To see accurate pricing, please choose your delivery country.
 
 
United States
£ GBP
All Shops

British Wildlife

8 issues per year 84 pages per issue Subscription only

British Wildlife is the leading natural history magazine in the UK, providing essential reading for both enthusiast and professional naturalists and wildlife conservationists. Published eight times a year, British Wildlife bridges the gap between popular writing and scientific literature through a combination of long-form articles, regular columns and reports, book reviews and letters.

Subscriptions from £33 per year

Conservation Land Management

4 issues per year 44 pages per issue Subscription only

Conservation Land Management (CLM) is a quarterly magazine that is widely regarded as essential reading for all who are involved in land management for nature conservation, across the British Isles. CLM includes long-form articles, events listings, publication reviews, new product information and updates, reports of conferences and letters.

Subscriptions from £26 per year
Academic & Professional Books  Habitats & Ecosystems  Deserts & Arid Lands

North American Deserts Ecology of Our Arid Lands

Coming Soon
By: Sean P Graham(Author)
392 pages, 194 colour & 5 b/w photos, 6 maps, 6 tables
North American Deserts
Click to have a closer look
  • North American Deserts ISBN: 9781648432217 Paperback Jan 2025 Available for pre-order
    £39.95
    #264972
Price: £39.95
About this book Customer reviews Biography Related titles

About this book

Deserts cover about one-third of the earth's surface and are the largest terrestrial ecosystem in the world. They are the only biome that is actually expanding, largely due to human activities and climate change. In the United States, six unique desert ecosystems stretch across the country: the Great Basin, Mojave, Chihuahuan, Sonoran, Peninsular, and the Painted Desert.

Both a travelogue and science writing, North American Deserts: Ecology of Our Arid Lands is a celebration of these ruthlessly beautiful landscapes. Readers will be transported from the enchanting saguaro forests of Arizona and the precipitous red walls of the Grand Canyon to the monotonous, yet impressive landscapes of Nevada's Great Basin and Texas' Chihuahuan Desert. More than 190 vivid, colour photographs accompany the lively writing.

Biologist Sean P. Graham has extensive field experience in the deserts of the Southwest and Mexico, and in North American Deserts, he takes readers on a journey through both sides of the border. The first half of the book focuses on global climate patterns giving rise to desert regions, and it then delves into how plants and animals survive the physical and biological characteristics of these ecosystems. The second half, which is split into cold and warm regions, features portraits of each desert that explore the unique flora and fauna. Although the work is focused on deserts in the United States, it also surveys the semiarid landscapes that extend into Canada and Mexico.

Outdoor enthusiasts, national park visitors, and self-proclaimed "desert rats" will enjoy this reflective yet informative account of our North American deserts.

Customer Reviews

Biography

Sean P. Graham is a vertebrate biologist and author of over 60 scientific publications. His research has been covered in NPR, Popular Science, National Geographic, and The New York Times. Graham has published two previous books, American Snakes and Kennesaw: Natural History of a Southern Mountain. He co-hosts a weekly science radio program and podcast, Science Knights in the Morning, and is an ecologist for OzFish Unlimited. He lives in rural New South Wales, Australia.

Coming Soon
By: Sean P Graham(Author)
392 pages, 194 colour & 5 b/w photos, 6 maps, 6 tables
Current promotions
New and Forthcoming BooksBest of WinterNHBS Moth TrapBuyers Guides