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Welcome to the May 2014 edition of the NHBS Monthly Catalogue. This monthly update contains all of the wildlife, science and environment titles added to nhbs.com in the last month. Editor's Picks - New in Stock this Month

● Slugs of Britain and Ireland (FSC AIDGAP guide)● Latin for Bird Lovers● 60 Cypriot Spiders● Animal Architechture● How Snakes Work: Structure, Function and Behavior of the World's Snakes● The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook● Multivariate Analysis of Ecological Data using CANOCO 5● North American Amphibians: Distribution & Diversity● The Oldest Living Things in the World● Synopsis Fungorum 31: Poroid Fungi of Europe● Trilobites of the World: An Atlas of 1000 Photographs

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Mammals

An Indomitable BeastThe Remarkable Journey of the JaguarAlan RabinowitzThe jaguar is one of the most mysterious and least-known big cats of the world. The largest cat in the Americas, it has survived an onslaught of environmental and human threats partly because of an evolutionary history unique among wild ... ....

304 pages | 8 plates with colour photos; 10 b/w illustrations, maps, tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781597269964 | #212929A | £18.99 Add to basket

Australia's War Against RabbitsThe Story of Rabbit Haemorrhagic DiseaseBrian Douglas CookeThe management of wild rabbits is a vexing problem worldwide. In countries such as Australia and New Zealand, wild rabbits are regarded as serious pests to agriculture and the environment, while in many European countries they are considered ... ....

240 pages | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780643096127 | #214110A | £64.95 Add to basket

Bats: A World of Science and MysteryMelville Brock Fenton and Nancy B SimmonsThere are more than 1300 species of bats – or almost a quarter of the world's mammal species. But before you shrink in fear from these furry "creatures of the night," consider the bat's fundamental role in our ... ....

240 pages | 80 colour plates, 10 b/w photos, 10 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780226065120 | #214206A | £24.50 Add to basket

Camelid Infectious DisordersUlrich Wernery, Jorg Kinne and Rolf Karl SchusterThis revised third edition of Camelid Infectious Disorders provides an up-to-date reference book covering all infectious diseases in camelids. Camelid Infectious Disorders is divided into chapters on bacteria ... ....

550 pages | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9789290449546 | #214364A | £69.99 Add to basket

Citizen CanineOur Evolving Relationship with Cats and DogsDavid GrimmDogs are getting lawyers. Cats are getting kidney transplants. Could they one day be fellow citizens? Cats and dogs were once wild animals. Today, they are family members and surrogate children. A little over a century ago, pets didn't ... ....

352 pages | Hardback | 07/2013 | 9781610391337 | #213937A | £17.99 Add to basket

Free-Ranging Domestic CatsBehavior, Ecology, and ManagementStephen SpotteWith eradication of feral and stray cats now a top conservation priority, renewed effort and urgency must be directed toward understanding their behavior, reproductive biology, space use, intraspecies interaction, dietary requirements ... ....

328 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781118884010 | #213946A | £59.99 Add to basket

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HedgehogHugh WarwickThe hedgehog has long had a close connection with people. It has been an animal of fascination, endearment and cultural significance since the ancient Egyptians. The Romans regarded it as a weather prophet, and modern gardeners depend on ... ....

224 pages | 60 colour & 40 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9781780232751 | #214258A | £9.99 Add to basket

HedgehogsPat A Morris and Guy TroughtonIn his refreshingly lighthearted style, Pat Morris presents scientific and down-to-earth information about one of Britain's best-loved wild creatures, the bumbling and endearing hedgehog. Dr Morris's book, in its various editions ... ....

216 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781873580905 | #213869A | £14.99 Add to basket

Kujira iruka No Nazo 99 [Mysteries of 99 Whales and Dolphins]Mizuguchi HiroyaRichly illustrated with photographs, this book looks at questions and mysteries surrounding 99 whales and dolphins.

144 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 06/2012 | 9784035279709 | #213743A | £29.99 Add to basket

LeopardDesmond MorrisThe leopard is the ultimate cat. It makes the lion and the tiger appear overblown and all the other members of the cat family look puny. Whereas lions hunt in the open and then share their kill, the leopard is solitary, stealthy and ... ....

224 pages | 60 colour & 40 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781780232799 | #214145A | £9.99 Add to basket

Marine Mammals of Sri LankaField Guide for IdentificationHoward MartenstynA handy laminated field guide for quick identification of marine mammals at sea or strandings; each of thirty marine mammal species are described one per a page.

38 pages | A5, laminated, colour illustrations | Spiralbound | 12/2013 | 9789555453417 | #214346A | £19.99 Add to basket

Monkey Planet (Region 2)George McGavinMonkey Planet is a stunning visual experience that explores the amazing world of primates and reveals just what makes our animal family so special. Zoologist Dr George McGavin presents a three-hour exploration of the ...

DVD | NYP 06/2014 | #214134A | £19.99 Add to basketNYP 06/2014 | #214135A | £24.98 Add to basket

Out of the BlueA Guide to the Marine Mammals of Sri Lanka, Southern India and the MaldivesHoward MartenstynAn in-depth study of marine mammals in Sri Lankan and adjacent waters bursting with stunning photography and illustrations.

272 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Paperback | 12/2013 | 9789555453400 | #214344A | £49.99 Add to basketHardback | 12/2013 | 9789555453400 | #214345A | £59.99 Add to basket

Passive Acoustic Monitoring of CetaceansWalter MX ZimmerPassive acoustic monitoring is increasingly used by the scientific community to study, survey and census marine mammals, especially cetaceans, many of which are easier to hear than to see. PAM is also used to support efforts to mitigate ... ....

356 pages | 112 illustrations | Hardback | 04/2011 | 9780521193429 | #189471A | £62.90 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 08/2014 | 9781107428386 | #213951A | £29.99 Add to basket

Rastros de Mamiferos Silvestres BrasileirosUm Guia de CampoMarlise Becker and Julio C DalponteIdentification guide to the tracks of wild Brazilian mammals.


The Wild Cat BookEverything You Ever Wanted to Know About CatsFiona Sunquist and Mel SunquistFrom the ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet, to the prophet Muhammad's favorite cat, Muezza, and our contemporary obsession with online cat videos, felines have long held a place of honor in their human counterparts' homes and ... ....

280 pages | 137 colour plates, 34 b/w photos, 1 b/w illustration | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780226780269 | #214207A | £24.50 Add to basket

The Woolly MonkeyBehavior, Ecology, Systematics, and Captive ResearchThomas Defler and Pablo R StevensonWoolly monkeys are large, attractive and widespread primates found throughout many parts of the Amazon basin. It is only in the last twenty-five years or so that long-term studies of woollies in their forest habitat have been successful ... ....

360 pages | 33 colour & 35 b/w illustrations, 38 tables | Hardback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781493906963 | #213808A | £135.00 Add to basket

Touching the WildLiving with the Mule Deer of Deadman GulchJoe HuttoEmmy Award-winning filmmaker, writer, and naturalist Joe Hutto has done it again. Touching the Wild is the enchanting story about one man who has lived with a herd of mule deer in the Wind River mountains of Wyoming for almost ... ....

320 pages | 150 colour photos | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781626362130 | #214193A | £16.99 Add to basket




























WalrusJohn Miller and Louise MillerFrom Lewis Carroll's poem The Walrus and the Carpenter to the Beatles's I am the Walrus, walruses have played an enigmatic role in popular culture. With their prominent tusks and distinctive whiskers, these ... ....


Birds

A Checklist of the Birds of NicaraguaBill VolkertCompletely revised and updated, this checklist includes 749 species, with the most recent records as of September 2013. This is the first checklist of the birds for Nicaragua written for an English-speaking audience and includes space for ... ....

24 pages | no illustrations | Paperback | 01/2014 | #214220A | £7.50 Add to basket

A Conspiracy of RavensA Compendium of Collective Nouns for BirdsBill Oddie and Thomas Bewick'A murder of crows', 'a charm of goldfinches', 'an ostentation of peacocks': collective nouns for British birds have existed since at least the mid-fifteenth century. They are thought to originate in texts about ... ....

144 pages | 110 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 08/2014 | 9781851244096 | #213955A | £9.99 Add to basket

A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of ChinaSoutheast China, including ShanghaiLiu Yang, Yu Yat-tung and Yong Ding LiThis easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 bird species most commonly seen in Southeast China is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from the region's top nature photographers are accompanied by ... ....

176 pages | ~300 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781909612235 | #213489A | £11.99 Add to basket

Australian High Country RaptorsJerry OlsenAustralian High Country Raptors covers raptor species that regularly breed in the high country above 600 metres, from Goulburn in New South Wales down to the hills outside Melbourne, Victoria. Author Jerry Olsen explores the ... ....


Birds of the Curonian SpitKrister CastrenThe Spit is a long, narrow peninsula between the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon in Lithuania, 100 km long and only 0,4 to 3,5 km wide. It is one of the best migrant bird high-ways in Northern Europe but due to Soviet occupation until ... ....

430 pages | 300 colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | 02/2014 | 9786094203510 | #214032A | £34.99 Add to basket

Birdwatcher's Digest Easy Birdhouses & FeedersSimple Projects to Attract & Retain the Birds You WantMichael BergerDiscover tested, reliable (and easy) plans for building houses and feeders that attract the most popular backyard birds in North America. DIY birdhouses and feeders are inexpensive and relatively easy to make, even if you don't ... ....

160 pages | 120 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781591865995 | #214185A | £11.99 Add to basket

Guide des Rapaces Diurnes du Monde338 Especes Decrites et IllustreesJames Ferguson-Lees, David A Christie, Kim Franklin, D Mead, Philip Burton and Alan HarrisThis is the French translation of Raptors of the World: A Field Guide. The first ever raptor world field guide, which uses all of the plates from the author's 2001 Raptors of the World handbook. There is a concise, revised text to all 338 species ... ....

320 pages | 118 plates with colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 03/2013 | 9782603019115 | #206084A | £39.99 Add to basketPaperback | 03/2014 | 9782603020593 | #213756A | £39.99 Add to basket

HBW And Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist Of The Birds Of The World, Volume 1Non-PasserinesJosep Del Hoyo, Nigel J Collar, David A Christie, Andrew Elliott and Lincoln DC FishpoolThe first ever Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World is really two works in one. It is a complete checklist whose taxonomy incorporates the most up-to-date information and an exhaustive methodology ...

800 pages | colour plates | Hardback | NYP 08/2014 | 9788496553941 | #204303A | £130.00 Add to basket

Important Bird Areas of MaharashtraPriority Sites for ConservationAsad R Rahmani, M Zafar-ul Islam and Raju KasambeThis volume is part of a series of books on important bird areas (IBAs) of specific states, which is an extension of Important Bird Areas in India: Priority Sites for Conservation (2004) that described 466 IBAs for India.

182 pages | 77 colour photos, 21 maps | Paperback | 05/2014 | 9780198098683 | #214080A | £9.99 Add to basket

Mirando Aves en Nicaragua [English / Spanish]Elisabet Jane, Santiago Guallar and Tony BonneyNicaragua holds a large biodiversity which comprises nearly 800 bird species (resident and migratory). Mirando Aves en Nicaragua shows photographs and basic information on the most frequently seen species (as well as on some not ... ....


























Natural Environment of Genal Valley, Andalucia: Birding MapMiguel Angel Farfan Aguilar and Juan Luis Munoz RoldanThey valley of Genal is a comarca (in Spain, a comarca is a traditional/small region) in the Serranía de Ronda (Ronda Mountain Range); the Serraníade Ronda is in the western region of the province of Málaga.

colour photos, colour illustrations, colour map, scale 1 : 45,000; dimensions: 91 ?ù 55 cm | 02/2014 | 9788494053603 | #213152A | £15.00 Add to basket

Nest: The Art of BirdsJanine BurkeWe tend to take birds for granted, in the landscape or in our neighbourhoods. The presence of birds communicates the health of a place. When they're gone, it's as though there's a hole in the sky, in the air, an absence of ... ....

192 pages | 10 plates with colour photos & colour illustrations | Hardback | 05/2013 | 9781742378299 | #197542A | £29.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 07/2014 | 9781760110895 | #214136A | £9.99 Add to basket

North American SongbirdsIdentify the Most Common Songbirds and Hear Their Calls on Your SmartphoneNoble S ProctorPrinted descriptions in traditional bird books only go so far, with just text and a bit of educated guessing to help you figure out which bird you've heard. That's where North American Songbirds, written by nationally ... ....

224 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 07/2014 | 9781591866169 | #213961A | £12.99 Add to basket

Outwitting Squirrels101 Cunning Strategems to Reduce Dramatically the Egregious Misappropriation of Seed from Your Birdfeeder by SquirrelsBill AdlerBird-loving Americans share a common problem: squirrels! These fast, greedy, incredibly crafty, fluffy-tailed rodents pillage birdfeeders before owners' very eyes. For 25 years, Outwitting Squirrels has been leading the ... ....

240 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9781613749418 | #214098A | £14.50 Add to basket

Ronda, Andalucia: Birding MapThe city of Ronda is located in the northwestern part of the providence of Málaga, Spain. On the map, twelve trails have been marked out that permit one to traverse the city of Ronda and its surroundings and get to know the enormous ... ....

colour photos, colour illustrations, scale 1: 20,000, dimensions: 90 ?ù 75 cm unfolded | 02/2014 | 9788494053634 | #213151A | £15.00 Add to basket

SASOL Birds of Southern AfricaThe Region's Most Comprehensively Illustrated GuideIan Sinclair, Phil Hockey, Warwick Tarboton and Peter RyanSASOL Birds of Southern Africa remains the region's most comprehensively illustrated and trusted field guide. The fourth edition has been improved by the addition of group introductions, calendar bars showing species' ... ....

464 pages | colour plates, distribution maps | Paperback | 10/2011 | 9781770079250 | #191193A | £16.99 Add to basketPaperback | 04/2014 | 9781775840992 | #214217A | £19.99 Add to basket

The American Birding Association Field Guide to the Birds of New JerseyRick Wright and Brian SmallFrom High Point State Park to Cape May Point, New Jersey is home to an amazing diversity of bird species. More than 375 types of birds nest in the dozens of state parks, forests, and natural areas created by local, state, and national ... ....

432 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781935622420 | #214172A | £20.99 Add to basket

The Birds of ClackmannanshireNeil Bielby, Keith Broomfield and John GraingerThe Birds of Clackmannanshire, published by the Central Scotland Branch of the SOC, is the culmination of several years of dedicated fieldwork by numerous volunteers mapping the breeding and wintering distribution of the ... ....

236 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, distribution maps | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9780992692704 | #214156A | £14.99 Add to basket

The Birds of New GuineaThane K Pratt, Bruce M Beehler, John C Anderton and Szabolcs KokayThis is the completely revised edition of the essential field guide to the birds of New Guinea. The world's largest tropical island, New Guinea boasts a spectacular avifauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots ... ....

512 pages | 111 plates with colour illustrations; 24 b/w illustrations, 635 distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780691095639 | #153459A | £34.95 Add to basketHardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780691095622 | #153460A | £69.95 Add to basket

The CockatoosA Complete Guide to the 21 SpeciesEdward John MulawkaThis reference book on the Cockatoo family provides a comprehensive physical description of the various species of this exotic parrot, the habitat they favor, and their distribution and behaviors both in the wild and in captivity.


The Passenger PigeonErrol FullerAt the start of the nineteenth century, Passenger Pigeons were perhaps the most abundant birds on the planet, numbering literally in the billions. The flocks were so large and so dense that they blackened the skies, even blotting out the ... ....

192 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780691162959 | #214197A | £19.95 Add to basket


























The State of Nepal's Birds 2010Indicators of Our Changing WorldBird Conservation Nepal (BCN), Carol Inskipp, Hem Sagar Baral and Tim InskippFrom the preface: "The State of Nepal’s Birds 2010 (BCN and DNPWC 2011) aims to raise awareness amongst policymakers, the general public and conservation organisations of the plight of Nepal's birds and ... ....

