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Mammals
 

Biber

Die erfolgreiche Rückkehr

Contributions to the history and return of the beaver to Austria ....

183 pages | Biologiezentrum

Hbk | 2003 | #162965A | £23.50 BUY

 

Cooperation in Primates and Humans

Mechanisms and Evolution

Edited by Peter M Kappeler and Carel P van Schaik

Cooperative behavior has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory since the days of Charles Darwin. The contributions to this book examine the many facets of cooperative ....

355 pages | 61 illus | Springer

Hbk | 2005 | 3540282696 | #154926A | £92.50 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 3540283749 | #162391A | £38.50 BUY

 

Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals

Edited by Murray Wrobel

This authoritative dictionary has been compiled with the aim of giving an overview of the English, German, French and Italian names of mammals. The Basic Table contains, in ....

868 pages | - | Elsevier

Hbk | 2006 | 0444518770 | #153116A | £90.00 BUY

 

Gliders of Australia

A Natural History

David Lindenmayer

The gliders, while rarely seen by most Australians, are an important group of marsupials whose long-term survival prospects are being seriously threatened by land-clearing and ....

180 pages | UNSWP

Pbk | 2002 | 086840523X | #162919A | £17.50 BUY

 

Monkeys of the Taï Forest

An African Monkey Community

Edited by W Scott McGraw, Klaus Zuberbühler and Ronald Noë

A great deal has been written about primates; however few volumes have focused on an entire community of sympatric monkeys at a single site. Drawing upon diverse sets of ....

line diagrams, tables, colour plates, half-tones | CUP

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0521816335 | #162269A | £70.00 BUY

 

Nanoq: Flat Out and Bluesome

A Cultural Life of Polar Bears

Edited by B Snaebjörnsdottir and M Wilson

A study of polar bears, hunted as trophies, then stuffed and exhibited in museums and private homes. This book is an illustrated account, including archival photographs of ....

192 pages | 200 col illus | Black Dog Publishing Ltd

Pbk | 2006 | 1904772390 | #161191A | £19.95 BUY

 

Phylogenetic Relationships of the Enigmatic Harpy Fruit Bat, Harpyionycteris (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Pteropodidae)

P Giannini, F Almeida, N Simmons and R DeSalle

AMNH

Pbk | 2006 | #162727A | £10.50 BUY

 

Die Zweifarbfledermaus in der Schweiz

Status und Grundlagen für den Schutz

Kamran Safi

Conservation and status of the Parti-coloured Bat (Vespertilio murinus) in Switzerland. ....

100 pages | colour illus | Paul Haupt Verlag

Pbk | 2006 | 3258070245 | #162329A | £23.95 BUY

 
Birds
 

Atlas der Brutvögel Oberösterreichs

Edited by M Brader and G Aubrecht

Breeding bird atlas for Upper Austria ....

543 pages | Biologiezentrum

Hbk | 2003 | #162963A | £39.50 BUY

 

Der Bartgeier (Bearded Vulture)

K Robin, JP Müller and T Pachlatko

Describes the reintroduction of the bearded vulture in the Alps. Magnificent photos are accompanied by descriptions in five languages. ....

224 pages | Col photos, figs | Robin Habitat

Hbk | 2004 | 3952287407 | #152095A | £77.00 BUY

 

Birding South-East China

Tim Woodward

The south-east China region straddles the sub-tropics and the southern temperate zone of the eastern edge of the Eurasian landmass. It includes thousands of islands, the largest ....

423 pages | 88 colour photos, 160 maps | Woodward,Tim

Pbk | 2006 | 9628508423 | #162234A | £29.50 BUY

 

Birds of Taman Negara

An illustrated guide and checklist

M Strange and Dennis Yong

This book is a guide to finding and identifying birds at Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia. 98 characteristic birds are described and illustrated in colour photographs ....

120 pages | Col photos | Draco Publishing

Pbk | 2006 | 9810544413 | #162542A | £15.50 BUY

 

The Birdwatcher's Yearbook and Diary 2007

Hilary Cromack and David Cromack

This is a guide to more than 400 UK bird and nature reserves. It contains contact details for every county, national and international birding group; bird hospitals; a ....

Buckingham Press

Pbk | 2006 | 0955033926 | #162915A | £15.95 BUY

 

A Contribution to the Ornithology of Malawi

F Dowsett-Lemaire

Contains two papers: an annotated list of the birds of the Nyika National Park, and many previously unpublished observations, also taken into account in the book "The Birds of ....

121 pages | Tauraco Press

2006 | 2872250034 | #162237A | £12.50 BUY

 

Fauna Sinica: Aves, Volume 5: Gruiformes, Charadriiformes and Lariformes

Wang Qishan, Ma Ming and Gao Yuren

644 pages | Science Press

Hbk | 2006 | 703016363X | #093282A | £73.00 BUY

 

Field Guide to New Zealand Seabirds

Brian Parkinson

Around New Zealand's long coastline and its many islands, the keen observer is able to see more seabirds than in most other countries. Three-quarters of the world's ....

136 pages | 116 colour photos, 108 maps | New Holland

Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1869661508 | #162575A | £12.99 BUY

 

The Garden Bird Book

Sarah Whittley

Published in association with the British Trust for Ornithology, this superb book is packed with advice on how to make your garden a better place for birds. Information on ....

176 pages | 280 col illus | New Holland

NYP 01/2007 | 1845374967 | #163034A | £12.99 BUY

 

How to be a Bad Birdwatcher

Simon Barnes

Simon Barnes gives us a radical new approach to watching birds without letting the formalities of birdwatching get in the way. Even bad birdwatchers know something about ....

