Bats of Florida

Cynthia S Marks and George E Marks

Florida is home to 20 of the more than 1,000 bat species worldwide. Cynthia and George Marks have created an informative guide that captures both the mystique - and the true ....

Black Bears

A Natural History

Dave Taylor

Lavishly illustrated throughout with more than 100 full-colour photographs, maps and charts, Black Bears introduces the reader to this shy, reclusive and largely ....

Breeds of Empire

The Invention of the Horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa 1500-1950

Greg Bankoff

This book explores the 'invention' of specific breeds of horse in the context of imperial design and colonial trade routes. Ships of empire carried not just merchandise, ....

Dictionary of Australian and New Guinean Mammals

Ronald Strahan and Pamela Conder

Here for the first time is a unified guide to the mammals of both Australia and Melanesia. Based on Ronald Strahan's first dictionary of Australian mammals, published ....

Dolphins and Whales

Maurizio Wurtz and Nadia Repetto

A convenient, portable companion for whale watchers, serious oceanographers, and marine mammal lovers, this guide represents the most recent research on dolphins and whales. ....

Elephants: Diseases & Treatment

Edited by Gracia Vila-Garcia and Debra Bourne

Mankind has a longstanding fascination with elephants, the largest living land animals. Sadly, populations of these majestic mammals are declining, particularly in Asia, and ....

A Field Guide to the Mammals of South East Asia

Charles Francis

This superb field guide covers all the mammal species known from mainland SE Asia, from Asian Elephant and Tiger down to bats and rodents. Authorative and engaging text ....

Macachiavellian Intelligence

How Rhesus Macaques and Humans Have Conquered the World

Dario Maestripieri

Judged by population size and distribution, Homo sapiens are clearly the most successful primates. A close second, however, would be rhesus macaques, who have adapted to - and ....

Measuring Methane Production from Ruminants

Edited by Harinder P.S Makkar and Philip E Vercoe

This book gives a comprehensive account of the methodologies for measuring methane from in vitro fermentation systems, and from stall-fed and grazing animals. The chapters have ....

Mustangs

Wild Horses of the West

Marie-Luce Hubert and Jean-Louis Klein

The absorbing story of the evolution and life cycle of the wild horses of the American West. Amazing photographs record each stage of mustang life, from the rearing of colts ....

Platypus

Tom Grant

Since it first became known to European scientists and naturalists in 1798, the platypus has been the subject of controversy, interest and absolute wonder. Found only in ....

Ancient Birds From A-Z

W Geoffrey Arnott

Ancient Birds from A to Z gathers together the ancient information available, listing all the names that ancient Greeks gave their birds and all their descriptions and ....

Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Guatemala / Lista Comentada de las Aves de Guatemala

Knut Eisermann and Claudia Avendaño

The most authoritative, detailed, and updated checklist of the 725 bird species recorded in Guatemala. Also includes information about status, habitats and endemic species, ....

Aves Amenazadas de España

Juan M Varela

An informative account of the recent Red Book, the survey of the state of conservation of Spain's wildlife. It covers the 122 bird taxa listed as threatened in Spain and ....

Birds of East Asia

Mark Brazil

This is the first single volume guide ever devoted to the eastern Asian avifauna. The eastern Asian region, centring especially on the major islands off the continental coast ....

The Birds of Kazakhstan

Arend Wassink and Gerald, J Oreel

Brings together invaluable information on status, habitat, distribution and migration on the birds of Kazakhstan. ....

Birds of Mongolia

Axel Braunlich

Mongolia encompasses a diverse range of habitats including forests, mountains, vast plains and of course the Gobi Desert. There has never been a guide to the birds of ....

The Birds of Norfolk

Moss Taylor, Michael Seago, Peter Allard and Don Dorling

Reprint of the standard avifauna of the county of Norfolk, originally published in 2000. This county avifauna and has been written by experts from within the county. It covers ....

Birds of Pakistan

Richard Grimmett, Tim Inskipp and Tom Roberts

This guide is a successor to the much acclaimed Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by two of the same authors. Covering Pakistan, the superb plates are accompanied by a ....

Birds of Peru

TS Schulenberg, DF Stotz, DF Lane, JP O'Neill and TA Parker

With over 1800 species, Peru has the second richest avifauna of any country in the world. As a consequence it is one of the most popular birding destinations in South ....

Birds of Trinidad and Tobago

Floyd E Hayes, Martyn Kenefick and Robin L Restall

A field guide that uses relevant images from "Birds of Northern South America" to create new plates specific for Trinidad and Tobago. It intends to assist in the field ....

Birds of Wiltshire

Wiltshire Ornithological Society

This country avifauna is the result of a 6-year survey to record the state of Wiltshire's birds at the begining of the new Millennium. ....

The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World

A Checklist

James F Clements

Birds have long held a unique dual role as a model group for scientists and as the focus of birders' passionate quests. Despite centuries of observation, each year brings the ....

Duck

Victoria de Rijke

The squat, noisy duck occupies a prominent role in the human cultural imagination, as evidenced by everything from the rubber duck of childhood baths to the flying ducks on ....

The Greater Flamingo

Alan Johnson and Frank Cezilly

With their curious feeding behaviour, peculiar elongated body, gregarious social lives and exotic pink plumage, flamingos are among the most familiar and popular of all the ....

