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Welcome to the September Monthly Catalogue, the most comprehensive buyer's
guide to new and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the
environment.
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| Mammals | Go to subject web page |
Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone
D Smith The Yellowstone Wolf Project, has so far released thirty-one Canadian grey wolves into Yellowstone National Park. .... | 256 pages | Illus, maps | Lyons Press Hbk | 2005 | 159228700X | #153687A | £17.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1592288863 | #162054A | £12.99 BUY |
A Guide to the Identification of Prey Remains in Otter Spraints
JWH Conroy, J Watt, JB Webb and A Jones Fully illustrated key to fish bones found in otter spraints. .... | 52 pages | Illus | Mammal Society Pbk | 2005 | 0906282551 | #156807A | £3.50 BUY |
Mamiferos de Argentina - Sistematica y Distribucion
Edited by Ruben Barquez, Monica Diaz and Ricardo Ojeda This book constitutes an important and updated contribution to the knowledge of the mammals of Argentina, including a panorama of the systematics and distribution of all .... | 365 pages | SAREM NYP 10/2006 | #162063A | £35.00 BUY |
Ein Wildtier erobert den Siedlungsraum Sandra Gloor, Fabio Bontadina and Daniel Hegglin How do wild foxes survive in a large city? This book presents the results of a ten-year research project in the city of Zurich. .... | 189 pages | 143 colour photos, 20 diagrams | Paul Haupt Verlag Pbk | 2006 | 325807030X | #161770A | £26.50 BUY |
Water Vole Conservation Handbook
Rob Strachan Water voles are small burrowing rodents, which are associated with all kinds of water bodies. This handbook aims to improve the understanding and awareness of the .... | 73 pages | Col and b/w photos, illus, figs | Wild Cru Pbk | 2006 | #157383A | £30.00 BUY |
| Birds | Go to subject web page |
Kurt Radamaker and Gregory Kennedy | Lone Pine Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 9768200286 | #161280A | £8.50 BUY |
The Atlas of Chick Development
Ruth Bellairs and Mark Osmond The chick embryo has long occupied a special place among developmental biologists for both research and teaching. In recent years, its popularity has been extended to .... | 323 pages | 100 plates, 62 line illus | Academic Press Hbk | 2005 | 0120847914 | #161804A | £90.00 BUY |
The Avifauna of an Upland Seasonal Woodland in Central Kenya Ecology, Behavior, Breeding Lester L Short and Jennifer FM Horne | 276 pages | ZFMAK Pbk | 2006 | 3925382577 | #161049A | £78.00 BUY |
250 North American Birds in Song Les Beletsky Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Songs presents the most notable North American birds-including .... | 368 pages | colour illus | Chronicle Books Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1932855416 | #161688A | £35.00 BUY |
Edited by Anders Moller, Wolfgang Fiedler and P Berthold Temperature and other climate variables are currently changing at a dramatic rate. As observations have shown, these climatic changes have serious consequences for all .... | 259 pages | Figs, tabs | Academic Press Hbk | 2004 | 0120139359 | #153134A | £99.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0123736145 | #161790A | £28.99 BUY |
E Potter, J Parnell and R Teulings A total of 415 species are identified with information on range, feeding and nesting habits. Many good colour photographs. .... | 408 pages | Colour photos | North Carolina UP Hbk | 2006 | 0807829994 | #162068A | £18.50 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0807856711 | #162069A | £12.95 BUY |
Edited by Lei Fumin and Lu Taichun This monograph includes General Description of Birds, Endemism in Chinese Birds and Species Accounts. The species account section deals with 105 endemic species which .... | 640 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Science Press Hbk | 2006 | 7030145127 | #162167A | £95.00 BUY |
Every bird family illustrated and explained Les Beletsky This stunning book captures the grace and beauty of the world's birds. In more than 500 pages, ornithologist Les Beletsky has gathered over 1,600 original paintings that reveal .... | 482 pages | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0007242360 | #160648A | £25.00 BUY |
Collins Guide to the Birds of Prey of Britain and Europe with North Africa and the Middle East
Benny Gensbol and Walther Thiede About the first edition: .... | 416 pages | photos, distribution maps, illus | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0007248148 | #161721A | £30.00 BUY |
Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Tim Gallagher The author takes up the chase of an extinct, or at least elusive bird, heading deep into the trackless Southern swamps and bayous to determine once and for all if the .... | 272 pages | Col photos, col illus, maps | Houghton Mifflin Hbk | 2005 | 0618456937 | #153920A | £17.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 061870941X | #161922A | £9.95 BUY |
Hawaii Audubon Society Field guide with detailed descriptions of native, introduced, and migratory birds that are found in Hawaii. Includes maps that show popular birding sites on the islands of .... | 144 pages | 150 col photos, tabs, maps | Hawaii Audubon Pbk | 2005 | 1889708003 | #161669A | £11.95 BUY |
David Ballance This new Somerset avifauna is the first since 1988. Written in clear, engaging language, it covers the birds of the post-1974 County from the earliest times to the end of 2004, .... | 372 pages | 40 colour plates, 2 maps | Isabelline Books Hbk | 2006 | 0955278708 | #162088A | £44.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0955278716 | #162089A | £24.00 BUY |
Proceedings of the Fourth Conference Working Group on Aquatic Birds of Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL), Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, August 3-7, 2003 Edited by Alan R Hanson and Joseph J Kerekes The importance of habitat conservation for the protection of birds has become widely acknowledged and accepted by natural resource managers and the general public. Papers .... | 335 pages | - | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402051670 | #161694A | £96.00 BUY |
Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion A comprehensive resource for identifying North American Birds Peter Dunne In this book, bursting with more information than any field guide could hold, the well-known author and birder Pete Dunne introduces readers to the "Cape May School of .... | 736 pages | Houghton Mifflin Hbk | 2006 | 0618236481 | #161923A | £19.95 BUY |
The Race to Save Our Largest Bird from Extinction John Moir During the 1980's the condor population in America was down to only twenty-two individuals. A team of scientists pursued an unconventional and controversial means to .... | 256 pages | colour illus | Lyons Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1592289495 | #162056A | £18.95 BUY |
Le Roselin Cramoisi (Carpodacus e. erythrinus (Pallas, 1770)) Les Roselins, Leucostictes et espèces affines M Ruelle Taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of the common rosefinch. .... | 340 pages | 25 figures, 19 maps, 34 tables, 7 colour photos | Marcel Ruelle 2005 | #162079A | £40.00 BUY |
Richard Crossley, Kevin Karlson and Michael O'Brien Birders at all levels can learn how to identify shorebirds in North America quickly and simply. This guide includes more than 870 stunning colour photographs, starting with a .... | 496 pages | More than 870 colour photographs | Houghton Mifflin Pbk | 2006 | 0618432949 | #161489A | £17.95 BUY |
The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong Donald Kroodsma Listen to birds sing as you've never listened before, as the world-renowned birdsong expert Donald Kroodsma takes you on personal journeys of discovery and intrigue. Read .... | 448 pages | Houghton Mifflin Hbk | 2006 | 0618405682 | #161921A | £18.50 BUY |
Lang Elliott Birding by ear has become more popular than ever as a way of locating and identifying birds. World renowned for his extensive collection of bird song recordings, Lang Elliott .... | 128 pages | Houghton Mifflin Pbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0618663983 | #161924A | £12.95 BUY |