201 pages | Illus. by Alex Fox | Short Books

Hbk | 2004 | 190409595X | #149899A | £9.99 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 1904977057 | #162947A | £7.99 BUY

 

The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

James T Tanner

Unabridged republication of Research Report No 1 of the National Audubon Society, originally published in 1942. ....

111 pages | b&w photos | Dover

Pbk | 2003 | 0486428370 | #160285A | £13.50 BUY

 

Kingbird Highway

The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder

Kenn Kaufman

Kaufman's account of his 1973 `year on the road' when he saw 671 species. At a period when the nature of birding was changing, it is also an examination of the roots of ....

318 pages | B/w line illus, maps | Houghton Mifflin

Pbk | 2006 | 0618709401 | #162548A | £8.95 BUY

 

Know your New Zealand Birds

Lynnette Moon

This beginner's guide forms an authoritative and easy-to-grasp introduction to over 80 of New Zealand's best-known bird species. ....

176 pages | 82 col photos | New Holland NZ

Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1869660897 | #163060A | £12.99 BUY

 

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Middle East

Richard Porter and David Cottridge

Covers 252 species in detail ranging from the larks and sandgrouse of the barren deserts to the spectacular array of water birds in the Nile Delta. ....

144 pages | 280 col photos, maps | New Holland

Pbk | 2006 | 1845377036 | #162612A | £7.99 BUY

 

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Philippines

Tim Fisher and Nigel Hicks

This pocket-sized, easy-to-use bird identification guide - fully revised and complete with new species listings - is a must for any birdwatcher visiting the Philippines. From ....

141 pages | 240 col photos | New Holland

Pbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1845376307 | #162924A | £7.99 BUY

 

RSPB Garden Birdwatch

Mark Ward

Find out how to identify birds and learn about their behaviour, from territorial disputes to courtship, with this pocket-sized guide. Discover which plants, feed and ....

72 pages | colour illus | Dorling Kindersley

Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1405318171 | #162739A | £5.99 BUY

 

Sasol Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands

Alan Kemp and Meg Kemp

Illustrator is Peter Hayman and the photographers include Nigel Dennis, Peter Steyn, and Warwick Tarboton. Following the success of Sasol Birds of Southern Africa, this ....

349 pages | 220 col photos, 850 col illus, 160 maps | Struik

Pbk | 2006 | 1770073698 | #162826A | £19.99 BUY

 

Sovy Severnoj Evrazii (Owls of Northern Eurasia)

SV Volkov, VV Morozov and AV Sarikov

A collection of 69 papers on owl taxonomy, ecology, behaviour, distribution and conservation in Russia. ....

470 pages | Graphs and tabs | Pensoft Supplied

Pbk | 2005 | #162556A | £83.00 BUY

 

Status Overview and Recommendations for the Conservation of Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea in Malaysia

Final report of the 2004/2006 Milky Stork field surveys in the Matang Mangrove Forest, Perak.

David Li Zuo Wei, Siti Hawa Yatim, John Howes and Rahmah Ilias

The Milky Stork population in Malaysia has undergone a decline of more than 90% over the last 20 years. Not more than 10 birds remain in the Matang Mangrove Forest. ....

64 pages | colour photos, tables, map | Wetlands International

Pbk | 2006 | 9834096097 | #162527A | £15.00 BUY

 

Status and Conservation of Shorebirds in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway

Proceedings of the Australasian Shorebirds Conference, 13-15 December 2003, Canberra, Australia

Edited by Phil Straw

These papers cover a wide range of issues and to a large extent summarise what is known about the status and conservation of shorebirds in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. ....

197 pages | illus | Wetlands International

Pbk | 2005 | 9058820270 | #159755A | £15.00 BUY

 

Die Vogelwelt im Oberengadin, Bergell und Puschlav

Ein Naturführer zur Avifauna in einem inneralpinen Gebiet

H Mattes, R Maurizio and W Bürkli

Avifauna of the Swiss Alpine region. ....

375 pages | photos, distribution maps | Station Ornithologique

Hbk | 2005 | 3952300608 | #162592A | £55.00 BUY

 

Vögel in der Schweiz

Burkhardt and Schmidt

Describes the 150 most commonly encountered bird species in Switzerland. Each species account includes information on biology, habitat, status, and more. ....

280 pages | 280 colour photos, 150 distribution maps | Station Ornithologique

Hbk | 2001 | #162613A | £49.00 BUY

 

Waterfowl Ecology and Management

GA Baldassarre and EG Bolen

Major revision of the first edition, addresses all aspects of North American waterfowl ecology and mangement. The second edition is expanded to 2800 references arrayed across ....

567 pages | B/w photos, illus, tabs | Krieger

Hbk | 2006 | 1575242605 | #156988A | £84.50 BUY

 
Reptiles & Amphibians
 

Adventures in Green Python Country

Karl-Heinz Switak

Although well known in captivity little has appeared in print regarding the life of the Green Tree Python in the wild. In this very well illustrated book the famous American ....

362 pages | 327 col photos | Natur und Tier-Verlag

Pbk | 2006 | 3937285822 | #162649A | £32.95 BUY

 

The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Honduran Mosquitia

James R McCranie, Josiah H Townsend and Larry David Wilson

The Honduran Mosquitia is part of the largest remaining tract of tropical lowland forest remaining in Central America. This is the first treatment of the reptiles and amphibians ....

