This second edition of the atlas of land and freshwater molluscs of Italy lists 1092 species and includes 3700 colour photos.

Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology, fourth edition, expands its coverage to include the entire class of Echinoidea, making this new edition an authoritative reference of the entire class of species. This is a valuable resource that will help readers...

This manual is part 1 of the Ichneumonologia Indica series, which deals with subfamily Mesosteninae of family Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera: Parasitica). It is aimed to provide a taxonomic guide to identify genera and species of this subfamily in India...

This RES Aphids Handbook completes the coverage of the British species after volumes 2, part 6 and part 7.It covers seven subfamilies (Anoeciinae, Lachninae, Eriosomatinae, Phloeomyzinae, Thelaxinae, Hormaphidinae and Mindarinae), represented in...

The present report forms the first consolidated document dealing with the taxonomy and systematics of the two superfamilies Proctotrupoidea and Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Insecta) in Kerala, India. This taxonomic treatment has also presented...

The author, an experienced diver, is fascinated by shells and the molluscs inhabiting them. Since so few people ever encounter these alive, his previous two books, Living Shells and Living Mollusks, showed living molluscs, including living shells, in...

This is an identification book to 115 of the 180 species of ladybirds inhabiting Japan. Identification points are described in-depth with composite photos, including, for some species, eggs and larvae. A comparative illustration of the copulatory...

Treehoppers belong to the insect groups of the cicadas, but their bodies are much smaller, and part of it changes to form a horn. Central and South American horned treehoppers often have unusually different horn shapes, and others use them to mimic...

Munetoshi Maruyama introduces the ecology of the more than 3,000 species of treehoppers.Summary in Japanese:監修:丸山宗利 世界に3千種以上いるツノゼミの生態を紹介

These small horned insects cannot be found without a great deal of effort. An insect that captivates those who see it with its mysterious form, but not a cicada. The reason for this is that it resembles insects, plants, and other things to protect...

The Purple Emperor is our most elusive and least-known butterfly. We glimpse it only through fissures in its tree top world, yet this giant insect has fascinated us for centuries. This must be England's national butterfly. Matthew Oates has spent...

This book is the first comprehensive work on oriental Notodontidae (Lepidoptera) outside mainland Asia. The studied area includes also Borneo Island, the Malayan Peninsula, entire New Guinea with adjacent islands. All species are illustrated in both...

This book is the second volume in a series of four volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series treating morphology, anatomy, reproduction, development, ecology, phylogeny, systematics and taxonomy of polychaetous Annelida.In this volume, a...

Paperback reprint of a 1997 book.Creating Freshwater Wetlands, Second Edition clearly demonstrates the step-by-step processes required to restore or create freshwater wetlands. It presents practical advice on choosing sites, getting help, attracting...

Following the success of the first edition, this new edition has been expanded and improved with additional images and enhanced drawings. The subject matter has been expanded with the chapter on grammar and pronunciation extended. There are examples...

Over the course of a year, leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the weather-ravaged coasts of Atlantic Britain and Ireland from north to south: every cove, sound, inlet, island. The story of his journey is one of staggering...

The Amazon is a land of superlatives. The complex ecosystem covers an area about the size of the continental U.S. The Amazon River discharges 57 million gallons of water per second – in two hours, this would be enough to supply all of New York...

For over two decades, legendary British photographer David Yarrow has been putting himself in harm's way to capture immersive and evocative photography of some of the world s most revered and endangered animal species. With his images heightening...

Kingfisher’s encyclopedias are award-winning, information-packed reference books for all the family. The new, updated classic editions are beautiful versions of these trusted favourites – perfect for gifts and reference alike. The...

Scotland is a nation of dramatic weather and breathtaking landscapes – of nature resplendent. And, over the centuries, the people who have lived, explored and thrived in this country have developed a rich language to describe their...

This illustrated work highlights spectacular species of plants and animals encountered during the scientific expedition to Upper Baleh in Malaysia in 2015, which was jointly organized by Sarawak Energy Berhad, the Forest Department Sarawak, WWFM and...

With over 6,000 entries, A Dictionary of Zoology is a detailed and authoritative guide to all areas of the field. It offers full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. It also includes...

Paperback reprint of a 2007 book.Sound forest management planning requires cost-efficient approaches to optimally utilize the given resources. Emphasizing the mathematical and statistical features of forest sampling to assess classical dendrometrical...

An enchanting biography of the most resonant – and most necessary – chemical element on Earth.Carbon is everywhere: in the paper of this book and the blood of our bodies. It's with us from beginning to end, present in our baby clothes...