96 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2011 | 9789937233590 | #213153A | £24.99 Add to basket

The TealJohan Elmburg and Matthieu GuillemainSmall, noisy and colourful, the Teal is a familiar duck throughout the wetlands and waterways Europe and Asia. Once hunted extensively for the pot, its numbers have recovered and it is now one of our commonest species of waterfowl. ....

304 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781472908506 | #212519A | £44.99 Add to basket

The World Atlas Of BirdsSir Peter Markham Scott, C Hilary Fry and Jim JM FleggIllustrated with full colour portraits of 500 birds, maps of their habitats and in-depth diagrams, this book provides a colourful, informative and scientific description of the array of birds that exist on the planet.


Threatened Birds of UttarakhandAsad R RahmaniIdentification, protection, and monitoring of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) is a major global conservation programme initiated by BirdLife International, and recognized and appreciated by many governments, NGOs, and conservationists. ....

204 pages | 66 colour photos, 46 maps | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780199451340 | #214322A | £9.99 Add to basket

Tous les Oiseaux de Francede Belgique, de Suisse et du LuxembourgFrederic Jiguet and Aurelien AudevardTous les Oiseaux de France contains over 650 bird species seen in France in 1500 colour photos. Breeding, wintering, migratory, common, rare and exceptional species are described precisely. Information on song, habitat and distribution ... ....

320 pages | 1500 colour photos | Paperback | 03/2014 | 9782603020746 | #213795A | £29.99 Add to basket

Where to Watch Birds in NicaraguaBill VolkertWhere to Watch Birds in Nicaragua includes detailed information on the best birding sites in the country. Included are directions to each site, information about accommodations, contact information, trail maps and a complete list ... ....

251 pages | Spiralbound | 01/2014 | 9781886284852 | #214219A | £24.99 Add to basket

Reptiles & Amphibians

A Field Guide to the Snakes of BorneoRob Stuebing, Robert F Inger and Bjorn LardnerBorneo has long been famous for its wildlife, primarily its spectacular birds and mammals. The interest in its other vertebrate fauna, including snakes, has surged over the past decade with the increase in dedicated professional and amateur ... ....

colour photos | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9789838121514 | #214294A | £59.99 Add to basket

Amphibian Biology, Volume 11, Part 4Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere: Southern Europe & TurkeyHarold Heatwole and John W WilkinsonAmphibian species around the world are unusually vulnerable to a variety of threats, by no means all of which are properly understood. Volume 11 in this major series will be published in parts devoted to the causes of amphibian decline ... ....


Amphibians of the Eastern Europe, Part 2Order EcaudataYevgen PysanetsAmphibians of the Eastern Europe, Part 2 is concerned with the distribution, abundance, behavior, life history and modern taxonomic of the ecaudate amphibians of Eastern Europe. It is based on an extensive and comprehensive analysis ... ....

191 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps, tables | Paperback | 04/2014 | #214369A | £49.99 Add to basket

Das PantherchameleonFurcifer pardalisDavid HelldrungA guide to the biology and keeping of the Panther chameleon, Furcifer pardalis.


Der Blauschwanz-TaggeckoPhelsuma cepedianaOliver PuerkelThe Blue-tailed Day Gecko is one of the many success stories of the terrarium. Starting from a few imported species, breeders were able to establish a stable population of animals for terrariums.


Der Dunkle TigerpythonPython bivittatus bivittatusMoritz Von ZeddelmannA guide to the biology and keeping of Burmese pythons, Python bivittatus bivittatus.


























Der Grosse Raue KnopfschwanzgeckoNephrurus amyaeAndreas Laube and Christian LangnerA handbook to the biology and keeping of rough knob-tailed geckos, Nephrurus amyae.


Die SpaltenschildkroteMalacochersus tornieriManfred RognerOnly about 15-20 cm tall, this is a highly sought after terrarium tortoise, whose most striking feature is certainly its "flat" shape, as it has a carapace height of about 4 cm. In Die Spaltenschildkröte expert ... ....


Mexikanischer und Mittel-Amerikanischer KrallengeckoColeonyx elegans und C. mitratusThomas Hofmann and Michael KreuzerA guide to the biology and keeping of the Yucatán Banded Gecko, Coleonyx elegans, and the Central American Banded Gecko, C. mitratus.

64 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 08/2014 | #213831A | £16.99 Add to basket

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of LizardsJustin L Rheubert, Dustin S Siegel and Stanley E TrauthThis is a systematic and authoritative treatise on the reproduction and phylogenetics of lizards. Edited by an experienced team with over 400 publications, Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Lizards covers the topics of ... ....


Salamanders of the Old WorldThe Salamanders of Europe, Asia and Northern AfricaMax SparreboomPublished in cooperation between KNNV and Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Salamanders of the Old World is a new in-depth reference work covering all the salamander species of Europe, Asia, and North Africa. A marvellous addition ... ....

350 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9789050114851 | #211464A | £103.00 Add to basket

Fishes

Coldwater Fishes of IndiaAn AtlasW Vishwanath, PC Mahanta, N Anganthoibi and Debajit SarmaFrom the preface: "[...] Coldwater Fishes of India: An Atlas is an attempt to provide correct images of fishes with correct nomenclatural status and systematic position of the coldwater fishes of India so as to ...

431 pages | Paperback | 01/2011 | #213802A | £48.99 Add to basket

DiskusfischeBernd DegenA guide to the biology and keeping of discus, sometimes referred to as pompadour fish. They belong to the cichlid genus Symphysodon, native to the Amazon River basin.


Shinkai Zame O Oe [Hunt for the Deep Sea Shark]Akira TanakaTying in with a television documentary, this is a short introduction to the bizarre and mysterious world of deep sea sharks.

221 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9784800219602 | #213742A | £24.99 Add to basket

Invertebrates

60 Cypriot SpidersAn Introduction to the Spiders of Cyprus and their RelativesDuncan McCowan60 Cypriot Spiders is the first book ever published on the spider fauna of Cyprus. From the great number of spider species inhabiting the island the author has selected those spiders that are more likely to be met in the field ... ....

155 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings | Paperback | 02/2014 | 9789963299638 | #213862A | £14.99 Add to basket

Agrilus de Guyane (II)Gianfranco Curletti and Stephane BruleA second volume dedicated to the agrilus beetles of French Guiana.

64 pages | 6 plates with colour illustrations | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9782353871056 | #214312A | £36.99 Add to basket

An Introduction to PhytoplanktonsDiversity and EcologyRuma Pal and Avik Kumar ChoudhuryAn Introduction to Phytoplanktons: Diversity and Ecology is very useful as it covers wide aspects of phytoplankton study including the general idea about cyanobacteria and algal kingdom. It contains different topics related to ... ....
























Are Neonicotinoids Killing Bees?A Review of Research into the Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Bees, with Recommendations for ActionJennifer Hopwood, Mace Vaughan, Matthew Shepherd, David Biddinger, Eric Mader and Sc Hoffman BlackA possible link between neonicotinoids and honey bee die-offs has led to controversy across the United States and Europe. Beekeepers and environmentalists have expressed growing concern about the impact of neonicotinoids, concern based on ... ....

32 pages | colour photos, tables | Paperback | 01/2012 | #214045A | £20.99 Add to basket

BB's ButterfliesA Celebration of One Man's Passion for the Purple EmperorBryan Holden and Matthew OatesDenys "BB" Watkins-Pitchford's fascination for the ‘elusive’ Purple Emperor butterfly (Apatura iris) took hold when he was very young. He finally came ‘face to antennae with iris’ ... ....

208 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9780992669805 | #214159A | £39.99 Add to basket

Beyond the Birds and the BeesEffects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Agriculturally Important Beneficial InsectsJennifer Hopwood, Scott Hoffman Black, Mace Vaughan and Eric Lee-MaederBeyond the Birds and the Bees moves the spotlight from the risks neonicotinoids pose to bees to the impacts of neonicotinoids to invertebrates such as earthworms or lady beetles. Beyond the Birds and the Bees provides a ... ....

25 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Paperback | 01/2013 | #214046A | £20.99 Add to basket

Bug MusicHow Insects Gave Us Rhythm and NoiseDavid RotherbergIn the spring of 2013 the cicadas will return on their seventeen year cycle – the longest gestation period of any animal. Their deafening sound upon their arrival is familiar to most Americans. Cicadas are famous throughout the world ... ....

278 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations | Hardback | 05/2013 | 9781250005212 | #206282A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781250045058 | #213863A | £10.99 Add to basket

Cetoniimania, Volume 6 [English / French]JP Legrand, S Jakl, G Flutsch and O Montreuil8 papers on the cetonia beetles of Asia, Madagascar and Africa.


Comparative Functional Morphology of Vein Joints in OdonataEsther Appel and Stanislav N GorbThe authors present a thorough study on the distribution of resilin-bearing wing vein joints in wings of Odonata. 22 species of 20 different families of dragonflies and damselflies, showing various wing morphologies and flight kinematics ... ....

104 pages | 53 colour & b/w illustrations, 1 table | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9783510550463 | #214375A | £127.00 Add to basket

Die Nachtfalter DeutschlandsEin FeldfuehrerAxel Steiner, Ulrich Ratzel, Morten Top-Jensen and Michael FibigerThis is the first field guide to show all German nocturnal Macrolepidoptera pictured in their natural habitat. Die Nachtfalter Deutschlands also includes a representative selection of images of caterpillars. For all species that ... ....

878 pages | 76 plates with 1750+ colour photos | Paperback | 03/2014 | 9783000438622 | #213791A | £98.99 Add to basket

Faune des Carabus de la Peninsule IberiqueAlain MollardIn the making for 15 years, this update to the work of Jacques Forel and Jacques Leplat is finally available. The result is a fully illustrated catalog of the Carabus of the Iberian Peninsula, including the Balearic and Canary Islands. ....


Freshwater Mussels of the Pacific NorthwestEthan Jay Nedeau, Allan K Smith, Jen Stone and Sarina JepsenFreshwater Mussels of the Pacific Northwest provides an introduction to the freshwater mussel species that occur in western North America, focusing primarily on the Pacific Northwest. This expanded edition includes updated information ... ....

51 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 06/2009 | 9780974447520 | #214053A | £17.99 Add to basket

Keys to the Tropical Fruit Flies of South-East Asia (Tephritidae: Dacinae)Richard AI Drew and Meredith C RomigA companion volume to Tropical Fruit Flies of South-East Asia (Tephritidae: Dacinae), Keys to the Tropical Fruit Flies of South-East Asia (Tephritidae: Dacinae) provides fully-illustrated keys for the identification of all ...


Krivousye Krokhotki-Moli (Lepidoptera, Bucculatricidae) Fauny Rossii i Sopredel'nykh Territorii [Bucculatricid mothsSV BaryshnikovaThe book focuses on the moth family Bucculatricidae, a little-studied family of mining moths, which contains several species that are serious pests of agriculture and forestry. It represents the first fundamental domestic summary of this group of ... ....



























Lagartas do CerradoGuia de CampoIvone Rezende Diniz, Laura Braga, Cíntia Lepesqueur, Neuza Silva and Helena MoraisFiend guide to caterpillars of the Cerrado region of Brazil (an area of tropical savanna in the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais).

200 pages | 200 colour photos | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9788561368357 | #214191A | £67.50 Add to basket

Latin-Chinese-English Names of Chinese InsectsHua LizhongContains over 70,000 insect names.

1574 pages | Hardback | 05/2013 | #213757A | £151.00 Add to basket

Les Nouveaux Cahiers Magellanes, No. 13GL Tavakilian, Carolus Holzschuh and P Juhel12 papers on the longicorn beetles of Asia, Africa and America.


Managing Alternative PollinatorsA Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers and ConservationistsEric Mader, Marla Spivak, Elaine Evans and Mace VaughanManaging Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers and Conservationists is a first-of-its-kind, step-by-step, full-color guide for rearing and managing bumble bees, mason bees, leafcutter bees and other bee species ... ....

162 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations, colour tables | Paperback | 02/2010 | 9781933395203 | #214363A | £39.50 Add to basket

Mangrove Molluscs of Dongzhaigang, Hainan [Chinese]Wang WenqinMangrove Molluscs of Dongzhaigang, Hainan, in seven chapters, introduces molluscs living in mangrove environment from Hainan Island, China. The book deals with their species description, living environement, culture, protection ... ....


Molluscan Communities of the Florida Keys and Adjacent AreasTheir Ecology and BiodiversityEdward J Petuch and Robert F MyersTaking a novel community-driven approach, Molluscan Communities of the Florida Keys and Adjacent Areas represents the first comprehensive overview of the ecology and biodiversity of the Phylum Mollusca in the area of southern Florida ... ....


Mosquito EradicationThe Story of Killing CamptoBrian H Kay and Richard C RussellIn 1998, the Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito Aedes camptorhynchus ('Campto') was accidentally transported from Australia to Hawke's Bay in New Zealand, from where it dispersed to another 10 localities mainly on the North ... ....


Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuoidae Part 2Addendum to Vol. 3, Part 1, Families Erebidae, Nolidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae and ChecklistVladimir S Kononenko and Amnuay PinratanaThis addendum to the first part of volume 3 covers the families Erebidae, Nolidae, Euteliidae and Noctuidae. For each species synonymy, distribution and bionomy are given. A checklist of species is included.

624 pages | 55 plates with colour photos | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9786167675152 | #213752A | £99.99 Add to basket

Papillons de FranceGuide Determination des Papillons DiurnesTristan LafranchisThis field guide has been designed to aid in identifying all butterflies found in France and features: - one species per page, with isolated pictures for clarity, and a rich and varied iconography, - distinctive characters point ... ....

351 pages | 1200 colour photos, 270 colour distribution maps | Paperback | 02/2014 | 9782952162050 | #214339A | £63.99 Add to basket

Planet of the BugsEvolution and the Rise of InsectsScott R ShawDinosaurs, however toothy, did not rule the earth – and neither do humans. But what were and are the true potentates of our planet? Insects, says Scott Richard Shaw – millions and millions of insects. Starting in the shallow ... ....

256 pages | 12 colour plates, 31 b/w photos | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780226163611 | #214198A | £19.50 Add to basket

Slugs of Britain and IrelandIdentification Understanding and ControlBen Rowson, James Turner, Roy Anderson and Bill SymondsonSlugs have a notorious reputation as plant pests but many species have more varied ecological roles. The British and Irish slug fauna has changed rapidly over recent years as exotic species join our native wildlife. While researching for ... ....

136 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9781908819130 | #214302A | £14.50 Add to basket

Stag Beetles of China, Volume 1Huang Hao and Chen Chang ChinStag Beetles of China, Volume 1 is devoted to the general Lucanus, Eolucanus, and Noseolucanus in China.

297 pages | plates with colour photos | Paperback | 12/2010 | 9789868685000 | #214333A | £98.99 Add to basket

























Stag Beetles of China, Volume 2Huang Hao and Chen Chang ChinThe first part of the book is the supplement of Lucanus and Eolucanus, so that the total species in the two genera reach 57 (50 species were introduced in Volume 1). The second part of the book introduces a new species of Prismognathus ... ....

734 pages | plates with colour photos | Paperback | 09/2013 | 9789868685031 | #214334A | £143.00 Add to basket

The Butterflies of Iran and IraqVadim V Tshikolovets, Alireza Naderi and Wolfgang EckweilerThe tenth volume of the series about the unique nature of Iran and Iraq. Isolated Mountain Ranges with snowy peaks and desert plateaus, forests of various types and semi-desert savannah produced a specific and unrepeatable butterfly ... ....

440 pages | 72 plates with approximately 5000 colour photos | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9788090490055 | #214368A | £142.00 Add to basket

The Genus Melitaea Fabricius, 1807(Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae) Taxonomy and Systematics with Special Reference to the Male GenitaliaHarry van Oorschot and John G CoutsisThe Genus Melitaea Fabricius, 1807 is the result of almost three decades of work of two older European lepidopterists. Harry is known as one of the authors of the famous "Tagfalter der Turkei," as well as many other .. ....

