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nhbs monthly catalogue new and forthcoming titles Issue: 2014/09 September 2014 www.nhbs.com [email protected] +44 (0)1803 865913 Welcome to the September 2014 edition of the NHBS Monthly Catalogue. This monthly update contains all of the wildlife, science and environment titles added to nhbs.com in the last month. Editor's Picks - New in Stock this Month Atlas of Crustacean Larvae The Birds of Cambodia The Birds of Ghana: An Atlas and Handbook Cats in China The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador Including the Gal pagos Islands A Field Guide to the Snakes of Borneo Field Guide to the Spiders of South Africa Freshwater Fishes of North America, Volume 1: Petromyzontidae to Catostomidae The Homing Instinct: The Story and Science of Migration Rivers (British Wildlife Collection, Volume 3) Sappi Birds of South Africa Social Calls of the Bats of Britain and Ireland Find out more about services for libraries and organisations: NHBS LibraryPro Best wishes, -The NHBS Team View this Monthly Catalogue as a web page or save/print it as a .pdf document. Zoology: Mammals Birds Reptiles & Amphibians Fishes Invertebrates Palaeontology Marine & Freshwater Biology General Natural History Regional & Travel Botany & Plant Science Animal & General Biology Evolutionary Biology Ecology Habitats & Ecosystems Conservation & Biodiversity Environmental Science Physical Sciences Sustainable Development Data Analysis Reference Mammals A Fairytale in Question Historical Interactions Between Humans and Wolves Patrick Masius and Jana Sprenger International in range and chronological in organisation, A Fairytale in Question aims to grasp the maincurrents of thought about interactions with the wolf in modern history. It focuses on perceptions, interactions and dependencies ... .... 280 pages | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781874267843 | #216045A | £59.99 Add to basket Are Dolphins Really Smart? The Mammal Behind the Myth Justin Gregg How intelligent are dolphins? ls their communication system really as complex as human language? And are they as friendly and peaceful as they are made out to be? The Westem world has had an enduring love affair with ... 301 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 09/2013 | 9780199660452 | #204632A | £16.99 Add to basket Paperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780199681563 | #216546A | £9.99 Add to basket Deer: Artists' Impressions Graham Downing, Ashley Boon, Ben Hoskyns, Ian K MacGillivray and HRH The Prince Of Wales A collection of paintings, engravings and illustrations of deer. 152 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | 07/2013 | 9781846891847 | #216700A | £34.99 Add to basket Florida Field Guide, Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Florida has many unique and wonderful areas for viewing wildlife. Rainforest Publications has developed these guides for the beach walker, fisherman, diver, or kayaking. All guides cover the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of Florida ... .... 2 pages | laminated guide, colour illustrations | Unbound | 01/2008 | 9781888538656 | #216909A | £6.75 Add to basket Horses in Australia An Illustrated History Nicolas Brasch This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the horse in Australia past and present. From Cobb & Co to Black Caviar, from the walers of World War I to The Man from Snowy River, it showcases our best historical and contemporary images ... .... 272 pages | colour photos | Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781742231013 | #216898A | £39.50 Add to basket

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Page 1: nhbs monthly cataloguemedia.nhbs.com/monthcat/mc0914d.pdfA Field Guide to the Snakes of Borneo Field Guide to the Spiders of South Africa Freshwater Fishes of North America, Volume

nhbs monthly cataloguenew and forthcoming titles Issue: 2014/09September 2014 www.nhbs.com [email protected] +44 (0)1803 865913

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

● Atlas of Crustacean Larvae● The Birds of Cambodia● The Birds of Ghana: An Atlas and Handbook● Cats in China● The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems● Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador Including the Gal pagos Islands● A Field Guide to the Snakes of Borneo● Field Guide to the Spiders of South Africa● Freshwater Fishes of North America, Volume 1: Petromyzontidae to

Catostomidae● The Homing Instinct: The Story and Science of Migration● Rivers (British Wildlife Collection, Volume 3)● Sappi Birds of South Africa● Social Calls of the Bats of Britain and Ireland

Find out more about services for libraries and organisations: NHBS LibraryPro Best wishes, -The NHBS Team View this Monthly Catalogue as a web page or save/print it as a .pdf document.

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

Mammals

A Fairytale in QuestionHistorical Interactions Between Humans and WolvesPatrick Masius and Jana SprengerInternational in range and chronological in organisation, A Fairytale in Question aims to grasp the maincurrents of thought about interactions with the wolf in modern history. It focuses on perceptions, interactions and dependencies ... ....

280 pages | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781874267843 | #216045A | £59.99 Add to basket

Are Dolphins Really Smart?The Mammal Behind the MythJustin GreggHow intelligent are dolphins? ls their communication system really as complex as human language? And are they as friendly and peaceful as they are made out to be? The Westem world has had an enduring love affair with ...

301 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 09/2013 | 9780199660452 | #204632A | £16.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780199681563 | #216546A | £9.99 Add to basket

Deer: Artists' ImpressionsGraham Downing, Ashley Boon, Ben Hoskyns, Ian K MacGillivray and HRH The Prince Of WalesA collection of paintings, engravings and illustrations of deer.

152 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | 07/2013 | 9781846891847 | #216700A | £34.99 Add to basket

Florida Field Guide, Marine Mammals and Sea TurtlesFlorida has many unique and wonderful areas for viewing wildlife. Rainforest Publications has developed these guides for the beach walker, fisherman, diver, or kayaking. All guides cover the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of Florida ... ....

2 pages | laminated guide, colour illustrations | Unbound | 01/2008 | 9781888538656 | #216909A | £6.75 Add to basket

Horses in AustraliaAn Illustrated HistoryNicolas BraschThis beautifully illustrated book celebrates the horse in Australia past and present. From Cobb & Co to Black Caviar, from the walers of World War I to The Man from Snowy River, it showcases our best historical and contemporary images ... ....

272 pages | colour photos | Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781742231013 | #216898A | £39.50 Add to basket

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In the Company of BearsWhat Black Bears Taught Me About Intelligence and IntuitionBenjamin KilhamIn In the Company of Bears, Ben Kilham invites us into the world he has come to know best: the world of black bears. For decades, Kilham has studied wild black bears in a vast tract of Northern New Hampshire woodlands. At times ... ....

296 pages | Colour illus | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781603585873 | #216687A | £11.99 Add to basket

Mamíferos do Rio Grande do SulMarcelo de Moraes Weber, Cassiano Roman and Nilton Carlos CaceresStudy of the mammals of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It contains photographs taken in the natural environment as well as information about the habitats where the species are found.

554 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9788573911879 | #216863A | £125.00 Add to basket

Mamíferos no Nordeste BrasileiroEspecies ContinentaisMarco Antonio de FreitasGuide to the mammals of northeastern Brazil.

131 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 01/2012 | #216888A | £81.99 Add to basket

Tasmanian TigerPrecious Little RemainsDavid Maynard and Tammy GordonProduced by the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Tasmania, Australia, to coincide with their new exhibit, this book examines the tragic consequences of European settlement on this now extinct mammal, through objects, photographs and ... ....

127 pages | colour & b/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations, maps | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9780646919638 | #216990A | £27.99 Add to basket

The Utah Prairie DogLife Among the Red RocksTheodore G Manno, Elaine Miller Bond and John L HooglandA prairie dog town is a busy place. As author and field researcher Theodore Manno explains, a prairie dog's life can be full of mischief, romantic trysts, antipredator behavior, fighting, kissing, and infanticide that can all be witnessed ... ....

240 pages | 13 colour & 189 b/w photos, 2 b/w illustrations, 1 map | Paperback | 10/2014 | 9781607813668 | #216659A | £17.50 Add to basket

Birds

Birds of Costa RicaRichard Garrigues and Robert DeanThis is the one compact, portable, and user-friendly field guide the novice or experienced birder needs to identify birds in the field in the diverse habitats found in Costa Rica. It features descriptions and illustrations of all 903 species ... ....

440 pages | 174 plates with 660 colour illustrations; 780 colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781472916532 | #216904A | £24.99 Add to basket

Des Oiseaux dans les Montagnes Neuchateloises et VoisinesA study of the birds found in the Swiss canton of Neuchatel and environs.

152 pages | 80 illus | Paperback | 01/2011 | 9782884230698 | #216602A | £37.50 Add to basket

Ecology and Conservation of North American Sea DucksJean-Pierre L Savard, Dirk V Derksen, Dan Esler and John M EadieSea duck research and management is important for understanding marine bird ecology and conservation as well as the health of marine ecosystems. Ecology and Conservation of North American Sea Ducks is a synthesis of all that has ... ....

550 pages | 16 colour & 107 b/w illustrations, 42 tables | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781482248975 | #217135A | £94.99 Add to basket

Field Guide to the Birds of ColombiaMiles McMullan, Thomas M Donegan, Alonso Quevedo, Trevor Ellery, Avery Bartels and Paul SalamanIn 2013 Colombia became the first country to reach a landmark 1900 species of birds – almost 20% of the entire world's avian diversity. Every year the figure increases. With this book, the authors have tried to strip ... ....

391 pages | colour illustrations, colour distribution maps, colour maps | Paperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9780982761557 | #216777A | £24.95 Add to basket

Fieldbook of the Birds of EcuadorIncluding the Galapagos IslandsMiles McMullan, Lelis Navarrete and Robert S RidgelyFieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador is the first book to cover both Ecuador and the Galápagos islands, and includes 50 mainland species not included in previous guides for Ecuador. Plates are arranged to show illustrations ... ....

224 pages | 4000 colour illustrations | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9780982761533 | #210179A | £23.95 Add to basket

Florida Field Guide, Sea and Shore BirdsFlorida has many unique and wonderful areas for viewing wildlife. Rainforest Publications has developed these guides for the beach walker, fisherman, diver, or kayaking. All guides cover the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of Florida ... ....

2 pages | laminated guide, colour illustrations | Unbound | 01/2014 | 9781888538618 | #216908A | £6.75 Add to basket

Inside a Bald Eagle's NestA Photographic Journey Through the American Bald Eagle Nesting SeasonTina Ruark GorrowTake a photographic journey of American Bald Eagles during nesting season. Through 160 breathtaking images captured in eagles' natural habitats, this factual account offers a rare glimpse into the behaviors and activities of America's ... ....

112 pages | 160 colour photos | Hardback | 11/2013 | 9780764344640 | #216897A | £20.99 Add to basket

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Land of BirdsAn Illustrated Tribute to the Birds of New ZealandNiels Meyer-WestfeldLand of Birds is a stunning new book of New Zealand bird illustrations. Using the structure of a naturalist's journal, Niels Meyer-Westfeld has created a very personal and sensitive tribute to this country's remarkable ... ....

166 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781927213322 | #216523A | £49.99 Add to basket

Oiseaux des AlpesOu, Quand et Comment les ObserverBruno Caula, Pier Luigi Beraudo, Massimo Pettavino and Dominique Le BouteillerA guide the avifaune of the Alps, describing 130 species. Richly illustrated with over 700 colour photos. Each entry includes a small colour distribution map, and several schematics showing size relative to a human being, wingspan, habitat ... ....

320 pages | 700+ colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9782603021194 | #216581A | £33.99 Add to basket

Phenological Synchrony and Bird MigrationChanging Climate and Seasonal Resources in North AmericaEric Matthew Wood and Jherime L KellermannCurrent rates of climate change are faster than birds can evolve, leading to serious mismatch of migration and seasonal or phenological timing. The result is a concomitant decline of migratory bird species. The editors of ...

220 pages | 8 colour & 53 b/w illustrations, 29 tables | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781482240306 | #217138A | £81.99 Add to basket

The Birds of PandemoniumLife Among the Exotic & the EndangeredMichele RaffinEach morning at first light, Michele Raffin awakens to the bewitching music that heralds another day at Pandemonium Aviaries – a symphony that swells from the most vocal of over 350 avian throats representing over 40 species. ....

240 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781616201364 | #217109A | £21.99 Add to basket

The Lanner FalconGiovanni Leonardi, Marco Preziosi and Alan C KempThe Lanner Falcon provides a worldwide review of the ecology, behaviour, morphology and breeding biology of the Lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus). From historical sources to the most recent ornithological literature, a ... ....

Paperback | NYP 01/2015 | #060521A | £39.99 Add to basket

The Thing with FeathersThe Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal about Being HumanNoah StryckerAn entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds, illuminating their surprising world – and deep connection with humanity. Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own ... ....

304 pages | Hardback | 03/2014 | 9781594486357 | #213336A | £23.50 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 03/2015 | 9781594633416 | #216822A | £15.99 Add to basket

Winged Wonders of Rashtrapati BhavanThomas Mathew and Omita PaulFrom the preface: "Dr. Thomas Mathew has over twelve months captured on camera and docurnented one hundred and eleven species of birds that inhabit or visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan Estate, the official home of the President ... ....

339 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788123019529 | #216559A | £68.99 Add to basket

Reptiles & Amphibians

A Guide to Australian Lizards in CaptivityDanny BrownA Guide to Australian Lizards in Captivity provides the most comprehensive and detailed account of Australian lizard species on all aspects of captive husbandry relating to all species of Australian lizards-geckos, skinks, dragons ... ....

952 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 07/2014 | 9780987244796 | #216903A | £240.00 Add to basket

A Guide to Health and Disease in Reptiles and AmphibiansBrendan Carmel and Robert JohnsonThis 176-page title is the only pet owner/breeder reference on health and diseases in reptiles and amphibians in captivity, published in Australia. Written by practising exotic veterinarians, Dr Brendan Carmel and Dr Robert Johnson, all ... ....

176 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 02/2014 | 9780987244703 | #216764A | £34.50 Add to basket

Common Amphibians of KeralaFrogs and ToadsPS SivaprasadFrom the preface: "Common Amphibians is a comprehensive guide with descriptions, copiously illustrated with photographs and meticulously referenced. This book presents illustrated descriptions of the amphibians ... ....

229 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9788192033860 | #216596A | £23.50 Add to basket

Cronin's Key Guide to Australian Reptiles and FrogsLeonard CroninAn indispensable guide to Australia's fascinating reptiles and frogs, packed with information about their behavior, development, food, and habitat. Each entry fully describes the species and its way of life. Colorfully illustrated ... ....

232 pages | colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Paperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781760111052 | #216899A | £26.99 Add to basket

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Gekkota: Catalog of Recent SpeciesHarold F De Lisle, Roman A Nazarov, Lynn RG Raw and Jan GrathwohlGekkota: Catalog of recent species brings together the latest information on the nomenclature of all known Gekkotan species. It details original descriptions, type species of genera as well as the types and their repositaries ... ....