This book explains mechanical principles at work in nature. Understand and learn to see the language of forms in nature. The book explains, without using formulae, ultimate failure in nature and engineering.

A tour of clocks throughout the centuries – from the sandglass to the telomere – to reveal the physical, biological, and social nature of timeWhat is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for...

The distinctive white-tailed sea eagle was driven to extinction in Britain more than 200 years ago, but this immense predator will soon be making a return to our skies, thanks to Roy Dennis, an ornithologist, conservationist and arguably the driving...

Nature conservation in the 21st century has taken a radical new turn. Instead of conserving particular species in nature reserves as 'museum pieces', frozen in time, the thinking now is that we should allow landscape-sized areas to...

Much of Australia's wildlife will not survive without hollows for nesting. The complete practical guide with extensive plans, Nest Boxes for Wildlife is ideal for your garden. With some basic carpentry skills you can build a nest box, and be...

For the 4th edition of Avian Histopathology, several chapters in this edition have been revised by incorporating new information and adding new images. As in previous editions, the book maintains the organization of chapters by organ systems, which...

Covers all 564 species known to occur in the West Indies and uses the plates from the acclaimed Birds of the West Indies by the same authors. It has concise text on facing pages covering all aspects of field identification and is lightweight and easy...

A Vulture Landscape is more than just a book about vultures, in the same way that these majestic flyers are more than just birds. Vultures are a crucial part of many of the world's ecosystems, and without these specialist environmental cleansers...

Come to the forest, sit by the fireside and listen to intoxicating song, as Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale.Every year, as darkness falls upon woodlands, the nightingale heralds the arrival of Spring. For thousands of years, its sweet song...

The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world containing 20% of the Earth's water surface. The birds of the region include many unique and endemic species that have evolved in isolation before the arrival of man together with seabirds...

The first atlas of breeding birds for the Barnsley Bird Study Group recording area, covering 560 square kilometres within South and West Yorkshire, and the most comprehensive and detailed account of breeding birds in the Barnsley area ever produced....

In Book of Birds: Introduction to Ornithology, John Faaborg, renowned expert on avian ecology and conservation, brings a fresh and accessible sensibility to the study of ornithology. In this beautifully illustrated volume, Faaborg's approachable...

This is a detailed 'biography' of ducks and geese that breed in or regularly visit the UK – covering 30 species in all. It will include chapters on the evolution of ducks and geese, their place in the natural world, their anatomy and...

Flight has fascinated humans since we first looked into the sky and saw birds on the wing, and no flights are more fascinating than the extraordinary migrations birds make every day, week, month, and season of the year.Migration explores how birds...

This special book-format issue of Birds New Zealand's journal Notornis is devoted to the birds of the Auckland Islands Maukahuka/Motu Maha, the largest and biologically most diverse island group in the New Zealand subantarctic region. Its 19...

Identification, habitat and distribution of 536 Mediterranean plant speciesSummary in French:Avec 20 000 espèces, la flore de la région méditerranéenne est de loin la plus riche d'Europe. Parmi cette énorme...

This Kosmos guide allows for the identification of more than 350 trees and shrubs from all over Europe. The Kosmos colour code guarantees fast orientation. Several photos and drawings are shown per species, and details are given with each picture....

Children around the world know that to tell how old a tree is, you count its rings. Few people, however, know that research into tree rings has also made amazing contributions to our understanding of Earth's climate history and its influences on...

This elegant and easy-to-use guide is an updated and amended revision of Lauren Brown's seminal Grasses: An Identification Guide, which was first published in 1979. While maintaining the spirit and goals of the original edition – a...

Volume 14 covers the families Betulaceae, Cactaceae, Caricaceae, Cecropiaceae, Fagaceae, Moraceae, Ulmaceae, and Urticaceae.

Monographie zur Gattung Cornus contains descriptions of 620 varieties of the genus Cornus with details on species, varieties, hybrids, and cultivars on five continents. Of international scientific interest, this book contains the work of such leading...

This book is a guide for the identification of the indigenous forest trees of Uganda. It will be useful for those who wish to contribute towards the conservation of the forests or to plant indigenous trees. Information is provided on how to propagate...

This volume deals with a long list of families, covering Araliaceae, Berberidaceae, Cabombaceae, Ceratophyllaceae, Malvaceae (Malvoideae), Styracaceae, and the second part of Thymelaeaceae.

