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nhbs monthly cataloguenew and forthcoming titles Issue: 2015/01January 2015 www.nhbs.com [email protected] +44 (0)1803 865913

Welcome to the January 2015 edition of the NHBS Monthly Catalogue. This monthly update contains all of the wildlife, science and environment titles added to nhbs.com in the last month. Editor's Picks - New in Stock this Month

● Arrival of the Fittest: Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle● Atlas of British & Irish Bryophytes (2-Volume Set)● The Barnacle Goose (Poyser Monograph)● Birds of South-East Asia (Helm Field Guide)● Camera Trapping: Wildlife Management and Research● Flora of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2: Capparaceae - Rosaceae● Fox Watching: In the Shadow of the Fox● A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of China● On the Forests of Tropical Asia: Lest the Memory Fade● Plants: From Roots to Riches

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Mammals

Horses: Breeds, Cultures, TraditionsSusanna Cottica and Luca PaparelliCertain to inspire unbridled pleasure in horse lovers and nature photography enthusiasts, this magnificent volume celebrates 50 horse breeds and the leading institutions of equestrian culture around the globe.

272 pages | 206 colour photos | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9788854409316 | #220692A | £24.99 Add to basket

My Year with HaresMartin Hayward Smith and Raymond MearsMy Year with Hares is one man's personal account of the year he spent with a group of hares in North Norfolk. Martin Hayward Smith is a professional wildlife cameraman and photographer; he has travelled extensively ... ....

144 pages | 160 colour photos | Hardback | 10/2014 | 9780993029301 | #220498A | £27.95 Add to basket

RSPB Spotlight: FoxesMike UnwinHero or villain? Few animals divide opinion like the red fox. This most successful of the world's wild canids has lived alongside people from time immemorial. Celebrated by some for its resourcefulness and lush pelt, reviled by others ... ....

128 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781472912091 | #218431A | £9.99 Add to basket

The Eurasian BeaverRoisín Campbell-Palmer, Derek Gow, Robert Needham, Simon Jones and Frank RosellThe Eurasian beaver was near extinction at the start of the twentieth century, hunted across Europe for its fur, meat and castoreum. But now the beaver is on the brink of a comeback, with wild beaver populations, licensed and unlicensed ... ....

62 pages | Paperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781784270346 | #220327A | £9.99 Add to basket

The Maze BookTheories, Practice and Protocols for Testing Rodent CognitionHeather A Bimonte-NelsonThis vibrant collection delivers a laboratory roadmap of testing cognition in the rodent. While rodents and mazes are the main center and focus of The Maze Book: Theories, Practice and Protocols for Testing Rodent Cognition ... ....

400 pages | 46 colour & 29 b/w illustrations, 21 tables | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781493921584 | #220975A | £98.99 Add to basket

Wolves on the HuntThe Behavior of Wolves Hunting Wild PreyL David Mech, Douglas W Smith and Daniel R MacNultyThe interactions between apex predators and their prey are some of the most awesome and meaningful in nature – displays of strength, endurance, and a deep coevolutionary history. And there is perhaps no apex predator more impressive ... ....

208 pages | 28 colour plates, 44 b/w photos, 3 b/w illustrations, 6 tables | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9780226255149 | #218825A | £34.99 Add to basket

Birds

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A Photographic Guide to Some Common Birds of AravallisShriyans BhandariThis book contains more than 200 colour photos of 80 species of birds commonly found in the Aravalli region (Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat). One main picture and a few additional pictures of each bird species, from different angles ... ....

168 pages | 200+ colour photos | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9781907701030 | #220338A | £86.99 Add to basket

Birds of HertfordshireKen W Smith, Chris W Dee, Jack D Fearnside, Mike Ilett, Tom Gladwin, Graham White and Alan HarrisBirds of Hertfordshire is a full county avifauna covering all the species ever recorded in the county. The species accounts detail the records and patterns of occurrence for all our common garden birds through to the most exotic ... ....

300 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | #220649A | £38.99 Add to basket

Birds of Peninsular Malaysia - MP3 Sound CollectionPeter BoesmanThe bird-rich peninsula of Malaysia has world-famous birding places like Fraser's Hill and Taman Negara. This MP3-DVD brings for the first time an extensive collection of Birdsounds covering the entire Peninsula.

Runtime: 10h | 12/2012 | #220518A | £56.44 Add to basket

Birds: A Portrait in Pictures and WordsCharlotte FraserFrom the majestic, powerful birds of prey that soar over the countryside to the petite and playful finches and sparrows that we welcome into our gardens, the magnificent swoop and enchanting song of our feathered friends inspires awe in ... ....

160 pages | colour photos | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781849536752 | #220669A | £12.99 Add to basket

Collins BTO Guide to British BirdsPaul Sterry and Paul StancliffeIn a unique new collaboration, Collins have paired up with the respected British Trust for Ornithology, bringing together the most authoritative and up-to-date information in this new field guide to the common birds of Britain and Ireland ... ....

320 pages | 1200+ colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 03/2015 | 9780007551514 | #220719A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9780007551521 | #220720A | £19.99 Add to basket

Cuckoo: Cheating by NatureNick DaviesThe cuckoo is Nature's most famous cheat, regularly manipulating and deceiving other species into raising their young. Nick Davies exposes these generally plain-looking birds to be some of the most cunning and inventive creatures in ... ....

320 pages | 8 plates with colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 03/2015 | 9781408856567 | #220721A | £14.99 Add to basket

Gowk the CuckooCall of the SpringJohn Miles and Barry RobsonTells the story of the long migratory journey of the cuckoo and the perils along the way.

32 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | 11/2014 | 9781904078654 | #220376A | £6.99 Add to basket

Horus the Peregrine FalconCatch the PigeonJohn Miles and Barry RobsonTells the story of a peregrine falcon family rearing their offspring in London.


Native Birds of New ZealandDavid HallettNative Birds of New Zealand is a photographic book of New Zealand native birds that will appeal to the casual bird-watcher as well as the ornithologist. Many books in the past have been aimed at the serious ornithologist, with ... ....

208 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9780473270803 | #220213A | £44.99 Add to basket

Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Britain & Northern IrelandPeter Goodfellow and Paul SterryAn entry-level photographic identification guide to the commoner birds of Britain and Northern Europe. It features 280 species that the amateur naturalist might expect to see in the field or garden. It also covers geography, climate ... ....

160 pages | 300 colour photos | Paperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781909612419 | #220686A | £8.99 Add to basket

Naturalist's Guide to the Garden Birds of Britain & Northern EuropePeter Goodfellow and Paul SterryAn easy-to-use identification guide to 90 bird species most commonly seen in or over the gardens of Britain, Ireland and other parts of Northern Europe. Authoritative text describes key identification features. Overview of classification ... ....


Peregrine FalconPatrick Stirling-AirdReaching speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour, the Peregrine Falcon is famous as the world's fastest bird. However, its penchant for choosing inaccessible places to breed, feed and roost mean that few people are well acquainted with ... ....

128 pages | 80 colour photos | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9781472918666 | #220887A | £12.99 Add to basket



























RSPB Spotlight: RobinsMarianne TaylorTheir melodious voices, bright red breasts and cheeky attitudes have always endeared Robins to the public, but how much do we really know about these familiar garden visitors? The characteristic image of a Robin on a spade handle is actually ... ....


The Barnacle GooseJeffrey M Black, Jouke Prop and Kjell LarssonThe Barnacle Goose, a distinctive, handsome black-and-white bird, gets its name from a mediaeval myth that the birds hatched from barnacles – how else to explain their sudden appearance each autumn in northern Britain? We now know ... ....

296 pages | 8 plates with colour photos; b/w photos, b/w illustrations, b/w maps, tables | Hardback | 10/2014 | 9781472911575 | #220335A | £49.99 Add to basket

The Biggest TwitchAround the World in 4,000 BirdsAlan Davies and Ruth MillerMost people dream of packing in their humdrum city life, selling up and heading off into the unknown for a life of adventure. For Ruth Miller and Alan Davies this dream became a reality, albeit with a twist; they decided to pack in their ... ....

302 pages | Paperback | 12/2014 | 9781472918604 | #220801A | £10.99 Add to basket

The British Museum BirdsMavis PilbeamThe British Museum's vast collections include wonderful images of birds from all over the world. Some are primarily decorative, whereas Thomas Bewick and the Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro chose to show birds in realistic detail ... ....

96 pages | 48 colour illustrations | Hardback | 02/2008 | 9780714150635 | #173447A | £9.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780714151120 | #220664A | £9.99 Add to basket

The Eurasian HobbyDietrich Fiuczynski and Paul SommerApart from the lesser spotted eagle, only two predatory birds of our forests brood in midsummer: the honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), which is a specialized wasps hunter, and the Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo). The late breeding season ... ....


The Joy of BirdwatchingFor Those Who Love Seeing Birds in the WildAlan Davies and Ruth MillerThis pocket-sized miscellany, packed with fascinating facts, handy hints and captivating stories and quotes from the world of birds, is perfect for anyone who knows the incomparable joy of twitching.

160 pages | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781849536707 | #220672A | £9.99 Add to basket

Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?The Epic Saga of the Bird That Powers CivilizationAndrew LawlerFrom ancient empires to modern economics, veteran journalist Andrew Lawler delivers a sweeping history of the animal that has been most crucial to the spread of civilization across the globe – the chicken. Queen Victoria ... ....

336 pages | Hardback | 12/2014 | 9781476729893 | #220240A | £23.50 Add to basket

Reptiles & Amphibians

Handbook of Larval Amphibians of the United States and CanadaRonald Altig, Roy W McDiarmid and Aaron M BauerGenerously illustrated, this essential handbook for herpetologists, ecologists, and naturalists features comprehensive keys to eggs, embryos, salamander larvae, and tadpoles; species accounts; a glossary of terms; and an extensive bibliography ... ....

368 pages | 128 colour photos, 1 map, 1 table | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780801439438 | #220429A | £57.50 Add to basket

Photographic Guide to Snakes, Other Reptiles and Amphibians of East AfricaBill BranchThis compact guide to East Africa’s snakes, other reptiles and amphibians has long been a trusted travelling companion on trips to the wildlife areas and nature reserves of the region. Now comprehensively revised, expanded and updated ... ....

160 pages | 200 colour photos, colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781775841654 | #220885A | £7.50 Add to basket

The Texas TortoiseA Natural HistoryFrancis L Rose and Frank W JuddRemnants of an ancient lineage, tortoises date back to the Eocene. Among the five species remaining in North America, Texas tortoises are the smallest in size and inhabit some of the harshest arid environments known. They are also the most ... ....

188 pages | colour illustrations, maps | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9780806144511 | #220610A | £47.99 Add to basket

Venomous Reptiles and Their ToxinsEvolution, Pathophysiology and BiodiscoveryBryan FryVenom research and technology has advanced greatly, rapidly transforming the area of reptile venom. Research developments-like the development of molecular systematics-provide the framework necessary to reconstruct the evolutionary history ... ....

576 pages | 89 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780199309399 | #219379A | £80.99 Add to basket

Fishes

























Extremophile FishesEcology, Evolution, and Physiology of Teleosts in Extreme EnvironmentsRuediger Riesch, Michael Tobler and Martin PlathExtremophile Fishes summarizes the key adaptations enabling extremophile fishes to survive under harsh environmental conditions. It reviews the most recent research on acidic, Antarctic, cave, desert, hypersaline, hypoxic ... ....

290 pages | 16 colour & 14 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9783319133614 | #220442A | £126.00 Add to basket

Fishes of AfghanistanBrian W CoadFishes of Afghanistan provides a guide and general overview to the fish fauna of Afghanistan, comprising 85 species in 10 families. Fishes of Afghanistan has an Introduction covering materials and methods, a description ... ....

394 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9789546427526 | #220489A | £76.99 Add to basket

Goldfish in Hong KongMan Shek-Hay and Ronald Leung Ding-BongFrom the book's preface: "Goldfish are probably the oldest aquarium fish in the world. The fish were developed from their wildtype ancestors more than a thousand years ago by the Chinese. Never has man developed a fish ... ....

123 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/1993 | #220810A | £23.99 Add to basket

The President's SalmonRestoring the King of Fish and its Home WatersCatherine SchmittEvery spring, for thousands of years, the rivers that empty into the North Atlantic Ocean turn silver with migrating fish. Among the crowded schools once swam the King of Fish, the Atlantic salmon. From New York to Labrador, from Russia ... ....


Invertebrates

A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of the United States and CanadaIdentification, Natural History, and Distribution of the CicindelinaeDavid L PearsonAn updated handbook of the identification, distribution, natural history, and habitat details of tiger beetles in North America.

328 pages | 33 plates with colour photos; b/w distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780199367160 | #220214A | £64.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780199367177 | #220215A | £32.99 Add to basket

A Guide to Spiders of AustraliaVolker W Framenau, Barbara C Baehr and Paul ZborowskiThis definitive guide to the subject, written by three experts in the field, offers a window into a fascinating world. Notorious species such as the Redback and the Sydney Funnel-web sit alongside less well known but equally intriguing ... ....


Acarorum Catalogus, Volume 3Parasitiformes: Opilioacarida, Holothyrida, MesostigmataPetar BeronThe third volume of the series Acarorum Catalogus is focused on the orders Opilioacarida and Holothyrida and on nine families of Mesostigmata (Parasitiformes) of the world. Herein are listed 422 species, with synonymies and citations ... ....


Backyard BeesA Guide for the Beginner BeekeeperDoug PurdieJust about anyone can keep bees. All you need is a bit of space in your backyard (or on your rooftop) and a little love for the creatures that pollinate the vegie patches of your neighbourhood. Once introduced to the charms of beekeeping ... ....


Bug BingoChristine BerrieThis beautifully illustrated bingo game features 64 species of bugs from around the world. Identify all kinds of insects – from the Giant Hawker Dragonfly to the Kissing Bug and the Orchid Bee to the Sacred Scarab – mark them ... ....

64 illustrated bingo chips, 1 board, 12 bingo cards and brightly coloured counters | 02/2014 | 9781856699402 | #211252A | £19.96 Add to basket

Butterflies of the WorldAdrian HoskinsA lavishly illustrated book covering the butterflies of the world with informative text written by an expert author who has spent many years watching and studying Lepidoptera around the world. Opening chapters cover the evolution, anatomy ... ....


Butterflies of the World, Part 40: Nymphalidae XXIV: Charaxes 7. Palla and Euxanthe (Afrotropical Charaxinae)B TurlinThis volume deals with the genera Palla and Euxanthe in the subfamily Charaxinae.

20 pages | 14 plaies with colour photos | Paperback | 12/2014 | #220675A | £28.99 Add to basket

























Butterflies of the World, Part 41: Papilionidae XV: Troides V and TrogonopteraO Schaeffler, K Rumbucher and T DufekThis volume deals with the genus Trogonoptera and part of the genus Troides.

40 pages | 36 plates with colour photos | Paperback | 01/2014 | #220676A | £39.99 Add to basket

Butterflies of the World, Supplement 23 [French]Charaxes, Afrotropicale 5B TurlinThis supplement deals with the genus Charaxes.

Paperback | 01/2014 | #220711A | £8.99 Add to basket

Butterflies of the World, Supplement 24 [French]Les Acraeinae Fabricius, 1807: Liste Systematique, Synonymique et Liste des Noms InfrasubspecifiquesJ Pierre and D BernaudThis volumes deals with the subfamily Acraeinae and contains a systematic list,, list of synonyms and a list of subspecies names.

30 pages | Paperback | 01/2014 | #220712A | £21.99 Add to basket

Catalogue of Ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and Adjacent Regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Lech BorowiecThis is a special issue of Genus: International Journal of Invertebrate Taxonomy This is a catalogue of the 1261 species of ants recorded from the region, with country data, list of synonyms and comments.


Dragonflies: Magnificent Creatures of Water, Air and LandPieter van DokkumAlmost without our noticing, dragonflies dart through our world, flying, seeing, hunting, mating. Their lives are as mysterious as their gossamer wings are beautiful. In Dragonflies: Magnificent Creatures of Water, Air and Land ... ....