304 pages | colour photos | Krieger

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1575242702 | #158076A | £47.95 BUY

 

Boas and Pythons of the World

Mark O'Shea

Few reptiles command more respect than the mighty boas and pythons. From eleven-metre-long anacondas in the Amazon to the diminutive Javelin Sand Boa, no longer ....

160 pages | 180 colour photos | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1845375440 | #162452A | £24.99 BUY

 

L'Etymologie des Noms d'Amphibiens et de Reptiles

J Lescure and B Le Garff

Traces the etymology of Latin and French species names of European amphibians and reptiles. ....

208 pages | b/w illus | Belin

Pbk | 2006 | 2701111427 | #161752A | £29.50 BUY

 

Frogs and Reptiles of the Sydney Region

Ken Griffiths

This second, revised edition edition of Frogs and Reptiles of the Sydney Region covers all 130 species, from the blue-tongued lizards, turtles and frogs to diamond ....

126 pages | 130 col photos | New Holland

Pbk | 2006 | 1877069302 | #162986A | £14.50 BUY

 

Herpetological Atlas of Hungary / Magyarorszag herpetologiai atlasza

Miklos Puky, Peter Schad and Gergely Szövenyi

Species desciptions and distibution maps of reptiles and amphibians in Hungary. Each species description contains a summary in English. ....

207 pages | distribution maps, colour plates | IUCN SSC Hungary

Hbk | 2005 | 9630606704 | #161561A | £26.99 BUY

 

Morphological Extremes - Two New Snakes of the Genus Atractus from Northwestern South America (Colubridae, Dipsadinae)

C Myers and W Schargel

AMNH

Pbk | 2006 | #162726A | £10.50 BUY

 

A Photographic Guide to Amphibians in Thailand

Tanya Chan-ard

Photographic identifications guide, includes keys (in Thai), a distribution map for each species, index in Thai and English, and a bibliography. ....

175 pages | Col photos, distrib maps, illus | Darnsutha Press co

Pbk | 2003 | 9749093062 | #161189A | £10.00 BUY

 

Les Serpents Marins

Ivan Ineich

Describes sea snakes around the world. Includes chapters on evolution, biology, ecology, venoms and toxicity, exploitation, and more. ....

320 pages | b&w illus | Inst Oceanographique

Pbk | 2004 | 2903581282 | #161174A | £46.50 BUY

 

The Status and Distribution of Reptiles and Amphibians of the Mediterranean Basin

Neil Cox, Janice Chanson and Simon Stuart

A steady migration towards coastal areas is threatening the region's biodiversity. This assessment aims to assist in regional planning, identify internationally important sites ....

IUCN

Pbk | 2006 | 2831709121 | #162257A | £10.00 BUY

 
Fishes
 

Fish Cytogenetics

Edited by E Pisano, C Ozouf-Costaz, F Foresti and BG Kapoor

In the past 20 years, fish cytogenetics has become an essential tool in fields as diverse as systematics and evolution, conservation, aquaculture and more recently, ....

510 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1578083303 | #162921A | £64.40 BUY

 

Fishes of the Eastern Mediterranean

D Golani, B Ozturk and N Basusta

Comprehensive colour guide to all known fish species of the Eastern Mediterranean. Over 470 species are described, incl migrant and indigenous. Each species descriptions ....

260 pages | Col photos, col & b/w illus, map | Turkish Marine Research

Pbk | 2006 | 9758825127 | #162525A | £37.00 BUY

 

Lampreys

Life Without Jaws

Martin W Hardisty

Although in the recent past they may have been one of the most numerous and widespread inhabitants of our cleaner rivers, it is their mode of life that explains why they are ....

284 pages | Forrest Text

Hbk | 2006 | 0955074053 | #162797A | £25.00 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 0955074061 | #162798A | £18.00 BUY

 

A New Species of Ponyfish (Teleostei, Leiognathidae, Photoplagios) from Madagascar, with a Phylogeny for Photoplagios and Comments on the Status of Equula Lineolata

J Sparks

AMNH

Pbk | 2006 | #162733A | £10.50 BUY

 

Review of the Indo-Pacific Fishes of the Genus Odontanthias (Serranidea Anthiinae) with Descriptions of Two New Species and Related New Genus

John E Randall and Phillip C Heemstra

32 pages | Figs | Bishop Museum

Pbk | 2006 | #162647A | £27.95 BUY

 

The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Fish Endemic to the Mediterranean Basin

Kevin G Smith and William RT Darwall

Freshwater in the Mediterranean basin is of huge economic, environmental and livelihood importance. However, with a growing population and an increasing number of tourists, the ....

34 pages | maps, tables, colour photos | IUCN

Pbk | 2006 | 2831709083 | #162256A | £10.00 BUY

 
Invertebrates
 

Annotated Bibliography of Russian and Soviet Publications on the Bees 1771-2002 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea; excluding Apis mellifera)

Yuriy Pesenko and Yulia V Astafurova

The Bibliography includes all scientific papers concerning melittology (a field of the study of bees in all aspects except for those related to management and practical ....

616 pages | Biologiezentrum

Hbk | 2003 | #162967A | £54.00 BUY

 

Les Aphodius de France

Une clé de détermination

Roger Costessèque

Determination key of French Aphodius. ....

78 pages | 116 b&w photos, 183 drawings, 77 repartition maps and 6 colour plates | Magellanes

Pbk | 2005 | #162989A | £37.50 BUY

 

Atlas of the Millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland

Paul Lee

The publication of the Atlas of the Millipedes of Britain and Ireland less than twenty years after the appearance of the Preliminary Atlas in 1988 has been made possible by ....

