In the newly revised second edition of The Science of Forensic Entomology, two distinguished entomologists deliver a foundational and practical resource that equips students and professionals to be able to understand and resolve questions concerning...

This unique book offers a comprehensive guide to the fascinating world of polystomatid flatworms. It introduces the reader to the individual life histories of polystomes and the chronological advances in our knowledge, with descriptions of species...

Among nature's most artful creations, shells have long inspired the curiosity and passion of artisans, artists, collectors, and thinkers. Conchophilia delves into the intimate relationship between shells and people, offering an unprecedented...

Most of us are aware of the hive mind – the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering...

In this richly illustrated guide, Bees of Costa Rica, leading bee experts showcase the diversity of bees in Costa Rica and the myriad ways in which they interact with flowers and people.Costa Rica is home to 117 bee genera and approximately 700 bee...

This book on moths is the seventh volume of the Moths of Europe collection, which will comprise a total of eight volumes and cover the majority of the heteroceran Lepidoptera found in Europe. It is the first of two volumes dedicated to...

This book on moths is the seventh volume of the Papillons de Nuit d'Europe collection, which will comprise a total of eight volumes and cover the majority of the heteroceran Lepidoptera found in Europe. It is the first of two volumes dedicated to...

Originally published in 1937, this is a print-on-demand reprint in the University of Toronto Press's Heritage series.Hydroids of the Pacific Coast of Canada and the United States is an attempt to give a brief description, with figures, of every...

The present publication deals with the moth genus Hemiceras Guenée, 1852, which has gained a poor reputation as a taxonomically difficult group. The last comprehensive description of American Notodontidae by Draudt (1932-1933) in Seitz...

In this book, the fauna of the Scarab Beetles of the North-East Biogeographic Zone has been comprehensively reviewed based on published literature and materials studies form six states, i.e. Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. A...

Sea lice are one of the most important and costly health issues for Atlantic salmon aquaculture and for culture of many other marine fish species. In addition, the extent and causes of impacts of sea lice upon wild salmonids have proven a hotly...

Pests cause damage to the economic value of crops and stored products, while vectors are responsible for the transmission of disease-causing agents in human beings and livestock. Although the application of synthetic pesticides in agriculture gives...

This guide to moths, native plants, and their environmental roles is an indispensable resource for gardeners, conservationists, and nature enthusiasts across the midwestern United States.Gardening for Moths is the first book to show midwestern...

This booklet is the essential user guide to Varroa treatments. In this guide you will learn:- How to spot signs that a honey bee colony is carrying a high mite burden.- How to perform regular monitoring for Varroa mites.- How to choose the correct...

After publishing, with Ted Bullock, the two-volume work on invertebrate neurobiology, in 1962 Adrian selected a new topic, and built up a group at St Andrews (and later at the Australian National University), specializing in the optics, neuron...

The ultimate goal of this project The Conchological Albums – Terrestrial Molluscs is to figure world's biodiversity of land snails as complete as possible. Volume 14 of this series figures 696 shells of the Clausiliidae (subfamilies...

This book is the most up-to-date compilation of living chitons in accordance with the latest classification. It represents 80 % of the known species or nearly 840 species out of 1068 extant species. Chitons are mainly living in tidal or subtidal...

A comprehensive treatment of the marine malacological fauna of Madagascar, figuring more than 1000 species on 4200 colour photos and much of the type material of species described in recent years and housed in the Muséum national...

The southern African marine region, which lies in the transitional zone between the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific biomes, has a very rich biodiversity with elements from the two major oceanic regions. This taxonomic monograph, long-awaited by local...

This is a comprehensive handbook focused on geospatial applications used to study, assess, and monitor the Himalayan mountains. As a region of high relevance and very vulnerable regarding geohazards, it is crucial to detect landscape changes and...

Eungella, in the hinterland of Mackay, lies within the longest continuous stretch of rainforest in Australia outside the Wet Tropics of north Queensland. While perhaps less familiar to tourists than rainforests further north, or those in the Border...

This volume discusses geological, biological and sustainability aspects of coastal, estuary and lake environments. It offers a comprehensive understanding of biotic, physico-chemical, sedimentological and socio-environmental factors associated with...

This book presents 12 effective methods to manage wetlands for conservation. It offers a tool box of causal factors that can be used to protect and restore wetlands to enhance biological diversity and other functions. Each causal factor is...

Western Australia has over 3,500 islands, the largest number of any Australian state or territory. All remain in public ownership; almost all south of the Kimberley are managed by a single government agency, whilst almost all Kimberley islands are...

For over 25 years Bradt’s Zambia Safari Guide has been widely acknowledged as the best guidebook to this African country, and it is now the only dedicated guide to Zambia’s world-renowned safari destinations. Combining in-depth reviews of...

