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ALTAI
Surveying snow leopards and other animals in the mountains of the Altai Republic, Central Asia. |
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A selection of recommended titles for this expedition, available from nhbs.com |
| Zoology: Mammals |
| Zoology: Birds |
| Regional Natural History & Travel |
| Evolutionary Biology |
| Conservation & Biodiversity |
| Data Analysis, Statistics & Modelling |
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Zoology: Mammals
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Animals in Nature
Vladimir Smirin and Yuri Smirin Vladimir and Yuri Smirin - well known wildlife artists as well as biologists - travelled extensively through the former Soviet Union on their expeditions studying mammals. The chapters are grouped according to the habitats visited - desert, mountains, coast, steppe and forest - and describe the authors' observations of seals, Arctic foxes, jeyrans, ibex, chamois, elk (at an elk farm), gorals, pikas, great gerbils, burunduks, and several other small mammals. |
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Mammals of China
Sheng Helin, Noriyuki Ohtaishi and Lu Houji Introduces the mammals of China covering 56 families, and each species is given its name, feature, habit, breeding, geographical distribution and protection grade. |
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New Encyclopaedia of Mammals
Edited by David Macdonald Welcome return to print of this classic encyclopedia in a completely new, revised edition. It is a beautiful photographic account and a well organised mine of information mammals throughout the world. For each mammalian order and family, there are general descriptions, followed by detailed accounts for selected species, as well as numerous brief accounts of other species. The text covers all aspects of morphology, behaviour and ecology, and is comprehensively illustrated with colour plates and colour photographs. There are also maps of distribution for selected families and/or species. |
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Snow Leopard
Peter Matthiessen Matthiessen's compelling account of his search for the elusive snow leopard of the Himalayas. |
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Wild Cats
Edited by Peter Jackson and Kristin Nowell Compiled and edited by Kristin Nowell and Peter Jackson Presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on the 36 species of wild cats in the world. It includes the first published collection of detailed range maps and some of the first photographs of rare species in the wild. It provides a thorough review of major issues in cat conservation such as habitat loss and management of big cats in livestock areas; field and laboratory research; international trade; the role of zoos; reintroduction. High priority projects are identified to further the cause of cat consevation. |
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Wild Sheep and Goats and their Relatives
Edited by David M Shackleton Summarises the present knowledge on the conservation status of wild Caprinae and presents management recommendations for their sutainable utilization. |
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Zoology: Birds
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Field Guide to the Birds of China
John MacKinnon Comprehensive, taxonomically modern, and fully illustrated field guide to the Chinese birds. Over 1300 species are illustrated in 128 original paintings, and fully described in the text. Colour distribution maps are provided for all illustrated species. John MacKinnon lived in China and Hong Kong for eight years, and has extensive experience of watching and writing about Chinese birds. This important book is a landmark in field guide publishing. Contents include: Introduction to the Region; History of Ornithology in China; Avian Biogeography of Region; Conservation; Field Techniques for Birdwatching; Anatomy and Plumage of a Bird; Glossary of Terms Used; Family and Species Descriptions; Limited Distribution Birds of Endemic Bird Areas; Lists of Threatened and Endangered Species of China; List of Birds of North Arunchal Pradesh (not described in book); List of Birds Expected on Spratly Islands (not described in book); List of clubs and journals for the area; Chinese names; Bibliography; Index and Synonyms. |
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Regional Natural History & Travel
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Beyond the Last Village
Alan Rabinowitz Takes the reader on a journey of exploration, danger, and discovery in Hkakabo Razi National Park, at the southeast edge of the Himalayas, now one of Southeast Asia's largest protected areas. As Rabinowitz takes us through this "lost world", he describes the Rawang, a former slave group, the Taron, a solitary enclave of the world's only pygmies of Asian ancestry, and Myanmar Tibetans living in the furthest reaches of the mountains. He also describes the territories of strange, majestic-looking beasts that few people have ever heard of and fewer have ever seen, including golden takin, red goral, blue sheep, black barking deer. The survival of these ancient species is now threatened, not by natural forces but by hunters with snares and crossbows, trading body parts for basic household necessities. Rabinowitz delivers a powerful message. |
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Lonely Planet Travel Guides: Central
Asia, Travel Survival Kit
John King, Andrew Humphreys and John Noble Travel information for Kazakhstan, Kyrgzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. |
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Lonely Planet Travel Guide: Mongolia
Paul Greenway, Robert Storey and Gabriel Lafitte |
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Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe
George B Schaller Since 1985 Schaller and his Chinese and Tibetan co-workers have surveyed the flora and fauna of the Chang Tang, the vast remote Tibetan steppe that is home to a unique assemblage of large mammals, including the Tibetan antelope, gazelle, argali sheep, wild ass, wild yak, wolves, and snow leopards. Although 1997's fine Tibet's Hidden Wilderness gave a general coffee-table style introduction to what is now a 130,000 square mile reserve, this is the first detailed look at the natural history of one of the world's least known ecosystems. The plains ungulates are the main focus of the book - especially the Tibetan antelope, or chiru, whose migrations define the ecosystem much as those of the wildebeest define the Serengeti. Schaller's descriptions of mammal numbers and distribution, behaviour, and ecology provide baseline information that may allow wildlife, grasslands, and pastoralists to continue to coexist harmoniously in this region. |
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Evolutionary Biology
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Diversity of Life
Edward O Wilson An inspiring work by this eminent scientist and conservationist. Wilson traces the processes that create new species in bursts of adaptive radiation, and identifies the five major extinctions of the last 600 million years. Each cataclysmic event, caused by a meteorite strike or climatic change, required 10-100 million years of evolutionary repair. The lessons are clear - the sixth major extinction, caused this time entirely by man - could ultimately be the greatest of them all. Drawing on evidence and examples from around the world, the author argues forcibly that the conflicting forces of economic development and natural preservation must be reconciled if the world's biological diversity is to be saved. A great book. From the text: `Consider this: Of the estimated 10 million species of plants and animals alive in the world's rain forests, a minimum of 27,000 go extinct each year; 74 each day; 3 each hour' `Edward Wilson is today's towering figure in American Biological Literature. Not since Darwin has an author so lifted the science of ecology with insight and delightful imagery.' Richard Dawkins. New edition includes an extensive new forward by the author. |
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Conservation & Biodiversity
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Last Chance to See . . .
D Adams and M Carwardine Now available on CD-ROM. A book full of tragi-comic overtones, this is an account of five expeditions to various parts of the world to search for rare and endangered species, such as the aye-aye, the kakapo and the Yangtse River dolphin. Carwardine is an experienced zoologist, but Adams is better known as the bestselling author of A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. |
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State of the Planet
David Attenborough Attenborough brings his matter-of-fact clarity to discuss the latest scientific research on the state of the planet with explanations on rainforest destruction, global warming, extinction of species, rising sea-levels, drought and meteoric collisions. Over the course of three programmes, he works with experts to ask whether nature really is in a crisis of species extinction, to examine why has this come about and finally to understand what options for the future remain open to us. His quest takes him on a truly global trail, from Kenya to Ecuador, from the Philippines and the Maldives to Easter Island, and from South Africa to California - visiting habitats of threatened species and exploring ways in which life can be sustained for the future. |
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Data Analysis, Statistics & Modelling
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Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations
Caryl Elzinga, Dan Salzer, James Willoughby and James Gibbs Overview of population monitoring, aiming aims to be an accessible introduction to field techniques for measuring important attributes of animal and plant populations. It also covers different ways of recording monitoring data in the field and describes means for entering and managing field monitoring data sets with computers. |
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