216 pages | Photos, maps | Pensoft

Pbk | 2006 | 9546422770 | #162219A | £37.00 BUY

 

Biological Diversity of Lepidoptera in Iran

H Mohammadian

A useful tool to get an overview of the Lepidoptera fauna of this zoogeographical very important and interesting country. ....

385 pages | Apollo

Pbk | 2006 | 964963584X | #162469A | £33.50 BUY

 

Les Cahiers Magellanes, No. 60

Description of a new Genus from Borneo and new status of Southeast Asian Apatophysinae

Eduard Vives and Daniel Heffern

7 pages | 1 colour plate | Magellanes

Pbk | 2006 | 2911545915 | #162230A | £6.95 BUY

 

Castiarina

Australia's Richest Jewel Beetle Genus

Shelley Barker

A useful tool for professional scientists, natural resource managers and wildlife protection officials, this book includes identification keys, diagnostic features, notes ....

341 pages | colour illus | ABRS

Hbk | 2006 | 064256843X | #160546A | £49.95 BUY

 

Collections of the RMCA: Butterflies and Moths

Ugo Dall' Asta and Jurate de Prins

The first volume of a new series of publications, `Collections of the RMCA', this book offers everyone the pleasure of admiring the collections kept in the reserves of the ....

120 colour photos | MRAC

Pbk | 2006 | 9075894813 | #162570A | £8.50 BUY

 

Dipteros de Costa Rica y la America tropical / Diptera of Costa Rica and the New World Tropics -

Manuel A Zumbado

This field guide presents 64 of the approximately 100 families of flies found in Costa Rica. Includes information on their classification, diversity, reproduction, ....

267 pages | Col illus, b\w illus | INBio

Pbk | 2006 | 9968927147 | #162388A | £23.50 BUY

 

Distributional Atlas and Catalogue of the Leaf Beetles of Bulgaria (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

B Blagoy Gruev and V Tomov

Contents: Introduction ....

358 pages | 300 maps | Pensoft

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | #162280A | £48.50 BUY

 

Diversität und Biologie von Webspinnen, Skorpionen und anderen Spinnentieren

Edited by Konrad Thaler

Contributions to the diversity and biology of arachnids. Each article is in either English or German. ....

586 pages | Biologiezentrum

Hbk | 2004 | #162968A | £54.00 BUY

 

Elachistidae of Lithuania / Lietuvos Elachistidai (Lepidoptera)

V Sruoga and P Ivinskis

This book presents long-term data on the leaf-mining moth family Elachistidae of the Lithuanian fauna. The introductory chapters give an overview of research history in ....

232 pages | 26 colour plates | VPU

Hbk | 2005 | 9986443334 | #162479A | £62.00 BUY

 

Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna, Volume 4

Fjärilar: Svärmare och spinnare

Edited by Nils Hydén

Describes 145 species. ....

colour illus | ArtDatabanken

Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | #160626A | £33.50 BUY

 

Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna, Volume 5

Fjärilar: Käkmalar - säckspinnare. Micropterigidae - Psychidae

Edited by Bengt ke Bengtsson and Göran Palmqvist

Describes 380 species. ....

colour illus | ArtDatabanken

Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | #160625A | £33.50 BUY

 

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 32: Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Gomphoceridae, Acrididae

Yin Xiangchu et al

The book deals with two families: Gomphoceridae and Acrididae, including 9 subfamilies, 36 genera and 130 species (subspecies). The diagnosis and distribution of all species ....

280 pages | 521 figures | Science Press

Hbk | 2004 | #162432A | £42.00 BUY

 

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 36: Lepidoptera: Thyatiridae

Zhao Zhongling

A total of 105 species of Thyatiridae from China were described. They are belonging to 26 genera and grouped into 2 subfamilies. ....

291 pages | 5 plates | Science Press

Hbk | 2004 | #162433A | £33.50 BUY

 

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 39: Neuroptera: Chrysopidae

Yang Xingke

The present volume mainly deals with taxonomic system and geographic distribution of Chinese Chrysopidae. It's divided two sections: the first section of genera account is ....

398 pages | 4 plates | Science Press

Hbk | 2005 | #162434A | £33.50 BUY

 

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 40: Coleoptera: Eumolpidae: Eumolpinae

Tan Juanjie

In the present work 50 genera, 373 species (including a new species) and 4 subspecies of Chinese Eumolpid beetles are described, of which one new genera, 94 new species and 1 ....

415 pages | 8 plates | Science Press

Hbk | 2005 | #162435A | £32.50 BUY

 

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 41: Homoptera: Drepanosiphidae

Qiao Gexia

This volume comprises two parts. Part I includes six chapters, taxonomic status, study history and taxonomic systems; the comparative morphology of aphids; the evolution of ....

476 pages | 8 plates | Science Press

Hbk | 2005 | #162436A | £39.50 BUY

 

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 42: Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

Huang Dawei and Xiao Hui

The pteromalidae is one of the families in Chalcidoidea, Hymenoptera. The present work reviews 48 genera and 193 species belonging to 12 subfamilies in the fauna of China. ....

388 pages | Science Press

Hbk | 2005 | #162437A | £39.50 BUY

 

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 46: Hymenoptera: Braconidae (IV)

Chen Jiahua and Yang Jianquan

This work deals with the systematic studies on the subfamily Agathidinae Nees von Esenbeck of the family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) from China. It comprises two parts, ....

