This field guide discusses more than 200 ant species, and details 100 of them in great detail, covering descriptions, distribution, possible confusion species, habitat, and biology. Fourmis de France also gives tips for finding ant nests. A key to...

Spiders are often found lurking in dusty corners, where we can observe them with interest or brush them away with disgust – or make a run for it, as the agitated Miss Muffet does. They are just as prevalent in our cultural landscapes, starring...

The molluscs are the largest group of animals on the planet after the insects. Throughout history, their shells have inspired scientists, artists, and collectors with their amazing shapes, colours, and patterns. Seashells is a marvellous...

This thematic volume on the molluscs of Ambon Island, part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, contains the following four contributions:- A review and iconography of the shelled terrestrial gastropods of Ambon (Moluccas, Indonesia), including the...

Dragonflies spend most of their lives underwater as larvae. Once they reach adulthood, one can find their discarded exoskeleton or exuviae at the water's edge, though the dragonfly is usually gone at this point. The presence of exuviae is an...

Did you know that bees have been around for over 100 million years? Or that the Brehon Laws included judgments about the rightful ownership of swarms? And why Irish beekeepers plant bluebells around their hives?From the perfection of their hexagonal...

This is an up-to-date and comprehensive handbook that presents a wealth of information on the different aspects of one of the largest dipterous family, Culicidae (Mosquitoes). India shares more than ten percent of the global mosquito fauna and this...

Dragonflies and damselflies are among the most charismatic and best-loved insects. Together with butterflies, they are the insect equivalent of birds: many species are colourful and attractive, and most can be identified with relative ease,...

This book provides an accessible and richly illustrated reference guide to the Darwin wasp tribes Pimplini and Theroniini (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). It includes 25 species, each represented by both male and female specimens. Dichotomous keys to...

This colour-coded guide, lavishly illustrated with high-resolution macro images, is the result of some twenty years of study of the aquatic insect fauna of two Tasmanian lakes and some six years or more of the aquatic invertebrates in various other...

This essential work describes the basic concepts for understanding the evolutionary history of living beings on Earth; the emergence of multicellular life and the evolutionary paths followed by the ancestors of butterflies (arthropods, insects)...

This is the second fascicle treating a portion of the New World apameine moth fauna. The North American species of the genera Amphipoea Billberg and Hydraecia Guenée are reviewed, and the genera Cherokeea Quinter & Sullivan, Franclemontia...

Ants AIDGAP is a handy reference guide for naturalists and enthusiasts.- Straightforward flow chart to identify distinctive ants from live specimens- Also features a guide to ant anatomy, including how to distinguish workers, males and queens-...

This book is a one-stop resource for teaching entomology at undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as for training field entomologists. It addresses current knowledge gaps in all areas of insect science relevant to university teaching and the...

There are more than 50 000 species of spiders. They surround us in our daily lives and, contrary to popular belief, the vast majority are completely harmless to humans.In Silk & Venom, James O'Hanlon takes us from his backyard in Australia to...

The ultimate goal of this project, The Conchological Albums - Terrestrial Molluscs, is to figure the world's biodiversity of land snails as completely as possible. Volume 19 of this series figures 762 shells of the families Enidae, Epirobiidae,...

The ultimate goal of this project, The Conchological Albums - Terrestrial Molluscs, is to figure the world's biodiversity of land snails as completely as possible. Volume 20 of this series figures 606 shells of the Gastrodontidae and Geomitridae...

A comprehensive study of the fleas of the region.

With each tide, the waves deposit little wonders of nature on the beach: the shells of bivalves and sea snails. This guide will help you identify the shells of the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean, and the...

This is an up-to-date and comprehensive handbook that presents a wealth of information on the different aspects of one of the largest dipterous families, Culicidae (mosquitoes). India shares more than 10% of the global mosquito fauna, and some of the...

How do butterflies feed? Why are their wings often so colourful? How does a caterpillar become a butterfly? Did some species observed in our gardens really fly from Africa? How do these insects withstand the cold? How do caterpillars produce silk?...

This unprecedented 20-volume set is the result of an 8-year project that has assembled all ecological and biological information available for all central and northern European butterflies, Burnet and Forester Moths, in total 353 species, 42 of which...

Britain's high places are many and varied, from the rolling hills and lush valleys of the Malverns to the vertiginous slopes of Snowdonia, the romantic peaks and vistas of the Lake District and the silent sub-Arctic tundra of the Cairngorms.As he...

What is the future of the British countryside? In a time of rapid environmental, economic, and social change, what does the countryside mean to us, and what could it become?Future Rural gathers together a powerful chorus of diverse voices-writers,...

