationwide Aquaria]MOOKThis is the most recent version of Pia's aquarium guide for Japan, with information from the last two years. From Hokkaido to Okinawa, it lists the 115 aquaria across the country. This is a thorough guide with behind-the-scenes information ...

130 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | 03/2015 | 9784835624563 | #227334A | £21.99 Add to basket

The Shepherd's LifeA Tale of the Lake DistrictJames RebanksThis is the Sunday Times Number One Bestseller. Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family ...


The Sonoran DesertA Literary Field GuideEric Magrane, Christopher Cokinos and Paul MirochaA land of austerity and bounty, the Sonoran Desert is a place that captures imaginations and hearts. It is a place where barbs snag, thorns prick, and claws scratch. A place where lizards scramble and pause, hawks hunt like wolves, and ...


Wildlife of BiharA Field GuideArvinder SinghThe Wildlife of Bihar: A Field Guide gives an account of the wildlife and information on the protected areas of Bihar. It also provides vital information on each of the faunal species found in Bihar which is useful for easy identification ...

212 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 01/2014 | #227732A | £19.99 Add to basket

Wildlife of MadagascarKen Behrens and Keith BarnesThe Indian Ocean island of Madagascar is one of the world's great natural treasures and ecotourism destinations. Like Galápagos, it is a laboratory of evolution, but on a much larger scale, since it is home to nearly an entire ...


Wildlife of Southeast AsiaSusan MyersThis handy photographic guide offers a stunning look at the wildlife of Southeast Asia, which includes Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Accessible text and more than 500 color photographs help readers to learn about ...

256 pages | 520 colour photos, 2 maps | Paperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9780691154855 | #227467A | £11.99 Add to basket

Botany & Plant Science

Amorphophallus et sa Famille: Les Fleurs les Plus Fantastiques du Monde [Amorphophallus and its Family: The Most FantastPaul-Alain MagnollayAmorphophallus is a genus of plants that includes nearly 200 tropical and subtropical species. It includes one giant species, Amorphophallus titanum, which has the record for the largest inflorescence. Unpredictable and ...


Aracees de Guyane Francaise [Araceae of French Guiana]Dennis Barabe and Marc GibernauThe family Araceae includes 118 genera and 3800 species of tropical plants. It is the 13th richest family in the world and 3rd among the Monocotyledons after Orchidaceae and Poaceae. This book is dedicated to the Araceae of French Guiana ...

349 pages | b/w line drawings | Paperback | 12/2015 | #227570A | £40.99 Add to basket

Botanische Revolutie: De Plantenleer van Charles Darwin [Botanical Revolution: The Botany of Charles Darwin]Norbert PeetersDarwin's botanical work was of great influence on our views on plants, but has largely been forgotten. When hearing the name Charles Darwin, most people think of On the Origin of Species, the book detailing his theory of evolution ...

320 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9789050115780 | #227735A | £18.99 Add to basket

























Britain's Green AlliesMedicinal Plants in WartimePeter G AyresIn 1914, and again in 1939, Britain's supply of vital drugs and antiseptics needed by both its armies and its civilian population was cut off because German pharmaceutical companies dominated world markets. The drugs most difficult ...


Champion Trees of Washington StateRobert Van PeltDocuments the largest known examples of trees in the state, 1,350 in all, belonging to 869 species or cultivated varieties. Of these, 45 are the biggest in the nation.

120 pages | 90 b/w photos, 11 b/w illustrations, maps | Hardback | 08/2015 | 9780295997452 | #227366A | £60.99 Add to basket

De Setas por Madrid y la Zona Centro Peninsular: Guia par Encontrar y Conocer las Mejores Setas Comestibles [MushroomsVicente SevillaThis book is the most comprehensive and informative guide to edible mushrooms of Madrid. It includes detailed information and photographs of the 60 most prized fungi species, all classified by their natural habitat – deciduous ...


Diatom Monographs, Volume 18: Diatoms from Ship Ballast Sediments (With Consideration of a Few Additional SpeciesMaria Celia Villac, Irena Kaczmarska and Fames EhrmanWhen ships need to take in water from the environment to serve as ballast, organisms and suspended inorganic materials are also picked up. During the voyage, some of the living and non-living particulate matter tends to settle to the bottom ...

234 plates with b/w photos | Hardback | NYP 12/2015 | 9783874294911 | #227196A | £76.99 Add to basket

Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by HabitatCathy L Cripps, Vera Stucky Evenson and Michael KuoFrom grassland fairy circles to alpine nano-shrooms, the Rocky Mountain region invites mushroom hunters to range through a mycological nirvana. The Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat is the definitive ...

352 pages | 372 colour photos, 2 b/w illustrations, 2 maps | Hardback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780252039966 | #227690A | £67.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780252081460 | #227691A | £20.99 Add to basket

Flora de la Republica de Cuba, Series A: Plantas Vasculares, Fasciculo 21 (2-Volume Set)Poaceae II: Pharoideae a ChloridoideaeLuis Catasus Guerra, Werner Greuter and Rosa Rankin RodriguezThis volume completes the treatment of Poaceae within the Flora de la República de Cuba series. It covers Pharoiodeae, Bambusoideae, Oryzoideae, Pooideae, Arundinoideae, Micrairoideae, Aristoideae, Chloridoideae.

484 pages | 122 b/w distribution maps, 133 plates with colour photos | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9783874294867 | #227424A | £165.00 Add to basket

Flora of GlamorganArthur E Wade, Quentin ON Kay and R Gwynn EllisGlamorgan has a rich and diverse flora with over 80% of the vascular plant flora of Wales being recorded in the county. This is the first account for 86 years of the flora of the old county of Glamorgan and the first to treat fully its ...


Flore Nordique du Quebec et du Labrador, Volume 2 [Nordic Flora of Quebec and Labrador, Volume 2]Serge PayetteThis book is the second of four volumes on the flora of vascular plants of northern Quebec and Labrador, from the 54th parallel north to Hudson Strait, from James Bay and Hudson Bay in the west, to Labrador Sea in the east. Here is a book ...

711 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings, distribution maps | Hardback | 08/2015 | 9782763722771 | #227276A | £87.99 Add to basket

Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, AsphodelaceaeDaniel JL GeerinckThe Asphodelaceae family is represented in Central Africa by four genera with 28 species, plus 5 exotic ones escaping from cultivation. The family comprises amongst others the showy cultivated species from the genera Aloe and ...

43 pages | 8 b/w line drawings, 1 b/w map | Paperback | 12/2015 | #227428A | £15.99 Add to basket

Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, HydrocharitaceaeJJ Symoens and Marc SM SosefThe Hydrocharitaceae form a small family of water plants and is represented in Central Africa by 6 genera with 15 species.


Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, HydroleaceaeE FischerThe small herbaceous family Hydroleaceae is represented in Central Africa by a single species: Hydrolea palustris.

10 pages | 1 b/w line drawing, 1 b/w map | Paperback | 12/2015 | #227430A | £11.99 Add to basket




























Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, IxonanthaceaeJames W ByngThe small tropical family Ixonanthaceae comprises shrubs and trees and is represented in Central Africa by a single genus with 3 species.


Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, PicrodendraceaeJames W ByngThe small tropical family Picrodendraceae comprises dioecious shrubs and trees and is represented in Central Africa by a single genus with 2 species.


Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, PlumbaginaceaeS NtoreThe family Plumbaginaceae is represented in Central Africa by 2 genera and 5 species, 2 of which are planted in gardens from where they occasionally escape.


Gaachh Guchch: A Bouquet of Bihar TreesVivek Kumar SinghThis book is a photographic tribute to the fascinating flora of the Indian state of Bihar, focusing foremost on trees, which have special religious and cultural significance in India.

colour illustrations | Paperback | 01/2015 | #227730A | £59.99 Add to basket

GeraniumsMargaret Stone and Joy JonesNot to be confused with the tender bedding plants often called geraniums, but which are botanically Pelargonium, this booklet is concerned with the true Geranium or Cranesbill which are hardy perennials. The booklet describes ...


Green Guide to Wild Flowers of Britain and EuropeDavid A Sutton and Colin EmbersonAimed at both the general reader and the amateur naturalist, Green Guide to Trees of Britain and Europe presents 150 of the best known species of wild flowers common to Britain and Europe. Each species is described in detail and is illustrated ...

112 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9781472927200 | #226332A | £6.99 Add to basket

Guide to the Vascular Flora of Howell Woods, Johnston County, North Carolina, U.S.A.Kelly M Hines, Alexander Krings and Jon M StuckyHowell Woods Environmental Learning Center (Johnston County, North Carolina; "Howell Woods") is "the most significant terrestrial natural area in the county" as designated by the NC Natural Heritage Program. Comprising ...

268 pages | colour & b/w photos, 540 b/w line drawings, colour maps | Paperback | 11/2015 | 9781889878478 | #227474A | £71.99 Add to basket

Guia de Arboles de la Sierra De Guadarrama [Guide to the Trees of the Sierra de Guadarrama]The Sierra de Guadarrama, is in a privileged position due to its proximity to the center of the Iberian Peninsula, and brings together trees of many disparate temperaments in its forests which are describes in this field guide. Oak, juniper ...


Identification Guide to Ireland's GrassesUna Fitzpatrick, Lynda Weekes and Mark WrightA guide to help beginners and intermediates tackle grasses. This attractive field-friendly 164 page guide simplifies grass identification. It is rich in photographs and diagrams and contains both a floristic guide and a vegetative key.

163 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings | Spiralbound | 01/2014 | #227501A | £12.50 Add to basket

Ireland's Biodiversity: Trees & ShrubsLynda Weekes, Oisin Duffy and Una FitzpatrickScrew bound and printed full colour on both sides, this is a pocket-sized (85 × 125 mm, W × H) photographic guide to the 35 native and 8 of the more common introduced trees and shrubs in Ireland divided into winter and summer ...

40 pages | colour photos | 01/2015 | 9781911172000 | #227507A | £8.39 Add to basket

Kiwifruit: The Genus ActinidiaHongwen HuangKiwifruit: The Genus Actinidia includes extensive and full coverage of scientific and applied information ranging from basic taxonomy, population genetics, and natural resources/distribution to domestication history and breeding ...

308 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780128030660 | #227280A | £125.00 Add to basket

Next-Generation Sequencing in Plant SystematicsElvira Horandl and Marc S AppelhansThe rapid development of technologies targeting at the analysis of genomic resources (next-generation sequencing) has revolutionized biological sciences. For biological systematics and biodiversity research, the application of molecular ...

294 pages | 9 plates with colour illustrations | Hardback | 02/2016 | 9783874294928 | #227427A | £67.99 Add to basket

Opredelitel' Sosudistykh Rastenii Karachaevo-Cherkesskoi Respubliki [A Guide to the Vascular Plants of Karachaevo-CherkeAS Zernov, IU E Alekseev and VG OnipchenkoThis is the identification guide to the vascular flora of Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, located in the North Caucasus area of southern European Russia. It is based on the results of long-term field research, a critical study of ...































Orchids of Brazil / Orquideas do Brasil, Volume 1: Oncidiinae 1Dalton Holland Baptista, Patricia A Harding and Americo Docha NetoThis is the first volume of a series intended to encompass every Brazilian orchid species. In this volume, the authors describe all known species of contained 16 genera, most of which were once known as Oncidium and are closely ...


Pacific SeaweedsA Guide to Common Seaweeds of the West CoastBridgette Clarkston and Louis DruehlThis updated and expanded guide thoroughly documents every aspect of seaweed life, from species identification and seaweed biology to the essential – and often surprising – roles seaweed plays in the marine ecosystem and our ...

256 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations | Paperback | 12/2001 | 9781550172409 | #127702A | £20.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9781550177374 | #227676A | £24.50 Add to basket

Perth PlantsA Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold ParkRussell L Barrett and Eng Pin TayThe city of Perth is well known and treasured for its areas of protected bushland in the heart of the city. Kings Park and Bold Park represent a significant part of the natural heritage of the Swan Coastal Plain and are an important part ...

440 pages | colour photos, maps | Paperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9781486306022 | #227718A | £45.41 Add to basket

Pilbara Seed Atlas and Field GuidePlant Restoration in Australia's Arid NorthwestTodd E Erickson, Russell Barrett, David J Merritt and Kingsley W DixonThe Pilbara region in Australia's arid northwest is rich in flora that is suited to extreme temperatures and boom and bust cycles of moisture availability. It is also a region important for its natural resources. In places where ...


Plantes Utiles du Bas-Congo, Republique Democratique du Congo [Useful Plants of Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of CongoPaul Latham and Augustin Konda ku MbutaPlantes Utiles du Bas-Congo, Republique Democratique du Congo is designed to encourage the planting and conservation of useful plants. It is translated from the original English edition and rich in illustrations. Each species ...


Plants and PeopleOrigin and Development of Human-Plant Science RelationshipsChristopher CumoAn exploration of the relationship between plants and people from early agriculture to modern-day applications of biotechnology in crop production, Plants and People: Origin and Development of Human–Plant Science Relationships ...

227 pages | 50 b/w photos and b/w illustrations | Paperback | 10/2015 | 9781498707084 | #227294A | £49.99 Add to basket

Plants and the PlagueThe Herbal FrontlineMarcus HarrisonPlague has gone down in history as one of the terrors of humanity, and if there was perhaps but one word that conjured fear in the minds of people centuries ago it would have been that of 'plague'. Without any understanding of ...

