Awakening Spirits

Wolves in the Southern Rockies

Edited by Richard P Reading, Amy L Masching, Brian Miller, Rob Edwards and Phillips

This illustrated collection offers fascinating insight on restoring the wolf population to the southern Rockies. Detailed reports by wildlife biologists, geographers, legal and ....

Bats of Southern and Central Africa

A Biogeographic and Taxonomic Synthesis

Ara Monadjem, FPD Cotterill, MC Schoeman-Malan and M Corrie Schoeman

Several years in the making, this book is co-published by Wits University Press and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). It is a full-colour book ....

Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo

Vanessa Woods

A young woman follows her fiance to war-torn Congo to study extremely endangered bonobo apes. ....

Brown Bears

Chris Weston

After the snowmelt, at the dawning of spring, in emerald forests giants waken. They escape their underground lairs, somnolent, tousled - and hungry. Some are alone and ....

Call to the Rescue

The Story of the Marine Mammal Center

Joe Quirk

Since its founding in 1975, The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito has rescued and treated over 12,000 seals, sea lions, sea otters, dolphins, and other marine mammals. An ....

Elephants on the Edge

What Animals Teach us about Humanity

G A Bradshaw

Drawing on accounts from India to Africa and California to Tennessee, and on research in neuroscience, psychology, and animal behaviour, G. A. Bradshaw explores the minds, ....

Evidence of Pine Martens in England and Wales 1996-2007

Analysis of Reported Sightings and Foundations for the Future

J Birks and J Messenger

This report presents an analysis of evidence of pine martens gathered from England and Wales over a 12-year period (1996-2007); this evidence mainly comprised sightings ....

The Florida Manatee

Biology and Conservation

RL Reep and RK Bonde

Tells a tale of the mysterious manatee for professionals and interested lay people alike. This work attempts to humanize the sometimes difficult-to-grasp characteristics ....

Löwenäffchen

Die schönsten Krallenaffen, ihre Lebensweise, ihre Rettung

Gerhard Hoffmann

This book offers an insight into the life of the lion tamarin and the efforts to conserve their species. ....

Red Panda

Biology and Conservation of the First Panda

Angela R Glatston

"Red Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda" provides a broad-based overview of the biology of the red panda, Ailurus fulgens. A carnivore ....

Die Stimmen de Wölfe, Schakale und Hunde/The Voices of Wolves, Jackals and Dogs

K-H Dingler and K-H Frommolt

This audio CD presents a comprehensive collection of calls and further vocalizations of "Wolves, Jackals and Dogs" featuring 15 species in 66 recordings. Although the focus is ....

The Tiger

A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

John Vaillant

When Yuri Trush was called to investigate an attack by a Siberian Tiger in December 1997, what he found was unlike anything he`d ever encountered. Nothing remained of the ....

Water Voles

Rob Strachan

Covers the conservation, breeding and management of this rapidly declining species. ....

The Biggest Twitch

Around the World in 4,000 Birds

Alan Davies and Ruth Miller

Most people dream of packing in their humdrum city life, selling up and heading off into the unknown for a life of adventure. For Ruth Miller and Alan Davies this dream became ....

Birds in Books

Three Hundred Years of South Asian Ornithology: A Bibliography

Aasheesh Pittie

This bibliography includes details of over 1700 books covering the ornithology of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri ....

Birds in Your Garden

Malcolm Tait

This is the ideal companion for learning about the birds in your garden, featuring species profiles of all the species you are likely to see, and a wealth of useful advice ....

Birds of Russian Far East

An Annotated Catalogue

VA Nechaev and TV Gamova

557 species from 75 families and 22 orders are catalogued with distribution information (no illustrations). Geographical region covered encompasses the Russian Far East and ....

Birds of Sri Lanka

Deepal Warakagoda, Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp

With a rich avifauna of more than 350 species that includes 29 endemics, the island of Sri Lanka is one of southern Asia's most popular birding destination. This new field ....

Birdsong

Madeleine Floyd

A celebration of British birds and their songs, from artist Madeleine Floyd. Some 50 of her exquisite drawings of birds, along with their specific eggs are captured here and ....

Birdwatching Walks in the Lake District

David Hindle and Wilson John

This wonderful new collection of walks combines the spectacular and beautiful scenery of the Lake District with excellent opportunities to see some of the area's birds and other ....

Community Ecology of Tropical Birds

EA Jayson and C Sivaperuman

This book examines the status and distribution, species-abundance relationship, seasonal changes, vertical distribution and habitat utilisation along with a detailed ecology of ....

A Complete Guide to the Birds of Malta

Natalino Fenech

Lying in the centre of the Mediterranean, Malta is a natural staging post for migrant birds crossing from Africa to Europe ....

Ecology of the Birds of Hong Kong

Edited by Captain LC Wong, Vicky WY Lam and Gary WJ Ades

Although heavily urbanised, Hong Kong is 80% countryside and is home to 480 bird species. Many bird species have adapted to urban life. This book summarises the ....

Facing Extinction

The World's Rarest Birds and the Race to Save Them

Paul Donald, Nigel Collar, Stuart Marsden and Deborah J Pain

Almost two hundred species of birds have become extinct in the past 400 years, and a similar number today are in imminent danger of following them. The world's ....

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

Ken Simpson and Nicholas Day

This is the completely revised eighth edition of Australia's best-selling field guide, with close to 600,000 copies sold. In 132 color plates of remarkable beauty and ....

Guide to the Birds of Alaska

Robert H Armstrong

Revised and fully updated edition, with details on all 443 species of Alaskan birds, resident, casual or accidental. As well as information on identification, status, ....

In the Shadow of Slemish

My Life with the Hen Harrier

Don Scott

The hen harrier is one of the iconic species of the world of birds and its history is a mix of controversy, persecution and recent patchy recovery. This book, a dedicated study ....

Oiseaux des Forets Seches de Nouvelle-Caledonie

Guide d'Identification

F Desmoulins and N Barre

Identification guide to the birds of the dry forests of New Caledonia. ....

Ornitologia Italiana, Volume 6: Sylviidae - Paradoxornithidae

P Brichetti and G Fracasso

Parrots of the World

A Field Guide

Joseph Michael Forshaw

This new field guide from the world's foremost authority on parrots comprises beautiful colour plates with a succinct text on the opposite pages. It will cover every species in ....

The Peregrine Falcons of Morro Rock

A 40-Year History - 1967-2007

Steve Schubert

The peregrine falcons of Morro Rock, located along the coast of Central California, have been admired and observed by travelers and visitors from around the world, and is one of ....

The Private Lives of Birds

A Scientist Reveals the Intricacies of Avian Social Life

Bridget Stutchbury

Biologist Bridget Stutchbury takes readers along on her escapades as a bird detective, stalking subjects through the woods for hours, taking blood samples from nestlings for ....

RSPB British Birds of Prey

Marianne Taylor

This book is a celebration of British raptors, with 200 stunning colour photographs. An authoritative text examines the biology and ecology of each species, following their ....

RSPB Handbook of British Birds

Peter Holden and Tim Cleeves

This is a completely revised and updated edition of the bestselling RSPB Handbook of British Birds. This unique guide provides a 'biography' of each of the 279 commonest ....

Review of the Status of Introduced Non-Native Waterbird Species in the Area of African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement. 2007 Update

AN Banks, LJ Wright, IMD Maclean et al

Shorebird Ecology, Conservation, and Management

Mark A Colwell

Shorebirds are model organisms for illustrating the principles of ecology and excellent subjects for research. Their mating systems are as diverse as any avian group, their ....

Where to Watch Birds in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

George Green and Martin Cade

Whether local or visiting, expert or novice, Where to watch birds in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is the essential guide for any active birdwatcher in these ....