387 pages | 18 plates with 108 colour photos | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9780615776019 | #216773A | £64.99 Add to basket

Indian SnakesA Field GuideNeelimkumar KhaireThis field guide features 68 species of snakes found in India. Along with colour photographs and informative text, the book also covers important topics such as snake-bites and their prevention, the signs and symptoms of venomous snake-bite ... ....

160 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788179253892 | #216560A | £19.99 Add to basket

Repteis do Nordeste BrasileiroMata Atlantica, Caatinga, Cerrado, Zona Costeira, AmazoniaMarco Antonio de FreitasGuide to the reptiles of northeastern Brazil.

128 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 01/2011 | 9788589985253 | #216887A | £74.99 Add to basket

Tuatara: Biology and Conservation of a Venerable SurvivorAlison CreePick up virtually any textbook on vertebrate evolution and you will find mention of the curious reptile known as tuatara (Sphenodon). The special evolutionary status of tuatara as the last of the rhynchocephalians – one of the four ... ....

600 pages | Hardback | 08/2014 | 9781927145449 | #217110A | £69.99 Add to basket

Fishes

Age Determination of Elasmobranch, with Special Reference to Mediterranean SpeciesA Technical ManualAge information is an essential component in growth rate, mortality rate and productivity calculations, hence it is classified among the most influential of biological variables. In the case of bony fishes, age determination methods based .... ....

48 pages | Paperback | 06/2014 | 9789251083208 | #216784A | £29.50 Add to basket

Fish Pheromones and Related CuesPW Sorensen and Brian D WisendenOrganisms release pheromones into their environments to allow them to communicate with other members of their species. Pheromones are of increasing interest in both basic and applied aspects of fish biology.

344 pages | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9780813823867 | #216731A | £133.00 Add to basket

Florida Field Guide, Reef FishAlina SuarezFlorida has many unique and wonderful areas for viewing wildlife. Rainforest Publications has developed these guides for the beach walker, fisherman, diver, or kayaking. All guides cover the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of Florida ... ....

2 pages | laminated guide, colour illustrations | Unbound | 01/2008 | 9781888538588 | #216717A | £6.75 Add to basket

Florida Field Guide, Sport FishAlina SuarezFlorida has many unique and wonderful areas for viewing wildlife. Rainforest Publications has developed these guides for the beach walker, fisherman, diver, or kayaking. All guides cover the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of Florida ... ....

2 pages | laminated guide, colour illustrations | Unbound | 01/2008 | 9781888538533 | #216718A | £6.75 Add to basket

Immunobiology of the SharkSylvia L Smith, Robert M Sim and Martin F FlajnikSharks belong to the oldest vertebrate species that possess immune systems similar to that of mammals, thus it is a great model species to study the fundamentals of the mammalian immune system. Analysis of sharks might also reveal insights ... ....

332 pages | 87 colour illustrations, 15 tables | Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781466595743 | #216624A | £76.99 Add to basket

Lampreys: Biology, Conservation and Control, Volume 1Margaret F DockerLampreys: Biology, Conservation and Control, Volume 1 provides the most comprehensive review of lamprey biology since Hardisty and Potter's five-volume The Biology of Lampreys published more than 30 years ago. ....

452 pages | 14 colour & 37 b/w illustrations, 17 tables | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9789401793056 | #216675A | £126.00 Add to basket

Invertebrates

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 61: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae [Chinese]Yang XingkeA total of 36 genera and 379 species (subspecies) from China are described or redescribed.

649 pages | 8 plates with colour photos; b/w line drawings | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9787030395832 | #216584A | £68.50 Add to basket

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 62: Hemiptera: Miridae (II): Orthotylinae [Chinese]Liu GuoqingThis volume comprises of 2 sections. In the first section is a brief account on research history, general morphology, classification systems, faunistics, biology and the phylogenetic relationships of generic level the subfamily Orthotylinae ... ....

310 pages | 13 plates with colour photos; b/w line drawings | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9787030408648 | #216585A | £45.99 Add to basket

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Flies and Midges: A Family Album / Fliegen und Muecken: Ein FamilienalbumMarion KotrbaFlies and Midges: A Family Album contains a compilation of photographs showing representatives of 92 families of two-winged insects. Of these, the first 22 belong to the craneflies and midges ("Nematocera", pages 8-51) ... ....

195 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9783937783697 | #216536A | £14.99 Add to basket

Freshwater Mussels of FloridaJames D Williams, Robert S Butler, Gary L Warren and Nathan A JohnsonAn exhaustive guide to all aspects of the freshwater mussel fauna in Florida, Freshwater Mussels of Florida covers the ecology, biology, distribution, and conservation of the many species of bivalve mollusks in the Sunshine State ... ....

528 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9780817318475 | #216530A | £39.50 Add to basket

Guía Variabilidad Intraespecífica de las Conchas del Genero Iberus Montfort, 1810 del Sur de la Península IbericaJose LietorThe genus Iberus is one of the most beautiful genera in the Helicidae. Although the shells are large, determination of the highly variable species is quite difficult. This iconography figures the 16 nominal species of mainland ... ....

29 pages | 26 plates with colour photos; colour distribution maps | Paperback | 08/2014 | #216522A | £34.99 Add to basket

Host Plants of World Agrilus (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)A Critical ReviewEduard Jendek and Janka PolakovaThe genus Agrilus is a remarkable phenomenon in the insect world representing one of the most successful groups of insect, which is projected into enormous species diversity, likely the highest in the Animal Kingdom. To date ... ....

763 pages | 86 colour & 2 b/w illustrations, 10 colour tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9783319084091 | #216677A | £153.00 Add to basket

I Lepidotteri del Parco Naturale delle Capanne di MarcaroloGiorgio Baldizzone, Carlo Cabella, Faustino Fiori and Pier Giuseppe VaraldaThe Natural Park of Capanne di Marcarolo is located in Southern Piedmont, spreading in the Ligurian–Piedmontese Apennine. It corresponds to the SCI and SPA IT 1180026 and is characterized by peculiar geological and climatic conditions ... ....

350 pages | 32 plates with colour photos | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9788890285950 | #216579A | £48.99 Add to basket

Living LightsThe Glowworms of Australia and New ZealandCathie Plowman, David Merritt and Janet FentonCharismatic, alluring, magical... glowworms bring people much joy and happiness. Author Cathie Plowman and university researcher Dr David Merritt have written so that the general reader can better understand the tiny creatures that produce ... ....

44 pages | colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9780646913353 | #216549A | £12.50 Add to basket

On the MarginsThe Fen Raft Spiders of Redgrove and Lopham FenHelen Smith, Sheila Tilmouth and Mark CockerAn exciting collaboration between a conservationist and an artist who bring both the species and the book’s content to life.

184 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781904078623 | #217023A | £14.99 Add to basket

Return of the PhasmidAustralia's Rarest Insect Fights Back from the Brink of ExtinctionRick Wilkinson and Jane GoodallThe story of the Lord Howe Island stick insect, made extinct from Lord Howe Island by an invasion of rats in the 1920s and its astonishing rediscovery decades later by rock climbers scaling a mid-ocean volcanic spire. Details the recovery ... ....

150 pages | colour photos, illustrations | Paperback | 06/2014 | 9781876077075 | #216775A | £44.99 Add to basket

Scottish Beekeeping HandbookA Nicholas CowanUseful to beginners, Scottish Beekeeping Handbook is concerned almost exclusively with the management of hives for honey production and the creation of new colonies of bees. The author, who has upwards of 35 years beekeeping experience ... ....

72 pages | 15 colour photos | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9781840336689 | #216520A | £7.99 Add to basket

Studies on Odonata and Lepidoptera Fauna of Foothills of Aravalli Range, RajasthanGaurav SharmaThis contribution collects several studies conducted on the Odonata and Lepidoptera fauna found in the foothills of the Aravalli Range, Rajasthan, India.

104 pages | 21 plates with colour photos: maps | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788181713605 | #217078A | £33.50 Add to basket

The Beginner's Bee BookTed HooperIf you have ever had the ambition to keep your own bees and generate your own distinctive honey this is The Beginner's Bee Book you will want to get. Written originally by Ted Hooper, author of The Bee Friendly Garden, and ... ....

128 pages | 52 colour photos and b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781840336214 | #216521A | £9.95 Add to basket

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The Pratylenchidea of the WorldIdentification of the Family Pratylenchidae (Nematoda: Tylenchida)Etienne GeraertThe Pratylenchidea of the World contains full descriptions of all the root-lesion or meadow nematodes, burrowing nematodes, rice root nematodes and false root-knot nematodes reported from everywhere in the world that were considered ... ....

430 pages | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9789038222684 | #217029A | £35.99 Add to basket

ZooKeys 430A Synopsis of the Tribe Lachnophorini, With a New Genus of Neotropical Distribution and a Revision of the Neotropical GeTerry L Erwin and Laura S ZamoranoA synopsis of the Tribe Lachnophorini (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of the Western and Eastern Hemispheres is provided: 15 Western Hemisphere genera (mostly Neotropical) and three Eastern Hemisphere genera (Paleotropical and Australian) including ... ....

108 pages | Paperback | 07/2014 | 9789546427410 | #216681A | £38.50 Add to basket

ZooKeys 436The Genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)Charles L Staines and Carlos García-RobledoThe species of the Neotropical genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 are revised. We present a key to the known larvae of Cephaloleia (8 species), a key to the 95 species known to occur in Mexico, Central America and the ... ....

358 pages | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9789546427441 | #216930A | £81.50 Add to basket

Palaeontology

Archaeological Human RemainsGlobal PerspectivesBarra O'Donnabhain and Maria Cecilia Lozana CernaArchaeological Human Remains addresses the directions that studies of archaeological human remains have taken in a number of different countries, where attitudes range from widespread support to prohibition. Overlooked in many ... ....

262 pages | 4 colour & 12 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 06/2014 | 9783319063690 | #216781A | £44.99 Add to basket

Cushion Peatlands in the High Andes of Northwestern Argentina as Archives for Palaeoenvironmental ResearchKlaus SchittekHigh-Andean cushion peatlands contain valuable climate information for palaeoenvironmental research. They respond very sensitively to environmental changes and therefore are ideal to apply methods such as geochemical, macrofossil and ... ....

412 pages | 47 illustrations, 5 tables | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9783443643256 | #216538A | £50.99 Add to basket

Dressing for DinnerButchery and Bone Deposition at Late Neolithic Toumba Kremastis-Koiladas, Northern GreeceVasiliki TzevelekidiExcavations at Late Neolithic Toumba Kremastis Koiladas, near the modern town of Kozani in north-western Greece, have yielded one of the largest faunal assemblages of this period from Greece (and probably also from Europe). This assemblage ... ....

142 pages | 59 illustrations, 63 tables | Paperback | 12/2012 | 9781407310558 | #216721A | £29.99 Add to basket

Fossil PrimatesSusan CachelReconstructing the paleobiology of fossil non-human primates, Fossil Primates is intended as an exposition of non-human primate evolution that includes information about evolutionary theory and processes, paleobiology ...

Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781107005303 | #215972A | £74.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780521183024 | #215973A | £29.99 Add to basket

Triprojectate Pollen Occurrences in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin and the Group's Global RelationshipsDennis R BramanThe author writes: "My research is different from other palaeontologists working at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. I study part of a living life cycle; organic-walled microfossils like plant spores and pollen, fungal spores ...

538 pages | Paperback | 01/2013 | #216861A | £129.00 Add to basket

ZooKeys 432Review of Taxonomy, Geographic Distribution, and Paleoenvironments of Azhdarchidae (Pterosauria)Alexander V AverianovAzhdarchidae is the last group of pterosaurs, flourished and distributed world-wide during the Cretaceous. It includes the largest flying creatures, such as Quetzalcoatlus, Hatzegopteryx, and Arambourgiania. The mode of life of these ... ....

107 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9789546427427 | #216790A | £38.99 Add to basket

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Iconographia Diatomologica, Volume 25: The Genus DidymospheniaA Critical Evaluation of Established and Description of 11 New TaxaHorst Lange-BertalotFor the first time specimens of the type material of Echinella geminata Lyngbye 1819 are documented with light- and scanning- electron-microscopical photographs. This is the reference point for various other presented morphodemes ... ....

293 pages | 126 plates with b/w photos | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9783874294584 | #216905A | £136.00 Add to basket

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Marine Benthic DinoflagellatesUnveiling Their Worldwide BiodiversityMona Hoppenrath, Shauna A Murray, Nicolas Chomerat and Takeo HoriguchiMarine Benthic Dinoflagellates presents the first summary of our knowledge of benthic dinoflagellate species. Dinoflagellates are important primary producers and symbionts, but, at the same time, also consumers and ...

276 pages | 200+ colour & 150 b/w photos, 250 b/w illustrations, 8 tables | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9783510614028 | #216558A | £24.99 Add to basket

Under the Sea WindRachel Louise CarsonRachel Carson's classic trilogy comprises three volumes: The Sea Around Us (1950), Under the Sea-Wind (1941) and The Edge of the Sea (1955).

256 pages | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781910065075 | #216686A | £14.99 Add to basket

General Natural History

A Geological Manual: 1831 EditionHenry Thomas de la BecheA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche (1796–1855) served as president of the Geological Society from 1847 to 1849, having contributing greatly to the development ... ....

105 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781108075121 | #217149A | £31.99 Add to basket

A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South AfricaJames BackhouseA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. James Backhouse (1794-1869) came from a family of accomplished naturalists and horticulturalists. As a Quaker, he spent several years in Australia ...

760 pages | 27 b/w illustrations, 2 maps | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781108076425 | #217150A | £39.99 Add to basket

A Natural History of Nevis, and the Rest of the English Leeward Charibee Islands in AmericaWith Many Other Observations on Nature and ArtWilliam SmithA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. During his five years in the 1730s as rector of St John's parish on the Caribbean island of Nevis, William Smith collected a number of remarkable ...

338 pages | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781108076999 | #217151A | £22.99 Add to basket

An Account of the Foxglove, and Some of its Medical UsesWith Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other DiseasesWilliam WitheringA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. In 1775, the physician and botanist William Withering (1741–99) was informed of a folk cure for dropsy that had as its active ingredient the ...

236 pages | 1 b/w illustration | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781108075862 | #217152A | £17.99 Add to basket

An Essay Towards a Natural History of the EarthAnd Terrestrial Bodyes, Especially MineralsJohn WoodwardA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. For the physician and natural historian John Woodward (c.1655–1728), fossils were the key to unlocking the mystery of the Earth's past, which ... ....

