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October 2018 Monthly CatalogueWelcome to the October 2018 edition of the NHBS Monthly Catalogue, which lists all new titles added to our website in the last month.

Several exciting bird books came to our attention this month. The next New Naturalist (after The Burren) will be Gulls, authored by John Coulson, and is due for publicationin March from Harper Collins. As every year around October, we can announce the next Birdwatcher's Yearbook, the 2019 edition being due this month from CallunaBooks. Springer will publish Lesser Flamingos: Descendants of Phoenix in January. Brill will publish a second edition of Field Guide to the Birds of Suriname in November.Bloomsbury will publish the RSPB Guide to Birdsong March next year, which will include an audio CD. Lastly, Houghton Mifflin will publishPeterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America in March.

For herpetologists there are two titles in particular worth highlighting. Auckland University Press will publish Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand: A Field Guide inNovember, while Chimaira has just published the long-awaited next installment in their Terralog series: Venomous Snakes of South America.

Entomologists and those interested in other invertebrates have three books in particular to look forward to. Ivy Press will publishDragonflies & Damselfies: A Natural History in March. The Field Studies Council has just publishedSynopses of the British Fauna Volume 62: Marine Gastropods 3: Neogastropoda, which is the third and final installment to deal with marine gastropods. Of a lighter natureis Octopuses, a new Ladybird Expert Book that is due March. It will be authored by none other than Helen Scales who has published some fantastic books on marine faunain recent years.

For botanists we have two hard-to-find titles. From the University of Helsinki we have a new field guide, Sphagnum Mosses: The Stars of European Mires that is now instock. We also expect stock for the second edition of Where the Slime Mould Creeps from Tasmania this month. Furthermore, CRC Press will publish a second edition ofPlankton: Guide to Their Ecology and Monitoring for Water Quality in February.

On the topic of conservation and biodiversity there are a number of noteworthy titles. Academic Press will publish Wildlife Conservation in Africa: A Scientific Approach inMarch, while Cambridge University Press will publish Infrastructure Development and Ape Conservation in October. We have just received stock ofA Sustainable Future: 12 Key Areas of Global Concern from Haus Publishing. The University of Chicago Press will publishAbundant Earth: Toward an Ecological Civilization, authored by Eileen Crist, in December. Finally, economist Dieter Helm, who has authored books such as Burn Out,Carbon Crunch and Natural Capital, is writing Green and Prosperous Land, due March from Harper Collins in which he puts forward a 25-year game plan to turn Britaininto a green and prosperous land.

Readers interested in evolutionary biology or animal behaviour have two paperback to look out for. Edward O. Wilson's The Origins of Creativity will be published inpaperback in November by Allen Lane, while the paperback of Spying on Whales: The Past, Present and Future of the World's Largest Animals is due in March fromHarper Collins. Primatologist Frans de Waal's next book is called Mama's Last Hug: Animal and Human Emotions and is due for publication in March by Granta Books.

Three books of interest to ecologists are Encyclopedia of Caves, which will be published in its 3rd edition in March by Academic Press,Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on Animals from Springer, available now, and The Peatlands of Britain and Ireland: A Traveller's Guide, due March from Sandstone Press.

Museums and libarires will be pleased to see a paperback edition of Life on Display: Revolutionizing US Museums of Science & Natural History in the Twentieth Centurydue for publication in October from the University of Chicago Press.

Finally, for armchair readers, we have All the Land, which is a biography of Alfred Wegener due December from Seagull Books, The End of the End of the Earth JonathanFranzen due November from Fourth Estate, and a new coffee table book from Global Wildlife Conservation: Islands, of which we expect stock this month.

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

Leon VliegerCatalogue Editor

Palaeontology & GeologyPractical MagnetotelluricsFiona Simpson(Author), Karsten Bahr(Author)The magnetotelluric (MT) method, a technique for probing the electrical conductivity structureof the Earth, is increasingly used both in applied geophysics and in basic research. This book,first published in 2005, goes into detail on practical...

270 pages | 87 illustrations | Cambridge University Press

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The Seven Hills of RomeA Geological Tour of the Eternal CityGrant Heiken(Author), Renato Funiciello(Author), Donatella De Rita(Author), WalterVeltroni(Foreword By)From humble beginnings, Rome became perhaps the greatest intercontinental power in theworld. Why did this historic city become so much more influential than its neighbor, nearbyLatium, which was peopled by more or less the same stock? Over the...

264 pages | 72 b/w photos, 19 b/w illustrations, 20 b/w maps, 4 tables |Princeton University Press

Paperback #244273 2007 9780691130385 £24.99

Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic ForaminiferaMarcelle K BouDagher-Fadel(Author)Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic Foraminifera is a unique,comprehensive reference work on the larger benthic foraminifera. This second edition issubstantially revised, including extensive re-analysis of the most recent work...

702 pages | 378 Illustrations | University College London Press


Rockhounding WyomingKenneth Lee Graham(Author)The 75 sites described in Rockhounding Wyoming take you across the red desert to the highmountain majesty of the Big Horns and Wind Rivers as well as the geologic wonders ofYellowstone National Park. Graham, a former hardrock miner, developed an...

256 pages | 230 colour photos | Falcon Guides

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Fossils of the Jurassic CoastSamuel Scriven(Author), Kevin Benfield(Editor)Fossils of the Jurassic Coast is about our relationship with the deep past – a place we journeyto using science, and bring to life with our imagination.The fossils of the Jurassic Coast WorldHeritage Site represent a unique record of the...

243 pages | colour photos | The Jurassic Coast Trust

Paperback #244569 2016 9780993110719 £14.95

Spying on WhalesThe Past, Present and Future of the World's Largest AnimalsNicholas Pyenson(Author), Alex Boersma(Illustrator)Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived onour planet. We have hunted them for thousands of years and scratched their icons into ourmythologies. They simultaneously fill us with waves of terror, awe...

322 pages | b/w illustrations | William Collins (Harper Collins imprint)

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Critical Intervals in Earth History – Palaeobiological InnovationsAbstract Volume of the 2nd Joint Conference of the Palaeontological Society of China and thePalaontologische GesellschaftQun Yang(Editor), Joachim Reitner(Editor), Yongdong Wang(Editor), Mike Reich(Editor)This book collects the abstracts of the 2nd Joint Conference of the Palaeontological Society ofChina and the Palaontologische Gesellschaft. This conference saw the presentation of high-level international papers on criticals period of earth history...

552 pages | University of Science and Technology of China Press

Paperback #244120 2018 9787312028427 £64.99

Silica StoriesChristina De La Rocha(Author), Daniel J Conley(Author)Do you know silica, the tetrahedra of silicon and oxygen constituting the crystals of New Agersand the desiccant in a box of new shoes? It's no mere mundane mineral. As chemicallyreacting silicate rocks, silica set off the chain of events known...

201 pages | 1 colour & 38 b/w illustrations | Springer-Verlag


The Dinosaur ArtistObsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate TrophyPaige Williams(Author)New Yorker magazine staff writer Paige Williams delves into the surprisingly perilous world offossil collectors in this riveting true tale.In 2012, a New York auction catalogue boasted anunusual offering: 'a superb Tyrannosaurus skeleton'....

410 pages | no illustrations | Scribe Publications


Geology and Mineral Resources of MaharashtraGeological Survey of India(Author)This publication gives an overview of the geology and mineral resources of the Indian state ofMaharashtra. A folded geological map, measuring 74 × 51 cm, is attached in a pocket to theinside back cover.

142 pages | colour illustrations | Geological Survey of India

Paperback #244144 2016 £21.99

A Closer Look at John Day Fossil Beds National MonumentMegan Wilkins(Author)Hidden among the sagebrush dotted hills of eastern Oregon is one of the world's premierefossil sites. Once inhabited by tiny horses, massive brontotheres, and 'terminator-pig'entelodonts, the John Day River basin is now home to the...

62 pages | 120 colour photos | Discover Your Northwest

Paperback #244181 2017 9780914019787 £19.99

Die Trilobiten der Erdbach-Kalke von Erdbach (Hessen) und die der "Phillipsien-Bank"im Raum Warstein (Nordrhein-Westfalen), sowie eine Revision der Cystispininae(Mittleres Mississippium)The Trilobites of the Erdbach Limestone of Erdbach (Hesse) and the "Phillipsien-Bank" in theWarstein Area (North Rhine-Westphalia), as well as a Revision of the Cystispininae (MiddleMississippium)Peter Müller(Author), Gerhard Hahn(Author)The Erdbach limestone occupy a special position within the Kulm facies at the time of themiddle Mississippian. While predominantly hostile conditions prevailed in the basins, very richfaunas developed on deep sills above Devonian reef ruins and...

237 pages | 21 plates with colour photos; 145 b/w illustrations, 98 tables |Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft

Paperback #244222 2018 9783510614134 £64.99

The Archaeological and Forensic Applications of MicrofossilsA Deeper Understanding of Human HistoryMark Williams(Editor), Tom Hill(Editor), Ian Boomer(Editor), Ian P Wilkinson(Editor)Microfossils are an abundant component of the sedimentary rock record. Their analysis canreveal not only the environments in which the rocks were deposited, but also their age. Whencombined, the spatial and temporal distribution patterns of...

304 pages | illustrations | Geological Society

Hardback #244233 2017 9781786203052 £145.00

The 1959 Yellowstone EarthquakeLarry E Morris(Author), Lee H Whittlesey(Foreword By)At 11:37 p.m. on August 17, 1959, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocked Montana's Yellowstonecountry. In an instant, an entire mountainside fractured and thundered down onto the sites ofunsuspecting campers. The mammoth avalanche generated...

194 pages | b/w illustrations | History Press Library Editions


Guía de Geología de Menorca: Itinerarios Naturales y Culturales [Guide to the Geologyof Menorca: Natural and Cultural Itineraries]Agustí Rodríguez Florit(Editor), Guillem X Pons Buades(Editor), Félix de Pablo Pons(Editor)La Guia Geología de Menorca: Itinerarios Naturales y Culturales does not aim to be a bookpopularizing conventional geology but aims to show how this science affects many aspectsrelated to biodiversity, history and traditional culture. The...

colour photos | Institut Menorquí d'Estudis

Paperback #244300 2018 9788493584856 £29.99

New ViewsThe World Mapped Like Never BeforeAlastair Bonnett(Author)A unique and beautiful collection of fifty maps in which our physical, political and cultural worldis visualised, measured and mapped like never before.From charting energy networks torevealing new and emerging lands, measuring human migration to...

224 pages | 50 colour maps | Aurum Press

Hardback #244307 2017 9781781316399 £24.99














Regional Natural History

Palynology of the Miocene Rudeis and Kareem Formations (Gharandal Group), GH 404-2A Well, Gulf of Suez, EgyptHaytham El Atfy(Author), Rainer Brocke(Author), Dieter Uhl(Author)The Gulf of Suez is the main oil province in Egypt, with oil being produced from Paleozoic,Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks. The Miocene sediments are the most prolific hydrocarbon-bearing sequences both in onshore and offshore fields.Major research...

134 pages | 24 plates, 5 illustrations, 1 table | SenckenbergischeNaturforschende Gesellschaft

Paperback #244308 2017 9783510614080 £44.99

Biostratigraphic and Geological Significance of Planktonic ForaminiferaMarcelle K BouDagher-Fadel(Author)The role of fossil planktonic foraminifera as markers for biostratigraphical zonation andcorrelation underpins most drilling of marine sedimentary sequences and is key to hydrocarbonexploration. The first – and only – book to synthesize...

306 pages | 177 Illustrations | University College London Press


Stratotype Danien [French]Christian Montenat(Author), Didier Merle(Author), Patrick De Wever(Foreword By)The Danian, the first stage of the Cenozoic era, is associated with the Cretaceous-Tertiarycrisis (K-T, nowadays the K–Pg crisis), the end of the non-avian dinosaurs and the appearanceof the first modern fauna. It is therefore a period rich...

480 pages | 348 colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations and colour& b/w maps, 19 tables; includes CD-ROM | Muséum National d'HistoireNaturelle

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The Luxembourg Gutland LandscapeAnnemieke M Kooijman(Editor), Erik LH Cammeraat(Editor), Arie C Seijmonsbergen(Editor)The Luxembourg Gutland Landscape gathers older and current knowledge of the evolution andfunctioning of cuesta landscapes to provide a better understanding of the Luxembourgianlandscape. The geological variety and tectonic setting of the area...


Hardback #244435 2017 9783319655413 £109.99

Ecosystem BiogeochemistryElement Cycling in the Forest LandscapeChristopher S Cronan(Author)Ecosystem Biogeochemistry presents a comprehensive process-oriented approach tobiogeochemistry that is intended to appeal to readers who want to go beyond a generalexposure to topics in biogeochemistry, and instead are seeking a holistic...


Hardback #244438 2017 9783319664439 £69.99

Glacial Landsystems of Southeast IcelandQuaternary ApplicationsDavid JA Evans(Editor)In 1968 the Quaternary Field Studies Group (QFSG), later renamed the Quaternary ResearchAssociaton (QRA), was three years old and delivered its first overseas field meeting, atBreiðamerkurjökull in southeast Iceland. Fifty years later the...

260 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour & b/wmaps | Quaternary Research Association

Paperback #244519 2018 9780907780281 £39.99

Brohmer - Fauna von Deutschland: Ein Bestimmungsbuch Unserer Heimischen Tierwelt[Brohmer - Fauna of Germany: An Identification Book to Our Native Animal World]Matthias Schaefer(Editor)Since its release in 1914, "Brohm" is the go-to guide for all those interested in Germany'sdiverse wildlife. The book is designed to allow for clear and precise determination of all theindigenous fauna – including marine...

765 pages | 2200+ b/w line drawings | Quelle & Meyer Verlag

Hardback #244381 2018 9783494017600 £56.99

Turned Out Nice AgainLiving with the WeatherRichard Mabey(Author)This is an exploration of our preoccupation with the weather, as heard on BBC Radio 3:Changing Climates. In his trademark style, Richard Mabey weaves together science, art andmemoirs (including his own) to show the weather's impact on our...

90 pages | no illustrations | Profile Books


Kakadu & NitmilukA Guide to the Rocks, Landforms, Plants, Animals, Aboriginal Culture, and Human ImpactDean Hoatson(Author)Kakadu and Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Parks are unique in Australia in terms of theirdiversity of geological, cultural and biological values. Both parks are renowned for sandstoneplateaus with spectacular gorges and escarpments, and...

110 pages | Geoscience Australia

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Something of his ArtWalking to Lubeck with J. S. BachHoratio Clare(Author)In the depths of winter in 1705 the young Johann Sebastian Bach, then unknown as acomposer and earning a modest living as a teacher and organist, set off on a long journey byfoot to Lübeck to visit the composer Dieterich Buxterhude, a distance...

96 pages | Little Toller Books

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The Farmer's YearA Calendar of English HusbandryClare Leighton(Author)In the early 1930s, Clare Leighton began work on a sequence of wood engravings depictingtraditional farming in England over the course of a calendar year. The country was in the gripsof the Great Depression. Unemployment had doubled. Hunger marches...

60 pages | b/w illustrations | Little Toller Books

Paperback #244230 Nov-2018 9781908213679 £14.99

Cold RushThe Astonishing True Story of the New Quest for the Polar NorthMartin Breum(Author)The heating Arctic has become a key issue in global politics. While Canada, China, Russia,and the United States send submarines and icebreakers to militarize the North Pole, the iceitself continues to recede, creating new trade routes and new...

224 pages | McGill-Queens University Press

Hardback #244496 2018 9780773553637 £35.99














Botany

The Continent of AntarcticaJulian A Dowdeswell(Author), Michael J Hambrey(Author)A richly illustrated account of the Antarctic continent, covering the physical environment,biology and history. It also examines the future and environmental implications for the rest ofthe planet. The Continent of Antarctica draws on the authors...

208 pages | colour photos | Papadakis

Hardback #244546 Dec-2018 9781906506643 £34.99

On the EdgeCombahee to WinyahJ Henry Fair(Author)On the Edge is the work of environmentalist and photographer, J. Henry Fair, who brings ourattention to the tragic effects created by the human impact on our planet. Each of Fair's strikingaerial images are accompanied by detailed explanations....

112 pages | colour photos | Papadakis

Hardback #244547 Dec-2018 9781906506650 £44.99

Flora of the Pacific NorthwestAn Illustrated ManualC Leo Hitchcock(Author), Arthur Cronquist(Author), David E Giblin(Editor), Ben SLegler(Editor), Peter F Zika(Editor), Richard G Olmstead(Editor), Jeanne R Janish(Illustrator),John H Rumely(Illustrator), Crystal Shin(Illustrator), Natsuko Porcino(Illustrator)Flora of the Pacific Northwest, first published in 1973, became an instant classic for itsinnovative style of providing species descriptions in the identification keys, and for itscomprehensive illustrations of nearly all treated taxa (species,...

936 pages | 7505 b/w line drawings, 2 maps | University of WashingtonPress

Hardback #244450 Oct-2018 9780295742885 £59.99

Forest Products and Wood ScienceAn IntroductionRubin Shmulsky(Author), P David Jones(Author)The seventh edition of Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction offers a fullyrevised and updated review of the forest products industry. This classic text contains acomprehensive review of the subject and presents a thorough understanding...

504 pages | illustrations | Wiley-Blackwell

Hardback #244373 Mar-2019 9781119426431 £79.99

A Dictionary of Plant SciencesMichael Allaby(Author)This new fourth edition has been completely revised and updated, covering all aspects in thefield of plant sciences including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics,evolution, biogeography, earth history, and earth...