Soldiers and sailors, geographers and geologists, submariners and balloonists all flocked to Antarctica during the 'Heroic Age' of Polar exploration. No one better represented this eclectic band than Frank Bickerton, engineer on Douglas...

This new, fifth edition of Bradt's Madagascar Wildlife, first published over 25 years ago, celebrates the unique fauna of this remarkable Indian Ocean island. Written by naturalist tour leaders and Madagascar experts, and aimed at visitors and...

Tyrannosaurus rex may be the king of the dinosaurs, but that doesn't stop know-it-all Velociraptor from telling him he looks old-fashioned and needs a makeover. So, with an improved posture, some restyled body parts and a coat of shaggy feathers,...

Rings in the Shingle is a collection of images and poems born out of the love of the author for the north Norfolk Coast, his home. The poems and images are entirely complementary, having an equal weight in the experience of reading and the...

Discover the majestic unicorn of the sea with this suspenseful narrative from a BBC filmmaker and gorgeous art from an award-winning illustrator.With a crack and a creak, the frozen sea begins to melt-the ice splits apart and a new pathway forms.As...

This commemorative portfolio displays all the 100 pictures awarded in the 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, together with the stories of what they reveal and how they were created. Representing the work of photographers worldwide,...

This book tells about the life and studies of Dr Jack Schuster in Guatemala. It features stories from Dr Schuster's work and life, as well as information and photographs by José Monzón Sierra on Guatemala's insect biodiversity....

When a seed falls from a vine in the tropics and is carried by ocean currents across the Atlantic to the shores of Western Europe – it is known as a sea bean. It is still considered lucky to find a sea bean on the shore, they have been used as...

Robert Twigger, poet, artist and travel author, is a lover of uninhabited islands. A lifelong passion for the Lake District led him to embark on a mission to visit all 36 islands of the region – some little more than rocks, some home only to...

In this wildly rich memoir, a director at some of the world's finest botanic gardens – Sydney, Kew and Melbourne – suggests such places are a cure for the world's ills. Tim Entwisle believes these sanctuaries can address the key...

Have you ever wondered about those rocks under your feet? How old they might be? How they got their colour and texture? Could they contain some unknown mineral or fossil treasure? Rocks, Fossils and Formations: Discoveries Through Time is an...

In November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton watched horrified as the grinding ice floes of the Weddell Sea squeezed the life from his ship, Endurance. Caught in the chaos of splintered wood, buckled metalwork and tangled rigging lay Shackleton's...

Darkness is the first thing we know in our human existence. Safe and warm inside the bubble of the womb, we are comfortable in that embracing dark. But as soon as we are brought into the light, we learn to fear the dark. Why?All Through the Night is...

On 1 September 1909, American explorer Frederick Cook caused one of the biggest sensations in exploration history when, after a year with no word from him, news arrived that he had not only survived his Arctic expedition but had become the first...

The 10th edition of Quantitative Chemical Analysis continues to set the standard for learning analytical chemistry with distinguished writing, the most up-to-date content, and now the acclaimed Achieve program, supporting exceptional problem-solving...

Our space age technology enables global communication, navigation, and power distribution that has given rise to our 'smart', interconnected and spacefaring world. Much of the infrastructure modern society depends on, to live on Earth and to...

Scientific Writing and Communication: Papers, Proposals, and Presentations is an "all-in-one" handbook that covers the areas of scientific communication that a student, researcher, or scientist needs to know and to master in order to...

This self-contained textbook covers fundamental aspects of sequence analysis with special emphasis on evolutionary biology, including sequence alignment, exact matching, phylogeny reconstruction, and coalescent simulation. It addresses these topics...

Why exactly is the Earth round? How is it that boomerangs can turn in mid-air? And why do cats always land on their feet? From the solar system to spinning tops; hurricanes to hula hoops; powerplants to pendulums, one mysterious force shapes almost...

How life originated from an inanimate mixture of organic and inorganic compounds on the primordial Earth remains one of the great unknowns in science. This origin of life, or abiogenesis, continues to be examined theoretically and experimentally in...

Annals of the Deep Sky is a comprehensive reference that guides amateur and semipro astronomers into every mind-boggling corner of the observational universe. Each volume presents extensive descriptions of prominent stars and deep-sky objects. No...

There are many textbooks on research methods, plenty of books on popular science, and specialist texts on a whole range of academic fields. However, few bring these together as a framework for a career involving research, and few attempt a practical...

There is no doubt science is currently suffering from a credibility crisis. This thought-provoking book argues that, ironically, science's credibility is being undermined by tools created by scientists themselves. Scientific disinformation and...

