The Elephant's Secret Sense

The Hidden Life of the Wild Herds of Africa

C O'Connell

In The Elephant's Secret Sense, the internationally renowned field scientist Caitlin O'Connell tells the fascinating story of her unexpected discovery of a ....

Erforschung Biologischer Ressourcen der Mongolei, Band 10

Proceedings of the Asiatic Wild Ass Conference

Edited by Annegret Stubbe et al

Proceedings of the International "Asiatic Wild Ass Conference". The contributions deal with the status, conservation and habitat of the Wild Ass (Equus hemionus). Most papers ....

Genetic Resources of Wild Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla in China

Yang Bohui

This is the first book on genetic resources of Wild Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla in China. It introduces animal code, Chinese name, English name, Latin name, common name, ....

The Great Apes

Cyril Ruoso and Emmanuelle Grundmann

Being our closest relatives, it's not surprising that Great Apes hold an elevated place in our interest of wildlife. This book introduces the different species of apes and ....

Meerkat Manor

The Story of the Flower of the Kalahari

Tim Clutton-Brock

Meerkat Manor, a television series now in its 3rd year (with 2 more seasons contracted) following the fortunes of a group of Meerkats has recently attracted sensational viewing ....

Meerkat Manor - DVD: Series 2

Bill Nighy

This nature series from Animal Planet follows the lives of a family of meerkats living in the Kalahari Desert. With complicated relationships and rivalries, the show captures ....

A Natural History of the Brown Mouse Lemur

Sylvia Atsalis

Provides the most complete look at the behavior and ecology of mouse lemurs. ....

Polar Bears

Proceedings of the 14th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group, 20-24 June 2005, Seattle, Washington, USA

Edited by Jon Aars, Nicolas J Lunn and Andrew E Derocher

These proceedings provide an overview of the ongoing research and management activities on polar bears in the circumpolar arctic. Together with the previous 13 proceedings, ....

I Roditori Italiani

Ecologia, impatto sulle attività umane e sugli ecosistemi, gestione delle popolazioni

D Capizzi and L Santini

Despite the importance of the Rodents in many environmental contexts, this is the first book in Italy containing all the aspects related to these vertebrates. The importance of ....

Roedores

Guia de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

IE Gomez Villafane, M Mino, R Cavia, K Hondara and P Courtalon

Photo identification guide to the rodents of the province of Buenos Aires. Includes photos of the skull and teeth. The description includes information on morphological ....

Tiger Jungle

The Epic Tale of Bandhavgarh

Iain Green

The world of the tiger is in turmoil; latest research shows that the entire population in India may be lower than 2000 animals and decreasing. Hidden away in Central India, ....

The Wolf Almanac

A Celebration of Wolves and Their World

Robert H Busch

The newly revised reference work on the history and evolution of wolves, their biology and physiology, behavior and sociology, and their mythology. It is considered the best ....

Arrivals and Rivals

A Year of Competitive Twitching

Adrian M Riley

An account of competitive twitching by two leading British birders, this book describes in an informed and lively manner the struggle in 2002 to become nationally recognised ....

At-Sea Distribution and Abundance of Seabirds off Southern California

A 20-Year Comparison

JW Mason et al

Atlas de las Aves del Paraguay

Hugo del Castillo and Robert P Clay

Distribution maps for 707 bird species found in Paraguay. In addition to the distribution map, each species account includes the scientific name, common name, ....

Atlas of Bird Distribution in New Zealand 1999-2004

CJR Robertson, P Hyvonen, MJ Fraser and CR Pickard

The Ornithological Society of New Zealand (OSNZ) launched the publication of the most comprehensive survey of New Zealand's avifauna in August 2007. ....

The Atlas of the Birds of Central Mozambique

Vincent Parker

This book describes the geographical distribution, abundance and seasonality of all bird species which were observed in the Mozambican provinces of Manica, Sofala and Tete ....

Best of BirdGuides Volume 1

BirdGuides

A compilation of the very best BirdGuides footage shot over the past year. Over 50 species to feast your eyes on covering some of the most desirable and sought-after ....

Beyond Mayfield: Measurements of Nest-Survival Data

Edited by Stephanie L Jones and Geoffrey R Geupel

Bird

The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe

Rob Hume and Peter Hayman

"Bird" is the ultimate illustrated guide to every species that regularly breeds in or visits Europe. Each species is covered in great detail. Up to 20 illustrations are ....

Bird Songs from Around the World

Les Beletsky

Discover two hundred of the world's most spectacular birds in Bird Songs from Around the World, the follow-up to the US best-seller Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds ....

Bird Songs of the Pacific States

Thomas G Sander

This audio guide presents the primary songs of 132 bird species found in the Pacific States (California, Oregon and Washington). They include more than 100 songbird species ....

A Birder's Guide to Southern California

Brad Schram

The vast, varied topography that is Southern California has recorded over 555 naturally occurring bird species, many of which are near endemics to its geography. Each of ....

Birds and People

Bonds in a Timeless Journey

Nigel J Collar, Patricio Robles Gil, Jamie Rojo and Adrian J Long

A portfolio drawn from the world's greatest bird photographers drives the message of this book home. The book is split into five chapters looking at all aspects of human's ....

