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nhbs monthly cataloguenew and forthcoming titles Issue: 2011/01January 2011 www.nhbs.com [email protected] +44 (0)1803 865913

Welcome to the first NHBS Monthly Catalogue of 2011. This monthly update contains all of the wildlife, science and environment titles added to nhbs.com in the last month. Our annual Backlist Bargains sale starts on 14th January - an annual opportunity to buy best-selling backlist titles at an average discount of 40%. Editor's Picks - New in Stock this Month

● Red Panda● Biodiversity in Southern Africa● Trees of Tropical Asia● Remnants of Gondwana● Kakapo● A Natural History of the New World● Conservation Science● Shorebird Ecology, Conservation and Management● Field Guide to the Mammals of Mongolia● Trees of Panama and Costa Rica● Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World● The Restless Plant● Threatened Plants of New Zealand● The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology

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Zoology: Mammals Birds Reptiles & Amphibians Fishes Invertebrates Palaeontology Marine & Freshwater Biology General Natural History Regional & Travel Botany & Plant Science Animal & General Biology Evolutionary Biology Ecology Habitats & Ecosystems Conservation & Biodiversity Environmental Science Physical Sciences Sustainable Development Data Analysis Reference

Mammals Go to subject web page

The Chimpanzees of Bossou and Nimba Edited by Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Tatyana Humle and Yukimaru SugiyamaBossou in Guinea, West Africa, is one of only two long-term field sites for the study of the West African subspecies of chimpanzee (Pan troglodyte verus) in their natural ....

490 pages | 158 b/w & col illus | SpringerHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 4431539204 | #189218A | £135.00 Add to basket

The Japanese Macaques Naofumi Nakagawa, Masayuki Nakamichi and Hideki SugiuraJapanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) have been studied by primatologists since 1948, and considerable knowledge of the primate has been accumulated to elucidate the adaptation ....

402 pages | 116 b/w & col illus | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 4431538852 | #189216A | £126.00 Add to basket

Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Cetaceans Walter 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 ....

368 pages | 112 b/w illus. 15 tables | CUPHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 0521193427 | #189471A | £65.00 Add to basket

The Tiger Soul of India Valmik ThaparRepresented in various art forms from time immemorial, the tiger, India's national animal, resides in the very soul of the country's cultural beliefs, ....

184 pages | 250 colour photos | OUPHbk | 2010 | 0198069693 | #189437A | £80.00 Add to basket

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A Tribute to Bats Ivan Horacek and Marcel UhrinOriginally intended as a booklet on the bats of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, this book grew into a multi-authored work of considerable scope. Contents include a history ....

400 pages | Col illus | Lesnicka PracePbk | 2010 | 8087154444 | #188761A | £19.99 Add to basket

Ungulate Management in Europe Problems and Practices Edited by Rory Putman, Marco Apollonio and Reidar AndersenThis book considers a number of problems posed by ungulates and their management in Europe. Through a synthesis of the underlying biology and a comparison of the management ....

408 pages | 25 b/w illus. | CUPHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 0521760593 | #189482A | £70.00 Add to basket

Birds Go to subject web page

Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book B OddieBill Oddie strips away the fallacies and uncovers the truth about birdwatching and the jargon and paraphernalia that surround it. ....

149 pages | Illus | AnovaPbk | NYP 04/2011 | 1907554270 | #189447A | £9.99 Add to basket

Europe's Last Spotted Eagles Spotted Eagles are a globally endangered species of raptor, which only few people have seen in the wild. ....

28 mins, 16:9 widescreen | BirdvisionDVD | 2010 | #189401A | £26.44 Add to basket

Finding Birds in South Finland David Gosney'South' Finland covers all of Finland south of the Arctic Circle - the rest was covered in Finding Birds in Lapland. Both the book and the DVD cover the best birding areas ....

40 pages | Maps | EasybirderPbk | 2010 | 1907316256 | #189123A | £7.50 Add to basket

Finding Birds in South Finland - DVD David Gosney'South' Finland covers all of Finland south of the Arctic Circle - the rest was covered in Finding Birds in Lapland. Both the book and the DVD cover the best birding areas ....

95 mins | EasybirderDVD | 2010 | 1907316264 | #189124A | £15.94 Add to basket

The Gannet Bryan NelsonThe author is internationally known for his work on the North Atlantic gannet and the boobies. His studies of the gannetry on the Bass Rock over many years have formed the ....

368 pages | PoyserHbk | 2010 | 1408138581 | #188132A | £50.00 Add to basket

Hawaiian Goose Janet Kear and Andrew J BergerReprint of the 1980 original book. ....

184 pages | PoyserHbk | 2010 | 1408137585 | #188136A | £50.00 Add to basket

Lady of the Loch The Incredible Story of Britain's Oldest Osprey Helen ArmitageDuring the last decade, the osprey has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes - once extinct in Britain, now returned as a powerful symbol of hope. The opreys' story is a ....

240 pages | Constable RobinsonPbk | NYP 04/2011 | 1849017026 | #189059A | £7.99 Add to basket

Les Oiseaux du Maroc Groupe d'Ornithologie du MarocCet ouvrage est illustre de plus de 400 photos, et il couvre l'ensemble des especes d'oiseaux sauvages constituant l'avifaune marocaine soit 465 especes repertoriees a ce ....

284 pages | 400 col photos | IbisPbk | 2010 | 2910728846 | #189435A | £49.50 Add to basket

A Passion for Raptors Researcher, photographer, bird artist Dick Forsman This film combines stunning footage of raptors with a biography of renowned bird researcher, painter and photographer Dick Forsman. ....

58 mins, 16:9 widescreen | BirdvisionDVD | 2010 | #189400A | £26.44 Add to basket

The Unknown Honey Buzzard Despite being one of the most common raptors in eastern Europe, the Honey Buzzard is also one of the least known. The stages of their lives are full of surprises, even to ....

28 mins, 16:9 widescreen | BirdvisionDVD | NYP 01/2011 | #189506A | £26.44 Add to basket

Reptiles & Amphibians Go to subject web page

Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas, Volume 1 Conservation Biology and the Wider Caribbean Edited by A Hailey, B Wilson and J HorrocksMost of the islands of the Caribbean have long histories of herpetological exploration and discovery, and even longer histories of human-mediated environmental degradation. ....

EJ BrillHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 9004183957 | #189526A | £117.00 Add to basket

Frogs of the Solomon Islands Patrick Pikacha, Clare Morrison and Stephen RichardsThis book has been prepared primarily to enable identification of the 21 known species of frogs occurring in the Solomon Islands and to summarise some aspects of their ....

68 pages | col photos, map | Uni.of the South PacificPbk | 2008 | 9820108330 | #189257A | £46.00 Add to basket

Good Snakekeeping Phillip PurserThis comprehensive guide contains entries on more than 35 snake species. Written by an expert snake keeper, the chapters detail the natural range, habitat, pet suitability and ....

288 pages | illus | TFHHbk | 2010 | 0793806429 | #189094A | £16.99 Add to basket



































Les Reptiles de France, Belgique, Luxembourg et Suisse 544 pages | col photos, maps | BIOTOPE ParthenopePbk | 2010 | 2914817495 | #189056A | £66.00 Add to basket

U.S. Guide to Venomous Snakes and their Mimics Scott ShupeA guide to identifying the small percentage of snakes that pose a real threat to man. This carefully researched volume contains detailed information on the natural history of ....

160 pages | 200 col illus | Skyhorse PublishingHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 1616081821 | #189097A | £16.50 Add to basket

Venomous Snakes of the World Mark O'SheaFeatures all major and unusual venomous snakes, their range, habitats and venom, along with personal anecdotes (including snakebite stories). Written by Mark O'Shea - one of ....

160 pages | 200 col photos, 1 map | New HollandHbk | NYP 06/2011 | 1847738710 | #188881A | £14.99 Add to basket

Fishes Go to subject web page

Biology, Management, and Conservation of Lampreys in North America Edited by Larry Brown, Shawn Chase, Matthew Mesa, Richard Beamish and Peter MoyleLampreys represent an ancient lineage extending back to the ostracoderms and are one of the most successful groups of living fishes. Perhaps best known for feeding on and ....

321 pages | AFSPbk | 2009 | 1934874132 | #189387A | £121.00 Add to basket

Catfishes Lee FinleyThis guide features more than 100 varieties of catfish, including new species that have entered the hobby in recent years, and covers topics essential to catfish keepers such ....

128 pages | col photos | TFHPbk | 2010 | 0793816777 | #189092A | £8.99 Add to basket

Clownfishes and Other Damselfishes Jeffrey KurtzClownfishes and damselfishes are among the most popular aquarium species, particularly for beginning aquarists. Written by a recognized authority on marine ornamental fishes, ....


Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest Andy Lamb and Phil EdgellWritten by a marine biologist and illustrated in colour by a prizewinning underwater photographer, this comprehensive field guide is a useful reference to the marine fishes ....

336 pages | 300 col photos & illus | Harbour PublishingPbk | 2010 | 1550174711 | #189057A | £24.99 Add to basket

Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh: Marine Fishes Kamal Uddin SiddiquiOver 450 species of fin fish have been recorded in the coastal waters of Bangladesh. ....

485 pages | Col photos | Asiatic Society BangladeshHbk | 2009 | #188634A | £54.50 Add to basket

Fauna Sinica: Osteichthyes: Tetraodontiformes, Pegasiformes, Gobiesociformes, Lophiiformes Su Jin XiangThis book records Anguilliformes: 12 families, 55 genera, 135 species; Notacanthiformes: 2 families, 3 genera, 3 species. ....

453 pages | Science PressHbk | 2010 | 703028190X | #189515A | £87.00 Add to basket

Guide to Chaetodontidae (Butterfly Fishes) and Scaridae (Parrot Fishes) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands PT RajanThe butterfly fishes under the family Chaetodontidae are one of the most conspicuous elements of the coral reef community. The butterfly fishes are very closely related to ....

94 pages | Col illus, maps | Zoological SurveyPbk | 2010 | 8181712692 | #189532A | £62.00 Add to basket

Paddlefish Management, Propagation, and Conservation in the 21st Century Building from 20 Years of Research and Management Edited by Craig P Paukert and George D ScholtenThis book provides reviews and recent research on the biology, conservation, and management of paddlefish. Paddlefish are a unique species found throughout the ....

443 pages | AFSPbk | 2009 | 1934874124 | #189376A | £121.00 Add to basket

Sparidae Biology and Aquaculture of Gilthead Sea Bream and Other Species Edited by Michalis Pavlidis and Constantinos MylonasThis book brings together emerging knowledge on the main biological characteristics and aquaculture production techniques for the many species cultured around the world. Edited ....

416 pages | col plates | Wiley-BlackwellHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 1405197722 | #189562A | £120.00 Add to basket

Tetras and Barbs Randy CareyThis comprehensive guide features five important fish groups spanning hundreds of species and covers topics essential to aquarists interested in tetras and barbs such as ....


Invertebrates Go to subject web page

































Les Ailes du Désir The Wings of Desire Stéphane HetteAn amazing and highly original photographic study of butterflies. The subjects are typically captured in relation to plants, which enhance the artistic impact of the ....

160 pages | Col illus throughout | Declic EditionsHbk | 2009 | 2951872224 | #189296A | £34.95 Add to basket

Atlas of Butterflies of MT. Qinling-Bashan in China Xu Jiazhu and Wei HuanzhiThis book is a collection of butterfly resources in MT. Qinling-Bashan. The atlas covers 12 families 182 genera 403 species 13 subspecies of butterflies in Qinling-Bashan ....

271 pages | Col photos | CSBSHbk | 2010 | 7536947801 | #189517A | £171.00 Add to basket

Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden John Tampion and Maureen TampionYou can turn your garden into a haven for butterflies by giving them the right plants to feed on and providing suitable places to breed and hibernate. This beautifully ....

176 pages | 228 col photos | GMCPPbk | NYP 04/2011 | 1861088566 | #189508A | £14.99 Add to basket

The Butterflies of Gower Barry Stewart and Harold GrenfellBooklet showing all species that have been recorded in the previous 20 years. ....

20 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Gower SocietyPbk | 2000 | 0902767259 | #188922A | £3.50 Add to basket

Common Insects of Yunnan: A Photographic Compendium Yi Chuanhui and He Qiuju


Ecological Butterflies Fauna of Jiangxi Liu Liangyuan and Xiong QimingButterflies are regarded as auspicious in China and as useful resources, such as for a butterfly ecological park. This book includes two chapters. Chapter one is about basic ....


Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Molluscs Edited by Kamal Uddin SiddiquiAt the time of writing, 20 land, 22 freshwater and 437 marine and brackish water mollusc species belonging to 210 genera, 105 families and 23 orders under 4 classes had been ....

416 pages | Col photos | Asiatic Society BangladeshHbk | 2007 | #175562A | £54.50 Add to basket

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 52: Lepidoptera Pieridae Edited by Wu Chunsheng154 species of the white and sulfur butterflies of China are described, grouped into 24 genera in 3 subfamilies. Besides the adult morphology descriptions of every species, the ....

416 pages | 16 plates | Science PressHbk | 2010 | 7030292286 | #189516A | £64.00 Add to basket

Fossil Spiders The Evolutionary History of a Mega-diverse Order David Penney and Paul A SeldenCompared to insects, fossil spiders have received only scant attention in the literature. Previously, the only works available were numerous scientific papers, many ....

128 pages | 87 photos, 8 illustrations | Siri Scientific PressHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 0955863651 | #189575A | £45.00 Add to basket

An Illustrated Guide to the Mountain Stream Insects of Colorado JV Ward, BC Kondratieff and RE ZuelligThis revised and updated edition offers a comprehensive resource on the biology, ecology and systematics of aquatic insects found in Rocky Mountain streams. Alongside ....

219 pages | photos, illus, tabs | Colorado UPPbk | 2010 | 0870816535 | #189058A | £18.50 Add to basket

Indian Ants Genus Camponotus Mayr (Formicidae - Hymenoptera) KA Karmaly and TC NarendranThis monograph revises the Indian species of the genus Camponotus Mayr, covering sixty two species and nineteen sub-species. A dichotomous key for the species is ....

165 pages | figs | K A Karmaly2006 | #189458A | £41.00 Add to basket

Keeping Bees with Ashley English All You Need to Know to Tend Hives, Harvest Honey and More Ashley EnglishWhether you've got a spacious rural homestead or a simple, urban back garden, this book, part of the successful "Homemade Living series", offers guidance to help anyone raise a ....