Located between Madagascar and the coasts of Mozambique, Mayotte is one of the four islands of the Comoros archipelago. This volcanic island benefits from a tropical climate which has allowed the development of a complex and diversified natural flora...

Orchids are elegant, exotic and mysterious. Discover 75 amazing examples in this beautiful little book.One in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid, and they have been around since the dinosaurs. These popular and fascinating plants have...

The Mekal Hill Area in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh is an abode of great plant diversity that plays integral part in the sustenance and economic welfare of its inhabitant, a majority of which consists of different tribal groups. The book is...

The Garden Visitor’s Handbook 2020 is your essential guide to over 3,600 exceptional private gardens in England and Wales for the National Garden Scheme this year. With detailed descriptions of every garden, stunning photos, and handy maps and...

An evocative and richly illustrated exploration of flowers and how, over the centuries, they have given us so much sustenance, meaning, and pleasureThe bright yellow of a marigold and the cheerful red of a geranium, the evocative fragrance of a lotus...

Biodiversity forms the basis of evolution and life on earth. Algae are very important organisms and play a significant role not only in all sorts of ecosystems but also in the evolution of land plants. This book starts with an introduction to the...

For the last twenty years, The Destruction of the Bison has been an essential work in environmental history. Andrew C. Isenberg offers a concise analysis of the near-extinction of the North American bison population from an estimated 30 million in...

The spotlight is on the Arctic region. Crumbling glaciers, thawing permafrost and the vanishing sea ice cover are phenomena frequently discussed in the media. They are clear signs of the intense warming of the Arctic ecosystem. The dramatic decline...

Orcas are the most profitable and controversial display animal in history, and since the release of the documentary Blackfish in 2013, millions around the world have focused on their plight. Yet no historical account has explored how we came to care...

Big cats such as lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars fascinate us like few other creatures. They are enduring symbols of natural majesty and power. Yet despite the magnetic appeal of the big cats, their origins and evolutionary history remain poorly...

Wolves fascinate us – they always have and always will – and with her new non-fiction narrative, author and TV presenter Philippa Forrester aims to help us understand the wolf better and learn its real place in modern America to try and...

The go-to guide to discovering the secrets of the UK's snakes. Packed with information, RSPB Spotlight: Snakes is the go-to guide to discovering the secrets of the UK's snakes, including how to identify and spot them in the wild and the...

Paperback reprint of a 2009 book.Tasked by the Clean Water Act to restore and maintain the integrity of their waters, state and local governments must develop systems for assessing the health of the streams within their borders. They quickly find...

When the first volume of Freshwater Fishes of North America was published, it was immediately hailed as the definitive reference in the field. Readers have been fervently awaiting the next volume in this encompassing three-book set ever since. Now...

A Harvard psychologist explains how our once-helpful instincts get hijacked in our garish modern world.Our instincts – for food, sex, or territorial protection – evolved for life on the savannahs 10,000 years ago, not in today's world...

For millennia, dominant societies have had the habit of believing their own people to be the best, deep down: the more powerful they become, the more power begins to be framed as natural, as well as cultural. When you see how power has shaped the...

Evolution is one of the most important processes in life. It not only explains the detailed history of life on earth, but its scope also extends into many aspects of our own contemporary behavior-who we are and how we got to be here, our psychology,...

For the last three billion years or so, life on Earth has been shaped by natural forces. Evolution happens slowly, with species crafted by natural selection across millennia. Then, a few hundred thousand years ago, along came a bolshie, big-brained,...

Stress, obesity, poor mental health, drug addiction, bowel diseases, violence and fake news; a stark checklist of modern world problems and every one of them is an echo of our evolutionary past.In Unfit for Purpose, biologist and broadcaster...

A fully updated guide to the increasingly prevalent use of molecular data in ecological studies.Molecular ecology is concerned with how molecular biology and population genetics may help us to better understand aspects of ecology and evolution...

Decomposition and recycling of vertebrate remains have been understudied, hampered largely due to these processes being aesthetically challenging (e.g., smell and sight). Technological innovations have provided the means to explore new and...

This book contains a series of essays designed for graduate students and researchers on crucial issues in the relatively new field of urban ecology.

The Coastal Everglades presents a broad overview and synthesis of research on the coastal Everglades, a region that includes Everglades National Park, adjacent managed wetlands, and agricultural and urbanizing communities. Contributors for this...

A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'.Flooding has always threatened the rainy, wind-swept islands of the United Kingdom, but it is becoming more frequent and more severe. Combining travel writing and reportage with readings of history, literature...

