Arctic Fox

Garry Hamilton

Ever since explorers have ventured north into the harsh lands of the arctic, they have encountered arctic foxes in the unlikeliest of places. The arctic fox is an ....

Giraffes

Ann Toon and Steve Toon

Giraffes are iconic species of the African savannah, and the world's tallest land animal, towering at a height of up 18 feet. They have excited curiosity in people since ....

The Lost Wolves of Japan

Brett L Walker and William Cronon

In pre-modern Japan, wolves were worshipped as sacred; with the spread of rabies in the 18th century, they became feared and hunted; by 1905 wolves had disappeared from the ....

Marine Mammals of the World 1.1

TA Jefferson, S Leatherwood and MA Webber

This CD-ROM gives a complete overview of all sea mammals of the world with detailed full color drawings, spectacular underwater photography, and sounds of species. Also included ....

Merlin

The Story of a Westcountry Leopard

Trevor Beer

Merlin is the true tale of a black leopard loosed into the British countryside by its owner. This was a fairly common occurrence following the Dangerous Wild Animals Act ....

Monkeys and Apes in the Wild

Ingo Arndt and Fritz Jantschke

Apes and monkeys. They are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. Their peculiarities and abilities, their behaviour and mysteries fascinate us to the core. ....

Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores

Robert A Long, Paula MacKay, William J Zielinski and Justina C Ray

The status of many carnivore populations is of growing concern to scientists and conservationists, making the need for data pertaining to carnivore distribution, ....

A Photographic Guide to the Mammals of Sri Lanka

Gehan De Silva Wijeyeratne

Sri Lanka is a wildlife-watcher's paradise, and reserves such as Yala and Sinharaja are now becoming world-famous as ecotourism destinations. ....

Tigers: Spy in the Jungle - DVD

From the day their eyes open and they tumble out of the den, Tiger - Spy in the Jungle captures the day-to-day lives of four tiny tiger cubs as they grow up alongside their ....

Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest - DVD

Imagine being part of the Greatest Wildlife Spectacle on Earth. Imagine experiencing it as if you were one of the animals involved. The same brand of revolutionary photography ....

Witness to Extinction

How we Failed to Save the Yangtze River Dolphin

Samuel Turvey

The tragic recognition of the extinction of the Yangtze River Dolphin or baiji in 2007 became a major news story and sent shockwaves around the world. It made a romantic ....

Wolf

Legend, Enemy, Icon

Rebecca L Grambo

Symbols of beauty and mystery, wolves have always evoked both fear and admiration in humans - their only enemy. Through countless generations, the wolf has simply wanted to ....

Albatross

Tony Martin

The albatross captivates human imaginations in a way that few other birds do. Perhaps its their elegant mastery of the air over vast oceans, for albatrosses have the largest ....

Avian Embryology

Marianne Bronner-Fraser

This revised edition will continue to serve as the most complete and up-to-date guide to the use of the avian embryo in studies of vertebrate development. It will include new ....

Birding Australia

A Directory For Birders

Lloyd Nielsen

Your essential guide for birding Australia. ....

The Birds of Turkey

Guy M Kirwan, Geoff Welch, Barbaros Demirci, Kerem Boyla, M Ozen et al

Turkey is a popular destination for birders and tourists, and although there has been much published on its birds over the past 40 years, there has never been a comprehensive ....

Birdwatching in Azerbaijan

A Guide to Nature and Landscape

Sebastian Schmidt, Kai Gauger and Nigar Agayeva

The first comprehensive nature guidebook to Azerbaijan - it covers bird species as well as detailed landscape and nature descriptions. Filled with details, it will also take ....

China Bird Report 2006

Edited by China Ornithological Society

China Bird Report 2006 incorporates bird records from 22 Provinces, five Autonomous Cities, 4 municipalities and one Special Administrative Region (but does not include ....

Crow Country

Mark Cocker

Rooks and jackdaws are both members of the same bird family. To ornithologists the group is known as the corvids, to the layperson they are 'crows'. But to Mark Cocker these two ....

Guide to the Birds of the Kingdom of Tonga

D Watling

This publication is designed to be an introduction to the birds of Tonga which can be used conveniently in the field or alternatively as a poster display. ....

Important Bird Areas in Timor-Leste

Key Sites for Conservation

Michael J Crosby

This book describes 16 sites in Timor-Leste which are of global importance for the conservation of birds and their habitats. As birds are good indicators of overall ....

The Kingdom of the Eagle

Brutus Ostling

In this book, Brutus Ostling has chosen to visit the realm of the eagles, especially the sea or white-tailed eagle and the golden eagle, but we also get to meet other birds such ....

Modelling the Flying Bird

CJ Pennycuick

This book outlines the principles of flight, of birds in particular. It describes a way of simplifying the mechanics of flight into a practical computer program, which will ....

Nomads of the Strait of Gibraltar

A Field Guide to Bird Migration, the Natural Parks of the Strait and los Alcornocales, and the Rock of Gibraltar

Fernando Barrios Partida

With Nomads of the Strait of Gibraltar, the author aims to inform ornithologists, botanists, naturalists, photographers, and, in general, all those people who are just ....