322 pages | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781108076982 | #217153A | £21.99 Add to basket

Animal HeroesTrue Stories of Extraordinary CreaturesBen HoltSome of the most extraordinary true tales of bravery across the natural world, from domestic pets to wild animals. Have you ever been astonished by an instance of animal agility, intelligence, or bravery? No matter how cute and cuddly our ... ....

192 pages | Paperback | 01/2012 | 9781849532075 | #217111A | £7.99 Add to basket

Back to the GardenNature and the Mediterranean World from Prehistory to the PresentJames HS McGregorThe garden was the cultural foundation of the early Mediterranean peoples; they acknowledged their reliance on and kinship to the land, and they understood nature through the lens of their diversely cultivated landscape. Their image of ... ....

320 pages | 19 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780300197464 | #214018A | £24.99 Add to basket

Cultural Severance and the EnvironmentThe Ending of Traditional and Customary Practice on Commons and Landscapes Managed in CommonIan D RotheramThis major book explores commons, lands and rights of usage in common, traditional and customary practices, and the cultural nature of 'landscapes'. Importantly, it addresses now critical matters of 'cultural severance' ... ....

447 pages | 89 colour & 76 b/w illustrations, 15 tables | Hardback | 05/2013 | 9789400761582 | #216738A | £117.00 Add to basket

DurerGiulia Bartrum and Albrecht DurerAlbrecht Dürer (1471-1528) is arguably the first truly international artist, a celebrity both during his own lifetime and since. A major artist of the northern Renaissance, he was praised by his contemporaries and described shortly ... ....

96 pages | 42 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780714126920 | #216916A | £9.99 Add to basket

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Facts and Arguments for DarwinWith Additions by the AuthorFritz Mueller and William Sweetland DallasA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Known for developing the concept of Müllerian mimicry, whereby poisonous species with a common predator display similar warning signals ...

158 pages | 67 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781108078665 | #217154A | £15.99 Add to basket

First Big Book of BugsCatherine D HughesThe experts at National Geographic present a delightful reference that introduces young children to bugs of all kinds: big and small, jumping and crawling, colorful and creepy. This charming book explores backyard favorites, such as ... ....

128 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 04/2006 | #203314A | £28.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781426317231 | #216576A | £9.99 Add to basket

Forest, Steppe and TundraStudies in Animal EnvironmentMaud Doria HavilandMaud Doria Haviland (1889 – 1941) was a British naturalist who was particularly influential in the field of ornithology. In Forest, Steppe and Tundra, which was first published in 1926, Haviland provides an account of the ... ....

246 pages | Paperback | 01/2015 | 9781107455573 | #216780A | £18.99 Add to basket

Four Revolutions in the Earth SciencesFrom Heresy to TruthJames Lawrence PowellOver the course of the twentieth century, scientists came to accept four counter-intuitive yet fundamental facts about the Earth: deep time, continental drift, meteorite impact, and global warming. When first suggested, each proposition ... ....

352 pages | 27 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780231164481 | #215353A | £23.99 Add to basket

House Guests, House PestsA Natural History of Animals in the HomeRichard JonesToday we live in snug, well-furnished houses surrounded by the trappings of a civilised life. But we are not alone – we suffer a constant stream of unwanted visitors. Our houses, our food, our belongings, our very existence are ... ....

256 pages | ~100 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781472906236 | #215608A | £16.99 Add to basket

Ice ShipThe Epic Voyages of the Polar Adventurer FramCharles W JohnsonIn the golden age of polar exploration (from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s), many an expedition set out to answer the big question – was the Arctic a continent, an open ocean beyond a barrier of ice, or an ocean covered with ice ... ....

336 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781611683967 | #216740A | £26.99 Add to basket

In the CountryDavid GentlemanDavid Gentleman's new book records in words and pictures his observations gathered over 35 years of inhabiting a 16th century end-of-terrace house on the edge of a small rural village in mid-Suffolk. It has provided a place where he ... ....

272 pages | 340+ colour illustrations | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9780957152854 | #215910A | £24.99 Add to basket

Islands Beyond the HorizonThe Life of Twenty of the World's Most Remote PlacesRoger LovegroveIslands have an irresistible attraction and an enduring appeal. Naturalist Roger Lovegrove has visited many of the most remote islands in the world, and in this book he takes the reader to twenty that fascinate him the most.

228 pages | 8 plates with 20 colour photos; 20 b/w photos, 21 b/w maps | Hardback | 09/2012 | 9780199606498 | #196759A | £16.99 Add to basketPaperback | 04/2014 | 9780198727576 | #216547A | £9.99 Add to basket

Italian Historical Rural LandscapesCultural Values for the Environment and Rural DevelopmentMauro AgnolettiSustainable development and rural policies have pursued strategies where farming has been often regarded as a factor deteriorating the ecosystem. But the current economic, social and environmental problems of the Earth probably call for ... ....

563 pages | 130 colour & 128 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2012 | 9789400753532 | #216739A | £117.00 Add to basket

Jean GalbraithWriter in a ValleyMeredith FletcherThis is the compelling story of Jean Galbraith (1906-1999), one of Australia's most influential botanists and writers on nature, plants, and gardens. As a garden writer, Galbraith was particularly notable for spreading knowledge of ... ....

200 pages | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9781922235398 | #216902A | £44.99 Add to basket

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, 1713-92Botanical and Horticultural Interests and LegacyCharlotte Phillips and Nora ShaneIn 1754, Bute bought a house on Kew Green in London and built an extension to accommodate his botanical library. The house had a private gate into the grounds of Kew Palace where he helped Princess Augusta to create Kew Gardens.

83 pages | 25 photographs and reproductions of maps and paintings | Paperback | 06/2014 | 9780992985103 | #217134A | £12.99 Add to basket

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Life on AirSir David AttenboroughA lot has changed since his first television documentary, and in this updated edition of Life on Air Sir David tells us of his experiences of filming in the 21st century. Sir David Attenborough is Britain's best-known ... ....

432 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781849908528 | #216565A | £24.99 Add to basket

Lonely Planet the WorldA Traveller's Guide to the PlanetLonely Planet PublicationsEvery country in the world, in one guidebook: Lonely Planet delivers the first guide to The World. We've taken the highlights from the world's best guidebooks and put them together into one 960-page whopper to create the ultimate ... ....

960 pages | 1000 colour photos, 200+ colour maps | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781743600658 | #216699A | £22.99 Add to basket

Mineralogie Des VolcansOu, Description De Toutes Les Substances Produites Ou Rejetees Par Les Feux SouterrainsBarthelemy Faujas-de-Saint-FondA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Abandoning a promising career in the law, Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741–1819) enjoyed the encouragement of the eminent scientist ...

538 pages | 3 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781108070577 | #217155A | £30.99 Add to basket

Nature's ConscienceThe Life and Legacy of Derek RatcliffeDes Thompson, Hilary H Birks, John Birks and Sir John LawtonDerek Ratcliffe (1929–2005) was one of Britain's greatest naturalists. Nature's Conscience is written by friends and colleagues and explores the breadth, qualities, and legacy of Derek's work. It is far more than ... ....

photos, illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781904078593 | #216702A | £24.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781904078609 | #216703A | £14.99 Add to basket

Nature's OracleA Life of W.D. HamiltonUllica SegerstraleW.D. Hamilton (1936-2000) was responsible for a revolution in thinking about evolutionary biology – a revolution that changed our understanding of life itself. He played a central role in the realization that what matters ... ....

447 pages | 6 plates with 15 b/w photos and 1 b/w illustration | Hardback | 02/2013 | 9780198607274 | #162417A | £24.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780198607281 | #216548A | £16.99 Add to basket

Observations of Comets from BC 611 to AD 1640Extracted from the Chinese Annals, Translated with Introductory RemarksJohn WilliamsA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Long before their western counterparts, Chinese astronomers developed remarkably accurate methods for making their measurements, recording detailed observations ... ....

186 pages | 23 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781108078115 | #217156A | £18.99 Add to basket

Pierre Bernard Milius, Last Commander of the Baudin ExpeditionThe Journal 1800-1804Pierre Bernard Milius, Kate Pratt and Anthony J BrownPierre Bernard Milius owes his fame to the Nicolas Baudin expedition of 1800–1804. On 19 October 1800, Baudin and his large group of scientists left Le Havre in two ships, the Géographe and the Naturaliste to survey the coast ... ....

768 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 12/2013 | 9780642277930 | #216557A | £106.00 Add to basket

Revealed BiodiversityAn Economic History of the Human ImpactEric L JonesRevealed Biodiversity: An Economic History of the Human Impact aims to show that for several centuries environmental conditions have been substantially the product of economic fluctuations. It contests the notion of perpetual ... ....

257 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9789814522564 | #216911A | £64.99 Add to basket

Shackleton: A Life in PoetryJim MayerSir Ernest Shackleton, known as a tough polar explorer and inspirational leader, also held the words of poets close to his heart. 'Poetry was his other world and he explored it as eagerly as he did the great Antarctic spaces,' ... ....

176 pages | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781909930100 | #216682A | £9.99 Add to basket

Skiing into ModernityA Cultural and Environmental HistoryAndrew DenningExamines the relationship between skiers and the Alpine environment since the late nineteenth century. It argues that skiing and winter tourism modernized the Alps in both material and perceptual terms while the Alpine landscape itself ... ....

307 pages | 29 b/w illustrations, 1 map, 4 tables | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9780520284272 | #216070A | £44.95 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9780520284289 | #217144A | £19.95 Add to basket

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The Basic World of Environmental HistoryMauro Agnoletti and Simone Neri SerneriThe Basic World of Environmental History is an introductory instrument to the main themes of environmental history, illustrating its development over time, methodological implications, results achieved and those still under ... ....

152 pages | 13 colour & 21 b/w illustrations, 2 tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9783319091792 | #216667A | £89.99 Add to basket

The Dodo and its KindredOr the History, Affinities, and Osteology of the Dodo, Solitaire, and Other Extinct Birds of the Islands Mauritius, RodrHugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon MelvilleA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Well versed in natural history, particularly geology and ornithology, Hugh Edwin Strickland (1811–53) became fascinated by the dodo and mankind's ... ....

178 pages | 23 b/w illustrations, 1 b/w map | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781108078313 | #217157A | £18.99 Add to basket

The Pantanal of Jose Medeiros / O Pantanal de Jose Medeiros / El Pantanal de Jose MedeirosJose Medeiros and Maria Teresa Carrion CarracedoPhotographer José Medeiros recorded aspects of the Brazilian Pantanal culture over 11 years, with a lot of patience, persistence and great sensitivity. Among the thousands of images resulting from this record, we selected 135 photographs ... ....

256 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9788579920653 | #217133A | £150.00 Add to basket

The Social MetabolismA Socio-Ecological Theory of Historical ChangeManuel Gonzalez de Molina and Victor M ToledoOver this last decade, the concept of Social Metabolism has gained prestige as a theoretical instrument for the required analysis, to such an extent that there are now dozens of researchers, hundreds of articles and several books that had ... ....

379 pages | 38 colour & 30 b/w illustrations, 20 tables | Hardback | 07/2014 | 9783319063577 | #216737A | £89.99 Add to basket

The Voyage of the 'Why Not?' in the AntarcticThe Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910Jean-Baptiste Charcot and Philip WalshA reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. This 1911 publication, translated from the French, vividly describes the varied hardships and satisfactions of Antarctic exploration and scientific research ... ....

402 pages | 51 b/w illustrations, 1 map | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781108076753 | #217158A | £25.99 Add to basket

The Yellow RiverThe Problem of Water in Modern ChinaDavid A PietzFlowing through the heart of the North China Plain home to 200 million people the Yellow River sustains one of China's core regions. Yet this vital water supply has become highly vulnerable in recent decades, with potentially serious ... ....

330 pages | 23 b/w photos, 2 illustrations, 11 maps, 3 tables | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780674058248 | #214717A | £29.95 Add to basket

Zoology: An Elementary Text-BookAE Shipley and EW MacBrideFirst published in 1904 as the second edition of a 1901 original, Zoology: An Elementary Text-Book provides a beginner's guide to zoology, from simple life forms to more sophisticated vertebrates. At the end of the sections ... ....

692 pages | 300+ b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9781107655508 | #217038A | £32.99 Add to basket

Regional & Travel

A Natural History of the Intermountain WestIts Ecological and Evolutionary StoryGwendolyn L WaringA Natural History of the Intermountain West was written to inform people about the wild world around us, with the idea that we all crave a connection to the natural world to ground us and give us a sense of place. It is also a ... ....

222 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 02/2011 | 9781607810285 | #216661A | £20.95 Add to basket

Bradt Travel Guide: GabonAnnelies HickendorffPristine rainforests, an astonishing range of wildlife and 855 km coastline of idyllic sandy beaches; little-visited Gabon offers adventurers and nature-lovers a glimpse of a world of breath-taking natural beauty. Home to an astonishing ... ....

256 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781841625546 | #216692A | £16.99 Add to basket

Costa Rica Cloud Forest and Highland BirdsMark WainwrightThis guide shows 166 of the 870 bird species recorded for Costa Rica. It includes almost all species found above 1450 m (many of which also occur at lower elevations). Letters after the English name represet distribution within Costa Rica ... ....

14 pages | laminated guide, colour illustrations | Unbound | 08/2014 | 9781888538953 | #216716A | £6.75 Add to basket

Creatures of IndiaGuide to Animals in India with Up-to-date SystematicsFelix BastThis book is focused on animal taxa commonly seen in the Indian subcontinent. This book is all about animals; its incredible diversity presented in a systematic, legible and straight forward manner. A number of activities for the readers ... ....

98 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9789381274484 | #216934A | £17.99 Add to basket

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Crossbill Guide: Canary Islands, Volume 2: Tenerife and La Gomera, SpainDirk Hilbers and Kees WoutersenThe second title in the Crossbill Guides series to cover the Canary Islands, volume 2 deals with Tenerife and La Gomera. The flora and fauna of these two volcanic islands is unique and encompasses a large number of endemic species ... ....

208 pages | colour photos, colour maps | Paperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9789491648069 | #216893A | £19.99 Add to basket

Die FreibergeIn Herzen des JuraAmbroise MarchandIn the northern Cuxland, where the rivers Elbe and Weser flow into the North Sea, is one of the most unique landscapes on earth: the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Wadden Sea. Hundreds of thousands of birds live here, seals frolic on the ... ....