301 pages | 32 plates | Science Press

Hbk | 2006 | #162439A | £30.50 BUY

 

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 47: Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae

Liu Youqiao and Wu Chunsheng

The Lappet Moths (family Lasiocampidae) belong to the superfamily Bombycoidea. This present work deals with the Lappet moths fauna of China. It comprises two parts, the ....

385 pages | 8 plates | Science Press

Hbk | 2006 | #162440A | £30.50 BUY

 

Faune de Madagascar, Fasc. 91 - Insecta Diptera Culicidae Uranotaenia

Helena da Cunha Ramos and Jacques Brunhes

463 pages | Paris MNHN

Pbk | 2004 | 285653564X | #162299A | £98.00 BUY

 

Faune de Madagascar: Fasc. 92 - Insecta Coleoptera Buprestidae of Madagascar and Adjacent Islands

An Annotated Catalogue

Charles L Bellamy

267 pages | Paris MNHN

Pbk | 2006 | 285653595X | #162298A | £42.00 BUY

 

Folia Heyrovskyana, Supplement 6: Revision of the Neotropical Dung Beetle Genus Sulcophanaeus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

WD Edmonds

This paper reviews the five species groups and 14 constituent species of the Neotropical dung beetle genus Sulcophanaeus. A short treatment of the genus includes an illustrated ....

60 pages | 8 col plates | Kabourek

2000 | #162293A | £25.50 BUY

 

Folia Heyrovskyana, Supplement 8: Revision of the Genera Odontotrypes and Phelotrupes (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae)

D Kral, V Maly and J Scheider

The geotrupine genera Odontotrypes Fairmaire, 1887 and Phelotrupes Jekel, 1866 are revised. Chromogeotrupes Bovo et Zunino, 1983, Eogeotrupes Bovo et Zunino, 1983 and ....

178 pages | 12 colour plates | Kabourek

2001 | 8086447014 | #121411A | £68.00 BUY

 

Forest and Dragonflies

4th WDA Symposium of Odonatology, Pontevedra, Spain, July 2005

Edited by AC Rivera

Collection of 14 papers on dragonflies. ....

300 pages | graphs, tables and color photos | Pensoft

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | #162284A | £68.00 BUY

 

Insect Management for Food Storage and Processing

Edited by JW Heaps

This Second Edition has been completely revised and updated with new chapters on topics including, inspection techniques; retail pest management; environmental manipulation ....

231 pages | AACC

Hbk | 2006 | 1891127462 | #161747A | £194.00 BUY

 

The Insects of the United Arab Emirates

A van Harten

The insect fauna of the United Arab Emirates is relatively unexploited, especially when compared to the faunas of other countries on the Arabian peninsula. This checklist ....

86 pages | Apollo

Pbk | 2005 | #162456A | £21.50 BUY

 

Lepidoptera of Lithuania

Annotated catalogue

P Ivinskis

For each species, the Lithuanian districts, in which it is found, are mentioned, for many species also shown on a distribution map; flying time by months, and larval ....

379 pages | distribution maps | Ekologijos Institutas

Hbk | 2004 | 998644327X | #162457A | £45.50 BUY

 

Les Libellules de Charente-Maritime

Philippe Jourde

Describes the 62 species of dragonflies found in the Charente-Maritime. ....

144 pages | colour illus | SSNCM

Pbk | 2005 | #162370A | £28.50 BUY

 

Limules

Une Histoire Naturelle

Martin Daigneault

Richly illustrated account of the endlessly fascinating horseshoe crab. ....

114 pages | colour photos | Inst Oceanographique

Hbk | 2004 | 2903581363 | #161170A | £36.50 BUY

 

A New Eustenoga[s]ter Species (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Stenogastrinae), the First Hover Wasp Known to Overwinter on the Nest

F Saito, L Nguyen, J Carpenter and J-I Kojima

AMNH

Pbk | 2006 | #162725A | £10.50 BUY

 

A New Moustache Wasp in Dominican Amber, with an Account of Apoid Wasp Evolution Emphasizing Crabroninae (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae)

D Bennett and M Engel

AMNH

Pbk | 2006 | #162730A | £19.50 BUY

 

A New Species of Tetralonia (Thygatina) from India, with Notes on the Oriental Fauna (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

M Engel and D Baker

AMNH

Pbk | 2006 | #162732A | £10.50 BUY

 

A New Species of Zorotypus from Central Amazonia, Brazil (Zoraptera, Zorotypidae)

JA Rafael and M Engel

AMNH

Pbk | 2006 | #162731A | £10.50 BUY

 

Revision of the Goniadidae (Annelida, Polychaeta)

Boeggemann

The present work compises the first revision of all Gonadidae distributed worldwide. Under the application of light and scanning microscopy all available types and numerous ....

354 pages | B/w illus & photos | Pensoft

Hbk | 2005 | #162615A | £118.00 BUY

 

A Revision of the Malagabdellinae (Arhynchobdellida, Domanibdellidae), with a Description of a New Species, Malagabdella Niarchosorum, from Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

E Borda

AMNH

Pbk | 2006 | #162728A | £10.50 BUY

 

Soil Ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) from Namibia (Southwest Africa) with Emphasis on Two Contrasting Environments, the Etosha Region and the Namib Desert

Wilhelm Foissner, S Agatha and H Berger

A highly diverse ciliate community was found in 73 samples from terrestrial and semiterrestrial habitats of Namibia, Southwest Africa, one of the world's driest ....