360 pages | 24 plates with colour photos and b/w line drawings; b/w distribution maps | Hardback | 04/2014 | #214367A | £108.00 Add to basket

The InsectsAn Outline of EntomologyPenny J Gullan and Peter S CranstonThe Insects by Gullan and Cranston was published in its first edition in 1994. It quickly became established as the World’s major general textbook of entomology. This edition replaces the ...


Vyznachnyk Nazemnykh Moliuskiv Ukrainy [Guide to the Land Snails of the Ukraine]Nina V'aceslavivna Gural-Sverlova and Roman Ivanovic GuralThe book contains descriptions of 211 species of land gastropoda, belonging to 98 genera in 33 families. Most of these taxa are well known in the Ukraine. Each chapter also contains information concerning the distribution and ecology of ... ....

216 pages | 57 colour photos, 247 b/w line drawings, includes CD-ROM with 500 colour photos | Paperback | 01/2005 | 9789660237971 | #214349A | £44.99 Add to basket

Palaeontology

A History of Life in 100 FossilsPaul D Taylor and Aaron O'DeaThis is the epic story of life on Earth, uniquely retold through some of the most significant fossils ever found. A History of Life in 100 Fossils travels through 3.5 billion years of Earth's history and across all seven continents ... ....

224 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780565093471 | #213962A | £19.99 Add to basket

Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the QuaternaryRaymond S BradleyPaleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary, Third Edition, provides a thorough overview of the methods of paleoclimatic reconstruction and of the historical changes in climate during the past three million years ... ....

613 pages | b/w photos, illustrations, maps | Hardback | 02/2014 | 9780123869135 | #214146A | £54.99 Add to basket

Terrestrial Conservation LagerstettenWindows into the Evolution of Life on LandNicholas C Fraser and Hans-Dieter SuesEvolutionary biologists have long been concerned by the incompleteness of the fossil record. Although our knowledge of the diversity of life in 'deep time' has improved, many lineages of extant animals and plants still have only ... ....


The Ebbsfleet ElephantExcavations at Southfleet Road, Swanscombe in Advance of High Speed 1, 2003-4Francis F Wenban-SmithThis is the final volume in the monograph series resulting from archaeological excavations in the Ebbsfleet Valley (Kent, UK) in advance of the High Speed 1 railway and the Ebbsfleet International station. It provides the full account of ... ....

595 pages | 279 colour & b/w illustrations, 175 tables | Hardback | 11/2013 | 9780904220735 | #214298A | £24.99 Add to basket

Zetsumetsu Dobutsu Chosa Fairu [Extinct Animal Research File]Satonaka Yuho and Imaizumi TadaakiThis pictorial book investigates the causes of animal extinctions in recent and prehistoric times.

128 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9784408454757 | #213744A | £19.99 Add to basket

Marine & Freshwater Biology






















Bibliotheca Diatomologica, Volume 61: Diatoms of the United States, Volume 1Taxonomy, Ultrastructure and Descriptions of New Species and Other Rarely Reported Taxa from Lake Sediments in the WesteJohn Patrick Kociolek, Berengere Laslandes, Danuta Bennett, Evan Thomas, Mariska Brady and GraeffIn this study nearly 50 species of diatoms new to science, collected from lake sediments across the western USA, are presented for the first time. A total of thirty-eight raphid species are described (across eighteen genera), while one ... ....

188 pages | 80 plates, 1 table | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9783443570521 | #214338A | £87.50 Add to basket

Reef Fishes of the Indo-PacificMatthias Bergbauer and Manuela KirschnerThis is an English translation of the originally German Riff-F•hrer Indischer Ozean und Westpazifik.

352 pages | ~450 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781909612310 | #213493A | £19.99 Add to basket

General Natural History

20 Ways to Draw a Cat and 44 Other Awesome AnimalsA Sketchbook for Artists, Designers, and DoodlersJulia KuoThis inspiring sketchbook is part of the new 20 Ways series from Quarry Books, designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers a fun and sophisticated collection of illustration fun. Each spread features 20 inspiring illustrations ... ....


20 Ways to Draw a Tulip and 44 Other Fabulous FlowersA Sketchbook for Artists, Designers, and DoodlersLisa CongdonThe best way to learn to draw is to DRAW! And this exciting little sketchbook is going to help you do just that. From cover to cover, this book is filled with 900 inspiring, modern drawings of tulips, roses, dahlias, snap dragons, zinnia ... ....

96 pages | 60 illustrations | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9781592538867 | #213980A | £12.99 Add to basket

A Brush with Nature25 Years of Personal Reflections on NatureRichard MabeyDescribed as 'Britain's greatest living nature writer', Richard Mabey has revealed his passion for the natural world in eloquent stories for BBC Wildlife Magazine. This definitive collection brings together his favourite ... ....

243 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 03/2010 | 9781846079139 | #181164A | £12.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 07/2014 | 9781849908252 | #213939A | £7.50 Add to basket

ABC OceansAmerican Museum of Natural History (AMNH)ABC Oceans introduces children to both the alphabet and creatures of the sea. Featuring extra-large letters, fun facts and bright, eye-catching photos on every page. It is suitable for children aged 2 to 5.

18 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781454911951 | #214231A | £5.99 Add to basket

Animal ArchitectureIngo Arndt, Jim Brandenburg and Jurgen TautzIn Animal Architecture, Ingo Arndt explores marvels of nature with spectacular imagery, showcasing the complex and elegant structures that animals create both for shelter and for capturing prey. Arndt's photographs display wonders such as ... ....

160 pages | 120 colour illustrations | Hardback | 05/2014 | 9781419711657 | #214296A | £16.99 Add to basket

AnimalsWhat a treat for animal- and art-loving kids. Inside this menagerie, they'll find wildlife and house pets, big beasts (like an elephant), and colorful birds to sketch. Some of the special creatures include a pouncing cat, a baby chimpanzee ... ....

64 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 07/2014 | 9781454911487 | #214243A | £4.99 Add to basket

Arctic Zoology (2-Volume Set)Thomas PennantA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. In the 'Advertisement' to this 1784 two-volume work, Thomas Pennant (1726-98), zoologist and traveller, explains that his original intention ...

874 pages | 25 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9781108073677 | #214195A | £50.99 Add to basket

Arctic Zoology, Volume 1: Class I. QuadrupedsThomas PennantA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. In the 'Advertisement' to this 1784 two-volume work, Thomas Pennant (1726-98), zoologist and traveller, explains that his original intention ...


Arctic Zoology, Volume 2: Class II. BirdsThomas PennantA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. In the 'Advertisement' to this 1784 two-volume work, Thomas Pennant (1726-98), zoologist and traveller, explains that his original intention ...


























Bear in the Back Seat IIAdventures of a Wildlife Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National ParkKim DeLozier and Carolyn JourdanThis is the second volume in a bestselling series of true stories from "[a]n extraordinary landscape populated with befuddled bears, hormonally-crazed elk, homicidal wild boars, hopelessly timid wolves, and nine million tourists ... ....

216 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 03/2014 | 9780988564374 | #213797A | £13.50 Add to basket

Beyond the SurfaceLeporelloNicolas AndreBeyond the Surface takes you on a journey from the earth's deepest recesses to its highest peaks, applauding the achievements of those who have explored its limits throughout centuries. From Empedocles to Edmund Hillary ... ....


Big Noisy Book of AnimalsBritta Teckentrup and Harriet BlackfordAnimals come in all shapes and sizes, from small and fluffy to huge and scaly. In Big Noisy Book of Animals, discover hundreds of amazing facts about animals from all over the globe. With fun text and hundreds of bright, colourful ... ....

40 pages | colour Illustrations, includes DVD | Hardback | 01/2010 | 9781906250560 | #213789A | £12.99 Add to basket

Bugs & SlugsQED Readers Level 2Sally HewittWhat is the difference between a slug and a snail? What helps an earthworm to move along? What does a caterpillar turn into? With fun photographs and fascinating facts, meet all kinds of creepy-crawly characters.

24 pages | Illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781781715451 | #214247A | £4.99 Add to basket

Burning Table MountainAn Environmental History of Fire on the Cape PeninsulaSimon PooleyThis is an environmental history of humans and wildfire on the Cape Peninsula, from the practices of Khoikhoi herders to the conflagrations of January 2000. The region's unique, famously diverse fynbos vegetation has been transformed ... ....

320 pages | 12 b/w photos, 11 illustrations, 4 maps | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781137415431 | #214124A | £59.99 Add to basket

CamouflageQED Readers Level 2Terry JennningsWhat does camouflage mean? Why do tigers have stripes? Why does a chameleon change colour? With fun photographs and fascinating facts, learn all about animal camouflage.


Chinese Art and the Reeves CollectionImages of NatureJudith MageeChinese Art and the Reeves Collection is a selection of some of the finest examples of Chinese natural history drawings in the Natural History Museum's collections, many of which have never been published before.

112 pages | 100+ colour illustrations | Paperback | 03/2011 | 9780565092832 | #214086A | £12.99 Add to basket

Chris Packham: 100 Things That Caught My EyeChris PackhamWildlife television presenter and award winning photographer Chris Packham has travelled the world in his quest for the ultimate image. In Chris Packham: 100 Things That Caught My Eye readers are offered a rare glimpse ... ....

256 pages | colour photos | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781905825837 | #214147A | £19.99 Add to basket

Close Up Photography in NatureJohn Gerlach and Barbara GerlachCapturing the grandeur of landscapes or mood of a certain natural light is challenging but often the simple details of a texture or color evade photographers most of all. In Close Up Photography in Nature, best selling authors ... ....


Could an Octopus Climb a Sky Scraper?Aleksei Bitskoff and Camilla de la BedoyereCould An Octopus Climb A Skyscraper? will be sure to keep young readers entertained whilst also helping them to understand and retain animal facts. By imagining animals in everyday scenarios, readers can learn about their size ... ....


Darren Almond. Full MoonHans Werner HolzwarthIn Full Moon, the conceptual meets the poetic: British artist Darren Almond catches natural archetypes and silent landscapes in night photographs made under a full moon, with the shutter kept open for over a quarter of an hour. ....

360 pages | photos | Hardback | NYP 05/2014 | 9783836546614 | #214107A | £44.99 Add to basket























Dinosaur ExplorerQED Readers Level 2Dougal DixonWhich Dinosaur was as big as a house? Why did Gllimimus need such long neck? Which dinosaur was the fiercest? With illustrations and fascinating facts, learn all about prehistoric creatures in Dinosaur Explorer.

24 pages | colour Illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781781715468 | #214245A | £4.99 Add to basket

ElephantSuzi EszterhasFollow one newborn elephant calf from her birth on the African savannah, to her first days with the herd, feeding, playing in the waterholes and meeting other young elephants. Then see the young elephant developing and growing, until she ... ....


Exploration: A Very Short IntroductionStewart A WeaverThis clear, succinct, and elegant contribution to the Very Short Introduction series surveys the history of global exploration and assesses the motives, for good and ill, of those who undertook it. Stewart Weaver traces the history ... ....

160 pages | 10 illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780199946952 | #213740A | £7.99 Add to basket

Extreme SurvivorsAmerican Museum of Natural History (AMNH)From boiling heat to bone-chilling cold, from the driest deserts to the darkest caves, from the tallest mountains to the deepest seas: these animals survive in the most extreme environments imaginable. Meet these incredible creatures ... ....


Flora IllustrataGreat Works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical GardenSusan M Fraser and Vanessa Bezemer SellersThe renowned LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden counts among its holdings many of the most beautiful and pioneering botanical and horticultural works ever created. More than eight centuries of knowledge, from the ... ....

288 pages | 279 colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780300196627 | #214015A | £34.99 Add to basket

FlowersSteve HarpsterWith just their pencils, kids can grow a blossoming garden on the page! It's so simple: budding artists just trace the colorful numbered lines. Kids will happily draw bluebells and chrysanthemums, daffodils and sunflowers, geraniums ... ....


From Tadpole to FrogQED Readers Level 2Sally HewittWhat are frogs' eggs called? What do tadpoles eat? What is a froglet? With fun photographs and fascinating facts, in From Tadpole to Frog learn all about the life cycle of a frog.


Global CrisisWar, Climate Change & Catastrophe in the Seventeenth CenturyGeoffrey ParkerRevolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides, government collapses – the calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were unprecedented in both frequency and extent. The effects of what historians call the ...

887 pages | 16 plates with 28 colour photos and colour & b/w illustrations; 55 b/w illustrations and b | Hardback | 02/2013 | 9780300153231 | #206130A | £25.49 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780300208634 | #214010A | £16.99 Add to basket

Guess Who is in the GrassCamilla de la BedoyereGuess who I am? Each book encourages children to work out who each animal is, with the help of written questions and clues, and visual hints such as a furry pattern peeking out from behind a bush. By lifting the flap the answer is revealed ... ....


Guess Who is in the SandCamilla de la BedoyereGuess who I am? Each book encourages children to work out who each animal is, with the help of written questions and clues, and visual hints such as a furry pattern peeking out from behind a bush. By lifting the flap the answer is revealed ... ....


Hidden Kingdoms (Region 2 & 4)Stephen FryHidden Kingdoms is an innovative new series from the BBC's Natural History unit. For the first time it takes the viewer into a unique and unexplored miniature world, immersing you into the action-packed lives of the planet's ... ....

1 disc, runtime: 178 min, aspect ratio: 16:9, rating: E | DVD | 01/2014 | #211612A | £19.99 Add to basketNYP 05/2014 | #214162A | £23.99 Add to basket

























How Agriculture Made CanadaFarming in the Nineteenth CenturyPeter A RussellNineteenth-century farm families needed land for the next generation. Their quest shaped agricultural settlement across Canada. This overview of rural history in Quebec, Ontario, and the Prairies provides a new perspective on the ways in ... ....

312 pages | 20 tables | Paperback | 11/2012 | 9780773540651 | #214096A | £22.99 Add to basketHardback | 11/2012 | 9780773540644 | #214097A | £74.99 Add to basket

How to Paint a DinosaurDeborah DonnellyIntroducing the third title in this How to Paint... series. Artist Deborah Donnelly takes us through a page by page guide in creating a masterpiece, in this instance, a dinosaur! This brightly illustrated book ... ....

16 pages | 16 colour illustrations | Paperback | 04/2013 | 9781906429232 | #213784A | £5.99 Add to basket

Isaac Newton's Scientific MethodTurning Data into Evidence About Gravity and CosmologyWilliam L HarperIsaac Newton's Scientific Method examines Newton's argument for universal gravity and his application of it to resolve the problem of deciding between geocentric and heliocentric world systems by measuring masses of the ... ....

424 pages | b/w photo, b/w illustrations, tables | Hardback | 12/2011 | 9780199570409 | #193026A | £37.80 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780198709428 | #214365A | £24.99 Add to basket

Ivan PavlovA Russian Life in ScienceDaniel P TodesThis is a definitive, deeply researched biography of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) and is the first scholarly biography to be published in any language. Ivan Pavlov: A Russian Life in Science is Todes's magnum opus ... ....

848 pages | 47 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780199925193 | #214081A | £24.99 Add to basket

Kupe and the Corals / Kupe' e te To'aJacqueline L Padilla-Gamino and Marj LeggittKupe and the Corals is the story of Kupe, a young boy who undertakes an amazing voyage of discovery to learn about corals and the importance of coral reefs to all of the many animals that depend upon them. One night while he is ... ....

32 pages | 32 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781589797802 | #213642A | £5.49 Add to basket

Let's Look for ButterfliesA Spot & Learn, Stick & Play BookCaz Buckingham and Andrea PinningtonLet's Look for Butterflies is the perfect introduction for children to British butterflies. It features all the most common British butterflies to find and tick off; an array of fascinating facts; features on the life cycle ... ....