136 pages | full colour throughout, includes photographs, includes charts | Lark BooksHbk | NYP 05/2011 | 1600596266 | #189513A | £14.99 Add to basket

Lepidoptera of Slovakia / Motyle Slovenska Jan Patocka and Jan KulfanThis volume contains information on the life cycle, caterpillar habitats and distribution of the butterflies found in Slovakia. ....

312 pages | 138 col photos | VedaHbk | 2009 | 8022410853 | #189037A | £45.00 Add to basket

Methods for Catching Beetles Edited by Carlos Aguilar JulioThis book includes details on how to collect beetles in every kind of environment including savannas, forests, deserts, streams, rivers, mountains, caves, beaches, ....

320 pages | 16 col plates (160 images) | Naturalia Editions2010 | #189083A | £116.00 Add to basket

Molecular and Physiological Basis of Nematode Survival Edited by RN Perry and DA WhartonNematodes are renowned for their ability to survive severe environmental fluctuations. Their mechanisms to withstand temperature extremes, desiccation, and osmotic and ionic ....

352 pages | CABIPbk | NYP 02/2011 | 1845936876 | #189312A | £95.00 Add to basket


































Molluschi terrestri e dulciacquicoli di Sicilia della collezione F Minà Palumbo di Castelbuon Liberto F, Giglio S, Reitano A, Colomba MS and Sparacio IA nice monograph on land and freshwater snails of Sicily. ....

134 pages | Col figs | NaturamaPbk | 2010 | #189505A | £37.50 Add to basket

The Mosquito Fauna of Yunnan (2 Volumes) Dong Xueshu and Zhou HongningThe Mosquito fauna of Yunnan in two volumes, is a comprehensive work on mosquitoes of Yunnan Province. The present results on the research into the ecological habits and the ....


The Myriapoda: Revised and Updated from the Traité de Zoologie, Volume 1 Edited by Alessandro MinelliMyriapods are the only major zoological group for which a modern encyclopaedic treatment has never been produced. In particular, this was the single major gap in the largest ....

538 pages | EJ BrillHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 9004156119 | #189528A | £191.00 Add to basket

New Frontiers in Crustacean Biology Proceedings of the TCS Summer Meeting, Tokyo, 20-24 September 2009 Edited by Akira AsakuraThis volume contains the Proceedings of The Crustacean Society Summer Meeting held between 20 and 24 September 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's premier event on ....

350 pages | EJ BrillHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 9004174257 | #183625A | £147.00 Add to basket

The Private Life of Spiders Paul HillyardWith over 40,000 different species, spiders are among the most successful creatures on the planet. Explore their fascinating world with leading expert Paul Hillyard, who looks ....

160 pages | 200 col photos | New HollandHbk | NYP 06/2011 | 1847738737 | #188879A | £14.99 Add to basket

The Zebra Mussel in Europe Edited by Gerard van der Velde, S Rajagopal and Abraham bij de VaateThis book provides an up-to-date overview of scientific knowledge on all aspects of the zebra mussel. It includes information on fossil and recent species, distribution and ....

516 pages | Illus | BackhuysHbk | 2010 | 9057821893 | #169456A | £162.00 Add to basket

Palaeontology Go to subject web page

African Palaeoenvironments and Geomorphic Landscape Evolution An International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and Palaeoenvironments Edited by Jurgen RungeThis 30st jubilee volume (2010) of "Palaeoecology of Africa" looks back and reflects the 'state of the art' of what is actually known on former African climates and ecosystems ....

332 pages | Figs, tabs | CRC PressHbk | 2010 | 0415587891 | #189316A | £89.00 Add to basket

Codex of Ancient Egyptian Plant Remains/Codex des Restes Végétaux de l'Egypte Ancienne Christian de Vartavan and Victoria Asensi AmorósThe standard reference in its field now contains 20% more identifications of ancient Egyptian plant remains, for a total of over 5300 from over 500 archaeobotanical and ....

420 pages | - | Triade ExplorationPbk | 2010 | 0952782707 | #189494A | £124.00 Add to basket

Computational Paleontology Ashraf MT ElewaComputational paleontology is simply a term applied to using computers and its facilities in the field of paleontology. However, we should be exactly precise in ....

290 pages | 20 colour illustrations | SpringerHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 3642162703 | #189416A | £90.00 Add to basket

Extinct Animals An Encyclopedia of Species That Have Disappeared During Human History Ross PiperEveryone is familiar with the Dodo and the Woolly Mammoth, but how many people have heard of the Scimitar Cat and the Falkland Island Fox? ....

204 pages | 83 illus | Greenwood PressHbk | 2009 | 0313349878 | #189251A | £58.95 Add to basket

Of Plants and Snails A Collection of Papers Presented to Wim Kuijper in Gratitude for Forty Years of Teaching and Identifying Corrie C Bakels, Kelly Fennema, Welmoed Out and Caroline VermeerenThis richly illustrated book contains 24 scientific articles on plants and molluscs written by 38 colleagues and former students of Wim Kuijper. The majority of these ....

284 pages | 88 col and 40 b/w illus | OxbowPbk | NYP 01/2011 | 9088900515 | #189459A | £34.50 Add to basket

Marine & Freshwater Biology Go to subject web page

Coastal Plankton Photo Guide for European Seas Otto Larink and Wilfried WestheideThis book is an introduction to the most important and most common taxa present in the plankton, and it allows the identification of numerous common species. This new edition ....

143 pages | 60 colour photo plates | PfeilPbk | NYP 02/2011 | 3899371275 | #189321A | £34.99 Add to basket































Coral Reefs An Ecosystem in Transition Edited by Zvy Dubinsky and Noga StamblerThis book covers, in one volume, materials scattered in hundreds of research articles, in most cases focusing on specialized aspects of coral biology. In addition to the ....

560 pages | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 9400701136 | #189116A | £153.00 Add to basket

Field Guide to the Hard Corals of the Southern Coast of Yemen Michel Pichon, Francesca Benzoni, Claude-Henri Chaineau and Eric DutrieuxStudy of the corals of southern Yemen. ....

256 pages | Col photos | BIOTOPE ParthenopePbk | 2010 | 2914817460 | #186110A | £52.00 Add to basket

A Field Guide to the Marine Invertebrates of South Australia Karen Gowlett-HolmesA comprehensive guide for the identification of South Australian marine invertebrates that covers over 870 species and includes colour photos, distribution maps, habitat ....

333 pages | 1500 col photos, maps | NotomaresPbk | 2008 | 0980485401 | #189287A | £85.00 Add to basket

The Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Fish and River Creatures A Visual Guide to Aquatic Life Featuring 450 Fabulous Species Daniel GilpinThis encyclopedic directory contains detailed facts about many of the wonderful and varied fish, reptiles and amphibians that dwell in the world's freshwater habitats. More ....

160 pages | 500+ col illus, col maps | SouthwaterPbk | 2010 | 1844767914 | #189320A | £10.99 Add to basket

Manual of Freshwater Biota Jayashree Datta Munshi et alDeals with the general organisation and taxonomy of common flora and Fauna of Indian Freshwaters belonging to Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Chrysophyta, Pyrrophyta, ....

455 pages | Col illus | NarendraHbk | 2010 | 8190795252 | #189450A | £127.00 Add to basket

Protecting the Great Lakes from Invasive and Non-Indigenous Species Edited by Clara E WoutersNon-indigenous species (NIS) are organisms that enter an ecosystem beyond their native spatial range. The Sea Lamprey was the first to enter the Great Lakes during the 1830s ....

136 pages | Col figs, tabs | Nova ScienceHbk | 2010 | 1617281034 | #189105A | £112.00 Add to basket

Reef Creature Identification: Tropical Pacific Paul H Humann and Ned DeloachThis guide details 1600 species of marine invertebrates found inhabiting the Tropical Pacific waters from Thailand to Tahiti. The photographs are supported by descriptive ....

514 pages | 2000 photos | New WorldHbk | 2010 | 1878348442 | #189285A | £39.99 Add to basket

General Natural History Go to subject web page

Collecting the New Naturalists T Bernhard and T LoeThe Collins New Naturalist series is the longest-running and arguably the most influential natural history series in the world with over 100 volumes published in over ....

320 pages | Harper CollinsHbk | NYP 06/2011 | 0007367155 | #185041A | £60.00 Add to basket

Collins Ramblers Best Walks Britain Commemorating 75 years of the Ramblers, Britain's biggest charity working to promote walking and improve conditions for all walkers, this beautiful ....

288 pages | With index | Harper CollinsHbk | 2010 | 0007367082 | #189380A | £24.99 Add to basket

Cycling in the Peak District 21 routes in and around the National Park Chiz DakinThis guide to cycling around the English Peak District National Park, on road or trail bike, includes 20 day routes and one multi-day tour. It features routes right across the ....

208 pages | CiceronePbk | NYP 02/2011 | 1852846305 | #189055A | £12.95 Add to basket

Flow Nature's Patterns: a Tapestry in Three Parts Philip BallPhilip Ball explores the elusive rules that govern flow in nature - from the swirl of a wisp of smoke and eddies in rivers, to the huge persistant storm that is the Great Spot ....

176 pages | 20 b/w illus | OUPHbk | 2009 | 0199237972 | #170832A | £14.99 Add to basketPbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0199604878 | #188784A | £9.99 Add to basket

Full Frame David Noton"Full Frame" sees top travel and landscape photographer David Noton set about achieving 'the perfect shoot'. Taking ten varying locations, from snowy mountain peaks to ....

192 pages | Col illus throughout | David & CharlesHbk | 2010 | 0715336142 | #188940A | £24.99 Add to basket

Karl Shuker's Alien Zoo From the Pages of Fortean Times Karl PN ShukerAlien Zoo, Dr Karl Shuker's cryptozoology news column has, along with his Lost Ark articles, been a regular feature in Fortean Times magazine. This volume collects them ....

394 pages | b&w illus | CFZPbk | 2010 | 1905723628 | #189120A | £19.99 Add to basket

The Mystery Animals of Ireland Gary Cunningham and Ronan CoghlanEven in the 21st Century, Ireland is still a land full of mysteries. Some of the most enduring enigmas of The Emerald Isle are the mysterious animals which still apparently ....

188 pages | b&w illus | CFZPbk | 2010 | 1905723598 | #189122A | £12.99 Add to basket































Nature's Interpreter The Life and Times of Alexander Von Humboldt Donald McCroryInspired by the life and times of Alexander von Humboldt, 1769-1859 , this biography follows Humboldt, who is considered the father of the Natural Sciences and in his day ....

242 pages | illustrations | LutterworthPbk | 2010 | 0718892313 | #189500A | £22.50 Add to basket

Shapes Nature's Patterns: a Tapestry in Three Parts Philip BallPatterns are everywhere in nature - in the ranks of clouds in the sky, the stripes of an angelfish, the arrangement of petals in flowers, even the developing body parts of a ....

272 pages | 20 b/w illus, col plates | OUPHbk | 2009 | 0199237964 | #170830A | £14.99 Add to basketPbk | NYP 05/2011 | 019960486X | #188783A | £9.99 Add to basket

Tetrapod Zoology Book One Darren NaishThis book is a compilation of various articles previously featured on the Tetrapod Zoology blog in 1996. ....

316 pages | b&w illus | CFZPbk | 2010 | 190572361X | #189121A | £16.99 Add to basket

Wild Europe Exceptional Places from Iceland to the Urals Eric Brasseur and Eric VerdonckThis book is about a voyage of discovery to exceptional places. Photographer Eric Brasseur considers the question of where might there still be real wilderness in Europe? ....

240 pages | col photos | Frances LincolnHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0711232245 | #189047A | £34.99 Add to basket

William and Lawrence Bragg, Father and Son The Most Extraordinary Collaboration in Science John JenkinIn 1912 Lawrence Bragg explained the interaction of X-rays with crystals, and he and his father (William) thereby pioneered X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. They ....

400 pages | 19 b&w line drawings and 38 b&w halftones | OUPHbk | 2007 | 0199235201 | #168292A | £42.50 Add to basketPbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0199606706 | #189012A | £24.99 Add to basket

Regional & Travel Go to subject web page

After the Ice Life, Death and Politics in the New Arctic Alun AndersonWe all now know that the arctic is the canary in the coal mine of climate change, but that is only part of the story. As Alun Anderson reveals in this fascinating book, the ....

288 pages | 2 x 8 pages colour | Virgin BooksHbk | 2009 | 1905264658 | #182458A | £19.99 Add to basketPbk | 2011 | 0753522241 | #189560A | £8.99 Add to basket

The Coasts of Devon David EntricanFrom the stunning Jurassic coastline and the sheltered natural harbours of Dartmouth and Salcombe to the high exposed cliffs of North Devon around Hartland point, Ilfracombe and ....

112 pages | 120 col photos | Frances LincolnHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0711225966 | #189048A | £16.99 Add to basket

Ethiopia An African Wildlife Paradise This nature documentary explores this little-known and rugged area of Eastern Africa. It offers a broad perspective of the Ethiopian savannah and forest areas as well as the ....

52 mins, 16:9 widescreen | BirdvisionDVD | NYP 01/2011 | #189507A | £26.44 Add to basket

Indian Natural History Anil TandonAlthough the growth of modern natural history in India can be attributed to India colonialism and the growth of natural history in India, there is considerable evidence ....

296 pages | AnmolHbk | 2010 | 8126146052 | #189534A | £75.00 Add to basket

Last Days of the Arctic Ragnar AxelssonThe world turns its gaze toward the Arctic. Nowhere are the signs of climate change more visible; here global warming already affects the day-to-day lives of the local people. ....

288 pages | 198 col & b/w photos | CordeeHbk | 2010 | 0955525527 | #189456A | £37.99 Add to basket

Mull, Iona and Staffa Malcolm MacGregorLandscape photographer Malcolm MacGregor has travelled throughout these three islands in pursuit of Hebridean light. He has sought through a photographic journey to reveal their ....


Night Sounds A Bushveld Serenade by Moonlight The bush comes alive with this audio CD, which features 40 minutes of seamless night sounds from dusk through to the dawn chorus. ....

Africa GeographicCD | | #189071A | £30.54 Add to basket

The Pennine Way Roly Smith and John MorrisonThe Pennine Way is the first, and some would say the toughest, of Britain's National Trails. It runs for 256 miles up from Edale in the Peak District along the crest of the ....

