The Ornithologists Guide to the Islands of Orkney and Shetland

Robert Dunn

A facsimile of the first edition of 1837, with a biographical chapter and extentive notes by Martin Limbert. Robert Dunn was a taxidermist of Hull who made a number of ....

Owls of the World

Claus König and Freidhelm Weick

Owls are enduringly popular birds, but due to their nocturnal habits most species are difficult to see well. The plumages of many species are cryptic and difficult to ....

A Photographic Guide to Birds of Southern Brazil

Including the Pantanal and Atlantic Forest

Clive Byers

South America's largest country is home to a great diversity of habitats and nearly 1,700 species of birds, of which more than 10 per cent are endemic. Brazil is a birder's ....

RSPB Guide to Birdwatching

A Step-by-Step Approach

Mike Unwin

Inspired by the RSPB's learnbirding.com website, this great new book will launch beginner birders of all ages into the world of birds and bird watching. The book has ....

Wild Goose Dilemmas

Population Consequences of Individual Decisions in Barnacle Geese

JM Black, J Prop and K Larsson

This book is about an amazing array of individual characteristics that exist in barnacle goose societies - characteristics that yield different abilities when surviving breeding ....

Zones Importantes pour la Conservation des Oiseaux de Nouvelle-Caledonie

Jerome Spaggiari, Vivien Chartendrault and Nicolas Barre

New Caledonia is recognized as one of the richest territories for biodiversity in the world. ....

Freshwater Turtles of Costa Rica & Sea Turtles of Costa Rica / Tortugas Terrestres de Costa Rica y Tortugas Marinas de Costa Rica

Five species of sea turtles and eight species of freshwater turtles have been recorded in Costa Rica. All sea turtles are endangered and two of the freshwater species ....

Poisonous Snakes of Costa Rica / Serpientes Venenosas de Costa Rica

Out of 137 snake species found in Costa Rica, nearly one quarter are considered to be poisonous. These poisonous species are found throughout the country, and therefore it is ....

The Encyclopedia of Sharks

Steve Parker

Here are the actual facts that dispel the myths and legends surrounding the feared and misunderstood shark. Generous color photographs plus maps and illustrations document ....

The Fresh and Brackish Water Fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa, Volume 2 / Poissons d'Eaux Douces et Saumâtres de Basee Guinee, Ouest de l'Afrique Centrale, Volume 2

Melanie Stiassny, Guy G Teugels and Carl D Hopkins

Provides a summary of the taxonomy and distribution of the fresh and brackish water fishes of the Lower Guinean ichthyofaunal province of West-Central Africa. The work ....

The Freshwater Fishes of Central Vietnam

DV Serov, Nezdoliy and DS Pavlov

A colourful field guide to the freshwater fishes (nearly 200 species) of Annam, central Vietnam, with data on ecology, distribution and, if any, economic importance. ....

Metal Poisoning in Fish, Volume 2

Elsa M Sorensen

Following on the success of Volume I, Metal Poisoning in Fish, Volume II provides a comprehensive look at the toxicity of elements not already covered - aluminum, nickel, ....

Acarorum Catalogus, Volume 1: Acariformes: Calyptostomatoidea (Calyptostomatidae), Erythraeoidea (Smarididae, Erythraeidae)

Petar Beron

The first volume of the series "Acarorum Catalogus" is focused on the superfamilies Calyptostomatoidea and Erythraeoidea of the world. More than 750 species are listed ....

Ants and Plants

Mutualistic benefits, dispersal patterns, and ecological applications

Gerriet Fokuhl

The Buzz About Bees

Biology of a Superorganism

Jurgen Tautz

With beautiful colour photographs and an easy understandable text, The Buzz about Bees tells the story of honeybees in a new perspective. Based on the latest data, ....

Cahiers Magellanes, No. 76

Notes sur les Callichromatini Asiatiques II Nouveaux genres et espèces de Callichromatini du nord de Borneo

E Vives, J Bentanachs and S Chew Kea Foo

Catalogo dei Tipi e degli Esemplari Figurati della Collezione Bellardi e Sacco Parte III

Edited by Bruna Merlino

In this third catalogue 1321 taxa and over 32000 specimens, including 520 types, have been inventoried. ....

Contributions to the Systematics and Ecology of Aquatic Diptera

A tribute to Ole A Sather

Trond Andersen

This book is dedicated to the life work of Professor Ole S~ther. It consists of 35 individual papers by colleagues from around the World produced as a tribute to his 46+ ....

Echinodermata of India

An Annotated List

DRK Sastry

The Indian Seacoast with its differing ecological habitats supports a large diversity of Echinoderms 640 species. With information on 644 species, an attempt has been made to ....

Encyclopedia of Entomology - 4 volume set

Edited by John L Capinera

The Encyclopedia of Entomology brings together the expertise of over 450 distinguished entomologists from 40 countries to provide a global overview of insects and their close ....

Global Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods

ME Whalon, D Mota-Sanchez and RM Hollingsworth

Pesticide resistance has had a substantial impact on crop production and has been an important driver of change in modern agriculture, animal production and human health. ....

Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region: Nymphalidae, Part 3

Subfamily Limenitidinae, Tribe Neptini

Edited by GC Bozano

The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 25: Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae: Weevils of Canada and Alaska Volume 2

Donald E Bright and Patrice Bouchard

The Insects and Arachnids of Canada Series, Part 25, focuses on a group of Canadian and Alaskan weevils in the subfamily Entiminae. Several species of this broad-nosed weevil ....

Microlepidoptera Palaearctica, Volume 13: Symmocidae

L Gozmany

Nomads of the Wind

The Migration of the Monarch Butterfly and Other Wonders of the Butterfly World

Ingo Arndt

Perhaps the most incredible feat of all is the 2,000 mile migration of the monarch butterfly. Once a year millions of a special long-living generation of Monarchs migrate ....

Research on Chrysomelidae, Volume 1

Edited by Pierre Jolivt, Jorge Santiago-Blay and Michael Schmitt

There are an estimated 40,000 species of chrysomelids, or leaf beetles, worldwide. These biologically interesting and often colorful organisms, such as the tortoise beetles, ....

Sex and Death in Protozoa

The History of an Obsession

Graham Bell

Is ageing inevitable, or can senescence and death be evaded? Large animals and plants always age if they live long enough; even individual cells from their bodies cannot ....

Snails

Archaeology and Landscape Change

Paul Davies

The remains of snails in ancient soils and sediments are one of the most important biological indicators of past landscapes, and have attracted study for well over a ....

Spiders

The Ultimate Predators

Stephen Dalton

Spiders are the most successful terrestrial predators on earth and we are privileged to share the planet with about 40,000 known species of these remarkable animals. Wherever ....

Summer Mortality of Pacific Oyster Crassostrea Gigas

The Morest Project

Edited by Jean-Francois Samain and Helen McCombie

Archaeopteryx

Der Urvogel von Solnhofen

Peter Wellnhofer

Describes in scientific detail the 10 finds of archaopteryx skeletons and one feather at the Solnhofen site, and their importance. ....

Large Ecosystem Perturbations: Causes and Consequences

Edited by S Monechi, R Coccioni and M Rampino

The Superordinate Pterosaur Evolution as deduced from the Evolution of their Wings

Dietrich Schaller

Oceans

Exploring the Hidden Depths of the Underwater World

Paul Rose and Anne Laking

The oceans are the single most important feature of our planet. They shape our climate, our culture, our future. Yet we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about ....

Phytoplankton Evolution, Taxonomy and Ecology

Linda K Medlin, Gregory J Doucette and Maria Celia Villac

This volume is dedicated to Professor Greta A. Fryxell in recognition of her long and distinguished career in the taxonomy and ecology of phytoplankton, especially the ....

Reef Corals and Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Oman

Michel R Claereboudt

The first comprehensive photographic guide for the visual identification of scleractinian or true corals in the Sultanate of Oman. Illustrated with more than 850 ....

Sea Fishes and Invertebrates of the North Sea

Lawson Wood

Visitors to the North Sea are astonished at the profusion of marine life that exists in this relatively small, box-shaped sea that is bounded by Britain to the west and the ....

All Things Darwin

An Encyclopedia of Darwin's World

Patrick H Armstrong

Nearly 200 years after his birth in 1809, and nearly 150 years after the publication of his groundbreaking book, "The Origin of Species", Charles Darwin remains a controversial ....

Avoid Boring People

And other lessons from a life in science

James D Watson

James D. Watson looks back on his extraordinary and varied career - from its beginnings as a schoolboy in Chicago's South Side to the day he left Harvard almost 50 years later, ....

Bearded Tit

A Love Story with Feathers

Rory McGrath

"Bearded Tit" is Rory McGrath's story of life among birds - from a Cornish boyhood wandering gorse-tipped cliffs listening to the song of the yellowhammer with his ....

The Book of Natural History

Kamla Panyal

DNA

How the Biotech Revolution is Changing the Way We Fight Disease

Frank H Stephenson

In the fall of 2005, leading scientists from the National Cancer Institute announced the beginning of the cancer genome atlas project, a large-scale endeavour to map every gene ....

Digital Wildlife Photography

Chris Weston

Explains how to use digital capture without post-capture enhancement. ....

The Gentle Subversive

Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement

Mark Hamilton Lytle

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring antagonized some of the most powerful interests in the nation--including the farm block and the agricultural chemical industry--and helped ....

Growing Up Wild

Thorsten Milse

Wildlife photographer Thorsten Milse has captured young animals in their natural surroundings: young cheetahs at play in the Serengeti; fluffy little penguins in the ....

Inventing Temperature

Measurement and Scientific Progress

Hasok Chang

What is temperature, and how can we measure it correctly? These may seem like simple questions, but the most renowned scientists struggled with them throughout the 18th and ....

Natural Acts

A Sidelong View of Science and Nature

David Quammen

A revised and expanded edition of Quammen's first book of nonfiction, including the best of his recent work. "Lively writing about science and nature depends less on the ....