Waterbird Monitoring in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau
A Talamelli Presents an overview of the inter-tidal area of the Bijagos Archipelago and its waterbirds, reviews past surveys and research programmes and their results, and provides .... | Wetlands International Pbk | 2005 | #160629A | £15.00 BUY |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | Go to subject web page |
Peter CH Pritchard Pritchard's monograph on the alligator snapping turtle, one of the world's most impressive, dangerous and celebrated turtles, was first published in 1989. This reprint .... | 140 pages | Krieger Hbk | 2006 | 1575242753 | #160941A | £31.50 BUY |
Frogs of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
James Menzies This is a book about the frogs of the New Guinea region, where they came from, how they live and why there are so many of them. .... | 210 pages | col illus, maps | Pensoft Hbk | 2006 | #155665A | £45.50 BUY |
Reptiles of the Solomon Islands
M McCoy This book provides comprehensive accounts of 85 reptiles, which represent all the currently known species occurring in this island archipelago. Most importantly, the .... | 212 pages | b/w drawings, map, 128 color photos on 64 color plates | Pensoft Hbk | 2006 | 9546422754 | #161732A | £39.50 BUY |
In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur Carl Safina Though nature is indifferent to the struggles of her creatures, the human effect on them is often premeditated. The distressing decline of sea turtles in Pacific waters and .... | 383 pages | colour photos, maps | Henry Holt Hbk | 2006 | 0805078916 | #161753A | £19.50 BUY |
| Fishes | Go to subject web page |
Atlas der Fische Sachsens: Rundmäuler, Fische, Krebse Geschichte, Verbreitung, Gefährdung, Schutz G Füllner, M Pfeifer and A Zarske Distribution atlas of fishes in Saxony, Germany. .... | 351 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | S„chsische Landesanstalt Hbk | 2005 | 3000168931 | #161402A | £31.50 BUY |
Behaviour and Physiology of Fish
Edited by KA Sloman, S Balshine and Rod W Wilson Traditionally, behaviour and physiology have been considered two separate fields of biology with the majority of available literature focusing on one or the other. Recently .... | 504 pages | Academic Press Hbk | 2005 | 0123504481 | #161778A | £63.00 BUY |
KC Jayaram This book gives full descriptions of 197 species of catfishes found in the Indian region. .... | 383 pages | Plates, figs | Narendra Hbk | 2006 | 8185375844 | #161183A | £84.00 BUY |
Diversity, Biology and Conservation Edited by Steven J Cooke and David P Philipp Centrarchid fishes, also known as freshwater sunfishes, include such prominent species as the Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass and Bluegill. They are endemic to Eastern North .... | 416 pages | 285 illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1405133422 | #160419A | £89.50 BUY |
Dynamics and Diversity in a Complex Ecosystem Edited by Peter F Sale Coral Reef Fishes is the successor of The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs. This new edition includes provocative reviews covering the major areas of reef fish ecology. .... | 576 pages | illus | Academic Press Pbk | 2006 | 0123736099 | #161792A | £28.99 BUY |
North American Freshwater Fishes Evolution, Ecology, and Behaviour Edited by Richard L Mayden and Brooks M Burr *Only resource to include coverage of Canada, the continental United States, and parts of Mexico in one volume. .... | 1000 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0123694507 | #161795A | £57.99 BUY |
Ecology, Fisheries and Conservation Edited by Tony Pitcher et al Seamounts originate from volcanic islands that have sunk beneath the surface of the sea, mainly as a result of erosion, or geological disturbance. The ecological and .... | 384 pages | 235 illus | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1405133430 | #158708A | £59.50 BUY |
T Hara and B Zielinski Fish sensory systems have been extensively studied not only because of a wide general interest in the behavioral and sensory physiology of this group, but also because fishes .... | 400 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 012350449X | #161779A | £63.00 BUY |
Subterranean Fishes of the World An account of the subterranean (hypogean) fishes described up to 2003 with a bibliography 1541-2004 Graham S Proudlove Subterranean fishes are found on every continent, in many different environments from shallow caves to deep phreatic groundwater. Over 125 species of obligate subterranean .... | 300 pages | 87 black and white figures, 20 colour plates | ISSB 2006 | 2952708401 | #162020A | £39.50 BUY |
Tigers Shark Attack: Beyond Fear
Visit a quiet community in Hawaii, where dealing with the ever-present threat of tiger shark attacks has become a way of life. Jagged, can-opener teeth, enough biting strength .... | Running time: 50 minutes | Discovery Books DVD | | #161777A | £29.95 BUY |
| Invertebrates | Go to subject web page |
Arthropod Diversity and Conservation
Edited by DL Hawksworth and AT Bull Despite their enormous bulk and complexity of architecture, plants make up only around a quarter of a million of the 8 million or so species on Earth. The major components of .... | 550 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402052030 | #161960A | £92.50 BUY |
Bibliography of Hypotrichs and Euplotids (Ciliophora)
Helmut Berger The present bibliography of more than 6000 entries brings together "hypotrich" research from all over the world and covers the period of 1758 to present. It provides fast, .... | 425 pages | Verlag Helmut Berger 2006 | #161817A | £41.00 BUY |
Andrew Neild Incorporates biological and ecological data from every relevant publication and includes the first comprehensive revision of all the acraeines of any Neotropical country. A .... | 300 pages | 64 col plates | Meridian Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0952765713 | #054662A | £118.00 BUY |
Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 55 Weitere Neue Bockkafer aus der Athiopischen Region Karl Adlbauer | 21 pages | Magellanes Pbk | 2006 | 2911545842 | #161915A | £4.95 BUY |
Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 56 Premiere Contribution a l'Etude des Prionus Fabricius de Chine: Description de Nouvelles Especes et Notes| Systematiques Alain Drumont and Ziro Komiya | 34 pages | Magellanes Pbk | 2006 | 2911545850 | #161916A | £5.95 BUY |
Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 57 Two New Lepturinae from North Asia Mikhail Danilevsky | 6 pages | Magellanes Pbk | 2006 | 2911545869 | #161917A | £4.95 BUY |
Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 58 New Records, Synonymies and a New Species of Clytini from South America Osvaldo Di Iorio | 28 pages | Magellanes Pbk | 2006 | 2911545877 | #161918A | £4.95 BUY |
Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 59 A Revue of Genus Apatophysis Chevrolat, 1860 of Iran Mikhail Danilevsky | 11 pages | Magellanes Pbk | 2006 | 2911545885 | #161919A | £4.95 BUY |
Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Complete Set
Edited by Berend Aukema and Christian Rieger With the publication of the fifth volume (Pentatomorpha II) in 2006, this series is now complete. .... | 5 volumes | NEV Pbk | 2006 | #035670A | £281.00 BUY |
An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date, Vol. 1|Chambered Nautiluses & Sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae) Edited by P Jereb and CFE Roper This is the first volume of the entirely rewritten, revised and updated version of the original FAO Catalogue of Cephalopods of the World (1984). The present Volume is a .... | 262 pages | line drawings, distribution maps, colour plates | FAO Pbk | 2005 | 9251053839 | #161749A | £44.50 BUY |
The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia
Günther Theischinger and John Hawking Dragonflies and damselflies are conspicuous insects - many are large and brightly coloured. Here for the first time is a comprehensive guide to the Australian dragonfly .... | 376 pages | Col illus | CSIRO Pbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0643090738 | #161073A | £26.95 BUY |