Guia de Fotos de Nidos, Huevos y Pichones de Aves Argentinas

Martin R De La Pena

This guide is the result of many years of study in the field. It includes 934 photos of nests, nests with eggs and pigeons. It also includes photographs of sites visited in the ....

Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees

Edited by Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliot and Jordis Sartagal

Contents: Picathartes, Babblers, Parrotbills, Australasian Babblers, Logrunners, Jewel-babblers ....

Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volumes 1-12

Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliot and Jordis Sartagal

As each new volume in this landmark series appears, all existing volumes plus the new one are customarily offered at a special ....

A History of Ornithology

Peter Bircham

Today the RSPB has over one million members, reflecting the huge interest in birdwatching as a hobby. Over the years the growth in amateur birdwatchers has ....

The Ornithologist's Dictionary

Johannes Erritzoe, Kaj Kampp, Kevin Winker and Clifford B Frith

An invaluable reference resource written in succinct language and with a user-friendly layout, The Ornithologist's Dictionary is ideal for both amateur and professional ....

Ptilochronology

Feather Time and the Biology of Birds

Thomas C Grubb

This is the first book to summarize the methods, conceptual issues and results of studies using the interpretation of feather growth rates as an index of nutritional ....

RSPB Children's Guide to Birdwatching

David Chandler and Mike Unwin

This RSPB-endorsed book is a practical, exciting and comprehensive introduction to watching birds, for children aged 8-12 years. Fully illustrated throughout with colour ....

The Raptors of Europe and the Middle East

A Handbook of Field Identification

Dick Forsman

Paperback edition of the hardcover, originally published in 1998. ....

Sea Eagles

John Love

This booklet documents the return of this truly majestic eagle to Britain. ....

Swan

Peter Young

Of more than 8,000 bird species, the swan is surely one of the most easily recognised. Airborne, the swan is a majestic sight: with its long, slender neck outstretched, it ....

Use of Rice Fields by Migratory Shorebirds in Southern South America / Uso de Arroceras por Chorlos y Playeros Migratorios en el Sur de America del Sur

Daniel W Blanco, Bernabe Lopez-Lanus, Rafael Antunes Dias et al

This publication includes the results of an international project aimed to assess the value of rice fields as non-breeding habitat for migratory shorebirds in southern South ....

Watch and Research on Birds in Xinjiang

Ma Ming

The first field guide to the avian fauna of Xinjiang, west China and Central Asia. It includes 430 colour pictures and about 210 species, more than half the species in ....

Where to Watch Birds in North West England

Alan Conlin, Chris Sharpe et al

A guide to the best birding sites in the northwestern counties of Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire. This area holds some of the finest upland sites in England, as well as ....

Amphibian Biology, Volume 7: Systematics

Edited by Harold Heatwole and Michael Tyler

This book examines how different fields of biology have contributed to the growing understanding of the origins and evolution of frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. After ....

Amphibians and Reptiles of British Columbia

Brent M Matsuda, David M Green and Patrick T Gregory

Describes 22 species of amphibians and 17 species of reptiles, along with details on their biology, habits, breeding, and distribution. They also cover introduced, ....

The Complete Boa Constrictor

A Comprehensive Guide to the Care, Breeding, and Geographic Races

Vincent Russo

The boa constrictor is without question one of the most popular snake species being kept by reptile lovers today. Once considered to be a rare and exotic pet, boas are now being ....

Guide and Reference to the Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America (North of Mexico)

RD Bartlett and Patricia Bartlett

The Bartletts' guide to amphibians provides up-to-date accounts, range maps, and photos of the 239 recognized species and subspecies of frogs, toads, treefrogs, and salamanders ....

Guide and Reference to the Crocodilians, Turtles, and Lizards of Eastern and Central North America (North of Mexico)

RD Bartlett and Patricia Bartlett

The "Bartletts' Guide" to the alligators, crocodiles, turtles, and lizards of eastern and central North America features all 207 species inhabiting the region from west ....

Guide and Reference to the Snakes of Eastern and Central North America (North of Mexico)

RD Bartlett and Patricia Bartlett

This volume provides an up-to-date guide to the identification, range, habitat, and status of snakes found within eastern and central North America, from west Texas, to ....

Marine Turtles of the Indian Subcontinent

Edited by K Shanker and BC Choudhury

The first book on marine turtles in India and the subcontinent, Marine Turtles of the Indian Subcontinent documents the results of surveys carried out under the Sea Turtle ....

Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush

Southwestern Australia

Brian Bush, Brad Maryan, Robert Brown-Cowper and David Robinson

This is a companion to the tremendously popular "A Guide to the Reptiles and Frogs of the Perth Region" (1995, reprinted). It answers often-asked questions such as: What does ....

A Review of Marking and Individual Recognition Techniques for Amphibians and Reptiles

John W Ferner

This guide describes marking and identification techniques for larval amphibians, frogs and toads, salmanders, caecilians, turtles, lizards, snakes and crocodilians. The ....

Tales from the Thebaide

Peter Pritchard

Peter Pritchard is a multifaceted expert on turtles and tortoises. A cheloniological thread thus runs through his "Tales from the Thebaide", as he expands the study of his ....