233 pages | b/w line drawings | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9780954415891 | #227381A | £9.99 Add to basket

Plants of Central QueenslandIdentification and Uses of Native and Introduced SpeciesEric AndersonConservation and sustainable productivity are vital issues for Australia. In order to manage vegetation well from an agricultural, recreational or conservation point of view, an understanding of individual plant species is important.

600 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9781486302253 | #227449A | £145.45 Add to basket

Remarkable Plants of Vanuatu / Plantes Remarquables du VanuatuLaurence Ramon, Chanel Sam and Hanington TateThis guide on the flora of Vanuatu is intended for the general public, and is a co-publication between New York Botanical Garden Press and Biotope. The 236 plants described in the guide have been included for their remarkable ...

256 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, 1 colour map | Paperback | 12/2015 | 9782366621570 | #227422A | £32.99 Add to basket

Struik Pocket Guide: Wild Flowers of South AfricaBraam van WykWild Flowers of South Africa covers some 260 flowers representing all of the region’s major vegetation types: - Accounts are conveniently organised by flower colour. - Key ID features are supplied for each flower ...

152 pages | 260 colour photos, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 10/2015 | 9781775841661 | #227517A | £7.99 Add to basket

Systematics and Biogeography of Amicia (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae)Tiina E Sarkinen and Colin E HughesThe genus Amicia comprises seven species distributed disjunctly at mid-elevations across the neotropics with one species in Mexico and six endemic to restricted ranges in the Central Andes of South America. Phylogenetic analyses ...


























Systematics of Liabum Adanson (Asteraceae, Liabeae)Diego G Gutierrez and Liliana KatinasLiabum (Asteraceae), one of the most important genera of the tribe Liabeae in terms of number of species and extent of overall distribution, was the subject of a revisionary study. The genus consists of perennial herbs, subshrubs ...


Taschenlexikon der Pflanzen Deutschlands und Angrenzender Lander: Die Haufigsten Mitteleuropaischen Arten im PortraitRuprecht Duell and Herfried KutzelniggThe 8th edition of this proven standard work has been thoroughly revised and expanded. It includes the 1,400 most common plants of the entire Central European region. Knowledge of systematics, names, occurrences, flowers and fruits are ...

924 pages | 830 colour photos, 44 illustrations | Hardback | 11/2015 | 9783494016160 | #227717A | £39.99 Add to basket

The Algae WorldDinabandhu Sahoo and Joseph SeckbachThe Algae World has been carefully written and edited with an interdisciplinary appeal and aims to bring all aspects of Algae together in one volume. The 22 chapters are divided into two different parts which have been authored ...

598 pages | 149 colour & 105 b/w photos and illustrations, tables | Hardback | 10/2015 | 9789401773201 | #227279A | £135.00 Add to basket

The Flowers of SwaledaleA Yorkshire GuideJocelyn CampbellThe Flowers of Swaledale is designed to help people who visit, or live in Swaledale and Arkengarthdale, to identify some of the diverse wild flowers which grow in the mixed habitats of the Dales. Thanks to the efforts of farmers ...

156 pages | 151 colour illustrations | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9781910237038 | #227642A | £15.99 Add to basket

The FungiSarah Watkinson, Lynne Boddy and Nicholas P MoneyThe Fungi, Third Edition, offers a comprehensive and thoroughly integrated treatment of the biology of the fungi. This modern synthesis highlights the scientific foundations that continue to inform mycologists today, as well as ...

466 pages | b/w plates, illustrations, tables | Paperback | 12/2000 | 9780127384467 | #115925A | £30.99 Add to basketPaperback | 12/2015 | 9780123820341 | #227639A | £55.99 Add to basket

The Kew Plant GlossaryAn Illustrated Dictionary of Plant Identification TermsHenk J BeentjeThis plant glossary includes all descriptive terms used in floras, plant field guides and monographs. This is an essential companion for anyone working with plant descriptions, plant identification keys, floras, monographs and field guides ...

200 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 02/2016 | 9781842466049 | #227709A | £17.99 Add to basket

The Lichens of JerseySimon Davey, Amanda Davey and Michael FreemanThis is a study of the lichen flora of the island of Jersey with copious photographs. It deals in particular with the significant history of a Jersey lichenologist, Charles du Bois Larbalestier, and his role in discovering many type species ...

195 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 08/2015 | 9780901897589 | #227610A | £27.50 Add to basket

The Mycota, Volume 3: Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyDirk HoffmeisterThis new edition provides a comprehensive look at the molecular genetics and biochemical basis of fungal biology, covering important model organisms such as Aspergilli while also integrating advances made with zygomycetes and basidiomycetes ...

414 pages | 21 colour & 29 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2004 | 9783540426301 | #124419A | £278.50 Add to basketHardback | NYP 02/2016 | 9783319277882 | #227352A | £180.00 Add to basket

Vegetation of Australian Riverine LandscapesBiology, Ecology and ManagementSamantha Capon, Cassandra James and Michael ReidVegetation communities in Australia's riverine landscapes are ecologically, economically and culturally significant. They are also among the most threatened ecosystems on the continent and have been dramatically altered as a result of ...

440 pages | photos, illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9780643096318 | #227598A | £127.27 Add to basket

Wildflowers of Mainland GreeceRecommended Botanical Excursions in Mainland Greece Including PeloponneseJohannes FloheThis book is the result of numerous field trips the author has undertaken to the Greek mainland to photograph flowers. The text describes the typical wild flowers seen in various areas the author has visited. The author notes though that ...

356 pages | 782 colour photos | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9783000496882 | #227674A | £22.99 Add to basket

Animal & General Biology

Animal Creativity and InnovationAllison B Kaufman and James C KaufmanAnimal Creativity and Innovation explores theories and research on animal innovation and creativity, comparing and contrasting it with theory and research on human creativity and innovation. In doing so, it encompasses findings ...

538 pages | Hardback | 07/2015 | 9780128006481 | #227509A | £42.99 Add to basket


























Avian Medicine and Surgery in PracticeCompanion and Aviary BirdsBob DoneleyThe new edition of this highly respected, beautifully illustrated book has been thoroughly updated with new chapters, new sections, updated diseases, new and expanded clinical techniques, numerous full-color illustrations, Hint/Tip boxes ...

488 pages | 419 colour illustrations, 25 colour tables | Hardback | 10/2010 | 9781840761122 | #181031A | £77.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 05/2016 | 9781482260205 | #227597A | £76.99 Add to basket

Biocode: The New Age of GenomicsDawn Field and Neil DaviesThe living world runs on genomic software – what Dawn Field and Neil Davies call the 'biocode' – the sum of all DNA on Earth. In Biocode, they tell the story of a new age of scientific discovery: the growing ...