Nature's Alchemist

John Parkinson, Herbalist to Charles I

Anna Parkinson

John Parkinson's beautiful Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris inspired Anna Parkinson from an early age. Who was this man who wrote so engagingly about plants? Was ....

Plants and their Application to Ornament

E Grasset and DP Becker

This reproduction of Plants and Their Application to Ornament, first published in 1897, presents each of twenty-four different flowering plants in three arts-and-crafts-style ....

Sightings

Extraordinary Encounters with Ordinary Birds

Sam Keen

In twelve interwoven essays, Sam Keen, the "New York Times" best-selling author of "Fire in the Belly", shares moments of spirituality and insight that he's experienced while ....

Voyages of Discovery

Three Centuries of Natural History Exploration

Tony Rice

This is a visual record of some of the most significant and beautiful discoveries in the history of natural science explorations. The photographs and artwork span three ....

Walking the World's Natural Wonders

John Sparks

This book focuses on 40 hikes, treks and walks through the earth's most spectacular natural landscapes. It presents world renowned destinations such as the Grand Canyon and ....

100 Natural Wonders of Norway

Tom Schandy and Tom Helgesen

100 Natural Wonders of Norway is the ideal book for everyone who loves Norwegian nature. It contains the most splendid areas of natural scenic beauty, from fjords to ....

Bardsey

Christine Evans and Wolf Marloh

This book traces the significance of Bardsey Island, off the coast of the Llyn peninsula, in north-west Wales; written by a renowned poet who knows the island ....

Collins British Wildlife

Paul Sterry

Ever wanted to know if it's a great tit, or a blue tit, a rabbit or a hare, a cowslip or an oxlip? ....

Colorado: Wildlife Viewing Guide

M Gray

From the sweeping prairies of the eastern plains to the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains, this second edition of the Colorado Wildlife Viewing Guide will lead you to ....

The Ecology of Papua, Part One

Andrew J Marshall and Bruce M Beehler

Ecology of Papua Part I is a definitive guide to the ecology and natural history of Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea. From the Ecology of Indonesia ....

The Ecology of Papua, Part Two

Andrew J Marshall and Bruce M Beehler

Ecology of Papua Part II is a definitive guide to the ecology and natural history of Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea. From the Ecology of Indonesia ....

Frommer's National Parks of the American West

Shane Christensen

Describes outdoor adventures for everyone, from hiking and horseback riding to sea kayaking and white-water rafting. This book provides opinions on what's worth a ....

The Guardian Book of the Countryside

Phil Daoust

From the spread of the railways and flight to the cities in the early nineteenth century, through to the floods and global warming on the 21st century, this is a timely ....

A Guide to Animals on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act

Adam Grogan and Mick Loates

Produced in partnership with RSPCA and Natural England as a compact reference source for people working with wildlife, this fold-out chart features all the animals listed on ....

Insects of the North Woods

Jeff Hahn

Insects of the North Woods will help you identify more than 300 species of six-legged critters native to Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. The book includes ....

Magnificent South Africa

Magnificent South Africa is a title which places its main emphasis on the country's wide-ranging landscapes, the extensive natural beauty and the unique cultural ....

The Naturalist's Guide to the Atlantic Seashore

Beach Ecology from the Gulf of Maine to Cape Hatteras

Scott W Shumway

From the North Carolina's Outer Banks to Maine's rocky coast, this comprehensive guidebook covers the ecology, wildlife, plants and ocean creatures in full-colour ....

Wild Life

People and Animals of the Luangwa Valley

Francois D'elbee and Vic Guhrs

Wild Life is a book like no other. Not content with portraying the Luangwa Valley in pictures alone, Francois d'Elbee teamed up with well-known artist and writer Vic Guhrs ....

Aboriginal Plant Collectors

Botanists and Australian Aboriginal People in the Nineteenth Century

Philip A Clarke

This book explores the impact of indigenous people upon the European discovery of Australian plants, spanning the period from the expansion of world exploration in the ....

Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology

Committee on the National Plant Genome Initiative

Life on Earth would be impossible without plants. Humans rely on plants for most clothing, furniture, food, as well as for many pharmaceuticals and other products. Plant ....

Arable Bryophytes

A Field Guide to the Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts of Cultivated Land in Britain and Ireland

Ron Porley

This book is being produced to highlight the conservation importance of the mosses, liverworts and hornworts that are found on cultivated land. These plants may be tiny and ....

Ascomycetes of Peninsular India

A Pande

The Ascomycetes of Peninsular India is a compilation of descriptions of ascomycetous fungi collected from Peninsular India. The references to such fungi or their original ....

Botanical Medicine and Clinical Practice

Edited by RR Watson and VR Preedy

The potential benefits of plants and plant extracts in the treatment and possible prevention of many leading health concerns are becoming more widely recognised within ....

The Brother Gardeners

Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession

Andrea Wulf

One January morning in 1734, cloth merchant Peter Collinson hurried down to the docks at London's Custom House to collect cargo just arrived from John Bartram, his new contact ....