Venomous Snakes of Africa / Giftschlangen Afrikas

Gernot Vogel and Maik Dobiey

Biology of Fishes

Quentin Bone and Richard Moore

The third edition of Biology of Fishes is chiefly about fish as remarkably efficient machines for coping with the many problems that life in water entails, and looks at many ....

By-catch Reduction in the World's Fisheries

Edited by Steven J Kennelly

This book comes after several decades of outstanding and successful research that has helped ameliorate some of the most important and controversial fisheries issues in the ....

Developments in Fish Telemetry

Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Fish Telemetry held in Europe

Edited by P.R Almeida, B.R Quintella, M.J Costa and A Moore

This volume includes 33 peer-reviewed papers presented at the Sixth Conference on Fish Telemetry held in Europe (Sesimbra, Portugal, 5-11 June 2005). The papers focus on the ....

The Fish Oocyte

From Basic Studies to Biotechnological Applications

Edited by Patrick J Babin, Joan Cerdà and Esther Lubzens

This book addresses the growing needs in deciphering the biological processes associated with fish reproduction, in view of the growth of aquaculture and the dwindling natural ....

Fish Welfare

Edited by Edward Branson

With the rise of the aquaculture industry during recent years and its likely continuing expansion for very many years, the subject of fish welfare has come to the fore, ....

Primitive Fishes

Edited by David McKenzie, Colin Brauner and Anthony Farrell

Ancient fishes are a relatively untapped resource in the scientific search for insights into the evolution of physiological systems in fishes and higher vertebrates. ....

Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage, Volume 6

Centrarchidae - Black Basses and Sunfishes

Thomas P Simon and Robert Wallus

The Beekeeper's Field Guide

Solutions for Beekeepers

David Cramp

A fully illustrated practical field guide to the apiary which includes comprehensive trouble shooting guides. ....

Bivalve Shells of Florida

An Identification Guide to the Common Species of Florida and the Southeast

Trish Hartmann

Bivalve Seashells of Florida is a beautifully photographed, well-organized, detailed field guide to Florida's bivalve seashells. It contains more than 500 high-resolution ....

Butterflies Throughout the Year

Peter May

Describes adults of the different species of British butterflies according to the time of year they appear on the wing. Nearly all 60 British species are illustrated. ....

Butterflies and Moths of Costa Rica / Mariposas de Costa Rica

Isidro Chacon and Jose Montero

This book introduces the reader to the various aspects about the anatomy and physiology of each life cycle stage of butterflies and moths. It includes a description of 32 ....

Butterflies of Sri Lanka

Arittha Wikramanayake and Ariesha Wikramanayake

This collection of hundreds of magnificent colour photos of more than 160 different butterfly species found in Sri Lanka was compiled over four years by a father-daughter ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes Hors-serie, Volume 14

Contribution à la connaissance des Scarabaeidae africains III, Etude du genre Pedaria II (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Coprinae)

JF Josso and P Prevost

Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 63

Notes sur les Callichromatini Asiatiques, 1 Nouveaux genres et espèces de Callichromatini du sud-est asiatique

E Vives, J Bentanachs and S Chew Kea Foo

Caribbean Sea Slugs

A Field Guide to the Opisthobranch Mollusks From the Tropical Northwestern Atlantic

A Valdes, J Hamman, DW Behrens and A DuPont

310 species are illustrated with multiple colour photos. Close-ups of gills, rhinophores and eggs are included for many species. Introduction explains where and how to find ....

Coastal Invertebrates of Victoria

An Atlas of Selected Species

Edited by D.A.B Phillips et al

This revised edition includes descriptions and illustrations of over 250 species of invertebrates found along the Victorian coast. Names and some descriptions have been ....

Coleoptera of Europe, Volume 1

Latridiidae, Merophysidae and Dasyceridae

W Rücker

Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland

M Townsend and P Waring

Nearly all the resident and migrant British and Irish species of macro-moths have been illustrated and described in this portable guide. Concise field descriptions written by ....

The Dragonflies of Essex

Ted Benton and John Dobson

The book includes accounts and distribution maps of all resident and migrant species with colour photographs of all species resident in the county. Also included are ....

The Evolution of Social Wasps

James H Hunt

Social behavior occurs in some of the smallest animals as well as some the largest, and the transition from solitary life to sociality is an unsolved evolutionary mystery. ....

Fauna Iberica, Volume 29: Crustacea, Copepodos Marinos I Calanoida

Francisco Vives and Alexandra A Shmeleva

The first volume in this series dedicated to the revision of the Copepoda. 520 species of the Calanoida order are described. ....

Fauna Iberica, Volume 30: Nematoda, Mononchida, Dorylaimoidea

Domingo Jimenez Guirado, Manuel Peralta Peralta and Reyes Peña Santiago

Forensic Entomology: New Trends and Technologies

Insects and Death

Edited by Leonardo Gomes

This work focuses on the introduction of Forensic Entomology to forensic scientists and recent studies worldwide. It begins with a review of the first study in the 13th century ....

The Genitalia of the Pyrales, Deltoids & Plumes

FN Pierce and JW Metcalfe

As the fifth volume in F.N. Pierce's series on the Genitalia of the British Lepidoptera, "Pyrales, Deltoids and Plumes" was published in 1938. Though they are regarded as ....