Chicken NutritionA Guide for Nutritionists and Poultry ProfessionalsRick KleynThis is the most up to date, complete and practical guide to chicken nutrition that you can buy. It covers the underlying theory of poultry nutrition making it easier to recognise problems in the field. As the most important aspects of ...

347 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour tables | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9781899043422 | #227353A | £76.99 Add to basket

Diseases of CoralCheryl M Woodley, Craig A Downs, Andrew W Bruckner, James W Porter and Sylvia B GallowayCoral disease is quickly becoming a crisis to the health and management of the world's coral reefs. There is a great interest from many in preserving coral reefs. Unfortunately, the field of epizootiology is disorganized and lacks a ...


El Intestino Feliz: Como Controlar el Peso, el Estado de Animo y la Salud a Largo Plazo [The Good Gut: Taking ControlJustin Sonnenburg, Erica Sonnenburg and Andrew WeilWorld-leading scientists, Justin and Erica Sonnenburg explain the most up-to-date science behind why what happens in our gut is responsible for everything from our weight to how we age, our allergies and our diseases. Living in our gut ...


Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates (6-Volume Set)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 ...

1363 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 11/2015 | 9783709118979 | #227354A | £252.50 Add to basket

Le Grand Sommeil Hivernal chez les Animaux: L'Hibernation et ses Applications Pratiques [The Big Winter Sleep in AnimalsJean-Pierre JostIn order to cope with extreme weather conditions and the resulting lack of food and water, animals have developed various survival strategies. If hibernation is well known to the public, less well-known is its summer counterpart ...


Molecular Cell BiologyHarvey Lodish, Arnold Berk, Chris A Kaiser, Monty Krieger, Anthony Bretscher and Hidde PloeghWith its acclaimed author team, cutting-edge content, emphasis on medical relevance, and coverage based on key experiments, Molecular Cell Biology has justly earned an impeccable reputation as an exciting and authoritative text.

1300 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour illustrations, tables | Hardback | 08/2012 | 9781464109812 | #198206A | £63.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 03/2016 | 9781464183393 | #227486A | £69.99 Add to basket

Not So DifferentFinding Human Nature in AnimalsNathan H LentsAnimals fall in love, establish rules for fair play, exchange valued goods and services, hold "funerals" for fallen comrades, deploy sex as a weapon, and communicate with one another using rich vocabularies. Animals also get ...


Sociality: The Behaviour of Group-Living AnimalsAshley Ward and Mike WebsterThe last decade has seen a surge of interest among biologists in a range of social animal phenomena, including collective behaviour and social networks. In 'Animal Social Behaviour', authors Ashley Ward and Michael Webster integrate ...

306 pages | 19 colour & 28 b/w illustrations, tables | Hardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9783319285832 | #227621A | £126.00 Add to basket


























The Good GutTaking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long Term HealthJustin Sonnenburg, Erica Sonnenburg and Andrew WeilWorld-leading scientists, Justin and Erica Sonnenburg explain the most up-to-date science behind why what happens in our gut is responsible for everything from our weight to how we age, our allergies and our diseases. Living in our gut ...

320 pages | Hardback | 04/2015 | 9780593074299 | #227606A | £14.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 01/2017 | 9780552171168 | #227607A | £9.99 Add to basket

Vertebrate Sound Production and Acoustic CommunicationRoderick A Suthers, W Tecumseh Fitch, Richard R Fay and Arthur N PopperAlthough the fundamental principles of vocal production are well-understood, and are being increasingly applied by specialists to specific animal taxa, they stem originally from engineering research on the human voice. These origins ...


What is Life?How Chemistry Becomes BiologyAddy ProssSeventy years ago, Erwin Schrödinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?' This problem has puzzled biologists and physical scientists ever since. Living things are hugely ...


Evolutionary Biology

Evolving InsightHow We Can Think About Why Things HappenRichard W Byrne'Insight' is not a very popular word in psychology or biology. Popular terms – like "intelligence", "planning", "complexity" or "cognitive" – have a habit of sprawling out ...


Gaia: A New Look at Life on EarthJames LovelockIn this classic work that continues to inspire many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that the Earth functions as a single organism. Written for non-scientists, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence ...


Home: How Habitat Made Us HumanJohn S AllenAs the adage goes, home is where the heart is. This may seem self-explanatory, but none of our close primate cousins have anything like homes. Whether we live in an igloo or in Buckingham Palace, the fact that Homo sapiens creates ...


Multicellularity: Origins and EvolutionKarl J Niklas, Stuart A Newman and John Tyler BonnerThe evolution of multicellularity raises questions regarding genomic and developmental commonalities and discordances, selective advantages and disadvantages, physical determinants of development, and the origins of morphological novelties ...

328 pages | 54 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780262034159 | #227662A | £37.95 Add to basket

One Plus One Equals OneSymbiosis and the Evolution of Complex LifeJohn ArchibaldWe are in the midst of a revolution. It is a scientific revolution built upon the tools of molecular biology, with which we probe and prod the living world in ways unimaginable a few decades ago. Need to track a bacterium at the root of ...


Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, StrategiesNick BostromThe human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer ...

328 pages | b/w illustrations, tables | Hardback | 07/2014 | 9780199678112 | #209905A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9780198739838 | #227277A | £9.99 Add to basket

The Ancient Origins of ConsciousnessHow the Brain Created ExperienceTodd E Feinberg and Jon M MallattHow is consciousness created? When did it first appear on Earth, and how did it evolve? What constitutes consciousness, and which animals can be said to be sentient? In The Ancient Origins of Consciousness, Todd Feinberg and ...


The Bioarchaeology of IndividualsAnn LW Stodder, Ann M Palkovich and Clark Spencer LarsenFrom Bronze Age Thailand to Viking Iceland, from an Egyptian oasis to a family farm in Canada, The Bioarchaeology of Individuals invites readers to unearth the daily lives of people throughout history. Covering a span of more than ...

287 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations, b/w maps, tables | Paperback | 05/2014 | 9780813060279 | #227646A | £24.95 Add to basketHardback | 05/2012 | 9780813038070 | #227647A | £69.50 Add to basket



























Violence and Warfare Among Hunter-GatherersMark W Allen and Terry L JonesHow did warfare originate? Was it human genetics? Social competition? The rise of complexity? Intensive study of the long-term hunter-gatherer past brings us closer to an answer. The original chapters in ...

391 pages | b/w illustrations, b/w maps, tables | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9781611329391 | #227590A | £80.50 Add to basketPaperback | 01/2016 | 9781611329407 | #227591A | £32.50 Add to basket

Why Only UsLanguage and EvolutionRobert C Berwick and Noam ChomskyWe are born crying, but those cries signal the first stirring of language. Within a year or so, infants master the sound system of their language; a few years after that, they are engaging in conversations. This remarkable ...