18 pages | 70 colour illustrations, includes stickers | Paperback | 05/2013 | 9781908489050 | #213785A | £4.99 Add to basket

Let's Look for Garden BirdsA Spot & Learn, Stick & Play BookCaz Buckingham and Andrea PinningtonLet's Look for Garden Birds is the perfect introduction for children to the birds in your garden. It features the most common garden birds to find and tick off; an array of fascinating facts; features on what birds eat and ... ....


Let's Look for Garden WildlifeA Spot & Learn, Stick & Play BookCaz Buckingham and Andrea PinningtonLet's Look for Garden Wildlife is the perfect introduction for children to garden wildlife. It features over 35 garden creatures to find and tick off; an array of fascinating facts; features on night-times animals and ... ....

18 pages | 70 colour illustrations, stickers | Paperback | 05/2013 | 9781908489074 | #213786A | £4.99 Add to basket

Let's Look for Wild FlowersA Spot & Learn, Stick & Play BookCaz Buckingham and Andrea PinningtonLet's Look for Wild Flowers is the perfect introduction for children to wild flowers. It features otver 35 wild flowers to find and tick off; an array of fascinating facts; features on what flowers to see when and a guide to ... ....


Lord of the ForestCaroline Pitcher and Jackie MorrisEverything in the forest is new and exciting for little Tiger – grass growing long after rain, snakes slithering, Monkey whooping to his tribe. But every time Tiger tells his mother what he hears, she says, "When you don't ... ....

32 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 08/2014 | 9781847805461 | #213966A | £4.99 Add to basketPaperback | 09/2006 | 9781845072766 | #214055A | £6.99 Add to basket

Mono LakeFrom Dead Sea to Environmental TreasureAbraham HoffmanMono Lake is one of the largest lakes in California, and Californians have been using it, enjoying it, and abusing it since nomadic northern Paiutes began hunting the lake's vast bird populations. Controversy between environmentalists ... ....

184 pages | b/w illustrations, maps | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9780826354440 | #213938A | £28.50 Add to basket


























My Father in his SuitcaseIn Search Of E.J.H. Corner, The Relentless BotanistJohn K Corner and Douglas HurdJohn (Kay) Corner left home in 1960, aged 19. He would never see his father, E. J. H. Corner, again. Edred John Henry Corner was one of the most colourful and productive biologists and mycologists of the 20th century.


One Hundred and Four HorsesA Memoir of Farm and Family, Africa and ExileMandy Retzlaff'A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the drums begin to beat.

274 pages | 8 plates with colour & b/w photos | Hardback | 08/2013 | 9780007477555 | #199723A | £16.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 07/2014 | 9780007477562 | #199725A | £8.99 Add to basket

Only PlanetA Flight-Free Adventure Around the WorldEd GillespieIn an inspirational tale of global adventure Ed Gillespie takes anything but a plane to circumnavigate the world. Cargo ships to camels, hitch-hiking to hovercrafts. Playing table tennis with heavyweight Ukrainian boxers. Border arrests ... ....

320 pages | b/w photos | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9780957157385 | #214153A | £14.99 Add to basket

Poison: Sinister Species with Deadly ConsequencesMark Siddall and Megan GavinPoison: Sinister Species with Deadly Consequences is the ultimate guide to surviving in the natural world. Poison: Sinister Species with Deadly Consequences offers a unique look at how and where poisons and venoms naturally ... ....

192 pages | colour photos, 48 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781454907640 | #213960A | £14.99 Add to basket

Prehistoric Copper Mining in Europe5500-500 BCWilliam O'BrienPrehistoric Copper Mining in Europe examines prehistoric copper mining in Europe, from the first use of the metal eight thousand years ago in the Balkans to its widespread adoption during the Bronze Age. The history of research ... ....


Ring of Bright Water (Centenary Edition)Gavin Maxwell, Kate Humble and Mark AdlingtonRing of Bright Water is an autobiographical work by Gavin Maxwell. A fictional film of the same name was made from it. Maxwell's book describes how he brought a smooth-coated Otter back from Iraq and raised it in ...


Rivers, Memory, and Nation-BuildingA History of the Volga and Mississippi RiversDorothy Zeisler-VralstedRivers figure prominently in a nation's historical memory, and the Volga and Mississippi have special importance in Russian and American cultures. Beginning in the pre-modern world, both rivers served as critical trade routes connecting ... ....


Running WildMike TomkiesYou thought he was retired, even dead? No, he is back! At the age of 86, Mike Tomkies is back doing what he does best – observing our rarest and most dramatic wildlife, unsuspected and from close quarters, and writing about it with ... ....

192 pages | 16 plates with colour photos | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781849951234 | #214006A | £14.99 Add to basket

Shackleton: By Endurance We ConquerMichael SmithErnest Shackleton is one of history's great explorers, an extraordinary character who pioneered the path to the South Pole over 100 years ago and became a dominant figure in Antarctic discovery. A charismatic personality, his incredible ... ....

400 pages | 30 b/w photos, 10 maps | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781780745725 | #213950A | £19.99 Add to basket

SharksSally MorganDid you know that there are over 360 different species of shark? That shark pups are able to look after themselves as soon as they are born? That sharks will sink if they stop swimming? Or that the great white shark has 3000 teeth? ....

32 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781781715260 | #214256A | £6.99 Add to basket

SharksSteve HarpsterLook out – sharks! And they're coming to a page near YOU. Just grab a pencil, follow the blue, black, and gray lines, and watch them come alive. There's a bonnethead and bluntnose; a stingray and a mako; and a leopard shark ... ....

























Solitudes I & II (2-Volume Set)Vincent Munier and Matthieu RicardThese two books showcase Vincent Munier’s photographic work in two original formats: a vertical tome and a horizontal one. Mysterious shadows and delicate portraits, silhouettes moving in the mist and hidden beasts punctuating ... ....

272 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 11/2013 | 9782953738940 | #214282A | £89.99 Add to basket

Somerset Coast PathNational Trail GuideDamian HallExmoor's soaring, pony-dotted plateaus; otherworldly rock formations; plunging sea cliffs; the bulbous Quantocks; bird-crowded lowlands of international importance; gracefully fading Victorian seaside resorts; remote bays and ... ....

144 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781781311851 | #213958A | £12.99 Add to basket

Spot the Shark in the OceanStella Maidment and Joelle DreidemyGo deep sea diving in the ocean and see what you can spot with this great new Spot the...book! Look for hidden objects as you work your way through every spread, taking in all the sights. The wonderfully detailed illustrations ... ....


Spot the Snail in the GardenStella MaidmentSee what you can spot in the garden with this great new Spot the...book! Look for hidden objects as you work your way through every spread, taking in all the sights. The wonderfully detailed illustrations create busy scenes which ... ....


Sustainability: A HistoryJeremy L CaradonnaThe word is nearly ubiquitous: at the grocery store we shop for "sustainable foods" that were produced from "sustainable agriculture"; groups ranging from small advocacy organizations to city and state governments to ... ....


The BetPaul Ehrlich, Julian Simon, and Our Gamble Over Earth's FuturePaul SabinIn 1980, the iconoclastic economist Julian Simon challenged celebrity biologist Paul Ehrlich to a bet. Their wager on the future prices of five metals captured the public's imagination as a test of coming prosperity or doom.

320 pages | 24 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 09/2013 | 9780300176483 | #207503A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9780300198973 | #214011A | £10.99 Add to basket

The Book of TreesVisualizing Branches of KnowledgeManuel LimaThe critically acclaimed bestseller Visual Complexity was the first in-depth examination of the burgeoning field of information visualization. Particularly noteworthy are the numerous historical examples of past efforts to make sense ... ....

192 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781616892180 | #214177A | £18.99 Add to basket

The Ends of the EarthRoger WillemsenAn author, foreign correspondent, academic, and television personality, Roger Willemsen is a familiar figure in Germany; The Ends of the Earth offers English-language readers a chance to engage with his uniquely astute and ... ....


The Ice BearJackie MorrisLong, long ago, in the icy lands of the far north, Raven the mischief-maker takes a bear-child from his mother. A hunter and his wife find the child and, wrapping him in sealskin, they sing him songs of the ice, the wind and the great ... ....

40 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9781847804570 | #212345A | £7.99 Add to basketHardback | 09/2010 | 9781845079680 | #212346A | £11.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 07/2014 | 9781847805485 | #213965A | £4.99 Add to basket

The Light in High PlacesA Naturalist Looks at Wyoming Wilderness - Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Cowboys, and Other Rare SpeciesJoe HuttoHutto is living in a tent at twelve thousand feet, where blizzards occur in July and where human wants become irrelevant and human needs can become a matter of life and death – to study the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.


The Medieval English Landscape, 1000-1540Graeme J WhiteThe landscape of medieval England was the product of a multitude of hands. While the power to shape the landscape inevitably lay with the Crown, the nobility and the religious houses, this study also highlights the contribution of the ... ....

208 pages | Paperback | 09/2012 | 9781441135254 | #213731A | £19.99 Add to basketHardback | 09/2012 | 9781441135063 | #213732A | £64.99 Add to basket



























The Mediterranean WorldAn Environmental HistoryNeil RobertsNeil Roberts' exciting new book explores the changing relations between the natural world and human cultures around the Mediterranean Sea since the end of the last ice age. He shows how human agency interacting with a dynamic environment ... ....

352 pages | 8 plates with 16 colour illustrations; 20 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781848857667 | #211646A | £59.50 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781848857674 | #211647A | £18.99 Add to basket

The Modern Flower PainterA Guide to Creating Vibrant Botanical Portraits in WatercolourAnna MasonAnna Mason's exceptional floral artwork has won awards from the Royal Horticultural Society, International Artist magazine and seen her elected to the prestigious Society of Botanical Artists. In The Modern Flower Painter ... ....

128 pages | 250 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781844488636 | #214142A | £17.99 Add to basket

The Nature MagpieA Cornucopia of Facts, Anecdotes, Folklore and Literature from the Natural WorldDaniel AllenJoin naturalists, novelists and poets as they explore the most isolated parts of the planet, see London Zoo through the eyes of its earliest visitors, consider the regional accents of animals, and discover which plants can be used to ... ....

244 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 05/2013 | 9781848315334 | #204462A | £12.99 Add to basketPaperback | 02/2014 | 9781848316584 | #214111A | £8.99 Add to basket

The Once and Future Great Lakes CountryAn Ecological HistoryJohn L Riley and Ramsay CookNorth America's Great Lakes country has experienced centuries of upheaval. Its landscapes are utterly changed from what they were five hundred years ago. The region's superabundant fish and wildlife and its magnificent forests and ... ....

516 pages | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9780773541771 | #206902A | £27.99 Add to basketPaperback | 04/2014 | 9780773543881 | #213953A | £19.99 Add to basket

The Wild City BookFun Things to do Outdoors in Towns and CitiesFiona Danks and Jo SchofieldDo you live in a city? Then The Wild City Book is for you! It's all about having fun outdoors in the wild spaces near where you live – hunting for wildlife clues, watching wild creatures, making wild art, playing wild ... ....


TigerSuzi Eszterhas"The cubs are wobbly on their feet, but they are curious about the world outside their den." Follow three tiger cubs from birth to adulthood, photographed close-up in the wild by award-winning photographer Suzi Eszterhas ... ....


To the Ends of the EarthSir Ranulph FiennesRanulph Fiennes has entered the public imagination as the intrepid explorer par excellance. Taunted by his wife over the challenge of the never-before attempted circumpolar navigation of the globe, he set off in 1979 on a gruelling 52,000 mile ... ....


Trees, Woods and ForestsA Social and Cultural HistoryCharles WatkinsThroughout human history our relationship with trees, woods and forests has remained central to the development of our technology, culture and expansion as a species. In this engaging book, Charles Watkins examines and challenges our historical ... ....

288 pages | 50 colour & 50 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781780233734 | #213010A | £26.99 Add to basket

Triassic TerrorsIsaac Lenkiewicz and Nick CrumptonWritten by the Flying Eye Scribes and Cambridge palaeontologist Nick Crumpton, and masterfully illustrated by artist Isaac Lenkiewicz, Triassic Terrors introduces children to a fascinating period of life on earth when ... ....


Watercolour Flower PortraitsBilly ShowellBilly Showell's exquisite and technically brilliant watercolour flower portraits are beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book. Packed with information on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing ... ....

128 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | 12/2006 | 9781844480661 | #163545A | £19.50 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781782210825 | #214181A | £15.99 Add to basket

WhalesSally MorganDiscover how whales interact, hunt and communicate in this interesting and insightful addition to the Animal Lives series. Sections on the different species of whale, looking after the young and echolocation are peppered with ... ....

32 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781781715284 | #214255A | £6.99 Add to basket



























Wildlife Photographer of the Year Desk Diary 2015The Natural History Museum (London - UK)The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the international showcase for the very best photography featuring natural subjects. The Museum's 2015 week-toview diaries feature stunning photographs of the natural world from ... ....


Wildlife Photographer of the Year Pocket Diary 2015The Natural History Museum (London - UK)The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the international showcase for the very best photography featuring natural subjects. The Natural History Museum's 2015 week-to-view diary features stunning photographs of the natural ... ....

112 pages | Colour photographs throughout | Hardback | NYP 07/2014 | 9780565093464 | #213865A | £5.83 Add to basket

Regional & Travel

Bradt Travel Guide: LiberiaAnne KennedyLiberia has once again emerged as the adventurer's choice destination after decades of instability. Founded by freed American slaves in 1822, Africa's oldest republic is now embracing tourism. Whether tracking down the last of the ... ....

256 pages | 16 pages with colour photos, 17 maps | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781841625539 | #212618A | £16.99 Add to basket

Bradt Travel Guide: The GambiaPhilip BriggsSmall in size but rich in African character, The Gambia and its resort-dotted coastline offer perhaps the closest English-speaking ‘winter sun’ destination from Europe. The interior, dominated by the lush jungle-fringed Gambia ... ....

240 pages | 16 pages with colour photos, 30 maps | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781841625638 | #212619A | £14.99 Add to basket

Britain's HabitatsA Guide to the Wildlife Habitats of Britain and IrelandSophie Lake and Durwyn LileyA photographic guide to habitats, this lavishly illustrated book provides a comprehensive overview of the natural history and conservation landscape of Britain and Ireland. In essence a field guide, Britain's Habitats leads ... ....

256 pages | colour illustrations, 70 maps, tables | Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9780691158556 | #214210A | £22.99 Add to basket

California Coastal Access GuideCalifornia Coastal CommissionFrom the majestic redwoods and rocky shores in the north to the palm trees and wide, sandy beaches in the south, the California coast, is an area of unsurpassed beauty and diversity. This thoroughly revised and expanded 7th edition of the ... ....

416 pages | 367 colour photos, 172 colour maps | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780520278172 | #214208A | £24.95 Add to basket

Crossbill Guide: Canary Islands, Volume 1: Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, SpainDirk Hilbers and Kees WoutersenThis new title in the Crossbill Guides series covers the two eastern Canary Islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. With their unique insular nature and geology and colourful underwater life they are areas attractive to nature ... ....


Crossbill Guide: IcelandAndy Jones and Dirk HilbersIceland is famous for its stunning landscapes, unique geology, and rich birdlife. There are few places on Earth where volcanism has resulted in such a multitude of different landscapes, and where such vast numbers of birds are easy to ... ....


Habitat: GrasslandsLynn MerrickThe Gatekeeper Habitat series illustrate the common indigenous wildlife of specific habitats and include both plants and animals, 46 species each. They are wipe-clean laminated sheets measuring 39 × 24 cm, folded into 3. ....

6 pages | colour illustrations | Unbound | 01/2013 | 9780956033666 | #213838A | £2.50 Add to basket

Habitat: HeathlandLynn MerrickThe Gatekeeper Habitat series illustrate the common indigenous wildlife of specific habitats and include both plants and animals, 46 species each. They are wipe-clean laminated sheets measuring 39 × 24 cm, folded into 3. ....

