new and forthcoming titles Issue: 2007/07
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Welcome to the July Monthly Catalogue, the most comprehensive buyer's guide to new and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the environment.

Major titles new in stock at NHBS
Bat Surveys: Good Practice Guidelines (distributed by NHBS for the Bat Conservation Trust)
Birds and Wind Farms: Risk Assessment and Mitigation
More highlights can be found on the NHBS homepage.

Summer Clearance Sale
Summer seems to have arrived at last and we are launching our annual clearance sale very soon. We will have many books at substantially reduced prices on offer; most items are only available in single copies. Please watch our homepage and your email inbox for details.

New subject catalogues available
The first two of our new subject catalogues are now available online and as a pdf-file for printing:
NHBS Field Ecology 2007 (pdf-file, 2.7MB)
NHBS Ornithology Catalogue Summer 2007 (pdf-file, 1.5MB)
From our complete catalogue of well over 100,000 titles, we have selected a few hundred essential titles for any ecology or ornithology library. More subject catalogues are in preparation.

Conferences 2007
NHBS will be selling books at the following conferences this year, and we would be delighted to meet you at our stand! To view an up-to-date list of conferences, including book lists of conferences we have already been to this year, view our Conference Page.

Discounts for libraries, organisations and large orders
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Mammals
 

Bat Surveys

Good Practice Guidelines

Bat Conservation Trust

To conserve bats effectively, and to meet national and international statutory obligations and agreements, there is a clear need for quality controls and appropriate ....

82 pages | Tabs, figs | Bat Conservation Trust

Pbk | 2007 | 1872745997 | #169330A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Entanglements

The Intertwined Fates of Whales and Fishermen

Tora Johnson

More than 15 percent of the critically endangered right whales and threatened humpback whales in the western Atlantic Ocean become entangled in fishing gear each year. In an ....

320 pages | Florida University Presses

Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0813032156 | #168885A | £17.50 Add to basket

 

The Golden Mouse

Ecology and Conservation

Gary W Barrett and George A Feldhamer

No group of mammals has more species than Rodentia. With close to 2300 recognized species throughout the world, Rodents comprise about forty-two percent of all living ....

270 pages | 70 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0387336656 | #168683A | £47.50 Add to basket

 

Horses

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

A compact edition of Arthus-Bertrand's classic equestrian anthology. ....

336 pages | 205 col illus | Thames & Hudson

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 0500543534 | #169408A | £16.95 Add to basket

 

Mammals of Indiana

John O Whitaker and Russell E Mumford

This highly anticipated new edition of Mammals of Indiana, first published by Indiana University Press in 1982, places strong emphasis on ecology with descriptions of ....

776 pages | 168 b/w photos, 33 col photos, 71 maps | Indiana UP

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0253349710 | #168270A | £47.99 Add to basket

 

Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats

Edited by Alfred L Gardner

The vast terrain between Panama and Tierra del Fuego contains some of the world's richest mammalian fauna, but until now it has lacked a comprehensive systematic ....

912 pages | 283 maps | Chicago UP

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0226282406 | #168297A | £44.99 Add to basket

 

Manipulative Monkeys

The Capuchins of Lomas Barbudal

Susan Perry

With their tonsured heads, white faces, and striking cowls, the monkeys might vaguely resemble the Capuchin monks for whom they were named. How they act is something else ....

352 pages | 16 col illus, 15 halftones | Harvard UP

Hbk | NYP 12/2007 | 0674026640 | #168535A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

North Atlantic Coast: Marine Mammal Behaviors

Uko Gorter

Depicts and explains specific behavior and interesting features for humpback whales (front side), and Atlantic white-sided dolphins, on the back. Behaviors like lobtailing, ....

2 pages | A4 laminated guide, col illus | HML Enterprises

Unbound | 2007 | 1888538554 | #169559A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

North Atlantic Coast: Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles North Carolina, USA to Newfoundland, Canada

Uko Gorter

This new laminated field guide is the perfect companion for whale watching along the Atlantic Coast, from Cape Hateras, North Carolina, to the shores of New England, and all ....

2 pages | A4 laminated guide, col illus | HML Enterprises

Unbound | 2007 | 1888538910 | #169558A | £4.99 Add to basket

 

Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific

Including Seals and Other Marine Mammals

Graeme Cresswell, Dylan Walker and Todd Pusser

The first comprehensive photographic guide to the marine mammals of the North American Pacific - covering the waters between Baja California in Mexico and South East Alaska. ....

216 pages | Col photos, col dist maps | Wild Guides

Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 1903657058 | #126073A | £17.95 Add to basket

 
Birds
 

Atlas des Oiseaux de Normandie en Hiver

Le Groupe Ornithologique Normand

An atlas presenting the 210 species of birds observed between December 11 and January 21, during winters 1998-1999 to 2001-2002. ....

248 pages | Illus & photos | GON

Hbk | 2005 | #168343A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario, 2001-2005

MD Cadman, PFJ Eagles and FM Helleiner

This atlas contains distribution data for more than 300 species. Each species account is accompanied by a colour photo, and a comprehensive description of Distribution and ....

617 pages | Illus, figs, tabs, maps | Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas

Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | #168446A | £99.00 Add to basket

 

BBi: British Birds Interactive DVD-ROM

1907 - 2007

In celebration of one hundred years of British Birds, the entire contents of the journal from 1907 to 2007 has been digitised and made available on this DVD-ROM. It ....

BirdGuides

DVD-ROM | NYP 08/2007 | #169546A | £98.99 Add to basket

 

A Bad Birdwatcher's Companion - Audiobook

Simon Barnes

Simon Barnes is one of Britain's leading bird writers and humourists. His weekly column in The Times, his essays for the ....

4 CD-Set, running time: 5 hours | Naxos

CD | 2007 | 9626344466 | #169136A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

Best Birdwatching Sites in Cornwall & The Scilly Isles

Sara McMahon and Nigel Hudson

Cornwall rightly enjoys a top reputation as a birding county, both for migrants and a staggering number of rarities. Sara McMahon of the county's bird club provides detailed ....

Buckingham Press

Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | #169196A | £16.95 Add to basket

 

Best Birdwatching Sites in North Wales

Alan Davies and Owen Roberts

Features around 60 sites from South Stack on Anglesey to Gresford Flash near Wrexham, together with detailed maps and access information, disabled access, public transport ....

Maps | Buckingham Press

Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | #169195A | £15.95 Add to basket

 

The Bird Songs of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

Andreas Schulze and Karl-Heinz Dingler

2-CD-set with 2817 MP3 recordings of 819 bird species. A 64-page booklet lists the species in English, French, German, and Latin. ....

over 19 hours of recording time on 2 MP3 discs | Musikverlag Edition AMPLE

CD | 2007 | 3938147016 | #169046A | £55.23 Add to basket

 

The Birds of Lundy

Tim Davis and Tim Jones

Situated 10 miles off the North Devon coast and lying across the enterance to the Bristol Channel, Lundy rivals Fair Isle and the Isles of Scilly as one of THE places to ....

300 pages | 100 line drawings, 20 photos, map | Birds of Lundy

Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 095400888X | #169223A | £34.99 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0954008871 | #168905A | £18.95 Add to basket

 

Birdwatcher's Yearbook and Diary 2008

Hilary Cromack and David Cromack

Includes 400-plus nature reserves: Nationwide tide-table information to April 2009; Checklist of British Birds plus diary and notebook pages; Details of artists, ....

Buckingham Press

Pbk | NYP 10/2007 | #169193A |

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Catalogo Ornitologico del Parque Natural Lagunas

Manuel Lopez

278 pages | Illus | Inst Est Albacetenses

Pbk | 2006 | 8495394901 | #168419A | £16.50 Add to basket

 

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 ....

224 pages | Jonathan Cape

Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0224076019 | #169110A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

The Eurasian Crane in Estonia

A Leito, J Kespaik, I Ojaste and J Truu

The book presents the most notable results of the studies of Eurasian Cranes in Estonia. The book consists of eight topical chapters, a short introduction and conclusions, and ....

184 pages | 186 illustrations | Estonian University

Pbk | 2006 | 9985830695 | #166421A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die

Birding Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations

Chris Santella

Santella presents some of the greatest bird-watching venues in the United States and around the world through interviews with prominent birders, from tour leaders and ....