Chemistry of Spices

V A Parthasarathy, Dr B Chempakam and T J Zachariah

Spices are high value, export-oriented crops used extensively in food and beverage flavourings, medicines, cosmetics and perfumes. Interest is growing however in the ....

Coactions and Competition in Higher Plants

Edited by B Polyticka and SS Narwal

This book consists of 8 Chapters viz., (i) Basic Principles, (ii) Competition, (iii) Secondary Compounds, (iv) Non-contact coactions, (v) Antagonistic contact coactions, ....

Contributions to Lichen Taxonomy and Biogeography

Dedicated to Leif Tibell

G Thor, A Nordin and I Hedberg

This volume is a "Festschrift" in honour of Leif Tibell on the occasion of his 60th birthday on 16 November 2004. Leif has been a member of the staff at the Department of ....

The Country Living Guide to Garden Centres & Nurseries of Britain

Country Living

Each page in this book contains a listing of the name, address, telephone number and three specialities of the garden centre or nursery. Many entries provide more detailed ....

Curtis's Botanical Calendar 2009

Kew Celebrating 250 Years 1759-2009

The 2009 calendar, redesigned to celebrate Kew's 250th birthday, presents 11 superb paintings from past issues of Curtis's magazine, including works by Pandora Sellars, ....

Discovery of Medicinal Plant Products

A Handbook of Laboratory Methods

Edited by Y Kumarasamy and S Sarker

Natural products are an important source for drug development. Discovery of Medicinal Plant Products outlines in a succinct form the processes of drug discovery from plants ....

The Earth's Blanket

Traditional Teachings for Sustainable Living

Nancy J Turner

Renowned ethnobotanist Nancy Turner brings together decades of experience working with First Nations in the Pacific Northwest. In The Earth's Blanket, she explores the wealth ....

Environmental Physiology

A Hemantaranjan

This book is an endeavour to make aware the young workers with allied techniques comprising destructive and non-destructive methods for extending relevant research ....

Flora Fungorom Sinicorum: Myxomycetes I

Ceratiomyxales, Echinosteliales, Liceales and Trichiales

Li Yu

This volume includes 119 species of Ceratiomyxales, Echinosteliales, Liceales and Trichiales, which belongs to 8 families, 19 genera. ....

Flora Graeca Sibthorpiana, Volume 1 and 2

J Sibthorp, F Bauer, A Strid and B Strid

This is, according to the editors, a 'pseudo -facsimile' edition. The original Flora Graeca is in folio format. The plates have been reduced to fit a print area of 16 x 24 ....

Flora Iberica, Volume 18: Cyperaceae - Pontederiaceae

Edited by S Castroviejo, M Luceno et al

Flora of New Zealand: Lichens - 2 Volume Set

Including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi

DJ Galloway

This revised identification manual comprises two volumes and supersedes the version published in 1985 and includes for the first time a treatment of lichenicolous fungi, ....

Flora of Siberia, Volume 14: Additions and Corrections; Alphabetical Indexes

Edited by LI Malyshev et al

Final volume in this series. ....

Florula de la Reserva Ecologia Inkaterra

Luis G Valenzuela, Gloria H Calatayud, Jim V Farfan et al

In the late 1980s, Dr. Alwyn H. Gentry and Dr. Enrique Forero conceptualized the idea of local floristic inventories that would culminate in the publication of descriptive ....

Forgotten Fruits

A Guide to Britain's Traditional Fruit and Vegetables from Orange Jelly Turnips and Dan's Mistake Gooseberries

Christopher Stocks

In an era when supermarket conformity rules, it is refreshing to discover that there are still wonderful, traditional varieties of fruit and veg out there waiting to be grown ....

Handbook of Indian Medicinal Plants

MC Joshi

This handbook contains the brief information on medicinal plants mainly used in Indian systems of medicine. Nearly 1000 plant species belonging to 164 families either used as ....

Handbook of Phycological Methods, Volume 3

Developmental and Cytological Methods

Edited by Elisabeth Gantt

Introduction to the study of both the development of algae and the structure of living and fixed cells in microscopic techniques. ....

Herbal Technology

Recent Trends and Progress

M Daniel, A Arya and VM Raole

A comprehensive book on the various trends and the aspects of this recent branch of Botany. Herbal technology encompasses all the myriads of ways of utilizing the ....

Herbs of Tribal Land Jharkhand, India

MK Jaipuriar

This book is an attempt in compiling all such available information based on the critical study of literature to date. ....

Host Plant Catalogue of Aphids

Jaroslav Holman

The major part of this catalog consists of host lists of particular aphid species in the Palaearctic region based on published and unpublished data of more than 2,400 authors ....

The Informed Gardener

Linda Chalker-Scott

In this introduction to sustainable landscaping practices, Linda Chalker-Scott addresses the most common myths and misconceptions that plague home gardeners and horticultural ....

Islamic Gardens and Landscapes

D Fairchild Ruggles

Ranging across poetry, court documents, agronomy manuals, and early garden representations, and richly illustrated with pictures and site plans, Islamic Gardens ....

