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January 2018 Monthly CatalogueWelcome to the January 2018 edition of the NHBS Monthly Catalogue, which lists all new titles added to our website in the last month. The end of 2017 turned out very wellwith some excellent titles being announced before the year was out.

Birdwatchers can look out for four new field and identification guides: Cornell University Press will publish Birds of Nicaragua in May; Bloomsbury is publishing Antpittas, anew Helm Identification Guide to this sought-after group of South American birds in July, and Birds of Japan in June; and Princeton University Press will publishBirds of Chile: A Photo Guide, also in June. Bloomsbury's A Shadow Above: The Fall and Rise of the Raven, due February, sounds very intriguing as well.

On the mammal front, Johns Hopkins University Press has announced a new addition to the Walker's series,Mammals of the World: Monotremes, Marsupials, Afrotherians, Xenarthrans, and Sundatherians, due June. The International Polar Institute Press just announcedNarwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend for February, which is one of only a handful of books on this seldom-seen whale species, while Oxford University Press will publishOrca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator in July. Cambridge University Press will publishWild Chimpanzees: Social Behaviour of an Endangered Species in May, and Academic Press has just published Cheetahs: Biology and Conservation.

There are two titles in this month's list that are worth highlighting for botanists: The Collins Press will publishLichens of Ireland and Great Britain: An Illustrated Introduction to Over 300 Species in May, and Kyle Books will publishWild Flowers of Britain and Ireland: A Photographic Identification Guide to over 600 Species in April.

On the subject of insects and other invertebrates, we have the privately published Micro Moth Vernacular Names: A Nomenclatural Checklist of British Microlepidoptera, atechnical monograph from the Paris Museum of Natural History: Critical Revision of the Heligmonellidae (Nematoda: Trichostrongylina: Heligmosomoidea), and a fold-outguide from the London Natural History Museum: An Illustrated Guide to the Land Snails and Slugs of Vietnam, all of which are in stock. We are also expecting stock ofCowries – A Guide to the Gastropod Family Cypraeidae, Volume 1: Biology and Systematics from ConchBooks, which is the first volume in a new series. If you are lookingfor a somewhat less technical read, an affordable paperback version of Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life is due in February, while PrincetonUniversity Press will publish Amazing Arachnids in June.

There are also some great palaeontology books on the horizon. Johns Hopkins University Press will publish the massive Smilodon: The Iconic Sabertooth in June, whichdraws together contributions from a large number of scientists. Harper Collins will publish Too Big to Walk: The New Science of Dinosaurs in May, which puts forwardsome novel interpretations of dinosaur lifestyle based on new fossil finds, and Whalebone, due April, which will be a book on palaeontological whale research.

On the topic of conservation biology, there is also a strong list of books coming. Cambridge University Press has announcedThe Science of Strategic Conservation: Protecting More with Less for March, giving valuable advice on how to get the best conservation bang for your buck, andSpecies Conservation: Lessons from Islands for May. Oxford University Press is providing a handbook on the latest technology with Conservation Drones: Mapping andMonitoring Biodiversity, which is due in June. Mark Cocker is writing Our Place: Can We Save British Nature Before it is Too Late?, which is due from Jonathan Cape inApril. A paperback version of Client Earth from Scribe Publications is due in May, Penguin will publish the paperback ofInheritors of the Earth: How Nature is Thriving in an Age of Extinction in June, Bloomsbury will release a B-format paperback of Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were inMarch, while The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth's Newest Age has just been released in paperback by Scribner Books. And lastly, Comstockhas announced The Birds at My Table: Why We Feed Wild Birds and Why It Matters for March, which pulls together what we know, and don't know, about the ecologicaleffects of feeding wild birds. On a related note, Penguin will publish The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene, authored by Simon Lewis and Mark Maslinwho have published on this topic in the journal Nature.

Interested in evolutionary biology or history of science? Pelagic Publishing has revealed Biology in Transition: The Life and Lectures of Arthur Milnes Marshall for May.McGill-Queens University Press has announced Luminous Creatures: The History and Science of Light Production in Living Organisms, also due May. Two popular workson evolutionary biology are Quercus Publishing's Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution, due February, and Harper Collins'sFrom Wolf to Woof: A Genetic History of Man's Best Friend, due March, which is one of several forthcoming books on human-wolf coevolution.

To round out this list, there are excellent nature writing books lined up. Bloomsbury has announced The Long Spring: Tracking the Arrival of Spring Through Europe forMarch. Peter Marren is currently writing Chasing the Ghost: My Search for all the Wild Flowers of Britain, which Square Peg has announced for April, while John Lewis-Stempel is working on The Wood: The Life & Times of Cockshutt Wood, due from Doubleday in March. Unicorn Press has announced a reprint of a classic book written byDavid Lack: Swifts in a Tower, due March. Jonathan Cape will publish Ground Work: Writings on People and Places in March, which is edited by Tim Dee and containscontributions from, amongst others, Richard Mabey and Helen Macdonald. We can look forward to paperback versions of Dave Goulson's Bee Quest in April, and HughWarwick's Linescapes: Remapping and Reconnecting Britain's Fragmented Wildlife in May (both Vintage). Earth to Earth: A Natural History of Churchyards is due forMarch, and is one of the few books we know of that looks at the wildlife found in and around graveyards.

A last book to mention, very much of regional interest, is A Natural History of Blackmoorfoot Reservoir, Huddersfield, of which we have obtained some of the last stock.

As always, if you are looking for a particular title that we do not yet have in our range, or you would like to suggest a title for NHBS to stock, please do get in touch.

Leon VliegerCatalogue Editor

PalaeontologyChesapeake InvaderDiscovering America's Giant Meteorite CraterC Wylie Poag(Author)A reprint of a classical work in the Princeton Legacy Library, originally published in 1999Thirty-five million years ago, a meteorite three miles wide and moving sixty times faster than a bulletslammed into the sea bed near what is now Chesapeake...

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New Perspectives on Pterosaur PalaeobiologyDWE Hone(Editor), Mark P Witton(Editor), David M Martill(Editor)The field of pterosaur research in palaeontology continues its rapid growth and diversificationthat began in recent decades. This volume is a collection of papers on these extinct flyingreptiles that includes work on their taxonomy, behaviour,...

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Fossils of Folkestone, KentPhilip Hadland(Author), Dean R Lomax(Foreword By)Folkestone is surely one of the top ten places to look for fossils in Britain. The variety of fossilsthat can be found there is truly staggering. For centuries geologists have visited Folkestone,mainly attracted by the beautiful Gault Clay...

146 pages | 100 plates with colour photos | Siri Scientific Press


The Rise and Fall of the DinosaursThe Untold Story of a Lost WorldSteve Brusatte(Author)The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a sweeping narrative scientific history that tells the epicstory of the dinosaurs, examining their origins, their habitats, their extinction, and their livinglegacy, from one of the most accomplished young...

416 pages | Pan Macmillan

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Evolution of Dental Tissues and Paleobiology in SelachiansGilles Cuny(Author), Sébastien Enault(Author), Guillaume Guinot(Author)Chondrichthyans possess unique anatomical features compared to other vertebrates, inparticular, a fully cartilaginous skeleton and a permanently renewed dentition. Thesecharacteristics make the fossilization of whole bodies difficult and...

128 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations | ISTE Press


ZooKeys 613: The Middle Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna from Khok Sung (NakhonRatchasima, Thailand)Biochronological and Paleobiogeographical ImplicationsKantapon Suraprasit(Author), Jean-Jacques Jaeger(Author), Yaowalak Chaimanee(Author),Olivier Chavasseau(Author), Chotima Yamee(Author), Pannipa Tian(Author), SomsakPanha(Author)The Khok Sung sand pit in the northeastern province Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, hasyielded abundant and diverse Pleistocene fossils including large mammals and othervertebrates with excellent preservation. The authors mainly describe mammalian...

158 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, tables | PensoftPublishers


Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 74Barbara E Curry(Editor)Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspectsof marine biology since 1963 – more than 50 years of outstanding coverage from acomprehensive serial that is well known for its contents and...

382 pages | Academic Press

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Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 76Barbara E Curry(Editor)Advances in Marine Biology is a series that has been providing in-depth and up-to-datereviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963 and is well known for its contents andediting. Volume 76 includes updates on many topics that will appeal to...



Field Guide to Marine Plankton [Japanese]Wakabayashi Kaori(Author), Yūji Tanaka(Author), Abe Hideki(Illustrator)This book covers more than 250 species of plankton, including jellyfish, radiolarians, etc. withhigh-definition photos. Also included are recommendations for observation andphotographing.Summary in...

180 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations |Bun'ichisōgōshuppan


Ireland's SeashoreA Field GuideLucy Taylor(Author), Emma Nickelsen(Author)Ireland's seashores are famous for their spectacular beauty, ranging from exposed rockyheadlands that receive the full power of the Atlantic to enclosed sea loughs and shelteredmudflats. Its northern latitude means that some Arctic species find...

256 pages | colour illustrations | The Collins Press

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Marine LifeFrom Tropical Fish to Mighty SharksMichael Wright(Author), Giles Sparrow(Author)Shores, seas and oceans are home to thousands of animals: from the mightiest sharks tojewel-like reef fish and armoured crabs. Marine Life: From Tropical Fish to Mighty Sharksprovides a guide to marine creatures, using an entry by entry approach....

320 pages | 300 colour illustrations | Amber Books


Red Sea in the MedA View from KaşMurat Draman(Author)The Kaş region, given its geographical position in Southern Turkey, is influenced by speciescoming through the Suez Canal. Since its earliest days, this "lessepsian" migration hasattracted the interest of scientists, locals and divers...

132 pages | 128 colour photos | Dragoman Diving & Outdoor


Mountains Of The MindA History Of A FascinationRobert MacFarlane(Author)Once we thought monsters lived there. In the Enlightenment we scaled them to commune withthe sublime. Soon, we were racing to conquer their summits in the name of national pride. Inthis ground-breaking, classic work, originally pubilshed in 2003,...

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The Wild PlacesRobert MacFarlane(Author)The Wild Places is both an intellectual and physical journey, and Macfarlane travels in time aswell as space. Guided by monks, questers, scientists, philosophers, poets and artists, bothliving and dead, he explores our changing ideas of the wild....

340 pages | b/w photos | Granta

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Close-Up and Macro PhotographyIts Art and Fieldcraft TechniquesRobert Thompson(Author)Focusing on fieldcraft techniques for macro and close-up photography, Thompson covers thevital but often overlooked skills necessary to achieve consistent professional results in the field.Case studies covering a broad and often challenging group...

308 pages | 250 colour photos | Focal Press



Things That AreEncounters with Plants, Stars and AnimalsAmy Leach(Author)This collection of 26 essays is a look about the universe which begins with swimming salmonand ends with the starry sky. From the tiniest Earth dwellers to far-flung celestial bodies –considering everything from the similarity of gods to...

183 pages | no illustrations | Canongate


Alienation and Nature in Environmental PhilosophySimon Hailwood(Author)Many environmental scientists, scholars and activists characterise our situation as one ofalienation from nature, but this notion can easily seem meaningless or irrational. In Alienationand Nature in Environmental Philosophy, Simon Hailwood...

276 pages | Cambridge University Press



Shrinking the EarthThe Rise and Decline of American AbundanceDonald Worster(Author)The discovery of the Americas around 1500 AD was an extraordinary watershed in humanexperience. It gave rise to the modern period of human ecology, a phenomenon global in scopethat set in motion profound changes in almost every society on earth....

288 pages | 20 b/w photos | Oxford University Press USA



Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in EnglandCaroline Grigson(Author), Juliet Clutton-Brock(Foreword By)Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in England is the story of the panoply of exoticanimals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the LondonZoo – a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric,...

357 pages | 8 plates with 14 colour photos and colour illustrations; 27 b/wphotos and b/w illustrations | Oxford University Press



Nature's TruthPhotography, Painting, and Science in Victorian BritainAnne Helmreich(Author)"Truth to Nature", a rallying cry for those artists and critics aiming to reform art-makingpractices in Great Britain over the course of the nineteenth century, bound together artists asdiverse as Pre-Raphaelite John Everett Millais,...

264 pages | 47 colour & 26 b/w illustrations | Pennsylvania StateUniversity Press


From Bacteria to Bach and BackThe Evolution of MindsDaniel C Dennett(Author)What is human consciousness and how is it possible? These questions fascinate thinkingpeople from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers. This is DanielC. Dennett's brilliant answer, extending perspectives from his...

448 pages | 4 colour & 18 b/w illustrations | Penguin Books



Reading the RocksHow Victorian Geologists Discovered the Secret of LifeBrenda Maddox(Author)A rich and exuberant group biography of the first geologists, the people who were first toexcavate from the layers of the world its buried history.These first geologists were made upprimarily, and inevitably, of gentlemen with the necessary wealth...

273 pages | 16 plates with colour & b/w photos and ccolour & b/willustrations | Bloomsbury Publishing



Hidden NatureA Voyage of DiscoveryAlys Fowler(Author)Leaving her garden to the mercy of the slugs, award-winning writer Alys Fowler set out in aninflatable kayak to explore Birmingham's canal network, full of little-used waterways wherehuge pike skulk and kingfishers dart. Her book is about...

240 pages | b/w illustrations | Hodder & Stoughton

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The World-Ending FireThe Essential Wendell BerryWendell Berry(Author), Paul Kingsnorth(Introduction By)Wendell Berry is 'something of an anachronism'. He began his life as the old times and the lastof the old-time people were dying out, and continues to this day in the old ways: a team of workhorses and a pencil are his preferred working...

354 pages | no illustrations | Penguin Books



Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and CompaniesGeoffrey West(Author)Geoffrey West's research centres on a quest to find unifying principles and patterns connectingeverything, from cells and ecosystems to cities, social networks and businesses.Scaleaddresses big, urgent questions about global sustainability,...

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Outskirts: Living Life on the Edge of the Green BeltJohn Grindrod(Author)A captivating nature memoir telling the story of Britain's Green Belt, our national obsession withthe countryside, and the author's childhood.Coined by National Trust co-founder Octavia Hill atthe end of the nineteenth century, the phrase...

368 pages | Sceptre



Adventures of a Young NaturalistThe Zoo Quest ExpeditionsSir David Attenborough(Author)In 1954, a young television presenter was offered the opportunity of a lifetime – to travel theworld finding rare and elusive animals for London Zoo's collection, and to film the expeditionsfor the BBC. His name was David...

416 pages | 16 plates with colour & b/w photos; b/w photos | Two Roads(John Murray imprint)



Land of PlentyA Journey Through the Fields and Foods of Modern BritainCharlie Pye-Smith(Author)Golden fields, ripening apples, lowing cattle: our idea of the landscape has been shaped byagriculture, as has the land itself. But in a fast-changing world, how does the great Britishcountryside continue to provide the food we eat?Most people...

256 pages | b/w photos | Elliott & Thompson



A Primer for Teaching Environmental HistoryTen Design PrinciplesEmily Wakild(Author), Michelle K Berry(Author)A Primer for Teaching Environmental History is a guide for college and high school teacherswho are teaching environmental history for the first time, for experienced teachers who want toreinvigorate their courses, for those who are training future...

192 pages | Duke University Press



The GulfThe Making of an American SeaJack E DavisThe tragic collision between civilization and nature in the Gulf of Mexico becomes a uniquelyAmerican story in this environmental epic.When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into theGulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of...

608 pages | 26 illustrations | Liveright Publishing Corporation



Flora ForagerA Seasonal Journal Collected from NatureBridget Beth Collins(Author)Flora Forager creates images out of flower petals, leaves, stones, twigs and natural materialsthat she finds in her garden and in urban wild areas in her neighbourhood. This journal hasfour seasonal sections (winter, spring, summer and autumn) with...

144 pages | Sasquatch Books


The Natural Heritage of the WorldA Journey through UNESCO Heritage-Listed National Parks, Protected Areas and BiosphereReservesThe rugged fjords of Norway and the Arctic expanse of Lapland, the magnificent national parksof North America, the Amazon rainforests, the rich wildlife reserves of East Africa and themesmerising marine and fossil areas of Australia. The last...

456 pages | colour photos | Explore Australia


Stories from AfieldAdventures with Wild Things in Wild PlacesBruce L Smith(Author)Over the past four decades, Bruce L. Smith has worked with most big-game species in some ofthe American West's most breathtaking and challenging landscapes. In Stories from Afield,readers join Smith on his adventures as a naturalist, sportsman,...

222 pages | Bison Books (Nebraska UP)


Cod & HerringThe Archaeology and History of Medieval Sea FishingJames Barrett(Editor), David C Orton(Editor)Quests for cod, herring and other sea fish had profound impacts on medieval Europe. Thisinterdisciplinary book combines history, archaeology and zooarchaeology to discover thechronology, causes and consequences of these fisheries. It crosscuts...

282 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Oxbow Books


Muséum Manifesto: What Future without Nature / Manifeste du Muséum: Quel Futursans Nature?Philippe Taquet(Editor)The National Museum of Natural History Paris and Editions Reliefs have co-published theMuseum Manifesto, a work that wishes to raise awareness "of the role and the need for naturalhistory in contemporary societies". Upon his appointment...

94 pages | 12 plates with colour illustrations | Muséum National d'HistoireNaturelle

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Life Forms in the Thinking of the Long Eighteenth CenturyKeith Michael Baker(Editor), Jenna M Gibbs(Editor)For many years, scholars have been moving away from the idea of a singular, secular,rationalistic, and mechanistic "Enlightenment project". Historian Peter Reill has been one ofthose at the forefront of this development, demonstrating the...

280 pages | 17 illustrations | University of Toronto Press


Topographical Survey and Mapping of British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and theSouth Sandwich Islands 1944-1986M Barbara McHugo(Author)This book on the history of topographical survey and mapping for BAT/FID ( British AntarcticTerritory/Falklands Islands Dependencies) 1944-86 gives a detailed account of the progressmade by surveyors of that period, working in remote and...

78 pages | 20 colour & b/w photos, 8 maps, 5 loose fold-out maps |British Antarctic Survey
































Guide des Traces d'Animaux: France et Europe [Guide to Animal tracks: France andEurope]Muriel Chazel(Author), Luc Chazel(Author)Who does this footprint belong to? Who ate this nut? Why does the fox only trot in this place?Which animal is very interested closely in cabbages, apricots or chickens? Etc. The result ofthe authors' field experience, this comprehensive guide...