224 pages | colour photos | Abrams

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 1584796294 | #169746A | £14.95 Add to basket

 

The Garden Bird Year

A Seasonal Guide to Enjoying the Birds in Your Garden

Roy Beddard

Gives birdwatchers and gardeners insights into how to attract resident and visiting birds to the garden. This illustrated book combines advice about how to maintain your ....

128 pages | Col photos | New Holland

Pbk | 2007 | 1845378938 | #169225A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Good Birders Don't Wear White

50 Tips From North America's Top Birders

Edited by Lisa White

In these 50 light and fun original essays, the biggest names in birding dispense advice to birders of every level, on topics ranging from feeding birds and cleaning binoculars ....

288 pages | 25 b/w line illus | Houghton Mifflin

Pbk | 2007 | 0618756426 | #169503A | £7.50 Add to basket

 

The Migration Ecology of Birds

Ian Newton

This book presents an up-to-date, detailed and thorough review of the most fascinating ecological findings of bird migration. It deals with all aspects of this absorbing ....

938 pages | Tabs, maps, figs | Academic Press

Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0125173679 | #169548A | £42.99 Add to basket

 

On Bobwhites

Fred S Guthery

Offers new experiences and perspectives based on the latest research, from the past fifteen years of observation, and provides information about all the areas that bobwhite ....

213 pages | 22 b/w photos, 7 line illus | Texas A&M UP

Pbk | 2006 | 158544538X | #169754A | £12.50 Add to basket

 

Oology and Ralph's Talking Eggs

Bird Conservation Comes Out of its Shell

Carrol L Henderson

Before modern binoculars and cameras made it possible to observe birds closely in the wild, many people collected eggs as a way of learning about birds. Serious collectors ....

200 pages | 244 illus | Texas UP

Hbk | NYP 12/2007 | 0292714513 | #169752A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

Peter Scott's Coloured Key to the Wildfowl of the World

Peter Scott

In this Key there is a coloured picture of every kind of duck, goose or swan so far known to exist in the world - 245 kinds. The object of the book is to enable anyone, ....

96 pages | Col & b/w illus | Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

Pbk | 2006 | 0900806354 | #169449A | £9.95 Add to basket

 

Protecting Birds From Powerlines

D Haas, M Nipkow, G Fiedler, R Schneider, W Haas and B Schürenberg

Collision of birds with the cables of powerlines and electrocution of birds sitting on power poles are important factors increasing mortality of some threatened species. The ....

68 pages | colour photos, diagrams | Council of Europe

Pbk | 2005 | 9287156301 | #169637A | £11.50 Add to basket

 

Die Vogelwelt im Landkreis Nordhausen und am Helmestausee / The Avifauna of the District Nordhausen and at the Lake Helmestausee

M Wagner and J Scheuer

The first comprehensive description of birdlife in this region to be published. ....

420 pages | 92 diagrams, 46 tabs, 63 col photos, 59 dist maps | Echinomedia

Hbk | 2006 | 3980762971 | #169622A | £34.50 Add to basket

 
Reptiles & Amphibians
 

Amphibiens et Reptiles de Lorraine

Michael Renner and Stephane Vitzthum

Richly illustrated photo guide to all amphibians and reptiles of the Lorraine. Covers 18 species of amphibians and 9 species of reptiles. Other chapters deal with biology, ....

271 pages | 400 colour photos, 35 distribution maps | Serpenoise

Hbk | 2007 | 2876927365 | #169140A | £32.50 Add to basket

 

Biology of the Snapping Turtle

Edited by Anthony C Steyermark, Michael S Finkler and Ronald J Brooks

The name "snapping turtle" conjures up images of prehistoric-looking beasts that lurk in the dark waters of local swimming holes. Beyond its status as childhood legend, Chelydra ....

352 pages | 11 halftones, 55 line drawings | Johns Hopkins UP

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0801887240 | #168563A | £50.00 Add to basket

 

Homalopsid Snakes

Evolution in the Mud

John C Murphy

"Homalopsine Snakes" is a review of the aquatic rear-fanged snakes that inhabit freshwater, brackish water, and marine environments from Pakistan's Indus River eastward ....

260 pages | Krieger

Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1575242591 | #169284A | £47.95 Add to basket

 

Les Tortues Marines de Guyane

Jacques Fretey

190 pages | 324 col photos, maps | Editions Plume Verte

Hbk | 2005 | 2951566824 | #162553A | £55.50 Add to basket

 

Venomous Snakes

Cynthia Berger

Feared and reviled by many, venomous snakes are woefully misunderstood. This illustrated guide to 20 North American species clears up many of the misconceptions about the ....

128 pages | Illus | Stackpole

Pbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0811734129 | #169605A | £12.50 Add to basket

 
Fishes
 

Especies Nativas para Piscicultura no Brasil

Bernardo Baldisserotto and Levy de Carvalho Gomes

472 pages | Editora da UFSM

2005 | 857391064X | #164847A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

Freshwater Fish Distribution

Tim M Berra

With more than 29,000 species, fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates on the planet. Of that number, more than 12,000 species are found in freshwater ecosystems, ....

604 pages | Illus, tabs, maps | Academic Press

Hbk | 2001 | 0120931567 | #119787A | £41.99 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0226044424 | #168302A | £19.99 Add to basket

 
Invertebrates
 

Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America, Volume 4: Neotropical Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Insecta)

A Borkent and GR Spinelli

This book brings together, for the first time, all known information on the 51 genera and 1095 described Neotropical species of biting midges. An overview of the group ....

198 pages | illus | Pensoft

Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 9546423017 | #168898A | £53.50 Add to basket

 

Butterflies and Moths

Messages from Psyche

Philip Howse

People have always marvelled at the colours, patterns, and designs on the wings of butterflies and moths, but there has been little attempt to decode them or understand ....

colour photos | Andreas Papadakis Publisher

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 1901092801 | #169742A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest

William Neill and Doug Hepburn

A field guide to the 118 most commonly encountered butterflies in the Pacific Northwest - defined here as Washington, Oregon, and contiguous parts of California, Nevada, Idaho, ....

208 pages | 312 col photos, 1 map | Mountain Press

Pbk | NYP 12/2007 | 0878425373 | #169218A | £20.50 Add to basket

 

Cephalopods Present and Past

New Insights and Fresh Perspectives

Edited by Neil H Landman, Richard A Davis and Royal H Mapes

This book brings together an international group of scientists focusing on present-day and fossil cephalopods, ranging broadly from Paleozoic ammonoids to today's octopods. It ....

400 pages | 194 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 1402064616 | #169344A | £123.00 Add to basket

 

Dragonflies of the Yungas (Odonata)

A Field Guide to the Species from Argentina

N Ellenrieder and RW Garrison

The Yungas are highly biodiverse cloud forests extending from Venezuela south through NW Argentina, and are considered one of the biodiversity 'hot spots' in South America. This ....

168 pages | colour photos, drawings | Pensoft

Pbk | 2007 | #169623A | £25.50 Add to basket

 

Ecology of Insects

Concepts and Applications

Martin R Speight, Mark D Hunter and Allan D Watt

Provides a sound background on insect evolutionary ecology, population dynamics and environmental interactions. These concepts are subsequently applied to a number of ....

350 pages | Col plates, b/w photos, illus, figs, tabs | Blackwell Science

NYP 01/2008 | 1405131144 | #162105A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Die Erebien der Schweiz (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae, Genus Erebia)

Peter Sonderegger

712 pages | 115 maps, 73 tabs, line illus, col photos | Peter Sonderegger

Hbk | 2005 | #161249A | £116.00 Add to basket

 

Die Fauna des Marinen Miozans von Kevelaer (Niederrhein) Band 4

Gastropoda ab Mitridae & Turridae

Gunter Wienrich

315 pages | 66 plates | Wageningen AU

Pbk | 2007 | 9057821699 | #169466A | £86.00 Add to basket

 

Guide to the British Stonefly (Plecoptera) Families: Adults and Larvae

David Pryce, Craig Macadam and Steve Brooks

This introductory AIDGAP field guide to stoneflies includes identification keys for the identification of both stonefly larvae and adults to family level. ....

