2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: A Global Species Assessment

Edited by Jonathan EM Baillie et al

"The library of life is burning, and we don't even know the titles of the books" - Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, to the opening of a session of ....

Action Plan for the Conservation of the Greater Horseshoe Bat in Europe (Rhinolophus Ferrumequinum)

RD Ransome and Anthony M Hutson

Previous conservation policies have not given enough priority to bats. This report remedies this by presenting an action plan on one of the most threatened species in ....

Advanced Distance Sampling

Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations

ST Buckland, DR Anderson, KP Burnham, JL Laake, DL Borchers and L Thomas

This advanced text focuses on the uses of distance sampling to estimate the density and abundance of biological populations. It addresses new methodologies, new technologies ....

An Affair with Red Squirrels

David Stapleford

Account of a lifelong passion, of the author's experience of breeding red squirrels, and more generally of their struggle for survival since the arrival of their grey ....

Amazing Numbers in Biology

Rainer Flindt

With hundreds of tables and over 10,000 entries anyone who works or studies in the life sciences or those with a curious mind will find exact answers to many questions ....

Analysis of Ecological Communities

Bruce McCune, James B Grace and Dean L Urban

Offers a rationale and guidance for selecting appropriate, effective, analytical methods in community ecology. The book is suitable as a textbook and reference book on methods ....

The Analysis of Owl Pellets

DW Yalden and PA Morris

This booklet will not only enable you to identify what you find in the pellets of British owls but also shows how the data may be usefully presented and how to estimate ....

Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Conservation

Edited by Marco Festa-Bianchet and Marco Apollonio

Differences in individual behaviour may determine the success or failure of a conservation initiative, yet they are rarely considered when strategies and policies are ....

Animal Tracks and Signs

Preben Bang and Preben Dahlstrom

This 2006 re-issue of this popular guide, with a foreword by Ray Mears, provides text and colour illustrations to identify over 200 animals that occur throughout North-West ....

Antelopes, Deer, and Relatives

Fossil Record, Behavioural Ecology, Systematics, and Conservation

Edited by Elisabeth S Vrba and George B Schaller

Eminent authorities from around the world have contributed to this book on ruminants, integrating information from palaeontology, molecular and population genetics, anatomy, ....

Assembly Rules and Restoration Ecology

Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice

Edited by Vicky M Temperton, Richard J Hobbs, Tim Nuttle and Stefan Halle

Understanding how ecosystems are assembled - how the species that make up a particular biological community arrive in an area, survive, and interact with other species - is ....

Atlas of Bird Migration

Edited by Jonathan Elphick

Traces the world migration routes of over 100 species. An illustrated introduction explains flight techniques, feeding, biology and navigation including the amazing ....

Atlas of Cetacean Distribution in North-west European Waters

James B Reid, Peter GH Evans and Simon P Northridge

Aims to provide an account of the distribution of all 28 cetacean species that are known certainly to have occured in the waters off north-west Europe in the last 25 years, but ....

The Atlas of Climate Change

Mapping the World's Greatest Challenge

Kirstin Dow and Thomas E Downing

Today's headlines and recent events reflect the seriousness of climate change. Heat waves, droughts, and flooding are causing deaths among vulnerable populations, ....

The Atlas of European Mammals

AJ Mitchell-Jones et al

The first project of theSocietas Europaea Mammalogia (SEM), and is the result of more than 10 years of work by specialists throughout Europe. Coordinators have collected ....

The Badger Book

Anna Jones

All you ever wanted to know about badgers and their ways. ....

Badgers

Michael Clark

Authoritative and highly informative account. ....

Bat Ecology

Edited by Thomas H Kunz and M Brock Fenton

New paperback edition of this essential text on bat ecology. ....

The Bat House Builder's Handbook

MD Tuttle, M Kiser and S Kiser

This new edition has been completely revised to incorporate the latest research on improving the success rates for bat houses. It updates the original bat house plans and ....

Bat Migrations in Europe

A Review of Banding Data and Literature

R Hutterer, T Ivanova, C Meyer-Cords and L Rodrigues

Many of the 47 European species of bats perform seasonal long distance migrations and use geographically widely separate habitats during their life cycle. A successful ....