448 pages | 1500 colour photos | Editions Belin


Prelude to the Dust BowlDrought in the Nineteenth-Century Southern PlainsKevin Z Sweeney(Author)Before the drought of the early twenty-first century, the dry benchmark in the American plainswas the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. But in this eye-opening work, Kevin Z. Sweeney reveals thatthe Dust Bowl was only one cycle in a series of droughts on the...

304 pages | illustrations | University of Oklahoma Press


The River Nile in the Age of the BritishPolitical Ecology and the Quest for Economic PowerTerje Tvedt(Author)The Nile today plays a crucial role in the economics, politics and cultural life of ten countriesand their more than 300 million inhabitants. No other international river basin has a longer,more complex and eventful history than the Nile. In...

464 pages | 16 illustrations | IB Tauris


Giovanni Domenico CassiniA Modern Astronomer in the 17th CenturyGabriella Bernardi(Author)This book offers a fascinating account of the life and scientific achievements of GiovanniDomenico Cassini, or Cassini I, the most famous astronomer of his time, who is rememberedtoday especially for his observations of the rings and satellites of...

186 pages | 28 colour & 17 b/w illustrations, 20 tables | Springer-Verlag


Botanical DrawingA Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing Flowers, Vegetables, Fruit and Other Plant LifePenny Brown(Author)Botanical Drawing provides a thorough and expert guide to the subject of botanical drawing,through detailed text, examples of the authors own studies, short exercises and larger projects.Penny Brown produces traditional botanical drawings primarily...

144 pages | 260 b/w illustrations | Search Press


Ars Natura: Meisterwerke Großer Naturforscher von Merian bis Haeckel [Art of Nature:Three Centuries of Natural History Art from Around the World]Judith Magee(Author), Gisella M Vorderobermeier(Translated by)An astonishing visual record of the exploration of parts of the natural world that had neverpreviously been documented. It features many of the greatest natural history artists of the last300 years – Merian, Bartram, Ehret, the Bauer...

256 pages | 200 colour photos and colour & b/w illustrations | TheissVerlag


A New Basis for Animal EthicsTelos and Common SenseBernard E Rollin(Author)This book, the culmination of forty years of theorizing about the moral status of animals,explicates and justifies society's moral obligation to animals in terms of the commonsensemetaphysics and ethics of Aristotle's concept of telos...

208 pages | University of Missouri Press


Biological Distance AnalysisForensic and Bioarchaeological PerspectivesMarin A Pilloud(Editor), Joseph T Hefner(Editor)Biological Distance Analysis: Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives synthesizesresearch within the realm of biological distance analysis, which is an analysis that employsdata derived from skeletal remains to reflect population relatedness...



Cave CanemAnimals in Roman CivilizationIain Ferris(Author)In many ways, Roman attitudes to animals were similar to our own; they kept animals ashousehold pets, they farmed animals for meat and hunted and fished. However, animals alsoplayed a far more significant role in Roman culture and religion –...

320 pages | 100 illustrations | Amberley Publishing

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Animal Lore and LegendThe Wisdom and Wonder of Animals RevealedRuth Binney(Author)For as long as humans have inhabited the earth, we have lived alongside the multitude of othercreatures with which we share our planet. However it is undoubtedly true that today most of usare not as close to the animals around us as our forebears...

144 pages | 100 b/w illustrations | Rydon Publishing


Drawing as a Way of Knowing in Art and ScienceGemma Anderson(Author)In recent history, the arts and sciences have often been considered opposing fields of study,but a growing trend in drawing research is beginning to bridge this divide. Gemma Anderson'sDrawing as a Way of Knowing in Art and Science introduces...

275 pages | 40 plates with colour photos and colour illustrations; 100 b/wphotos and b/w illustrations | Intellect Books


The Face of NatureAn Environmental History of the Otago PeninsulaJonathan West(Author)Bounded by the wild waves of the Pacific on the east, and the more sheltered harbour on thewest, the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand, is a remarkable landscape. Today a habitat for adiverse array of wildlife including albatrosses, penguins and seals,...

388 pages | colour illustrations | Otago University Press



























Wildlife PhotographyProven Techniques for Capturing Stunning Digital ImagesJack Ballard(Author)Viewing wildlife in action is always a pleasure – capturing that action with your camera is one ofthe most rewarding and challenging ways to become even closer to nature. Birders, hikers,national-park visitors, and international travelers are...

256 pages | 156 colour photos | Falcon Guides


The Art of Camouflage in NatureAnna Levin(Author), Nature Picture Library (NPL)(Illustrator)A stunning look at the many ways animals camouflage themselves in order to survive, featuringimages from the Nature Picture Library.Through their extraordinary ability to camouflagethemselves, animals become invisible to both predators and prey....

208 pages | colour photos | White Star Publishers


Media, Modernity and Dynamic Plants in Early 20th Century German CultureJanet Janzen(Author)In Media, Modernity and Dynamic Plants, Janet Janzen traces the motif of the "dynamic plant"through film and literature in early 20th century German culture. Often discussed solely assymbols or metaphors of the human experience, plants...

212 pages | Editions Rodopi


Hood: Trailblazer of the Genomics AgeTrailblazer of the Genomics AgeLuke Timmerman(Author), David Baltimore(Foreword By), Tracy Cutchlow(Editor)Lee Hood did that rarest of things. He enabled scientists to see things they couldn't see beforeand do things they hadn't dreamed of doing. Scientists can now sequence complete humangenomes in a day, setting in motion a revolution that is...

442 pages | b/w illustrations | Bandera Press LLC



Creatural FictionsHuman-Animal Relationships in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century LiteratureDavid Herman(Editor)Creatural Fictions explores how twentieth- and twenty-first-century literary texts engage withrelationships between humans and other animals. Written by forward-thinking early-careerscholars, as well as established experts in the field, the...

290 pages | IX, 290 p. | Palgrave



Experimental ResearchesOn the Light and Luminous Matter of the Glow-Worm, the Luminosity of the Sea, thePhenomena of the Chameleon, the Ascent of the Spider into the Atmosphere, and the Torpidityof the TortoiseJohn Murray(Author)A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection.John Murray (1785-1851), awriter and lecturer on many different scientific topics, published this collection of essays, onwhat might be called the physics of biology, in 1826. The...

182 pages | 1 b/w illustration | Cambridge University Press


Animals on TelevisionThe Cultural Making of the Non-HumanBrett Mills(Author)Animals on Television is the first in-depth study of the representation of animals on television. Itexplores the variety of ways animals are represented in audio-visual media, including wildlifedocumentaries and children's animated series, and...

279 pages | Palgrave

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Philosophy and Climate ScienceEric Winsberg(Author)There continues to be a vigorous public debate in our society about the status of climatescience. Much of the skepticism voiced in this debate suffers from a lack of understanding ofhow the science works – in particular the complex...

280 pages | illustrations, tables | Cambridge University Press

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A New Map of WondersA Journey in Search of Modern MarvelsCaspar Henderson(Author)We live in a world that is known, every corner thoroughly explored. But has this knowledge costus the ability to wonder? Wonder, Caspar Henderson argues, is at its most supremely valuablein just such a world because it reaffirms our humanity and...

364 pages | colour illustrations | Granta


The YosemiteJohn Muir's Quest to Preserve the WildernessJohn Muir(Author), Terry Gifford(Introduction By)"All these colours, from the blue sky to the yellow valley smoothly blending as they do in arainbow, making a wall of light ineffably fine."First published in 1912. Having spent significanttime obsessively exploring and learning about the...

200 pages | Vertebrate Publishing


PapilionesJonathan Bradley(Author)Papiliones by Jonathan Bradley is a collection of poems inspired by butterflies, as well as thestories behind their often unusual and exotic names, and colour photographs. In this charmingcollection, the poems evoke both the colourful lives of...

128 pages | 35 colour photos | The Choir Press


Animate PlanetMaking Visceral Sense of Living in a High-Tech Ecologically Damaged WorldKath Weston(Author)In Animate Planet Kath Weston shows how new intimacies between humans, animals, andtheir surroundings are emerging as people attempt to understand how the high-techecologically damaged world they have made is remaking them, one synthetic chemical,...

264 pages | 24 illustrations | Duke University Press
































Regional Natural History

Rare & WonderfulTreasures from the Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryKate Diston(Editor), Zoë Simmons(Editor)Since its foundation in 1860, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History's world-renowned collections have become a key centre for scientific study and its much-loved buildingan important icon for visitors from around the world. The museum...

224 pages | 150 colour photos and colour illustrations | Bodleian LibraryPublishing


The Diving Guide: KaşMurat Draman(Author)Located in southern Turkey, Kaş is one of the best diving destinations in the Mediterranean,with dive sites that suit all levels of diving experience and offer a big variety of dives withmodern wrecks, amphorae and anchors from ancient...

194 pages | 429 colour photos, colour maps | Dragoman Diving &Outdoor

Ringbound #239352 2012 9789758416240 £28.99 Add to Basket

The Science of Roman HistoryBiology, Climate, and the Future of the PastWalter Scheidel(Editor)This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive look at how the latest advances inthe sciences are transforming our understanding of ancient Roman history. Walter Scheidelbrings together leading historians, anthropologists, and...

280 pages | 23 b/w illustrations, 3 maps, 7 tables | Princeton UniversityPress


The Genius TestCan You Master The World's Hardest Ideas?Giles Sparrow(Author)Are you a genius? Put your knowledge to the test – and learn to think and talk like a genius.What is the Higgs Boson? Where did life come from? And what are you looking at when you'relooking at Modern Art?Put your knowledge to the test...

224 pages | Quercus Publishing


Animal Tracks of OntarioIan Sheldon(Author), Gary Ross(Illustrator), Horst Krause(Illustrator)Animal Tracks of Ontario will help you identify tracks of all shapes and sizes, from the DeerMouse to the White-tailed Deer. This book is perfect for children, teachers, parents, backwoodsexplorers and naturalists:Features:- Illustrations of the...

160 pages | b/w illustrations | Lone Pine Publishing


Animal Tracks of AlbertaIan Sheldon(Author), Tamara Eder(Author)Animal Tracks of Alberta will help you identify tracks of all shapes and sizes, from the DeerMouse to the Mule Deer. This book is perfect for children, teachers, parents, backwoodsexplorers and naturalists.Features:- Illustrations of the animals-...

176 pages | b/w illustrations, maps | Lone Pine Publishing


Animal Tracks of ManitobaIan Sheldon(Author), Tamara Eder(Author)This handy book will help you find out what's making those tracks in the snow or mud in yourbackyard, or out in the woods. Using the "detective" key, you will be able to identify 66 differentmammals found in Manitoba by their tracks...

176 pages | B/w illus, maps | Lone Pine Publishing


The Family Album of Wild AfricaLaurent Baheux(Author)Many have tried to convey the true spirit of Africa's animals in words, photography, or in music.There may be no challenge greater; Africa's fauna are vast in number and rich in diversity. Inthis finely crafted collection, French...

480 pages | ~300 b/w photos | TeNeues Publishing UK Ltd


Crossbill Guide: Dordogne, FranceDavid A Simpson(Author), Frank Jouandoudet(Author)The Dordogne in Southwestern France is famous for its lovely landscape, but also containswild natural areas. Rivers and swamps, rocky bluffs and tidal flats can be found betweenlimestone hills.This book contains 21 routes and numerous sites in the...

256 pages | colour photos , colour maps | KNNV Uitgeverij


Crossbill Guide: Southern Portugal - Algarve and AlentejoDirk Hilbers(Author), Kees Woutersen(Author)Southern Portugal is a superb and rich wildlife destination. The Algarve province and itsnorthern neighbour the Alentejo has a highly diverse landscape from the cliffs, dunes and tidalmarshes on the coast to the extensive oak pastures, steppes and...

256 pages | colour photos , colour maps | KNNV Uitgeverij


Animal Tracks of British ColumbiaIan Sheldon(Author), Tamara Hartson(Author), Gary Ross(Illustrator)Animal Tracks of British Columbia will help you identify tracks of all shapes and sizes, from theMountain Lion to the Red Squirrel. This book is perfect for children, teachers, parents,backwoods explorers and naturalists: It features excellent...

160 pages | Lone Pine Publishing


Wildlife of Madeira and the Canary IslandsA Photographic Field Guide to Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Butterflies andDragonfliesJohn Bowler(Author)This beautifully illustrated photographic field guide is the first to focus on the identification ofthe fascinating, diverse and unique wildlife of Madeira and the Canary Islands – featuring thebirds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians,...

192 pages | colour photos | WildGuides



























Stuarts' Field Guide to National Parks & Nature Reserves of South AfricaChris Stuart(Author), Mathilde Stuart(Author)This field guide covers all key game and nature reserves of South Africa. The book isstructured regionally and, within each region, the parks featured under the following headings:brief history; location (with map); geology, landscapes and climate;...

colour photos, colour maps | Random House Struik


Field Guide to Mount San Jacinto State Park & WildernessA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants & AnimalsJames R Kavanagh(Author), Raymond Leung(Illustrator)From desert scrub to mountain forest, the 14,000 acre Mount San Jacinto State Park andWilderness region, in Riverside County, California, includes a wide variety of bioticcommunities influenced by varying altitudes, temperatures and...

12 pages | colour illustrations, 1 colour map | Waterford Press

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Australia's Most DangerousAustralian Geographic(Author), Kelvin Aitken(Author), Peter J Fenner(Author), Steve GWilson(Author), Paul Zborowski(Author), Ian Connellan(Author)Packed full of interesting and useful facts, this handy reference will help you to appreciate andavoid these often unfairly maligned animals. Each chapter, written by a recognised expert,describes aspects of the animals habits and where and in what...

192 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | AustralianGeographic Pty Ltd


Fort Myers & Naples WildlifeA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Animals of Southwestern FloridaJames R Kavanagh(Author), Raymond Leung(Illustrator)Florida is home to hundreds of unique species, and this guide helps to identify over 140 ofthem with detailed illustrations. Ideal for locals or tourists to the area, Fort Myers & NaplesWildlife includes a helpful map, is lightweight, is...

12 pages | colour illustrations | Waterford Press


Nature's Gifts to Alabaster CavernsAn Introduction to a Gypsum EcosystemJames R Kavanagh(Author), Raymond Leung(Illustrator)Oklahoma's Alabaster Caverns is the only gypsum show-cave in the United States and thelargest gypsum cave in the world developed for touring. The park's location, being part of agypsum prairie eco-system, makes many of the species found...



Killer OzA Collection of the 50 Most Deadly and Dangerous AustraliansAustralian Geographic(Author)Australia's unique plants and animals are one of the many reasons people visit this country.Australia has more than 27,700 plant, 378 mammal, 828 bird, 4000 fish, 300 lizard, 140 snake,two crocodile, and around 50 marine mammal species....

100 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | AustralianGeographic Pty Ltd


Yellowstone: A Journey Through America's ParkDavid Quammen(Author)Best-selling author David Quammen takes readers on a breathtaking journey throughAmerica's most inspiring and imperiled ecosystem – Yellowstone National Park – in thismonumental book on America's first national park....

240 pages | colour photos | National Geographic Society


Neal Smith National Wildlife RefugeAn Introduction to Familiar SpeciesJames R Kavanagh(Author), Raymond Leung(Illustrator)Tallgrass prairie once covered nearly 80% of Iowa. Less than 0.1% remains today. The NealSmith National Wildlife Refuge is dedicated to restoring this vital ecosystem. This beautifullyillustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique...



Graham Land and South Shetland Islands / Scotia SeaAlison Cook(Author), Andreas Cziferszky(Author), Adrian Fox(Author), Oliva Martin(Author),Laura Gerrish(Author)A folded double-sided map of Graham Land and the South Shetland Islands, with the ScotiaSea on the reverse. For those embarking on a cruise of the Antarctic Peninsula, this mapmakes the ideal companion as it covers your journey from Ushuaia through...

1 folded colour map, scale 1: 1,000,000 (Graham Land/South ShetlandIslands), 1:4,000,000 (Scotia Sea) | British Antarctic Survey

Map #238958 2017 9780856652103 £18.50 Add to Basket

My WoodStephen Dalton(Author)Award-winning photographer Stephen Dalton owns an 9-acre wood in Sussex and for the last20 years has delighted in improving it, increasing its biodiversity – and simply watching itdevelop naturally throughout the seasons and the years.Using...

154 pages | colour photos | Merlin Unwin Books


Cape Hatteras National SeashoreDouglas Stover(Author)Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, was authorized by Congress on August 17,1937, and established on January 12, 1953. As the nation's first national seashore, itencompasses 30,000 acres and crosses three islands, Bodie, Hatteras,...

130 pages | b/w illustrations | Arcadia Publishing



Stepping OffRewilding and Belonging in the South-WestThomas M Wilson(Author)"As I grew up, it became apparent to me that I didn't really understand the natural environmentof the place where I was born. I found myself wishing that my parents had given me a book thatrevealed to me my homeland beyond the suburbs and...

292 pages | Fremantle Press




























Olympic National Park WildlifeA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar AnimalsJames R Kavanagh(Author), Raymond Leung(Illustrator)Olympic National Park, Washington, contains towering mountains, old-growth forests andrugged coastline provide a variety of habitats for the region's diverse array of wildlife. Thisbeautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and...



Redwood National & State ParksA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants and AnimalsJames R Kavanagh(Author), Raymond Leung(Illustrator)The tallest tree in the world, the redwood, is just one of the thousands of species of plants andanimals that inhabit the diverse habitats found in Redwood National & State Parks, which is aseries of protected forests, beaches and grasslands...



The Lakeland DalesA Cumbria GuideRobert Gambles(Author)Robert Gambles takes us on a journey round the spokes of the Lake District wheel bringing outthe different character, history and stories of each dale. You will all have your favourite and thisbook is full of little known gems of history, geology,...

300 pages | 181 colour & b/w illustrations | Hayloft Publishing


La Crau: Dernière Steppe Pierreuse [The Crau: The Last Stony Steppe]Alain Schall(Author)Aimed at visitors and inhabitants of the Crau, the area in France where the rivers Rhône andDurance come together, this book is the result of a long-standing passion of the author for thisterritory which is unique in its steppe landscape and...

252 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps | BIOTOPE


Summer to FallNotes and Numina from the Maine WoodsDana Wilde(Author)This is a collection of excursions through Maine's woods and fields during the time of "the mostgorgeous weather in the world". Inside these essays are the science and experience of whatthe world looks like when you turn a transparent...

226 pages | b/w illustrations | North Country Press


Animal Tracks of AlaskaIan Sheldon(Author), Tamara Hartson(Author)From musk ox to muskrat, here are more than 40 of Alaska's mammals and rodents, plus morethan a dozen amphibians and birds. Concise descriptions of animals and their tracks arecombined with detailed drawings of the front and back prints, stride...