A Pictorial Guide to the Mountains of Snowdonia, Volume 3 The Eastern Peaks John GillhamThe Eastern Peaks encompases the Ffestiniog and Moelwynion ranges, magnificent peaks of Welsh slate. East lies the Migneint, a great moorland desert of heather and low craggy ....

336 pages | col photos, maps | Frances LincolnPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0711231354 | #189052A | £12.99 Add to basket

A Pictorial Guide to the Mountains of Snowdonia, Volume 4 The Southern Peaks John GillhamThe Southern Peaks encompases the ranges of Cadair Idris, which rises from the sandbars and surf of the Mawddach Estuary like great walls of splintered rock; the neighbouring ....

304 pages | col illus, maps | Frances LincolnPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0711231362 | #189053A | £12.99 Add to basket

Polar Oceans from Space Josefino ComisoThis monograph presents unique information derived from satellite data and explains how such data, in conjunction with ancillary data, have enhanced knowledge about the polar ....

440 pages | 267 col & b/w illus | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 0387366288 | #165832A | £117.00 Add to basket

The Ridgeway John CleareRunning for nearly 90 miles across southern England, the Ridgeway National Trail is one of the most ancient cross-county routes. Following the crest of a sequence of ....

112 pages | 120 colour photos | Frances LincolnHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 0711230358 | #189049A | £16.99 Add to basket

Scotland: The Creation of Its Natural Landscape A Landscape Fashioned by Geography Alan McKirdy and Roger CroftsFor its size, Scotland has the most varied geology and natural landscapes of any country on the planet. Scotland's landscape is a living tapestry of forces writ large in stone. ....

64 pages | Col photos, col illus, maps | SNHPbk | 2010 | 1853976717 | #189440A | £7.95 Add to basket

Botany & Plant Science Go to subject web page

21st Century Guidebook to Fungi David Moore, Geoff Robson and Tony TrinciFungi have their own unique cell biology and life cycle, but also play critical roles in wider biological systems. This textbook provides an all-round view of fungal biology, ....

600 pages | 337 b/w illus. 57 tables | CUPHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 1107006767 | #189488A | £80.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 04/2011 | 0521186951 | #189466A | £39.99 Add to basket

A Veritable Eden: The Manchester Botanic Garden A History Ann BrooksThe Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society was founded in 1827 to allow members the opportunity to study botany and horticulture and to create an ambience "not unlike a ....

120 pages | Col & b/w illus | Windgather PressPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 1905119372 | #189460A | £19.95 Add to basket

Advances in Plant Cytogenetics Edited by J A Birchler and J C PiresThe research reported in this volume illustrates the utility of incorporating cytogenetic tools into biological studies. Somatic chromosome identification is now ....

264 pages | 96 illustrations (80 in color), 38 tables | KargerHbk | 2010 | 3805594941 | #189334A | £172.00 Add to basket

Araucariaceae Proceedings of the 2002 Araucariaceae Symposium MD Wilcox and Rod BieleskiThis volume is based on the papers presented at the 2002 International Araucariaceae Symposium held in Auckland, New Zealand. The contributions include the fossil history, ....

546 pages | Touchwood Books| 0473152266 | #189087A | £195.00 Add to basket

Atlas of Common Freshwater Planktonic Algae in China Wen Jianzhong and Xu HengshengThis book describes nearly 300 species of common freshwater pLanktonic algae, more than 300 pieces of color microscopic images, and more than 200 pieces of black and white ....

120 pages | CSBSPbk | 2010 | 7547802877 | #189502A | £88.00 Add to basket

Atlas of Cordyceps in China Liang Zongqi, Liu Zuoyi, Han Yanfeng and Liu Aiying

123 pages | CSBSHbk | 2009 | 7806627642 | #189453A | £35.00 Add to basket

Banana Breeding Progress and Challenges Edited by Michael Pillay and Abdou TenkouanoDespite being one of the most important agricultural crops, bananas have been largely neglected with only a few breeding programs. Aiming to provide practical understanding ....

392 pages | 65 illus, 20 tabs | CRC Press UKHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 1439800170 | #189226A | £89.00 Add to basket

Barley Production, Improvement, and Uses Steven E UllrichBarley is one of the world's most important crops with uses ranging from food and feed production, malting and brewing to its use as a model organism in molecular research. ....

640 pages | col plates | Wiley-BlackwellHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 0813801230 | #189568A | £170.00 Add to basket





























The Best Gardens in Italy A Traveller's Guide Kirsty McLeod and Primrose BellIn the history of gardening those of Italy are the bridge between our world and the ancient world - their harmony, symmetry and serenity are at once inimitable and ....


Biology of Plant Metabolomics Robert D HallFollowing a general introduction to the book, the first section of the book includes details of metabolomics of model species, including Arabidopsis, tomato and the legume ....

448 pages | Wiley-BlackwellHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 1405199547 | #189260A | £130.00 Add to basket

The Book of Leaves A Leaf-By-Leaf Guide to Six Hundred of the World's Great Trees Allen J Coombes and Zsolt DebreczyThe Book of Leaves offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most impressive and beautiful leaves from around the world. Each leaf is ....

656 pages | illustrations | Chicago UPHbk | 2010 | 0226139735 | #187830A | £44.50 Add to basket

Curtis's Botanical Calendar 2011 The 2011 edition continues Kew's tradition of issuing an annual calendar featuring plates from Curtis's Botanical Magazine past and present. ....

Kew RBGCalendar | 2010 | #189040A | £6.85 Add to basket

Ecological Aspects of Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants Joseph C Polacco and Christopher D ToddEcological Aspects of Nitrogen Acquisition covers how plants compete for nitrogen in complex ecological communities and the associations plants recruit with other organisms, ....

464 pages | Iowa State UPHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0813816491 | #189256A | £130.00 Add to basket

Enfermedades de las Plantas Causadas por Hongos y Oomicetos Naturaleza y control integrado Edited by Rafael Manuel Jiménez Díaz and Emilio Montesinos Seguí

340 pages | col photos, figs | Phytoma| 8493524751 | #189511A | £64.00 Add to basket

Floodplain Wetland Biota in the Murray-Darling Basin Water and Habitat Requirements Kerrylee Rogers and Tim RalphFloodplain wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin provide critical habitat for numerous species of flora and fauna, yet the ecology of these wetlands is threatened by a range ....

360 pages | CSIROPbk | 2010 | 0643096280 | #189349A | £64.50 Add to basket

Flora Algarum Sinicarum Aquae Dulcis, Volume 14: Bacillariophyta Naviculaceae Li Jiaying and Qi Yuzao

177 pages | Plates | Science PressHbk | 2010 | 7030292324 | #189503A | £51.50 Add to basket

Flora Fungorum Sinicorum, Volume 30 Helminthosporioid Hyphomycetes Zhang Tianyu

271 pages | Science PressHbk | 2010 | 7030263871 | #189452A | £59.50 Add to basket

A Flora e Vegetacao da Serra de Monfurado (Alto Alentejo, Portugal) Marizia Pereira

316 pages | Universidad del Pais VascoPbk | 2010 | #189340A | £48.50 Add to basket

Flora of China Illustrations, Volume 25: Orchidaceae Volume 25 of the illustrations series is devoted to one plant family of enormous significance and interest, namely, the orchid family (Orchidaceae), with 1,388 species ....

680 pages | Missouri BGHbk | 2010 | 193072389X | #186327A | £155.00 Add to basket

Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of Southeast India, Volume 4 Stylidaceae to Plantaginaceae T Pullaiaih, S Sandhya Rani and S KaruppusamyThe Eastern Ghats, one of the nine floristic zones in India, are located between 11 degree and 50' and 86 degree 30' E longitude in a north-east to South west strike. The ....

642 pages | Col & b/w plates | RegencyHbk | 2010 | 8189233653 | #189492A | £155.00 Add to basket

Flora of Tropical East Africa: Acanthaceae Part II Edited by HJ Beentje and SA GhazanfarThe Flora of Tropical East Africa is a descriptive, extensively illustrated account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, ....

471 pages | 50 line drawings | Kew RBGPbk | 2010 | 1842463861 | #175684A | £75.00 Add to basket

Flore du Gabon, Volume 41: Anthericaceae, Burmanniaceae, Colchicaceae, Crassulaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Lemnaceae, Pittosporaceae, Rosaceae Edited by MSM Sosef et al

80 pages | MargrafPbk | 2010 | 3823615971 | #189497A | £40.50 Add to basket

Flowering Plants and Ferns of Iceland Hörthur KristinssonThis illustrated field guide contains details of 465 Icelandic plant species arranged by flower colour, complete with photo keys and distribution maps. The latest edition of ....

368 pages | col photos, figs, maps | ForlagidPbk | 2010 | 9979331585 | #189512A | £45.50 Add to basket



































The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles An Identification Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae Edited by DM John, AJ Brook and BA WhittonBuilding on the success of the first edition and featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, this expanded and thoroughly revised second edition provides an ....

702 pages | 11 b/w plates, 150 illus | CUPHbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0521193753 | #186478A | £125.00 Add to basket

Fungus Flora in Ningxia, PR China Wang Kuancang, Zha Xianfang, Shen Ruiqing et al

278 pages | CSBSHbk | 2009 | 7227043088 | #189454A | £62.00 Add to basket

Gallenboek Overzicht van door dieren en planten veroorzaakte Nederlandse gallen WM van LeeuwenPlant galls found on plants in the Netherlands. ....

352 pages | Col plates, line illus | KNNVHbk | 2009 | 9050112951 | #189036A | £65.00 Add to basket

Garden Randle Siddeley and Helen ChislettThis book both outlines the principles adapted in devising and planning landscape gardens, and then discusses and illustrates a series of specific examples, mainly in the ....

224 pages | 250 col photos & plans | Frances LincolnHbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0711230781 | #189042A | £44.99 Add to basket

A Guide to Species Irises Their Identification and Cultivation Edited by The Species Group of the British Iris SocietyThis volume was first published in 1997, providing the first comprehensive, botanically detailed and up-to-date survey of this beautiful group of plants since publication of ....

371 pages | 120 col plates & 27 line illus [King,C], 27 maps | CUPPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 052120643X | #189475A | £28.99 Add to basket

Helen Dillon's Garden Book Helen DillonHelen Dillon is revered worldwide as one of the most skilled and perceptive gardeners of our time. In this book she encapsulates, in her inimitably witty and accessible style, ....

224 pages | 200 col photos | Frances LincolnPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0711231826 | #189044A | £14.99 Add to basket

The Hidden Geometry of Flowers Living Rhythms, Form and Number Keith CritchlowIn this book, renowned thinker and geometrist Keith Critchlow has chosen to focus on an aspect of flowers that has received perhaps the least attention. This is the flower as ....

288 pages | 560 col illus | Floris BooksPbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0863158064 | #188968A | £21.99 Add to basket

Innovation in Forestry Territorial and Value Chain Approaches Edited by Gerhard Weiss, Pekka Ollonqvist, Bill Slee and D PettenellaInnovation is increasingly recognised as a key factor in environmental protection and balanced sustainable development within the forestry sector. This volume provides a ....

304 pages | CABIHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 1845936892 | #189060A | £85.00 Add to basket

Life in a Cottage Garden Carol Klein and Jonathan BuckleyIn this wonderful gardening journal, which accompanies the BBC2 series of the same name, Carol Klein, with characteristic warmth and eloquence, tells us the story of a year in ....

256 pages | 250 Colour photographs | BBC BooksHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 1846078717 | #189550A | £19.99 Add to basket

The Living Garden A Place That Works with Nature Jane PowersThis book examines ways to work in tune with nature to create a beautiful space. Jane Powers shows that if we cut out harmful chemicals and use the right plants for our ....

208 pages | 200 col illus | Frances LincolnHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 0711230269 | #189043A | £24.99 Add to basket

Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World American Society of Botanical ArtistsA fresh approach to one of the most pressing issues of our day, this book showcases contemporary botanical artworks created by ASBA artists from the US and around the world ....

116 pages | 44 artworks, 17 col photos, maps | ASBAPbk | 2009 | 0974415383 | #189150A | £29.50 Add to basket

Líquenes y Hongos Liquenícolas de Aragón Javier EtayoNearly 1600 different taxa have been collected and 1420 species named in this catalogue of the lichens and lichenicolous fungi of Aragon. ....


A Manual of Indian Forest Botany NL BorFrom the Preface: ....

441 pages | 31 plates | VedamsPbk | 2010 | 8190611216 | #189451A | £87.00 Add to basket

Materials for the Flora of Arunachal Pradesh, Vol. 2 Asteraceae - Ceratophyllaceae GS Giri, A Pramanik and HJ Chowdhery

492 pages | 14 col plates, 35 b/w figs | Botanical Survey2008 | 8181770234 | #189284A | £105.00 Add to basket

Microflora (Basidiomycota) de los Eucaliptales del No de la Península Ibérica Marcos Lago Alvarez



































Organic Xenobiotics and Plants From Mode of Action to Ecophysiology Edited by Peter Schröder and Christopher D CollinsNatural and agro-ecosystems are frequently exposed to natural or synthetic substances, which, while they have no direct nutritional value or significance in metabolism, may ....

319 pages | 19 col illus | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 9048198518 | #189207A | £135.00 Add to basket

Plagas de Cítricos y Sus Enemigos Naturales Guía de Campo Ferran Garcia-MaríThis field guide contains over 600 colour photos to aid in the identification of over 100 species of insects and mites that are commonly found in Spanish citrus crops. It ....

176 pages | 600 col photos | Phytoma| 8493524743 | #189509A | £51.00 Add to basket

Plant Biomass Conversion Elizabeth Hood, Peter Nelson and Randy PowellAs concerns regarding increasing energy prices, global warming and renewable resources continue to grow, so has scientific discovery into agricultural biomass conversion. ....

368 pages | WileyHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 0813816947 | #189254A | £140.00 Add to basket

The Plant Cell Wall Edited by Zoe A PopperThe cell wall and its constituent polysaccharides and proteins control nearly all plant-based biological and biophysical processes. Understanding the cell wall is, ....

310 pages | Col & b/w figs | SpringerHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 1617790079 | #189573A | £99.00 Add to basket

Plant Ecology in China Edited by Kun-Fang Cao and Neal J EnrightThis volume presents a compilation of 16 new articles on plant ecological research in China concurrently published in 2010 in a special issue of the journal, "Plant Ecology". ....


Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil Arbustivas, Herbéceas e Trepadeiras Harri Lorenzi and Hermes M de SouzaDescribes and illustrates 1056 species of Brazilian ornamental plant. ....