The 17th-century calculus of Newton and Leibniz was built on shaky foundations, and it wasn't until the 18th and 19th centuries that mathematicians – especially Bolzano, Cauchy, and Weierstrass – began to establish a rigorous basis...

Almost everything we know about the Universe has come from studying the messages carried by light from outer space. Until only a handful of decades ago, this meant observing optical photons in the narrow visible region of the electromagnetic...

Biodiversity encompasses variation in biological systems from genes to biomes. The Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, third edition, provides a coherent, synthetic and comprehensive overview of the field, bringing together contributions from over 400...

This book reviews the importance of ecological functioning within rangelands considering the complex inter-relationships of production agriculture, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat.More than half of all lands worldwide, and up...

Armenia is a small landlocked mountainous country located in the Southern Caucasus. It is a typical mountainous country, having its lowest point of 375m above sea level and culminating at 4095 m with an average altitude of 1850 m, where the...

This book summarizes the achievements and experience of the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection, analyzes the new situation and requirements of the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection, and discusses the main issues and their solution...

This book explores how genetics and the new technologies in genomics have been used for the conservation of plants and animals in the Neotropics. It shows a new perspective on conservation genetics beyond the use of theoretical methods in genetics at...

Bats eat huge amounts of insects and make a significant contribution to maintaining ecological balance. In order to be able to continue to make this contribution to the greatest possible extent, they depend on our support.Many of the 30 species of...

Designated in 2016 by President Obama and reduced to 85 percent of its original size one year later by President Trump, Bears Ears National Monument continues to be a flash point of conflict between ranchers, miners, environmental groups, states'...

In this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed author David Quammen journeys to places where civilization meets raw nature and explores the challenge of balancing the needs of both. For more than two decades, award-winning science and nature...

With its prominent profile recognizable for miles around and featuring vistas among the most beloved in the Appalachians, North Carolina's Grandfather Mountain is many things to many people: an easily recognized landmark along the Blue Ridge...

Andean dry forest ecosystems are threatened by deforestation and unsustainable land use methods. The negative effects for the livelihood of the local population, biodiversity, and the regional climate could be countered by reforestation measures;...

In Plant Life, Rosetta S. Elkin explores the procedures of afforestation, the large-scale planting of trees in otherwise treeless environments, including grasslands, prairies, and drylands. Elkin reveals that planting a tree can either be one of the...

The Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, created by President Obama in 2016 and eviscerated by the Trump administration in 2017, contains more archaeological sites than any other region in the United States. It's also a...

Using the vast natural ecosystems of Queensland, Australia – from the arid inland to the Great Barrier Reef – as illustrative focus, Conserving Nature offers insights evolved from decades of scientific research and first-hand knowledge of...

Frederick Law Olmsted is the father of American landscape architecture. His firm, and the successor firms that sprung from it, worked through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to shape some of our most beloved green spaces, including national,...

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is one of the most cherished and reviled laws ever passed. It mandates protection and preservation of all the nation's species and biodiversity, whatever the cost. It has been a lightning rod for...

Learn to identify birds in Alabama, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't...

Learn to attract and feed Eastern, Western, and Mountain Bluebirds with this USA-focused pocket-sized guide.The Eastern Bluebird's blend of sky blue and rusty orange is a happy sprinkle of colour in any backyard or garden. Easily tamed and full...

Learn to attract and feed a variety of woodpeckers with this USA-focused pocket-sized guide.The splash of red on black and white – few backyard guests are more exciting to behold than the Downy Woodpecker. And what can capture a...

A fully updated new edition of David Attenborough's bestselling classic.Birds. Over 9,000 species, the most widespread of all animals: on icebergs, in the Sahara or under the sea, at home in our gardens or flying for over a year at a time....

Centuries ago, when penguins were first encountered by European explorers, they were not thought to be birds but rather a fish-like relative. Subsequent accumulation of knowledge has shown penguins to be an avian species with unrivaled aquatic...

Oregon’s coast is teeming with scores of beautiful birds, and the Best Little Book of Birds: The Oregon Coast will help you find them. From regal ospreys and iconic eagles to frenetic sandpipers and colourful kingfishers, this...

The Cascade Range, a major mountain range of western North America, is teeming with scores of beautiful birds, and the Best Little Book of Birds: The Cascade Range and Columbia River Gorge will help you find them. From the White-headed Woodpecker and...

A cosmopolitan species, the Peregrine Falcon is among the birds with the widest distribution in the world; well known among the general public, it has been the subject of numerous scientific studies, texts on falconry and naturalistic narratives. In...