Ecology

Biological Invasions in Changing EcosystemsVectors, Ecological Impacts, Management and PredictionsJo úo Canning-ClodeWhen organisms are deliberately or accidentally introduced into a new ecosystem a biological invasion may take place. These so-called 'invasive species' may establish, spread and ecologically alter the invaded community.

330 pages | 28 colour illustrations, 18 tables | Hardback | NYP 12/2015 | 9783110438659 | #227454A | £159.00 Add to basket

Invasive Alien Species in SeychellesWhy and How to Eliminate Them? Identification and Management of Priority SpeciesGerard Rocamora, Elvina Henriette, Daniel Simberloff and Didier DogleyInvasive Alien Species in Seychelles addresses conservation practitioners, island managers, scientists, naturalists and any person willing to learn more about invasive species and how to fight them. Part one provides ...


Reclaiming South GeorgiaThe Defeat of Furry Invaders on a Sub-Antarctic IslandTony Martin, Team Rat and HRH The Princess RoyalThis is the story, in word and image, of the South Georgia Heritage Trust Habitat Restoration Project fieldwork that took place on South Georgia in three phases (in 2011, 2013 and 2015), baiting every inch of rodent-infested land on the ...

144 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9780956454638 | #227633A | £24.99 Add to basket

Serendipity: An Ecologist's Quest to Understand NatureJames A Estes and Harry W GreeneTo newly minted biologist James Estes, the sea otters he was studying in the leafy kelp forests off the coast of Alaska appeared to have an unbalanced relationship with their larger environment. Gorging themselves on the sea urchins that ...

288 pages | 19 b/w photos, 14 b/w illustrations, 3 maps | Hardback | NYP 05/2016 | 9780520285033 | #227657A | £19.95 Add to basket

Why Ecology MattersCharles J KrebsGlobal temperatures and seawater levels rise; the world's smallest porpoise species looms at the edge of extinction; and a tiny emerald beetle from Japan flourishes in North America – but why does it matter? Who cares?

208 pages | 68 b/w photos, 12 b/w illustrations, 3 tables | Hardback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780226318011 | #227697A | £52.50 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780226318158 | #227698A | £17.50 Add to basket

Habitats & Ecosystems

Atlas of Protected Areas in Rio de Janeiro State / Atlas das Unidades de Conservacao do Estado do Rio de JaneiroPatricia Figueiredo de CastroThis book is the new revised, expanded and practical format edition of the Atlas das Unidades de Conservação da Natureza do Estado do Rio de Janeiro released in 2001. The authors hope that this work, in a bilingual ...

172 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Hardback | 06/2015 | 9788582200087 | #227315A | £92.50 Add to basket

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

39 colour & 79 b/w illustrations, 39 colour tables | Hardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9789401775472 | #227772A | £89.99 Add to basket

Ecology and Conservation of Mountain-Top Grasslands in BrazilGeraldo Wilson Fernandes Ecology and Conservation of Mountain-Top Grasslands in Brazil is a pioneer attempt to bring forward the first synthesis on the most diverse and threatened mountain top vegetation of South America, the rupestrian grasslands.

662 pages | 163 colour photos and colour illustrations, 35 tables | Hardback | NYP 06/2016 | 9783319298078 | #227758A | £117.00 Add to basket
























Encyclopedia of Soil Science (3-Volume Set)Rattan LalThis three-volume third edition offers a vast array of recent peer-reviewed articles. Compiled by hundreds of international experts, the Encyclopedia of Soil Science, Third Edition, covers all branches of soil science including ...

1600 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 12/2005 | 9780849338304 | #155023A | £516.00 Add to basketHardback | NYP 07/2016 | 9781498738903 | #227489A | £589.00 Add to basket

Governing Marine Protected AreasResilience through DiversityPeter JS JonesIn this innovative volume, the author addresses some important challenges related to the effective and equitable governance of marine protected areas (MPAs). These challenges are explored through an analysis of twenty MPA case studies ...

256 pages | 20 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 02/2014 | 9781844076635 | #196387A | £52.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2016 | 9781138679238 | #227490A | £27.99 Add to basket

Grandeur of the Tropical Rainforest in Peninsular MalaysiaSamsudin Musa, Christine Fletcher, Azian Mohti, Ismail Parlan and Ismail HarunGrandeur of the Tropical Rainforest in Peninsular Malaysia brings to light the hidden wonders of what makes the tropical rainforests truly grandeur. It takes us on a journey through many different forests, from the coastal mangroves ...

204 pages | Hardback | 01/2015 | #227552A | £94.99 Add to basket

Historic Acadia National ParkCatherine SchmittIf parks could speak, what would they say? Historic Acadia National Park is a vibrant collection of true stories that share different aspects of Acadia National Park's history. From its glacial origins, to its rising peaks ...


Leben in Gezeiten: Die Nordseekuste Entdecken [Life amongst the Tides: Discovering the North Sea Coast]Jorge Gross, Hansjoerg Kuester, Manfred Thies and Klaus WaechtlerThe tidal flats in the Wadden Sea, the intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea, are not just a recreational area with increasing visitor numbers, but is also an ecologically very sensitive and exciting habitat, which is ...

216 pages | 41 colour photos, 44 illustrations | Paperback | NYP 01/2016 | 9783894324353 | #227448A | £29.99 Add to basket

Lebensraume der Elbe und ihrer Auen [Habitats of the Elbe and its Floodplains]Mathias Scholz, Sabine Stab, Frank Dziock and Klaus HenleHardly any other river in recent years has been at the center of such public interest as the Elbe, one of the major rivers of Central Europe. If it initially was a symbol for the division between East and West, it has now become a symbol ...

380 pages | 96 illustrations, 31 tables | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9783510653010 | #226821A | £49.99 Add to basket

Mountains and Climate ChangeA Global ConcernThomas Kohler, Andre Wehrli, Matthias Jurek, Manuel Sager and Jan DusikMountains are among the regions most affected by climate change. The implications of climate change will reach far beyond mountain areas, as the contributions in the present publication prepared for the Conference of the Parties to the ...


Savanna: A Very Short IntroductionPeter A FurleySavannas form one of the largest and most important of the world's ecological zones. Covering one fifth of the Earth's land surface, they are home to some of the world's most iconic animals and form an extremely important global ...


Soda Lakes of East AfricaMichael SchagerlThis book is devoted to the alkaline-saline lakes of East Africa, which include the world-famous "flamingo lakes". It covers the full range of issues, from the lakes' origin and history, life in and around these unique waters ...