Marine Bivalve MolluscsElizabeth GoslingMarine Bivalve Molluscs is a comprehensive and thoroughly updated second edition of Bivalve Molluscs, covering all major aspects of this important class of invertebrates. As well as being an important class biologically and ecologically ... ....


Monarchs in a Changing WorldBiology and Conservation of an Iconic ButterflyKaren S Oberhauser, Kelly R Nail and Sonia AltizerMonarch butterflies are among the most popular insect species in the world and are an icon for conservation groups and environmental education programs. Monarch caterpillars and adults are easily recognizable as welcome visitors to gardens ... ....

248 pages | 16 plates with colour photos; 98 b/w illustrations, 27 tables | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780801453151 | #220426A | £26.95 Add to basket

Naturalist's Guide to the Insects of Britain & Northern IrelandRobert Read and Paul SterryAn easy-to-use identification guide to 280 insect species most commonly seen in Britain, Ireland and other parts of Northern Europe. Authoritative text describes key identification features. Overview of habitats, life-cycles and the ... ....


Parasitology: A Conceptual ApproachEric S Loker and Bruce HofkinParasitology: A Conceptual Approach focuses on the conceptual basis of parasitology, with the goal of providing students with an enriched view of parasites and their biology. Concentrating on concepts will enable readers to gain ... ....

550 pages | 21 b/w photos, 556 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9780815344735 | #220655A | £59.99 Add to basket

Physiological RegulationErnest S Chang and Martin ThielThe first comprehensive overview of comparative physiology of crustaceans in two decades, bringing crustacean biology up to the 21st century.

544 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780199832415 | #220169A | £127.50 Add to basket

Registry of World Record Size ShellsOver 4000 Changes since the last EditionRegistry of World Record Size ShellsThis continuously updated registry lists world record shell sizes (given in mm). The 11th edition contains over 4•000 changes since the last edition. Size continues to be an issue among shell collectors and researchers.

210 pages | no illustrations | Spiralbound | 01/2014 | #220515A | £83.99 Add to basket

Schmetterlinge: Die Tagfalter DeutschlandJosef Settele, Roland Steiner, Rolf Reinhardt, Reinart Feldmann and Gabriel HermannThis comprehensive nature guide contains all non-alpine butterfly species native to Germany. Each species is presented in a portrait gallery with two to three brilliant photos showing the most commonly found stages of development.

256 pages | 755 colour photos, 170 colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9783800183326 | #220294A | £19.99 Add to basket



























The Brown Recluse SpiderRichard S VetterThe brown recluse is a fascinating spider very well adapted to dwelling in houses and other buildings. Because of this very quality and the ghastly reputation associated with the medical consequences of its bite, it has become infamous ... ....

208 pages | 49 colour & 6 b/w illustrations, 6 tables, 5 maps | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780801479854 | #220427A | £18.95 Add to basketHardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780801453991 | #220428A | £57.50 Add to basket

The Butterflies of Thailand, Volume 2LycaenidaeYunosuke Kimura, Toshiski Aoki, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Uemura and Tamamitsu SaitoThe second volume focuses on the Lycaenidae.

245 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 01/2014 | #220674A | £96.50 Add to basket

The Smaller Moths of ShropshireTheir Status, Distribution and EcologyGodfrey BluntBased on approximately 18•500 records covering over 800 species, this is the first ever published atlas of the smaller moths (Microlepidoptera) of Shropshire. Located in west-central England on the border with Wales ....

Paperback | 12/2014 | 9781908819215 | #220799A | £14.99 Add to basket

The Soul of an OctopusA Playful Exploration into the Wonder of ConsciousnessSy MontgomeryIn 2011 Sy Montgomery wrote a feature for Orion magazine entitled 'Deep Intellect' about her friendship with a sensitive, sweet-natured octopus named Athena and the grief she felt at her death. It went viral, indicating ... ....


ZooKeys 455: An Anotated Checklist of the Chrysidid Wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) from ChinaPaolo Rosa, Na-Sen Wei and Zai-Fu XuThe Chrysididae, commonly known as cuckoo wasps or goldwasps, are a cosmopolitan family and have the greatest diversity in the Palaearctic Region. The present paper presents an annotated checklist of the Chinese Chrysididae.

128 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9789546427533 | #220491A | £38.99 Add to basket

ZooKeys 457: Proceedings of the Summer Meeting of the Crustacean Society and the Latin American Association of CarcinoloIngo S Wehrtmann and Raymond T BauerThis special proceedings volume of ZooKeys contains selected contributions presented during the Summer Meeting of The Crustacean Society and the Latin American Association of Carcinology, which was held during 07–11 July ... ....

376 pages | Paperback | 11/2014 | #220490A | £82.99 Add to basket

ZooKeys 458: Review of Gasteruption Latreille (Hymenoptera, Gasteruptiidae) from Iran and Turkey, with the description oCornelius van Achterberg and Ali Asghar TalebiThe family Gasteruptiidae, also known as carrot wasps, is a small cosmopolitan group of wasps with about 500 described species. Gasteruptiidae are traditionally classified in the superfamily Evanioidea, together with the Aulacidae and ... ....

188 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9789546427557 | #220499A | £50.99 Add to basket

ZooKeys 460: A Survey of Linyphiid Spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China (Araneae, Linyphiidae)Qingyuan Zhao and Shuqiang LiThe family Linyphiidae is the second most diverse group of spiders worldwide. It contains about 4•500 described species and 590 genera. Linyphiids are easily diagnosed by their separate paracymbium, complex structure of copulative ... ....

182 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Paperback | 12/2014 | 9789546427564 | #220653A | £52.99 Add to basket

Palaeontology

Ammonoid Paleobiology: From Anatomy to EcologyChristian Klug, Dieter Korn, Kenneth de Baets, Isabelle Kruta and Royal H MapesThis book is the first part of a two-volume work, and is a testament to the abiding interest and human fascination with ammonites. We offer a new model to explain the morphogenesis of septa and the shell, we explore their habitats by the ... ....


Ammonoid Paleobiology: From Anatomy to Ecology, and from Macroevolution to Paleogeography (2-Volume Set)Christian Klug, Dieter Korn, Kenneth de Baets, Isabelle Kruta and Royal H MapesThis two-volume work is a testament to the abiding interest and human fascination with ammonites. We offer a new model to explain the morphogenesis of septa and the shell, we explore their habitats by the content of stable isotopes in the ... ....




























Ammonoid Paleobiology: From Macroevolution to PaleogeographyChristian Klug, Dieter Korn, Kenneth de Baets, Isabelle Kruta and Royal H MapesThis book is the second part of a two-volume work, and is a testament to the abiding interest and human fascination with ammonites. We offer a new model to explain the morphogenesis of septa and the shell, we explore their habitats by the ... ....


Extinct Animals of the British IslesJustin GerlachAltogether 136 animal species have become extinct in the British Isles over the past thousand years. Extinct Animals of the British Isles describes many of these extinctions, from familiar species such as the wolf and the iconic ... ....

96 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9781326086039 | #220321A | £9.99 Add to basket

Fossiles de la Prehistoire CharentaiseDidier Neraudeau and Romain VulloA total of 400 photographs illustrate more than 350 plant and animal fossil species that line the Charentes, France, and its margins (Vendée, Poitou, Limousin, Périgord and Gironde). From plants to vertebrates and invertebrates ... ....

288 pages | 400+ colour photos | Paperback | 11/2013 | 9782361994341 | #220927A | £44.50 Add to basket

Neogene Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy in ArgentinaThe Chaco-Paranense Basin and Península de ValdesHugo MarengoThe micropalaeontologic composition and some sedimentologic features were studied in 18 boreholes in the Chacoparanense and Salado Basins, and it was evaluated information from about 180 additional boreholes.


Palaeontos 25: Osteologie et Phylogenie des Coccodontidae / Osteologie et Relations Phylogenetiques des GebrayelichL Taverne and L CapassoThis volume contains three papers: ...

76 pages | 70 illustrations | Paperback | 01/2014 | #220495A | £53.99 Add to basket

Palaeontos 26: The Elasmobranch Fauna of the Thalberg Beds, Early Egerian (Chattian, Oligocene), in the Subalpine MolassThomas Reinecke, Markus Balsberger, Bernhard Beaury and J??rgen Pollersp? ckA single bed of conglomeratic, fossil-rich marls intercalated in siliciclastic Lower Egerian deposits (informally denoted as Thalberg Beds, middle to late Chattian, Late Oligocene) yields a diverse elasmobranch fauna.

129 pages | 38 plates with b/w photos, 9 illustrations | Paperback | 01/2014 | #220496A | £59.99 Add to basket

Palaeopathology in Egypt and NubiaA Century in ReviewRyan Metcalfe, Jenefer Cockitt and Rosalie DavidSixteen papers explore the subject of palaeopathology in Egypt and Nubia from its beginnings in the early 1900s through to current research themes and the impact of technological development in the field.


Special Papers in Palaeontology, Number 92Trilobites from the Silurian Reefs in North GreenlandHelen Hughes and Alan T ThomasVaried and well preserved trilobite fossils are described from Silurian reefs in North Greenland. The faunas comprise 23 new species, and four new genera. The large number of new taxa reflects a previous lack of sampling of Silurian reef ... ....


Wild ThingsRecent Advances in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic ResearchFrederick WF Foulds, Helen C Drinkall, Angela R Perri, David TG Clinnick and James WP WalkerRecently, Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology has been breaking boundaries worldwide. Finds such as the Mesolithic house at Howick, the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome, and the recently discovered footprints at Happisburgh all ... ....


Marine & Freshwater Biology

Beneath Cold SeasThe Underwater Wilderness of the Pacific NorthwestDavid Hall, Christopher Newbert and Sarika Cullis-SuzukiIn Beneath Cold Seas, author and photographer David Hall takes us into the underwater world of the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska, home to the most diverse and spectacular marine life of any temperate or cold-water ecosystems ... ....

160 pages | 120 colour photos | Hardback | 10/2011 | 9781887354905 | #195092A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9780295994888 | #220615A | £23.99 Add to basket

Wildlife Under the WavesJurgen Freund and Stella Chiu-FreundThis collection of stunning images is a showcase for the work of the world's greatest underwater wildlife photographers. It includes beautifully composed and rarely seen images illustrating the full diversity of marine life, from ... ....


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A Botanical Arrangement of All the Vegetables Naturally Growing in Great Britain (2-Volume Set)With Descriptions of the Genera and Species, According to the System of the Celebrated LinnaeusWilliam WitheringA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This two-volume milestone work, published in 1776, was the first major publication of William Withering (1741–99), a physician who had also ...

966 pages | 12 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781108075893 | #220785A | £54.99 Add to basket

A Botanical Arrangement of All the Vegetables Naturally Growing in Great Britain, Volume 1With Descriptions of the Genera and Species, According to the System of the Celebrated LinnaeusWilliam WitheringA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This two-volume milestone work, published in 1776, was the first major publication of William Withering (1741–99), a physician who had also ...


A Botanical Arrangement of All the Vegetables Naturally Growing in Great Britain, Volume 2With Descriptions of the Genera and Species, According to the System of the Celebrated LinnaeusWilliam WitheringA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This two-volume milestone work, published in 1776, was the first major publication of William Withering (1741–99), a physician who had also ...


A Centennial History of the Ecological Society of AmericaFrank N Egerton Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2014, the Ecological Society of America (ESA) is currently the largest professional society devoted to the science of ecology. Divided into seven chapters ...

288 pages | 87 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781498700696 | #220422A | £49.99 Add to basket

A Walking Guide to the Cornish Mining World Heritage SiteRobert WestwoodA Walking Guide to the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site suggests ten walks in nine of the Areas that comprise the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site, each played a major part in the development of British ... ....

64 pages | 50 colour illustrations | Paperback | 05/2013 | 9781907701139 | #220469A | £4.95 Add to basket

America's Great Hiking TrailsAppalachian, Pacific Crest, Continental Divide, North Country, Ice Age, Potomac Heritage, Florida, Natchez Trace, ArizonKaren Berger, Bart Smith and Bill McKibbenA hiker's dream bucket list is embodied in this lavishly illustrated celebration of more than 50•000 miles of America's most iconic trails. Celebrating the forty most important trails in America ...

336 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9780789327413 | #220741A | £29.99 Add to basket

An Agrarian RepublicFarming, Antislavery Politics, and Nature Parks in the Civil War EraAdam Wesley DeanThe familiar story of the Civil War tells of a predominately agricultural South pitted against a rapidly industrializing North. However, Adam Wesley Dean argues that the Republican Party's political ideology was fundamentally agrarian ... ....


An Environmental History of Medieval EuropeRichard C HoffmanHow did medieval Europeans use and change their environments, think about the natural world, and try to handle the natural forces affecting their lives? This groundbreaking environmental history examines medieval relationships with the ... ....

427 pages | 29 b/w illustrations, 14 maps | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9780521700375 | #220987A | £18.99 Add to basketHardback | 04/2014 | 9780521876964 | #220988A | £54.99 Add to basket

Anatomy and the Problem of BehaviourGeorge E CoghillOriginally published in 1929, Anatomy and the Problem of Behaviour contains the text of three lectures by George Coghill on the subject of the anatomical basis for typical behavioural development in animals. Coghill takes salamander ... ....

b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781107502352 | #220571A | £24.99 Add to basket

Animals and Early Modern IdentityPia F CuneoAnimals were everywhere in the early modern period and they impacted, at least in some way, the lives of every kind of early modern person, from the humblest peasant to the greatest prince. Artists made careers based on depicting them. ....

400 pages | 61 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9781409457435 | #220647A | £74.99 Add to basket

























Arctic AmbitionsCaptain Cook and the Northwest PassageJames K Barnett, David L Nicandri and Robin InglisCaptain James Cook is justly famous for his explorations of the southern Pacific Ocean, but his contributions to the exploration of the northern Pacific and the Arctic are arguably equally significant. On his third and final great voyage ... ....

448 pages | 187 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780295993997 | #220421A | £37.99 Add to basket

Beastly PossessionsAnimals in Victorian Consumer CultureSarah AmatoIn Beastly Possessions, Sarah Amato chronicles the unusual ways in which Victorians of every social class brought animals into their daily lives. Captured, bred, exhibited, collected, and sold, ordinary pets and exotic creatures ... ....


Behold, the Dinosaurs!Dustin HarbinCan you name over 100 Dinosaurs off the top of your head? Do you know which of them came first? Which of them went first? Which were the tallest and longest and which were the smallest and shortest? Which of them by travelled by land and ... ....

20 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9781907704949 | #220340A | £17.99 Add to basket

Cape CodAn Environmental History of a Fragile EcosystemJohn T CumblerTo many, Cape Cod represents the classic setting for an American summer vacation. Attracting seasonal tourists with picturesque beaches and abundant seafood, the Cape has held a place in our national imagination for almost two hundred years ... ....

272 pages | 14 b/w photos | Paperback | 12/2014 | 9781625341099 | #220722A | £21.50 Add to basketHardback | 11/2014 | 9781625341082 | #220723A | £89.99 Add to basket

Cats: The British MuseumDelia PembertonCats were first domesticated or, more likely, noticed a warm fireside and chose to domesticate themselves many thousands of years ago. Over the centuries they have performed a useful role as pest controllers, but much more as friends and ... ....

96 pages | 41 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780714151113 | #220665A | £9.99 Add to basket

Cicerone Guide: 100 Hut Walks in the AlpsRoutes for Day and Multi-Day WalksKev ReynoldsThis popular guidebook by Alpine expert Kev Reynolds describes 100 routes to suit Alpine walkers of all abilities, with suggestions for some hut-to-hut tours. The routes are grouped, first under the individual country, and covers France ... ....

256 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | 05/2014 | 9781852847531 | #220268A | £14.95 Add to basket

Ciliary MovementJ GrayOriginally published in 1928 as part of the Cambridge Comparative Physiology series, Ciliary Movement examines the importance of cilia in the lives of many invertebrate animals. Gray demonstrates how cilia, not muscle ... ....