FSC

Pbk | 2007 | #169756A | £3.50 Add to basket

 

Guide to the Hawkmoths of the British Isles

Bebbington and Lewington

Hawkmoths, the subject of this AIDGAP fold-out chart, are some of the most colourful and conspicuous moths in the British Isles. ....

laminated fold-out chart | FSC

Unbound | 2007 | #169755A | £2.50 Add to basket

 

ID Insights Pocket Cards

The Butterflies of Great Britain

Rosemary Powell

A set of twelve cards featuring 58 resident and commonly occurring migrant species. Illustrations and ID advice is provided by acclaimed wildlife artist Rosemary Powell. ....

Colour illustrations | Buckingham Press

Unbound | 2007 | #169194A | £5.95 Add to basket

 

Insects

Amazing Images of Fascinating Creatures

Michael Chinery

Insects are endlessly fascinating creatures. The images in this book afford the reader a rare and intimate glimpse of their almost alien world and include information on all ....

288 pages | colour photos | Cassell Illustrated

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 1844035530 | #169735A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Insects and Ecosystem Function

Edited by WW Weisser and E Siemann

In the past two decades, an increasing number of ecologists have started to investigate the importance of biodiversity for ecological processes such as energy flow and nutrient ....

413 pages | 50 figs | Springer

Hbk | 2004 | 3540216723 | #147888A | £123.00 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 10/2007 | 3540740031 | #169731A | £45.99 Add to basket

 

An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America

Edited by RW Merritt, KW Cummins and MB Berg

The 4th edition of this book combines the most up to date taxonomic treatment of North American aquatic insects. Almost all aquatic and semi-aquatic insect nymphs and larvae ....

862 pages | B/w figs, tabs | Kendall Hunt

Pbk | 2007 | 0757541283 | #169292A | £79.00 Add to basket

 

Ostracoda (Myodocopina) from O`ahu and French Frigate Shoals, Hawaiian Islands

Louis S Kornicker, Elizabeth Harrison-Nelson and SL Coles

Eleven species (10 new) of myodocopid Ostracoda are described from O'ahu, Hawai'i. Five species were collected in Kane'he Bay and 8 in the vicinity of Waikiki, but only 2 ....

128 pages | Bishop Museum Press

Pbk | 2007 | 1581780737 | #169666A | £21.95 Add to basket

 

Phylogeny, Taxonomy, and Biology of Tephritoid Flies (Diptera: Tephritoidea)

Proceedings of the 3rd Tephritoid Taxonomist's Meeting, Geneva, 19-24 July 2004

Edited by Bernhard Merz

As a result of the '3rd Tephritoid Taxonomist's Meeting' 11 scientific papers are presented in this volume. They treat taxonomy, phylogeny, biology, morphology, and ....

274 pages | Tabs, figs, illus | Geneva MHN

Pbk | 2006 | 2881390129 | #168132A | £60.00 Add to basket

 

Physiological Systems in Insects

Marc J Klowden

As the largest living group on earth, insects can provide us with insight into adaptation, evolution, and survival. The 2nd edition of this standard text for insect ....

688 pages | Illus, figs, tabs | Academic Press

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0123694930 | #169547A | £39.99 Add to basket

 

Pratylenchus (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae)

Diagnosis, Biology, Pathogenicity and Management

Pablo Castillo and Nicola Vovlas

Root-lesion nematodes of the genus Pratylenchus are recognized worldwide as one of the major constraints of crop of primary economic importance. Pratylenchus spp. comprises ....

550 pages | EJ Brill

Pbk | NYP 10/2007 | 9004155643 | #169687A | £109.00 Add to basket

 

Prime Butterflies Areas in Bulgaria

S Abadjiev and S Beshkov

Studies of butterflies in Bulgaria have been carried out for more than 150 years. While the species distribution was more or less known, their conservation was not a special ....

268 pages | colour photos, maps | Pensoft

Hbk | 2007 | 9546423041 | #169621A | £35.50 Add to basket

 

The Songs of Insects

Lang Elliott and Wil Hershberger

The Songs of Insects is a celebration of the chirps, trills, and scrapes of seventy-seven common species of crickets, katydids, locusts, and cicadas native to ....

228 pages | 200 col photos | Houghton Mifflin

Pbk | 2007 | 0618663975 | #169502A | £11.95 Add to basket

 

Specialization, Speciation, and Radiation

The Evolutionary Biology of Herbivorous Insects

Kelley Tilmon

The intimate associations between plants and the insects that eat them have helped define and shape both groups for millions of years. This pioneering volume is a ....

392 pages | 50 line illus, 26 tabs | California UP

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0520251326 | #168995A | £38.95 Add to basket

 

Spider Families of the World

R Jocqué and AS Dippenaar-Schoeman

Spiders are of major importance in ecosystems and are recognized as effective natural control agents in agroecology. Nearly 40,000 species of spiders have been described but ....

336 pages | b/w illus, 32 photo plates | MRAC

Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | #169162A | £37.00 Add to basket

 
Palaeontology
 

What Bugged the Dinosaurs?

Insects, Disease, and Death in the Cretaceous

George Poinar and Roberta Poinar

Millions of years ago in the Cretaceous period, the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex - with its dagger-like teeth for tearing its prey to ribbons - was undoubtedly the fiercest ....

312 pages | 61 col illus, 39 line illus | Princeton UP

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0691124310 | #168792A | £18.95 Add to basket

 

Wonderful Life

The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

Stephen Jay Gould

The Burgess Shale is a small quarry in the Canadian Rockies, which formed over 500 million years ago. It contains more varieties of fossilized life than any other deposit ....

347 pages | Illus | Norton

Pbk | 2007 | 039330700X | #169608A | £9.99 Add to basket

 
Marine & Freshwater Biology
 

Chironomidae Larvae

Henk Vallenduuk and Henk Moller Pilot

To most people midges are a nuisance-annoying creatures that can spoil a quiet evening or stick to the windscreen of your car in such numbers that you can't see through it. ....

172 pages | Col illus | KNNV

Pbk | 2007 | 9050112595 | #169169A | £69.00 Add to basket

 

Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico

John Wesley Tunnell

Mexican and US experts assess the current state of these fragile systems and offer a framework for their restoration. Beginning with a history of the research done in this ....

256 pages | 181 col photos | Texas A&M UP

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 1585446173 | #169275A | £30.95 Add to basket

 

A Reef in Time

The Great Barrier Reef from Beginning to End

J.E.N Veron

Like many coral specialists fifteen years ago, J. E. N. Veron thought Australia's Great Barrier Reef was impervious to climate change. "Owned by a prosperous country and ....

282 pages | 48 col illus, 37 halftones | Belknap Press

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0674026799 | #168534A | £22.95 Add to basket

 

Sea of Cortez Marine Invertebrates

A Guide for the Pacific Coast, Mexico to Ecuador

A Kerstitch

This new, updated edition describes with text and photos 303 species of invertebrates that are found in the Sea of Cortez and as far south as Peru. Includes size, habitat and ....

120 pages | 283 col photos, line illus | Sea Challengers

Pbk | 2007 | #157029A | £23.95 Add to basket

 

Top Dive Sites of the World

(Anniversary Edition)

Jack Jackson

Fully revised and updated, this award-winning book vividly portrays the full spectrum of the diving experience. Its authors share the adrenaline rush of observing great white ....

168 pages | 330 col images, maps | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 184537908X | #169237A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

Wild Seas, Secret Shores of Africa

Thomas P Peschak

This book is an underwater journey around the African coast, richly portrayed in more than 145 photographs that draw us into a breathtakingly beautiful and sometimes strange ....

184 pages | 145 Photos | Struik

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 1770075909 | #169231A | £16.99 Add to basket

 
General Natural History
 

Amazon Expeditions

My Quest for the Ice-age Equator

Paul Colinvaux

A memoir of a life in science by ecologist Paul Colinvaux takes his readers from the Alaskan tundra to steamy Amazon jungles, from the Galapagos Islands (before tourists had ....

384 pages | Illus | Yale UP

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 030011544X | #168614A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Barefoot on Lava

The Journals and Correspondence of Naturalist R.C.L. Perkins in Hawai'i, 1892-1901

Edited by Neal L Evenhuis

British naturalist Robert Cyril Layton Perkins was one of the last to see some of the great Hawaiian forest birds alive. The journals and correspondence of Perkins during his ....