1500 pages | 2 volumes, 400 photos | Biologiezentrum

Hbk | 2002 | #134590A | £145.00 BUY

 

Svenska Fjärilar

En Fälthandbok

Bo Söderström

Field guide to the butterflies of Sweden. ....

175 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Albert Bonniers Forlag

Pbk | 2006 | 9100105147 | #160589A | £25.50 BUY

 

The Tiger Beetles of Thailand

R Naviaux and A Pinratana

Covers the Cicindelidae of Thailand with fine colour plates. ....

177 pages | colour plates, colour photos, line drawings, dist maps | Brothers of St Gabriel

Hbk | 2004 | 9749226631 | #162306A | £81.00 BUY

 

World Species of Bloodsucking Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Yu Yixin and Liu Jinhua

The "biting midges" may be found in large numbers in nearly any aquatic or semiaquatic habit and include 110 genera and 6000 or so species in all regions of the world. Because ....

165 pages | CSBS

Pbk | 2006 | #162488A | £23.50 BUY

 

Yponomeutoid Moths (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae, Plutellidae, Argyresthiidae) of Israel

ZS Gershenson, T Pavlicek, V Kravchenko and E Nevo

Contents: Preface ....

200 pages | b/w drawings, photos, maps, identification keys | Pensoft

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | #162283A | £61.00 BUY

 
Palaeontology
 

Polymerid Trilobites From the Cambrian of Northwestern Hunan, China, 2 Volume Set

S Peng, LE Babcock and H Lin

Provides a detailed documentation of 196 polymerid trilobites from Huaqiao Formation of northwestern Hunan, including a large number of new genera and species. ....

688 pages | 2 volumes | Elsevier

Hbk | 2006 | 0080450415 | #162769A | £115.00 BUY

 

Principles of Paleontology

Michael Foote and Arnold Miller

When published in 1978, Principles of Paleontology by David Raup and Steven Stanley revolutionized both textbooks and teaching in paleontology. Now Michael Foote and Arnold ....

480 pages | Palgrave

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 071670613X | #163048A | £29.99 BUY

 

Understanding Late Devonian and Permian-Triassic Biotic and Climatic Events

Edited by J Over, J Morrow and P Wignall

The Late Devonian and Permian-Triassic intervals are among the most dynamic episodes of Earth history, marked by large secular changes in continental ecosystems, dramatic ....

344 pages | Elsevier

Hbk | 2005 | 0444521275 | #162775A | £90.00 BUY

 

The World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Dougal Dixon

Ever since giant fossils were discovered in the western world more than 200 years ago, dinosaurs or 'terrible lizards' as they were named, have captured the public ....

512 pages | 45 col photos, 1800 illus | Lorenz Books

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 075481730X | #163030A | £14.99 BUY

 

Yamaceratops Dorngobiensis, a new Primitive Ceratopsian (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Cretaceous of Mongolia

J Makovicky and M Norell

AMNH

Pbk | 2006 | #162729A | £10.50 BUY

 
Marine & Freshwater Biology
 

Cool Waters, Emerald Seas

Diving Temperate Waters

John Collins

John Collins takes us on a marine adventure within the oceans that lap many of our most populated shores, from the north Atlantic around western Europe, to the chilly Pacific ....

200 pages | photos | Cork University Press

Hbk | 2006 | 095353538X | #162245A | £19.95 BUY

 

Handbook of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna

D Desbruyeres

The second extensively expanded edition of the "Handbook of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna" gives on overview of our current knowledge on the animals living at hydrothermal ....

544 pages | Biologiezentrum

Hbk | 2006 | #160091A | £68.00 BUY

 

The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Marine Fish & Sea Creatures

Amy-Jane Beer and Derek Hall

The marine habitats of the world are home to a more varied and concentrated array of animal life than anywhere on dry land. As marine scientists begin to penetrate even the ....

256 pages | 1000 col photos | Lorenz Books

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0754817253 | #163029A | £16.99 BUY

 

Manual on Aquatic Cyanobacteria

A Photo Guide and a Synopsis of their Toxicology

G Cronberg and H Annadotter

Potentially harmful cyanobacteria occur widespread in the aquatic environment and this manual treats their taxonomy, identification, and toxicology across freshwater, brackish ....

110 pages | Gertrud Cronberg

2006 | 8799082705 | #162235A | £42.50 BUY

 

Marine Life in India

BF Chhapgar

Marine Life in India is a compact, engaging, and easy-to-understand study of the vast variety of ocean life, from the earliest life-forms to the vast range of species ....

404 pages | 1560 illus | OUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0195685148 | #162240A | £11.99 BUY

 

River Plants

The Macrophytic Vegetation of Watercourses

SM Haslam

Rivers provide a fascinating and complex environment for plants and this book gives a full-length account of their vegetation. It offers a coherent account of river plants in ....

450 pages | over 100 line drawings | Forrest Text

Pbk | 2006 | 0955074045 | #162796A | £25.00 BUY

 
General Natural History
 

Architecture: Nature

Philip Jodidio

Philip Jodidio has collected numerous examples of the partnership between architecture and nature from throughout history and the world and presents them in one copiously ....

192 pages | 230 col illus | Prestel

Hbk | 2006 | 3791335278 | #162545A | £35.00 BUY

 

Black and White Photography

A Practical Guide

Steve Mulligan

The appeal of traditional black and white photography is still strong, even in the digital age, and this book offers a comprehensive guide to both the aesthetics and the ....