1120 pages | 2112 col photos | Livroceres2008 | 8586714127 | #189522A | £160.00 Add to basket

The Rose A True History Jennifer PotterThe rose. No other flower has come close to capturing the western imagination in quite the same way. Tulip fever may have flared fiercely and suddenly in seventeenth-century ....

Col illus | Atlantic BooksHbk | 2010 | 1848871767 | #189381A | £75.00 Add to basket

Strasburger's Plant Sciences Including Prokaryotes and Fungi A Bresinsky, C Korner, JW Kadereit, G Neuhaus and U SonnewaldThis famous book on botany was published for the first time in 1894 by Eduard Strasburger and his co-workers. The present edition is based on a translation of the ....

1000 pages | SpringerHbk | NYP 05/2011 | 3642155170 | #189224A | £449.50 Add to basket

This Infant Adventure Offspring of the Royal Gardens at Kew Christian LambA lively survey of some of the colonial botanic gardens which evolved in the wake of the development of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The author shows that these botanic ....

176 pages | 35 colour pictures and photographs | Bene Factum Publishing LtdHbk | 2010 | 1903071291 | #189491A | £19.99 Add to basket

Transporters and Pumps in Plant Signaling Edited by Markus Geisler and Kees VenemaDue to their sessile lifestyle, plants need to efficiently adapt to changing environmental conditions during their life cycle. Nutrient acquisition from the soil has ....


Trees of Guatemala Tracey ParkerTrees of Guatemala is the essential reference book for anyone working with trees in Guatemala, including foresters, ecologists, botanists, wildlife biologists, students, ....

1033 pages | 930 b/w illus | Tree PressHbk | 2008 | 0971873909 | #177222A | £195.00 Add to basket

Working with Ferns Edited by Ashwani Kumar, Helena Fernandez and Maria Angeles Revilla BahilloThis timely volume brings a selection of chapters, each one composed by experts in their field. The chapters included cover a broad range from the knowledge of its biology and ....


Your Wildlife Garden Month-by-Month Jackie BennettThis title covers everything the gardener needs to know to cultivate and maintain a wildlife haven in their own garden, however small. There is a wealth of practical ....

144 pages | 100 col illus | David & CharlesPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 071533820X | #189070A | £12.99 Add to basket

Animal & General Biology Go to subject web page

Animal Behavior Michael D Breed and Janice MooreThis textbook covers the broad sweep of animal behavior from its neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in conservation. The authors, Michael Breed ....

528 pages | Academic PressPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 012372581X | #189530A | £48.99 Add to basket






























Animal Behavior Desk Reference A Dictionary of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Evolution Edward M BarrowsRevised and updated, containing over 5,000 entries, with over 1,100 more entries than in the previous edition, Animal Behavior Desk Reference, Second Edition: A Dictionary of ....

792 pages | - | CRC PressHbk | 2001 | 0849320054 | #139292A | £111.00 Add to basketHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 1439836515 | #189229A | £99.00 Add to basket

Animal Genetics Edited by Leopold J RechiThe fact that living things inherit traits from their parents has been used since prehistoric times to improve crop plants and animals through selective breeding. Many ....

284 pages | Nova ScienceHbk | 2010 | 1607418444 | #184489A | £115.99 Add to basket

Culture of Animal Cells A Manual of Basic Technique and Specialized Applications Edited by R Ian FreshneySince publication of the previous edition of this benchmark text, numerous groundbreaking advances have occurred in stem cell research, cloning, tissue ....

796 pages | Wiley-BlackwellHbk | 2010 | 0470528125 | #189545A | £66.95 Add to basket

The Dynamic Genome A Darwinian Approach Antonio FontdevilaOur ever-increasing knowledge of whole genome sequences is unveiling a variety of structures and mechanisms that impinge on current evolutionary theory. The origin of ....

248 pages | 80 black and white illustrations plus an 8 page colour plate section | OUPHbk | NYP 06/2011 | 019954137X | #189498A | £49.95 Add to basket

Dynamics in Animal Nutrition Edited by James Doppenberg and Piet van der AarAnimal nutrition is a fast changing field of expertise. Newly developed scientific knowledge is quickly adapted to better understand the integral balance between different ....

206 pages | Wageningen AcademicPbk | 2010 | 9086861490 | #189288A | £68.00 Add to basket

Farm Animal Behaviour Characteristics for Assessment of Health and Welfare Ingvar EkesboAnimal behaviour is the basis for ascertaining their welfare and is a topic of ever growing importance. This undergraduate-level textbook is organised into three sections ....

240 pages | 85 illustrations | CABIPbk | 2011 | 1845937708 | #189574A | £37.50 Add to basket

Fenner's Veterinary Virology Edited by N Maclachlan and Edward J DuboviThe first part of this volume presents the fundamental principles of virology related to animal infection and disease whilst part two addresses the clinical features, ....

534 pages | Academic PressHbk | 2010 | 0123751586 | #189529A | £75.99 Add to basket

Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems Alan J GrodzinskyFields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems describes the fundamental driving forces for mass transport, electric current, and fluid flow as they apply to the biology and ....

500 pages | 200 black & white illustrations | GarlandHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0815342128 | #189297A | £48.99 Add to basket

From Genes to Animal Behavior Edited by Miho Inoue-Murayama, Shoji Kawamura and Alexander WeissThe biological and genetic bases of behavioral diversity have long been topics of study within many disciplines, including evolutionary biology, genetics, ethology, ....

290 pages | 100 illus | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 4431538917 | #189217A | £126.00 Add to basket

Key Experiments in Practical Developmental Biology Edited by Manuel Mari-Beffa and Jennifer KnightOriginally published in 2005, this unique resource presents 27 easy-to-follow laboratory exercises for use in student practical classes in developmental biology. These ....

398 pages | 98 b/w illus. 7 colour illus. 12 tables | CUPPbk | NYP 02/2011 | 0521179769 | #189465A | £28.99 Add to basket

Microbial Biochemistry Georges N CohenMicrobial physiology, biochemistry, and genetics allowed the formulation of concepts that turned out to be important in the study of higher organisms. In the first section, ....

333 pages | Figs | KluwerPbk | 2004 | 1402015410 | #144774A | £146.50 Add to basketHbk | 2010 | 9048194369 | #189421A | £135.00 Add to basket

Nasty, Brutish, and Short The Quirks and Quarks Guide to Animal Sex and Other Weird Behaviour Pat SensonBirds do it, and bees do it, so do all animals, some of them in weird and wonderful ways. ....

274 pages | - | McClelland & StewartPbk | 2010 | 0771079680 | #189096A | £22.99 Add to basket

Nephrology and Urology of Small Animals Edited by Joseph W Bartges and David PolzinThis volume provides veterinarians with the knowledge needed to effectively diagnose and treat urologic diseases in canine, feline, and exotic patients. Serving as an ....

936 pages | Wiley-BlackwellHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 081381717X | #189566A | £92.99 Add to basket

Protozoa and Human Disease Mark F WiserThis volume combines both taxonomic and medical approaches and is suitable for both science and medical students. Each chapter is devoted to a different protozoan pathogen. ....

300 pages | 50 b/w & 200 col illus | GarlandPbk | 2010 | 0815365004 | #189038A | £38.00 Add to basket































Yeast Research A Historical Approach James BarnettBased on a series of articles written by Dr. James A. Barnett in the journal Yeast, this book provides a comprehensive look at the history of yeast research. ....

400 pages | ASMHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 1555815162 | #189549A | £120.00 Add to basket

Evolutionary Biology Go to subject web page

Darwinian Heresies Edited by Abigail Lustig, Robert J Richards and Michael RuseTraces the history of evolutionary thought and challenges many assumptions, suggesting for example that Darwin's true roots lie in Germany, not his native England, that ....

200 pages | B/w photos | CUPHbk | 2004 | 0521815169 | #149063A | £52.00 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 0521172683 | #189154A | £22.99 Add to basket

Evolutionary Theory and the Creation Controversy Olivier RieppelEvolutionary theory addresses the phenomenon of the origin and diversity of plant and animal species that we observe. In recent times, however, it has become a predominant ....


The Evolutionary World Geerat J Vermeij"The Evolutionary World" presents a new argument for evolution's broader importance. Adaptation plays a role not only in the development of new species but the development ....

336 pages | St MartinsHbk | 2010 | 031259108X | #189155A | £24.99 Add to basket

L'Extinction d'Espèce Histoire d'un concept et enjeux éthiques Julien DelordWide-ranging investigation of the concept of species extinction in its historical, scientific and moral aspects. The author uses this perspective as a way of focusing on ....

691 pages | Col illus | Paris MNHNPbk | 2010 | 2856536565 | #189054A | £38.00 Add to basket

Extreme Fear The Science of Your Mind in Danger Jeff WiseAcclaimed science journalist Jeff Wise offers a riveting account of how people confront and process extreme fear. Having jumped out of airplanes and scaled vertical cliff ....

256 pages | PalgraveHbk | 2010 | 0230614396 | #189246A | £16.99 Add to basket

Form and Transformation Generative and Relational Principles in Biology G Webster and B GoodwinDarwin's theory of evolution by natural selection fails to explain the forms of organisms because it focuses on inheritance and survival, not on how organisms are ....

287 pages | 3 col plates, 10 b/w photos, 41 line illus | CUPHbk | 1996 | 052135451X | #051664A | £75.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0521207436 | #189476A | £34.99 Add to basket

Mathematics of Life Unlocking the Secrets of Existence Ian StewartMathematicians and biologists confront nature's enigmas. A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw ....

320 pages | Profile BooksHbk | NYP 06/2011 | 1846681987 | #188109A | £19.99 Add to basket

Mechanisms of Life History Evolution The Genetics and Physiology of Life History Traits and Trade-Offs Edited by Thomas Flatt and Andreas HeylandLife history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, ....

512 pages | 75 illustrations | OUPHbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0199568766 | #189442A | £80.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0199568774 | #189441A | £44.99 Add to basket

Origins and Evolution of Life An Astrobiological Perspective Edited by Muriel Gargaud, Purificacion Lopez-Garcia and Herve MartinDevoted to exploring questions about the origin and evolution of life in our Universe, this highly interdisciplinary book brings together a broad array of scientists. Thirty ....

592 pages | 123 b/w illus. 19 tables | CUPHbk | 2010 | 052176131X | #189156A | £70.00 Add to basket

Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context Volume 2: Fossil Hominins and Associated Fauna Edited by Terry HarrisonThis second volume describes newly discovered fossil hominins from Laetoli, belonging to Australopithecus afarensis and Paranthropus aethiopicus, and presents detailed ....


Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context Volume 1: Geology, Geochronology, Paleoecology and Paleoenvironment Edited by Terry HarrisonThis book, and its companion volume present the results of new investigations into the geology, paleontology and paleoecology of the early hominin site of Laetoli in northern ....


Ecology Go to subject web page






























Ecology Revisited Edited by Astrid Schwarz and Kurt JaxAs concerns about humankind's relationship with the environment move inexorably up the agenda, this volume tells the story of the history of the concept of ecology itself and ....


The Ecology of Place Contributions of Place-based Research to Ecological Understanding Edited by Ian Billick et alEcologists can spend a lifetime researching a small patch of the earth, studying the interactions between organisms and the environment, and exploring the roles those ....

512 pages | 42 halftones, 32 line drawings, 8 tables | Chicago UPHbk | 2011 | 0226050424 | #189569A | £77.50 Add to basketPbk | 2011 | 0226050432 | #189570A | £28.99 Add to basket

Influence of Anthropogenic Pressure on the System "Tick-tick-borne Pathogens" Andrey N Alekseev, Helen V Dubinina and Olga V JushkovaHard ticks (Ixodidae, Acarina) are long known as vectors of various diseases of man, as well as of domestic and wild animals. Widespread in almost all of the climatic zones, ....

190 pages | Col & b/w figs, tabs | PensoftPbk | 2010 | 9546425656 | #189249A | £51.50 Add to basket

Integrative Ecology From Molecules to Ecosystems Edited by Guy O WoodwardThis thematic volume represents an important and exciting benchmark in the study of integrative ecology, synthesizing and showcasing current research and highlighting ....

348 pages | Academic PressHbk | 2010 | 0123850053 | #189153A | £117.00 Add to basket

The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology 2010 Richard S Ostfeld and William H SchlesingerThe volume for 2010 contains a diverse collection of timely reviews on current problems in conservation biology and their scientific, policy, and management implications. The ....

300 pages | Illus | Wiley-BlackwellPbk | 2010 | 1573317918 | #189547A | £70.00 Add to basket

Habitats & Ecosystems Go to subject web page

Assessment of the Risk of Amazon Dieback Edited by Walter Vergara and Sebastian Martin ScholzThe Amazon basin is a key component of the global carbon cycle. Not only is the old-growth rainforests in the basin huge carbon storage with about 120 billion metric ....

160 pages | World BankPbk | 2010 | 0821386212 | #189172A | £18.95 Add to basket

Cumulative Effects in Wildlife Management Impact Mitigation Edited by Paul R Krausman and Lisa K HarrisDiscussing the array of issues associated with consideration of the cumulative effects of projects and developments on surrounding habitat rather than in isolation, this book ....

272 pages | 31 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables | CRC PressHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 143980916X | #189305A | £63.99 Add to basket

Dryland Climatology Sharon NicholsonA comprehensive review of dryland climates and their relationship to the physical environment, hydrology, and inhabitants. Chapters are divided into four ....


The Farm Wildlife Handbook Edited by Richard WinspearBrings together conservation management advice for a wide range of farmland wildlife to enable the integration of the needs of wider biodiversity into a conservation plan. ....

116 pages | Col photos, figs, tabs | RSPBPbk | 2007 | 1905601115 | #189357A | £19.99 Add to basket

Forest Management Steven P GrossbergForest management includes a range of human interventions that affect forest ecosystems. These activities include both conservation and economic activities, such as extraction ....

329 pages | Nova ScienceHbk | 2010 | 1606925040 | #184200A | £81.99 Add to basket

Forests, Trees and Human Health Edited by K Nilsson, M Sangster, C Gallis, T Hartig, S de Vries et alThe link between modern lifestyles and increasing levels of chronic heart disease, obesity, stress and poor mental health is a concern across the world. The cost of ....


Freshwater: The Essence of Life (English) RA Mittermeier, TA Farrell, IJ Harrison, AJ Upgren and TM BrooksThe authors, along with dozens of the world's most accomplished photographers, tell us why Earth's freshwater supplies and systems are in peril. These ecosystems have proved ....