128 pages | 147 colour photos | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9783894322687 | #209456A | £19.99 Add to basket

Ecological Status of Sharavathi Valley Wildlife SanctuarySameer AliThis document is the first in the Sahyadri Conservation Series, focusing on the Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. It documents the species diversity, composition, and community and population ecology along with habitat conditions ... ....

185 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, colour & b/w maps | Paperback | 01/2007 | 9788172865405 | #216995A | £34.99 Add to basket

FRIM A Year of Colours / FRIM Setahun Dalam WarnaM And Latif, Y Noor Azlin, N Norhayati, NM Nik Zanariah, Y Norsham, MN Nur Supardi, CL Naimah and AzFRIM A Year of Colours is about the colourful plants and animals at FRIM. Dates of flushing, flowering or fruiting of various plants were given. Species, distribution and conservation status of forest and ornamental trees were ... ....

127 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 08/2014 | #217072A | £57.50 Add to basket

Fauna of Jhilmil Jheel Conservation ReserveK Venkataraman Protected Areas play a vital role in conservation and management of biodiversity. The newly formed state of Uttarakhand has a strong network of Protected Areas (PAs): One World Heritage Site (Nanda Devi); One Biosphere Reserve ...

197 pages | 8 plates with colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, maps | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788181713629 | #217077A | £32.50 Add to basket

Honduras Natural: Weekly Planner / Agenda SemanalRobert J GallardoThis weekly planner allows you to fill in dates yourself and therefore doesn't expire. It is enriched by the photography of Robert Gallardo, with a photo facing each week page. In the back is an adddress book and several blank lined ... ....

144 pages | colour photos | Spiralbound | 01/2013 | #216561A | £9.88 Add to basket

Ice, Fire, and NutcrackersA Rocky Mountain EcologyGeorge ConstantzWhy do quaking aspens grow in prominent clumps rather than randomly scattered across the landscape? Why and how does a rufous hummingbird drop its metabolism to one-hundredth of its normal rate? Why do bull elk grow those enormous antlers ... ....

408 pages | Paperback | 10/2014 | 9781607813620 | #216660A | £17.50 Add to basket

Images of NatureA Journey Through Britain's Inspirational LandscapesImages of Nature is a comprehensively illustrated book that describes the history of attitudes to nature from prehistoric times to the present. Landscapes far and wide are photographed and combined with extracts from poetry and ... ....

168 pages | 196 colour photos | Paperback | 08/2012 | #202045A | £8.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780955587115 | #216857A | £24.99 Add to basket

Moment and MemoryPhotographs from the New Zealand LandscapeCraig PottonCraig Potton rose to prominence as a photographer in the late 1980s, with a distinct and original view of the landscape of New Zealand. He has become one of New Zealand’s most distinguished landscape photographers, famous for his ... ....

136 pages | colour photos | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781927213353 | #216526A | £79.99 Add to basket

New ZealandThe Essential LandscapeRob BrownPhotographer and writer Rob Brown has been tramping in some of the most remote areas of New Zealand for over two decades. An essential addition to his pack on these trips is his full range of camera gear, which has enabled him to capture ... ....

160 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781927213292 | #216527A | £69.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781927213308 | #216528A | £33.50 Add to basket

Rough Guide: The PhilippinesSimon Foster and Kiki DeereThe new-look Rough Guide: The Philippines – now in full colour throughout – is the ultimate travel guide to one of the world's most exciting countries. You can discover its dazzling beaches, rice terraces and ... ....

480 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781409351344 | #216698A | £17.99 Add to basket

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The Island of Elba: Guide to the Nature, Histories and ItinerariesMarco LambertiniThis is a new generation guidebook, useful and motivating, with many illustrations and valuable information to help discover and personally experience the nature and culture of the island of elba. When and where to walk through ... ....

192 pages | 200+ colour photos | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788863154273 | #216554A | £13.99 Add to basket

The Sacred UttarakhandEthno-Biological Study Surrounding Sacred Natural Sites in UttarakhandChandra Singh NegiThis book is divided into 10 chapters. Chapter 1 attempts to bring forth the salient ethics of conservation inherent in the major religions of the world. Chapter 2 delves into the institution of sacred – starting with the concept of ... ....

472 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, 1 colour fold-out map | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788121108492 | #216935A | £72.99 Add to basket

Botany & Plant Science

Amino Acids in Higher PlantsJPF D'MelloAmino acids play a role in the defence mechanisms and stress responses of plants, as well as in food quality and safety for humans and animals. Recent advances in the field make a comprehensive overview of the information a necessity ... ....

640 pages | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781780642635 | #217114A | £150.00 Add to basket

An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of BhutanDhan Bahadur Gurung and Henry J NoltieFrom the preface: "[...] a really splendid work on that most spectacular group, the orchids, also the product of local expertise. D.B. Gurung has shown great dedication over a long period and has had to overcome numerous ...

178 pages | colour illustrations, maps | Paperback | 01/2006 | 9789993612087 | #216994A | £34.99 Add to basket

Atlas of British & Irish Bryophytes (2-Volume Set)TL Blockeel, Samuel DS Bosanquet, MD Hill and Christopher D PrestonBryophytes are a species-rich group in Britain and Ireland and one which includes numerous species which are rare in mainland Europe. They are attractive plants and some of them play a major ecological role in the environment.

1250 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781874357612 | #216894A | £54.99 Add to basket

Australian Garden RescueRestoring a Damaged GardenMary HorsfallWhether you have a garden suffering from lack of attention, damaged from weather events or suffering pest attacks, Australian Garden Rescue will guide you through practical solutions, helpful tips and preventative tactics to ... ....

256 pages | Colour photographs | Paperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781486300006 | #216611A | £31.95 Add to basket

Biological Systems, Biodiversity, and Stability of Plant CommunitiesLarissa I Weisfeld, Anatoly I Opalko, Nina A Bome and Sarra A BekuzarovaBiological Systems, Biodiversity, and Stability of Plant Communities discusses theoretical approaches to the taxonomy of biological systems and theory and mathematical approaches to the problem of plant diversity, cultivation ... ....

345 pages | Paperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781771880640 | #216618A | £94.99 Add to basket

Botanicals: Methods and Technologies for Quality & AuthenticityKurt Reynertson and Khalid MahmoodThe international trade in plants is growing steadily as the worldwide demand for natural and botanical raw materials increases. Customers value natural products and botanicals as "green" alternatives. In order to build assurance ... ....

350 pages | 100 black & white illustrations | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781466598416 | #216627A | £88.99 Add to basket

Braiding SweetgrassIndigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of PlantsRobin Wall KimmererAn inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding ... ....

320 pages | Hardback | 10/2013 | 9781571313355 | #209392A | £17.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781571313560 | #216735A | £11.99 Add to basket

Bryophytes of Andhra PradeshS Sandhya Rani, M Sowghandika, KS Nagesh, B Susheela and T PullaiahBryophytes of Andhra Pradesh is the result of extensive field trips and laboratory students undertaken on bryophytes of Andhra Pradesh. The information of such a work usually gets limited to various periodicals/journals and ... ....

279 pages | 12 plates with colour photos; 92 b/w line drawings | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9788121108676 | #216998A | £61.50 Add to basket

Common Trees of KeralaN Sasidharan and RV VarmaFrom the preface: "[...] Common Trees of Kerala deaks with 164 tree species which are found in homesteads, avenues, parks, gardens, orchards, and plantations. The correct scientific names are provided ...

178 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 01/2010 | 9788192033808 | #216600A | £23.50 Add to basket

Die Pflanzenwelt der Eifel26 Faszinierende Entdeckungstouren auf RundwanderwegenHermann BotheThe Eifel region offers an exceptionally rich flora and is characterized by a wide variety of different habitats, from calcareous grasslands and daffodils meadows to heavy metal flora and the moors of the volcanic Eifel. This book introduces and ... ....

328 pages | 298 colour photos, 28 colour maps | Hardback | 08/2014 | 9783494015798 | #216531A | £22.50 Add to basket

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Eucalypt FlowersJohn WrigleyWhether small shrub-­like mallees or forest giants, eucalypts are a defining feature of the Australian landscape – the essence of 'the bush'. Their striking forms and beautiful foliage and flowers have inspired a host of ... ....

160 pages | 100+ colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 03/2013 | 9780642277671 | #216809A | £43.99 Add to basket

Flora do Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca e seu entornoRafaela Campostrini ForzzaFlora of the Ibitipoca State Park, a forested park in the municipality of Lima Duarte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It has an area of 1488 hectares and is situated 3 kilometres from the district of Conceição do Ibitipoca. The park ... ....

384 pages | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9788576721871 | #216866A | £81.50 Add to basket

Flora of SakhalinAndreeva Valentina, Natalia Surmach, Natalia Tsarenko, Mikhail Vodopyanov and Marina BatrukovaFrom the introduction: "Sakhalin is the largest Russian islands, separated from the Japanese island of Hokkaido by the La Perouse Strait and extending for almost 1000 km to the north along the eastern coast of Asia.

170 pages | colour photos | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9785981370403 | #216808A | £51.99 Add to basket

Foliicolous Fungal Flora of Idukki District in Kerala StateVB Hosagoudar, CK Biju and DK AgarwalThe work on Foliicolous Fungal Flora of Idukki District in Kerala State was initiated as part of the project "Long term environmental and ecological impacts of multipurpose river valley projects with special reference to ... ....

436 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 01/2011 | 9788170893660 | #217075A | £57.50 Add to basket

Folk Medicine of the Nilgiri Hills in Southern IndiaS Rajan and M SethuramanFrom the preface: "In contemporary times, natural drugs of plant origin still form a major part of native medical systems in developing countries. There is also a resurgence of interest in herbal drugs all over the world.

376 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2008 | 9788175259645 | #216932A | £52.99 Add to basket

Fossil FungiThomas N Taylor, Michael Krings and Edith TaylorFungi are ubiquitous in the world and responsible for driving the evolution and governing the sustainability of ecosystems now and in the past. Fossil Fungi is the first encyclopedic book devoted exclusively to fossil fungi and ... ....

398 pages | 475+ colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9780123877314 | #216795A | £90.99 Add to basket

Further Flowers of SahyadriField Guide to Additional 1200 Flowers of North Western Ghats of IndiaShrikant IngalhalikarFrom the preface: "Flowers of Sahyadri received a good response from amateurs and professionals. Landscape designers, ecologists, foresters and a number of flower-spotters communicated the usefulness of the field ... ....

315 pages | colour photos, colour maps, includes CD-ROM | Paperback | 01/2007 | #217165A | £28.99 Add to basket

Gymnosperms of IndiaA Check ListNP Singh and RC SrivastavaThe word 'gymnosperm' derived from the Greek word gymnospermos meaning naked seeds, after the unenclosed condition of their seeds otherwise known as ovules in their unfertilized state. Gymnosperms are that group of seed plants which ... ....

54 pages | 12 plates with colour photos; 2 tables | Paperback | 01/2013 | #216578A | £25.99 Add to basket

Handbook on Mangroves and Mangrove Associates of KeralaP Sujanapal, N Sasidharan and Oommen V OommenFrom the foreword: "[...] The Kerala State Biodiversity Board has launched a series of handbooks / field guides on the flora and fauna of the state, as part of its public awareness generation programmes. Many a times in ...

87 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788192033884 | #216599A | £18.50 Add to basket

Healing RootsAnthropology in Life and MedicineJulie LaplanteUmhloyane, also known as Artemisia afra, is one of the oldest and best-documented indigenous medicines in South Africa. This bush, which grows wild throughout the sub-Saharan region, smells and tastes like "medicine," ... ....

276 pages | 25 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 03/2015 | 9781782385547 | #212448A | £59.99 Add to basket

Little Book of Australian OrchidsNational Library of Australia (NLA)Orchid and flower art enthusiasts will love the last addition to the National Library of Australia's popular Little Books series. Little Book of Australian Orchids is a delightful pairing of orchid images, from the ... ....

48 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780642278487 | #216892A | £31.50 Add to basket

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Middle-EastZohara Yaniv and Nativ DudaiPlants have been known and cultivated for their therapeutic properties in the Middle-East throughout recorded history and most likely beyond that. With the progress of science, they continue to be cultivated and collected for both traditional ... ....

433 pages | 42 colour & 35 b/w illustrations, 1 colour table | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9789401792752 | #216680A | £135.00 Add to basket

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Mushrooms of KeralaC Mohanan and Oommen V OommenFrom the foreword: "[...] Mushrooms of Kerala is at complete mushroom field guide and reference book and includes descriptions of about 70 species of mushrooms of Kerala, each one iliustrated with photographs plus ... ....

57 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9788192033877 | #216598A | £14.50 Add to basket

New Flora of VermontArthur GilmanGilman's book strikes out anew, reflecting modern taxonomic advances and increased floristic knowledge, with some 225 new plants added. New Flora of Vermont's standard and straightforward format is ideal for anyone wishing ... ....

688 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780893275174 | #216806A | £113.00 Add to basket

Noms et Usages de Plantes, Animaux et Champignons Chez les Mbuun, Mpiin, Ngong, Nsong et Hungan en RD CongoJoseph Koni Muluwa and M DevosNsong, Ngong, Mpiin, Mbuun and Hungan are Bantu languages spoken in and around the city of Kikwit in Badundu province, DR Congo. These minority languages have been gradually abandoned by speakers, who instead favour the country’s ... ....

168 pages | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9789491615283 | #216529A | £14.50 Add to basket

Norges TorvmoserKjell Ivar FlatbergThis book discusses 55 different species and sub-species of peat mosses in Norway, with color photos and maps showing their distribution. Biology, reproduction, distribution and ecology are also discussed at length.

307 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788232102945 | #216912A | £74.99 Add to basket

Orchids of Himachal PradeshSP Vij, Jagdeep Verma and C Sathish KumarOrchids of Himachal Pradesh describes in detail with colour pictures, drawings and paintings 84 species and 1 variety in 44 genera of orchids native to the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh (30° 22' - 33° 12' ... ....

275 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9788121108621 | #217076A | £72.99 Add to basket

Orchids, Botanical Jewels of the Golfo Dulce Region, Costa RicaAnton Weissenhofer, Werner Huber, Anton Weber, Wolfgang Wanek, Christian Gegenbauer and Dem RakosyOrchids, Botanical Jewels of the Golfo Dulce Region, Costa Rica offers an insight into the general biology and flower morphology of orchids, as well as their pollination mechanisms, systematics, habitat adaptation and cultivation ... ....