The Bat Workers' Manual

Edited by AJ Mitchell-Jones and AP McLeish

The appearance of the manual has changed substantially from the 2nd edition. It provides detailed information on all aspects of bats and is an essential reference for anyone ....

Bats

Dean Waters and Ruth Warren

Welcome reprint of this little classic. ....

Bats

Phil Richardson

Highly recommended introduction. Illustrated by Guy Troughton. ....

Bear

Robert E Bieder

Bear begins 25 million years ago with 'dawn bear', the small dog-sized ancestor of all bears. Tracing the evolution of the bear family, the author discusses extinct types, ....

The Behavior Guide to African Mammals

Richard D Estes

This unique book aims to complement the existing field guides, in not only describing the appearance of Africa's mammals, but also their behaviour and actions. Covering four ....

Behaviour and Conservation

Edited by Morris L Gosling and William J Sutherland

Addresses the ways in which behaviour and conservation interact, investigating the conservation impact of people, habitat loss and fragmentation, threats to wild ....

Big Cat Week - DVD

The Complete First and Second Series

BBC

A BBC series profiling the lives of Africa's big cats over a two-year period in the Masai Mara, Kenya. Series One follows the Marsh Pride of lions that rely on Simba to ....

Biogeography

An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

CB Cox and PD Moore

The latest edition of this highly successful and popular textbook has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in biogeography. It offers ....

Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids

David W Macdonald and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri

The definitive book on the dog family, dealing with many aspects of the biology and conservation of wolves, dogs, jackals and foxes and synthesising the far-reaching ....

The Biology of Bats

Gerhard Neuweiler

This comprehensive introduction to the biology of bats offers a summary of the large body of information about bats that the scientific community has amassed over the years. ....

Bird Monitoring Methods

A Manual of Techniques for Key UK Species

Gillian Gilbert, David W Gibbons and Julianne Evans

Designed as a practical guide to surveying and monitoring techniques for use in the breeding season - in assessing breeding success as well as population levels - and ....

Birds in Europe

Population Estimates, Trends and Conservation Status

BirdLife International

New review of bird conservation compiled by Ian Burfield and Frans van Bommel ....

Building a Successful Career in Scientific Research

A Guide for PhD Students and Postdocs

Phil Dee

From PhD student to post-doc, Phil Dee has been sharing his career experiences with fellow scientists in his regular and acclaimed Science Next Wave column since 2000. Now ....

Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs

Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan

Edited by Claudio Sillero-Zubiri, Michael Hoffmann and David W Macdonald

This publication updates the first Canid Action Plan published in 1990, and aims to set the agenda for canid conservation into the 21st century. The first two parts deal with ....

Chinese Water Deer

Arnold Cooke and Lynne Farrell

Booklet detailing the taxonomy and biology of one of Britain's six deer species, which originated from Korea. ....

Choosing and Using Statistics

A Biologist's Guide

Calvin Dytham

A handbook for biologists who want to process their data through a statistical package on the computer, to select the most appropriate methods, and extract the important ....

Climate Change and Biodiversity

Edited by Thomas E Lovejoy and Lee Hannah

Comprehensive assessment of the state of knowledge on climate change and biodiversity, an essential reference, and now available in paperback. ....

The Cloudspotter's Guide

Gavin Pretor-Pinney

Humorous introduction to each of the different characters of the cloud family, by their staunchest champion. Gavin Pretor-Pinney is the chairman and founder of The Cloud ....

Collapse

How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive

Jared Diamond

Jared Diamond investigates the fate of past human societies, and the lessons for our own future. What happened to the people who built the ruined temples of Angkor Wat, the ....

Collins Bird Guide

Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterstrom and Peter J Grant

Written by one Europe's leading ornithologists and illustrated by two of the world's finest bird illustrators - Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom ( with a translation by ....

Collins Complete British Animals

Paul Sterry

This photographic field guide to all mammals, reptiles and amphibians in Britain, including all the common domestic animals, is a comprehensive guide to identification of ....