Spanning millennia of history and ecological transformation, this book explores the forested and non-forested ecosystems of the Southern Appalachians and Interior Highlands regions of the United States. It examines their fauna and flora, highlighting...

This first volume on Himalayan forests discusses the synthesis of Himalayan forest ecosystems. It begins with contextual foundations that establish the environmental background and climate patterns crucial for understanding these mountains. The...

This second volume on Himalayan forests provides critical insights into Himalayan forests' response to the dual pressures of anthropogenic and natural stressors during the unprecedented environmental change. It examines forest reactions to...

This book examines the entanglements and blurred edges of nature conservation and geopolitical relations in the borderlands of the trinational Maya Forest.Maya Forest is an umbrella term for transboundary conservation developed by scientists and...

Originally published by Harvill Press in 1987 and reissued in paperback in 1997.Sir Joseph Banks – botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society and one of Australia's founding fathers – was among the most influential figures of...

The significantly expanded new edition of a Tasmanian classic, this is the quintessential handbook for all lovers of the natural world. This is the only comprehensive guide to identifying the 11 amphibians, 22 reptiles, 44 mammals, 15 marine...

All too often our weather is simply deemed as good (sunny) or bad (anything else), and our likelihood of venturing outside is governed by that simplistic judgement. But inclement weather can be beautiful, sublime, even fun. It transforms the light,...

"Our estate was built on land claimed from fields – we were at the foot of those rolling Kilpatrick hills, but over the roof of the school you could see more green fields and woods. I felt grateful to be on the edge of all that countryside...

With the widest catchment area of any river in Britain, the Tay drains much of the lower Highlands of Scotland. A vast network of lochs and smaller bodies of water feed the Isla, Garry, Tummel, Almond and Earn, which all flow into this mighty...

Metamorphosis has always been one of biology's greatest wonders and toughest riddles. To emerge as a butterfly, a caterpillar dissolves inside its chrysalis and builds a brand new brain, wings and legs. Why all this destruction and remodelling?...

The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world's first forensic ornithologist – Roxie Laybourne, who broke down barriers for women, solved murders, and investigated deadly aeroplane crashes with nothing more than a microscope and a...

The definitive biography of Charles Darwin – now in one abridged and fully updated volumeJanet Browne's award-winning, two-volume biography of Charles Darwin has been described by many reviewers as the definitive biography of the...

The tumultuous life and radical science of a revolutionary thinker, and the history of an idea that changed the worldIn the early nineteenth century, the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed the first evolutionary theory of life and, with...

From butterflies and hummingbirds to narwhals and leopards, Naming Nature celebrates our wondrous natural world by exploring the language we use to describe it. Take elephants, for instance. African languages often focus on the power of the animal;...

Join Paul Nicklen – renowned conservationist, wildlife and art photographer – for a rare, tell-all masterclass in photography. Drawing on more than three decades of experience, including 20 years of shooting for National Geographic,...

Celebrating the fourteenth British Wildlife Photography Awards. The British Wildlife Photography Awards is a celebration of British natural history. This stunning collection of images documents nature across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern...

Connect with yourself and nature through drawing plants with Beyond Botanical.What happens if you let go of the need for accuracy in your drawing and allow your imagination and emotions to lead the way? This captivating drawing book offers a...

The story of a courageous leap into a new life.In the summer of 2000, Julian Hoffman and his wife, Julia, found themselves disillusioned with city life. Overwhelmed by long commutes, they stumbled upon a book about Prespa, Greece – a remote...

Pedro Jarque Krebs presents WildLOVE, his long-awaited second major photo book. With his colourful photography of wild animals, he occupies a special place in wildlife photography. One of the world's most awarded wildlife photographers captures...

This collection of photographic workshop assignments is designed to build core skills, expand horizons and kickstart creativity. The book takes readers on an underwater adventure with assignments designed to teach valuable lessons and produce...

Venture to the Arctic Ocean and discover real-life underwater unicorns – narwhals – in this stunningly illustrated nonfiction picture book.You are a narwhal.Shy... Swift... Small...Humans call you unicorn of the Arctic.When...

From the creators of Genius Noses comes an illustrated collection of animal ears and their amazing functions. Early STEM has never been more fun in this fact-filled book featuring everything kids ever wanted to know about animal ears around the...

The Kimberley coast of Western Australia is remote, rugged and challenging to explore. Being largely uninhabited and inaccessible, it remains unchanged as a vast wilderness. The coastline lies entirely within tropical latitudes and experiences a...