412 pages | Bishop Museum Press

Hbk | 2007 | 1581780613 | #169664A | £25.95 Add to basket

 

Birds, Beasts & Bureaucrats

A Naturalist on a Caribbean Island

Herbert A Raffaele

"Birds, Beasts and Bureaucrats" is a rollicking adventure to remote islets, hidden caves, and tropical forests tracing a young naturalist's steps to study and conserve the ....

256 pages | Illus | Cold Tree Press

Pbk | 2007 | 1583851119 | #169201A | £14.50 Add to basket

 

The Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Biology

Edited by David L Hull

The philosophy of biology is one of the most exciting new areas in the field of philosophy and one that is attracting much attention from working scientists. This ....

552 pages | CUP

Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0521851289 | #169252A | £50.00 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0521616719 | #169253A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

The Creation

An Appeal to Save Life on Earth

EO Wilson

In this daring work, E.O. Wilson proposes an alliance between science and religion to save Earth's vanishing biodiversity. The book is written in the form of a letter to a ....

173 pages | 22 line drawings | Norton

Hbk | 2006 | 0393062171 | #160868A | £13.99 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0393330486 | #169566A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

Digital Nature Photography

The Art and the Science

John Gerlach

Digital Nature Photography is a how-to guide for photographers who want to take their work to the next level. Written by professionals with over 20 years experience, the ....

218 pages | Illus | Elsevier Science

Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0240808568 | #169618A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

The Great Naturalists

From Aristotle to Darwin

Edited by Robert Huxley

This book tells the story of the development of ideas about natural history as seen through the lives, observations and discoveries of nearly forty great naturalists, from ....

304 pages | 198 illus | Thames & Hudson

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0500251398 | #169410A | £24.95 Add to basket

 

How to be Wild

Simon Barnes

Barnes takes us on a journey through a year - with sparrows and flying squirrels, blackbirds and elephants, badgers, butterflies and mosquitoes, as his companions. And ....

Short Books

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 1904977979 | #169141A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

In Search of Captain Cook

Exploring His Remarkable Life and Voyages

Daniel O'Sullivan

Captain James Cook was the greatest explorer of his age, perhaps of any age. He was a leader of men, a master voyager who journeyed to unknown places, a seeker of knowledge ....

272 pages | Tauris

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 1845114833 | #165290A | £19.50 Add to basket

 

The Man Who Saved Sea Turtles

Archie Carr and the Origins of Conservation Biology

Frederick R Davis

Archie Carr played a leading part in finding a new and critical role for natural history and systematics in a post-1950s world dominated by the glamorous science of molecular ....

336 pages | OUP

Hbk | 2007 | 0195310772 | #169147A | £17.99 Add to basket

 

Pride of Place

The Art of Carl Brenders

Carl Brenders

'It has been said that art begins where nature ends. In the case of the work of Carl Brenders, art and nature blend in a seamless continuum.' These are the words of Robert ....

192 pages | Col illus | Langford Press

Hbk | 2007 | 1904078222 | #169329A | £37.99 Add to basket

 

The Richness of Life

The Essential Stephen Jay Gould

Stephen Jay Gould, Paul McGarr and Steven Rose

Gould's written legacy is prodigious - the unbroken series of 300 essays published in "Natural History" magazine, a clutch of books culminating in the monumental 1400 page ....

645 pages | - | Jonathan Cape

Hbk | 2006 | 0224076078 | #157739A | £24.99 Add to basket

Pbk | 2007 | 0099488671 | #169117A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Roger Tory Peterson

A Biography

Douglas Carlson

Beginning with his 1934 Field Guide to the Birds, Roger Tory Peterson introduced literally millions of people to the pleasures of observing birds in the wild. His field ....

304 pages | 15 b&w illus | Texas UP

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 029271680X | #169751A | £13.99 Add to basket

 

A Selection of Highlights from the History of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-2005

Frederick Seitz

This work relates selected events in the history of the National Academy focusing on the terms of the various presidents from the first, Alexander D. Bache, the great grandson ....

112 pages | America UP

Hbk | 2007 | 0761835865 | #168161A | £30.99 Add to basket

Pbk | 2007 | 0761835873 | #168160A | £13.99 Add to basket

 

Steller's Island

Adventures of a Pioneer Naturalist in Alaska

Dean Littlepage

In 1741, a Russian expedition ship captained by Vitus Bering carried the first scientist to set foot anywhere on the western half of North America. Georg Steller would introduce ....

237 pages | b&w illus | Mountaineers Books

Pbk | 2006 | 1594850577 | #168238A | £11.95 Add to basket

 

What Is Your Dangerous Idea?

Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable

Edited by John Brockman

The history of science is replete with ideas that were considered socially, morally or emotionally dangerous in their time. The Copernican and Darwinian revolutions are ....

352 pages | Pocket Books

Pbk | 2007 | 1416526854 | #169451A | £8.99 Add to basket

 

Wonders of the World

Benoit Nacci and Patrice Milleron

Over thousands of years, the landscapes, cities and monuments immortalised here by a team of superb photographers have become cherished as the wonders of the world. Many of ....

384 pages | 200 col photos | Abrams

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0810994496 | #169405A | £25.95 Add to basket

 

Zambezi

The First Solo Journey Along Africa's Mighty River

Mike Boon

When the stresses of a corporate environment got too much, Mike Boon decided to tackle the 3000 kilometres of the uncompromising Zambezi River, single-handedly, in a kayak. He ....

192 pages | 1 map, col images | Struik

Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1770074848 | #169241A | £16.99 Add to basket

 
Regional & Travel
 

Africa's Great Rift

Diversity and Unity

Danielle de Lame and Morgan de Dapper

The book presents the acts of the international conference jointly organized by the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences & the Royal Museum for Central Africa, in September ....

360 pages | Figs, photos, tabs | MRAC

Pbk | 2007 | 9075894961 | #169308A | £26.95 Add to basket

 

African Odyssey: 365 Days

Anup Shah and Manoj Shah

"African Odyssey: 365 Days" follows the movements of the great wildebeest herds as they migrate across the Serengeti during the course of a year. Spurred on by the dry season, ....

744 pages | 365 col photos | Abrams

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0810993961 | #169404A | £19.95 Add to basket

 

Botswana: Photo Safari Companion

Alain Pons and Christine Baillet

Botswana is a landlocked country at the very heart of Southern Africa. The terrain is predominately flat to gently rolling tablelands while the Kalahari Dessert covers much ....

68 pages | Col photos, maps | Evans Mitchell Books

Pbk | 2006 | 1901268225 | #168500A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Ecologia e História Natural da Mata Atlântica

Athayde Tonhasca Jr

198 pages | Figs, tabs | Editora Interciencia

Pbk | 2005 | 8571931305 | #163904A | £73.00 Add to basket

 

Emerald City

An Environmental History of Seattle

Matthew Klingle

At the foot of the snow-capped Cascade Mountains on the forested shores of Puget Sound, Seattle is set in a location of spectacular natural beauty. This book explores the role ....

384 pages | 46 illus | Yale UP

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0300116411 | #168618A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

The Formation and Future of the Upper Texas Coast

A Geologist Answers Questions About Sand, Storms, and Living by the Sea

John B Anderson

With strong personal and professional ties to the Gulf of Mexico, marine geologist John B. Anderson has spent two decades studying the Texas coastline and continental shelf. In ....

200 pages | 101 col photos | Texas A&M UP

Pbk | 2007 | 1585445614 | #169274A | £15.50 Add to basket

 

Ganges - DVD

BBC

A sumptuous series that tells the story of the most extraordinary river in the world - the Ganges. Human life and nature bustle along her river banks, in a kaleidoscope of ....

Contains 2 Discs | BBC Video

DVD | NYP 09/2007 | BBCDVD2147 | #168875A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

Hidden Trees of Britain

Archie Miles

Britain has 80% of northern Europe's most ancient trees and a remarkable array of woodland types, in particular the huge variety of manifestations and combinations of our ....

colour photos | Ebury Press

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0091901669 | #169736A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

The Magnificent Natural Heritage of South Africa

Johann Knobel and George Bredenkamp

Johann Knobel has spent the last 20 years photographing each individual biome within South Africa, each of which has its own unique flora and fauna and character. South ....