Birdlife invites readers into the lives of birds we often meet in the southeastern United States. Writer, scientist, and illustrator Todd Ballantine presents the habits and habitats, colourings, migratory paths, and songs of nearly one hundred birds...

Learn to attract and feed a variety of orioles (i.e. New World orioles in the genus Icterus rather than Old World orioles of the family Oriolidae) with this USA-focused pocket-sized guide.The flaming orange of the male Baltimore Oriole is always...

Learn to attract and feed cardinals with this USA-focused pocket-sized guide.The vibrant red of the male Northern Cardinal is stunning any time of year – and nothing is more beautiful than the early spring duets of cardinals singing their...

A 2021 reprint of this 2010 book.Common reed (Phragmites australis, formerly P. communis) is a tall grass attaining a height of 8 metres or more, with a large inflorescence. It is the principal, dominant species in European reedswamps and marshes,...

In Traces, Professor Patricia Wiltshire will take you on a journey through the fascinating edge-land where nature and crime are intertwined.She'll take you on a journey searching for bodies of loved ones – through woodlands, along...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 90 genera, from Montrichardia to Myxopyrum. The book covers a total of 499 species of important plants widely...

This new book on the orchid genus Gymnadenia covers phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, biology, distribution, ecology, and hybridization, and contains extensive illustrations and maps.

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 160 genera, from Nabalus to Nyssa. The book covers a total of 623 species of important plants widely used in...

By re-imagining how we plan and use our gardens, we can all do our bit to support local wildlife, improve our health and help tackle the climate crisis. Positive steps, no matter how small, can really make a difference.This is a practical,...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 84 genera, from Oberonia to Opuntia. The book covers a total of 576 species of important plants widely used in...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 89 genera, from Orania to Ozothamnus. The book covers a total of 563 species of important plants widely used in...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 87 genera, from Pachira to Parinari. The book covers a total of 502 species of important plants widely used in...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 52 genera, from Paris to Pelargonium. The book covers a total of 513 species of important plants widely used in...

Beneath the surface of bodies of freshwater-springs, streams, rivers, ponds and lakes-there is a world of plants of great variety and beauty, a realm that is often poorly known and understood. Correctly identified, these plants can tell us much about...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 92 genera, from Pelatantheria to Phacellaria. The book covers a total of 530 species of important plants widely...

What are reeds (Phragmites) like? To begin with, it is one of the very few plants to be native (not introduced) in all five continents of the world. Imagine working all day with a marvellous sky above and below surrounded by reeds, just a wind-blown...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 70 genera, from Phacelurus to Phyllostachys. The book covers a total of 535 species of important plants widely...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 57 genera, from Phyllostylon to Piper. The book covers a total of 649 species of important plants widely used in...

The Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Series II provides revisions of seed and plant families that occur in Peninsular Malaysia. Volume 9 includes revisions of 102 species in 2 families, namely, Labiatae and Verbenaceae. Conservation status and...

Spring is the most captivating season of the year for both novice and veteran gardeners as green shoots emerge from bare earth, announcing the promise of beautiful blooms to come. But have you ever found yourself crouched beside a flower bed,...

Plants were an essential part of medieval life. Most people lived in houses made of wood and thatch, which often accidentally burned down when they cooked their food or huddled over wood fires to keep warm. People wore linen clothing dyed with...

Volume 17 covers the families Asclepiadaceae to Menyanthaceae.

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 104 genera, from Piptadenia to Pogonopus. The book covers a total of 502 species of important plants widely used...

Mallacoota and surrounds, in the East Gippsland region in the Australian state of Victoria, are rich in wildflowers but the orchids are particularly remarkable. There are around one hundred varieties with at least one species flowering at any time of...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 56 genera, from Pogostemon to Potalia. The book covers a total of 503 species of important plants widely used in...

Rob Sainsbury has had a keen interest in the flora of Western Australia for many years.This book is a revision of one of his earlier publications – A Field Guide to Isopogons & Petrophiles; in the Plant Family Proteaceae. These plants have...

This book is designed to assist in the identification of all West Australia Beaufortias, Eremaeas, Kunzeas and Regelias belonging to the plant family Myrtaceae. The Kunzeas are the only genus found elsewhere in Australia and a small selection of...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 44 genera, from Potamogeton to Prosopanche. The book covers a total of 481 species of important plants widely...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 89 genera, from Prosopis to Psoralea. The book covers a total of 500 species of important plants widely used in...

Seaweed develops in water everywhere, from the eternal glaciers to lagoons heated by the sun, from seas saturated with salt to the fresh water of our rivers. Yet we only know how to cultivate a few dozen varieties, at most. Incredibly diverse,...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 84 genera, from Psorospermum to Pyxidanthera. The book covers a total of 506 species of important plants widely...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 52 genera, from Quadribractea to Rhinerrhiza. The book covers a total of 733 species of important plants widely...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 92 genera, from Rhinotropis to Rorippa. The book covers a total of 647 species of important plants widely used in...