The Fleurieu Peninsula is located about 40 minutes south of Adelaide in South Australia and stretches approximately 140 km along the coast. This field guide is designed to help visitors recognise and appreciate the wonderful diversity of wildlife the...

This book is designed to encourage people to explore the many wonderful environments around South Australia's capital Adelaide and its suburbs, and discover some of the amazing wildlife that lives on its doorstep. It covers 51 locations and...

From the Wainwright Nature Prize Highly Commended author Nicola Chester, a rural narrative between two women in two different eras, who both wanted to become farmers.This is the story of Miss White, a woman who lived in the author's village 80...

In The Buck That Buries Its Poo, naturalist Quinton Coetzee answers these and many other intriguing wildlife questions. He also dispels countless myths and elucidates some of the legends that surround creatures in the South African bush we thought we...

Step into Nature is a week-by-week Irish nature diary that serves as a personal invitation to explore the wonders of the natural world. Author and naturalist Rachel McKenna guides readers through every season, showcasing the fascinating wildlife that...

From Malin Head to Killybegs, from Ardara to Arranmore, join photographer Kate Slevin on a journey around Ireland's most spectacular county.Steeped in history and heritage, with a wealth of flora and fauna, Donegal is home to some of...

The second edition of this stylish cruising handbook is revised and updated throughout by seasoned bluewater sailors Tom and Vicky Jackson.From the raw edge of Cape Horn to the icebound anchorages of the Antarctic Peninsula, this guide covers one of...

Discover an incredible world hidden beneath the waves with this beautiful encyclopedia of our oceans and the animals that live in and around them. Our planet's oceans are home to a breathtaking array of animals. From the neon squid that roam the...

Walking defines us as human beings. But how much do we know about the paths that we walk? Why do they matter? What caused so many to be lost? And can we create more of them?In The Path More Travelled, acclaimed geographer and travel writer Nicholas...

In 1831, Charles Darwin set out on an expedition to South America, brought along as a gentleman companion for Captain Robert FitzRoy. Initially conceived as a Christian mission, the voyage would change drastically as the Beagle sailed through the...

Mastering animal anatomy is fundamental to creating dynamic, believable animal drawings. Whether sketching from life to capture realistic depictions or designing creatures from the imagination, an understanding of the animal form is...

This compelling middle-grade adaptation dives deep into the mysteries and misunderstandings of one of our planet's most enigmatic animals.Among all the ocean's creatures, few are more captivating – or more elusive – than the...

Meet the deadliest spiders on Earth. Whose bite is the most venomous? Is it the sneaky black widow? The shy recluse? The aggressive Brazilian wandering spider? Or someone else? The host of this stiff competition, Dr Eleanor Spicer Rice, teaches the...

Most people assume that the world has been explored and true adventure is dead: This book is one man's rebuttal. Explorer and conservationist Paul Rosolie shares his incredible life in the Amazon rainforest – and what we can learn from the...

Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840) stands tall among history's most revered botanical illustrators. Known as the "Raphael of Flowers" for his meticulously precise watercolours of roses, lilies, and other blossoms, Redouté...

This is the only comprehensive field guide covering every species of amphibian, reptile, mammal, and bird found in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT, New South Wales) – a region rich in natural diversity but often overlooked in wildlife...

This revised edition of Fluid Preservation: A Comprehensive Reference has been updated with a wealth of new research published during the last decade on preserving specimens in alcohol, formaldehyde, and other fluids. The text includes an expanded...

Building on the success of Integrated Pest Management in Cultural Heritage (2015), this fully revised and expanded edition is the definitive guide to preventing and managing pest damage in museums, galleries, libraries, archives and historic houses....

This book provides a foundation for modern applied ecology. Much of current ecology research and conservation addresses problems across landscapes and regions, focusing on spatial patterns and processes. This book is aimed at teaching fundamental...

Insightful, good-humoured essays on the possibilities of alien life and the uses of space exploration, based on an astrobiologist's everyday conversations with his fellow humans – taxi drivers, to be precise.If you've ever sat in the...

This book is devoted to ecological data analysis with R, with examples created by the developers of the described packages. R software is now an important reality in ecological informatics. Specific packages have been developed to manage, analyse and...

Once common across most of the country, beavers were hunted to extinction in the sixteenth century, but returned to Scottish waters in the early 2000s both through authorised and accidental releases. The deadwood wetlands they create benefit a huge...

We live in a time of climate crisis and ecological emergency. The UK is among the most nature-depleted countries in the world. There are many reasons for this, but our long history of industrial and urban development is one of them. Badly planned...