Comparative Physiology of the HeartAJ ClarkOriginally published in 1927 as part of the Cambridge Comparative Physiology series, Comparative Physiology of the Heart examines the composition and function of the heart in a range of animals, both vertebrates and invertebrates ... ....


Cotton, Climate, and Camels in Early Islamic IranA Moment in World HistoryRichard W BullietA boom in the production and export of cotton made Iran the richest region of the Islamic caliphate in the ninth and tenth centuries. Yet in the eleventh century, Iran's impressive agricultural economy entered a steep decline, bringing ... ....

184 pages | illustrations, maps | Paperback | 05/2011 | 9780231148375 | #220462A | £19.50 Add to basketHardback | 06/2009 | 9780231148368 | #220463A | £54.99 Add to basket

Crown of the ContinentThe Wildest RockiesSteven Gnam and Douglas H ChadwickFar from the beaten path for many Americans, the northern Rocky Mountains feature two popular national parks, fertile ranch land, and some of the most unspoiled and intact landscapes in North America. This so-called Crown of the Continent ... ....


Darwin's SciencesDuncan M Porter and Peter GrahamA complete scientific biography of Darwin that takes into account the latest research findings, both published and unpublished, on the life of this remarkable man. Considered the first book to thoroughly emphasize Darwin's research ... ....


























Dorset from the SeaThe Jurassic Coast from Lyme Regis to Old Harry Rocks Photographed from its Best Viewpoint ... the SeaSteve BelascoPlease note that this book is available as a regular edition measuring 25 × 25 cm, and a physically smaller souvenir edition measuring 17 × 17 cm. Many publications highlight the beauty of this area ... ....

128 pages | 100 colour photos | Hardback | NYP 03/2015 | 9781845847647 | #220693A | £9.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781845847623 | #220762A | £24.99 Add to basket

Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-century BritainEmpathy, Education, EntertainmentHelen CowieIn an era of overseas exploration and imperial expansion, exotic animals were among the many foreign commodities to appear on British soil. They were a source of fascination to people across the social spectrum and served simultaneously ... ....

272 pages | 16 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9781137384430 | #220651A | £59.99 Add to basket

Expedition into EmpireExploratory Journeys and the Making of the Modern WorldMartin ThomasExpeditionary journeys have shaped our world, but the expedition as a cultural form is rarely scrutinized. Expedition into Empire is the first major investigation of the conventions and social practices embedded in team-based ... ....

254 pages | 32 black & white illustrations, 32 black & white halftones | Hardback | 11/2014 | 9781138790681 | #220857A | £84.99 Add to basket

Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the WeatherWilliam MarshallA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. William Marshall (1745–1818), from farming stock, became a farmer and then estate manager and land agent after several years conducting business ... ....


Father to SonTruth, Reason and DecencyJames D WatsonAt the age of 24, James Watson had a scientific discovery to his credit – the structure of DNA – that would win a Nobel Prize and forever change our understanding of genes and inheritance. Now, after a lifetime of accomplishment ... ....

288 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 05/2014 | 9781621820352 | #220816A | £17.99 Add to basket

Flight from WonderAn Investigation of Scientific CreativityAlbert RothenbergScientific breakthroughs have had far-reaching social and physical effects on modern civilization, yet until recently, there have been relatively few investigations into the nature of scientific creativity itself.


Flora DomesticaOr the Portable Flower-GardenElizabeth KentElizabeth Kent (1790–1861) lived in London, but wanted to live in the country. Dismayed at the number of pot-plants given to her which failed to thrive, she published this useful guide to container or 'portable' gardening ... ....


Forests in Revolutionary FranceConservation, Community, and Conflict, 1669-1848Kieko MattesonForests in Revolutionary France investigates the economic, strategic, and political importance of forests in early modern and modern Europe and shows how struggles over this vital natural resource both shaped and reflected the ... ....

329 pages | 3 b/w illustrations, 2 maps | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781107043343 | #215762A | £64.99 Add to basket

Humoral Agents in Nervous ActivityWith Special Reference to ChromatophoresGH ParkerOriginally published in 1932, Humoral Agents in Nervous Activity examines how hormones and nervous impulses affect the body, with special reference to animals with colour-changing abilities. Parker gives examples from various ... ....


Illustrations of the Viscous Theory of Glacier MotionAnd Three Papers on Glaciers by John TyndallJames D Forbes and John TyndallA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Illustrations of the Viscous Theory of Glacier Motion brings together works published between 1846 and 1859 by the Scot James D. Forbes ...


Inorganic Plant Poisons and StimulantsWinifred E BrenchleyFirst published in 1927 as the second edition of a 1914 original, Inorganic Plant Poisons and Stimulants examines the effect of various inorganic substances on the growth of plants. Brenchley performs experiments to prove that ... ....

162 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781107502390 | #220575A | £24.99 Add to basket
























Judy: A Dog in a MillionThe Heartwarming Story of WWII's Only Animal Prisoner of WarDamien LewisJudy, a beautiful liver and white English pointer, and the only animal POW of WWII, truly was a dog in a million, cherished and adored by the British, Australian, American and other Allied servicemen who fought to survive alongside her. ....

384 pages | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9781848665361 | #220611A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781848665385 | #220685A | £8.99 Add to basket

Ladies' Botany (2-Volume Set)Or, a Familiar Introduction to the Study of the Natural System of BotanyJohn LindleyA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The horticulturalist John Lindley (1799–1865) worked for Sir Joseph Banks, and was later instrumental in saving the Royal Horticultural Society ...


Ladies' Botany, Volume 1Or, a Familiar Introduction to the Study of the Natural System of BotanyJohn LindleyA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The horticulturalist John Lindley (1799–1865) worked for Sir Joseph Banks, and was later instrumental in saving the Royal Horticultural Society ...


Ladies' Botany, Volume 2Or, a Familiar Introduction to the Study of the Natural System of BotanyJohn LindleyA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The horticulturalist John Lindley (1799–1865) worked for Sir Joseph Banks, and was later instrumental in saving the Royal Horticultural Society ...


Landscape PhotographyThe Essential Beginner's GuideDavid TaylorThis is an authoritative, self-contained course book on successfully shooting landscapes. It includes structured lessons and projects to help track progress. David Taylor is an award-winning photographer who has authored over 20 titles ... ....


Les Origines de l'Astronomie ChinoiseLeopold De Saussure and Gabriel FerrandA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Descended from French Protestants who had emigrated to Geneva, Léopold de Saussure (1866–1925) began his career in the French navy.

Paperback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781108080620 | #220601A | £33.99 Add to basket

Mind the Gap IINew Insights into the Irish PostglacialD Paddy SleemanThis volume contains more articles on the Irish postglacial. See table of contents for more details ...

150 pages | 1 plate, 3 illustrations, 8 distribution maps, 2 colour & 2 b/w maps | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9780956970480 | #220313A | £15.99 Add to basket

My Garden in the WildernessKathleen L MurrayA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This story of an Indian garden was published in 1915. Its author, Kathleen L. Murray, was living in the remote north-eastern region of Bihar in the ...


No Stone UnturnedA History of Farming, Landscape and Environment in the Scottish Highlands and IslandsRobert A DodgshonThis is a survey of how Highland society organised its farming communities, exploited its resource base and interacted with its environment from prehistory to 1914. There has long been a view that the farming communities to be found in ... ....


Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and ExtinctionJohn Joseph MathewsMathews shows us the world through the animals' eyes and ears and noses. His convincing portrayals of their intelligence recall the fiction of Jack London and Ernest Thompson Seton. Like these literary ancestors, Mathews originally ... ....


On a Wing and a PrayerOne Woman's Journey in Search of Iconic WildlifeSarah WoodsWhen writer and intrepid traveler Sarah Woods set about discovering the jungles of Central and South America, her quest took her into some of the most remote tangles of vine-knotted jungles on the planet. In Panama's rain-soaked ... ....

























Pests in the CityFlies, Bedbugs, Cockroaches, and RatsDawn Day Biehler and William CrononFrom tenements to alleyways to latrines, twentieth-century American cities created spaces where pests flourished and people struggled for healthy living conditions. In Pests in the City, Dawn Day Biehler argues that the urban ... ....

336 pages | 27 illustrations | Hardback | 11/2013 | 9780295993010 | #208175A | £23.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780295994826 | #220435A | £16.99 Add to basket

Planting and Rural Ornament, Volume 1Being a Second Edition, with Large Additions, of Planting and Ornamental Gardening: A Practical TreatiseWilliam MarshallA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. William Marshall (1745-1818), an experienced farmer and land agent, published this work in 1795, and early in 1796 produced a second edition ...


Planting and Rural Ornament, Volume 2Being a Second Edition, with Large Additions, of Planting and Ornamental Gardening: A Practical TreatiseWilliam MarshallA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. William Marshall (1745-1818), an experienced farmer and land agent, published this work in 1795, and early in 1796 produced a second edition ...


Pyrite: A Natural History of Fool's GoldDavid RickardMost people have heard of pyrite, the brassy yellow mineral commonly known as fool's gold. But despite being the most common sulfide on the earth's surface, pyrite's bright crystals have attracted a noteworthy amount of attention ... ....


QI: The Book of Animal IgnoranceJohn Lloyd and John MitchinsonJoin QI's expedition into the animal kingdom to encounter 100 of its most remarkable subjects. Marvel at the elephants that walk on tiptoe, pigs that shine in the dark, and the woodlouse that drinks through its bottom.

240 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9780571323890 | #220666A | £8.99 Add to basket

Robert PocockThe Gravesend Historian, Naturalist, Antiquarian, Botanist and PrinterGeorge Matthews ArnoldA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Without this engaging biography, published in 1883 by George M. Arnold, it is unlikely that the activities of Robert Pocock (1760-1830), naturalist ...


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

456 pages | 30 b/w photos, 10 maps | Hardback | 10/2014 | 9781780745725 | #213950A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781780747071 | #220654A | £9.99 Add to basket

Southern Water, Southern PowerHow the Politics of Cheap Energy and Water Scarcity Shaped a RegionChristopher J ManganielloWhy has the American South – a place with abundant rainfall – become embroiled in intrastate wars over water? Why did unpredictable flooding come to characterize southern waterways, and how did a region that seemed so rich in ... ....

320 pages | 5 b/w photos, 4 b/w maps | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781469620053 | #220433A | £34.50 Add to basket

The Adrenal CortexI Chester JonesOriginally published in 1957, The Adrenal Cortex provides a comprehensive account of the workings of the adrenal cortex in various vertebrate species. Chester Jones also covers the embryological development of the kidneys and .... ....


The Annals of My VillageBeing a Calendar of Nature, for Every Month in the YearMary RobertsA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The writer Mary Roberts (1788–1864) developed an interest in natural history while growing up in the Gloucestershire countryside.


The Art and Practice of Landscape GardeningHenry Ernest MilnerA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. In the late nineteenth century, British garden design was dominated by two opposing schools, those of 'landscape' and of 'the formal garden ... ....


























The Collapse of the Eastern MediterraneanClimate Change and the Decline of the East, 950-1072Ronnie EllenblumAs a 'Medieval Warm Period' prevailed in Western Europe during the tenth and eleventh centuries, the eastern Mediterranean region, from the Nile to the Oxus, was suffering from a series of climatic disasters which led to the decline ... ....

281 pages | 15 b/w illustrations, 8 maps, 2 tables | Hardback | 08/2012 | 9781107023352 | #220466A | £64.99 Add to basketPaperback | 12/2013 | 9781107688735 | #220467A | £19.99 Add to basket

The Comparative Physiology of Internal SecretionLancelot T HogbenOriginally published in 1927 as the third instalment of the Cambridge Comparative Physiology series, The Comparative Physiology of Internal Secretion examines the role of hormones in 'co-ordinating the activities of ... ....

b/w photos, b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781107502277 | #220577A | £24.99 Add to basket

The Comparative Physiology of Muscular TissueAD RitchieOriginally published in 1928 as part of the Cambridge Comparative Physiology series, The Comparative Physiology of Muscular Tissue examines whether all muscular contractions use essentially the same processes regardless ... ....


The CotswoldsA Treasure Trove of Spectacular Images Showing the Ever-changing Seasons, by Cotswold Photographer Nicholas ReardonNicholas ReardonThese glorious hills, rightly described as an area of outstanding natural beauty, contain a treasure trove of spectacular views, along with flowers and wildlife just asking to be photographed. In the following pages I take you through the ... ....


The Elements of Experimental EmbryologyJulia S Huxley and GR De BeerOriginally published in 1934 as part of the Cambridge Comparative Physiology series, The Elements of Experimental Embryology discusses the process of tissue differentiation in developing embryos of a variety of species. ....

530 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781107502420 | #220580A | £38.99 Add to basket

The Fish LadderA Journey UpstreamKatharine NorburyKatharine Norbury was abandoned as a baby in a Liverpool convent. Raised by loving adoptive parents, she grew into a wanderer, drawn by the landscape of the British countryside. One summer, following the miscarriage of a much-longed-for ... ....


The Formal Garden in EnglandReginald Theodore BlomfieldA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. First published in 1892, The Formal Garden in England by the architect Reginald Theodore Blomfield (1856-1942), illustrated by ...

284 pages | 67 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 12/2012 | 9781108061407 | #220795A | £19.99 Add to basket

The Great Auk, or GarefowlIts History, Archaeology, and RemainsSymington GrieveA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The great auk (Pinguinus impennis, formerly Alca impennis), a flightless bird of the north Atlantic, became extinct in the mid-1850s ... ....

224 pages | 10 b/w illustrations, 1 b/w map | Paperback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781108081474 | #220634A | £16.99 Add to basket

The Library at the End of the WorldNatural Science and its IllustratorsAnita Hansen and Margaret DaviesScience and Art come together in this lavishly-illustrated (over 200 high-quality pictures) book which explores the natural history art to be found in The Royal Society of Tasmania’s Rare Book Collection. The brief of the numerous ... ....

234 pages | 200+ colour illustrations | Paperback | 10/2014 | 9780992516208 | #220898A | £39.99 Add to basketHardback | 10/2014 | 9780992516215 | #220899A | £51.99 Add to basket

The Menagerie of MarvelsA Third Compendium of Extraordinary AnimalsKarl PN ShukerWelcome one and all to my Menagerie of Marvels! Where else would you encounter fairy armadillos and go-away birds, roc feathers and a werewolf paw, a park of monsters in Italy and mystery beasts in the Vatican, whale-headed ...


The Mysterious Science of the Sea, 1775-1943Natascha AdamowskyThe depths of the oceans are the last example of terra incognita on earth. Adamowsky presents a study of the sea, arguing that – contrary to popular belief – post-Enlightenment discourse on the sea was still subject ... ....


























The Natural History of the Tea-TreeWith Observations on the Medical Qualities of Tea, and Effects of Tea-DrinkingJohn Coakley LettsomA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This treatise on the tea bush and the consumption of tea was published in 1772 by John Coakley Lettsom (1744–1815), a physician and philanthropist ... ....

80 pages | 1 b/w illustration | Paperback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781108079815 | #220796A | £17.99 Add to basket

The Physiology of Insect MetamorphosisVB WrigglesworthOriginally published in 1954, The Physiology of Insect Metamorphosis argues that the metamorphosis of insects is just a 'particularly striking example of the polymorphism which is universal among animals'.


The RisingTom Moorhouse and Simon Mendez'I came here to warn you. Before it's too late.' When their uncle Sylvan pays an unexpected visit, young water voles Kale and Strife know something exciting must be about to happen. Little do they know that soon they'll ... ....

256 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 10/2014 | 9780192734822 | #220524A | £10.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 07/2015 | 9780192734839 | #220531A | £6.99 Add to basket

The Story of ScienceFrom the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang TheorySusan Wise BauerFar too often, issues based on science are decided by voters and politicians who have received their science secondhand. The Story of Science guides us back to the original texts that have changed the way we think about our world ... ....