Animal Tracks of Minnesota & WisconsinIan Sheldon(Author), Tamara Eder(Author)Animal Tracks of Minnesota & Wisconsin contains concise descriptions of the animals andtheir tracks are combined with detailed drawings of the front and back prints, stride patternsand other important identifying aspects. Each animal is...



Nature Guide to the Victoria RegionAnn Nightingale(Editor), Claudia Copley(Editor)The Victoria region in British Columbia, Canada, is a natural wonderland -- one of the mostbiologically rich areas of the country, with many plants and animals found nowhere else inCanada. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned naturalist, a...

256 pages | 180 colour photos, 1 map | Royal British Columbia Museum


Beyond the WhalesThe Photographs and Passions of Alexandra MortonAlexandra Morton(Author)Through a selection of her stunning photographs, Alexandra Morton portrays life on the centralBritish Columbia coast.She arrived in the area in 1984 as a whale researcher, and at first, shewas absorbed in studying the orca and admiring the...

144 pages | colour & b/w photos | Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd.


Island LifeA Natural History Of Pulau Tengah, JohoreBatu Batu Resort(Author)Located nine nautical miles off the east coast of peninsular Malaysia in the heart of theprotected Johor Marine Park, Pulau Babi Tengah is a tropical island in the SeribuatArchipelago. Framed by the emerald waters of the South China Sea, the...

188 pages | colour photos | World Scientific Publishing

Hardback #239150 Jan-2018 9789814725453 £69.99 Add to Basket

Rocky Mountain National Park WildlifeA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar AnimalsJames R Kavanagh(Author), Raymond Leung(Illustrator)With over 415 square miles of alpine and subalpine territory, Rocky Mountain National ParkWildlife has varied habitats that support hundreds of species of animals. This beautifullyillustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species of...



Field Guide to Sabino CanyonAn Introduction to Familiar Plants & AnimalsJames R Kavanagh(Author), Raymond Leung(Illustrator)One of the most beautiful canyons in southern Arizona, Sabino Canyon is a rock-enclosedhaven nestled in the foothills of the rugged front range of the Santa Catalina Mountains outsideof Tucson. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140...

12 pages | 1 colour photo, colour illustrations | Waterford Press



























Botany & Plant Science

Dublin BayNature and HistoryRichard Nairn(Author), David Jeffrey(Author), Rob Goodbody(Author)On the fringe of Dublin's hive of human activity, a miraculous coastal ecosystem carries on as ithas done since the last Ice Age. Beaches, saltmarshes, rocky shores, cliffs, islands andoffshore sandbanks all support millions of tiny creatures...

320 pages | colour & b/w photos, b/w illustrations | The Collins Press


The Great Kananaskis FloodA Disaster That Forever Changed the Face of Kananaskis CountryGillean Daffern(Author), Derek Ryder(Author)The great Kananaskis flood of 2013 in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada, came with nowarning. The rains started late in the afternoon of June 19 and didn't let up until June 23.Rivers and creeks, swollen to unprecedented size and fury cut off...

192 pages | colour photos | Rocky Mountain Books


Living YellowstoneThe Park 10 and 25 Years After the FiresMichele Pierre(Author)Yellowstone, the oldest national park in the world, is not only one of the most wonderful placeson earth, but also one of the most active. By comparing pictures taken at the same places atdifferent times between 1998 and 2015, Living Yellowstone...

80 pages | colour photos | Farcountry Press


Elmwood Park ZooStan Huskey(Author), Jerry Spinelli(Foreword By)Elmwood Park Zoo was established in 1924 when roughly 16 acres of land and a small groupof animals were donated to the borough of Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.Although the early years of the zoo were more akin to a small farm, it has...

96 pages | 148 illustrations | Arcadia Publishing



Sandia Mountain Natural History CenterA Field Guide to the SMNHCJames R Kavanagh(Author), Raymond Leung(Illustrator)Dedicated to environmental education, the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center is locatedeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sandia Mountain Natural History: A Field Guide to theSMNHC is a beautifully illustrated guide that highlights over 100...



The Fifth KingdomAn Introduction to MycologyBryce Kendrick(Author)This new edition of The Fifth Kingdom has been updated to reflect the most recentdevelopments in mycology, including the field's adoption of a new taxonomical framework forfungi as a whole, and the latest advances in molecular genetics.The...

417 pages | illustrations | Focus Information Group


Flora Helvetica: Flore Illustrée de Suisse [Flora Helvetica: Illustrated Flora ofSwitzerland]Konrad Lauber(Author), Gerhart Wagner(Author), Andreas Gygax(Author)For more than 20 years, the Flora Helvetica has been the standard flora for the botany ofSwitzerland. Scientifically sound and adapted to the APG standard, the flora also meets theneeds of amateur botanists.Virtually all flowering plants and ferns...

1680 pages | 3850 colour photos, b/w distribution maps | Verlag PaulHaupt

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Flora Helvetica: Illustrierte Flora der Schweiz [Flora Helvetica: Illustrated Flora ofSwitzerland]Konrad Lauber(Author), Gerhart Wagner(Author), Andreas Gygax(Author)For more than 20 years, the Flora Helvetica has been the standard flora for the botany ofSwitzerland. Scientifically sound and adapted to the APG standard, the flora also meets theneeds of amateur botanists.Virtually all flowering plants and ferns...

1680 pages | 3850 colour photos, b/w distribution maps | Verlag PaulHaupt



Introductory Plant Biology (International Edition)James E Bidlack(Author), Shelley H Jansky(Author)This introductory text assumes little prior scientific knowledge on the part of the student. Itincludes sufficient information for some shorter introductory botany courses open to bothmajors and nonmajors, and is arranged so that certain sections...

640 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour tables | McGraw Hill



People's PlantsA Guide to the Useful Plants of Southern AfricaBen-Erik van Wyk(Author), Nigel Gericke(Author)People's Plants is a scientific review of all of the most important useful plants of SouthernAfrica. It remains the first and only fully illustrated ethnobotanical reference source for SouthernAfrica. In this expanded and updated second...

460 pages | colour photos | Briza Publications


The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants & FlowersChristopher Brickell(Editor)Since its first publication in 1987, the AHS Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers has sold nearlythree million copies worldwide. Packed with 8,000 plants for every climate – inside and out –from trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals,...

744 pages | colour photos | Dorling Kindersley


PhycologyRobert Edward Lee(Author)Phycology is the study of algae, the primary photosynthetic organisms in freshwater andmarine food chains. Since the publication of the first edition in 1981, this textbook hasestablished itself as a classic resource on this subject. Aimed at...

550 pages | 518 b/w illustrations | Cambridge University Press

































Guide des Lichens de France: Lichens des Arbres [Guide to Lichens of France: Lichenson Trees]Chantal van Haluwyn(Author), Juliette Asta(Author), Jean-Pierre Gavériaux(Author)This is a guide to arboreal lichens found in France. Using tabs to the characters to beobserved, the reader can easily and reliably identify species.Summary in French:Un guideoriginal sur les lichens des arbres. Guidé par des onglets...

224 pages | colour illustrations | Editions Belin


Northeast Foraging120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Beach Plums to WineberriesLeda Meredith(Author)The Northeast offers a veritable feast for foragers. The woods, meadows, seashore, and evencity neighborhoods are home to an abundance of delicious wild edible plants. A passionatewild foods expert, Meredith emphasizes local varieties and...

308 pages | colour photos | Timber Press


California Foraging120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Evergreen Huckleberries to Wild GingerJudith Larner Lowry(Author)The diversity of California's terrain and climate are a forager's dream, with unique offeringsfrom the coast, the mountains, the deserts, and everywhere in between. A passionate wildfoods expert, Judith Larner Lowry shows you what to look...



Veldgids Korstmossen [Field Guide to Lichens]Kok van Herk(Author), André Aptroot(Author), Laurens B Sparrius(Author)The first lichen flora for the Netherlands and Flanders covering all species, over 400. Packedwith colour photos and information on distribution and ecology, it contains clear speciesdescriptions and handy determination keys, making species...

400 pages | colour photos, colour maps, b/w distribution maps | KNNVUitgeverij


The Wisdom of TreesA MiscellanyMax Adams(Author)A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man's ingenuity in exploiting theirresources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural world. Trees are marvels ofnature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longevity....

256 pages | 50 b/w illustrations | Head of Zeus



Empire of TeaThe Asian Leaf That Conquered the WorldMarkman Ellis(Author), Richard Coulton(Author), Matthew Mauger(Author)Tea has a rich and well-documented past. The beverage originated in Asia long before makingits way to seventeenth-century London, where it became an exotic, highly sought aftercommodity. Over the subsequent two centuries, tea's powerful...

326 pages | 50 colour & 27 b/w photos and illustrations | Reaktion Books



Le Guide des Champignons: France et Europe [Mushroom Guide to France and Europe]Guillaume Eyssartier(Author), Pierre Roux(Author), Bart Buyck(Preface By)This field guide describes approximately 3000 species of mushrooms found in Europe, ofwhich more than 1500 are illustrated by photographs, which is an absolute record among themushrooms guides, even globally. Leafing through this guide, the reader...

1152 pages | 1500 colour photos | Editions Belin



Flora of Thailand, Volume 13, Part 3Dipsacaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Juglandaceae, Melanthiaceae, Oleaceae (Myxopyreae),Plumbaginaceae, Polyosmaceae, Sapindaceae (Hippocastanoideae)Pimwadee Pornpongrungrueng(Author), Amornrat Prajaksood(Author), PranomChantaranothai(Author), John AN Parnell(Author), Prachaya Srisanga(Author), Anna Trias-Blasi(Author), Piyakaset Suksathan(Author), Minoru N Tamura(Author), Mark FNewman(Author), Peter C van Welzen(Author), Kongkanda Chayamarit(Author), Hans-Joachim Esser(Author), Thawatchai Santisuk(Author)Volume 13, part 3 deals with the families Dipsacaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Juglandaceae,Melanthiaceae, Oleaceae (Myxopyreae), Plumbaginaceae, Polyosmaceae, Sapindaceae(Hippocastanoideae).

136 pages | 8 plates with colour photos; b/w line drawings, 1 b/w map |Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department


Flora of Thailand, Volume 13, Part 4DipterocarpaceaeRachun Pooma(Author), Manop Poopath(Author), Mark F Newman(Author)Volume 13, part 4 deals with the family Dipterocarpaceae, which contains about 17 genera and700 species, mainly found in tropical Asia, from India to Peninsular Malaysia and thePhilippines, and to South-West China, a few in tropical Africa and...

161 pages | 32 plates with colour photos; 52 b/w line drawings, 1 b/wmap | Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department


Check-List of Flora of MeghalayaAA Mao(Author), BK Sinha(Author), D Verma(Author), Nandita Sarma(Author)Meghalaya is one of the richest and interesting botanical regions of India. Though botanicallysurveyed by many well-known botanists and researchers, a complete flora of the state has notbeen realised yet. Therefore, the authors have compiled...

273 pages | colour illustrations | Meghalaya Biodiversity Board


Gardener's Guide Indigenous Garden Plants of Southern AfricaGlenice Ebedes(Author)This handy pocket guide introduces local gardening enthusiasts to some of southern Africa'smost beautiful, beneficial and easy-to-care-for indigenous plants, giving guidance on how bestto use them and how to ensure that they flourish. It...

160 pages | 600 colour photos | Random House Struik


Compendium of Bangladesh Folk and Tribal Medicinal Plants, Volume 1Mohammed Rahmatullah(Author), Rownak Jahan(Author), Taufiq Rahman(Author)The use of plants for medicinal purposes dates back a long time and probably happened whenprimitive people noticed that animals like chimpanzees partake of certain plants when they gotsick. It has been reported that even around some 3000 years...

397 pages | AH Development Publishing House






























Champignons Comestibles de la Forêt Boréale [Edible Mushrooms of the Boreal Forest]Roger Larivière(Author), Fernand Miron(Contributor), Michel Villeneuve(Illustrator)Champignons Comestibles de la Forêt Boréale is a guide to the 50 best-known and mostpopular mushrooms found in the ecosystem of the boreal forest. Aimed at amateurs as well ascommercial gatherers, the popularized texts are accompanied...

colour photos | l'ABC de l'édition


Myxomycetes: Biology, Systematics, Biogeography, and EcologySteven L Stephenson(Editor), Carlos Rojas Alvarado(Editor)Myxomycetes: Biology, Systematics, Biogeography, and Ecology is a comprehensive overviewof the body of accumulated knowledge that now exists on myxomycetes. Its broad scope takesan integrated approach to the knowledge of this organismal group,...

454 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations, tables |Academic Press


The Authentic GardenNaturalistic and Contemporary Landscape DesignRichard Hartlage(Author), Sandy Fischer(Author)In contemporary American garden design, beauty for beauty's sake is making a comeback. Thesixty gardens featured here trace current planting trends across the country, showcasing thebest designs of recent years from the verdant Pacific...

232 pages | 250+ colour photos | Monacelli Press


Practical Guide to Northern Idaho's Edible Wild PlantsSteven C Golieb(Author)Native Americans have long survived off the land of Northern Idaho's plains, coasts andmountain-lands. The many species of trees, bushes and plants throughout the state haveprovided them with food, medicine and shelter. Whether for survival,...

130 pages | colour illustrations | Edible Wilds LLC


A Field Key to the Trees and Lianas of the Evergreen Forests of the Western Ghats(India)JP Pascal(Author), BR Ramesh(Author)The Western Ghats, India, having non-equatorial forest, are rich in arborescent species.Identification of these species is often difficult when they lack reproductive parts, because inconventional floras the taxonomic keys are generally based on...

236 pages | illustrations | Institut Français de Pondichéry / FrenchInstitute of Pondicherry


Orkidéer i Europa: Vilda, Vackra & Väna [Orchids]Henrik Ærenlund Pedersen(Author), Bo Mossberg(Illustrator), Marie Widén(Translated by),Lennart Engstrand(Translated by)A beautiful, richly illustrated book on Europe's wild orchids – perhaps the most enigmatic andpopular group in the botanical world.The orchid family (Orchidaceae), numbering some 25,000species, is one of the world's two largest...

208 pages | 215 colour illustrations | Bonnier Fakta


Cactus of the SouthwestNora Bowers(Author), Rick Bowers(Author)This tabbed booklet features Southwest cacti of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico,Utah, Colorado and Texas, the booklet is organized by group for quick and easy identification.Narrow your choices by group, and view just a few cacti at a time....

28 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps |Adventure Publications

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A Zapotec Natural HistoryTrees, Herbs, and Flowers, Birds, Beasts, and Bugs in the Life of San Juan GbëëEugene S Hunn(Author)A Zapotec Natural History is an extraordinary book that describes the people of a small town inMexico and their remarkable knowledge of the natural world in which they live.San Juan Gbëëis a Zapotec Indian community located in the state...

288 pages | Illustrations | University of Arizona Press



Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, DipterocarpaceaePierre MeertsThe Dipterocarpaceae family consist mainly of trees and has its greatest diversity in South-eastAsia. In Central Africa she is represented by two genera and 15 species, the majority of whichoccur in the Katanga region.

60 pages | 13 colour photos, 3 b/w line drawings | National BotanicGarden of Belgium


Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, Gramineae: Introduction, Tribu I Phareae à X.BambuseaeMarc SM Sosef(Author), B De Roeck(Author)The Gramineae, or grass family, supply a large number of economically important crops, inaddition to their functions such as fodder, building materials, etc. This first part gives a generalintroduction to the morphology of grasses, a key to the 31...

84 pages | 20 b/w line drawings | National Botanic Garden of Belgium


Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, HeliconiaceaePaul JM Maas(Author), Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer(Author)The Heliconiaceae comprise a single genus, Heliconia, with around 200 species occurring inSouth America. A large number of these are cultivated as ornamental plant. In Central Africa,the family is represented by three species which sometimes escape...

12 pages | 1 b/w line drawing | National Botanic Garden of Belgium


Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, TecophilaeaceaeDaniel JL Geerinck(Author), François P Malaisse(Author)The Tecophilaeaceae is a family of bulb and tuberous plants occurring in savannah, lightwoods and marshes of South America, Africa and Madagascar. In Central Africa, it isrepresented by two genera and three species.

16 pages | 3 b/w line drawings | National Botanic Garden of Belgium


Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, TropaeolaceaeMiguel E Leal(Author)The Tropaeolaceae, or Indian cress family, is a family of herbaceous plants from Central andSouth America. Some species, including the well-known Indian cress, are grown worldwide asornamental plants and vegetables. Similarly, in central Africa,...































Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, TyphaceaeMarc SM Sosef(Author)The Typhaceae, or Cat-tail family, has two genera of water and marsh plants and occursworldwide. In Central Africa, a single genus, Typha, occurs with three species.



Bolets de Catalunya, Volume 36Societat Catalana de Micologia (SCM)(Author)Another 50 sheets in this ongoing series treating the fungi of Catalonia. See below table for alisting of the species treated in this volume. OrdreGènereEspècieSinònimNomspopularsLàminaCol·...

50 pages | colour photos | Societat Catalana de Micologia

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An Illustrated Monograph of Cherry Cultivars in China [Chinese]Wang Xianrong(Author)This book describes 67 species of cherry cultivars, 17 of which are new to ChinaSummary in...

181 pages | illustrations | Science Press


Guide des Arbres et Arbustes de France [Guide to Trees and Shrubs of France]Alain Persuy(Author)A guide to identifying the main tree and shrub species found in the woods and forests ofFrance. 100 of the most common species are described and shown in photographs in thisguide.Summary in French:Un guide d'identification des principales...

224 pages | colour photos | Editions Belin


Noongar Bush MedicineMedicinal Plants of the South-West of Western AustraliaVivienne Hansen(Author), John Horsfall(Author)Noongar Bush Medicine provides for the first time a comprehensive information on the themedicinal plants that were used by Aboriginal people of the south-west of Western Australiabefore European settlement

240 pages | University of Western Australia Press


Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 33Leif Ryvarden(Editor)This volume contains nine chapters, see table of contents for more details.

Fungiflora A/S


Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 34: Neotropical Polypores, Part 2: Polyporaceae,Abortiporus - NigroporusLeif Ryvarden(Author)This is the second contibution on neotropical polypores, covering genera Abortiporus toNigroporus. It follows on part one published in 2004, continuining the pagination from thatvolume. Species are described in a standardized manner thus making it...