Where to Watch Birds in Ethiopia

Claire Spottiswoode, Merid Gabremichael and Julian Francis

Ethiopia is one of Africa's top birding destinations, harbouring dramatic scenery, a wonderful diversity of habitats, over 30 endemic species, and a number of other regional ....

Winging it

Birding for Low-flyers

Andrew Fallan

The author recounts his own experiences of being (by his own admission) a very ordinary, very mediocre birder in a world seemingly populated by experts and high-flyers, complete ....

Amfibis i Rèptils dels Països Catalans

O Arribas, S Carranza, D Escoriza, J Maluquer and X Riera

A practical, illustrated guide to the identification of all species present in Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands. Includes illustrations and distribution ....

Amphibian Biology, Volume 9

Status of Decline of Amphibians: Western Hemisphere

Edited by Harold Heatwole

This volume assesses the status of amphibian decline in the western hemisphere. ....

The Biology of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Snakes of the World

A Scholarly Handbook for Identification and Treatment

Donald W Duszynski and Steve J Upton

This book uses the most current taxonomy and terminology of snakes (Uetz, 2005) and summarizes for the reader all the current knowledge, through 2008, about all coccidia ....

Cane Toads and Other Rogue Species

Karl Weber

What does an unusually large, ugly, invasive species of toad have to do with global warming, international trade, and the survival of biodiversity? Quite a lot, actually. ....

Colored Atlas of Chinese Amphibians

Fei Lang

This book covers 370 species of Chinese amphibians, including some new to science. ....

Geckos of Australia / Geckos Australien

FW Henkel

This volume covers the geckos of Australia and includes colour photos and distribution maps for each species. ....

The Reptile Fauna of India

A Source Book

TSN Murthy

This book deals with a hundred species of reptiles found in India. The descriptive accounts include the distinguishing characteristics, habits, colouration, size and ....

Atlantic Salmon Ecology

Edited by Oystien Aas, Anders Klemetsen, Sigurd Einum and Jorstein Skurdal

This book comprehensively covers all major aspects of the relationship of the Atlantic Salmon with its environment including details of migration and dispersal, reproduction, ....

Belize Field Guide: Sport Fish

A Suarez

This waterproof field guide is ideal for use on an open boat while fishing for the "Grand Slam" of fly fishing - Tarpon, Bonefish, and Permit. The full colour, 7.5 x 11 ....

Fresh Water Fishes of Central India

A Field Guide

Nilesh Heda

This guide covers 116 species found in Central India. ....

Freshwater Fishes of the Indian Region

KC Jayaram

This second edition reflects the taxonomic changes made since the original publication ten years previously, and includes 1042 species from India and the neighbouring ....

Reproduction and Sexuality in Marine Fishes

Patterns and Processes

Edited by Kathleen S Cole

Marine fishes represent astonishing diversity with respect to many aspects of their biology. Reproductive modes and sexual patterns are especially fascinating and provide ....

Accrescimenti, Volume 1

Stadi di Accrescimento dei Molluschi Marini del Mediterraneo / Stages of Growth of Marine Molluscs of Mediterranean

Maria Scaperrotta, Stefano Bartolini and Cesare Bogi

This volume includes illustrations of the different stages of growth of 120 shells along with identifying notes, habitat, description, distribution, origin of the samples and ....

Bee Conservation

Evidence for the Effects of Interventions

Lynn V Dicks, David A Showler and William J Sutherland

Bee Conservation is the first in a series of synopses that will cover different species groups and habitats, gradually building into a comprehensive summary of evidence on the ....

The Book of Shells

A Life-Size Guide to Identifying and Classifying Six Hundred Seashells

Jerry Harasewych, Fabio Moretzsohn and M G Harasewych

The Book of Shells offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most intriguing mollusk shells, each chosen to convey the range of shapes ....

Chemical Defense and Evolution of Opisthobranch Gastropods

Guido Cimino and Michael T Ghiselin

Opisthobranch gastropods and their marine pulmonate relatives have tended to lose their shells as a consequence of being protected by chemical defense. This book examines how ....

The Chrysomelidae of Taiwan 1

Chi-Feng Lee and HsingiTzung Cheng

This volume covers 100 species of Chrysomelidae. ....

The Chrysomelidae of Taiwan 2

Chi-Feng Lee and Hsing-Tzung Cheng

This volume covers 100 species of Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles). ....

Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Rocky Mountains

Bob DuBois

The first comprehensive field guide to all 111 species of dragonflies and damselflies found in the six-state Rocky Mountain region (ID, MT, WY, CO, UT, NM). From the ....

The Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna: Stövsländor

Psocoptera

Bo W Svensson

Covers 80 species of book and bark lice. ....

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 51: Megalopera

Edited by Yand Ding and Liu Xingyue

Includes 106 species belonging to 13 genera of Megalopera. ....

Fauna of New Zealand, No 62: Trechini (Insecta: Coleoptera:

| Carabidae: Trechinae)

J Ian Townsend

This volume covers the Trechini beetles, small or medium-sized ground beetles that require high humidity. Almost half the known New Zealand trechine species are found in ....

Fauna of New Zealand, No 63: Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera):

| Catalogue

Murray J Fletcher, Marie-Claude Lariviere and Andre Larochelle

This volume is a biosystematics catalogue for the Auchenorrhyncha, generally regarded as a suborder of the Hemiptera. They include planthoppers, cicadas, froghoppers, ....

Faune de Madagascar, Fasc. 93 - Insecta Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

Pedinini Platynotina

Dariusz Iwan

This volume covers the Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Platynotina of Madagascar and comprises 37 species in 11 genera. ....

A Field Guide to Insects in Australia

Paul Zborowski and Ross Storey

Insects are everywhere. Over a million species inhabit our planet. More than 86 000 species have been identified in Australia so far, although the final number may actually ....

A Field Guide to Nudibranchs of the Pacific Northwest

Rick M Harbo

Sometimes called the most colourful creatures on earth, nudibranchs are a type of shell-less marine snail that capture the attention of scuba ....

Fireflies, Honey, and Silk

Gilbert Waldbauer

The beauty of butterflies, the cheerful chirp of crickets, the ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This ....

Garden Pests of Britain and Europe

Michael Chinery

With their extraordinary diversity, adaptability and abundance, insects and other invertebrates are the gardener's greatest foe. Packed with stunning photography, Michael ....

Die Gottesanbeterin

Mantis Religiosa

Manfred Berg

The praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, is, due to its peculiar shape and posture, its highly movable head and its predatory way of life, one of our most impressive and ....

Honeybee Democracy

Thomas D Seeley

Honeybees make decisions collectively and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake ....

Insect Fauna of Henan Lepidoptera: Limacodidae Lasiocampidae Notodontidae Arctiidae Lymantriidae Amatidae

Wu Chunsheng and Fang Chenghai

This volume covers 6 families, 154 genera and 327 species of moths from Henan Province. ....

The Leafcutter Ants

Civilization by Instinct

Bert Holldobler and Edward O Wilson

Each colony of leafcutters contains up to five million workers, all the daughters of a single queen that can live for over a decade. A nest can stretch nine metres across, ....

Mantids of the Euro-Mediterranean Area

Roberto Battiston, Luca Picciau, Paolo Fontana and Judith Marshall

This handbook aids the study and identification of the 127 species of Mantids living in the Euro-Mediterranean area. ....

Mattheus Marinus Schepman (1847-1919) and his Contributions to Malacology

A Malacological Biography and Bibliography

AN Van der Bilj, RG Moolenbeek and J Goud

Schepman was the founding father of the systematics of malacology in the Netherlands. This book contains a biographical section but it mainly devoted to descriptions and ....

Six-Legged Soldiers

Using Insects as Weapons of War

Jeffrey A Lockwood

The emir of Bukhara used assassin bugs to eat away the flesh of his prisoners. General Ishii Shiro during World War II released hundreds of millions of infected insects across ....