204 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9783950299632 | #216745A | £34.99 Add to basket

Patagonian Mountain Flower HolidaysHilary LittleThis companion volume to Martin Sheader's Flowers of the Patagonian Mountains is essential for anyone who wishes to explore this plantsman's paradise. Hilary Little has visited Patagonia many times and has an extensive knowledge ... ....

colour photos | Paperback | 01/2014 | #216670A | £29.99 Add to basket

Photobiology: The Science of Light and LifeLars Olof BjornThe new edition of this authoritative text provides an interdisciplinary treatise of all aspects of the interactions between light and the living world. It starts with a description of the physics of light, and how to deal with it in ... ....

486 pages | 66 colour & 234 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781493914678 | #216674A | £135.00 Add to basket

Plant Image AnalysisFundamentals and ApplicationsS Dutta Gupta and Yasuomi IbarakiThe application of imaging techniques in plant and agricultural sciences had previously been confined to images obtained through remote sensing techniques. Technological advancements now allow image analysis for the nondestructive and ... ....

398 pages | 122 b/w illustrations, 49 tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781466583016 | #216789A | £98.99 Add to basket

Plant Phenology as Biomonitor for Climate ChangeA Modelling and Mapping ApproachGunther Schmidt, Simon Schoenrock and Winfried SchroederThe investigations refer to the development of plant phenology since the 1960s in Germany. Spatiotemporal trends were assessed by means of regression kriging. It could be shown that there already is a distinct shift of phenological onset ... ....

75 pages | 30 colour illustrations, 8 tables | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9783319090894 | #216666A | £44.99 Add to basket

Plants in North-East HighlandsTiming of Blaeberry Growth, Tree Regeneration, Land Use, Plant OrientationAdam WatsonThe author noted when blaeberry buds on Scottish alpine land began growth in spring and compared this with climatic data. He mapped natural tree regeneration on Deeside and Donside. The author criticises invalid claims about land use in ... ....

70 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | 02/2014 | 9781782221883 | #216919A | £14.50 Add to basketHardback | 02/2014 | 9781782221890 | #216920A | £21.50 Add to basket

Rotalgen des Suesswassers in Deutschland und in Angrenzenden Gebieten [Freshwater Red Algae of Germany and Adjacent AreaJohanna Knappe and Klaus HuthDespite their ecological importance in local watercourses and great diversity, knowledge of the freshwater red algae is not yet widespread or well-documented.

142 pages | 60 illustrations, 3 tables | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9783443600457 | #216927A | £84.99 Add to basket

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Seeds of HopeWisdom and Wonder from the World of PlantsJane Goodall, Gail Hudson, Michael Pollan and Edita BrychtaIn her wise and elegant new book, Jane Goodall blends her experience in nature with her enthusiasm for botany to give readers a deeper understanding of the world around us. Long before her work with chimpanzees, Goodall's passion for ... ....

436 pages | 16 plates with colour photos and colour illustrations | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9781455554492 | #208161A | £21.99 Add to basket04/2014 | 9781478927556 | #213400A | £25.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9781455513208 | #216779A | £13.99 Add to basket

Stapeliads (Refreshed)A Gallery of 714 Pictures of all 59 Genera of this Popular Group of Succulent PlantsJohn PilbeamThis second edition has come about because the first edition (2010) is sold out. It has enabled inclusion of many new photos as well as sharpening the details of occurrence of some species and improving many of the existing photos. ....

223 pages | 714 colour photos | Hardback | 06/2014 | #216668A | £49.99 Add to basket

The Agronomy and Economy of Turmeric and GingerThe Invaluable Medicinal Spice CropsKP Prabhakaran NairTurmeric has been used as a medicine, a condiment, and a dye since at least 600 B.C., while ginger has been used extensively throughout history for its medicinal purposes. The Agronomy and Economy of Turmeric and Ginger brings together ... ....

544 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | 03/2013 | 9780123948014 | #216915A | £84.99 Add to basket

The Allure of OrchidsMark A ClementsFor many lovers of flowers, orchids have a particular allure. Popular among gardeners, florists and nature lovers, orchids come in a huge array of shapes, sizes, and colours, and have some of the most intriguing names of any flower species ... ....

224 pages | 140+ colour illustrations | Paperback | 10/2013 | 9780642278074 | #216810A | £43.99 Add to basket

The Apple BookRosie Sanders and Harry BakerRosie Sanders, often described as the best painter of the world's most famous fruit, has devoted years to researching The Apple Book and submitting the apples to hour upon hour of meticulous observation. In 144 sensuously detailed ... ....

168 pages | 400 colour & 150 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 10/2010 | 9780711231412 | #186578A | £21.24 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780711236035 | #216683A | £22.50 Add to basket

The Ultramafic Flora of SabahAn Introduction to the Plant Diversity on Ultramafic SoilsAnthony van der Ent, Rimi Repin, John B Sugau and Wong Khoon MengWith over 3500 km2 of ultramafic rock outcrops in Sabah (4.6% of the total landmass of the state), Malaysia has one of the largest surface expressions of ultramafic rock, and one of the most species-rich floras occupying these ... ....

261 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9789838121521 | #217131A | £52.99 Add to basket

Veldgids Nederlandse FloraHenk EggelteThis illustrated flora allows the reader, without much advance knowledge to rapidly and conveniently identify over 2000 Dutch plant species. The identification keys, compared to other floras, are compact and clear. Which traits are crucial ... ....

480 pages | 2000+ b/w line drawings | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9789050114912 | #217073A | £31.99 Add to basket

Animal & General Biology

Advances in Microbial Ecology, Volume 2M AlexanderThis is a reprint of the original 1978 edition. The substantial and impressive changes in microbial ecology can scarcely be chronicled in a meaningful fashion, and a review series such as Advances in Microbial Ecology can thus ... ....

297 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 10/2013 | 9781461582243 | #217037A | £71.99 Add to basket

Animal Signaling and FunctionAn Integrative ApproachDuncan J Irschick, Mark Briffa and Jeffrey PodosThe diversity of animal signals has been widely documented, and the generality of animal signals also tantalizingly suggests that there are common mechanisms that have selected for their origin. However, while much progress has been made ... ....

288 pages | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9780470546000 | #216591A | £83.50 Add to basket

BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal PracticeNick Bexfield and Karla LeeThe BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice provides practical, step-by-step guidance on how to perform the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures commonly performed in small animal veterinary practice. In addition ... ....

300 pages | illustrations | Spiralbound | 06/2014 | 9781905319671 | #216742A | £59.99 Add to basket

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Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life (International Edition)Trudy McKeeBiochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life, International Fifth Edition is an intermediate, one-semester text written for students on degree pathways in Chemistry, Biology and other Health and Life Sciences. Aimed at students with ... ....

768 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9780199920464 | #216778A | £48.99 Add to basket

Birds, Bees and Educated FleasAn A-Z Guide to the Sexual Predilections of Animals from Aardvarks to ZebrasBruce Montague'Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it...' So wrote Cole Porter in his famous song from 1928, Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love. To which Bruce Montague, author of this enlightening and amusing collection ... ....

272 pages | illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781784180102 | #216685A | £9.99 Add to basket

DNA RecombinationStephen Kowalczykowski, Neil Hunter and Wolf-Dietrich HeyerRecombination mechanisms allow cells to break and reattach DNA sequences. They are important for repair of damaged DNA. They also help generate additional genetic diversity in sperm and eggs cells by mixing DNA sequences from maternal ... ....

350 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781621820093 | #216785A | £83.99 Add to basket

Forensic BiologyRichard LiWritten for scientists, professionals, and students within the fields of forensic science and molecular biology, this second edition textbook addresses the full scope of forensic biology, including DNA analysis and serology and includes ... ....

502 pages | b/w illustrations, tables | Hardback | NYP 03/2015 | 9781439889701 | #216566A | £57.99 Add to basket

Genetics: From Genes to GenomesLeland Hartwell, Leroy Hood, Janice A Fischer, Charles Aquadro, Michael L Goldberg and An ReynoldsGenetics: From Genes to Genomes is a cutting-edge, introductory genetics text authored by an unparalleled author team, including Nobel Prize winner, Leland Hartwell. The 5th edition continues to build upon the integration of ... ....

896 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780073525310 | #216928A | £148.99 Add to basket

Human Anatomy: A Very Short IntroductionLeslie KlenermanA vast subject that includes a strange vocabulary and an apparent mass of facts, human anatomy can at first appear confusing and off-putting. But the basic construction of the human body – the skeleton, the organs of the chest and ... ....

144 pages | 50 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780198707370 | #216061A | £7.99 Add to basket

Microbiology For DummiesJennifer Stearns and Michael SuretteMicrobiology is the study of life itself, down to the smallest particle. Did you know that your body contains more bacteria cells than human cells? It's true. Microbes are essential to our everyday lives, from the food we eat to the ... ....

384 pages | illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781118871188 | #216691A | £16.99 Add to basket

Microbiology: Principles and ExplorationsJacquelyn G BlackMicrobiology: Principles and Explorations has been a best-selling textbook for several editions due to the author's engaging writing style where her passion for the subject shines through the narrative. The text's student ... ....

976 pages | illustrations, tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781118743164 | #216733A | £127.99 Add to basket

Molecular Origins of Brain and Body GeometryPlato's Concept of Reality is ReversedAntonio Lima-de-FariaNew concepts arise in science when apparently unrelated fields of knowledge are put together in a coherent way. The recent results in molecular biology allow to explain the emergence of body patterns in animals that before could not be ... ....

203 pages | 105 colour & 15 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9783319060552 | #216793A | £126.00 Add to basket

Next Generation Sequencing Technologies and Challenges in Sequence AssemblySara El-Matwally, Osama M Ouda and Mohamed HelmyThe introduction of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies resulted in a major transformation in the way scientists extract genetic information from biological systems, revealing limitless insight about the genome, transcriptome ... ....

130 pages | 1 colour & 11 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9781493907144 | #217035A | £44.99 Add to basket

Evolutionary Biology

Arrival of the FittestSolving Evolution's Greatest PuzzleAndreas WagnerDarwin's theory of natural selection explains how useful adaptations are preserved over time. But the biggest mystery about evolution eluded him. As genetics pioneer Hugo de Vries put it, "natural selection may explain the survival ... ....

304 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781591846468 | #216804A | £22.50 Add to basket

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Bioarchaeology: Interpreting Behavior from the Human SkeletonClark Spencer LarsenNow including numerous full colour figures, this updated and revised edition of Larsen's classic text provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of bioarchaeology. Reflecting the enormous advances made in the field over ... ....

650 pages | 56 colour & 124 b/w illustrations, 16 tables | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780521838696 | #216482A | £94.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780521547482 | #216483A | £37.99 Add to basket

Genotype-by-Environment Interactions and Sexual SelectionJohn Hunt and David J HoskenSexual selection is recognized as being responsible for some of the most extravagant morphologies and behaviors in the natural world, as well as a driver of some of the most rapid evolution. While Charles Darwin's theory is now a ... ....

360 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780470671795 | #216730A | £79.99 Add to basket

Human Footprints: Fossilised Locomotion?Matthew R Bennett and Sarita A MorseHuman footprints provide some of the most emotive and tangible evidence of our ancestors. They provide evidence of stature, presence, behaviour and in the case of early hominin footprints, evidence with respect to the evolution of human ... ....

236 pages | 41 colour & 37 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9783319085715 | #216636A | £89.99 Add to basket

Kennewick ManThe Scientific Investigation of an Ancient American SkeletonDouglas W Owsley and Richard L JantzAlmost from the day of its accidental discovery along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington State in July 1996, the ancient skeleton of Kennewick Man has garnered significant attention from scientific and Native American communities ... ....

688 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781623492007 | #216608A | £47.50 Add to basket

Lithic Technological Systems and Evolutionary TheoryNathan Goodale and Jr.,William AndrefskyStone tool analysis relies on a strong background in analytical and methodological techniques. However, lithic technological analysis has not been well integrated with a theoretically informed approach to understanding how humans procure ... ....

97 b/w illustrations, 15 maps, 2 tables | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781107026469 | #215327A | £59.99 Add to basket

Neanderthal ManIn Search of Lost GenomesSvante PaaboWhat can we learn from the genomes of our closest evolutionary relatives? Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes tells the story of geneticist Svante Pääbo's mission to answer this question, and recounts his ... ....

288 pages | Hardback | 04/2012 | 9780465020836 | #210583A | £18.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 04/2015 | 9780465054954 | #216917A | £16.50 Add to basket

Paleoamerican OdysseyKelly E Graf, Caroline V Ketron and Michael R WatersAs research continues on the earliest migration of modern humans into North and South America, the current state of knowledge about these first Americans is continually evolving. Especially with recent advances in human genomic studies ... ....

584 pages | 126 b/w photos, 100 b/w illustrations, 56 maps | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781623491925 | #216736A | £35.95 Add to basket

Survival of the NicestHow Altruism Made Us Human and Why It Pays to Get AlongStefan KleinThis revelatory tour de force by an acclaimed and internationally bestselling science writer upends our understanding of survival of the fittest and invites us all to think and act more altruistically The future belongs to the altruists. ....

272 pages | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9781615190904 | #211403A | £21.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781615192205 | #216794A | £14.99 Add to basket

The Genetics and Biology of Sexual ConflictWilliam Rice and Sergey GavriletsBattles between the sexes occur at the genetic level when traits that would be advantageous for one sex are disadvantageous for the other. The Genetics and Biology of Sexual Conflict discusses the basis for this sexual conflict ... ....

350 pages | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781621820598 | #216786A | £83.99 Add to basket

Wiley Blackwell Student Dictionary of Human EvolutionBernard WoodThe scope and volume of evidence and range of methods used to analyze the fossil record have increased exponentially in the last fifty years. Comprised of approximately 1,500 entries produced without jargon for those new to the subject ... ....

432 pages | 100+ illustrations, maps | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781405155069 | #216594A | £129.95 Add to basket

Ecology

Ecosystem ServicesFrom Concept to PracticeJetske A Bouma and Pieter JH van BeukeringDespite the growing popularity of the concept of ecosystem services, policy makers and practitioners continue to struggle with the challenge of translating it into practice. Drawing on a range of interdisciplinary perspectives ...

Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781107062887 | #215971A | £39.99 Add to basket

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Handbook on Invasive Plants of KeralaKV Sankaran, TA Suresh, TV Sajeev and KP LaladhasFrom the preface: "[...] This handbook deals wilh 82 species of terrestrial and semi-aquatic plants. For each plant, the scientific names, synonyms, common names, family name, ecology, distribution and the taxonomic characteristics ... ....