213 pages | 34 b/w line drawings | Fungiflora A/S


Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 35Leif Ryvarden(Editor)Volume 35 contains the following papers:- Studies in Neotropical polypores 41. A new speciesof Amylosporus from Catinga dry woodlands, Brazil. E. R. Drechsler-Santos, C. A. Salvador-Montoya and L. Ryvarden 4- Studies in Neotropical...

61 pages | 27 colour photos and b/w illustrations | Fungiflora A/S


Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 36: Neotropical Polypores, Part 3: Polyporaceae, Obba -WrightoporiaLeif Ryvarden(Author)This is the third contibution on neotropical polypores, covering genera Obba to Wrightoporia.

170 pages | no illustrations | Fungiflora A/S


Rocky Mountain National Park Trees & WildflowersA Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar PlantsJames R Kavanagh(Author), Raymond Leung(Illustrator)The diverse ecosystems found throughout Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Coloradosupport thousands of species of plants. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 120familiar and unique species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers...



The Book of SeedsA Lifesize Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the WorldPaul Smith(Editor)True time capsules of life, seeds are significant items of hope and promise. They are the mostcomplex organs plants ever produce, and come in an enormously diverse range of shapes,sizes, and colours; from the impressive coco de mer nut to the...

656 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | The Ivy Press


Wildflowers and Ferns of NewfoundlandField GuideTodd Boland(Author)An authoritative guide to 600 native and introduced species of wildflowers and ferns inNewfoundland. A series of page tabs and icons, along with full colour photos, offers easyidentification of wild plants.

440 pages | colour photos | Boulder Publications


The Most Beautiful Wildflowers of CreteAntonis Alibertis(Author)A small photographic guide to particularly striking flowers found on Crete.

196 pages | colour photos | Mystis


Grasses of Arid Zone of Peninsular IndiaB Ravi Prasad Rao(Author), KV Subbaiah(Author), P Priyadarsini(Author)This book deals with the grasses of the arid zone of peninsular India, encompassing threeRayalaseema districts of Andhra Pradesh and eight districts located in north-eastern region ofKarnataka. A total of 216 wild and naturalized grass taxa...

233 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings, colour maps | Bishen SinghMahendra Pal Singh































Distribution Atlas of Vascular Plants in AlbaniaZoltán Barina(Editor), Alfred Mullaj(Author), Daniel Pifkó(Author), Gabriella Somogyi(Author),Marjol Meco(Author), Marash Rakaj(Author)This volume is the first attempt to present the distribution of all vascular plants in the territory ofAlbania. No similar work has been published thus far. Moreover, distribution data of singlespecies from Albania are hardly available – not...

492 pages | illustrations, distribution maps | Hungarian Natural HistoryMuseum


Wildflowers of TexasMichael Eason(Author)In Wildflowers of Texas, Michael Eason describes and illustrates more than 1,100 speciescommonly encountered in the beloved Lone Star State. This comprehensive guide includesperennials, annuals, and bulbs, both native and naturalized, and is...



Wildflowers of the Pacific NorthwestMark Turner(Author), Phyllis Gustafson(Author)Featuring more than 1240 stunning colour photographs, this comprehensive field guide willremain a trusted, authoritative trailside reference for years to come. It describes and illustrates1220 commonly encountered species, both native and...

512 pages | 1247 colour photos, 31 b/w line drawings, 1220 distributionmaps | Timber Press


Wildflowers of New EnglandTed Elliman and New England Wild Flower Society (NEWFS)Wildflowers of New England is for hikers, naturalists, gardeners, and anyone wishing to learnmore about the region's diverse wildflowers, or just wanting to know the answer to "What's thatplant?" Ted Elliman, a plant ecologist for...

448 pages | 1250 colour photos, 30 b/w illustrations | Timber Press


Southeast Foraging120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Angelica to Wild PlumsChris Bennett(Author)From seashores and riverbanks to mountains, valleys, and overgrown fields, the beautifulSoutheast is rich in wild edibles. Forager, farmer, teacher, and chef Chris Bennett helps youfind the most delicious plants – from delectable wild greens,...

296 pages | 160 colour photos | Timber Press


Elatostema (Urticaceae) in ChinaWen-Tsai Wang(Author)Elatostema (Urticaceae) in China deals with morphological features, distribution, economicapplication, and systematic accounts of the Chinese members of Elatostema, a genus offlowering plants containing approximately 350 known species in the...

393 pages | 161 illustrations | Qingdao Publishing House


Rare Orchids in Guizhou Province of China [Chinese]Wu Mingkai(Author), Liu Zuoyi(Author), Luo Xiaoqing(Author)This book describes 107 orchid species in 35 genera from Guizhou province, China.

223 pages | colour photos | Guizhou Publishing Group


Some Important Medicinal Plants of the Western Ghats, IndiaA ProfilePK Warrier(Author), VPK Nambiar(Author), PM Ganapathy(Author)Some Important Medicinal Plants of the Western Ghats, India is the output of the InternationalDevelopment Research Centre (IDRC) sponsored research project implemented betweenOctober 1993 and March 1999 by Arya Vaidya Sala (AVS), Kottakkal, Kerala...

398 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, maps | International DevelopmentResearch Centre for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Program in Asia


Flowering PlantsStructure and Industrial ProductsAisha Saleem Khan(Author)Angiosperms, or flowering plants, are one of the most diverse plant groups on the planet, andthey offer tremendous resources for a broad range of industries. Flowering Plants: Structureand Industrial Products examines the anatomy and morphology of...

344 pages | John Wiley & Sons


Active Phytochemicals from Chinese Herbal MedicinesAnti-Cancer Activities and MechanismsWing Shing Ho(Author)Chinese herbal medicine represents complementary or adjunctive therapies that often canimprove the efficacy of Western medicine to achieve the pharmacological effects, especially incancer treatment. However, the combination of herbs with...

178 pages | 55 b/w illustrations, 12 tables | Apple Academic Press

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Atlas of Common Bonsai Plants in Guizhou [Chinese]Xiong Fang(Author)This book describes the characteristics of common bonsai plants growing wild in the Chineseprovince of Guizhou.

316 pages | colour photos | Huayu Nature Book Trade Co.Ltd


Wild Orchids of Northern Western Ghats (Including Maharashtra, Goa and Belgaum)Mandar Nilkanth Datar(Author), Niranjant Sant(Author), Satish Pande(Author), VivekVishwasrao(Author), Prasad R Menon(Foreword By)This bulk of this book describes the 99 species of wild orchids found in the North-WesternGhats, India, including 41 endemic and 44 threatened species. Each species is depicted ontwo facing pages with its English name, local names in Devnagari,...

274 pages | 1400 colour photos, colour illustrations, distribution maps |Ela Foundation


Lady Tankerville’s LegacyA Historical and Monographic Review of Phaius and GastrorchisJudi Stone(Author), Phillip J Cribb(Author)Phaius are spectacular terrestrial orchids, widespread from tropical and subtropical Asia,Australasia, Madagascar and Africa. The genus comprises just over 40 species and used toinclude the endemic Madagascan genus Gastrorchis which has nine known...

colour & b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps | Natural HistoryPublications Borneo






























Animal & General Biology

Plants That KillA Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous PlantsElizabeth Dauncey(Author), Sonny Larsson(Author)Plants That Kill is not a field guide, clinical care manual, or pharmacology textbook – it is afascinating and beautifully presented natural history of the world's most poisonous plants, theextraordinary strategies they employ for...

224 pages | 400 colour & b/w illustrations | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew


Biology (International Edition)Peter H Raven(Author), George B Johnson(Author), Kenneth A Mason(Author), Jonathan BLosos(Author), Susan R Singer(Author)The 11th edition continues the evolution of Raven & Johnson's Biology. The author team iscommitted to continually improving the text, keeping the student and learning foremost. Theintegrated pedagogical features expand the students'...

1408 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour tables | McGrawHill



Genetics: Analysis of Genes and GenomesDaniel L Hartl(Author), Bruce Cochrane(Author)Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes is a resource uniquely suited for learning andapplying genetics to our world. Its DNA first presentation frames the discussion of genetics inmodern terms, which provides the user the context to then...

830 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, tables | Jones & Bartlett

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Integrated GenomicsA Discovery-Based Laboratory CourseGuy A Caldwell(Author), Shelli N Williams(Author), Kim A Caldwell(Author)Integrated Genomics: A Discovery-Based Laboratory Course introduces the excitement ofdiscovery to the basic molecular biology laboratory. Utilizing up-to-date molecular biologyprotocols and a basic experimental design, this text offers experience...




Prescott's Microbiology (International Edition)Joanne M Willey(Author), Linda M Sherwood(Author), Christopher J Woolverton(Author)The author team of Prescott's Microbiology continues the tradition of past editions by providinga balanced, comprehensive introduction to all major areas of microbiology. This balance makesMicrobiology appropriate for microbiology majors and...

1104 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour illustrations, colour tables |McGraw Hill


Clinical Toxinology in Australia, Europe, and AmericasP Gopalakrishnakone(Editor), Carl-Wilhelm Vogel(Editor), Denise V Tambourgi(Editor), StevenA Seifert(Editor)Clinical Toxinology in Australia, Europe, and Americas addresses various topics on clinicaltoxinology such as the epidemiology and management of snake and insect bites in Australiaand different countries in Europe and the Americas. Chapters are...

500 pages | Springer-Verlag

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Why We SleepThe New Science of Sleep and DreamsMatthew Walker(Author)Why can some birds sleep with only half of their brain?What really happens during REMsleep?Why do our sleep patterns change across a lifetime?Sleep is one of the most importantbut least understood aspects of our life, health and longevity. Until...

360 pages | b/w illustrations | Allen Lane



Biology of SexAlex Mills(Author)Biology of Sex is an interesting, lively, and intellectually challenging introduction to the biologyof sex. Mills analyzes the biological basis of sex by introducing genetic, physiological, andevolutionary principles. In order to explain the...

368 pages | 120 illustrations | University of Toronto Press



Genome Editing and EngineeringFrom TALENs, ZFNs and CRISPRs to Molecular SurgeryKrishnarao Appasani(Editor)Recent advances in genome editing tools using endonucleases such as TALENs, ZFNs, andCRISPRs, combined with genomic engineering technologies have opened up a wide range ofopportunities from applications in the basic sciences and disease biology...

586 pages | 32 colour & 122 b/w illustrations, 9 tables | CambridgeUniversity Press


The Story of BiologyFrom the Evolution of Species to Genetic EngineeringAnne Rooney(Author)The Story of Biology traces the development of biology from its origins in myths invented toexplain the wonders and perils of the natural world, through the first attempts at empiricalinvestigation, to the highly structured and technical discipline...

208 pages | Arcturus Publishing Ltd


Lactation: Physiology, Nutrition, and Breast-FeedingMargaret C Neville(Editor), Marianne R Neifert(Editor)Originally published in 1983. Lactation: Physiology, Nutrition, and Breast-Feeding had itsgenesIs In the frustrations of the editors in locating authoritative, up-to-date material for aninterdisciplinary graduate course in mammary gland biology,...

466 pages | 38 b/w illustrations | Springer-Verlag


Choosing SexesMechanisms and Adaptive Patterns of Sex Allocation in VertebratesKristen J Navara(Author)There is extensive evidence that vertebrates of all classes have the ability to control the sexesof the offspring they produce. Despite dramatic differences in the mechanisms by whichdifferent taxa determine the initial sex of offspring, each group...

234 pages | 61 colour & 10 b/w illustrations | Springer-Verlag
































Evolutionary Biology

Ecology

Feats of StrengthHow Evolution Shapes Animal Athletic AbilitiesSimon Lailvaux(Author)A fascinating exploration of the extreme world of animal athletics, how these stunning abilitieshave evolved, and their insights into human performance and evolutionHow is it that fish canclimb waterfalls, snakes glide, and cheetahs run so fast?...

256 pages | 20 b/w illustrations | Yale University Press


Gay, Straight, and the Reason WhyThe Science of Sexual OrientationSimon LeVay(Author)What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? In Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why,neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to oneinescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an...

264 pages | Oxford University Press USA


Ethnozoology: Animals in Our LivesRômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves(Editor), Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque(Editor)Ethnozoology: Animals in Our Lives represents the first book about this discipline, providing adiscussion on key themes on human-animal interactions and their implications, along withrecent major advances in research.Humans share the world with a...



Systematic: How Systems Biology is Transforming Modern MedicineJames R Valcourt(Author), Jackie Johnson(Editor)A brilliant young scientist introduces us to the fascinating field that is changing ourunderstanding of how the body works and the way we can approach healing.Systematic is thefirst book to introduce general readers to systems biology, which is...

287 pages | Bloomsbury Academic (Bloomsbury imprint)


Extended HeredityA New Understanding of Inheritance and EvolutionRussell Bonduriansky and Troy DayFor much of the twentieth century it was assumed that genes alone mediate the transmission ofbiological information across generations and provide the raw material for natural selection. InExtended Heredity, leading evolutionary biologists Russell...

296 pages | 40 b/w illustrations | Princeton University Press


Transformations of LamarckismFrom Subtle Fluids to Molecular BiologySnait B Gissis(Editor), Eva Jablonka(Editor)In 1809 – the year of Charles Darwin's birth – Jean-Baptiste Lamarck published Philosophiezoologique, the first comprehensive and systematic theory of biological evolution. TheLamarckian approach emphasizes the generation of...

457 pages | illustrations | MIT Press


Life's Vital LinkThe Astonishing Role of the PlacentaYW Loke(Author)The development of the placenta was a pivotal event in evolution. Without it, we would still belaying eggs instead of giving birth to live offspring. It represents the critical link between thefoetus and the mother, but its character is...

264 pages | 20 b/w illustrations | Oxford University Press



Atlas of a Lost WorldTravels in Ice Age AmericaCraig Childs(Author)From the author of Apocalyptic Planet, an unsparing, vivid, revelatory travelogue throughprehistory that traces the arrival of the First People in North America twenty thousand yearsago and the artifacts that enable us to imagine their lives and...

288 pages | Pantheon Books


On Human NatureBiology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and ReligionMichel Tibayrenc(Author), Francisco Jose Ayala(Author)On Human Nature: Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion covers the present stateof knowledge on human diversity and its adaptative significance through a broad and eclecticselection of representative chapters. This transdisciplinary...



Unnatural SelectionKatrina van Grouw(Author)Unnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breeding – the ongoingtransformation of animals at the hand of man. More important, it's a book about selectivebreeding on a far, far grander scale – a scale that...



Ecological GeneticsLeslie A Real(Editor)A reprint of a classical work in the Princeton Legacy Library, originally published in1994.Ecological Genetics represents work by five distinguished ecological geneticists, offeringan up-to-date source for theoretical concepts and experiments in an...

272 pages | 59 b/w illustrations, 1 map | Princeton University Press




























Habitats, Ecosystems & Natural Spaces

Integrated Management of the Alien Invasive Weed Mikania micrantha in the WesternGhatsFinal Report of the Research Project KFRI/283/97, August 1997- December 1999KV Sankaran(Author), PK Muraleedharan(Author), V Anitha(Author)Mikania micrantha is an alien invasive weed which causes serious havoc to natural forests andplantations. It is also a serious threat to agricultural production systems. Bio-control methodsare not successful, though pathogens were recorded from the...

51 pages | colour illustrations, maps | Kerala Forest Research Institute


Global EcologyA Derivative of Encyclopedia of EcologySven Erik Jørgensen(Editor)Global Ecology focuses on the perception of the biosphere or the ecosphere as a unifiedcooperative system with numerous synergistic effects, which describe the distinctive propertiesof this sphere. This book is subdivided into five parts dealing...



Complex EcologyFoundational Perspectives on Dynamic Appoaches to Ecology and ConservationCharles G Curtin(Editor), Timothy FH Allen(Editor)From climate change to species extinction, humanity is confronted with an increasing array ofsocietal and environmental challenges that defy simple quantifiable solutions. Complexity-based ecology provides a new paradigm for ecologists and...

Cambridge University Press



AeroecologyPhillip B Chilson(Editor), Winifred F Frick(Editor), Jeffrey Kelly(Editor), Felix Liechti(Editor)This book consists of a diverse collection of chapters that seeks to broaden our fundamentalunderstanding of the ecological function and biological importance of the Earth's loweratmosphere, which provides a huge living space for billions of...



A Theory of Global BiodiversityBoris Worm(Author), Derek P Tittensor(Author)The number of species found at a given point on the planet varies by orders of magnitude, yetlarge-scale gradients in biodiversity appear to follow some very general patterns. Littlemechanistic theory has been formulated to explain the emergence of...

184 pages | 51 b/w illustrations, 9 tables | Princeton University Press


Living ShoresMarine Ecosystems and Their ManagementGeorge M Branch(Author), Margo L Branch(Author)Living Shores is a pivotal work on southern Africa's shores and oceans, published originally in1981. It reprinted 9 times but finally went out of print because it became dated. Thiscomprehensively revised edition deals with coastal habitats...

272 pages | Illustrations | Random House Struik


Fundamentals of Soil EcologyDavid C Coleman(Author), Mac A Callaham, Jr.(Author), Dac Crossley, Jr.(Author)Fundamentals of Soil Ecology, 3rd Edition, offers a holistic approach to soil biology andecosystem function, providing students and ecosystem researchers with a greaterunderstanding of the central roles that soils play in ecosystem development and...

376 pages | Figs, tabs | Academic Press

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Forest QualityAssessing Forests at a Landscape ScaleNigel Dudley(Author), Rodolphe Schlaepfer(Author), William Jackson(Author), Jean-PaulJeanrenaud(Author), Sue Stolton(Author)A guide to 'forest quality' assessment, addressing the 'authenticity' of forests and criteria fordetermining the environmental, economic and social value of different types of forest. It is apractical hands-on manual for...

192 pages | illustrations, tables | Earthscan



A Planner's Guide For Oak WoodlandsGregory A Giusti(Author), Douglas D Standiford(Author), Richard B Standiford(Author)First published in 1992, A Planner's Guide for Oak Woodlands was the first such manual of itskind. Designed for professional planners, consultants, and landscape architects, this newedition provides science-based information that can guide...

126 pages | University of California, Department of Agriculture & NaturalResources


Coastal Hazards and VulnerabilityLoraine McFadden(Editor)Our coasts provide a home and livelihoods for millions of people; many of the world's biggestcities are along coastlines. Yet these precious areas face increasing threats from irresponsibledevelopment and the potential dangers of climate...