Shall we take an umbrella… or evacuate the city? The Weather Machine is about a miraculous-but-overlooked invention that helps us through our daily lives – and sometimes saves them – by allowing us to see into the future.When...

Fire is rarely out of the headlines, from large natural wildfires raging across the Australian or Californian countrysides to the burning of buildings such as the disasters of Grenfell tower and Notre Dame. Fire on these scales can represent a...

Global demand for metals has risen considerably over the past decade. Geologists are developing new approaches for studying ore deposits and discovering new sources. Ore Deposits: Origin, Exploration, and Exploitation is a compilation of diverse case...

Millions of Americans and international travelers go on road trips through the United States every year. Although many travel through these areas, most have little to no understanding of the geology or how the landscape came to be. Written by a...

Millions of Americans and international travellers go on road trips through the United States every year. Although many travel through these areas, most have little to no understanding of the geology or how the landscape came to be. Written by a...

Millions of Americans and international travellers go on road trips through the United States every year. Although many travel through these areas, most have little to no understanding of the geology or how the landscape came to be. Written by a...

The Earth is a beautiful and wondrous planet, but also frustratingly complex and, at times, violent: much of what has made it livable can also cause catastrophe. Volcanic eruptions create land and produce fertile, nutrient-rich soil, but they can...

Climate research over recent decades has shown that the interaction between the ocean and atmosphere drives the global climate system. This engaging and accessible textbook focuses on climate dynamics from the perspective of the upper ocean, and...

Irrigation plays a crucial role in influencing the quality and quantity of crop yield. This book fulfils the need for a comprehensive text on irrigation and water management. The text discusses innovative techniques for irrigation, water sources,...

In the face of debates about the Anthropocene – a geological epoch of our own making – and contemporary concerns about ecological crisis and the sixth mass extinction, it is more important than ever to locate the timeframe of human...

The global food economy is riven with contradictions. Rising levels of obesity in the developed world stand in stark contrast to widespread hunger and malnutrition in the global South. Transnational companies dominate the market and benefit from...

Ecosystems provide services that are crucial and beneficial to the human population. The management and conservation of these services can assure the wellbeing of the local population. Climate Change and Its Impact on Ecosystem Services and...

Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas...

Soil and groundwater are two resources of paramount importance to all living organisms. Due to the increasing levels of pollution worldwide, soil and groundwater have also been adversely affected. This book unravels the recent studies in the field of...

A powerful and counterintuitive argument that we should welcome the current slowdown – of population growth, economies, and technological innovationDrawing from an incredibly rich trove of global data, this groundbreaking book reveals that...

Dr Erasmus Darwin seemed an innocuous Midlands physician, a respectable stalwart of eighteenth-century society. But there was another side to him.Botanist, inventor, Lunar inventor and popular poet, Darwin was internationally renowned for...

It has often been said that we know more about the moon than we do about our own oceans. In fact, we know a great deal more about the oceans than many people realise. Scientists know that our actions today are shaping the oceans and climate of...

We all know those stories that have been told in our families for generations. The ones that start 'Have I ever told you about your great, great Uncle …?' In some cultures these stories have been passed down for thousands of years, and...

Humanity stands at a precipice.We live at a time of unprecedented innovation. Technology is accelerating faster than at any point in history, granting us ever greater power, and creating ever greater risk. In the twentieth century, we developed the...

Explore the Western Australian Botanical Journey through many fascinating personalities: botanists, internationally famous scientists, artists and more in this well-researched book by Roger Underwood.

Paperback reprint of a 1995 book.Authored by electron microscopists and leading members of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), the Atlas of Virus Diagrams includes chapters on virus classification. The diagrams, selected for...

The Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT) presented by Daniel Pauly describes how water-breathing fish and invertebrates meet the challenge of extracting crucially needed oxygen from water, which contains little of it. The...

What makes dogs truly special? Why does our relationship with them feel so much more deep and intense than with other animals?Any dog owner knows that the bond with their dog is unique. The unparalleled loyalty and total devotion of a dog seems the...

Being a mom is a tough job – but imagine doing it in the jungle or out on the safari, faced by the ravages of the elements, a scarcity of resources, and the threat of predators prowling at all times of the day and night. In Wild Moms, Dr. Carin...

Microfossils – the most abundant, ancient, and easily accessible of Earth's fossils – are also the most important. Their ubiquity is such that every person on the planet touches or uses them every single day, and yet few of us even...

A palaeoart portfolio by Stanton F. Fink, containing 50 original drawings of various extinct and prehistoric animals throughout the world and time.