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nhbs monthly cataloguenew and forthcoming titles Issue: 2014/01January 2014 www.nhbs.com [email protected] +44 (0)1803 865913

Welcome to the January 2014 edition of the NHBS Monthly Catalogue. This monthly update contains all of the wildlife, science and environment titles added to nhbs.com in the last month. Editor's Picks - New in Stock this Month

● Peregrine Falcons of the World● Birds of Portugal: An Annotated Checklist● The Birds of Berkshire: Atlas and Avifauna● RES Handbook: Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles● The Evolution of Plants (2nd edition)● How to Find and Identify Mammals (Revised Edition)● Illustrated Catalog of Scorpions: Part 1● Illustrated Catalog of Scorpions: Part 2● Landscape Plants of Arabia● Sea Anemones and Corals of Britain and Ireland● Sea Slugs of the Algarve: Opisthobranch Guide for the Southern Coast of

Portugal● Zookeeping: An Introduction to the Science and Technology

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Mammals

A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of TanzaniaCharles Foley, Lara Foley, Alex Lobora, Daniela De Luca, Maurus Msuha, Tim R. B. Davenport and DuraHome to the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania offers some of the finest big game watching in the world, from elephants and rhinos to chimpanzees and lions.

320 pages | 300 colour illustrations, 140 maps | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780691161174 | #211301A | £19.95 Add to basket

Arabian Leopards of OmanAndrew SpaltonThis illustrated volume brings together scientific data and camera trap photography to capture the secret life of the wild animals of the remote and inaccessible Dhofar Mountains Chain. It tells the story of Oman's vital conservation ... ....

160 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 03/2014 | 9781909022348 | #211249A | £29.99 Add to basket

Baleias, Botos e Golfinhos do BrasilGuia de identificacaoLiliane Lodi, Monica Borobia and Pieter A FolkensIdentification guide to whales and dolphins of Brazil.

480 pages | 345 colour photos, 105 colour & 80 b/w illustrations, 48 colour maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9788561368326 | #210703A | £140.00 Add to basket

Bat ConservationEvidence for the Effects of InterventionsAnna Berthinussen, Olivia C Richardson and John D AltringhamThis book brings together scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of bats. The authors worked with an international group of bat experts and conservationists to develop a global list of interventions that ... ....

120 pages | Paperback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781907807893 | #211090A | £19.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781907807909 | #211091A | £49.99 Add to basket

Bones, Genetics, and Behavior of Rhesus MacaquesMacaca mulatta of Cayo Santiago and BeyondQian WangThe introduction of rhesus macaques to Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico in 1938, and the subsequent development of the CPRC for biomedical research, continues its long history of stimulating studies in physical anthropology. The CPRC monkey ... ....

308 pages | 9 colour & 43 b/w photos and illustrations, 37 tables | Hardback | 12/2011 | 9781461410454 | #194542A | £117.00 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9781489985330 | #211116A | £117.00 Add to basket

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How Dogs Love UsA Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine BrainGregory BernsThe powerful bond between humans and dogs is one that's uniquely cherished. Loyal, obedient, and affectionate, they are truly "man's best friend." But do dogs love us the way we love them? Emory University neuroscientist ... ....

272 pages | Hardback | 10/2013 | 9780544114517 | #209391A | £21.99 Add to basketPaperback | 01/2014 | 9781922247315 | #211247A | £12.99 Add to basket

Jumbo: The Unauthorised Biography of a Victorian SensationJohn SutherlandThe first comprehensive 'biography' of one of the first celebrity animals who gave us one of our favourite words. Jumbo, Victorian England's favourite elephant, was born in 1861 in French Sudan, imported to a Parisian zoo and later sold on to London .. ....

304 pages | 60 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 02/2014 | 9781908526274 | #208079A | £14.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 02/2014 | 9781781312445 | #211340A | £14.99 Add to basket

Marmot BiologySociality, Individual Fitness and Population DynamicsKenneth B ArmitageFocusing on the physiological and behavioral factors that enable a species to live in a harsh seasonal environment, Marmot Biology places the social biology of marmots in an environmental context. It draws on the results of a 40-year ... ....

Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781107053946 | #210168A | £64.99 Add to basket

Raubtiere der WeltEin FeldfuehrerPrisiclla Barrett and Luke HunterThis is a German translation of A Field Guide to the Carnivores of the World.

400 colour & 310 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 09/2012 | 9783258077277 | #210862A | £49.99 Add to basket

The Chimpanzees of Bossou and NimbaTetsuro Matsuzawa, Tatyana Humle and Yukimaru SugiyamaThe chimpanzees of Bossou in Guinea, West Africa, form a unique community which displays an exceptional array of tool use behaviors and behavioral adaptations to coexistence with humans. This community of Pan troglodytes verus ... ....

465 pages | 4 colour plates, b/w photos, b/w illustrations, b/w maps, tables | Hardback | 01/2011 | 9784431539209 | #189218A | £130.05 Add to basketPaperback | 12/2013 | 9784431547723 | #211332A | £40.99 Add to basket

The Devil and the Deep Blue SeaAn Investigation into the Scapegoating of Canada's Grey SealLinda PannozzoIn the early 1990s the collapse of the Atlantic groundfish stocks signaled the destruction of life in the seas, but it also threw 40 000 people out of work, unraveling the very fabric of rural life throughout Atlantic Canada.

192 pages | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9781552665862 | #210727A | £15.95 Add to basket

The Domestic DogIts Evolution, Behavior and Interactions with PeopleJames SerpellA comprehensive look at biology and behaviour, this new edition explores all aspects of the domestic dog, from evolutionary origins to its changing roles in modern society. The revised text, updated with the most recent scientific ... ....

350 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781107024144 | #208934A | £79.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781107699342 | #208935A | £27.99 Add to basket

The Ethiopian WolfHope at the Edge of ExtinctionWill Burrard-Lucas, Rebecca R Jackrel and Jaymi HeimbuchThe Ethiopian wolf hangs precariously close to extinction with fewer than 450 individuals left on the planet. However, the little-known species also offers us one of the greatest stories of hope for successful conservation today.

152 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 07/2013 | 9780981581316 | #210759A | £54.99 Add to basket

The Gnu's WorldSerengeti Wildebeest Ecology and Life HistoryRichard D EstesThe Gnu's World is the first scholarly book on the antelope that dominate the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. It presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest ... ....

368 pages | Hardback | 05/2014 | 9780520273184 | #211297A | £0.00 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780520273191 | #211298A | £19.95 Add to basket

Veldgids Europese ZoogdierenPeter Twisk, Annemarie van Diepenbeek and Jan Piet BekkerThis practical mammal guide is intended both as a field guide and a reference work at home. It brings together all the mammals of Europe and their tracks in a beautifully edited guide, including new species such as the Steppe Whiskered Bat. ....

368 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9789050114745 | #211071A | £27.50 Add to basket

Von Elefanten und MenschenFred KurtVon Elefanten und Menschen is renowed biologist Fred Kurt's report on the biology, behaviour and history of the Asian elephant. More than a scientific study, this is a touching and personal book about an extraordinary ... ....

320 pages | Hardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9783258078090 | #210851A | £42.99 Add to basket




























Wild Again: The Struggle to Save the Black-Footed FerretDavid S JachowskiThis engaging personal account of one of America's most contested wildlife conservation campaigns has as its central character the black-footed ferret. Once feared extinct, and still one of North America's rarest mammals ... ....

256 pages | 25 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 03/2014 | 9780520281653 | #211294A | £24.95 Add to basket

Winged LeviathanThe Story of the Humpback WhalePhil Clapham and Colin BaxterFew animals inspire such wonder as the great whales, and the humpback whale can stake a fair claim to being the most beloved of all. Known for its spectacular breaching displays, ingenious feeding methods and its haunting song, the humpback ... ....

192 pages | 140+ colour photos | Hardback | 10/2013 | 9781841075778 | #210588A | £19.99 Add to basket

Birds

A Birdwatchers' Guide to Portugal, the Azores & Madeira ArchipelagosColm Moore, Goncalo Elias and Helder CostaPortuguese territory goes well beyond the small strip of land in the southwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. It also comprises the Atlantic archipelagos of Azores and Madeira. Considered in this light, it is a highly diverse area ... ....

152 pages | b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9781871104134 | #210704A | £17.99 Add to basket

A Field Guide to Little-Known and Seldom-Seen Birds of North AmericaBen Sill, Cathryn Sill and John SillBirders and just about anyone who likes birds will delight in this field guide parody. Thirty-two fabulous new species are depicted in this second edition, which features tongue-in-cheek descriptions, observation hints, and range maps ... ....

112 pages | colour illustrations, distribution maps | Paperback | 08/2013 | 9781561457281 | #210735A | £10.99 Add to basket

A Sparrowhawk's LamentHow British Breeding Birds of Prey are FaringDavid Cobham and Bruce PearsonBritain is home to fifteen species of breeding birds of prey, from the hedgerow-hopping Sparrowhawk to the breathtaking White-tailed Eagle. In this handsomely illustrated book, acclaimed British filmmaker and naturalist David Cobham offers ... ....


Atlas des Oiseaux du LimousinQuelles Evolutions en 25 Ans?SEPOLThis is a distribution atlas to birds found in Limousin, one of the 27 regions of France, situated largely in the Massif Central, and is the result of over 25 years of observation. Species entries contain information on distribution with photos ... ....

544 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps, colour tables | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9782366620832 | #211324A | £46.99 Add to basket

Bird BrainsInside the Strange Minds of Our Fine Feathered FriendsBudd TitlowThrough a hundred short vignettes accompanied by stunning avian portraits, Bird Brains takes a look at the antics, behaviors, and idiosyncrasies of wild birds from the viewpoint of a professional wildlife biologist and award-winning ... ....

223 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | 09/2013 | 9780762787555 | #210738A | £24.99 Add to basket

Bird Homes and HabitatsBill Thompson IIITwo of the best-known names in birding – Peterson and Bird Watcher's Digest – team up to provide reliable, expert advice on how to attract the birds you want into your yard. Which birds use nest boxes?

203 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 09/2013 | 9780618904464 | #210732A | £14.99 Add to basket

Birds of Kenya's Rift ValleyAdam Scott KennedyKenya's East African Rift Valley includes four major national parks – Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria, Mount Longonot, and Hell's Gate – as well as smaller outstanding wildlife areas.

264 pages | 500 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9780691159072 | #211067A | £18.95 Add to basket

Birds of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation AreaAdam Scott KennedyLocated in northern Tanzania, the Serengeti is one of the world's most famous wildlife regions. Birds of the Serengeti is a groundbreaking and essential photographic guide, featuring more than 270 bird species most likely to ... ....


Birds: ID InsightsIdentifying the more difficult birds of Britain and north-west EuropeDominic Couzens and David NurneyThe perfect field guide for any birder. Its unique layout, comparing the plumages of similar pairs and groups of species, makes it ideal for getting to grips with the more trick-to-identify birds found in Britain and the rest of Europe. ....

272 pages | 1000 colour illustrations | Hardback | 08/2013 | 9781780090580 | #197511A | £16.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781472909831 | #210679A | £16.99 Add to basket
























Checklist of the Nematodes in Birds in the Czech Republic and the Slovak RepublicJiljí Sitko and Anna OkulewiczBirds (Aves) are the most numerous group of homeotherm vertebrates and they are hosts of many helminth parasites, a substantial part of them being nematodes. The authors summarise existing information about nematodes parasitizing in birds in ... ....

100 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 01/2010 | 9788090371392 | #210709A | £14.99 Add to basket

Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Australian BirdsStephen Garnett and Donald FranklinThis is the first climate change adaptation plan produced for a national faunal group anywhere in the world. It outlines the nature of threats related to climate change for the Australian bird taxa most likely to be affected by climate change ... ....

280 pages | b/w illustrations, maps | Hardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9780643108028 | #211255A | £60.50 Add to basket

Diversity, Prevalence, and Host Specificity of Avian Plasmodium and Haemoproteus in a Western AmazonMaria Svensson-Coelho, John G Blake, Bette A Loiselle, Amanda S Penrose, Patricia G Parker and RicPCR and DNA sequencing were used to screen for haemosporidian parasites (Haemoproteus and Plasmodium) in 2488 individual birds from 104 species and 22 families, primarily understory suboscine passerines, captured in a ... ....


Extinct BirdsErrol FullerDraws together knowledge of bird species that have become extinct since 1600, such as the Great Auk, Dodo and the Moas. Each bird is described and beautifully illustrated, with a discussion of its appearance in historical records and .. ....

400 pages | 200 colour & b/w photos, 104 colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2001 | 9780198508373 | #116110A | £37.50 Add to basketHardback | 08/2001 | 9780801439544 | #186229A | £86.00 Add to basket

Finding Birds in the CanariesDave GosneyFinding Birds in the Canaries describes the best birding sites in exceptional detail, made even clearer by Dave Gosney's trademark maps.

40 pages | 19 b/w maps | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9781907316449 | #210705A | £7.50 Add to basket

Finding Birds in the Canaries - The DVD (Region 2)Dave GosneyFinding Birds in the Canaries - The DVD covers over 50 species at 15 sites in 5 of the Canary Islands. Particular attention is given to the three most popular birding islands, Tenerife, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.

Runtime: 81 min | DVD | 11/2013 | 9781907316456 | #210706A | £19.50 Add to basket

Flocks of ColourPenny Olsen and Joseph M ForshawWhat name could be a more apt description of Australia than 'The Land of Parrots', a name inspired by late sixteenth-century maps showing a southern region labelled Psittacorum regio? This beautiful book takes a close look ... ....

224 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | 10/2013 | 9780642278067 | #210726A | £29.99 Add to basket

Guide d'Identification des Oiseaux en MainLes 250 Especes les Plus Baguees en FranceLaurent DemonginThis is the first French identification guide aimed at ringers and ornithologists that handle birds in-hand to allow identification of birds to species and subspecies level, and determination of size, molt, sex, and age.

310 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations, tables | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9782746657137 | #210984A | £39.99 Add to basket

Hamlyn Guide to the Birds of Britain and EuropeBertel Bruun, Hakan Delin, Lars Svensson, Arthur Singer and Dan ZetterstromNew edition of the classic guide covering more than 530 European birds, with detailed descriptions for all species regularly present in Europe. Species accounts include introductions of family and group; characteristics of habitat, breeding ... ....

320 pages | 1500+ colour & 140+ b/w illustrations, 465 distribution maps | Paperback | 06/2013 | 9780753725276 | #210821A | £12.99 Add to basket

Hummingbirds: A Life-Size Guide to Every SpeciesMichael Fogden, Marianne Taylor, Sheri L Williamson and Chris PackhamHummingbirds have always held popular appeal, with their visual brilliance, extraordinary flight dexterity, and jewel-like size and colour. But it is almost as if their beauty has blinded us to their importance. Only recently has their ... ....

400 pages | 320 colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 03/2014 | 9781782400899 | #211065A | £17.99 Add to basket

Identification Book of Birds, Based on Feathers or their Fragments [Russian]The Orders Galliformes, Columbiformes and PterocletiformesOL SilaevaA richly illustrated guide to Russia's species from several bird orders, based on their feather structure.

122 pages | colour illustrations, includes CD-ROM | Paperback | 10/2013 | 9785873178179 | #211274A | £29.99 Add to basket



























Introduction to the Skeleton of Hummingbirds (Aves: Apodiformes, Trochilidae) in Functional and Phylogenetic ContextsRichard L ZusiHistorically, comparative study of the skeleton of hummingbirds has focused on systematics, emphasizing differences between hummingbirds and other birds and only rarely addressing differences within Trochilidae.


Nine Feet from Tip to TipThe California Condor Through HistorySanford R WilburIn 1941, Harry Harris published 'The Annals of Gymnogyps to 1900' [Condor 43(1):3-55, January 1941], a bibliographic survey of what was then known of the early history of the California condor. Even after publication in ... ....

illustrations | Paperback | 01/2012 | 9780965126342 | #210737A | £23.99 Add to basket

Oman Bird ListThe Official List of Birds of the Sultanate of OmanJens Eriksen and Reginald VictorOman Bird List includes all accepted species of birds recorded in Oman (513) up to the publication date (1 October 2013). It contains: - Status for all species of birds in Oman - Breeding maps for all breeding species ...