544 pages | 47 b/w line drawings | Oxford University Press

Paperback #242960 Mar-2019 9780198833338 £14.99

Flora Algarum Marinarum Sinicarum, Tomus 2: Rhodophyta (No. 5) Ahnfeltiales,Gigartinales, Sebdeniales, Nemastomatales, Plocamiales, Gracilariales, RhodymenialesGuang-Ce Wang(Editor), Bangmei Xia(Editor), Lim Phaik Eem(Editor)Chinese algal taxonomists have conducted large-scale taxonomic studies of benthic seaweedsin China since the early 1930s, and came up with a number of novel findings pertaining toalgal taxonomy. The previous Chinese version of this book featured...

233 pages | 15 plates with illustrations | Science Press

Hardback #244212 2018 9787030567550 £99.99

Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious PlantsLewis S Nelson(Author), Michael J Balick(Author), Lewis R Goldfrank(Foreword By), AndrewWeil(Introduction By)This third edition of the Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants is created to assist theclinician in the initial response to the needs of a child or adult exposed to a poisonous orinjurious plant. It lists common plants that might lead to the...

400 pages | 36 b/w illustrations | Springer-Verlag

Hardback #244317 Nov-2018 9781493989249 £149.99

The Trees of San FranciscoMike Sullivan(Author)The Trees of San Francisco introduces readers to the rich variety of trees that thrive in SanFrancisco's unique conditions. San Francisco's cool Mediterranean climate has made it hometo interesting and unusual trees from all over the world...

192 pages | colour photos | Wilderness Press

Hardback #244456 2018 9781643590066 £32.99

Plants of the Victorian High CountryA Field Guide for WalkersJohn A Murphy(Author), Bill Dowling(Author)Plants of the Victorian High Country allows walkers with little botanical knowledge to identifyplants they are likely to encounter along the popular tracks of Victoria's High Country.ThisSecond Edition has been revised and expanded to describe...

168 pages | 110 colour photos, 6 b/w illustrations | CSIRO

Paperback #244430 2018 9781486309016 £33.50

Where the Slime Mould CreepsSarah Lloyd(Author), Ann Jones(Foreword By)Where the Slime Mould Creeps introduces the fascinating world of myxomycetes, theplasmodial or acellular slime moulds. It describes their life cycle, the different types ofplasmodia and fruiting bodies, and includes numerous photographs that...

102 pages | colour photos | Tympanocryptis Press

Paperback #244221 2018 9780646990347 £21.99

Haben Pflanzen ein Gedächtnis? [Do Plants Have Memory?]Michel Thellier(Author), Ulrich E Lüttge(Translated by)In this book, Michel Thellier describes that plants also have a memory and answers the excitingquestion when, where and how they can store information. He compares the memory of plantswith that of humans and animals. Many of our ideas waver when we...


Paperback #244278 2017 9783662546024 £22.99

Pollen MicroscopyNorman Chapman(Author), Valerie Rhenius(Foreword By)Pollen is fascinating material for anyone interested in looking down a microscope, ordiscovering where their bees have been foraging. The variety of sizes and shapes give cluesas to the ingenious ways plants utilise the weather and insect behaviour...

272 pages | 200+ b/w illustrations | CMI Publishing Ltd

Paperback #244205 Oct-2018 9781907092114 £31.50














Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern AfricaClassification, Biology, and CultivationGideon F Smith(Author), Estrela Figueiredo(Author), Abraham E van Wyk(Author)Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa provides a highly readable, comprehensivelyupdated, illustrated account of the Kalanchoe species, a genus of about 125 species oftropical, succulent flowering plants. This book includes overviews of the...

250 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Academic Press

Paperback #243777 Mar-2019 9780128140079 £72.99

Sphagnum MossesThe Stars of European MiresJukka Laine(Author), Kjell Ivar Flatberg(Author), Pirkko Harju(Author), Tuuli Timonen(Author),Kari Minkkinen(Author), Anna Laine(Author), Eeva-Stiina Tuittila(Author), HarriVasander(Author)This book describes the 60 species of European Sphagnum mosses for both identification infield conditions and for microscopic work in the laboratory. The main emphasis is on theillustrations, mainly photographs, showing both the macroscopic and...

326 pages | 1000+ colour photos, b/w line drawings | Department ofForest Sciences, University of Helsinki

Paperback #243786 2018 9789515131430 £79.99

The Natural History of FlowersMichael Fogden(Author), Patricia Fogden(Author)Flowers have played an important role in human culture and survival for thousands of years.The final products of flowers – fruits and seeds – are vitally important as food. Flowers providebursts of colour to homes and gardens and they...

232 pages | 237 colour photos | Texas A & M University Press

Hardback #244125 Oct-2018 9781623496449 £39.50

Glorious ShadeDazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady GardenJenny Rose Carey(Author)Shade is one of the most common garden situations homeowner's have, but with the right plantknowledge, you can triumph over challenging areas and learn to embrace shade as anopportunity instead of an obstacle. Glorious Shade celebrates the...

320 pages | 409 colour photos | Timber Press

Paperback #244126 2017 9781604696813 £17.99

Edible Wild PlantsAn Alternative Approach to Food SecurityShabnum Shaheen(Author), Mushtaq Ahmad(Author), Nida Haroon(Author)This text focuses on underutilized wild plants that can help to reduce food deficiency indeveloping nations. Edible wild plants are viewed as a potential solution for overcoming foodinsecurity for families in these regions, with a specific focus on...

183 pages | 107 colour illustrations | Springer-Verlag

Hardback #244128 2017 9783319630366 £119.99

Trees: Between Heaven and EarthArt Wolfe(Illustrator), Gregory McNamee(Author), Wade Davis(Introduction By)Art Wolfe's immersive photos capture the wonder humans have felt about trees formillennia.From the biblical Tree of Life to the Native American Tree of Peace, trees haveplayed an archetypal role in human culture and spirituality since time...

272 pages | colour photos | Earth Aware Editions

Hardback #244131 Oct-2018 9781683830825 £49.99

The Bold Dry GardenJohanna Silver(Author), Marion Brenner(Illustrator), Richard G Turner, Jr.(Foreword By)Celebrate and recreate the beauty of The Ruth Bancroft Garden. Ruth Bancroft is a drygardening pioneer. Her lifelong love of plants led to the creation of one of the most acclaimedpublic gardens, The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek,...

236 pages | colour photos | Timber Press

Hardback #244143 2016 9781604696707 £24.99

Common Wildflowers of Western Australia215 Species IllustratedSimon J Nevill(Author)In Western Australia, one of the richest flora regions of the world, botanists to date haveidentified over 10,000 vascular plants. It is understandable that a visitor to this huge Statewould find the quantity and variation of wildflowers simply...

28 pages | colour photos | Woodslane Pty Ltd

Paperback #244169 2018 9781921874413 £19.99

Wildflowers of the Trinity AlpsIncluding Marble Mountain Wilderness, Russian Wilderness, & Trinity DivideKen DeCamp(Author), Julie Kierstead Nelson(Author), Julie Knorr(Author)This handsome guide features plants found within the premier wilderness areas of northwestCalifornia's Klamath Mountains, one of the most biodiverse temperate mountain ranges in theworld. Organized by flower colour, it covers 505 species,...

336 pages | 700 colour photos | Backcountry Press

Paperback #244171 2017 9781941624111 £34.99

The Garden at Brandy Mount HouseMichael Baron(Author), Roy Lancaster(Foreword By)Tucked away in rural Hampshire is a garden of captivating beauty and a fine horticulturalpedigree. Its owner Michael Baron developed Brandy Mount over several decades with his latewife, Caryl.In this beautiful new book, Michael takes us on a tour...

colour photos | Alpine Garden Publications

Paperback #244176 2017 £31.99

Tropical Seaweed Farming Trends, Problems and OpportunitiesFocus on Kappaphycus and Eucheuma of CommerceAnicia Q Hurtado(Editor), Alan T Critchley(Editor), Iain C Neish(Editor)This book collates the latest information on Kappaphycus and Eucheuma seaweeds. Theedited volume provides an important companion to anyone studying or working with what is theworld's largest cultivated marine plant biomass. The contributing...


Hardback #244179 2017 9783319634975 £129.99

Plants Go to WarA Botanical History of World War IIJudith Sumner(Author)As first botanical history of World War II, Plants Go to War examines military history from theperspective of plant science. From victory gardens to drugs, timber, rubber, and fibers, plantssupplied materials with key roles in victory. Vegetables...

232 pages | McFarland

Paperback #244203 Feb-2019 9781476676128 £51.95














Flora Algarum Sinicarum Aquae Dulcis, Volume 22: Bacillariophyta: Aulonoraphidinales[Chinese]Wang Quanxi(Author)This volume describes 139 species and 37 variants of the alga order Aulonoraphidinales. Theirmophological characteristics, living environment and distribution are introduced with scanningelectron microscope photographs.Summary in Chinese:Flora...

166 pages | plates with colour photos, plates with b/w photos and b/willustrations | Science Press

Hardback #244210 2018 9787030571441 £94.99

Begonia of China [English / Chinese]Yu-Min Shui(Author)This book contains 135 species of Chinese Begonia, accounting for 70% of China's species. Itstarts from Lanyu in Taiwan in the east, southeast in Tibet in the west, Hangluo Mountain inHainan Island in the south, and Changbai Mountain in...

285 pages | colour photos | Yunnan Science and Technology Perss

Hardback #244213 2017 9787558705465 £165.00

Flora of Uttarakhand, Volume 1: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms (Ranunculaceae-Moringaceae)Prashant K Pusalkar(Author), SK Srivastava(Author), Paramjit Singh(Foreword By)The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand is floristically one of the richest in lndia. With over 70 percent of the area under forests, the spectacular plant wealth of the state can be easily knownlooking at the divers forest and vegetation types, varying...

1099 pages | Botanical Survey of India

Hardback #244214 2018 9788181770943 £59.99

Oxford Textbook of Medical MycologyChristopher C Kibbler(Editor), Richard Barton(Editor), Neil AR Gow(Editor), SusanHowell(Editor), Donna M MacCallum(Editor), Rohini J Manuel(Editor)The Oxford Textbook of Medical Mycology is a comprehensive reference text which bringstogether the science and medicine of human fungal disease. Written by a leading group ofinternational authors to bring a global expertise, it is divided into...

400 pages | Oxford University Press

Hardback #244227 2018 9780198755388 £125.00

Iconographia Diatomologica Carpathica, Volume 1: Guide to Diatoms in Mountain Lakesin the Retezat Mountains, South Carpathians, RomaniaKrisztina Buczkó(Author)Mountain lakes have special importance in the neo- and palaeolimnology. The diatom flora ofmountain regions of Europe has been studied in detail, but less attention was paid to theRomanian part of the Carpathians. Siliceous algae of mountain lakes...

213 pages | 85 plates with b/w photos; 1 map, 1 table | HungarianNatural History Museum

Paperback #244234 2016 £34.99

Interwoven: Junipers and the Web of BeingKristen Rogers-Iversen(Author)Throughout prehistory and history, junipers have influenced ecosystems, cultures,mythologies, economics, politics, and environmental controversies. In terms of their effects onhuman lives the juniper may be the most significant tree in the interior...

240 pages | 24 colour & 49 b/w illustrations | University of Utah Press

Paperback #244239 2018 9781607815914 £25.95

Per Axel Rydberg's Botanical Collecting Trips to Western Nebraska in 1890 and 1891His Report and List of Specimens for 1891, Annotated and with Notes about the 1890 TripPer Axel Rydberg(Author), Robert B Kaul(Author), David M Sutherland(Author)In the summer of 1891, Per Axel Rydberg and his assistant, Julius Hjalmar Flodman, collectedplants in western Nebraska for the United States Department of Agriculture. They collectedmany first-records for Nebraska as well as some that became type...

124 pages | colour illustrations | Zea Books

Paperback #244247 2016 9781609620851 £48.99

Value Additions in Flowers and OrchidsLakshman Chandra De(Author)The production of flower crops has increased significantly and there is ahuge demand forfloricultural products in the world resulting in a growing international flower trade. Valueaddition in floriculture increases the economic value and consumer...

312 pages | 82 colour plates, illustrations, tables | New India PublishingAgency

Hardback #244248 2011 9789381450123 £76.99

How to Grow Your Own NutsChoosing, Cultivating and Harvesting Nuts in your GardenMartin Crawford(Author), Joanna Brown(Illustrator)This comprehensive book covers all aspects of growing, harvesting, processing and usingnuts, based on forest gardening principles. Filled with gorgeous images of trees and nuts ofdifferent varieties, How to Grow Your Own Nuts is a treat for any...

320 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations | Green Books

Hardback #244254 2016 9780857843937 £24.99

'Disciples of Flora'Gardens in History and CultureVictoria Emma Pagan(Editor), Judith W Page(Editor), Brigitte Weltman-Aron(Editor)`Disciples of Flora' explores, through a variety of approaches, disciplines, and historicalperiods, the place and vitality of gardens as cultural objects, repositories of meaning, and sitesfor the construction of identity and subjectivity;...

209 pages | Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Hardback #244255 2015 9781443877565 £63.99

Succulents in CultivationBreeding New CultivarsGordon D Rowley(Author)Succulents are highly diverse but breeding and selection can increase the attractiveness oftheir foliage and flowers, their ease of cultivation, their hardiness, and other desirable traits.Succulent plant breeding has a long history dating back two...

248 pages | 473 colour photos, 24 b/w line drawings | British Cactus andSucculent Society

Hardback #244256 2017 9780902099364 £52.50

Botanisch Handboek Medicinale Planten: Geneeskrachtige Planten & Huismiddeltjesvan A tot Z [The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants: An A-Z of Healing Plantsand Home Remedies]Monique Simmonds(Author), Melanie-Jayne Howes(Author), Jason Irving(Author), Frank vander Knoop(Translated by)Summary in Dutch:Interessant voor botanici, tuinen plantenliefhebbers. Dit prachtiggeïllustreerde boek beschrijft een keur aan medicinale planten die je aantreft in de natuur en inbotanische tuinen, maar ook zelf zou kunnen kweken. Het bevat...

224 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | KNNV Uitgeverij

Hardback #244269 2018 9789050116633 £22.50














Häufige Tropische und Subtropische Zierpflanzen Schnell nach BlütenfarbeBestimmen: Ein Naturführer für die Reise [Quickly Identifying Common Tropical andSubtropical Ornamental Plants by Flower Colour: A Nature Guide for Underway]Katharina Kreissig(Author)This book is a handy, compact guide to identifying common tropical and subtropicalornamental plants based on flower colour. It is aimed at anyone who is interested in plants andwould like to get to know the attractive flowering plants of warm...

103 pages | 92 colour photos | SpringerSpektrum (formerly SpektrumAkademischer Verlag)

Paperback #244279 2017 9783662550175 £14.99

Flora: The Graphic Book of the GardenGuy Barter(Author), Sam Falconer(Illustrator)From the best flowers to plant to encourage the industrious honeybee, to the right soils for yourplants, from the easiest-to-grow varieties of courgette, to planning out your garden, RHS expertGuy Barter has curated a selection of graphics to...

224 pages | colour illustrations | Aurum Press

Hardback #244306 2017 9781781316047 £24.99

A New Garden EthicCultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain FutureBenjamin Vogt(Author)Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically-programmed love forwildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life'slanguage and learn from other species?Plenty of books tell home...

192 pages | New Society Publishers

Paperback #244309 2017 9780865718555 £13.99

Incredible Wild Edibles36 Plants That Can Change Your LifeSamuel Thayer(Author)Incredible Wild Edibles covers 36 of the best edible wild plants in North America: fruits, berries,nuts, shoots, leafy greens, root vegetables, culinary herbs, teas, and syrups that boastexceptional flavor and nutrition. The plants chosen represent...

480 pages | colour photos | Foragers Harvest Press

Paperback #244310 2017 9780976626626 £23.99

The Walnut TreeCharles Hulbert-Powell(Author)The Walnut Tree is the first definitive guide to growing and using walnut trees. CharlesHulbert-Powell has traveled widely, visiting walnut growers throughout the world in order tomake useful comparisons between different varieties and growing...

256 pages | 80 colour photos and colour & b/w illustrations | UnicornPublishing Group

Hardback #244322 Oct-2018 9781911604570 £29.99

Plants and Human ConflictEran Pichersky(Author)Perhaps the least appreciated dramatis personae in human history are plants. Humans, like allother animals, cannot produce their own food as plants do through photosynthesis, and musttherefore acquire organic material for survival and growth by...

190 pages | CRC Press


Foraging Mushrooms MaineFinding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild MushroomsTom Seymour(Author)Detailed descriptions of edible mushrooms; tips on finding, preparing, and using mushrooms; aglossary of botanical terms; color photos. Use Foraging Mushrooms as a field guide or as adelightful armchair read. No matter what you're looking for,...

128 pages | 56 colour photos, 1 b/w illustration | Falcon Guides

Paperback #244369 2017 9781493022946 £10.95

The Book of ThistlesAnd Other Prickly SubjectsNoëlle Janaczewska(Author)Some plants have sustained empires and sparked wars. Some have ignited public outrage.Think tea, opium, tulips – and thistles.In 1852 South Australia passed its Thistle Act, probablythe first weed control legislation anywhere in the world.The...

250 pages | University of Western Australia Press

Paperback #244402 2017 9781742588049 £15.99

Handbook of Rattan in ChinaJiang Zehui(Author), Wang Kanglin(Author)This book systematically describes the rattan plant species distributed in China through fieldinvestigation, classification research, resource cultivation and test material analysis. Thecontents include: morphology, distribution of palm rattan...

200 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings | Science Press

Hardback #244426 2018 9787030572257 £115.00

Plant Diversity in IndiaAK Bhatnagar(Editor), Rupam Kapoor(Editor)India has a vast surface area of 328 million hectares, extending from the tropics to the alpineregions, with rich wetlands, deserts, islands, a long coastline, and extending from the Westernand Eastern Ghats to the high Himalayas. It has an equally...