84 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9788192033853 | #216601A | £15.99 Add to basket

Urban WildlifeTheory and PracticeRobert McCleery, Christopher Moorman and M Nils PetersonIn the past, wildlife living in urban areas were ignored by wildlife professionals and urban planners because cities were perceived as places for people and not for wild animals. Paradoxically, though, many species of wildlife thrive in ... ....

526 pages | 29 colour & 16 b/w illustrations, 10 tables | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781489974990 | #216678A | £67.99 Add to basket

Habitats & Ecosystems

Advances in River Sediment ResearchShoji Fukuoka, Hajime Nakagawa, Tetsuya Sumi and Hao ZhangSediments, which constitute the surface of the Earth, start their journey to rivers with the energy obtained from rainfalls, floods and other natural processes. Due to transport of sediments, rivers develop with various appearances and ... ....

232 pages | includes CD-ROM | Hardback | 08/2013 | 9781138000629 | #217115A | £239.00 Add to basket

Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological ImportanceNatives, Newcomers, HomecomersFriedrich-Karl HoltmeierOriginally published in German in 2002. In its first English-language edition, Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological Importance introduces the many-faceted interactions of animal populations with their habitats. ....

496 pages | 1 colour & 95 b/w illustrations, 14 tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9789401792936 | #216665A | £117.00 Add to basket

Beyond the Lens of ConservationMalagasy and Swiss Imaginations of One AnotherEva KellerThe global agenda of Nature conservation has led to the creation of the Masoala National Park in Madagascar and to an exhibit in its support at a Swiss zoo, the centerpiece of which is a mini-rainforest replica. Does such a cooperation ... ....

272 pages | 21 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781782385523 | #213240A | £59.99 Add to basket

Biomes of Brazil / Biomas do BrasilChallenges and Alternatives / Desafios e AlternativasSueli Furlan, Helena Ribeiro, Renato Tagnin and Ignacy SachsSurvey of Brazil's seven biomes, with coverage of their ecology, biodiversity and conservation priorities.

198 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9788563186157 | #216858A | £98.99 Add to basket

Ecosystem ServicesConcept, Methods and Case StudiesKarsten Grunewald and Olaf BastianNature provides us with many services seemingly for free: recharged groundwater, fertile soil and plant biomass created by photosynthesis. We human beings draw extensive benefits from these "ecosystem services," or ES – ... ....

288 pages | 14 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9783662441428 | #216641A | £84.50 Add to basket

Forest Biodiversity in IndiaVK Bahuguna and Renu SinghFrom the preface: "This book is about the biodiversity of forests, the variety of genes, species, and forest ecosystems. which underpins a wide range of goods and services crucial for human survival and well-being.

174 pages | colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 01/2012 | #216931A | £95.99 Add to basket

Forest Context and Policies in PortugalPresent and Future ChallengesFernando ReboredoForest Context and Policies in Portugal provides an up-to-date analysis of the Portuguese forests and forestry sector, including its history, its total economic value, current threats and opportunities and future challenges ... ....

260 pages | 61 colour & 26 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9783319084541 | #216679A | £126.00 Add to basket

Forest Ecology in IndiaOP Chaubey, Archana Sharma and Ram PrakashNatural vegetation in India is predominantly one or the other type of forest. Ecological conditions favoring forest growth are availability of moisture, soil and favorable temperature and diminished biotic interferences. The present book ... ....

171 pages | Paperback | 01/2014 | 9788179104682 | #217074A | £27.50 Add to basket

Forest VisionTransforming the Forestry CommissionRoderick LeslieRoderick Leslie joined the Forestry Commission (FC) in 1976 and subsequently occupied a variety of senior roles in forest policy and practice including a spell as Chief Executive of Forest Enterprise England. During this time the FC undertook ... ....

218 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9780992878900 | #216586A | £12.99 Add to basket

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Grassland Ecosystems of Central Indian HimalayaStructure and FunctionRajendra DobhalWith increasing migratory and sedentary livestock population and unplanned grazing, the Himalayan grasslands have been facing acute threat of degradation. Unfortunate is the fact that grasslands have long been an abandoned and low priority ... ....

296 pages | illustrations, maps | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9788121108089 | #216996A | £69.99 Add to basket

Nature's SpectacleThe World's First National Parks and Protected PlacesJohn SheailNational parks have always been an emotive and iconic symbol, ever since the first parks of the modern era were created in the mid-nineteenth century. Nature's Spectacle, based on original research, delves deeply into their ... ....

347 pages | b/w photos | Hardback | 06/2010 | 9781849711296 | #184465A | £69.99 Add to basketPaperback | 03/2013 | 9780415849685 | #216540A | £29.99 Add to basket

Pantanal: Wild / Selvagem / SalvajeMike Bueno and Martha BaptistaPantanal: Wild / Selvagem / Salvaje is the result of a relentless pursuit of nature photographer Mike Bueno to gather shots of spectacular wildlife in the Brazilian Pantanal of Mato Grosso, predominantly in Poconé ... ....

352 pages | 240 colour photos | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9788579920646 | #217132A | £173.00 Add to basket

Remote Sensing of WetlandsApplications and AdvancesRalph W Tiner, Victor V Klemas and Megan W LangRemote Sensing of Wetlands provides a thorough introduction to the use of remotely sensed data for wetland classification and mapping, as well as information on the latest technological advancements detailed by top scientists in ... ....

288 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781482237351 | #216628A | £81.99 Add to basket

Remote Sensing of the CryosphereMarco TedescoThe cryosphere, that region of the world where water is temporarily or permanently frozen, plays a crucial role on our planet. Recent developments in remote sensing techniques, and the acquisition of new data sets, have resulted in significant ... ....

408 pages | colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781118368855 | #216588A | £64.99 Add to basket

Soil: Reflections on the Basis of Our ExistenceHakan WallanderHåkan Wallander is a professor in Soil Biology and the reader is guided through the fascinating world below ground. Soil: Reflections on the Basis of Our Existence has a free form and the author mixes scientific facts with ... ....

149 pages | 90 colour & 11 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9783319084572 | #216637A | £126.00 Add to basket

Sustainable London?The Future of a Global CityRob Imrie, Loretta Lees, Ben Rogers and Yvonne RydinLondon is one of the most dense, vibrant, and influential urban centers in the world, and Sustainable London? takes a close look at how it is addressing one of the key questions of our time: environmental sustainability.

352 pages | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781447310600 | #216510A | £27.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781447310594 | #216511A | £69.99 Add to basket

The National Park to ComeMargret GrebowiczThe National Park to Come examines the sense of "the national" that our national parks construct and the kind of citizen they produce in the process. Who is the visitor in these spaces? Who is the national and who the ... ....

88 pages | Paperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780804789622 | #216360A | £9.99 Add to basket

Vulnerability of Land Systems in AsiaAdemola K Braimoh and He Qing HuangVulnerability of Land Systems in Asia provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of land systems vulnerability assessment in Asia – fundamental to the understanding of the link between global change, environmental ... ....

352 pages | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781118854952 | #216732A | £84.99 Add to basket

What Nature Does for BritainTony JuniperFrom the peat bogs and woodlands that help to secure our water supply, to the bees and soils that produce most of the food we eat, Britain is rich in 'natural capital'. Yet we take supplies of clean water and secure food for granted ... ....

288 pages | Paperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781781253281 | #216923A | £9.99 Add to basket

Wildland RecreationEcology and ManagementWilliam E Hammitt, David N Cole and Christopher MonzThis text will be a revision of the current textbook titled, Wildland Recreation; Ecology and Management. It will include new chapters and revision of the wildland recreation/ecology literature. As such, it will examine the effects ... ....

336 pages | Paperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781118397008 | #215668A | £44.99 Add to basket

Conservation & Biodiversity

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Biodiversity Potentials of the HimalayaLalit M Tewari, YPS Pangtey and Geeta TewariThe survival of biodiversity is now under severe threat due to over exploitation of natural resources, increasing human population, habitat fragmentation and other developmental activities leading to apparent environmental degradation. ....

574 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, maps | Paperback | 01/2010 | 9788185097824 | #216933A | £36.99 Add to basket

Conservation and Development in CambodiaExploring Frontiers of Change in Nature, State and SocietySarah Milne and Sango MahantyWritten by leading authorities from Australasia, Europe and North America, Conservation and Development in Cambodia examines the dynamic conflicts and synergies between nature conservation and human development in contemporary ... ....

288 pages | 7 b/w photos, 29 b/w illustrations, 4 tables | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9780415706803 | #216617A | £84.99 Add to basket

In Wolf CountryThe Power and Politics of ReintroductionJim YuskavitchIn Wolf Country tells the story of the first groups of wolves that emigrated from reintroduced areas in Idaho to re-colonize their former habitat in the Pacific Northwest, how government officials prepared for their arrival, and ... ....

272 pages | Paperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9780762797530 | #216647A | £11.95 Add to basket

Si le Chant des Baleines s'EteignaitMenaces sur les Mammiferes MarinsJean-Pierre SylvestreWho has not been spellbound by the singing of whales responding to each other through the vastness of the oceans, by the sight of dolphins playing in front of the bow of a boat or the soulful eyes of baby seals on the ice?

336 pages | colour photos | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9782226253750 | #216589A | £37.50 Add to basket

Wild WithinHow Rescuing Owls Inspired a FamilyMelissa HartIn this delightful memoir, a woman at loose ends finds true love while rescuing destitute birds and is inspired to adopt a child. Tender, witty, and rewarding, Wild Within is a story about overcoming fear (of beaks, talons, and ... ....

336 pages | Hardback | 08/2014 | 9780762796809 | #216648A | £15.95 Add to basket

Environmental Science

Chemistry of the Climate SystemDetlev MuellerClimate change is a major challenge facing the modern world. The chemistry of air and it's influence on the climate system forms the main focus of Chemistry of the Climate System. The book presents a problem-based approach to ... ....

786 pages | 170 illustrations, 148 tables | Hardback | 08/2014 | 9783110330809 | #216791A | £188.00 Add to basket

Climate Change Impacts on Ocean and Coastal LawU.S. and International PerspectivesRandall S AbateClimate Change Impacts on Ocean and Coastal Law effectively brings together the two worlds of climate change and ocean and coastal management. It raises important questions about whether and how ocean and coastal law will respond ... ....

800 pages | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9780199368747 | #215559A | £87.99 Add to basket

Climate Change and PovertyA New Agenda for Developed NationsTony FitzpatrickClimate change is the main challenge facing developed countries in the twenty-first century. To what extent does this agenda converge with issues of poverty and social exclusion? Climate change and poverty offers a timely new perspective ... ....

256 pages | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781447300861 | #216507A | £24.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781447300878 | #216508A | £69.99 Add to basket

Dark WinterHow the Sun Is Causing a 30-Year Cold SpellJohn L CaseyClimate change has been a perplexing problem for years. In Dark Winter, author John L. Casey, a former White House national space policy advisor, NASA headquarters consultant, and space shuttle engineer tells the truth about ... ....

190 pages | Hardback | 08/2014 | 9781630060350 | #216792A | £19.99 Add to basket

Don't Even Think About ItWhy Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate ChangeGeorge MarshallMost of us recognize that climate change is real, and yet we do nothing to stop it. What is this psychological mechanism that allows us to know something is true but act as if it is not? George Marshall's search for the answers bring ... ....

272 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781620401330 | #216924A | £19.99 Add to basketPaperback | 08/2015 | 9781632861023 | #216925A | £0.00 Add to basket

Governing the AirThe Dynamics of Science, Policy, and Citizen InteractionRolf Lidskog and Goran SundqvistGoverning the Air looks at the regulation of air pollution not as a static procedure of enactment and agreement but as a dynamic process that reflects the shifting interrelationships of science, policy, and citizens.

384 pages | 3 illustrations, 13 tables | Paperback | 11/2011 | 9780262516426 | #217039A | £18.95 Add to basketHardback | 11/2011 | 9780262016506 | #217040A | £37.95 Add to basket

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Handbook of Sea Level ResearchIan Shennan, Anthony J Long and Benjamin P HortonMeasuring sea-level change – be that rise or fall – is one of the most pressing scientific goals of our time and requires robust scientific approaches and techniques. This Handbook aims to provide a practical guide to readers ... ....

632 pages | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781118452585 | #216593A | £130.00 Add to basket

How to Change Minds about Our Changing ClimateLet Science Do the Talking the Next Time Someone Tries to Tell YouSeth B Darling, Douglas L Sisterson and Sarah M SistersonHave you ever heard someone say that climate change is simply the result of natural cycles? Or that there can't be global warming because it still gets so cold out? While the claims climate-change deniers make can seem, on their ... ....

224 pages | Paperback | 07/2014 | 9781615192236 | #216605A | £14.99 Add to basket

Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Recycling and ReuseVivek V Ranade and Vinay M BhandariIndustrial Wastewater Treatment, Recycling and Reuse is an accessible reference to assist you when handling wastewater treatment and recycling. It features an instructive compilation of methodologies, including advanced ... ....

576 pages | 200 illustrations | Hardback | 07/2014 | 9780080999685 | #216516A | £84.99 Add to basket

Knowledge Systems and Change in Climate GovernanceComparing India and South AfricaBabette NeverThe success of international efforts to manage climate change depends on the participation of emerging economies. Knowledge Systems and Change in Climate Governance uses a comparative study of two of the most important, India and ... ....

192 pages | 40 b/w illustrations, 6 tables | Hardback | 07/2014 | 9780415748483 | #217121A | £84.99 Add to basket

Marine PollutionWhat Everyone Needs to KnowJudith S WeisAn overview of the issues surrounding marine pollution, including topics like how it originates, marine debris, oil, and climate change.

296 pages | 19 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9780199996698 | #216788A | £47.74 Add to basket

Responding to Climate ChangeLessons from an Australian HotspotPaul W BurtonSouth East Queensland has been one of the fastest growing regions of Australia, both in terms of its rapidly growing population and an ever-expanding built environment. It is also one of the most vulnerable regions likely to suffer from ... ....

216 pages | Paperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9780643108615 | #216610A | £63.50 Add to basket

Toward ResilienceA Guide to Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change AdaptationMarilise Turnbull, Charlotte Sterrett and Amy HilleboeToward Resilience is an introductory resource for development and humanitarian practitioners working with populations at risk of the impacts of climate change and other hazards. It is aimed at program management and technical ... ....