Artist Molly Hashimoto has appreciated trees all her life – they have shaped her as a hiker, outdoors lover, gardener, traveller, and artist. She pays homage to them through her art, working in many different media, each revealing different...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 58 genera, from Rosa to Rzedowskia. The book covers a total of 646 species of important plants widely used in...

The second part of this ongoing flora adds 902 taxa of flowering plants. Together with the first volume, the series so far covers 1418 species of Iran's flora, which is almost one-fifth.

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 36 genera, from Saba to Salvia. The book covers a total of 614 species of important plants widely used in...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 83 genera, from Salzmannia to Scheuchzeria. The book covers a total of 609 species of important plants widely...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 103 genera, from Schiedea to Secale. The book covers a total of 604 species of important plants widely used in...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 39 genera, from Secamone to Serjania. The book covers a total of 609 species of important plants widely used in...

The Catalogue of Useful Plants of Colombia is the most comprehensive listing of the known useful plants found in Colombia. It was compiled by a team of Colombian and international botanists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Humboldt Institute,...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 77 genera, from Serratula to Sisymbrium. The book covers a total of 603 species of important plants widely used...

The description and analysis of the Mexican and other countries desertic plants from the point of view of their use in traditional medicine and their potential use in integrative medicine is the overall theme of this book. Aromatic and Medicinal...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 40 genera, from Sisyndite to Sonneratia. The book covers a total of 611 species of important plants widely used...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 100 genera, from Sophora to Stelis. The book covers a total of 610 species of important plants widely used in...

This book presents a taxonomic account of the endemic genus Zyrphelis in South Africa, a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus Gymnostephium is sunk under Zyrphelis and some taxa previously listed under Mairia moved to...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 85 genera, from Stellaria to Strychnos. The book covers a total of 608 species of important plants widely used in...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 69 genera, from Stryphnodendron to Syzygium. The book covers a total of 579 species of important plants widely...

This volume offers knowledge on medicinal angiosperm plants, based on their popular therapeutic usages worldwide. It contains a total of 80 genera, from Tabebuia to Terminalia. The book covers a total of 647 species of important plants widely used in...

Carving Nature at Its Joints surveys a variety of mammals from the mole to the rhinoceros.  It offers fresh perspectives on anatomy, behaviour, development, and evolution and explores Dr. Theodore Grand's methods for getting beyond –...

From the gregarious sea otter and playful dolphins to the sociable narwhal and iconic polar bear, sea mammals are a large, diverse, and increasingly precious group. In this book, Annalisa Berta, a leading expert on sea mammals and their evolution,...

Have you ever spotted a fox and wondered where it was going? Or perhaps you want to know what all the commotion was about when they woke you up the other night with their ear-piercing screams? Or maybe you just want to know how you can tell if these...

This is the first photo book on tigers of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, a wildlife sanctuary in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra state in India. The book contains informative details on the history of the park and its tigers, as well as the...

For the first time ever, you can contemplate all the mammals of the World together in a single easy-to-use, fully illustrated volume. Created for a broad public, from wildlife enthusiasts to expert mammalogists, researchers, conservationists, and...

In this first-ever landmark study of New Mexico's wild carnivores, Jean-Luc E. Cartron and Jennifer K. Frey have assembled a team of leading southwestern biologists to explore the animals and the major issues that shape their continued presence...

Sex in Cetaceans provides an up-to-date review of multi-faceted aspects related to mating and reproduction in toothed and baleen whales. This book begins with discussions of sexual selection and anatomical traits related to mating and diversity...

Whether loathed, feared, admired or worshipped, snakes evoke stronger human reactions than almost any other animal. Moving gracefully without limbs, swallowing meals often several times larger than their own heads, and with many having venomous...

Since the first field guide in 2008 almost a dozen species have joined the list of Cambodian amphibians, furthermore numerous name changes and genus reassignments occurred and this process is ongoing. However, by 2021, all the previously unnamed...

Midwife toads of the genus Alytes form a small group of primarily Iberian anurans. These fascinating toads hold cultural and scientific recognition on account of their distinctive, bell-like peeping call and their unusual strategy of paternal care,...

Amphibians are one of the world's most rapidly declining fauna groups. In an era of devastating climate change, habitat destruction and irreplaceable loss of biological diversity, it has never been more important to have effective resources for...

What is the worst that can happen to a river? That it vanishes, and all its life vanishes with it: the people, the plants, the animals: not just the fish, but the crops, the cattle, the forests, the everything. All are made mostly of water. Look...