160 pages | Col photos, maps | Sunbird Publishing

Hbk | 2006 | 1919938389 | #169603A | £23.50 Add to basket

 

Mountain Islands and Desert Seas

A Natural History of the US-Mexican Borderlands

FR Gehlbach

Welcome reprint of a classic of North American natural history writing. `... among the best of natural history accounts.' The Auk. ....

298 pages | Col & b/w photos, line illus, maps | Texas A&M UP

Pbk | R/P 08/2007 | 0890965668 | #002721A | £15.50 Add to basket

 

Namibia

A Visual Celebration

Jean du Plessis

All the mysterious aspects of this stark and compelling land are dramatically depicted in an astounding collection of photographs - from the fragility of the mist-enshrouded ....

160 pages | Struik

Hbk | 2007 | 1770073620 | #169236A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

A Naturalist on Lundy

Mary Gillham

An account, intended for the non-specialist visitor to Lundy, providing details of the vegetation, animal life and rock types of this three-mile-long granite outpost off the ....

176 pages | Col & b/w photos, maps | Halsgrove / Westcountry

Pbk | 2007 | 1841145890 | #169197A | £13.50 Add to basket

 

Patagonia

Nature's Last Frontier

Tomas Eloy Martinez and Marcos Zimmerman

Comprising most of the southern tip of the continent of South America, Patagonia is one of the world's last true wildernesses. It is so empty, so vast, that no-one could hope ....

160 pages | 90 col images | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 1847730779 | #169226A | £29.99 Add to basket

 

Portrait of Kerala

Melissa Shales

Focuses on the beautiful state of Kerala on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwest India. Featuring stunning high mountains, gorges and deep-cut valleys, the book also ....

128 pages | 180 col photos | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 1845377648 | #169227A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Portrait of Rajasthan

Melissa Shales

The largest state in India in terms of its area, Rajasthan is a fascinating region, explored in full in this beautifully illustrated book. Photographs and informative text ....

128 pages | 180 col photos | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 184537763X | #169228A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Portrait of Sri Lanka

Gehan De Silva Wijeyeratne

Capturing the diversity of Sri Lanka's magnificent scenery, from jungle to rolling hills, spectacular waterfalls to palm-lined sandy beaches, this pictorial tribute also ....

128 pages | 140 col photos, 2 col maps | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 1845372522 | #169269A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

La Riviera Sous-Marine

Guide de Decouverte des Fonds Azureens

Jean Monot

Fiftythree sites are described. ....

112 pages | Col photos | Edisud

Pbk | 2007 | 2744906735 | #167927A | £19.95 Add to basket

 

South Asia

An Environmental History

Christopher V Hill

This work is a chronological study of South Asia that emphasizes the effect of humans on their environment, and in return the influence of nature on the evolution of human ....

300 pages | ABC-Clio

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 1851099255 | #165296A | £54.50 Add to basket

 

Southern Africa - Living Landscapes

David Rogers

Southern Africa is region of spectacular landscapes - from the rolling dunes of Namibia, endless vistas of Botswana and majestic power of Victoria Falls to the towering ....

172 pages | 250 photos | Struik

Hbk | 2007 | 1770073566 | #169242A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

This is Indonesia

Christopher Scarlett and Gerald Cubitt

Provides a fully updated coverage of recent political events. Indonesia is an increasingly popular tourist destination. Year after year, millions of tourists arrive ....

176 pages | 200 col & 25 b/w photos | New Holland

Pbk | 2007 | 1843301733 | #140367A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Top Dive Sites of the Caribbean

(Anniversary Edition)

Lawson Wood

Now fully updated, "Top Dive Sites of the Caribbean" explores the superb marine habitats, islands and reefs of one of the world's most fascinating diving destinations. ....

160 pages | 300 col images, maps | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 1845379098 | #169238A | £12.99 Add to basket

 

Vanishing World: The Endangered Arctic

Mireille De La Lez and Frederik Granath

Published to coincide with the International Polar Year, "Vanishing World" is an unprecedented visual record of life in the Arctic. Five years in the making, this book ....

264 pages | 130 col photos | Abrams

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 081099464X | #169402A | £19.95 Add to basket

 

Vietnam: A Natural History

Eleanor Jane Sterling, Martha Maud Hurley and Le Duc Minh

A country uncommonly rich in plants, animals, and natural habitats, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam shelters a significant portion of the world's biological diversity, ....

423 pages | 76 col illus, figs, maps | Yale UP

Hbk | 2006 | 0300106084 | #158406A | £24.99 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 01/2008 | 030012693X | #168570A | £11.99 Add to basket

 

Wild China

John MacKinnon and Nigel Hicks

In this revised and updated new edition, author John Mackinnon looks at the many landscapes and ecosystems found across this huge country, and examines the vast range of ....

176 pages | 220 col images, 4 col maps | New Holland

Pbk | NYP 11/2007 | 1845379209 | #169210A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Wild Malaysia

The Wildlife and Scenery of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah

Junaidi Payne

Malaysia is one of the world's greatest ecotourism destinations, renowned for both the beauty of its many varied landscapes and for the great diversity of its wildlife. From ....

176 pages | 220 col images, 4 col maps | New Holland

Pbk | NYP 11/2007 | 1845379195 | #169209A | £19.99 Add to basket

 
Botany & Plant Science
 

1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die

Edited by Rae Spencer-Jones

Features a showcase of the best examples of man's artistic taming of nature from the world's most outstanding landscape gardeners. This book covers everything from the ....

960 pages | 800 col photos | Cassell Illustrated

Pbk | 2007 | 1844034984 | #169078A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

The 5-Minute Gardener

How to Plan, Create and Sustain a Low-Maintenance Garden

Brenda Little

With a little preparation and a few minutes a day, new or experienced gardeners can have a colorful flower garden and a bounty of vegetables with this fun and handy manual. ....

203 pages | Col illus | Silverleaf Press

Pbk | 2007 | 1933317795 | #169181A | £10.95 Add to basket

 

Atlas Ilustrado de Arboles de Espana

This book is a practical identification guide to the main arboreal species of the Iberian Peninsula, Baleric and Canary Islands. ....

252 pages | Photos | Susaeta Ediciones S.A.

Hbk | 2006 | 8430558446 | #168422A | £17.95 Add to basket

 

Atlas Ilustrado de Plantas en Maceta

Jorge Echagüe

Provides advise on how to obtain beautiful flowerpots for your terrace/balcony. The book teaches which species are more suitable for a terrace, which adapt better to a certain ....

256 pages | Col illus | Susaeta Ediciones S.A.

Hbk | 2006 | 8430557873 | #168423A | £17.95 Add to basket

 

Bacillariophyceae from Karstic Wetlands in Mexico

Dedicated to Dr. Arturo Gómez-Pompa

Eberto Novelo, Rosaluz Tavera and Claudia Ibarra

This publication describes the diatom flora of freshwater environments from karstic wetlands from El Eden Ecological Reserve, Mexico. Environmental parameters and latitude ....

136 pages | 3 figures, 21 plates | Gebrder Borntraeger

Pbk | 2007 | 3443570453 | #169570A | £48.50 Add to basket

 

Botanic Gardens

A Living History

Brian Johnson and Scot Medbury

A comprehensive and practical guide to the world's foremost botanic gardens. This visually stunning book unearths the fascinating history of the botanic garden, from the ....

295 pages | Colour & b/w photos, col illus | Black Dog Publishing Ltd

Hbk | 2007 | 1904772722 | #169080A | £39.95 Add to basket

 

The Bristlecone Book

A Natural History of the World's Oldest Trees

Ronald M Lanner

Brings together for the first time the captivating facts about bristlecone and foxtail pines - trees that thrive in a harsh environment and live thousands of years - with a ....

110 pages | 27 col photos, 1 map | Mountain Press

Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0878425381 | #169219A | £15.95 Add to basket

 

Checklist of Polish Larger Ascomycetes

MA Chmiel

152 pages | Polish Botany Institute

Pbk | 2007 | 8389648466 | #169087A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

Colonial Botany

Science, Commerce and Politicas in the Early Modern World

Edited by Londa Schiebinger and Claudia Swan

Tracing the dynamic relationships among plants, peoples, states, and economies over the course of three centuries, this collection of scholarly essays offers a lively challenge ....