The conservation of biodiversity and natural resources is ultimately and unavoidably about managing conflict. Tensions arise from access to land, competition for resources, and human decision-making, which in turn are amplified by conflicts over...

How locally focused, ethically driven action can help communities and ecosystems thrive in the face of crisis.How do we move beyond simply surviving in a world of accelerating environmental and social disruption? Place-Based Solutions offers a bold...

Around the world, many reptile and amphibian species – from the iconic Komodo dragon to the unglamorous Telfair's skink – are facing grave threats to their survival. For many, like the Belalanda chameleon of Madagascar and...

Across Africa and South-East Asia, the impulse to protect nature often dovetails with the domination of local people. From mass displacement to severe restrictions on land use and daily acts of violence, conservation work risks reproducing...

During the Second World War and in the decades after it, a group of rose lovers, including the writer and gardener Vita Sackville-West, the florist Constance Spry, and the horticulturist Graham Stuart Thomas, realised that heritage roses were...

Marine Ecosystem-Based Management provides a comprehensive exploration of ecosystem-based management (EBM), presenting it as an essential approach that integrates human activities with environmental processes. This book emphasizes the interconnected...

The official guide to the UK's 15 beautiful National Parks and how to discover, explore and enjoy these unique and treasured outdoor spaces.This is your complete planning guide and celebration of the history, rich heritage and natural beauty of...

This new two-volume set pays tribute to the incredibly diversified Himalaya. It presents and assesses the various threats and challenges to Himalayan biodiversity while also documenting the multifaceted approaches for conservation and sustainable...

This new two-volume set pays tribute to the incredibly diversified Himalaya. It presents and assesses the various threats and challenges to Himalayan biodiversity, documenting the multifaceted approaches for conservation and sustainable management of...

This new two-volume set pays tribute to the incredibly diversified Himalaya. It presents and assesses the various threats and challenges to Himalayan biodiversity, documenting the multifaceted approaches for conservation and sustainable management of...

This book provides a critical assessment of conservation in the Anthropocene grounded in the personal, historical, and cultural development of human interaction with nature.The author argues that conservation can no longer be primarily about...

This book contains recent geographic work examining the changing geography of protected areas in the U.S. and Europe. These places can be national parks, forests, or other places that are being protected for their significant aesthetic, historical,...

Global Biome Conservation and Global Warming Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity, Volume 3: Innovative Conservation Techniques and Perspectives explores operational and potential monitoring tools to conserve and/or recover biomes at a...

Building on the successful first edition, published in 2007, this comprehensive update to Texas Quails: Ecology and Management provides an encyclopedic overview of the research and best practices that support quail management and conservation, an...

The Kosmos Vogelführer für Unterwegs offers portable bird identification in a handy format. Anyone wanting to quickly look something up while out for a walk will find the perfect overview here to confidently navigate the vast array of bird...

This bird guide showcases 400 European bird species, each with up to six photographs. This makes it easy to distinguish between different plumages, males, females, juveniles, and flight patterns. A special identification key allows even beginners to...

As one of Australia's best natural history artists, photographers and authors over a period of decades, the late great Peter Slater needs no introduction. Australian Hawks and Eagles showcases five decades' worth of Peter's observations...

The book focuses on the ecology of the most important infectious diseases of wild avian hosts, especially those with high morbidity and mortality rates. Disease ecology is an important scientific approach to studying the relationships and...

With their large, brightly coloured bills and, in at least some cases, similarly bright plumage, birds of the toucan family are firm favourites with bird watchers, zoo visitors and aviculturists alike. Despite their popularity across different...

In the late nineteenth century, American bird lovers faced a crisis. Bird species were becoming endangered or even extinct at an alarming rate, and old methods of hunting and collecting specimens accelerated the process. A new conservationist...

This book describes the 713 bird species recorded in Gabon. Each species is accompanied by at least one photograph and a map showing the locations of known sightings. Between 2020 and 2023, the authors conducted three field missions to update the...

Throughout our history, birdsong has influenced art, poetry and music. It can elevate our mood and bring our backyards to life. We often hear birds singing as we go about our lives, but have you ever wondered who they are singing to and what they are...

Northwest Argentina deserved a bird guide. More than 600 species, distributed across its diverse habitats, presented a challenge. It was eagerly anticipated by its residents and the thousands of visitors who explore its jungle and mountain...

This book provides an overview of the evolution of French birdlife since 1850, which can be summarised as more and more species, but fewer and fewer birds.While it is difficult to trace the history of French birdlife over millennia, it is easier to...