288 pages | 500 colour photos | Paperback | 10/2013 | #211278A | £39.99 Add to basket

Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of BorneoQuentin Phillipps and Karen PhillippsPublished to great critical acclaim in 2009 and with a 2nd edition in 2011, this is a fully revised and updated edition of the most user-friendly field guide to the birds of Borneo, covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and the Indonesian state ... ....

372 pages | 141 plates with colour illustrations, 600 distribution maps, 12 maps | Paperback | NYP 02/2014 | 9781909612150 | #211170A | £24.99 Add to basket

RSPB Birds of Britain & EuropeRob HumeRSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe is the ultimate photographic guide to every species of bird in Britain and Europe. Whether you're an armchair addict, or a long-time twitcher ...

480 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps, includes audio CD | Hardback | 09/2013 | 9781409335078 | #207857A | £24.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9781409344308 | #210702A | £16.99 Add to basket

Stadsvogels van NederlandJip Louwe KooijmansFew people realise that urban areas are some of the most species-rich bird biotopes of the Netherlands. For some species cities are even the most important habitat. The way in which we mould the landscape determines which birds can thrive ... ....

96 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 02/2014 | 9782366620832 | #211201A | £12.50 Add to basket

The Birds of Al Jabal Al Akhdar: Sultanate of OmanJens EriksenAl Jabal Al Akhdar, a unique ecosystem in northern Oman, is a hotspot of different types of birds. The Birds of Al Jabal Al Akhdar: Sultanate of Oman, written by Jens Eriksen, deals with several species of birds such as ... ....

Paperback | 01/2008 | #211279A | £23.50 Add to basket

The Birds of New HampshireAllan R Keith and Robert P FoxThe first state-wide coverage of all species in 110 years. Status and distribution for all 427 species, seasons of occurrence and abundance. History of New Hampshire Christmas Counts. Summary of New Hampshire Hawk-watching data.

473 pages | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9781877973475 | #210834A | £45.50 Add to basket

The Birdwatcher's YearA Month-by-Month Guide to British BirdsMalcolm GreenhalghThis is a month-by-month guide to which birds to watch and when. The Birdwatcher's Year illustrates the species most fascinating to observe in each month of the year, their behaviour and habitats. Illustrations accompany the ... ....

144 pages | 60 colour plates, 15 colour photos | Paperback | 04/2013 | 9780753724439 | #210795A | £4.99 Add to basket

The Book of EggsA Life-size Guide to the Eggs of Six Hundred of the World's Bird SpeciesMark E Hauber, John Bates and Barbara BeckerFeaturing new photography from Chicago's renowned Field Museum, The Book of Eggs explores 600 examples at actual size, alongside pattern details, clutch images, breeding range maps, and engravings of all the birds. A table of ... ....

colour photos | Hardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781782400479 | #211070A | £26.99 Add to basket

The Double-Crested CormorantPlight of a Feathered PariahLinda R Wires and Barry Kent MackayThe double-crested cormorant, found only in North America, is an iridescent black waterbird superbly adapted to catch fish. It belongs to a family of birds vilified since biblical times and persecuted around the world. Thus it was perhaps to be ... ....


























The Great AukErrol FullerThis is a wonderful and remarkable book by an extraordinary wildlife artist. Fuller's creativity and imagination illuminate what might otherwise be a somewhat gruesome account of an obsessive quest in search of all that can now be ... ....

448 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/1999 | 9780953355303 | #101175A | £44.99 Add to basket

The Great Owls Field GuideNorth American OwlsWilliam S Woodford and Sharon J WoodfordWhy Owls? What is it about an owl that captures our fascination? Is it their silent flight, or their amazing night vision, or keen hearing? Is it their killing talons that so efficiently dispatch their prey? Owls are all around us yet are ... ....

75 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, maps | Spiralbound | 01/2013 | 9780985906511 | #210736A | £24.99 Add to basket

The Pocket Guide to Garden BirdsDominic Couzens, Mike Langman and Mitchell BeazleyCovers 70 species of northern European garden birds in detail, with advice on attracting and providing for them. Together with clearly annotated illustrations, it contains tips on identification, behaviour, habitats, and how to attract ... ....

160 pages | 300 colour illustrations | Paperback | 12/2008 | 9780753718339 | #210847A | £9.99 Add to basket

The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds of VermontRosalind B RenfrewVermont's breeding bird atlas of 1985 was a landmark tool to guide conservation and provided baseline maps of Vermont's bird fauna. Now, after a quarter century of change, The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds of Vermont ... ....


Woodpeckers of the WorldGerard GormanWoodpeckers remain one of the most popular families of birds, and they are certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary ability to excavate holes in wood is well known, and they are uniquely adapted for living in trees ...

528 pages | 600+ colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781408147153 | #210311A | £29.99 Add to basket

Reptiles & Amphibians

A Field Guide to the Snakes of Costa RicaGregory J McConnellField Guide to the Snakes of Costa Rica is an up-to-date approach to the ophiofauna of a Central American country where thousands of ecotourists love to travel and enjoy the beautiful nature every year. With the help of numerous ... ....

233 pages | 579 colour photos, 4 b/w illustrations, 2 colour & 1 b/w maps, b/w distribution maps | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9783899734317 | #210789A | £39.80 Add to basket

Amphibian ConservationEvidence for the Effects of InterventionsRebecca K Smith and William J SutherlandThis synopsis is part of the Conservation Evidence project and provides a useful resource for conservationists. It forms part of a series designed to promote a more evidence-based approach to biodiversity conservation.

279 pages | Paperback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781907807855 | #211092A | £29.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781907807862 | #211093A | £69.99 Add to basket

Cane ToadsA Tale of Sugar, Politics and Flawed ScienceNigel TurveyBefore the birth of modern insecticides, farmers and gardeners used predatory and parasitic wasps and flies, insect-eating birds, lizards and toads as agents of biological control. In the late 19th century sugar cane scientists carried ... ....

262 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9781743323595 | #211257A | £19.50 Add to basket

Lezards, Crocodiles et Tortues d'Afrique Occidentale et du SaharaJean-Francois Trape, Sebastien Trape and Laurent ChirioLézards, Crocodiles et Tortues d’Afrique Occidentale et du Sahara is a guidebook to the lizards, crocodiles and tortoises in the fifteen countries of West Africa and the Sahara. The book contains identification keys ... ....

700+ colour photos, b/w line drawings, 175+ colour distribution maps | Hardback | 01/2012 | 9782709917261 | #210753A | £64.99 Add to basket

Reptiles and Amphibians of AustraliaHarold G CoggerReptiles and Amphibians of Australia is a complete guide to Australia's rich and varied herpetofauna, including frogs, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, lizards and snakes. For each of the 1194 species there is a description of ... ....

1056 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations, distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 03/2014 | 9780643100350 | #156569A | £130.00 Add to basket

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Oman and the UAEAS Gardner and Max KasparekThis reference work covers all the reptiles and amphibians of Oman and the United Arab Emirates and contains distribution maps for each species. With a preface by Max Kasparek.

480 pages | 342 colour photos, distribution maps | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9783899734331 | #210788A | £97.99 Add to basket

The Biology of ChameleonsKrystal A Tolley and Anthony HerrelThey change color depending on their mood. They possess uniquely adapted hands and feet distinct from other tetrapods. They feature independently movable eyes. This comprehensive volume delves into these fascinating details and thorough ... ....

288 pages | 3 b/w photos, 30 colour & 16 b/w illustrations, 10 tables | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9780520276055 | #211296A | £44.95 Add to basket


























The Snakes of the Moluccas (Maluku), IndonesiaA Field Guide to the Land and Non-Marine Aquatic Snakes of the Moluccas with Identification KeyRuud de LangDe Lang's field guide fills the gap that existed in our knowledge about Moluccan snakes. It presents a key (in English and Bahasa Indonesian) to identify specimens of all snake species (49 in total plus the enigmatic genus Acantophis ... ....

417 pages | 399 colour photos and b/w illustrations, b/w distribution maps, 11 tables | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9783899734492 | #210790A | £49.80 Add to basket

Fishes

A Photographic Guide to Freshwater Fishes of New ZealandStella McQueen and Rod MorrisThis is the first comprehensive reference on New Zealand freshwater fishes since the publication of Bob McDowell's field guide (Heinemann Reed) over 12 years ago. It includes all freshwater fishes, both introduced and native fishes ... ....

144 pages | colour photographs and illustrations | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9781869663865 | #211207A | £14.99 Add to basket

Grundel-FibelHaltung und Zucht von Grundeln im Suss- und BrackwasserHans Horsthemke and Michael TaxacherA handbook to keeping gobies, presenting 30 interesting species suitable for the aquarium.


Reef Fish Spawning AggregationsBiology, Research and ManagementYvonne Sadovy De Mitcheson and Patrick L ColinReef fish spawning aggregations, ranging from small groups to many tens of thousands of individuals, are spectacular, but poorly known, natural phenomena whereby fish assemble at specific times and locations to spawn. For some species ... ....

739 pages | 72 colour & 104 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 10/2011 | 9789400719798 | #192878A | £145.35 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9789401783897 | #211109A | £153.00 Add to basket

Ryby Basseina Azovskogo Moria [Fishes of the Basin of the Azov sea]Ekaterina D Vasil'eva and VA LuzhnyakRyby Basseina Azovskogo Moria is both an identification key and atlas to the fish species of the Azov Sea, a shallow sea in the southern part of Eastern Europe, which is linked by the narrow Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea ... ....


The Amazing World of FlyingfishSteve NG HowellIf you travel the open ocean anywhere in the tropics, you are very likely to see flyingfish. These beautifully colored "ocean butterflies" shoot out of the water and sail on majestic, winglike pectoral fins to escape from predators ... ....

48 pages | 90 colour photos | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780691160115 | #211310A | £8.95 Add to basket

The Fish in the ForestSalmon and the Web of LifeDale Stokes and Doc WhiteThe Fish in the Forest is an elegantly written, beautifully illustrated exploration of the complex web of relationships between the salmon of the Pacific Northwest and the surrounding ecosystem. Dale Stokes shows how nearly all ... ....

172 pages | 70 colour photos | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780520269200 | #211288A | £19.95 Add to basket

Invertebrates

Alan J KohnConus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. The shells of these marine mollusks are prized for the ... ....

528 pages | 109 plates with 2100 colour photos; 32 b/w photos, 97 colour & 12 b/w illustrations, 35 co | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780691135380 | #209986A | £69.95 Add to basket

Atlas of Crustacean LarvaeJoel W Martin, Jorgen Olesen and Jens T HoegCrustaceans – familiar to the average person as shrimp, lobsters, crabs, krill, barnacles, and their many relatives – are easily one of the most important and diverse groups of marine life forms. Poorly understood, they are a ... ....

480 pages | 134 colour plates | Hardback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781421411972 | #210468A | £80.50 Add to basket

Atlas of Dragonflies in Britain and IrelandSteve Cham, Brian Nelson, Steve Prentice, Steve Smallshire and Pam TaylorThis full colour book (approx. 400 pages) represents five years work by volunteers and partner organisations to map the distribution of damselflies and dragonflies in Britain and Ireland. This much needed atlas summarises the distribution ... ....

400 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 05/2014 | #209571A | £31.99 Add to basket

Beetles of Eastern North AmericaArthur V EvansBeetles of Eastern North America is a landmark book – the most comprehensive full-color guide to the remarkably diverse and beautiful beetles of the United States and Canada east of the Mississippi River. It is the first ... ....

544 pages | 1500+ colour photos, 31 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780691133041 | #211307A | £24.95 Add to basket























Britain's DragonfliesA Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Britain and IrelandDave Smallshire and Andy SwashBritain's Dragonflies is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Britain and Ireland. Written by two of Britain's foremost experts, this fully revised and updated edition features ... ....

224 pages | 321 colour illustrations, 66 maps | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780691161235 | #211302A | £17.95 Add to basket

Bumblebees of North AmericaAn Identification GuidePaul Williams, Robbin Thorp, Leif Richardson and Sheila CollaMore than ever before, there is widespread interest in studying bumble bees and the critical role they play in our ecosystems. Bumble Bees of North America is the first comprehensive guide to North American bumble bees to be published in ... ....

208 pages | 150 colour illustrations, distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 04/2014 | 9780691152226 | #211308A | £16.95 Add to basket

Butterflies of the World, Part 38: Nymphalidae XXII: Charaxes VI. AberrationsB TurlinSixth volume to focus on Charaxes. This volume deals with aberrations.

21 plates with colour photos | Paperback | 08/2013 | 9783937783628 | #209069A | £28.99 Add to basket

Butterflies of the World, Part 39: Acraea, Subgenus AcraeaJ Pierre and D BernaudDeals with the subgenus Acraea.

36 pages | 28 plates with colour photos | Paperback | 08/2013 | 9783937783666 | #209344A | £49.50 Add to basket

Calosoma of the WorldSandro BruschiThe purpose of the work is to provide a tool to study the Calosoma genus, a popular but not well known group of ground beetles that comprises numerous and well diversified species and subspecie distributed in the whole world and ... ....

360 pages | 38 plates with 550 colour photos; 18 illustrations, 48 distribution maps | Hardback | 11/2013 | #196800A | £79.99 Add to basket

Checklist of Beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and AlaskaYves Bousquet, Patrice Bouchard, Anthony E Davies and Derek S SikesIncreases in international trade combined with the undeniable effects of global warming have led, and continue to lead, to significant changes in species composition on the planet. Comprehensive species checklists represent valuable tools ... ....

402 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 11/2013 | 9789546427045 | #211013A | £74.99 Add to basket

De Nederlandse Boktorren (Cerambycidae)Theo Zeegers and Theodoor HeijermanThis volume contains descriptions and illustrated identification keys to all longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) found in the Netherlands.

120 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2008 | #211233A | £15.99 Add to basket

De Nederlandse Hooiwagens (Opiliones)Hay WijnhovenThis volume contains descriptions and illustrated identification keys for all the harvestmen (Opiliones) found in the Netherlands.

118 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2009 | #211234A | £15.99 Add to basket

De Nederlandse Rivierkreeften (Astacoidea & Parastacoidea)Bram Koese and Menno SoesThis volume contains descriptions and illustrated identification key to all crayfish (Astacoidea & Parastacoidea) of the Netherlands.

107 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 01/2011 | #211235A | £12.99 Add to basket

De Nederlandse Steenvliegen (Plecoptera)Bram KoeseThis first volume contains descriptions and illustrated identification keys to all stoneflies (Plecoptera) found in the Netherlands and surrounding areas.

colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2008 | #211232A | £15.99 Add to basket

Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Bristol RegionRay J Barnett, Richard M Andrews, Tim Corner, Rupert J Higgins, John P Martin, Abigail Pedlow and EDragonflies and Damselflies of the Bristol Region presents the culmination of thousands of sightings by both professional ecologists, biologists and amateur naturalists, brought together by BRERC to enable the status of our ... ....

150 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 03/2013 | 9780954523527 | #210760A | £24.99 Add to basket

Fauna Iberica, Volume 34: Nematoda: RhabditidaJoaquín Abolafía Cobaleda, Pablo Guerrero Rodríguez and Reyes Pena SantiagoThis monograph of the series Fauna Ibérica is devoted to the order Rhabditida, a nematode taxon very frequently found in natural and arable soils as well as in freshwater sediments, but extremely rare in marine habitats. ....

256 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 01/2011 | 9788400093969 | #210765A | £54.99 Add to basket

Fauna Iberica, Volume 35: Coleoptera: Monotomidae: CryptophagidaeJose Carlos Otero GonzalezThis monograph of the series Fauna Ibérica is devoted to two families of coleopterans (Monotomidae and Cryptophagidae), and is the first synthesis of these groups from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. ....





