Soil Science SimplifiedNeal S Eash, Thomas J Sauer, Deb O'Dell, Evah Odoi, Aga Razvi, Forbes Walker and Mary C BratzAlready renowned as a user-friendly beginners guide to soil science, Soil Science Simplified, 6th Edition is an updated version of the beloved textbook that includes even more thorough applications of soil science to interdisciplinary ...


The Australian Soil ClassificationRF Isbell and The National Committee on Soil and TerrainThe Australian Soil Classification provides a framework for organising knowledge about Australian soils by allocating soils to classes via a key. Since its publication in 1996, this book has been widely adopted and formally endorsed ...

152 pages | Paperback | 11/2002 | 9780643068988 | #137107A | £54.95 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 01/2016 | 9781486304639 | #227560A | £54.50 Add to basket




























The Forests of MichiganDonald I Dickmann and Larry A LeefersCompletely revised and updated, this new edition of The Forests of Michigan takes a comprehensive look at the natural history, ecology, management, economic importance, and use of the rich and varied forests that cover about half ...

344 pages | 154 photos, 24 illustrations, 22 maps, 24 tables | Hardback | 10/2003 | 9780472098163 | #142418A | £60.50 Add to basketPaperback | 10/2003 | 9780472068166 | #142419A | £32.50 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9780472036530 | #227357A | £46.50 Add to basket

The Soils of PolandRenata Maria Bednarek, Michal Jankowski and Marcin SwitoniakThe Soils of Poland gives an extensive characterisation of the soils of Poland, as well as information about soil-forming environment, soil cover description, soil classification and land use.

250 pages | 20 colour & 20 b/w photos, illustrations and maps | Hardback | NYP 06/2016 | 9789401786331 | #225823A | £89.99 Add to basket

Thinning ControlForestry Commission (FC)One of the most sought after Forestry Commission titles for some time, a revised 4th ed. of Thinning Control is now available – this was previously published as a booklet and then a field guide.

56 pages | colour illustrations, 14 colour tables | Spiralbound | 11/2015 | 9780855389307 | #227548A | £13.99 Add to basket

Urban Wildlife ManagementClark E AdamsContinuing the tradition of the first two editions, Urban Wildlife Management, Third Edition, provides a comprehensive examination of the issues that have led to an increasing need for urban wildlife management.

628 pages | 214 colour illustrations, 84 tables | Hardback | NYP 05/2016 | 9781498702010 | #227487A | £76.99 Add to basket

Veld ManagementPrinciples and PracticesFrits van OudtshoornVeld is a natural resource vital to our survival on earth. About 80% of our beautiful country consists of veld. Most of this area is used for livestock and game ranching as well as for biodiversity conservation and recreation. Good veld ...

256 pages | 380 colour photos and illustrations | Paperback | 11/2015 | 9781920217297 | #227404A | £19.95 Add to basket

Wetlands Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Wetlands Structure and FunctionC Max Finlayson, Glenn R Guntenspergen and Beth A MiddletonIn discussion with Ramsar’s Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at supporting ...

800 pages | 60 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2016 | 9789048134939 | #187630A | £449.50 Add to basket

Conservation & Biodiversity

An Introduction to Primate ConservationSerge A Wich and Andrew J MarshallThis book provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art synthesis of research principles and applied management practices for primate conservation.

368 pages | Hardback | NYP 05/2016 | 9780198703389 | #227241A | £74.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2016 | 9780198703396 | #227242A | £37.50 Add to basket

CITES and TimberA Guide to CITES-Listed Tree SpeciesMadeleine Groves and Catherine RutherfordCITES and Timber covers the main timber species regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). It provides information on the key issues regarding the implementation of the Convention for this ...


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 ...

304 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 07/2015 | 9781472917416 | #223142A | £16.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 07/2016 | 9781472917430 | #227546A | £9.99 Add to basket

Livre Rouge des Especes Menacees en Alsace [Red Book of Endangered Species in Alsace]Vadim Heuacker, Stephanie Kaempf, Raynald Moratin, Yves Muller and Philippe RichertThe French region of Alsace lies in the east of the country and borders Germany and Switzerland. More than 10 years after the first edition of the Red Book of endangered nature in Alsace, this updated version is the reference awaited both ...



























Species Conservation in Managed HabitatsThe Myth of a Pristine NatureWerner KunzWritten by an author with longstanding experience in the ecology of insects and birds and with a stellar academic record in molecular life sciences, this is a welcome challenge to the widely held beliefs in conventional environmental policy ...


Wildlife & Natural Resource ManagementKevin H DealUnderstand how professionals manage the natural world with Wildlife and Natural Resource Management, 4th edition. From running fisheries and national parks to studying the environment and resources conservation, career opportunities ...

384 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | 01/2010 | 9781435453975 | #195082A | £66.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 01/2016 | 9781305627741 | #227630A | £111.99 Add to basket

Physical Sciences

A Photographic Guide to Shetland's GeologyDavid Malcolm and Robina R BartonThis book is the first photographic guide to the geology of the Shetland Island's. Shetland's landscape, its hills and beaches, cliffs and stacks, are not only places of extraordinary beauty but have locked up within them secrets ...


Berliner Hoehlenkundliche Berichte, Volume 61: Philippines 2014 and 2015: Mindanao (Sultanat Kudarat) and Luzon (KalingaRafael Camargo, Joel Despain and Michael LaumannsPresents the results yielded by two expeditions who targeted previously untouched caving areas in the Philippines: the mountainous karsts of Sultanat Kudarat and Kalinga provinces as well as the coastal cone karst of Sta. Teresita.


Berliner Hoehlenkundliche Berichte, Volume 62: Speleological Expeditions to Gabon (2013) and to Mozambique (2015)Michael Laumanns, Jean-Pierre Bartholeyns, Livia Cordeiro, Ryo Matsuzawa and Renato SerodioThis volume features a 2013 expedition to southern Gabon that yielded 21 smaller caves, including one with presumably old rock art. In addition, a 2015 expedition to southern Mozambique is presented where in the Buchane area ten well-known ...


Beyond: Our Future in SpaceChris ImpeyHuman exploration has been an unceasing engine of technological progress, from the first Homo sapiens to leave our African cradle to a future in which mankind promises to settle another world. Beyond: Our Future in Space ...

320 pages | 55 illustrations | Hardback | 05/2015 | 9780393239300 | #220933A | £17.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780393352153 | #227402A | £10.99 Add to basket

Building Stones & Stone Buildings of StaffordshirePA FloydThe UK is rich in the use of local natural stone for many buildings, and this book describes the building stones and stone building of Staffordshire. - Historical and geological background to the wealth of stone utilized throughout ...