603 pages | illustrations, maps | IK International

Hardback #244462 2018 9789385909696 £85.99

Flora Analitica della Toscana, Volume 4 [Analytical Flora of Tuscany, Volume 4]Pier Virgilio Arrigoni(Author)Knowledge of the spontaneous flora (i.e. any plant that grows without assistance from humans,typically in areas managed by humans) of a region is fundamental to the management of plantand landscape resources. The Tuscan flora is numerically one of...

512 pages | b/w line drawings | Edizioni Polistampa

Paperback #244463 2018 9788859618850 £59.99

Flora of the Maltese IslandsAlex Casha(Author)An updated edition of the original book. Flora of the Maltese Islands describes over 730species in full colour and contains over 1,500 colour photographs. The book can be regardedboth as an informative one on plants and as a guide to the wild flora...

382 pages | 1500+ colour photos | Alex Casha (privately published)

Paperback #244514 2018 9780244605889 £155.00














Ecological & Biological Sciences

Flechten & Moose: 290 Arten Schnell Erkennen [Lichens & Mosses: Quickly Identifying290 Species]Volkmar Wirth(Author), Ruprecht Düll(Author), Steffen Caspari(Author)Many habitats are inhabited by both lichens and mosses. This book provides an introduction toboth groups, taking into account both common and distinctive species. Using brilliant colourphotos and detailed texts, this book presents information about...

336 pages | 320 colour photos, 7 b/w illustrations | Eugen Ulmer Verlag

Hardback #244520 2018 9783818604110 £37.99

Anatomical Adaptations of HalophytesA Review of Classic Literature and Recent FindingsMarius-Nicuşor Grigore(Author), Constantin Toma(Author)This book describes important anatomical adaptations in halophytes (plants tolerant of highsalt levels), based on a large review of relevant literature (since the 17th century) and recentresearch findings. Scientists involved in the study of plant...


Hardback #244531 2017 9783319664798 £139.99

Type Specimens in China National Herbarium (PE), Supplement 1 [English / Chinese]Lin Qi(Editor), He Qiang(Editor), Yang Zhirong(Editor), Lin Yang(Editor), ZhangXiaobing(Editor)This book is a supplemental volume to the series Type Specimens in China NationalHerbarium (PE). The books are arranged in alphabetical order according to the Chinese Mossand Chinese Flora. The names of genera, species, subspecies, varieties and...

647 pages | colour photos | Henan Science and Technology PublishingHouse

Hardback #244533 2018 9787534990823 £260.00

AshArchie Miles(Author), Dame Judi Dench(Foreword By)Ash looks at every aspect of the tree: sits many visual manifestations as a tree of woodland,pasture, hedgerow, riverside, mountain, parkland and street; raising ash woods and the uses ofthe timber for so many different purposes; its cultural...

216 pages | 247 colour and black & white photos and illustrations |Pearson Bark Books

Hardback #244571 2018 9781527222960 £29.99

The Life of PlantsA Metaphysics of MixtureEmanuele Coccia(Author), Dylan Montanari(Translated by)We barely talk about them and seldom know their names. Philosophy has always overlookedthem; even biology considers them as mere decoration on the tree of life. And yet plants givelife to the Earth: they produce the atmosphere that surrounds us and...

176 pages | Polity Press

Paperback #244581 Nov-2018 9781509531530 £15.99Hardback #244580 Nov-2018 9781509531523 £49.99

Thus Spoke the PlantA Remarkable Journey of Groundbreaking Scientific Discoveries and Personal Encounters withPlantsMonica Gagliano(Author)An accessible and compelling story of a scientist's discovery of plant communication and how itinfluenced her research and changed her life.In this "phytobiography" – a collection of storieswritten in partnership with a plant...

176 pages | 15 illustrations | North Atlantic Books

Paperback #244582 Nov-2018 9781623172435 £14.99

A Dictionary of PhysicsRichard Rennie(Editor), Jonathan Law(Editor)Now with over 4,000 entries, this new eighth edition has been fully updated to reflect progressin physics and related fields. It sees expansion to the areas of cosmology, astrophysics,condensed matter, quantum technology, and nanotechnology, with...

704 pages | 150 b/w illustrations | Oxford University Press

Paperback #242962 Mar-2019 9780198821472 £12.99

Microbiology: An Evolving ScienceJoan L Slonczewski(Author), John Wilson Foster(Author)Microbiology: An Evolving Science promotes a clear understanding of this rapidly advancingfield in two distinctive ways. First, an emphasis on current research, genomics and moleculargenetics enables students to learn how microbiologists think as...

1376 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | WW Norton

Hardback #244535 2017 9780393614039 £265.00

Biomeasurement: A Student's Guide to Biological StatisticsDawn Hawkins(Author)Statistical analysis allows us to attach meaning to data that we have collected; it helps us tounderstand what experimental results really mean, and to assess whether we can trust whatexperiments seem to be telling us. Yet, despite being a...

333 pages | 150 b/w illustrations, tables | Oxford University Press

Paperback #243085 Mar-2019 9780198807483 £29.99

Principles of DevelopmentLewis Wolpert(Author), Cheryll Tickle(Author), Alfonso Martinez Arias(Author)How does a single cell develop into myriad different specialised cell types, control theorganization of these different cells into tissues and organs, and ultimately form anunimaginably complex living organism such as a human? Furthermore, how is...

728 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations | OxfordUniversity Press

Paperback #244583 Feb-2019 9780198800569 £49.99

Insecticides–Soil Microbiota InteractionsMaddela Naga Raju(Author), Kadiyala Venkateswarlu(Author)This book provides information about the nontarget nature of selected soil enzymes which areimplicated in soil fertility and health and the methods for their assay. It also shows how thesesoil enzymes are affected by two different pesticides,...


Hardback #244413 2017 9783319665887 £99.99

The Making of YouA Scientific JourneyKatharina Vestre(Author)The Making of You is the inside story of one of nature's greatest marvels: the creation of a newhuman, from first cell to first breath. This is pop science, not a parenting manual, and it almostcertainly contains things you didn't know on...

192 pages | Profile Books

Hardback #244419 Feb-2019 9781788161831 £10.99














Zeolites in Sustainable ChemistrySynthesis, Characterization and Catalytic ApplicationsFeng-Shou Xiao(Editor), Xiangju Meng(Editor)Zeolites in Sustainable Chemistry is devoted to the new development of zeolitic catalysts withan emphasis on new strategies for the preparation of zeolites, novel techniques for theircharacterization and emerging applications of zeolites as...

485 pages | XI, 485 p. | Springer-Verlag


Theory of Wildlife Population EcologyBruce D Leopold(Author)Understanding wildlife population ecology is vital for all wildlife managers and conservationbiologists. Leopold draws on 30 years of research and teaching experience to give studentsand natural resource professionals the foundation they need to...

360 pages | Waveland Press

Paperback #228415 2018 9781478630647 £120.00

The Origins of CreativityEdward O Wilson(Author)'Creativity is the unique and defining trait of our species; and its ultimate goal, self-understanding,' begins Edward Wilson's sweeping examination of the humanities and theirrelationship to the sciences. By studying fields as diverse...

243 pages | b/w illustrations | Allen Lane

Paperback #244201 Oct-2018 9780141986340 £7.99Hardback #235387 2017 9780241309209 £19.99

An Introduction to R for Spatial Analysis and MappingChris Brunsdon(Author), Lex Comber(Author)This is a new edition of the accessible and student-friendly 'how to' for anyone using R for thefirst time, for use in spatial statistical analysis, geocomputation and digital mapping. Theauthors, once again, take readers from 'zero to...

344 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, colour maps, colour tables | SagePublications

Paperback #244573 Dec-2018 9781526428509 £32.99Paperback #235753 2014 9781446272954 £32.99Hardback #244572 Dec-2018 9781526428493 £89.99

Characterization and Design of Zeolite CatalystsSolid Acidity, Shape Selectivity and Loading PropertiesMiki Niwa(Author), Naonobu Katada(Author), Kazu Okumura(Author)Zeolites are microporous, aluminosilicate minerals commonly used as commercial adsorbents.Zeolite-based catalysts are used by industrial chemical companies in the interconversion ofhydrocarbons and the alkylation of aromatic compounds. The current...



Atlas of Terrestrial Mammal LimbsAnthony Herrel(Author), Christine Bohmer(Author), Anne-Claire Fabre(Author)This book is an atlas of limbs in terrestrial mammals. Diversity is highlighted withcomprehensive phylogenetic coverage of front and hind limbs. Ecological diversity is alsotargeted with different locomotor ecologies (aquatic, terrestrial,...

300 pages | 70 colour & 155 b/w illustrations | CRC Press

Hardback #236385 Mar-2019 9781138705906 £125.00

Mousy Cats and Sheepish CoyotesThe Science of Animal PersonalitiesJohn A Shivik(Author)A wildlife expert explores what science tells us about animals as unique individuals and whyanimal personality matters for the human-animal bond and for adaptation in nature.Why aresome cats cuddly and others standoffish? Why are some dogs...

216 pages | Beacon Press


I, VirusFrank Ryan(Author)A fascinating and long overdue examination of viruses – from what they are and what they do,to the vital role they have played in human history.What are viruses? Do they rely on genes,like all other forms of life? Do they follow the same...

352 pages | William Collins (Harper Collins imprint)

Hardback #241772 Mar-2019 9780008296674 £19.99

Vanishing IceGlaciers, Ice Sheets, and Rising SeasVivien Gornitz(Author)The Arctic is thawing. In summer, cruise ships sail through the once ice-clogged NorthwestPassage, lakes form on top of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and polar bears swim farther andfarther in search of waning ice floes. At the opposite end of the...

320 pages | 55 illustrations | Columbia University Press

Hardback #242681 Mar-2019 9780231168243 £26.99

Skeleton KeysThe Secret Life of BoneBrian Switek(Author)Our bones have many stories to tell, if you know how to listen.Bone is a marvel, an adaptableand resilient building material developed over 500 million years of evolutionary history. It givesour bodies their shapes and the ability to move. It grows...

272 pages | Riverhead Books

Hardback #243424 Mar-2019 9780399184901 £26.99

Mama's Last HugAnimal and Human EmotionsFrans de Waal(Author)Mama's Last Hug opens with the moving farewell between Mama, a dying 59-year-oldchimpanzee matriarch, and Jan Van Hoof, who was Frans de Waal's mentor and thesisadvisor. The filmed event has since gone viral (over 9.5 million views on...

336 pages | Granta

Hardback #243781 Mar-2019 9781783784103 £14.99

Storm ChaserA Visual Tour of Severe WeatherDavid Mayhew(Illustrator)The beauty of the sky is beyond comprehension. Never the same twice, it makes for uniqueimages that depict a fleeting moment in time. In Storm Chaser, David Mayhew strives to showthe full array of Mother Nature's moods from the colour palette...

128 pages | colour photos | Amherst Media

Paperback #244122 2017 9781682032961 £21.99














The Climate MajorityApathy & Action in an Age of NationalismLeo Barasi(Author)The Climate Majority is not about the climate deniers or the climate activists. It's about apathy,about those who don't talk about global warming – the billions of people who have heard plentyabout climate change and acknowledge...

240 pages | New Internationalist Publications

Paperback #244124 2017 9781780264073 £9.99

Soil Biological Communities and Ecosystem ResilienceMartin Lukac(Editor), Paola Grenni(Editor), Mauro Gamboni(Editor)Soil Biological Communities and Ecosystem Resilience explores current knowledge andmethods used to study soil organisms and to attribute their activity to wider ecosystemfunctions. Biodiversity not only responds to environmental change, but has...


Hardback #244127 2017 9783319633350 £199.99

The Encyclopedia of AnimalsMore than 1,000 Illustrations and PhotographsTim Harris(Editor)Discover the lifestyles, habitats, and behaviours of the animal kingdom as you've never seenthem before with The Encyclopedia of Animals. Each page of this comprehensive guide ispacked with amazingly detailed artworks and full-colour...

304 pages | 1000+ colour photos and colour illustrations | CrestlineBooks

Hardback #244136 Oct-2018 9780785836469 £16.99

Anthrozoology: Human-Animal Interactions in Domesticated and Wild AnimalsGeoff Hosey(Editor), Vicky Melfi(Editor)Anthrozoology, the study of human-animal interactions, has experienced substantial growthduring the past 20 years and it is now timely to synthesise what we know from empiricalevidence about our relationships with both domesticated and wild...


Paperback #244175 Jan-2019 9780198753636 £37.99Hardback #244174 Jan-2019 9780198753629 £74.99

The Palgrave Handbook of Biology and SocietyMaurizio Meloni(Editor), John Cromby(Editor), Des Fitzgerald(Editor), Stephanie Lloyd(Editor)This comprehensive handbook synthesizes the often-fractured relationship between the studyof biology and the study of society. Bringing together a compelling array of interdisciplinarycontributions, the authors demonstrate how nuanced attention to...

941 pages | 4 colour & 18 b/w illustrations | Palgrave

Hardback #244178 2018 9781137528780 £175.50

Exploring the Marine Ecology from SpaceExperience from Russian-Norwegian cooperationDmitry V Pozdnyakov(Author), Lasse H Pettersson(Author), Anton A Korosov(Author)Exploring the Marine Ecology from Space provides results of spatial and temporal distributionsof water quality parameters and marine primary production and its relationship with the drivingatmospheric, ocean circulation and hydrobiological...



Talking ClimateFrom Research to Practice in Public EngagementAdam Corner(Author), Jamie Clarke(Author)Talking Climate describes a fresh approach to climate change communication: five coreprinciples for public engagement that can propel climate change discourse out of the marginsand into the mainstream. The question of how to communicate about...

146 pages | 4 colour illustrations | Palgrave


Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling with RRobert Fletcher(Author), Marie-Josée Fortin(Author)This book provides a foundation for modern applied ecology. Much of current ecology andconservation addresses problems across landscapes and regions, focusing on spatial patternsand processes. Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling with R is...


Hardback #244202 Feb-2019 9783030019884 £89.99

Wladimir Köppen: Scholar for Life / Ein Gelehrtenleben für die MeteorologieElse Wegener-Köppen(Editor), Jörn Thiede(Editor)This is the complete English translation (and the original German language version) of thebiography of famous and influential Russian-German meteorologist/climatologist WladimirKöppen (1846–1940), edited by his daughter Else, with an...

316 pages | 52 illustrations | Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlag

Paperback #244216 Oct-2018 9783443011000 £44.99

Landscape Transformations in the Context of Soil Development, Land Use, and ClimateA Comparison of Marginal Areas in Jordan, Mexico, and GermanyBernhard Lucke(Author)The author compares soil development and sediments (soilscapes) in marginally productiveareas of Jordan, Syria, Mexico, and Germany with the aim to conduct systematic comparisonsof patterns at different scales. The idea of comparing research areas...

199 pages | 70 illustrations, 14 tables | Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlag

Paperback #244228 2017 9783443090265 £60.99

Statistical Downscaling and Bias Correction for Climate ResearchDouglas Maraun(Author), Martin Widmann(Author)Statistical downscaling and bias correction are becoming standard tools in climate impactstudies. Statistical Downscaling and Bias Correction for Climate Research provides acomprehensive reference to widely-used approaches, and additionally covers...

360 pages | 81 b/w illustrations, 6 tables | Cambridge University Press

Hardback #244235 2018 9781107066052 £49.99

Reasoning: The Neuroscience of How We ThinkDaniel C Krawczyk(Author)Reasoning: The Neuroscience of How We Think is a comprehensive guide to the core topicsrelated to a thorough understanding of reasoning. It presents the current knowledge of thesubject in a unified, complete manner, ranging from animal studies, to...

352 pages | Academic Press

Paperback #244237 2017 9780128092859 £69.50

Weather and SocietyToward Integrated ApproachesEve Gruntfest(Author)Weather and Society: Toward Integrated Approaches provides the first interdisciplinaryapproach to the subject of weather and society. This guide to the evolving set of problem-solving approaches to weather's societal issues successfully...

232 pages | Wiley-Blackwell

Paperback #244251 2018 9780470669846 £64.99















Anticoagulant Rodenticides and WildlifeNico van den Brink(Editor), John E Elliott(Editor), Richard Francis Shore(Editor), Barnett ARattner(Editor)Commensal rodents pose health risks and cause substantial damage to property and foodsupplies. Rats have also invaded islands and pose a serious threat to native wildlife,particularly raptors and seabirds. Estimates of total damage from introduced...


Hardback #244280 2017 9783319643755 £129.99

Beginner's Guide to Spatial, Temporal and Spatial-Temporal Ecological Data Analysiswith R-INLA, Volume 2GAM and Zero-Inflated ModelsAlain F Zuur(Author), Elena N Ieno(Author)This title consists of two volumes. Volume 2 explains how to apply zero-inflated models andgeneralised additive (mixed-effects) models to spatial and spatial-temporal data, which istypical of the messy, real-world data obtained by biologists. After...

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

Paperback #244297 Sep-2018 9780957174146 £195.00

Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Change Assessment and AdaptationDouglas Nakashima(Editor), Igor Krupnik(Editor), Jennifer T Rubis(Editor), MinnieDegawan(Foreword By)This unique transdisciplinary publication is the result of collaboration between UNESCO'sLocal and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) programme, the United NationsUniversity's Traditional Knowledge Initiative, the IPCC, and other...

344 pages | 25 colour & 28 b/w illustrations, 16 maps | CambridgeUniversity Press

Hardback #244305 Oct-2018 9781107137882 £54.99

The Oxford Handbook of Invertebrate NeurobiologyJohn H Byrne(Editor)The Oxford Handbook of Invertebrate Neurobiology reviews the neurobiological principles thathave emerged from invertebrate analyses, such as mechanisms of synaptic transmission,learning and memory, circadian rhythms, development, regeneration, and...