Collins Field Guide to Wildlife Sounds

Britain & Ireland

Geoff Sample

Covers all identifiable species: over 50 species of deer, bat, whale, dolphin, grasshopper, cricket and bird that can be identified by the sounds they make. The CD ....

Collins Field Guide to the Mammals of Britain and Europe

David MacDonald

Re-release of David MacDonald's definitive field guide to over 230 species of mammal found in Europe and the surrounding seas. ....

Connectivity Conservation

Edited by Kevin R Crooks and M Sanjayan

One of the biggest threats to the survival of many plant and animal species is the destruction or fragmentation of their natural habitats. The conservation of landscape ....

Conservation Education and Outreach Techniques

Susan K Jacobson, Mallory D McDuff and Martha C Monroe

The conservation of biological diversity depends on people's knowledge and actions. This book presents the theory and practice for creating effective education and outreach ....

The Conservation Handbook

Research, Management and Policy

William J Sutherland

Textbooks on the principles of conservation biology abound, but how does one put this theoretical knowledge into practice? The aim of The Conservation Handbook is to ....

Conservation and Biology of Small Populations

The Song Sparrows of Mandarte Island

James NM Smith, Lukas F Keller, Amy B Marr and Peter Arcese

This book explores the factors affecting the survival of small populations. As the human impact on Earth expands, populations of many wild species are being squeezed into ....

Conservation and the Genetics of Populations

Fred W Allendorf and Gordon Luikart

Comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools needed to understand how genetic information can be used to develop conservation plans for species ....

Conservation of Exploited Species

Edited by John D Reynolds, Georgina M Mace, Kent H Redford and John G Robinson

Brings together international experts to examine interactions between the biology of wildlife and the divergent goals of people involved in hunting, fishing, gathering and ....

Conservation of Wildlife Populations

Demography, Genetics, and Management

L Scott Mills

Conservation of Wildlife Populations provides an accessible introduction to the most relevant concepts and principles for solving real-world management problems in ....

DK Handbook: Mammals

Edited by Juliet Clutton-Brock

Containing over 1000 colour illustrations of more than 450 species, this handbook covers all the major orders of land-dwelling and aquatic mammals, from the Armoured Shrew to ....

The Deer Manager's Companion

A Guide to the Management of Deer in the Wild and in Parks

Rory Putman and Jochen Langbein

In a professional life of 25 years working as a deer biologist, Professor Rory Putman has worked at one time or another with most of the British and European species of deer ....

Digital Wildlife Photography

Chris Weston

Explains how to use digital capture without post-capture enhancement. ....

Discovering Evolutionary Ecology

Bringing together ecology and evolution

Peter J Mayhew

Why are some kinds of organism species-rich and others species-poor? How do new species arise and why do some go extinct? Why do organisms grow and behave the way they do? This ....

Distribution Atlas of Bats in Britain and Ireland 1980-1999

Phil Richardson

First distribution map of bats in Britain since Arnold's Atlas of Mammals in Britain published in 1993. Distribution maps cover the British Isles and give a guide ....

The Distribution of the Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus Avellanarius in Wales

DL Jermyn, JE Messenger and JDS Birks

A survey report on the elusive Muscardinus avallanarius, including tables, graphs and maps. ....

Do Conservation Targets Help?

Second Sibthorp Seminar

Edited by Edward Maltby, Conor Linstead and Vernon Heywood

Do Conservation Targets Help? - This question was based on an article published in Science by Soule and Sajayan, and then broadened to take a wider look at nature ....

Dormice

Pat Morris

Pat Morris has spent 20 years researching both species of dormouse; as Chief Nutter he has organised two great nut hunts in order to find where hazel dormice are still ....

The Dormouse

Paul Bright and Pat Morris

New edition of this excellent booklet on the dormouse, which revises and replaces the 1992 first edition. ....

The Dormouse Conservation Handbook

Paul Bright, Pat Morris and Tony Mitchell-Jones

This considerably expanded second edition of the Dormouse Conservation Handbook draws together much information on the species that has been gathered since the first edition ....