6 pages | colour illustrations | Unbound | NYP 04/2014 | #213841A | £2.50 Add to basket

Habitat: PondsLynn MerrickThe Gatekeeper Habitat series illustrate the common indigenous wildlife of specific habitats and include both plants and animals, 46 species each. They are wipe-clean laminated sheets measuring 39 × 24 cm, folded into 3. ....

6 pages | colour illustrations | Unbound | 01/2013 | 9780956033659 | #213839A | £2.50 Add to basket

Habitat: SeashoreLynn MerrickThe Gatekeeper Habitat series illustrate the common indigenous wildlife of specific habitats and include both plants and animals, 46 species each. They are wipe-clean laminated sheets measuring 39 × 24 cm, folded into 3. ....

6 pages | colour illustrations | Unbound | NYP 04/2014 | #213840A | £2.50 Add to basket


























Histoires d'Arbres RemarquablesGeorges FetermanToday in France, more than 350 trees are earmarked as natural monuments and the author here presents 55 of them in amazing portraits that reveal the human stories intertwined with those venerable trees. Photographs illustrate each portrait ... ....

160 pages | colour & b/w photos, b/w illustrations | Hardback | 02/2014 | 9782366720105 | #213746A | £33.50 Add to basket

L'Arbre et la MontagneDaniele Chappaz and Daniel GrevozTo trees, mountains are a challenging environment. Their conquest of peaks encounters obstacles, not in the least in the shape of altitude. Other drawbacks, such as their immobility, leave no ways of escape, forcing trees to undergo the ... ....


Raoul & the KermadecsNew Zealand's Northernmost IslandsSteven Gentry'In the midst of a prodigious ocean', as one European explorer described them, the Kermadec Islands lie 1000 kilometres north of New Zealand and form its northern bastion. They are the result of the collision between two of the ... ....

346 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 10/2013 | 9781927242025 | #214374A | £69.99 Add to basket

The Coral TriangleThe Amazing Undersea World of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon IslandKen Kassem and Eric MadejaPublished in association with WWF-Malaysia, this important book describes the uniqueness of the Coral Triangle region's marine biodiversity, its conservation importance and the stories, successes and struggles of the drive to maintain ... ....

208 pages | ~270 colour photos | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781909612228 | #213494A | £29.99 Add to basket

The Lake's ApprenticeAnnamaria WeldonHow do we describe a place? In The Lake's Apprentice, author and poet Annamaria Weldon offers an intimate portrait of the chain of lakes on Australia's southwest coast that includes Lake Yalgorup, between Mandurah and ... ....


The Natural Beauty of DorsetColin Varndell and Suzy VarndellThe Natural Beauty of Dorset is an eclectic mix of everything Dorset, based around the county's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is packed with information about this stunning county: its geology, its natural history ... ....


The Northumberland CoastJoe CornishIn The Northumberland Coast acclaimed photographer Joe Cornish records his visual impressions of a landscape that has enchanted him: its vast sandy bays and some of the most beautiful beaches in England, great castles such as ... ....

128 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 07/2014 | 9780711236073 | #214328A | £12.99 Add to basketHardback | 05/2008 | 9780711226845 | #214329A | £16.99 Add to basket

Toms RiverA Story of Science and SalvationDan FaginThe riveting true story of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, Toms River melds hard-hitting investigative reporting, a fascinating scientific detective story, and an unforgettable cast of characters into a sweeping ... ....

560 pages | Hardback | 03/2013 | 9780553806533 | #205556A | £21.68 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781610915915 | #214139A | £16.99 Add to basket

Wild DunedinThe Natural History of New Zealand's Wildlife CapitalNeville Peat and Brian PatrickDunedin city and its environs are home to an amazing range of habitats and landscapes, of plants, animals, birds, insects and geological features. From the ocean, with its albatrosses and penguins, to the high alpine zone of inland range ... ....

156 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781877578625 | #213799A | £24.50 Add to basket

Zooburbia: Meditations on the Wild Animals Among UsTai MosesTo be alienated from animals is to live a life that is not quite whole, contends nature writer Tai Moses in Zooburbia. Urban and suburban residents share our environments with many types of wildlife: squirrels, birds, spiders ... ....

272 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781937006679 | #213942A | £12.99 Add to basket

Botany & Plant Science

A Guide to Dendrobium of BorneoJeffrey J WoodDendrobium, with approximately 1580 species, is one of the most diverse genera in the orchid family and the second biggest orchid genus in Southeast Asia after Bulbophyllum. Its natural range extends from Japan south ... ....

146 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings | Paperback | 04/2013 | 9789838121439 | #209458A | £29.99 Add to basket

























Actualizacion del Catalogo de la Flora Vascular Silvestre de BurgosEstado de Conocimiento en el Invierno-Primavera 2013-2014Juan Antonio Alejandre Saenz, Javier Benito Ayuso and Javier María García-LopezThis checklist is an update to the 2006 Atlas de la Flora Vascular de la provincia de Burgos, and is an effort to update the state of knowledge for the flora of this Castilian province.


African Natural Plant Products, Volume 2Discoveries and Challenges in Chemistry, Health, and NutritionH Rodolfo Juliani, James E Simon and Chi-Tang HoThe American Chemical Society Symposium book African Natural Plant Products was originally conceived as a vehicle to present scientific discoveries, challenges, and to create a dialogue focused on African natural products, an area still ... ....


Australian Subtropical FungiSapphire McMullan-Fisher, Patrick Leonard and Frances GuardAustralian Subtropical Fungi brings together some of the astounding fungi from the forests, woodlands, bush and gardens of the Australian subtropics. This convenient field guide describes 115 fungi, many for the first time. ....

colour photos | Paperback | 04/2014 | #214370A | £34.99 Add to basket

Bluetenoekologie, Band 2Flora und Sex in GartenHans-Joachim Fluegel and Michael SchwerdtfegerVolume 2 of this current overview of the ecology of blooming flowers describes their relationships in our world from the perspective of the plant.


Catalogo de la Flora Vascular de CantabriaJuan Antonio Duran GomezCatálogo de la Flora Vascular de Cantabria is the first modern collection of all vascular plants found in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Northern Spain. The floristic list consists of 2321 taxa (including subspecies) ... ....

420 pages | b/w maps | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9788494199622 | #214163A | £25.99 Add to basket

Compendium of Rhododendron and Azalea Diseases and PestsRobert G Linderman and D Michael BensonThis comprehensive book does more than provide the most current disease and pest information for commercial and non-commercial growers throughout the world. It provides it in a simple, easy-to-use format that helps readers quickly recognise ... ....


Deep-Rooted WisdomSkills and Stories from Generations of GardenersAugustus Jenkins Farmer and Felder RushingAugustus Jenkins Farmer (aka Jenks) started gardening in the third grade in a corner of the family farm filled with rocks, scrap metal, and crinum and spider lilies. He was free to dig, transplant, and design in any way he wanted by making ... ....


Flora Capensis, Volume 1: Ranunculaceae to ConnaraceaeBeing a Systematic Description of the Plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria and Port Natal, and Neighbouring TerritoriesWilliam T Thiselton-DyerA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This seminal publication began life as a collaborative effort between the Irish botanist William Henry Harvey (1811-66) and his German counterpart ...


Flora Capensis, Volume 2: Leguminosae to LoranthaceaeBeing a Systematic Description of the Plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria and Port Natal, and Neighbouring TerritoriesWilliam T Thiselton-DyerA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This seminal publication began life as a collaborative effort between the Irish botanist William Henry Harvey (1811-66) and his German counterpart ...


Flora Capensis, Volume 3: Rubiaceae to CampanulaceaeBeing a Systematic Description of the Plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria and Port Natal, and Neighbouring TerritoriesWilliam T Thiselton-DyerA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This seminal publication began life as a collaborative effort between the Irish botanist William Henry Harvey (1811-66) and his German counterpart ...


Flora Capensis, Volume 4, Part 1: Vacciniaceae to GentianeaeBeing a Systematic Description of the Plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria and Port Natal, and Neighbouring TerritoriesWilliam T Thiselton-DyerA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This seminal publication began life as a collaborative effort between the Irish botanist William Henry Harvey (1811-66) and his German counterpart ...
























Flora Capensis, Volume 4, Part 2: Hydrophyllaceae to PedalineaeBeing a Systematic Description of the Plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria and Port Natal, and Neighbouring TerritoriesWilliam T Thiselton-DyerA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This seminal publication began life as a collaborative effort between the Irish botanist William Henry Harvey (1811-66) and his German counterpart ...


Flora Capensis, Volume 5 Part 3: Hydrocharideae to ScitamineaeBeing a Systematic Description of the Plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria and Port Natal, and Neighbouring TerritoriesWilliam T Thiselton-DyerThis seminal publication began life as a collaborative effort between the Irish botanist William Henry Harvey (1811-66) and his German counterpart Otto Wilhelm Sonder (1812-81). Relying on many contributors of specimens and descriptions ... ....


Flora Capensis, Volume 5, Part 1: Acanthaceae to ProteaceaeBeing a Systematic Description of the Plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria and Port Natal, and Neighbouring TerritoriesWilliam T Thiselton-DyerA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This seminal publication began life as a collaborative effort between the Irish botanist William Henry Harvey (1811-66) and his German counterpart ...


Flora Capensis, Volume 5, Part 2: Thymelaeaceae to CeratophylleaeBeing a Systematic Description of the Plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria and Port Natal, and Neighbouring TerritoriesA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This seminal publication began life as a collaborative effort between the Irish botanist William Henry Harvey (1811-66) and his German counterpart ...

674 pages | 8 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2014 | 9781108068123 | #214089A | £35.99 Add to basket

Flora Capensis, Volume 6: Haemodoraceae to LiliaceaeBeing a Systematic Description of the Plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria and Port Natal, and Neighbouring TerritoriesWilliam T Thiselton-DyerA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This seminal publication began life as a collaborative effort between the Irish botanist William Henry Harvey (1811-66) and his German counterpart ...


Flore du Cameroun: Volume 40Synopsis des Especes Vegetales Vasculaires Endemiques et Rares du Cameroun: Check-liste pour la Gestion Durable et lJean Michel OnanaWith introductory chapters on the past and present ecological and human footprint factors which influence the geographic range of plant species and the state of conservation of biodiversity. Diversity, phytogeography, distribution, ecology ... ....

Paperback | 04/2014 | #213760A | £110.00 Add to basket

Flore en Ville: Sites et Especes d'Interet en Ville de GeneveF Monbrial, B Baumler, Philippe Clerc, C Habashi, H Hinden, C Lambelet-Haueter and P MartinUnder the Geneva strategic program: A Sustainable City (Objective 5 - Biodiversity), the Conservatoire and Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève publish Flore en Ville: Sites et Espèces d'Intérêt en ... ....


Florida's Edible Wild PlantsA Guide to Collecting and CookingPeggy Sias LantzLiving off the land is a romantic idea, but in practice it can be confusing. So instead we buy nuts someone else picked for us, berries packaged hundreds of miles away, and greens that may or may not contain contaminants.


Flowers of the Patagonian MountainsMartin Sheader, Peter Erskine, Christopher Brickell, Austin Little, Hilary Little and Ann SheaderDetailed photographic and descriptive identifications of some 731 plant species that can be found in the Patagonian Andes and adjacent steppe, with a particular emphasis on those plants found in the alpine zone. The main focus is on small ... ....

320 pages | 900+ colour photos and colour illustrations | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9780900048890 | #213758A | £39.99 Add to basket

Fungi From Different SubstratesJK Misra, Jalpa P Tewari, Sunil Kumar Deshmukh and Csaba ValvolgyiFungi From Different Substrates is comprised of more than a dozen chapters on fungi from different substrates including fossilized leaves. It discusses association of fungi occurring on important plants, some animals, and saprophytic ... ....






















Good Garden BugsEverything You Need to Know About Beneficial InsectsMargaret GardinerAphids, ants, grubs, and earwigs are not only creepy-crawlies but they can wreak havoc on your garden and new plants. But fear not! You don't need dangerous chemicals in fertilizers and pesticides to enjoy a lively, healthy garden. ....


Grasses of the NSW TablelandsHarry Rose, Carol Rose, Claire Edwards and Jeanne KidsonAn easy-to-use reference to the grasses of the NSW tablelands, including the methods of identifying species. Beautiful colour photographs for each species. Notes on appearance and management. A great glovebox guide.

176 pages | colour photos, colour distribution maps | Spiralbound | 01/2013 | 9781742565507 | #213868A | £24.99 Add to basket

Grasses: An Illustrated Guide to Varieties, Cultivation and CareWith Step-by-step Instructions and Over 160 Superb PhotographsJo ChattertonThis is an illustrated guide to varieties, cultivation and care, with step-by-step instructions and over 160 superb photographs. It is a fascinating guide to the history, uses, botany, classification and cultivation of grasses, including ... ....

64 pages | 160+ colour photos | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781780193168 | #214182A | £6.99 Add to basket

Guía Imprescindible de las Flores del Prepirineo y Tierras VecinasJavier Puente Cabeza and Jose Luis Benito AlonsoThis field guide contains more than 530 colour photos of 338 of the most important species of flora found in the sub-Pyrenees in Navarre, Aragon and Catalonia and contains 316 species entries spread over 12 habitats.


Guide Delachaux des Arbres d'EuropeOwen Johnson and David MoreFrench translation of the Collins Tree Guide.

464 pages | colour plates | Paperback | 03/2014 | 9782603020814 | #213755A | £43.99 Add to basket

Guide Essentiel des Fleurs du Parc National d'Ordesa et du Mont-PerduJose Luis Benito Alonso and David GatGuide Essentiel des Fleurs du Parc National d’Ordesa et du Mont-Perdu is illustrated with more than 275 full-colour plates. It shows 174 singular flowers that are present in Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park ... ....


Handbook of Plant and Crop PhysiologyMohammad PessarakliContinuous discoveries in plant and crop physiology have resulted in an abundance of new information since the publication of the second edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology, necessitating a new edition to cover the latest ... ....

1031 pages | 133 b/w illustrations, 70 tables | Hardback | 03/2014 | 9781466553286 | #214323A | £127.00 Add to basket

Haynes Garden Wildlife ManualHow to Attract Wildlife to Your GardenGerald CheshireHaynes Garden Wildlife Manual is the definitive guide to providing your garden with microhabitats and wildlife, showing that with a little thought and effort you can improve your own piece of the environment, however small. ....

192 pages | 500 colour photos and colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780857333070 | #214141A | £21.99 Add to basket

Hemp BoundDispatches from the Front Lines of the Next Agricultural RevolutionDoug FineThe stat sheet on hemp sounds almost too good to be true: its fibres are among the planet's strongest, its seed oil the most nutritious, and its potential as an energy source vast and untapped. Its one downside? For nearly a century ... ....


Histoires d'ArbresDes Sciences aux ContesPhilippe Domont and Edith MontelleOak, linden, pine, sycamore, cedar trees ... Histoires d'Arbres invites you to discover eighteen trees that are part of our immediate environment, from forest species to more urban species. Forestry and storyteller combine ... ....


Horticultural Reviews, Volume 40Jules JanickHorticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals ... ....


Horticultural Reviews, Volume 41Jules JanickThis latest volume in the Horticultural Reviews series presents the most recent analyses of innovations in horticultural science and technology. Covering both basic and applied research, Volume 41 incorporates a wide variety of ... ....


























Katalog Tipovykh Obraztsov Sosudistykh Rastenii Sibiri i Rossiiskogo Dal'nego Vostoka, Khraniashchikhsia v Gerbarii[Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Vascular Plants from Siberia and the Russian Far East Kept in the Herbarium ofIV SokolovaThis is first part of a catalog of type specimens of vascular plants of Siberia and the Russian Far East, held in the Herbarium of the Botanical Institute, Komarov RAS (LE). It contains information about a total of 1085 Sporophytes ... ....


Marine AlgaeBiodiversity, Taxonomy, Environmental Assessment, and BiotechnologyLeonel Pereira, Joana Patricio and Joao Magalhaes NetoMarine Algae is divided into three thematic areas. The first covers a revision of the taxonomy of algae, based on the algae portal, as well as the general aspects of biology and the methodologies used in this branch of marine biology ... ....