Hardback #244316 2019 9780190456757 £210.00

Orthogenesis versus DarwinismIgor Popov(Author), Natalia Lentsman(Translated by)Orthogenesis is the biological hypothesis that organisms have an innate tendency to evolve ina definite direction towards some goal. Orthogenesis versus Darwinism reviews the convolutedhistory of orthogenesis with an emphasis of non-English...

209 pages | 3 colour & 16 b/w illustrations, tables | Springer-Verlag

Hardback #244325 2018 9783319951430 £109.99

Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on AnimalsHans Slabbekoorn(Editor), Robert J Dooling(Editor), Arthur N Popper(Editor), Richard RFay(Editor)Over the past several years, many investigators interested in the effects of man-made soundson animals have come to realize that there is much to gain from studying the broader literatureon hearing sound and the effects of sound as well as data...


Hardback #244331 2018 9781493985722 £129.99

Animals CountHow Population Size Matters in Animal-Human RelationsNancy Cushing(Editor), Jodi Frawley(Editor)Whether their populations are perceived as too large, just right, too small or non-existent,animal numbers matter to the humans with whom they share environments. Animals in theright numbers are accepted and even welcomed, but when they are seen to...

210 pages | 17 b/w illustrations | Routledge

Hardback #244332 2018 9780815381365 £115.00

The Logic of ChanceThe Nature and Origin of Biological EvolutionEugene V Koonin(Author)In this ambitious book, Eugene V. Koonin illuminates the gamut of randomness and regularitythat is at the heart of life. Pointing the way beyond Modern Synthesis, Koonin brings togethernew data and concepts in an attempt to achieve a far deeper...

528 pages | Financial Times Prentice Hall

Paperback #244364 2011 9780133381061 £51.99

The Alternative Introduction to Biological AnthropologyJonathan Marks(Author)In The Alternative Introduction to Biological Anthropology, Second Edition, author JonathanMarks presents an innovative framework for thinking about the major issues in the field withfourteen original essays designed to correlate to the core...

304 pages | Oxford University Press USA

Paperback #244371 2017 9780190490997 £55.99

Sacred SoilBiochar and the Regeneration of the EarthRobert Tindall(Author), Frédérique Apffel-Marglin(Author), David Shearer(Author), IanBaker(Foreword By)A fascinating description of how utilizing the biochar embedded in terra preta, the recentlyrediscovered sacred soil of the pre-Columbian peoples of the Amazon rainforest, can cut ourdependency on petrochemicals, restore the health of our soils,...

256 pages | North Atlantic Books

Paperback #244405 2017 9781623171186 £15.99

Hamburger Klimabericht: Wissen über Klima, Klimawandel und Auswirkungen inHamburg und Norddeutschland [Hamburg Climate Report: Knowledge about Climate,Climate Change and Impacts in Hamburg and Northern Germany]Hans von Storch(Editor), Insa Meinke(Editor), Martin Claußen(Editor)For the second time, the KlimaCampus Hamburg has systematically documented the currentstate of research on climate change in Hamburg's metropolitan region and northern Germany.This book reveals the extent to which there is consensus on climate...

302 pages | 66 colour & 26 b/w illustrations | SpringerSpektrum (formerlySpektrum Akademischer Verlag)

Hardback #244409 2017 9783662553787 £44.99

Climate ModellingPhilosophical and Conceptual IssuesElisabeth A Lloyd(Editor), Eric Winsberg(Editor)This edited collection of works by leading climate scientists and philosophers introducesreaders to issues in the foundations, evaluation, confirmation, and application of climatemodels. It engages with important topics directly affecting public...

497 pages | 33 b/w illustrations | Palgrave

Hardback #244434 2018 9783319650579 £131.50














Earth Observation Open Science and InnovationPierre-Philippe Mathieu(Editor), Christoph Aubrecht(Editor)Over the past decades, rapid developments in digital and sensing technologies, such as theCloud, Web and Internet of Things, have dramatically changed the way we live and work. Thedigital transformation is revolutionizing our ability to monitor our...


Hardback #244439 2018 9783319656328 £44.99

Small Flying DronesApplications for Geographic ObservationGianluca Casagrande(Editor), András Sik(Editor), Gergely Szabó(Editor)Small Flying Drones focuses on small flying drones and their applications in conductinggeographic surveys. Scholars and professionals will discover the potential of this tool, andhopefully develop a conceptual and methodological framework for doing...


Hardback #244440 2017 9783319665764 £109.99

Zeolite Characterization and CatalysisA TutorialArthur W Chester(Editor), EG Derouane(Editor)Zeolites have been an important material in catalysis and other applications (adsorbents,detergents) for the last 50 years. While new types of porous materials (ordered mesopores,metal organic frameworks) are now attracting more R&D attention,...

360 pages | XX, 360 p. | Springer-Verlag


Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 1Applications in Agriculture and EnvironmentJayanta Kumar Patra(Editor), Chethala N Vishnuprasad(Editor), Gitishree Das(Editor)This edited book, is a collection of 20 articles describing the recent advancements in theapplication of microbial technology for sustainable development of agriculture andenvironment. Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 1 covers many aspects like...


Hardback #244474 2018 9789811068461 £149.99

Molecular Physical ChemistryA Computer-Based Approach using Mathematica and GaussianJosé JC Teixeira-Dias(Author)This is the physical chemistry textbook for students with an affinity for computers. It offers basicand advanced knowledge for students in the second year of chemistry masters studies andbeyond. In seven chapters, Molecular Physical Chemistry...



Green Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of NanoparticlesAshutosh Kumar Shukla(Editor), Siavash Iravani(Editor)Green Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Nanoparticles shows how eco-friendlynanoparticles are engineered and used. In particular, metal nanoparticles, metal oxidenanoparticles and other categories of nanoparticles are discussed. The...

400 pages | Elsevier

Paperback #244481 Jan-2019 9780081025796 £170.00

Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Biomedical ApplicationsSynthesis, Functionalization and ApplicationSophie Laurent(Editor), Morteza Mahmoudi(Editor)Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications: Synthesis, Functionalization andApplication begins with several chapters covering the synthesis, stabilization, physicochemicalcharacterization and functionalization of iron oxide...

334 pages | Elsevier

Paperback #244482 2017 9780081019252 £160.00

Neuronal Correlates of EmpathyFrom Rodent to HumanKsenia Meyza(Editor), Ewelina Knapska(Editor)Neuronal Correlates of Empathy: From Rodent to Human explores the neurobiology behindemotional contagion, compassionate behaviours and the similarities in rodents and human andnon-human primates. The book provides clear and accessible information...


Paperback #244487 2018 9780128053973 £47.95

Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 57Networks of Invasion: Empirical Evidence and Case StudiesDavid A Bohan(Editor), Alex J Dumbrell(Editor), François Massol(Editor)Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 57: Networks of Invasion: Empirical Evidence andCase Studies bridges a conceptual gap between ecological network studies and invasionbiology studies. This book contains chapters detailing pressing concerns...


Hardback #244490 2017 9780128133286 £230.00

Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 58Next Generation Biomonitoring, Part 1David A Bohan(Editor), Alex J Dumbrell(Editor), Guy Woodward(Editor), MichelleJackson(Editor)Next Generation Biomonitoring, Part 1 is the first part of a thematic series on ecologicalbiomonitoring, including specific chapters that cover aquatic volatile metabolomics – usingtrace gases to examine ecological processes, next-generation...


Hardback #244500 2018 9780128139493 £230.00

Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 59Next Generation Biomonitoring, Part 2David A Bohan(Editor), Alex J Dumbrell(Editor), Guy Woodward(Editor), MichelleJackson(Editor)Next Generation Biomonitoring, Part 2 is the second part of a thematic on ecologicalbiomonitoring. It includes specific chapters that cover aquatic volatile metabolomics using tracegases to examine ecological processes, next generation approaches...


Hardback #244522 Nov-2018 9780128143179 £230.00

Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 60Resilience in Complex Socioecological SystemsGuy Woodward(Editor), David A Bohan(Editor)Resilience in Complex Socioecological Systems, Volume 60, the latest release in the Advancesin Ecological Research series includes specific chapters that cover Ecological Resilience,Socio-economic Resilience in Agriculture, Socio-ecological...


Hardback #244523 Mar-2019 9780081028544 £230.00














Habitats & Ecosystems

Environmentalism: An Evolutionary ApproachDouglas Spieles(Author)The premise of Environmentalism: An Evolutionary Approach is that our environmentaldilemmas are products of biological and sociocultural evolution, and that through anunderstanding of evolution we can reframe debates of thought and action. The...

244 pages | 1 b/w illustration | Earthscan


Chemistry and Technology of Honey ProductionEttore Baglio(Author)This volume explains and discusses honey and its production from a chemical perspective. Itoutlines why honey is a special and unique food, being produced by bees from the nectar ofplants or from secretions of living parts of plants. Although...


Paperback #244529 2017 9783319657493 £49.99

The HandPerception, Cognition, ActionMarta Bertolaso(Editor), Nicola Di Stefano(Editor)Drawing on shared research experiences and collaborative projects, The Hand offers a broadand timely perspective on research on the hand and its current challenges. It especiallyemphasizes the interdisciplinary context in which researchers need to...


Hardback #244532 2017 9783319668802 £79.99

Gene Editing, Law, and the EnvironmentLife Beyond the HumanIrus Braverman(Editor)Technologies like CRISPR and gene drives are ushering in a new era of genetic engineering,wherein the technical means to modify DNA are cheaper, faster, more accurate, more widelyaccessible, and with more far-reaching effects than ever before....

200 pages | 4 b/w photos, 13 b/w illustrations | Routledge

Paperback #244558 Nov-2018 9780367138462 £36.99Hardback #244557 2017 9781138051126 £94.99

Evolution & Contextual Behavioral ScienceAn Integrated Framework for Understanding, Predicting & Influencing Human BehaviorDavid Sloan Wilson(Editor), Steven C Hayes(Editor), Anthony Biglan(Foreword By)What do evolutionary science and contextual behavioral science have in common? Edited byDavid Sloan Wilson and Steven C. Hayes, this groundbreaking book offers a glimpse into thehistories of these two schools of thought, and provides a sound...

344 pages | New Harbinger Publications

Paperback #244575 2018 9781626259133 £29.99

Nine PintsA Journey Through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of BloodRose George(Author)Most humans contain between nine and twelve pints of blood. Here Rose George, whoprobably contains nine pints, tells nine different stories about the liquid that sustains us,discovering what it reveals about who we are. In Nepal, she meets girls...

384 pages | Portobello Books

Paperback #244576 Oct-2018 9781846276125 £14.99

The Golden RatioThe Divine Beauty of MathematicsGary B Meisner(Author), Rafael Araujo(Author)The Golden Ratio examines the presence of this divine number in art and architecturethroughout history, as well as its ubiquity among plants, animals, and even the cosmos. Thisgorgeous book features clear, entertaining, and enlightening commentary...

224 pages | 100+ colour photos and colour illustrations | Race PointPublishing

Hardback #244578 2018 9781631064869 £19.99

Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We AreKevin J Mitchell(Author)A leading neuroscientist explains why your personal traits are more innate than you thinkWhatmakes you the way you are – and what makes each of us different from everyone else? InInnate, leading neuroscientist and popular science blogger...

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

Hardback #244586 2018 9780691173887 £23.99

Encyclopedia of CavesWilliam B White(Editor), David C Culver(Editor), Tanja Pipan(Editor)Encyclopedia of Caves is a self-contained, beautifully illustrated work dedicated to caves andtheir unique environments. It includes more than 100 comprehensive articles from leadingscholars and explorers in 15 different countries. Each entry is...

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

Paperback #243911 Mar-2019 9780128141243 £107.00

Forest Preservation in a Changing ClimateREDD+ and Indigenous and Community Rights in Indonesia and TanzaniaSébastien Jodoin(Author)Forest Preservation in a Changing Climate provides a comprehensive socio-legal examinationof how global efforts to fight climate change by reducing carbon emissions in the forestry sector(known as REDD+) have affected the rights of indigenous...

252 pages | b/w illustrations, tables | Cambridge University Press

Paperback #244026 Dec-2018 9781316638736 £22.99Hardback #235995 2017 9781107189003 £84.99

The Spirit of the MountainsInternational Mountain Summit (IMS)(Author)The Spirit of the Mountains presents the best photographs submitted to the InternationalMountain Summit (IMS) photography contest from 2011 to 2016. More than 160 stunningimages display mountains around the world in their many manifestations from...

296 pages | 160+ colour photos | Firefly Books

Hardback #244104 2017 9781770859807 £24.99

Mapping Forest Landscape PatternsTarmo K Remmel(Editor), Ajith H Perera(Editor)Mapping Forest Landscape Patterns explores the concepts, premises, advancements, andchallenges in quantifying natural forest landscape patterns through mapping techniques. Afterseveral decades of development and use, these tools can now be examined...

326 pages | 94 colour & 31 b/w illustrations, | Springer-Verlag

Hardback #244141 2017 9781493973293 £129.99














Conservation & Biodiversity

The Peatlands of Britain and IrelandA Traveller's GuideClifton Bain(Author), Darren Rees(Illustrator)Clifton Bain now completes his trilogy with this look at the peatlands of Britain and Ireland. Asource of fuel for many generations, they are now a haven for wildlife and plants as well as astorehouse of greenhouse gasses. Their social history is...

224 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps | SandstonePress Ltd

Hardback #244173 Mar-2019 9781912240241 £24.99

Unbuilt EnvironmentsTracing Postwar Development in Northwest British ColumbiaJonathan Peyton(Author), Graeme Wynn(Foreword By)In the latter half of the twentieth century, legions of industrial pioneers came to northwesternBritish Columbia with grand plans for mines, dams, and energy-development schemes. Yetmany of their projects never materialized or were simply abandoned...

276 pages | 12 photos, 2 illustrations, 7 maps, 2 tables | University ofBritish Columbia Press


European Landscapes in TransitionImplications for Policy and PracticeTeresa Pinto-Correia(Author), Jørgen Primdahl(Author), Bas Pedroli(Author), MarcAntrop(Foreword By)European rural landscapes as we experience them today are the result of ongoing processesand interactions between nature and society. These are changing fast: the future landscapeswill be different from those we know currently. Written for...

298 pages | 76 colour & 24 b/w illustrations, 9 tables | CambridgeUniversity Press

Hardback #244386 2018 9781107070691 £64.99

Imagining the Atacama DesertA Five-Hundred-Year Journey of DiscoveryRichard V Francaviglia(Author)Widely regarded as the driest place on earth, the seemingly desolate Atacama Desert of Chileis a place steeped in intrigue and haunted by collective memories. This book, based onarchival research and the author's personal field experiences,...

336 pages | 115 colour illustrations | University of Nebraska Press

Hardback #244447 Sep-2018 9781607816102 £32.50

Islands / IslasNicholas D Holmes(Author), Olivier Langrand(Author), Russell A Mittermeier(Author), AnthonyB Rylands(Author), Thomas M Brooks(Author), Dena R Spatz(Author), James CRussell(Author), Wes Sechrest(Author), Federico Méndez-Sánchez(Author), Sir RichardBranson(Foreword By), Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier(Editor), FranciscoMalagamba(Translated by)Simply and aptly entitled, Islands celebrates our planet's more than 460,000 islands – whichhave long inspired human imagination. From islands as large as New Guinea to small,unnamed offshore rock stacks, they feature not only forested...

252 pages | colour photos | Global Wildlife Conservation

Hardback #244543 Oct-2018 9780994787231 £36.99

Whaling and International LawMalgosia Fitzmaurice(Author)Whales are regarded as a totemic symbol by some nations and as a natural marine resourceby others. Whaling and International Law presents a complex picture of legal problemssurrounding the interpretation of the International Convention for the...

416 pages | Cambridge University Press


Wilderness Protection in EuropeThe Role of International, European and National LawKees Bastmeijer(Editor)Europe still retains large areas which play host to numerous native and free-functioningecosystems and lack roads, buildings, bridges, cables and other permanent manifestations ofmodern society. In the past such areas were considered wastelands,...

641 pages | 9 b/w illustrations, 8 tables | Cambridge University Press


Going 'Green'Forests, Fire and a Flawed Conservation CultureMark Poynter(Author)From the publisher's blurb:"Having a strong culture of caring for the environment is a bywordfor a healthy society. However, it can go too far, and in highly urbanised Australia where mostlive remote from nature, decades of alarmist...

408 pages | b/w illustrations | Connor Court Publishing

Paperback #244341 2018 9781925501926 £21.99

Green and Prosperous LandDieter Helm(Author)An economist's approach to environmentalism, including a summary of Britain's green assets,a look towards possible futures, and an achievable 25-year plan to a green and prosperousworld.Current methods of environmental protection in Britain...

304 pages | William Collins (Harper Collins imprint)

Hardback #241773 Mar-2019 9780008304478 £16.99

Infrastructure Development and Ape ConservationArcus Foundation(Editor)Infrastructure development in Africa and Asia is expanding at breakneck speed, largely inbiodiversity-rich developing nations. The trend reflects governments' efforts to promoteeconomic growth in response to increasing populations, rising...

Cambridge University Press

Paperback #243498 Nov-2018 9781108436410 £29.99Hardback #243497 Nov-2018 9781108423212 £74.99

Wildlife Conservation in AfricaA Scientific ApproachSS Ajayi(Author)Wildlife Conservation in Africa: A Scientific Approach presents comprehensive managementstrategies for the consumptive and non-consumptive utilization of wildlife across Sub-SaharanAfrica. It describes African economies' current dependent on...

304 pages | illustrations | Academic Press

Paperback #243962 Mar-2019 9780128169629 £76.95













Reference

The Hour of LandA Personal Topography of America's National ParksTerry Tempest Williams(Author)America's national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadilydisappearing, which is why more than 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now TerryTempest Williams, the New York Times bestselling author of the...