192 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 01/2013 | 9781853397868 | #216975A | £12.95 Add to basket

Wild OceansJohn KerrJohn Kerr revisits the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami 10 years on to unearth what the science behind the most deadly natural disaster to date really shows. He explores human behavior on ocean health, the increase in storm surges and their devastating ... ....

92 pages | Paperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781922178657 | #216609A | £6.99 Add to basket

Physical Sciences

2015 Guide to the Night SkyA Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies above Britain and IrelandRoyal Observatory Greenwich, Storm Dunlop and Wil TirionA comprehensive month-by-month handbook to the stars and constellations visible from Britain and Ireland in 2015. This practical guidebook is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers.

96 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780007598687 | #216688A | £6.99 Add to basket

Comets And Their OriginThe Tools To Decipher A CometUwe J Meierhenrich, Michael F A'Hearn and Gerhard A SchwehmDivided into two parts, the first four chapters of Comets And Their Origin refer to comets and their formation in general, describing cometary missions, comet remote observations, astrochemistry, artificial comets, and the ... ....

352 pages | Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9783527412815 | #216587A | £74.99 Add to basket

Cosmigraphics: Picturing Space Through TimeMichael BensonIn Cosmigraphics, Michael Benson, author of ground-breaking books of space photography, turns his attention to the history of the visual description and mapping of the universe. This is a story that begins in myth and ends with ... ....

320 pages | 300 colour illustrations | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781419713873 | #216689A | £29.99 Add to basket

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Discovery: Champion of the Space Shuttle FleetValerie NealDiscovery: Champion of the Space Shuttle Fleet places Space Shuttle Discovery within the history of the space shuttle program and provides an introduction to space shuttle technology with a focus on the orbiter itself.

144 pages | 140 colour & 10 b/w photos | Hardback | 11/2012 | 9780760343838 | #216868A | £17.99 Add to basket

Environmental HydrologyAndy D Ward, Stanley W Trimble, Suzette R Burckhard and John G LyonThis text provides a qualitative understanding of hydrologic processes and introduces new methods for quantifying hydrologic parameters and processes. This new edition is fully revised, and contains new and expanded end-of-chapter problems ... ....

452 b/w illustrations, 123 tables | Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781466589414 | #216571A | £76.99 Add to basket

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in the Permo-CarboniferousFrom Icehouse to GreenhouseKate Horan, Simon Crowhurst and Phil StoneFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in the Permo-Carboniferous focuses on the sedimentology of the Hells Kitchen Member of the Port Sussex Formation in East Falkland (Las Malvinas). This member comprises deposits documenting the ... ....

150 pages | 65 colour & 7 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9783319087078 | #216639A | £44.99 Add to basket

Faulting, Fracturing and Igneous Intrusion in the Earth's CrustD Healy, RWH Butler, ZK Shipton and RH SibsonGeologists have long-grappled with understanding the mechanical origins of rock deformation. Stress regimes control the nucleation, growth and reactivation of faults and fractures; induce seismic activity; affect the transport of magma ... ....

236 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, colour & b/w maps | Hardback | 06/2012 | 9781862393479 | #217112A | £84.99 Add to basket

Five Billion Years of SolitudeThe Search for Life Among the StarsLee BillingsFor 4.6 billion years our living planet has been alone in a vast and silent universe. But soon, Earth's isolation could come to an end. Over the past two decades, astronomers have discovered thousands of planets orbiting other stars. ....

294 pages | Hardback | 10/2013 | 9781617230066 | #209357A | £22.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781617230165 | #216734A | £15.99 Add to basket

Hawaiian VolcanoesFrom Source to SurfaceRebecca CareyHawaiian Volcanoes: From Source to Surface is the outcome of an AGU Chapman Conference held on the Island of Hawai'i in August 2012. As such, Hawaiian Volcanoes contains a diversity of research results that highlight ... ....

538 pages | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781118872048 | #216592A | £127.00 Add to basket

How to Find the Apollo Landing SitesEverything You Need to KnowJames Chen and Adam ChenHow to Find the Apollo Landing Sites is for anyone who wants to be able to connect the history of lunar exploration to the Moon visible above. It addresses what Apollo equipment and experiments were left behind and what the Apollo ... ....

269 pages | 86 colour & 73 b/w illustrations | Paperback | 06/2014 | 9783319064550 | #216869A | £29.99 Add to basket

Metamorphic Rocks in the FieldKurt HollocherMetamorphic Rocks in the Field is an illustrative introduction to metamorphic rocks as seen in the field, designed for advanced high school to graduate-level earth science and geology students to jump-start their observational ... ....

326 pages | 370 colour illustrations | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781138026308 | #216626A | £31.99 Add to basket

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Rocky MountainsGarrett RomaineRocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Rocky Mountains is a field guide to more than 130 of the most common and sought-after rocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout the Rocky Mountains. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and ... ....

176 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780762784752 | #216646A | £9.49 Add to basket

The Edge of the SkyAll You Need to Know About the All-There-isRoberto TrottaFrom the big bang to black holes, from dark matter to dark energy, from the origins of the universe to its ultimate destiny, The Edge of the Sky tells the story of the most important discoveries and mysteries in modern cosmology ... ....

112 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780465044719 | #216690A | £9.99 Add to basket

Tomography of the Earth's Crust: From Geophysical Sounding to Real-Time MonitoringGeotechnologien Science Report No. 21Michael Weber and Ute MuenchThe research work on the topic of Tomography of the Earth's Crust: From Geophysical Sounding to Real-Time Monitoring has focused on the development of cross-scale multiparameter methods and their technological application to ... ....

186 pages | 28 colour & 56 b/w illustrations | Hardback | 02/2014 | 9783319042046 | #217036A | £89.99 Add to basket

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Volcanoes of the AzoresUlrich Kueppers and Christoph BeierThe Azores archipelago consists of nine islands that emerge from the Azores Plateau in the Central Northern Atlantic, situated within the triple junction of the American, Eurasian and African lithosphere plates. Subaerial volcanic activity ... ....

400 pages | 300 colour & 30 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9783642322259 | #216640A | £117.00 Add to basket

You Are HereAround the World in 92 MinutesChris HadfieldIn You Are Here, bestselling author and celebrated astronaut Chris Hadfield creates a virtual orbit of Earth, giving us the really big picture: this is our home, from space. The millions of us who followed Hadfield's news-making ... ....

208 pages | colour photos | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781447278603 | #216684A | £19.99 Add to basket

Sustainable Development

A Piece of the SunThe Quest for Fusion EnergyDaniel CleryOur rapidly industrializing world has an insatiable hunger for energy and conventional sources are struggling to meet demand. Oil is running out, coal is damaging our climate, many nations are abandoning nuclear, yet solar, wind, and ... ....

320 pages | b/w photos | Hardback | 06/2013 | 9781468304930 | #216606A | £23.99 Add to basketPaperback | 07/2014 | 9781468308891 | #216607A | £16.99 Add to basket

Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food SystemsStephen R GliessmanThis new edition of the bestselling textbook for courses in agroecology or sustainable agriculture updates the issues facing the sustainability of food systems, especially the strong movement from the "second green revolution" ... ....

416 pages | 219 Illustrations | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781439895610 | #216567A | £49.99 Add to basket

Bio DesignNature, Science, CreativityWilliam MyersDesigners and artists have always looked to nature for inspiration and materials, but only recently have they been able to alter and incorporate living organisms in their work. In a world with finite resources and a growing population ... ....

288 pages | 600 colour & b/w photos and colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 10/2012 | 9780500516270 | #200315A | £27.99 Add to basketPaperback | 07/2014 | 9780500291504 | #217034A | £19.95 Add to basket

Bioprocessing of Renewable Resources to Commodity BioproductsVirendra S Bisaria and Akihiko KondoBioprocessing of Renewable Resources to Commodity Bioproducts provides the vision of a successful biorefinery – the lignocelluloic biomass needs to be efficiently converted to its constituent monomers, comprising mainly of ... ....

584 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9781118175835 | #217119A | £93.50 Add to basket

Canada's Water, Yours to ProtectA Primer on Planning TogetherSandra E SmithCanada's Water, Yours to Protect brings a different voice to the important discussion of freshwater protection. While it acknowledges the problems besetting water resources and the role of government, this book is about the ... ....

262 pages | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781927043325 | #216901A | £21.95 Add to basket

Challenges: Sustainable Land Management - Climate ChangeMiodrag Zlatic and Stanimir KostadinovThis book gathers a selection of peer-reviewed contributions presented and discussed at the LANDCON 1209 Conference held in Djerdap National Park in the town Donji Milanovac, Serbia from September 17-21, 2012.

359 pages | photos, illustrations, tables | Hardback | 08/2014 | 9783923381616 | #217146A | £162.00 Add to basket

Chasing the Red QueenThe Coevolution of Pests and PoisonsAndy DyerChasing the Red Queen presents key concepts for students to understand chemical resistance in agriculture and apply that knowledge to achieving global food security. In the race to feed the world's seven billion people, we ... ....

216 pages | 2 illustrations | Hardback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781610915182 | #215423A | £37.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 02/2015 | 9781610915199 | #215424A | £18.99 Add to basket

Climate Dynamics in Horticultural Science (2-Volume Set)ML Choudhary, VB Patel, Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui and S Sheraz MahdiClimate change and increased climate variability in terms of rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and increasing extreme weather events, such as severe drought and devastating floods, pose a threat to the production of agricultural ... ....

538 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781771880718 | #216988A | £159.00 Add to basket

Climate Dynamics in Horticultural Science, Volume 1Principles and ApplicationsML Choudhary, VB Patel, Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui and S Sheraz MahdiClimate change and increased climate variability in terms of rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and increasing extreme weather events, such as severe drought and devastating floods, pose a threat to the production of agricultural ... ....

298 pages | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781771880312 | #217030A | £81.99 Add to basket

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Climate Dynamics in Horticultural Science, Volume 2Impact, Adaptation and MitigationML Choudhary, VB Patel, Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui and S Sheraz MahdiClimate change and increased climate variability in terms of rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and increasing extreme weather events, such as severe drought and devastating floods, pose a threat to the production of agricultural ... ....

240 pages | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781771880701 | #217031A | £81.99 Add to basket

CoffeeGavin FridellIn a world of high finance, unprecedented technological change, and cyber billionaires, it is easy to forget that a major source of global wealth is, literally, right under our noses. Coffee is one of the most valuable Southern exports ... ....

208 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 07/2014 | 9780745670768 | #216707A | £39.99 Add to basketPaperback | 07/2014 | 9780745670775 | #216708A | £12.99 Add to basket

Community Well-Being in Biocultural LandscapesAre We Living Well?Bas Verschuuren, Suneetha M Subramanian and Wim HiemstraCommunity Well-Being in Biocultural Landscapes provides an introduction to the concept of human well-being as it relates to international rural development and conservation policy and practice. It demonstrates that well-being is ... ....

168 pages | 61 colour illustrations | Hardback | 04/2014 | 9781853398377 | #216969A | £39.95 Add to basketPaperback | 04/2014 | 9781853398384 | #216970A | £19.95 Add to basket

Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong RegionHydropower, Livelihoods and GovernanceFrancois Molle, Tira Foran and Mira KakonenThe catchment area of the Mekong River and its tributaries extends from China, through Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and to Vietnam. The water resources of the Mekong region – from the Irrawaddy and Nu-Salween in the west ... ....

448 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 07/2014 | 9781138021181 | #217117A | £29.99 Add to basketHardback | 04/2009 | 9781844077076 | #217118A | £84.99 Add to basket

Defending BeefThe Case for Sustainable Meat ProductionNicolette Hahn NimanFor decades it has been nearly universal dogma among environmentalists that livestock – goats, sheep, and others, but especially cattle – are Public Enemy Number One. They erode soils, pollute air and water, damage riparian ... ....

240 pages | b/w photos | Paperback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781603585361 | #216807A | £12.99 Add to basket

Desert WaterThe Future of Utah's Water ResourcesHal CrimmelHal Crimmel has brought scientific research together with the experienced voices of environmental social scientists, humanists, and activists to provide a broad perspective on Utah water issues. The matters discussed are relevant beyond ... ....

240 pages | 8 illustrations, 5 maps | Paperback | NYP 09/2014 | 9781607813750 | #216663A | £17.50 Add to basket

DiamondsIan SmillieDiamonds are a multi-billion dollar business involving some of the world's largest mining companies, a million and a half artisanal diggers, more than a million cutters and polishers and a huge retail jewellery sector. But behind the ... ....

204 pages | illustrations | Paperback | 02/2014 | 9780745672311 | #216709A | £12.99 Add to basketHardback | 02/2014 | 9780745672304 | #216710A | £39.99 Add to basket

Elements of Physical HydrologyGeorge M Hornberger, Patricia L Wiberg, Jeffrey P Raffensperger and Paolo D'OdoricoAmong the many diverse aspects of environmental science, none is more critical to the future of society and nature than water. Understanding the role of water on Earth and making good decisions regarding water conservation and hydrological ... ....

392 pages | 156 b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781421413730 | #216519A | £48.50 Add to basket

Engaging with AnimalsInterpretations of a Shared ExistenceGeorgette Leah Burns and Mandy PatersonHumans and nonhuman animals engage with each other in a multitude of fascinating ways. They have always done so, motivated by both necessity and choice. Yet, as human population numbers increase and our impact on the planet expands, this ... ....

278 pages | b/w illustrations | Paperback | 05/2014 | 9781743320297 | #216900A | £15.99 Add to basket

Environmental Governance of the Great SeasLaw and EffectJoseph FC DiMento and Alexis Jaclyn HickmanThe great seas contain immense resources and provide invaluable services to humankind, yet their environmental conditions are threatened world-wide. The authors of this comprehensive study provide a rich assessment of the seas and the effects ... ....

240 pages | illustrations | Hardback | 08/2012 | 9781848443754 | #217113A | £64.99 Add to basket

Fracking: Risks and RewardsBarbara Hadley, Tom Rennell and Derek AustinA game-changing energy revolution or a risk-filled dash for gas? Fracking, the controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing to extract shale gas, has become one of the most divisive issues of the 21st century. Following what appears ... ....

139 pages | colour photos, colour illustrations, colour maps | Paperback | 07/2014 | 9780957559516 | #217159A | £59.99 Add to basket

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Green GrabbingA New Appropriation of NatureJames Fairhead, Melissa Leach and Ian ScoonesAcross the world, ecosystems are for sale. 'Green grabbing' – the appropriation of land and resources for environmental ends – is an emerging process of deep and growing significance. A vigorous debate on 'land grabbing ... ....