299 pages | Conservation InternationalHbk | 2010 | 0984168621 | #188975A | £36.99 Add to basket

Freshwater: The Essence of Life (Spanish) RA Mittermeier, TA Farrell, IJ Harrison, AJ Upgren and TM BrooksThe authors, along with dozens of the world's most accomplished photographers, tell us why Earth's freshwater supplies and systems are in peril. These ecosystems have proved ....

299 pages | Conservation InternationalHbk | 2010 | 0984168699 | #188978A | £36.99 Add to basket






























The Hudson River Estuary Edited by Jeffrey S Levinton and John R WaldmanThe Hudson River Estuary is a comprehensive look at the physical, chemical, biological and environmental management issues that are important to our understanding of the ....

496 pages | 144 line diagrams, 24 half-tones, 28 colour plates, 48 tables, 10 maps | CUPHbk | 2006 | 0521844789 | #156100A | £65.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0521207983 | #189477A | £34.99 Add to basket

Landscapes and Societies Edited by IPeter Martini and Ward ChesworthThis book contains case histories intended to show how societies and landscapes interact. The range of interest stretches from the small groups of the earliest ....

496 pages | 200 black & white illustrations | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 9048194121 | #189420A | £117.00 Add to basket

Managing and Preparing Environmental Assessments A Comprehensive Guide to NEPA EAs and International Environmental Impact Assessment Charles EcclestonAlthough upwards of 50,000 Environmental Assessments (EA) are prepared annually, the focus of the National Environmental Policy Acts (NEPA) Regulations is clearly on ....

200 pages | 50 black & white illustrations | CRC PressHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 1439808821 | #189308A | £49.99 Add to basket

A Nature Conservation Review, Volume 1 Edited by Derek RatcliffeAnalyses and describes the range of variation in the wild flora and fauna of Britain and identifies important sites that exemplify this rich heritage. These key sites were ....

417 pages | 24 plates, 9 maps. | CUPPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0521203295 | #189473A | £32.99 Add to basket

A Nature Conservation Review, Volume 2 Site Accounts Edited by Derek RatcliffeAnalyses and describes the range of variation in the wild flora and fauna of Britain and identifies important sites that exemplify this rich heritage. These key sites were ....

328 pages | CUPPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0521203481 | #189474A | £24.99 Add to basket

Peatland Biogeochemistry and Watershed Hydrology at the Marcell Experimental Forest Edited by Randall Kolka, Stephen Sebestyen, Elon S Verry and Kenneth N BrooksA synthesis of 50 years of research on hydrology and biogeochemistry of peatland watersheds at the Marcell Experimental Forest, this book covers the history of the ....

518 pages | 191 black & white illustrations, 57 black & white tables | CRC PressHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 1439814244 | #189302A | £89.00 Add to basket

Practical Handbook for Wetland Identification and Delineation JG LyonThis new edition of a bestseller further defines wetlands, describes their functions, and presents a variety of methods used to assess the extent of wetlands. It offers ....

208 pages | B/w photos | CRC PressHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 1439838917 | #189318A | £76.99 Add to basket

Regreening the Bare Hills Tropical Forest Restoration in the Asia-Pacific Region David LambThis book explores how reforestation might be carried out both to conserve biological diversity and to improve the livelihoods of the rural poor. While both issues have ....


Sustainable Land Management Edited by Selim Kapur, Hari Eswaran and Winfried E H BlumSoil quality is threatened by many human-induced activities, but can also be improved by good land management. In the relatively short history of mankind on earth, the landscape ....

432 pages | black & white illustrations | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 364214781X | #189422A | £117.00 Add to basket

Temperate Woodland Conservation and Management David Lindenmayer, Andrew Bennett and Richard HobbsThis book summarises the main discoveries, management insights and policy initiatives in the science, management and policy arenas associated with temperate woodlands in ....

392 pages | CSIROPbk | 2010 | 0643100377 | #187478A | £65.95 Add to basket

Towards Marine Ecosystem-based Management in the Wider Caribbean Edited by Lucia Fanning, Robin Mahon and Patrick McConneyAn approach that encompasses the human and natural dimensions of ecosystems is one that the Wider Caribbean Region knows it must adopt and implement, in order to ensure the ....

368 pages | Amsterdam UPPbk | 2010 | 9089642420 | #189166A | £43.00 Add to basket

Conservation & Biodiversity Go to subject web page

Conservation by Proxy Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species Tim CaroBecause of the scope of conservation problems, biologists and managers often rely on 'surrogate' species to act as proxies to represent larger conservation issues. In this ....

320 pages | figs, tabs | Island PressHbk | 2010 | 1597261920 | #189065A | £43.99 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 1597261939 | #189066A | £21.99 Add to basket

Conservation of Primates in Indochina T Nadler, B Rawson and Van Ngoc ThinhIndochina is a hotspot of primate diversity, endemism and threat. In all, 28 primate taxa are currently recognized as occurring in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and southern ....

288 pages | Col & b/w figs, tabs | Endangered Primate Res C-EPRCHbk | 2010 | 3000311319 | #177996A | £15.99 Add to basket































Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation in Western North America Edited by David E NaugleThis book offers a road map for securing future energy supply while safeguarding wildlife. Contributors show how science can help craft solutions to conflicts between ....

357 pages | Island PressHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 1597266574 | #189068A | £50.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 02/2011 | 1597266582 | #189069A | £24.99 Add to basket

The European Landscape Convention Challenges of Participation Edited by Michael Jones and Marie StensekeThis book provides a broad presentation of ongoing research into public participation in landscape conservation, management and planning, following the 2000 European Landscape ....

314 pages | SpringerHbk | 2011 | 904819931X | #189220A | £117.00 Add to basket

Gardens of Biodiversity Conservation of genetic resources and their use in traditional food production systems by farmers of the Southern CaucasusC Batello, D Avanzato, Z Akparov, T Kartvelishvili and A. MelikyanThe Southern Caucasus is an important centre of origin and diversity of many species and varieties that are the basis for global food production. This great biodiversity is ....

384 pages | FAOHbk | 2010 | 9251066132 | #189514A | £45.00 Add to basket

An Introduction to Zoo Biology and Management Paul A ReesThis book is intended as an introductory text for students studying a wide range of courses concerned with animal management, zoo biology and wildlife conservation, and ....

488 pages | Wiley-BlackwellHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 1405193492 | #189262A | £90.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 04/2011 | 1405193506 | #189263A | £34.95 Add to basket

Sharing the Load A Guide to Improving the Welfare of Working Animals through Collective Action Lisa van Dijk, Dr Joy Pritchard and S K Pradhan Kimberly WellsPromoting the welfare of working animals is important not only for the sake of the animals themselves, but for the livelihoods of their owners. Sharing the Load aims to ....

256 pages | Practical Action PublishingPbk | NYP 01/2011 | 1853397199 | #189559A | £14.95 Add to basket

Spatio-Temporal Heterogeneity Concepts and Analyses Pierre R L DutilleulAttempts by ecologists to establish models for predicting the growth of a population or the fluctuations of a natural resource can be confounded by environmental heterogeneity. ....

416 pages | 93 b/w illus. 26 tables | CUPPbk | NYP 04/2011 | 110740035X | #189489A | £34.99 Add to basket

Zoos and Tourism Conservation, Education, Entertainment? Edited by Warwick FrostZoos are important and popular tourist attractions. Spread around the world, they are typically located in major cities, with visitation levels comparable to other major ....

280 pages | Channel ViewPbk | 2010 | 1845411633 | #189152A | £29.95 Add to basket

Environmental Science Go to subject web page

African Climate and Climate Change Physical, Social and Political Perspectives Edited by Charles Williams and Dominic R KnivetonCompared to many other regions of the world, Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and variability. Widespread poverty, an extensive disease ....


The Challenges of Climate Change Which Way Now? Daniel D Perlmutter and Robert L RothsteinThis book fills a previously unfilled niche on the popular subjects of climate change and global warming. Rather than evaluating whether or not the problem exists, ....

288 pages | Wiley-Blackwell2010 | 1444328522 | #189173A | £58.75 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 047065497X | #189565A | £19.99 Add to basket

Climate Capitalism Global Warming and the Transformation of the Global Economy Peter Newell and Matthew PatersonConfronting climate change is now understood as a problem of 'decarbonising' the global economy: ending our dependence on carbon-based fossil fuels. This book explores whether ....

222 pages | 4 b/w illus. 3 tables | CUPHbk | 2010 | 0521194857 | #189313A | £50.00 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 0521127289 | #189314A | £17.99 Add to basket

Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations Edited by James D Ford and Lea Berrang-FordIt is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks posed by climate change. What we know about adaptation, however, ....

300 pages | SpringerHbk | NYP 06/2011 | 9400705662 | #189391A | £117.00 Add to basket

Climate Change Policy in the European Union Confronting the Dilemmas of Mitigation and Adaptation? Edited by Andrew Jordan et alThe European Union (EU) has emerged as a leading governing body in the international struggle to govern climate change. The transformation that has occurred in its policies ....

312 pages | 3 b/w illus. 4 tables | CUPHbk | 2010 | 0521196124 | #184347A | £60.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0521208904 | #189478A | £34.99 Add to basket
































Climate Change in the Polar Regions John Turner and Gareth J MarshallThe polar regions have experienced some remarkable environmental changes in recent decades, such as the Antarctic ozone hole, the loss of large amounts of sea ice from the ....

450 pages | 188 b/w illus, 9 tabs | CUPHbk | NYP 05/2011 | 052185010X | #189062A | £70.00 Add to basket

Climate Time Series Analysis Classical Statistical and Bootstrap Methods Manfred MudelseeClimate is a paradigm of a complex system. Analysing climate data is an exciting challenge, which is increased by non-normal distributional shape, serial dependence, ....


Dealing with Contaminated Sites Edited by Frank A SwartjesThis standard work on contaminated site management covers the whole chain of steps involved in contaminated site management, from sampling to remediation. An important ....


Ecological Consequences of Climate Change Mechanisms, Conservation, and Management Edited by Jerrold L Belant and Erik Alan BeeverUsing real-world examples from diverse taxa and ecosystems, this book presents research on rapid shifts in temperature and precipitation and explains how these shifts alter the ....

336 pages | 70 black & white illustrations | CRC PressHbk | NYP 06/2011 | 1420087207 | #189306A | £76.99 Add to basket

Engineering Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Ian SF JonesControlling the level of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is a rapidly growing area of commercial activity. While debate continues both about the impact of greenhouse gas on ....

184 pages | 42 b/w illus. 16 tables 18 exercises | CUPHbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0521516021 | #189479A | £55.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0521731593 | #189481A | £24.99 Add to basket

Environmental Change in Siberia Earth Observation, Field Studies and Modelling Edited by Heiko BalzterThis book covers a round-up of environmental changes in Siberia with a focus on the terrestrial biosphere but also discussing climate and atmosphere and the hydrological ....


Environmental Contaminants in Biota Interpreting Tissue Concentrations Edited by W Nelson Beyer, James P Meador, Gary H Heinz and Amy Walters RedmonThis updated and expanded edition of a bestseller presents information on interpreting tissue concentrations of contaminants in wildlife. Supplying authoritative advice based ....


The European Nitrogen Assessment Sources, Effects and Policy Perspectives Edited by Mark Sutton et alPresenting the first continental-scale assessment of reactive nitrogen in the environment, this book sets the related environmental problems in context by providing a ....

704 pages | 51 b/w illus. 160 colour illus. 50 tables | CUPHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 1107006120 | #189487A | £80.00 Add to basket

The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms Charles DarwinReprint of the 1881 original, which was Darwin's last scientific book. It explores earthworm ecology and behaviour. ....

108 pages | Echo LibraryPbk | 2007 | 1406842516 | #171141A | £8.95 Add to basket

Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste A Comparative Assessment Ferenc L TothFossil fuels will remain the backbone of the global energy economy for the foreseeable future. The contribution of nuclear energy to the global energy supply is also expected ....

350 pages | 20 colour illustrations | SpringerHbk | 2009 | 9048187117 | #189392A | £117.00 Add to basket

The Impact of Climate Change and Bioenergy on Nutrition Edited by Marc J Cohen, M Cristina Tirado, Noora-Lisa Aberman, Brian Thompson and MeeClimate changes will affect food production in a number of ways. Crop yields, aquatic populations and forest productivity will decline, invasive insect and plant species will ....


In Extremis Disruptive Events and Trends in Climate and Hydrology Edited by Jurgen Kropp and Hans-Joachim SchellnhuberThis book addresses a weakness of current methodologies used in extreme value assessment, i.e. the assumption of stationarity, which is not given in reality. With ....

420 pages | 70 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 364214862X | #189419A | £108.00 Add to basket

Landscape Development and Climate Change in Southwest Bulgaria (Pirin Mountains) Karsten Grunewald and Jorg ScheithauerThis volume addresses some of the current limitations in the understanding of past Balkan climate and environment. High mountains and their ecosystems offer an outstanding ....






























Local Governments and Climate Change Sustainable Energy Planning and Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Communities Edited by Maryke van Staden and Francesco MuscoThe focus of this publication is on how small and medium-sized communities in Europe are effectively responding to climate change, with a particular focus on different ....


Oceans and the Atmospheric Carbon Content Edited by Pedro Duarte and J Magdalena Santana-CasianoThis volume presents an interdisciplinary overview of the role of the oceans as a carbon sink and its relation with pH increasing trends and climate change. It provides an ....


Persistent Pollution -- Past, Present and Future Edited by Markus Quante, Ralf Ebinghaus and Gotz FloserThis book evolved from the 5th School of Environmental Research entitled "Persistent Pollution - Past, Present and Future", which has set a focus on Persistent Organic ....

499 pages | 170 black & white illustrations, 65 colour illustrations | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 3642174183 | #189178A | £117.00 Add to basket

Physics and Chemistry of Clouds Dennis Lamb and Johannes VerlindeClouds affect our daily weather and play key roles in the global climate. Through their ability to precipitate, clouds provide virtually all of the fresh water on Earth and are ....

616 pages | 287 b/w illus. 2 tables 80 exercises | CUPHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 0521899109 | #189486A | £50.00 Add to basket

Physics and Modelling of Wind Erosion Yaping ShaoThis book provides a comprehensive summary of the recent developments in wind erosion research and a clear outline of its future directions. The physics of wind erosion, from ....