More Thorny ProblemsHelen YemmFor more than a decade, Helen has been fielding letters from anxious readers, and this is a new compilation of the myriad queries she has received and answered over that time. Her weekly Thorny Problems column is light-hearted ... ....


Orquídeas de AragonConchita Munoz OrtegaOrquídeas de Aragón contains more than 250 colour photos illustrating the 88 orchid species found in Aragón, an autonomous community in northeastern Spain.


Orquídeas de Mato GrossoGenus Catasetum L.C. Rich ex KunthAdarilda Petini-BenelliPresents 26 species and some natural hybrids.


Plant BreedingJack Brown, Peter Caligari and Hugo CamposWhile retaining the current blend of theory and practical application, this second edition of Plant Breeding is a completely revised and updated new edition of a popular book. This expanded edition has the additional benefit of ... ....

256 pages | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780470658291 | #214024A | £99.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780470658307 | #214025A | £44.99 Add to basket

The Ferns and Lycophytes of TexasJr.,George M Diggs and Barney L LipscombTexas has a surprising number of native ferns and lycophytes – 127 in all, the most of any state in the continental U.S.A. This is particularly unexpected given that most people associate ferns and related plants with humid, even ... ....

380 pages | colour photos, b/w line drawings, b/w distribution maps | Paperback | 03/2014 | 9781889878379 | #213751A | £32.99 Add to basket

The Genus ErythroniumChris ClennettErythronium, a genus of 29 species of bulbous perennials are among of the most striking spring flowering woodland plants with their slender pendent flowers, mottled arum-like leaves. Originating in North America, Europe and Japan ... ....

168 pages | 60+ colour photos, 4 colour illustrations, 30 maps | Hardback | NYP 05/2014 | #214301A | £51.99 Add to basket

The Mythology of PlantsBotanical Lore from Ancient Greece and RomeAnnette GieseckeThis is a fascinating exploration of the role of the botanical in ancient Greek and Roman myth and classical literature. This engaging book focuses on the perennially fascinating topic of plants in Greek and Roman myth. The author, an authority ... ....

144 pages | 47 colour illustrations | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9781606063217 | #214184A | £18.95 Add to basket

The Plant Lover's Guide to SedumsBrent HorvathThe fleshy-leaved sedums are succulents that are valued for their drought tolerance and highly decorative flowers and foliage. They perform well in a variety of garden situations including herbaceous borders, rock gardens and green roofs ... ....

228 pages | 238 colour photos | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781604693928 | #214300A | £17.99 Add to basket

The Plant Lover's Guide to SnowdropsNaomi SladeSnowdrops with their pure white flowers, intricate markings and understated elegance have become highly collectable winter garden favourites. In this Plant's Lovers Guide, award-winning horticultural journalist and expert author ... ....

256 pages | 227 colour photos, 2 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781604694352 | #214299A | £17.99 Add to basket

























The Wild Orchids of TaiwanAn Illustrated GuideWei-Min Lin and Yi-Fu WangTaiwan is an island of sanctuary for a great diversity of orchids, not just the endemic species but many others found in neighboring countries. In this book the authors describe and illustrate all 428 native orchid taxa recorded up to the ... ....

936 pages | 1700+ colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | 03/2014 | 9789868709829 | #214336A | £144.00 Add to basket

Understanding the Flowering PlantsA Practical Guide for Botanical IllustratorsAnne BebbingtonTo study a plant in detail is to make a fascinating journey of discovery. Even plants we think we know well will often surprise us as we look at the intricacy of their structure and how they are put together. This fascinating guide explains ... ....


What Shrub Is That?Over 1250 Shrubs DescribedStirling MacoboyFrom the international bestselling author of What Flower Is That? and What Tree Is That? comes the newly updated title What Shrub Is That? More than 1250 popular shrubs are described in detail, including their ... ....


Wild Flowers of Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park (Spanish Pyrenees)Jose Luis Benito Alonso and Jose Vicente Ferrandez PalacioWild Flowers of Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park (Spanish Pyrenees) is illustrated with more than 275 full-colour plates. It shows 174 singular flowers that are present in Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park (Spanish Pyrennees) ... ....


Wild FruitA Field Guide to Britain and EuropeAlain Geneve and Marie-Jeanne GeneveWild Fruit is an authoritative field guide to fruit commonly found in the wild which will allow walkers and foragers to accurately identify not just edible but also ornamental fruit. Non-technical language and detailed plant ... ....


Zander: Dictionary of Plant Names / Handworterbuch der Pflanzennamen / Dictionnaire des Noms de PlantesWalter Erhardt, Erich Goetz, Nils Baedeker and Siegmund SeyboldRobert Zander first published his 'Concise Dictionary of Plant Names' in 1927. This latest edition is a comprehensive dictionary of plant names, providing an authority on current nomenclature and correct classification for vascular ... ....

912 pages | no illustrations | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9783800179534 | #214126A | £54.99 Add to basket

Animal & General Biology

Animal Diversity (International Edition)Jr.,Cleveland P Hickman, Larry S Roberts, Susan L Keen, Allan Larson and David EisenhourAnimal Diversity provides a concise introduction to the field of animal biology. Readers discover general principles of evolution, ecology, classification, systematics, and animal body plans. After these introductory chapter ... ....


Aquatic Animal Health CodeWorld Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)Also available in French or Spanish, please contact customer services for more information. The aim of the Aquatic Code is to contribute to improving the health and welfare of aquatic animals ...

170 pages | no illustrations | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9789290449423 | #213700A | £61.99 Add to basket

Behavioral Genetics of the Mouse, Volume 2Genetic Mouse Models of Neurobehavioral DisordersSusanna Pietropaolo, Frans Sluyter and Wim E CrusioThe second volume of Behavioral Genetics of the Mouse provides a comprehensive overview of the major genetically modified mouse lines used to model human neurobehavioral disorders; from disorders of perception, of autonomous and ... ....

530 pages | 15 b/w illustrations, 31 tables | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781107044456 | #208988A | £99.99 Add to basket

Brain Structure and Its OriginsIn Development and in Evolution of Behavior and the MindGerald A SchneiderThis introduction to the structure of the central nervous system demonstrates that the best way to learn how the brain is put together is to understand something about why. It explains why the brain is put together as it is by describing ... ....

728 pages | 243 colour & 127 b/w illustrations, 7 tables | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9780262026734 | #213796A | £51.95 Add to basket

Environmental MicrobiologyIan L Pepper, Charles P Gerba and Terry J GentryDesigned for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and environmental professionals, Environmental Microbiology builds upon the tremendous success of the previous editions with a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion ... ....

728 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, tables | Hardback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780123946263 | #214151A | £60.99 Add to basket

























Evolution of Visual and Non-visual PigmentsDM Hunt, MW Hankins, Shaun P Collin and N Justin MarshallResearch on the evolution of visual and non-visual pigments is both exciting and timely. There is an explosion of interest in visual pigments across both invertebrates and vertebrates and the discovery of non-visual pigments involved in ... ....


Foundations of Wildlife DiseasesRichard G Botzler and Richard N BrownFoundations of Wildlife Diseases is a comprehensive overview of the basic principles governing the study of wildlife diseases. The authors integrate theoretical foundations with a thorough examination of the factors that can affect ... ....


Genes: A Very Short IntroductionJonathan MW SlackIn this exploration of the concept of the gene, Jonathan Slack looks at the discovery, nature, and role of genes in both evolution and development. Explaining the nature of genetic variation in the human population, how hereditary factors ... ....


Genetics: Analysis and PrinciplesRobert J BrookerGenetics: Analysis and Principles is a one-semester, introductory genetics textbook that takes an experimental approach to understanding genetics. By weaving one or two experiments into the narrative of each chapter, students ... ....


Junqueira's Basic Histology: Text and AtlasAnthony L MescherThe histology text the medical field turns to first – authoritative, concise, beautifully illustrated, and completely up-to-date. It offers more than 600 full-color illustrations. For more than three decades ...

544 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour illustrations, colour tables, includes CD-ROM | Paperback | 03/2013 | 9780071780339 | #214335A | £45.39 Add to basket

Life's BlueprintThe Science and Art of Embryo CreationBenny ShiloIn the span of just three decades, scientific understanding of the formation of embryos has undergone a major revolution. The implications of these new research findings have an immediate bearing on human health and future therapies, yet ... ....


Microbial Life of the Deep BiosphereJens Kallmeyer and Dirk WagnerOver the last two decades, exploration of the deep subsurface biosphere has developed into a major research area. New findings constantly challenge our concepts of global biogeochemical cycles and the ultimate limits to life.

325 pages | 61 colour illustrations, 14 tables | Hardback | 03/2014 | 9783110300093 | #213866A | £140.00 Add to basket

Polarized Light and Polarization Vision in Animal SciencesGabor HorvathPolarized Light and Polarization Vision in Animal Sciences covers advances made since the 2004 Springer volume Polarized Light in Animal Vision edited by Horvath and Varju, but also provides reviews and synopses of some areas. Part I examines ... ....


Proteins: Biochemistry and BiotechnologyGary WalshProteins: Biochemistry and Biotechnology is a definitive source of information for all those interested in this area, providing a broad overview of the various medical, diagnostic and industrial uses of proteins. It is an invaluable ... ....

448 pages | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780470669853 | #214004A | £42.50 Add to basketHardback | NYP 05/2014 | 9780470669860 | #214005A | £94.99 Add to basket

Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and OurselvesGeorge M Church and Ed RegisImagine a future in which human beings have become immune to all viruses, in which bacteria can custom-produce everyday items, like a drinking cup, or generate enough electricity to end oil dependency. Building a house would entail no ... ....


Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2-Volume Set)World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)Also available in French, Spanish, Chinese (2012 edition only), or Russian, please contact customer services for more information. The 2014 edition of the Terrestrial Code is a two-volume ... ....


The Retina and Circadian RhythmsGianluca Tosini, P Michael Iuvone, Douglas G McMahon and Shaun P CollinDaily rhythms are a ubiquitous feature of living systems. Generally, these rhythms are not just passive consequences of cyclic fluctuations in the environment, but instead originate within the organism. In mammals, including humans ... ....

250 pages | 33 colour & 17 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9781461496120 | #213812A | £126.00 Add to basket



























Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and AnesthesiaGary West, Darryl Heard and Nigel CaulkettZoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia, Second Edition is a fully updated and revised version of the first comprehensive reference on anesthetic techniques in captive and free-ranging wildlife. Now including expanded ... ....


Evolutionary Biology

Darwin's DiceThe Idea of Chance in the Thought of Charles DarwinCurtis JohnsonFor evolutionary biologists, the concept of chance has always played a significant role in the formation of evolutionary theory. As far back as Greek antiquity, chance and "luck" were understood to be key factors in the evolution ... ....


Into the OceanVikings, Irish, and Environmental Change in Iceland and the NorthKristjan AhronsonThat Gaelic monasticism flourished in the early medieval period is well established. The "Irish School" penetrated large areas of Europe and contemporary authors describe North Atlantic travels and settlements. Across Scotland ... ....


Mutation-Driven EvolutionMasatoshi NeiThe purpose of Mutation-Driven Evolution is to present a new mechanistic theory of mutation-driven evolution based on recent advances in genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. The theory asserts, perhaps somewhat ... ....

244 pages | 4 plates with colour photos and colour illustrations; b/w photos, b/w illustrations, table | Hardback | 05/2013 | 9780199661732 | #202390A | £54.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780198724100 | #214149A | £37.50 Add to basket

Neanderthal Biology, Archaeology, and EcologyS ChurchillNeandertal Biology, Archeology, and Ecology synthesizes the current knowledge about our sister species the Neandertals, combining data from a variety of disciplines to reach a cohesive theory behind Neandertal low population density ... ....


Origin of Modern Humans and the Impact of Chronometric DatingMartin J Aitken, Chris Stringer and Paul MellarsThis volume of papers delivered to The Royal Society in February of 1992 explores the debate over the "single center" hypothesis of human origins versus "multi-regional evolution." Over the last five years there has been ... ....


The Artful SpeciesAesthetics, Art, and EvolutionStephen DaviesThe Artful Species explores the idea that our aesthetic responses and art behaviors are connected to our evolved human nature. Our humanoid forerunners displayed aesthetic sensibilities hundreds of thousands of years ago and the art ... ....


The Cave of FontechevadeRecent Excavations and Their Paleoanthropological ImplicationsPhilip G Chase, Andre Debenath, Harold L Dibble and Shannon P McPhersonSummary of the discoveries made during the course of excavations at the Paleolithic cave site of Fontechevade, France, between 1994 and 1998. The excavation team address major problems raised by earlier excavations at the site from 1937 ... ....

288 pages | 81 b/w illustrations, 1 map, 48 tables | Hardback | 12/2008 | 9780521898447 | #214212A | £55.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 08/2014 | 9781107431621 | #214213A | £22.99 Add to basket

The Third Chimpanzee [For Young Readers]The Evolution and Future of the Human AnimalJared DiamondAt some point during the last 100 000 years, humans began exhibiting traits and behaviour that distinguished us from other animals, eventually creating language, art, religion, bicycles, spacecraft and nuclear weapons *all within a ... ....

368 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781780746043 | #214027A | £14.99 Add to basket

WTF, Evolution?!A Theory of Unintelligible DesignMara GrunbaumWe all have our off days. Why should Evolution be any different? Maybe Evolution got carried away with an idea that was just a little too crazy – like having the Regal Horned Lizard defend itself by shooting three-foot streams of ... ....


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Exoticos InvasoresBioinvasores Selvagens Introduzidos no Estado do Rio de Janeiro e suas ImplicacoesSavio Freire Bruno and Vanessa Trally BardA study of the impact of invasive species in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.


Phylogeography of CaliforniaAn IntroductionKristina A SchierenbeckPhylogeography of California examines the evolution of ancient, recent, native, and migratory taxa to elucidate major and minor evolutionary events that shaped the distribution, radiation, and speciation of the biota of California ... ....


Project Planning and Management for Ecological RestorationJohn Rieger, John Stanley and Ray TraynorProject Planning and Management for Ecological Restoration addresses a problem that is the reason many current restoration projects are not as effective or successful as they could be: a lack of understanding of the principles of ... ....

320 pages | 33 photos, 47 b/w illustrations, 7 tables | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781610913621 | #211312A | £26.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781610913638 | #211313A | £53.99 Add to basket

The Ecology of Tropical East AsiaRichard T CorlettNew to this edition: - Geographical coverage enlarged to provide a more comprehensive book and expand the potential readership - Many new illustrations throughout and the addition of a new colour plate section ...

320 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2014 | 9780199681341 | #214084A | £79.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 08/2014 | 9780199681358 | #214085A | £37.50 Add to basket

Habitats & Ecosystems

Agua, Biodiversidade e Cultura do PantanalEstudos Ecologicos e Etnobiologicos no Sistema de Baias Chacorore - Sinha MarianaCarolina Joana da Silva and Jane SimoniThe Pantanal is one of the world's largest tropical wetland areas. It is located mostly in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso but extends into Bolivia and Paraguay. About 80% of the Pantanal floodplains are submerged during the rainy ... ....

256 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2012 | 9788580090451 | #214192A | £140.00 Add to basket

Chemistry of Europe's Agricultural Soils, Part A + B (2-Volume Set)Clemens Reimann, Manfred Birke, Alecos Demetriades, Peter Filzmoser and Patrick DT O'ConnorDuring 2008 and until early 2009, a total of 2108 samples of agricultural (ploughed land, 0–20 cm) and 2023 samples of grazing land (0–10 cm) soil were collected at a density of 1 site/2500 km2 each from 33 European countries ... ....