Fauna Iberica, Volume 36: Annelida: Polychaeta IIIJulio Parapar, C Alos, J Nunez, J Moreira, E Lopez, F Aguirrezabalaga, C Besteiro and A MartinezThis is the third volume of Fauna Iberica - Annelida Polychaeta, a series that updates the taxonomic information on the Polychaeta of the coasts of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands.

416 pages | photos, illustrations | Hardback | 01/2012 | 9788400094140 | #210767A | £52.99 Add to basket

Fauna Iberica, Volume 37: Lepidoptera: PapilionoideaRames Sanchez and Maria de los AngelesThis monograph of the Fauna Ibérica series is devoted to the five families (Papilionidae, Hesperiidae, Pieridae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae) that are grouped in the superfamily Papilionoidea, the group of Lepidoptera ... ....

1216 pages | 20 colour plates; b/w illustrations | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9788400097264 | #210768A | £107.00 Add to basket

Gilded Butterflies and the Secrets of their Scales (Region 0)John BanksStarting from the material they have collected on film over the past 40 years John and Pat Banks here present the first-ever account of the fascinating and amazing world of butterfly colours. The importance of colours, their roles, and ... ....

Runtime: 50 min | DVD | 12/2013 | #210849A | £22.01 Add to basket

Healthy Bees are Happy BeesA Comprehensive Guide to Bee Health and SicknessPam GregoryHealthy Bees are Happy Bees is a comprehensive guide to bee health and sickness. Healthy Bees are Happy Bees details beekeeping problems, pests, parasites and diseases in depth and offers practical guidance rooted in ... ....

304 pages | 77 colour photos, 4 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 06/2013 | 9780900147142 | #210808A | £27.50 Add to basket

Honeybee Neurobiology and BehaviorA Tribute to Randolf MenzelC Giovanni Galizia, Dorothea Eisenhardt and Martin GiurfaHoneybee Neurobiology and Behavior is the sequel to a similar book, edited by Randolf Menzel and Alison Mercer, Neurobiology and Behavior of Honeybees, published in 1987. It is a "Festschrift" for the 70th birthday ... ....

509 pages | 70 colour & 42 b/w photos and illustrations, tables | Hardback | 10/2011 | 9789400720985 | #194446A | £59.84 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9789400798960 | #211110A | £62.99 Add to basket

Illustrated Catalog of Scorpions, Part 1Introductory Remarks, Keys to Families and Genera, Subfamily Scorpioninae with Keys to Heterometrus and Pandinus SpeciesFrantisek KovarikThe first volume in this series contains a general introduction, keys to all the families and genera, and covers the subfamily Scorpioninae. It also contains keys to Heterometrus and Pandinus species.

170 pages | 649 colour photos, b/w photos, b/w line drawings | Hardback | 01/2009 | 9788090434004 | #211082A | £67.99 Add to basket

Illustrated Catalog of Scorpions, Part 2Bothriuridae, Chaerilidae, Buthidae I., genera Compsobuthus, Hottentotta, Isometrus, Lychas, and SassanidotusFrantisek Kovarik and Andres Andres Ojanguren AffilastroVolume 2 covers the Bothriuridae, Chaerilidae, and the first part of Buthidae. It covers genera Compsobuthus, Hottentotta, Isometrus, Lychas, and Sassanidotus. It contains 332 species including 143 synonyms of which ... ....

400 pages | 1621 colour & 253 b/w photos, 110 b/w illustrations, 26 b/w distribution maps, tables | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9788090434028 | #211083A | £120.00 Add to basket

Insect HistologyPractical Laboratory TechniquesPedro Barbosa, Deborah Berry and Christina K KaryInsect Histology is a much needed update of Barbosa's self-published Manual of Basic Techniques in Insect Histology. It is a laboratory manual of 'traditional' and 'modern' insect histology techniques ... ....

384 pages | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781444336955 | #211052A | £89.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781444336962 | #211053A | £39.99 Add to basket

Lesmas do Mar do AlgarveGuia de Moluscos Opistobrancios da Costa Sul de PortugalGoncalo Calado and Joao Pedro SilvaLesmas do Mar do Algarve is intended to help those who wish to know more about the sea slug species which can be found in the Algarve and provide a means for their identification.

161 pages | colour photos | Spiralbound | 08/2012 | #211021A | £44.99 Add to basket

Malakozoologie: Weichtierkunde in StichwortenKlaus-Juergen GoettingThis book explains zoological terms relevant to the zoology of molluscs, after a brief and excellently illustrated characterization of the different groups. At the same time it gives an overview of the latest scientific advancements ... ....

292 pages | 7 plates with colour illustrations; 50 b/w photos and b/w illustrations, 7 tables | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9783510652860 | #210817A | £37.99 Add to basket

Queen Rearing SimplifiedVince CookVince Cook is well known for his practical, down-to-earth approach to beekeeping and Queen Rearing Simplified offers great advice on queen rearing without trying to persuade beekeepers to accept his ideas. He explains the method ... ....

66 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 07/2008 | 9781904846222 | #210809A | £9.95 Add to basket

























RSPB What's That Butterfly?The Simplest ID Guide EverThe Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)This is the perfect pocket guide to butterflies and moths for beginners. RSPB What's That Butterfly? is ideal if you struggle with how to tell the difference between a Painted Lady and a Common Blue or a Six-Spot Burnet and ... ....

128 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9781409345053 | #210700A | £6.99 Add to basket

Schmetterlinge der AlpenDer Bestimmungsfuehrer fuer alle ArtenGianluca FerrettiSchmetterlinge der Alpen covers 238 species of butterfly in the Alps – this is a comprehensive and detailed identification guide – not only for experienced butterfly lovers, but also for hikers and climbers who want ... ....

352 pages | 500 colour photos, 200 illustrations, 200 maps | Paperback | 05/2014 | 9783258078502 | #210853A | £35.99 Add to basket

Scorpions of CubaRolando Teruel and Frantisek KovarikScorpions of Cuba contains 636 color photos of all Cuban species, their mating, parental care, localities, distribution maps, and descriptions of Cryptoiclus rodriguezi gen. et sp. n. (Diplocentrinae) and ...

229 pages | 636 colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 01/2012 | 9788090434011 | #211084A | £67.99 Add to basket

Sea Slugs of the AlgarveOpisthobranch Guide for the Southern Coast of PortugalGoncalo Calado and Joao Pedro SilvaSea Slugs of the Algarve is intended to help those who wish to know more about the sea slug species which can be found in the Algarve and provide a means for their identification.

161 pages | colour photos | Spiralbound | 08/2012 | 9789899640627 | #211020A | £44.99 Add to basket

The Crustacea, Volume 4 Part ARevised and updated, as well as extended, from the Traite de ZoologieJ Carel von Vaupel Klein, M Charmantier-Daures and FR SchramAs evident from the number 4A tagged to this volume, vol. 4 as originally planned had to be split into two fascicles, 4A and 4B, simply because of the numbers of pages covered by the various contributions meant for volume 4.


The Insects of Borneo (Including South-East Asia)Dennis S Hill and Fatimah AbangThe Insects of Borneo (Including South-East Asia) presents an introductory overview of the insect fauna of western Borneo; the text is divided into separate Chapters representing the different Orders of insects, with emphasis on ... ....

434 pages | B/w photos, line drawings | Paperback | 01/2010 | 9789839257281 | #210775A | £54.99 Add to basket

The Little Book of Italian ButterfliesJohn Martyn FirthEasy to carry and use, The Little Book of Italian Butterflies is intended for the holiday maker and the serious student alike. It contains previously unpublished research and general information in an accessible and totally jargon-free ... ....

107 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 01/2011 | #210977A | £9.99 Add to basket

The Little Book of Italian Butterflies, Volume 2John Martyn FirthEasy to carry and use, The Little Book of Italian Butterflies, Volume 2 is intended for the holiday maker and the serious student alike. It contains previously unpublished research and general information in an accessible and ... ....

151 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 01/2012 | #210980A | £9.99 Add to basket

Treasure of Russian Shells, Supplement 3, Part 3: A Review of the Genera of the Recent Terrestrial Pectinibranch MolluscLittoriniformes: Liareidae, Pupinidae, Alycaeidae, Diplommatinidae, CochlostomidaeRoman V EgorovThe present work is continuation of the Review … series, which started in 2005. The third part of the series ends of the review of the genera of one of largest and most diversity group of terrestrial pectinibranchs ... ....

62 pages | 250+ b/w illustrations | Paperback | 12/2013 | #210107A | £38.99 Add to basket

Understanding Bee AnatomyA Full Colour GuideIan Michael StellUnderstanding Bee Anatomy aims to do two things, to explain the structure of this fascinating insect and, through stunning images, to reveal the intricate detail. Dr Stell has applied his knowledge of the human body in describing ... ....

208 pages | 624 colour & b/w photos and colour illustrations | Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780957422803 | #210839A | £27.99 Add to basket

Palaeontology

A Worldwide Review of Fossil and Extant Glypheid and Litogastrid Lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Glypheoidea)Sylvain Charbonnier, Alessandro Garassino, Guenter Schweigert and Martin SimpsonThis volume is the first global review of the fossil and extant glypheoid lobsters (Eucrustacea, Decapoda, Glypheoidea) included in the families Glypheidae and Litogastridae. Glypheoid lobsters form a particularly specialised group of ... ....

304 pages | 583 colour & b/w photos and colour & b/w illustrations, 20 colour tables | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9782856537060 | #211175A | £57.99 Add to basket

























Biological and Geological Perspectives of DinoflagellatesJM lewis, F Marret and LR BradleyBiological and Geological Perspectives of Dinoflagellates provides an overview of current research on fossil and modern dinoflagellates, as well as highlighting research areas for future collaboration, following the DINO9 ... ....


Biotic Response to Global ChangeThe Last 145 Million YearsStephen J Culver and Peter F RawsonConcern about the effects of global change on our planet's future has driven much research into the last few thousand years of earth history. In contrast, Biotic Response to Global Change takes a much longer viewpoint to ... ....

501 pages | 121 b/w illustrations, 14 tables | Paperback | 12/2006 | 9780521034197 | #210967A | £70.99 Add to basket

Dana Quarry and its DinosaursErrol FullerDana Quarry is the story of a fossil site in Wyoming that may just be the most important dinosaur site ever discovered. It features the work of the famous paleontologist Raimund Albersdoerfer and the amazing discoveries he has ... ....

32 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Paperback | 01/2009 | 9780953355334 | #210746A | £9.99 Add to basket

Dodo: From Extinction to IconErrol FullerPlease note (December 2013): we are in contact with a supplier who has a batch of new and unsold stock of this title and can as such make the book available again as long as their stocks last. A comprehensive ...

180 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2002 | 9780007145720 | #128486A | £16.99 Add to basket

Generic Assessment and Reallocation of Cenozoic Myliobatins Based on New Information of Tooth, Tooth Plate and Caudal SpDC Hovestadt and M Hovestadt-EulerThe results of a comprehensive comparative study of tail spine and dental morphology of extant Myliobatinae has lead to new information, that is described and illustrated in Part I. Tail spine morphology appeared to be unsuitable ... ....

66 pages | 51 plates with b/w photos, 3 illustrations, 5 tables | Paperback | 12/2013 | #211203A | £55.99 Add to basket

Landmarks in Foraminiferal MicropalaeontologyHistory and DevelopmentAJ Bowden, FJ Gregory and AS HendersonThis TMS Special Publication comprises a collection of 23 papers with an international authorship reflecting on landmarks in the history and development of Foraminiferal micropalaeontology.

Hardback | 12/2013 | 9781862393714 | #210831A | £128.00 Add to basket

Les Muricidae (Gastropoda, Muricoidea) du Pliocene Inferieur de Catalogne (France, Espagne) / Les Muricidae (GastropodBernard Goret, Daniel Ledon and Jacques PonsForty species belonging to the family Muricidae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) are described from the Zanclean (early Pliocene) of Catalonia. Three are new: Aspella pacaudi nov. sp., Favartia laletania nov. sp. and ...

61 pages | 14 plates with b/w photos, 40 b/w illustrations, 3 tables | Paperback | 12/2013 | #211202A | £55.99 Add to basket

Mammoths: Ice Age GiantsAdrian ListerEnormous, elephantine and extinct: the mammoth is the iconic animal of the Ice Age. These colossal creatures roamed the cold, open landscapes of Europe, Asia, and North America as recently as 20,000 years ago. Today, their well-preserved ... ....

128 pages | colour & b/w photos, illustrations | Hardback | NYP 02/2014 | 9780565093273 | #211169A | £9.99 Add to basket

Paleogene Larger Rotaliid Foraminifera from the Western and Central NeotethysLukas HottingerPaleogene Larger Rotaliid Foraminifera from the Western and Central Neotethys provides a representative assessment of the state of the art of research on Paleogene rotaliid larger foraminifera. It gives an overview of the current ... ....


The Quaternary Mammals of Southern & Eastern England (EuroMam)Field GuideDC SchreveMammals of Southern & Eastern England was produced to accompany the QRA Short Field Meeting, 10th - 14th May 2004.

128 pages | b/w illustrations, maps | Paperback | 01/2005 | 9780907780618 | #211038A | £29.99 Add to basket

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Atlas zur Biologie der WasserinsektenWilfried Wichard, Werner Arens and Gerhard EisenbeisOriginally published in 1999 by Gustav Fischer Verlag, now available in paperback. This textbook delves into the biology of aquatic insects, discussing physiological and ecological adaptations in-depth.

338 pages | 304 b/w photos and b/w illustrations | Paperback | 10/2013 | 9783642394515 | #211100A | £33.99 Add to basket


























Coral Reefs: A Very Short IntroductionCharles SheppardCoral reefs have been long regarded with awe by the millions of people who have encountered them over the centuries. Early seafarers were wary of them, naturalists were confused by them, yet many coastal people benefited greatly from the ... ....

144 pages | 15 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780199682775 | #208836A | £7.99 Add to basket

General Natural History

2 Steps Behind!Verses for All Ages on Wild Animals Many of Which are Rare and EndangeredDawn Lawrence and Virginia McKennaEach animal speaks for itself in easy-to-read, rhyming verse. Most of these voices are humorous, a few are sad, reflecting the plight in which wild animals find themselves in today's rapidly changing world. Some animals are ... ....

304 pages | 113 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 04/2013 | 9780957598805 | #211214A | £7.99 Add to basket

Allan CunninghamJournal of a Botanist on Norfolk Island in 1830Alan Cunningham and Kevin MillsA complete transcription of the journal of botanist Allan Cunningham while visiting Norfolk Island in 1830, with modern commentary by the author. Allan Cunningham is known widely for his exploration of inland New South Wales, however ... ....

98 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 06/2012 | 9780646579900 | #210688A | £34.99 Add to basket

Deep: A Sea OdysseyJames NestorOn a hot and sticky magazine assignment for Outside magazine to cover a diving championship in Greece, James Nestor discovered free diving. He was fascinated by the ease with which the divers descended, without breathing equipment ... ....

304 pages | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781781250655 | #208993A | £12.99 Add to basket

Die Stunde des ChameleonsEllen ThalerEllen Thaler is responsible for creating an ethological basis for species conservations programs: Die Stunde des Chamäleons presents humorous, thought-provoking short stories that are a love letter to wildlife. ....


Don't Poke a Worm Till it WrigglesPoems to Make you Squirm!Celia WarrenA delightful collection of poems for children, all about worms. Don't Poke a Worm Till it Wriggles includes worm poems in various poetic forms, worm-related parodies of nursery rhymes, wormy proverbs, and lots more. ....

64 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9781472900234 | #210784A | £4.99 Add to basket

Drawing & Painting Flowers with Coloured PencilsTrudy FriendTrudy Friend's watercolour pencil work is breathtaking, and she invites you to share her love of drawing and painting flowers in Drawing & Painting Flowers with Coloured Pencils. Covering flowers in all their glory ... ....


First Animal EncyclopediaSeas and OceansAnna ClaybourneLearn, explore and be amazed by creatures big and small in this amazing introduction to sea and ocean life. From giant whales to slithering sea snakes discover how creatures that spend their lives submerged by the vast seas ...