408 pages | Hardback | 04/2013 | 9780415644075 | #217142A | £99.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781138850521 | #217143A | £28.99 Add to basket

International Handbook on Social Policy and the EnvironmentTony FitzpatrickThe International Handbook on Social Policy and the Environment reviews debates concerning poverty, inequalities, social distribution, social rights, taxation, healthcare, education, water and energy policies to examine the relevance ... ....

544 pages | Hardback | 06/2014 | 9780857936127 | #216509A | £150.00 Add to basket

Nature and FarmingSustaining Native Biodiversity in Agricultural LandscapesDavid Norton and Nick ReidConserving and enhancing native biodiversity on farms brings many benefits as well as providing many challenges. Nature and Farming explains why it is important to sustain native plants and animals in agricultural landscapes ... ....

304 pages | colour illustrations | Paperback | 03/2013 | 9780643103252 | #216846A | £55.50 Add to basket

Only for ThemA Manifesto for Animality Through Philosophy and PoliticsLeonardo CaffoYear after year, day after day, minute after minute, billions of non-human animals are slaughtered for several purposes and aims (food, clothing, entertainment, research). An analogous situation whose objects were humans instead of animals ... ....

150 pages | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9788857524184 | #216741A | £10.99 Add to basket

Organic Mushroom Farming and MycoremediationSimple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor CultivationTradd CotterWhat would it take to grow mushrooms in space? How can mushroom cultivation help us manage, or at least make use of, invasive species such as kudzu and water hyacinth and thereby reduce dependence on herbicides? Is it possible to develop ... ....

400 pages | colour photos | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781603584555 | #216514A | £25.99 Add to basket

Poor People's Energy Outlook 2014Key Messages on Energy for Poverty AlleviationPractical ActionEnergy poverty is a crippling component of the poverty trap that consigns victims to lives of drudgery and subsistence. Accordingly, we have recently seen the rise of concern for energy access on the international stage. However, at the ... ....

72 pages | Paperback | 07/2014 | 9781853398568 | #216973A | £12.95 Add to basket

Scaling Up Multiple Use Water ServicesAccountability in the Water SectorBarbara van Koppen, Stef Smits, Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio and John ThomasScaling Up Multiple Use Water Services argues that by designing cost-effective multi-purpose infrastructure, MUS can have a positive impact on people's health and livelihoods. Scaling Up Multiple Use Water Services ... ....

104 pages | Paperback | 04/2014 | 9781853398308 | #216971A | £9.95 Add to basketHardback | 04/2014 | 9781853398292 | #216972A | £19.95 Add to basket

Sustainable Agroecosystems in Climate Change MitigationMaren OelbermannOne of the challenges under current land management practices is to increase food and soil security to meet projected trends in food production, while maintaining the resilience to climate change.

328 pages | Hardback | 01/2014 | 9789086862351 | #217116A | £94.99 Add to basket

Sustainable Economic DevelopmentResources, Environment and InstitutionsArsenio Molina Balisacan, Ujjayant Chakravorty and Majah-Leah V RavagoSustainable Economic Development presents 27 articles that lay the foundations of sustainable development in a way that facilitates effective policy design. The editors mix broad thematic papers with focused micro-papers, balancing ... ....

480 pages | Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9780128003473 | #216512A | £75.99 Add to basket

Sustainable FuturesLinking Population, Resources and the EnvironmentJenny Goldie and Katharine BettsSustainable Futures: Linking Population, Resources and the Environment explores the links between population growth, diminishing resources and environmental challenges, and the implications for Australia's future.

224 pages | Paperback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781486301898 | #217108A | £31.95 Add to basket

The Animal MindAn Introduction to the Philosophy of Animal CognitionKristin AndrewsThe study of animal cognition raises profound questions about the minds of animals and philosophy of mind itself. Aristotle argued that humans are the only animal to laugh, but in recent experiments rats have also been shown to laugh. ....

272 pages | Paperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9780415809603 | #216612A | £22.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9780415809573 | #216613A | £84.99 Add to basket

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The Biological MindA Philosophical IntroductionJustin GarsonFor some, biology explains all there is to know about the mind. Yet many big questions remain: is the mind shaped by genes or the environment? If mental traits are the result of adaptations built up over thousands of years, as evolutionary ... ....

224 pages | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780415810289 | #216614A | £22.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9780415810272 | #216615A | £84.99 Add to basket

The Complete Manual of Small-Scale Food ProcessingPeter FellowsSmall-scale food processing is important worldwide. For individual processors, it is highly accessible as a start-up business, especially for women; farmers and fishermen can readily diversify into processing to increase their incomes ... ....

568 pages | b/w illustrations, tables | Paperback | 07/2013 | 9781853397660 | #216976A | £29.95 Add to basketHardback | 07/2013 | 9781853397653 | #216977A | £59.95 Add to basket

The Habitats Directive in its EU Environmental ContextEuropean Nature's Best Hope?Charles-Hubert Born, An Cliquet, Hendrik Schoukens, Delphine Misonne and Geert Van HoorickThe Habitats Directive in its EU Environmental Context analyses the Habitats Directive: one of the most prominent piece of EU environmental legislation of the past decades. Seen by some as the cornerstone of Europe's nature ... ....

520 pages | 5 tables | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781138019584 | #216616A | £89.99 Add to basket

The Manual of Biocontrol AgentsA World CompendiumRoma L GwynnThis edition of The Manual of Biocontrol Agents has been substantially revised and updated to reflect the growth and maturity of the global biocontrol industry. It contains up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive information on ... ....

278 pages | no illustrations | Hardback | 05/2014 | 9781901396874 | #217147A | £195.00 Add to basket

The Science of WaterConcepts and ApplicationsFrank R SpellmanThe Science of Water: Concepts and Applications, Third Edition contains a wealth of scientific information and is based on real-world experience. Building on the second edition, this text applies the latest data and research in ... ....

544 pages | 163 b/w illustrations, 119 tables | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781482242935 | #216572A | £81.99 Add to basket

Threatened Island NationsLegal Implications of Rising Seas and a Changing ClimateMichael B Gerrard and Gregory E WannierRising seas are endangering the habitability and very existence of several small island nations, mostly in the Pacific and Indian oceans. This is the first book to focus on the myriad legal issues posed by this tragic situation: ... ....

672 pages | 14 colour & 2 b/w illustrations, 1 table | Hardback | 01/2013 | 9781107025769 | #216603A | £79.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781107438606 | #216604A | £27.99 Add to basket

Towards Sustainable Road TransportRonald M Dell, Patrick T Moseley and David AJ RandIncreasing pressure on global reserves of petroleum at a time of growing demand for personal transport in developing countries, together with concerns over atmospheric pollution and carbon dioxide emissions, are leading to a requirement ... ....

368 pages | colour & b/w illustrations, tables | Paperback | 06/2014 | 9780124046160 | #216515A | £60.99 Add to basket

Understanding Energy and Energy PolicyLisa M Glidden and Timothy F BraunThis is a one-stop resource for understanding the complexities of energy policy and the science behind the utilization of energy sources. The multidisciplinary perspective presented in Understanding Energy and Energy Policy is ... ....

288 pages | Paperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781780329345 | #216517A | £21.99 Add to basketHardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781780329352 | #216518A | £74.99 Add to basket

War and the EnvironmentNew Approaches to Protecting the Environment in Relation to Armed ConflictRosemary Rayfuse and Marie JacobssonThe chapters in War and the Environment have their origins in papers presented at a Workshop held at Lund University in Sweden. The Workshop gathered together experts from Europe, the United States and Australia, including leading ... ....

244 pages | Hardback | NYP 09/2014 | 9789004270640 | #216595A | £171.99 Add to basket

Water Quality ManagementPresent Situations, Challenges and Future PerspectivesAsit K Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada and Rafael IzquierdoThe global attention in recent years has focused primarily on water quantity and allocation issues. Water quality has received significantly less attention than water quantity. Commendable progress has been made by the developed world ... ....

288 pages | 12 b/w photos, 69 b/w illustrations, 58 tables | Hardback | 11/2011 | 9780415688857 | #205500A | £90.24 Add to basketPaperback | 06/2014 | 9781138798076 | #216543A | £29.99 Add to basket

Data Analysis

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Great MapsThe World's Masterpieces Explored and ExplainedJerry BrottonGreat Maps takes a close look at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth. Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land ... ....

256 pages | colour & b/w illustrations | Hardback | 09/2014 | 9781409345718 | #216926A | £19.99 Add to basket

Introduction to Statistical Data Analysis for the Life SciencesClaus Thorn Ekstrom and Helle SorensenDeveloped from the authors' courses at the University of Copenhagen, this text provides a computational toolbox that enables readers to perform actual analysis on real data sets and gain the confidence and skills to undertake progress ... ....

525 pages | 101 b/w illustrations, 97 tables | Paperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781482238938 | #216568A | £44.99 Add to basket

Multistate Analysis of Life Histories with RFrans WillekensMultistate Analysis of Life Histories with R provides an introduction to multistate event history analysis. It is an extension of survival analysis, in which a single terminal event (endpoint) is considered and the time-to-event ... ....

328 pages | 36 colour & 9 b/w illustrations | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9783319083827 | #216638A | £39.99 Add to basket

Systems BiologyConstraint-Based Reconstruction and AnalysisBernhard PalssonRecent technological advances have enabled comprehensive determination of the molecular composition of living cells. The chemical interactions between many of these molecules are known, giving rise to genome-scale reconstructed biochemical ... ....

244 colour & 27 b/w illustrations, 45 tables | Hardback | NYP 01/2015 | 9781107038851 | #216177A | £44.99 Add to basket

The Naming of the ShrewA Curious History of Latin NamesJohn WrightLatin names – frequently unpronounceable, all too often wrong and always a tiny puzzle to unravel – have been annoying the layman since they first became formalised as scientific terms in the eighteenth century.

320 pages | b/w illustrations | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781408816981 | #216818A | £12.99 Add to basket

Reference

Africa South of the Sahara 2015Europa PublicationsThe definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries, providing invaluable economic, political, statistical and directory data.

1608 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781857437362 | #216629A | £575.00 Add to basket

DNA Banking for the 21st CenturyWendy L Applequist and Lisa M CampbellDNA Banking for the 21st Century represents the proceedings of the U.S. Workshop on DNA Banking, funded by the National Science Foundation and held in St. Louis in January 2013. Twelve contributed chapters address the management ... ....

187 pages | no illustrations | Paperback | 07/2014 | 9780980841592 | #216582A | £23.99 Add to basket

Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2015Europa PublicationsEuropa's comprehensive survey of Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. General Survey Leading authorities on the region analyze topics of regional importance.

848 pages | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781857437409 | #216630A | £540.00 Add to basket

Getting PublishedAcademic Publishing SuccessGina WiskerGetting Published provides a complete guide for all who need to write effectively and share their work with others through academic publication. Getting Published focuses on how to develop a successful academic writing ... ....

456 pages | 10 illustrations, 7 tables | Paperback | NYP 01/2015 | 9780230392106 | #216895A | £20.99 Add to basket

Rare Books and Special CollectionsSidney E BergerFrom cuneiform, coins, and codices to prints, drawings, photographs, and maps, departments of rare books and special collections are the premier repositories of significant printed and manuscript works and artifacts. Entrusted with the ... ....

552 pages | Paperback | 08/2014 | 9781783300150 | #216811A | £84.99 Add to basket

Regarding the DeadHuman Remains in the British MuseumAlexandra Fletcher, Daniel Antoine and JD HillA key publication on the British Museum's approach to the ethical issues surrounding the inclusion of human remains in museum collections and possible solutions to the dilemmas relating to their curation, storage, access management ... ....

180 pages | 80 illustrations | Paperback | 05/2014 | 9780861591978 | #216723A | £34.99 Add to basket

South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2015Europa PublicationsPublished annually, this 23rd edition brings together a unique combination of the latest data on, and detailed analysis of, a vast region. Scrupulously updated by Europa’s experienced editors, the volume also includes contributions ... ....

1152 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781857437331 | #216633A | £575.00 Add to basket

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South Asia 2015Europa PublicationsExhaustively researched and updated, South Asia 2015 is an in-depth library of information on the countries and territories of this vast world region. General Survey Essays by specialists examine issues ...

832 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781857437348 | #216650A | £540.00 Add to basket

The Europa Regional Surveys of the World 2015 (9-Volume Set)Europa PublicationsEuropa’s Regional Surveys of the World Set 2015 is a timely and authoritative reference source, vast in its scope. The set consists of nine volumes, covering all the world regions, from South Asia to North America.

Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781857437478 | #216631A | £4563.00 Add to basket

The Far East and Australasia 2015Europa PublicationsThis comprehensive survey of the countries of East and South-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, along with 22 Pacific islands, fully revised to reflect current economic and political developments, is an essential resource for the ... ....

1514 pages | Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781857437393 | #216651A | £575.00 Add to basket

The Middle East and North Africa 2015Europa PublicationsNow in its sixty-first edition, this title continues to provide the most up-to-date geo-political and economic information for this important world area.

1464 pages | Hardback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781857437355 | #216652A | £575.00 Add to basket

The PhD ExperienceAn Insider's GuideEvelyn BarronWritten by a PhD student with insights from fellow students, this clear and concise book covers every aspect of the realities of the PhD experience for prospective and current PhD students. It gives an honest inside view on the day to day ... ....

128 pages | 1 table | Paperback | / | #215947A | £16.99 Add to basketPaperback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781137383846 | #216891A | £9.99 Add to basket

The PhD VivaHow to Prepare for Your Oral ExaminationPeter SmithFor PhD and other doctorate degree students as they approach their viva, The PhD Viva helps candidates to understand the viva process and to prepare and present their work in the best possible manner. With concrete guidance ... ....

192 pages | 7 b/w photos, 16 b/w illustrations, 11 tables | Paperback | NYP 10/2014 | 9781137395764 | #216896A | £19.99 Add to basket

The USA and Canada 2015Europa PublicationsCombining impartial analysis with reliable facts and figures, this fully revised and updated 17th edition provides up-to-date commentary on these vast North American nations.

680 pages | Hardback | NYP 12/2014 | 9781857437416 | #216634A | £575.00 Add to basket

Western Europe 2015Europa PublicationsThe definitive survey of the countries and territories of Western Europe, comprising expert analysis and commentary, up-to-date economic and socio-political data and extensive directory information.

928 pages | Hardback | NYP 11/2014 | 9781857437386 | #216635A | £575.00 Add to basket