The Troubled EmpireChina in the Yuan and Ming DynastiesTimothy BrookThe Mongol takeover in the 1270s changed the course of Chinese history. The Confucian empire – a millennium and a half in the making – was suddenly thrust under foreign occupation. What China had been before its reunification ... ....

336 pages | 18 b/w photos, 7 maps, 3 tables | Hardback | 06/2010 | 9780674046023 | #220468A | £28.95 Add to basket

Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to BeckettKirsten Shepherd-BarrAs early as the 1840s, playwrights incorporated evolutionary theory into their work, reacting to a scientific advancement that changed the world. Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett follows evolutionary theory in mainstream ... ....


Unruly WatersA Social and Environmental History of the Brazos RiverKenna Lang ArcherRunning more than 1•200 miles from headwaters in eastern New Mexico through the middle of Texas to the Gulf of Mexico, the Brazos River has frustrated developers for nearly two centuries. This environmental history of the Brazos ... ....

296 pages | 23 b/w photos, 2 maps, 2 tables | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780826355874 | #219862A | £34.50 Add to basket

Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland IslandWill HarlanCarol Ruckdeschel is the wildest woman in America. She eats road kill, wrestles alligators, rides horses bareback, and lives in a ramshackle cabin that she built herself in an island wilderness. She's had three husbands and many lovers ... ....


Walks Along the East Jurassic Coast: Studland to PortlandRobert WestwoodWalks Along the East Jurassic Coast and its companion Walks Along the West Jurassic Coast are the first two books in a series of 11 walking guides spanning the 630 miles of the South West Coast Path National Trail.


Walks Along the South West Coast Path: Barnstaple to MineheadRuth LuckhurstPacked with accessible local and historical information, the route of each walk is overlaid onto a stunning aerial photograph, showing walkers the landscape and features, followed by a description of each walk and information about the ... ....

64 pages | 50+ colour photos and colour maps | Paperback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781907701108 | #220470A | £4.95 Add to basket

Walks Along the South West Coast Path: Bude to BarnstapleRuth LuckhurstPacked with accessible local and historical information, the route of each walk is overlaid onto a stunning aerial photograph, showing walkers the landscape and features, followed by a description of each walk and information about the ... ....

64 pages | 50+ colour photos and colour maps | Paperback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781907701092 | #220471A | £4.95 Add to basket


























Walks Along the South West Coast Path: Falmouth to PenzanceRuth LuckhurstPacked with accessible local and historical information, the route of each walk is overlaid onto a stunning aerial photograph, showing walkers the landscape and features, followed by a description of each walk and information about the ... ....

64 pages | 50+ colour photos and colour maps | Paperback | 08/2013 | 9781907701054 | #220473A | £4.95 Add to basket

Walks Along the South West Coast Path: Padstow to BudeRuth LuckhurstPacked with accessible local and historical information, the route of each walk is overlaid onto a stunning aerial photograph, showing walkers the landscape and features, followed by a description of each walk and information about the ... ....

64 pages | 50 colour photos and colour maps | Paperback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781907701085 | #220472A | £4.95 Add to basket

Walks Along the South West Coast Path: Penzance to St IvesRuth LuckhurstPacked with accessible local and historical information, the route of each walk is overlaid onto a stunning aerial photograph, showing walkers the landscape and features, followed by a description of each walk and information about the ... ....


Walks Along the South West Coast Path: Plymouth to FalmouthRuth LuckhurstPacked with accessible local and historical information, the route of each walk is overlaid onto a stunning aerial photograph, showing walkers the landscape and features, followed by a description of each walk and information about the ... ....


Walks Along the South West Coast Path: St Ives to PadstowRuth LuckhurstPacked with accessible local and historical information, the route of each walk is overlaid onto a stunning aerial photograph, showing walkers the landscape and features, followed by a description of each walk and information about the ... ....


Walks Along the West Jurassic Coast: Portland to ExmouthRobert WestwoodWalks Along the East Jurassic Coast and its companion Walks Along the West Jurassic Coast are the first two books in a series of 11 walking guides spanning the 630 miles of the South West Coast Path National Trail.


War DogThe No-Man's Land Puppy Who Took to the SkiesDamien LewisIn the winter of 1939 in the cold snow of no-man's-land, two loners met and began an extraordinary journey together, one that would bind them for the rest of their lives. One was an orphaned puppy, abandoned by his owners as they fled ... ....


When Eagles RoarThe Amazing Journey of an African Wildlife AdventurerJames A Currie and Bonnie J FladungFollow the daring safari of James Currie as his love of birds, fascination with wildlife and craving for adventure lead him into humorous and life threatening situations. James captures the essence of what it means to be African today ... ....


Regional & Travel

Above ScotlandThe National Collection of Aerial PhotographyDave C Cowley and James CrawfordThe landscape of Scotland is full of dramatic contrasts. The high, rugged peaks of the Cairngorms look down on the rounded hills of the southern uplands. Wild moorlands run into fertile flood-plains. The coastline ranges from soft sandy ... ....

224 pages | colour & b/w photos | Paperback | 03/2014 | 9781902419879 | #220888A | £14.99 Add to basket

Animism in Rainforest and TundraPersonhood, Animals, Plants and Things in Contemporary Amazonia and SiberiaMarc Brightman, Vanessa Elisa Grotti, Olga Ulturgasheva and Stephen Hugh-JonesAmazonia and Siberia, classic regions of shamanism, have long challenged "western" understandings of man's place in the world. By exploring the social relations between humans and non-human entities credited with human-like ... ....

226 pages | 1 b/w illustration | Hardback | 09/2012 | 9780857454683 | #220820A | £55.99 Add to basketPaperback | 02/2014 | 9781782385240 | #220821A | £17.50 Add to basket

Between the Sunset and the SeaA View of 16 British MountainsSimon Ingram"I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent and the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, and always would. I felt for that flutter of ... ....

























Bradt Travel Guide: SurinamePhilip BriggsThe first dedicated English-language guidebook to an emergent and largely unspoiled ecotourist destination otherwise overlooked by the travel publishing industry. Peaceful and politically stable, Suriname is one of the world's five ... ....

256 pages | colour photos, maps | Paperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781841629100 | #220436A | £14.99 Add to basket

California's Channel IslandsA HistoryFrederic Caire ChilesPrehistoric foragers, conquistadors, missionaries, adventurers, hunters, and rugged agriculturalists parade across the histories of these little known islands on the horizon of twenty-first century Southern California. This chain of eight ... ....


Coming to PassFlorida's Coastal Islands in a Gulf of ChangeSusan CeruleanComing to Pass tells the story of a little-developed necklace of northern Gulf Coast islands. Both a field guide to a beloved and impermanent Florida landscape and a call for its protection, Susan Cerulean's memoir chronicles ... ....


Exploring a Wild Australian CoastOn the South Coast of New South WalesKlaus HuenekeA poetic, personal, candid and richly descriptive account of over 40 journeys, on foot, in a kayak and by campervan to different parts of the South Coast of New South Wales over the last twenty years. It includes observations of animals ... ....

192 pages | 100 colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | 10/2014 | 9781925078299 | #220492A | £15.99 Add to basket

Faunal and Floral Endemism in RajasthanWith Notes on Endemic Biota of Adjoining StatesSatish Kumar SharmaDespite low rainfall and high aridity, Rajasthan, India, is very rich in biodiversity and endemism. A variety of habitats like desert salt flats, perennial and seasonal streams, high hills, narrow valleys, dense forests, extensive grassland ... ....

144 pages | b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9788179063835 | #220332A | £31.99 Add to basket

Gods of the MorningA Bird's Eye View of a Highland YearSir John Lister-KayeFor more than three decades, John Lister-Kaye has been enraptured by the spectacular seasonal metamorphosis at Aigas, the world-renowned Highlands field centre. Over the years, the glen's wildlife has come to infiltrate his soul ... ....


Hiking Waterfalls in WashingtonA Guide to the State's Best Waterfall HikesAdam Sawyer and Roddy ScheerHiking Waterfalls in Washington includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and colour photos for the area's most scenic waterfall hikes. Hike descriptions also include history, trivia, and GPS coordinates.

288 pages | 40 colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780762787289 | #219509A | £13.95 Add to basket

John Gould's Extinct & Endangered Mammals of AustraliaFred FordHow poignant it is to look at some of Gould's beautiful images of our animals and know that some are no longer with us, and some are fighting for their lives? In this book, author Fred Ford compares Gould's world, and ...

271 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9780642278616 | #220766A | £59.99 Add to basket

LandmarksRobert MacFarlaneLandmarks is Robert Macfarlane's joyous meditation on words, landscape and the relationship between the two. Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the ... ....


Les Fonds Marins Cotiers de CorseCartographie BiomorphosedimentairePhilippe Clabaut and Claude AugrisThe coastal seabed of Corsica has been the subject of several mapping efforts, both geological and biological. In 1994, a general mapping along its coastline was undertaken, designed primarily to establish the distribution of Posidonia meadows. ....

80 pages | includes CD-ROM | Paperback | 11/2014 | 9782759222636 | #220292A | £41.99 Add to basket

Lonely Planet Travel Guide: Scotland's Highlands & IslandsNeil Wilson and Andy Symington Lonely Planet Scotland's Highlands & Islands is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Discover hundreds of varieties of whisky, take the ... ....

304 pages | 52 maps | Paperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781742209920 | #220705A | £13.99 Add to basket























Marsh Mud and MummichogsAn Intimate Natural History of Coastal GeorgiaEvelyn B Sherr"This book," writes marine biologist Evelyn B. Sherr, "is meant to give others an understanding of the fascinating life of the region, from the smallest creatures in marsh mud and estuarine water, to the mummichogs and ... ....


NZ Wild LifeIntroducing the Weird and Wonderful Character of Natural New ZealandSteve TrewickNZ Wild Life is an engrossing and illuminating exploration of the everyday biology of New Zealand. Interweaving the miniature with the majestic, ancient history with modern evidence, biologists Steve Trewick and ...


Naturalist's Guide to the Garden Wildlife of Britain & EuropeMarianne Taylor and Paul SterryThis is an easy-to-use identification guide to 280 species of wildlife most commonly found in the gardens of Britain, Ireland, and other parts of Northern Europe. A Naturalist's Guide to Garden Wildlife includes sections on ... ....


Reclaiming the ForestThe Ewenki Reindeer Herders of AoluguyaAshild Kolas, Yuanyuan Xie and F Georg HeyneThe reindeer herders of Aoluguya, China, are a group of former hunters who today see themselves as "keepers of reindeer" as they engage in ethnic tourism and exchange experiences with their Evenki neighbors in Russian Siberia. ....


Rough Guide: Myanmar (Burma)Martin ZatkoThe Rough Guide to Myanmar (Burma) is the ultimate travel guide to this exciting, largely undiscovered country with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best Burmese attractions. Discover Myanmar's highlights with ... ....

384 pages | maps | Paperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781409356615 | #220709A | £16.99 Add to basket

Southwest DesertsCalifornia & NevadaDuke BenadomBased on a lifetime of peregrinations to the southwest deserts of the USA. Southwest Deserts: California & Nevada is specific to CA & NV, covering flora, fauna, and spectacular terrain. The intent of Southwest Deserts ... ....


Temple StreamA Rural OdysseyBill RoorbachGreat blue herons, yellow birches, damselflies, and beavers are among the talismans by which Bill Roorbach uncovers a natural universe along the stream that runs by his house in Farmington, Maine. Populated by an oddball cast of characters ... ....

300 pages | 1 map | Paperback | 12/2014 | 9781608933938 | #220617A | £9.99 Add to basket

The Illustrated Cotswold GuideDiscover the Charming and Sometimes Odd Side to This Wonderful Part of England with Cotswold Artist Peter ReardonPeter Reardon and Nicholas ReardonAn A – Z illustrated guide to what you can see in the Cotswolds, with word and pen the Author describes this wonderful part of England. From the strange sounding Cotswold towns and villages such as Acton Turville and Wyck Rissington ... ....


The Jurassic CoastBritain's Heritage CoastPaul HarrisThe Jurassic Coast, stretching from Exmouth to Studland on the South Coast, is England's first natural World Heritage Site, putting it on a par with such famous features as the Grand Canyon. This 95-mile stretch of coastline exposes ... ....


The Raritan RiverOur Landscape, Our LegacyJudy Auer ShawOn the banks of the old Raritan, environmental expert Judy Shaw gives readers a tour of the remarkable river, a major waterway 90 miles long, with 2,000 miles of tributary streams and brooks that twists and turns from its source in ... ....

208 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 08/2014 | 9780813565415 | #220913A | £30.95 Add to basket

The Salish SeaJewel of the Pacific NorthwestAudrey Delella Benedict and Joe GaydosFashioned by the violent volcanism of the Pacific Rim of Fire, plate tectonics, and the sculptural magic wrought by Ice Age glaciers, the Salish Sea straddles the western border between Canada and the United States and is connected to the ... ....

160 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781570619854 | #220815A | £21.50 Add to basket























Wexford's Wild HeritageAlan McGuire, Don Conroy and Christopher J WilsonThink of Ireland and what comes to mind. Forty shades of green? This ancient mystic land is much more colourful than that – with a stunning variety of flora and fauna waiting to be enjoyed. And Co. Wexford, located in the southeast ... ....

80 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations | Hardback | 05/2014 | 9781874192817 | #220605A | £10.99 Add to basket

Wild FireThe Splendours of India's Animal KingdomValmik ThaparConceived and composed over five years, Wild Fire brings the splendour and diversity of Indias animal kingdom to glorious and vivid life and brings together, for the very first time, the finest writing, photography and art on ... ....


Botany & Plant Science

100 Edible & Healing FlowersCultivating, Cooking, Restoring HealthMargaret RobertsMargaret Roberts shares her secrets for creating an edible garden that will not only nurture and heal the body with the health-giving plants it produces, but will also be a place of beauty to nurture the soul. Each plant is dealt with in ... ....


A Field Guide to Antitumor Medicinal Fungi in China [Chinese]Cheng KanglingThis book deals with about 260 species wild antitumor fungus. It describes wild medicinal fungus in details of their shape of fruit body, family, living environment, distribution, component pharmacology, property, flavour and function as ... ....


A Natural History of English Gardening1650 - 1800Mark LairdInspired by the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White, who viewed natural history as the common study of cultural and natural communities, Mark Laird unearths forgotten historical data to reveal the complex visual cultures of early modern ... ....


A Photographic Guide to Medicinal Plants of China [Chinese]Zeng QingqianThis collection contains illustrations of common medicinal plants in southern China and 1?060 kinds of folk medicine. Each medicinal plants is accompanied by colorful portrait photos. The corresponding figure includes Chinese name ... ....


A Site-by-Site Guide to Trees in the Kruger National ParkMarissa GreeffA Site-by-Site Guide to Trees in the Kruger National Park Offers a unique introduction to trees in this very special conservation area. Although the book is about trees, it has been compiled around placed in the Kruger Park. ....


Atlas of Special Medicinal Resources in Xinjiang, Volume 1 [Chinese]Jia Xiaoguan and Li XiaojinAtlas of Special Medicinal Resources in Xinjiang, Volume 1 collects 112 species medicinal plants with Xinjiang features. It describes their biological characters, drugs name, living environment and distribution, nature and flavor ... ....

225 pages | 400+ colour photos | Hardback | 06/2013 | 9787030376619 | #220832A | £59.99 Add to basket

Atlas of Wild Medicinal Plants in Tarim Basin, Xinjiang [Chinese]Li ZhijunThis book describes wild plants found in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, distributed over 63 families, including 355 species, five subspecies, and six variants.


Beds & BordersThe Mix-&-Match Guide to Beautiful PlantingSimon Maughan and Jane CourtierBeautiful and varied beds and borders are the backbone of a successful garden and in todays modern plots, theyre no longer rigidly planted and trimmed into neat rows: the twenty-first centurys borders are, instead, planned with an eye to ... ....