64 pages | colour photos | Hardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781408843055 | #210785A | £8.99 Add to basket

First AscentAn Awe-Inspiring Account of the Pioneering Mountain Climbs that made HistoryStephen Venables"What transformed pure physical delight into something deeper was the fact that no-one had been here before..." Discover the fascinating stories of the men and women who have scaled the world's highest peaks. Featuring accounts ... ....

224 pages | 30 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781844037582 | #210992A | £7.99 Add to basket

First Book of Baby AnimalsIsabel ThomasFrom ducklings to lambs and everything in between! Find out all about 35 different baby animals – kittens, calves, chicks, puppies and many more – in this beautifully illustrated and annotated First Book of Baby Animals ... ....


First Book of CatsIsabel ThomasFrom British Shorthairs to Maine Coons and everything in between! In First Book of Cats find out all about 35 different breeds of cat – Siamese, Russian Blue, Ragdoll Turkish Van and many more – in this beautifully ... ....
























First Book of DogsIsabel ThomasFrom dachshunds to dalmatians and everything in between! Find out all about 35 different breeds of dog – terriers, collies, labradors, pekinese and many more – in this beautifully illustrated and annotated first guide ... ....


First Book of Horses and PoniesIsabel ThomasFrom Shetlands to mustangs and everything in between! Find out all about 35 different breeds of pony and horse – rangers, mustangs, ponies, trotters and many more – in this beautifully illustrated and annotated first guide ... ....


Galileo: Watcher of the SkiesWatcher of the SkiesDavid WoottonGalileo (1564-1642) is one of the most important and controversial figures in the history of science. A hero of modern science and key to its birth, he was also a deeply divided man: a scholar committed to the establishment of scientific ... ....

354 pages | 24 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 09/2010 | 9780300125368 | #187532A | £24.99 Add to basketPaperback | 10/2013 | 9780300197297 | #211079A | £14.99 Add to basket

George Stubbs, 1724-1806Science into ArtHerbert W RottAlthough George Stubbs is best known for his images of hounds and horses charging round the British countryside, the painter was also an avid student of the broader animal world. Among his subjects were zebras, cheetahs, and moose, which ... ....

220 pages | 150 colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 02/2012 | 9783791351704 | #210798A | £34.99 Add to basket

Jake's BonesJake McGowan-Lowe and Paolo ViscardiIn this unique book, Jake will tell you all about his own collection and introduce you to his bones, including: Oscar the hedgehog, Vulpy the fox and Wilma the deer. He'll take you round the world to see the biggest, smallest and most ... ....


Letters to a Young ScientistEdward O WilsonInspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, Edward O. Wilson has distilled sixty years of teaching into a book for students, young and old. Wilson threads these twenty-one letters, each richly illustrated, with ... ....

245 pages | 21 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 05/2013 | 9780871403773 | #203618A | £14.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780871403858 | #211019A | £8.99 Add to basket

Looking for AdventureA Childhood Dream. A Lost Land. The Journey of a LifetimeSteve BackshallHow do you become an explorer? It's a question every child has asked. And, Steve Backshall was no different. But after a rainy-day visit to an exhibition of artefacts from Papua New Guinea, it was a question that began to obsess the ... ....

352 pages | colour illustrations, maps | Paperback | 05/2012 | 9780753828724 | #210833A | £9.99 Add to basket

Man and BeastPhotographs from Mexico and IndiaMary Ellen MarkMary Ellen Mark is an internationally acclaimed photographer who has long been fascinated by the complex relationships between people and animals – as she puts it, "the anthropomorphic quality of animals, and the animalistic ... ....

168 pages | 116 colour & b/w photos | Hardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9780292756113 | #211115A | £39.99 Add to basket

My Big Animal BookAll your favourite animals in one big book, presented in popular groupings such as On the Farm, Animals at Home, Jungle and Rainforest and Under the Sea, plus special features on best-loved animals such as dogs, elephants, lions and whales ... ....


My Big Dinosaur BookAll your favourite dinosaurs in one big book, grouped into the well-known geological periods of Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous, plus special features on some of the popular dinosaurs such as Diplodocus, Stegosaurus and, of course ... ....


My First Book of Baby AnimalsMike Unwin and Daniel HowarthMy First Book of Baby Animals is a gorgeous book packed full of fantastic illustrations and fun facts that every child will love. From cuddly polar bear cubs to curious kittens and playful puppies ...


Raffles and the Golden OpportunityVictoria GlendinningThomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was the charismatic and persuasive founder of Singapore and Governor of Java. An English adventurer, disobedient employee of the East India Company, utopian imperialist, linguist, zoologist and civil ... ....

350 pages | 16 plates with colour photos and colour illustrations; b/w photos, b/w maps | Paperback | 08/2013 | 9781846686047 | #210976A | £9.99 Add to basket



























The Conquest of the Russian ArcticPaul R JosephsonSpanning nine time zones from Norway to the Bering Strait, the immense Russian Arctic was mostly unexplored before the twentieth century. This changed rapidly in the 1920s, when the Soviet Union implemented plans for its conquest.


The Digital Photography Book (4-Volume Set)The Step-By-Step Secrets for how to Make Your Photos look like the Pros'!Scott KelbyWith over 800 of the most closely guarded photographic "tricks of the trade," this boxed set – consisting of all four parts of Scott Kelby's best-selling series, The Digital Photography Book – is the ultimate ... ....

1032 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9780321966759 | #211171A | £55.99 Add to basket

The Magic of Digital Nature PhotographyRob SheppardThis bestselling guide to one of the most popular subjects in photography is now better than ever, with thoroughly updated information and dozens of striking new images. Expert nature and landscape photographer Rob Sheppard provides ... ....


The Man in the Monkeynut CoatWilliam Astbury and the Forgotten Road to the Double-HelixKersten T HallTells the story of the English physicist and molecular biologist William T. Astbury and how his work forms a previously untold chapter in the story of the discovery of the structure of DNA. It was thanks to Astbury that Watson and Crick ... ....


The Sea Around UsRachel CarsonRachel Carson’s classic trilogy comprises three volumes - The Sea Around Us (1950), Under the Wind-Sea (1941) and The Edge of the Sea (1955). The Sea Around Us presents an overview of the subject ... ....


The Woodland Book101 Ways to Relax, Play, Watch Wildlife and Have Adventures in the WoodsTessa WardleyFrom an author passionate about reconnecting both adults and children with nature, The Woodland Book aims to show anyone with an interest in nature and the great outdoors how to make the most of the unique environments provided ... ....

208 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781472900005 | #210312A | £14.99 Add to basket

Underwater PhotographyArt and TechniquesNick Robertson-BrownUnderwater photography is a challenging discipline. To capture an underwater world of glorious colours, extraordinary creatures and mysterious depths, you must have confidence in your diving abilities and be very comfortable with your camera ... ....

176 pages | 206 colour photos | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9781847976574 | #211237A | £16.99 Add to basket

Walking Wild ShoresPortraits of the Natural WorldKevin WinkerOrnithologist Kevin Winker reveals his enthusiasm for and fascination with birds around the globe in his storytelling travelogue, Walking Wild Shores: Portraits of the Natural World. Winker's insider's view of the sometimes ... ....


Wild Discoveries: Wacky New AnimalsHeather L MontgomeryWith engaging full-color photos throughout, this book draws readers right into the animal action! Wild Discoveries: Wacky New Animals features awesome newly discovered species from around the world – such as the Shocking ... ....

64 pages | colour & b/w photos | Paperback | 05/2013 | 9780545477673 | #211138A | £7.99 Add to basket

Regional & Travel

Animals of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation AreaAdam Scott Kennedy and Vicki KennedyContaining 146 stunning color photos, Animals of the Serengeti is a remarkable look at the mammals and reptiles most likely to be encountered in the world-famous Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. With an eye-catching ... ....


Carnet de NatureGeneve et sa regionAlexandre Breda and Pierre BaumgartCarnet de nature is Pierre Baumgart's impressions and highlights of wildlife and nature in Geneva.
























Dive Guide of the AlgarveSusana CatitaDive Guide of the Algarve gives a schematic presentation of the main diving sites of the Algarve. The author hopes it will contribute to promote diving in the region, enabling divers who visit to enjoy the underwater landscape ... ....

98 pages | colour photos, illustrations | Spiralbound | 09/2009 | 9789899640603 | #211022A | £39.99 Add to basket

Especies y Ecosistemas del Río UruguayFernando Perez Piedrabuena and Maria Gabriela Betancur ViglioneThis book is the result of research in the Lower Rio Uruguay, in Uruguayan and Argenine territory, done from 2003 to the present. It describes ecosystems, animals (insect, fish, amphibian, reptile, bird and mammal species) and plants ... ....

256 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 12/2013 | #211077A | £63.99 Add to basketHardback | 12/2013 | #211078A | £74.50 Add to basket

Guia de Mergulho do AlgarveSusana CatitaGuia de Mergulho do Algarve gives a schematic presentation of the main diving sites of the Algarve. The author hopes it will contribute to promote diving in the region, enabling divers who visit to enjoy the underwater landscape ... ....

98 pages | colour photos, illustrations | Spiralbound | 09/2009 | #211023A | £29.99 Add to basket

In the Heart of the CountryHE BatesThe genius of H.E. Bates and C.F. Tunncliffe was inspired by the beauty of the English countryside. In the Heart of the Country is their tribute to its many faces: the magnificence of winter blizzards; the sudden sweet arrival of ... ....


Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New EnglandKenn Kaufman and Kimberley KaufmanWhether you're walking in the woods or along the beach, camping, hiking, canoeing, or just enjoying your own backyard, Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England will help identify all your nature discoveries.

416 pages | 2000+ colour photos | Paperback | 10/2012 | 9780618456970 | #210734A | £18.50 Add to basket

Le Massif jurassienRencontres animalesPatrice Raydelet and Fabien BruggmannLe Massif jurassien is a photographic invitation to meet the animals of the Franco-Swiss Jura Massif. Through anecdotes, the authors share with us their emotions about the Jura. Moving, comical, extraordinary, and disconcerting ... ....


Libro Flora y Fauna de Punta del Este y Alrededores / Guide to the Flora and FaunaMaria Gabriela Betancur Viglione and Fernando Perez Piedrabuenaibro Flora y Fauna de Punta del Este y Alrededores is a bilingual guide to that is compact and easy to use, with more than 1000 high-quality colour photos showing the species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, moths, snails, plants, trees ... ....

194 pages | 1000+ colour photos | Paperback | 01/2009 | #211002A | £47.99 Add to basket

Natures GenevoisesA stunning photobook featuring more than a hundred nature photographers, Natures Genevoises looks at nature in Geneva.


The Happy CountrymanHE Bates and CF TunnicliffeInspired by the gentle beauty of the English landscape, the celebrated writer HE Bates and the much loved wildlife artist CF Tunnicliffe produced an enchanting tribute to country life. With the deft, sure eye of master craftsmen, they ... ....


Tideland TreasureA Naturalist's Guide to the Beaches and Salt Marshes of Hilton Head Island an the Southeastern CoastTodd BallantineTideland Treasure is an illustrated guide to the beaches and marshes of the Eastern United States coast, encompassing seashores and wetlands from Ocean City, New Jersey, to Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is the revised edition of ... ....

264 pages | 50 colour & 420 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 07/2013 | 9781611171563 | #210971A | £21.50 Add to basket

Veldgids DiersporenAnnemarie van Diepenbeek and Peter TwiskAnimals tracks are everywhere. This field guide, written an expert on the subject, is the most detailed Dutch field guide to animals tracks. Veldgids Diersporen gives an overview of tracks of the most common mammals, birds, amphibians ... ....

404 pages | 1000+ colour photos and b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9789050114752 | #210712A | £28.99 Add to basket

Wildlife of the CaribbeanHerbert A Raffaele and James W WileyThis is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the natural world of the Caribbean islands. It contains 600 vivid color images featuring 451 species of plants, birds, mammals, fish, seashells, and much more.

304 pages | 600 colour illustrations, 1 map | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780691153827 | #211309A | £13.95 Add to basket

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A Century of West Himalayan OrchidsHJ Chowdhery and DK AgrawalaOrchids are one of the most wondrous creations of nature, which provide a never-ending source of unique plants with an extremely wide range of flower shapes, colors, fragrances, and sizes. orchids are most popularly used as ornamental ... ....

318 pages | 118 colour plates, 37 colour illustrations | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9788121108164 | #211262A | £69.99 Add to basket

A Guide to Gingers of BorneoAnthony Lamb, Januarius Gobilik, Marina Ardiyani and Axel Dalberg PoulsenThe gingers are rhizomatous perennial herbs, mostly aromatic, of the family Zingiberaceae which has over 1500 species, with its centre of diversity in Asia. It is the largest family in the order Zingiberales, which contains nearly 3000 ... ....


A Guide to Orchids of MyanmarHubert Kurzweil and Saw LwinThe orchid flora of Myanmar is fairly rich with just over 800 different species, which is a reflection of the country's varied topography and climate. Following a long period of political isolation the Myanmar orchids are among the ... ....


A Year at Otter FarmMark DiaconoUpon discovering and falling in love with a plot of land on the sunny banks of the River Otter in Devon, Mark Diacono set out to do something ambitious: to grow exotic and unusual vegetables and fruit – treasures that are available ... ....


Agaricomycetes of IsraelAnush Kosakyan, Ivan V Zmitrovich, Maryna Ya Didukh, Solomon P Wasser and Eviatar NevoThis book is devoted to the biodiversity of the Agaricomycetes of Israel. 416 species belonging to 16 families and 79 genera are lined out, of which 4 genera and 80 species are new to Israel, including five species new to science.


Araucaria: Alle Arten der Gattung in Bild und TextHubertus NimschIn the present work the phylogeny of conifers regarding the genus Araucaria is briefly addressed and followed by a part about the geographic range of living Araucaria species. A geological timetable and an overview of ... ....

244 pages | 318 colour photos, 52 b/w line drawings, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 01/2011 | 9783941300309 | #211206A | £66.99 Add to basket

Atlas de la Flore LorraineInitiated by Floraine (the Association of Botanists Lorraine, France) in spring 2002, this atlas is the result of a collective effort of ten years of field research on the state of the regional flora. The authors are all field botanists who ... ....

1296 pages | ~5000 colour photos, b/w line drawings and colour distribution maps | Hardback | 09/2013 | #211014A | £114.00 Add to basket

Catalogo Florístico de NavarraMikel Lorda LopezThis catalogue covers 3073 vascular plants found in Navarra, an autonomous community in northern Spain, and includes details on: accepted scientific name and synonyms; presence in this territory; origin and ecology; habitats where ... ....

280 pages | maps, tables | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9788493958190 | #210747A | £24.50 Add to basket

Catalogo Florístico de las Sierras de Gudar y Javalambre (Teruel)Gonzalo Mateo Sanz, Jose Luis Lozano Terrazas and Antoni Aguilella PalasíThis book is a complete inventory of the vascular flora of Gúdar and Javalambre, located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain.. It lists more than 2000 taxa of vascular plants of which 1710 are considered as belonging to the ... ....

210 pages | maps, tables | Paperback | 08/2013 | 9788493958152 | #210748A | £16.99 Add to basket

Cortinarius subg. Telamonia in VlaanderenAndre de Haan, Jos Volders, Joe Gelderblom, Peter Verstraeten and Omer van de KerckhoveThe Cortinarius focus group of the KVMV (the Royal Mycological Society of Flanders) has brought together 20 years of data in an identification guide on all species of the subgenus Telamonia found in Flanders so far. After an exhaustive ... ....

19 plates with colour illustrations; colour photos, colour illustrations, b/w line drawing | Paperback | 12/2013 | #211076A | £49.99 Add to basket

Diagnosis of Ill-Health in TreesRG Strouts and TG WinterA comprehensive and practical summary of tree problems that are likely to be encountered by amenity trees in Britain.


Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South AmericaNomenclature, Taxonomy and EcologyMiroslav M Grandtner and Julien ChevretteDictionary of South American Trees provides a single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists, and climatologists on the many native trees in South America. The index lets readers find a tree in four languages, by ... ....

