The second edition of Kentucky's Land Snails is updated to include results from a statewide land snail survey conducted in 2019 & 2020 with funding by the Office of Kentucky State Nature Preserves and Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund....

The ultimate keep-in-your-pocket guide to Australian bugs. It may be diminutive in size, measuring a mere 90 × 130 mm, but it punches well above its weight in terms of usefulness, being packed with more than 200 images covering many of the...

Cerambycidae of the Palearctic: Illustrated Geographical Guide presents a comprehensive encyclopedia of the beetle family Cerambycidae from this region. The aim of this pictorial guide is to introduce these fascinating representatives, commonly...

Eighth volume on the Coleoptera of Corsica, covering the family Cerambycidae. Covers 103 taxa and includes updates to previous volumes.Summary in French:Huitième volume traitant des coléoptères de Corse. Chacun des 103 taxa...

The first volume in a series that covers all species of the beetle tribe Callichromatini (subfamily Cerambycinae) in Africa.

The second volume in a series that covers all species of the beetle tribe Callichromatini (subfamily Cerambycinae) in Africa.

Bees are much-loved and hugely important creatures. But most of us know next to nothing about them. There are actually over 200 species in this country. They live everywhere from burrows to holes in trees to empty snail shells. They have favourite...

The cosmopolitan family Vespidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) comprises approximately 5,000 described species worldwide, traditionally classified into six subfamilies: Stenogastrinae, Eumeninae s.l., Euparagiinae, Masarinae, Polistinae, and Vespinae....

The impressive mounds of wood ants and the industrious activity of their inhabitants have always fascinated observers. Hundreds of publications on the social life of these insects have appeared, which the author has compiled in this volume, along...

Words from the Hedge is a passionate evocation of the history, beauty and importance of our hedgerows by a craftsman who has been laying hedges for almost three decades and has the scars to prove it.Hedges are as old as civilisation and as emblematic...

An immersive history of our coasts and the people who have shaped them.The coast means something different to everyone. It's a place of pleasure and reckless pursuits, of fishing, fearless endeavours and a crashing, rugged beauty. The coast is,...

Mangroves are among the most productive and diverse ecosystems on Earth, providing a range of ecosystem services that benefit millions of people and support global sustainability goals. However, mangroves are also highly vulnerable to climate change...

JC Niala grew up in the city of Nairobi – the only city with a national park in its borders. There she first encountered what life is like when a city is deeply intertwined with nature – and what happens when that relationship is in...

This reference work will be the first English-language A-Z compendium on all topics related to deserts, including geography, geology, meteorology, climatology, hydrology, botany, zoology, anthropology, art, music, film, culture, sports, as well as...

Paperback rerelease of this 1956 classic. Embark on a captivating adventure through the Argentine Pampas and the little-known Chaco territory of Paraguay with Gerald Durrell, the much-loved author of My Family and Other Animals.A riveting account of...

This highly illustrated volume is a compendium of evidence and examples of change on Heard Island, a World Heritage Site near Antarctica and one of the most remote places on Earth. Drawing on records from the past two centuries, as well as his own...

Birds have long inspired our emotional and imaginative connections to physical environments, but where did it all begin?Hidden in the names of English towns and villages, in copses, fields, lanes and hills, are the ghostly traces of birds conjuring...

The Traveller spreads out before us the life and times of George Forster, who journeyed to the far reaches of the known world, and whose radical ideas about humanity, equality and freedom challenged the worldviews of eighteenth-century Europe.Andrea...

Surrounded by a veil of ancient beliefs and tales of supernatural phenomena, the isolated sandstone tablelands of the Guiana Highlands in South America remain some of the least explored areas of our planet. When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his...

The Script of the Stones follows a short walk along the dramatic clifftops of Gower, South Wales – a journey of barely half a mile that becomes an expansive meditation on nature, memory, and loss. Drawing on a lifetime's intimacy with this...

This beautiful book explains how to capture the joy of nature in the versatility of linocut. From a simple idea or sketch, it guides you through the process of planning designs, carving and then successfully printing your work. Projects with detailed...

Escape to Nature is a stunning guidebook to 75 of Australia's most unique and awe-inspiring national parks, carefully selected by the Australian Geographic team. Given Australia is home to the highest number of national parks in the world,...