Birds in Yunnan

Ji Weizhi

There are 848 species of wild birds recorded in Yunnan, which makes up nearly 9% of the birds recorded in the world and 65.5% of those in China. Due to its typical richness in ....

The Birds of Holy Island

Ian Kerr

Originally called Lindisfarne, Holy Island in the North-East of England is a National Nature Reserve and a wetland of international significance - six internationally ....

Birds of Oregon

A General Reference

Edited by Mathew G Hunter, Alan L Contreras and David B Marshall

Birds of Oregon is the first complete reference work on Oregon's birds to be published since Gabrielson and Jewett's landmark book in 1940. Five years in the making, ....

Birds of the Gambia and Senegal

Paul van Hoek and Chris Groenendijk

The result of three birding trips to the Gambia and Senegal in November 2003, March 2004 and November 2006, this DVD shows 125 different bird species on it along with some local ....

Birdwatching Walks Around Morecambe Bay

John Wilson and David Hindle

Morecambe Bay is set against the magical dropback of the Lakeland Fells; it is an ever-changing world of water and sand moulded by the constant ebb and flow of the tides, ....

Birdwatching Walks in Bowland

John Wilson and David Hindle

The Forest of Bowland is a truly stunning and immensely important Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Many species of birds - some of them rare - are there to be enjoyed ....

CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses

Edited by JB Dunning

Comprehensive and extensive in its scope, the CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses compiles the most up-to-date information available from a wide range of literature sources ....

China Bird Report 2005

Edited by China Ornithological Society

Records for the China Bird Report 2005 sourced from 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four cities and one special administrative region (exclusive Hong Kong and ....

Cyprus Bird Report 2006

Edited by Colin Richardson

A full systematic list of all 288 species recorded in 2006, site maps, colour photos, 4 firsts papers, and the 2006 ringing report. ....

Encyclopedia of Aviculture

Glen Holland

Initiated as a book on African birds that feature in private avicultural and zoological collections around the globe, it soon became apparent that much of the information ....

Finding Birds in Darwin, Kakadu and the Top End

Northern Territory Australia

Niven McCrie and James Watson

The second edition of this comprehensive guide lists 50 sites with localities for all Top End birds. All sites are described in detail and include accurate maps. ....

Foraging Dynamics of Seabirds in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean

LB Spear, DG Ainley and WA Walker

The Goshawk

TH White

Between human beings and other animals there exists both an unbridgeable gulf and an insurmountable attraction. T. H. White was a young author searching for a subject who ....

The Grouse

Artists' Impressions

S Gudgeon, K Sykes and B Hoskyns

Nine of the foremost living wildlife artists - Simon Gudgeon, Ashley Boon, Ben Hoskyns, Terence Lambert, Rodger McPhail, Derek Robertson, Jonathan Sainsbury, Keith Sykes, and ....

A Guide to the Bird Sounds of the Colombian Andes / Guia Sonora de las Aves de los Andes Colombianos

M Alvarez, V Caro, O Laverde and AM Cuervo

Almost 20% of the world's bird species live in Colombia, the majority of them in the Andes region. ....

Guía Para la Identificación de las Aves de Paraguay

Tito Narosky and Dario Yzurieta

Identification guide to all 680 species of birds found in Paraguay, with 1500 colour illustrations of the birds and a distribution map for each species. The species ....

Guía de Aves del Chaco Húmedo

Richard Elsam

A readable guide to some of the commoner species that inhabit the Humid Chaco eco-region. Covers 250 species, each species with a colour illustration and some with a ....

Identifying Birds by Colour

Norman Arlott

It is not always easy for the amateur birdwatcher to correctly identify a bird from the glimpse that is seen as it flies past, but you do notice and remember its colour. And ....

Important Bird Areas in the United Kingdom Overseas Territories

Priority Sites for Conservation

Edited by Sarah Sanders

A new directory of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in the United Kingdom's 14 Overseas Territories highlights their massive global biological importance. ....

Rare Birds Yearbook 2008

Edited by Erik Hirschfeld

The purpose of the book is to put focus on the most endangered species in the world - their current situation, future prospects and what can be done to save them for coming ....

The State of UK's Birds 2006

RSPB

This is the eighth 'The State of the UK's Birds Report', published in 2007 and containing results from annual, periodic and one-off surveys and studies from as ....

The Status of Coastal Waterbirds in South-east Asia

Results of Waterbirds Surveys in Malaysia (2004-2006) and Thailand and Myanmar (2006)

David Li and Rosie Ounsted

The Status of Coastal Waterbirds and Wetlands in Southeast Asia: Results of Waterbird Surveys in Malaysia (2004-2006) and Thailand and Myanmar (2006) presents a ....

The Woodcock

Artists' Impressions

S Gudgeon, K Sykes and B Hoskyns

The woodcock is a mysterious, unpredictable, secretive bird, loved by many sportsmen and naturalists alike. For centuries artists have been inspired by this iconic bird; its ....

A Comparative Anatomy of the Neck Region in Lizards

A Research Study

Amal Al Hassawi Mubarak

Based on a Ph.D. thesis, this title covers a major group of reptile lizards with systematic analysis based on the observation and anatomy of the neck region. ....