416 pages | 22 b/w illustrations | Picador USA


From Rendering to RealityThe Story of Buffalo Bayou ParkAnne Olson(Author), David Theis(Author), Stephen Fox(Foreword By)Great cities have been renewing themselves along their waterfronts for decades, andHouston's Buffalo Bayou is no exception. This historic waterway now serves as a place wherevisitors bike, hike, gather as a community, and appreciate nature. The...

136 pages | 163 colour & 38 b/w illustrations, 5 maps | Texas A & MUniversity Press

Hardback #244219 2017 9781623496104 £41.50

Yellowstone National ParkLee H Whittlesey(Author), Elizabeth A Watry(Author)Yellowstone National Park is one of the earth's most famous places. Established in 1872 as theworld's first national park, it has preserved remarkable natural wonders like Old Faithful Geyserand cultural icons such as Old Faithful Inn. For...

130 pages | b/w illustrations | Arcadia Publishing

Hardback #244225 2008 9781531629960 £24.99

Le Parc National de Yellowstone [Yellowstone National Park]Lee H Whittlesey(Author), Elizabeth A Watry(Author)Yellowstone National Park is one of the earth's most famous places. Established in 1872 as theworld's first national park, it has preserved remarkable natural wonders like Old Faithful Geyserand cultural icons such as Old Faithful Inn. For...

130 pages | b/w illustrations | Arcadia Publishing

Hardback #244226 2017 9781540215727 £29.99

Fish Culture in Yellowstone National ParkThe Early Years: 1900-1930Frank H Tainter(Author)This tiny record of a historical event in US history is what Fish Culture in Yellowstone NationalPark is all about. Frank H. Tainter's father, uncles, and grandfather all worked on fish culturedetails for the former U.S. Bureau of Fisheries in...

198 pages | b/w photos | Dorrance Publishing

Paperback #244246 2016 9781480932838 £18.99

Abundant EarthToward an Ecological CivilizationEileen Crist(Author)In Abundant Earth, Eileen Crist not only documents the rising tide of biodiversity loss, but alsolays out the drivers of this wholesale destruction and how we can push past them. Lookingbeyond the familiar litany of causes – a large and...

288 pages | University of Chicago Press

Paperback #244350 Dec-2018 9780226596808 £26.50Hardback #244349 Dec-2018 9780226596778 £78.99

Saving Wyoming's HobackThe Grassroots Movement that Stopped Natural Gas DevelopmentFlorence R Shepard(Author), Susan L Marsh(Author)In late 2012, more than one hundred people gathered to hear a long-awaited announcement:the Trust for Public Land had succeeded in preventing natural gas development in the remoteHoback Basin of Wyoming. This landmark agreement – purchasing...

288 pages | 76 colour & b/w illustrations, 9 maps | University of UtahPress

Paperback #244370 2017 9781607815129 £30.95

Who Owns the Wildlife?The Political Economy of Conservation in Nineteenth-Century AmericaJames A Tober(Author)In this well researched and documented book, James Tober addresses the issue of who ownsthe wildlife. More specifically, he is concerned with explaining why particular arrangements ofproperty rights to animals have emerged. Throughout Who Owns the...

330 pages | Praeger Publishers

Hardback #244372 1981 9780313225970 £64.99

Life on DisplayRevolutionizing US Museums of Science & Natural History in the Twentieth CenturyKaren A Rader(Author), Victoria EM Cain(Author)Rich with archival detail and compelling characters, Life on Display uses the history ofbiological exhibitions to analyze museums' shifting roles in twentieth-century American scienceand society. Karen A. Rader and Victoria E. M. Cain chronicle...

467 pages | 24 b/w photos and b/w illustrations | University of ChicagoPress


Publish or PerishPerceived Benefits versus Unintended ConsequencesImad A Moosa(Author)Imad Moosa's thought-provoking book explores the contemporary doctrine that plagues theacademic sphere: the principle of publish or perish. Publish or Perish identifies the pressuresplaced upon academics to either publish their work regularly,...

240 pages | Edward Elgar


Preserving Our HeritagePerspectives from Antiquity to the Digital AgeMichele Valerie Cloonan(Editor)Preserving Our Heritage aims to introduce students and professionals to readings that will helpthem in their studies and their professional practice. Curated by an advisory board from acrossthe cultural heritage sectors, it offers a unique...

702 pages | Facet Publishing (formerly Library Association Publishing)

Paperback #244374 2014 9781856049467 £79.95

Museum Collections ManagementA HandbookFreda Matassa(Author)This landmark publication is the first to draw together all aspects of museum collectionsmanagement in one handbook. It is designed for anyone with responsibility for a culturalcollection and covers everything a collections manager needs to know....


Paperback #244375 2011 9781856047012 £64.95














Marine & Freshwater

Organizing ExhibitionsA Handbook for Museums, Libraries and ArchivesFreda Matassa(Author)This ground-breaking book is the first to provide museum staff, librarians and archivists withpractical guidance on creating and organizing successful exhibitions.Drawing on internationalmuseum practice but applicable to any exhibition or display,...


Paperback #244376 2014 9781856049450 £64.95

Valuing Your CollectionA Practical Guide for Museums, Libraries and ArchivesFreda Matassa(Author)This book addresses the issue of valuing objects in cultural collections, ranging from high-value to low or no-value and featuring a range of collections including fine art, archives,science and photography. Practical advice is given on how to...



BS 4971:2017 Conservation and Care of Archive and Library CollectionsThis standard specifies current best practice in managing archive and library collections toensure their long-term preservation. Note: BS 4971 covers the exhibition and storage aspectsof conservation formerly found in PD 5454. Together with BS EN...

40 pages | British Standards Institute

Paperback #244429 2017 9780580946547 £198.00

Butcher's Copy-EditingThe Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-Editors and ProofreadersJudith Butcher(Author), Caroline Drake(Author), Maureen Leach(Author)Since its first publication in 1975, Judith Butcher's Copy-editing has become firmly establishedas a classic reference guide. This fourth edition has been comprehensively revised to providean up-to-date and clearly presented source of...

543 pages | 28 b/w illustrations | Cambridge University Press

Hardback #244461 2006 9780521847131 £69.99

Plankton: Guide to Their Ecology and Monitoring for Water QualityIain M Suthers(Editor), David Rissik(Editor), Anthony J Richardson(Editor)This practical book provides a comprehensive introduction to the biology and ecology ofplankton and describes its use as a tool for monitoring water quality. All the major freshwaterand coastal phytoplankton and zooplankton groups are covered and...

272 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | CRC Press

Paperback #244556 Feb-2019 9780367030162 £52.99

Coral Reefs PhilippinesAndrey S Ryanskiy(Author)The first and only photo guide solely dedicated to marine animals of Philippines you are likelyto see while diving or snorkeling. Covers 1600 species, including Philippines endemics, new toscience and undescribed species. Fishes, turtles, shrimps,...

201 pages | colour photos | Andrey S Ryanskiy (privately published)

Paperback #244537 2018 9781980986362 £43.50

Call of the BluePhilip Hamilton(Author)Watching and recording the gradual dismantling of life, beauty and diversity in our oceans is atortuous experience for scientists. Our oceans function as earth's organs and our survivaldepends on their health. Yet in the last fifty years half...

320 pages | 300 colour photos | Paul Holberton Publishing

Hardback #244130 Oct-2018 9781911300519 £64.99

Ecology of Marine Ports of the Black and Azov Sea BasinAlexander K Vinogradov(Author), Yuliya I Bogatova(Author), Ivan A Synegub(Author), Mariya VGelmboldt(Translated by)This work examines the waters of marine ports as unique integrated aquatic ecosystems. Itregards marine ports as entities comprising components of natural and anthropogenic origin,including pelagic, periphytal and benthal subsystems. Using selected...


Hardback #244142 2017 9783319630601 £129.99

Unruly WatersHow Mountain Rivers and Monsoons Have Shaped South Asia's HistorySunil S Amrith(Author)Asia's history has been shaped by its waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrithreimagines Asia's history through the stories of its rains, rivers, coasts, and seas – and of theweather-watchers and engineers, mapmakers and...

416 pages | Allen Lane

Hardback #244200 Dec-2018 9780241247051 £19.99

Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the WestHeather Hansman(Author)The Green River, the most significant tributary of the Colorado River, runs 730 miles from theglaciers of Wyoming to the desert canyons of Utah. Over its course it meanders throughranches, cities, national parks, endangered fish habitats, and some...

248 pages | 1 b/w photo | University of Chicago Press

Hardback #244206 Mar-2019 9780226432670 £18.99

La Vie Sous-Marine de Méditerranée [Marine Life of the Mediterranean]Matthias Bergbauer(Author), Bernd Humberg(Author)Ideal for divers and all lovers of the Mediterranean, this comprehensive guide details nearly400 Mediterranean species of the most common and most important plants and animals.Information on characteristics, habitat, and possible confusion species...

368 pages | colour photos | Delachaux et Niestle

Hardback #244304 2018 9782603025802 £52.99

Freshwater FishesIn Special Reference of Uttar PradeshDr. Malti(Author)This slim volume is intended to assist with the identification of freshwater fish typically caughtin the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

72 pages | b/w illustrations | Sarup & Sons

Hardback #244311 2017 9789352080816 £32.99














Environmental Studies

Dynamics of the Equatorial OceanJohn P Boyd(Author)Dynamics of the Equatorial Ocean is the first comprehensive introduction to the theory ofequatorially-confined waves and currents in the ocean. Among the topics treated are inertialand shear instabilities, wave generation by coastal reflection,...


Hardback #244436 2017 9783662554746 £159.99

Same Teikokunogyakushū: Kaiyo Seimei 5 Oku-Nen-Shi [The Shark's Empire: 500Million Years of Marine Life]Tsuchiya Ken(Author), Tanaka Gengo(Editor), Tomita Bushō(Editor), Konishi Takuya(Editor),Tanaka Yoshihiro(Editor)When the dinosaurs were born, sharks dominated the ocean world and survived after theformer went extinct. Sharks survived the worst mass extinction in history about 250 millionyears ago when more than 80% of organisms died out, and they survived...

189 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour illustrations | Wényì Chūnqiū

Paperback #244484 1970 9784163908748 £29.99

Visual Guide of 1400 Fish Species with Photo Reference [Japanese]Konishi Hideto(Author)Using pictures of more than 1,400 living fish, this illustrated pocket thoroughly explains how todistinguish between fishes. It includes details on distribution and edibility. An index has beenadded with Japanese and English vernacular...

848 pages | colour photos | Kadokawa

Paperback #244486 2018 9784040699851 £39.99

Coral Reefs IndonesiaAndrey S Ryanskiy(Author)The first and only photo guide solely dedicated to marine animals of Indonesia you are likely tosee while diving or snorkeling. Surrounded by two oceans and thirteen seas, with more than17,000 islands and 5000 km West to East, Indonesia has one of...


Paperback #244539 2018 9781719843362 £44.99

Coral Reefs MaldivesAndrey S Ryanskiy(Author)The most comprehensive photo guide to Maldivian coral reef life, covering fishes, sharks, rays,turtles, dolphins, invertebrates and marine plants:- Designed for divers and snorkelers- Morethan 1200 species- New records of fishes and invertebrates...


Paperback #244540 2018 9781976955297 £39.99

Catalogue of the Fouling Fauna in the World Ocean, Volume 1: Barnacles, Hydroids,Bryozoans, Mollusks [Russian]GB Zevina(Author), VA Karpov(Author), OP Poltarukha(Author), SF Chapligina(Author), AAKubanin(Author), EA Nikulina(Author), OG Reznichenko(Author), IN Soldatova(Author), EATsikhon-Lukanina(Author), IS Roginskaya(Author)This monograph is a species catalogue of the most important taxa of the marine fouling faunain the world's oceans. Data are given on the systematics of 1500+ fouling species, theirdistribution, features of their ecology and relationship to...

219 pages | KMK Scientific Press

Paperback #244544 2004 9785873171668 £89.99

Principles of Food ChemistryJohn M deMan(Author), John W Finley(Author), W Jeffrey Hurst(Author), Chang YongLee(Author)Completely revised, this new edition updates the chemical and physical properties of majorfood components including water, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals vitamins andenzymes. Chapters on color, flavor and texture help the student...


Hardback #244475 2018 9783319636054 £78.99

The John Nix Farm Management PocketbookGraham Redman(Author)The John Nix Farm Management Pocketbook 2019 Edition provides the most comprehensivebusiness information in British agriculture. All prices and figured have been fully updated for2019. Includes:- Cost of production data alongside gross margins...

296 pages | tables | Pocket Book

Paperback #244454 2018 £43.99

Seeing GreenThe Use and Abuse of American Environmental ImagesFinis Dunaway(Author)American environmentalism is defined by its icons: the "Crying Indian," who shed a tear inresponse to litter and pollution; the cooling towers of Three Mile Island, site of a notoriousnuclear accident; the sorrowful spectacle of...

344 pages | 73 b/w photos | University of Chicago Press


Third Generation PhotovoltaicsAdvanced Solar Energy ConversionMartin Green(Author)Photovoltaics, the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity, is now the fastest growingtechnology for electricity generation. Present "first generation" products use the same siliconwafers as in microelectronics. "Second...

160 pages | 2 tables | Springer-Verlag


Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskite PhotovoltaicsFrom Fundamentals to Device ArchitecturesNam-Gyu Park(Editor), Michael Grätzel(Editor), Tsutomu Miyasaka(Editor)Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskite Photovoltaics covers fundamentals of organometalperovskite materials and their photovoltaics, including materials preparation and devicefabrications. Special emphasis is given to halide perovskites. The...















Along Ukraine's RiverA Social and Environmental History of the Dnipro (Dnieper)Roman Adrian Cybriwsky(Author)The River Dnipro (formerly better known by the Russian name of Dnieper) is intimately linkedto the history and identity of Ukraine. Cybriwsky discusses the history of the river, from when itwas formed and its many uses and modifications by human...

280 pages | b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Central European UniversityPress

Hardback #244107 2018 9789633862049 £45.99

The Story of a ForestGrowth, Destruction and Renewal in the Upper Delaware ValleyRobert Kuhn McGregor(Author)The re-established forests of the Upper Delaware are a living reminder of centuries of bothexploitation and good intentions. Emerging after the last glaciation, they were first modified byNative Americans to promote hunting and limited agriculture....

233 pages | McFarland

Paperback #244108 2018 9781476665917 £42.50

New Strategies for Wicked ProblemsScience and Solutions in the 21st CenturyEdward P Weber(Editor), Denise Lach(Editor), Brent S Steel(Editor)A "wicked problem" isn't one with an evil nature, but a problem that is impossible or difficult tosolve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often hard torecognize. Classic examples of wicked...

248 pages | 1 illustration, 9 tables | Oregon State University Press

Paperback #244109 2017 9780870718939 £24.95

Pandas to PenguinsEthical Encounters with Animals at RiskMelissa Gaskill(Author)Perhaps nothing about nature calls to us as deeply as wild animals. To see an enormous whaleleaping out of the water, the eerily human eyes of a gorilla, or the comical waddle of a penguin;to hear the ethereal howl of a wolf or majestic roar of a...

256 pages | 44 colour photos, 5 maps | Texas A & M University Press

Paperback #244117 Oct-2018 9781623496692 £29.95

Landscape DimensionsReflections and Proposals for the Implementation of the European Landscape ConventionCouncil of Europe (CoE)(Editor)Adopted under the auspices of the Council of Europe, the European Landscape Conventionaims to promote the protection, management and planning of landscapes, and to organiseinternational co-operation in this field. It applies to the entire territory...

276 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Council of Europe

Paperback #244118 2017 9789287181015 £39.99

Watering the RevolutionAn Environmental and Technological History of Agrarian Reform in MexicoMikael D Wolfe(Author)In Watering the Revolution Mikael D. Wolfe transforms our understanding of Mexican agrarianreform through an environmental and technological history of water management in theemblematic Laguna region. Drawing on extensive archival research in...

336 pages | 26 illustrations | Duke University Press


Nature, Tourism and Ethnicity as Drivers of (De)MarginalizationInsights to Marginality from Perspective of Sustainability and DevelopmentStanko Pelc(Editor), Miha Koderman(Editor)This book considers de-marginalization attesting that marginal regions have the potential forde-marginalization and are anchored in developmental terms on the following core themes:nature; tourism; ethnicity and general factors including migration....


Hardback #244236 2017 9783319590011 £129.99

Romantic SustainabilityEndurance and the Natural World, 1780-1830Ben P Robertson(Author)Romantic Sustainability is a collection of sixteen essays that examine the British Romantic erain ecocritical terms. Written by scholars from five continents, this international collectionaddresses the works of traditional Romantic writers such as...

304 pages | 3 b/w illustrations | Lexington Books


Developments in Environmental RegulationRisk Based Regulation in the UK and EuropeJon Foreman(Editor)This book provides a critical examination of contemporary approaches to environmentalregulation in the UK and the European Union. It also explores how regulation has evolved inresponse to a number of factors, including industrial development and...

336 pages | 22 colour & 2 b/w Illustrations | Palgrave

Hardback #244250 2017 9783319619361 £79.99

A Sustainable Future12 Key Areas of Global ConcernKlaus Wiegandt(Editor), Sandra Lustig(Translated by)Our global climate is changing – in more ways than one. As technology rapidly improves andthe world becomes ever more interconnected, it seems that the pace of everyday life is alwaysquickening, the scope of our concern always widening. We...