104 pages | colour photos | Spiralbound | NYP 02/2015 | 9781782401537 | #220661A | £9.99 Add to basket

Chinese Medicinal Plants, Volume 1 [Chinese]Ye HuaguChinese Medicinal Plants, Volume 1 combines in graphic form and in alphabetical order a total of 203 species of wild and cultivated medicinal plants (including subspecies, varieties and forms) from China, including for each of ... ....
































Chinese Medicinal Plants, Volume 5 [Chinese]Ye HuaguThis book combines, in graphic form, a collection 210 species of wild and cultivated medicinal plants (including subspecies, varieties and forms), mainly from the perspective of plant resource utilization. It describes each plant's ... ....


Classic Illustrations of 600 Kinds of Medicinal Plants and Herbal Pieces [Chinese]You ZhimianThe book is divided into: woody stems, leaves, flowers, fruit seeds, rhizomes, grasses and so on.

320 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 08/2013 | 9787538459142 | #220780A | £24.99 Add to basket

Climate Change Impacts on High-Altitude EcosystemsMunir Ozturk, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, I Faridah-Hanum and Recep EfeClimate Change Impacts on High-Altitude Ecosystems covers studies on the systematics of plant taxa and will include general vegetational aspects and ecological characteristics of plant life at altitudes above 1•000 m. from ... ....

647 pages | 221 colour & 18 b/w illustrations, 58 colour tables | Hardback | NYP 03/2015 | 9783319128580 | #220439A | £153.00 Add to basket

Common Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis L.) In Slovenia / Navadni Malizvoncki Galanthus nivalis L.) v SlovenijiJoze BavconThe common snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis L.) is a widely distributed species in Slovenia, being also the sole representative of the genus Galanthus L.. Expansive populations of snowdrops grow on margins of forests ... ....


Echinocereus [English]Duke BenadomThe intent of Echinocereus is to provide readers with more than just a glimpse of what occurs in nature of this beautiful and fascinating assemblage of plants. The inclusion of more than 850 photos is intended to provide an ... ....


Endemic Medicinal Plants of Wufeng, China [Chinese]Li PingThis book describes 118 genera and 446 species of both wild and cultivated and common and rare medicinal plants.


First Ladies of GardeningDesigners, Dreamers and DivasHeidi Howcraft and Marianne MajerusThe English Garden is the universal measure of all things related to garden design. It is in the UK that the great garden designers live and work and where a major gardening movement has developed over the last few decades, influencing ... ....


Flora Iberica, Volume 16/1: CompositaeCarlos Aedo PerezVolume 16/1 is the first of several to deal with member of the family Compositae.

Hardback | 12/2014 | #153874A | £48.50 Add to basket

Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie, Volume 26: CunoniaceaeHelen CF Hopkins, Yohan Pillon and Ruurd D HooglandThis new volume of the Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, published jointly by the Paris National Museum of Natural History and the lnstitut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD), is an unprecedented monograph on the ... ....

456 pages | 580+ colour photos and colour illustrations, b/w line drawingsm, distribution maps | Paperback | 12/2014 | 9782856537640 | #220339A | £56.50 Add to basket

Garden Centre ManagementKen CraferGarden Centre management has professionalised in recent years as garden centres have become more highly developed retail operations. Many students of horticulture are expected to go into retail management and so the topic has increasingly ... ....

200 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9781780643083 | #218404A | £74.99 Add to basket



























Gardens of CornwallEden, Heligan & Other DelightsKatherine Lambert and Alex RamsayCornish gardens have it all: dramatic natural settings in coast or combe, a wet and mild climate yielding exotic and extravagant plant growth, an indefinable quality of foreignness. Antony has a magnificent early eighteenth-century house ... ....

136 pages | 100 colour photos, 100 colour illustrations | Hardback | 03/2012 | 9780711231252 | #195802A | £16.14 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780711236721 | #220662A | £12.99 Add to basket

Handbuch BaumdiagnostikBaum-Korpersprache und -Beurteilung.Andreas RoloffThe duty of tree control (think: insurance and risk management) requires knowledge of tree diagnostics, tree body language and a basic understanding of the tree. Handbuch Baumdiagnostik is a book that provides the necessary knowledge ... ....

280 pages | 250 colour photos, 10 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9783800183609 | #220295A | £51.99 Add to basket

Hawthorn: The Tree That Has Nourished, Healed, and Inspired Through the AgesBill VaughnOne of humankind's oldest companions, the hawthorn tree, is bound up in the memories of every recorded age and the plot lines of cultures all across the Northern Hemisphere. Hawthorn examines the little-recognized political, cultural ... ....


Hidden Histories: HerbsThe Secret Properties of 150 PlantsKim HurstNurserywoman Kim Hurst explores the history, cultural significance and contribution of 150 of our most popular herbs. Often those most important in cooking or medicine were also attributed with supernatural powers. The author uncovers the ... ....


Hidden Histories: TreesThe Secret Properties of 100 SpeciesNoel KingsburyHidden Histories: Trees reminds us of the rich heritage that the trees of the world have to offer. Noel Kingsbury's selection includes not only the trees common to the Northern Hemisphere, such as alder, ash and oak but also ... ....


Identification Manual of Endangered Medicinal Plants Common in Trade [Chinese]This manual contains images featuring typical morphological features and simple text descriptions covering biological characteristics, classification, distribution, protection level, etc. It allows you to quickly identify the relevant ... ....


Identification of Indigenous Cycads of South AfricaCornia HugoSouth Africa is considered a critical centre of cycad diversity. Of the 37 cycad species occurring in South Arica, 29 species are endemic to the country, i.e. they occur nowhere else in the world. Five of South Africa's cycad species ... ....


Illustrations of Medicinal Fungi in China [Chinese]Dai YuchengThis book studies 314 species medical fungi in China, describing their morphology, microstructure and wild ecology with pictures.


Liaoning Common Medicinal Plants Color Illustrations [Chinese]Feng JinggangLiaoning Common Medicinal Plants Color Illustrations records common medicinal plants in Liaoning province, northeast China. The book introduces their Chinese name, Latin name, alias, medical part, morphology, living environment ... ....


Lichen Secondary MetabolitesBioactive Properties and Pharmaceutical PotentialBranislav RankovicThe present book discusses in detail the nature and bioactive properties of lichen secondary metabolites. Their therapeutic potential ranges from antibiotic to antioxidant and from anticarcinogenic to antiviral activity. It further discusses ... ....


Medical Fungi of China [Chinese]Wu Xingliang and Mao XiaolanThis book deals with 799 species of medical fungi with 653 color photos, among of them, more than 500 species with anti tumor effect. This is a new edition book, illustrated throughout. It provides readers with Chinese name, Latin name ... ....



























Medicinal Flora of China, Volume 10 [Chinese]Angiospermae DicotyledoneaeChen YilinThis series will record more than 12•000 species medicinal plants of China. More than 10•000 figures and 6•000 images are used in the books. Taxonomy, morphological description, distribution and living environment ... ....

1336 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations | Hardback | 03/2014 | 9787565905612 | #220564A | £164.00 Add to basket

Medicinal Flora of China, Volume 12 [Chinese]Arecaceae to OrchidaceaeAi TiemingThis series will record more than 12•000 species medicinal plants of China. More than 10•000 figures and 6•000 images are used in the books. Taxonomy, morphological description, distribution and living environment ... ....

797 pages | colour photos, b/w illustrations | Hardback | 04/2013 | 9787565902819 | #220565A | £116.00 Add to basket

Medicinal Plants of South China [Chinese]Ye Huagu and Lu FeiyanMedicinal Plants of South China records 3•096 species of wild and cultivated medicinal plants from southern China. They belong to 264 families, 1•350 genera, including their Chinese name, Latin name, alias, living ... ....

512 pages | 64 plates with colour photos | Hardback | 07/2013 | 9787560980492 | #220831A | £59.99 Add to basket

Naturalist's Guide to the Mushrooms of Britain and EuropeJosephine Bacon and Paul SterryThis is an easy-to-use identification guide to 280 species of mushroom and toadstool most commonly found in Britain, Ireland, and other parts of Northern Europe. The user-friendly introduction includes an overview of distribution, habitat ... ....


Naturalist's Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain & EuropeAndrew Cleave and Paul SterryEntry-level photographic identification guide to the commoner wild flowers of Britain and Northern Europe, featuring 280 species that the amateur naturalist might expect to see in the field or garden. The user-friendly introduction covers ... ....


Orchid Seed DiversityA Scanning Electron Microscopy SurveyWilhelm Barthlott, Bernadette Grosse-Veldmann and Nadja KorotkovaThe orchid family (Orchidaceae), with some 22•000 species, is one of the two largest families of plants. In spite of the vast available literature on orchids, rather little is known about their seeds, which are generally considered ... ....

245 pages | 620 b/w photos, 33 colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 12/2014 | 9783921800928 | #220972A | £29.99 Add to basket

Orchideen: Die Besten Arten Auswaehlen und PflegenLutz RoellkeOrchids fascinate because of their shapes and colors. Whether you repot orchids, water and care for them, or want to cut orchids, this book shows you how to prolong the enjoyment of this beauty. Where do orchids grow best? How do you care ... ....


Orchids of Desert and Semi-Arid Biogeographic Zones of IndiaSatish Kumar SharmaOrchids of Desert and Semi-Arid Biogeographic Zones of India provides a fascinating account of the orchids of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh which constitute arid western ... ....

141 pages | 8 plates with colour photos; b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Hardback | 01/2011 | 9788179062302 | #220333A | £46.99 Add to basket

Phosphorous Metabolism in PlantsWilliam Plaxton and Hans LambersDevelopment of phosphorus (P)-efficient crop varieties is urgently needed to reduce agriculture's current over-reliance on expensive, environmentally destructive, non-renewable, and inefficient P-containing fertilizers.


Physiological Responses of Plants to AttackDale R WaltersThis important new book covers the physiological responses of plants to attack by pathogens, nematodes, insects and parasitic plants. Providing an exciting, new and refreshing approach to this subject which is of vital importance to the ... ....


Pictorial Handbook of Anticancer Plants in the Chaoshan Region [Chinese]Tang WeipingThe Pictorial Handbook of Anticancer Plants in the Chaoshan Region contains an extensive literature review of previous work and illustrates plant morphology, main chemical constituents, and pharmacological effects.

























Plant Genes, Genomes and GeneticsErich Grotewold, Joseph Chappell and Elizabeth KelloggPlant Genes, Genomes and Genetics provides comprehensive treatment of all aspects of plant gene expression. Unique in explaining the subject from a plant perspective, it highlights the importance of gene expression in how plants ... ....

264 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781119998877 | #220863A | £44.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781119998884 | #220864A | £89.99 Add to basket

Plantes de PoilusLa Fleur et le Fusil en 14-18Denis RichardAn original look at 1st World War history through plants ... You will be amazed and moved by the human and botanical anecdotes that make this great history. The plants are the major losers in the Great War: nobody thinks of them when ... ....

160 pages | colour & b/w photos | Hardback | 11/2014 | #220797A | £25.99 Add to basket

Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids & Rock SplittersThe Remarkable Survival Strategies of PlantsJesse Vernon TrailWhether it's an arctic heather that can create subtropical conditions within its leaves or a dwarf mistletoe that can shoot its seeds up to 50 feet away, plants demonstrate remarkable strategies in coping with and surviving their ... ....


Recent Advances in Lichenology, Volume 1Modern Methods and Approaches in Biomonitoring and BioprospectionDalip Kumar Upreti, Pradeep K Divakar, Vertika Shukla and Rajesh BajpaiRecent Advances in Lichenology, Volume 1 discusses in detail molecular, mycobiont culture, biomonitoring and bioprospection of lichens, providing insights into advances in different fields of lichenology by applying modern ... ....


Recent Advances in Lichenology, Volume 2Modern Methods and Approaches in Lichen Systematics and Culture TechniquesDalip Kumar Upreti, Pradeep K Divakar, Vertika Shukla and Rajesh BajpaiRecent Advances in Lichenology, Volume 2 discusses in detail molecular, mycobiont culture, biomonitoring and bioprospection of lichens, providing insights into advances in different fields of lichenology by applying modern ... ....


Superb SucculentsDuke BenadomThe intent of Superb Succulents is to provide readers with a compilation of information and images from years of perambulating and photographing winning specimens as displayed in cactus and succulent shows throughout the western ... ....

236 pages | 700+ colour photos | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9780989651400 | #220934A | £67.99 Add to basket

Technology and the GardenMichael G Lee and Kenneth I HelphandTechnology is the practice and activity of making, as well as the tools that enable that making. It is also the realm of ideas behind those endeavors, the expanse of technical knowledge and expertise. At once material, intellectual ... ....

304 pages | 137 colour photos, 6 colour & 17 b/w illustrations, 4 b/w maps | Paperback | 06/2014 | 9780884023968 | #220650A | £37.95 Add to basket

The Cycads, Volume 1: Asia and AustraliaLoran M Whitelock and Duke BenadomThere are few plants, with the possible exception of palms, that can rival cycads for variety of foliage, size, and form. In spite of such diversity, however, cycads represent an ancient lineage whose fossil history extends over 200 million years. ....


The Cycads, Volume 2: Africa and the AmericasLoran M Whitelock and Duke BenadomLoran Whitelock's update to his popular The Cycads is the second of two volumes; this one covering Africa and the Americas.


The Flower of the European OrchidForm and FunctionJean Claessens, Jacques Kleynen and Richard BatemanThe Flower of the European Orchid: Form and Function provides an elaborate overview of all aspects of the orchid flower. From each genus the following aspects are illustrated: habitat, flower close-ups, macrophotographs of the ... ....

440 pages | colour & b/w photos | Hardback | 01/2011 | 9789090255569 | #220415A | £91.99 Add to basket

The Herb BibleThe Definitive Guide to Choosing and Growing HerbsStefan BuczackiDiscover more than 130 herbs in this authoritative and attractive reference book by horticultural expert Stefan Buczacki. There is at-a-glance information on a wide range of herbs with advice on how to grow them and their best uses ... ....

























The Pacific Northwest Garden TourThe 60 Best Gardens to Visit in Oregon, Washington and British ColumbiaDonald OlsonOregon, Washington, and British Columbia have a wealth of top-notch public gardens. The Pacific Northwest Garden Tour highlights sixty outstanding public gardens and provides all the information the reader needs to make the most ... ....


White-Flowered Varieties In Slovenian Flora / Belo Cvetoce Razlicice v Slovenski FloriJoze BavconThe work deals with the occurrence of white-flowered varieties whose flower colour differs from the usual flower colour of the original species. Šugar (1990) defines albinism as a lack of pigmentation in the organism.


Why Grow HereEssays on Edmonton's Gardening HistoryKathryn Chase Merrett"A visitor from down south stared at my apple tree and said: 'Those don't grow here you know. It's too cold.' If the apricot tree in Highlands knew it couldn't live here, it might stop scattering white blossoms ... ....


Wild Orchids of SomersetChris GladmanThis is a photographic field guide to wild orchids recorded in Somerset, including hybrids and abnormal species. The book includes a special coastline feature, and sections on other British orchids and hybrids.

60 pages | colour photos, 1 colour map | Paperback | 08/2014 | #220383A | £11.99 Add to basket

Animal & General Biology

10% HumanHow Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and HappinessAlanna CollenThere's more to being human than you think. 10% Human explores the extraordinary world of the powerful microbes that make up 90% of the human body. You are more 'them' than you are 'you'. You are just 10% human ... ....

400 pages | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780007584031 | #220747A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780007584024 | #220748A | £12.99 Add to basket

AP BiologyDeborah E GoldbergThis best selling AP Biology study guide includes: - Two full-length exams that follow the content and style of the new AP Biology exam - All test questions answered and explained - An extensive review covering all AP tests ...

504 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9781438005003 | #220910A | £12.99 Add to basket

An Introduction to NeuroendocrinologyMichael Wilkinson and Richard E BrownHow does the brain regulate sexual behavior, or control our body weight? How do we cope with stress? Addressing these questions and many more besides, this thoroughly revised new edition reflects the significant advances that have been ... ....