Contributions to the History of Herpetology: Volume 2

Kraig Adler

This book consists of three sections, each world-wide in coverage. The first and longest section, by Kraig Adler, is a series of completely new biographies of the leading ....

Crocodile

The Largest Reptile

Gordon Grigg

This book focuses on the many skills that crocodilians have which have enabled their survival since the Mesozoic. Crocodylus porosus is equally at home in the sea and ....

A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar

F Glaw and M Vences

The second edition is a fully revised edition of this key guide, providing detailed descriptions for all known Malagasy amphibians and reptiles. It is comprehensively ....

Timber Rattlesnakes in Vermont and New York

Biology, History, and the Fate of an Endangered Species

Jon Furman

Today, small populations of timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) quietly inhabit parts of Rutland County in Vermont, and Warren, Washington, and Essex counties in New ....

Venomous Snakes of the World

Mark O'Shea

Features all major and unusual venomous snakes, their range, habitats and venom, along with personal anecdotes (including snakebite stories). Written by Mark O'Shea - one of ....

Voices of the Night

The Calls of the Frogs and Toads of Eastern North America

A classic audio guide to the voices of 36 species of frogs and toads found in eastern North America. Includes an informative narrative on taxonomy, distribution and natural ....

Anglerfish (Lophius spp) in Nordic Waters

Trond Thangstad, Otte Bjelland and Kjell H Nedreaas

The demand for anglerfish (also called monkfish) for human consumption has increased in the last couple of decades because of the delicate consistency of its meat, resulting in ....

Darwin's Fishes

An Encyclopedia of Ichthyology, Ecology and Evolution

Daniel Pauly

In Darwin's Fishes, Daniel Pauly presents an encyclopaedia of ichthyology, ecology and evolution, based upon everything that Charles Darwin ever wrote about fish. Entries ....

Fish Life in Special Environments

Edited by Philippe Sebert and DW Onyango

Living organisms are endowed with ingenious adaptive mechanisms to cope with the problems of special environments. Fish make an excellent model to depict the interplay ....

Fish Osmoregulation

Edited by Bernardo Baldisserotto and Juan Miguel Mancera Romera

Fish live in environments with a wide variety of chemical characteristics (fresh, brackish and seawater, acidic, alkaline, soft and hard waters). From an osmoregulatory ....

The Jaws of Death

Sharks as Predator, Man as Prey

X Maniguet

Biggest of all fish and the best equipped for hunting, sharks live in every ocean. No natural predator except the killer whale threatens them, and they possess an ....

The Origin of Higher Clades

Osteology, Myology, Phylogeny and Evolution of Bony Fishes and the Rise of Tetrapods

Rui Diogo

The book provides insight on the osteology, myology, phylogeny and evolution of Osteichthyes. It not only provides an extensive cladistic analysis of osteichthyan ....

Beekeeping

Inspiration and Practical Advice for Would-be Smallholders

Andrew Davies

It's no shock that the beekeeping trend is steadily on the rise. These fascinating and beautiful insects can be kept anywhere, whether your garden is a large country plot or ....

British and Irish Butterflies

A Complete Identification, Field and Site Guide to the Species, Subspecies and Forms

Adrian M Riley

This lavishly illustrated butterfly book is the first to cover all the adult forms found in the British Isles, including sub-species, written by a highly experienced ....

Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 66

Nova Especie de Hesperandra (Zikandra) Santos-Silva e chave o subgenero

Antonio Santos-Silva

Catalogue et Atlas des Coleopteres d'Alsace, Tome 16

Oedemeridae, Pythidae, Salpingidae, Pyrochroidae, Scraptiidae, Aderidae, Anthicidae, Meloidae, Rhipiphoridae, Mordellidae, Melandryidae, Tetratomidae, Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tenebrionidae

HJ Callot and F Matt

Collins Butterfly Guide

The Most Complete Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe

Tom Tolman and Richard Lewington

This classic guide to the butterflies of Britain and northern Europe enters its third edition as part of the authoritative `Collins Guide' series. ....

Comprehensive Index to The Festivus 1970 - 2005

Vol. XXXVII (Supplement)

Esperiana Memoir, Volume 4: The Lepidoptera of the Brandenberg Massif in Namibia Part 2

Edited by W Mey

Fauna Helvetica 20: Apidae 5

F Amiet, M Herrmann, A Müller and R Neumeyer

The 5th volume concerning the bees of Switzerland treats the genus Ammobates, Ammobatoides, Anthophora, Biastes, Ceratina, Dasypoda, Epeoloides, Epeolus, Eucera, ....

Faune de France, Volume 86: Hymenopteres Specidae d'Europe Occidentale Volume 3

Jacques Bitsch

Genome Mapping and Genomics in Arthropods

Edited by Wayne Hunter and Chittaranjan Kole

Mapping of animal genomes has generated huge databases and several new concepts and strategies, which are useful to elucidate origin, evolution and phylogeny. ....

Les Genres Crossotus, Biobessoides et Epidichostates

J Sudre, P Teocchi, G Sama and F Rousset

The Hawk Moths of North America

James P Tuttle

Although the hawk moths are among the most recognized moths in the world, aside from a small number of economically important species, surprisingly little is known about the ....

