NHBS Monthly Catalogue: February 2012
Habitats, Ecosystems & Natural Spaces
A CARIBBEAN FOREST TAPESTRY
The Multidimensional Nature of Disturbance and Response
Edited by N Brokaw, T Crowl, A Lugo, W McDowell, F Scatena, R Waide and M Willig
Global change threatens ecosystems worldwide, and tropical systems with their high diversity and rapid development are of special concern. We can mitigate the impacts of change if we understand how ......
Long-Term Ecological Research Network Series
464 pp.
hardcover | NYP 06/2012 | £44.99 | approx. $71/€54
GRASSLANDS, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND MAN
Edited by AI Breymeyer and George M van Dyne
This book was first published in 1980 and was a synthesis of much of the recent work on the functioning of grassland ecosystems at the time. It is concerned with the ways in which nutrients and ......
International Biological Programme Synthesis Series 19
974 pp.
softcover | NYP 04/2012 | £69.99 | approx. $111/€84
THE GREAT WOOD
The Ancient Forest of Caledon
Jim Crumley
The Great Wood of Caledon--the historic native forest of Highland Scotland--has a reputation as potent and misleading as the wolves that ruled it. The popular image is of an impassable, sun-snuffing ......
208 pp, colour plates.
softcover | 2011 | £9.99 | approx. $16/€12
METHODS OF SOIL ANALYSIS: PART 5 - MINERALOGICAL METHODS
Edited by April L Ulery and L Richard Drees
The latest installment in the well-received "Methods of Soil Analysis" series, "Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 5. Mineralogical Methods", presents valuable techniques that will enable researchers ......
Soil Science Society of America Book Series 5/5
544 pp.
hardcover | 2008 | £150 | approx. $237/€180
THE RIVERS OF BRITAIN
Estuaries, Tideways, Havens, Lochs, Firths and Kyles
Stuart Fisher
Britain's rivers deserve to be better known. Teeming with wildlife, steeped in history, sporting bridges, docks and stunning architecture, not to mention supporting riverside pubs, waterways ......
304 pp, colour photos, colour maps.
softcover | 2012 | £24.99 | approx. $40/€30
SHEFFIELD'S WOODLAND HERITAGE
Mel Jones
New Edition
Sheffield's ancient woods are the envy of other English cities. Many of the woods we use as short cuts, walk our dogs in, or visit to see the spectacular displays of bluebells, were known to our ......
74 pp, colour & b/w photos, b/w illustrations, b/w maps, tables.
softcover | 2011 | £10.99 | approx. $18/€14
SOIL ECOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Diana H Wall et al
This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis ......
464 pp, illustrations.
hardcover | NYP 06/2012 | £75 | approx. $119/€90
SOIL SCIENCE: STEP-BY-STEP FIELD ANALYSIS
Edited by Sally Logsdon, Dave Clay and Demie Moore
Natural resource manager, agronomist, land use consultant, educator, environmental consultant...The lines are blurred, the questions are complicated, and soil science is required knowledge. ......
255 pp, illustrations.
softcover | 2008 | £130 | approx. $206/€156