In Meltdown, Sarah Boon tells us about field adventures in snow and ice, the tough decision of choosing an academic career over that of a writer, and the challenges she faces as a woman in science. Her story blends adventure and academia as she...

Five Nights Out takes us on a journey through Hugh's interactions with some of our favourite nocturnal creatures including hedgehogs, bats, owls and more. Including many facts about each creature and a retelling of some of Hugh's own journeys...

The darkness of the night represents something unknowable – even frightening – to many. But when we really look up and into it, we can find celestial light shows, whole ecosystems, and, perhaps, a new perspective.The night sky offers...

A journey into the forgotten art of marking time through signs in the world around us – from the slow sliding of sunbeams to the wheeling of the stars. Past generations would tell time by shadows shrinking, the midday glow over a mountaintop,...

The internationally bestselling author of Last Child in the Woods seeks a deeper personal connection to nature during this time of ecoanxiety and upheaval by exploring his own backyardLong beloved for his insightful, inspiring nature writing, Richard...

Relating thirty years of living in and writing about some of the world's last remaining wild places, Latitudes is a thrilling and thought-provoking exploration of a changing planet. At once memoir, journal and travelogue of Earth's...

For thousands of years, humans have wondered whether we're alone in the cosmos. Now, for the first time, we have the technology to investigate. The question should have an obvious answer: yes or no. But once you try to find life elsewhere, you...

This textbook provides a basis for courses in ecosystem modelling based on the Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) modelling framework and software. EwE is a versatile approach with a low but very long (and gradually steeper) learning curve.The authors have...

Meteors, with their ethereal, glowing trails slashing through the atmosphere, have entranced us for centuries. But these extraterrestrial visitors are also inestimably valuable. Not just for collectors, who can make their fortunes tracking them down,...

This book provides an invaluable guide on how to achieve a successful and fulfilling academic career. Academics must balance multiple roles and responsibilities between teaching, research, and offering services to the department, university, and...

This book engages with the changing ways in which we, as a society and culture, look upon and interact with animals, stressing how much animals differ among themselves. An invitation to appreciate the peculiar role of animals in telling important if...

Featuring contributions from key names in the field alongside some of the most exciting new voices, this collection presents cutting-edge work on species extinction from a wide variety of perspectives across the environmental humanities.Biodiversity...

For students, practitioners, and researchers, a comprehensive guide to conservation biology's foundational literature.This book summarises over a century of multidisciplinary scientific literature that contributed to the development of...

Across the world, scientists, conservationists and ordinary people are involved in groundbreaking work to restore billions of lost birds. Together they’re tackling the hollowing out of the springtime dawn chorus and the withering away of...

This is a story of survival and extinction, of life and death, of curiosity and perversion, of unimaginable joy and harrowing sorrow. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly unfolding mass extinction event, Nature's Last Dance takes readers across...

Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate due to anthropogenic activities around the world. This book is the third volume in the new series Biodiversity Hotspots of the World, which highlights the 36 hotspot regions of the world, regions that...

Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate due to anthropogenic activities around the world. As a part of the new series Biodiversity Hotspots of the World, which highlights the 36 hotspot regions of the world, this new book covers the Eastern...

This book presents a novel examination of Marine Protected Areas within a security context, bridging science, policy, and geopolitics, and addressing the often-underemphasized aspect of environmental justice.The book argues that Marine Protected...

This third edition of UNODC's quadrennial World Wildlife Crime Report, aims to provide a tool to assess and improve responses to this hugely damaging form of criminal activity. The present report covers trends in the illicit wildlife trade,...

Voices of Conservation chronicles the history and evolution of the conservation movement across eighteen islands in the Salish Sea, located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington. Narratively linked by author...

In The Social Lives of Birds, evolutionary biologist Joan Strassmann examines what it means for birds of a feather to flock together. Some birds sleep together. Some join the foraging groups of other species. Some are only social during the breeding...

An entertaining and informative blend of history, science, personal reflections, and extraordinary images of peregrine falcons.This book provides a timely, captivating, and educational blend of natural history, science, exhaustive research, and...

This beautifully crafted gift book celebrates some of the world's most admired and mysterious birds – owls. With their wide-eyed, often endearing faces, secretive ways, haunting voices and astonishing super-senses, owls have captivated...