467 pages | Col & b/w figs | SpringerHbk | 2008 | 1402088949 | #189393A | £153.00 Add to basket

Reconciling Trade and Climate How the WTO Can Help Address Climate Change Tracey Epps and Andrew GreenThis timely book addresses the interaction between policies addressing climate change and the rules of the WTO. The authors expertly examine the law and economics behind the ....

288 pages | Edward ElgarHbk | 2010 | 1849800065 | #189133A | £75.00 Add to basket

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Edited by David M Whitacre"Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology" attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or ....

95 pages | 8 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 1441976140 | #189170A | £90.00 Add to basket

Rising Waters The Causes and Consequences of Flooding in the United States Samuel David Brody, Wesley E Highfield and Jung Eun KangIn the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans in 2005, this interdisciplinary book brings together five years of empirical research funded by the ....

200 pages | 8 b/w illus. 20 maps 25 tables | CUPHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 0521193214 | #189470A | £60.00 Add to basket

SCIAMACHY Exploring the Changing Earth's Atmosphere Edited by Manfred Gottwald and Heinrich BovensmannSCIAMACHY, the SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY, is a passive sensor for exploring the Earth's atmosphere. It observes absorption spectra of ....

250 pages | 50 col illus | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 904819895X | #189115A | £90.00 Add to basket

Sea Floor Observatories A New Vision of the Earth from the Abyss Paolo Favali, Angelo de Santis and Laura BeranzoliThe conquest of the abyss - the deep sea floor - is an exciting new adventure closely comparable with the space exploration program, but facing a more severe and extreme ....

500 pages | col & b/w illus | SpringerHbk | 2011 | 3642113737 | #189114A | £144.00 Add to basket

Surface-based Remote Sensing of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Stefan EmeisThis book presents a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) research. It focuses on experimental ABL research, ....


Tolerance to Environmental Contaminants Edited by Claude Amiard-Triquet, Philip S Rainbow and Michele RomeoThis up-to-date compilation from international experts covers the tolerance of living organisms to toxic contaminants. It examines the degree of generalization of tolerance ....

464 pages | 60 illus, 22 tabs | CRC PressHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 1439817707 | #189232A | £82.00 Add to basket

Waste A Handbook for Management Edited by Trevor Letcher and Daniel ValleroThis volume focuses on all of the main areas including household waste (compostable material, paper, glass, textiles, household chemicals, plastic, water, and e-waste), ....

604 pages | b/w & col illus | Academic PressHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0123814758 | #189531A | £57.99 Add to basket

Weed Biology and Climate Change Lewis H Ziska and Jeffrey S DukesWeed Biology and Climate Change will provide a synthesis of what is known regarding the probable impact of environmental change on weed biology. Chapters will look at impacts ....

248 pages | Iowa State UPHbk | 2010 | 0813814170 | #189184A | £95.00 Add to basket





























Physical Sciences Go to subject web page

The Artful Universe Expanded John D BarrowThis book explores the close ties between our aesthetic appreciation and the basic nature of the Universe, challenging commonly held views that our sense of beauty is ....

336 pages | 16 pages b/w plates, 60 figs | OUPPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 019960133X | #189064A | £11.99 Add to basket

Asteroids and Dwarf Planets and How to Observe Them Roger DymockDwarf planets (which were formerly called asteroids except for the planet Pluto), and the smaller Solar System bodies still called asteroids today, are making front page ....

261 pages | Col & b/w figs | SpringerPbk | 2010 | 144196438X | #189426A | £35.99 Add to basket

Astronomy Manual The Practical Guide to the Night Sky Jane A GreenThis innovative Haynes Manual presents in-depth information about all the practical aspects of astronomy. Written with style and enthusiasm by a dedicated amateur and ....

200 pages | Col illus | HaynesHbk | 2010 | 1844258211 | #189099A | £19.99 Add to basket

Atlas of the Galilean Satellites Paul SchenkComplete color global maps and high-resolution mosaics of Jupiter's four large moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto - are compiled for the first time in this important ....

394 pages | Col & b/w illus | CUPHbk | 2010 | 0521868351 | #189102A | £95.00 Add to basket

The Biological Activity of Phytochemicals Edited by David R GangThis is the first volume to be published under a new series agreement for Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, co-published with the Phytochemical Society of North ....


The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System Kenneth R LangRichly illustrated with full-color images, this book is a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the planets, their moons, and recent exoplanet discoveries. ....

420 pages | 225 col & 200 b/w illus, 62 tabs | CUPHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 0521198577 | #189063A | £34.99 Add to basket

Core Dynamics Treatise on Geophysics Edited by Peter OlsonThis is an account of the dynamics at the heart of our planet. The range of subjects reflects the breadth and the fast pace of research in core dynamics. The topics include ....

376 pages | col figs, tabs | ElsevierPbk | 2009 | 0444534571 | #189542A | £60.99 Add to basket

Crust and Lithosphere Dynamics Treatise on Geophysics Edited by Anthony B WattsThis volume brings together the results of studies that are fundamental to our understanding of crust and lithosphere dynamics. It begins with a discussion of plate ....

632 pages | col figs | ElsevierPbk | 2009 | 0444534628 | #189540A | £60.99 Add to basket

David Levy's Guide to Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations David H LevyIn this simple guide, David Levy inspires readers to experience the wonder of eclipses and other transient astronomical events for themselves. Covering both solar and lunar ....

184 pages | 55 b/w illus. | CUPPbk | 2010 | 0521165512 | #189523A | £18.99 Add to basket

ET Talk How Will we Communicate with Intelligent Life on Other Worlds? Fernando J BallesterosWill it be possible to communicate with intelligent extraterrestrial life forms if we find them? How could we establish this communication, where would we begin? What does it ....

212 pages | Col & b/w figs | SpringerPbk | 2010 | 1441960880 | #189103A | £31.99 Add to basket

Earthquake Seismology Treatise on Geophysics Edited by Hiroo KanamoriThis book presents the most recent findings on the physics of earthquakes. It includes chapters on seismicity studies from pre-historic periods to the most modern studies on a ....


Energy Flows, Material Cycles and Global Development A Process Engineering Approach to the Earth System George Schaub and Thomas TurekThis book deals with the global flows of energy and materials, and changes caused by human activities. Based on these facts, the limitations of anthropogenic energy and ....


Evolution of the Earth Treatise on Geophysics Edited by David StevensonThe topics covered in this volume include the differention of the core, mantle and crust; the formation of the ocean basins and continents; outgassing and volcanism; the ....





























Extreme Solar Systems Edited by D Fischer, FA Rasio, SE Thorsett and A WolszczanThis volume features the proceedings of an international conference held in June 2007 on Santorini Island, Greece, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the discovery of ....

Astronomical2008 | 1583816666 | #189088A | £120.00 Add to basket

Frontiers in Geofluids Bruce W D YardleyFrontiers in Geofluids is a collection of invited papers chosen to highlight recent developments in our understanding of geological fluids in different parts of the Earth, ....


Fundamentals of Geomorphology Richard John HuggettThis extensively revised, restructured, and updated edition continues to present an engaging and comprehensive introduction to the subject, exploring the world's landforms ....

458 pages | 16 Col plates, 71 b/w photos, 162 illus, 30 tabs | RoutledgeHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0415567742 | #189295A | £90.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0415567750 | #189294A | £32.99 Add to basket

Fundamentals of Mid-Tertiary Stratigraphical Correlation FE Eames, FT Banner, W H Blow, W J Clarke and L R CoxA concise study of one of the most important and complex parts of the geological succession, the middle part of the Tertiary Era, in which sediments of great economic ....

202 pages | CUPPbk | 2011 | 0521172292 | #189463A | £14.99 Add to basket

Geodesy Treatise on Geophysics Edited by Tom HerringThis volume explores the theory, instrumentation and results from modern geodetic systems. ....


Geomagnetism Nathani BasavaiahWith the awareness that the Earth has a magnetic field, its mathematical description, discovery of remanent magnetisation in rocks and discovery of the periodic reversals of ....

410 pages | 246 black & white illustrations, 84 colour tables | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 940070402X | #189418A | £117.00 Add to basket

Geomagnetism Treatise on Geophysics Edited by Masaru KonoThe study of geomagnetism, particularly the study of the Earth's magnetic field is of increasingly critical importance to geoscientists. This volume presents various aspects ....

608 pages | col figs, tabs | ElsevierPbk | 2009 | 044453461X | #189539A | £60.99 Add to basket

Hubble Window on the Universe Giles SparrowThe Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has been taking stunning images of space for 20 years. It is one of the largest and most versatile space telescopes and its orbit outside the ....

224 pages | 200+ colour images | Quercus PublishingHbk | 2010 | 184916486X | #189100A | £19.99 Add to basket

Ichnology Organism-Substrate Interactions in Space and Time Luis Buatois and M Gabriela ManganoIchnology is the study of traces created in the substrate by living organisms. This is the first book to systematically cover basic concepts and applications in both ....

400 pages | 222 colour illus. | CUPHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 0521855551 | #189485A | £50.00 Add to basket

Incoming! or, Why We Should Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Meteorite Ted NieldAstonishing new research suggests that 470 million years ago, a stupendous collision in the Asteroid Belt (whose debris is still falling today) bombarded the Earth with ....

288 pages | colour plates | GrantaHbk | 2011 | 1847082416 | #189098A | £19.99 Add to basket

An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment Joseph HoldenThe second edition of this best-selling and highly respected textbook provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the major topics within physical geography. An ....

Prentice-HallPbk | 2010 | 1408263297 | #189386A | £34.99 Add to basket

The Kaguya Lunar Atlas The Moon in High Resolution Motomaro Shirao and Charles A WoodIn late 2007, the Japanese Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) placed the Kaguya/ Selene spacecraft in orbit around the Moon to probe the Moon's surface and ....

80 pages | Col & b/w illus | SpringerHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 1441972846 | #189429A | £35.99 Add to basket

The Lithosphere An Interdisciplinary Approach Walter Mooney and Irina ArtemievaPresenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; ....





























The Magnetic Field of the Earth's Lithosphere The Satellite Perspective RA Langel and WJ HinzeMany geological features of the Earth's lithosphere create variations in the Earth's magnetic field that can be detected by satellites. The resulting magnetic anomaly maps ....

429 pages | Figs, tabs, maps | CUPHbk | 1998 | 0521473330 | #085245A | £143.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0521189640 | #189468A | £44.99 Add to basket

Mantle Dynamics Treatise on Geophysics Edited by David BercoviciThis book provides an in-depth overview of the field of mantle dynamics in its present state. It surveys the physics and fluid dynamics of mantle convection, with theoretical, ....


Mineral Physics Treatise on Geophysics Edited by G David PriceThis volume provides the fundamental information needed to interpret deep Earth geophysical data in terms of Earth structure, composition, temperature and dynamics. ....

656 pages | col figs, col tabs | ElsevierPbk | 2009 | 044453458X | #189536A | £60.99 Add to basket

The Moon in Close-up John WilkinsonInformation collected by recent space probes sent to explore the Moon by the USA, the European Space Agency, Japan, China and India has changed our knowledge and ....

321 pages | 57 colour illustrations, 80 colour tables | SpringerPbk | 2010 | 3642148042 | #189423A | £35.99 Add to basket

Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope Philip Pugh"Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope" contains descriptions and photographs of the 103 Messier objects, with instructions on how to find them without a ....

224 pages | 120 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations | SpringerPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0387853561 | #189427A | £22.99 Add to basket

Planets and Moons Treatise on Geophysics Edited by Tilman SpohnThis volume covers topics relating to the physics of the major planetary bodies in the solar system, starting with an introductory description of the solar system and ....


Pluto Sentinel of the Outer Solar System Barrie William JonesOrbiting at the edge of the outer Solar System, Pluto is an intriguing object in astronomy. Since the fascinating events surrounding its discovery, it has helped ....

244 pages | 77 b/w illus. 9 colour illus. | CUPHbk | 2010 | 0521194369 | #189524A | £24.99 Add to basket

Quaternary Carbonate and Evaporite Sedimentary Facies and Their Ancient Analogues A Tribute to Douglas James Shearman (Special Publication 43) Edited by Christopher G St C Kendall and Abdulrahman AlsharhanThis volume commemorates the eclectic research of Douglas James Shearman into evaporites, which was initiated by his studies of the prograding UAE coastal sabkhas or ....


Radar Remote Sensing of Planetary Surfaces Bruce A CampbellThis introduction to the use of radar for remote sensing of natural surfaces provides the reader with a thorough grounding in practical applications, focusing particularly on ....

342 pages | CUPHbk | 2002 | 052158308X | #128277A | £112.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0521189659 | #189469A | £37.99 Add to basket

The Radio Sky and How to Observe It Jeff LashleyRadio astronomy is far from being beyond the scope of amateurs astronomers, and this practical, self-contained guide for the newcomer to practical radio astronomy is an ....

251 pages | 94 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations | SpringerPbk | 2010 | 144190882X | #189430A | £31.99 Add to basket

Recent Progress on Earthquake Geology Edited by Pierpaolo GuarnieriWith basic knowledge, it is possible to reconstruct the geo-history of the phenomena induced by earthquakes. Earthquake geologists study the surface expression of ....

257 pages | b/w illus, maps | Nova ScienceHbk | 2010 | 1608761479 | #184554A | £65.99 Add to basket

Seismic Interferometry Gerald SchusterSeismic interferometry is an exciting new field in geophysics utilising multiple scattering events to provide unprecedented views of the Earth's subsurface. ....

304 pages | 77 halftones | CUPHbk | 2009 | 0521871247 | #179581A | £70.00 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 052116933X | #189462A | £29.99 Add to basket

Seismology and Structure of the Earth Treatise on Geophysics Edited by Barbara Romanowicz and Adam DziewonskiThis volume focuses on theory and applications of seismology strictly as related to our understanding of the Earth's interior structure. It provides an overview of the status ....
































The Sky at Night Sir Patrick MooreThe Sky at Night book series, formerly published by Philips, documents the 40 most recent episodes of Sir Patrick Moore's record-breaking TV program of the same name. This ....

184 pages | 10 black & white illustrations, 33 colour illustrations | SpringerPbk | 2010 | 1441964088 | #189431A | £26.99 Add to basket

Star Clusters Charles A Cardona"The Pocket Field Guide to Star Clusters" is written for practical astronomers and is intended for use at the telescope (or binoculars). It is a succinct, easy to understand ....