Ecological Census Techniques

A Handbook

Edited by William J Sutherland

The revised second edition of this bestselling text is still an invaluable aid for all those involved in field ecology and conservation. ....

Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting

Edited by Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore

While certain ecological problems associated with artificial night lighting are widely known-for instance, the disorientation of sea turtle hatchlings by beachfront ....

Ecological Networks and Greenways

Concept, Design, Implementation

Edited by Rob Jongman and Gloria Pungetti

Provides a thorough overview of recent developments in this emerging field, combining theoretical concepts of landscape ecology with the actual practice of landscape planning ....

Ecology of Predator-Prey Interactions

Edited by Pedro Barbosa and Ignacio Castellanos

This book addresses the fundamental issues of predator-prey interactions, with an emphasis on predation among arthropods, which have been better studied, and for which ....

Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems

Michael Begon, Colin R Townsend and John Harper

The fourth edition of a book that has been widely acknowledged as the higher-level ecology text of choice throughout the world for almost 20 years. The latest revision has ....

The Economics of Climate Change

The Stern Review

Nicholas Stern

On 19 July 2005 the Chancellor announced a major review of the economics of climate change, to understand more comprehensively the nature of the economic challenges and how ....

Elephant!

Steve Bloom

A photographic journey into the world of the elephant, from the wildest outreaches of Botswana to the teeming cities of India. ....

The Encyclopedia of Mammals

Edited by David Macdonald

Hailed as 'a rare combination of learning, decent writing and knock-your-eyes-out photography' by The Times and 'an ultimate in natural history books' by the Irish Times ....

England's Landscape: East Anglia

Tom Williamson

The most detailed description of why the countryside of England now looks the way it does, covering the geology, archaeology and history of each area and what effects each ....

England's Landscape: The East Midlands

David Stocker

The most detailed description of why the countryside of England now looks the way it does, covering the geology, archaeology and history of each area and what effects each ....

England's Landscape: The North East

Fred Aalen

The most detailed description of why the countryside of England now looks the way it does, covering the geology, archaeology and history of each area and what effects each ....

England's Landscape: The North West

Angus Winchester

The most detailed description of why the countryside of England now looks the way it does, covering the geology, archaeology and history of each area and what effects each ....

England's Landscape: The South East

Brian Short

The most detailed description of why the countryside of England now looks the way it does, covering the geology, archaeology and history of each area and what effects each ....

England's Landscape: The South West

Roger Kain

The most detailed description of why the countryside of England now looks the way it does, covering the geology, archaeology and history of each area and what effects each ....

England's Landscape: The West Midlands

Della Hooke

The most detailed description of why the countryside of England now looks the way it does, covering the geology, archaeology and history of each area and what effects each ....

Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists

Gerry P Quinn and Michael J Keough

Topics covered include linear and logistic regression, simple and complex ANOVA models (for factorial, nested, block, split-plot and repeated measures and covariance designs), ....

Exposing Nature

The Natural History Museum Photography Guide

Frank Greenaway

Aimed at all photographers, amateur or professional, who would like to learn more about how to capture images of wildlife and the environment. Aspiring nature photographers and ....

Fallow Deer

Jochen Langbein and Norma Chapman

Introductory account of the biology and ecology of the deer as well as their many distinctive behaviours, such as the rut. Fallow deer were introduced to Britain by the ....

Feathers

Identification for Bird Conservation

Marian Cieslak and Boleslaw Dul

This guide presents the feathers of 60 species of bird, of which 38 are included in Annex I of the EU's Birds Directive. In European Union Member States, these species ....

Field Guide to Australian Mammals

Cath Jones and Steve Parish

This guide is unique in teaming full colour photographs and biological information which the average person needs to know to accurately identify mammals, with the natural ....

Field Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain and Ireland

Mike Edwards and Martin Jenner

Excellent photographic field guide bumblebees of Britain and Ireland published in association with English Nature. The guide contains a quick identification chart, ....

Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe

Klaas-Douwe B Dijkstra

Identification guide to all resident and migrant dragonflies and damselflies in Europe, from the Arctic to the Sahara, including western Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Algeria, ....

Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Africa

Chris Stuart and Tilde Stuart

Omits the smaller, seldom-seen mammals of the continent in favour of devoting more space to the larger species. Each species is ....

A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico

Fiona A Reid

Provides detailed accounts and range maps for all aquatic and terrestrial species of mammals native to Central America and Southeast Mexico. 85% of the species are ....

Field Guide to the Mammals of the Indian Subcontinent

Where to Watch Mammals in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan

KK Gurung and Raj Singh

Reprint of the previously privately published Mammals of the Indian Subcontinent and Where to Watch Them. A well illustrated guide to the larger mammals of the Indian ....

Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland

Paul Waring and Martin Townsend

With illustrations by Richard Lewington.First field guide to illustrate and describe all the British and Irish macro-moths showing the species in their natural resting ....

Food Webs at the Landscape Level

Edited by Gary A Polis, Mary E Power and Gary R Huxel

Highlights the important insights to be gained when scientists expand the temporal and spatial scope of their research to look at the ways energy, organisms, nutrients, and ....

Fox

Martin Wallen

Foxes live throughout the world in widely different habitats from forest to desert to the Arctic. What is surprising, though, is that scientists admit that very little is ....

Functional and Evolutionary Ecology of Bats

Edited by Thomas Kunz, Akbar Zubaid and Gary F McCracken

The proceedings of the 12th International Bat Research Conference present the current state of understanding of bat ecology and biology. Bats are the second most populous ....

Gaining Ground

In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability

Edited by David M Lavigne

Our planet is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. More species are being lost more rapidly than ever before. Many view it as the sixth mass extinction to hit planet Earth, ....

Galloway and the Borders

Derek Ratcliffe

Another volume in the widely-read New Naturalist series, this book is an in-depth study of the natural developments and history of Galloway and surrounding areas. ....

Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations

Edited by Andrew G Young and Geoffrey M Clarke

Provides a detailed introduction to the genetic and demographic issues relevant to the conservation of fragmented populations and presents two sets of case studies, one on ....

Getting Biodiversity Projects to Work

Towards More Effective Conservation and Development

Edited by Thomas O McShane and Michael P Wells

The Integrated Conservation Development Projects (ICDPs) represent the most popular approach to conserving the world's biodiversity. ICDPs include a variety of initiatives ....

Global Warming

The Complete Briefing

John T Houghton

Completely revised and updated edition of a well-known textbook. Comprehensive guide exploring the scientific basis of global warming and the likely impacts of climate ....

Gower

Jonathan Mullard

A definitive natural history of the Gower Peninsula, coinciding with its 50th anniversary as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, from its heritage coast and its ....

Green Places to Stay

Richard Hammond

Numerous places call themselves 'eco' or 'green', yet standards differ enormously throughout the world. This guide features those very special places that also go the ....

A Guide to British Bats

Kate Jones and Allyson Walsh

There are over a thousand species of bats, and Britain is home to 16 species from 2 families (Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae). This fold-out guide includes all 16 ....

A Guide to British Mammal Tracks and Signs

Simone Bullion

This guide, produced in partnership with The Mammal Society, shows how field evidence like tracks, droppings, burrows, nests and feeding signs can be used to identify ....

A Guide to the Identification of Prey Remains in Otter Spraints

JWH Conroy, J Watt, JB Webb and A Jones

Fully illustrated key to fish bones found in otter spraints. ....

Habitat Creation and Repair

Oliver L Gilbert and Penny Anderson

Complete guide to habitat creation and repair from the ethics and principles to the practical detail of designing habitats for wildlife. With chapters spanning all the ....

Habitat Management for Bats

A Guide for Land Managers, Land Owners and Their Advisors

Abigail C Entwistle et al

Conserving bats is a complex problem and recent research has uncovered new information about where bats feed and how best to maintain or enhance the habitats they prefer. This ....

Habitat Management for Natterer's Bat (Myotis Nattereri)

Peter G Smith and Paul A Racey

Sixteen species of bat have breeding populations in Britain, yet the life habits of many are poorly known. This is especially true of the Natterer bat which has been known in ....