Hymenoptera de la Region Neotropical

Paul Hanson and Ian Gauld

Identification Manual for Butterflies in China

Wu Chunsheng

This book covers 6 orders, 19 families and 172 species, which includes all the insect species in China that are listed in the Appendices of CITES, the list of National key ....

Insect Biodiversity

Science and Society

Edited by Robert Foottit and Peter Adler

Fully revised and updated to include new topical study areas, the second edition of the successful text the Ecology of Insects provides a balanced treatment of the theory and ....

List of Chinese Insects: Volume 4

Hua Li-Zhong

Covers Diptera, Siphonaptera and Hymenoptera. ....

The Mosquitoes of New Mexico

Theodore A Wolff and Lewis T Nielsen

Mosquitoes are not just summer pests whose bites cause victims, young and old, to scratch the resulting bumps and welts. Increasingly, they are threats to the public's ....

Okologie, Verbreitung und Gefährdungsstatus der Webspinnen Nordrhein- Westfalens

Erste überarbeitete Fassung der Roten Liste der Webspinnen (Arachnida: Araneae)

Martin Kreuels and Sascha Buchholz

Red List of Araneae of Northrhine-Westphalia (Germany). Contains 677 species, 44 new since 1999. ....

Post-Embryonic Development of the Copepoda

Frank D Ferrari and Hans U Dahms

Crustaceans that are now called copepods have been known, not necessarily by that name, since Aristotle. Published reports of their post-embryonic development, however, date ....

Preparing and Maintaining a Collection of Butterflies and Moths

Peter May and Martin White

A practical manual detailing the various methods used to prepare specimens for a collection, from killing methods, setting the specimens and repairing damaged ones, to ....

Shells

Paul Starosta and Jacques Senders

Surveys seashell history and examines their connection with nature, art and architecture. It includes the latest research and conveys the joy of collecting shells. ....

Animals and Archaeology in Northern Medieval Russia

Zooarchaeological Studies in Novogrod and its Region

Edited by Mark Maltby

Zooarchaeological evidence from a substantial body of animal bones recovered over the last decade in Novogrod and its surrounds is discussed by specialists. ....

Bonebeds

Genesis, Analysis, and Paleobiological Significance

Edited by Raymond R Rogers, David A Eberth and Tony R Fiorillo

Thirteen respected researchers combine their experiences in this book, providing readers with workable definitions, theoretical frameworks, and modern techniques in bonebed data ....

Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America, Volume 2: Small Mammals, Xenarthrans, and Marine Mammals

Edited by Christine M Janis, Gregg F Gunnell and Mark D Uhen

This second volume completes the unique survey of North American Tertiary mammals, and covers all the remaining taxa not contained in Volume 1. It provides a complete listing ....

Lower Permian Colonial Rugose Corals, Western and Northwestern Pangaea

Taxonomy and Distribution

J Fedorowski, WB Bamber and CH Stevens

The most comprehensive summary available on the stratigraphic occurrence, geographic distribution, phylogeny, and taxonomy of Early Permian colonial rugose corals that ....

Pleistocene Mammals of Europe

Bjorn Kurten

Provides a comprehensive treatment of the Pleistocene species in Europe, classified according to modern taxonomic principles. For each species, there is a description of ....

Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages

Their Role in Paleoecology and Paleobiogeography

Edited by Julia T Sankey and Sven Baszio

Presents state-of-the-art essays on important topics and methods in the analysis of vertebrate microfossil assemblages. The minute remains of animals and plants have proven ....

The Coral Reef

Angelo Mojetta

Tropical reefs are one of the most intriguing and attractive ecosystems on the planet. Their history dates back far prior to the first appearance of humans on earth. This book ....

Dive the World

The Most Fascinating Diving Sites

Egidio Tarinito

The Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, Polynesia, the Caribbean, the Great Barrier Reef and the Florida Keys: this volume presents the extraordinary and surprising richness of ....

Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores

Edited by Mark W Denny and Steven D Gaines

Tidepools and rocky shores are among the most physically stressful environments on earth. When the tide is high, waves can sweep over plants and animals at velocities as ....

Evaluation Rapide de la Biodiversite Marine des Recifs Coralliens du Mont Panie, Province Nord, Nouvelle Caledonie

Sheila A McKenna et al

This French-language volume presents the results of a marine expedition to the coral reefs in the Mont Panie region of New Caledonia. Alongside an account of the region's ....

Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea

Paul Falkowski and Andrew Knoll

This text reference examines how photosynthesis evolved on Earth and how phytoplankton evolved through time - ultimately to permit the evolution of complex life, including ....

Phaeocystis, Major Link in the Biogeochemical Cycling of Climate- Relevant Elements

Edited by MA van Leeuwe, J Stefels, S Belviso, C Lancelot, PG Verity and WWC Gieskes

The ubiquitous marine microalgal species Phaeocystis plays an important role in biogeochemical cycles. Phaeocystis has a complicated life cycle, which makes it hard to ....

Reefs Revealed

Alex Mustard

This pioneering new volume of underwater photography reveals the coral reefs of the world as you have never seen them before, through revolutionary natural-light filter ....

The Age of Everything

How Science Explores the Past

Matthew Hedman

Matthew Hedman shows how scientists have determined the age of everything from colonization of the New World over 13,000 years to the age of the universe, which is ....