Insect Physiology and Biochemistry

JL Nation

Based on nearly 40 years of teaching, this best-selling text presents a clear description of the principles, fundamentals, and terminology of insect physiology. This ....

A Monograph of the Aphodiini Inhabiting the United States and Canada

(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)

Robert D Gordon and Paul E Skelly

Natural Beekeeping

Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture

R Conrad

Ross Conrad brings together the best organic and natural approaches to keeping honeybees healthy and productive. Readers will learn about non-toxic methods of controlling mites, ....

Nudibranchs of the World

Helmut Debelius and Rudie H Kuiter

This book sets a new benchmark for Nudibranch identification. It presents nudibranchs that have been photographed by the authors over a period of more than 30 years, along ....

Palaearctic Macrolepidoptera, Volume 1: Notodontidae

Alexander Schintlmeister

Volume 1 of this new series is authored by Dr Alexander Schintlmeister, Germany, the leading authority in these beautiful moths. The book is the first comprehensive work on ....

RES Handbook Volume 4 Part 2: The Carabidae

(Ground Beetles) of Britain and Ireland

Martin L Luff

The Carabidae (ground beetles) are a cosmopolitan family, with an estimated 40 000 species worldwide. The prime purpose of this book is to enable the reliable ....

Revision of the Genus Eodorcadion Breuning, 1947

Mikhail L Danilevsky

Swallow Butterflies

Biology and Ecology of a Few Indian Species

Jagannath Chattopadhyay

Taxonomic Catalogue of the Leafhoppers (Membracoidea), Part 1

Cicadellinae

Stuart H McKamey

Worldwide Door Snails

Hartmut Nordsieck

Contains articles on the land snail family Clausiliidae and lists of its valid taxa. The respective articles either give general information on the family or deal with special ....

Fossilium Catalogus Animalia, Volume 143: Catalogus Haramiyorum cum Figuris

(Allotheria Mesozoica)

G Hahn and R Hahn

Fossilium Catalogus Animalia, Volume 144: Lower Cretaceous Ammonites III

Bochianitoidea Ancyloceratoidea Ptychoceratoidea

J Klein, R Busnardo, M Company, G Delanoy et al

Messel: Schätze der Urzeit

Gabriele Gruber and Norbert Micklich

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 53

Edited by David William Sims

Dive Red Sea

The Ultimate Guide

Simon Rogerson and John McIntyre

Of the eight nations with Red Sea coastlines, Egypt has attracted the greatest number of diving visitors, and continues to do so. 'Dive Red Sea' offers fresh new insights into ....

Under the Sea-Wind

Rachel Carson

Originally published in 1941, "Under the Sea-Wind" presents a naturalist's picture of ocean life. This book is her breathtaking canvas of the fierce, competitive struggle for ....

About the Size of It

The Common Sense Approach to Measuring Things

Warwick Cairns

"About the Size of It" is a serious, but seriously funny book about measuring things. Readers will find out: Why an old Wellington boot is as important an instrument of ....

Adobe Photoshop for Underwater Photographers

Jack Drafahl and Sue Drafahl

In just a few short years, the underwater digital camera went from a novelty item to the predominant method for capturing underwater images. In this new book, underwater ....

The Andes and the Amazon

Carlos S Carbonell

This book is the journal of a study trip that Carlos S Carbonell made with five other men in 1948. They travelled through Argentina, Bolivia and Peru to Lima, and from there ....

The Art of Diving

Adventures in the Underwater World

Nick Hanna and Alex Mustard

The Art Of Diving brings together award winning photographer Alexander Mustard with leading author Nick Hanna in a remarkable book, which captures the soul of scuba diving ....

The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize

Peter Doherty

In this engaging book, Peter Doherty recounts his unlikely path to becoming a Nobel Laureate. Beginning with his humble origins in Australia, he tells how he developed an ....

Bernard Heuvelmans: Un Rebelle de la Science

JJ Barloy

Biography of the "Father of Cryptozoology" (1916 - 2001). ....

Bloom

Ron Van Dongen

In "Bloom", respected floral photographer Ron van Dongen works in colour for the first time. His bold still-lifes of richly coloured flowers on solid backgrounds delight and ....

Botanical Illustration Course with the Eden Project

Rosie Martin and Meriel Thurstan

This bestselling botanical illustration title new in paperback. Devised by experienced teacher and award-winning artist Rosie Martin, this course is based on the botanical ....

The Botanists and Mountain Guides of Snowdonia

Dewi Jones

An account of the characters involved and the plants found during an era when plant-hunters walked the mountains of Snowdonia. ....

Charles Darwin's Letters

From the Origin of Species to The Descent Of Man: A Selection of Charles Darwin's Letters from 1860-1870

Frederick Burkhardt

A highly readable selection of Darwin's correspondence from the publication of Origin of Species to his first public statements on the question of human descent. ....

Country Fair

The Countryside Companion

Edited by Macdonald Hastings

Here you will find advice and information on every imaginable country topic, from how to understand the behaviour of rooks to how to clean a shotgun, from when and how to prune ....

Dawson Turner

A Norfolk Antiquary and his Remarkable Family

Edited by Nigel Goodman

Digital Nature and Landscape Photography

M Lucock

Landscape photography is one of the last bastions of film; gradually, however, that is changing and more and more leading landscape photographers are adopting digital ....