880 pages | 479 illustrations, 144 tables, includes DVD-ROM | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9783510968480 | #214166A | £165.00 Add to basket

Climate Change and Coastal EcosystemsLong-Term Effects of Climate and Nutrient Loading on Trophic OrganizationRobert J LivingstonBased upon a four-decade longitudinal study of river-estuarine systems in the Northeast Gulf of Mexico, Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems provides a detailed comparative analysis of the long-term data with specific reference ... ....


Concrete JungleNew York City and Our Last Best Hope for a Sustainable FutureNiles Eldredge and Sidney HorensteinCities need healthy chunks of the world's ecosystems to persist if they are to survive; yet cities, like parasites, grow and prosper by local destruction of these very ecosystems. In this absorbing and wide-ranging book, the authors ... ....

292 pages | 76 b/w photos | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780520270152 | #214205A | £24.95 Add to basket

Continuous Cover Management of WoodlandsA Brief IntroductionD Rodney HelliwellThe principal management system used in woodlands in most countries during the last few centuries, involves the periodic cutting of all trees in a defined area, by coppicing or clear felling. In contrast, continuous cover forestry aims to ... ....

66 pages | 8 colour plates, b/w illustrations | Paperback | 04/2013 | 9780957632608 | #214373A | £14.50 Add to basket

Environmental Impact Assessment in AustraliaTheory and PracticeMandy ElliottThe sixth edition of Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia: Theory and Practice has been revised in the context of reviewing EIA practice around Australia and updates a number of case studies throughout the text to complete ... ....
























Forests and GlobalizationChallenges and Opportunities for Sustainable DevelopmentJohn Innes and William NikolakisThe overarching contribution of Forests and Globalization is a review and assessment of the current and future impacts of globalization on the world's forests. Four key themes are addressed: the effect of globalization on ... ....


Forests in Our Changing WorldNew Principles for Conservation and ManagementJoe Landsberg and Richard WaringScientists tell us that climate change is upon us and the physical world is changing quickly with serious implications for biodiversity and human well-being. Forests cover vast regions of the globe and serve as a first line of defence against ... ....

304 pages | 14 b/w illustrations, 5 tables | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781610914963 | #212842A | £21.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781610914956 | #212843A | £43.99 Add to basket

Islands: Nature and CultureStephen A RoyleIslands are contradictory places: they can be remote, mysterious spots, or lively centres of holiday revelry. They are associated alternately with escape, imprisonment, holiday and exile, and their exotic, otherworldly beauty has inspired ... ....


Lake KinneretEcology and ManagementTamar Zohary, Assaf Sukenik, Tom Berman and Aminadav NishriThis condensed volume summarizes updated knowledge on the warm-monomictic subtropical Lake Kinneret, including its geophysical setting, the dynamics of physical, chemical and biological processes and the major natural and anthropogenic ... ....


Large-Scale Forest RestorationDavid Lamb and Margaret D ChapmanLandscapes are being degraded and simplified across the globe. Large-Scale Forest Restoration explores how reforestation and restoration might be carried out to increase landscape heterogeneity, improve ecological functioning ... ....

256 pages | 15 b/w photos, 25 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780415663182 | #212241A | £79.99 Add to basket

Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive SystemsBuilding Resilience to the Challenge of Global ChangeChristian Messier, Klaus J Puettmann and K David CoatesManaging Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems links the emerging concepts of complexity, complex adaptive system (CAS) and resilience to forest ecology and management. It explores how these concepts can be applied in various forest ... ....

368 pages | 65 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9780415519779 | #209001A | £84.99 Add to basketPaperback | 04/2014 | 9781138779693 | #213990A | £32.99 Add to basket

Multiaged SilvicultureManaging for Complex Forest Stand StructuresKevin O'HaraMultiaged Silviculture presents the latest scientific and management information on multiaged silviculture, an emerging strategy for managing forestry systems worldwide. Over recent decades, forest science and management have ... ....


Natural Resource AdministrationWildlife, Fisheries, Forests and ParksDonald W SparlingNatural Resource Administration presents a clear perspective on natural resource administration in North America, how it developed, how it is currently structured, and where it might be heading. Intertwined areas of natural resource ... ....


The DesertLand of Lost BordersMichael WellandLands of extremes, contrasts and constant change, deserts cover a quarter of our planet's land area and are home to some half a billion people. 'The desert' as an idea has long captured the Western imagination, but too often ... ....


The End of Tradition?Ian D Rotherham, Mauro Agnoletti and Christine HandleyThe threats from global cultural change and abandonment of traditional landscape management increased in the last half of the twentieth century and ten years into the twenty-first century show no signs of slowing down. Their impacts on ... ....

436 pages | Paperback | 01/2014 | #214128A | £34.99 Add to basket

Urban PollutionCultural Meanings, Social PracticesEveline Durr and Rivke JaffeRe-examining Mary Douglas' work on pollution and concepts of purity, Urban Pollution explores modern expressions of these themes in urban areas, examining the intersections of material and cultural pollution. It presents ethnographic ... ....

216 pages | 16 illustrations | Hardback | 09/2010 | 9781845456924 | #187697A | £53.99 Add to basketPaperback | 02/2014 | 9781782385080 | #214316A | £17.50 Add to basket



























Conservation & Biodiversity

Applied Ecology and Human Dimensions in Biological ConservationLuciano M Verdade, Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge and Carlos I PinaApplied Ecology and Human Dimensions in Biological Conservation provides both the conceptual basis and technological tools that are necessary to identify and solve problems related to biodiversity governance. The authors discuss ... ....


Dodging ExtinctionPower, Food, Money, and the Future of Life on EarthAnthony D BarnoskyPaleobiologist Anthony D. Barnosky weaves together evidence from the deep past and the present to alert us to the looming Sixth Mass Extinction and to offer a practical, hopeful plan for avoiding it. Writing from the front lines of extinction ... ....

242 pages | 1 b/w photo | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780520274372 | #214199A | £19.95 Add to basket

Endangered & Extinct SpeciesAcred CaraEdudcational material aimed at 16-18-year-old students.


Integrative Observations and AssessmentsShin-ichi Nakano, Tetsukazu Yahara and Tohru NakashizukaIntegrative Observations and Assessments focuses on new trends in monitoring biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the most rapidly changing areas in the world. It provides reviews of the challenges in studying the ... ....

360 pages | 64 colour & 34 b/w illustrations, 1 colour table | Hardback | NYP 05/2014 | 9784431547822 | #213814A | £135.00 Add to basket

Predator ParadoxEnding the War with Wolves, Bears, Cougars, and CoyotesJohn A ShivikThe longest armed conflict carried out by the United States government, beginning in 1914, is our war with mammalian predators. The death toll is tremendous: federal agents kill ninety thousand wolves, bears, coyotes, and cougars every ... ....


Reproductive Biology and Integrated Conservation ScienceWilliam V Holt, Janine L Brown, Pierre Comizzoli and Richard BlackReproductive biology is more than the development of techniques for helping with too little or too much breeding. While some of the relevant techniques are useful for individual species, technical developments have to be backed up by ... ....


Sanidad Animal Mundial 2013 (2-Volume Set)World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)World Animal Health with its two volumes, presents a synthesis of animal health information from OIE Members as well as from non-OIE member countries. It provides a unique tool for all those involved in animal production, wildlife diseases ... ....

1150 pages | tables | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9789290449515 | #213704A | £84.99 Add to basket

Sante Animale Mondiale 2013 (2-Volume Set)World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)World Animal Health with its two volumes, presents a synthesis of animal health information from OIE Members as well as from non-OIE member countries. It provides a unique tool for all those involved in animal production, wildlife diseases ... ....


Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, and ManagementJohn M Fryxell, Anthony RE Sinclair and Graeme CaughleyThere are several important areas of wildlife research and management that are inadequately covered in the second edition of Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, and Management. As a result, the authors have chosen to add four brand ... ....


World Animal Health 2013 (2-Volume Set)World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)World Animal Health with its two volumes, presents a synthesis of animal health information from OIE Members as well as from non-OIE member countries. It provides a unique tool for all those involved in animal production, wildlife diseases ... ....


Environmental Science

Climate Change: A Very Short IntroductionMark A MaslinIn the new edition of Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction (previously titled Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction), Mark Maslin explores all of the key debates. Examining the most recent scientific research, he looks what climate change ... ....

200 pages | 30+ b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780198719045 | #213368A | £7.99 Add to basket
























Discovering The DeepA Photographic Atlas of the Seafloor and Ocean CrustJeffrey A Karson, Deborah S Kelley, Danial J Fornari, Michael R Perfit and Timothy M ShankBeautifully illustrated in full colour, Discovering The Deep: A Photographic Atlas of the Seafloor and Ocean Crust reveals all the key features of last frontier of Earth: the deep seas. Online visual and teaching resources ... ....


Governing Climate ChangeHarriet Bulkeley and Peter NewellGoverning Climate Change provides a short and accessible introduction to how climate change is governed by an increasingly diverse range of actors, from civil society and market actors to multilateral development banks, donors ... ....

Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781138795709 | #213984A | £74.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781138795716 | #213985A | £19.99 Add to basket

Heavy Metals in WaterPresence, Removal and SafetySanjay K SharmaContamination of drinking water is a worldwide problem, and ongoing work is taking place across the globe to address the issues affecting this precious commodity. Focussing on the presence of heavy metals in water ...

500 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 08/2014 | 9781849738859 | #214337A | £175.00 Add to basket

History and Climate ChangeA Eurocentric PerspectiveNeville BrownHistory and Climate Change is a balanced and comprehensive overview of the links between climate and man's advance from early to modern times. It draws upon demographic, economic, urban, religious and military perspectives. ....

391 pages | Maps | Hardback | 12/2001 | 9780415019590 | #116667A | £140.00 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 08/2014 | 9780415755054 | #213956A | £27.99 Add to basket

Impacts of Oil Spill Disasters on Marine Habitats and Fisheries in North AmericaJ Brian Alford, Mark S Peterson and Christopher C GreenImpacts of Oil Spill Disasters on Marine Habitats and Fisheries in North America comes at a historic time in our changing world. Aquatic sciences are heavily entrenched in understanding the fate of marine ecosystems in the face ... ....


Ocean WorldsThe Story of Seas on Earth and other PlanetsJan Zalasiewicz and Mark WilliamsOceans make up most of the surface of our blue planet. They may form just a sliver on the outside of the Earth, but they are very important, not only in hosting life, including the fish and other animals on which many humans depend, but ... ....


Poison SpringThe Secret History of Pollution and the EPAEG Vallianatos and McKay JenkinsImagine walking into a restaurant and finding chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides, or neonicotinoid insecticides listed in the description of your entree. They may not be printed in the menu, but many are in your food.

304 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781608199143 | #214093A | £19.99 Add to basket

Real-time Monitoring for Climate Change, Water Supply and SanitationDavid T Allen and David R ShennardReal-Time Monitoring for Climate Change, Water Supply and Sanitation is the first in a series of books that pulls together the final outcomes and recommendations from the PREPARED project that originated from the WSSTP ... ....


Recycling our FutureA Global StrategyRanjit S BaxiEvery day every one of us contributes to the waste problem but, despite being a part of our lives, waste is poorly understood, even by those who should know better. We live in a throw-away society and yet what is discarded is a vital raw ... ....


The Attacking OceanThe Past, Present, and Future of Rising Sea LevelsBrian M FaganThe past fifteen thousand years – the entire span of human civilization – have witnessed dramatic sea level changes, which began with rapid global warming at the end of the Ice Age, when sea levels were more than 700 feet below ... ....

266 pages | b/w photos, b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Hardback | 06/2013 | 9781408836033 | #204589A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781408843390 | #214150A | £8.99 Add to basket

The Impact of Melting Ice on the Ecosystems in Greenland SeaCorrelations and Predictions on Ice Cover, Phytoplankton Biomass, AOD and NAOBo QuArctic marine ecosystems are largely impacted by changes associated with global warming. The sea ice in Greenland Sea plays an important role in regional and global climate system. The Impact of Melting Ice on the Ecosystems in Greenland ... ....




























The Mediterranean SeaTemporal Variability and Spatial PatternsGian Luca Eusebi Borzelli, Miroslav Gacic, Piero Lionello and Paola Malanotte-RizzoliSurface, intermediate, and deep-water processes and their interaction in time and space drive the major ocean circulation of the Mediterranean Sea. All major forcing mechanisms, such as surface wind forcing, buoyancy fluxes, lateral mass ... ....


The Pacific Arctic RegionEcosystem Status and Trends in a Rapidly Changing EnvironmentJacqueline M Grebmeier and Wieslaw MaslowskiThe Pacific Arctic region is experiencing rapid sea ice retreat, seawater warming, ocean acidification and biological response. Physical and biogeochemical modeling indicates the potential for step-function changes to the overall marine ... ....


Physical Sciences

35 Seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites (1976-2010)A Pictorial Guide To The CollectionKevin RighterThe US Antarctic meteorite collection exists due to a cooperative program involving the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Smithsonian Institution (SI).


Active Volcanoes of the Southwest Indian Ocean: Piton De La Fournaise and KarthalaPatrick Bachelery, Jean-Francois Lenat, Andrea Di Muro and Laurent MichonPiton de la Fournaise and Karthala are both shield volcanoes in the southwest Indian Ocean. Active Volcanoes of the Southwest Indian Ocean: Piton De La Fournaise and Karthala summarizes the work done on these very active basaltic ... ....


Berliner Hoehlenkundliche Berichte, Volume 49: The Unknown North of Laos, Part 5: 2012-2013Karst and Caves of the Provinces Luang Nam Tha, Luang Prabang and HouaphanJoerg Dreybrodt and Michael LaumannsBefore the publication of Dreybrodt & Laumanns (2005a), which summarises the exploration conducted between 2000 and 2005, northern Laos (except of the Vang Vieng area) was virtually unknown to speleologists. Only a few reconnaissance projects ... ....

148 pages | colour photos, maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | #213928A | £14.99 Add to basket

Berliner Hoehlenkundliche Berichte, Volume 50: Resources on the Speleology of Uttarakhand State (formerly Uttaranchal),SFM Breitenbach and Herbert Daniel GebauerThis volume has in-depth descriptions of over 350 cave/karst sites and also includes the historical surveys of the British expeditions in the 1940s led by E.A.Glennie. Too many caves are unmapped yet. Consequently, this publication is a ... ....


Berliner Hoehlenkundliche Berichte, Volume 51: Karst and Caves of MyanmarExpeditions to the Shan States 2011-2013Joerg Dreybrodt and Michael LaumannsUntil 2009 Myanmar was still one of the “blank spots” on the speleological world map. Since then the country has made remarkable progress with regard to access to foreigners and also in political liberalism. However, there is ... ....


Berliner Hoehlenkundliche Berichte, Volume 52: Resources on the Speleology of Meghalaya State, India, Part 5: Syndai,Herbert Daniel GebauerThis volume describes the south-western corner of the Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, NE India. Nearly 100 karst sites and caves are described in detail, the longest of which is Krem Lashing (Jaintia Hills District) at 3086 m. Many caves ... ....

122 pages | colour maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | #213931A | £14.99 Add to basket

Berliner Hoehlenkundliche Berichte, Volume 53: Caves of the Democratic Republic of CongoExploration, Science and HistoryJean G ShawIn trying to organize a bibliography of the caves in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under their various names, the author came across several problems. Many cave names were similar but not exactly the same and a few had changed to ... ....

152 pages | maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | #213932A | £14.99 Add to basket

Berliner Hoehlenkundliche Berichte, Volume 54: Caves and Karst of Peninsular Malaysia: A RegisterLiz PriceThe only and most comprehensive cave registry of the mainland part of Malaysia. Lists more than 900 caves, with records starting in the 19th century. Includes geographical, geological as well as biospeleological chapters. In-depth bibliography ... ....





























Deadliest Volcanoes200 Years After TamboraJohn KerrA volcanic eruption is an awesome sight. Thunderous noise. The earth shaking. Plumes of ash and smoke spewing into the atmosphere, and lava pouring from the crater. But when a volcano erupts, it's best to get away, and fast. Volcanoes ... ....