Hassan Amjad This book contains over 150 pages of information on many common dragonflies found in West Virginia. .... | 150 pages | colour illus | Lulu Press Pbk | 2006 | 1411681452 | #160992A | £43.00 BUY |
Ecology, Phenotypes and the Mendelian Genetics of Burnet Moths (Zygaena Fabricius, 1775) W Gerald Tremewan Describes in detail the toxic properties of burnet moths, their relationship with avian predators and their variation, both geographical and individual. .... | 390 pages | 194 figures, 163 in colour | Gem Publishing Hbk | 2006 | 0906802113 | #161780A | £99.00 BUY |
Entomological Research Progress and Prospects
Edited by Liu Tong-Xian and Le Kang This monograph includes 21 topics: 1. Insect Transposable Elements and Their Applications .... | 474 pages | Science Press Hbk | 2005 | 7030157761 | #161786A | £49.95 BUY |
Fauna Helvetica 14: Limoniidae
| CSCF Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 2884140263 | #156389A | £21.50 BUY |
Festschrift: 25 Jahre Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Protozoologie 1981-2006
K Hausmann Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the German Society for Protozoology. .... | 277 pages | Photos, figs | Schweizerbart'sche Hbk | 2006 | 3510652177 | #161748A | £25.50 BUY |
The Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark
Gunvor Brinck-Lindroth First comprehensive account of the flea fauna of Fennoscandia and Denmark. 89 species/subspecies are treated, of which 69 have been found in the region. .... | 220 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 9004151516 | #162007A | £77.00 BUY |
Guide to the Day-flying Moths of Britain
Lewington This 8-page chart shows 103 species of day-flying macro-moths, including a few very common species that are not strictly day-flying but are regularly disturbed from .... | 8 pages | FSC Unbound | 2006 | #162005A | £2.50 BUY |
Les Insectes du Quebec: Guide d'Identification
Yves Dubuc | 432 pages | Col illus | Editions Broquet Pbk | 2005 | 2890006778 | #158278A | £39.95 BUY |
Their Natural History and Diversity S Marshall A comprehensive reference on insects featuring an easy identification guide using 28 picture keys, 4000 colour photographs taken in the field, expert advice on observing .... | 718 pages | Col photos | Firefly Books Hbk | 2006 | 1552979008 | #162027A | £57.00 BUY |
Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Band K: Katalog (Faunistische Ubersicht)
Joachim Böhme Updated catalogue of all recorded beetle species from central Europe. .... | 528 pages | Spektrum Hbk | 2005 | 3827416787 | #162148A | £105.00 BUY |
A Monograph of the Nematodes in the Families Steinernematidae & Heterorhabditidae
KB Nguyen Morphology, taxonomy and systematics of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) in the families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditiae and bacteria associated with these nematodes. .... | 450 pages | EJ Brill Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 9004152938 | #155580A | £109.00 BUY |
Monograph of the Spathidiida (Ciliophora, Haptoria)
Wilhelm Foissner and Kuidong Xu The spathidiids belong to the ciliate subclass Haptoria (Protozoa, Ciliophora), that is, they are predators using toxicysts to overwhelm the prey. Spathidiid ciliates prefer .... | 475 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 1402042108 | #161819A | £138.50 BUY |
Monograph of the Urostyloidea (Ciliophora, Hypotricha)
H Berger The Urostyloidea are a large group of hypotrichs comprising limnetic, marine, and terrestrial species in well-known genera like Holosticha, Urostyla, and .... | 1304 pages | 2100 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 1402052723 | #161821A | £307.50 BUY |
Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Trichoptera Sakai, Osaka and Kutsugi, Shiga, Japan, 12-19 June 2003 Edited by Kazumi Tanida and Andrew Rossiter | 474 pages | illus | Tokai University Press Hbk | 2005 | 4486031903 | #160276A | £62.00 BUY |
The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Tropical South East Asia
Tim R New and C Lienhard Synopsis of the Psocoptera in Southeast Asia up to 2005. Keys to families and genera facilitate recognition of all reported taxa from the region, and notes are given on .... | 200 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 9004149023 | #150143A | £72.00 BUY |
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 | 2006 | 9075894856 | #161698A | £37.00 BUY |
Families Atypidae to Hahniidae (Linyphiidae excluded) S Almquist This series of books, planned to be published in 3 parts, covers the entire Swedish spider fauna of 735 so far known species. .... | 284 pages | ESLS Pbk | 2005 | #161949A | £55.50 BUY |
| Palaeontology | Go to subject web page |
Australia's Mammal Extinctions A 50,000 Year History Chris Johnson Of the forty mammal species known to have vanished in the world in the last 200 years, almost half have been Australian. The continent has the worst record of mammal .... | CUP Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0521849187 | #161625A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0521686601 | #161626A | £35.00 BUY |
Alan Tennyson In New Zealand's lush rainforests, isolated from the outside world for 80 million years, many extraordinary birds evolved. They included the giant moa, the beautiful huia, and .... | 160 pages | colour and b&w illus | Papa Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0909010218 | #161970A | £39.50 BUY |
First Floridians and Last Mastodons The Page-Ladson Site in the Aucilla River Edited by S David Webb This book presents the multidisciplinary results of an extensive underwater excavation in north Florida which yields the most complete results of interactions between early .... | 463 pages | 106 b/w illus, 37 col illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 1402043252 | #162018A | £115.50 BUY |
Origins & Early Evolution of Birds Luis Chiappe The last few years have witnessed an unparalleled rate of discoveries of early birds and their dinosaurian predecessors. Written by a recognised authority in the field, 'The .... | 192 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0471247235 | #161977A | £41.50 BUY |
The Kosterfjord Experiment Max Wisshak Bioerosion is the major force driving the degradation of marine skeletal carbonates and limestone coasts. A wide spectrum of mechanical and/or chemical boring, scraping or .... | 202 pages | 45 b/w illus, 3 col illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540368485 | #162019A | £77.00 BUY |
The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain Christopher Stringer Homo Britannicus tells the epic history of life in Britain, from man's very first footsteps to the present day. Drawing on all the latest evidence and techniques of .... | 320 pages | Allen Lane Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0713997958 | #162149A | £25.00 BUY |
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Prehistoric World
Edited by Douglas Palmer Family reference book, presenting a portrait of the Earth's prehistory. .... | 512 pages | colour illus | Chartwell Hbk | 2006 | 0785820868 | #161436A | £18.95 BUY |
Les Planches Inedites de Foraminiferes d'Alcide d'Orbigny A l'Aube de la Micropaleontologie Marie-Therese Venec-Peyre Alcide d'Orbigny's (1802-1857) first work devoted to foraminifera established the foundations of micropalaeontology, without any idea of its important implications in .... | 304 pages | 62 col plates, 7 illus | Paris MNHN Hbk | 2006 | 2856535755 | #161929A | £61.00 BUY |
Concepts, Problems, Prospects Edited by William Miller An up-to-date introduction, as well as overview to modern trace fossil research and covers nearly all of the essential aspects of modern ichnology. .... | Elsevier Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0444529497 | #162041A | £105.00 BUY |
Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part H: Brachiopoda, Volume 5, (Revised)
Edited by Roger L Kaesler This is the fifth volume published in an extensive six-volume revision of the phylum Brachiopoda. Included in this volume is the subphylum Rhynchonelliformea (part), .... | GSA Hbk | 2006 | 0813731356 | #162108A | £129.00 BUY |