The lives and habitats of two majestic bird species are shared through striking space, aerial, and surface photographs to artfully convey the fragile elegance of life on Earth.New perspectives can inspire us to think differently about our place in...

Names are incredibly powerful things and are a crucial part of the way we see and classify the world around us. Plant names are especially fascinating in this respect. Some are simply descriptive or speak of ancient uses and remedies, whilst others...

The Arab Republic of Egypt enjoys a vital strategic location. Its northern border is the Mediterranean Sea, and its eastern border is the Red Sea, which gives it a special significance from the biodiversity point of view as a coastal zone, and as a...

This part treats the family Orobanchaceae or broomrapes for Central Africa. These are often (semi)parasitic weeds that are richly represented in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga). A total of 14 genera and 97 species is...

From plantsman Kelly Norris, author of New Naturalism, comes a much-needed handbook to maintaining today's natural gardens. Naturalistic plantings, overflowing with biodiverse communities of plants, are filling front and backyards around the...

From tulsi to turmeric, echinacea to elderberry, medicinal herbs are big business-but do they deliver on their healing promise to those who consume them, those who provide them, and to the natural world?Using herbal medicines to heal the body is an...

Weeds, as a group of plants, are unloved by some people. However, this dislike is not universal. Weeds are colonising, pioneering plants with special botanical and ecological attributes. They are a critical component of our planet's rich...

This book celebrates the fascinating plant diversity of Fraser’s Hill’s native mountain rain forest in Malaysia, showcasing the beautiful, the bizarre, the conspicuous, and the obscure. Written in an accessible style for the curious...

Celebrate the timeless beauty of Shakespeare's words and the natural world in this exquisitely illustrated anthology.Pairing some of the Bard's most evocative verse with the botanical watercolours of artist Harrison Dix, Darling Buds is the...

That 'colossus of the bush', the boab tree, has long intrigued visitors to the Kimberley in Western Australia. Where did it come from? How long does it live? With its strong branches and gnarled trunk, the boab is a minor ecosystem, providing...

Australia is rich in eucalypts, and the Kimberley hosts at least 66 species. Eucalypts of one species or another dominate the Kimberley landscape, from the Pindan shrublands of the west to the open, hilly savanna of the east.This book fills a gap in...

This volume covers the families Lauraceae, the second part of Melastomataceae, Meliaceae, Menyanthaceae, Pandanaceae, and Pittosporaceae.

Volume 1 of Monographie des Leguminosae de France concludes this series, after publications of volumes 3, 4, and 2 in 2013, 2016, and 2020, respectively. This choice was made primarily to provide a general key to the Leguminosae of France,...

This work enables readers to identify all mosses found in Austria, as well as some species from neighbouring countries that may yet be found in Austria. The effort required is greater than for identifying higher plants, as mosses often require a...

In part 54, the family Ranunculaceae in Ecuador is revised. Eight genera with a total of 22 species are treated, viz. Anemone (2 spp., one endemic and one introduced), Caltha (1 sp.), Clematis (5 spp.), Consolida (1 sp., introduced), Krapfia (1 sp.),...

Australia has a unique and diverse lizard fauna with nearly 650 named species, and this list grows each year as more are discovered. What Lizard Is That? offers a glimpse into the lifestyles and variety of these amazing Australian animals. This...

This book is a celebration of lizard-hood. It salutes a diversity of form and function unparalleled among terrestrial vertebrates, from apex predators capable of swallowing goats to limbless subterranean insectivores. In equal measure, they thrive in...

South-east Queensland is home to 58 species of snake with a surprising array of shapes and sizes. They range from tropical northern snake species and merge with those from the temperate south, and snakes are an integral part of wildlife in the region...

This book provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the Andean herpetofauna, covering topics ranging from natural history and thermal ecology to biogeography and conservation. Extending over 8,900 kilometres across seven countries, the Andes...

Stocking hatchery-produced fish has been a standard component of fisheries management for over 100 years. This book discusses the production of hatchery fish used in aquaculture-assisted fisheries programs to help stabilise and recover endangered...

This book features illustrations of 94 species created by Mōri Baien, carefully selected from Baien-Gyofu (Baien Atlas of Fishes) and Baien-Gyohinzusei (Baien Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fishes), explained in bilingual Japanese-English text with...

A brand new field guide and a new addition to the Species Recovery Trust's popular line of straightforward and robust field guides, aimed at opening up difficult areas of botany to beginners and professionals alike.Aquatic plants can be a real...