192 pages | 200 photos | PIP

Hbk | 2006 | 1861084285 | #162352A | £24.95 BUY

 

Charles Darwin

A Desmond, J Brown and J Moore

Pocket-sized biography of one of Britain's most fascinating and important characters. ....

OUP

Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0199213542 | #162412A | £4.99 BUY

 

The Collected Letters of Erasmus Darwin

Edited by Desmond G King-Hele

Erasmus Darwin has been cited as the most widely talented man of the past 250 years. This collection of 460 of his letters, of which over half have never been published, ....

650 pages | 65 line-diags, 62 half-tones | CUP

Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0521821568 | #162263A | £90.00 BUY

 

Cutting Away: The Linocuts of Robert Gillmor

Robert Gillmor

After describing his working methods, the author writes of the inspiration behind the 90 prints illustrated. This often evokes memories which allow him to wander into ....

176 pages | Col illus | Langford Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1904078141 | #162814A | £35.00 BUY

 

Dance of the Brush

Ralph Thompson

Dance of the Brush spans some seven decades of the artistic life of Ralph Thompson, known for his illustrations of the Gerald Durrell books. This wonderful book ....

168 pages | Col illus | Langford Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1904078214 | #162813A | £35.00 BUY

 

The End of the Land

Andrew Nadolski

In 1996 Andrew Nadolski began photographing the unique landscape of Porth Nanven, a remote beach on the west Cornwall coast. What began as an intensely personal set of ....

130 pages | Col photos | Headon House

Hbk | 2005 | 0954924401 | #161769A | £34.95 BUY

 

Face to Face With Nature

David Chaffe

The author's recollections of his experiences with wild creatures over the last fifty years. ....

Stormforce Publications

| #162600A | £18.50 BUY

 

From Suns to Life

A Chronological Approach to the History of Life on Earth

Edited by M Garguad, P Claeys, P Lopez-Garcia, T Montmerle, J Reisse and R Pascal

This review emerged from several interdisciplinary meetings and schools gathering a group of astronomers, geologists, biologists, and chemists, attempting to share their ....

365 pages | 100 col illus, 200 b/w illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0387450823 | #162885A | £94.00 BUY

 

The God Delusion

Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins was recently voted one of the world's top three intellectuals (alongside Umberto Eco and Noam Chomsky) by "Prospect" magazine. As the author of many, now famous, ....

416 pages | Bantam Press

Hbk | 2006 | 0593055489 | #162926A | £20.00 BUY

 

The Golden Age of Quaker Botanists

Ann Nichols

Reveals the plant hunters responsible for up to 1,000 of the UK's best-loved garden plants. Described by broadcaster, writer, gardener Alan Titchmarsh as `A fascinating new ....

76 pages | Quaker Tapestry at Kendal Ltd

Pbk | 2006 | 0952543370 | #162364A | £17.50 BUY

 

The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk 1835-1844, Volume 1: Explorations on Behalf of the Royal Geographical Society, 1835-1839

Edited by Peter Riviere

This is the first of a pair of volumes publishing the unedited full reports of Schomburgk's travels in Guiana between 1835 and 1844, previously available only in ....

450 pages | illus | Hakluyt Society

Hbk | 2006 | 0904180867 | #162998A | £55.00 BUY

 

The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk 1835-1844, Volume 2: Boundary Survey 1840-1844

Edited by Peter Riviere

This is the second of a pair of volumes publishing the unedited full reports of Schomburgk's travels in Guiana between 1835 and 1844, previously available only in ....

280 pages | Hakluyt Society

Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0904180883 | #163012A | £55.00 BUY

 

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 ....

293 pages | illus | Bloomsbury

Hbk | 2005 | 0747574928 | #152341A | £14.99 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 0747579679 | #162279A | £8.99 BUY

 

How Green Were the Nazis?

Nature, Environment, and Nation in the Third Reich

Franz-Josef Bruggemeier

The first book to examine the Third Reich's environmental policies and to offer an in-depth exploration of the intersections between brown ideologies and green practices. ....

288 pages | Ohio UP

Pbk | 2005 | 0821416472 | #162712A | £15.95 BUY

 

The Humboldt Current

A European Explorer and his American Disciples

Aaron Sachs

While everyone has heard of the 'Humboldt Current', few know anything of the man after whom it was named. Yet Alexander von Humboldt was a towering figure of his time - ....

512 pages | 25 b/w illus | OUP

Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0199215197 | #162418A | £17.99 BUY

 

Jacquard's Web

How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age

James Essinger

Jacquard's Web is the fascinating story of how Joseph-Marie Jacquard invented a loom that was to spark the beginning of today s information age. ....

256 pages | 10 col illus, 40 b/w illus | OUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0192805770 | #162423A | £14.99 BUY

Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0192805789 | #162424A | £8.99 BUY

 

Jelena and Robert de Belder

Generous as Nature Herself

Diane Adriaenssen

Jelena and Robert De Belder thoroughly changed the art of gardening in Belgium. These botanists with a world-wide reputation created two arboreta planted with collections ....

352 pages | - | Editions d'Art Laconti

Pbk | 2006 | 2870080387 | #160597A | £37.00 BUY

 

A Life in Detail

Terance James Bond

Examines a collection of paintings completed during the previous ten years. Each painting is accompanied by a descriptive narrative in the artist's own words, offering ....

180 pages | Col illus | Langford Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1904078176 | #162811A | £35.00 BUY

 

Mediating Nature

Nils Lindahl Elliot

Mediating Nature provides a history of the present nature of mass mediation. It examines the ways in which a number of discourses, technologies, and institutions have ....