Elena Marinova A comparative ethnobotanical study of vegetation history and development of prehistoric land use of Bulgaria .... | 164 pages | illus and tabs | Schweizerbart'sche Pbk | 2006 | 3443643140 | #161847A | £55.00 BUY |
| Marine & Freshwater Biology | Go to subject web page |
Les Planches Inedites de Poisson et Autre Animaux Marins de l'Indo-Ouest Pacifique d'Isaac Johannes Lamotius Lipke Holthuis and Theodore Pietsch The archives of the world's libraries and museums are filled with little seen and under-appreciated treasures, but few objects are as exquisite and unknown as the .... | 292 pages | 93 col plates | Paris MNHN Hbk | 2006 | 2856535925 | #161930A | £61.00 BUY |
Edited by Andrzej Witkowski | 508 pages | Biopress Hbk | 2006 | 0948737751 | #161476A | £121.00 BUY |
Seahorses and Seadragons: Mysteries of the Oceans
C Wallis Explores the science and the mythology, the biology and behavior, and beauty and mystery of the unique seahorse. .... | 96 pages | 90 illus | Bunker Hill Publishing Hbk | 2006 | 159373039X | #152481A | £8.50 BUY |
Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, Volume 24
Edited by Bertrand Richer de Forges and Jean-Lou Justine Giant scavenging isopods, blind armoured shrimps, and a formidable assortment of galatheids: the present volume of 'Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos' contains this and a lot .... | 425 pages | 146 figs, 1 col plate | Paris MNHN Hbk | 2006 | 2856535852 | #161928A | £97.00 BUY |
Asia/Pacific Marine Life Identification Neville Coleman Basic identification features of every major group of sea creatures, from bacteria to marine mammals. Specifically designed for Project AWARE Marine Life Identification .... | 96 pages | Over 150 line drawings, 300 colour photos | Neville Coleman Hbk | | 0947325298 | #162101A | £29.50 BUY |
World of Water Wildlife Guide: Fiji Islands
Neville Coleman Comprehensive marine life guide to the Fiji Islands. Living examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. Simple layout, easy to read text with .... | 80 pages | 500 colour photos | Neville Coleman Pbk | | 094732531X | #162094A | £19.95 BUY |
World of Water Wildlife Guide: Great Barrier Reef Port Douglas, Cairns, Townsville, Whitsundays, Keppel Islands, Capricorns Neville Coleman A comprehensive marine life guide to the Great Barrier Reef. Living examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. Simple layout, easy to read text .... | 80 pages | 500 colour photos | Neville Coleman Pbk | | 0947325328 | #162093A | £19.95 BUY |
World of Water Wildlife Guide: Solomon Islands
Neville Coleman A comprehensive marine life guide to the Solomon Islands. Living examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. Simple layout, easy to read text .... | 80 pages | 500 colour photos | Neville Coleman Pbk | | 0947325336 | #162095A | £19.95 BUY |
World of Water Wildlife Guide: Tongan Islands
Neville Coleman Comprehensive marine life guide to the Tongan Islands. Living examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. Simple layout, easy to read text with .... | 80 pages | 500 colour photos | Neville Coleman Pbk | | 0947325352 | #162096A | £19.95 BUY |
World of Water Wildlife Guide: Vanuatu, South Pacific Efate, Espiritu Santo, Outer Islands Neville Coleman The first comprehensive marine life guide to the Vanuatu Islands. Living examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. Simple layout, easy to read .... | 80 pages | 500 colour photos | Neville Coleman Pbk | | 0947325301 | #162092A | £19.95 BUY |
| General Natural History | Go to subject web page |
Chris Weston Africa captures hearts and minds like no other continent. Its people, wildlife and habitats are often unique yet incredibly varied and nowhere is this diversity more .... | 192 pages | 230 colour photos | PIP Hbk | 2006 | 1861084420 | #162087A | £24.95 BUY |
Andy Rouse This book presents a fascinating and original collection of portraits from one of the world's top wildlife photographers. Andy Rouse unusually portrays personality, rather .... | 304 pages | David & Charles Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0715325582 | #162061A | £12.99 BUY |
Robert Bateman Text by Ramsay Derry with an introduction by Roger Tory Peterson. .... | 180 pages | 82 col plates, b/w illus & photos | Pomegranate Hbk | 2006 | 0764937650 | #162060A | £25.00 BUY |
Sean Dooley One man's quest to realise a boyhood dream and break a national record trying to see more than 700 birds in twelve months in Australia. .... | 336 pages | - | Allen & Unwin Pbk | 2005 | 1741145287 | #157465A | £15.99 BUY |
Building Countryside Paths and Tracks
Andy Radford Building Countryside Paths and Tracks aims to introduce the reader to the methods required to construct rights of way, from knowing how to navigate a path's definitive .... | 176 pages | 165 b/w photos & diags | Crowood Press Hbk | 2006 | 1861268521 | #162138A | £14.99 BUY |
Environmental and Resource Valuation with Revealed Preferences A Theoretical Guide to Empirical Models Nancy Bockstael and Kenneth McConnell Environmental and Resource Valuation with Revealed Preferences: A Theoretical Guide to Empirical Models provides a systematic review of those economic approaches for valuing .... | 384 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 0792365011 | #162038A | £69.00 BUY |
Craig B Smith Waves are hypnotic and beautiful. They can also be great fun. But Hurricanes Katrina and Rita taught us that they can be powerful and deadly while the 2004 tsunami proved that .... | 336 pages | Joseph Henry Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0309100623 | #161247A | £16.99 BUY |
Charles Darwin German translation of Darwin's "Voyage of the Beagle" with an introduction by Daniel Kehlmann. .... | 670 pages | - | Marebuchverlag Hbk | 2006 | 3936384959 | #161400A | £39.50 BUY |
The Botanical Art of Margaret Mee Margaret Mee Margaret Mee must rank as one of the most remarkable women of the twentieth century. She was an intrepid explorer of the Brazilian rainforest and an outstanding botanical .... | 160 pages | 200 col drawings | Antique Collectors Hbk | 2006 | 1905377061 | #161969A | £19.95 BUY |
The Record of an Arduous Journey of Exploration and Research Through Frontier Territory of Burma and Tibet Frank Kingdom Ward In 1914, the renowned British plant-collector and explorer, Kingdom-Ward, undertook an expedition of some eight month's duration along Burma's eastern frontier and across the .... | 182 pages | Airlift Pbk | 2005 | 9745240621 | #161850A | £15.99 BUY |
Discovering Arabia's Forgotten Isle Douglas Botting The island of Socotra is a dot on the map where the Gulf of Aden meets the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa. Socotra is a mysterious mountain land with Bedouin .... | 288 pages | b&w photos | Steve Savage Pbk | 2006 | 1904246214 | #161474A | £15.50 BUY |
Visionary for Peace Edited by R Braun, D Krieger, H Kroto, Hinde. R and S Milne Sir Joseph Rotblat (1908-2005), British physicist and one of the most prominent critics of the nuclear arms race, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 in conjunction with the .... | 265 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 3527406905 | #161972A | £24.95 BUY |
Mary Anning and the Primeval Monsters Patricia Pierce Mary Anning (1799-1847) was one of the pioneers of the emerging science of geology. When she was just 12, she discovered the first whole ichthyosaurus skeleton; later, aged 22, .... | 256 pages | Sutton Publishing Hbk | 2006 | 0750940395 | #161851A | £16.99 BUY |
From the Vernacular to the Technical Maurice Crosland Where do scientific terms come from? Why are they so similar in so many languages? How was the new nomenclature spread across the world? The Language of Science analyses the .... | 128 pages | Lutterworth Pbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0718830601 | #162181A | £10.00 BUY |
Mind, Matter and the Implicate Order
P Pylkkanen Quantum theory predicts experimental results brilliantly but simultaneously raises difficult conceptual issues. Paradoxes such as Schrodinger's cat, the EPR paradox, or .... | 290 pages | 20 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 3540238913 | #161996A | £46.00 BUY |