The marine ecosystems of Iran, particularly its coral reefs, boast remarkable biodiversity and immense ecological value. This pioneering book, Iran's Coral Reefs: Biodiversity and Distribution in Extreme Environments, stands as the first...

Microorganisms, the catalysts of all biogeochemical cycles on Earth, are the origin and essence of life – an invisible yet powerful force sustaining all living organisms. The health of both individual organisms and ecosystems critically depends...

This book highlights how Singapore's coral reef system is responding to changing environmental conditions caused by urbanisation and climate change. It provides a fundamental understanding of how reefs respond to decades of chronic urbanisation...

Supervised by the Numazu Port Deep Sea Aquarium, Japan's only aquarium specialising in the deep sea, this book is set in the deep sea, the last unexplored region left on Earth, and explores the mysteries of the deep-sea creatures that live there...

New research methods and research equipment have revealed fascinating details about the appearance and ecology of deep-sea creatures. This large illustrated encyclopedia features researchers using submersibles and research vessels to collect and...

Sharks are a huge hit with children. This book provides a comprehensive explanation of why they are known as the "kings of the sea", covering teeth, sensory organs, reproduction, ancient sharks, and more. It also features a comprehensive...

Explore the amazing world of Japan's aquariums. This is the first photo book from up-and-coming photographer Shiromi Tsukasa.This book features over 90 species of creatures from aquariums across Japan. A must-see for aquarium and aquatic creature...

The long-awaited latest book from Gen Nakamura, an aquarium producer who has worked on popular aquariums. Aquariums across Japan are said to attract as many as 20 million visitors annually.So, when it comes to aquariums,- Which aquarium should...

Plankton in a Changing World invites readers to explore the microscopic hidden world beneath the waves. This book unravels the fundamental concepts of plankton ecology and their relevance, while exploring the profound impacts of global...

An Illustrated Checklist of Freshwater Microscopic Life replaces A Beginner's Guide to Freshwater Microscopic Life by artist and microscopist David Seamer. The book is filled with hundreds of line drawings by the author from live microscopic...

Among the most influential and enduring science books of all time, The Selfish Gene is a classic in every sense of the word. Originally published in 1976, the book soon galvanised the biology community and fascinated a broad general readership....

This two-volume book is an up-to-date revision of methods and principles of phylogenetic analysis of morphological data. It is also a general guide for using the computer program TNT in the analysis of such data. The book covers the main aspects of...

One of the twentieth century's great palaeontologists and science writers, Stephen Jay Gould was, for Bruce S. Lieberman and Niles Eldredge, also a close colleague, mentor, and friend. In Macroevolutionaries, they take up the tradition of...

How the unique sleep habits of early humans fostered survival, innovation, and social evolution – and how this evolutionary legacy holds insights into how we sleep todayDespite sleep's critical role in maintaining health and cognitive...

This updated and expanded second edition textbook, describes all main aspects of soil management, to address the serious problems of soil erosion and the attendant environmental pollution. The global high demands for food, fibre, feed, and fuel put a...

In Tir - the Welsh word for 'land' - writer and ecologist Carwyn Graves takes us on a tour of seven key elements of the Welsh landscape, such as the ffridd, or mountain pasture, and the rhos, or wild moorland. By diving deep into the history...

A thrilling exploration of nature's symbiotic relationships, some comforting and familiar, others wildly alien, by the award-winning author of Forget Me Not.What can nature teach us about living together? Investigating eight symbiotic...

Biological invasions are one of the main causes of biodiversity decline worldwide. While Japanese knotweed and tiger mosquito are invasive species well known to the public, the same cannot be said for the American blue crab or the green alga...

Since the woods, grassland and farmland of the 1000-hectare Wytham Estate in Oxfordshire, England, came to the University of Oxford in 1943, the Estate has been the subject of an immense amount of research. The pioneering studies of Charles Elton and...

Ecology for the 21st Century is a comprehensive, beginner-friendly, introductory textbook that provides students with an ecological perspective on our changing world. Suitable for both non-majors and majors-level ecology courses, this textbook...

This book presents evolutionary ecology as a unified discipline rooted in Darwin's work, emphasising the interplay between ecological processes and evolution by natural selection, both operating within Earth's physical systems. While it...

The Yorkshire coast provides magnificent exposures of Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks that were deposited in the Cleveland Basin and on the adjacent northern part of the East Midlands Shelf. Much of the lower-lying ground is covered by a thick sequence...

There's a sea lover in every Brit. The Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 has been keeping people in tune with the gloriously fickle British weather for a century, and capturing our hearts and imaginations along the way.Celebrating a hundred years...