This book is about the Somerset River Brue, which rises beyond the Somerset Levels from the Mendip Hills to the Wiltshire Downs and southwards, and, along with its tributaries, flows west to the Bristol Channel. It describes a whole unit, the River...

This Book is a prologue to the River Friend series of small books and is intended mainly for reference and as a picture guide to some common aquatic plants. Unlike the other books in the series, which con­centrate on a particular riverine aspect,...

Can you tell your Sagittaria sagittifolia from your Apium nodiflorum? Who knows or cares? Well, botanists have to care, but the rest of us rarely need to. Most people like to just walk along a river bank. Do you ever notice the plants living there,...

This book is about the chemical nature of water, clean or dirty, and also what this does to the plants which might – or do – grow in it. There is much chemical variability, so can streams be classed on their nutrients? Yes – by...

This book is a demonstration, for students and naturalists alike, of changes and the sensitivity of river communities to their environment, and indeed of the speed of their response.Water makes the river what and where it is. All life needs water....

This new volume examines the ecological importance, threats, protection, and management of the biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems, such as lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, reservoirs, pools, and wetlands. As populations have been increasing...

Twenty metres below water, the oceanographer François Sarano came face to face with a five-and-a-half metre great white shark. Seduced by the gentle elegance of this majestic creature, Sarano experienced a profound sense of affinity with her...

Beneath the Blue Planet is the perfect educational guide for divers, snorkelers, children, and parents. Learn about the ocean, its ecosystems and its conservation from the founders of Reef Smart Guides.Your blue planet adventure starts here. Beneath...

This book provides an overview of the tropical marine environments of Brazil and a multi-disciplinary assessment of the impact of ongoing climate change in these environments. These changes will affect physical, biological and biogeochemical...

Pacific salmon are of immense cultural, ecological and economic importance to the west coast of North America. They are the most commonly seen fish on the western side of North America but identifying among the seven species is difficult for most of...

A roving philosophical journey into what makes us human.In this charming, thought-provoking book, one of The Netherlands's greatest non-fiction writers hunts down answers to humanity's most fundamental questions: Who are we? What makes us...

How did wet nurses drive civilization? Are women always the weaker sex? Is sexism useful for evolution? And are our bodies at war with our babies?In Eve, Cat Bohannon answers questions scientists should have been addressing for decades. With...

This book is reflecting upon core theories in evolutionary biology – in a historical as well as contemporary context. It exposes the main areas of interest for discussion, but more importantly, draws together hypotheses and future research...

The essential insider's guide for ecologists at all career stages – now completely updated and expandedMost books and courses in ecology focus on facts and concepts but do little to explain the process of research. How to Do Ecology...

In the past few decades, the field of ecology has made huge advancements thanks to stable isotopes. Ecologists need to understand the principles of stable isotopes to fully appreciate many studies in their discipline. Ecologists also need to be aware...

This book introduces some basic mathematical tools in reaction-diffusion models, with applications to spatial ecology and evolutionary biology. It is divided into four parts.The first part is an introduction to the maximum principle, the theory of...

Understanding Nature is a new kind of ecology textbook: a straightforward resource that teaches natural history and ecological content, and a way to instruct students that will nurture both Earth and self. While meeting the textbook guidelines set...

Fully revised and updated, this book provides detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the best rockhounding sites in Oregon, with valuable tips on what tools to bring and how to conduct your search. Comprehensive lists of minerals or fossils for...

It is rare for life to change Earth, yet three organisms have profoundly transformed our planet over the long course of its history. Elemental reveals how microbes, plants, and people used the fundamental building blocks of life to alter the climate,...

A beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet.With the trademark dramatic storytelling techniques of The Planets and The Universe, Andrew Cohen and...

Milan has played an important role in the Italian country since the Roman period. This importance is reflected also by the diffusion of stone architecture: a persisting trait of Milan architecture was the use of different stones in the same building....

Milan and Lombardy have played an important role in the Italian country since the Roman period. This importance is reflected also by the diffusion of stone architecture: a persisting trait of Milan architecture was the use of different stones in the...

Milan and Lombardy have played an important role in the Italian country since the Roman period. This importance is reflected also by the diffusion of stone architecture: a persisting trait of Milan architecture was the use of different stones in the...

Rocks and Landscapes of the Anglesey Coastal Footpath is the first ever descriptive guide to the geology and landscape of the whole coastal footpath, starting from the Britannia bridge, walking clockwise around the island to the Menai Bridge. ...

Geology is destiny – understand it and life gets easier. Our ancestors grasped enough about their environment to fashion tools, start fires, erect shelters, and find water. The principles they discovered long ago still apply, and the science...