Photography as Eyewitness in Victorian Science J Tucker In Nature Exposed, Jennifer Tucker studies the intersecting trajectories of photography and modern science in late Victorian Britain. She examines the role of .... | 344 pages | Johns Hopkins UP Hbk | 2006 | 0801879914 | #161766A | £36.50 BUY |
The Nature of Cultural Heritage, and the Culture of Natural Heritage
Edited by David Lowenthal and Kenneth Olwig The idea that the heritage of nature is fundamentally cultural is provocative to many, but it is becoming increasingly accepted in the context of heritage preservation. It is .... | 104 pages | Routledge Hbk | 2006 | 0415377684 | #162072A | £55.00 BUY |
Scientific Inquiry and Nature of Science Implications for Teaching, Learning and Teacher Eduction Edited by Lawrence Flick and N Lederman This book synthesizes the most current literature and research on scientific inquiry and nature of science in K-12 instruction. It is unique in its presentation of the .... | 453 pages | Springer Pbk | 2006 | 1402051506 | #162045A | £54.00 BUY |
BBC Video By camouflaging a small remote-controlled camera variously as a boulder, a bamboo cane, a piece of trash, a snowball, and animal dung, the Spy In The. team are able to get a .... | BBC Video DVD | NYP 10/2006 | BBCDVD1996 | #162053A | £15.31 BUY |
Charles Darwin and Natural Selection David Quammen Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it, but no one had proposed a cogent explanation for how evolution occurs. .... | 286 pages | Weidenfeld & Nicolson Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0297845691 | #162179A | £16.99 BUY |
Vitalizing Nature in the Enlightenment
Peter Hanns Reill This far-reaching study redraws the intellectual map of the Enlightenment and boldly reassesses the legacy of that highly influential period for us today. Peter Hanns Reill .... | 388 pages | - | California UP Hbk | 2005 | 0520241355 | #161743A | £35.95 BUY |
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Brampton Wood: A Natural History
Edited by T Collins, B Dickerson, PEG Walker and TCE Wells A substantial survey of the trees, wildlife and management history of an important 132 hectare parcel of ancient woodland in the old county of Huntingdonshire. .... | 182 pages | 24 col plates, 24 figs, 7 tabs | Huntingdonshire Fauna&Flora Hbk | 2005 | 0951442732 | #161397A | £33.50 BUY |
Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons of South-Western Australia Anne Brearley Ernest Hodgkin's Swanland is based on, and inspired by, the life and work of a man intrigued by the natural world. It is a synthesis of the results of many years of .... | 550 pages | Maps, figs, tabs | UWAP Hbk | 2005 | 1920694382 | #161211A | £50.95 BUY |
Edited by Friedhelm Krupp | 490 pages | colour plates, line drawings | Karger Libri Hbk | 2006 | 3929907755 | #154018A | £105.00 BUY |
The Islands that Changed the World Paul Stewart The Galapagos archipelago is made up of thirteen main islands and more than sixty other islets, rocks and reefs, scattered over four hundred kilometres of open ocean. Sitting .... | 240 pages | 135 colour photos | BBC Books Hbk | 2006 | 0563493569 | #159173A | £18.99 BUY |
Derek Ratcliffe Another volume in the widely-read New Naturalist series, this book is an in-depth study of the natural developments and history of Galloway and surrounding areas. .... | 384 pages | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0007174012 | #152946A | £45.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0007174020 | #152947A | £25.00 BUY |
Edited by Don Armitage Describes the history, flora, fauna, habitats and endangered species, both terrestrial and marine, of the largest island off the coast of the North Island of New Zealand. .... | 192 pages | Col photos, b/w photos, maps | Canterbury UP Pbk | 2004 | 1877257001 | #162172A | £49.50 BUY |
Guia de la Naturaleza en el Parque Regional del Sureste
Edited by Manuel Fernandez Guide to the flora and fauna of the Parque Regional del Sureste, Madrid. .... | 285 pages | Colour illus | Grupo Naumanni Hbk | 2005 | #159902A | £27.50 BUY |
Southern Ocean Sentinel Edited by Ken Green and Eric Woehler Heard Island lies undisturbed in the Southern Ocean, a sentinel for Australia's current studies on climate change, biological responses and commercial fisheries. There is a .... | 280 pages | Surrey Beatty Pbk | 2006 | 0949324981 | #162062A | £53.00 BUY |
Hostile Habitats: Scotland's Mountain Environment A Hillwalkers' Guide to Wildlife and the Landscape Edited by Nick Kempe and Mark Wrightham A guidebook to Scotland's mountain fauna, flora and landscape, written for hillwalkers. This guide takes an in-depth look at the upland environment of the hillwalker and .... | 256 pages | colour photos | Scot Mount Club Hbk | 2006 | 0907521932 | #161920A | £17.50 BUY |
Invertebrati di Una Foresta Della Pianura Padana: Bosco Della Fontana
Edited by P Cerretti et al Contributions range from a survey of the forest canopy and the study of dragonflies, beetles and butterflies included in the Habitats Directive, to the monitoring of .... | 303 pages | colour photos, maps, graphs | SIAP Pbk | 2004 | 8883143353 | #161794A | £22.95 BUY |
Chris Packham Bill Oddie showed you how to watch wildlife, now Chris Packham shows you where. In this tie-in to a new 40-part "BBC 2 series", "Nature's Calendar", Chris gives you insider .... | 256 pages | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0007246463 | #160646A | £17.99 BUY |
A New History of the Isle of Man, Volume 1: The Evolution of the Natural Landscapes
Edited by Richard Chiverrell and Geoffrey Thomas This volume provides a fascinating account of the natural forces which shaped the Island's landscape from its formation some 500 million years ago to the present nature .... | 480 pages | 145 b/w/ illus, 10 col illus | Liverpool UP Hbk | 2006 | 0853235775 | #161933A | £65.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0853235872 | #152729A | £25.00 BUY |
A Natural History Tui De Roy and Mark Jones Combines spectacular photography with natural history and personal experience to guide readers into "the land of the long white cloud." Second only to Hawaii in natural .... | 160 pages | colour photos | Firefly Books Hbk | 2006 | 1554071968 | #162168A | £24.95 BUY |
A Wetlands International and Ramsar Secretariat documentary on the consequences of large scale dam construction on biodiversity, hydrological regimes, livelihoods and .... | running time: 25 minutes | Wetlands International DVD | 2006 | 9058820297 | #161687A | £6.99 BUY |
The Rockies: A Natural History
Richard Cannings The Rocky Mountains are familiar to everyone in North America, yet few appreciate the true diversity of these mountains. This book covers the Rockies from sagebrush flats to .... | 288 pages | Col photos | Greystone Books Hbk | 2005 | 1553651146 | #161209A | £25.95 BUY |
Gill Gerlach, Justin Gerlach and Ron Gerlach A guide to the history, nature and conservation of the third largest island in Seychelles. .... | Seychelles NPT Pbk | | #162082A | £17.95 BUY |
A Natural History of the Islands and their People Catherine Cheung and Lyndon DeVantier Science editor: Kay Van Damme .... | 408 pages | 400 colour photos, illustrations and maps | Cheung DeVantier Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 9622177700 | #161475A | £39.50 BUY |
Rowley Taylor If a hole could be dug from London straight down through the centre of the earth, one would eventually emerge close to the small, remote, Antipodes Islands in the New Zealand .... | Heritage Expeditions | #161844A | £72.00 BUY |
The Vertebrates of Seychelles - a Field Guide
Justin Gerlach The only field guide to all the terrestrial vertebrates of the Seychelles islands (amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals). .... | 79 pages | 31 colour plates | Seychelles NPT Pbk | | #162081A | £17.95 BUY |
Wildlife of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