The first part of this book presents an overview of the world of rocks and their setting on Earth. The genesis of magmatic, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks is described in terms of modern concepts of plate tectonics. The most important...

For fans of The Etymologicon and Very British Problems, a delightfully damp tour of the British Isles.Mizzle. Dreich. Raining knives and forks. A real mugga-fisty. A spot of plother...We Brits love talking about the weather. So much so that our...

Haunting and searingly beautiful, Erebus has attracted explorers, mountaineers, artists and scientists; each drawn to the mountain by their own particular vision or curiosity. The mountain is a truly unique geological phenomenon -- an active volcano...

Fossils and Earth Time: Evolution and Biostratigraphy presents an in-depth examination of both micro- and macrofossils, showcasing their evolution and biostratigraphy throughout the Phanerozoic Era. The book meticulously explores various fossil...

Will you please just listen to me? If you are a scientist, or a fan of science, have you ever wondered why your fact-based explanation of ground-breaking scientific research falls flat with family, friends, and the general public? Do you want your...

This book explores the fragile Arctic marine environment from the perspective of marine toxicology, shedding light on the intricate relationship between pollution, contaminants, and Arctic ecosystems. It examines the challenges of preserving this...

When the land is sick, we are sick.For Indigenous peoples, climate change is one more catastrophic loss on top of decades of land abuses and intergenerational traumas. The exploitation of natural resources under colonialism has consistently...

This book offers a pioneering exploration of the financial, operational, and societal impacts stemming from biodiversity loss and associated ecosystem collapse. In addition, it examines possible venues through which corporations, financial...

"A highly nuanced portrayal of the complex politics behind China's efforts to address its most pressing environmental problems."– Elizabeth C. Economy, Hargrove Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University"Ma...

Philosopher Travis Rieder outlines a new ethics for the age of humanmade catastrophe. We are all asking, in a hyperglobalised world hurtling towards environmental destruction: how do we determine the right actions? Do our individual efforts to avoid...

Darkness has become legible – and contested. Blending archival narrative with on-the-ground ethnography, Sara B. Pritchard traces how four fields – astronomy, remote sensing, conservation science, and ecology – have investigated...

A mind-expanding deep dive into how animals have shaped us, from the Palaeolithic to the present day.In Animate, science writer Michael Bond explores how animals have profoundly influenced our minds and cultures. Drawing on cutting-edge insights from...

Why our current fixes for the environmental crisis are making things worse, and what we need to do about it.Does the future of humankind lie in colonising a new planet, or uploading our minds to a digital metaverse? Listening to certain billionaires...

Animal Lives Matter provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal, philosophical, and ethical aspects of animal rights. It argues that the subject extends beyond the matter of our obligations towards animals, to include our wider responsibilities...

The life and work of an overlooked early American artist, naturalist, and specimen hunter.John Abbot’s love of insects manifested itself in his exquisite watercolour drawings of butterflies, moths, beetles, cicadas, dragonflies, wasps, and...

Steve Nicholls makes an epic journey along the River Tees in north-east England, from the industrial complexes near its estuary to its source high in the Pennine Hills.The Tees estuary was where Steve's life-long passion for nature was born,...

From award-winning writer and theorist Tao Leigh Goffe, an urgent investigation into the intertwined history of colonialism and the climate crisis – and the lessons we can learn to fight for a better world.Our planet is on the precipice of a...

With such concentration on the Tudors onwards, the English risk losing sight of their nation's roots. Ice to Athelstan fills that gap by presenting the story of the country's origins in a succinct and accessible way.In twelve short chapters,...

This first full study of Erasmus Darwin's gardening, horticulture and agriculture shows he was as keen a nature enthusiast as his grandson Charles.Famous as the author of the Botanic Garden (1791) and grandfather of Charles Darwin (1809-1882),...

When was Britain last truly wild? And what, if anything, remains? This is the unexpectedly human history of wild Britain.In Wilderlands, archaeologist Eloise Kane unearths 12,000 years of our changing relationship with and influence on the landscape....

By the mid-nineteenth century, geologists and palaeontologists had reconstructed an authoritative narrative of Earth's deep history, from the planet's molten origins to the rise of humanity. Many figures in transatlantic science across...

This book presents an ethical discussion of the possible future Universal Declarations of (diverse specific nonhuman) Animal Rights. It contributes to a basis for a discussion about (nonhuman) animal rights concerning diverse aspects and quality of...