Earth's Deep HistoryHow It Was Discovered and Why It MattersMartin JS RudwickEarth has been witness to mammoths and dinosaurs, global ice ages, continents colliding or splitting apart, comets and asteroids crashing catastrophically to the surface, as well as the birth of humans who are curious understand it all. ....

392 pages | 90 b/w photos, 5 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780226203935 | #214211A | £20.99 Add to basket

Geology of the AlpsO Adrian PfiffnerThe Alps, with their outstanding outcrop conditions, represent a superb natural laboratory for many geological processes, and have played a crucial role in the history of geology. Geology of the Alps gives an up-to-date and ... ....

392 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781118708125 | #214021A | £42.50 Add to basketHardback | NYP 05/2014 | 9781118708132 | #214022A | £84.99 Add to basket

Introducing AstronomyA Guide to the UniverseIain NicolsonWe live on a small planet that revolves round an unexceptional star – the Sun – which is one of the hundred billion stars that populate our galaxy. Of the many billions of galaxies that lie within range of our most powerful ... ....


Introducing the Planets and their MoonsPeter CattermoleThe solar system, of which Earth is but a small part, is an amazing collection of bodies, ranging in size from the Sun, through the giant planet Jupiter, to specks of dust left over from the primordial nebula from which the system emerges ... ....


Is That a Fact?Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday LifeJoe SchwarczEat this and live to be a hundred. Don't, and you'll die next month. Today, hyperbole dominates the media, which makes separating science from fiction an arduous task when deciding what to eat, what chemicals to avoid and what's best for ... ....


Minerals: A Very Short IntroductionDavid VaughanThe Earth contains a vast array of minerals, many with highly complex arrangements of atoms of several elements. In this Very Short Introduction David Vaughan explores the structure of minerals, the conditions under which they ... ....


Physical GeologyThe Science of EarthCharles FletcherPhysical Geology: The Science of Earth, 2nd Edition provides students with a variety of ways to learn the content of physical geology and offer them an opportunity to learn through multiple intelligences. Throughout the text ... ....


Revealing the Heart of the GalaxyThe Milky Way and its Black HoleRobert H SandersWritten in an informal and engaging style, Revealing the Heart of the Galaxy traces the discoveries that led to our understanding of the size and structure of the Milky Way, and the conclusive evidence for a massive black hole ... ....

204 pages | 79 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 11/2013 | 9781107039186 | #213725A | £22.99 Add to basket

Scientific AstrophotographyHow Amateurs Can Generate and Use Professional Imaging DataGerald R HubbellScientific Astrophotography is intended for those amateur astronomers who are looking for new challenges, once they have mastered visual observing and the basic imaging of various astronomical objects. It will also be a useful ... ....

361 pages | 46 colour & 51 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 11/2012 | 9781461451723 | #213726A | £22.99 Add to basket

The Accidental UniverseThe World You Thought You KnewAlan LightmanIn The Accidental Universe, physicist and novelist Alan Lightman explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by discoveries in science, focusing most intently on the human condition and the needs of humankind. ....

























The Asteroid ThreatDefending Our Planet from Deadly Near-Earth ObjectsWilliam E BurrowsThe explosion of a large meteor over Chelyabinsk, Siberia, in February 2013 is just the latest reminder that planet Earth is vulnerable to damaging and potentially catastrophic collisions with space debris of various kinds.


The Beauty of PhysicsPatterns, Principles, & PerspectivesARP RauThe beauty of physics lies in its coherence in terms of a few fundamental concepts and principles. Even physicists have occasion to marvel at the overarching reach of basic principles and their ability to account for features stretching ... ....


The Galapagos: A Natural Laboratory for the Earth SciencesKaren S Harpp, Eric Mittelstaedt, Noemi d'Ozouville, David W Graham, Peter Grant and Randa KeynesThe Galápagos Islands are renown for their unique flora and fauna, inspiring Charles Darwin in the elaboration of his theory of evolution. Yet in his Voyage of the Beagle, published in 1839, Darwin also remarked on the ... ....


The Lost ElementsThe Periodic Table's Shadow SideMarco Fontani, Mariagrazia Costa and Mary Virginia OrnaIn the mid-nineteenth century, chemists came to the conclusion that elements should be organized by their atomic weights. However, the atomic weights of various elements were calculated erroneously, and chemists also observed some anomalies ... ....


The Making of EuropeA Geological HistoryGraham ParkThe continent of Europe, as a recognisable geographic entity, attained roughly its present shape around 20 million years ago. Even since then, the European coastline has undergone significant changes, due mainly to sea-level movements. ....


The Natural History of the EarthDebating Long-Term Change in the Geosphere and BiosphereRichard J HuggettUsing a broad selection of classic and current sources, The Natural History of the Earth probes selected discussions within biology, climatology, geology, and geomorphology and explores a selection of debates about Earth and life ... ....

220 pages | 3 b/w photos, 109 b/w illustrations, 10 tables | Hardback | 08/2006 | 9780415358026 | #214201A | £120.00 Add to basketPaperback | 04/2014 | 9780415759076 | #214202A | £27.99 Add to basket

The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo's DialogueMaurice A FinocchiaroThe publication in 1632 of Galileo's Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican marked a crucial moment in the 'scientific revolution' and helped Galileo become the 'father of modern science ... ....


Trap Magmatism and Ore Formation in the Siberian Noril'sk Region, Volume 2: Atlas of Magmatic RocksVV Ryabov, AY Shevko and MP GoraThe basis of this investigation is the petrographic and geochemical understanding of principal igneous rock types of the Noril'sk region, in order to demonstrate that these data provide unique and self-evident solutions to the problems ... ....


Tsunami: Nature and CultureRichard HamblynTsunamis – ferociously dangerous sea waves – have caused widespread destruction to countries, populations and natural landscapes since antiquity. Crashing upon land with the entire weight of an ocean behind them, tsunamis cause ... ....


Sustainable Development

A Little Piece of EnglandA tale of Self-SufficiencyJohn Jackson and Val BiroA Little Piece of England is an amusing account of how John Jackson, with his wife and three children, built up a smallholding in a sliver of countryside in rural Kent, and by trial and much error, came to make themselves self-sufficient ... ....

232 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9781909661035 | #214260A | £12.99 Add to basket
























Adventures in the AnthropoceneA Journey to the Heart of the Planet We MadeGaia VinceWe live in epoch-making times. Literally. The changes we humans have made in recent decades have altered our world beyond anything it has experienced in its 4.5 billion-year history – we have become a force on a par with earth-shattering ... ....


After SustainabilityDenial, Hope, RetrievalJohn FosterDangerous climate change is coming. Some people still deny that it is happening. Others refuse to recognise that it is now too late to prevent it. But both these reactions spring from the same source: our pathological attachment to ... ....


Allocating the EarthA Distributional Framework for Protecting Capabilities in Environmental Law and PolicyBreena HollandAllocating the Earth advances a new distributional framework to guide the evaluation and design of environmental policies. Drawing on capabilities theory, especially as articulated in Martha Nussbaum's capabilities approach ... ....


Controversies in Science and TechnologyFrom Sustainability to SurveillanceDaniel Lee Kleinman, Karen A Cloud-Hansen and Jo HandelsmanWhen it comes to any current scientific debate, there are more than two sides to every story. Controversies in Science and Technology analyzes controversial topics in science and technology-infrastructure, ecosystem management ... ....


Dirty TeachingA Beginner's Guide to Learning OutdoorsJulia RobertsonJuliet Robertson offers tips and tricks to help any teacher develop variety in their teaching. One of the keys to a happy and creative classroom is getting out of it and Dirty Teaching will give you the confidence to do it. ....


EU Environmental Law, Governance and Decision-MakingMaria LeeA vast and diverse body of EU law addresses an enormous range of environmental matters. EU Environmental Law, Governance and Decision-Making examines a number of areas of substantive EU environmental law, focusing on the striking ... ....


EcoJustice EducationToward Diverse, Democratic, and Sustainable CommunitiesRebecca A Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson and John LupinacciEcoJustice Education offers a powerful model for cultural ecological analysis and a pedagogy of responsibility, providing teachers and teacher educators with the information and classroom practices they need to help develop ... ....


Energy PovertyGlobal Challenges and Local SolutionsAntoine Halff, Benjamin K Sovacool and Jon RozhonThis edited volume looks at energy poverty, an issue whose pivotal role in the fight for human development is only now being recognised by policymakers. Nearly one quarter of humanity still lacks access to electricity. Close to one third ... ....

472 pages | 83 illustrations, 70 tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780199682362 | #214325A | £64.99 Add to basket

Environmental Anthropology Engaging EcotopiaBioregionalism, Permaculture, and EcovillagesJoshua Lockyer and James R VetetoIn order to move global society towards a sustainable "ecotopia," solutions must be engaged in specific places and communities, and the authors here argue for re-orienting environmental anthropology from a problem-oriented towards ... ....

300 pages | 10 figs & tables, 1 map | Hardback | 05/2013 | 9780857458797 | #214318A | £68.75 Add to basket

Governance of Marine Fisheries and Biodiversity ConservationInteraction and Co-EvolutionSerge M Garcia, Jake Rice and Anthony CharlesGovernance of Marine Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation arose from IUCN-CEM-FEG workshop and deals with ocean fisheries management and related marine ecosystems, biodiversity and conservation, focusing on their interaction ... ....

























Hope on EarthA ConversationPaul R Ehrlich and Michael C TobiasHope on Earth is the thought-provoking result of a lively and wide-ranging conversation between two of the world's leading interdisciplinary environmental scientists: Paul R. Ehrlich, whose book The Population Bomb ... ....

200 pages | 18 colour plates, 30 b/w photos | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9780226113685 | #214257A | £16.99 Add to basket

Human Diseases from WildlifeMichael R Conover and Rosanna M VailPeople who handle wildlife, including field workers, wildlife professionals, trappers, and hunters, want to know about potential diseases, risks, and how to protect themselves from zoonotic disease. Human Diseases from Wildlife ... ....

504 pages | 225 b/w illustrations, 39 tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781466562141 | #213996A | £57.99 Add to basket

Human EcologyMarkus Nauser and Dieter SteinerWe face an environmental catastrophe of global proportions. The ecological rationality of modern society, and of science in particular, is in question. Science still responds to crises at the level of technocratic expertise, and still ... ....

384 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 12/1993 | 9780415067775 | #044399A | £135.00 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 08/2014 | 9781138009332 | #214121A | £27.99 Add to basket

Sharing NatureNature Awareness Activities for All AgesJoseph CornellSharing Nature with Children, selling more than half a million copies, sparked a worldwide revolution in nature education. Now that classic has been rewritten, with newly added activities and games and combined ...

360 pages | b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781565892835 | #213959A | £20.99 Add to basket

Sustainable DevelopmentAn Appraisal of the Gulf RegionPaul SillitoeWith growing evidence of unsustainable use of the world's resources, such as hydrocarbon reserves, and related environmental pollution, as in alarming climate change predictions, sustainable development is arguably the prominent issue ... ....

532 pages | 71 illustrations, 37 tables | Hardback | NYP 08/2014 | 9781782383710 | #214317A | £59.99 Add to basket

The Devouring DragonHow China's Rise Threatens Our Natural WorldCraig SimonsChina is transforming our natural world at an alarming rate. It is the world's largest market for endangered wildlife, poached from India and Africa. It is the top importer of tropical timber, harvested illegally in Indonesia.

304 pages | 8 plates with b/w photos | Hardback | 03/2013 | 9780312581763 | #203469A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 08/2014 | 9781250050137 | #213954A | £10.99 Add to basket

The Energy of SlavesOil and the New ServitudeAndrew NikiforukAncient civilizations relied on shackled human muscle. It took the energy of slaves to plant crops, clothe emperors, and build cities. Nineteenth-century slaveholders viewed critics as hostilely as oil companies and governments now regard ... ....


The Rio Declaration on Environment and DevelopmentA CommentaryJorge E VinualesThe international community has long grappled with the issue of safeguarding the environment and encouraging sustainable development, often with little result. The 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development was an emphatic attempt ... ....


The Snail Darter and the DamHow Pork-Barrel Politics Endangered a Fish and Killed a RiverZygmunt JB PlaterEven today, thirty years after the legal battles to save the endangered snail darter, the little fish that blocked completion of a TVA dam is still invoked as an icon of leftist extremism and governmental foolishness. In this eye-opening ... ....


The War on ScienceMuzzled Scientists and Wilful Blindness in Stephen Harper's CanadaChris TurnerIn this arresting and passionately argued indictment, award-winning journalist Chris Turner contends that Stephen Harper's attack on basic science, science communication, environmental regulations, and the environmental NGO community ... ....


The Welfare of Animals Used in ResearchPractice and EthicsRobert C HubrechtThe Welfare of Animals Used in Research: Practice and Ethics gives a complete and balanced overview of the issues surrounding the use of animals in scientific research. The focus of The Welfare of Animals Used in Research ... ....




























This Changes EverythingCapitalism vs. the ClimateNaomi KleinWith strong first-hand reporting and an original, provocative thesis, Klein returns with a must-read on how the climate crisis must spur transformational political change. We seem to have given up on any serious effort to prevent ... ....


Understanding Sustainable DevelopmentJohn BlewittThis new and expanded edition builds upon the first edition's powerful multi-perspective approach and breath of coverage. A truly comprehensive introduction to sustainable development, it is designed specifically to allow access to ... ....

384 pages | 38 b/w illustrations, 12 tables | Hardback | NYP 07/2014 | 9780415707817 | #213991A | £89.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 07/2014 | 9780415707824 | #213992A | £25.99 Add to basket

Data Analysis

Barcoding NatureShifting Cultures of Taxonomy in an Age of Biodiversity LossClaire Waterton, Rebecca Ellis and Brian WynneDNA Barcoding has been promoted since 2003 as a new, fast, digital genomics-based means of identifying natural species based on the idea that a small standard fragment of any organism's genome (a so-called 'micro-genome') ... ....

212 pages | 8 b/w photos, 20 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 04/2013 | 9780415554794 | #208897A | £79.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 08/2014 | 9781138807853 | #214125A | £24.99 Add to basket

Ecological Modelling and Engineering of Lakes and WetlandsSven Erik Jorgensen, Ni-Bin Chang and Fu-Liu XuEcological modelling has developed rapidly in recent decades, with the focus primarily on the restoration of lakes and wetlands. Ecological Modelling and Engineering in Lakes and Wetlands presents the progress being made in modelling for ... ....


Imaging LifeBiological Systems from Atoms to TissuesGary C Howard, William E Brown and Manfried AuerImaging Life provides an overview of a variety of approaches to biological image analysis, which allow for the study of living organisms at all levels of complexity and organization. These organisms range from individual ... ....


Managing Data Using ExcelMark GardenerMicrosoft Excel is a powerful tool that can transform the way you use data. Managing Data Using Excel explains in comprehensive and user-friendly detail how to manage, make sense of, explore and share data, giving scientists ... ....

556 pages | Paperback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781784270070 | #213910A | £24.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 06/2014 | 9781784270087 | #213911A | £49.99 Add to basket

Polarisation: Applications in Remote SensingShane R CloudeIn Polarisation: Applications in Remote Sensing S.R. Cloude introduces, for the first time, the topics of radar polarimetry and interferometry. This topic was first developed in 1997 and has since developed into a major topic ... ....


Visual ComplexityMapping Patterns of InformationManuel LimaNetworks are all around us. Our brain is a network of cells and cells themselves are networks of molecules. Societies are networks of people and on a larger scale, food webs and ecosystems are networks of species. Networks are not just ... ....

240 pages | 250 colour & 65 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 10/2013 | 9781616892197 | #214178A | £21.99 Add to basketHardback | 09/2011 | 9781568989365 | #214179A | £34.99 Add to basket

Reference

Museums of the World (2-Volume Set)Museums of the World covers in its 21st edition about 55 000 museums in 202 countries, listed alphabetically by country and place, and within places by name. A separate chapter records ca. 500 museum organizations in 132 countries ... ....

























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