The Armchair Naturalist

How to be Good at Nature Without Really Trying

Johnson P Johnson

A nature guide for people to whom nature doesn't always come naturally. This book helps you transform into an expert on anything Mother Nature may throw at you, from furry ....

The Better Photo Guide to Digital Nature Photography

Jim Miotke

From the tiniest ladybug to a towering glacier, nature subjects offer some of the greatest challenges and the greatest rewards to photographers. In the BetterPhoto ....

The Botanical Palette

The Society of Botanical Artists

This superbly illustrated book looks specifically at one of the most important aspects of botanical painting: how to achieve the right colours. ....

Disappearing World

The Earth's Most Extraordinary and Endangered Places

Alonzo Addison

This book provides the story behind over 100 of the most threatened UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The preservation of sites of natural and cultural significance has been ....

Do Dolphins Ever Sleep?

211 Questions and Answers About Ships, the Sea and the Sky

Pierre-Yves Bely and Sally Bely

Provides the most astonishing answers to a whole range of fascinating questions you may have wondered about or may never even have thought of asking! ....

Ethical Travel: 25 Ultimate Experiences

Rough Guides

Make the most of your time on earth! Whether you're planning the trip of a lifetime, dreaming about going, or have already booked a trip, check out Rough Guides selection of ....

Experiment and Natural Philosophy in Seventeenth-Century Tuscany

The History of the Accademia del Cimento

Luciano Boschiero

The Accademia del Cimento (1657-1667) was the first institution in Europe purporting to use an experimental method in its scientific inquiries. According to some recent ....

Extremes

Oceanography's Adventures at the Poles

KR Benson and HM Rozwadowski

The story of science practiced in the Arctic and Antarctic extremes is a story of an unfamiliar and forbidding environment transformed over the course of two centuries into ....

Focus on Nature

The Creative Process Behind Making Great Photographs in the Field

John Shaw

Photographing nature involves emphasizing some aspects of the environment while ignoring others. In this book the photographer John Shaw presents many of his most spectacular ....

Frank Kingdon Ward's Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges

Edited by Kenneth Cox

The Tsangpo Gorge in south-east Tibet is the world's deepest gorge. First published in 1926, this work tells the story of its exploration and the rich plant and animal life ....

In Bear Country

A Global Journey in Vanishing Wilderness

Brian Payton

In a series of remarkable journeys, Brian Payton travels the world in search of the eight remaining bear species. Along the way, he confronts poachers in the jungles of ....

Incredible Journeys

The Stories Behind 60 Remarkable Adventures of Our Time

Thomas Cussans

Incredible Journeys takes 60 extraordinary journeys from the past 100 years and recounts what happened to these intrepid travellers. The book features Amy Johnson, the first ....

The Intelligibility of Nature

How Science Makes Sense of the World

Peter Dear

In The Intelligibility of Nature, Peter Dear considers how science as such has evolved and how it has marshaled itself to make sense of the world. His intellectual journey ....

Linnaeus - Genius of Uppsala

Helena Harnesk

Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) lived and worked in Uppsala for the greater part of his life. This book, published on the occasion of the tercentenary of his birth, celebrates the ....

Lonesome George

The Life and Loves of the World's Most Famous Tortoise

Henry Nicholls

Lonesome George is a 5ft long, 200lb tortoise aged between 60 and 200. In 1971, he was discovered on the remote Galapagos island of Pinta, from which tortoises had supposedly ....

Looking at Animals in Human History

Linda Kalof

From the first cave paintings to Britta Jaschinski's provocative animal photography, it seems we have been describing and portraying animals, in some form or another, for as ....

The Magic of Digital Nature Photography

Rob Sheppard

Provides information on how to shoot crisp close-ups or awe inspiring panoramic shots, and how to enhance pictures by using filters such as grads and polarizers. This title ....

The Natural World Collection - DVD

Originally conceived as The World About Us by Sir David Attenborough back in 1967, the series has remained popular ever since. This specially compiled selection features six ....

The Nature Diary of an Artist

J Hale

Looks at the English countryside throughout the year through the sketchbooks of artist Jennie Hale. This book is filled with watercolour sketches of birds, insects, animal and ....

Our Changing Planet

The View from Space

Michael D King et al

Since their first launch in the 1960s, satellites have been used to observe the Earth at local, regional, and global scales, giving us unique insights into the often detrimental ....

The Oxford Companion to World Exploration - Two Volume Set

Edited by David Buisseret

This illustrated reference work covers all aspects of world exploration from Antarctica to the North Pole; from the discovery of the New World to the age of space exploration. ....

Pathfinders

A Global History of Exploration

Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Explorers forged the infrastructure of global history, first by finding the routes of migration that sundered human cultures, then - after millennia of divergence - by ....

Photographing Weather

Storm Dunlop

The weather is a fundamental consideration for any photographer who works out of doors, but it can also be a photographic subject in its own right. This book shows how to ....

Rainbow Under the Sea

Jeffrey L Rotman

This title offers a stunning portfolio of painterly pictures evoking the endless variety and beauty of the denizens of the sea. Showcasing the exceptional photographs of one of ....

Science and the Changing Environment in India 1780-1920

A Guide to Sources in the India Office Records

Richard Axelby and Savithri Preetha Nair

The India Office Records document the activities of the English East India Company and the British administration of India. From 1780 to 1920, the records are particularly ....