This work is an attempt to understand the complexities of the environmental history of Kerala from ancient till the modern period. A major transformation in the environment of Kerala happened with the British colonial rule. They introduced a new...

This book explores how European naturalists and artists perceived, investigated, and presented the relationship between insects and colours from the late sixteenth to the late eighteenth century. The contributors to this volume examine the creative...

Human Molecular Genetics has been carefully crafted over successive editions to provide an authoritative introduction to the molecular aspects of human genetics, genomics and cell biology.Maintaining the features that have made previous editions so...

A troubling and humane account of how climate breakdown is rewriting our bodies' biology.The climate crisis is wreaking havoc across the globe, raising sea levels, disrupting ancient weather patterns and decimating biodiversity worldwide. But new...

With their return to Germany, wolves leave their traces in personal feelings, in the atmospheres of rural landscapes and even in the sentiments and moods that govern political arenas. Thorsten Gieser explores the role of affects, emotions, moods and...

Principles of Neurobiology, Second Edition presents the major concepts of neuroscience with an emphasis on how we know what we know. The text is organized around a series of key experiments to illustrate how scientific progress is made and helps...

In this book, the major and at the same time most difficult questions of comparative cognition research – here called the sextet of animal intelligence – are presented using good examples, discussed in all their facets and...

Over the last five years, Matthew Myserscough has become well-known in the fossil-hunting community for making spectacular marine reptile discoveries on the beaches near his home. This book recounts his journey from novice to expert fossil hunter....

Five mass extinctions struck the Earth. Uncover the mysteries of the "Big Five"! The tragic creatures that went extinct during each era are introduced with beautiful, full-colour illustrations and entertaining explanations accompanied by...

The National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo will be holding the "Great Extinctions Exhibition" from November 1st to February 23rd, 2026. The exhibition will focus on the five mass extinctions known as the "Big Five", and...

Approximately 250 million years ago, the largest mass extinction in history occurred. Some studies suggest that 96% of marine species perished. Volcanic activity in the Siberian Traps is believed to have been the cause, but much remains unknown about...

The fascinating world of palaeontology stimulates intellectual curiosity, awakens the spirit of inquiry, and above all, is simply fascinating. The author brings this world to you. The third book in this new series is The Rise and Fall of...

A long-awaited new series for palaeontology fans has begun. The fascinating world of palaeontology stimulates intellectual curiosity, awakens the spirit of inquiry, and above all, is simply fascinating. The author brings this world to you. The first...

This book tells the story of fossil bones of giant animals found in caves, lake beds and riverbanks across Australia.  These bones fascinated ‘natural philosophers’ of the past and continue to stimulate intense scientific debate...

Where the Slime Mould Creeps introduces the fascinating world of myxomycetes, the acellular slime moulds. It describes their intriguing life cycle and important ecological roles as decomposers, nutrient recyclers and food for numerous...

The Handbook of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, second edition, is an indispensable resource for undergraduate students and early-career researchers seeking a comprehensive introduction to the field of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). It provides a...

This book tells the story of a group of chimpanzees taken from the wild forests of West-Central Africa, about half a century ago, to live in zoos and then to be released from captivity in Europe onto a forested island on Lake Victoria, Tanzania. The...

Few sporting events attract as much attention, or create as much spectacle, as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Each March, despite subzero temperatures and white-out winds, hundreds of dogs and dozens of mushers journey to Anchorage, Alaska, to...

It might be their large, strangely human eyes or their dog-like playfulness, but seals have long captured people's interest and affection, making them the perfect candidate for an environmental cause, as well as the subject of decades of study....

Take a deep dive into the mystery and magic of the world's largest mammals in this visually stunning and scientifically driven exploration.Full of fascinating scientific and historical insights and stories, The Wonder of Whales surveys the...

Stories from the heart of African elephant conservation. Field Notes, Volume 1 is a collection of stories from the frontlines of conservation. Produced by Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and written by Angela Sheldrick, this limited-edition book offers a...

Lion Heart is the bold and uplifting memoir of Cam Whitnall, a man whose life has been defined by extraordinary bonds with wildlife and a dramatic warzone rescue that brought five lions to safety in the UK.The Whitnall story began in 1984, when...

Small, spiky, snuffly and utterly irresistible... who wouldn't fall in love with a hedgehog?This enchanting little book is brimming with hedgehog magic, from curious facts and snippets of folklore to charming quotes and delightful illustrations....

This atlas of the hair of Canadian mammals provides an introductory text to trichology, i.e., the study of hairs, that may be useful for teaching purposes on evolution and general biology in mammals integuments. It includes two major sections. The...