The Digital Photography Book: Volume 2

Scott Kelby

In the follow-up to the successful first edition, this book provides photographers with nearly 200 ideas and suggestions for shooting dramatically sharper, more colorful, and ....

A Diver's Guide to the Art of Underwater Photography

Creative Techniques and Camera Systems for Digital and Film

Andrea Ferrari and Antonella Ferrari

Eight highly readable, innovative chapters about motivation, equipment, technique, mindframe, philosophy, artistic and media influences, camera models and brands, ....

Global Safari

James Parry

On a world tour through a variety of dramatic landscapes, from the pack ice of the Arctic to the desert wastes of Arabia, "Global Safari" explores fifty of the most ....

Great Ocean Adventures

Monty Halls

The filming of the television series "Great Ocean Adventures" was an extremely ambitious undertaking, taking a crew of five with a shoestring budget on a complete ....

How to Fossilise Your Hamster

Mick O'Hare

How can you measure the speed of light with chocolate and a microwave? Why do yo-yos yo-yo? Why does urine smell so peculiar after eating asparagus (includes helpful ....

Landscape Photographer of the Year, Collection 1

Edited by Charlie Waite

This collection brings together over 170 of the very best images from the inaugural Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. ....

Margaret Mee - Marianne North: Exploratrices Intrepides

Ruth A Stiff and Laura Ponsonby

A richly illustrated catalogue, produced to accompany an exhibition of works by the two talented botanical artists and travellers on display at the Mona Bismarck Foundation in ....

The Never-ending Days of Being Dead

Marcus Chown

In Chown's most ambitious book to date he sets out to answer some of the most provocative questions of today: Where did we come from? What the hell are we doing here? ....

The New Earth from Above: 365 Days

Yann Arthus-Bertrand et al

Completely revised and updated, "The New Earth from Above: 365 Days" has all-new photographs and text, including twelve essays on conservation and other global ....

Patterns of the Earth

Bernhard Edmaier

Bernhard Edmaier's source book of the extraordinary and abstract natural patterns that occur on the earth's surface features over 500 photographs by this award-winning aerial ....

Sacred Earth

Places of Peace and Power

Martin Gray

Acclaimed photographer and anthropologist, Martin Gray spent the last 20 years on an amazing pilgrimage: he visited 1,000 sacred sites in 80 countries around the world. His ....

The Scuba Diving Handbook

John Bantin

Whether you are looking for an introduction to the basics or advanced diving techniques to improve your skills, this indispensable guide will help you get the most out of your ....

Shark Man

My Obsession with the Great White Shark

Theo Ferreira

When a large wave unceremoniously dumped an enormous shark onto the rocks less than three metres away from eleven-year-old Theo Ferreira, the young boy was terrified. ....

The Snoring Bird

Bernd Henrich

From the bestselling author of "Winter World" comes the remarkable story of his father's life, his family's past, and how the forces of history and nature shaped his own life. ....

Super Crunchers

How Anything Can Be Predicted

Ian Ayres

Companies used to rely on human experts and their years of experience to guide them. Now, cutting-edge organizations are mining the data and crunching numbers instead, to ....

Top Wreck Dives of the World

Edited by Jack Jackson

This book explores the fascinating world of shipwrecks and wreck diving. Their great historical interest aside, shipwrecks shelter diverse communities of marine creatures ....

Traversa

A Solo Walk Across Africa, from the Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean

Fran Sandham

"Traversa" is a fascinating account of the hardships and hilarity Fran Sandham experienced during his epic solo journey on foot across Africa, from the Skeleton Coast ....

Tribe Series 1-3 DVD

Bruce Parry

Former Royal Marine officer and expedition leader Bruce Parry, sheds the trappings of a western existence and lives alongside tribes, such as the forest people of central ....

True to Form

David Bennett

David's love of the outdoors and Natural History has focused itself through painting and drawing. The work in this book has been completed over the last few years and includes ....

Two's Company, Three Is Complexity

Neil Johnson

What do traffic jams, stock market crashes, and wars have in common? They are all explained by complexity, an unsolved scientific puzzle which is considered by many to be ....

What Are You Optimistic About?

Edited by John Brockman

In 2007 the leading online forum for scientists and thinkers, www.edge.org, issued its third annual question: 'What are you optimistic about, and why?' As with its ....

What Shat That?

The Pocket Guide To Poop Identity

Matt Pagett

Ever wondered what wild creatures visit your garden at night, or which animal produces the world's biggest poop? Well, here is the book that will solve all those debates and ....

William Dunbar

Scientific Pioneer of the Old Southwest

Arthur H DeRosier

In 1804, while Lewis and Clark were still making their way up the Missouri River, Thomas Jefferson formulated a plan for a similarly ambitious exploration of the southern ....

The World as I See It

Albert Einstein

Einstein believed in humanity, in a peaceful world of mutual helpfulness, and in the high mission of science. Intended as a plea for these beliefs, this book, like no other ....

The Wrong Kind of Snow

Rob Penn and Antony Woodward

It is a fact universally acknowledged that the British are obsessed with the weather. The "Wrong Kind of Snow" is the complete daily companion to this national phenomenon. ....