As a nature artist, Niels Meyer-Westfeld has drawn horns, hooves, skin, scales, and fur, but nothing is as versatile as feathers. In this book, he explores the feathers of Aotearoa’s native birds, from the long wing feathers of an albatross...

Bird-brained: It’s not just an insult anymore. These tiny dinosaurs have captured the human imagination since the dawn of time, and this illustrated, accessible guide covers everything from bird anatomy and behaviour to migration patterns and...

The ecology and management of ruffed grouse is well understood for their core range, where aspen is dominant and integral to their well-being. But, what of ruffed grouse that occur where aspen doesn't provide for their annual needs? Ecology...

Get an informed yet cheeky perspective on the fascinating language of birds in urban areas with this witty twist on a traditional field guide.In the city, the lights are bright, the people move fast, and birds are everywhere! City Bird pairs...

52 beautiful and quirky watercolour drawings and a linguistic curio for every week of the yearBuilding on the charm and success of his bestselling Our Garden Birds and Owls, Matt Sewell brings his signature whimsical artistry to the world of animal...

Wildfowl is an international scientific journal, published annually by Wildfowl Press, and previously published by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (from 1948–2020). It disseminates original material on the ecology, biology and...

Every spring, thousands of rhinoceros auklets return to Destruction Island off Washington's coast, where they dig burrows, lay eggs, and raise their chicks. Small, grey, and adorned with a curious horn on their bill, these funny-looking birds...

A delightful, warmhearted book about home and nesting, perfect for bird lovers, naturalists, and anyone charmed by the cosiness of a snug nest.This book is meticulously designed as a large-format visual portfolio of the world's most distinctive...

The first illustrated guide in South America on endemic bird species.The southern tip of South America is home to unique bird species that live only in the diverse and fascinating landscapes of Argentina and Chile. This book offers a wealth of...

Agrios' Plant Pathology, sixth edition, is the ultimate reference in the field. Here, Dr Richard Oliver provides a fully updated table of contents with revised and new chapters and invited contributors from around the globe. Building on his...

Plants and Habitats combines the species and habitat approaches to plants and vegetation. The second edition describes 793 species: an increase of 88 compared to the first edition, without adding any more pages. Most of the additional species...

More likely than not, visitor photos of Acadia National Park include trees, whether the sharp spires of spruce and fir perched atop Otter Cliffs, streaks of pitch pines on the ledges of the Beehive, gnarled birches on Cadillac Mountain, or the jack...

From the New York Times bestselling author comes a wondrous, curious journey through the wilds of nature and the gnarls of history, exploring how trees – from the mightiest sequoia to the tiniest bonsai – can teach us to grow wise.One...

Forty Ways to Know a Tree offers forty distinct ways of encountering, exploring and knowing a tree. You might know it by its birth, by its death, by its roots, by its rings, as a lone sentinel or as part of an ancient woodland. Each meeting is...

From the preface:"It is interesting how, in the era of total digital reproducibility of natural reality, botanical illustration created with pen and ink and watercolour and tempera is far from having exhausted its function in science and is...

In Trees of the World: A Celebration of the Beauty and Diversity of Species Across Continents, readers explore the rich diversity of global forests through stunning profiles of 380 tree species. Each entry features vivid photographs capturing key...

How do some plants live for thousands of years? Which adaptations and evolutionary strategies allow them to thrive in some of the harshest places on the planet for so long – and so well?Renowned plantsman, author, and longtime botanical...

Inspire a year of garden visiting with the National Garden Scheme’s Garden Visitor’s Handbook 2026 – the essential guide to over 3000 gardens opening for the National Garden Scheme this year. With hundreds of new gardens opening...

Grasses generally form the bulk of pastures in New South Wales, Australia, and are visually obvious. However, there are a large number of non-grass species that are also present, such as ferns, sedges, rushes, legumes, daisies and orchids. The...

An extraordinary collection of more than 300 images celebrating the beauty and diversity of treesThis exquisite survey presents a breathtaking sequence of full-page images – from landscape paintings and botanical drawings to ancient frescos,...

The work details the botanical characteristics of the Spanish province of Córdoba (volume 1) and provides dichotomous keys for the identification of the vascular plants that inhabit it (volume 2). The work has required prospective and...

To pay homage to sacred plants revered by Indigenous groups throughout the Americas is a way of honouring the entire world in a time of environmental emergency. The visual contents of this book magnify life in ways that may alter how humans perceive...