The Smaller Majority

Piotr Naskrecki

Fabulous photographs of the teeming animal life that surrounds us -- which we only see as fast moving blobs. ....

WWF Global 200

World Wildlife Fund 200 Places Which Should Never Die

F Pratesi

There are sites in the world which we hope will never disappear because they are so important to humanity. In the Global 200 project, the WWF has identified some natural ....

What A Book Can Do

The Publication and Reception of Silent Spring

Priscilla Coit Murphy

In 1962, the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" sparked widespread public debate on the hazards of pesticide abuse for humans and their environment. This work ....

Why Don't Spiders Stick to their Webs?

Cosmic Conundrums and Everyday Mysteries of Science

Robert Matthews

What happens if you fall into a black hole? Which properties give you the best chance of winning Monopoly? And why is it always so difficult to get ketchup to come out of a full ....

The Wild Places

Robert Macfarlane

"The Wild Places" is both an intellectual and a physical journey, and Macfarlane travels in time as well as space. Guided by monks, questers, scientists, philosophers, poets and ....

Wildlife Adventures: 25 Ultimate Experiences

Rough Guides

Make the most of your time on earth! Whether you're planning the trip of a lifetime, dreaming about going, or have already booked a trip, check out Rough Guides selection of ....

Wildlife Through a Nikon Lens

Revealing the Secrets of Professional Wildlife Photography

Christopher Weston

This visually breathtaking journey through the natural world, with renowned wildlife photographer and Nikon user, Chris Weston, is a potent source of inspiration and ....

Antarctica

Exploring a Fragile Eden

Jonathan Scott and Angela Scott

A large-format, comprehensive account of one of the Earth's remaining wild places by TV wildlife expert Jonathan Scott, with breathtaking images by 2002 Wildlife Photographer ....

Atlas de la Nature a Paris

Jean-Baptiste Vaquin

Shows the distribution of the flora and fauna of Paris: nealy 500,000 trees and 2,900 species of wild animals and plants are indexed. ....

Discovering Qatar

Frances Gillespie

This is the first book that deals primarily with the environment and the natural history of Qatar. Other subjects covered include geology, topography, traditional culture, ....

Forest of Bowland: With Pendle Hill and the West Pennine Moors

A Bibby

This well illustrated guide contains directions and Ordnance Survey maps for fourteen new walks through the Forest of Bowland, Pendle and the Lancashire moors. Central to the ....

A Guide to Native Plants of the New York City Region

Margaret B Gargiullo

Presents a detailed look at the full scope of flora that is native to this region and available for propagation. Geared specifically for landscape architects, designers, land ....

Hong Kong Landscapes

Shaping the Barren Rock

Bernie Owen and Raynor Shaw

Behind and beyond the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, there is a rich and varied natural landscape. This book explains, with the aid of many photographs and diagrams and maps, ....

Itinerarios por los Pirineos

25 rutas paradescubrirlos

Oriol Alamany and Eulalia Vicens

Illustrated with magnificent photographs and designed for all those walkers and nature-lovers who wish to learn more about the most beautiful parts of the Pyrenees. ....

Outside in the Interior

An Adventure Guide for Central Alaska

Kyle Joly

With its breathtaking vistas and countless acres of unmarked wilderness, Alaska has long attracted those who are looking for a bit of adventure in their vacations-from those who ....

Peru: Matses

Edited by Corine Vriesendorp et al

In the fall of 2004, scientists from Chicago's Field Museum conducted a biological inventory in the forests of the Comunidad Nativa Matses, in the northeastern region of ....

Peru: Sierra del Divisor

Edited by Corine Vriesendorp et al

In August of 2005, scientists conducted a rapid inventory in Sierra del Divisor, a mountain range that rises up dramatically from the lowlands of central Amazonian Peru. ....

Rapid Biological Assessment of the Lely and Nassau Plateaus, Suriname

(with additional information on the Brownsberg Plateau)

Edited by Leeanne E Alonso and Jan H Mol

The Lely and Nassau Plateaus in eastern Suriname contain a wide range of habitats-they also serve as an important watershed for the region and offer potential employment ....

Red de Parques Nacionales de España

Guia de Visita

A visitor's guide to the National Parks of Spain. ....

Resurrecting the Granary of Rome

Environmental History and French Colonial Expansion in North Africa

DK Davis and JLA Webb

Tales of deforestation and desertification in North Africa have been told from the Roman period to the present. Such stories of environmental decline in the Maghreb are still ....

Rocky Mountain Wildlife

David Hancock and Brian Wolitski

A lavish pictorial reference for the identification, distribution and habits of all the major mammal species of the Rocky Mountains from Colorado to British Columbia and ....

Safari in Wildest Africa

Michel Denis-Huot and Christine Denis-Huot

In some areas of the world, animals roam free and wild, often in nature reserves specifically created to protect wildlife. One of these is in East Africa, straddling the ....

Skomer

Portrait of a Welsh Island

Jane Matthews, Iolo Wiliams and Matthew Parris

Skomer Island is a National Nature Reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a world-renowned bird paradise and home to the world's largest ....

The Still-Burning Bush

Stephen Pyne

Traces the environmental and social significance of the use of fire to shape the environment through Australian history, beginning with Aboriginal usage, and the ....