The Ferocious Summer

Palmer's Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica

Meredith Hooper

Antarctica's capacity to create, store and disperse ice is critical to the way our planet functions. But along the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula there has been a ....

Galapagos

Islands Born of Fire

Tui De Roy

Ever since the days of Darwin, the Galapagos Islands have captured the imagination of the world. This book captures the ethereal - even haunting - quality of these islands, ....

The Lake District

The Panoramas

Mark Denton

Mark Denton's distinctive photography reveals some of the finest-ever wide-lens images of the Lakes, a landscape of great scenic beauty and one of the UK's most popular ....

Solomon Islands

A South Seas Journey

Michael McCoy

A photographic exploration of the marine and terrestrial environments of the Solomons. The photographs were taken over a period of more than 25 years and encompass virtually ....

Waterside Walks in Britain

AA

Enjoy the best of Britain's waterside areas with this fascinating collection of guided walks taking you step-by-step along the seashore, rivers, canals, inland lakes, streams ....

A Wild Life on Exmoor

Johnny Kingdom

Johnny Kingdom is the English countryside made flesh. He has lived his whole life on Exmoor, from his childhood catching moles to sell their skins, to his early wild days of ....

Wildlife Walks in Britain

AA

Enjoy the best of Britain's wildlife areas with this fascinating collection of guided walks taking you step-by-step through nature reserves, wildlife parks, towns, villages ....

The Yorkshire Dales

Landscape and Geology

Tony Waltham

This book is the first in an exciting new series that tells the story of some of Britain's most beautiful landscapes. Written with the general reader - the walker, the ....

Algae of the Peat Bog Inmodlniczka near Krakow (Wyznya Krakowsko - Czestochowska Upland, Poland)

Jolanta Piatek

Atlas of the Vegetation of Madagascar / Atlas de la Vegetation de Madagascar

Justin Moat and Paul Smith

Madagascar is the world's fourth largest island, and is recognized as one of the world's top ten hotspots for biodiversity. It is estimated that there are about 10,000 plant ....

Les Bambusees (2 Volume Set)

EG Camus

This 2 volume set (Volume 1. Text; Volume 2. Plates) deals with historic and bibliographic details of bamboos which are found all over the world in different ....

Betrock's Landscape Palms

Alan W Meerow

Scientific information for 126 landscape palms and includes such topics as fertilization, pest and disease problems, transplanting and care, salt, drought and ....

Britains Favourite Plants

Over 1,000 Plants Chosen by the Nation's Top Nurseries

Edited by Geraldine Sweeney

Compiled by the Royal Horticultural Society, this is the ultimate handbook for gardeners wishing to find out about key plant species for their garden. With plants arranged in a ....

Bryophytes of Colorado

Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts

William A Weber and Ronald C Wittman

Region of coverage includes Colorado. A useful source for the mountainous regions of the interior western United States. Includes catalogs of genera and species that provide a ....

Clematis for Small Spaces

Raymond Evison

Clematis have long enjoyed popularity in gardens large enough to accommodate them- and now, with the arrival of a new generation of cultivars that excel in mixed borders, ....

Colour

Jane Packer

Jane Packer showcases a unique variety of stunning flowers and individual varieties of foliage, not in alphabetical order, but simply by colour. Within chapters of Red, White, ....

The Curious World of Carnivorous Plants

A Comprehensive Guide to their Biology and Cultivation

Wilheim Barthlott, Stefan Porembski, Rudiger Seine and Inge Theisen

Plants that trap and eat animals have inspired awe since before the days of Darwin. Lured into the danger zone by optical, tactile, and olfactory strategies, the prey ....

Desmids of the Lowlands

Mesotaeniaceae and Desmidiaceae

PFM Coesel and J Meesters

Algal species and in particular desmids are important indicators of water quality. Because of their preferential occurrence in vulnerable habitats, desmids lend themselves ....

The Diatoms

Biology and Morphology of the Genera

FE Round, RM Crawford and DG Mann

This book presents a wide-ranging introduction to the diatoms together with an illustrated description of over 250 genera. Diatoms are important as perhaps the ....

Dispersal in Plants

A Population Perspective

Roger Cousens, Calvin Dytham and Richard Law

This advanced textbook is the first to explore the consequences of plant dispersal for population and community dynamics, spatial patterns, and evolution. It successfully ....

Down to Earth with Helen Dillon

Helen Dillon

In this book Helen Dillon encapsulates, in her inimitable witty and accessible style, her lifetime of gardening know-how, deep love of plants, and assured sense of design. ....

Eucalypts of the Sydney Region

A Bushwalker's Guide

Gary Leonard

Eucalypts of the Sydney Region describes 77 eucalypt species that are commonly found in the Sydney Basin, between Newcastle in the north and the Shoalhaven and ....

Ferns and Fern-Allies of Tripura: North East India

NC Das

The state of Tripura is one of the richest and interesting Botanical regions in North East India, which is floristically incompletely known. The present work is the outcome ....

Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh

Plants of the Bible and the Qu'ran

Lytton J Musselman

This book celebrates the plants of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Quran. From acacia, the wood of the tabernacle, to wormwood, whose bitter leaves, as absinthe, ....