100 pages | b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Earthscan



Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth's Most Vital FrontlinesTony Juniper(Author)Rainforests are the lungs of our planet – regulators of the earth's temperature and weather.They are also home to 50 per cent of the world's animals and plants – which for centuries havebeen the source of many of our key...

320 pages | Profile Books

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Grassland ManagementProblems and ProspectsVictor Roy Squires(Editor), Haiying Feng(Editor), Limin Hua(Editor)Grasslands are an important biome, expanding world-wide with grass-dominated communitiesin deserts, woodlands and alpine areas above the tree-line. Grassland Management exploresthe exploitation of grasslands from the earliest time to the present...

350 pages | Productivity Press































Management of the Effects of Coastal StormsPolicy, Scientific and Historical PerspectivesPhilippe P Quevauviller(Author), Paolo Ciavola(Author), Emmanuel Garnier(Author)A large part of the world's coastlines consists of sandy beaches and dunes that may undergodramatic changes during storms. Extreme storm events in some cases dominate the erosionhistory of the coastline and may have dramatic impacts on densely...

188 pages | Wiley-ISTE


Cities and WetlandsThe Return of the Repressed in Nature and CultureRod Giblett(Author)From New Orleans to New York, from London to Paris to Venice, many of the world's greatcities were built on wetlands and swamps. Cities and Wetlands is the first book to explore theliterary and cultural histories of these cities and their...

288 pages | Bloomsbury Academic (Bloomsbury imprint)



Recent Developments in Mangrove ResearchAbhijit Mitra(Author), Kakoli Banerjee(Author), Tanmany Ray Chaudhuri(Author)Forests are valued for many different things; they are the home of indigenous people, reservesof medicinal plants, support a high biodiversity, and provide ecosystem services such asprotection from erosion, landslides, storms, tidal surges and wave...

346 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, colour maps | HindustanPublishing Corporation


El Bosque en Cantabria [The Forest in Cantabria]Jesús García Díaz(Author)The peculiar geography of Cantabria, an autonomous region on Spain’s north coast, has beena determining factor for the establishment of a diverse forest landscape that is not found in anyother of the Iberian peninsula's territories....

296 pages | Ediciones de Librería Estvdio


Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network Ecological Monitoring PlanNational Park Service (NPS)(Author)Knowing the condition of natural resources in national parks is fundamental to the US NationalPark Service's (NPS) ability to manage park resources "unimpaired for the enjoyment of futuregenerations". Beginning in 1992, with...

130 pages | b/w illustrations | US National Park Service


Oneida LakeLong-Term Dynamics of a Managed Ecosystem and Its FisheryLars G Rudstam(Editor), Edward L Mills(Editor), James R Jackson(Editor), Donald JStewart(Editor)Studies on the fish populations, fisheries, and limnology of Oneida Lake, NY started in the late1950s at the Cornell University Biological Field Station. Early research concentrated onWalleye, Yellow Perch, and their interactions but was soon...

541 pages | American Fisheries Society

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The Soils of IrelandRachel Creamer(Editor), Lilian O’Sullivan(Editor)The Soils of Ireland provides a comprehensive overview of pedology in Ireland. It describes themain soil types of the country, their functions, ecological use, and the conditions to which theywere subjected associated with management over time. In...

50 colour illustrations, 50 tables | Springer-Verlag


Forest SoilsProperties and ProcessesKen A Armson(Author)Originally published in 1977, this is a comprehensive study of forest soils for foresters, wildlifeand park managers, ecologists, and others interested in forest soils. It provides a valuable textfor introductory and more advanced courses.The first...

406 pages | University of Toronto Press


Forest Tenure Regimes in the Karnataka Western GhatsA CompendiumAS Shrinidhi(Author), Sharachchandra Lele(Author)Forest tenure regimes in the Western Ghats region of Karnataka are complex and poorlyunderstood. The authors present first a framework for understanding such regimes. A detaileddescription of the regimes prevailing in this region, including the...

56 pages | Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore


Managing the WildStories of People and Plants and Tropical ForestsCharles M Peters(Author)Drawn from ecologist Charles M. Peters's thirty-five years of fieldwork around the globe, theseabsorbing stories argue that the best solutions for sustainably managing tropical forests comefrom the people who live in them. As Peters says,...



Moravský Kras: V Ponorné Řece Času [The Moravian Karst: The Immersion River ofTime]Petr Zajíček(Author)The Moravian Karst, Czech Republic, is the most developed karst area with the greatestnumber of surface and underground karst phenomena. At the same time, it belongs to a regionof the Czech Republic that is exceptionally rich in history and...

280 pages | colour photos | Academia


Threats to Mangrove ForestsHazards, Vulnerability, and ManagementChristopher Makowski(Editor), Charles W Finkl(Editor)Threats to Mangrove Forests focuses on the worldwide threats to mangrove forests and themanagement solutions currently being used to counteract those hazards. Designed for theprofessional or specialist in marine science, coastal zone management,...


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Conservation & Biodiversity

Our National ParksA Campaign for the Preservation of WildernessJohn Muir(Author), Terry Gifford(Foreword By)"Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away ... God has cared for these trees ... but hecannot save them from fools – only Uncle Sam can do that."First published in 1901, OurNational Parks is possibly the bestselling book of...

200 pages | Vertebrate Publishing


Social and Ecological System DynamicsCharacteristics, Trends, and Integration in the Lake Tana Basin, EthiopiaKrystyna Stave(Editor), Goraw Goshu Yemer(Editor), Shimelis Aynalem(Editor)Social and Ecological System Dynamics is a social-ecological system description andfeedback analysis of the Lake Tana Basin, the headwater catchment of the Upper Blue NileRiver. This basin is an important local, national, and international...



The Red Lists of Terrestrial Reptiles of Taiwan, 2017 [Chinese]Yen-Long Chen(Author), To-En Lin(Author), Ruey-Shing Lin(Author), Cheng-HsiungYang(Author)Based on the criteria for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, this report is the first timethat all native terrestrial reptiles in Taiwan have been assessed for inclusion on the national redlist.

35 pages | Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute


The Red List of Amphibians of Taiwan, 2017 [Chinese]Chun-Fu Lin(Author), Cheng-Hsiung Yang(Author), Ruey-Shing Lin(Author)Based on the criteria for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, this report is the first timethat all native amphibians in Taiwan have been assessed for inclusion on the national red list.



The Red List of Freshwater Fishes of Taiwan, 2017 [Chinese]Cheng-Hsiung Yang(Author), Tzu-Jung Tseng(Author), Ruey-Shing Lin(Author), Chyng-ShyanTzeng(Author), Te-Yu Liao(Author)Based on the criteria for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, this report is the first timethat all native freshwater fishes in Taiwan have been assessed for inclusion on the national redlist.



Unstable RelationsIndigenous People and Environmentalism in Contemporary AustraliaEve Vincent(Editor), Timothy Neale(Editor)Unstable Relations examines the past and emerging political tensions that mark 'green-black'encounters, providing fine-grained ethnographic case studies of the relationship betweenenvironmentalism and indigenous people.The 1970s witnessed...

350 pages | University of Western Australia Press


Contesting ConservationShahtoosh Trade and Forest Management in Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaSaloni Gupta(Author)Contesting Conservation explores today's changing intellectual climate, wherein understandingpolitics at different levels from global to local is considered mandatory in order to appraise theoutcome of nature conservation interventions. By...

170 pages | 7 colour illustrations | Springer-Verlag


Indigenous Peoples and Tropical BiodiversityAnalytical Considerations for Conservation and DevelopmentRodolfo Tello(Author)Achieving environmental conservation and socio-economic development is a challengingendeavour, particularly when we do not have the necessary tools to develop a clearunderstanding of the dynamic relationship between indigenous communities and...

136 pages | b/w illustrations | Amakella Publishing



Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea,Volume 3Dmitry Telnov(Editor), Maxwell VL Barclay(Editor), Olivier SG Pauwels(Editor), George WBeccaloni(Foreword By)This series focuses on the entomological biodiversity, biogeography and conservation of one ofthe richest and scientifically most interesting areas of the earth – the islands of Wallacea andNew Guinea. The intention is for the books to appear...

658 pages | 172 plates with colour photos | Entomological Society ofLatvia


The Extinction MarketWildlife Trafficking and How to Counter ItVanda Felbab-Brown(Author)The planet is experiencing alarming levels of species loss caused in large part by intensifiedpoaching and wildlife trafficking driven by expanding demand, for medicines, for food, and fortrophies. Affecting many more species than just the iconic...

256 pages | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd


Biodiversity OffsetsEuropean Perspectives on No Net Loss of Biodiversity and Ecosystem ServicesWolfgang Wende(Editor), Graham M Tucker(Editor), Fabien Quétier(Editor), MattRayment(Editor), Marianne Darbi(Editor)This book deals with the new concept of biodiversity offsets. The aim of offsetting schemes isto achieve no let loss or even net gain of biodiversity. Offsets obey a mitigation hierarchy andreflect the precautionary and polluter-pays principle in...

340 pages | Springer-Verlag


























Environmental Science

Natuur in Mensenland [Nature in Man's Land]Martin AM Drenthen(Author)New nature in the Netherlands is nothing more but cultural landscape. This book offersthought-provoking essays on this new cultural landscape and its own take on the subjectmatter should appeal to many naturalists. God may have been said to create...

224 pages | KNNV Uitgeverij


Back from the Brink: 25 Conservation Success Stories / Desde el Umbral de laExtinción: 25 Historias de Éxito en la ConservaciónRussell A Mittermeier(Author), Anthony B Rylands(Author), Wes Sechrest(Author), Penny FLanghammer(Author), John C Mittermeier(Author), Michael J Parr(Author), William RKonstant(Author), Roderic B Mast(Author), HE Razan Khalifa al Mubarak(Author), Simon NStuart(Foreword By), Jon Paul Rodríguez(Foreword By)Back from the Brink, written by leading international conservationists, presents species thathave been saved from the "brink of extinction" through the resolve and collaborative initiativesof individuals, communities, organizations, and...

275 pages | colour photos | Global Wildlife Conservation


Conservation AgricultureAn Approach to Combat Climate Change in Indian HimalayaJaideep Kumar Bisht(Editor), Vijay Singh Meena(Editor), Pankaj Kumar Mishra(Editor),Arunava Pattanayak(Editor)Conservation Agriculture showcases a compilation of case studies presented by scientists,teachers and academics and covers contemporary technologies for combating climate change,including sustainable agricultural management practices and...



Implementing the Climate RegimeInternational ComplianceOlav Schram Stokke(Author), Jon Hovi(Editor), Geir Ulfstein(Editor)Global warming is the most severe environmental challenge faced by humanity today and thecosts of responding effectively will be high. While Russia's ratification of the Kyoto Protocolensures the treaty's entry into force, lack of capacity,...

272 pages | illustrations, tables | Routledge



Environmental Management SystemsUnderstanding Organizational Drivers and BarriersStephen Tinsley(Author), Ilona Pillai(Author)Implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) has become a crucialconsideration for large organizations. Environmental Management Systems offers insight topractitioners and professional students as to why they have been developed, how they...




Climate Change and Globalization in the ArcticAn Integrated Approach to Vulnerability AssessmentE Carina H Keskitalo(Author)Climate change vulnerability assessment – to assess people's overall vulnerability andadaptive capacity to climate change – is a rapidly developing field. However, despite the factthat major trends such as globalization and the...

256 pages | illustrations, maps, tables | Earthscan



Adaptation to Climate Change in Southern AfricaNew Boundaries for DevelopmentSteffen Bauer(Editor), Imme Scholz(Editor)Adverse climate impacts are already evident across Southern Africa and pose a serious threatto the development prospects of the region's societies. Sustainable development in this regionwill depend on the rapid development and implementation of...

120 pages | Earthscan



Modeling of Atmospheric ChemistryGuy P Brasseur(Author), Daniel J Jacob(Author)Mathematical modeling of atmospheric composition is a formidable scientific andcomputational challenge. This comprehensive presentation of the modeling methods used inatmospheric chemistry focuses on both theory and practice, from the fundamental...

630 pages | 175 colour & 47 b/w illustrations | Cambridge UniversityPress


Observed Climate Variability and Change over the Indian RegionMadhavan Rajeevan Nair(Editor), Shailesh Nayak(Editor)The objective of the book is to make a comprehensive documentation of the observedvariability and change of the regional climate system over the Indian region using the pastobserved data. The book addresses all the important parameters of regional...



Transnational Climate Change GovernanceHarriet Bulkeley(Author), Liliana B Andonova(Author), Michele M Betsill(Author), DanielCompagnon(Author), Thomas Hale(Author), Matthew J Hoffmann(Author), PeterNewell(Author), Matthew Paterson(Author), Charles Roger(Author), Stacy DVanDeveer(Author)It is increasingly clear that the world of climate politics is no longer confined to the activities ofnational governments and international negotiations. Critical to this transformation of thepolitics of climate change has been the emergence of...

212 pages | 30 b/w illustrations, 4 tables | Cambridge University Press



Fundamentals of Environmental StudiesMahua Basu(Author), Xavier Savarimuthu(Author)Fundamentals of Environmental Studies is taught as a compulsory paper to first-yearundergraduate students across major technical universities in India. Fundamentals ofEnvironmental Studies introduces the fundamental principles and concepts of...































Physical Sciences

The Water Will ComeRising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized WorldJeff Goodell(Author)By century's end, hundreds of millions of people will be retreating from the world's shores.Nuclear reactors will be decommissioned. The greatest cities in human history, abandoned.This is the story of our rising seas.In a shocking cover...

336 pages | 20 b/w photos | Black Inc.



Great Plains Regional Technical Input ReportDennis S Ojima(Editor), Jean Steiner(Editor), Shannon McNeeley(Editor), KarenCozzetto(Editor), Amber N Childress(Editor)Prepared for the 2013 National Climate Assessment and a landmark study in terms of itsbreadth and depth of coverage, the Great Plains Regional Technical Input Report is the resultof a collaboration among numerous local, state, federal, and...

224 pages | 20 photos, 33 illustrations | Island Press


The Southwest: A Fire SurveyStephen J Pyne(Author)With its scattered mountains and high rims, its dry air and summer lightning, its rising tier ofbiomes from desert grasses to alpine conifers, and its aggressive exurban sprawl, something inthe Southwest USA is ready to burn each year and some...

192 pages | 7 b/w photos, 1 map | University of Arizona Press


The Northern Rockies: A Fire SurveyStephen J Pyne(Author)It's a place of big skies and big fires, big burns like those of 1910 and 1988 that riveted nationalattention. Conflagrations like those of 1934 and 2007 that reformed national policy. Blowupslike that in Mann Gulch that shaped the literature...

152 pages | 11 b/w photos, 1 map | University of Arizona Press


The Great Plains: A Fire SurveyStephen J Pyne(Author)Early descriptions of the Great Plains often focus on a vast, grassy expanse that was eitherburnt or burning. The scene continued to burn until the land was plowed under or grazed awayand broken by innumerable roads and towns. Yet, where the...

216 pages | 12 b/w illustrations, 1 map | University of Arizona Press


Florida: A Fire SurveyStephen J Pyne(Author)In Florida, fire season is plural, and it is most often a verb. Something can always burn. Firesburn longleaf, slash, and sand pine. They burn wiregrass, sawgrass, and palmetto. The lushgrowth, the dry winters, the widely cast sparks –...

168 pages | 7 photos, 1 map | University of Arizona Press


California: A Fire SurveyStephen J Pyne(Author)The coastal sage and shrublands of California burn. The mountain-encrusting chaparral burns.The conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and Trinity Alps burn. The rain-shadoweddeserts after watering by El Niño cloudbursts and the...

192 pages | 4 photos, 3 maps | University of Arizona Press


Marine EcotoxicologyCurrent Knowledge and Future IssuesJulián Blasco(Editor), Peter Chapman(Editor), Olivia Campana(Editor), Miriam Hampel(Editor)Marine Ecotoxicology: Current Knowledge and Future Issues is the first unified resource tocover issues related to contamination, responses, and testing techniques of saltwater from atoxicological perspective. With its unprecedented focus on marine...



The Cure for CatastropheHow We Can Stop Manufacturing Natural DisastersRobert Muir-Wood(Author)Hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, typhoons – we watch in horror before springing into actionwith aid and support, shocked again and again by the destructive power of the earth. Exceptthese disasters aren't only the earth's doing,...

368 pages | Oneworld Publications


Marine FogChallenges and Advancements in Observations, Modeling, and ForecastingDarko Koračin(Editor), Clive E Dorman(Editor)Marine Fog presents the history of marine fog research and applications, and discusses thephysical processes leading to fog's formation, evolution, and dissipation. A special emphasis ison the challenges and advancements of fog observation and...



Brave New ArcticThe Untold Story of the Melting NorthMark C Serreze(Author)In the 1990s, researchers in the Arctic noticed that floating summer sea ice had begunreceding. This was accompanied by shifts in ocean circulation and unexpected changes inweather patterns throughout the world. The Arctic's perennially frozen...

248 pages | 8 colour & 30 b/w illustrations | Princeton University Press


The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (The AuthoritativeTranslation and Guide)Isaac Newton(Author), I Bernard Cohen(Translated by), Anne Whitman(Translated by), JuliaBudenz(Translated by)In his monumental 1687 work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarlyas the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, andmotion that have guided the development of modern physical...

992 pages | 286 b/w illustrations, 27 tables | University of CaliforniaPress




























Cosmos: A Field GuideGiles Sparrow(Author), Dava Sobel(Foreword By)The magnificent vault of stars emblazoning Earth's night skies are but an infinitesimal fractionof the hundreds of billions that inhabit our galaxy - and there are at least as many galaxies inthe universe as there are stars in the Milky Way....

224 pages | 450 colour photos | Quercus Publishing


Earth MaterialsIntroduction to Mineralogy and PetrologyCornelis Klein(Author), Anthony R Philpotts(Author)This concise, accessible, market-leading textbook brings together the wide-rangingfundamentals students need to understand rocks and minerals, and shows them how theyrelate to the broader Earth, materials and environmental sciences. Designed...

616 pages | 1076 colour illustrations, 30 tables | Cambridge UniversityPress



The Cosmic WebMysterious Architecture of the UniverseJ Richard Gott(Author)J. Richard Gott was among the first cosmologists to propose that the structure of our universeis like a sponge made up of clusters of galaxies intricately connected by filaments of galaxies –a magnificent structure now called the "cosmic...