1172 pages | 1 map | Hardback | 10/2013 | 9780123964908 | #210835A | £155.00 Add to basket

Edelweiss: Reine des FleursCharly Rey, Sabine Rey, Catherine A Baroffio, Didier Roguet and Jose F VouillamozEdelweiss carries a mythical Alpine identity because of its star-shaped symbols and preservative qualities. Of Eurasian origin, this perennial plant belongs to the family Asteraceae. Its medicinal properties were discovered early by ... ....




























Fiori e Paesaggi delle Alpi [Flowers and Landscapes of the Alps]340 Escursioni Floristische nell'Arco Alpino [340 Flora Hikes in the Alpine Chain]Adriano Bernini, Francesco Polani, Emanuela Piaggi, Francesca Cattaneo, Egidio Anchisi and MartiniConsiders 360 endemic species and cites 1460 species. Contents: - Presentation prof. Fabrizio Martini University of Trieste - Explorers and scholars of alpine flora - Illustrated botany bibliography ...

450 pages | 438 colour photos, 20 colour maps | Hardback | 01/2013 | #210743A | £86.50 Add to basket

Flechten Madeiras, der Kanaren und Azoren, Band 2ErganzungsbandFelix Schumm and Andre AptrootLichens of Madeira, the Canaries and the Azores. Following up on the 2008 book Flechten Madeiras, der Kanaren und Azoren, this volume covers an additional 130 species and includes some 900 photomicrographs, allowing identification ... ....

457 pages | 900 photos | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9783732274802 | #210837A | £136.00 Add to basket

Flora of China, Volume 1: IntroductionWu Zhengyi, Peter H Raven, Hong Deyuan and Chen YiyuThis final text volume of the Flora of China is an introduction to the series and begins with a history of the project written by co-chair Peter H. Raven and vice co-chair Hong Deyuan. The contents include statistics from the ... ....

253 pages | b/w photos, 2 b/w maps, tables | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9781935641902 | #039095A | £52.99 Add to basket

Flora of Ecuador, Volume 90, Part 113A: Icacinaceae, Part 113B: MetteniusaceaeRodrigo Duno De StefanoIn part 113A the Ecuadorian members of Icacinaceae are revised. Seven genera are treated, comprising altogether 10 species: Calatola (2 spp.), Citronella (2 spp.), Dendrobangia (2 spp.), Discophora ... ....

47 pages | 3 plates with colour photos, 9 b/w line drawings | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9789185529360 | #211212A | £32.50 Add to basket

Flora of the Silk RoadThe Complete Illustrated GuideChris Gardner and Basak GardnerThe Silk Road has enchanted travellers and adventurers for centuries. No other route has such a call on the imagination. Yet perhaps less known is that the 5,000 miles linking Europe to Asia is also the most spectacular floral region on ... ....

416 pages | 600 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781780769417 | #209904A | £34.99 Add to basket

Floristic Diversity of Arunachal PradeshUpper Subansiri DistrictKumar AmbrishArunachal Pradesh is luxuriant in floristic diversity and falls under one of the World's biodiversity hot spot Indo-Burma. Due to its unique phytogeography, topography and favorable climatic conditions like high rainfall and ambient ... ....

534 pages | 24 colour photos, illustrations, 2 maps | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9788121108423 | #211263A | £121.00 Add to basket

Fungi Europaei, Volume 1A, Agaricus L. - Allopsalliota (Parte II) [English / Spanish]Luis Alberto Parra Sanchez

1168 pages | 63 colour plates, 616 colour & 119 b/w photos, b/w line drawings | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9788890531026 | #203453A | £114.00 Add to basket

Hamlyn Guide to the Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and EuropeRonald RaynerReprint of a book published in 1979.

126 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | 12/2001 | #105244A | £0.00 Add to basketPaperback | 06/2013 | 9780753725306 | #210823A | £12.99 Add to basket

Illiustrirovannaia Flora Iuga Rossiiskogo Prichernomor'ia [Illustrated Flora of the South of Russia's Black Sea Region]AS ZernovA richly illustrated, colourful guide to the vascular plants of Russia's northwestern Caucasus.


International Symposium Botanic Gardens at the Interface between Science and Garden Heritage, Berlin 24-26 April 2009,Internationales Symposium Botanische Garten im Spannungsfeld von Wissenschaft und GartendenkmalpflegeH Walter LackContains the proceedings to the International Symposium Botanic Gardens at the Interface between Science and Garden Heritage, held in Berlin, from 24–26 April 2009.


Konkretnye Flory Kanino-Mezenskogo Regiona [Local Floras of the Kanin-Mezen Region]VG SergienkoA treatise on the mosaic of local floras in the tundra of European Russia's North, with colour plates.

190 pages | colour plates | Hardback | 09/2013 | 9785873179268 | #211282A | £39.99 Add to basket





























Le Jardin des Plantes de MontpellierDe la Medecine a la BotaniqueMichel Rossi and Jonathan LhoirThe botanical garden of Montpellier, France was created by Pierre Richer Belleval in 1593 to teach medical students and is the oldest botanical garden in France. Le Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier, written by leading experts in the plant world ... ....

176 pages | 200+ colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 10/2013 | 9782759220403 | #210707A | £29.99 Add to basket

Les Arbres des DesertsEnjeux et PromessesEdouard Le Floc'h and James AronsonContrary to what one might think, there are trees in deserts, notable for their diversity and their ecological and economic importance. This book presents them, emphasizing their role in the conservation, sustainable management and restoration ... ....

384 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9782330023812 | #210708A | £37.50 Add to basket

Medecine Traditionnelle a MadagascarLes Mots-PlantesGabriel LefevreDeals with "traditional medicine" in the south and south-west of Madagascar. In this oral society, plants of course have their own therapeutic properties but here the author also stresses the importance of the spoken word itself in the healing ... ....


Marine Plants of the Texas CoastRoy L Lehman and Larry McKinneyWritten for biology students, teachers, nature lovers, amateur naturalists, conservation workers, and parks and wildlife personnel, this up-to-date, easy-to-use guide describes the marine plants of the Gulf of Mexico coast.


Microscopic Preparation Techniques for Plant Stem AnalysisHolger Gartner and Fritz Hans SchweingruberMicroscopic Preparation Techniques for Plant Stem Analysis presents basic preparation techniques in wood anatomy, in an understandable way and supported by many photographs and illustrations. It is intended for experts and beginnners ... ....

78 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9783941300767 | #211204A | £29.99 Add to basket

Nova Silva Cuscatlanica. Arboles Nativos e Introducidos de El Salvador, Parte 1Angiospermae - Familias A a L.Walter G Berendsohn, Anna Kathrina Gruber, Jorge Monterrosa Salomon and Jose Gerver MolinaThis book covers the native and introduced trees of El Salvador and is the first of two parts, treating families starting with the letters A to L.


Nova Silva Cuscatlanica. Arboles Nativos e Introducidos de El Salvador, Parte 2Angiospermae - Familias M a P y PteridophytaWalter G Berendsohn, Anna Kathrina Gruber, Jorge Monterrosa Salomon and Jose Gerver MolinaThis book covers the native and introduced trees of El Salvador and is the second of two parts, treating families starting with the letters M to P. It also covers pteridophytes.


One RiverExplorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain ForestWade DavisA fascinating chronicle of ethnobotanical adventure amidst a vanishing forest, this is the story of three scientists – RE Schultes, the dean of ethnobotany, and his students, Tim Plowman and Wade Davis – who, over the course ... ....

548 pages | b/w photos, illustrations, 1 map | Paperback | 12/1997 | 9780684834962 | #070855A | £15.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780099592969 | #211218A | £9.99 Add to basket

Pests, Diseases and BeneficialsFriends and Foes of Australian GardensF David HockingsPests, Diseases and Beneficials helps the average gardener to identify and deal with those common insects and small animals (such as bugs, beetles, caterpillars, thrips and mites) that are found in every Australian garden. ....

280 pages | colour photos, illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9781486300211 | #210385A | £34.50 Add to basket

Plant This Instead!Better Plant Choices for Prettier, Easier, Hardier GardensTroy B MardenBeautiful gardens are generally thought to be true labors of love, often demanding hours of tedious routine maintenance. Planting requirements can be daunting, and finding the time to successfully cultivate a home garden is a tall order ... ....

192 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 02/2014 | 9781591865766 | #211168A | £17.99 Add to basket

Planting Designs for Cactus & SucculentsIndoor and Outdoor Projects for Unique, Easy-Care Plants-In All ClimatesSharon Asakawa, John Bagnasco, Robyn M Foreman and Shaun BuchananSucculents are the ultimate low-care plants, able to withstand erratic rainfall, poor soil, and outright neglect – they almost never need pruning, watering, feeding, or fussing over. That, along with their astounding range of color ... ....

176 pages | 175 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 01/2014 | 9781591865612 | #211246A | £17.99 Add to basket


























Plants of the San Francisco Bay RegionMendocino to MontereyLinda H Beidleman and Eugene N KozloffThis is the definitive botanic guide to the wetlands, woodlands, coastlines, hills, and valleys of the beautiful and diverse San Francisco Bay Region. For this extensively revised and redesigned third edition of ...

512 pages | 242 colour photos, 239 b/w line drawings, 1 map | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780520278592 | #211289A | £27.95 Add to basket

Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and ManagementDavid LonsdaleThis eagerly awaited book completes the set of three handbooks included within the Research for Amenity Trees series. After Diagnosis of Ill-Health in Trees, The Body Language of Trees gave new insights into tree biomechanics.

388 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations, tables | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9780900978579 | #211047A | £43.99 Add to basket

RHS Handbook: Container GardeningThe Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)RHS Handbook: Container Gardening offers advice on creating impressive partnerships of pots and plants for every style of container and every size of garden. With more than 525 species and varieties of container plants you'll ... ....

192 pages | 85 colour photos, 150 colour illustrations | Hardback | 03/2013 | 9781845335885 | #211009A | £12.99 Add to basket

RHS Handbook: Garden Problem SolverThe Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)RHS Handbook: Garden Problem Solver is a comprehensive guide to establishing healthy growing conditions in your garden and tackling pests and diseases when they occur. RHS Handbook: Garden Problem Solver identifies more ... ....


RHS Handbook: Growing Vegetables and HerbsSimple Steps for SuccessThe Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)There is nothing quite like the taste of fresh vegetables and herbs that you have grown yourself. The author Guy Barter is the Royal Horticultural Society's best vegetable grower, with more than 20 years of growing and showing others ... ....

192 pages | 100 colour photos, 200 illustrations | Hardback | 02/2013 | 9781845337827 | #211008A | £12.99 Add to basket

RHS Handbook: Propagation TechniquesSimple Techniques for 1000 Garden PlantsThe Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)Propagating your own plants is one of the greatest joys of gardening, and instead of being intimidated, gardeners should relish this chance to create new life. In RHS Handbook: Propagation Techniques the best Royal Horticultural ... ....

192 pages | 100 colour photos, 200 illustrations | Hardback | 02/2013 | 9781845337810 | #211007A | £12.99 Add to basket

RHS Handbook: Pruning & TrainingThe Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)This comprehensive guide to pruning and training includes detailed instructions on all the key techniques for tackling roses, fruit trees & bushes, shrubs, hedges, ornamental trees, climbers and even perennials. It features a Pruning ... ....

192 pages | 85 colour photos, 150 colour illustrations | Hardback | 02/2013 | 9781845337797 | #211005A | £12.99 Add to basket

Rhodiola roseaAlain Cuerrier and Kwesi Ampong-NyarkoThere is keen interest in Rhodiola rosea due to its use in the treatment of stress, and its medicinal properties in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Rhodiola rosea covers different aspects of the ... ....

352 pages | 25 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781439888407 | #210551A | £81.99 Add to basket

Seaweed Ecology and PhysiologyCatriona L Hurd, Paul J Harrison, Kai Bischof and Christopher S LobbanIn coastal seas, from the tropics to the poles, seaweeds supply the energy required to support diverse coastal marine life and provide habitat for invertebrates and fish. Retaining the highly successful approach and structure of the first ... ....

570 pages | 216 b/w illustrations, 22 tables | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780521145954 | #208975A | £44.99 Add to basket

Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese GardensDesign Principles, Aesthetic ValuesDavid A SlawsonThe art of the Japanese garden is a 1500-year-old landscape design tradition that is still evolving, still instructive. Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens explains the fundamental principles of this traditional ... ....

220 pages | 31 b/w plates, illustrations | Paperback | 07/2013 | 9781568364940 | #210951A | £19.99 Add to basket

Shakespeare's Plants and GardensA DictionaryNicki Faircloth and Viven ThomasShakespeare lived when knowledge of plants and their uses was a given, but also at a time of unique interest in plants and gardens.His lifetime saw the beginning of scientific interest in plants, the first large-scale plant introductions ... ....


Systematics and Evolution of the RanunculifloraeUwe Jensen and Joachim W KadereitSystematics and Evolution of the Ranunculiflorae presents current ideas about the systematics and evolution of the Ranunculiflorae and most of its constituent families. A strong effort has been made to integrate DNA and morphology ... ....

361 pages | 78 illustrations | Paperback | 10/2012 | 9783709173619 | #210913A | £71.99 Add to basket

























Technological Innovations in Major World Oil Crops, Volume 2PerspectivesSurinder Kumar GuptaTechnological Innovations in Major World Oil Crops, Volume 2 presents essential information on advancements in oilseed production, processing and utilization. Advances in the technology of seed processing to produce oil and oil ... ....

332 pages | 19 colour & 24 b/w illustrations, 33 tables | Hardback | 11/2011 | 9781461408260 | #205271A | £128.25 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9781489990266 | #211114A | £135.00 Add to basket

The Genus AraucariaAn Illustrated Overview of its SpeciesHubertus NimschIn the present work the phylogeny of conifers regarding the genus Araucaria is briefly addressed and followed by a part about the geographic range of living Araucaria species. A geological timetable and an overview of the ... ....

244 pages | 318 colour photos, 52 b/w line drawings, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 01/2011 | 9783941300637 | #211205A | £66.99 Add to basket

The Genus CalantheDudley Clayton and Phillip J CribbCalanthe is a widespread but predominantly tropical orchid genus, distributed in tropical and subtropical Asia from India across to Japan, and southwards and eastwards to north-eastern Australia and the Pacific Islands ... ....


The Hamlyn Guide to Trees of Britain and EuropeChris J Humphries, John R Press, David A Sutton, I Garrard, T Hayward and David MoreFully revised and updated guide to over 400 species are described and accompanied by 335 colour artworks. A standard dichotomous system is employed to aid identification and many seasonal as well as permanent features are illustrated ... ....


The New SylvaA Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-first CenturyGabriel Hemery and Sarah SimbletIn 1664, the horticulturist and diarist John Evelyn wrote Sylva, the first comprehensive study of British trees. It was also the world's earliest forestry book, and the first book ever published by the Royal Society.


The Yellow Book 2014The National Gardens SchemeThe National Gardens Scheme (NGS)Published annually in February, The Yellow Book 2014 lists nearly 4000 gardens open for visiting. It is packed with full-colour photographs and informed comment. Fully updated and supported by an online database ...

744 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | NYP 02/2014 | 9781472114426 | #211166A | £9.99 Add to basket

Tree Roots in the Built EnvironmentResearch for Amenity TreesJohn Roberts, Nick Jackson and M SmithWidespread concerns about the effects of trenching by the utility services and especially the nationwide installation of cable communications have revealed that the knowledge of root form and function and of their impact in the built environment ... ....

506 pages | colour illustrations, tables | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9780900978593 | #211281A | £46.99 Add to basket

Trees of Eastern North AmericaGil Nelson, Christopher J Earle, Richard Spellenberg and David MoreCovering 825 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Eastern North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the ... ....

656 pages | 285 colour illustrations, 488 colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780691145914 | #211305A | £19.95 Add to basketHardback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780691145907 | #211306A | £44.95 Add to basket

Trees of Western North AmericaRichard Spellenberg, Christopher J Earle, Gil Nelson and David MoreCovering 630 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Western North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the ... ....