352 pages | 54 b/w illus | Pennsylvania UP

Hbk | 2005 | 0812238273 | #148878A | £38.99 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0812220099 | #169106A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Colour Atlas of Ectomycorrhizae, Part 13

R Agerer et al

Col plates | Einhorn

Unbound | 2006 | #164006A | £84.00 Add to basket

 

The Complete Garden Wildlife Book

Mark Golley

This book combines full identification and behavioural features of over 250 species common to Britain and Europe, including birds, mammals, amphibians, wasps and bees, ....

176 pages | 250 illus | New Holland

Pbk | 2007 | 1845377427 | #169634A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Costa Rica: Medicinal Plants

Anabelle Maffioli and Julio C Sanchez

Laminated fold out pocket guide with illustrations of medicinal plants commonly found in Costa Rica. Descriptions of common uses in both English and Spanish are given. ....

12 pages | 12 page concertina style, col illus laminated guide | HML Enterprises

Unbound | 2007 | 1888538732 | #169555A | £5.25 Add to basket

 

Costa Rica: Tropical Fruits

Enrique Leal C

Laminated fold out pocket guide with illustrations of tropical fruits found in the forest and at the fruit stand. ....

13 pages | 13 page concertina style, col illus laminated guide | HML Enterprises

Unbound | 2007 | 1888538872 | #169557A | £5.25 Add to basket

 

Ecology of Harmful Algae

Edited by Edna Graneli and Jefferson T Turner

Harmful algal blooms are one of the consequences of the human impact on aquatic ecosystems, particularly the process of eutrophication. They can cause a variety of ....

413 pages | - | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 3540322094 | #158257A | £100.00 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 10/2007 | 3540740090 | #169733A | £40.50 Add to basket

 

The Fern Guide

A Field Guide to the Ferns, Clubmosses, Quillworts and Horsetails of the British Isles

J Merryweather and M Hill

The third edition of this popular AIDGAP field guide to the ferns, clubmosses, quillworts and horsetails of the British Isles is now available. ....

88 pages | 29 col photos, line illus, maps | FSC

Pbk | 2007 | #169757A | £6.95 Add to basket

 

Field Guide to Eucalypts: Volume 1

South-Eastern Australia

MIH Brooker and DA Kleinig

The genus Eucalyptus includes about 900 species and subspecies, with almost a third occurring in south-eastern Australia in the crescent from the top of Spencer Gulf ....

356 pages | Col photos, maps, figs | Bloomings Books

Hbk | 2006 | 1876473525 | #169540A | £49.95 Add to basket

 

Flora i Zagadnienia Geobotaniczne Pogorza Spiskiego / Flora and Geobotanical Problems of the Pogorze Spiskie Foothills

A Nikel

Polish Botany Institute

Pbk | 2006 | 8389648229 | #169553A | £29.50 Add to basket

 

Flora of China, Volume 13: Clusiaceae-Araliaceae

Flora of China Editorial Committee

Among the 33 plant families described in this volume are Clusiaceae, the mangosteen and St. John's-wort family, harvested for its wood, resin, fruits, seeds, and horticultural ....

548 pages | Missouri BG

Hbk | 2007 | 1930723598 | #039107A | £99.00 Add to basket

 

The Flora of Nebraska

Robert B Kaul, David Sutherland and Steven Rolfsmeier

All of the nearly 2,000 species that grow outside cultivation in Nebraska are described, as are their habitats and ranges. About two-thirds are native to Nebraska, and the ....

966 pages | 18 colour plates, 16 pages of line drawings, distribution maps | Missouri BG

Pbk | 2006 | 1561610089 | #169124A | £43.50 Add to basket

 

Flora of Pakistan, Volume 215: Liliaceae

SI Ali

A family consisting of 11 genera and about 550 species, distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, this volume of Flora of Pakistan covers the 7 genera and 47 species ....

108 pages | Missouri BG

Pbk | 2007 | #158020A | £19.50 Add to basket

 

Flore Pratique du Maroc, Volume 2: Angiospermae (Leguminosae - Lentibulariaceae)

Edited by M Fennane, Ouyahya, A Ibn Tattou and J El Oualdi

636 pages | Institute Scientifique

Hbk | 2007 | #169121A | £85.00 Add to basket

Pbk | 2007 | #169122A | £61.00 Add to basket

 

Fluorescing World of Plant Secreting Cells

VV Roshchina

Summarizes information on autofluorescence of plant secretory cells as a phenomenon and the possibilities of the practical use of light emission by cell biologists, ....

300 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 1578085152 | #169688A | £49.30 Add to basket

 

Fruit

Edible, Inedible, Incredible

Rob Kesseler and Wolfgang Stuppy

A fascinating exploration of fruit, through a series of extraordinary images and informative text. ....

colour photos | Andreas Papadakis Publisher

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 1901092747 | #169740A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

Fundamentals of Weed Science

Robert L Zimdahl

This book addresses herbicides and their use as an important aspect of modern weed management,and strives to place them in an ecological framework. Many weed scientists ....

612 pages | B/w photos, illus, figs, tabs | Academic Press

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0123725186 | #169544A | £45.99 Add to basket

 

Fynbos

Ecoguide

John Manning and Colin Paterson-Jones

The Cape Fold Mountains, which lie at the southern tip of Africa as ranges paralleling the western and southern Cape coastlines, together with the valleys between, and the ....

184 pages | 400 photos, distribution maps | Briza

Pbk | 2007 | 1875093664 | #166158A | £18.95 Add to basket

 

Handbook of Plant Science, 2 Volume Set

Keith Roberts

Plant Science, like the biological sciences in general, has undergone seismic shifts in the last thirty or so years. Of course science is always changing and metamorphosing, ....

1618 pages | Wiley

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0470057238 | #169311A | £295.00 Add to basket

 

Hortus Eystettensis Sive Diligens et Accurata Omnium Plantarum, Florum, Stirpium ex Variis Orbis Terrae Partibus Singulari Studio Collectarum, Delineatio et ad Vivum Repraesentatio, in Quator Partes Divisus.

Basilius Besler

The first facsimile edition of this classic, originally published in 1613, consists of 3 volumes in the format of 43.5 x 52.00 cm containing the facsimile of the original work ....

286 pages | 367 colour plates | Gantner

Hbk | 2007 | #169495A | £6499.00 Add to basket

 

How to Read an English Garden

Andrew Eburne and Richard S Taylor

Provides an account of the different elements of gardens of all ages and explains their meaning and their history. Among the many subjects covered are: garden design, plant ....

272 pages | Ebury Press

Hbk | 2006 | 0091909007 | #169139A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

An Illustrated Guide to the Coprophilous Ascomycetes of Australia

A Bell

This publication includes the observations and annotated notes on the coprophilous ascomycetes of Australia made by the late Major Harry Dade, together with the further ....

173 pages | 115 plates | CBS

Spiralbound | 2005 | 9070351580 | #166779A | £80.99 Add to basket

 

Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics

Domestication, Utilization and Commercialization

FK Akinnifesi, RRB Leakey, Z Tchoundjeu, P Matakala and FR Kwesiga

It has been recognized that an important factor in improving the viability of rural livelihoods in developing countries is the promotion of sustainable agriculture. As ....

464 pages | CABI

Hbk | NYP 12/2007 | 1845931106 | #169173A | £75.00 Add to basket

 

Integrated Management and Biocontrol of Vegetable and Grain Crops Nematodes

Edited by A Ciancio and K.G Mukerji

The second volume of the IMPD series describes aspects related to most important phytoparasitic nematodes, considering the integration of biological control methods with ....

360 pages | Springer

Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 1402060629 | #168637A | £104.00 Add to basket

 

Miniature Orchids

Steven A Frowine

Some of the most intriguing orchids are those classified as miniatures plants that range from just an inch or two in height to a maximum of 12 inches. Steven Frowine profiles ....

272 pages | 338 col photos | Timber Press

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0881928364 | #167943A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

Native Orchids of China in Colour

Chen Singchi, Tsi Zhanhuo and Luo Yibo

Distributed by Elsevier Science on behalf of Science Press. Available internationally for the first time, this book is a definitive illustrated work on Chinese wild orchids. ....