Brabant Tussen Walvissen en Mastodonten

Fossielen Uit Liessel

Noud Peters

Early Jurassic Pterosaur Dorygnathus Banthensis (Theodori, 1830) and the Early Jurassic Pterosaur Campylognathoides Strand, 1928

Padian

This title provides a review of the history of the understanding of Dorygnathus, a description of the known specimens in public repositories and an assessment of the ....

Fossilien an Nord- und Ostsee

F Rudolph, W Bilz and D Pittermann

Identification guide to the fossils of the German North and Baltic Sea coasts. ....

Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic History of Latin American Vegetation and Terrestrial Environments

Alan Graham

This volume summarizes the history of Latin American vegetation from just prior to the asteroid impact at Chicxulub, Mexico, at the end of the Cretaceous period through the ....

Nautiloids Before and During the Origin of Ammonoids in a Siluro-Devonian Section in the Tafilalt, Anti-atlas, Morocco

Bjorn Kroger

This is a study of the stratigraphical occurrences of non-ammonoid cephalopods in the Late-Silurian-Middle Devonian. More than 2000 cephalopod specimens were collected from a ....

Patterns and Processes in Early Vertebrate Evolution

Edited by Ruta Marcello et al

A collection of 9 papers from 14 international specialists. ....

The Proterozoic Biosphere: A Multidisciplinary Study - 2 volume set

Edited by JW Schopf and C Klein

First published in 1992, The Proterozoic Biosphere was the first major study of the paleobiology of the Proterozoic Earth. It is a multidisciplinary work dealing with the ....

Silurian Conodonts from the Yangtze Platform, South China

Cheng-Yuan Wang

This Special Paper is primarily intended for conodont specialists, but will also be of interest to Silurian biostratigraphers and anyone working on the Silurian rocks of ....

A Color Atlas of Photosynthetic Euglenoids

Ionel Ciugulea and Richard E Triemer

This illustrated atlas provides a simple visual tool to help identify photosynthetic euglenoids. It provides basic background information such as the history of the various ....

Life in the Greek Seas and the Mediterranean

Noelle Simeonidis and Dinos Simeonidis

This book covers a large number of species of marine flora and fauna which can be found in the seas around Greece. It is complimented with more than 1300 photographs which were ....

A Little Less Arctic

Top Predators in the World's Largest Northern Inland Sea, Hudson Bay

Edited by Steven H Ferguson, Lisa L Loseto and Mark L Mallory

In Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay is a site of great exploration history, aboriginal culture, and a vast marine wilderness supporting large populations of marine mammals and birds. ....

401 Amazing Animal Facts

Marianne Taylor

This book is an accessible yet richly informative compendium of surprising, amusing and intriguing facts about the animal world that range from the obscure to the surreal and ....

Expanding Horizons

A Philosophical Essay on Britain's Wildlife

Ross Garner

This is a personal narrative of the natural history of the British Isles by a professional naturalist and conservationist. ....

The Life of Governor Joan Gideon Loten (1710-1789)

A Personal History of a Dutch Virtuoso

Alexander JP Raat

This book about the life of Joan Gideon Loten, the naturalist Governor of Ceylon, details his personal history and his professional career as a servant of the Dutch East ....

Mangroves and Man-Eaters

and Other Wildlife Encounters

Dan Freeman

This book contains tales of personal encounters with animals around the world, from piranhas and man-eating tigers to garden birds. ....

Marianne North

A Very Intrepid Painter

Michelle Payne

Marianne North, an unmarried middle-aged Victorian lady of comfortable means, set off in 1871 on her first expedition to make a pictorial record of the tropical and exotic ....

Naming Nature

The Clash Between Instinct and Science

Carol Kaesuk Yoon

Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus set out to order and name the entire living world and ended up founding a science: the field of scientific ....

The Natural History Book

The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth

This is a monumental and extraordinarily beautiful guide to the Earth's natural wonders. 5 years in the making, covering over 5,000 species, "The Natural History Book" is ....

A Natural History of Time

Pascal Richet

The quest to pinpoint the age of the Earth is nearly as old as humanity itself. For most of history, people trusted mythology or religion to provide the answer, even though ....

Natural World Collection (Blu-ray)

Four new, dramatic and compelling stories from the award-winning series The Natural World features breathtaking photography and gripping narrative across a diverse array of ....

A Naturalist's Guide to Garden Wildlife

Marianne Taylor and Paul Sterry

This is an easy-to-use identification guide to 280 species of wildlife most commonly found in the gardens of Britain, Ireland, and other parts of Northern Europe. The guide ....

The Norfolk Coast

Jon Gibbs

The Norfolk Coast is an incredibly varied part of the English Coastline. Along its length the various landscapes include dunes, cliffs, salt marshes, shingle, mudflats and ....

Outdoor Photography Masterclass

Niall Benvie

This book shows readers how to create their own breath-taking outdoor shots. Based on a three-day workshop, Outdoor Photography Masterclass is packed with information, tips, ....

Safari Sketchbook

A Bird Painter's African Odyssey

Martin Woodcock

A collection of the beautiful sketches that built the iconic Birds Of Africa series. ....

Samuel Fallours

Tropical Fishes of the East Indies

Theodore W Pietsch and Petra Lamers-Schutze

This is a stunning achievement in zoological illustration. Samuel Fallours began as a common soldier in the service of the Dutch East India Company, ....

Saved by the Sea

David Helvarg

The author has spent his life connected to the ocean and this memoir vividly and evocatively describes the mysterious powers and influence that the world's oceans can ....

Shooting in the Wild

An Insider's Account of Making Movies in the Animal Kingdom

Chris Palmer

Wildlife and nature films are a hugely popular entertainment genre. As cinematic technology brings ever more breathtaking images to the screen, and as direct contact ....

Where the Road Ends

A Home in the Brazilian Rainforest

Binka Le Breton

In 1989, as their mid-life crises approached, concert pianist Binka Le Breton and her husband Robin, an agricultural economist, decided to uproot themselves from their home ....

Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Portfolio 20

Edited by Rosamund Kidman Cox

This is the latest collection of images from the prestigious annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition - the international showcase for the very best ....

The Winter Hare

Andrew Haslen

A collection of work by Andrew Haslen covering a two-year period when he raised three orphan hares. It forms a fascinating collage of sketches, studies and paintings inspired ....

The World of Carolus Clusius

Natural History in the Making, 1550-1610

Florike Egmond

This vibrant study explores the way in which European knowledge of the natural world was transformed during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Based on a large ....

The Young Charles Darwin

Influences and Ideas

Keith Thomson

What sort of person was the young naturalist who developed an evolutionary idea so logical, so dangerous, that it has dominated biological science for a century and a ....

152 Wild Things to Do

The Wildlife Trusts

When did you last climb a tree? Pick some blackberries? Spot a bird of prey? Collect shells on a beach? Plant flowers to help bumble bees? 152 Wild Things To Do is exactly ....

Australian Wildlife

Stella Martin

From the eucalyptus-dotted woodlands to the awe-inspiring beauty of the coral reefs, Australia offers wildlife-seeking travellers the opportunity to see unique creatures ....

Birds and Bats of Palau

Dr H Douglas Pratt and Mandy T Etpison

Palau, one of the world's greatest adventure destinations, has been largely known for its diving and spectacular scenery. This book reveals the equally amazing wildlife of ....

Eden Project

The Guide

This is the revised and updated edition of the illustrated guide to the Eden Project site, with a clear user-friendly explanation of all the exhibits. The guide takes the ....

Gran Pantanal Paraguay

Emily Y Horton

The Gran Pantanal of Alto Paraguay forms part of the planet's largest wetland system. It is found along the central valley of ....

The Great Walks of Europe

Richard Sale

From the high-level route across the Pyrenees to the scenic Kerry Way in Ireland, from a descent through the Samaria Gorge in Crete to an ascent of Helvellyn in the Lake ....