Hair of West European Mammals

Atlas and Identification Key

BJ Teerink

Valuable identification manual for those scientists who need to identify mammalian hair found in the field, in the intestine or faeces of carnivores, or in the pellets of owls ....

Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey: Handbook and Field Manual (A4 size)

A Technique for Environmental Audit

JNCC

Provides information on this standardised system for surveying, classifying and mapping wildlife habitats including urban areas. ....

Handbook of Biodiversity Methods

Survey, Evaluation and Monitoring

Edited by David Hill, Matthew Fasham, Graham Tucker, Michael Shewry and Philip Shaw

A key reference, compiled by conservation practitioners (Hill, Fasham and Tucker are environmental consultants, Shewry and Shaw are at Scottish Natural Heritage, the ....

A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using R

BS Everitt and Torsten Hothorn

Doing for R what Everitt's other Handbooks have done for S-PLUS, STATA, SPSS, and SAS, A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using R presents straightforward, self-contained ....

Headless Males Make Great Lovers and Other Unusual Natural Histories

Marty Crump and Alan Crump

Headless Males Make Great Lovers and Other Unusual Natural Histories celebrates the extraordinary world of animals with essays on curious creatures and their amazing ....

The Hedgehog

Pat Morris

Detailed research and information on biology and behaviour. ....

The Hedgehog, the Fox and the Magister's Pox

Mending and Minding the Misconceived Gap Between Science and the Humanities

Stephen Jay Gould

Completed shortly before his death in May 2002, this is Gould's last scientific offering. He uses the centuries-old conflict between science and the humanities to ....

Hedgehogs in Your Garden?

Edited by Jane Sedgeley

Explains how to encourage them by making your garden hedgehog friendly. ....

Hierarchical Modelling for the Environmental Sciences

Statistical methods and applications

Edited by James S Clark and Alan Gelfand

New statistical tools are changing the ways in which scientists analyze and interpret data and models. Many of these are emerging as a result of the wide availability of ....

The History of British Mammals

Derek W Yalden

This book documents the history of the British mammal fauna over the last 15,000 years, combining information culled from the zoological, archaeological and palaeontological ....

Honey and Dust

Travels in Search of Sweetness

Piers Moore Ede

After being seriously injured in a hit and run, Piers Moore Ede went to work and recuperate on an organic farm in Italy. There he met a beekeeper, Gunter, who showed ....

Horseshoe Bats of the World (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae)

G Csorba, P Ujhelyi and N Thomas

Definitive work covering 70 species from 17 groups. Each species is described with sections on characters (external, cranial and dental), recognised subspecies, ....

Hotspots Revisited

Earth's Biologically Richest and Most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions

R Mittermeier et al

This new book presents the results of a four year re-analysis of the biodiversity hotspots, which originally appeared in the original Hotspots book in 1999, and provides ....

Hotspots Revisited

Earth's Biologically Richest and Most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions

R Mittermeier et al

This new book presents the results of a four year re-analysis of the biodiversity hotspots, which originally appeared in the original Hotspots book in 1999, and provides ....

How to Find and Identify Mammals

Gillie Sargent and Pat Morris

Revised second edition.Illustrations by G Troughton. Very much designed with conservation in mind (mammals account for a tiny proportion of UK biological records - ....

Identification of Arthropod Fragments in Bat Droppings

Catherine McAney, Caroline Shiel, Claire Sullivan and James Fairley

Enables anyone with a basic knowledge of natural history to identify many of the insects, spiders and other arthropods which occur in the faeces of British bats. ....

An Inconvenient Truth - DVD

Al Gore

A movie based on a PowerPoint presentation by a former presidential candidate may not sound exciting, but once An Inconvenient Truth hits its stride viewers may be ....

Integrating Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

Lessons Learned from Ecological Networks

Graham Bennett

Reviews 8 examples - in the Baltic, the Netherlands, Nepal, Congo, Russian Far East and North, Central and South America - of management models designed to integrate ....

Introduced Mammals of the World

Their History, Distribution and Influence

John L Long

Provides a comprehensive account of the movement of mammals around the world, giving details on the dates of introduction, the person/agency responsible, the source ....