Just by existing, each of us makes rivers worse. Each person drinks, so uses up water, though some re-appears as polluted wastewater. This may go quickly or slowly to the sea, and be slow or very slow to evaporate back into the sky as clouds and...

Travelling a thousand miles and across three billion years, Christopher Somerville (walking correspondent of The Times and author of Coast, The January Man and Ships of Heaven) sets out to interrogate the land beneath our feet, and how it has...

Lakes are among the US Upper Midwest's greatest treasures and most valuable natural resources. The Great Lakes define the region, and thousands of smaller lakes offer peace, joy, and recreation to millions. And yet, in large part because of the...

Oceanographers and the Cold War is about patronage, politics, and the community of scientists. It is the first book to examine the study of the oceans during the Cold War era and explore the international focus of American oceanographers, taking into...

The scope of marine scientific research has long been debated due to a lack of definition of the term in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The introduction of new forms and methods of ocean data collection adds another...

- How many eggs does a hen lay in its lifetime?- What's a hogget?- What is the point of burning heather on moorland?- How does grazing help the environment?- Can Britain be self-sufficient- What is a genetically modified crop?- When is a pig a...

Every society aspires to be prosperous. It also endeavours to minimize the side effects of economic growth. The Economics of Optimal Growth Pathways addresses numerous trade-offs faced by society to achieve prosperity and explores the best possible...

Uncertain Climes looks to the late nineteenth century to reveal how climate anxiety was a crucial element in the emergence of American modernity.Even people who still refuse to accept the reality of human-induced climate change would have to agree...

The time has come to reimagine our relationship to the environment before it is too late.As wildfires char the American West, extreme weather transforms landscapes, glaciers retreat, and climate zones shift, we are undeniably experiencing the effects...

What can one Welsh hill farm tell us about how we can help nature to thrive? In recent times, farming has often been viewed as harmful to nature and the environment, causing friction between those wanting to protect wildlife and the farmers whose...

In The Globalization of Wheat, Marci R. Baranski explores Norman Borlaug's complicated legacy as godfather of the Green Revolution. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his role in fighting global hunger, Borlaug, an American agricultural...

In the ongoing effort to combat global climate catastrophe, animal agriculture has long been a subject of contention. On the one hand, most agree that across the world increasing meat and dairy consumption are accelerating anthropogenic climate...

A visionary book for our wild times. Scott Ludlam draws on his experience as an Australian senator and activist to capture our world on a precipice and explore what comes next.One way or another, we are headed for radical change. We are now in the...

The town of Longyearbyen in the high Arctic is the world's northernmost settlement. Here, climate change is happening fast. It is clearly seen and sensed by the locals; with higher temperatures, more rain and permafrost thaw. At the same time,...

Modern Architecture and Climate explores how leading architects of the twentieth century incorporated climate-mediating strategies into their designs, and shows how regional approaches to climate adaptability were essential to the development of...

Political elites have been evading the causes of climate change through deceptive fixes. Their market-type instruments such as carbon trading aim to incentivise technological innovation which will supposedly decarbonize or replace dominant...

Beginning in the 1870s, migrant groups from Russia's steppes settled in the similar environment of the Great Plains. Many were Mennonites. They brought plants, in particular grain and fodder crops, trees and shrubs, as well as weeds. Following...

Catastrophes are on the rise due to climate change, as is their toll in terms of lives and livelihoods as world populations rise and people settle into hazardous places. While disaster response and management are traditionally seen as the domain of...

The untold story of two sisters whose discoveries sped the growth of American science in the nineteenth centuryIn Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur uncovers the lives and work of Margaretta Hare Morris and Elizabeth Carrington Morris,...

Over 3 million years ago, our ancestors realised that rocks could be broken apart for sharp edges, to cut and slice meat. The discovery made for a good meal. It also changed the fate of our species and our planet.In this lively and learned book, Chip...

A literary and cultural history of coral – as an essential element of the marine ecosystem, a personal ornament, a global commodity, and a powerful political metaphorToday, coral and the human-caused threats to coral reef ecosystems symbolize...

The study of birds was, in its early years, often driven by passionate amateurs in a localized context. A History of Oregon Ornithology takes readers from the Lewis and Clark expedition, through the professionalization of the field, and to the...

Is my dog, with his joyful and carefree life, better off than I am? Do hens in battery cages have worse lives than cows at pasture? Will my money improve welfare more if I spend it on helping people or if I benefit chickens? How can we assess the...

First penned in Egypt between the 2nd and 4th centuries, the Physiologus brought together poetic descriptions of animals and their Christian allegories. Translated into a wide range of languages from across North Africa and much of Europe, each...