406 pages | b/w photos, colour illustrations | Haus Publishing

Paperback #244271 2018 9781910376737 £11.99

Ecological MigrantsThe Relocation of China's Ewenki Reindeer HerdersYuanyuan Xie(Author), Ping Hao(Foreword By)Reindeer-herding Ewenki hunters have lived in the forests of China's Greater Khingan Rangefor over three hundred years. They have sustained their livelihoods by collecting plants andherbs, hunting animals and herding reindeer. This ethnography...

238 pages | 20 b/w illustrations | Berghahn Books Ltd

Hardback #244283 2015 9781782386322 £84.99

At Home in the OkavangoWhite Batswana Narratives of Emplacement and BelongingCatie Gressier(Author)An ethnographic portrayal of the lives of white citizens of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, AtHome in the Okavango examines their relationships with the natural and social environments ofthe region. In response to the insecurity of their position as...

244 pages | 4 b/w illustrations | Berghahn Books Ltd















The Freedom of Scientific ResearchAn AnthologySimona Giordano(Editor), Lucio Piccirillo(Editor), John Harris(Editor)Never before have the scope and limits of scientific freedom been more important or moreunder attack. New science, from artificial intelligence to gene editing, creates uniqueopportunities for making the world a better place. It also presents...

264 pages | 3 b/w illustrations | Manchester University Press

Hardback #244298 Oct-2018 9781526127679 £74.99

The AlpsAn Environmental HistoryJon Mathieu(Author)Stretching 1200 kilometres across six countries, the colossal mountains of the Alps dominateEurope, geographically and historically. Enlightenment thinkers felt the sublime andmagisterial peaks were the very embodiment of Nature, Romantic poets...

184 pages | Polity Press

Hardback #244321 Jan-2019 9781509527717 £19.99

Dirt to SoilOne Family's Journey into Regenerative AgricultureGabe Brown(Author), Courtney White(Preface By)Gabe Brown didn't set out to change the world when he first started working alongside hisfather-in-law on the family farm in North Dakota. But as a series of weather-related cropdisasters put Brown and his wife, Shelly, in desperate financial...

240 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Chelsea Green

Paperback #244323 Oct-2018 9781603587631 £14.99

From Groups to IndividualsEvolution and Emerging IndividualityFrédéric Bouchard(Editor), Philippe Huneman(Editor)The biological and philosophical implications of the emergence of new collective individualsfrom associations of living beings.Our intuitive assumption that only organisms are the realindividuals in the natural world is at odds with developments in...

288 pages | 23 b/w illustrations | MIT Press

Hardback #244366 2013 9780262018722 £46.99

The Road Back to NatureRegaining the Paradise LostMasanobu Fukuoka(Author), Frederic P Metraud(Translated by)Discusses global ecology, destructive farming practices, desertification, deforestation, and therepair of ecological damage.

377 pages | Bookventure

Paperback #244380 2011 9788185987019 £28.99

Review and Analysis of International Legal and Policy Instruments Related to Deep-SeaFisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in Areas beyond National JurisdictionJames Harrison(Author), Terje Lobach(Author), Elisa Morgera(Author), Pio Manoa(Author)The purpose of this document is to identify the range of instruments that are relevant to deep-sea fishing and its impacts on marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction,with a view to providing advice to states on what steps...

90 pages | no illustrations | Food and Agriculture Organisation

Paperback #244404 2017 9789251097007 £43.50

A Good Life on a Finite EarthThe Political Economy of Green GrowthDaniel J Fiorino(Author), Todd A Eisenstadt(Foreword By), Joanna I Lewis(Foreword By)The potential conflict among economic and ecological goals has formed the central fault line ofenvironmental politics in the United States and most other countries since the 1970s. Theaccepted view is that efforts to protect the environment will...



Mapping Global DynamicsGeographic Perspectives from Local Pollution to Global EvolutionGilbert Ahamer(Author)Mapping Global Dynamics asks: What are the most suitable "mapping strategies" for detectingpatterns of global dynamics?It adopts a spatial perspective when trying to understand "GlobalDynamics" – and sets out to...


Hardback #244410 2017 9783319517025 £175.50

Man-Made Ecology of East KazakhstanSairan Bayandinova(Author), Zheken Mamutov(Author), Gulnura Issanova(Author)Man-Made Ecology of East Kazakhstan highlights studies of differentiation problems of naturalgeosystems because of anthropogenic impact. The systematic methodology of comprehensiveecological assessment of anthropogenic impact on natural geosystems...


Hardback #244437 2017 9789811063459 £79.99

Nanotechnology for Water Treatment and PurificationAnming Hu(Editor), Allen Apblett(Editor), Mark R Servos(Foreword By)Nanotechnology for Water Treatment and Purification describes the latest progress in theapplication of nanotechnology for water treatment and purification. Leaders in the field presentboth the fundamental science and a comprehensive overview of the...



Introducing Philosophy of ScienceA Graphic GuideZiauddin Sardar(Author), Borin Van Loon(Illustrator)What do scientists actually do? Is science "value-free"? How has science evolved throughhistory? Where is science leading us? Introducing Philosophy of Science is a clear andincisively illustrated map of the big questions underpinning...

176 pages | Illustrations | Icon Books

Paperback #244480 2011 9781848312968 £7.99

Vital Forces, Teleology and OrganizationPhilosophy of Nature and the Rise of Biology in GermanyAndrea Gambarotto(Author)Vital Forces, Teleology and Organization offers a comprehensive account of vitalism and theRomantic philosophy of nature. The author explores the rise of biology as a unified science inGermany by reconstructing the history of the notion of...

137 pages | Springer-Verlag

Hardback #244528 2017 9783319654140 £74.99














Natural History

Nature, Action and the FuturePolitical Thought and the EnvironmentKatrina Forrester(Editor), Sophie Smith(Editor)Climate change is one of the great challenges of modern politics. In Nature, Action and theFuture, leading political theorists and historians investigate how the history of political ideascan help us make sense of it. The contributors add a...

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

Hardback #244534 2018 9781107199286 £74.99

The Environment and International HistoryScott Kaufman(Author)Studies of the history of international relations traditionally have focused on the decisions madeby those at the highest levels of government. In more recent years, scholars have expandedtheir attention to cover economic, cultural, or social...

226 pages | illustrations | Bloomsbury Academic (Bloomsbury imprint)

Paperback #244585 Dec-2018 9781472525055 £19.99Hardback #244584 Dec-2018 9781472527226 £64.99

The Scientific RevolutionSteven Shapin(Author)"There was no such thing as the Scientific Revolution, and this is a book about it." With thisprovocative and apparently paradoxical claim, Steven Shapin begins his bold, vibrantexploration of the origins of the modern scientific...

256 pages | illustrations | University of Chicago Press

Paperback #244352 2018 9780226398341 £13.99

Cicerone Guides: Trekking the GR11 TrailThe Traverse of the Spanish PyreneesBrian Johnson(Author)This comprehensive guidebook to the magnificent GR11 trail, which runs 820 km from theAtlantic to the Mediterranean, provides everything trekkers will need to take up the challenge –detailed route description, excellent photographs, lots of...

272 pages | 150+ colour photos, 50+ maps | Cicerone Press

Paperback #244276 2018 9781852849214 £16.95

Cicerone Guides: Walking in Cyprus44 Walks in the South and the NorthNike Werstroh(Author), Jacint Mig(Author)There's far more to Cyprus than just the bustling resorts: the favourable climate, attractivescenery and many kilometres of footpaths and nature trails make it an ideal destination forwalkers. Cicerone Guides: Walking in Cyprus presents 44...

232 pages | 84 colour photos, 45 colour maps | Cicerone Press

Paperback #244263 2017 9781852848378 £16.95

Cicerone Guides: Walking the South Downs WayNational Trail: Described East-West and West-EastKev Reynolds(Author)The South Downs Way National Trail is a 100 mile (160km) walk between Eastbourne andWinchester, staying within the glorious South Downs National Park for its entire length.Presented here in 12 stages of up to 12 miles (19km), the route is described...


Paperback #244258 2017 9781852849405 £16.95

Cicerone Guides: Walking the North Downs WayNational Trail: From Farnham to DoverKev Reynolds(Author)The North Downs Way National Trail is a 130 mile (208km) between the high downland ofFarnham and the historic city of Dover on the Kent coast. The route is described in 11 daystages from west to east with an optional detour via Canterbury....


Paperback #244261 2017 9781852848613 £16.95

When the Earth Was FlatAll the Bits of Science We Got WrongGraeme Donald(Author)From pseudoscience to incorrect assumptions and unfounded belief, science hasn't alwaysbeen right. Contrary to recent debate on the internet, nowadays we are fairly confident that theearth is not flat and that we are in fact inhabitants of a...

192 pages | Michael O'Mara Books

Paperback #244249 2017 9781782437833 £7.99

Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude that Changed the WorldPeter Moore(Author)The Enlightenment was an age of endeavours. From Johnson's Dictionary to campaigns forliberty to schemes for measuring the dimensions of the solar system, Britain was consumed bythe impulse for grand projects, undertaken at speed....

432 pages | 115 colour photos, 60 colour maps | Chatto & Windus


Collecting the WorldThe Life and Curiosity of Hans SloaneJames Delbourgo(Author)"Nothing so fully displays the grandeur of his mind as his immense and rare collections ...perhaps the fullest and most curious in the world"– National Gazette, 1753Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was the greatest collector of his time, and...

528 pages | 24 plates with colour photos; b/w illustrations, b/w maps |Allen Lane


The Equations of LifeThe Hidden Rules Shaping EvolutionCharles S Cockell(Author)Why do gazelles have legs and not wheels? Why is all life based on carbon rather thansilicon? Why do humans have eyes on the front of their heads? And beyond earth, would life –if it should exist – look like our own?The puzzles of life...

339 pages | no illustrations | Atlantic Books


The Field Guide to Drawing & Sketching AnimalsTim Pond(Author), Ben Garrod(Foreword By)Artist Tim Pond's lively and engaging book fuses science with art, providing the reader with theskills, techniques and knowledge they need to create sketches of animals filled with life andmovement.There are some very good books written on life...

192 pages | 650 colour illustrations | Search Press

Paperback #239858 Jan-2019 9781782215127 £17.99














The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 26, 1878Charles Darwin(Author), Frederick Burkhardt(Editor), James A Secord(Editor), The Editors ofthe Darwin Correspondence Project(Editor)This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the mostcelebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinatingand wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters...

b/w illustrations | Cambridge University Press

Hardback #243517 Oct-2018 9781108475402 £94.99

Wunderkammer: An Exotic Journey Through TimeThijs Demeulemeester(Author)Wunderkammern are showing up everywhere these days. Design webshops, expos, interiordesign stores: they all try to bring back the memory of the century-old tradition ofWunderkammer, or 'the Cabinet of Curiosities'. This book is a...

176 pages | 220 colour & 75 b/w photos and illustrations | UitgeverijLannoo

Hardback #244103 2017 9789401442725 £29.95

How to Be a Good CreatureA Memoir in Thirteen AnimalsSy Montgomery(Author), Rebecca Green(Illustrator)Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative. No one knowsthis better than author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery. To research her books, Syhas traveled the world and encountered some of the planet's...

208 pages | colour illustrations | Houghton Mifflin

Hardback #244113 Sep-2018 9780544938328 £21.99

Nematology in South AfricaA View from the 21st CenturyHendrika Fourie(Editor), Vaughan W Spaull(Editor), Robin K Jones(Editor), Mieke SDaneel(Editor), Dirk De Waele(Editor)This unique book contains not only a comprehensive up-to-date summary of the achievementsmade in all areas of nematology in South Africa over more than half a century, but it alsocombines this rather technical part with an insiders narrative of how...

569 pages | 117 colour & 28 b/w Illustrations | Springer-Verlag


Obey: Earth Crisis (2-Volume Set)Shepard Fairey(Illustrator)Earth Crisis encapsulates 25 years of Shepard Fairey's work focused on environmentalthemes, from its recent manifestation as a globe suspended from the Eiffel Tower to posters,murals and prints. Earth Crisis includes two oversized volumes in a...

130 pages | 75 colour illustrations | Gingko Press

Hardback #244123 2017 9782226321466 £110.00

Botanical ArtFrom Renaissance Herbaria to the 19th CenturyAnna Laurent(Author), Chiara Nepi(Introduction By)Plants and flowers have always captured man's imagination, with their delicate harmonies andthe perfection of their symmetrical forms. Over the centuries, the world of plants has stirred theaesthetic sense of many artists, who have approached...

208 pages | colour illustrations | White Star Publishers

Hardback #244129 Dec-2018 9788854413177 £29.99

Snow: An Optimist's GuideGiles Whittell(Author)How many snowflakes are needed to make a snowperson? Where is the snowiest place onEarth? When will the last snowflake fall? Snow has a lot in common with religion. It comes fromheaven. It changes everything. It creates an alternative reality and...

304 pages | Short Books

Hardback #244135 Oct-2018 9781780723600 £16.99

In Defense of ScienceWhy Scientific Literacy MattersFrank R Spellman(Author), Joni Price-Bayer(Author)In an era when many in the science community feel that science is under attack, In Defense ofScience explains why ordinary citizens need to have an understanding of science, its methods,and its groundbreaking discoveries. The authors debunk several...

232 pages | 5 b/w illustrations, 8 tables | Bernan Press

Paperback #244209 2018 9781641432504 £32.95

Embracing the SeasonsMemories of a Country GardenGunilla Norris(Author)In Embracing the Seasons Gunilla Norris shares her soulful and thought-provokingobservations of a year lived in the countryside and reflects on the abundance and meaning ofnature and its cycles of renewal. This journey through the seasons has been...

144 pages | BlueBridge


Walking the Isles of Islay, Jura and ColonsayMary Welsh(Author), Christine Isherwood(Author)For this edition, Mary Welsh and Christine Isherwood re-visited Islay, expanding some of thewalks originally published in the 1996 Walks on Islay, and adding new ones. They went on tocover Jura in greater depth and, to complete an attractive trio,...

144 pages | b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Clan Books

Paperback #244253 2005 9781873597255 £14.99

National Geographic Greatest LandscapesStunning Photographs that Inspire and AstonishGeorge Steinmetz(Author)From one majestic nature landscape to the next, this is an iconic collection of NationalGeographic's photography of the world's most beautiful locations. With vast deserts in twilights,snow-capped mountain ranges at the brink of dawn, a...

400 pages | colour photos | National Geographic Society

Hardback #244257 2016 9781426217128 £24.99

Cicerone Guides: Walking the South Downs Way: 1:25,000 OS Route Map BookletKev Reynolds(Author)All the mapping you need to complete the 100-mile (160 km) South Downs Way National Trail,between Eastbourne and Winchester. With easy walking on ancient trackways, the routefeatures wooded areas, river valleys and attractive villages and is rich...

64 pages | 54 colour maps | Cicerone Press

Paperback #244259 2017 9781852849399 £9.95














Cicerone Guides: Walking the North Downs Way: 1:25,000 Route Map BookletKev Reynolds(Author)This map booklet contains all the mapping you need to complete the 130 mile (208 km) NorthDowns Way National Trail between Farnham and Dover. One of the easier National Trails, itcan be comfortably walked in 11-12 days and includes an optional...

96 pages | colour maps | Cicerone Press

Paperback #244260 2017 9781852849559 £9.95

Cicerone Guides: Walking the Sierras of Extremadura32 Half and Full Day Walks in Western Spain's HillsGisela Radant Wood(Author)Cicerone Guides: Walking the Sierras of Extremadura showcases 32 walks exploring thesierras of Cáceres and Badajoz, one of Spain's least known regions and a gem for walkers andnature lovers. Walks range in length from 6 to 20km are...


Paperback #244262 2017 9781852848484 £16.95

Cicerone Guides: Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites, Volume 2Southern Dolomites, Brenta and Lake GardaGraham Fletcher(Author), John Smith(Author)This guide covers 77 via ferrata routes in the Italian Dolomites. As part of a two-volume set ofguides to the Dolomite via ferratas, this volume includes the southern Dolomite regions, in 10areas including those of Belluno, Brenta, Trento, Lake...


Paperback #244267 2003 9781852843809 £17.95

Cicerone Guides: Trekking & Mountaineering Aconcagua and the Southern AndesHorcones and Vacas Valley Ascent RoutesJim Ryan(Author), Sebastian Tetilla(Foreword By)The definitive guidebook to climbing Aconcagua in South America. At 6962 m, Aconcagua isthe highest peak outside the Himalayas and is accessible to both trekkers and mountaineers.The book covers two popular trekking routes: the Normal (Horcones...


Paperback #244265 2018 9781852849740 £16.95

Cicerone Guides: Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites, Volume 175 routes - North, Central and East RangesJames Rushforth(Author)This guide presents 75 via ferrata routes in the stunning Italian Dolomites. Part of a 2-volumeset, it covers the northern, central and eastern regions, including Cortina, Fassa, Sesto,Canazei and Corvara. Routes are graded by technical difficulty...


Paperback #244266 2018 9781852848460 £17.95

Cicerone Guides: Walking the Mountains of Ronda and GrazalemaGrazalema and La Sierra de las Nieves Natural Parks, Genal and Guadiaro ValleysGuy Hunter-Watts(Author)The dramatically situated town of Ronda can make a great base for a walking holiday in themountains of Andalucía, as can any one of the picturesque 'pueblos blancos' (white villages)that nestle among the surrounding hills. Cicerone...


Paperback #244274 2018 9781852848927 £16.95

Cicerone Guides: Walking in Portugal40 Graded Short and Multi-Day Walks throughout the CountryAndrew Mok(Author), Simon Whitmarsh(Author)Portugal is something of an undiscovered gem for hikers, offering beautiful, diverse landscapesand vast amounts of space. Thanks to its variety of micro-climates, it is possible to findpleasant walking conditions in all seasons, and the multitude...