450 pages | 179 colour & 6 b/w illustrations, 46 tables | Hardback | NYP 03/2015 | 9780521806473 | #218587A | £79.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9780521014762 | #218588A | £49.99 Add to basket

Applications of Proteomics to Cell SignalingIyer SrinivasThe field of proteomics has had a tremendous impact on our understanding of biological systems. While proteomics encompasses multiple approaches, the application of mass spectrometry-based techniques has generated large, information-rich ... ....

352 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781439840108 | #220586A | £94.99 Add to basket

Becker's World of the Cell (Technology Update)Jeff Hardin, Gregory Paul Bertoni and Lewis J KleinsmithFor courses in cell biology. Widely praised for its strong biochemistry coverage, Becker's World of the Cell, Eighth Edition Technology Update provides a clear, up-to-date introduction to cell biology concepts, processes ... ....

912 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781292081663 | #220337A | £54.99 Add to basket

Bioprospects of Coastal EubacteriaEcosystems of GoaSunita BorkarBioprospects of Coastal Eubacteria is a collection of scholarly articles presenting the research results of work carried out under the supervision of Prof. Saroj Bhosle, a microbiologist at Goa University, India. The objective of ... ....


Cryopreservation and Freeze-Drying ProtocolsWillem F Wolkers and Harriette OldenhofCryopreservation and Freeze-Drying Protocols provides a variety of standard protocols used to cryopreserve or freeze-dry different types of specimens. In addition, it provides chapters focused on the fundamental principles of ... ....



























I, SuperorganismLearning to Love Your Inner EcosystemJon TurneyEvery human body carries a secret cargo: a huge population of micro-organisms that lives in your mouth and nose, on your skin, in your guts. This is the human microbiome, and it has in the last few years become biologists' most thrilling ... ....


Infectious Disease: A Very Short IntroductionBenjamin Bolker and Marta L WayneAs doctors and biologists have learned, to their dismay, infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic upheavals change the transmission pathway ... ....

144 pages | ~20 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780199688937 | #218576A | £7.99 Add to basket

Junk DNAA Journey Through the Dark Matter of the GenomeNessa CareyFrom the author of the acclaimed The Epigenetics Revolution ('A book that would have had Darwin swooning' - Guardian) comes another thrilling exploration of the cutting edge of human science. For decades after the structure of DNA ... ....


Life in Our Phage WorldA Centennial Field Guide to the Earth's Most Diverse InhabitantsForest Rohwer, Merry Youle, Heather Maughan, Nao Hisakawa, Leah L Pantea and Ben DarbyWe share the Earth with more than 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 phages. Everywhere they thrive, from well-fed guts to near-boiling acidic springs, from cryoconite holes to endolithic fissures. They travel from one microbial ... ....


Microbial BiochemistryGeorges 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, the principles of bacterial growth are given, as well as the ... ....

611 pages | 9 colour & 305 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 07/2014 | 9789401789073 | #220266A | £135.00 Add to basket

Microbial EvolutionHoward OchmanBacteria are ancient organisms that represent most life on Earth. They evolve extremely rapidly, often exchanging genetic material through a process termed lateral DNA transfer. Consequently it's often unclear how to define individual ... ....


Modern Solid State FermentationTheory and PracticeHongzhang ChenModern Solid State Fermentation: Theory and Practice covers state-of-the-art studies in the field of solid state fermentation (SSF). In terms of different characteristics of microbial metabolites, this book catalogs SSF into two ... ....

324 pages | 57 colour & 84 b/w illustrations, 34 tables | Hardback | 03/2013 | 9789400760424 | #220880A | £135.00 Add to basket

Molecular Biology of the Cell - The Problems BookJohn Wilson and Tim HuntMolecular Biology of the Cell - The Problems Book helps students appreciate the ways in which experiments and simple calculations can lead to an understanding of how cells work by introducing the experimental foundation of cell ... ....


Physical Chemistry for the Biological SciencesGordon G Hammes and Sharon Hammes-SchifferPhysical Chemistry for the Biological Sciences provides an introduction to physical chemistry that is directed toward applications to the biological sciences. Advanced mathematics is not required and can be used for either a one ... ....


Protein Phosphorylation in ParasitesNovel Targets for Antiparasitic InterventionChristian Doerig, Gerald Spaeth and Martin WieseThis is the first book to collect and summarize in one publication the efforts to use kinases or phosphatases for drug development against parasite infections. The editors and contributors comprise the Who's Who in the field, and the ... ....


Ranaviruses: Lethal Pathogens of Ectothermic VertebratesMatthew J Gray and V Gregory ChincharThis is the first book on ranaviruses. Ranaviruses are double-stranded DNA viruses that cause hemorrhagic disease in amphibians, reptiles, and fish. They have caused mass die-offs of ectothermic vertebrates in wild and captive population ... ....
























The Deeper GenomeWhy There is More to the Human Genome Than Meets the EyeJohn ParringtonOver a decade ago, as the Human Genome Project completed its mapping of the entire human genome, hopes ran high that we would rapidly be able to use our knowledge of human genes to tackle many inherited diseases, and understand what makes ... ....

288 pages | ~20 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780199688739 | #216644A | £18.99 Add to basket

Evolutionary Biology

A Rough Ride to the FutureThe Next Evolution of GaiaJames LovelockIn A Rough Ride to the Future, James Lovelock – the great scientific visionary of our age – presents a radical vision of humanity's future as the thinking brain of our Earth-system. James Lovelock, who has been ... ....


Domesticated: Evolution in a Man-Made WorldRichard C FrancisHow did the deadly wolf evolve into the lap-loving Pekingese, the wildcat into the tabby cat, and the awe-inspiring auroch into the meek milk-producing cow? It happened through the process that biologists call domestication. Domesticated ... ....


Evolutionary SyntaxOxford Studies in the Evolution of LanguageLjiljana ProgovacLjiljana Progovac proposes a gradualist, adaptationist approach to the evolution of syntax, subject to natural selection. It provides a specific framework for studying the evolution of syntax, combining the fields of evolutionary biology ... ....


Evolutionary Transitions to Multicellular LifePrinciples and MechanismsInaki Ruiz-Trillo and Aurora M NedelcuEvolutionary Transitions to Multicellular Life integrates our understanding of the factors and processes underlying the evolution of multicellularity by providing several complementary perspectives (both theoretical and experimental) ... ....


Gaining ControlHow Human Behavior EvolvedRobert Aunger and Valerie CurtisGaining Control tells the story of how human behavioral capacities evolved from those of other animal species. Exploring what is known about the psychological capacities of other groups of animals, the authors reconstruct a ... ....


Missing LinkThe Evolution of Metaphor and the Metaphor of EvolutionJeffery DonaldsonWe look for missing links in the sciences and humanities, but the essential missing link – metaphor – is always in front of us. In Missing Link, Jeffery Donaldson unites literary criticism and evolutionary and cognitive ... ....

528 pages | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780773545199 | #220561A | £25.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780773545182 | #220562A | £82.99 Add to basket

Technological and Typological Change at the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic Boundary in LebanonDirk LederSince 2009 the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 806) "Our Way to Europe – Culture-Environment Interaction and human Mobility in the Late Quaternary" has investigated the origin and dispersal of early modern humans from ... ....

258 pages | 50 plates, 40 illustrations, 147 tables | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9783774939196 | #220646A | £69.99 Add to basket

Ecology

Alien PlantsClive Anthony Stace and Michael John CrawleyThe word 'aliens' is used in many contexts, conjuring up a range of sentiments including fear, dislike and also fascination. It is used to describe strange beings from Mars, human migrants, and non-native plants and animals ... ....

496 pages | 200 colour photos and colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 07/2015 | 9780007502158 | #199405A | £47.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 07/2015 | 9780007502141 | #199406A | £27.99 Add to basket

Ecology of Fishes on Coral ReefsCamilo Mora and Peter F SaleThe local diversity and global richness of coral reef fishes, along with the diversity manifested in their morphology, behaviour and ecology, provides fascinating and diverse opportunities for study. Reflecting the very latest research ... ....



























Ecology of RoadsA Practitioner's Guide to Impacts and MitigationRodney van der Ree, Clara Grilo and Daniel SmithThe scope of Ecology of Roads is wide enough to be relevant for all people involved in the planning, design, construction or maintenance of roads to mitigate their ecological effects. The information is concise and easy to access ... ....


Marine Ecological ProcessesI ValielaMarine Ecological Processes presents a comprehensive analysis of the processes controlling marine ecosystems, communities, and populations. Providing an in-depth dissection of marine ecology, Marine Ecological Processes ... ....


Nonlinear Physics of EcosystemsEhud MeronProviding an integrative treatment of nonlinear physics and applications in ecology, this text introduces the basic concepts, tools, and applications to important problems in ecology. It exposes readers to the new emerging research field ... ....

365 pages | 146 b/w illustrations, 2 tables | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781439826317 | #220423A | £57.99 Add to basket

Habitats & Ecosystems

Aquatic EcosystemsBiodiversity, Ecology and ConservationMamta Rawat, Sumit Dookia and Chandrakasan SivaperumanAquatic Ecosystems brings together the latest information on the rapid advances and developments in the field of aquatic ecology. India is very rich in terms of biological diversity due to its wide range of habitats and climatic ... ....


Bestandspflege im ForstVon der Pflanzung zum Erntereifen BestandRalf Griesser and Michael NeubThis book is a how-to manual for sapling maintenance in the forest. Here, everything is explained that you need to do in a healthy and productive forest, according to established silviculture practices. The spectrum ranges from the planting ... ....


Climber's ParadiseMaking Canada's Mountain Parks, 1906-1974PearlAnn ReichweinThe Alpine Club of Canada imagined the Rockies and neighbouring ranges to the west and the north as a "climber's paradise." Through a century of adventure and advocacy, the ACC led the way to mountain pursuits in spectacular ... ....


Marine EcosystemsHuman Impacts on Biodiversity, Functioning and ServicesTasman P Crowe and Christopher LJ FridEcosystem services are emerging as a key driver of conservation policy and environmental management. Delivery of ecosystem services depends on the efficient functioning of ecosystems, which in turn depends on biodiversity and environment ... ....

410 pages | 9 colour & 33 b/w illustrations, 17 tables | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781107037670 | #219328A | £74.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9781107675087 | #219329A | £34.99 Add to basket

Nutrient Use EfficiencyFrom Basics to AdvancesAmitava Rakshit, Harikesh Bahadur Singh and Avijit SenNutrient Use Efficiency addresses in detail multifaceted approaches to boosting nutrient use efficiency (NUE) that are modified by plant interactions with environmental variables and combine physiological, microbial, biotechnological ... ....


OceanFabien CousteauDive in to this breathtaking read about the world's oceans. Explore the last wilderness left on Earth, with an enhanced and updated edition of this exhaustive guide to the underwater world. From mangrove swamp to ocean floor, molluscs ... ....

512 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9781409353997 | #220897A | £29.99 Add to basket

On the Forests of Tropical AsiaLest the Memory FadePeter AshtonThis is the first book to describe the forests of the entire tropical Asian region, from Sind to New Guinea. Based on Peter Ashton's working field experience of over 55 years in every country, Burma and Laos excepted. Following a chapter ... ....

670 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps, colour tables | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9781842464755 | #220883A | £110.00 Add to basket

Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Medicinal PlantsDilfuza Egamberdieva, Smriti Shrivastava and Ajit VarmaPlant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Medicinal Plants describes the various applications of microorganisms in improving plant growth, health and the efficiency of phytochemical production. The chapters trace topics ... ....

























Social-Ecological Restoration in Paddy-Dominated LandscapesNisikawa Usio and Tadashi MiyashitaWith a focus on environmentally friendly rice farming, this unique book integrates both ecosystem and human dimensions of ecological restoration to provide strategies to promote sustainable agriculture and rural development. Paddy fields ... ....


Soil Physics with PythonTransport in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere SystemMarco BittelliA textbook describing the physical environment of soil, including the movement of heat, water and gases. Transport problems are described mathematically, and methods for solving the problems, using original computer programs written in ... ....

432 pages | 57 illustrations, tables | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780199683093 | #220134A | £54.99 Add to basket

The Battle for YellowstoneMorality and the Sacred Roots of Environmental ConflictJustin FarrellYellowstone holds a special place in America's heart. As the world's first national park, it is globally recognized as the crown jewel of modern environmental preservation. But the park and its surrounding regions have recently been ... ....

296 pages | 52 b/w photos, 31 b/w illustrations, 6 tables | Hardback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780691164342 | #219645A | £24.95 Add to basket

The Native Woodlands of ScotlandEcology, Conservation and ManagementScott WilsonThe Native Woodlands of Scotland offers topical information on ecology, conservation and management for Scottish native woodlands. This authoritative textbook provides a convenient single source of up-to-date information about ... ....

352 pages | 50 colour & 25 b/w illustrations, 8 tables | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9780748692859 | #220826A | £29.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780748692842 | #220827A | £89.99 Add to basket

The Soils of IcelandOlafur ArnaldsIn this new volume in the World Soil series, the various types of Icelandic soils, their different characteristics, their formation, degradation and erosion are reviewed. At the same time, The Soils of Iceland also deals ... ....


The State of the World's Forest Genetic ResourcesFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO)The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources addresses the conservation, management and sustainable use of forest tree and other woody plant genetic resources of actual and potential value for human well-being in the ... ....


Vulnerability of Coastal Ecosystems and AdaptationAndre Monaco and Patrick ProuzetThe vulnerability of socio-ecosystem combines the probability of exposure to natural or anthropogenic pressure, sensitivity and resilience. Vulnerability of Coastal Ecosystems and Adaptation presents a systemic view of the .... ....


Wetlands and Human HealthC Max Finlayson, Pierre Horwitz and Philip WeinsteinWetlands and Human Health addresses the complex interactions that occur between wetlands and the health and well-being of people. As wetlands provide many valuable ecosystem services and are amongst the most degraded ecosystems ... ....


Conservation & Biodiversity

A Less Green and Pleasant LandOur Threatened WildlifeNorman MacLean and Chris PackhamDisentangling the facts from the hype, this 'Domesday book' of the British and Irish countryside offers a definitive and up-to-date survey of the state of our wildlife today. Norman Maclean, editor of the bestselling Silent Summer ... ....

300 pages | 16 colour & 9 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781107673236 | #203532A | £16.99 Add to basketHardback | 04/2015 | 9781107031005 | #220285A | £0.00 Add to basket

Backcountry LawmanTrue Stories from a Florida Game WardenBob H LeeIn the underbelly of Florida, hardened poachers operate in the dark, out of sight and away from residents who sleep soundly through the night. But poachers are not the only midnight hunters. In the state's public wilderness tracts ... ....

256 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9780813061283 | #220962A | £17.50 Add to basketHardback | 04/2013 | 9780813044293 | #220963A | £21.50 Add to basket

Biodiversity in a Changing ClimateLinking Science and Management in ConservationTerry L Root, Kimberley R Hall, Mark Paul Herzog and Christine A HowellA major consequence of climate change can be abrupt, dramatic changes in regional biodiversity. Even under the most optimistic scenarios for mitigating climate change, the fate of many wild species rests on the shoulders of those engaged ... ....




























Conservation PsychologyUnderstanding and Promoting Human Care for NatureSusan Clayton and Gene MyersPeople are inseparable from natural ecosystems, and understanding how people think about, experience, and interact with nature is crucial for promoting environmental sustainability as well as human well-being. This is the new ...


Silence of the LambsTeardrops from the Tribes of Silent Valley, AttappadyG PrabhakaranThis piece of investigative journalism describes the author's experiences witnessing predatory incursions into the Western Ghats, India, during his time as a reporter for several Indian newspapers. Silent Valley National Park, official ... ....