Modern Botany

Naveen Malaviya

The present book is a textbook on modern topics of Botany. The first chapter of this book is on plasma membrane, wherein, details of transport mechanism is discussed. There ....

Molecular Biology in Plant Pathogenesis and Disease Management, Vol. 1: Microbial Plant Pathogens

P Narayanasamy

Studies on molecular biology of pathogens, infection process and disease resistance, have provided information essentially required to understand the vulnerable stages at ....

Molecular Biology in Plant Pathogenesis and Disease Management, Vol. 2: Disease Development

P Narayanasamy

Studies on the phenomenon of plant pathogenesis (disease development) have been useful to have a deep insight into the interactions between host plant and the pathogen. ....

Molecular Biology in Plant Pathogenesis and Disease Management, Vol. 3: Disease Management

P Narayanasamy

Investigations on various aspects of plant-pathogen interactions have the ultimate aim of providing information that may be useful for the development of effective crop ....

Molecular Plant Breeding

Y Xu

Recent advances in plant genomics and molecular biology have revolutionized our understanding of plant genetics, providing new opportunities for more efficient and ....

Monocots, Volume 2

Comparative Biology and Evolution - Poales

Edited by JT Columbus, EA Friar, JM Porter, LM Prince and MG Simpson

This volume and its companion, Monocots, Comparative Biology and Evolution, excluding Poales (2006), contain papers presented at the Third International Conference on the ....

Nordic Lichen Flora Volume 3: Cyanolichens

Edited by Teuvo Ahti et al

The third volume of Nordic Lichen flora comprises the cyanolichens, including "the small black ones" which have not been critically surveyed in Scandinavia since 1885. ....

Orchid

The Fatal Attraction

Anne Ronse

The history of orchids teems with tales of temptation and passion. This stunning book combines the most luscious and tactile photographs with surprising and informative texts ....

Parasitic Flowering Plants

Henning S Heide-Jorgensen

Parasitic flowering plants are strikingly impressive and beautiful and hold many surprises of both general and scientific interest. Parasites also have great influence ....

Plant Names Simplified

AT Johnson and HA Smith

Reprint of this classic reference, originally published in 1931. The glossary contains well over a thousand entries. ....

Plant Nematodes

Mothodology, Morphology, Systematics, Biology and Ecology

NA Khan

The book describes the basic aspects of nematology: Methodology, Morphology, Systematics and Classification, Biology, Physiology and Ecology. It is designed and written in an ....

RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife

Peter Holden and Geoffrey Abbott

This is a brand new title designed as a companion to the best-selling "RSPB Handbook of British Birds". This RSPB-endorsed guide includes sections covering over 200 of the ....

Root Hairs

Edited by Anne Mie C Emons and Tijs Ketelaar

Root hairs, the tip-growing extensions of root epidermal cells, are a model system for answering many plant cell and developmental biology research questions. This book, ....

Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 5

Krautige Zier- und Nutzpflanzen

Edited by Eckehart J Jager, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt and Gerd K Muller

Covers 3500 species of cultivated plants. ....

Small Garden Design Bible

Tim Newbury

No matter what your taste or how tiny your outside space this practical and inspirational book will have a garden for you. With 40 fabulous garden designs to copy - ....

Success With Acid-Loving Plants

Graham Clarke

Many gardens have acid soil. Tell-tale signs will be adjacent gardens, or the wider landscape, containing masses of healthy plants such as rhododendrons, camellias and ....

Trees in Towns II

A New Survey of Urban Trees in England and their Condition and Management

Department for Communities and Local Government

Urban trees have an important role in sustainable communities, providing numerous aesthetic, social, and health benefits. Their importance within urban 'green spaces' has ....

ADAM Student Atlas of Anatomy

Todd Olson

This is the second edition of a volume renowned for its innovative approach to understanding the human body. It features full-color art throughout, using a ....

Across the Boundaries

Extrapolation in Biology and Social Science

Daniel Steel

The biological and social sciences often generalize causal conclusions from one context or location to others that may differ in some relevant respects, as is illustrated by ....

Animal Nutrition Science

Gordon Dryden

Written for senior undergraduate and graduate students, "Animal Nutrition Science" introduces the fundamental topics of animal nutrition in a treatment that deals with ....

Barrel Cortex

Kevin Fox

The barrel cortex contains the somatosensory representation of the whiskers on the face of the rodent and forms an early stage of cortical processing for tactile information. ....

The Ciliated Protozoa Characterization, Classification, and Guide to the Literature

Denis H Lynn

The third edition of The Ciliated Protozoa continues the innovative approach of the previous two editions, thoroughly documenting the progress in our understanding of the ....

Extraordinary Animals

An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals

Ross Piper

Animals have existed on Earth for many hundreds of millions of years. In that time they have evolved into a great variety of forms, exploiting nearly every habitat the planet ....

Membrane Structural Biology

With Biochemical and Biophysical Foundations

Mary Luckey

Membrane Structural Biology brings together a physicochemical analysis of the membrane with the latest structural biology on membrane lipids and proteins to offer an exciting ....