This book provides information about the key aspects of plant-animal interactions, both mutualistic and antagonistic, which are important for the functioning of communities in their natural habitats and play a crucial role in the diversification of...

Inspired by a personal obsession with this singular exotic fruit, Feijoa is a sweeping, global tale about the dance between people and plants – how we need each other, how we change each other, and the surprising ways certain species make their...

This volume treats the final part of the Labiatae family (Mint family) for Central Africa. An addendum to the previously published subfamily Lamioideae is also included. The Upper Katanga region (south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo) is...

An expanded reprint of the 2008/2009 edition. With a foreword by Prof. Dr Wolfgang Böhme and a chapter on the history of herpetology in Vietnam by Prof. Dr Kraig Adler. The current edition includes a checklist of...

A deep observation of coast and wetland, climate and self, by a leading Indian ecological activist.Written in spellbinding prose, Intertidal reveals an unseen world. We hear frog calls through the night, spot butterflies miles into the ocean, see the...

As a critical foundation of marine ecosystems, the frequent outbreaks of marine phytoplankton and the toxicity of planktonic animals pose significant threats to marine ecological security and human health. One of the primary reasons we currently...

Power has many dimensions, from individual attributes such as strength and speed to the collective advantages of groups. The Evolution of Power takes readers on a breathtaking journey across history and the natural world, revealing how the concept of...

In a radical new story about the birth of our species, The Origin of Language argues that it was not hunting, fighting, or tool-making that forced early humans to speak, but the inescapable need to care for our children.Journeying to the dawn of Homo...

Humans – who are we? Physically, we're unremarkable in the animal world – a hairless ape. But somehow, in combination, our characteristics make us remarkable.How can our fingers open this book with such precision, prising apart pages...

From the bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, this is the engrossing story of the dinosaurs that live among us.Billions of birds share the planet with us. With their flamboyant plumage and joyous dawn serenades, many of them are...

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the mechanisms through which invasive plant species alter soil fauna biodiversity, nutrient cycling and overall ecosystem balance. It presents detailed case studies of key invasive plants (Asclepias...

This book provides a one-stop shop for coastal and marine scientists to understand processes that generate atmospheric circulation as integrated with terrestrial and oceanic circulation processes to create an Earth-ocean-atmosphere climate system. It...

This interdisciplinary volume provides a comprehensive and rich analysis of the century-long socio-ecological transformation of Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Major globalised processes of agricultural intensification, biodiversity conservation efforts, and...

Where Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay? is an ode to rural life, charting traditions of the past, how they were lost and why we need to reconnect. Exploring the relationship between everyday items and the communities that make them, Robert Ashton...

Every month, surveys around the world ask people to tell them what they are really thinking. The results are at times reassuring, sometimes chilling, and often unexpected. In The Next Crisis, leading UK geographer Danny Dorling unpacks polling data...

As the world burns, wars are claiming thousands of innocent lives and governments do nothing, activism offers the antidote to our growing sense of hopelessness.But then why does it sometimes feel like direct action is hindering rather than helping?...

From New York Times bestselling author Robert Cheeke comes a new way of thinking about helping animals and the environment – and making the biggest impact possible with the resources already available to you.When it comes to reducing animal...

Understanding Risk to Wildlife from Exposures to Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) provides the most recent summary of toxicity data relevant to mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, and provides values for use in risk assessment...

How climate propaganda narratives shape our (mis)understanding of the world, and how to propagate a future of repair and regeneration instead.In Climate Propagandas, Jonas Staal reveals the propaganda narratives – and the divergent realities...

With over 30 years' experience in conflict zones and fragile states, Arthur Snell travels from the heat of the Sahel to the Arctic Circle to show how climate change is coinciding with a breakdown in geopolitical order, increasing conflict and...

As scientists call for widespread climate action, there has been an alarming rise in climate doomism, the belief that it is too late to do anything about climate change. Many people who struggle to imagine the solutions and social order that would be...

This volume proposes a reconsideration of ecological and environmental aspects of the work and ideas of various heterodox authors and traditions in the history of economic thought, including the field of economic development.Many of the contributors...

The twenty-first century began with an ecological shutdown, a climatic breakdown, a financial meltdown, and a virological lockdown. Without systemic change, twenty years from now, we will be haunted more by the things we didn't do than by the...

