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Book of the Week: Field Guide for Sharks of the Genus Carcharhinus

Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Field Guide for Sharks of the Genus Carcharhinus by Matthias Voigt & Dietmar Weber What? A full-colour identification guide to members of the genus Carcharhinus, notably difficult to distinguish by species. Why? We are always really impressed by the books published by Verlag Friedrich [...]

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At the EURASLIC Meeting, Lyon – about hard-to-find books in Marine Biology

A few weeks ago, I attended the 14th Biennial EURASLIC Meeting. EURASLIC is the European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres. This year’s meeting on the topic Caught in the “fishing net” of information was hosted by Cemagref, in Lyon, France. The weather was lovely, the food excellent, and it was a joy [...]

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Book of the Week #1: Coastal Plankton

We are always struck by just how varied and inspiring is the range of books we come across at NHBS, and challenged to give stand-out books their due. To this end, we’ll be highlighting a book every week here on the Hoopoe, as our Book of the Week. All books are chosen by us – [...]

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New Plankton and Aquatic Ecology Titles at NHBS

Plankton: A Guide to their Ecology and Monitoring for Water Quality is now in stock at NHBS – this practical book is a key reference for environment managers, water authority ecologists, coastal engineers and research libraries. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the biology and ecology of plankton and describes its use as a [...]

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Diversity of Fishes – and other New Marine Biology Titles

The second edition of the classic textbook The Diversity of Fishes has just been published and is now in stock at NHBS. This new edition represents a major revision of the world’s most widely adopted ichthyology textbook. Expanded and updated, the second edition of The Diversity of Fishes is illustrated throughout with striking color photographs [...]

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