Membrane Trafficking

Ales Vancura

As membrane trafficking research has expanded over the past thirty years, a remarkable convergence of information has been gained by using genetic approaches in yeast cells ....

Principles and Applications of Domestic Animal Behavior

E Price

In order to understand and manage animals in their natural or captive environments we must first understand why animals do what they do and recognize limitations in their ....

RNA Interference

Methods for Plants and Animals

T Doran and C Helliwell

The Principles & Protocols Series is designed for upper level undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers, particularly those new to a field. Books in the series ....

The Role of Theory in Advancing 21st Century Biology

Catalyzing Transformative Research

National Research Council

Theory is an integral part of all biological research. Biologists' theoretical and conceptual frameworks inform every step of their research, affecting what experiments ....

Taxidermic Signs

Reconstructing Aboriginality

Pauline Wakeham

A fascinating study of how taxidermy reinforces racial stereotypes of aboriginality. ....

Transformed Cladistics, Taxonomy and Evolution

NR Scott-Ram

This book examines the relationship between classification and evolutionary theory, with reference to the competing schools of taxonomic thinking. Emphasis is placed on one of ....

Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine

Current Therapy

Edited by Murray E Fowler and R Eric Miller

With expert contributors from around the world sharing their knowledge on 57 new cutting-edge areas of interest, "Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine" continues to provide ....

Evolution for Everyone

How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think about Our Lives

David Sloan Wilson

"What is the biological reason for gossip? For laughter? For the creation of art? ....

Evolutionary Biomechanics

Adrian Thomas and Graham Taylor

Recent research in biomechanics is increasingly revealing a set of special cases where universal physical laws constrain the trajectories and, more controversially, even the ....

Growth, Maturation, and Body Composition

The Fels Longitudinal Study 1929-1991

Alex F Roche

This book shows how data collected from more than 1000 participants during the past sixty years have been analyzed to test a wide range of hypotheses, and describes how the ....

Our Origins

An Introduction to Biological Anthropology

Clark Spencer Larsen

With an unparalleled art program, Our Origins is an accessible, up-to-date text that focuses on anthropology's big questions and the scientific process. A leader in the ....

Reticulate Evolution and Humans

Origins and Ecology

Michael L Arnold

Reticulate Evolution and Humans is the first book to describe the effect of genetic exchange on the origin and evolution of our own species as well as those species ....

Allelopathy in Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

Rensen Zeng, Azim U Mallik and Shiming Luo

Simply put, allelopathy refers to an ecological phenomenon of plant-plant interference through release of organic chemicals (allelochemicals) in the environment. These ....

Ecology of Infectious Diseases in Natural Populations

Edited by BT Grenfell and AP Dobson

This is a major synthesis of the theory and empirical knowledge about the ecology and epidemiology of infectious diseases in natural, unmanaged, animal and plant populations. ....

Giant Hogweed Management in the United Kingdom

Olaf Booy and Max Wade

This manual provides practical guidance for managers of Giant Hogweed and those who wish to prevent the invasion of this species. Key details include identification, survey ....

Hierarchical Modeling and Inference in Ecology

The Analysis of Data from Populations, Metapopulations and Communities

J Andrew Royle

The hierarchical modelling framework represents a powerful and flexible framework for modelling and inference about ecological processes. It admits an explicit and formal ....

Structured Population Models in Biology and Epidemiology

Pierre Magal and Shigui Ruan

This book consists of six chapters written by leading researchers in mathematical biology. These chapters present recent and important developments in the study of ....

Tracking Animal Migration with Stable Isotopes

Keith Alan Hobson and LI Wassenaar

Many questions in animal biology require the ability to track animal movement by using multi-disciplinary and technological innovations. Over the past decade, intrinsic ....

Australian Soil and Land Survey

Field Handbook

The National Committee for Soil and Terrain

"The Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook" specifies methods, standards and terminology used in soil and land survey investigations related to practical problems of ....

The Biology of Deserts

David Ward

This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the ....

Causes and Consequences of Forest Growth Trends in Europe

Results of the Recognition Project

Hans-Peter Kahle et al

Forest growth in Europe has been increasing during the last decades. The possible causes suggested to explain this have been increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, ....

Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities

Patrick M Condon

A step-by-step guide to more synthetic, holistic, and integrated urban design strategies, "Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities" is a practical manual to ....

Grasses and Grassland Ecology

David J Gibson

Grasslands, in particular managed pastures and rangelands, are widespread, covering approximately 40% (52 million km2) of the Earth's land surface. They are dominated by ....

Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World (8 Volume Set)

Edited by Susan Woodward

Comprises: Introduction to Biomes ....

High-Arctic Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing Climate

Hans Meltofte, Torben Christensen, Bo Elberling, Mads Forchhammer et al

The book is based on data collected during the past ten years by Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations (ZERO) at Zackenberg Research Station in Northeast Greenland. This ....

The Living Landscape

An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning

Frederick Steiner

This second edition of "The Living Landscape" offers Frederick Steiner's design-oriented ecological methods to a new generation of students and professionals. It offers a ....