Tooth & Claw

Living Alongside Britain's Predators

Peter Cairns and Mark Hamblin

Predators in Britain mean different things to different people. For some, they are a spectacle of the natural world and key to the ecological integrity of our countryside. ....

Los Albores de la Botanica Marina Española (1814-1939)

Francisco Javier Dosil Mancilla

Oulines the history of phycology in Spain. ....

An Ancient Egyptian Herbal

Lise Manniche

The ancient Egyptians were highly skilled in the use of herbs and spices for medicines, cooking, cosmetics, perfumes and many other purposes. This work provides an account of ....

Applications of Plant Metabolic Engineering

Edited by R Verpoorte, A.W Alfermann and T.S Johnson

This book discusses, mainly, applications of plant metabolic engineering. Metabolic engineering, which is part of second generation biotechnology, has made several ....

Bildatlas der Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands

Alle 4200 Pflanzen in Text und Bild

Henning Haeupler and Thomas Muer

New edition of the popular photographic guide to the flowering plants of Germany. Covers all 4200 species with text descriptions. ....

Biology and Chemistry of Jerusalem Artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus L.

Stanley J Kays and Stephen F Nottingham

A comprehensive, up-to-date reference, Biology and Chemistry of Jerusalem Artichoke presents the unique, distinguishing properties of this underutilized crop. Citing a ....

Buried Treasures

Finding and Growing the World's Choicest Bulbs

Janis Ruksans

For decades Janis Ruksans has been scouring remote and dangerous regions of Europe and Asia to bring back the botanical treasures that he offers through his nursery, often ....

Calochortus

Mariposa Lilies & their Relatives

Mary E Gerritsen and Ron Parsons

With their graceful stance, brilliant colors, and intricate markings, members of the North American genus Calochortus are among the most dazzling bulbous plants in the ....

Common Trees of Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve / Arboles Comunes de la Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco

Fabricio Camacho Cespedes, Erin Stewart Lindquist and Gini Knight

This book is the first comprehensive field guide for the common flora of the southwestern section of the Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica) including Cabo Blanco, proving ....

Comparative Plant Ecology

A Functional Approach to common British Species

JP Grime, JG Hodgson and R Hunt

Since 1961, scientists at the Unit of Comparative Plant Ecology (UCPE) based at the University of Sheffield have maintained a continuous programme of research in which the ....

Conifers for Gardens

An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Richard Bitner

Conifers for Gardens is intended to take away the element of uncertainty when you're choosing a plant that may alter your yard for years to come. Profusely illustrated with ....

Designing and Renovating Larger Gardens

Douglas Coltart

Award-winning landscape designer Douglas Coltart offers practical instructions for designing and renovating spacious gardens, with an eye towards issues unique to those ....

Dictionary of Plant Lore

DC Watts

Knowledge of plant names can give insight into largely forgotten beliefs. For example, the common red poppy is known as "Blind Man" due to an old superstitious belief that if ....

Encyclopedia of Exotic Plants for Temperate Climates

Will Giles

With more than 1500 species and cultivars described, the Encyclopedia of Exotic Plants for Temperate Climates covers many plant groups, including aroids, bananas, gingers, ....

Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns

S Olsen

Gardeners who seek an up-to-date, authoritative guide to the wealth of garden-worthy ferns available today will find none better than Sue Olsen. Drawing from four decades of ....

Field Guide to the Mangrove Trees of Africa and Madagascar

Henk Beentje, Solamao Bandeira and Justin Moat

Identification guide to all the species found along the African and Madagascan coastlines. ....

Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar

Phillip Cribb and Johan Hermans

Guide to the extensive orchid flora of Madagascar illustrated with over 600 colour photographs. ....

Flora Helvetica: French Edition

Flore Illustree de Suisse

Konrad Lauber and Gerhart Wagner

Includes photos and decriptions of the 3000 species, sub-species and varieties of wild plants living in Switzerland; both ....

Flora Helvetica: German Edition

Konrad Lauber and Gerhart Wagner

Includes photos and decriptions of the 3000 species, sub-species and varieties of wild plants living in Switzerland; both flowering plants and ferns. As well as indiginous ....

Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 144: Alstroemeriaceae

Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 145: Asphodelaceae

Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 146: Elatinaceae

Flora of Hong Kong, Volume 1

Edited by Hong Kong Herbarium and South China Botanical Garden

The first volume in the definite Flora of Hong Kong treats 10 families of Gymnosperms and 75 families of Magnoliidae (Dicotyledons). Each species is described in detail with ....

Flora of Siberia, Volume 12: Solanaceae - Lobeliaceae

Edited by LI Malyschev

Functional-Structural Plant Modelling in Crop Production

Edited by J Vos, L.F.M Marcelis, P.H.B de Visser, P.C Struik and J.B Evers

Functional-structural plant models (FSPMs) describe in quantitative terms the development over time of the three-dimensional (3D) structure of plants as governed by ....

The Gardener's Guide to Planting and Growing Shrubs, Trees and Climbers

Mike Buffin and Jonathan Edwards

Shrubs, climbers and trees provide definition to our gardens, softening the hard landscaping with colour, texture, and scent. These plants are the mainstay of the ....