The Greek Natural Landscape in Easy Lessons

Vangelis Papiomitoglou

Greece is blessed with a varied natural environment that is full of contrasts. It is made up of many kilometres of coastline, low and high mountains, rivers, lakes, and ....

Hanauma Bay Snorkelling Guide

John P Hoover

A waterproof fish identification guide specifically for Hanauma Bay covering 156 most commonly seen fishes and sea turtles in this popular bay and throughout Hawaii. ....

Illustrated Book of Wildlife found in Northamptonshire

D Larkin

A photographic record of the county's fauna and flora. Each picture is accompanied by a brief note. ....

Land of the Striped Stalker

Wildlife of Madhya Pradesh

Rajesh Gopal and Rajesh Bedi

The tiger is the iconic national animalof India, and Madhya Pradesh is virtually a tigerland. The state has a diversity of life forms owing to its rich, unique ....

The Lie of the Land

An Under-the-field Guide to the British Landscape

Ian Vince

In 1857, Lieutenant Commander Joseph Dayman was dispatched by the Admiralty at the helm of HMS Cyclops to take deep sea soundings in preparation for the ....

Middle East Wildlife

An Introduction to Familiar and Dangerous Species in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and the Middle East

James Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

Providing essential guidance for a myriad of circumstances and skill levels, this virtually indestructible series of pocket guides includes tips and tricks for exploring ....

Osa

Where the Rainforest Meets the Sea

Roy Toft and Trond Larsen

In a remote and lush corner of Costa Rica, near the border with Panama, lies a realm of giant trees, potbellied spider monkeys, harpy eagles, prowling jaguars, and herds of ....

Planet Arctic

Life at the Top of the World

Wayne Lynch

This gorgeous coffee-table book is a celebration of Arctic wildlife, illustrated with many superb large-format colour photographs from an award-winning Canadian photographer. ....

Rewilding the West

Restoration in a Prairie Landscape

Richard Manning

'The most destructive force in the American West is its commanding views, because they foster the illusion that we command,' begins Richard Manning's vivid, anecdotally driven ....

Through the Garden Gate

A Diary of the English Countryside

Stephen de Vere

Filmed and narrated by EMMY and BAFTA award-winning wildlife cameraman Stephen de Vere, who takes a break from globetrotting to turn his lens on his own local patch. ....

Top 100 British Shore Dives

Anita Sherwood

This essential guide scours the four corners of the British mainland to discover and record the top 100 shore dives. Choose from marine life hotspots, spectacular cliff ....

Wild Africa

Alex Bernasconi

From a totally fresh perspective, with unique access to some of the remotest regions and species living beyond the confines of captivity, this book is a contemporary ....

Wild Sardinia

Indigeneity and the Global Dreamtimes of Environmentalism

Tracey Heatherington

Shared concern for nature can be a way of transcending national, ethnic, religious, and cultural boundaries, yet conservation efforts often pit the interests of historically ....

Wildlife Walks

Great Days Out at Over 500 of the UK's Top Nature Reserves

Malcolm Tait

Published in conjunction with the Wildlife Trusts, this superb guide comprehensively covers more than 500 of the UK's top nature reserves, all of them owned and managed by ....

Windshield Wilderness

Cars, Roads and Nature in Washington's National Parks

David Louter

Explores the relationship between automobiles and national parks, and how together they have shaped our ideas of wilderness. This book argues that National parks did not ....

Algues de Roscoff

Susan Loiseaux-de Goer and Marie Claude Noailles

This book covers the red, brown and green algae found on the north coast of Brittany. ....

Alpines

From Mountain to Garden

Richard Wilford and Robert Rolfe

This book explores the geography, history, botany and cultivation of alpines and rock garden plants from around the world. The story of the discovery of alpine plants and ....

The Apple Book

Rosie Sanders

This book contains 144 detailed watercolours to depict the unrivalled range of form, colour and texture which characterize such varieties of apple as Beauty of Bath, ....

Best Native Plants for Southern Gardens

A Handbook for Gardeners, Homeowners, and Professionals

Gil Nelson

This book highlights and illustrates several hundred readily available and easy-to-grow native species for gardeners and landscapers living in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, ....

Brazilian Flora

Arecaceae (Palms)

Harry Lorenzi, Larry Noblick, Francis Kahn and Evandro Ferreira

This book, the result of more than 15 years research, covers all the known species (over 300) of Brazilian Palms. ....

Diversity and Ecology of Lichens in Polar and Mountain Ecosystems

Josef Hafellner, Ingvar Karnefelt and Volkmar Wirth

Mountain ecosystems and cold deserts are especially rich in lichens and are excellent field laboratories to study them under various stress conditions. The 17 reviewed ....

Dormancy and Resistance in Harsh Environments

Edited by Esther Lubzens, Joan Cerda and Melody Clark

This book presents studies on organisms, from aquatic cyanobacteria that produce akinetes to hibernating mammals, revealing both common and divergent physiological and ....

Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History

Bill Laws

From the crops that have fed billions of people over the centuries to the plants highly regarded for their medicinal qualities, this book unearths the stories behind some of ....

Flora Nordica, Volume 6: Thymelaeaeceae through to Apiaceae

Edited by Thomas Karlsson

This volume will cover some 410 taxa from Thymelaeaceae, Elaeagnaceae, Actinidiaceae, Hypericaceae, Violaceae, Passifloraceae, Cistaceae, Tamaricaceae, Frankeniaceae, ....

Flora Yunnanica, Volume 22

Indeces Generales Nominum Sinensium, Latinorum et Plantarum Utilium

This is the last volume of Flora Yunnanica series. There are total 22 volumes including this index volume in this series. ....

Flora Zambesiaca, Volume 13, Part 2: Eriospermaceae, Dracaenaceae, Arecaceae (Palmae), Pontederiaceae, Bromeliaceae, Mayacaceae

Edited by Jonathan Timberlake

This volume covers the families Eriospermaceae, Dracaenaceae, Arecaceae (Palmae), Pontederiaceae, Bromeliaceae and Mayacaceae. ....

The Gardens of Madeira

Gerald Luckhurst

Attracting over a million visitors each year, the island gardens of Madeira are unique. For centuries Madeira was at the crossroads of the world and islanders were poised to ....

Gardens of the World

The Great Traditions

Rory Stuart

All pleasure gardens derive their design inspiration from one of the world's six great gardening traditions - the Italian, the Islamic, the Chinese, the Japanese, the English ....

Italy's Private Gardens

An Inside View

Helena Attlee and Alex Ramsay

This book is built around conversations with people intimately associated with some of Italy's most intriguing private gardens. Owners, designers and gardeners talk freely ....

The Last Great Plant Hunt

The Story of the Millennium Seed Bank Project

Sue Seddon and Carolyn Fry

As humans adapt to a changing climate and planet, there is a pressing need for wild plant seed banks, and an urgent effort to conserve all plant diversity. Kew's Millennium ....

Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife

Craig N Huegel

The author draws on his considerable experience as both a gardener and a professional wildlife biologist to explain how it is possible to easily create an attractive ....

Plant Epigenetics

Methods and Protocols

Edited by Igor Kovalchuk and Franz Zemp

The past fifteen years have witnessed major advances in epigenetics, one of the most popular and quickly evolving fields of modern science. In this volume, expert ....

A Pocket Guide to Hawai'i's Botanical Gardens

Kevin J Whitton

This pocket guide features 35 botanical gardens across the Hawaiian Islands. For each featured garden, there are directions, hours of operation and tour information as well ....

Poisonous Plants: A Guide for Parents and Childcare Providers

Elizabeth A Dauncey

This book provides important information for assessing the potential risks posed to children by toxic plants and provides ideas for designing and planting a safe ....