296 pages | 4 b/w photos, 16 colour & 40 b/w illustrations | PrincetonUniversity Press

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Colour Atlas of Glacial PhenomenaMichael J Hambrey(Author), Jürg C Alean(Author)Colour Atlas of Glacial Phenomena provides an illustrated guide to the wide variety of featuresfound on and around the world's glaciers and ice sheets as well as the products of glacialerosion and deposition. It stresses both the beauty and...

426 pages | 663 colour photos | Apple Academic Press



Vineyards, Rocks, and SoilsThe Wine Lover's Guide to GeologyAlex Maltman(Author)Jurassic, basalt, moraine, flint, alluvial, magma: what are these words and what do they have todo with wine? The answers are here in Vineyards, Rocks, and Soils. They are geological termsthat reflect a bond between wine and the land. Understanding...

256 pages | 92 illustrations | Oxford University Press


Understanding LifePerspectives from Physical, Organic, and Biological ChemistryRonald J Duchovic(Author)The anthology Understanding Life presents an atoms-first approach to chemistry. Written fornon-majors in chemistry, the text covers a broad range of topics and provides a clear,comprehensive overview. The selected readings recognize important...

492 pages | colour illustrations | Cognella Academic Publishing


Cenozoic Volcanism in the Tyrrhenian Sea RegionAngelo Peccerillo(Author)This is an updated edition of the book by the same author: Plio-Quaternary Volcanism in Italy:Petrology, Geochemistry, Geodynamics, published in 2005 by Springer. This edition has thesame structure as the previous publication, with a general...



The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (The AuthoritativeTranslation)Isaac Newton(Author), I Bernard Cohen(Translated by), Anne Whitman(Translated by), JuliaBudenz(Translated by)In his monumental 1687 work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarlyas the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, andmotion that have guided the development of modern physical...

616 pages | b/w line drawings | University of California Press



The Structure and Evolution of the SunGiuseppe Severino(Author)The Structure and Evolution of the Sun equips the reader with a coherent understanding of thestructure of the Sun and its evolution and provides all the knowledge required to construct asimplified model of the Sun.The early chapters cover key...

275 pages | 51 colour & 27 b/w illustrations, tables | Springer-Verlag


Helioseismology and Dynamics of the Solar InteriorMichael J Thompson(Editor), Allan Sacha Brun(Editor), J Len Culhane(Editor), LaurentGizon(Editor), Markus Roth(Editor), Takashi Sekii(Editor)Originally published in Space Science Reviews, Volume 196, Issue 1-4, December 2015Thearticles republished in this book survey and summarize recent research in helioseismology aswell as studies of the interior structure, dynamics and magnetism of...



Fine Structure and Dynamics of the Solar Atmosphere (IAU S327)Santiago Vargas Domínguez(Editor), Alexander G Kosovichev(Editor), Patrick Antolin(Editor),Louise Harra(Editor)Solar activity has become of increasing importance in our modern society, as many aspects oftoday's technology could be affected by eruptive phenomena associated with solar magneticvariability. State of the art solar instrumentation is...

141 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations, tables | Cambridge UniversityPress


The Evolution of the Chilean-Argentinean AndesAndrés Folguera(Editor), Eduardo Contreras-Reyes(Editor), Nemesio Heredia(Editor), AlfonsoEncinas(Editor), Sofía Iannelli(Editor), Verónica Oliveros(Editor), Federico Dávila(Editor), GildaCollo(Editor), Laura Giambiagi(Editor), Andrei Maksymowicz(Editor), Paula IglesiaLlanos(Editor), Martín Turienzo(Editor), Maximiliano Naipauer(Editor), Darío Orts(Editor),Vanesa Litvak(Editor), Orlando Alvarez(Editor), César Arriagada(Editor)This book describes the Mesozoic to Cenozoic evolution of the Chilean and ArgentineanAndes. The book is structured from a historical perspective concentrating on specificprocesses explained in each chapter. The chapters cover dynamic subsidence;...


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Sustainable Development

Annals of the Deep Sky – A Survey of Galactic and Extragalactic Objects, Volume 5Centaurus, Cepheus, CetusJeff Kanipe(Author), Dennis Webb(Author)Annals of the Deep Sky – A Survey of Galactic and Extragalactic Objects is by far the most up-to-date and comprehensive observing guide available today, featuring in-depth astrophysicalprofiles of the major stars and deep-sky objects by...

398 pages | 206 b/w photos and b/w illustrations | Willmann-Bell


Mantle Plumes and Their EffectsMainak Choudhuri(Author), Michal Nemčok(Author)Mantle Plumes and Their Effects presents a brief synopsis of the current academicunderstanding of the plume hypothesis, its surface manifestations and its shortcomings. It alsodescribes methods for estimating the uplift history of a region due to...



The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment andTechnology (15-Volume Set)Douglas Richardson(Editor), Noel Castree(Editor), Michael F Goodchild(Editor), AudreyKobayashi(Editor), Weidong Liu(Editor), Richard A Marston(Editor)Representing the definitive reference work for this broad and dynamic field, The InternationalEncyclopedia of Geography arises from an unprecedented collaboration between Wiley andthe American Association of Geographers (AAG) to review and define...

8464 pages | 1000+ colour photos and colour illustrations | John Wiley &Sons


Gem Identification Made EasyA Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying & SellingAntoinette Matlins(Author), Antonio C Bonanno(Author), Anna M Miller(Introduction By)Gem Identification Made Easy explains in non-technical terms how to identify diamonds andcoloured gems, and how to separate natural gems from imitations, treated stones, synthetics,and look-alikes. Gem Identification Made Easy's approach is...

400 pages | 80 colour & 70 b/w photos and illustrations, tables |Gemstone Press


Lithosphere Dynamics and Sedimentary Basins of the Arabian Plate and SurroundingAreasFrançois Roure(Editor), Ammar Amin(Editor), Sami Khomsi(Editor), Mansour AM Al-Garni(Editor)This book focuses on the links between deep earth (mantle) and shallow processes in areas ofactive tectonics in the Arabian Plate and Surrounding Areas. It also provides key information forenergy resources in these areas. The book is a compilation...



Inside PixInsightWarren A Keller(Author)In Inside PixInsight, Warren Keller reveals the secrets of astro-image processing softwarePixInsight in a practical and easy to follow manner, allowing the reader to produce stunningastrophotographs from even mediocre data. As the first...

380 pages | 257 colour & b/w illustrations | Springer-Verlag


Rock-Forming Minerals, Volume 3C: Sheet SilicatesClay MineralsMJ WilsonRock-Forming Minerals, Volume 3C: Sheet Silicates: Clay Minerals describes the structure,chemistry, optical and physical properties, distinguishing features and paragenesis of theminerals of the kaolin, mica and smectite groups, as well as...

736 pages | illustrations | Geological Society


Principles of Radiometric DatingKunchithapadam Gopalan(Author)The time-dependent decay of naturally occurring radioactive isotopes or in-growth of theirradioactive or stable daughter products form the basis of radiometric dating of several naturalprocesses. Developed in the beginning of the last century...



A Brief History of GeologyKieran D O'Hara(Author)Geology as a science has a fascinating and controversial history. Kieran D. O'Hara's bookprovides a brief and accessible account of the major events in the history of geology over thelast two hundred years, from early theories of Earth...

290 pages | 52 b/w illustrations, 5 maps, 9 tables | Cambridge UniversityPress


Life on MarsWhat to Know Before We GoDavid A Weintraub(Author)Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it hastaken on new urgency. NASA plans to send astronauts to Mars orbit by the 2030s. SpaceXwants to go by 2024, while Mars One wants to land a permanent...

312 pages | 8 colour & 38 b/w illustrations | Princeton University Press

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How To Understand E =mc²Christophe Galfard(Author)The beginning of the 20th century heralded a scientific revolution: what a few brilliant mindsuncovered about our reality in the first twenty years has shaped the history of our species. Andone of them in particular stands out: Einstein, with his...



How to Count to InfinityMarcus du Sautoy(Author)Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it... Not falling in love, but counting. Animals andhumans have been using numbers to navigate their way through the jungle of life ever sincewe all evolved on this planet. But How to Count to...




























Land Drainage and Flood Defence ResponsibilitiesInstitution of Civil Engineers (ICE)(Author)Land Drainage and Flood Defence Responsibilities offers practical, engineering-focusedcoverage of the legislation relating to water management, flood risk and drainage. Owing toincreasingly erratic weather patterns and the effects of climate...

152 pages | ICE Publishing


Handbook of Environmental Protection and EnforcementPrinciples and PracticeAndrew Farmer(Author)Environmental Enforcement Authorities (EEAs), sometimes called Environmental ProtectionAgencies (EPAs), are the regulatory, monitoring and enforcement agencies of national,state/provincial and local governments world-wide responsible for...




Climate Change Adaptation in the Water SectorFulco Ludwig(Editor), Pavel Kabat(Editor), Henk van Schaik(Editor), Michael van derValk(Editor)Today's climate variability already has a large impact on water supply and protection. Millionsof people are affected every year by droughts and floods. Future climate change is likely tomake things worse. Many people within the water sector...

274 pages | colour plates, illustrations, tables | Earthscan



Fisheries Subsidies, Sustainable Development and the WTOAnja von Moltke(Editor), Achim Steiner(Foreword By)The fisheries sector is in crisis. Inappropriate subsidies to the fishing industry are a key factorresponsible for worldwide fisheries depletion, overcapitalization and ecosystem degradation.There is an urgent need for an international mechanism to...

480 pages | photos, illustrations, tables | Earthscan



The Honey Bee Around & AboutCelia F Davis(Author)This is a companion volume to Celia's first book The Honey Bee Inside Out which covered theanatomy and physiology of the honey bee. It begins by looking at the origin of honey bees andcontinues with a description of the different...

185 pages | 117 colour photos, 31 b/w illustrations | Bee Craft Ltd


Governing the ClimateNew Approaches to Rationality, Power and PoliticsJohannes Stripple(Editor), Harriet Bulkeley(Editor)Despite a growing interest in critical social and political studies of climate change, the fieldremains fragmented and diffuse. This is the first volume to collect this body of scholarship,providing a key reference point in the growing debate about...




Hurricane Katrina and the Forgotten Coast of MississippiSusan L Cutter(Author), Christopher T Emrich(Author), Jerry T Mitchell(Author), Walter WPiegorsch(Author), Mark M Smith(Author), Lynn Weber(Author)Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast in August 2005 with devastatingconsequences. Almost all analyses of the disaster have been dedicated to the way thehurricane affected New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina and the Forgotten Coast of...

250 pages | 12 colour & 39 b/w illustrations, 14 maps, 18 tables |Cambridge University Press



Burn OutThe Endgame for Fossil FuelsDieter Helm(Author)Low oil prices are sending shockwaves through the global economy, and longtime industryobserver Dieter Helm explains how this and other shifts are the harbingers of a coming energyrevolution and how the fossil fuel age will come to an end....

281 pages | b/w illustrations | Yale University Press



No Is Not EnoughDefeating the New Shock PoliticsNaomi Klein(Author)'This is a look at how we arrived at this surreal political moment, how to keep it from getting alot worse, and how, if we keep our heads, we can flip the script.'Remember when love wassupposed to Trump hate? Remember when the oil companies...

288 pages | Penguin Books



Freshwater, Fish and the FutureProceedings of the Global Cross-Sectoral ConferenceWilliam W Taylor(Editor), Devin M Bartley(Editor), Chris I Goddard(Editor), Nancy JLéonard(Editor), Robin L Welcomme(Editor)Inland fish and their fisheries provide important nutritional, economic, cultural, and recreationalbenefits and are key components of sustainable ecosystem function throughout the world.Based on papers presented during the 2015 Global Conference on...



Biting the Hands That Feed UsHow Fewer, Smarter Laws Would Make Our Food System More SustainableBaylen J Linnekin(Author), Emily Broad Leib(Foreword By)Food waste, hunger, inhumane livestock conditions, disappearing fish stocks – these areexactly the kind of issues we expect food regulations to combat. Yet, today in the United States,laws exist at all levels of government that actually make...

224 pages | Island Press


Plucked!: The Truth About ChickenMaryn McKennaPlucked! examines everything that has gone wrong in the modern agricultural system: overuseof antibiotics, threats to the environment, violations of animal welfare, destruction of farmingcommunities, disruption of international trade and delivery...

400 pages | b/w photos | Little, Brown and Company


































Data Analysis & Modelling

Meat: A Benign ExtravaganceSimon Fairlie(Author)Meat: A Benign Extravagance is an exploration of the difficult environmental, ethical and healthissues surrounding the human consumption of animal flesh. It lays out in detail the reasonswhy we must decrease the amount of meat we eat, both for the...

336 pages | 15 illustrations, tables | Permanent Publications


Introductory StatisticsSheldon M Ross(Author)Introductory Statistics, Fourth Edition, reviews statistical concepts and techniques in a mannerthat will teach students not only how and when to utilize the statistical procedures developed,but also how to understand why these procedures should be...



Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS StatisticsAndy Field(Author)With an exciting new look, math diagnostic tool, and a research roadmap to navigate projects,this new edition of Andy Field's award-winning text offers a unique combination of humour andstep-by-step instruction to make learning statistics...

1104 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour & b/wtables | Sage Publications


Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics (International Student Edition)Neil J Salkind(Author)The Sixth Edition of Neil J. Salkind’s best-selling Statistics for People Who (Think They) HateStatistics eases student anxiety around an often intimidating subject with a humorous,personable, and informative approach. Salkind guides students...

552 pages | illustrations | Sage Publications


Excel 2016 for Environmental Sciences StatisticsA Guide to Solving Practical ProblemsThomas J Quirk(Author), Meghan H Quirk(Author), Howard F Horton(Author)Excel 2016 for Environmental Sciences Statistics shows the capabilities of Microsoft Excel inteaching environmental science statistics effectively. Similar to the previously published Excel2013 for Environmental Sciences Statistics, this book is a...



Excel 2016 for Biological and Life Sciences StatisticsA Guide to Solving Practical ProblemsThomas J Quirk(Author), Meghan H Quirk(Author), Howard F Horton(Author)Excel 2016 for Biological and Life Sciences Statistics is a step-by-step exercise-driven guidefor students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical biological and lifescience problems. If understanding statistics isn't your...



Excel 2013 for Environmental Sciences StatisticsA Guide to Solving Practical ProblemsThomas J Quirk(Author), Meghan H Quirk(Author), Howard F Horton(Author)This book shows the capabilities of Microsoft Excel to teach environmentall sciences statisticseffectively. It is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need tomaster Excel to solve practical environmental science...



Excel 2013 for Biological and Life Sciences StatisticsA Guide to Solving Practical ProblemsThomas J Quirk(Author), Meghan H Quirk(Author), Howard F Horton(Author)This is the first book to show the capabilities of Microsoft Excel to teach biological and lifesciences statistics effectively. It is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students andpractitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical...



Excel 2010 for Environmental Sciences StatisticsA Guide to Solving Practical ProblemsThomas J Quirk(Author), Meghan H Quirk(Author), Howard F Horton(Author)This is the first book to show the capabilities of Microsoft Excel to teach environmentalsciences statistics effectively. It is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students andpractitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical...



Introduction to Bayesian StatisticsWilliam M Bolstad(Author), James M Curran(Author)There is a strong upsurge in the use of Bayesian methods in applied statistical analysis, yetmost introductory statistics texts only present frequentist methods. Bayesian statistics hasmany important advantages that students should learn about if...



An Introduction to Statistical Analysis in ResearchWith Applications in the Biological and Life SciencesKathleen F Weaver(Author), Vanessa C Morales(Author), Sarah L Dunn(Author), KanyaGodde(Author), Pablo F Weaver(Author)An Introduction to Statistical Analysis in Research: With Applications in the Biological and LifeSciences develops a conceptual foundation in statistical analysis while providing readers withopportunities to practice these skills via research-based...



Statistics from A to ZConfusing Concepts ClarifiedAndrew A Jawlik(Author)Statistics is confusing, even for smart, technically competent people. And many students andprofessionals find that existing books and web resources don't give them an intuitiveunderstanding of confusing statistical concepts. That is why...




























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Beginner's Guide to Zero-Inflated Models with RAlain F Zuur(Author), Elena N Ieno(Author)Based on the 2012 book Zero Inflated Models and Generalized Linear Mixed Models with R,this book is intended for the beginner.The minimum prerequisite for Beginner's Guide to Zero-Inflated Models with R is knowledge of multiple linear...

414 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations | Highland Statistics Ltd.


Beginner's Guide to Spatial, Temporal and Spatial-Temporal Ecological Data Analysiswith R-INLA, Volume 1Using GLM and GLMMAlain F Zuur(Author), Elena N Ieno(Author), Anatoly A Saveliev(Author)This title consists of two volumes. Volume 1 explains how to apply linear regression models,generalised linear models (GLM), and generalised linear mixed-effects models (GLMM) tospatial, temporal, and spatial-temporal data. The models that will be...

362 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, tables | Highland Statistics Ltd.


Keeping Their MarblesHow the Treasures of the Past Ended Up in Museums... and Why They Should Stay ThereTiffany Jenkins(Author)The fabulous collections housed in the world's most famous museums are trophies from animperial age. Yet the huge crowds that each year visit the British Museum in London, theLouvre in Paris, or the Metropolitan in New York have little idea...

384 pages | 17 b/w photos | Oxford University Press



The Effective ScientistA Handy Guide to a Successful Academic CareerCorey JA Bradshaw(Author)What is an effective scientist? One who is successful by quantifiable standards, with manypublications, citations, and students supervised? Yes, but there is much more. Truly effectivescientists need to have influence beyond academia, usefully...

268 pages | 20 b/w illustrations | Cambridge University Press



Future of FisheriesPerspectives for Emerging ProfessionalsWilliam W Taylor(Editor), Abigail J Lynch(Editor), Nancy J Léonard(Editor)Learn the "what I know now that I wish I knew then!" lessons now rather than later!Future ofFisheries: Perspectives for Emerging Professionals contains more than 70 short mentoringvignettes on past experiences and visions for the future...



Copinger & Skone James on Copyright (2-Volume Set)Nicholas Caddick(Author), Gillian Davies(Author), Gwilym Harbottle(Author)A leading text in its field, Copinger & Skone James on Copyright offers thorough andcomprehensive coverage of the main aspects of copyright and connected rights. This newedition has been extensively rewritten to take account of the increasing...

3716 pages | Sweet and Maxwell


Heritage WoodResearch & Conservation in the 21st CenturyAustin Nevin(Editor), Malgorzata Sawicki(Editor), Kate Seymour(Editor)The contributions contained in Heritage Wood highlight novel solutions for the treatment andassessment of wood in its many forms, ranging from historical paintings, to ceiling decorations,from Syrian rooms to ancient Egyptian coffins. Technical...