416 pages | 600 col plates | Science Press

Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 7030069633 | #169545A | £54.99 Add to basket

 

Physiology of Woody Plants

Stephen G Pallardy

Woody plants such as trees have a significant economic and climatic influence on global economies and ecologies. This ....

480 pages | Figs, tabs | Academic Press

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 0120887657 | #169543A | £45.99 Add to basket

 

Plant Proteomics

Edited by Jozef Samaj and Jay Thelen

Proteomics is the large-scale functional analysis of proteins extracted from intact organisms, tissues, individual cells, or cell compartments, at defined timepoints during ....

365 pages | Illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 3540726160 | #169389A | £115.50 Add to basket

 

Plant Tropisms

Edited by Simon Gilroy and Patrick Masson

Tropisms, the defined vectorial stimuli, such as gravity, light, touch, humidity gradients, ions, oxygen, and temperature, which provide guidance for plant organ growth, ....

256 pages | 50 illus | Blackwell

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0813823234 | #166096A | £99.50 Add to basket

 

Postharvest Pathogens and Disease Management

P Narayanasamy

Postharvest diseases caused by microbial pathogens account for millions of dollars in losses of both durable and perishable produce products every year. Moreover, with ....

578 pages | Tabs, figs | Wiley

Hbk | 2006 | 0471743038 | #169361A | £69.50 Add to basket

 

Preliminary List of the Cyperaceae in Northeastern Brazil

Edited by AC Araujo, E Cesar and D Simpson

Between 2002 and 2004, 1392 Cyperaceae specimens were examined and the information repatriated. This checklist records 191 species in 24 genera, with entries listed ....

56 pages | Kew RBG

Pbk | 2007 | 1842462040 | #164967A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

Rare Plants of Texas

A Field Guide

Jackie M Poole et al

Since 1987, when Texas Parks and Wildlife Department botanists published their first in-house summary of Texas' threatened plants, more than 225 species have been identified ....

656 pages | 247 col photos | Texas A&M UP

Pbk | NYP 12/2007 | 1585445576 | #169272A | £21.50 Add to basket

 

The Royal Horticultural Society Pests and Diseases

Pippa Greenwood and Andrew Halstead

Tackle pests and diseases fast with this handy gardener's guide. Learn to identify, treat and prevent plant problems with the help of the experts at the RHS. A detailed A-Z ....

224 pages | illus | Dorling Kindersley

Pbk | 2007 | 1405319690 | #169076A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Sticky Wicket

Gardening In Tune with Nature

Pam Lewis

Provides information on how modifying garden habits can benefit local wildlife. This book, an account of the process, is both sharply observed and full of valuable ....

160 pages | 100 photos | Frances Lincoln

Pbk | 2007 | 0711227594 | #169143A | £16.99 Add to basket

 

Timber Press Pocket Guide to Hostas

Diana Grenfell and Michael Shadrack

Boasting diverse leaf shape, size, color, and texture, it is no wonder that hostas continue to reign as the most popular perennial plants in North America. Not only are ....

208 pages | 302 col photos, 2 maps | Timber Press

Pbk | NYP 10/2007 | 088192847X | #167960A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

The Ultimate Rose Book

Stirling Macoboy and Tommy Cairns

Stirling Macoboy's book has become a classic among rose lovers, not just for its beautiful pictures and comprehensive coverage, but also thanks to its author's ....

488 pages | 2000 col photos | Abrams

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0810994100 | #169406A | £39.95 Add to basket

 

Viburnums

Flowering Shrubs for Every Season

Michael Dirr

With their abundance of flower, handsome foliage, robust constitution, and frequently stunning fruits, viburnums are among the most beautiful and versatile hardy shrubs ....

288 pages | 424 col photos, 7 col plates | Timber Press

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0881928534 | #167937A | £24.99 Add to basket

 

World Checklist and Bibliography of Campanulaceae

Thomas G Lammers

The bellflower Family Campanulaceae is found throughout the world, and includes a large number of species important in ornamental horticulture. For the past quarter century, ....

675 pages | Kew RBG

Pbk | 2007 | 1842461869 | #117682A | £90.00 Add to basket

 
Animal & General Biology
 

Area-wide Integrated Control of Insect Pests

Proceedings of the 2nd FAO/IAEA International Conference

Edited by M Vreysen

"If major advances are to be made in coping with most of the major arthropod pest problems, then the tactics and strategies for managing such insects, ticks and mites ....

800 pages | 31 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 1402060580 | #168630A | £132.00 Add to basket

 

Drosophila

Edited by Christian Dahmann

Drosophila is a comprehensive collection of methods and protocols for Drosophila, one of the oldest and most commonly used model organisms in modern biology. The text presents a ....

410 pages | Illus | Humana Press

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 1588298175 | #169341A | £61.00 Add to basket

 

Field and Laboratory Exercises in Animal Behavior

Chadwick Tillberg, Michael Breed and Sarah Hinners

Animal behavior is one of the most engaging and intuitively attractive areas of biological science, and a laboratory in conjunction with a behavior course can play a ....

130 pages | Academic Press

Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0123725828 | #169549A | £18.99 Add to basket

 

From Genes to Genomes

Concepts and Applications of DNA Technology

Jeremy W Dale and Malcolm von Schantz

Rapid advances in a collection of techniques referred to as gene technology, genetic engineering, recombinant DNA technology and gene cloning have pushed molecular biology ....

416 pages | Wiley

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0470017333 | #169313A | £80.00 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0470017341 | #169314A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

Genomics and Evolution of Microbial Eukaryotes

Edited by Laura A Katz and Debashish Bhattacharya

This book synthesizes the rapidly emerging fields of eukaryotic diversity and genome evolution. Eukaryotes, cells with nuclei, evolved as microbes and have existed on Earth ....

256 pages | 12 halftones, 35 line drawings | OUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0198569742 | #157498A | £55.00 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 12/2007 | 0199229058 | #169102A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

Introduction to Proteomics

Tools for the New Biology

Daniel C Liebler

Daniel C. Liebler masterfully introduces the science of proteomics by spelling out the basics of how one analyzes proteins and proteomes, and just how these approaches are ....

220 pages | Humana Press

Hbk | 2007 | 1588297780 | #168195A | £23.99 Add to basket

Pbk | 2007 | 1588298965 | #168196A | £14.99 Add to basket

 

Microbial Biotechnology

Fundamentals of Applied Microbiology

Alexander Glazer and Hiroshi Nikaido

Knowledge in microbiology is growing exponentially through the determination of genomic sequences of hundreds of microorganisms and the invention of new technologies such as ....

608 pages | Figs, tabs | CUP

Hbk | 2007 | 0521842107 | #169248A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

Microbial Sulfur Metabolism

Edited by Christiane Dahl and Cornelius G Friedrich

In nature, sulfur occurs in many different oxidation states and is one of the most versatile elements in life. It is an integral part of many important cell constituents, ....

320 pages | Illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 3540726799 | #169340A | £107.50 Add to basket

 

Physiology and Biology of Extremophiles

Edited by Charles Gerday

Ever since extremophiles were discovered in 1965 in the near-boiling water of the Octopus Spring geyser at Yellowstone National Park, they have forever changed our ....

472 pages | Blackwell

Hbk | 2007 | 1555814220 | #164610A | £80.00 Add to basket

 

Protein Condensation

Kinetic Pathways to Crystallization and Disease

James D Gunton, Andrey Shiryayev and Daniel L Pagan

The quest to understand the condensation of proteins from solutions is a rapidly evolving field. The purpose of this book is to bring to an interdisciplinary audience ....

296 pages | 112 line diagrams, col plates, tabs | CUP

Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0521851211 | #169255A | £70.00 Add to basket

 

Reporter Genes: A Practical Guide

Edited by Don Anson

Reporter genes have played, and continue to play, a vital role in many areas of biological research by providing a ready means for qualitative and quantitative ....

176 pages | Illus | Humana Press

Hbk | 2007 | 158829739X | #169339A | £61.50 Add to basket

 

Vertebrate Conservation and Biodiversity

Edited by David L Hawksworth and Alan T Bull

This book brings together a selection of original studies submitted to Biodiversity and Conservation that address the conservation and biodiversity of vertebrates - ....