The Poppy

Discover the Story Behind the World's Most Famous Flower

Nicholas J Saunders

This cultural history of the Poppy tells the compelling tale of how a humble flower became a universal symbol of remembrance and redemption. It is a journey through 3,000 ....

Smallest Kingdom

Plants and Plant Collectors at the Cape of Good Hope

Mike Fraser and Liz Fraser

This illustrated history of the Cape and its flora since 1492 includes the beginnings of plant hunting in 1772, the involvement of Hooker and Masson, the establishment of ....

Stewart Island Plants

Hugh Wilson

Stewart Island is the southernmost and smallest of the three main islands of New Zealand, covering 1720 sq km. Relatively unmodified by human activity, 'natural' ....

The Thoughtful Gardening

Ed Ikin

This is a practical book on how to garden in harmony with nature. The author, a leading National Trust gardener, reveals that the techniques at work in grand gardens are just ....

What's Wrong with My Plant (and How Do I Fix It)?

A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies

David C Deardorff and Kathryn B Wadsworth

Dealing with a sick plant is one of the most frustrating situations a gardener can face. More often than not, we have no idea what is causing the problem, or how to fix it. ....

Whitebeams, Rowans and Service Trees of Britain and Ireland

T Rich, L Houston, A Robertson and M Proctor

This book contains an account of 52 native or naturalised Sorbus taxa in Britain and Ireland (44 species and 8 hybrids). 43 of the taxa are native, 35 of which are endemic ....

Why People Need Plants

Carlton Wood and Nicolette Habgood

This book explores the crucial role that plants play in the everyday lives of all of us - readers are introduced to those areas that are likely to stimulate their interest in ....

Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 71

Edited by Allen I Laskin, Geoffrey M Gadd and Sima Sariaslani

Published since 1959, "Advances in Applied Microbiology" continues to be one of the most widely read and authoritative review sources in microbiology. The series contains ....

Animal Breeding, Welfare and Society

Jacky Turner

The determination of when, how, how often and with whom an animal breeds is moving rapidly away from evolutionary pressures and towards human purposes: these include the ....

BSAVA Manual of Exotic Pets

Edited by A Meredith and C Johnson-Delaney

The fifth edition of this manual provides information across the range of exotic pets, from small mammals, through birds, reptiles and amphibians, to invertebrates. Commoner ....

Collective Animal Behavior

David J T Sumpter

Fish travel in schools, birds migrate in flocks, honeybees swarm, and ants build trails. How and why do these collective behaviors occur? ....

Developmental Biology

Scott F Gilbert and Susan R Singer

The ninth edition of this book includes completely updated text to reflect the ongoing changes in the field of development biology. ....

Geomicrobiology

Molecular and Environmental Perspective

Edited by Larry L Barton, Martin Mandl and Alexander Loy

This book is an interdisciplinary review of recent developments in topics including origin of life, microbial-mineral interactions and microbial processes functioning in ....

Smart Swarm

Using Animal Behaviour to Organise Our World

Peter Miller

In this book, the author delves into the world of ants, fish, bees and birds to reveal how their intricate group behaviour can teach humans to organise, systematise, and ....

Evolution Since Darwin

The First 150 Years

Edited by Michael Bell, Douglas Futuyma, Walter Eanes and Jeffrey Levinton

This volume comprises 22 chapters and eight shorter commentaries that emerged from a symposium held in November 2009 at Stony Brook University, USA. Thirty-nine authors from ....

The Evolution of Primary Sexual Characters in Animals

Edited by Janet Leonard and Alex Cordoba-Aguilar

Primary sexual traits, those structures and processes directly involved in reproduction, are some of the most diverse, specialized and bizarre in the animal kingdom. Moreover, ....

Evolutionary Biology

Concepts, Molecular and Morphological Evolution

Edited by Pierre Pontarotti

The annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseille aim to bring together leading scientists, promoting an exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge and the formation of ....

How Vertebrates Left the Water

Michel Laurin

More than three hundred million years ago - a relatively recent date in the two billion years since life first appeared - vertebrate animals first ventured onto land. ....

In Search of the Causes of Evolution

From Field Observations to Mechanisms

Edited by Peter R Grant and B Rosemary Grant

Evolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances in recent years. Some of its most exciting insights have come from the crossover of disciplines as varied as ....

The Origins of Life

Edited by David Deamer and Jack W Szostak

Life arose on Earth more than three billion years ago. How the first self-replicating systems emerged from prebiotic chemistry and evolved into primitive cell-like entities ....

What on Earth Evolved? ...In Brief

100 Species That Changed the World

Christopher Lloyd

What is life? Why have creatures evolved as they are? Which species have been the most successful? Where does humanity fit in? Christopher Lloyd leads us on an extraordinary ....

Biogeography

Mark V Lomolino, James H Brown and Brett R Riddle

This book, first published in 1983, is one of the most comprehensive text and general reference books in the field. The Fourth Edition builds on the strengths of previous ....

The Sage Handbook of Biogeography

Edited by Andrew C Millington, Mark Blumler, Glen MacDonald and Udo Schickhoff

This is a manual for scoping the past, present and future of biogeography that enable readers to consider, where relevant, how similar biogeographical issues are tackled by ....

America's Wetland

An Environmental and Cultural History of Tidewater Virginia and North Carolina

Roy T Sawyer

The geologically ancient Tidewater region of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina rests precariously atop millions of years of erosion from the nearby ....

Blue Frontier

Dispatches From America's Ocean Wilderness

David Helvarg

In this book, the author fuses his passion for the sea and his reportorial savvy into a panoramic chronicle of America's maritime history and the challenges that the coastal ....

Ecology of Threatened Semi-Arid Wetlands

Long-Term Research in Las Tablas de Daimiel

Edited by Salvador Sanchez-Carrillo and David G Angeler

This book provides a reference in basic and applied Mediterranean wetland ecology, based on results from long-term interdisciplinary research at the RAMSAR and UNESCO Biosphere ....

Ecosystem Services

Edited by RM Harrison, RE Hester, Erik Gomez Baggethun, John Murlis and Piran White

As human populations grow, so do the resource demands imposed on ecosystems, and the impacts of anthropogenic use and abuse are becoming ever more apparent. This has led to ....

The History of the International Polar Years (IPYs)

Edited by Susan Barr and Cornelia Luedecke

Although international scientific cooperation was established previous to the first International Polar Year, the IPY-1 (1882-83) is considered to be the first ....

Interpretation of Micromorphological Features of Soils and Regoliths

Edited by Georges Stoops, Vera Marcelino and Florias Mees

Soil micromorphology deals with the microscopic study of undisturbed soil and regolith samples, making use especially of thin sections and petrographic techniques. This book ....

Introduction to Earth, Soil, and Land in California

David Carle

This concise guide is a multifaceted primer on the literal foundation of California's environment. It describes how soil ecosystems function, discusses what lives in the ....

Land Degradation

Problems and Policies

Edited by Anthony Chisholm and Robert Dumsday

This book was first published in 1987 when land degradation was one of the major conservation issues of that decade. Australian scientists were at the fore in awakening ....

Long Term Processes in Lake Kinneret

Moshe Gophen

This book subject is an ecological insight into a natural limnological ecosystem that was partly affected by anthropogenic operations and also by natural changes whilst ....

Management and Sustainable Development of Coastal Zone Environments

Edited by AL Ramanathan, P Bhattacharya, B Neupane, T Dittmar and B Prasad

Coastal areas face increasing pressures from land use change, developmental activities, shoreline erosion, biodiversity losses and natural calamities. This volume addresses ....

Marine Environments of Palau

Patrick L Colin

This book details the shallow water habitats of the remarkable islands of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean. Considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Underwater World, ....

Physiological Ecology of Forest Production

Principles, Processes and Models

JJ Landsberg and Peter Sands

Process-based models open the way to useful predictions of the future growth rate of forests and provide a means of assessing the probable effects of variations in climate ....