448 pages | 200 colour illustrations, 422 colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780691145808 | #211303A | £19.95 Add to basketHardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780691145792 | #211304A | £41.95 Add to basket

Trees: An Illustrated Identifier and EncyclopediaA Beautifully Illustrated Guide to 600 Trees, Including Conifers, Broadleaf Trees and Tropical PalmsTony Russell and Catherine CutlerTrees: An Illustrated Identifier and Encyclopedia features clear, accessible, informative text from the subject's leading experts, with 800 artworks and photographs. It features stunning visual profiles of each tree that illustrate ... ....

264 pages | 800 colour photographs | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9780857237644 | #211248A | £7.99 Add to basket
























Vascular Plants of GreeceAn Annotated ChecklistP Dimopoulos, T Raus, E Bergmeier, T Constantinidis , G Iatrou, S Kokkini, Arne Strid and TzanoudakiGives names and synonyms as well as abbreviated data on distribution (in Greece and in general), endemic status, habitat and life form. A photo appendix features 216 of the more interesting and photogenic species.

372 pages | 24 colour plates, 15 illustrations, 10 tables | Hardback | 11/2013 | 9783921800881 | #211264A | £43.99 Add to basket

White Rust of CrucifersBiology, Ecology and ManagementGovind Singh Saharan, Prithwi Raj Verma and Prabhu Dayal MeenaWhite rust caused by the fungus Albugo is the most devastating disease known to occur in more than 50 countries and infects about 400 plant species belonging to 31 families worldwide including important vegetable crucifers, oil yielding ... ....

500 pages | 44 colour & 25 b/w illustrations, 80 tables | Hardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9788132217916 | #211112A | £126.00 Add to basket

Wildflower Wonders of the WorldBob Gibbons and Richard MabeyThis is a first-time paperback edition of this popular title. From the Mojave Desert in the USA to the Italian Dolomites, and from South Africa's Cape National Park to the Stirling Ranges of Australia ...

192 pages | 200 colour photographs & 51 maps | Hardback | 10/2011 | 9781847738264 | #191180A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781472909824 | #208941A | £16.99 Add to basket

Wildrosen: 500 Arten, Varieteten und Hybriden der Ganzen WeltPatrick MasureWildrosen presents 500 common species, varieties and hybrids of wild roses – with photos of each flower. Includes notes on geographic distribution as well as similar species.

256 pages | 350 colour photos, 15 maps | Hardback | NYP 02/2014 | 9783258078533 | #210854A | £35.99 Add to basket

Wood Structure in Plant Biology and EcologyPieter Baas, Giovanna Battipaglia, Veronica de Micco, Frederic Lens and Elizabeth WheelerAt present the study of functional and ecological wood anatomy enjoys a vigorous renaissance and plays a pivotal role in plant and ecosystem biology, plant evolution, and global change research.


Words from the GardenIsobel CarlsonGarden lovers everywhere will cherish this collection of beautiful poetry and prose inspired by all things green and flourishing. With quotations from down the ages and through the seasons, this beautifully-designed book contains words ... ....


Zontichnye (Umbelliferae) RossiiMG PimenovA richly illustrated flora of and a guide to the umbellifers (Apiaceae) of Russia.


Animal & General Biology

Aging Research in YeastMichael Breitenbach, S Michal Jazwinski and Peter LaunAging Research in Yeast includes contributions by the leading experts in the field of yeast aging. Budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and other fungal organisms provide models for aging research that are relevant ... ....


Behavioral Genetics of the Fly (Drosophila melanogaster)Josh DubnauThe common fruit fly – Drosophila melanogaster – has been the subject of genetics research since the early twentieth century. The complete genomic sequence of Drosophila was published in 2000 and it is still ... ....


Biological Psychology (International Edition)James W KalatThe most widely used text in its course area, Kalat's Biological Psychology appeals to students and instructors alike. Throughout all eleven editions, the goal has been to make biological psychology accessible to psychology ... ....


Biological Science (International Edition)Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin and Lizabeth AllisonSupports and motivates you as you learn to think scientifically and use the skills of a biologist. Scott Freeman's Biological Science is beloved for its Socratic narrative style, its emphasis on experimental evidence, and ... ....


























Biological Science, Volume 1The Cell, Genetics, & DevelopmentScott Freeman , Kim Quillin and Lizabeth AllisonSupports and motivates you as you learn to think scientifically and use the skills of a biologist. Scott Freeman's Biological Science is beloved for its Socratic narrative style, its emphasis on experimental evidence, and ... ....

672 pages | illustrations, colour tables | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9780321841803 | #210973A | £54.99 Add to basket

Biological Science, Volume 2Evolution, Diversity, & EcologyScott Freeman, Kim Quillin and Lizabeth AllisonSupports and motivates you as you learn to think scientifically and use the skills of a biologist. Scott Freeman's Biological Science is beloved for its Socratic narrative style, its emphasis on experimental evidence, and ... ....

672 pages | colour illustrations, colour tables | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9780321841810 | #210974A | £48.99 Add to basket

Biological Science, Volume 3How Plants & Animals WorkScott Freeman, Kim Quillin and Lizabeth AllisonSupports and motivates you as you learn to think scientifically and use the skills of a biologist. Scott Freeman's Biological Science is beloved for its Socratic narrative style, its emphasis on experimental evidence, and ... ....

576 pages | colour illustrations, colour tables | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9780321841827 | #210975A | £45.99 Add to basket

Curious BehaviorYawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and BeyondRobert ProvineRobert Provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom tread – in search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified human behaviors. Upon investigation, these instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolution ... ....

288 pages | 27 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780674284135 | #211118A | £14.95 Add to basketHardback | 08/2012 | 9780674048515 | #211119A | £18.95 Add to basket

Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin and Other Marine InvertebratesMethods and ProtocolsDavid J Carroll and Stephen A StrickerIn Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin and Other Marine Invertebrates: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the field detail many of the methods which are now used to study sea urchins and other marine invertebrates ... ....


Embryos Under the MicroscopeThe Diverging Meanings of LifeJane MaienscheinToo tiny to see with the naked eye, the human embryo was just a hypothesis until the microscope made observation of embryonic development possible. This changed forever our view of the minuscule cluster of cells that looms large in ... ....


Genetic AnalysisGenes, Genomes, and Networks in EukaryotesPhilip MeneelyHow do we know what role a particular gene has? How do some genes control the expression of others? How do genes interact to form gene networks? With its unique integration of genetics and molecular biology ...

576 pages | 380 colour photos and colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2014 | 9780199681266 | #207941A | £79.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 07/2014 | 9780199651818 | #207942A | £49.99 Add to basket

Human Reproductive BiologyRichard E Jones and Kristin H LopezThe fourth edition of Human Reproductive Biology emphasizes the biological and biomedical aspects of human reproduction, explains advances in reproductive science and discusses the choices and concerns of today. Generously illustrated ... ....

400 pages | 140 colour & 52 illustrations | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9780123821843 | #211315A | £75.99 Add to basket

The Drama of DNANarrative GenomicsKaren H Rothenberg, Lynn W Bush and Eric D GreenThrough the use of dramatic narratives, The Drama of DNA brings to life the complexities raised by the application of genomic technologies to health care and diagnosis. This creative, pedagogical approach shines a unique light on ... ....


The Eye: A Very Short IntroductionMichael F LandThe eye is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution, and has evolved up to 40 times in different parts of the animal kingdom. In humans, vision is the most important sense, and much of the brain is given over to the processing ... ....

























The Prokaryotes, Volume 11Other Major Lineages of Bacteria and The ArchaeaEugene Rosenberg, Edward F DeLong, Stephen Lory, Erko Stackebrandt and Fabiano ThompsonThe Prokaryotes is a comprehensive, multi-authored, peer reviewed reference work on Bacteria and Achaea. This fourth edition of The Prokaryotes is organized to cover all taxonomic diversity, using the family level to ... ....

1000 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9783642389535 | #199449A | £513.00 Add to basket

The Vertebrate Integument, Volume 1Origin and EvolutionTheagarten Lingham-SoliarThe vertebrate integument arose about 450 million years ago as an 'armour' of dermal bony plates in small, jawless fish-like creatures, informally known as the ostracoderms. The Vertebrate Integument, Volume 1 reviews the ... ....

250 pages | 54 colour & 115 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 02/2014 | 9783642537479 | #211106A | £126.00 Add to basket

Theory and Practice of Histological TechniquesJohn D Bancroft and Alan StevensHere's the latest edition of the leading reference work on histological techniques. Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques is an essential and invaluable resource no matter what part you play in histological preparation ... ....

744 pages | 250 illustrations | Hardback | 10/2007 | 9780443102790 | #211326A | £132.00 Add to basket

Evolutionary Biology

Evolved MoralityThe Biology and Philosophy of Human ConscienceFrans BM de Waal, Patricia Smith Churchland, Telmo Pievani and Stefano ParmigianiPlease note: these articles are also published in the journal Behaviour, Volume 151, Nos. 2/3 (February 2014). Morality is often defined in opposition to the natural "instincts," or as a too ... ....

240 pages | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9789004263871 | #211269A | £76.99 Add to basketPaperback | 01/2014 | 9789004268166 | #211270A | £20.99 Add to basket

Last Ape StandingThe Seven-Million-Year Story of How and Why We SurvivedChip WalterOver the past 180 years scientists have discovered evidence that at least twenty-seven species of humans evolved on planet Earth. What enabled us to survive when all the others were shown the evolutionary door? Chip Walter tells the ... ....

240 pages | plates with colour photos | Hardback | 04/2013 | 9780802717566 | #201534A | £19.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP / | #207714A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781620405215 | #210680A | £12.99 Add to basket

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


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


The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Volume IIIMammalian Taphonomy. The Assemblages of Layers V-5 and V-6Rivka Rabinovich, Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser, Lutz Kindler and Naama Goren-InbarMultidisciplinary research on the Early-Middle Pleistocene site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov has yielded abundant climatic, environmental, ecological and behavioral records. The 15 archaeological horizons form a sequence of Acheulian ... ....

269 pages | 12 colour & 172 b/w illustrations, tables | Hardback | 10/2011 | 9789400721586 | #193933A | £81.00 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9789400799943 | #211107A | £89.99 Add to basket

The Brain SupremacyNotes from the Frontiers of NeuroscienceKathleen TaylorIn a world full of science, the balance of power between sciences is changing. Advances in physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences have given us extraordinary control over our world. Now the younger sciences of brain and mind are ... ....

384 pages | 25 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 10/2012 | 9780199603374 | #211018A | £18.99 Add to basket

The BritishA Genetic JourneyAlistair MoffatHidden inside all of us – every human being on Earth – is the story of our ancestry. Printed on our DNA are the origins of our lineages, the time in history and prehistory when they arose, and the epic journeys people have made ... ....


























The Drunken MonkeyWhy We Drink and Abuse AlcoholRobert DudleyAlcoholism, as opposed to the safe consumption of alcohol, remains a major public health issue. In this accessible book, Robert Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems ... ....


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


Wallace, Darwin, and the Origin of SpeciesJames T CostaCharles Darwin is often credited with discovering evolution through natural selection, but the idea was not his alone. The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, working independently, saw the same process at work in the natural world and ... ....

292 pages | 7 b/w photos, 35 b/w illustrations, 1 map, 7 tables | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780674729698 | #211287A | £29.95 Add to basket

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


Ecology

Integrating Ecology and Poverty ReductionThe Application of Ecology in Development SolutionsJane Carter Ingram, Fabrice DeClerck, Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio and Jeffrey D SachsThis second volume of this series, Integrating Ecology into Global Poverty Reduction Efforts: Opportunities and Solutions, builds upon the first volume ...


Habitats & Ecosystems

A Legal History of the English LandscapeChristopher Jessel and Dame Fiona ReynoldsTaking a broadly chronological approach, A Legal History of the English Landscape is an engaging account of how the law has played a pivotal role in shaping the English landscape through the concepts of security, inheritance ... ....

218 pages | 8 plates with b/w photos, b/w illustrations and b/w maps | Hardback | 10/2011 | 9780854900879 | #210716A | £19.99 Add to basket

Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in CanadaDB Tindall, Ronald L Trosper and Pamela PerreaultAboriginal people in Canada have long struggled to regain control over their traditional forest lands. A history of alienation, marginalization, and social inequality has made this an uphill battle, but the past few decades have seen signs ... ....

364 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 08/2013 | 9780774823357 | #211253A | £28.50 Add to basketHardback | 04/2013 | 9780774823340 | #211254A | £74.50 Add to basket

An Environmental History of the UK Defence Estate, 1945 to the PresentMarianna DudleyAn Environmental History of the UK Defence Estate, 1945 to the Present brings to attention the history of places that have traditionally remained under-the-radar in discussions of war and the environment, through site-based studies ... ....


Chemistry of Europe's Agricultural Soils, Part AMethodology and Interpretation of the GEMAS Data SetClemens Reimann, Manfred Birke, Alecos Demetriades, Peter Filzmoser and Patrick DT O'ConnorDuring 2008 and until early 2009, a total of 2108 samples of agricultural (ploughed land, 0–20 cm) and 2023 samples of grazing land (0–10 cm) soil were collected at a density of 1 site/2500 km2 each from 33 European ... ....

Paperback | 01/2014 | 9783510968466 | #210749A | £130.00 Add to basket

Chemistry of Europe's Agricultural Soils, Part BGeneral Background Information and Further Analysis of the GEMAS Data SetClemens Reimann, Manfred Birke, Alecos Demetriades, Peter Filzmoser and Patrick DT O'ConnorPart B of the GEMAS atlas provides a more detailed interpretation of the spatial distribution of selected elements (As, C, Cd, K, Th, U) at the European scale than was possible to provide in Part A, the geochemical atlas. To highlight the ... ....

Paperback | 01/2014 | 9783510968473 | #210723A | £81.99 Add to basket

Creating WildernessA Transnational History of the Swiss National ParkPatrick KupperThe history of the Swiss National Park, from its creation in the years before the Great War to the present, is told for the first time in Creating Wilderness. Unlike Yellowstone Park, which embodied close cooperation between ... ....

272 pages | 20 illustrations, 2 tables | Hardback | NYP 07/2014 | 9781782383734 | #209697A | £59.99 Add to basket

























Forests in DevelopmentA Vital BalanceTomas Schlichter and Leopoldo MontesForests in Development: A Vital Balance, shows some of the main advances in forestry over the six years spanning between the XII World Forestry Congress in Canada and the XIII WFC held in Buenos Aires.

200 pages | 1 colour & 3 b/w illustrations, 1 table | Hardback | 11/2011 | 9789400725751 | #205279A | £85.49 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9789400795921 | #211111A | £89.99 Add to basket

Hemlock: A Forest Giant on the EdgeDavid R Foster, Anthony D'Amato, Benjamin Baiser, Aaron M Ellison, David Orwig, Wyatt Oswald and PlThe Eastern Hemlock, massive and majestic, has played a unique role in structuring northeastern American forest environments, from Nova Scotia to Wisconsin and through the Appalachian Mountains to North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. ....


Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under Climate ChangeSven Rannow and Marco NeubertBeginning with an overview of data and concepts developed in the EU-project HABIT-CHANGE, Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under Climate Change addresses the need for sharing knowledge and experience in the ... ....


Post-fire Management and Restoration of Southern European ForestsFrancisco Moreira, Margarita Arianoutsou-Faraggitaki, Piermaria Corona and Jorge de las HerasIn spite of all the efforts made in fire prevention and suppression, every year about 45 000 forest fires occur in Europe, burning ca. 0.5 million hectares of forests and other rural lands. The management of these burned forests has been ... ....

329 pages | 43 colour & 35 b/w illustrations, 50 tables | Hardback | 10/2011 | 9789400722071 | #194537A | £114.75 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9789401783880 | #211113A | £135.00 Add to basket

Saving the World's Deciduous ForestsEcological perspectives from East Asia, North America, and EuropeRobert A AskinsDeciduous forests have been remarkably resilient throughout their history, recovering from major shifts in climate and surviving periods of massive deforestation. But today the world's great forests confront more ominous threats than ... ....


The Open Fields of EnglandDavid HallThe Open Fields of England describes the open-field system of agriculture that operated in Medieval England before the establishment of present-day farms surrounded by hedges or walls. The Open Fields of England encompasses ... ....