Gardening with Woodland Plants

Karen Junker

Woodland plants add magic to any garden, with lush carpets of color, foliage at the middle level, and majestic height. Contrary to myth, large spaces and special soil are ....

Herbal Products

Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology

Edited by Timothy S Tracy and Richard L Kingston

Herbal Products: Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, Second Edition builds on the informative foundation laid by its predecessor. This fully revised and expanded second ....

The History of Kew

Ray Desmond

New edition of the popular work Kew: The History of the Royal Botanic Gardens. ....

How to Create A Wildlife Garden

Christine Lavelle and Michael Lavelle

Most gardeners view themselves as nature lovers, with one of the most enjoyable aspects of creating and maintaining a garden lying in the feeling of closeness to nature. It ....

ISTA List of Stabilized Plant Names

JH Wiersam

The current List of Stabilized Plant Names represents the 5th edition of this work. Previous editions were completed and published in 1966, 1983, 1988, and 2001. ....

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers & Flora of the Americas

Michael Lavelle and Martin Walters

Flowering plants provide a welcome and colourful sight, whether long-loved shrubby perennials or bright and fleeting annuals. They are vital to our ecology and a clear ....

In Search of Remarkable Trees

On Safari in Southern Africa

Thomas Pakenham

Thomas Pakenham, no stranger to Africa with his award-winning books, The Scramble For Africa and The Boer War, nor to remarkable trees with his best-selling ....

Lichenological Contributions in Honour of David Galloway

Edited by Ingvar Kärnefelt and Arne Thell

Medicinal Plants of Cambodia

Habitat, Chemical Constituents and Ethnobotanical Uses

Lavit Kham

An encyclopedia about Cambodias unique and fascinating plants - covering all major plant groups and their medicinal uses. ....

Nature's Palette

The Science of Plant Color

David Lee

Though he didn't realize it at the time, David Lee began this book 25 years ago as he was hiking in the mountains outside Kuala Lumpur. Surrounded by the wonders of the ....

Niwaki

Pruning, Training and Shaping Trees the Japanese Way

Jake Hobson

Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In ....

Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne's Lace

Herbs and Ornamentals from the Umbel Family

Barbara Perry Lawton

Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne's Lace is the gardener's introduction to the characteristics, cultivation, and history of one of the most distinctive families of the ....

A Pattern Garden

The Essential Elements of Garden Making

Valerie Easton

A Pattern Garden gives us the tools for creating our own highly satisfying garden spaces. Easton identifies 14 garden patterns that she sees as fundamental to successful ....

Perennials

The Gardener's Reference

Susan Carter, Carrie Becker and Bob Lilly

Perennials play a central role in today's gardens. Choosing specific plants, however, can be daunting. Is this plant hardy in my area? How big does it get? When does it ....

Plants and Empire

Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World

Londa Schiebinger

Plants seldom figure in the grand narratives of war, peace, or even everyday life yet they are often at the center of high intrigue. In the eighteenth century, epic ....

Positive Interactions and Interdependence in Plant Communities

Ragan M Callaway

Positive interactions and interdependence in plant communities offers a new look at an old problem - the nature of the communities. This book marshals ecological literature ....

Rain Gardens

Managing Rainwater Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape

Nigel Dunnett and Andy Clayden

Rain gardens encompass all possible elements that can be used to capture, channel, divert and make the most of the rain and snow that fall on a property. Using the ....

The Rhododendrons of Sabah: Malaysian Borneo

Edited by G Argent, A Lamb and A Phillipps

This book is the product of many years of fieldwork by the authors. It can be used at three levels. Firstly, it is a comprehensive account of Sabah rhododendrons which can be ....

Spore Morphology of Chinese Bryophytes

Edited by Zhang Yu-Long and Wu Peng-Chen

Taxonomic Studies of the Genera Cyclotella (Kützing) Brébisson, Discostella Houk et Klee and Puncticulata Hakansson in the Family Sephanodiscaceae Glezer et Makarova (Bacillariophyta) in Japan

Hiroyuki Tanaka

Timber Press Pocket Guide to Japanese Maples

JD Vertrees and Peter Gregory

Describes and illustrates 300 of the most widely available Japanese maples in North America and Europe. Along with basic information on cultivation and maintenance, it ....

Travelling Cultures and Plants

The Ethnobiology and Ethnopharmacy of Migrations

Edited by Andrea Pieroni and Ina Vandebroek

The tremendous increase in migrations and diasporas of human groups in the last decades are not only bringing along challenging issues for society, especially related to the ....

Trees of Delhi

A Field Guide

Pradip Krishen

Introduces you to various trees you are likely to see in the city of Delhi or in semi wilderness areas like the ridge. This work describes over 252 species, in local and ....

Tricks With Trees

Ivan Hicks and Richard Rosenfeld

Ivan Hicks and Richard Rosenfeld believe that trees are an underused aspect of gardens as their 'bendy' forms means they can be manipulated and pruned into fantastic shapes. ....

Understanding Flowers and Flowering

An integrated approach

Beverley Glover

Flowers are the beautiful and complex reproductive structures of the angiosperms, one of the most diverse and successful groups of living organisms. The underlying thesis of ....

Unravelling the Algae

The Past, Present, and Future of Algae Systematics

Edited by Juliet Brodie and Jane Lewis