Proximal Soil Sensing

Edited by Raphael A Viscarra Rossel, Alex McBratney and Budiman Minasny

This book brings together ideas and examples from those developing and using proximal sensors and digital soil maps for precision agriculture, soil contamination, peri-urban ....

Resolving Ecosystem Complexity

Oswald J Schmitz

An ecosystem's complexity develops from the vast numbers of species interacting in ecological communities. The nature of these interactions, in turn, depends on ....

Restoring the Oceanic Island Ecosystem

Impact and Management of Invasive Alien Species in the Bonin Islands

Edited by Kazuto Kawakami and Isamu Okochi

The Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, part of a remote Japanese archipelago, are a typical hot spot of biological invasion. Indigenous fauna and flora, which had long evolved in ....

Soils of South Africa

Martin Fey, Jeff Hughes, Jan Lambrechts, Antoni Milewski and Anthony Mills

The first book in seventy years to provide a comprehensive account of South African soils. The book arranges more than seventy soil forms into fourteen groups and then ....

State of the World's Cities 2010/2011

Bridging the Urban Divide

This edition uses the framework of The Urban Divide to analyse the complex social, political, economic and cultural dynamics of urban environments. In particular, the book ....

Uncertain Path

A Search for the Future of National Parks

William C Tweed

In this book, the author, a forest ranger and writer, takes the reader to California's spectacular High Sierra to discover a new vision for America's national parks as they ....

Wetland Habitats

A Practical Guide to Restoration and Management

Nick Romanowski

This volume is a practical manual that puts developments in the field of wetland restoration and the conservation of diverse animal species into plain English. It places ....

Animal Investigators

How the World's First Wildlife Forensics Lab is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered Species

Laurel A Neme

Inside the Clark R. Bavin U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory lies a rarely seen world, a "CSI" for wildlife, where a dedicated group of forensic scientists ....

Keeping All the Pieces

Perspectives on Natural History and the Environment

W Gibbons

With scholarly expertise and infectious enthusiasm, Whit Gibbons explores the many pieces that support our natural environment. Whether describing caterpillar disguises, ....

On the Origins and Dynamics of Biodiversity

The Role of Chance

Alain Pave

What are the origins of chance? Although its existence has long been accepted as a fact, the theory of probability only allows an examination of the random events produced by ....

A Primer of Conservation Behavior

Daniel Blumstein and Esteban Fernandez-Juricic

Conservation behavior is the application of knowledge of animal behavior to solve wildlife conservation problems. The goal of this volume is to nurture the development of ....

Protecting Biological Diversity

The Effectiveness of Access and Benefit-sharing Regimes

Carmen Richerzhagen

During the last ten years the enormous global loss of biodiversity has received remarkable attention. Among the numerous approaches undertaken to stop or lessen this ....

Protecting Life on Earth

An Introduction to Conservation

Michael P Marchetti and Peter B Moyle

Written to be accessible to any college-level reader, "Protecting Life on Earth" offers a non-technical, yet comprehensive introduction to the growing ....

Air Quality in Urban Environments

Edited by RM Harrison, RE Hester, O Hertel, Jennifer Salmond, William Bloss and Salma

Urban air quality is a topic which remains high on the scientific and political agenda. Concentrations of most air pollutants are higher in urban areas than in the surrounding ....

The Carbon Age

How Life's Core Element Has Become Civilization's Greatest Threat

Eric Roston

It could be said that all of us are a little alien-our bodies' carbon atoms first shot forth from supernovas billions of years ago and far, far away. Carbon has always been ....

Climate and Weather

John Kington

Following the publication over fifty years ago of Climate and the British Scene by Professor Gordon Manley, leading climatologist John Kington here presents subsequent ....

The Climatic Record in Polar Ice Sheets

Edited by G de Q Robin

Originally published in 1983, this multi-author work reviews the then current knowledge of the isotopic and temperature profiles of polar ice sheets. The polar ice sheets ....

The Coastal Ocean

A Derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences

Edited by John H Steele, Steve A Thorpe and Karl K Turekian

This volume offers a selection of articles that provide current knowledge and expertise in the areas of coastal oceanography. ....

The Cost of Environmental Degradation in the Middle East and North Africa

Deforestation and Climate Change

Reducing Carbon Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

Edited by Valentina Bosetti and Ruben Lubowski

Deforestation and forest degradation have long been recognized as environmental problems, with concerns over conservation of natural habitats and ....

Fire, Ice and Paradise

Global Climate Change for the Non-Scientist 101

H Leighton Steward

Green Intelligence

Creating Environments that Protect Human Health

John Wargo

We live in a world awash in manmade chemicals, from the pesticides on our front lawns to the diesel exhaust in the air we breathe. Although experts are beginning to understand ....

Greener Cleaner Indoor Air

A Guide to Healthier Living

Mark R Sneller

This volume contains over 100 articles about the effects of air pollution. ....

High Arctic Extreme Science

Environmental Research from the Trans-Ellesmere Island Ski Expedition

Robert L France

Recalling a time when polar expeditions were equal parts adventure and academic discovery, this book pays tribute to the 1990 Trans-Ellesmere Island ski expedition, the ....

How to Cool the Planet

Geoengineering and the Audacious Quest to Fix Earth's Climate

Jeff Goodell

When Jeff Goodell first encountered the term 'geo-engineering', he had a vague sense that it involved outlandish schemes to counteract global warming. As a journalist, he ....

Indoor Air Pollution

Robert Maynard, Paul Harrison and Isabella Myers

The importance of indoor air pollution is increasingly being recognised amongst scientists and policy-makers alike. This book brings together prominent authors in the ....

Marine Ecological Processes

A Derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences

Edited by John H Steele, Steve A Thorpe and Karl K Turekian

This volume serves as an important reference on current knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. ....

Marine Geology and Geophysics

A Derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences

Edited by John H Steele, Steve A Thorpe and Karl K Turekian

This volume serves as an important reference on current knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. ....

Oceans

Edited by Colin William Devey

Although they cover most of the surface of the planet, the oceans are still largely unexplored. Yet they provide some of the only detailed records of conditions on the ....

Philip's Guide to Global Hazards

R Kovach and B McGuire

A reference guide to the many threats to life on Earth, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and tornadoes, floods, tidal waves and tsunamis, drought and famine, epidemic ....

Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere from Space

Alexander A Kokhanovsky and Petr Chylek

This book offers an understanding of recent advances in optical remote sensing of the earth and the importance of satellite techniques. ....

Shades of Green

A (Mostly) Practical A-Z for the Reluctant Environmentalist

Paul Waddington

Only a few hardcore hessian-wearing hippies want to go 'all the way' on the green scale. And yet - there is a strong groundswell of interest in all things 'green' as fears about ....

Storms of my Grandchildren

The Truth about the Coming Climate Catastrophe and our Last Chance to Save Humanity

James Hansen

In "Storms of My Grandchildren", Dr. James Hansen - the nation's leading scientist on climate issues - speaks out for the first time with the full truth about global warming: ....

The Upper Ocean

A Derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences

Edited by John H Steele, Steve A Thorpe and Karl K Turekian

This collection of articles reflects the trend toward the interdisciplinary study of oceanography, which integrates the disciplines of biology, chemistry, geology and ....

Active Geophysical Monitoring

Edited by Junzo Kasahara, Valeri Korneev and Michael Zhdanov

Active geophysical monitoring is a method for studying time-evolving structures and states in the tectonically active lithosphere. It is based on repeated time-lapse ....

Advances in Research in Karst Media

Edited by B Andreo, F Carrasco, JJ Duran Valsero and JW LaMoreaux

This volume presents 80 papers from the IV International Symposium on Karst Media, Malaga, Spain 2010. The papers cover the four key topics of karst hydrogeology and ....