264 pages | <100 colour photos, 44 colour maps | Cicerone Press

Paperback #244275 2018 9781852848897 £16.95

All the LandJo Lendle(Author), Katy Derbyshire(Translated by)How, in 1930, did Alfred Wegener, the son of a minister from Berlin, find himself in the mostisolated spot on earth, attempting to survive an unthinkably cold winter in the middle ofGreenland? In All the Land, Jo Lendle sets out to chronicle...

264 pages | Seagull Books London Ltd

Hardback #244299 Dec-2018 9780857426062 £19.99

Helmholtz: A Life in ScienceDavid Cahan(Author)Hermann von Helmholtz was a towering figure of nineteenth-century scientific and intellectuallife. Best known for his achievements in physiology and physics, he also contributed to otherdisciplines such as ophthalmology, psychology, mathematics,...

944 pages | 40 b/w illustrations | University of Chicago Press

Hardback #244351 2018 9780226481142 £40.99

Ice DiariesAn Antarctic MemoirJean McNeil(Author)A decade ago, novelist and short story writer Jean McNeil spent a year as writer-in-residencewith the British Antarctic Survey, and four months on the world's most enigmatic continent –Antarctica. Access to the Antarctic remains...

384 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations | Essays on Canadian WritingPress

Paperback #244354 Nov-2018 9781770414464 £15.99Hardback #244355 2016 9781770413184 £25.99

The Art of Natural HistoryBotanical Illustrations, Ornithological Sketchbooks, and Other Masterpieces from the Age ofExplorationPascale Heurtel(Author), Michelle Lenoir(Author)This oversized collector's edition showcases antique paintings and drawings of birds andanimals from the most important natural history collection in France.An unparalleled collectionof the most beautiful – yet scientific –...

624 pages | colour illustrations | Rizzoli International Publications

Hardback #244356 Sep-2018 9780847863082 £195.00

Park Ranger's Guide to Nature & Wildlife PhotographyDouglass Owen(Author)In his nearly twenty years as a park ranger Craters of the Moon National Monument andPreserve in Idaho, Doug taught countless park visitors how boosting their skills as naturalistscould improve their results as photographers. In Park Ranger's...

180 pages | 180 colour photos | Amherst Media

Paperback #244358 Jan-2019 9781682033821 £21.99














Francis CrickDiscoverer of the Genetic CodeMatt Ridley(Author)Acclaimed author Matt Ridley traces the colourful life of the man who discovered the structureof DNA, the building blocks of life.Building on a biographical tradition that can be traced backto Aubrey's 'Brief Lives', Dr Johnson's...

160 pages | Harper Perennial

Paperback #244361 2008 9780007213313 £9.99

Toroa's JourneyMaria Gill(Author), Gavin Mouldey(Author)Based on the true story of Toroa, the 500th albatross chick to hatch at the breeding colony onTaiaroa Head near Dunedin, this story follows his life as he grows from chick to adult andbegins roving out across the vast Pacific Ocean. Will fishing...

32 pages | colour illustrations | Potton & Burton (formerly Craig Potton)


It's My Egg (And You Can't Have It!)Heather Hunt(Illustrator), Kennedy Warne(Author)Kiwi, New Zealand's national bird, are facing a precarious battle for survival on mainland NewZealand as predators, especially cats, dogs and stoats, take their toll. Inspired however by thesuccess of Backyard Kiwi, a kiwi recovery project that...



Up the RiverExplore and Discover New Zealand's Rivers, Lakes & WetlandsGillian Candler(Author), Ned Barraud(Illustrator)The sixth title in the award-winning Explore & Discover series, Up the River: Explore &Discover New Zealand’s Rivers, Lakes And Wetlands gives children an opportunity to lookunder the surface and see what special creatures live,...



Birdsong: A Celebration of Bruny Island BirdsAnne Morgan(Editor), Victoria King(Editor), John Cameron(Editor), Pete Hay(Afterword by)Birdsong's contributors celebrate the beauty and vulnerability of the birds of Bruny Island, anisland located off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, through poetry, essays, photographsand other artworks. This anthology is Bruny Island...

137 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Bruny Island EnvironmentNetwork Inc.

Hardback #244393 2016 9780994464385 £54.99

Book of Bones10 Record-Breaking AnimalsGabrielle Balkan(Author), Sam Brewster(Illustrator)It's a book of world records... of bones! Guess whose bones are the longest, shortest, heaviest,spikiest, and more. With touchable skeletons!Ten record-breaking animal bones areintroduced through a series of superlatives set up as a guessing...

48 pages | colour illustrations | Phaidon Press

Hardback #244396 2017 9780714875118 £16.95

The Awesome Book of AnimalsAdam Frost(Author)Did you know that there is a tree-climbing fish? Or that some bees drink crocodile tears? Orthat a jellyfish was sent into space?Be truly inspired by incredible facts about the creatures thatshare our planet. Find out:- If you're as tall as an...

112 pages | colour illustrations | Bloomsbury Publishing

Paperback #244399 2017 9781408885130 £6.99

The Story of Life: Evolution (Extended Edition)Katie Scott(Illustrator), Ruth Symons(Author)This new extended edition of Story of Life is the perfect gift for those with a love of the naturalworld. Wander the galleries – open 365 days a year – and discover a collection of curatedexhibits on every page, accompanied by...

80 pages | colour illustrations | Big Picture Press

Hardback #244400 2017 9781783706822 £10.99

Wicked Bugs (Young Reader's Edition)The Meanest, Deadliest, Grossest Bugs on EarthAmy Stewart(Author), Briony Morrow-Cribbs(Illustrator)This is a young reader's edition of Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army& Other Diabolical Insects.Did you know there are zombie bugs that not only eat other bugs butalso inhabit and control their bodies? There's...

192 pages | colour illustrations | Algonquin Books

Paperback #244401 2017 9781616206994 £10.99

Briefe und Tagebuchaufzeichnungen Willy Kükenthals von Seiner Reise in DenMalaiischen Archipel 1893-1894 [Letters and Diary Entries of Willy Kükenthals from HisJourney in the Malay Archipelago 1893-1894]Willy Kükenthal(Author), Sybille Bauer(Editor)This book contains the letters that Willy Kükenthal, the famous German zoologist and explorer,wrote to his wife during his trip to the Malay Archipelago at the end of the 19th century, as wellas a scientific diary kept in Borneo. Venomous...

258 pages | 21 colour & 7 b/w illustrations | SpringerSpektrum (formerlySpektrum Akademischer Verlag)

Paperback #244408 2017 9783662548769 £24.99

Walking GlenfinnanThe Road to the Isles – Morar, Ardnamurchan, Moidart, Morvern and the Small Isles Canna,Rum, Eigg & MuchMary Welsh(Author), Christine Isherwood(Author)To seek out and describe viable walks in the dramatic wilderness of Ardgour, Morvern, Moidartand Ardnamurchan in Scotland's Far West was a challenge that Mary Welsh and ChristineIsherwood accepted enthusiastically, and this book is the...

157 pages | b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Clan Books

Paperback #244411 2007 9781873597149 £14.99

The Dinosaurs BookDorling Kindersley (DK)(Author)Everything you need to know about dinosaurs, pterosaurs, marine reptiles, and mammals inthis stunning prehistoric encyclopedia for kids.With more than 1,000 images and fascinatingfacts, The Dinosaurs Book brings young readers face-to-face with some...

208 pages | 1000+ colour photos and colour illustrations | DorlingKindersley

Hardback #244453 2018 9780241300077 £14.99














Geology and Inhabitants of the Ancient WorldSir Richard Owen(Author)This is a complete facsimile of Richard Owen’s original 1854 guide to the Crystal Palacedinosaurs, created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and displayed in Crystal Palace Park,Sydenham, London since 1854. These life-sized sculptures of...

50 pages | b/w illustrations | Euston Grove Press

Paperback #244457 2013 9781906267360 £4.99

Natural History Department of the Crystal Palace DescribedRobert Gordon Latham(Author), Edward Forbes(Author)This is a complete facsimile of the original 1854 guide to the Natural History Court in theoriginal Crystal Palace, which had two organising themes.First, ethnology – a speciality inanthropology emphasising comparisons between human cultures...

98 pages | b/w illustrations | Euston Grove Press

Paperback #244458 2013 9781906267223 £12.95

Jac. P. Thijsse: Natuurbeschermer en Schrijver [Jac. P. Thijsse: Conservationist andWriter]Dik van der Meulen(Author)Without Jac. P. Thijsse (1865 – 1945) the Netherlands would have been a different country. Acountry without organisations such as Natuurmonumenten (the Dutch equivalent of NaturalEngland) or the Vogelbescherming (the Dutch equivalent of the...

96 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | KNNV Uitgeverij

Paperback #244492 2018 9789050116565 £11.50

Shaped by the Sea [English / Dutch]Theo Bosboom(Author), Tristan Gooley(Foreword By)For his new photo book Shaped by the Sea photographer Theo Bosboom explored the Atlanticcoast of Europe, in every season and in all kind of weather conditions. The multi-year projectlead him to spectacular beaches – both known and unknown...

176 pages | 111 colour photos | DDB Publishers

Hardback #244493 Oct-2018 9789081947367 £62.99

Wallace’s Living LegacyRiza Marlon(Author)The Wallacea region, includes Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and the Lesser Sundas, has its ownunique and endemic animals, many of them are found nowhere else in the world. It took 7years and visits to 22 places for Riza Marlon, an Indonesian wildlife...

270 pages | 200+ colour photos | Riza Marlon (privately published)

Hardback #244494 2018 9786029806021 £155.00

The Fishy SmithsA Biography of JLB and Margaret SmithMike Bruton(Author)The discovery of the modern-day coelacanth will forever be linked with the name of JLB Smith.An intense, irascible, eccentric man, JLB (as he was widely known) and his long-suffering wifeMargaret were both remarkable South African scientists who...

344 pages | 16 plates with colour photos; b/w photos | Random HouseStruik

Paperback #244497 2018 9781775846468 £14.99

Erebus: The Story of a ShipMichael Palin(Author)HMS Erebus was one of the great exploring ships, a veteran of groundbreaking expeditions tothe ends of the Earth. In 1848, it disappeared in the Arctic, its fate a mystery. In 2014, it wasfound. This is its story.Michael Palin – Monty Python...

352 pages | Random House

Hardback #244503 2018 9781847948120 £19.99

Sir John Franklin's Erebus and Terror ExpeditionLost and FoundGillian Hutchinson(Author), Kevin Fewster(Foreword By)In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin set out on a voyage to find the North-West Passage– the sea route linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. The expedition was expected tocomplete its mission within three years and return home in...

176 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Adlard ColesNautical

Paperback #244505 2017 9781472948694 £18.99

Introduction to the Study of Natural HistoryEdited and Annotated by Christoph IrmscherLouis Agassiz(Author), Christoph Irmscher(Editor)Introduction to the Study of Natural History features Louis Agassiz's seminal lecture course inwhich the Swiss-American scientist, a self-styled "American Humboldt", summarized the stateof zoological knowledge in his time. Though...

126 pages | 74 colour illustrations | Birkhäuser Verlag

Hardback #244530 2017 9783319660790 £109.99

A Tree for the BirdsVernon RL Head(Author)In this long-awaited follow-up to his international success, The Rarest Bird in the World,Vernon Head once again reveals his mastery of the genre of nature writing. This time with anovel, A Tree for the Birds. In this remarkable book, Head...

280 pages | Jacana Publishers

Hardback #244561 Feb-2019 9781431425655 £15.95

Paths to the PastEncounters with Britain's Hidden LandscapesFrancis Pryor(Author)Discover the hidden corners and forgotten crevices of Britain's landscapes, from lost ruraltreasures to unseen urban gems.Landscapes reflect and shape our behaviour. They make uswho we are and bear witness to the shifting patterns of human life...

160 pages | Penguin Books


Out of the WoodsSeeing Nature in the EverydayJulia Corbett(Author)Have you ever wondered about society's desire to cultivate the perfect lawn, why we view someanimals as "good" and some as "bad", or even thought about the bits of nature inside everydayitems – toothbrushes, cell...

232 pages | University of Nevada Press

Paperback #244568 Sep-2018 9781943859870 £19.50

The End of the End of the EarthJonathan Franzen(Author)In The End of the End of the Earth, which gathers essays and speeches written mostly in thepast five years, Jonathan Franzen returns with renewed vigor to the themes both human andliterary that have long preoccupied him. Whether exploring his...

240 pages | Fourth Estate

Hardback #244574 Nov-2018 9780008299224 £16.99















Reptiles & Amphibians

Mammals

AnthropoceneEdward Burtynsky(Illustrator), Jennifer Baichwal(Illustrator), Nick de Pencier(Illustrator)Anthropocene is a multidisciplinary body of work by Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal andNicholas de Pencier, which includes a photobook, a major traveling museum exhibition, afeature documentary film and an interactive educational website. The...

224 pages | colour photos | Steidl Verlag

Hardback #244577 Oct-2018 9783958294899 £74.99

Reproduction: Antiquity to the Present DayNick Hopwood(Editor), Rebecca Flemming(Editor), Lauren Kassell(Editor)From contraception to cloning and pregnancy to populations, reproduction presents urgentchallenges today. This field-defining history synthesizes a vast amount of scholarship to takethe long view. Spanning from antiquity to the present day,...

700 pages | 40 colour & 163 b/w illustrations, 2 maps, 1 table |Cambridge University Press

Hardback #244588 Nov-2018 9781107068025 £84.99

Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & AmphibiansRobert C Stebbins(Author), Samuel M McGinnis(Author)This is the most comprehensive and trusted guide to reptiles and amphibians of western NorthAmerica. The new edition retains the realistic and accurate paintings by Robert Stebbins andincludes 160 colour photographs for additional detail. All range...

576 pages | 160 colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distributionmaps | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Paperback #244545 Oct-2018 9781328715500 £24.99

Venomous Snakes of South America / Giftschlangen SüdamerikasPatrick David(Author), Maik Dobiey(Author), Gernot Vogel(Author)This guide describes the venomous snakes found in South America.

176 pages | 602 colour photos, 90+ colour distribution maps | EditionChimaira

Hardback #195079 Oct-2018 9783899733679 £44.99

Chelonian Types of National Zoological CollectionsShantanu Kundu(Author), Vikas Kumar(Author), BHCK Murthy(Author), KailashChandra(Author), Uwe Fritz(Foreword By)Type specimens are the foundation of zoological nomenclature. Name-bearing types(holotypes, syntypes) of a species or subspecies are those specimens that served for thedescription of the respective taxon and to which its name is unambiguously...

192 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Zoological Survey of India

Paperback #244499 2018 9788181714992 £34.99

Atlas of Reptile DevelopmentJacqueline E Moustakas-Verho(Author), Raul Eduardo Diaz, Jr.(Author)This is an atlas of development for several reptiles: a turtle (Trachemys scripta), a specialisedlizard (Chamaeleo calyptratus), a generalised terrestrial lizard (Aspidoscelis uniparens), asnake (Boaedon (Lamprophis) fuliginosus), and a crocodilian...

300 pages | 125 colour illustrations | Productivity Press

Hardback #235151 Mar-2019 9781498762441 £94.99

Reptiles and Amphibians of New ZealandA Field GuideMarleen Baling(Author), Rod Hitchmough(Author), Dylan van Winkel(Author)Illustrated with extraordinary new photography, this is the definitive field guide to all of NewZealand's tuatara, geckos, skinks, frogs, marine turtles and marine snakes. From the ancienttuatara, the sole surviving member of its order, to the...

376 pages | 400+ colour photos, colour distribution maps | AucklandUniversity Press

Paperback #244168 Nov-2018 9781869409371 £44.99

Snake Venom MetalloproteinasesJay Fox(Editor), José María Gutiérrez(Editor)This book is a reprint of a special issue published online in open access journal Toxins. Thisbook covers recent developments in snake venom metalloproteinase structure, function andclinical implications. It includes a historical retrospective of...

276 pages | colour illustrations | Mdpi AG

Paperback #244180 2017 9783038424260 £30.50

Snakes – The Beautiful PeopleA Field Guide to Hyderabad Karnataka RegionVinay Pasar(Author)This book provides information to identify the different snake species found in and around theHyderabad–Karnataka region, the name given to north-east Karnataka, India.

70 pages | colour photos | Partridge Publishing India

Paperback #244335 2017 9781543701371 £39.99

The Peeping Frogs of Nuwara EliyaA Photographic Educational GuideIshanda Senevirathna(Author)This book is a photographic guide to several frog species found in Nuwara Eliya, a city in thetea country hills of central Sri Lanka, and is possibly the first guide of this kind in the country.The guide contains basic anatomical,...

60 pages | colour photos | Jetwing Hotels

Hardback #244589 2018 9789557540047 £52.99

Poaching and MilitancyThe Asian Elephant under SiegeBinoy Kumar Behera(Author)The Asian elephant is an endangered species due to its relentless poaching mainly for ivory.However, unlike the African elephant whose both males and females are tusk bearers, in Asianelephants only males bear tusk. This has resulted in their...

Cambridge University Press

Hardback #243219 Dec-2018 9781108473651 £84.99

Caribou RainforestFrom Heartbreak to HopeDavid Moskowitz(Author)Caribou Rainforest doesn't tell an easy story, ask easy questions, or pretend that there areeasy solutions to the possible extinction of the last mountain caribou herds found in Canadaand the United States. There are fewer than twenty animals...

192 pages | colour photos | Mountaineers Books

Hardback #244432 Nov-2018 9781680511284 £29.99














Invertebrates

Arctic SolitaireA Boat, a Bay, and the Quest for the Perfect BearPaul Souders(Author)Photographer Paul Souders considered himself a lucky guy. He traveled the world and got paidto take pictures. Yet at age fifty he seemed an unlikely explorer. Recently married, he wasleading a generally contented life as an urban homebody, ending...