An urgent wake-up call about the coming large-scale human displacement caused by climate change, from one of the world's leading expertsMere decades from now, millions of people all over the world will be forced to move because of climate change....

From an acclaimed archaeological writer, a worldwide history of hunting.Hunting is one of humanity's most ancient and universal activities. It has been embedded in every facet of our lives, including male-female relations, social hierarchies, and...

Living in the Ice Age takes you on a journey through life in Ice Age Europe, and the things you'd need to know to survive. This book looks at the daily life of biologically modern humans from about 40,000 to 12,000 years ago, a time when the...

Throughout the world, traditional medical systems continue to impact the lives of many people. These systems vary greatly in their underlying beliefs - but all commonly rely on the consumption of plant matter as a central practice. An Ancient...

This volume offers a groundbreaking reassessment of the environmental history of Mao-era China, a period often reduced to a story of unchecked ecological devastation. Bringing together leading voices in Chinese environmental history, Revolutionary...

This work offers a sweeping history of Europe told through flame – and a history of fire refracted through Europe's landscapes, sciences, and empires. Drawing on and substantially updating his classic Vestal Fire, Stephen J. Pyne's...

Every day we draw in two thousand gallons of air – and thousands of living things. From the ground to the stratosphere, the air teems with invisible life.In Air-Borne, award-winning New York Times columnist and Baillie Gifford-shortlisted...

Can octopuses feel pain and pleasure? What about crabs, shrimps, insects or spiders? How do we tell whether a person unresponsive after a severe brain injury might be suffering? When does a fetus in the womb start to have conscious experiences? Could...

Light is essential to basically all life on earth; even where the light of the sun doesn't reach, we find plants and creatures which emit their own light. Fire, light with heat, is one of the oldest technologies humanity has harnessed, and we...

Meet some of the world's most dastardly creatures, who lie, cheat and deceive for a living. There's the deadly praying mantis that looks like an innocent pink flower. The assassin bug that strums spider webs to lure in a tasty snack. The...

Illustrated with more than 250 outstanding photographs, Wild Animals presents an in-depth look at the natural world's most deadly, endangered or just plain strange creatures, from poisonous spiders to aggressive caimans and man-eating sharks. The...

A beautifully illustrated identification key to the basidiomycotes* of temperate Europe.The basidiomycotes comprise some of the best-known groups in the Kingdom of Fungi, including most mushrooms prized by mushroom hunters. Fungi of Temperate Europe:...

This book comprehensively covers all aspects of distribution, taxonomy, life cycle, cultivation, application in traditional medicine, their secondary metabolites, and their biological properties, along with various parameters to yield improvement in...

Mycology for Architecture explores how mycelium – the root network of fungi – as a living material is transforming architecture into a discipline that is not only sustainable but regenerative, adaptive and deeply entangled with ecological...

New and updated edition.In 1743, according to legend, the last wolf in Scotland was killed by a huntsman near Inverness. Long regarded in folk tales and history as a slayer of babies, a robber of graves, a devourer of battlefield dead, its extinction...

In 2011, a young wolf named Slavc set out from Slovenia. Tracked by GPS, he travelled a thousand miles through the Alps, arriving four months later on the Lessinian plateau, north of Verona. There had been no wolves in northern Italy for a century,...

Hunted to near extinction, wolves evoke a sense of our planet's dwindling wildernesses. Rather than fear them, we should better understand the crucial role they play in ecosystems throughout the world. This engaging, fact-filled book shares...

Wolf Land traces the lives of the wolves that once called Britain and Ireland home. Beginning with the Ice Age, each chapter considers a key period in the history of wolves on these islands. Describing the landscapes they traversed, their...

Step into the delightful, hidden world of hedgehogs with this beautifully crafted gift book. This charming book combines engaging, accessible writing with delightful line illustrations, inviting you to learn how hedgehogs live in the wild, consider...

Otter? Otter? OTTER! That elusive shadow, that fleeting glimpse, that sleek and slender form disappearing beneath the surface of the water. It is one hundred years since Henry Williamson wrote Tarka the Otter, the book that first brought these...

Dingoes have been the scapegoats for sheep farmers' financial struggles since the early colonial years in Australia. Governments have responded with bounties for killing dingoes, baiting programs, and thousands of kilometres of fences. The...