At the Edge of the Solar System

Icy New Worlds Unveiled

A Doressoundiram and Emmanuel Lellouch

Beginning with a description of the structure of the solar system, this book describes the discoveries of Pluto and its moon Charon and shows how the knowledge of this ....

Core Maths for the Biosciences

Martin Reed

Biological systems are often best explored and explained using the power of maths - from the rate at which enzymes catalyse essential life processes, to the way populations ebb ....

From Cosmos to Chaos

The Science of Unpredictability

Peter Coles

Cosmology has undergone a revolution in recent years. The exciting interplay between astronomy and fundamental physics has led to dramatic revelations, including the ....

How it Ends

From You to the Universe

Chris Impey

Although we may try to keep it hidden in the back of our minds, most of us are aware of our own mortality. But few among us know what science, with the help of insights yielded ....

Landscapes and Geomorphology

A Very Short Introduction

Andrew Goudie and Heather A Viles

This guide investigates how geomorphologists have built on classic methods pioneered by some great 19th century scientists to examine the Earth. Using examples from around the ....

The Making of the British Landscape

How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today

Francis Pryor

This is the changing story of Britain as it has been preserved in our fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islands. From our suburban streets ....

Moonwalk with Your Eyes

Tammy Plotner

Of all the many things we can look at in the night sky, the Moon is one of the richest in its ever-changing detail, as changes in light and shadow daily transform what you can ....

Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Tectonics, Global Change and Evolution

A Focus on South Western Gondwana

Edited by Claudio Gaucher, Alcides N Sial, Galen P Halverson and Hartwig E Frimmel

The book deals with the record of important Neoproterozoic to early Palaeozoic events in southwestern Gondwana, that heralded the Cambrian explosion and the dawn of modern ....

Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences

Peter Atkins and Julio De Paula

Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences fills a void in the textbook market by offering a balanced presentation of the concepts of physical chemistry, and their extensive ....

Planetary Atmospheres

FW Taylor

This book offers a comparative approach to planetary atmospheres and investigates atmospheric composition, thermal structure, cloud properties, dynamics, weather and ....

Pre-Mesozoic Geology of Saxo-Thuringia

From the Cadomian Active Margin to the Variscan Orogen

Edited by Ulf Linnemann and Rolf L Romer

The Saxo-Thuringian Zone is pivotal for understanding the Variscan evolution of Central Europe, as this part of Gondwana was one of the first to collide with Laurussia. ....

The Sage Handbook of Geomorphology

Edited by Kenneth John Gregory

This handbook is a comprehensive exposition of the fundamentals of geomorphology that examines form, process and history in the discipline. ....

Super Volcano

The Ticking Time Bomb Beneath Yellowstone National Park

Greg Breining

Despite growing evidence of geothermal activity under Yellowstone, it look geologists a long time to realize there was a volcano beneath this wildlife preserve, and an even ....

The Tectonics of China

Data, Maps and Evolution

Tianfeng Wan

This book presents the regional geological and petroleum surveys of China, the author's original tectonic data, and research results of Chinese and international scientists ....

Volcanoes of the World

Lee Siebert, Tom Simkin and Paul Kimberly

This impressive scientific resource presents up-to-date information on ten thousand years of volcanic activity on Earth. In the decade and a half since the previous edition ....

Wonders of the Solar System

Brian Cox

In this book, from the acclaimed BBC TV series, the author takes the reader on a journey of discovery from the giant ice fountains of Enceladus to the liquid methane seas of ....

You Are Here

A Portable History of the Universe

Christopher Potter

"You Are Here" is a dazzling exploration of the universe and our relationship to it. It is the story of how something evolved from nothing, and how something became everything. ....

Adaptive Capacity and Environmental Governance

Edited by Derek Armitage and Ryan Plummer

Rapid environmental change calls for individuals and societies with an ability to transform interactions with each other and the ecosystems upon which we depend. Adaptive ....

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 102

Edited by Donald L, Ph D Sparks

"Advances in Agronomy" continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered ....

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 104

Edited by Donald L, Ph D Sparks

"Advances in Agronomy" continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered ....

Animal Law

A Concise Guide to the Law Relating to Animals

Julian Palmer

Comprehensively presents the many facets of UK law which affect those who have any sort of dealing with animals. Spans topics ranging from the keeping of wild animals to the ....

The Atlas of Human Migration

Global Patterns of People on the Move

R King, R Black, M Collyer, A Fielding and R Skeldon

Migration has provided millions with an escape route from poverty or oppression, ensuring the survival, even prosperity, of individuals and their families. New currents ....

The Atlas of Human Rights

Mapping Violations of Freedom Worldwide

Andrew Fagan

Human rights have become synonymous with legal, political, social and even economic justice - as a means of overcoming oppression and discrimination irrespective of ....

Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective

Volume 1: Coal - Geology and Combustion

Edited by Glenn B Stracher, Anupma Prakash and Ellina V Sokol

This volume integrates pioneering coal-fires research with topical coverage of remote sensing and policymaking and addresses the socio-economic and geo-environmental impacts ....

The Coming Famine

The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid it

Julian Cribb

In this book, the author lays out a vivid picture of impending planetary crisis - a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century - one he argues that would ....

The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy

US-Canadian Wildlife Protection Treaties in the Progressive Era

Kurkpatrick Dorsey and William Cronon

In the first decades of the twentieth century, fish in the Great Lakes and Puget Sound, seals in the North Pacific, and birds across North America faced a common threat: over ....

Dead Planet, Living Planet

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration for Sustainable Development

UNEP

This report is a contribution to the UN's International Year of Biodiversity and is a complement of the UNEP-hosted Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) which is ....

Dead Pool

Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West

James Lawrence Powell

Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? In a provocative exploration of the past, present, and future of ....

Eco Literacy Workbook for the Future Green-Collar Worker

Morisset Saint-Preux

This simple to use, illustrated workbook is designed to help those seeking a career in the emerging industries of green and clean energies. ....

Ecological Modernisation and Environmental Compliance

The Garments Industry in Bangladesh

Shahpar Selim

Economic development that is environmentally, socially and ethically sound is at the forefront of contemporary debates all over the world. This is especially relevant to ....

The Economics of Ecosystems

Efficiency, Sustainability and Equity in Ecosystem Management

Lars Hein

This book demonstrates how the concepts of economic efficiency, sustainability and equity can be applied in ecosystem management. It presents an overview of these three ....

Encyclopedia of Marine Natural Products

3 Volume Set

Jean-Michel Kornprobst

This exhaustive listing of almost all marine natural products known to date adopts a unique approach in its classification of the compounds by biological species. It also ....

The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction

Sustainable Construction for Engineers

Liv Haselbach

This title presents step-by-step details on applying USGBC LEED-NC guidelines to real-world construction projects. ....

Environmental Regulation

Evaluation, Compliance and Economic Impact

Edited by Diederik Meijer and Fillipus De Jong

During the last few decades, development of the environmental movement has been placing more and more pressure on firms to acknowledge, characterise, analyse and report upon ....

Green Collar Jobs

Environmental Careers for the 21st Century

Scott M Deitche

This easy-to-access guide that will help students, recent graduates, job seekers and career changers at all levels find the latest information and job resources in this ....

Guide to the LEED Green Associate (GA) Exam

Michelle Cottrell

Preparing for the LEED-NC Professional Accreditation Exam involves not only an understanding of the LEED-NC rating system, but also of how the LEED process is ....

The Handbook of Biomass Combustion and Co-firing

Edited by Jaap Koppejan and Sjaak van Loo

This handbook presents both the theory and application of biomass combustion and co-firing, from basic principles to industrial combustion and environmental impact. ....

Handbook of Environmental Accounting

Edited by Thomas Aronsson and Karl-Gustaf Lofgren

This handbook examines welfare measurement problems in dynamic economies, focusing on the welfare-economic foundations for social accounting. It assesses the ways in which ....