Introduction to Computer-Intensive Methods of Data Analysis in Biology

Derek A Roff

This guide to the contemporary toolbox of methods for data analysis will serve graduate students and researchers across the biological sciences. Modern computational tools, ....

Introduction to Distance Sampling

Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations

ST Buckland, DR Anderson, KP Burnham, JL Laake, DL Borchers and L Thomas

Updates the 1993 book 'Distance Sampling', which was the first, and until now only book devoted to the topic. The book is aimed at quantitative biologists, wildlife ....

Invasion Ecology

Julie L Lockwood, Martha F Hoopes and Michael P Marchetti

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research findings associated with each stage ....

Issues and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology

Edited by John Wiens and Michael Moss

Through a series of personal essays, this book addresses a wide array of past, current, and future issues in landscape ecology. The essays have been contributed by leading ....

The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals

Jonathan Kingdon

From the author of East African Mammals this wonderful guide combines Jonathan Kingdon's long personal experience of Africa and his artistic talent to produce a field ....

Large Herbivore Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation

Edited by Kjell Danell, Roger Bergstrom, Patrick Duncan and John Pastor

Most large herbivores require some type of management within their habitats. Some populations of large herbivores are at the brink of extinction, some are under ....

Lemurs

Ecology and Adaptation

Edited by Lisa Gould and ML Sauther

Lemurs: Ecology and Adaptation brings together information from recent research, and provides new insight into the study of lemur origins, and the ecology and adaptation ....

Lemurs of Madagascar

RA Mittermeier, WR Konstant, Frank Hawkins, Edward E. Louis et al

Long-awaited second edition of this definite guidebook on these primates that are only found on the island of Madagascar. ....

The Life of Mammals - DVD

David Attenborough

Landmark volume accompanying the ten-part BBC television series, examining how mammals have adapted to varying environments. Life of Mammals covers over 4000 ....

Live Trapping of Small Mammals

A Practical Guide

J Gurnell and JR Flowerdew

Trapping small mammals is as much an art as a science. It relies on individual animals finding, exploring and entering traps set by the field worker, and activating the trap ....

Living with Bears

A Large European Carnivore in a Shrinking World

Boris Krystufek, Bozidar Flajsman and Huw I Griffiths

Focuses on the brown bear and its diminishing populations in Europe. ....

Mammal Community Dynamics

Management and Conservation in the Coniferous Forests of Western North America

Edited by Cynthia J Zabel and Robert G Anthony

Provides a synthesis of the published literature on the role of forest mammals in community structure and function, with emphasis on their management and conservation. In ....

Mammal Species of the World

A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Volumes 1 and 2

Edited by DE Wilson and DeeAnn M Reeder

Eagerly awaited third edition of this absolutely indispensable reference on the mammal species of the world. ....

The Mammalian of China (Mammals of China)

Sheng Helin, Noriyuki Ohtaishi and Lu Houji

Introduces the mammals of China covering 56 families, and each species is given its name, feature, habit, breeding, geographical distribution and protection grade. ....

Mammals of Madagascar

A Complete Guide

Nick Garbutt

This is a slimmed down paperback edition of Garbutt's `Mammals of Madagascar' published in 1999. ....

Mammals of North America

Roland Kays and Don E Wilson

Comprehensive and up-to-date field guide to the mammals of North America. The core of the book consists of 108 colour plates of detailed mammal illustrations. Each species is ....

Mammals of South America

Rexford D Lord

From marsupials to bats to carnivores to cetaceans, fully one-fourth of the world's mammals can be found on the South American continent. Rexford D. Lord provides the most ....

Mammals of the World: A Checklist

Andrew Duff and Ann Lawson

Complete listing of all recognised mammal species in the world. The authors have made an exhaustive analysis of the literature and incorporated the latest advances in taxonomy. ....

Managing Habitats for Conservation

Edited by WJ Sutherland and DA Hill

This comprehensive volume provides a pragmatic, habitat by habitat guide to conservation management, in which the prescriptions and methods a