288 pages | colour photos | Mountaineers Books

Hardback #244433 2018 9781680511048 £27.50

Tsavo: Oddball Reseachers Use Data and Guns to Save African ElephantsDaniel B Botkin(Author), Joan Melcher(Author)This book recounts how a small group of American and British scientists go to East Africa to tryto save elephants from poachers and to find how many remain. They end up fighting withpoachers, large and small groups, who try to kill them. Based on...

388 pages | b/w illustrations | Book Vine Press


Sea OttersA HistoryRichard Ravalli(Author)More than any other nonhuman species, it was the sea otter that defined the world's largestoceanscape prior to the California gold rush. In addition to the more conventional aspects of thesea otter trade, including Russian expansion in Alaska,...

216 pages | 4 photos, 9 illustrations | University of Nebraska Press

Hardback #244446 Dec-2018 9780803284401 £35.99

The Insects of Japan, Volume 9The Family Sepsidae (Diptera)Mitsuhiro Iwasa(Author)This volume of The Insects of Japan deals with the fly family Sepsidae. It describes 10 generaand 43 species.

179 pages | 267 b/w line drawings | Entomological Society of Japan

Paperback #244417 2017 £94.99

The Insects of Japan, Volume 8Ichneumonidae, Banchinae, GlyptiniKyohei Watanabe(Author)This volume of The Insects of Japan deals with the ichneumonid wasp tribe Glyptini, which ispart of the subfamily Banchinae. It describes eight genera and 109 species.

402 pages | 58 plates with colour photos; 1107 b/w line drawings |Entomological Society of Japan

Paperback #244416 2017 £210.00

Catalogo Iconografico de Los Moluscos Continentales del Pacifico de Nicaragua[Iconographic Catalogue of the Continental Mollusks of the Pacific of Nicaragua]Antonio Mijail Perez(Author)Until the work of Perez (1999), and the subsequent publication of the work of Perez & Lopez(2002), the study of the continental mollusk fauna of Nicaragua had been addressed indirectlywithin the context of extensive regional studies of...

282 pages | b/w illustrations | Antonio Mijail Perez (privately published)

Paperback #244102 2016 9781523753383 £33.99

ZooKeys 674: Revision of the Neotropical Green Lacewing Genus Ungla (Neuroptera,Chrysopidae)Catherine A Tauber(Author), Francisco Sosa(Author), Gilberto S Albuquerque(Author), MauriceJ Tauber(Author)This study revises the taxonomy of Ungla – an obscure but widespread, attractive, andpotentially useful Neotropical genus of green lacewings, part of the insect order Neuroptera.Prior to the study, Ungla species were known to occur in a...

188 pages | colour photos | Pensoft Publishers

Paperback #244105 2017 9789546428622 £54.99

Zephyrus Hairstreaks from China, Volume 1 [English / Chinese]Li-Ping Zhou(Editor), Hai-Ling Zhuang(Editor)The first volume on the Zephyrus hairstreaks, butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, from China.Volume 1 includes 62 species from Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan,Chongqing and Guizhou. It depicts eggs, larvae, pupae and adults of...

360 pages | colour photos | Hong Kong Lepidopterists Society

Hardback #244116 2018 9789881221018 £290.00

Innumerable InsectsThe Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on EarthMichael S Engel(Author)A fascinating look at the world's most numerous inhabitants, illustrated with stunning imagesfrom the American Museum of Natural History's Rare Book Collection. To date, we havediscovered and described or named around 1.1 million insect...

232 pages | 180+ colour illustrations | Sterling

Hardback #244132 Oct-2018 9781454923237 £21.99

OctopusesHelen Scales(Author)Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Octopuses is a clear, simple and entertainingintroduction to these eight-armed, ink-making, soft-bodied wonders. Written by the leadinglights and most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird...

56 pages | colour illustrations | Michael Joseph

Hardback #244134 Mar-2019 9780718189099 £7.99

Field Guide to Calcareous Tubeworms (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) of the Arctic OceanAlexander V Rzhavsky(Author), Elena K Kupriyanova(Author), Andrei V Sikorski(Author)This book is a taxonomic guide to serpulid polychaetes (including the subfamily Spirorbinae) ofthe Arctic Ocean. Taxonomic keys include 37 serpulid species described and illustrated indetail. The book starts with a description of serpulid...

187 pages | 38 plates with colour photos; b/w illustrations, 27 distributionmaps | KMK Scientific Press

Hardback #244198 2018 9785604049372 £74.99

A Monographic Revision of the Genus Gymnetis MacLeay, 1819 (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)Brett C Ratcliffe(Author)This monograph provides a comprehensive revision of this beetle genus that now includes 56species and four subspecies. Occurring in the Western hemisphere, these beetles are oftencalled flower and fruit beetles, and frequently have distinctive...

250 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings, colour maps | University ofNebraska State Museum

Hardback #244215 2018 £64.99














The Insects of Japan, Volume 4Curculionidae: Entiminae (Part 2) (Coleoptera)Katsura Morimoto(Author), Takeyuki Nakamura(Author), Kenji Kannô(Author)This volume of The Insects of Japan is the second part describing members of the beetlesubfamily Entiminae, which belongs to the weevil family Curculionidae. It describes 32 genera,of which three new for Japan, and 232 species, of which 167 species...

758 pages | 31 plates with colour photos, 89 plates with b/w line drawings| Entomological Society of Japan

Paperback #244301 2015 £255.00

The Insects of Japan, Volume 5The Genus Cosmopterix (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae)Hiroshi Kuroko(Author)This volume of The Insects of Japan deals with the moth genus Cosmopterix (Lepidoptera,Cosmopterigidae, or cosmet moths). It describes 49 species of which 25 are new records forJapan.

162 pages | 8 plates with colour photos, 44 plates with b/w line drawings |Entomological Society of Japan

Paperback #244302 2015 £120.00

The Insects of Japan, Volume 6Coleoptera,Curculionidae, BaridinaeKazumi Yoshihara(Author)This volume of The Insects of Japan deals with the beetle subfamily Baridinae, which are partof the true weevils, family Curculionidae. It describes 23 genera and 53 species.

171 pages | 10 plates with colour photos, plates with b/w line drawings |Entomological Society of Japan

Paperback #244303 2016 £130.00

The Genus Albinaria in CreteKlaus Kittel(Author), Hans-Jürgen Hirschfelder(Author)In this work all known and valid taxa of Cretan Albinaria, a genus of air-breathing land snails,are presented with photos of the shell, habitat and living specimens in situ and are brieflycharacterized by the original description, the...

227 pages | colour photos, colour maps | ConchBooks

Paperback #244315 2018 9783939767961 £64.99

SBF Volume 62: Marine Gastropods 3: NeogastropodaGeoffrey D Wigham(Author), Alastair Graham(Author), John H Crothers(Foreword By), PeterJoseph Hayward(Foreword By)This is the final of three volumes that cover the marine patellogastropod, vetigastropod andcaenogastropod molluscs. The Neogastropoda are described in this volume. The keys arebased primarily on the characters shown by fully-grown shells (enabling...

206 pages | 191 b/w line drawings | Field Studies Council (FSC)

Paperback #244344 2018 9781908819437 £37.50

Dragonflies & DamselfiesA Natural HistoryDennis Paulson(Author)Dragonflies are often called birdwatchers' insects. They are large, brightly coloured, active inthe daytime, and with complex and interesting behaviour. Like butterflies, they appeal even topeople who don't think highly of insects in...

224 pages | colour photos | The Ivy Press

Hardback #244345 Mar-2019 9781782405634 £19.99

The Insects of Japan, Volume 7StathmopodidaeTakeshi Terada(Author)This volume of The Insects of Japan deals with the moth family Stathmopodidae. It describes12 genera and 57 species.

221 pages | 10 plates with colour photos, 9 plates with 233 b/w linedrawings | Entomological Society of Japan

Paperback #244415 2006 £140.00

Die Wildbienen Deutschlands [The Wild Bees of Germany]Paul Westrich(Author)With his work Die Wildbienen Baden-Württembergs, Paul Westrich made wild bees known tothe professional world and the public. This is now followed by this big book on the wild bees ofGermany. Westrich gives detailed descriptions of the habitats...

824 pages | 1700 colour photos, 17 b/w illustrations, 14 tables | EugenUlmer Verlag

Hardback #244445 2018 9783818601232 £125.00

Ika 4 Oku-Nen no Seizon Senryaku [Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of theCephalopods]Danna Staaf(Author), Himukai Yayoi(Translated by)Before there were mammals on land, there were dinosaurs. And before there were fish in thesea, there were cephalopods – the ancestors of modern squid and Earth's first truly substantialanimals. Cephalopods became the first creatures to...

336 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations | X-Knowledge

Paperback #244485 2018 9784767824994 £32.99

Skin and Arthropod VectorsNathalie Boulanger(Editor)Recent research on skin immunity and the skin microbiome reveals the complexity of the skinand its importance in the development of immunity against arthropod-borne diseases. Indiseases such as malaria, borreliosis, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis,...


Paperback #244489 2018 9780128114360 £78.95

Guía de los Moluscos Marinos de Galicia [Guide to the Marine Mollusks of Galicia]Juan E Trigo(Author), Guillermo J Díaz Álvarez(Author), Óscar L García Sierra(Author), AngelGuerra Sierra(Author), Juan Moreira da Rocha(Author), Jacinto Pérez Dieste(Author), EmilioRolán Mosquera(Author), Jesus Souza Troncoso(Author), Victoriano Urgorri(Author)This illustrated guide in full color, summarizes the main characteristics of 620 species ofmarine mollusks from the coasts of Galicia (Atlantic Ocean, Spain). For each species thecharacters, useful for identification are indicated. Data on the...

832 pages | colour photos | Servizo de Publicacións da Universidade deVigo

Hardback #244491 2018 9788481587876 £130.00

Icones Insectorum Europae Centralis: Cleroidea: Phloiophilidae, Acanthocnemidae,Trogossitidae, Thanerocleridae, Cleridae [English / Czech]Jiří Kolibáč(Author)This issue deals with the species of the five families that make up the superfamily Cleroidea,namely Phloiophilidae, Acanthocnemidae, Trogossitidae, Thanerocleridae, Cleridae.

29 pages | colour photos | Kabourek

Paperback #244516 2018 £24.99














Ornithology

Coral Reef CrustaceansFrom Red Sea to PapuaAndrey S Ryanskiy(Author)This is the most comprehensive guide to the tropical Indo-Pacific crustaceans. Produced bycollaboration between experienced diver and photographer and leading scientists, this bookcovers the region from the Red Sea to Papua New Guinea. Inside Coral...


Paperback #244538 2018 9781976934506 £32.50

Birds of SingaporeChristopher Hails(Author), Frank Jarvis(Author)On the 30th anniversary of its publication, the publisher has released a facsimile paperbackedition of this evergreen work, whose keenly observed illustrations and explanations have yetto be surpassed.For a relatively tiny island, with such a high...

176 pages | illustrations | Marshall Cavendish

Paperback #244455 2018 9789814794473 £15.99

Where to Watch Birds in Somerset, Gloucestershire and WiltshireKen Hall(Author)Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire are among Britain's finest counties in terms of habitatdiversity, and their avifaunas are comparatively rich as a result. Much has changed in theregion since the previous edition of Where To Watch Birds...

320 pages | b/w illustrations, maps | Christopher Helm

Paperback #244292 Mar-2019 9781472912381 £24.99

The Status of Birds in Britain and IrelandDavid Parkin(Author), Alan Knox(Author)Paperback reprint of the 2009 hardback.The Status of Birds in Britain and Ireland was writtento update the British Ornithologists' Union's last full Checklist published under the same title asfar back as 1971. Since then there have been...

472 pages | 32 plates with colour illustrations | Christopher Helm


A Photographic Guide to Birds of GoaRina Jain(Author), Naitik Jain(Author)From the introduction: "There are over 10,000 species of birds in the world. The IndianSubcontinent is richly endowed with birds, having over 1200 species of birds over 80 families.This region incorporates for the world's largest variety...

176 pages | colour photos | The Write Place

Paperback #244211 2014 9789383952410 £31.99

Field Guide to the Birds of SurinameArie L Spaans(Author), Otte H Ottema(Author), Jan Hein JM Ribot(Author), Ber vanPerlo(Illustrator), Dominiek Plouvier(Foreword By)Suriname, located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern South America, is a relatively smallcountry compared to most other South American countries. It nevertheless has a rich avifauna.By the end of 2017, 751 species (including 765 subspecies) were...

634 pages | 109 plates with colour illustrations; 41 colour photos, b/willustrations, and colour maps; 10 tables | E J Brill

Paperback #244378 Nov-2018 9789004352315 £52.99Paperback #225975 2015 9789004249295 £37.99

GullsJohn C Coulson(Author)The gull is a familiar sight by the seaside, and one of the most recognisable bird species, butmost people know surprisingly little about the lives and habits of these seafaring birds.Professor John Coulson remedies this with a comprehensive...

496 pages | colour photos | William Collins (Harper Collins imprint)

Paperback #238474 Mar-2019 9780008201432 £27.99Hardback #238473 Mar-2019 9780008201425 £52.99

RSPB Guide to BirdsongAdrian LR Thomas(Author)Birdsong is one of the greatest and most accessible wildlife pleasures that people canexperience, even in urban areas. This brand new book and accompanying CD will help peopleidentify a range of common and charismatic British birds by soundBirdsong...

256 pages | 150 colour photos, includes audio CD | BloomsburyPublishing

Paperback #242941 Mar-2019 9781472955876 £14.99

Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North AmericaRick Wright(Author)Sparrows are as complicated as they are common. This is an essential guide to identifying 76kinds, along with a fascinating history of human interactions with them.What, exactly, is asparrow? All birders (and many non-birders) have essentially the...

480 pages | colour illustrations | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Hardback #243678 Mar-2019 9780547973166 £34.99

Warblers & WoodpeckersA Father-Son Big Year of BirdingSneed B Collard III(Author)"In the grandest sense, the Big Year is more than just a game. Though few mortals will evertackle the endeavor, most of us can appreciate the decision to follow a passion to its outerlimits. Dedicating a whole year to birds is an exhausting,...

256 pages | Mountaineers Books

Hardback #244156 Oct-2018 9781680511369 £25.99

American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of OregonDave Irons(Author), Brian E Small(Illustrator)From the top of snowy Mount Hood to the crashing waves of the Pacific shore, Oregon has it allfor birds and for birders. The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Oregoncovers 300 species with more than 550 color images of birds in...

368 pages | colour photos | Scott & Nix, Inc

Paperback #244165 Nov-2018 9781935622680 £21.99

Beauty and the BeakHow Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald EagleDeborah Lee Rose(Author), Jane Veltkamp(Author)Beauty and the Beak is a nonfiction picture book about Beauty, the wild bald eagle that madeworld news when she was illegally shot, rescued, and received a pioneering, 3D-printedprosthetic beak. Beauty and the Beak follows Beauty close up from the...

40 pages | colour photos | Phoenix St. Claire Publishing, LLC

Hardback #244177 2017 9781943978281 £12.99














The Birdwatcher's Yearbook 2019Neil Gartshore(Editor)Since it was first published in 1981, The Birdwatcher's Yearbook has been a one stop shop forup-to-date and verified information for birdwatchers of every skill level and depth of interest.The 2019 version has:- the latest Checklists for...

328 pages | b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Calluna Books

Paperback #244197 Oct-2018 9780993347733 £19.99

British Birds Report on Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain in 2016, Part 2: PasserinesThe September 2018 issue of British Birds contains the report presenting data on scarcepasserine migrants recorded in Britain during 2016. Perhaps the most notable event of theyear was the prolonged pattern of easterly winds that resulted in wave...

colour photos, colour illustrations, colour tables | British Birds

Journal BackVolume

#244218 2018 £7.50

Birds of Cataract Gorge and SurroundsNigel Forteath(Author)This invaluable reference, with superb photographs, describes 97 bird species, including 10 ofTasmania's 12 endemics. It is a must for anyone interested in the bird life of Launceston andthe region.Emeritus Professor Nigel Forteath AM, a...

105 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Queen Victoria Museum and ArtGallery

Paperback #244293 2018 9780975802656 £37.50

Ornithologie für Einsteiger und Fortgeschrittene [Ornithology for Beginners andExperts]Michael Wink(Author)This book is dedicated to the fascinating aspects of bird biology. The first part provides generalinformation and assistance for those who want to get into the hobby of birdwatching. For theexperienced birdwatcher, the second part of the book...

colour photos, colour illustrations | SpringerSpektrum (formerly SpektrumAkademischer Verlag)

Hardback #244318 2018 9783662574256 £32.99

Birds in FlightA Visual EssayRob Palmer(Author)Photographer Rob Palmer has a passion for birds and has travelled the world in pursuit ofimages that capture their amazing beauty and behaviours as the go about their lives in theirnatural environment. In Birds in Flight, he has collected nearly...

180 pages | 180 colour photos | Amherst Media

Paperback #244357 Jan-2019 9781682033883 £21.99

Seltene Vögel in Deutschland 2016 [Rare Birds in Germany 2016]Deutsche Avifaunistische Kommission (DAK)(Author)The cover picture of the sixth installment of the series Seltene Vögel in Deutschland is gracedby a magnificent squacco heron. The heart of the 68-page report is, as usual, the DAK rarityreport on the evidence of rare bird species in Germany...

68 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps | DachverbandDeutscher Avifaunisten

Paperback #244428 2018 £18.99

Lesser FlamingosDescendants of PhoenixLothar Krienitz(Author)This book provides insights into the fascinating life of the Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaiasminor) and describes how this enigmatic bird has adapted to the extreme conditions of tropicalsoda lakes and can even withstand the caustic effects of brine....


Hardback #244563 Jan-2019 9783662581629 £32.99









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