A Handbook of Environmental Management

Edited by Jon C Lovett and David G Ockwell

A Handbook of Environmental Management presents a range of case studies that demonstrate the complementary application of different social science techniques in combination with ....

Integrated Mission-directed Research

Experiences from Environmental and Natural Resource Management

Steve Dodds, Lorrae van Kerkhoff and Wendy Proctor

This book offers information of the experiences of researchers involved in integrated mission-directed research, particularly in the areas of natural resource management and ....

Integrated Sustainable Design of Buildings

Paul Appleby

The book provides a guide on how to deliver sustainable development and buildings cost effectively, meeting current and emerging UK and international statutory and planning ....

Integrated Watershed Management

Perspectives and Problems

Edited by E Beheim, Josef Krecek, GS Rajwar and MDF Haigh

Headwaters are fragile environments threatened by anthropogenic actions. The regeneration of headwaters calls for a practical approach through integrated ....

International Judicial Control of Environmental Protection

Yasuhiro Shigeta

It is widely understood today that nothing is more urgently needed than international agreement on the scale, application and enforcement of environmental law. This book ....

The International Politics of Climate Change

Edited by Aynsley Kellow and Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen

This collection of articles explores how environmental science and energy policy relate to international politics and policy. ....

Investment Contracts and Sustainable Development

How to Make Contracts for Fairer and More Sustainable Natural Resource Investments

Lorenzo Cotula

Economic liberalisation, improved transport and communication systems, and the global demand for energy, minerals and agricultural commodities have fostered natural resource ....

Island Tourism

A Sustainable Perspective

Edited by Jack Carlsen and R W Butler

Islands are the most vulnerable and fragile of tourism destinations and will experience even more pressure as the combined impacts of economic, social and environmental change ....

Managed Annihilation

An Unnatural History of the Newfoundland Cod Collapse

Dean LY Bavington

The Newfoundland and Labrador cod fishery was once the most successful commercial ground fishery in the world. When it collapsed in 1992, fishermen, scholars, and scientists ....

Managing Water in River Basins

Hydrology, Economics and Institutions

Dinesh Kumar

Managing water resources effectively, to provide maximum benefit to the eco-system of the subcontinent, is a prime concern of India today. This book provides an in-depth ....

Marine Fishery Resources of the Pacific Islands

R Gillet

The Pacific Islands region consists of 14 independent countries and 8 territories located in the western and central Pacific Ocean. The region's fishery resources can be ....

The Meat Crisis

Developing More Sustainable Production and Consumption

Edited by John Webster and Joyce D'Silva

Meat and dairy production and consumption are in crisis. Globally 60 billion farm animals are used for food production every year. It is well accepted that methane ....

Not a Drop to Drink

Ken Midkiff

In some parts of the United States, water is disappearing as consumption exceeds supply. In other parts, battles are raging that will determine both the cost and the quality of ....

Peoplequake

Mass Migration, Ageing Nations and the Coming Population Crash

Fred Pearce

Wherever one looks, population is the driver of the most toxic issues on the political agenda. But while prominent voices cry out for population control, few realise that the ....

Personal Carbon Trading

Edited by Yael Parag and Tina Fawcett

Personal carbon trading is rapidly moving up the political agenda as recognition grows of its potential to address urgent issues of climate change and natural resource use. ....

The Placemaker's Guide to Building Community

Nabeel Hamdi

Drawing on four decades of practical and teaching experience, the author offers fresh insight into the complexities faced by practitioners when working to improve the ....

The Positive Deviant

Sustainability Leadership in a Perverse World

Sara Parkin

A low carbon economy will require thousands, if not millions of exceptional leaders. This book brings together sustainability knowledge with the leadership skills and tools ....

Resource Economics

JM Conrad

Resource Economics is a text for students with a background in calculus and intermediate microeconomics and a familiarity with the spreadsheet software Excel. The book covers ....

Sick Water?

The Central Role of Wastewater Management

UNEP

The world is facing a global water quality crisis. Continuing population growth and urbanisation, rapid industralisation and expanding and intensifying food production are ....

Social Assessment of Conservation Initiatives

A Review of Rapid Methodologies

Kate Schreckenberg et al

Some 30 tools and methods for assessing social impacts in protected areas and elsewhere are reviewed in this publication, with a view to understanding how different researchers ....

Survival and Sustainability

Environmental Concerns in the 21st Century

Edited by Huseyin Gokcekus, Turker Umut and James W Lamoreaux

The International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability, held at the Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus 19-24 February 2007, dealt with ....

Sustainable Solutions for Water Resources

Policies, Planning, Design, and Implementation

James L Sipes

Why is water such an important environmental issue? The answer is simple: without it, life on this planet could not exist. Yet, despite this fact, reckless consumption ....

Technological Learning in the Energy Sector

Lessons for Policy, Industry and Science

Edited by Martin Junginger, Wilfried van Sark and Andre Faaij

Technological learning is a key driver behind the improvement of energy technologies and subsequent reduction of production costs. Understanding how and why production costs for ....

Tourism and Inequality

Problems and Prospects

Edited by S Cole and N Morgan

Providing a synthesis of tourism as a source of injustice and as a means to deal with inequality throughout the world, this book addresses a wide range of interrelated forms ....

Transnational Environmental Governance

The Origins and Effects of the Certification of Forests and Fisheries

Lars H Gulbrandsen

In recent years a wide range of non-state certification programs have emerged to address environmental and social problems associated with the extraction of natural resources. ....

Treasures of the Earth

Need, Greed, and a Sustainable Future

Saleem H Ali

Would the world be a better place if human societies were somehow able to curb their desires for material goods? Saleem Ali's pioneering book links human wants and needs by ....

Use of Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes as Feed in Small-Scale Aquaculture

A Review

MR Hasan and R Chakrabarti

This review is organized under four major divisions of aquatic macrophytes: algae, floating macrophytes, submerged macrophytes and emergent macrophytes. It covers aspects ....

Water Wisdom

Preparing the Groundwork for Cooperative and Sustainable Water Management in the Middle East

Edited by Alon Tal and Alfred Abed Rabbo

Israel and Palestine are, by international criteria, water scarce. As the peace process continues amidst ongoing violence, water remains a political and environmental issue. ....

Water in the Arab World

The Politics and Economics of Access to Water Resources

Abdul Malek Khalaf El-Tamimi

The problem of water resources and politics are inextricably linked in the Arab world. While oil, wars, border disputes, terrorism and political rivalries have dominated the ....

Beyond Cladistics

The Branching of a Paradigm

Edited by David M Williams and Sandra Knapp

Cladistics, or Phylogenetic Systematics - an approach to discovering, unraveling, and testing hypotheses of evolutionary history - took hold during a turbulent and ....

Data Analysis and Graphics Using R

An Example-based Approach

John Maindonald and John Braun

Starting with an introduction to R, covering standard regression methods, then presenting more advanced topics, this book guides users through the practical and ....

Introduction to WinBUGS for Ecologists

Bayesian Approach to Regression, ANOVA, Mixed Models and Related Analyses

Marc Kery

Bayesian statistics has exploded into biology and its sub-disciplines such as ecology over the past decade. The free software program WinBUGS and its open-source sister ....

Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Geographic Information Science

Jacek Malczewski and Claus Rinner

This book provides a comprehensive account of theories, methods, technologies and tools for tackling spatial decision problems and to demonstrate how the GIS-MCDA approaches ....

Museum Design The Future

G Jacob

Museum Design: The Future, explores the myriad iconic museum projects unfolding around the world and associated changing process methodology, regional development, changing ....

The Participatory Museum

Nina Simon

Visitor participation is a hot topic in the contemporary world of museums, art galleries, science centers, libraries and cultural organizations. How can your ....