The Sun, the Solar Wind, and the Heliosphere Edited by Mari Paz Miralles and Almeida Jorge SanchezThis volume represents the state of the art of the science covered by the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) Division IV: Solar Wind and ....


Topics in Igneous Petrology Edited by Jyotisankar Ray, Gautam Sen and Biswajit GhoshThe second half of the past century witnessed a remarkable paradigm shift in approach to the understanding of igneous rocks. Global literature records a change from a classical ....


The Universe and Beyond Terence DickinsonThe Universe and Beyond is a fact-packed, up-to-date guide to the universe written by best-selling astronomy author Terence Dickinson. This new edition includes all the most ....

208 pages | colour illus throughout | Firefly BooksHbk | 2010 | 1554076404 | #189521A | £29.99 Add to basket

A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky Stefan RumistrzewiczThis book is meant for observers who see a deep-sky object - either by star-hopping or by using a Go-To telescope - but do not observe it in detail because they don't know ....


Water-rock Interaction XIII Edited by Peter Birkle and Ignacio Salvador Torres AlvaradoIn the late 18th century, Neptunists and Plutonists had controversial opinions about the formation of the Earth and its lithological units. The former believed that rocks formed ....

1008 pages | CRC PressHbk | 2010 | 0415604265 | #189307A | £199.00 Add to basket

Sustainable Development Go to subject web page

Advanced Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment A Road to Safer Society and Environment Edited by Petr Hlavinek, Igor Winkler, Jiri Marsalek and Ivana MahrikovaStable, safe, secure and readily available water supply is one of the key factors in ensuring a good level of the public health and a stable society. ....

353 pages | SpringerPbk | 2010 | 9400703090 | #189433A | £81.00 Add to basket

Allotment Month by Month Alan BuckinghamHow to grow your own fruit and veg all year round on your allotment or in your garden? For tasty, delicious fruit and veg that hasn't traveled halfway around the world, you ....

352 pages | Col illus | Dorling KindersleyHbk | 2009 | 1405340851 | #189382A | £16.99 Add to basket

Benchmarking Water Services Guiding Water Utilities to Excellence Enrique Cabrera, Peter Dane and Scott HaskinsBenchmarking has become a key tool in the water industry to promote and achieve performance targets for utilities. Utilized as an instrument for performance ....

180 pages | IWAHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 1843391988 | #189085A | £80.00 Add to basket

Biofuels Edited by Dwight Tomes, Prakash Lakshmanan and David SongstadThis comprehensive volume developed under the guidance of guest editors Prakash Lakshmanan and David Songstad features broad coverage of the topic of biofuels and its ....

365 pages | Col & b/w figs, tabs | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 1441971440 | #189409A | £126.50 Add to basket

Carbon Management in Tourism Mitigating the Impacts on Climate Change Stefan GosslingClimate change is one of the single most important global environmental issues facing the world today and is emerging as a major topic in tourism studies. As Tourism is one ....

368 pages | 28 illus, 11 tabs | RoutledgeHbk | 2010 | 0415566320 | #189241A | £90.00 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 0415566339 | #189242A | £27.99 Add to basket

China's Environmental Crisis Domestic and Global Political Impacts and Responses Edited by Joel Jay Kassiola and Sujian GuoThis path-breaking collection covers the significance of China's extreme environmental challenges for both Chinese society and the world, how these challenges are impacting ....

240 pages | Illustrations | PalgraveHbk | 2010 | 0230106641 | #189161A | £55.00 Add to basket





























Choosing Solar Electricity A Guide to Photovoltaic Systems Brian GossWho should read this book? In short, anyone who wants to use solar photovoltaic (PV) to generate electricity and needs to know the pros and cons before talking to a ....

192 pages | 90 b&w illustrations | CATPbk | 2010 | 190217559X | #189292A | £15.99 Add to basket

Choosing a Sustainable Future Ideas and Inspiration from Ithaca, NY Liz WalkerWe all want a sustainable future, but what does it look like, and how do we get there? In Ithaca, NY a new culture is blossoming - one that values ....

288 pages | Illustrations | New SocietyPbk | 2010 | 0865716757 | #189162A | £13.50 Add to basket

Conflict Transformation in Central Asia Irrigation Disputes in the Ferghana Valley Christine BichselThis book provides the first systematic analysis of peace-building in Central Asia for inter-ethnic conflicts over water and land in the Ferghana Valley based on concrete, ....

192 pages | RoutledgePbk | NYP 01/2011 | 041562004X | #189556A | £24.95 Add to basket

Control Biológico de Plagas Agrícolas Edited by JA Jacas and A Urbaneja

496 pages | Phytoma| 8493524727 | #189510A | £91.00 Add to basket

Cost-Effective Self-Sufficiency Eve McLaughlin, Terence McLaughlin and Diane MillisThis is an inspirational guide to teach you everything you need to know about growing your own food and becoming self-sufficient. This updated version of the original guide ....

256 pages | 50 line illustrations | David & CharlesPbk | 2010 | 0715338285 | #189378A | £14.99 Add to basket

Cultivated Vegetables of the World A multilingual onomasticon Edited by SJ KaysVegetables make up a major portion of the diet of humans and are critical for good health. With the world population predicted to reach 9 billion people by 2050, they will ....


Developing a Plan for the Planet A Business Plan for Sustainable Living Ian Chambers and John HumbleFrom flint chip to silicon chip - the major advances in medicine, food production, space travel and communication are achievements of which the human race ....

200 pages | GowerHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 0566089114 | #189561A | £66.00 Add to basket

Displacement by Development Ethics, Rights and Responsibilities Peter Penz, Jay Drydyk and Pablo S BoseFor decades, policy-makers in government, development banks and foundations, NGOs, researchers and students have struggled with the problem of how to protect people who ....

336 pages | CUPHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 0521198828 | #189557A | £55.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 01/2011 | 0521124646 | #189558A | £19.99 Add to basket

The Economics of Aid J M HealeyFirst published in 1971, this reissue considers the main aspects of foreign aid to developing countries in terms of economic concepts and principles. The author gives an ....

124 pages | RoutledgeHbk | 2010 | 0415592674 | #189240A | £60.00 Add to basket

The Edge of Medicine The Technology That Will Change Our Lives William HansonExperts agree that we are entering the golden age of medicine, when treatment will feel more like science fiction than a trip to the doctor. University of Pennsylvania Medical ....

256 pages | PalgravePbk | 2009 | 0230617530 | #189248A | £11.99 Add to basket

Empowering Green Initiatives with IT A Strategy and Implementation Guide Carl H SpeshockA straightforward guide to the role of IT departments and vendors in assisting organizations in going green with the aid of IT-related resources and offerings. ....

235 pages | WileyHbk | 2010 | 0470587520 | #189074A | £33.99 Add to basket

Energy, Bio Fuels and Development Comparing Brazil and the United States Edited by Edmund Amann, Werner Baer and Don CoesThis book examines the economic, social, and environmental implications of concerted attempts to diversify energy sources away from fossil fuels. Bringing together leading ....

352 pages | 45 illus, 92 tabs | RoutledgeHbk | 2010 | 0415567203 | #189239A | £85.00 Add to basket

Environmental Effects on Seafood Availability, Safety, and Quality Edited by E Grazyna Daczkowska-Kozon and Bonnie Sun-PanAddressing various aspects of seafood quality, this volume focuses on the effects of natural and anthropogenic environmental conditions on the availability of marine ....

401 pages | 26 illus, 33 tabs | CRC PressHbk | 2010 | 1439803277 | #189230A | £108.00 Add to basket




























Environmental Impact Assessment A Guide to Best Professional Practices Charles H EcclestonWritten to help decision makers form assessments on the environmental impacts a project would produce, this book provides readers with an in depth, yet understandable ....

280 pages | illus, tabs | CRC PressHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 1439828733 | #189086A | £76.99 Add to basket

The Failure of Environmental Education (and How We Can Fix It) Charles Saylan and Daniel T BlumsteinAt a time when wild places everywhere are vanishing before our eyes, this volume offers a passionate indictment of environmental education - along with a new vision for the ....

222 pages | California UPHbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0520265386 | #188802A | £41.95 Add to basketPbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0520265394 | #188801A | £16.95 Add to basket

Flood Risk Assessment and Management Edited by Andreas H SchumannThis book deals with many aspects of flood risk management in a comprehensive way. As risks depend on hazard and vulnerabilities, not only are geophysical tools for flood ....


Forest Dynamics, Growth and Yield From Measurement to Model Hans PretzschThe aim of this book is to improve the understanding of forest dynamics and the sustainable management of forest ecosystems. How do tree crowns, trees or entire forest ....

664 pages | Figs, tabs | SpringerHbk | 2009 | 3540883061 | #178949A | £181.50 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 3642148611 | #189208A | £62.99 Add to basket

Giles and Sue Live the Good Life Giles Coren and Sue PerkinsFor the 35th anniversary of iconic sitcom The Good Life, and in homage to Tom and Barbara Good, Giles Coren and Sue Perkins are trying out self-sufficiency in the ....

224 pages | Illus | BBC BooksHbk | 2010 | 1849900590 | #189377A | £18.99 Add to basket

Global Environment Policy Concepts, Principles, and Practice Charles H Eccleston and Federic MarchEnvironmental policy is often practiced reactively with each crisis addressed as an isolated event. Focusing on development of proactive policies, Global Environment ....

460 pages | 26 black & white illustrations, 48 black & white tables | CRC PressHbk | 2010 | 1439847665 | #189304A | £63.99 Add to basket

Global Food Security Ethical and Legal Challenges Edited by Carlos M Romeo Casabona et alFood security will exist when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food ....


Global Governance of the Environment Environmental Principles and Change in International Law and Politics Afshin AkhtarkhavariThis timely book examines the role of environmental principles in changing international environmental law and politics, and argues for the importance of integrating ....

320 pages | Edward ElgarHbk | 2010 | 1849802556 | #189174A | £79.95 Add to basket

Green Mama The Guilt-Free Guide to Helping You and Your Kids Save the Planet Tracey BianchiThis book offers creative tips, tricks, and resources to help benefit your kids and your community. ....

208 pages | illus | ZondervanPbk | 2010 | 0310320364 | #189084A | £14.99 Add to basket

The Green Revolution Revisited Critique and Alternatives Edited by Bernhard GlaeserThe Green Revolution - the apparently miraculous increase in cereal crop yields achieved in the 1960s - came under severe criticism in the 1970s because of its demands for ....


Growing Food Anna PavordThis book examines how food crops can make a decorative as well as a delicious addition to the garden, and offers simple and clear advice on how to assess site and soil and ....

208 pages | 12 illus | Frances LincolnPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0711231400 | #189045A | £7.99 Add to basket

Implementing Sustainability The New Zealand Experience Caroline L MillerNew Zealand's Resource Management Act was the first and most extensive attempt to institute sustainability at a national level, covering all resources from land to water. ....

248 pages | 3 black & white tables, 19 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line | Taylor & FrancisHbk | 2010 | 0415495504 | #189179A | £95.00 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 0415495512 | #189180A | £29.99 Add to basket

Improving Water Policy and Governance Edited by Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K BiswasThis volume analyses case studies of good water governance from different parts of the world, and for different water use sectors. It concludes with an analysis of the ....































Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature Knowledge Binds and Institutional Conflicts Anne Ross et alInvolving Indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge into natural resource management produces more equitable and successful outcomes. Unfortunately, argue Anne Ross and ....

304 pages | Left Coast PressHbk | 2010 | 1598745778 | #189167A | £69.50 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 1598745786 | #189168A | £23.50 Add to basket

Integrating Ecology into Poverty Alleviation and International Development Efforts Edited by Fabrice de Clerck, Jane Carter Ingram and Cristina Rumbaitis del RioIn the past, the science of ecology has frequently been excluded from the development agenda for various reasons. Increasingly however there has been a renewed interest in ....


Integrating Sustainable Development into National Frameworks Policy Approaches for Key Sectors in Small States Edited by Janet Strachan and Constance VigilanceThis book brings policy-making for sustainable development into the mainstream of decision-making at all levels of governance and in all sectors. It builds on the 2005 ....

224 pages | Commonwealth SecretariatPbk | 2010 | 1849290342 | #189311A | £22.99 Add to basket

The International Law of Environmental Impact Assessment Process, Substance and Integration Neil CraikThe central idea animating environmental impact assessment (EIA) is that decisions affecting the environment should be made through a comprehensive evaluation of predicted ....

332 pages | 1 Fig | CUPHbk | 2008 | 0521879450 | #172129A | £63.00 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 0521184061 | #189134A | £29.99 Add to basket

An Introduction to Animals and the Law Joan E SchaffnerThroughout history, humans have raised and confined animals for food, clothing and research, trained animals for entertainment, fought animals for sport, bought and sold ....

272 pages | PalgraveHbk | 2010 | 0230235638 | #189436A | £60.00 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 0230235646 | #188339A | £19.99 Add to basket

Introduction to Renewable Energy Vaughn NelsonAn overview of renewable energy, this textbook covers source, resource assessment, and application. It includes solar thermal, photovoltaics, concentrating collectors, wind ....


The Limits to Scarcity Contesting the Politics of Allocation Edited by Lyla MehtaScarcity is considered a ubiquitous feature of the human condition. It underpins much of modern economics and is widely used as an explanation for social organisation, social ....

304 pages | Maps, figures, tables, graphs, index | EarthscanPbk | 2010 | 1844075427 | #189169A | £19.99 Add to basket

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Sakiko Fukuda-ParrMillennium Development Goals (MDG) constitute one of the most important global institutions today because of their origins, their ambitions and their effective role in ....

176 pages | RoutledgeHbk | 2011 | 0415776694 | #189553A | £65.00 Add to basketPbk | 2011 | 0415776708 | #189554A | £15.99 Add to basket

Overcoming the Persistence of Inequality and Poverty Edited by Valpy Fitzgerald, Judith Heyer and Rosemary ThorpSome two-thirds of human beings live in developing countries, and half the world's population are victims of inequality, poverty and insecurity. Yet ....

288 pages | 36, 21 figures, 15 black & white tables | PalgraveHbk | 2011 | 0230249701 | #189555A | £57.50 Add to basket

Principles of Sustainable Energy Frank Kreith and Gary E PawlasThe field of renewable energy has grown beyond the use of solar power as an alternative energy source. Offering an interdisciplinary approach, this book presents a ....


Rainfall-Runoff Modelling Edited by Keith LoagueThis volume charts the development of rainfall-runoff modelling up to 1989 with 30 benchmark papers. ....