David Hosking and Martin Withers The perfect companion for the safari enthusiast, this complete traveller's guide to the wildlife of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda features 475 species of bird, mammal, snake, .... | 256 pages | colour photos | Harper Collins Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0007248199 | #161720A | £14.99 BUY |
Julian Fitter, Daniel Fitter and David Hosking The islands of the Galapagos, situated off the coast of Ecuador in South America, are home to some of the world's most fascinating wildlife and are visited by thousands of .... | 256 pages | colour photos | Harper Collins Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0007248180 | #161715A | £14.99 BUY |
| Botany & Plant Science | Go to subject web page |
Aboriginal People and their Plants
Philip A Clarke This book will provide an overview of indigenous relationships to plants in Aboriginal Australia. The impetus for the book is largely drawn from the establishment of the new .... | 192 pages | 68 colour plates and 30 b&w photos | Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1877058513 | #160789A | £13.99 BUY |
Advances in Phycological Studies Festschrift in Honour of Prof. Dobrina Temniskova-Topalova Edited by N Ognjanova-Rumenova and K Manoylov The Festschrift to honour Prof. Dobrina Temniskova-Topalova's 70th birthday includes articles by some of her current and former students, colleagues, collaborators, and .... | 384 pages | photos, graphs, tables | Pensoft Hbk | 2006 | 9546422606 | #161854A | £70.00 BUY |
An information and identification system DL Jones, T Hopley et al Australian Orchid Genera: an information and identification system presents the current status of orchid taxonomy in the form of an illustrated interactive key. All 192 genera .... | CSIRO CD | 2006 | 0643093362 | #160627A | £62.50 BUY |
Y Crouzet and S Crouzet | 95 pages | Edisud 2005 | 2744904694 | #161946A | £16.50 BUY |
Collins Complete British Trees
Paul Sterry This easy-to-use guide covers the 360 species of tree that are found in Britain & Ireland. Each species is covered in detail with information on how to identify, whether .... | 288 pages | Harper Collins Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0007211775 | #152949A | £14.99 BUY |
Costa Rica Native Ornamental Plants - Plantas Ornamentales Nativas de Costa Rica
B Hammel | 236 pages | Col photos | INBio Pbk | 2001 | 9968702420 | #128897A | £25.50 BUY Pbk | 2005 | 996892704X | #162009A | £22.95 BUY |
Decouvrez les Bananiers, Cannas, Alpinas Pas a Pas
Pierre Olivier Albano | 96 pages | Edisud Pbk | 2005 | 2744905283 | #161947A | £15.95 BUY |
Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna, Volume 3 Bladmossor: Sköldmossor - blåmossor, Bryophyta: Buxbaumia - Leucobryum Edited by Tomas Hallingbäck et al Covers all 262 species of Nordic mosses in the families Buxbaumiaceae, Diphysciaceae, Timmiaceae, Encalyptaceae, Funariaceae, Disceliaceae, Bryoiphiaceae, Ditrichaceae, .... | 416 pages | illus | ArtDatabanken Hbk | 2006 | 918850655X | #160624A | £48.50 BUY |
Etymological Dictionary of Grasses
Harold Trevor Clifford and Peter D Bostock The dictionary provides explanations of the meaning and origins of generic and specific names of grasses, one of the largest and economically most important plant families. .... | 330 pages | - | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 3540384324 | #161696A | £77.00 BUY |
Edited by A Akoegninou, WJ van der Burg and LJG van der Maesen This magnum opus describes the entire flora of this interesting region. .... | 1034 pages | 715 line drawings | Backhuys Hbk | 2006 | 9057821818 | #162011A | £116.00 BUY |
Flow Cytometry with Plant Cells Analysis of Genes, Chromosomes and Genomes Edited by J Dolezel, J Greilhuber and J Suda Targeted at beginners as well as experienced users of flow cytometry in plants, this handy reference explains the benefits and uses of flow cytometers in the study of plants .... | 340 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 3527314873 | #161978A | £100.00 BUY |
Forest Plants in the Forest and in the Garden
Elsa Pooley A beautifully illustrated guide to 107 plants and some of the butterflies, birds and mammals found in forests of South Africa. The text provides notes on the plants, .... | 72 pages | 170 colour photos | Natal Flora Publications Trust 2006 | 0620370122 | #161857A | £26.50 BUY |
Fungi non Delineati 24: Contribution to the Knowledge of Genus Agaricus
LA Parra A complete study of 12 rare or uncommon species of the genus Agaricus collected in Spain is given. For each species the following information is included: correct name, .... | 108 pages | 48 colour photos, 24 micrographies | Edizioni Candusso Pbk | | #162154A | £14.95 BUY |
Fungi non Delineati 25: Osservazioni sul genere Melanoleuca
R Fontenla, M Gottardi and R Para This contribution to the knowledge of the species Melanoleuca shows 27 taxa, of whith 19 are supplied with description, explanatory notes and colour photographs; the remaining 8 .... | 112 pages | 40 colour photos, 21 micrographies | Edizioni Candusso Pbk | | #162155A | £15.95 BUY |
Fungi non Delineati 26: Rare and Interesting Species of Psathyrella
E Arnolds 21 European species of Psathyrella are described: P. amarescens, P. purpureobadia, P. romagnesii, P. macrocystidiata, P. granulosa, P. sphaerocystis, P. leucotephra, P. .... | 76 pages | 8 colour plates, 23 micrographies | Edizioni Candusso Pbk | | #162157A | £12.50 BUY |
Fungi non Delineati 27: Macrobasidiomicetos Asociados a Eucalyptus en la Peninsula Iberica
M Lago-Alvarez and ML Castro Descriptions of 12 taxa "associated to Eucalyptus", which are spread out through native forest and plantations around the world. The following taxa are included: Descolea .... | 84 pages | 24 colour photos, 19 micrographies | Edizioni Candusso Pbk | | #162158A | £11.50 BUY |
G Eyssartier The authors describe and illustrate some poorly known taxa, Cortinarius imperialis, C. xanthochlorus, C. craticius, C. squamulifer, Psathyrella atrolaminata, P. .... | 55 pages | 16 colour photos, 11 micrographies | Edizioni Candusso Pbk | | #162159A | £9.95 BUY |
Fungi non Delineati 29: Cortinarius del Subgenero Phlegmacium Raros o Interesantes
JA Cadinanos Aguirre A full macroscopic and microscopic description and illustration of 40 taxons of rare Phlegmacium (genus Cortinarius) recorded on northern Spain, especially on .... | 89 pages | 54 colour photos, 40 micrographies | Edizioni Candusso Pbk | | #162160A | £16.95 BUY |
Fungi non Delineati 30: Indice 21-29
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Fungi non Delineati 31: Rare or Noteworthy Helotiales
A Raitviir | Edizioni Candusso Pbk | 2006 | #162162A | £12.50 BUY |
Fungi non Delineati 32: Notes sur quelques Especes Arctiques et Alpines
G Eyssartier and A Delannoy | Edizioni Candusso Pbk | 2006 | #162163A | £15.95 BUY |
Fungi non Delineati 33: Studies in Galerina - Galerinae Flandriae (2)
A de Haan and R Walleyn | Edizioni Candusso Pbk | 2006 | #162164A | £9.95 BUY |
MJ Priest The anamorphic fungal genus Septoria is one of the largest genera of plant pathogens, causing a range of disease symptoms including leaf and fruit spots in agricultural .... | 259 pages | 136 black and white plates | CSIRO Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0643093761 | #162026A | £57.50 BUY |
Guide to Great Lakes Coastal Plants
Ellen Weatherbee The coastal beaches are some of the most outstanding features of the vast northern Great Lakes region. Many of the plants grow nowhere else, and a number of protected plants are .... | 186 pages | Michigan UP Pbk | 2006 | 0472030159 | #161980A | £18.95 BUY |
MR Crosby and John J Engel | 368 pages | - | Hattori Botanical Lab Hbk | 2006 | 4938163144 | #160594A | £22.50 BUY |
Niall MacCoitir Describes plants in seasonal order instead of botanically, a fresh perspective that in many ways brings us back to the viewpoint of our ancestors. After describing the history .... | 240 pages | Collins Press Pbk | 2006 | 190517201X | #161981A | £34.00 BUY |
The Lichen Family Graphidaceae in Australia
Alan W Archer | 191 pages | 135 figures, 1 map | Schweizerbart'sche Pbk | 2006 | 3443580734 | #161846A | £75.00 BUY |
Des Orchidees Hors du Common P Bertaux | 191 pages | 160 illus | Belin 2004 | 2701137020 | #161941A | £21.95 BUY |