Flora Briofitica Ibérica, Volumen 1

Edited by Juan Guerra

Flora Malesiana, Series 1: Volume 18: Apocynaceae

(subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae)

DJ Middleton

The family Apocynaceae has recently been much expanded to include the Asclepiadaceae. The Apocynaceae in the traditional sense now comprises two of the five subfamilies: ....

Flora of Siberia, Volume 13: Asteraceae (Compositae)

Edited by LI Kashina

Flora of Tropical East Africa: Dracaenaceae

G Mwachala and PK Mbugua

Flora of Tropical East Africa: Polygalaceae

Jorge Paiva

Flora of Tropical East Africa: Sterculiaceae

Edited by HJ Beentje and SA Ghazanfar

Freshwater Algae of the Southeastern United States, Part 8

Chrysophyceae, Xanthophyceae, Raphidophyceae, Cryptophyceae and Dinophyceae

Gary E Dillard

Fungi non Delineati 37: Basidiomicetos raros de la Peninsula Iberica

ML Castro and B Blanco-Dios

Fungi non Delineati 38: Entoloma nuevos o interesantes de la Peninsula Iberica

J Vila and F Caballero

Fungi non Delineati 39: Funghi clavioidi

G Campagnola

Fungi non Delineati 40: Indice Pars 1-39

Fungi non Delineati 41 - 42: Cortinarius Ibero-Insulares I

Grupo Ibero-Insular de Cortinariologos

Going Organic

The Good Gardners Guide to Solving the Problems

Bob Flowerdew

In Bob's common-sense style, "Going Organic" proves to be an approachable, practical and pleasurable read. With his vast experience as an organic gardener, he takes you through ....

Growing Palm Trees in Hawai`i

And Other Tropical Climates

David Leaser

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced gardener, this handy reference is the perfect instruction manual for growing palm trees in Hawaii and other tropical ....

Guía de Arboles y Arbustos del Chaco Húmedo

Maria del Carmen Peña-Chocarro, Juana Egea Juvinel et al

A handsome photographic guide to some of the more distinctive trees and shrubs of the Humid Chaco, an area of the country that is frequently ignored by field workers. Species ....

Icones Pleurothallidiinarum XXIX: A Third Century of Stelis of Ecuador, Systematics of Apoda-Prorepentia

Systematics of Miscellaneous Small Genera, Addenda New Genera, Species and Combinations (Orchidaceae)

Carlyle A Luer

Part three of four presents 100 new species of Stelis. The new species are presented alphabetically in three artificial sections, groups of more or less allied species with ....

Introductory Plant Biology

Kingsley Stern

This introductory text assumes little prior scientific knowledge on the part of the student. It includes sufficient information for some shorter introductory botany courses ....

John Brookes

Garden and Landscape Designer

Barbara Simms

After a foreword by John Brookes himself and a brief introduction, "The Story of John Brookes" reveals all the influences that have come to bear on John's work plotting the ....

The Lichen Genus Micarea (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) in Poland

Pawel Czarnota

A taxonomic revision of Polish lichen collections belonging to the genus Micarea in its broad sense is presented. 34 species are recognized, of which two, are new to science. A ....

Lichenologische Nebenstunden

Contributions to lichen taxonomy and ecology in honour of Klaus Kalb

Andreas Frisch, Ute Lange and Bettina Staiger

The Little Book of Compost

For a Healthy Garden and Happy Planet

Allan Shepherd

A fun and practical guide to compost from the bestselling author of 'The Little Book of Slugs' and 'The Organic Garden'. Whether you're crazy about compost or just keen to ....

A Manual of Indian Forest Botany

NL Bor

This book deals with systematic nomenclature of plants found in India, with distribution. ....

The Medieval Flower Book

C Fisher

Focuses on one hundred major varieties of flowers and plants that appear in medieval manuscripts and provides intriguing explanations of their uses, history and symbolism. ....

Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies

Revealing their Natural History

Carolyn F Dodson and William W Dunmire

More than a field guide, Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies offers cultural and botanical essays that present useful and fascinating facts about ....

Out of the Woods

The Armchair Guide to Trees

Will Cohu

Can you identify that tree outside the window? Probably not. Most of us don't know an oak from a sycamore, let alone a beech from a birch. It's time to turn over a new ....

Photobiology

The Science of Life and Light

Edited by Lars Olof Björn

Originally published by Springer Netherlands ....

Pines of South East Asia

PK Srivastava and N Bhar

Pines are unique species of high economic, ecological, cultural and spiritual significance. They provide a multitude of benefits to human beings, including highly ....

Plant Embryogenesis

Edited by Maria Fernanda Suare and Peter Bozhkov

The advent of the postgenome era has brought a remarkable evolution in modern plant embryology. In Plant Embryogenesis, the authors focus on the common developmental ....

The Plant-Book

A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants

Edited by DJ Mabberley

Mabberley's Plant-Book is internationally accepted as an essential reference text for anyone studying, growing or writing about plants. In over 20,000 entries this ....

Progress in Botany, Volume 69

Edited by Ulrich E Lüttge, W Beyschlag and Jin Murata

With one volume published each year, this series keeps scientists and students current with the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. This ....