348 pages | 231 colour & b/w photos and colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 10/2015 | 9780722345436 | #227440A | £18.99 Add to basket

Canada RocksThe Geologic JourneyNick Eyles and Andrew MiallFor anyone curious about the geological history of our country, Canada Rocks is a marvelous portrait of what the authors describe as the incredible 4 billion year 'construction project' that gave shape to the continents ...

450 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Paperback | NYP 05/2016 | 9781554553624 | #227643A | £34.99 Add to basket

Contributions to the Geology of Kansas by University of Kansas GeologistsWith Emphasis on 1866-1966Daniel F Merriam and James D MerriamThis is a story about the geology of Kansas and the geologists at the University of Kansas, both geology department faculty and Survey scientists. KU was founded in 1866 and from that time on geology or earth science has been taught, and ...

163 pages | 63 colour & b/w photos and b/w illustrations | Paperback | 02/2014 | 9780983359951 | #213149A | £31.99 Add to basket

Dreams of Other WorldsThe Amazing Story of Unmanned Space ExplorationChris Impey and Holly HenryDreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, Dreams of Other Worlds tells the ...

450 pages | 8 plates with 24 colour photos and colour illustrations; 41 b/w photos, 13 b/w illustratio | Hardback | 10/2013 | 9780691147536 | #207513A | £14.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9780691169224 | #227468A | £16.95 Add to basket



























Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. HelensSteve OlsonFor months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, sightseers, and nearby residents listened anxiously to rumblings in Mount St. Helens, part of the chain of western volcanoes fueled by the 700-mile-long Cascadia fault. Still, no one was ...

320 pages | 8 plates with colour photos; 7 b/w illustrations, 8 maps | Hardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9780393242799 | #227510A | £17.99 Add to basket

Goldilocks and the Water BearsThe Search for Life in the UniverseLouisa PrestonAll life as we know it is carbon-based, and reliant on sources of liquid water and energy for its survival; it is also, of course, known from just one planet, the Earth – a world perfectly suited to host life. But across a Universe ...


Kristalybarlang a Nagyvaros Alatt: A Budapesti Jozsef-Hegyi-Barlang [The Crystal Cave beneath the Big CityLeel-Ossy SzabolcsThe author is the leader of the team that explored the Joseph Hill Cave in. There are around sixty caves in the area, but this is the only crystal cave, and is the ninth largest at 5677 metres in length. Discovered at the end of 1984 during ...


Minerals of GeorgiaTheir Properties and OccurrencesRobert B Cook, Julian C Gray and Jose SantamariaMinerals of Georgia presents an illustrated, alphabetized record of every mineral (or mineral group) identified in the state. Under each entry is a county-by-county listing of every occurrence known, including both widespread ...

360 pages | 167 colour photos, 1 map, 3 tables | Paperback | NYP 02/2016 | 9780820345581 | #227723A | £30.50 Add to basket

Moore's Compendium of Mineral Discoveries 1960-2015 (2-Volume Set)Thomas P MooreMoore's Compendium of Mineral Discoveries 1960-2015 is one of the most important publications for mineral collectors since Dana's System of Mineralogy. It can be thought of as a 'What's New in Minerals' covering ...

1644 pages | Hardback | 01/2016 | #227592A | £550.00 Add to basket

Mudstone PrimerLithofacies Variations, Diagnostic Criteria, and Sedimentologic/Stratigraphic Implications at Lamina to Bedset ScaleRemus Lazar, Kevin M Bohacs, Juergen Schieber, Joe Macquaker and Timothy DemkoA comprehensive volume on the properties and characteristics of fine grained rocks and how to evaluate them by some of the reigning experts in the field. A must have book for anyone involved in the ‘shale’ plays or working with ...

198 pages | Hardback | 01/2015 | 9781565763395 | #227740A | £165.00 Add to basketPaperback | 01/2015 | #227741A | £141.00 Add to basket

Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the WorldNick LaneOxygen is the engine of life and evolution. This book explores the impact that oxygen has had on Earth, and the history of life. Explaining the rise of animals and plants, the origin of two sexes, and the evolution of ageing and death ...

384 pages | 13 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 09/2003 | 9780198607830 | #143089A | £6.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9780198784937 | #227363A | £9.99 Add to basket

Planetary MineralogyMR Lee and H LerouxThis volume of the EMU Notes in Mineralogy is one of the outcomes of a school in planetary mineralogy that was held in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2014. The school was inspired by the recent advances in our understanding of the nature ...


South West Stone QuarriesBuilding Stone Quarries in the West of EnglandPeter StanierThe South West of England has provided quality building stone for many of Britain's finest buildings over many centuries, and continues to do so. Locally the stone contributes to the distinctive character of many of the region's ...

216 pages | 241 colour illustrations | Paperback | 11/2015 | 9780906294833 | #227441A | £17.99 Add to basket

Szilard Asvanyi Nyersanyagok Magyarorszagon [Solid Minerals in Hungary]Pal-Molnar Elemer and Biro LorantThis book is intended to give an overview of the most important raw materials important for Hungary. Each chapter presents specific raw materials, discussing mining history, research methods, and the availability of supplies.


























The Cosmic CocktailThree Parts Dark MatterKatherine FreeseThe ordinary atoms that make up the known universe – from our bodies and the air we breathe to the planets and stars – constitute only 5 percent of all matter and energy in the cosmos. The rest is known as dark matter and dark ...

250 pages | 8 plates with colour photos and colour illustrations; 42 b/w photos, 31 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 05/2014 | 9780691153353 | #211374A | £19.95 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2016 | 9780691169187 | #227469A | £13.95 Add to basket

The HebridesCon GillenField guide to the one of the most popular areas in the UK for geological field trips and studies.


The Last VolcanoA Man, a Romance, and the Quest to Understand Nature's Most Magnificent FuryJohn DvorakVolcanoes have fascinated - and terrified - people for ages. They have destroyed cities and ended civilizations. John Dvorak, the acclaimed author of Earthquake Storms, looks into the early scientific study of volcanoes and the life ...

356 pages | 8 plates with b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2015 | 9781605989211 | #227627A | £17.99 Add to basket

Vulkaner: Varme Hilsner fra Jordens Indre [Volcanoes: Warm Greetings from Earth's Interior]Paul Martin HolmPeriodically volcanoes attract much attention: they stop air traffic, they destroy farmland for miles, they cover cities and roads with lava, they affect the weather – and they fascinate with their beautiful violence.

280 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | 08/2015 | 9788702175585 | #227533A | £42.99 Add to basket

Vulkanok: A Karpat-Pannon Terseg Tuzhanyoi [Volcanoes: The Volcanoes of the Carpathian-Pannonian Region]Szabolcs HarangiThis book presents the topic of volcanology for a broader audience, utilizing recent advances in the field. The author has provided examples of volcanic features in the Carpathian-Pannonian region in Central Europe wherever posible, so ...