Monograph of Pseuduvaria (Annonaceae)
Yvonne CF Su and Richard MK Saunders Pseuduvaria (Annonaceae) comprises 52 species of trees and treelets that are found from Myanmar to northern Australia. It is most diverse in New Guinea, where 20 species .... | 204 pages | 3 colour plates | ASPT 2006 | 0912861797 | #162049A | £35.50 BUY |
CGGJ Van Steenis The mountain flora of Java constitutes a unique natural heritage of Indonesia and indeed of the whole world. This is a re-issue of the 1972 edition, with paintings of 456 .... | 240 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 9004153470 | #162010A | £109.00 BUY |
Orchids of Sri Lanka: A Conservationist's Companion A Simplified Guide to Identification, Vol 1: The protected orchids and selected similar species Malik Fernando, Siril Wijesundara and Suranjan Fernando This guide seeks to provide an easy-to-use reference for identifying the native orchid species whose collection and trade are currently regulated by law in Sri Lanka. The .... | 147 pages | illus | IUCN Pbk | 2003 | 9558177245 | #160183A | £13.95 BUY |
Patterns and Processes of Plant Species Frequency and Life-history Traits
Christine Römermann | 117 pages | illus, tabs | Schweizerbart'sche Pbk | 2006 | 3443643167 | #161848A | £44.00 BUY |
Physiology of Stressed Crops: Volume 4 Osmoregulation and Protection US Gupta To cope with the abiotic stress-induced osmotic problems, plants adapt by either increasing uptake of inorganic ions from the external solution, or by de novo synthesis .... | 242 pages | - | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2006 | 1578084407 | #160534A | £47.00 BUY |
Methods and Reviews Neil Willey Presents the most innovative recent methodological developments in phytoremediation research, and outlines a variety of the contexts in which phytoremediation has begun to .... | 516 pages | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1588295419 | #162171A | £82.00 BUY |
Edited by Valerie Mechin, Catherine Damerval, Michel Zivy and Hervé Thiellement Provides up-to-date methods and protocols for plant proteomics, each written by expert researchers from leading laboratories. Experimental methodologies are explained in clear .... | 416 pages | Humana Press Hbk | 2006 | 1588296350 | #162170A | £76.00 BUY |
Pamela C Ronald Provides key methods, approaches, and strategies to dissect the plant defense response. Addressing methods to identify and characterize plant resistance genes as well as .... | 283 pages | Humana Press Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 158829448X | #162169A | £61.00 BUY |
Origins, Processes, Consequences Paul A Keddy Plants make up 99 percent of the world's living matter, provide food and shelter, and control the Earth's climate. The study of plant ecology is therefore essential to .... | 662 pages | 335 line diags, 32 half-tones, 81 tabs | CUP Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0521864801 | #161241A | £40.00 BUY |
Edited by S Astier, J Alboury, Y Maury and H Lecoq | 478 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2006 | 1578083168 | #160818A | £50.10 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1578085039 | #160819A | £30.80 BUY |
Revision of Harveya (Orobanchaceae) of Southern Africa
Christopher P Randle | 74 pages | ASPT NYP 10/2006 | 091286180* | #162050A | £10.95 BUY |
A Taxonomic Monograph of the Moss Genus Codriophorus P. Beauv. (Grimmiaceae)
Halina Bednarek-Ochyra | 276 pages | 106 figures | Polish Botany Institute 2006 | 8389648407 | #162145A | £40.50 BUY |
Michaela Kaschik | 89 figures, 15 tables | Schweizerbart'sche Pbk | 2006 | 3443580726 | #161845A | £71.00 BUY |
Threatened Plants of Central and South Chile
Martin F Gardner et al Threatened Plants of Central and South Chile is the result of a three year intensive study by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the University of Valdivia of .... | 188 pages | Col photos, illus | Edinburgh RBG Pbk | | 1872291252 | #161629A | £20.00 BUY |
Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands Their Culture, Environment and Use Edited by Craig R Elevitch "This is an excellent publication for general reference and extension purposes throughout the humid tropics. It is indeed a 'royal' treat for those who like tropical .... | 816 pages | Traditional Tree Initiative Hbk | 2006 | 0970254458 | #161477A | £69.00 BUY |
Barbara Curtis The Tree Atlas of Namibia presents the distribution and estimated abundance of over 400 species of woody plants in Namibia. It is the culmination of six years of data .... | 674 pages | Distrib maps | NBRI Pbk | 2005 | 9991668063 | #161745A | £45.50 BUY |
Treelife Limitation at the Alpine Timberline Edited by Gerhard Wieser and Michael Tausz Emerging from decades of intensive research into alpine timberlines, Trees at their Upper Limit presents a complete modern synthesis of current knowledge on the .... | 240 pages | 3 col illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402050739 | #162037A | £77.00 BUY |
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Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 59
Edited by A Laskin, GM Gadd and S Sariaslani Published since 1959, Advances in Applied Microbiology continues to be one of the most widely read and authoritative review sources in Microbiology. .... | 350 pages | Academic Press Hbk | 2006 | 0120026619 | #161784A | £84.95 BUY |
Theory, Methods, and Applications Edited by Michael Crawford Anthropological genetics is a field that has been in existence since the 1960s and has been growing within medical schools and academic departments, such as anthropology and .... | 400 pages | 39 line diags, 9 half-tones, 25 tabs | CUP Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0521838096 | #161621A | £75.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0521546974 | #161622A | £35.00 BUY |
Normal and Pathological Processes in the Early Stages Ermanno Bonucci The topics falling under the heading biological calcification are exceedingly numerous and varied. They include systems as different as vertebrate skeletons and mollusks, in .... | 495 pages | 48 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 3540360123 | #162035A | £154.00 BUY |
Cell Communication in Nervous and Immune Systems
Edited by E Gundelfinger, C Seidenbecher and B Schraven At first glance, the nervous and immune systems appear very different. However, both systems have developed mechanisms for memory formation - though of quite different .... | 300 pages | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 3540368280 | #162036A | £115.50 BUY |
Comprehensive and Molecular Phytopathology
Edited by Timo Korpela This book offers a collection of information on successive steps of molecular `dialogue' between plants and pathogens. It additionally presents data that reflects intrinsic .... | 350 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0444521321 | #161789A | £95.00 BUY |
Understanding African Animal Behaviour Peter Apps and Richard Du Toit Illustrated guide to the behavioural traits of southern African mammals, arranged by characteristics such as feeding, communication, social living, courtship and many more. .... | 160 pages | Col photos | Struik Pbk | 2006 | 1770073922 | #161434A | £17.99 BUY |
Edited by Fred Rainey and Aharon Oren This latest volume in the Methods in Microbiology series provides an overview of the methods used for the isolation, cultivation and handling of a wide variety of .... | 550 pages | Academic Press Hbk | 2006 | 0125215363 | #161782A | £84.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0125215371 | #161783A | £39.95 BUY |
Critical Concepts in Social and Cultural Theory Edited by Nanneke Redclift and Sahra Gibbon Scientific developments have always been central to conceptions of society at particular historical moments. However, the rise of molecular biology and the new genetic knowledge .... | 1712 pages | Routledge Hbk | 2006 | 0415342309 | #162075A | £495.00 BUY |
Life, Energy, and the Unity of Nature John Whitfield For centuries, scientists have dreamt of discovering an underlying unity to nature. Science now offers powerful explanations for both the dazzling diversity and striking .... | 280 pages | - | Joseph Henry Press Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0309096812 | #161244A | £16.99 BUY |
