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NHBS Grapevine: The Best of our Books & Equipment #20
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NHBS Grapevine - The Best of Our Books & Equipment
#20 
10th March 2016  

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In this edition: The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew have done a brilliant job on their latest publication, Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Mediterranean, and look out for new editions of two of Kew's prominent bestsellers.

Other highlights: The popular Naturalist's Guides are easy-to-use ID guides to diverse groups of wildlife, with a focus on the Asia Pacific region - two new guides are out now; read up on the history of bird atlases and newt survey equipment on the NHBS blog; new books in stock include the Flight Identification Guide of Raptors; the Helm Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, and a new water beetle atlas from the FSC.

Make sure you don't miss this week's book listings! Leon has been cataloguing some gems including a deep dive into avian intelligence, the next HMW volume, a natural history of jellyfish, and a superb publication on Brazil's parrots.
 
Leon's Bookshelf
Leon's selection of new arrivals at the warehouse & important new titles catalogued.
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Luanne's Kit Bag
In this edition we look at a range of products suitable for botanical survey work.
Browse Luanne's Kit Bag

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Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew - latest books
As well as hosting the the largest and arguably most famous collection of living plants of any garden in the world, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a major botanical publisher. Kew's titles range from botanical art, photography and horticulture, to scientific journals, floras, checklists, field guides and illustrated botanical monographs.
New
Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Mediterranean
Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Mediterranean
Covering over 5,000 species, Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Mediterranean is the most comprehensive and up-to-date plant identification guide to the area extending from the Portuguese Algarve in the west to Italy in the east, the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearics, and North Africa from Morocco to Tunisia.
New editions
The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
Out now
The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
The new edition of the The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook features another 17 families. Richly illustrated guide written by experts in tropical botany.
The Kew Plant Glossary: An Illustrated Dictionary of Plant Identification Terms
Due April 2016
The Kew Plant Glossary: An Illustrated Dictionary of Plant Identification Terms
A key reference for compilers of floras, monographs and the like, the second edition of The Kew Plant Glossary describes 4,500 botanical terms.
Bestsellers in the Kew range:
Naturalist's Guides
Two new releases in the popular series of photographic pocket guides feature nearly 300 of the most common bird species you'll see in each country, with site guides and national checklists.
A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Hong Kong
A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Singapore
Endangered bats identified in Canada
The little brown bats and northern myotis have been discovered in caves in the Alberta foothills. The BatCaver project sees experienced cavers, in association with the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada (WCS), searching caves to locate bat hibernation spots. Knowing where the bats roost may help prevent white-nose syndrome.

Fledgling Tahiti Monarchs under threat
Of the 14 birds which fledged in 2015/16, five have disappeared in mysterious circumstances. BirdLife partner SOP Manu are under pressure to safeguard the future of this critically endangered species.

Hampshire's butterfly anniversary
Butterfly Conservation are celebrating 250 years since naturalist and writer Gilbert White became the first person to officially record butterflies in the county on 8th March 1776. Local butterfly lovers are invited to download an app to record their sightings in the coming months.
Our catalogue editor's picks from the new books at NHBS

Important arrivals at the warehouse: Important titles catalogued:
New product listings and range highlights from the NHBS Equipment Team

Botanical survey kit:
PRE-PUBLICATION SPECIAL OFFERS
Due March 2016
Birds of New Guinea: Distribution, Taxonomy, and Systematics
SAVE 26% Birds of New Guinea: Distribution, Taxonomy, and Systematics
The authoritative text on the distribution, taxonomy, and systematics of the Birds of New Guinea, synthesising research from the last 70 years
Next chance to meet NHBS in 2016
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On the Blog
NHBS Blog: How bird atlases swept the world… with a little help from their friends
How bird atlases swept the world… with a little help from their friends
Read up on the history of bird atlases in this fascinating overview of the grid-based dot-mapped conservation phenomenon.
NHBS Blog: The NHBS guide to newt survey equipment
The NHBS guide to newt survey equipment
Find out about all the latest essential kit you will need if you are involved in newt survey.
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NHBS Book Clearance Sale
Available now
Flight Identification of Raptors of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
It's here! Flight Identification of Raptors of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East is a majestic work containing an impressive 1,200 colour photos - most published here for the first time.
Available now
Birds of Borneo
Second edition of the Helm Field Guide to this fascinating biodiversity hotspot, whose unique landscape and climate supports a varied avifauna with many endemics. Birds of Borneo describes over 630 species recorded on the island.
Available now
Atlas of the Predaceous Water Beetles (Hydradephaga) of Britain and Ireland
Atlas of the Predaceous Water Beetles (Hydradephaga) of Britain and Ireland
New Biological Records Centre (BRC) Atlas published by the Field Studies Council (FSC). Atlas of the Predaceous Water Beetles (Hydradephaga) of Britain and Ireland is based on around 276,000 records of the five beetle families included.
Available now
Mark Carwardine's Guide to Whale Watching in Britain and Europe: Where to Go, What to See
The second edition of Mark Cawardine's Guide to Whale Watching in Britain and Europe features up-to-date information on where to watch whales, and gives detailed accounts of all cetacean species occurring in Europe.
Equipment highlight
LED Lenser P7.2 Torch
The robust and weatherproof LED Lenser P7.2 Torch produces an impressive 320 lumen beam and is powered by four AAA batteries
NHBS Equipment Clearance Sale
Flora Corner
PhytoKeys 59: World Checklist of Hornworts and Liverworts (2-Volume Set)
Journal special volume: PhytoKeys 59: World Checklist of Hornworts and Liverworts is the first-ever worldwide checklist of accepted taxa for liverworts (Marchantiophyta) and hornworts (Anthocerotophyta). Covers 7486 species in 398 genera representing 92 families from the two phyla.
Fauna Corner
Bird-Dropping Tortrix Moths of the British Isles: A Field Guide to the Bird-Dropping Mimics
Bird-Dropping Tortrix Moths of the British Isles covers 65 species including those new to this edition. Photos, maps, text and species checklist have been updated and there are new comparison plates.


 
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