RHS Bamboos and Grasses

Simple Steps to Success

Jon Ardle

This book presents simple steps to gardening success, from the experts at the RHS. Follow RHS show-how and know-how for a garden that looks great all year round (whatever ....

RHS Grasses

Roger Grounds

Grasses are the keynote plants of twenty-first century gardening. They provide year-round interest and are hugely versatile offering a diversity of size, form, colour ....

RHS New Gardening

How to Garden in a Changing Climate

Matthew Wilson

The book first considers how we should garden today and what the new gardening means. Thematic chapters identify the benefits and potential of your site, look at the ....

A Review of the Genus Pritchardia

Donald R Hodel

This is the first comprehensive treatment of the genus Pritchardia in over 75 years. Pritchardia palms, sometimes called loulu palms, are found on islands in the ....

Roses of Mughal Garden

Brahma Singh

Roses of Mughal Garden is a photographic record of the roses in the Mughal Garden at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Mughal Garden is one of the most beautiful gardens in the world, and ....

The Royal Horticultural Society Diary 2008

Frances Lincoln Ltd

The RHS diary and address book for 2008 are illustrated with colour prints from three great nineteenth century multi-volume anthologies of rare and unusual plants from around ....

Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife

Dominic Couzens

There is no wildlife closer to us than that found in our gardens - or indeed, in our houses - so it follows that many of those creatures we love, such as foxes and ....

Selection Methods in Plant Breeding

I Bos and P Caligari

Written for plant breeders, researchers and post-graduate students, this book provides a comprehensive review of the methods and underlying theoretical foundations used for ....

Theatrum Rosarum

Le Rose Antiche E Moderne

Elena Accati and Elena Costa

A reference work detailing more than 5,500 old and modern roses. The entries for each rose details information for identification, based on field data concerning more that ....

Trees and their Bark

A Selection with Stories and Pictures

John Mortimer and Bunny Mortimer

The emphasis on this book is on the often unappreciated subject of tree bark. Using over 270 photos the authors show the wonderful range of colours and textures of bark over a ....

Trees of Rashtrapati Bhavan

Brahma Singh

The book is a pictorial presentation of the trees of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Since its commissioning in 1929 (the then Viceroy's House) 160 tree species have been added to the ....

Vegetables I

Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodicaceae and Cucurbitaceae

Edited by Jaime Prohens and Fernando Nuez

This significant work will be high on every horticulturalist's Christmas list. ....

The Wild Flowers of Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve, Sikkim

D Maity and GG Maiti

This book takes a positive approach to highlight 260 wild flowers found in the areas of Sikkim, as well as in the Himalayas including Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. The account ....

World Checklist of Cyperaceae

Sedges

Raphael Govaerts and David A Simpson

The sedge family, Cyperaceae, is the third largest family of monocotyledonous plants. They are of significant economic importance, especially among rural communities in the ....

World Checklist of Dioscoreales

Yams and their Allies

Rafael Govaerts, Paul Wilkin and Richard MK Saunders

Dioscoreales are a small but systematically and economically significant order of monocotyledons. The most diverse and important member is the yam genus, Dioscorea L., a ....

Zambian Plants

Their Vernacular Names and Uses

Dennis G Fowler

An essential reference for any botanist working in Zambia, this comprehensive list of vernacular plant names is not only cross-referenced to the most up to date scientific ....

Animal Cell Technology

From Biopharmaceuticals to Gene Therapy

Edited by Leda Castilho, Angela Moraes, Elisabeth Augusto and Mike Butler

Animal Cell Technology will provide an insight into biological and engineering concepts related to mammalian and insect cell technology, as well as provide an overview of the ....

Animal Tracking Basics

Jon Young and Tiffany Morgan

Tracking wildlife successfully requires more than just looking for trails and scat. It requires an awareness of how an animal behaves in its environment - how it finds food, ....

The Bacteria

Their Origin, Structure, Function and Antibiosis

Arthur L Koch

Understanding antibiotic chemotherapy at the ecological level is necessary for more permanent advances in development and in the usage of antibiotic agents both old, new, ....

Bio-mechanisms of Swimming and Flying

Fluid Dynamics, Biomimetic Robots, and Sports Science

Edited by Naomi Kato and Shinji Kamimura

Biomechanics studies of animals in swimming and flying can serve an increasing role in understanding the mechanisms that enable animals to move effectively and efficiently in ....

Biology

For the IB Diploma

Andrew Allott

This guide has been updated to meet the needs of students taking the IB Diploma Programme Biology from 2007. It is highly illustrated and concepts are precisely and ....

Dietary Modulation of Cell Signaling Pathways

Edited by Surh Young-Joon et al

Because fine-tuning of cellular signaling pathways is pivotal for maintaining homeostasis in the living organism, disruption of any of the signal transduction ....

Emerging Protozoan Pathogens

Edited by Naveed Khan

Fast advances have been made in the field of protozoology, specifically around the area of emerging protozoan pathogens. This timely volume provides the reader with a current ....

Experimental Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology

Edited by C Haldar, M Singaravel, SR Pandi-Perumal and DP Cardinali

The volume is broadly divided into four main sections: (I) Experimental endocrinology; (II) Reproductive biology and clinical endocrinology; (II