440 pages | 350+ colour illustrations | Hardback | 01/2011 | 9789633061107 | #227580A | £48.99 Add to basket

Sustainable Development

Humanity in a Creative UniverseStuart A KauffmanIn the hard sciences, which can often feel out of grasp for many lay readers, there are "great thinkers" who go far beyond the equations, formulas, and research. Minds such as Stephen Hawking philosophize about the functions ...


Is the Planet Full?Ian GoldinWhat are the impacts of population growth? Can our planet support the demands of the ten billion people anticipated to be the world's population by the middle of this century? While it is common to hear about the problems ...

264 pages | 21 illustrations, 10 tables | Hardback | 05/2014 | 9780199677771 | #210075A | £31.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 08/2016 | 9780198784876 | #227290A | £16.99 Add to basket

Markets and the EnvironmentNathaniel O Keohane and Sheila M OlmsteadA clear grasp of economics is essential to understanding why environmental problems arise and how we can address them. So it is with good reason that Markets and the Environment has become a classic text in environmental studies ...

304 pages | 30 illustrations | Paperback | 06/2007 | 9781597260473 | #163472A | £14.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9781610916073 | #227696A | £18.99 Add to basket

Organisms and Personal IdentityIndividuation and the Work of David WigginsAM FernerDavid Wiggins's contribution to metaphysics, logic and ethics has been widely recognized, but the connections between his work and recent issues in the philosophy of biology have been overlooked. This study demonstrates how Wiggins' ...


Run, Spot, RunThe Ethics of Keeping PetsJessica PierceA life shared with pets brings many emotions. We feel love for our companions, certainly, and happiness at the thought that we're providing them with a safe, healthy life. But there's another emotion, less often acknowledged, that ...


Why REDD Will FailJessica L DeShazo, Chandra Lal Pandey and Zachary A SmithReducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) attempts to address climate change from one angle – by paying developing countries to slow or stop deforestation and forest degradation. Trumpeted as a way to both ...

130 pages | 3 b/w illustrations, 3 tables | Hardback | NYP 02/2016 | 9780415729260 | #227663A | £44.99 Add to basket




























Data Analysis

Arduino for BiologistsEd BakerTechnology has become crucial to biological science, from sensor networks to drones. These technologies are often expensive and difficult to modify, even if they do suit your specific needs. Arduino is a hugely popular, low-cost platform ...

304 pages | Paperback | NYP 06/2016 | 9781784270421 | #223948A | £29.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 06/2016 | 9781784270438 | #223949A | £59.99 Add to basket

CCTV for Wildlife MonitoringAn IntroductionSusan YoungCCTV for Wildlife Monitoring is a handbook on the use of CCTV in nature watching, conservation and ecological research. CCTV offers a unique ability to monitor wildlife in real time, stream video to the web, capture imagery of ...

220 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9781784270971 | #227479A | £29.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9781784270964 | #227480A | £59.99 Add to basket

Environmental and Ecological Statistics with RSong S QianThis new edition provides a substantial update, with a revised introductory chapter that better sets the scene for the role that statistics can play in the field. It includes new chapters on data manipulation and Bayesian statistics and ...

544 pages | 180 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 08/2009 | 9781420062069 | #182522A | £59.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 07/2016 | 9781498728720 | #227488A | £57.99 Add to basket

Experimental Design for the Life SciencesGraeme D Ruxton and Nick ColegraveThe careful design of experiments lies at the core of good research. Experimental Design for the Life Sciences equips you with the skills you need to effectively design experiments, making this essential aspect of the research ...


Quantitative Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyIntegrating Models with DataOtso Ovaskainen, Henrik Johan de Knegt and Maria del Mar DelgadoThis novel, interdisciplinary text achieves an integration of empirical data and theory with the aid of mathematical models and statistical methods. The emphasis throughout is on spatial ecology and evolution, especially on the interplay ...

352 pages | Paperback | NYP 05/2016 | 9780198714873 | #227624A | £34.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 05/2016 | 9780198714866 | #227625A | £74.99 Add to basket

Semantic Web for the Life SciencesAndrea Splendiani and Paolo RomanoOffering a practical introduction for bioinformaticians, computational biologist, and other life scientists, Semantic Web for the Life Sciences explains the basic principles behind the semantic web and explains how to build data ...


Reference

Exhibiting the EmpireCultures of Display and the British EmpireJohn McAleer and John M MacKenzieExhibiting the Empire considers how a whole range of cultural products – from paintings, prints, photographs, panoramas and 'popular' texts to ephemera, newspapers and the press, theatre and music, exhibitions ...


Exploration & DiscoveryTreasures of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural HistoryDavid K Skelly, Thomas J Near and Robert LorenzFounded in 1866 with a generous gift from international financier George Peabody, the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University has for 150 years acquired, studied, protected, and displayed its ever-expanding collections.


Getting it PublishedA Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious About Serious Books, Third EditionWilliam GermanoFor more than a decade, writers have turned to William Germano for his insider's take on navigating the world of scholarly publishing. A professor, author, and thirty-year veteran of the book industry, Germano knows what editors want ...

304 pages | 5 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 11/2008 | 9780226288536 | #176334A | £13.50 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2016 | 9780226281407 | #227694A | £19.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 04/2016 | 9780226281377 | #227695A | £41.99 Add to basket

Gifts for the GodsAncient Egyptian Animal Mummies and the BritishLidija M McKnight and Stephanie Atherton-WoolhamGifts for the Gods is an enlightening and richly illustrated book on animal mummies from ancient Egypt. Introducing readers to the wealth of animal mummies in British museums and private collections, this fascinating collection ...

140 pages | 102 colour photos | Paperback | 09/2015 | 9781781382554 | #227751A | £19.99 Add to basket



























New Oxford Style ManualOxford University Press (OUP)The New Oxford Style Manual brings together the new editions of two essential reference works in a single volume. Combining New Hart's Rules with the New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors, this is ...

928 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2016 | 9780198767251 | #227682A | £24.99 Add to basket

The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the WorldThe TimesThe latest edition of the world's most prestigious and authoritative world atlas, containing up-to-date world maps and thematic information curated by experts in geography and cartography. The 14th edition contains over ...

544 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, 320 colour maps | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9780007551408 | #227346A | £150.00 Add to basket

Trusting JudgementsHow to Get the Best Out of ExpertsMark A BurgmanPolicy- and decision-makers in government and industry constantly face important decisions without full knowledge of all the facts. They rely routinely on expert advice to fill critical scientific knowledge gaps. There are unprecedented ...

214 pages | 56 b/w illustrations, 4 tables | Paperback | 10/2015 | 9781107531024 | #227393A | £19.99 Add to basketHardback | 10/2015 | 9781107112087 | #227394A | £54.99 Add to basket