282 pages | 22 plates with colour photos; b/w maps | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9789374955680 | #220218A | £22.50 Add to basket

Terrestrial Biodiversity of the Austral Islands, French PolynesiaJean-Yves Meyer and Elin M ClaridgeAs part of a larger research program aiming to inventory and evaluate the terrestrial biodiversity of French Polynesia, a series of multidisciplinary scientific expeditions were conducted in 2002, 2003, and 2004 to the five inhabited ... ....


The Tragedy of the CommodityOceans, Fisheries and AquacultureStefano B Longo, Rebecca Clausen and Brett ClarkAlthough humans have long depended on oceans and aquatic ecosystems for sustenance and trade, only recently has human influence on these resources dramatically increased, transforming and undermining oceanic environments throughout the ... ....


Environmental Science

AP Environmental ScienceGary ThorpeThis best selling AP Environmental Science study guide includes: - A new diagnostic test to pinpoint the test taker's strengths and weak areas - Two full-length practice exams with all questions answered and ...

576 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9781438005522 | #220909A | £12.99 Add to basket

Carbon Capture and StorageNinth Report of Session 2013-14, Report, Together with Formal Minutes Relating to the ReportHouse of Commons Energy and Climate Change CommitteeThe Energy and Climate Change Committee urge the Government to fast-track final funding decisions on two pilot Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects at Peterhead and Drax by early 2015, after years of delay in the ...


Climate Change & Himalayan Ecosystem-Indicator, Bio & Water ResourcesJ Sundaresan, Pankaj Gupta, KM Santosh and Ram BoojhData and information is the essential requirement for planning and development. Climate change & Himalayan Wcosystem-Indicator, Bio & Water Resources contains basic information and data on glaciers, climate change indicators ... ....

216 pages | b/w illustrations, b/w maps | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9788172338473 | #220336A | £36.99 Add to basket

Climate Change & Himalayan InformaticsJ Sundaresan, Pankaj Gupta, KM Santosh and Ram BoojhGeodynamic processes during the rapid growth of the Himalayas have left imprints of climate change in this region. Climate Change & Himalayan Informatics examines the impact of climate change on the ongoing process of rapid ... ....

197 pages | b/w illustrations, colour & b/w maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9788172338466 | #220334A | £35.50 Add to basket

Climate Change 2014 - Mitigation of Climate ChangeWorking Group III Contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment ReportIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)This latest Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will again form the standard reference for all those concerned with climate change and its consequences, including students, researchers and ... ....

750 pages | 600 colour illustrations, 100 tables | Hardback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781107058217 | #218467A | £119.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9781107654815 | #218468A | £59.99 Add to basket

Climate Change as Social DramaGlobal Warming in the Public SpherePhilip Smith and Nicholas HoweClimate change is not just a scientific fact, nor merely a social and political problem. It is also a set of stories and characters that amount to a social drama. This drama, as much as hard scientific or political realities, shapes ... ....

Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781107103559 | #219593A | £59.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781107503052 | #219594A | £20.99 Add to basket


























Climate Change: Past, Present, and FutureMarie-Antoinette Melieres and Chloe MarechalClimate Change: Past, Present, and Future is designed for first- and second-year university students (and their instructors) in earth science, environmental science, and physical geography degree programmes worldwide.


Describing the Behavior and Effects of Pesticides in Urban and Agricultural SettingsRussell L JonesStudies of the behavior and effects of pesticides in the environment have been conducted for decades and have been the subject of numerous symposia at American Chemical Society meetings.


Global WarmingThe Complete BriefingSir John T HoughtonHow much of global warming is due to human activities? How far will it be possible to adapt to changes of climate? John Houghton's definitive, full colour, guide to climate change answers these questions and more by providing the best ... ....

450 pages | 173 colour illustrations, 15 tables | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781107091672 | #219188A | £74.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781107463790 | #219189A | £34.99 Add to basket

In-Situ Remediation of Arsenic-Contaminated SitesJochen Bundschuh, Hartmut M Hollander and Lena Qiying MaProviding an introduction, the scientific background, case studies and future perspectives of in-situ arsenic remediation technologies for soils, soil water and groundwater at geogenic and anthropogenic contaminated sites.


Radar MeteorologyPrinciples and PracticeFrederic FabryThis practical textbook introduces the fundamental physics behind radar measurements, to guide students and practitioners in the proper interpretation of radar reflectivity, Doppler velocity and dual-polarization imagery.


Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean (3-Volume Set)Antonio Navarra and Laurence TubianaThis three-volume set thoroughly describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE – Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework ... ....


Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean, Volume 2Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services and PeopleAntonio Navarra and Laurence TubianaVolume 2 of a three-volume final report thoroughly describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE – Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU ... ....


Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean, Volume 3Case StudiesAntonio Navarra and Laurence TubianaThis is the third volume of a three-volume final report, which thoroughly describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE – Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment ... ....


Sea IcePhysics, Mechanics and Remote SensingMohammed Shokr and Nirmal K SinhaAn outstanding feature of Sea Ice is the study of sea ice crystalline structure. Ice growth history, as inferred from crystalline structure revealed in ice thin-section photographs will be presented in details. This will explain ... ....


The Changing Arctic EnvironmentThe Arctic MessengerDavid P StoneThis accessible and engagingly written book describes how national and international scientific monitoring programmes brought to light our present understanding of Arctic environmental change, and how these research results were successfully ... ....


























The Politics of Contaminated Sites ManagementInstitutional Regime Change and Actors' Mode of Participation in the Environmental Management of the Bonfol Chemical WasJohann Dupuis and Peter KnoepfelBy the end of the 1970s, contaminated sites had emerged as one of the most complex and urgent environmental issues affecting industrialized countries. The authors show that small and prosperous Switzerland is no exception to the pervasive ... ....


The West Without WaterWhat Past Floods, Droughts, and Other Climatic Clues Tell Us About TomorrowFrances Malamud-Roam and B Lynn IngramThe West Without Water documents the tumultuous climate of the American West over twenty millennia, with tales of past droughts and deluges and predictions about the impacts of future climate change on water resources.


Treatment Wetlands for Environmental Pollution ControlHanna Obarska-Pempkowiak, Magdalena Gajewska, Ewa Wojciechowska and Janusz PempkowiakThe aim of Treatment Wetlands for Environmental Pollution Control is to present an overview of the state of the art with regard to the function, application and design of TWSs in order to better protect surface water from contaminated ... ....


Wastewater TreatmentOccurrence and Fate of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)Amy J ForsgrenPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of semi-volatile organic compounds that are formed during the incomplete burning of gas, coal, oil, wood, garbage, or other organic substances. PAHs are a concern because a number of the ... ....


Windfall: The Booming Business of Global WarmingMcKenzie FunkMcKenzie Funk has spent the last six years reporting around the world on how we are preparing for a warmer planet. Funk shows us that the best way to understand the catastrophe of global warming is to see it through the eyes of those who ... ....


Physical Sciences

Ages, Geochemistry and Metamorphism of Neoarchean Basement in Shandong ProvinceImplications for the Evolution of the North China CratonMeiling WuFocusing on issues of when and how Archean crust in the craton was formed, this PhD thesis book presents major research outcomes of field based metamorphic, geochemical and geochronological investigations on Meso-Neoarchean basement rocks ... ....


Application of Geochemical Tracers to Fluvial SedimentJerry R Miller, Gail Mackin and Suzanne M Orbock MillerApplication of Geochemical Tracers to Fluvial Sediment takes an in-depth look at the theory and methods inherent in the tracing of riverine sediments. Examined tracers include multi-elemental concentration data, fallout ... ....

120 pages | 43 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9783319132204 | #220455A | £44.27 Add to basket

Atmospheric Boundary LayerIntegrating Air Chemistry and Land InteractionsJordi Vil? -Guerau de Arellano, Chiel C van Heerwaarden, Bart JH van Stratum and K van den DriesBased on more than twenty years of research and lecturing, Jordi Vilà-Guerau de Arellano and his team's textbook provides an excellent introduction to the interactions between the atmosphere and the land for advanced undergraduates ... ....


Beyond: Our Future in SpaceChris ImpeyHuman exploration has been an unceasing engine of technological progress, from the first Homo sapiens to leave our African cradle to a future in which mankind promises to settle another world. Beyond: Our Future in Space ... ....


Black HoleHow an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by Einstein, and Gambled on by Hawking Became LovedMarcia BartusiakFor more than half a century, physicists and astronomers engaged in heated dispute over the possibility of black holes in the universe. The weirdly alien notion of a space-time abyss from which nothing escapes – not even light ... ....

























Elements of Petroleum GeologyRichard Selley and Stephen A SonnenbergThis Third Edition of Elements of Petroleum Geology is completely updated and revised to reflect the vast changes in the field since publication of the Second Edition. Elements of Petroleum Geology is a useful primer for ... ....


Flow Sensing in Air and WaterBehavioural, Neural and Engineering Principles of OperationHorst Bleckmann, Joachim Mogdans and Sheryl L CoombsIn Flow Sensing in Air and Water, leading scientists in the fields of sensory biology, neuroscience, physics and engineering explore the basic operational principles and behavioral uses of flow sensing in animals and how they might ... ....


Flow Through Heterogeneous Geological MediaTian-Chyi J Yeh, Raziuddin Khaleel and Kenneth C CarrollFlow Through Heterogeneous Geological Media integrates classic principles of flow through porous media with recently developed stochastic analyses to provide new insight on subsurface hydrology. Importantly, each of the authors ... ....


Fluid-Induced SeismicitySerge ShapiroThe characterisation of fluid transport properties of rocks is one of the most important, yet difficult, challenges of reservoir geophysics, but is essential for optimal development of hydrocarbon and geothermal reservoirs.


Journey to the Centre of the EarthThe Remarkable Voyage of Scientific Discovery into the Heart Our WorldDavid WhitehouseThe journey to the centre of the earth is a voyage like no other we can imagine. Over 6•300 km below the earth's surface an extraordinary inner world the size of mars awaits us. Dive through the molten iron of the outer core ... ....


Layered IntrusionsBernard Charlier, Olivier Namur, Rais Latypov and Christian TegnerThis edited work contains the most recent advances related to the study of layered intrusions and cumulate rocks formation. The first part of Layered Intrusions presents reviews and new views of processes producing the textural ... ....


Nine Algorithms That Changed the FutureThe Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today's ComputersJohn MacCormick and Chris BishopEvery day, we use our computers to perform remarkable feats. A simple web search picks out a handful of relevant needles from the world's biggest haystack: the billions of pages on the World Wide Web. Uploading a photo to Facebook ... ....

248 pages | 5 b/w photos, 98 b/w line drawings, 1 table. | Paperback | 05/2013 | 9780691158198 | #220326A | £11.95 Add to basket

Rockhounding MontanaA Guide to 100 of Montana's Best Rockhounding SitesMontana Hodges and Robert FeldmanWith this informative, fully updated and revised guide, you can explore the mineral-rich region of Montana. It describes the state's best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commerical sites as well as numerous little-known areas ... ....

232 pages | 50 b/w photos | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780762781621 | #219505A | £11.95 Add to basket

SYNER-G: Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Complex Urban, Utility, Lifeline Systems and Critical FacMethodology and ApplicationsKyriazis Pitilakis, Paolo Franchin, B Khazai and H WenzelSYNER-G, a multidisciplinary effort funded by the European Union, allowed the development of an innovative methodological framework for the assessment of physical as well as socio-economic seismic vulnerability and risk at urban and ... ....


Sequence Stratigraphy of the Lower Miocene Moghra Formation in the Qattara Depression, North Western Desert, EgyptSafiya M HassanThe Qattara Depression is part of the Northwestern Desert in Egypt and is home to the second lowest point in Africa at 133 meters below sea level. Therefore, before any projects can be carried out in this area, we must first understand ... ....


Subduction DynamicsGabriele MorraFor decades, subduction dynamics has been actively studied through seismology, mineral physics, and laboratory and numerical experiments. There have been exciting advances in our understanding of subduction zones brought forth by observations ... ....



























The Ancient Great Glacier of North AmericaA Newly Discovered Document of a Revolution in 19th Century Geological TheoryJr.,Harold William Borns and Kirk Allen MaaschJohn K. DeLaski, M.D. practiced medicine in the Penobscot Bay region of Maine and, in addition, was a naturalist with keen powers of observation. His study of the landscape led to the conclusion that a thick glacier had overtopped the ... ....


The Cassini-Huygens Visit to SaturnAn Historic Mission to the Ringed PlanetMichael MeltzerCassini-Huygens was the most ambitious and successful space journey ever launched to the outer Solar System. The Cassini-Huygens Visit to Saturn examines all aspects of the journey: its conception and planning; the lengthy political ... ....

411 pages | 38 colour & 44 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9783319076072 | #220488A | £24.99 Add to basket

The Collector's Guide to Herkimer DiamondsMichael R WalterThis is the first published guide to Herkimer diamonds, striking quartz crystals, that includes all important aspects of interest to anyone curious about this unique form of the mineral quartz. Over 210 vivid colour images of important ... ....

96 pages | 219 colour & 7 b/w photos | Paperback | 12/2014 | 9780764347108 | #220740A | £16.50 Add to basket

Sustainable Development

Alternative Transportation FuelsUtilisation in Combustion EnginesMK Gajendra BabuA continuous rise in the consumption of gasoline, diesel, and other petroleum-based fuels will eventually deplete reserves and deteriorate the environment, Alternative Transportation Fuels: Utilisation in Combustion Engines ... ....

464 pages | 296 b/w illustrations, 101 tables | Hardback | 07/2013 | 9781439872819 | #220878A | £81.99 Add to basket

Balsamic VinegarsTradition, Technology, TradePaolo Giudici, Federico Lemmetti and Stefano MazzaBalsamic Vinegars: Tradition, Technology, Trade offers a clear description of all the balsamic vinegars and/or similar products produced in the world, their differences in composition, quality and use. This encompasses all the ... ....


Biotechnology Regulation and GMOsLaw, Technology and Public Contestations in EuropeNaveen ThayyilThis thoughtful book explores how EU law treats serious disagreements about the development and use of a radically new technology like genetic modification. This expert examination describes relevant EU laws to identify and analyze the ... ....


Cheap and CleanHow Americans Think About Energy in the Age of Global WarmingStephen Ansolabehere and David M KoniskyHow do Americans think about energy? Is the debate over fossil fuels highly partisan and ideological? Does public opinion about fossil fuels and alternative energies divide along the fault between red states and blue states? And how much ... ....

272 pages | 21 illustrations, 27 tables | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9780262027625 | #220627A | £19.95 Add to basket

Cowed: The Hidden Impact of 93 Million Cows on America's Health, Economy, Politics, Culture, and EnvironmentDenis Hayes and Gail Boyer HayesIn Cowed, globally recognized environmentalists Denis and Gail Boyer Hayes offer a revealing analysis of how our beneficial, centuries-old relationship with bovines has evolved into one that now endangers us. Long ago, cows provided ... ....


Cultivating the NileThe Everyday Politics of Water in EgyptJessica BarnesThe waters of the Nile are fundamental to life in Egypt. In this compelling ethnography, Jessica Barnes explores the everyday politics of water: a politics anchored in the mundane yet vital acts of blocking, releasing, channeling, and ... ....

272 pages | 24 illustrations | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9780822357568 | #220559A | £16.99 Add to basketHardback | 08/2014 | 9780822357414 | #220560A | £61.99 Add to basket

Culture, Architecture and NatureAn Ecological Design RetrospectiveSim van der RynGathering his most compelling essays and addresses from the last fifty years in one accessible volume, Culture, Architecture and Nature looks at the pioneering ideas that underpin Sim Van der Ryn's ecological design philosophy ... ....

176 pages | 33 colour illustrations | Hardback | 10/2013 | 9780415839662 | #220584A | £115.00 Add to basketPaperback | 10/2013 | 9780415839679 | #220585A | £36.99 Add to basket
























Derrida and Our Animal OthersDerrida's Final Seminar, the Beast and the SovereignDavid Farrell KrellJacques Derrida's final seminars were devoted to animal life and political sovereignty – the connection being that animals slavishly adhere to the law while kings and gods tower above it and that this relationship reveals much ... ....