498 pages | Springer

Hbk | 2007 | 1402063199 | #169343A | £92.50 Add to basket

 
Evolutionary Biology
 

The Changing Role of the Embryo in Evolutionary Thought

Roots of Evo-Devo

Ron Amundson

In this book Ron Amundson examines two hundred years of scientific views on the evolution-development relationship from the perspective of evolutionary developmental ....

294 pages | illus | CUP

Hbk | 2005 | 0521806992 | #156049A | £44.99 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0521703972 | #169254A | £15.99 Add to basket

 

Darwin: The Indelible Stamp

The Evolution of an Idea

Edited by JD Watson

For the first time ever in one volume, here are four of the most influential works of Charles Darwin, reprinted in their entirety, each illuminated by commentary from eminent ....

1276 pages | Running Press

Hbk | 2005 | 0762421363 | #155951A | £19.99 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0762430516 | #169489A | £11.99 Add to basket

 

The Elegance of Evolution: Natural History Through Spectacular Skeletons

Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu and Patrick Gries

Spectacular, mysterious, elegant and disturbing - the compelling beauty of vertebrate skeletons is revealed as never before in this astonishing collection of photographs, ....

288 pages | 187 illus | Thames & Hudson

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 0500513708 | #169409A | £34.99 Add to basket

 

Ever Since Darwin

Reflections in Natural History

Stephen Jay Gould

Stephen Jay Gould reexamines Darwin's theory in light of the findings of modern evolutionary biology and shows the ways in which biological theories have been concocted ....

285 pages | Illus | Norton

Pbk | 2007 | 0393308189 | #169606A | £9.99 Add to basket

 

Evolution and Religious Creation Myths

How Scientists Respond

Paul F Lurquin and Linda Stone

Polls show that 45% of the American public believes that humans were created about 10,000 years ago and that evolution is a fictitious myth. Another 25% believes that ....

240 pages | OUP

Hbk | 2007 | 0195315383 | #169146A | £17.99 Add to basket

 

Guts and Brains

An Integrative Approach to the Hominin Record

Edited by Wil Roebroeks

The human brain and its one hundred billion neurons compose the most complex organ in the body and harness more than 20 per cent of all the energy we produce. Why do we have ....

280 pages | 57 illus | Amsterdam UP

Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 9087280149 | #168312A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

Homo Erectus in Africa

Pleistocene Evidence from the Middle Awash, Ethiopia

Edited by W.Henry Gilbert and Berhane Asfaw

This volume, the first in a series devoted to the paleoanthropological resources of the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia, includes Homo erectus, a close relative of Homo ....

496 pages | 166 b/w photos, 71 line illus, 51 tabs | California UP

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0520251202 | #168994A | £44.95 Add to basket

 

How and Why Species Multiply

The Radiation Of Darwin's Finches

Peter R Grant and B Rosemary Grant

Charles Darwin's experiences in the Galapagos Islands in 1835 helped to guide his thoughts toward a revolutionary theory: that species were not fixed but diversified from ....

256 pages | 120 col illus | Princeton UP

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0691133603 | #168964A | £19.95 Add to basket

 

Technique and Application in Dental Anthropology

Joel Irish and Greg Nelson

Bringing together a variety of today's most accomplished dental researchers, Technique and Application in Dental Anthropology covers a range of topics germane to the study of ....

456 pages | 61 line diagrams, 27 half-tones, 46 tables, 88 figures | CUP

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0521870615 | #166753A | £70.00 Add to basket

 

The Tribal Eye - DVD

David Attenborough

1975 series of 7 programmes which relate masterpieces of the world's tribal art to the people and places that produced. ....

3-DVD set | BBC Video

DVD | NYP 08/2007 | BBCDVD2401 | #169571A | £19.99 Add to basket

 

What is Intelligence?

James R Flynn

Professor James Flynn is one of the most creative and influential psychologists in the field of intelligence. The 'Flynn Effect' refers to the massive increase in IQ test ....

225 pages | Tabs, figs | CUP

Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0521880076 | #169247A | £14.99 Add to basket

 
Ecology
 

Behavioral Ecology of Insect Parasitoids

From Theoretical Approaches to Field Applications

Edited by E Wajnberg, C Bernstein and Jacques van Alphen

Written by a team of leading international specialists, Behavioral Ecology of Insect Parasitoids examines the optimal behaviors that parasitoids exhibit in order to maximize ....

396 pages | 45 illus | Blackwell

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 140516347X | #166707A | £44.95 Add to basket

 

Biogeography, Time and Place

Distributions, Barriers and Islands

Edited by Willem Renema

Biogeography considers the distribution of biological units over a wide range of scales. The units range from genotypes, populations and species to families and higher taxa. ....

420 pages | 122 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1402063733 | #169345A | £119.00 Add to basket

 

Ecology of Marine Sediments

John Gray and Michael Elliott

Marine sediments provide the largest habitat on planet earth yet knowledge of the structure and function of their flora and fauna continues to be poorly described in ....

256 pages | OUP

Hbk | NYP 11/2007 | 0198569017 | #169104A | £65.00 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 11/2007 | 0198569025 | #169103A | £29.95 Add to basket

 

Invasive Plants of Alaska

Edited by Matt Carlson et al

U.S. National Park Service photo identification guide describing non-native plant species in Alaska. ....

294 pages | Col illus, dist maps | US GPO

Spiralbound | 2005 | 0160729963 | #165427A | £48.00 Add to basket

 

Marine Ecology

Sean Connell and Bronwyn Gillanders

Examines the ecological issues of marine ecosystems in unprecedented scope and depth. With contributions from an impressive group of Australian and New Zealand authors, the ....

670 pages | OUP

Pbk | 2007 | 0195553020 | #169145A | £33.99 Add to basket

 
Habitats & Ecosystems
 

African Sacred Groves

Ecological Dynamics and Social Change

Edited by Michael J Sheridan and Celia Nyamweru

African sacred groves are often described as the remains of primeval forests, ethnographic curiosities, and cultural relics from a static pre-colonial past. This book ....

240 pages | 15 figs, 11 tabs, 3 photos | James Currey

Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 1847014011 | #168569A | £44.99 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 01/2008 | 1847014003 | #168568A | £16.95 Add to basket

 

Atlantic Coast Beaches

A Guide to Ripples, Dunes, and Other Natural Features of the Seashore

William Neal, Orrin Pilkey and Joseph Kelley

At first glance, the beach may appear to be an endless, flat, monotone landscape. Upon closer inspection, though, the beach reveals that it has myriad treasures for the ....

272 pages | 174 b/w photos, 34 figs | Mountain Press

Pbk | 2007 | 0878425349 | #169301A | £13.95 Add to basket

 

Biology of Hawaiian Streams and Estuaries

Edited by Neal L Evenhuis and J Fitzsimmons

Proceedings of the Symposium on the Biology of Hawaiian Streams and Estuaries. Hilo, Hawai'i, 26-27 April 2005. Provides an overview of the current knowledge about the ....

334 pages | Bishop Museum Press

Pbk | 2007 | 1581780532 | #169665A | £43.50 Add to basket

 

Coastal Dunes

Ecology and Conservation

Edited by ML Martinez and NP Psuty

Brings together coastal dune specialists from tropical and temperate latitudes, to cover a wide range of topics, including: geomorphology, community dynamics, ecophysiology, ....

360 pages | Illus | Springer

Hbk | 2004 | 3540408290 | #144194A | £107.50 Add to basket

Pbk | NYP 10/2007 | 3540740015 | #169730A | £42.50 Add to basket

 

Ecosystem-Based Estuary Management

A Case Study of Narragansett Bay

Edited by Alan Desbonnet, Ames Borden Colt and Barry A Costa-Pierce

This book addresses the broad problem of coastal nutrient pollution. In the U.S., approximately two-thirds of the coastal rivers and bays are moderately to severely ....

325 pages | 120 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 10/2007 | 0387352988 | #160917A | £54.00 Add to basket

 

Estuarine Ecohydrology

Eric Wolanski

This book focuses on the principal components of an estuary. Although each chapter contains rigorous specialist knowledge, it is presented in an accessible way that ....

178 pages | Elsevier

Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0444530665 | #169552A | £51.99 Add to basket

 

Landscape Ecology in the Dutch Context

Nature, Town and Infrastructure

TM de Jong, JNM Dekker and R Posthoorn

This book is the result