448 pages | 16 colour plates, 24 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780198702955 | #209065A | £84.99 Add to basket

The Soils of the PhilippinesRodelio B Carating, Raymundo G Galanta and Clarita D BacatioThe first soil survey in the Philippines was done by Mr. Clarence Dorsey, an American soil scientist in the province of Batangas in 1903. The Soils of the Philippines, however, is the first comprehensive summary of more than a ... ....


Trees, Forested Landscapes and Grazing AnimalsA European Perspective on Woodlands and Grazed TreescapesIan D RotherhamIn this comprehensive book, the critical components of the European landscape – forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees are addressed. Trees, Forested Landscapes and Grazing Animals considers the history of ... ....

432 pages | 30 b/w photos, 90 b/w illustrations, 32 tables | Hardback | 02/2013 | 9780415626118 | #211236A | £64.99 Add to basket

Wetlands Encyclopedia (4-Volume Set)C Max Finlayson, Glenn R Guntenspergen, Beth A Middleton, Robert McInnes, Mark Everard and MacKayIn discussion with Ramsar's Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at supporting ... ....


Wetlands Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Wetlands ManagementRobert McInnes, Mark Everard and C Max FinlaysonIn discussion with Ramsar's Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at ... ....


Wetlands Encyclopedia, Volume 3: MethodologyC Max Finlayson, Jos C van Dam and Kenneth IrvineIn discussion with Ramsar's Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at ... ....



























Wetlands Encyclopedia, Volume 4: World WetlandsC Max Finlayson, Crawford Prentice and Randy MiltonIn discussion with Ramsar's Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at ... ....


Conservation & Biodiversity

Fencing for ConservationRestriction of Evolutionary Potential or a Riposte to Threatening Processes?Michael J Somers and Matthew W HaywardHow can we best protect the world's biodiversity in the face of the growing human population? This question is the central theme of contemporary conservation biology. The protection of biodiversity from overuse by fencing it off from ... ....

320 pages | 24 colour & 20 b/w photos, illustrations and maps; 17 tables | Hardback | 12/2011 | 9781461409014 | #194541A | £114.75 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9781489999009 | #211105A | £135.00 Add to basket

Land, Stewardship, and LegitimacyEndangered Species Policy in Canada and the United StatesAndrea OliveCanada and the United States are similar in terms of the species of wildlife that mingle freely across their shared border. Despite this similarity, however, there are significant differences between approaches to wildlife management in ... ....

320 pages | 8 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781442647688 | #211062A | £51.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781442615748 | #211063A | £22.99 Add to basket

Mein Garten - ein BienenparadiesDie 200 besten BienenpflanzenBruno P KremerMein Garten – ein Bienenparadies presents the 200 best garden plants for bees, and is also a detailed introduction to the life of bees – an important reference work for beekeepers and agriculturists.


Environmental Science

Arctic Climate ChangeThe ACSYS Decade and BeyondPeter Lemke and Hans-Werner JacobiThe Arctic is now experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on earth. Over the next 100 years, climate change is expected to accelerate, contributing to major physical, ecological, social, and economic changes, many of ... ....

446 pages | 40 b/w & 50 colour illustrations | Hardback | 11/2011 | 9789400720268 | #192688A | £105.30 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9789401783064 | #211123A | £117.00 Add to basket

ClimatologyRobert V Rohli and Anthony J VegaIdeal for the upper-level undergraduate or introductory-level graduate course on climatology, the thoroughly updated Third Edition provides students with a comprehensive foundation of the climatic system. It begins with an overview of ... ....

488 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 01/2014 | 9781284032307 | #211030A | £48.99 Add to basket

Essentials of MeteorologyAn Invitation to the AtmosphereC Donald AhrensThis updated and enhanced seventh edition of Essentials of Meteorology is written by the most widely read and authoritative author in introductory meteorology – Donald Ahrens. Ahrens' ability to explain relatively ... ....


Meteorology Today (International Edition)An Introduction to Weather, Climate and the EnvironmentC Donald AhrensCengage Learning's Meteorology Today, 10th edition brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools along with market leading text content for introductory meteorology courses. ....

640 pages | colour photos, illustrations, tables | Paperback | 06/2012 | 9780840058157 | #211333A | £106.00 Add to basket

Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and BiodiversityMark A Sutton, Kate E Mason, Lucy J Sheppard, Harald Sverdrup, Richard Haeuber and W Kevin HicksNitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity brings together extended reviews and papers of new scientific research on atmospheric nitrogen deposition impacts globally. While there is a wealth of evidence on the magnitude ... ....


Sea Floor ExplorationScientific Adventures Diving into the AbyssRoger HekinianThe author participated 38 expeditions including the first manned-submersible project to explore the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Sea Floor Exploration provides a comprehensive overview of the past 45 years of sea floor exploration. ....

























Tackling Climate Change Through LivestockA Global Assessment of Emissions and Mitigation OpportunitiesFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector could be cut by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and technologies. FAO conducted a detailed analysis of GHG emissions at multiple stages of various ... ....


Underwater SeascapesFrom Geographical to Ecological PerspectivesOlivier Musard, Laurence Le Du-Blayo, Patrice Francour, Jean-Pierre Beurier, Eric Feunteun and TWhile the European Landscape Convention adopted in Florence in 2000 by the European Council offers a public-action framework through a normative definition, the marine and submarine dimensions of landscapes are attracting growing interest ... ....


Windfall: The Booming Business of Global WarmingMcKenzie FunkAn award-winning journalist shares the stories of entrepreneurs who are realizing marketing opportunities associated with global warming, from Israeli artificial snow-makers and private firefighters in California to fund managers backing ... ....


Physical Sciences

Applied Hydrogeology (International Edition)Jr.,CW FetterThe text is designed for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate-level courses in hydrology, groundwater hydrology, hydrogeology, and civil engineering. This best selling text gives students a balanced examination of all facets of ... ....

692 pages | illustrations, maps, tables, includes CD-ROM | Paperback | 08/2013 | 9781292022901 | #210957A | £74.50 Add to basket

Cave Archaeology and Karst Geomorphology of North West EnglandField GuideHannah J O'Regan, Trevor Faulkner and Ian R SmithFrom the introduction: "This field guide covers recent research into cave archaeology and aspects of karst geomorphology in Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales, where the latest results are informing us about glaciations since ... ....

186 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour & b/w maps, tables | Paperback | 01/2012 | 0907780849253 | #210673A | £13.50 Add to basket

Classical MechanicsThe Theoretical MinimumLeonard Susskind and George HrabovskyThis is the ultimate master class in modern physics. World-class physicist and father of string theory Leonard Susskind and citizen-scientist George Hrabovsky combine forces in a primer that teaches the skills you need to do physics your ... ....


Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen PlacesAdventures in the World's Frozen PlacesBill StreeverFrom avalanches to glaciers and seals to snowflakes, from igloos to icebergs, permafrost to hoarfrost, chilblains to frostbite, Bill Streever unearths the consistent, ongoing influence of cold on the planet. Evoking history, myth, geography ... ....

320 pages | 12 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 09/2010 | 9780316042925 | #211334A | £10.99 Add to basketHardback | 09/2009 | 9780316042918 | #211335A | £18.99 Add to basket

CosmosNeil deGrasse TysonCosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean ... ....

416 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 08/1983 | 9780349107035 | #169419A | £11.99 Add to basketPaperback | 12/2013 | 9780345539434 | #210725A | £13.99 Add to basket

Creation: The Origin of Life / The Future of LifeAdam RutherfordPlease note that this book is sold in the USA under the title Creation: How Science is Reinventing Life Itself. Recent breakthroughs in the science of life are solving the great mystery of its origin ...


Decoding RealityThe Universe as Quantum InformationVlatko VedralFor a physicist, all the world's information. The Universe and its workings are the ebb and flow of information. We are all transient patterns of information, passing on the recipe for our basic forms to future generations using a ... ....


Does My Goldfish Know Who I am?And Hundreds More Big Questions from Little People Answered by ExpertsGemma Elwin HarrisChildren ask the funniest questions: Why does sweetcorn come out the same as when I ate it? Do spiders speak? Why does Daddy never win the lottery? Which is faster, a Velociraptor or a cheetah? How does the lady in the satnav know where ... ....



























Geology for Engineers and Environmental Scientists (International Edition)Alan E KehewFor introductory courses in geology for engineers or engineering geology, offered in departments of geology, earth science, and civil engineering. This text provides an introduction to geology for students of engineering and environmental ... ....

720 pages | illustrations, maps | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9781292039107 | #210952A | £44.99 Add to basket

Glacitectonics: Field GuideEmrys Phillips, Jonathan R Lee and Hannah M EvansGlacitectonism is defined here as "the deformation (folding, fracturing) caused as a glacier or ice sheet pushes into and overrides pre-existing sequence of sediments and/or bedrock". This deformation occurs on a variety of ... ....

263 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations, tables | Paperback | 01/2011 | 9780907780830 | #210674A | £24.99 Add to basket

Hamlyn Guide Minerals, Rocks and FossilsWR Hamilton, AR Woolley and AC BishopHamlyn Guide Minerals, Rocks and Fossils is designed to provide fast and accurate identification of specimens. Separate illustrated introductions to minerals, rocks and fossils provide more general information, for example on ... ....


Heat: Adventures in the World's Fiery PlacesBill StreeverA bestselling scientist and nature writer who goes to any extreme to uncover the answers, Bill Streever sets off to find out what heat really means. Let him be your guide and you'll firewalk across hot coals and sweat it out in ... ....

384 pages | 12 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9780316105323 | #211316A | £12.99 Add to basketHardback | 02/2013 | 9780316105330 | #211317A | £19.99 Add to basket

Introducing Human GeographiesPaul Cloke, Philip Crang and Mark GoodwinIntroducing Human Geographies is the leading guide to human geography for undergraduate students, explaining new thinking on essential topics and discussing exciting developments in the field. This new edition has been ... ....

368 pages | b/w photos, illustrations | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9781444135350 | #210811A | £41.95 Add to basketHardback | 11/2013 | 9780415826631 | #210812A | £105.00 Add to basket

Introduction to the Caves of OmanSamir S Hanna and Mohamed Al-BelushiCaves of Oman provides important information on the geology and formation of caves. Within its 128 pages the authors emphasize the main features of every cave, so that Caves of Oman can be used as a guide for visitors ... ....

128 pages | 90 photos, illustrations, 90 maps | Spiralbound | 01/1996 | #210999A | £22.99 Add to basket

It's Not Rocket ScienceDiscover the Surprisingly Simple Ideas behind the Most Exciting Bits of ScienceBen MillerBlack holes. DNA. The Large Hadron Collider. Ever had that sneaking feeling that you are missing out on some truly spectacular science? You do? Well, fear not, for help is at hand. Ben Miller was working on his Physics PhD at Cambridge ... ....


Large Igneous ProvincesRichard E ErnstLarge Igneous Provinces (LIPs) are intraplate magmatic events, involving volumes of mainly mafic magma upwards of 100 000 km3, and often above 1 million km3. They are linked to continental break-up, global environmental ... ....

580 pages | 273 b/w illustrations, 50 tables | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780521871778 | #209997A | £84.99 Add to basket

Mars: An Introduction to its Interior, Surface and AtmosphereNadine G BarlowOur knowledge of Mars has changed dramatically in the past 40 years due to the wealth of information provided by Earth-based and orbiting telescopes, and spacecraft investigations. Recent observations suggest that water has played a major ... ....

264 pages | 7 colour plates, 130 b/w photos, 27 b/w illustrations, 13 tables | Hardback | 01/2008 | 9780521852265 | #172142A | £56.70 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781107644878 | #211215A | £27.99 Add to basket

Mirror EarthThe Search for Our Planet's TwinMichael D LemonickIn the mid-1990s, astronomers made history when they detected three planets orbiting stars in the Milky Way. The planets were nothing like Earth, however: they were giant gas balls like Jupiter or Saturn. More than 500 planets have been ... ....

304 pages | 6 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 02/2013 | 9780802779007 | #205133A | £16.99 Add to basketPaperback | 01/2014 | 9781620403105 | #211250A | £12.99 Add to basket

Mt Stromlo ObservatoryFrom Bush Observatory to the Nobel PrizeRagbir Bhathal, Ralph Sutherland and Harvey ButcherMt Stromlo Observatory tells the story of the Mt. Stromlo Observatory in Canberra which began life as a government department, later becoming an optical munitions factory producing gun sights and telescopes during the Second World War ... ....

336 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9781486300754 | #210990A | £34.50 Add to basket

Nene ValleyField GuideHenry Langford and RM Briant































North of IrelandField GuideNJ Whitehouse, HM Roe, S McCarron and J Knight


Oman: Wunderland der GeologieIngeborg GubaOman: Wunderland der Geologie is an important guide to Oman's geology. This publication provides information about Oman's extraordinary geological wonders to visitors and scientists. It is an important guide for geologists ... ....


Our Mathematical UniverseMy Quest for the Ultimate Nature of RealityMax TegmarkOur Mathematical Universe is a journey to explore the mysteries uncovered by cosmology and to discover the nature of reality. Our Big Bang, our distant future, parallel worlds, the sub-atomic and intergalactic – none of the ... ....


Philip's Practical Astronomy KitPatrick Moore, John Woodruff and Wil TirionPhilip's Practical Astronomy Kit is an exciting new 3-in-1 starter pack suitable for use in the northern hemisphere, containing three essential items to introduce the beginner to the fascinating hobby of astronomy ...


Planetary RingsA Post-equinox ViewLarry W EspositoFully updated and expanded, this new edition presents a cutting-edge summary of planetary rings, including results from Cassini's Saturn System, Equinox and Solstice missions, and the New Horizons flyby of Jupiter.

285 pages | 89 b/w illustrations, 3 tables | Hardback | NYP 02/2014 | 9781107028821 | #210966A | £74.99 Add to basket

Principles and Practice of Analytical Techniques in GeosciencesKliti GriceThe pace of revolution in analytical chemistry in the field of Geosciences has been dramatic over the recent decades and includes fundamental developments that have become common place in many related and unrelated disciplines.


Quantum MechanicsThe Theoretical MinimumLeonard Susskind and Art FriedmanFirst he taught you classical mechanics. Now, physicist Leonard Susskind has teamed up with data engineer Art Friedman to present the theory and associated mathematics of the strange world of quantum mechanics.


RSPB What's That Rock or Mineral?The Simplest ID Guide EverThe Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)This is the perfect pocket guide to identifying rocks for beginners. RSPB What's That Rock or Mineral? is ideal if you struggle with how to tell the difference between granite and marble or limestone and sandstone.


Rockhounding New EnglandA Guide to More Than 100 of the Region's Best Rockhounding SitesPeter CristofonoNew England is one of the best regions in the country for rockhounds to hunt for minerals, gems, and fossils. The complex geology of the region hosts a stunning variety of material from gold-bearing placers to fossiliferous limestone ... ....


Rockhounding New YorkA Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding SitesRobert BeardWith this informative guide, you can explore the mineral-rich state of New York, from the beaches to the mountains. It describes the states' best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known ... ....

362 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 02/2014 | 9780762779000 | #210755A | £18.50 Add to basket

Rockhounding OregonA Guide to More Than 100 of the State's Best Rockhounding SitesLars JohnsonRockhounding Oregon provides detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the best rockhounding sites in Oregon, with valuable tips on what to tools to bring and how to conduct your search. Comprehensive lists of minerals or fossils ... ....
























Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New JerseyA Guide to the States' Best Rockhounding SitesRobert D BeardWith this informative guide, you can explore the mineral-rich regions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, from the beaches to the mountains. It describes the states' best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well ... ....

277 pages | colour illustrations, maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9780762780938 | #210758A | £16.50 Add to basket

Rockhounding UtahA Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding SitesWilliam A Kappele and Gary WarrenThis completely updated and revised, full-color edition of Rockhounding Utah reveals the grandeur of the state's exposed formations, its canyon walls etched with fossils, and the spires and arches of the Needles District in ... ....