196 pages | black & white illustrations | Paperback | 06/2013 | 9780253009333 | #220776A | £16.99 Add to basketHardback | 06/2013 | 9780253009241 | #220777A | £51.99 Add to basket

Development of Marine ResourcesAndre Monaco and Patrick ProuzetMarine resources and their exploitation, recovery and economic networks they generate are here from the perspective now inevitable growing environmental constraints, policy management and technical innovation. A historical perspective ... ....


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

300 pages | 10 illustrations, 1 map, tables | Hardback | 05/2013 | 9780857458797 | #214318A | £68.75 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781782389057 | #220823A | £21.99 Add to basket

Environmental Education in ChinaGerald A McBeath and Jenifer Huang McBeathChina's environmental problems increasingly attract global attention, yet critics often overlook the sizable efforts of the Chinese people and government to change attitudes and behavior, in order to improve environmental outcomes. ....


Environmental Good Practice on Site GuideCIRIAEnvironmental Good Practice on Site Guide was first published in 1999 and the latest edition reflects changes in legislation, developments in practice and emergence of new topics that the industry needs to consider. These include ... ....


Evolutionary ReligionJL SchellenbergJ. L. Schellenberg articulates and defends a simple but revolutionary idea: we are still at a very early stage in the possible history of intelligent life on our planet, and should frame our religious attitudes accordingly. Humans have ... ....


FAO Yearbook: Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics 2012Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Ensuring responsible and sustainable fisheries management around the world requires standardized, reliable and up-to-date information for sound decision-making. FAO, as the only repository for global fishery data, regularly collects and ... ....


Fallen ForestsEmotion, Embodiment, and Ethics in American Women's Environmental Writing, 1781-1924Karen L KilcupIn 1844, Lydia Sigourney asserted, "Man's warfare on the trees is terrible." Like Sigourney many American women of her day engaged with such issues as sustainability, resource wars, globalization, voluntary simplicity ... ....

504 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 05/2013 | 9780820345000 | #220967A | £23.50 Add to basketHardback | 05/2013 | 9780820332864 | #220968A | £59.95 Add to basket

Food and Nutrition in Numbers 2014Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Food and Nutrition in Numbers, a pocket-sized compendium dedicated to the state of nutrition worldwide, offers diverse data and visualizations highlighting trends on such topics as micronutrient deficiencies, overweight ... ....


Foreign Investment and the Environment in International LawJorge E VinualesConflicts between foreign investment law and environmental law are becoming increasingly frequent. On the one hand, the rise of environmental regulation poses significant challenges to foreign investors in several industries.

478 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 09/2012 | 9781107006386 | #220516A | £74.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781107521810 | #220517A | £27.99 Add to basket

Gap Analysis of National and Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Priorities and Initiatives in Western and Central AfricaFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO)African fishers and fish farmers are particularly vulnerable to disasters and climate change impacts. The objective of the study was to identify regional and national gaps and opportunities to reduce the vulnerability of the sector to ... ....






























Green Architecture Now, Volume 1Philip Jodidio How green is your blueprint? Green Architecture Now! looks at architecture as sustainable technology. The ecological impact of new construction, once a secondary concern, has become a crucial issue. Badly designed buildings guzzle ... ....


Handbook of Renewable Energy (4-Volume Set)Walter Leal-FilhoEnergy security and energy supply are matters of central international concern, and the use of renewable energy is becoming increasingly necessary and attractive. The Handbook of Renewable Energy focuses on the emergent and ... ....


Implementing a US Carbon TaxChallenges and DebatesIan Parry, Adele Morris and Roberton C Williams IIIAlthough the future extent and effects of global climate change remain uncertain, the expected damages are not zero, and risks of serious environmental and macroeconomic consequences rise with increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas ... ....

304 pages | 80 b/w illustrations, 21 tables | Paperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781138825369 | #220625A | £28.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781138814158 | #220626A | £89.99 Add to basket

La Part de la TerreL'Agriculture comme ArtLouise Browaeys and Henri de Pazzis"Wheat germinates because it obeys the nature of wheat, because it contains potentially all future wheat. The first handful of grains thrown from man's hand signs a collaboration, it does not ensure mastery. If wheat withdraws ... ....

160 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | / | 9782603020685 | #220288A | £28.50 Add to basket

Nanoscale Energy Transport and HarvestingA Computational StudyZhang GangNanoscale Energy Transport and Harvesting introduces current computational technology and examines the applications of nano structures in renewable energy, and the associated research topics. It addresses the current commonly ... ....


Peak Oil, Economic Growth, and Wildlife ConservationJ Edward Gates, David L Trauger and Brian CzechThis book focuses on one of the most important issues affecting humankind in this century – Peak Oil or the declining availability of abundant, cheap energy – and its effects on our industrialized economy and wildlife conservation ... ....


Report of the FAO/NEPAD Workshop on Cimate Change, Disasters and Crises in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in SouthMaputo, Mozambique 22-24 April 2013Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)The regional Workshop on Climate Change, Disasters and Crises in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in Southern and Eastern Africa recommended disaster risk reduction and adaptation actions at the local, national and regional levels ... ....


Running DryEssays on Energy, Water and Environmental CrisisToby C JonesThe world's water is under siege. A combination of corporate greed and the elite pursuit of political power is accelerating a broad range of environmental and political crises. Potentially catastrophic climate change, driven primarily ... ....


SYNER-G: Typology Definition and Fragility Functions for Physical Elements at Seismic RiskBuildings, Lifelines, Transportation Networks and Critical FacilitiesKyriazis Pitilakis, H Crowley and AM KayniaFragility functions constitute an emerging tool for the probabilistic seismic risk assessment of buildings, infrastructures and lifeline systems. The work presented in SYNER-G: Typology Definition and Fragility Functions for Physical ... ....


Schools for Health and SustainabilityTheory, Research and PracticeVenka Simovska and Patricia Mannix McNamaraSchools are unique places. They pay a central role in the formation of young people. The importance of how young people are educated and how they are encouraged to live and learn cannot be underestimated.

























Social-Ecological Resilience and LawAhjond S Garmestani and Craig R AllenEnvironmental law envisions ecological systems as existing in an equilibrium state, reinforcing a rigid legal framework unable to absorb rapid environmental changes and innovations in sustainability. For the past four decades ...

416 pages | 5 illustrations | Hardback | 05/2014 | 9780231160582 | #220873A | £92.99 Add to basketPaperback | 03/2014 | 9780231160599 | #220874A | £30.95 Add to basket

State and EnvironmentThe Comparative Study of Environmental GovernanceAndreas DuitMany recent studies on environmental governance focus on either the micro-level (the local and the individual) or the macro-level (the global) while neglecting governance at the nation-state level. State environmental governance is often ... ....

384 pages | 12 illustrations, 15 tables | Hardback | 07/2014 | 9780262027120 | #220866A | £37.95 Add to basketPaperback | 07/2014 | 9780262525817 | #220867A | £18.95 Add to basket

Sugarcane: Physiology, Biochemistry & Functional BiologyPaul H Moore and Frederik C BothaSugarcane: Physiology, Biochemistry & Functional Biology looks at the development of a suite of well-established and developing biofuels derived from sugarcane and cane-based co-products, such as bagasse. Chapters provide ... ....

716 pages | plates with colour photos and colour illustrations; b/w photos, b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9780813821214 | #220630A | £153.00 Add to basket

Sustainable ArchitectureThe PlanSustainable Architecture offers a visual and in-depth journey of the most innovative examples of sustainable architecture worldwide. From the most cutting-edge studios around the world ...


TheWomen, Peasants, Indigenous Peoples, and the Remaking of NatureAna IslaSince the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the concept of sustainable development has become the basis for a vast number of "green industries" from eco-tourism to carbon sequestration.


The Age of Sustainable DevelopmentJeffrey D Sachs and Ban Ki-moonJeffrey D. Sachs has shown himself to be one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development in his groundbreaking books, including The End of Poverty and Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet.

544 pages | 237 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9780231173155 | #220915A | £23.95 Add to basketHardback | NYP 03/2015 | 9780231173148 | #220916A | £82.99 Add to basket

The Climate Resilient OrganizationAdaptation and Resilience to Climate Change and Weather ExtremesMartina K Linnenluecke and Andrew GriffithsClimate change has had a significant impact globally, predominantly for those vulnerable to its influence. The first book of its kind, The Climate Resilient Organization assesses the issues that have mounted for decision-makers ... ....


The Dilemma of the CommonersUnderstanding the Use of Common Pool Resources in Long-Term PerspectiveTine de MoorOne of the classic problems in social science is known as 'the dilemma of the commons', in which land, water, and other resources held jointly by social or economic segments tend to be depleted sooner and to a greater extent than ... ....


The Globalization ReaderFrank J Lechner and John BoliCompletely revised and updated, the fifth edition of this well-regarded textbook charts key topics and recent research in globalization along with the latest complexities and controversies in the field. - Includes a new section ... ....


The Greening of AsiaThe Business Case for Solving Asia's Environmental EmergencyMark CliffordOne of Asia's best-respected writers on business and economy, Hong Kong-based author Mark L. Clifford provides a behind-the-scenes look at what companies in China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand ... ....


The Logos of the Living WorldMerleau-Ponty, Animals and LanguageLouise WestlingToday there is an urgent need to reevaluate the human place in the world in relation to other animals. The Logos of the Living World explores complementary developments in a number of related disciplines, putting Maurice Merleau-Ponty ... ....

208 pages | Paperback | 10/2013 | 9780823255665 | #220768A | £15.99 Add to basketHardback | 10/2013 | 9780823255658 | #220769A | £55.99 Add to basket




























The Social Life of WaterJohn R WagnerThe human relationship to water is fundamentally social in nature (in addition to being biological and ecological), and it is through this that we construct relations among class, gender, ethnicity, and nationality. Changes, therefore ... ....

336 pages | 24 illustrations, 18 tables | Hardback | 08/2013 | 9780857459664 | #208563A | £61.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9781782389101 | #220824A | £21.99 Add to basket

The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014Strengthening the Enabling Environment to Improve Food Security and NutritionFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO)The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014 presents updated estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets. A stock-taking of where we stand ... ....


The State of Food and Agriculture 2014Innovation in Family FarmingFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO)More than 500 million family farms manage most of the world's agricultural land and produce most of its food. Family farms are very diverse, including many who are poor with low levels of productivity. All of them must become more ... ....


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

566 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9781846145056 | #212840A | £16.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 05/2015 | 9780241956182 | #220656A | £6.99 Add to basket

Underground Engineering for Sustainable Urban DevelopmentNational Research Council (NRC)For thousands of years, the underground has provided humans refuge, useful resources, physical support for surface structures, and a place for spiritual or artistic expression. More recently, many urban services have been placed underground ... ....

230 pages | Illustrations | Paperback | 02/2013 | 9780309278249 | #220877A | £39.99 Add to basket

Value and Economy of Marine ResourcesAndre Monaco and Patrick ProuzetMarine resources and their exploitation, recovery and economic networks they generate are here from the perspective now inevitable growing environmental constraints, policy management and technical innovation.The recent development of ... ....


Water, Peace, and WarConfronting the Global Water CrisisBrahma ChellaneyThis pioneering and authoritative study considers the profound impact of the growing global water crunch on international peace and security as well as possible ways to mitigate the crisis. Although water is essential to sustaining life ... ....

424 pages | 18 b/w illustrations, 9 tables | Hardback | 04/2013 | 9781442221390 | #211803A | £24.95 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781442249134 | #220434A | £18.95 Add to basket

Data Analysis

Bayesian Data AnalysisAndrew Gelman, John B Carlin, Hal S Stern, David B Dunson, Aki Vehtari and Donald B RubinNow in its third edition, this classic book is widely considered the leading text on Bayesian methods, lauded for its accessible, practical approach to analyzing data and solving research problems.

661 pages | 121 b/w illustrations, 49 tables | Hardback | 11/2013 | 9781439840955 | #220382A | £44.99 Add to basket

Chromatography: Basic Principles, Sample Preparations and Related MethodsElsa Lundanes, Leon Reubsaet and Tyge GreibrokkFinally a book on chromatography which is easy to grasp for undergraduates and technicians; covers the area in sufficient depth while still being concise. Chromatography: Basic Principles, Sample Preparations and Related Methods ... ....


Classification Phylogenetique du Vivant, Volume 2 [French]Guillaume Lecointre and Herve Le GuyaderIntroduction to phylogenetic classification.


Genome-Scale Algorithm DesignBiological Sequence Analysis in the Era of High-Throughput SequencingVeli Makinen, Djamal Belazzougui, Fabio Cunial and Alexandru I TomescuHigh-throughput sequencing has revolutionised the field of biological sequence analysis. Its application has enabled researchers to address important biological questions, often for the first time.

90 b/w illustrations, 4 tables | Hardback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781107078536 | #220323A | £39.99 Add to basket



























Preparing Plant Tissue for Light Microscopic StudyA Compendium of Simple TechniquesRichard C KeatingPreparing Plant Tissue for Light Microscopic Study's emphasis is the gathering of microscopic data from plant tissues in ways that do not require elaborate and dedicated equipment. The approximately 200 formulas or procedures ... ....


Remote Sensing and GIS for EcologistsUsing Open Source SoftwareMartin Wegmann, Benjamin Leutner and Stefan DechThis is a book about how ecologists can integrate remote sensing and GIS in their daily work. It will allow ecologists to get started with the application of remote sensing and to understand its potential and limitations. Using practical ... ....


Statistics: An Introduction Using RMichael John CrawleyA revised and updated edition of this bestselling introductory textbook to statistical analysis using the leading free software package R. This new edition of a bestselling title offers a concise introduction to a broad array ...


Trapping of Small Organisms Moving RandomlyPrinciples and Applications to Pest Monitoring and ManagementJames R Miller, Christopher G Adams, Paul A Weston and Jeffrey H SchenkerThis new book is the first to make logical and important connections between trapping and foraging ecology. It develops and describes-both verbally and mathematically – the underlying principles that determine and define ...

142 pages | 33 colour & 48 b/w illustrations, 8 tables | Paperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9783319129938 | #220438A | £36.99 Add to basket

Reference

Encyclopedia of Planetary LandformsHenrik Hargitai and Akos KereszturiThe technique of the mapping of planetary surfaces and the methods used for the identification of various planetary landforms improved much in the last 400 years. Until the 20th century, telescopic observers could interpret planetary ... ....


Oxford Dictionary of BiologyElizabeth Martin and Robert S HineFully revised and updated for the seventh edition, this market-leading dictionary is the perfect guide for anyone studying biology, either at school or university. With more than 5•500 clear and concise entries, it provides ... ....

736 pages | b/w line drawings | Paperback | NYP 06/2015 | 9780198714378 | #217803A | £11.99 Add to basket

Scientific Method in BriefJr.,Hugh G Gauch and James R MillerThe fundamental principles of the scientific method are essential for enhancing perspective, increasing productivity, and stimulating innovation. These principles include deductive and inductive logic, probability, parsimony and hypothesis ... ....

310 pages | 37 b/w illustrations, 3 tables | Paperback | 09/2012 | 9781107666726 | #197726A | £22.09 Add to basketHardback | 02/2013 | 9781107019621 | #220286A | £0.00 Add to basket

Under GlassA Victorian ObsessionJohn WhitenightCome join an in depth exploration of a unique segment of the Victorian decorative arts. In 650 beautiful images and fascinating text, many glass domes and the objects displayed under them are revealed and discussed in detail.

288 pages | 628 colour & 23 b/w photos | Hardback | 05/2013 | 9780764344077 | #220652A | £74.99 Add to basket

Wild Animal Skins in Victorian BritainZoos, Collections, Portraits, and MapsAnn C ColleyWhat did the 13th Earl of Derby, his twenty-two-year-old niece, Manchester's Belle Vue Zoo, and even some ordinary laborers all have in common? All were avid collectors and exhibitors of exotic, and frequently unruly, specimens. ....






















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