Molecular Biology and Genomics
C Mulhardt This lab book illustrates ways out of experimental dead ends and teaches a feeling for doing the right experiment at the right time." .... | 325 pages | 50 illus | Academic Press Pbk | 2006 | 0120885468 | #161785A | £27.99 BUY |
Gene Regulatory Networks in Development and Evolution Eric Davidson Gene regulatory networks are the most complex, extensive control systems found in nature. The interaction between biology and evolution has been the subject of great .... | 304 pages | Academic Press Hbk | 2006 | 0120885638 | #161806A | £43.99 BUY |
Self-Awareness in Animals and Humans Developmental Perspectives ST Parker, ML Boccia and RW Mitchell ~Self-Awareness in Animals and Humans, a collection of ~original articles on self-awareness in monkeys, apes, ~humans, and other species, focuses on controversies .... | 465 pages | Illus | CUP Pbk | 2006 | 0521025915 | #161592A | £35.00 BUY |
Understanding Biology Using Peptides Proceedings of the 19th American Peptide Symposium Edited by Sylvie Blondelle Understanding Biology Using Peptides: Proceedings of the 19th American Peptide Symposium highlights many of the recent developments in peptide science, with a particular .... | 810 pages | 592 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0387265694 | #162033A | £154.00 BUY |
| Evolutionary Biology | Go to subject web page |
Creation, Evolution and Meaning
Robin Attfield This book presents the case for belief in both creation and evolution at the same time as rejecting creationism. Issues of meaning supply the context of inquiry; the book .... | 244 pages | Ashgate Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0754604748 | #162191A | £55.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0754604756 | #162192A | £16.99 BUY |
Survival of the Fittest Kim Sterelny Sterelny moves beyond caricature to expose the real differences between the conceptions of evolution of these two leading scientists. He shows that the conflict extends beyond .... | 204 pages | B/w illus | Icon Books Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1840467800 | #162152A | £7.99 BUY |
Stanley A Rice The "Encyclopedia of Evolution" contains more than 200 entries that span modern evolutionary science and the history of its development. This comprehensive volume .... | 528 pages | Facts on File Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0816055157 | #162030A | £52.50 BUY |
Science Versus the Intelligent Design Movement J Brockman Evolutionary science lies at the heart of a modern understanding of the natural world. Darwin's theory has withstood 150 years of scientific scrutiny, and today it not only .... | 256 pages | Vintage Books Pbk | 2006 | 0307277224 | #161767A | £10.95 BUY |
New Approaches and Perspectives Edited by Katerina Harvati and Terry Harrison Recent years have witnessed exciting and important scientific breakthroughs in the study of Neanderthals and their place in human evolution which have transformed our .... | 315 pages | 72 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1402051204 | #162004A | £73.00 BUY |
Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
Edited by Robin Dunbar and Louise Barrett A comprehensive overview of the latest developments in this fast-growing area of research. With contributions from over fifty experts in the field, the range and depth .... | 576 pages | 46 figures | OUP Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0198568304 | #162156A | £49.95 BUY |
The Key to Human Brain Evolution Stephen C Cunnane Evolution, in general, depends on a special combination of circumstances: part genetics, part time, and part environment. In the case of human brain evolution, the main .... | 343 pages | World Scientific Hbk | 2005 | 9812561919 | #161744A | £22.00 BUY |
| Ecology | Go to subject web page |
A Kumar and LK Singh Collection of 45 research papers and case studies from India. .... | 306 pages | Tabs, figs, maps | Daya Hbk | 2006 | 8170354285 | #161757A | £47.50 BUY |
Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 37 Population Dynamics and Laboratory Ecology Edited by Hal Caswell and Robert Desharnais Population Dynamics and Laboratory Ecology highlights the contributions laboratory studies are making to our understanding of the dynamics of ecological and evolutionary .... | 368 pages | Academic Press Hbk | 2005 | 0120139375 | #161808A | £99.95 BUY |
An Evolutionary Perspective on Behaviour Edited by Etienne Danchin, Luc-Alain Giraldeau and Frank Cézilly Why do birds have the freedom of the skies while mammals' feet are firmly planted on the ground? What makes one organism the hunter and another the hunted? Why do some .... | 688 pages | - | OUP Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0199206295 | #160373A | £28.99 BUY |
Maritime Canals as Invasion Corridors Stephan Gollasch, Bella S Galil and Andrew N Cohen Maritime canals dissolve natural barriers to the dispersal of marine organisms, thus providing novel opportunities for natural dispersal, as well as for shipping-mediated .... | 315 pages | 79 illus | Springer Hbk | 2006 | 1402050461 | #161820A | £92.50 BUY |
Key Topics in Landscape Ecology Key Issues in Theory, Methodology, and Application Edited by Jianguo Wu and Richard Hobbs Landscape ecology is a relatively new area of study, which aims to understand the pattern of interaction of biological and cultural communities within a landscape. This .... | 37 line diags, 3 half-tones, 31 tabs | CUP Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0521850940 | #161628A | £70.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0521616441 | #161630A | £35.00 BUY |
Long-Term Ecological Change in the Northern Gulf of Alaska
RB Spies This comprehensive text is a major synthesis on ecological change in the Gulf of Alaska. It encompasses the structural and annual changes, forces of change, long-ecological .... | Elsevier Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0444529608 | #162058A | £62.00 BUY |
Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins Linking Ecological, Economic and Social Constraints T Tscharntke, C Leuschner, E Guhardja and M Zeller Tropical rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate, causing unprecedented losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services. The stability of rainforest margin area has been .... | 280 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 3540302891 | #162017A | £77.00 BUY |
Principles and Applications Robert May and Angela McLean Robert May's seminal book has played a central role in the development of ecological science. Originally published in 1976, this influential text has overseen the transition .... | 320 pages | 86 illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0199209987 | #161968A | £60.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0199209995 | #161966A | £29.95 BUY |
| Habitats & Ecosystems | Go to subject web page |
Carbon Sequestration in Soils of Latin America
Edited by Rattan Lal et al The problem of quickly mounting CO2 emissions in the fast-developing Latin American region was addressed in a symposium held in Piracicaba, Brazil, in June 2004. .... | 554 pages | maps, plates, tables | Food Products Press Hbk | 2006 | 1560221364 | #161668A | £49.50 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1560221372 | #161667A | £35.95 BUY |
Chernobyl - What Have We Learned? The Successes and Failures to Mitigate Water Contamination Over 20 Years Edited by Y Onishi, O Voitsekhovich and M Zheleznyak Twenty million people have been exposed to Chernobyl radionuclides through the Dnieper River aquatic pathways. This book presents a 20-year historical overview and .... | 289 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1402053487 | #162022A | £73.00 BUY |
The Ecological Status of European Rivers Evaluation and Intercalibration of Assessment Methods Edited by MT Furse, D Hering, K Brabec, A Buffagni, L Sandin and PFM Verdonschot The monitoring of benthic diatoms, macrophytes, macroinvertebrates and fish will be the backbone of future wat | |