The Secret Life of ScienceHow It Really Works and Why It MattersJeremy J Baumberg(Author)We take the advance of science as given. But how does science really work? Is it truly ashealthy as we tend to think? How does the system itself shape what scientists do? The SecretLife of Science takes a clear-eyed and provocative look at the...



Snow Leopards After DarkHeather Moore Niver(Author)Most people never see the secretive and shy snow leopard. But the stunning full-colour imagesand rich narrative of this book gives readers a special glimpse at this nocturnal predator of themountains. Words to Know appear at the front of the book...

32 pages | colour photos | Enslow Publishing



The Ways of the WolfSmriti Prasadam-Halls(Author), Jonathan Woodward(Illustrator)The wolf stalks the wilderness and our own imaginations. Uncover its mysteries in thisbeautifully written non-fiction picture book.Majestic and fierce, proud and strong, the wolf hasalways been a source of fascination – and fear. It remains...

48 pages | colour illustrations | Wren & Rook (Hachette Children's Groupimprint)


Messages from an OwlMax R Terman(Author)A reprint of a classical work in the Princeton Legacy Library, originally published in 1996.Whenzoologist Max Terman came to the rescue of a great horned owlet in a Kansas town park, heembarked on an adventure that would test his scientific...

233 pages | b/w photos, 1 map | Princeton University Press






























Birds of OntarioAndy Bezener(Author)This illustrated field guide helps readers identify, understand and appreciate the birds ofOntario. It contains full-colour illustrations and detailed descriptions of 318 species, with eachaccount including information on:- Size- Status- Habitat-...

376 pages | colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Lone PinePublishing


Tuco: The Parrot, the Others, and a Scattershot WorldBrian Brett(Author)For thirty years, Brian Brett shared his office and his life with Tuco, a remarkable parrot given toasking such questions as "Whaddya know?" and announcing "Party time!" when guestsshowed up at Brett's farm. Although Brett...

320 pages | Greystone Books



The Meaning of BirdsSimon Barnes(Author)One of our most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birdsand their ability to help us understand the world we live in. As well as exploring how birdsachieve the miracle of flight; why birds sing; what they...

324 pages | 50 b/w illustrations | Head of Zeus



Galapagos Islands Bird Guide [Multilingual]Robert Dean(Illustrator)This laminated field guide shows the birds found on the Galapagos Islands. Please note thatthere are currently two multilingual versions. Both versions include scientific nomenclature andindicate IUCN threat status where applicable. For some...

14 pages | colour illustrations | Rainforest Publications



Birds Art Life DeathThe Art of Noticing the Small and SignificantKyo Maclear(Author)"Now when I hear birdsong, I feel an entry to that understory. When I am feeling too squeezedon the ground, exhausted by everything in my care, I look for a little sky. There are always birdsflying back and forth, city birds flitting around...

256 pages | illustrations | Fourth Estate



Birds in the Ancient WorldWinged WordsJeremy Mynott(Author)Birds pervaded the ancient world, impressing their physical presence on the daily experienceand imaginations of ordinary people and figuring prominently in literature and art. Theyprovided a fertile source of symbols and stories in myths and...

464 pages | 95 colour photos, 9 b/w illustrations | Oxford University Press


Birds of Prey of the WestA Field GuideBrian K Wheeler(Author)Birds of Prey of the West and its companion volume, Birds of Prey of the East, are the mostcomprehensive and authoritative field guides to North American birds of prey ever published.Written and lavishly illustrated with stunning, life-like...

432 pages | colour photos, 175 colour illustrations, 58 colour distributionmaps | Princeton University Press



Birds of Prey of the EastA Field GuideBrian K Wheeler(Author)Birds of Prey of the East and its companion volume, Birds of Prey of the West, are the mostcomprehensive and authoritative field guides to North American birds of prey ever published.Written and lavishly illustrated with stunning, life-like...

352 pages | colour photos, 162 colour illustrations, 38 colour distributionmaps | Princeton University Press



Backyard Bird-Lover's GuideAttracting, Nesting, FeedingJan Mahnken(Author), Jeffrey C Domm(Illustrator)Whether you'd like to wake up to a cheery robin's birdsong or see hummingbirds in yourgarden, Jan Mahnken has you covered. In this colourful reference book, you'll find simple tipsto attract, feed, and observe 135 American bird species....

310 pages | colour illustrations | Storey Publishing


Birds of the PhilippinesNorman Arlott(Author)This comprehensive new field guide is an excellent addition to the world-renowned series – theultimate reference book for travelling birdwatchers.Every species of bird you might encounter inthe region is featured, apart from non-established...

400 pages | plates with colour illustrations; colour distribution maps |William Collins (Harper Collins imprint)


Status Assessment and Conservation Action Plan for the Long-Billed Curlew(Numenius americanus)Suzanne D Fellows(Author), Stephanie L Jones(Author), US Department of Interior(Author)The historical breeding range of Long-billed Curlews (Numenius americanus) was the westernU.S. and the southern Canadian Prairie Provinces from California north to British Columbiaand east to southern Manitoba and Wisconsin, northern Iowa and...

108 pages | b/w illustrations | US Fish & Wildlife Service


El Águila Calzada [The Booted Eagle]Ignacio Santiago García Dios(Author)This Spanish monograph on the Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus, gives a thoroughoverview of its biology in ten chapters, covering systematics and taxonomy, morphology,distribution, habitat, reproduction, development, diet, migratory behaviour, and...

553 pages | 269 colour photos and colour illustrations, 55 tables | TundraEdiciones


Avon Bird Report 2016Avon Ornithological Group (AOG)(Author)Apart from the systematic list and the annual ringing and Breeding Bird Survey reports, thisreport contains three papers. The first is by David Warden on the decline of the Little Owlaround the Chew Valley. The second is by Brian Edge, it discusses...

216 pages | 16 plates with colour photos, tables | Bristol OrnithologicalClub



































Zeldzame Vogels van Europa [All the Rare Birds of Europe]Aurélien Audevard(Author), Frédéric Jiguet(Author), Sam Gobin(Translated by)Among the approximately 850 species of birds found in Europe, some are common and othermuch rarer. Bird straying from their usual migration routes, buffeted by storms or depressions,victims of a policy mistake or the vanguard of a new strategy for...

368 pages | ~2000 colour photos, colour distribution maps | KNNVUitgeverij


British Birds Report on Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain in 2015, Part 2: PasserinesSteve White(Author), Chris Kehoe(Author)The November 2017 issue of British Birds contains the Report on Scarce Migrant Birds inBritain in 2015, dealing with the passerines. The inexorable rise of the Yellow-browed Warblercontinues, reaching yet another new high in 2015 (2,843 records)....

60 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour tables | British Birds

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British Birds Report on Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain in 2015, Part 1: Non-PasserinesThe September 2017 issue of British Birds contains the Report on Scarce Migrant Birds inBritain in 2015, dealing with the non-passerines. The 2015 report marks the first appearance ofLesser Scaup as a scarce migrant rather than national rarity, but...

60 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour tables | British Birds

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Belonging on an IslandBirds, Extinction, and Evolution in Hawai`iDaniel Lewis(Author)A lively, rich natural history of Hawaiian birds that challenges existing ideas about whatconstitutes biocultural nativeness and belongingThis natural history takes readers on athousand-year journey as it explores the Hawaiian Islands'...



Status Survey of Indian Edible-Nest Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor (Jerdon) in WesternGhats, West Coast, and Islands in Arabian Sea, IndiaAnil Mahabal(Author), Satish Pande(Author), RM Sharma(Author), Shivkumar NPednekar(Author)The nests of Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet (Collocalia unicolor) and Common Edible-nest Swiftlet(C. fuciphaga) are 'white nests, which are harvested for consumption as food, tonics,aphrodisiacs, medicines and other commercial purposes. Because of...

52 pages | colour photos, b/w maps, colour tables | Zoological Survey ofIndia


Barcelona Breeding Bird Atlas / Atlas de las Aves Nidificantes de Barcelona / Atles delsOcells Nidificants de BarcelonaM Anton(Editor), Sergi Herrando(Editor), D Garcia(Editor), X Ferrer(Editor), R Cebrián(Editor),Martí Rodríguez-Franch(Illustrator)This trilingual breeding bird atlas maps the 83 species detected as nesting in the municipalityof Barcelona, based on field work carried out by more than 300 volunteers. In addition, thehabitat is characterized, the size and population trends are...

282 pages | colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Universitat deBarcelona


The Beauty of The Sound ApproachA Selection of Bird SongsThe Sound Approach(Author)The collection of the Sound Approach team now numbers over 61,000 recordings, of whichonly a tiny minority has been published. The Beauty of The Sound Approach is a vinyl LP, withextras; also included is a USB flashcard containing high resolution...

The Sound Approach

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Etoecologia Delas Aves Terrestres Cubanas [Ethoecology of the Terrestrial Birds ofCuba]Orlando H Garrido(Author), Vicente Berovides Álvarez(Author), Santos CubillasHernández(Author), Aslam Ibrahim Castellón Maure(Author)This work is aimed at all those interested in studying the birds of the Cuban archipelago, bothamateur and professional, but especially serves researchers and wildlife workers in protectedareas. The authors hope that the information given here will...

142 pages | illustrations | Garrido et al.(privately published)


Fleurieu BirdsWhat To See and Where To See ThemPeter Gower(Author)A field guide and location guide for birds seen in the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. Atotal of 231 species are included, each receiving a full-page treatment. Some 600 colourphotographs showing birds in their habitat are included, together...

281 pages | 600 colour photos, maps | Axiom Publishing


Sage GrouseIcon of the WestNoppadol Paothong(Illustrator), Kathy Love(Author), Michael A Schroeder(Introduction By)This book lavishly illustrates the sage-grouse in photographs and words. This spectacular birdis native and unique to the vast “Sagebrush Sea” of the Intermountain West in the USA.

180 pages | colour photos | Noppadol Paothong


The Ascent of BirdsHow Modern Science is Revealing their StoryJohn Reilly(Author)When and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve? What enabled them to survive themeteoric impact that wiped out the dinosaurs? How did these early birds spread across theglobe and give rise to the 10,500-plus species we recognise...

320 pages | 12 colour & 25 b/w illustrations, 10 maps | PelagicPublishing


The ChickenA Natural HistoryJoseph Barber(Author)The Chicken is an encyclopaedic, science-based study that offers a true understanding of thespecies, reclaiming it from its commercial status as a mere egg and meat provider. High-qualityphotography, illustration, and info-graphics combine with...

224 pages | The Ivy Press



























Fishes

Invertebrates

Birds of the Photo ArkJoel Sartore(Illustrator), Noah Strycker(Author)For avian enthusiasts, from armchair observers to dedicated life-listers, this brilliant book fromacclaimed National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore celebrates the beauty of all birds,great and small. This elegantly packaged celebration of...

240 pages | colour photos | National Geographic Society


CockatooDid you know that the word cockatoo comes from the Malay word kakatua? Or that mostcockatoos are left-footed? Did you know their closest relatives are parrots; and that they'reamongst the world's longest-living birds? Richly illustrated...

128 pages | colour illustrations | Thames & Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd


Eye of the ShoalA Fish-Watcher's Guide to Life, the Ocean and EverythingHelen Scales(Author)There's something about fish that leaves a cold, slimy whiff in many people's minds. Eitherthat, or fish are simply 'food'; catching fish to eat is so deeply ingrained that we fish for fish, butwe don't pigeon a pigeon or deer a...

288 pages | plates with colour photos; b/w illustrations | BloomsburyPublishing


A Pictorial Guide to Butterfly and Anemone Fishes of Andaman & Nicobar IslandsDV Rao(Author), Kamla Devi(Author)From the preface:"The stunning colour and astonishing behavioural patterns of many coral reeffishes like clowns, butterflyfishes, angelfishes, triggers, etc. have delighted the world since the18th century when man started exploring the...

78 pages | 47 colour photos | Zoological Survey of India


Black Bass DiversityMultidisciplinary Science for ConservationMichael D Tringali(Editor), James M Long(Editor), Timothy W Birdsong(Editor), Micheal SAllen(Editor)The book's 47 chapters cover the biological, ecological, genetic, and management concerns ofendemic basses within the genus Micropterus.The opening chapters profile the ninerecognized species of Micropterus and describe their unique...

685 pages | 9 plates with colour photos | American Fisheries Society


Foundations of Fisheries ScienceGreg G Sass(Editor), Micheal S Allen(Editor)Foundations of Fisheries Science highlights the classic and critical works associated withfisheries management. With input from fisheries professionals and students from around theworld, the editors selected 43 full-text articles along with 30...



An Account of Ichthyofauna of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bay of BengalDV Rao(Author), Kamla Devi(Author), PT Rajan(Author)The present work is based on the material collected from the different habitats of the Andamanand Nicobar Islands, India, by the authors and various survey parties of the Zoological Surveyof India. The material studied and reported upon in the...

434 pages | 48 plates with colour photos; illustrations, maps | ZoologicalSurvey of India


Atlas of Common Fishes From Taiwan (5-Volume Set) [Chinese]This work describes common fishes from taiwan in five volumes, volume 1 describing reeffishes, volume 2 deep sea fishes, volume 3 rock and coastal fishes, volume 4 fishes of sandbanks and pelagic fishes, and volume 5 fishes found in rivers and...

Huayu Nature Book Trade Co.Ltd

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Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 77Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research and Conservation, Part AShawn E Larson(Editor), Dayv Lowry(Editor)Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 77: Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research andConservation, Part A highlights the biological attributes of, and the conservation efforts targetedat, populations of vulnerable sharks in the Northeastern Pacific...



Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 78Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research and Conservation, Part BShawn E Larson(Editor), Dayv Lowry(Editor)Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 78: Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research andConservation, Part B focuses on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to, an Introductionto Northeast Pacific shark biology, ecology, and conservation,...



Stresemann Exkursionsfauna von Deutschland, Band 1: Wirbellose: Ohne Insekten[Stresemann Excursion Fauna of Germany, Volume 1: Invertebrates: Excluding Insects]Bernhard Klausnitzer(Editor)Volume 1 of this classic German excursion fauna, originally written by Erwin Stresemann, isavailable in a completely new version. It contains an overview of the system of animals andidentification keys for all groups of animals contained in...

580 pages | 420 b/w line drawings | SpringerSpektrum (formerlySpektrum Akademischer Verlag)


Eyewitness Guide: InsectLaurence Mound(Author)Bees, beetles, bugs, butterflies and more – love them or hate them insects are everywhere.Discover the different varieties, body-structure, life cycles, and behaviour – from why beesmake honey to which insects have ears on their knees...

72 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Dorling Kindersley



























Aphids as Crop PestsHelmut F van Emden(Editor), Richard Harrington(Editor)Aphids are among the major global pest groups, causing serious economic damage to manyfood and commodity crops in most parts of the world. This revision and update of the well-received first edition published ten years ago reflects the expansion of...

714 pages | colour plates, b/w photos, illustrations, tables | CABIPublishing


Insect ControlBiological and Synthetic AgentsLawrence I Gilbert(Editor), Sarjeet S Gill(Editor)The publication of the extensive 7-volume work Comprehensive Molecular Insect Scienceprovided library customers and their end-users with a complete reference encompassingimportant developments and achievements in modern insect science, including...



A Taxonomic Guide to the Stick Insects of SingaporeFrancis Seow-Choen(Author), Kenneth Er(Foreword By)The third in the series Taxonomic Guides to the Stick Insects of South East Asia. It follows theconcept of the previous two volumes by the author: A Taxonomic Guide to Stick Insects ofBorneo and A Taxonomic Guide to Stick Insects of Borneo, Volume...

165 pages | 600 colour photos and b/w line drawings | Natural HistoryPublications Borneo


Freshwater Mussel Propagation for RestorationMatthew A Patterson(Author), Jess W Jones(Author), Catherine M Gatenby(Author), RachelMair(Author), Nathan Eckert(Author), Tony Brady(Author), Julie L Devers(Author), Bryan RSimmons(Author), Chris Barnhart(Foreword By)Freshwater mussels are declining rapidly worldwide. Propagation has the potential to restorenumbers of these remarkable organisms, preventing extinction of rare species and maintainingthe many benefits that they bring to aquatic ecosystems. Written...

229 b/w illustrations, 8 tables | Cambridge University Press


Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, Volume 2Current Trends and Future ProspectsRobert G Foottit(Editor), Peter H Adler(Editor)Volume Two of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society presents an entirely new, companionvolume of a comprehensive resource for the most current research on the influence insectshave on humankind and on our endangered environment. With...

650 pages | Wiley-Blackwell


Análise de Foraminíferos Bentônicos na Laguna de Maricá, RJ: Integração com aDinâmica Costeira [Analysis of Benthic Foraminifera in Laguna de Maricá, Rio deJaneiro: Integration with Coastal Dynamics]Bruno Regina Lucia Machado(Author)Benthic foraminifera are protozoa that have been grouped in the class Granuloreticulosa. Theyhave wide applicability in research related to coastal dynamics and environmentalbiomonitoring. These microorganisms are widely distributed in different...

112 pages | b/w illustrations | Novas Edições Acadêmicas


ZooKeys 608: Generic Revision of the Ant Subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera,Formicidae)Marek L Borowiec(Author)The ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a group that includes thecharismatic ‘true army ants’ as well as a number of less-known lineages. This monographintroduces a new generic classification for the subfamily, building...

280 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations, distribution maps | PensoftPublishers


Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a BackboneJuli Berwald(Author)A former ocean scientist goes in pursuit of the slippery story of jellyfish, rediscovering herpassion for marine science and the sea's imperiled ecosystems.Jellyfish are an enigma. Theyhave no centralized brain, but they see and feel and react...

352 pages | Riverhead Books


Beekeeping: Everything You Need to Know to Start Your First BeehiveJoachim Petterson(Author)This multifaceted book offers insight into everything bee-related: pollination, gardening,beekeeping and recipes. Whether you're a first-time beekeeper or looking to improve andexpand your backyard beekeeping, Beekeeping is a...

192 pages | colour photos | Weldon Owen Publishing


Chinese Spiders Illustrated [Chinese]Zhang Zhisheng(Author)Chinese Spiders Illustrated describes 1139 species belonging to 71 families, illustrated withmore than 2300 ecological pictures and 130 microphotos. Their identification characteristics,distribution, and living habits are introduced.Summary in...