Rossendale Forest & Greater ManchesterField GuideRG CroftsRossendale Forest & Greater Manchester was produced to accompany the field meeting to Rossendale Forest and Greater Manchester, based at Grains Bar, Oldham, 8th-11rd September 2005.


Stuff MattersThe Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made WorldMark MiodownikStuff Matters is a fantastically entertaining introduction to the strange inner life of materials by one of the The Times 100 most influential scientists in the UK and scientist in residence on Dara O Briain's ... ....

272 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 06/2013 | 9780670920549 | #210698A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2014 | 9780241955185 | #210699A | £9.99 Add to basket

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

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

The Isles of ScillyField GuideJD Scourse

151 pages | b/w illustrations, maps | Paperback | 01/2006 | #211035A | £29.99 Add to basket

The Quaternary of Central Germany (Thuringia)Field GuideRA Meyrick and DC Schreve

b/w illustrations, maps | Paperback | 01/2002 | 9780907780564 | #211044A | £24.99 Add to basket

The Quaternary of Central Western IrelandField GuideP CoxonThe Quaternary of Central Western Ireland was produced to accompany the joint QRA/IQUA annual field meeting based in western Ireland, 4th - 10th April 2005.


The Quaternary of Dumfries and GallowayField GuideRM TippingThe Quaternary of Dumfries and Galloway was produced to accompany the geological field excursion based at Lockerbie, 4th-6th September 1999.

204 pages | 63 b/w illustrations, maps | Paperback | 06/1998 | 9780907780458 | #211050A | £19.99 Add to basket

The Quaternary of East Yorkshire and North LincolnshireField GuideMD Bateman, PC Buckland, CD Frederick and NJ Whitehouse


The Quaternary of Glen Roy and VicinityField GuideAdrian P Palmer, JJ Lowe and Jim RoseUK contribution to the international year of planet earth 2008. The Quaternary of Glen Roy and Vicinity was produced to accompany the QRA Short Field Meeting based in Spean Bridge and Roybridge 7th-11th September 2008.


The Quaternary of North East EnglandField GuideDavid R Bridgland, BP Horton and JR Innes


The Quaternary of Northumberland, Durham and North YorkshireField GuideBethan J Davies, Lynda Yorke, David R Bridgland and David H RobertsFrom the introduction: "The north of England encompasses vast swathes of the British countryside, comprising a diverse range of uplands, moorlands and coastal environs, glacigenic landforms, major incised river systems ...

208 pages | 65 colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations and colour & b/w maps; 8 tables | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9780907780861 | #210671A | £16.99 Add to basket




























The Quaternary of SomersetField GuideCE Hunt and SK Haslett


The Quaternary of South West IrelandField GuideS Harrison and TM Mighall


The Quaternary of West CornwallField GuideJD Scourse and MFA Furze

b/w illustrations, maps | Paperback | 01/1999 | 9780907780441 | #211051A | £19.99 Add to basket

The Quaternary of West WalesField GuideD McCarroll and MJC Walker


The Quaternary of the Banffshire Coast & BuchanField GuideJon W Merritt, ER Connell and David R BridglandThe Quaternary of the Banffshire Coast & Buchan was produced to accompany the QRA Short Field Meeting to the Banffshire Coast and Buchan, based at Banff Links Hotel, Swordanes, Banff, 7th-10th September, 2000.


The Quaternary of the Brecon BeaconsField GuideSimon J Carr, Christopher Coleman, Adrian J Humpage and Richard A ShakesbyThe Quaternary of the Brecon Beacons was produced to accompany the QRA Annual Field Meeting based at the Castle of Brecon Hotel, Brecon, 22-26th April 2007.


The Quaternary of the Central Grampian HighlandsField GuideSven Lukas, Jon W Merritt and WA MitchellThe Quaternary of the Central Grampian Highlands was produced to accompany the QRA short field meeting to the Central Grampian Highlands, based at Craigerne Hotel, Newtonmore, 20th-23rd May 2004.


The Quaternary of the Exe Valley and Adjoining AreasField GuideLaura S Basell, AG Brown and PS TomsThe Quaternary of the Exe Valley and Adjoining Areas was produced to accompany the Field Meeting to the Exe Valley and adjoining areas, based at Exeter Court hotel, Kennford, 4th-7th April 2011.

163 pages | illustrations, colour & b/w maps | Paperback | 01/2011 | 9780907780823 | #211026A | £33.50 Add to basket

The Quaternary of the Isle of Man and Northwest EnglandField GuideRC Chiverrell, AJ Plater and GSP ThomasThe Quaternary of the Isle of Man and Northwest England was produced to accompany the QRA Annual Field Meeting based in Douglas on the Isle of Man and at the University of Liverpool, 19th-23rd April 2004.


The Quaternary of the Monadhliath Mountains and the Great GlenField GuideClaire M Boston, Sven Lukas and Jon W MerrittFrom the introduction: "The Monadhliath Mountains are one of the lesser-known areas in Scotland. Situated between the higher-elevation Nevis Range and Cairngorm Mountains, they have generally been overlooked by both hill ...

230 pages | 68 colour & b/w photos and colour & b/w illustrations; 2 tables | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9780907780854 | #210672A | £16.99 Add to basket

The Quaternary of the Solway Lowlands and Pennine EscarpmentField GuideStephen J Livingstone, David JA Evans and Colm O? CofaighThe Quaternary of the Solway Lowlands and Pennine Escarpment was produced to accompany the QRA field meeting to the Solway Lowlands and Pennine escarpment, held on 29th September - 2nd October 2010.

154 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, colour & b/w maps | Paperback | 01/2010 | 9780907780816 | #211027A | £33.50 Add to basket

The Quaternary of the Western Highland BoundaryField GuideDavid AJ EvansThe Quaternary of the Western Highland Boundary was produced to accompany the QRA annual field meeting based at the Winnock Hotel, Drymen, 26-30th March 2003.


The Serpent's PromiseThe Bible Retold as ScienceSteve JonesSteve Jones' new book rewrites the Bible it in the light of modern science. Are we all descended from a single couple, a real-life Adam and Eve? Was the Bible's great flood really a memory of the end of the Ice Age? Will we ever get back to ... ....

437 pages | no illustrations | Paperback | 05/2013 | 9781408702864 | #210969A | £14.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2014 | 9780349123486 | #210970A | £9.99 Add to basket




























The Theoretical MinimumWhat You Need to Know to Start Doing PhysicsLeonard Susskind and George HrabovskyIn this unconventional and stimulating primer, world-class physicist Leonard Susskind and citizen-scientist George Hrabovsky combine forces to provide a brilliant first course in modern physics. Unlike most popular physics books ... ....


The Universe WithinA Scientific AdventureNeil ShubinIn The Universe Within, Neil Shubin, one of the world's leading experts, reveals to us the extraordinary cosmic and evolutionary adventure of our own bodies. During the past 13.7 billion years (or so) since the Big Bang, our ... ....

240 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9781846142208 | #203605A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | 10/2013 | 9780307473271 | #207761A | £15.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2014 | 9780141041902 | #210696A | £9.99 Add to basket

What a Wonderful WorldOne Man's Attempt to Explain the Big StuffMarcus ChownWhy do we breathe? What is money? How does the brain work? Why did life invent sex? Does time really exist? How does capitalism work – or not, as the case may be? Where do mountains come from? How do computers work? How did humans ... ....


Sustainable Development

Arctic FuturesThe New Geopolitics of EnergyRichard PowellAs the polar ice melts, so the rich oil, gas and mineral resources of the Arctic are being increasingly exposed to the eager eyes of interested nations. Markers are already being laid as the spatiality of the Arctic begins to be reconfigured ... ....

256 pages | 12 b/w illustrations, 6 maps | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9781848853805 | #206071A | £44.99 Add to basket

Empires of ProfitCommerce, Conquest and Corporate ResponsibilityDaniel LitvinDaniel Litvin, the founder and director of Critical Resource, is a leading expert on the growing social and political risks facing global companies today. In Empires of Profit of gripping and dramatic stories, he takes a compelling ... ....

312 pages | 20 b/w photos, maps | Paperback | 11/2012 | 9781909122253 | #210955A | £9.99 Add to basket

Environment and SocietyA Critical IntroductionPaul Robbins, John Hintz and Sarah A MooreSubstantially updated for the second edition, this engaging and innovative introduction to the environment and society uses key theoretical approaches to explore familiar objects. - Features substantial revisions and updates ...


Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap MeatPhilip Lymbery and Isabel OakeshottFarm animals have been disappearing from our fields as the production of food has become a global industry. We no longer know for certain what is entering the food chain and what we are eating – as the UK horsemeat scandal demonstrates ... ....


Feeding FrenzyThe New Politics of FoodPaul McMahonFeeding Frenzy traces the history of the global food system and reveals the underlying causes of recent turmoil in food markets. Supplies are running short, prices keep spiking and the media is full of talk of a 'world food ... ....


Geopolitics: A Very Short IntroductionKlaus DoddsGeopolitics is a way of looking at the world: one that considers the links between political power, geography, and cultural diversity. In certain places such as Iraq, Lebanon, or Israel, moving a few feet either side of a territorial ... ....


Gold: Inside the Race for the World's Most Seductive MetalMatthew HartSince the 2008 financial crisis the price of gold has sky-rocketed, from around $800 an ounce in August of that year to a peak of around $1,700 an ounce. Fortunes have been made, and this has kicked off an unprecedented gold-mining and ... ....

























Governing International RiversPolycentric Politics in the Mekong and the RhineTun MyintThis important book employs the theory of polycentricity, a system with several centres as an analytical concept to explain the multilayered international environmental governance of river basins. It introduces a new methodological framework ... ....

288 pages | Illustrations | Hardback | 04/2012 | 9781781001479 | #201623A | £74.99 Add to basketPaperback | 12/2013 | 9781781004036 | #210731A | £24.99 Add to basket

Making Sustainability WorkBest Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental, and Economic ImpactsMarc J Epstein, Adriana Rejc Buhovac, John Elkington and Herman B LeonardThe best practices in corporate sustainability performance are no longer the exclusive domain of companies like Ben & Jerry's or The Body Shop, as they were a decade ago; now, large, multinational companies like G.E. and Wal-Mart ... ....


Nile River BasinEcohydrological Challenges, Climate Change and HydropoliticsAssefa M Melesse, Wossenu Abtew and Shimelis Gebriye SetegnNile River Basin provides a comprehensive overview of the hydrology of the Nile River, especially the ecohydrological degradation and challenges the basin is facing, the impact of climate change on water availability and the ... ....


Romancing the WildCultural Dimensions of EcotourismRobert FletcherThe worldwide development of ecotourism – including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitewater rafting, as well as more pedestrian pursuits such as birdwatching – has been extensively studied, but until now little ... ....

296 pages | 10 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9780822355830 | #211103A | £59.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2014 | 9780822356004 | #211104A | £16.99 Add to basket

The Fourth RevolutionHow the infosphere is reshaping human realityLuciano FloridiWho are we, and how do we relate to each other? Luciano Floridi, one of the leading figures in contemporary philosophy, argues that the explosive developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is changing the answer to ... ....


The Illustrated Guide to CowsHow To Choose Them, How To Keep ThemCelia LewisKeeping cattle as a smallholder can be a rewarding enterprise, supplying you with food and milk and helping with the management of grassland on your property. This delightfully illustrated and informative book is ideal for anyone interested ... ....


The Mortal SeaFishing the Atlantic in the Age of SailW Jeffrey BolsterSince the Viking ascendancy in the Middle Ages, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend upon it for survival. And just as surely, people have shaped the Atlantic. In his innovative account of this interdependency ... ....

378 pages | 59 b/w photos, 7 b/w illustrations, 2 b/w maps | Hardback | 10/2012 | 9780674047655 | #199461A | £22.95 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780674283961 | #211102A | £14.95 Add to basket

The Politics of the ArcticGeir HonnelandThe Arctic ice cap is melting and scientists are uncertain about how this will affect ecosystems. At the same time, the Arctic is the object of heated political discussion. Who shall extract the oil when the ice disappears? How are marine ... ....


Traditional Goat Management in Dhofar and the Omani DesertAn Ethnoarchaeological StudyAli Tigani El MahiTraditional Goat Management in Dhofar and the Omani Desert arises from a field study which investigated traditional goat management in Dhofar and the Omani desert. This publication considers goat raising as a key means of survival ... ....

182 pages | Paperback | 01/2010 | #211000A | £23.99 Add to basket

Why We Need Nuclear PowerThe Environmental CaseMichael H FoxAn argument for nuclear power as an environmentally sound option, based on real science and written by a radiation biologist. A complete scientific analysis of nuclear power.

336 pages | 55 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780199344574 | #209267A | £22.99 Add to basket

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Exploring BioinformaticsA Project-Based ApproachCaroline St Clair and Jonathan E VisickThoroughly revised and updated, Exploring Bioinformatics: A Project-Based Approach, Second Edition is intended for an introductory course in bioinformatics at the undergraduate level. Through hands-on projects, students are introduced ... ....


Learning Statistics Using RRandall E SchumackerProviding easy-to-use R script programs that teach descriptive statistics, graphing, and other statistical methods, Learning Statistics Using R shows readers how to run and utilize R, a free integrated statistical suite that has ... ....


Modeling Count DataJoseph M HilbeThis entry-level text offers clear and concise guidelines on how to select, construct, interpret, and evaluate count data. Written for researchers with little or no background in advanced statistics, Modeling Count Data presents ... ....

200 pages | 10 b/w illustrations, 81 tables | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781107028333 | #208737A | £59.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781107611252 | #208738A | £22.99 Add to basket

Naked StatisticsStripping the Dread from the DataCharles WheelanThe field of statistics is rapidly transforming into a discipline that Hal Varian at Google has called "sexy". And with good reason – from batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research ...

304 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 02/2014 | 9780393347777 | #211058A | £11.99 Add to basketHardback | 02/2013 | 9780393071955 | #211059A | £18.99 Add to basket

Reference

Ethics & Critical Thinking in ConservationPamela HatchfieldThis collection of essays brings to focus a moment in the evolution of the complex decision making processes required when conservators consider the treatment of cultural heritage materials. The papers presented here are drawn from two ... ....

147 pages | colour & b/w photos, b/w illustrations | Hardback | 01/2013 | 2370000126122 | #211024A | £58.99 Add to basket

Historical Perspectives on Preventive ConservationSarah StaniforthHistorical Perspectives on Preventive Conservation gathers together the most important texts on this critical topic, from antiquity to today. The sixth volume in the Getty's Readings in Conservation series, which gathers ... ....

426 pages | b/w photos, ccolour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 05/2013 | 9781606061428 | #210986A | £49.99 Add to basket

Science Editors' HandbookPippa Smart, Herve Maisonneuve and Arjan KS PoldermanThe EASE Science Editors' Handbook is an invaluable resource for anyone working in the field of editing either in print, or digitally. It covers a wide range of subjects, including all aspects of copy editing and running a ... ....

240 pages | b/w illustrations, 1 map, 29 tables | Paperback | 08/2013 | 9780905988115 | #210815A | £39.99 Add to basket

The Dictionary of Genomics, Transcriptomics and Proteomics (3-Volume Set)Guenther KahlThis very successful long-seller has once again been thoroughly updated and greatly expanded. It now contains over 13 000 entries, and comprehensively covering genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics. Each entry contains an extensive ... ....

2000 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 04/2014 | 9783527328529 | #210954A | £410.00 Add to basket

The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information GraphicsThe Dos and Don'ts of Presenting Data, Facts, and FiguresDona M WongIn today's data-driven world, professionals need to know how to express themselves in the language of graphics effectively and eloquently. Yet information graphics is rarely taught in schools or is the focus of on-the-job training. ....

160 pages | 16 plates with colour illustrations; 500 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 01/2014 | 9780393347289 | #211060A | £18.99 Add to basketHardback | 02/2010 | 9780393072952 | #211061A | £20.99 Add to basket

Voodoo Salon TaxidermyErrol FullerAn illuminating look at the fascinating and bizarre world of taxidermy, from the Victorian times to its current use by artists such as Damien Hirst.


























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