512 pages | b/w photos, figs, tabs | IAHSHbk | 2010 | 1907161066 | #189145A | £95.00 Add to basket

Riparian Zone Hydrology and Biogeochemistry Edited by TP Burt, G Pinay and S SabaterStudy specifically of riparian zones is relatively new in hydrology, and while the oldest benchmark paper selected for this volume dates to 1936, several of the others ....

500 pages | IAHSHbk | 2010 | 1907161090 | #189146A | £95.00 Add to basket

Saving Small Island Developing States Environmental and Natural Resource Challenges Edited by Shyam Nath, John L Roberts and Yeti Nisha MadhooSmall may be beautiful, but small island states have a big problem - the environmental consequences of climate change. Emanating from research at the University of Mauritius ....

400 pages | Commonwealth SecretariatPbk | 2010 | 1849290318 | #189310A | £35.00 Add to basket
































Scaling-Up From Cell to Landscape Edited by PRVan Gardingen, GM Foody and PJ CurranThe difficulty that humans have in perceiving and understanding large-scale phenomena is widely acknowledged. The need to study and understand processes associated with global ....

400 pages | CUPPbk | NYP 03/2011 | 0521187753 | #189467A | £21.99 Add to basket

The Science of Renewable Energy Frank R Spellman and Revonna M BieberThis work explores a multidisciplinary approach to renewable energy, covering physical and engineering approaches and addressing economic, social, environmental, and policy ....


Seeking Sustainability On the Prospect of an Ecological Liberalism GJ PatonThe ideas of neoliberalism perpetuate a disembedded and dichotomised view of economy-ecology relations. The renewed interest in climate change and sustainability ....

256 pages | RoutledgeHbk | 2010 | 041556610X | #189236A | £90.00 Add to basket

Small-scale Fisheries Management Frameworks and Approaches for the Developing World Edited by R S Pomeroy and N L AndrewSmall-scale fisheries make up a large proportion of world's fisheries, both by catch and participation. Effective management is essential to ensure access to fish for food and ....

240 pages | 20 illus | CABIHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 1845936078 | #189061A | £75.00 Add to basket

Sustainability Management Handbook Shirley J Hansen and James W BrownA strong sustainability program requires leadership to draw on a solid knowledge base, manage resources wisely, identify sustainability opportunities, make difficult choices, ....

300 pages | Taylor & FrancisHbk | 2010 | 1439851956 | #189235A | £89.00 Add to basket

Sustainability in Food and Water An Asian Perspective Edited by Akimasa Sumi, K M Hassan, Kensuke Fukushi and R HondaThis book represents the latest research findings in all the major aspects of food and water security issues in Asia and combines presentations from symposia on food and water ....


Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions Southeastern Europe Edited by Georgi ZhelezovThis book brings together research results from the experts from all Balkan countries working on the problems of the mountain regions in Southeastern Europe. It focuses on ....


Sustainable Tourism IV Edited by CA Brebbia and FD PinedaTourism has become a major international industry, with many countries all over the world relying on the income it produces. Because it is a major source of finances and ....

624 pages | Illustrations, maps | WIT PressHbk | 2010 | 1845644581 | #189082A | £277.00 Add to basket

Towards Sustainable Use of Rangelands in North-West China Edited by Victor Squires, Limin Hua, Degang Zhang and Guolin LiThis book reviews the extent of resource debasement in China's pastoral zones and offers solutions for their sustainable use. It deals with rangelands and the people who manage ....


Traditional Construction for a Sustainable Future Carole RyanSince the spread of classical design and construction amongst the upper echolons of British society in the late 17th century, traditional construction methods have largely ....

320 pages | 262 photos, 53 illus | Taylor & FrancisHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 041546756X | #189233A | £100.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 01/2011 | 0415467578 | #189234A | £29.99 Add to basket

Treated Wastewater in Agriculture Use and Impacts on the Soil Environments and Crops Edited by Guy Levy, P Fine and A Bart-TalThis book addresses in detail the use of treated wastewater in agricultural situations, its impact on crops and the soil environment. Coverage includes the composition and ....

464 pages | Illus | Wiley-BlackwellHbk | 2010 | 1405148624 | #189552A | £125.00 Add to basket

Uranium Wars The Scientific Rivalry That Created the Nuclear Age Amir D AczelFrom nuclear programs in the Middle East to plans for nuclear reactors at home, the element uranium is never far from the headlines. How does uranium deliver the immense ....

256 pages | 8 pp. b&w photos | PalgraveHbk | 2009 | 0230613748 | #189247A | £18.99 Add to basket

Veg Patch Mark DiaconoDrawing directly from his experience as an acclaimed climate-change gardener, and of setting up a kitchen garden from scratch for River Cottage, Mark explains the practical ....

272 pages | Colour Illustrations throughout | BloomsburyHbk | 2009 | 0747595348 | #189383A | £14.99 Add to basket




























Water Purification and Management Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Training Course on Water Purification and Management in Mediterranean Countries, Oviedo, Spain, 16-20 November 2009Edited by José Coca-Prados and Gemma Gutiérrez-CervellóThis volume contains selected lectures presented at the NATO Advanced Training Course held in Oviedo (November 15-21, 2009) and sponsored by the NATO Science for Peace and ....

230 pages | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 9048197740 | #189194A | £126.00 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 9048197899 | #189195A | £62.99 Add to basket

Water Resources Planning and Management Edited by RQuentin Grafton and Karen HusseyWater is an increasingly critical issue at the forefront of global policy change, management and planning. There are growing concerns about water as a renewable resource, ....


Water and Food Security in Central Asia Edited by Chandra A Madramootoo and Victor A DukhovnyCentral Asia is vulnerable to water scarcity because it is located in semiarid and arid vegetation zones and large parts of its economy depend on water for irrigation and ....

185 pages | SpringerHbk | 2010 | 9048199735 | #189212A | £126.00 Add to basketPbk | 2010 | 9400701128 | #189213A | £62.99 Add to basket

Water for Food in a Changing World Edited by Alberto Garrido and Helen M IngramThere is not enough water globally for all the things humans need and want water to do for us. Water supply bubbles are bursting in China, the Middle East ....

352 pages | 65 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables, 65 black & whit | RoutledgeHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 0415619114 | #189319A | £90.00 Add to basket

What's New About Crop Plants Novel Discoveries of the 21st Century US GuptaUntil recently, breeding efforts in mass produced food crops centered on high yield production while sacrificing flavor, taste and other quality traits. Now, more emphasis ....

649 pages | Science Publishers/EnfieldHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 157808699X | #189572A | £133.00 Add to basket

Why We Hate the Oil Companies Straight Talk from an Energy Insider John Hofmeister"Americans have long had a love-hate relationship with the oil industry. Myself included." - from the Preface As president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister was known ....

256 pages | PalgraveHbk | 2010 | 0230102085 | #189245A | £17.99 Add to basket

Window Box Allotment Penelope BennettIn a space that measures only 5 x 2.5m (16 x 8 ft), outside her kitchen window, high up on a London rooftop, Penelope Bennett cultivates a kitchen garden that includes ....

176 pages | 80 col & b/w illus | Frances LincolnHbk | NYP 05/2011 | 0711231737 | #189046A | £16.99 Add to basket

World Fisheries A Social-Ecological Analysis Kevern L Cochrane, Rosemary E Ommer, Ian Perry and Philippe CuryThis book is a result of an international symposium held at FAO, Rome in July 2008. The publication brings together work on social-ecological marine research that cuts across ....

440 pages | Wiley-BlackwellHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 1444334670 | #189571A | £140.00 Add to basket

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Volume 19, 2008 Edited by Ole Kristian Fauchald, David Hunter and Wang XiThe Yearbook of International Environmental Law has established itself as a vital source of information and analysis in an increasingly important legal field. The contributors ....

912 pages | CUPHbk | 2010 | 0199580383 | #189137A | £140.00 Add to basket

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Volume 20, 2009 Edited by Ole Kristian Fauchald, David Hunter and Wang XiThe Yearbook of International Environmental Law has established itself as a vital source of information and analysis in an increasingly important legal field. The contributors ....

960 pages | CUPHbk | 2010 | 0199608822 | #189135A | £150.00 Add to basket

Zero Carbon Britain 2030 A New Energy Strategy Martin Kemp, Josie Wexler and Centre for Alternative TechnologyZero Carbon Britain 2030 is the second report of the Zero Carbon Britain project, based at the Centre for Alternative Technology. The research programme behind it includes many ....

384 pages | 70 full colour graphs, photographs, line drawings | CATPbk | 2010 | 1902175611 | #189293A | £45.00 Add to basket

Zoonotic Pathogens in the Food Chain Edited by Denis Krause and S HendrickExamining the development, spread and transmission of zoonotic diseases through the food chain; from animals, through production processes to humans, this book discusses the ....

240 pages | 11 illustrations | CABIHbk | 2010 | 1845936817 | #189187A | £85.00 Add to basket

Data Analysis Go to subject web page

Advances in Environmental Remote Sensing Sensors, Algorithms, and Applications Edited by Qihao WengFeaturing contributors from 17 countries, this book systematically presents recent advances in environmental remote sensing. First, the text provides the latest ....

584 pages | 184 black & white illustrations, 59 colour illustrations, 28 black & whi | CRC PressHbk | NYP 02/2011 | 1420091751 | #189309A | £95.00 Add to basket






























Biostatistical Methods The Assessment of Relative Risks John M LachinThis book focuses on the comparison, contrast, and assessment of risks on the basis of clinical investigations. It develops basic concepts as well as deriving biostatistical ....


Computer Processing of Remotely-Sensed Images An Introduction Paul M MatherRemotely-sensed images of the Earth's surface provide a valuable source of information about the geographical distribution and properties of natural and cultural features. ....

324 pages | Figs, tabs, maps | WileyPbk | NYP 01/2011 | 0470742380 | #189250A | £39.95 Add to basket

Data Mining with R Learning with case Studies Luis TorgoThe versatile capabilities and large set of add-on packages make R an excellent alternative to many existing and often expensive data mining tools. Exploring this area ....

305 pages | 42 illus | Chapman & Hall (CRC Press)Hbk | 2010 | 1439810184 | #189243A | £49.99 Add to basket

Exploratory Multivariate Analysis by Example Using R Francois Husson, Sebastien Le and Jerome PagesFull of real-world case studies and practical advice, this book focuses on four fundamental methods of multivariate exploratory data analysis that are most suitable for ....

240 pages | 87 illus, 50 tabs | CRC PressHbk | 2010 | 1439835802 | #189231A | £49.99 Add to basket

Geospatial Technologies in Environmental Management Edited by Nancy Hoalst-Pullen and Mark W PattersonThis book explores new approaches and applications of geospatial technologies to understand past, present and future impacts environmental policies and management ....


Handbook of Ecological Models in Ecosystem and Environmental Management Edited by Sven Erik JorgensenWritten to help researchers and environmental managers tackle environmental problems, this book presents models as reference points for specific plans of action. The first ....


How to be a Quantitative Ecologist The 'A to R' of Mathematics and Statistics Jason MatthiopoulosThe book comprises of two equal parts on mathematics and statistics with emphasis on quantitative skills. A major component of this book is computer implementation ....

464 pages | Wiley-BlackwellHbk | NYP 04/2011 | 0470699787 | #189264A | £85.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 04/2011 | 0470699795 | #189265A | £39.95 Add to basket

An Introduction to Stochastic Modelling Mark Pinsky and Samuel KarlinThis text is aimed at students familiar with elementary probability theory and calculus, and bridges the gap between basic probability and an intermediate level course in ....

584 pages | Figs, tabs | Academic PressHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 0123814162 | #189527A | £60.99 Add to basket

An Introduction to Stochastic Processes with Applications to Biology Linda JS AllenThe second edition of a bestseller, this textbook delineates stochastic processes, emphasizing applications in biology. It includes MATLAB throughout the book to help with ....


Modeling the Dynamics and Consequences of Land System Change Xiangzheng DengThis volume introduces an innovative three-tier architecture approach for modeling the dynamics and consequences of land system changes. It also describes the principle, ....

250 pages | 60 b/w & col illus | SpringerHbk | NYP 03/2011 | 3642154468 | #189205A | £90.00 Add to basket

Practical Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists Nigel WalfordThis is a statistics textbook that all students can work through, regardless of their geography or earth science stream degree pathway and their existing mathematical ....

440 pages | illus, figs | Wiley-BlackwellHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 0470849142 | #156837A | £75.00 Add to basketPbk | NYP 01/2011 | 0470849150 | #156836A | £24.95 Add to basket

Predictive Species and Habitat Modeling in Landscape Ecology Concepts and Applications Edited by Cynthia A Drew, Yolanda F Wiersma and Falk HuettmannThis book offers a unique perspective on modeling within the discipline of landscape ecology. It highlights how fundamental ecological theories are being explicitly ....


Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change Sam J Purkis and Victor V KlemasThis book provides the reader a broad grounding in the science of Earth Observation (EO) of our changing planet. It contains a comprehensive sequenced discussion covering the ....

384 pages | WileyPbk | NYP 02/2011 | 1405182253 | #189255A | £34.95 Add to basket






























Statistical Analysis in Microbiology StatNotes Richard A Armstrong and Anthony C HiltonThis book is aimed primarily at microbiologists who are undertaking research, and who require a basic knowledge of statistics to analyse their experimental data. Its purpose ....

170 pages | Wiley-BlackwellPbk | 2011 | 0470559306 | #189567A | £33.50 Add to basket

Statistics for Earth and Environmental Scientists John Schuenemeyer and Larry DrewThe goal of this book is to present skills and knowledge of important statistical concepts through data analytic tools and then apply them to real world problems in the ....

420 pages | figs | Wiley-BlackwellHbk | NYP 01/2011 | 0470584696 | #189563A | £73.50 Add to basket

Watching Earth from Space Pat NorrisOur planet is constantly monitored by hundreds of space-borne instruments. This book describes the technology of those instruments and the sciences that provide useful ....

304 pages | Col & b/w illus | SpringerPbk | 2010 | 1441969373 | #189432A | £35.99 Add to basket

Reference Go to subject web page

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, 32 Volume Set Inc John Wiley and SonsThe Encyclopedia of Life Sciences volumes 1-32 comprises the original 20 volumes of ELS (published in 2002) plus six supplementary volumes (published in 2007) and volumes ....

Col illus, tabs | WileyHbk | 2010 | 0470664789 | #189546A | £5670.00 Add to basket










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