954 pages | 2430+ colour photos | Huayu Nature Book Trade Co.Ltd


Termites and Sustainable Management, Volume 1Biology, Social Behaviour and Economic ImportanceMd Aslam Khan(Editor), Wasim Ahmad(Editor)This Volume comprises 12 chapters in an attempt to bring available information on biology,social behavour and economic importance of termites. Chapters in this book dealing withtermites identification provide a review on most updated information of...


Paperback #239027 Apr-2018 9783319721095 £117.00Add to Basket

Minibeasts with Jess FrenchJess French(Author)Fancy meeting a foot-long centipede or a spider the size of your dinner plate? With Minibeastswith Jess French, you can do just that from the safety and comfort of your sofa.With herunparalleled zeal for insects, Jess French dives headfirst into...

128 pages | 200 colour photos | Bloomsbury Publishing



























Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 51Progress in Mosquito ResearchAlexander S Raikhel(Editor)Advances in Insect Physiology provides readers with the latest interdisciplinary reviews on thetopic. It is an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists, neurobiologists,entomologists, zoologists, and insect chemists, with Volume 51...



Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 53Insect EpigeneticsHeleen Verlinden(Editor)Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 53: Insect Epigenetics provides readers with the latestinterdisciplinary reviews on the topic. Updated chapters in this new release include Epigeneticsin insects: Mechanisms, ecological outcomes, and...



A Guide to the Spiders of Hong Kong [English / Chinese]Dickson Wong(Author)This is a photographic field guide to Hong Kong spiders, including several introductorychapters on classification, biology, and web building.

285 pages | colour photos | Society of Hong Kong Nature Explorers


Fauna of New Zealand, No 73: Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Part 1:Austramathes, Cosmodes, Proteuxoa, PhyseticaRobert JB Hoare(Author), BE Rhode(Illustrator)The family Noctuidae is one of the largest moth families in the world with around 12,000 knownspecies. Moths belonging to this group are sometimes known as ‘owlets’ because of theirnocturnal habits and their camouflage wing patterns,...

130 pages | 80 colour & 111 b/w photos, 18 b/w distribution maps, 1 b/wmap | Manaaki Whenua Press


How to Know the InsectsRoger G Bland(Author), HE Jaques(Author)Students of entomology at every level need to be able to identify and classify the insects theystudy. How to Know the Insects has helped generations of readers learn to do just that. The keyto insect orders – the largest section of the book...

409 pages | 373 b/w illustrations | Waveland Press

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Fauna of New Zealand, No 74: Ceratomerinae (Diptera: Empidoidea: Brachystomatidae)Bradley J Sinclair(Author)The Empidoidea are commonly known as dance flies and long-legged flies. There are four orfive empidoid families in New Zealand depending on the classification followed. The subfamilyCeratomerinae of the family Brachystomatidae is known only...

155 pages | 38 colour & 79 b/w photos, 66 b/w illustrations, 45 b/wdistribution maps, 1 b/w map | Manaaki Whenua Press


Fauna of New Zealand, No 75: Licinini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalinae)Rowan M Emberson(Author)A revision of the 15 New Zealand species of the ground beetle tribe Licinini (Coleoptera:Carabidae: Harpalinae) is provided. Two of the four recognised subtribes of Licinini occur inNew Zealand. The subtribe Licinina is represented by the genus...

80 pages | 15 colour photos, 45 b/w illustrations, 16 b/w distributionmaps, 1 b/w map | Manaaki Whenua Press


Fauna of New Zealand, No 76: Phthiraptera (Insecta), a Catalogue of Parasitic Lice fromNew ZealandRicardo L PalmaThe parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the New Zealand Subregion are all listed andannotated with data from both literature records and collections. The current scientific name, itstaxonomic history, data on type material, type host, other...

400 pages | 211 colour photos, 3 b/w maps | Manaaki Whenua Press


Butterflies of BangladeshA Pictorial HandbookShafique Haider Chowdhury and Monwar HossainThis pictorial handbook depicts all butterfly species found in Bangladesh. The species arearranged family-wise on 225 plates. Each species includes concise information on size, flight,habitat, larval food plants, and distribution within Bangladesh,...

260 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Skylark Printers


Butterflies of Ontario & Eastern CanadaJohn Acorn(Author), Ian Sheldon(Illustrator)Butterflies are fascinating little creatures. From the extremely showy to the deceptively plain,there is a wide variety butterfly species in Ontario and Eastern Canada. In Butterflies of Ontario& Eastern Canada, butterfly expert John Acorn and...

320 pages | colour photos | Lone Pine Publishing


Veldgids Zweefvliegen [Field Guide to Hoverflies]Sander Bot and Frank van de MeutterHoverflies are intricately patterned flies mimicking the appearance of bees, bumblebees andwasps. During the summer they can be found everywhere, from woodlands and back gardens,to the centre of towns and villages. This is the first Dutch field...

400 pages | 1600+ colour photos, colour distribution maps | KNNVUitgeverij


Winter Geometrid Moths of Japan [Japanese]Hideo Nakajima(Author), Hideki Kobayashi(Author)This book describes the 35 known Japanese winter geometrid moths species (Ennominae: 9genera, 15 species; Alsophilinae: 3 genera, 14 species; Larentiinae:1 genus and 6 species)and illustrates them on 47 colour plates showing pinned specimens and...

152 pages | 47 plates with colour photos | Mushi-sha

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Moths of Victoria, Part 8: Night Moths and Allies – Noctuoidea (B)Aganaidae, Erebidae (Part), Noctuidae (Part)Peter Marriott(Author), Ted Edwards(Author), Axel Kallies(Author), Marilyn Hewish(Author),Stephen Williams(Author)This is the second part to cover the Noctuoidea, and includes the family Aganaidae and partsof the Erebidae and Noctuidae. With almost 160 species and over 700 images, this bookpresents every known Victorian moth in these chosen groups for the...

36 pages | colour photos, includes CD-ROM | Entomological Society ofVictoria





























Butterflies of the Pacific NorthwestRobert Michael Pyle(Author), Caitlin C LaBar(Author)Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest is a compact, beautifully illustrated guide packed withdescriptions and photographs of more than 200 butterfly species. The geographic rangeincludes Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Idaho, and northern...



Insects of the Pacific NorthwestPeter Haggard(Author), Judy Haggard(Author)The rich and diverse environment of the Pacific Northwest provides habitats for more than28,000 species of insects. From coast to mountains, from wetlands to high desert, there is anabundance of insect life awaiting anyone with a keen eye and a...

296 pages | 740 colour photos, 1 b/w illustration | Timber Press


Les Nouveaux Cahiers Magellanes, No. 24 [English / French / German / Spanish]Contains several contributions on longhorn beetles, Cerambycidae, written in variouslanguages. See table of contents for details

122 pages | 34 plates with colour photos | Magellanes


Trichoptera Larvae of FinlandAki Rinne(Author), Peter Wiberg-Larsen(Author)Trichoptera – or caddisflies – are a highly diverse group of aquatic insects, their larvaeinhabiting any type of fresh and slightly brackish waters. They play an important role in thetrophic dynamics of both running and standing waters,...

152 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps |Rinne & Wiberg-Larsen (privately published)


Hidden KingdomThe Insect Life of Costa RicaPiotr Naskrecki and Edward O WilsonEncounter some of the most beautiful creatures in Costa Rica in Piotr Naskrecki's HiddenKingdom. This book is a visual journey into the world of the insects and their relatives thatdominate all terrestrial habitats in Costa Rica through their...

216 pages | 450 colour photos | Comstock Publishing Associates


Minigids Bijen en Hommels [Mini Guide to Bees and Bumblebees]Maureen Kemperink(Author), Jasper de Ruiter(Illustrator)This fold-out guide helps the reader to recognise common species of bees and bumblesbeesfound in the Netherlands. This guide will fit in every backpack, and be useful for outdoor tripsor use in the garden.Summary in Dutch:Deze handige uitvouwkaart...

colour illustrations | KNNV Uitgeverij

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Naïades et Autres Bivalves d'Eau Douce de France [Naiades and Other FreshwaterBivalves of France]Vincent PriéFreshwater bivalves are not very charismatic animals, often difficult to observe and poorlyknown to naturalists. Yet, they can tell us extraordinary natural stories. Some species live up to280 years and have as such experience two centuries of...

336 pages | 641 colour photos, 44 colour distribution maps | MuséumNational d'Histoire Naturelle


Fundamentals of Applied AcarologyManjit Singh Dhooria(Author)Acarology – the study of mites and ticks, is a subdiscipline of zoology, and is usuallyconsidered part of the field of entomology (the study of insects). Mites and ticks are distributedthroughout the world and inhabit almost every ecosystem...



Advances in Helminth Research in China [English / Chinese]China Scientific Book Services (CSBS)(Editor)This book contains 27 research papers in English, or Chinese with English abstract, on recentresearch on Helminths (parasitic worms):1. Advances in the study of helminth mitochondrialgenomes and their associated applications2. Nationwide survey of...

130 pages | Huayu Nature Book Trade Co.Ltd


Stresemann Exkursionsfauna von Deutschland, Band 2: Wirbellose: Insekten[Stresemann Excursion Fauna of Germany, Volume 2: Invertebrates: Insects]Bernhard Klausnitzer(Editor)Volume 2 of this classic German excursion fauna, originally written by Erwin Stresemann,deals with insects and is available here in a revised 11th edition. The authors have updated thenomenclature, distribution data and literature. Several...

976 pages | 3695 b/w line drawings | SpringerSpektrum (formerlySpektrum Akademischer Verlag)


Deep Water Pyramidelloidea from the Central and South Pacific, Part 3: The TribesEulimellini and SyrnolinAnselmo Peñas(Author), Emilio Rolán(Author)This work is the continuation of the study of the Pyramidellidae from deep waters in the Centraland Tropical South Pacific collected by IRD and MNHN in numerous campaigns over theyears. In this work the species belonging to the tribes Eulimellini...

304 pages | 75 illustrations | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela


Discovering Jamaican Butterflies and Their Relationships Around the CaribbeanThomas W Turner(Author), Vaughan A Turland(Author)Discovering Jamaican Butterflies and Their Relationships Around the Caribbean is the firstcomprehensive book on the subject since 1972. This richly illustrated publication depictsJamaican butterflies in their natural habitats. All 136 butterflies...

512 pages | 1000+ colour photos | Caribbean Wildlife Publications LLC


British and Irish ButterfliesAn Island PerspectiveRoger LH Dennis(Author), Peter B Hardy(Author)Islands are special places; they can be havens for unique plants and animals and refuges forwildlife. This book investigates the biogeography of butterfly species over the British islands,particularly the factors that influence their presence on...

344 pages | CABI Publishing





























Reptiles & Amphibians

Mammals

"Fauna Lepidopterologica Volgo-Uralensis": from P. Pallas to Present DayVasily V Anikin(Author), Sergey A Sachkov(Author), Vadim V Zolotuhin(Author)This monograph describes the current butterfly fauna of the Volgo-Ural region in Russia,building on the work of the famous monograph published by Eversmann over 150 years ago.

683 pages | plates with colour photos | Museum Witt

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Snakes of Europe, North Africa and the Middle EastA Photographic GuidePhilippe Geniez(Author), Tony Williams(Translated by)This is a fully up-to-date and comprehensive photographic field guide to the snakes of Europe,North Africa and the Middle East. Lavishly illustrated with 387 colour photographs, it includescoverage of all 122 snake species found in these...

384 pages | 387 colour photos, 122 colour distribution maps | PrincetonUniversity Press


The Biology of the Naked Mole-RatPaul W Sherman(Editor), Jennifer UM Jarvis(Editor), Richard D Alexander(Editor)A reprint of a classical work in the Princeton Legacy Library, originally published in 1991.Thisvolume brings together more than a decade of information collected in the field and lab on thenaked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), a northeast...

529 pages | colour & b/w photos, illustrations, tables | PrincetonUniversity Press



Stresemann Exkursionsfauna von Deutschland, Band 3: Wirbeltiere [StresemannExcursion Fauna of Germany, Volume 3: Vertebrates]Konrad Senglaub(Editor), Bernhard Klausnitzer(Editor), H-J Hannemann(Editor)Volume 3 of this classic German excursion fauna, originally written by Erwin Stresemann,covers all vertebrate species living in Germany: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, andmammals. The main concern is the exact identifiability of the...

482 pages | b/w line drawings | SpringerSpektrum (formerly SpektrumAkademischer Verlag)


In Quest of the Sacred BaboonA Scientist's JourneyHans Kummer(Author), M Ann Biederman-Thorson(Translated by)A reprint of a classical work in the Princeton Legacy Library. Originally published in 1995.In atale that begins at a zoo in Zurich and takes us across the deserts of Ethiopia to the AsirMountains in Saudi Arabia, Hans Kummer recreates the...

337 pages | 34 b/w photos, 16 b/w illustrations, 1 map | PrincetonUniversity Press



Hoofed Mammals of British ColumbiaDavid Shackleton(Author)Hoofed mammals are the most abundant large mammals in British Columbia. Nine wild nativespecies live here: Elk, Moose, Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, Caribou, Bison, Mountain Goat,Bighorn Sheep and Thinhorn Sheep. One introduced species, European...

272 pages | colour & b/w photos | Royal British Columbia Museum


Lynx: En la Tierra del Lince Ibérico / Lynx: In the Land of the Iberian LynxAndoni Canela Urizar(Author), Claire Robinson(Translated by), John Shackleton(Translatedby)This book is a compilation of more than 15 years of photographs of lynx in the wild taken byAndoni Canela from the mid-90s to 2015 and photographed in Sierra Morena and Doñana.Texts are taken from Andoni Canela's field notebooks with...

189 pages | colour photos | Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca yAlimentación


My Life with LeopardsGraham Cooke's StoryFransje van Riel(Author)Human emotion and animal instinct meet poignantly when two six-week-old leopard cubsbecome the charge of 22-year-old game ranger Graham Cooke at Londolozi. Staying with thecubs in an unfenced bush camp surrounded by lions, hyenas and other...

256 pages | plates with colour photos | Thistle Publishing


Touching the WildLiving with the Mule Deer of Deadman GulchJoe Hutto(Author)Touching the Wild is the enchanting story about one man who has lived with a herd of muledeer in the Wind River mountains of Wyoming for almost seven years. Why, you may ask,would a person choose to do such a thing? His response: how could you not?...

320 pages | 150 colour photos | Sky Pony Press



Farewell to the HorseThe Final Century of Our RelationshipUlrich Raulff(Author), Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp(Translated by)The relationship between horses and humans is an ancient, profound and complex one. Formillennia horses provided the strength and speed that humans lacked. How we travelled,farmed and fought was dictated by the needs of this extraordinary animal....

465 pages | 16 plates with 31 colour photos and colour illustrations; b/wphotos, b/w illustrations | Allen Lane



HedgehogPat A Morris(Author)The hedgehog is regularly voted Britain's favourite mammal, and yet we know surprisingly littleabout the life of this spiny mammal. Pat Morris provides an all-encompassing new study of thehedgehog and its habitat, shedding new light on...

400 pages | William Collins (Harper Collins imprint)



BatTessa Laird(Author)Bats have been misunderstood and maligned in the West for centuries. Unfair associationswith demons have seen their leathery wings adorn numerous evil characters, from the Devil toBram Stoker's Dracula. But these amazing animals are ecological...

































ZebraChristopher Plumb(Author), Samuel Shaw(Author)Common and exotic, glamorous and ferocious, sociable and sullen: zebras mean many thingsto many people. But one facet of zebras universally fascinates: their stripes. The extraordinarybeauty of zebras' striped coats has ensured their status as...



Canine ConfidentialWhy Dogs Do What They DoMarc Bekoff(Author)For all the love and attention we give dogs, much of what they do remains mysterious. Justthink about different behaviours you see at a dog park: We have a good understanding of whatit means when dogs wag their tails – but what about when...

256 pages | 10 b/w illustrations | University of Chicago Press


Secrets of the SnoutThe Dog's Incredible NoseFrank Rosell(Author), Marc Bekoff(Foreword By), Diane Oatley(Translated by)Originally published in Norwegian in 2014. Dogs and humans have worked side by side forthousands of years, and over the millennia we've come to depend upon our pooches ashunters, protectors, and faithful companions. But when it comes to the...

288 pages | 3 tables | University of Chicago Press


KoalaThe Australian Koala Foundation (AKF)(Introduction By)The koala is the first animal many of us name when asked about Australian wildlife and asymbol of Australia's national identity akin to the bald-headed eagle's status in the US. Koala isa contemporary celebration of the koala featuring over...

128 pages | 60 colour illustrations | Thames & Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd


The Hoofprints Guide to the Wild Horses of Cumberland IslandBonnie Urquhart Gruenberg(Author)Please note, despite what the title suggests, this is not a field guide to tracks left by thesehorses.Cumberland Island, off Georgia’s southeast coast, was once a Spanish colony, but itswild horses are farther from the Colonial Spanish...

112 pages | b/w photos | Quagga Press


Rodents in Desert EnvironmentsI Prakash(Editor), PK Ghosh(Editor)Ever since Buxton published his Animal Life in Deserts in 1923, much individual, collectiveand organisational effort has gone into the unravelling of the mystique of desert living. Of allanimal types, the roden would unquestionably be the most...

624 pages | XVI, 624 p. | Springer-Verlag



Ivory: Power and Poaching in AfricaKeith Somerville(Author)Despite the 1989 global ivory trade ban, poaching and ivory smuggling have not abated. Morethan half of Tanzania's elephants have been killed for their ivory since 2007. A similarlyalarming story can be told of the herds in northern Mozambique...

368 pages | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd


Leopard ObservationsYala National Park, Sri LankaNanda Senanayake(Author)Yala National Park in Sri Lanka has one of the world’s most dense leopard populations. Whenauthor Nanda Senanayake visited Yala in December 2004 he observed eight different leopardsin less than 24 hours which encouraged him to keep a detailed...

72 pages | colour photos, 1 colour map | Bay Owl Press


The Wisdom of WolvesLessons From the Sawtooth PackJim Dutcher(Author), Jamie Dutcher(Author)From the world-famous couple who lived alongside a three-generation wolf pack, this book ofinspiration, drawn from the wild, will fascinate animal and nature lovers alike.For six years Jimand Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves,...

224 pages | National Geographic Society


The DogA Natural HistoryÁdám Miklósi(Author)There are plenty of books out there about living with and training a dog. The Dog: A NaturalHistory is something much wider-ranging: an in-depth look at every aspect of the species, fromprehistoric origins to its biology, its behaviour, and its...

224 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | The Ivy Press
























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