Nature Prose seeks to explain the popularity and appeal of contemporary writing about nature. This book intervenes in key areas of contemporary debate about literature and the environment and explores the enduring appeal of writing about nature...

The legend of Charles Darwin has never been more alive or more potent, but by virtue of this, his legacy has become susceptible to myths and misunderstandings. Understanding Charles Darwin examines key questions such as what did Darwin's work...

This book addresses present-day landscapes, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity as legacies of the past. It implements an interdisciplinary approach to understand how natural or human-impacted ecological systems have changed over time.Historical...

Emotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. They are visceral reactions but also beliefs about the world. They are spontaneous outbursts but also culturally learned performances. They are intimate and private and yet gain their...

Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience," typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella...

Artworks, manuscripts, printed works and wildlife sound recordings come together in this major compendium of the greatest and strangest representations of animals on record.Eighty detailed case studies highlight celebrated works, including John James...

From the hooves of chariot horses pounding the dust of the racetrack to the cries of elephants charging the battlefields, animals were a key part of Roman life. On memorials left to beloved dogs or in images of arena animals hammered onto coins,...

Understanding the relationships between humans and animals is essential to a full understanding of both our present and our shared past. Across the humanities and social sciences, researchers have embraced the 'animal turn', a multispecies...

Collective behaviour is everywhere in nature, from gene transcription and cancer cells to ant colonies and human societies. It operates without central control, using local interactions among participants to allow groups to adjust to changing...

From Harold McGee, James Beard Award-winning author and leading expert on the science of food and cooking, comes an extensive exploration of the awe-inspiring world of smell. In Nose Dive, McGee takes us on a sensory-filled adventure, from the...

Are humans the only dreamers on Earth? What goes on in the minds of animals when they sleep? When Animals Dream brings together behavioural and neuroscientific research on animal sleep with philosophical theories of dreaming. It shows that dreams...

Opossums in the wild don't make it to the age of three; our pet cats can live for a decade and a half; cicadas live for seventeen years (spending most of them underground). Whales, however, can live for two centuries and tubeworms for several...

For as long as humans have been on Earth, we have looked up to the stars for clues to our own existence. Medical doctor and evolutionary biologist William B. Miller, Jr. suggests that we may find more meaningful solutions at the end of a microscope...

This is a book about the joys of watching the world. It is autobiographical, but it is not about the author; it is about what he has observed. There is no agonised soul-searching, no sneaky kiss-and-tell, no pretentious journey to find the...

In Dark Winter, world-leading epidemiologist Professor Raina MacIntyre navigates the past, present and future of pandemics and biosecurity. MacIntyre examines the history of biological warfare (and why it is called the 'poor man's nuke'),...

This 2-volume set provides a state-of-the-art study of the fossil record and taxonomy of the main vertebrate groups from Greece. Greece stands between 3 continents and its vertebrate fossil record is of great importance for paleontological and...

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was once a verdant, pleasant land, fed by rivers and lakes. The Sahara sustained abundant plant and animal life, such as Nile...

Palaeobiology has advanced from a speculative subject to a cutting-edge science. Today, researchers are applying the latest forensic technologies to the fossil record, revealing startling new insights into the lives of dinosaurs. This illustrated...

During the Mesozoic Era, 252 to 66 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the land, but the ocean deeps were roiling with equally spectacular reptiles – including giant predators. This richly illustrated, authoritative, and accessible book...

Originally published in 1993, A Guide to Kansas Mushrooms went out of print in 2017. Original author Richard Kay suggested his wife, Sherry Kay, could assume the undertaking of revising the book, collaborating with him and working as a consultant....

People love mushrooms. They want to pick them and eat them. but when they get home and try to check them, the fears crowd in. The reference books are vague. Too many dangerous look-alikes. Is the colour in that photograph exaggerated? A field...

What a Mushroom Lives For pushes today's mushroom renaissance in compelling new directions. For centuries, Western science has promoted a human- and animal-centric framework of what counts as action, agency, movement, and behaviour. But, as...

This book is a field guide to the fungi of the Bendigo region, in Victoria, Australia, with an emphasis on the dryer areas north of Bendigo. The revised edition covers 64 new species and has many new photographs. The field guide is intended for...

Catalogue of Fungi of Colombia is the first comprehensive listing of known Colombian fungi. It was compiled by a team of Colombian and international mycologists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Humboldt Institute, and other partner...

Fungi are ubiquitous and cosmopolitan in distribution. Fungi are non-chlorophyllous organisms that occur in diversified habitats as saprophytes and parasites. Fungi are the second species-rich organism group after insects. It is more challenging to...