Marine Ecological Processes

I Valiela

The oceans represent a vast, complex and poorly understood ecosystem. Marine Ecological Processes is a modern review and synthesis of marine ecology that provides the reader ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review, Sector 13: Sealochs in west Scotland: Area Summaries

Edited by JNCC

The marine biology of the coast of west Scotland, from the Mull of Kintyre to the Point of Ardnamurchan, is described in 24 area summaries in this final publication of the ....

Modelling and Monitoring of Coastal Marine Processes

Raj C Murthy, PC Sinha and YR Rao

Although numerous books have been written on both monitoring and modelling of coastal oceans, there is a practical need for an introductory multi-disciplinary volume to ....

The State of the Nation's Ecosystems

Measuring the Lands, Waters, and Living Resources of the United States

Economics and the Environment The H John Heinz III Center for Science

Revised and updated periodically, "The State of the Nation's Ecosystems" is widely recognized as the US' most comprehensive report on the condition of the lands, waters, ....

Supporting Small Forest Enterprises

A cross-sectoral review of best practice

Duncan Macqueen

This report reviews the growing consensus on best practice in small enterprise support, both within and outside the forest sector. It describes how a framework known as `market ....

Sustainable Landscape Construction

A Guide to Green Building Outdoors

J William Thompson and Kim Sorvig

Published at the beginning of the twenty-first century, "Sustainable Landscape Construction" took a new approach to what was then a nearly new subject: how to ....

Wastewater Treatment, Plant Dynamics and Management in Constructed and Natural Wetlands

Jan Vymazal

Wetlands were historically neglected until it was revealed that they could be economically valuable to man. They are one of the most dynamic ecosystems in the world ....

The Atlas of Endangered Species

Richard Mackay

New revised edition of this excellent atlas. ....

Biodiversity Conservation

MS Kumar

Biological diversity encompasses all species of animals, plants, micro-organisms, ecosystem and ecological processes of which they are part. Biodiversity provides the ....

Biodiversity of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve Rajasthan

V Singh

The present book on the Biodiversity of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve deals with 539 species of higher plants and 361 species of animals (vertebrates). Besides geographical ....

Biodiversity, Conservation and Systematics

Prithipal Singh

In this volume, emphasis has been laid on the simplest Prokaryotic organisms, the diverse algae, the adaptive strategies of bryophytes and the diversity in Pteridophytes. ....

Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes

Joshua Millspaugh and Frank Thompson

A single-resource volume of information on the most current and effective techniques of wildlife modeling, Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes ....

Science and Conservation in African Forests

The Benefits of Longterm Research

Richard Wrangham and Elizabeth Ross

Forests need apes as much as the apes need the forests. They are the gardeners of the forest - keystone species in the ecology of African and Southeast Asian forests, ....

A Tax Guide to Conservation Easements

C Timothy Lindstrom

Voluntary land conservation, resulting from increasingly alluring tax benefits, has significantly changed the face of land use in the United States and promises to have an ....

Who Cares About Wildlife?

Social Science Concepts for Exploring Human-Wildlife Relationships and Conservation Issues

Michael J Manfredo

Who Cares About Wildlife? integrates social science theory in order to provide a conceptual structure for understanding and studying human interaction with wildlife. A ....

Applications of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry

Weiner R

Addressing key issues related to the field, "Applications of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry: A Practical Guide" provides the essential background for understanding and ....

Assessment of the Performance of Engineered Waste Containment Barriers

National Research Council

President Carter's 1980 declaration of a state of emergency at Love Canal, New York, recognized that residents' health had been affected by nearby chemical waste sites. The ....

Climate Change and Technological Options Basic Facts, Evaluation and Practical Solutions

Konrad Soyez and Hartmut Grabl

An up-to-date text on climate change focussing on technical solutions for the most important and climate relevant industrial activities is presented. It is intended for ....

Dynamical Oceanography

Henk A Dijkstra

This textbook provides a mathematical introduction to the theory of large-scale ocean circulation and is accessible for readers with an elementary knowledge of mathematics ....

Economics and Management of Climate Change

Risks, Mitigation and Adaptation

Bernd Hansjurgens and Ralf Antes

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges for mankind. Although there is increasing evidence that climate change is already occurring, there is neither ....

Fluid Mechanics of Environmental Interfaces

Carlo Gualtieri and Dragutin T Mihailovic

An environmental interface is defined as a surface between two abiotic or biotic systems, in relative motion and exchanging mass, heat and momentum through biophysical ....

The Geographies of Garbage Governance

Interventions, Interactions and Outcomes

Anna R Davies

Previously perceived as a local, technical issue for governments, waste management is now also a global, socio-political process involving complex patterns of multi-level ....

Guidelines for the Use of Metocean Data Through the Lifecycle of a Marine Renewable Energy Development

W Cooper, A Saulter and P Hodhetts

A good understanding of metocean (meteorological and oceanographic) data is fundamental to the success of all marine renewable projects as this information will serve to ....

Hurricanes

Jack Williams and Stephen P Leatherman

Hurricanes are some of the deadliest and most destructive storms on earth. It is the combination of their immense size and strength that captures the attention of people ....