296 pages | Routledge

Hbk | 2006 | 0415391776 | #162357A | £75.00 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 0415393256 | #162358A | £23.99 BUY

 

The Medici Giraffe

and Other Tales of Exotic Animals and Power

Marina Belozerskaya

Exotic animals have entranced and inspired us and this book explores their remarkably influential role in history as among the most advantageous diplomatic gifts, the most ....

414 pages | - | Little, Brown

Hbk | 2006 | 0316525650 | #163022A | £17.99 BUY

 

Middle World

The Restless Heart of Matter and Life

Mark Haw

Between the microscopic world of quarks and atoms, and the macroscopic (observable) one of pebbles, planets and galaxies, there is another world, strangely neglected by science ....

256 pages | Macmillan

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1403986037 | #163056A | £16.99 BUY

 

Modern Science and the Capriciousness of Nature

Karl Rogers

Natural disasters remind us of the capricious power of Nature. This book questions the way that modern science and technology are represented as the means to liberate human ....

256 pages | Palgrave

Hbk | 2006 | 1403989672 | #163053A | £45.00 BUY

 

Nature in German History

Edited by Christoph Mauch

Germany is a key test case for the burgeoning field of environmental history; in no other country has the landscape been so thoroughly politicized throughout its past as in ....

136 pages | 30 Illus | Berghahn Books

Hbk | 2004 | 1571814388 | #162178A | £25.00 BUY

 

Out of the Shadows

Contributions of Twentieth-Century Women to Physics

Nina Byers and Gary Williams

Why are there so few prominent female physicists? Traditionally women have faced barriers in higher education, denying them access to higher learning and scientific ....

498 pages | CUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0521821975 | #162381A | £30.00 BUY

 

Painting Animals

Christophe Drochon and Francoise Coffrant

The artist takes us into the animal world that is the source of inspiration for his paintings but also into the beauty and fragility of our environment, which is a matter ....

128 pages | colour illus | New Holland

Hbk | 2006 | 1845375459 | #162810A | £14.99 BUY

 

Photographing Flowers

Inspiration, Equipment, Technique

Sue Bishop

Split into three comprehensive sections, the book covers technical matters, such as choice of equipment, lighting, exposure and depth of field; colour theory, including the ....

156 pages | 120 col photos, 3 figs | GMCP

Hbk | 2004 | 1861083661 | #152921A | £22.95 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 1861084137 | #162354A | £16.95 BUY

 

Planet Earth - DVD

Alastair Fothergill

The makers of The Blue Planet present the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 ....

5-disc set | BBC Video

DVD | NYP 11/2006 | BBCDVD1883 | #160500A | £34.03 BUY

 

Rivers of America

Tim Palmer

Anyone who has ever paddled down, fished in, or relaxed along one of America's rivers understands their power to nourish, inspire, and enchant--but until now, no book has ....

224 pages | 200 col photos, 1 col map | Abrams

Hbk | 2006 | 0810954850 | #162528A | £24.95 BUY

 

States of Knowledge

The Co-Production of Science and the Social Order

Edited by Sheila Jasanoff

In the past twenty years, the field of science and technology studies (S&TS) has made considerable progress toward illuminating the relationship between scientific knowledge ....

336 pages | Routledge

Hbk | 2004 | 041533361X | #162359A | £75.00 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 0415403294 | #162360A | £23.99 BUY

 

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions

Mick O'Hare

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? is the latest compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the `Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science ....

256 pages | Profile Books

Pbk | 2006 | 1861978766 | #162808A | £7.99 BUY

 

Wildlife Travel Photography

A guide to taking better pictures

Andy Rouse

For those who want to take their wildlife images to the next level, this essential guide is extensively illustrated with images taken on film and digital cameras, showing what ....

176 pages | colour illus | Lonely Planet

Pbk | 2006 | 1740599004 | #162328A | £10.99 BUY

 

Wildlife Warrior: Steve Irwin, 1962-2006

A Man who Changed the World

Richard Shears

Wildlife Warrior charts Steve Irwin's amazing life - from his childhood catching snakes in Victoria, Australia, through to his work in the wilderness and in his zoo. It follows ....

208 pages | 16-page colour section | New Holland

Pbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1741105528 | #162983A | £9.99 BUY

 
Regional & Travel
 

Biodiversity of Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece)

Edited by P Beron

The third volume of the series "Biodiversity of Bulgaria" deals with both parts (Bulgarian and Greek) of the Western Rhodope Mountains. The book consists of three ....

950 pages | graphs, tables, drawings, maps | Pensoft

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | #162282A | £79.00 BUY

 

Confluence: Merrymeeting Bay

Franklin Burroughs and Heather Perry

There are said to be only four places in the world where two major rivers - with entirely different watersheds - converge at their mouths to form a common delta: the ....

176 pages | Tilbury House

Pbk | 2006 | 0884482820 | #162566A | £24.95 BUY

 

Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

A Guide for Accident Prevention and First Aid

Edwin S Iversen and Renate H Skinner

How to recognize and avoid running afoul of the creatures that bite or sting, are poisonous when eaten, or are otherwise potentially harmful. A handy reference for ....

colour illus | Pineapple Press

Pbk | NYP 11/2006 | 156164370X | #162944A | £9.50 BUY

 

Dry Borders

Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert

Edited by Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles

This evocative and informative excursion into the Sonoran Desert along the U.S.-Mexico border brings to life the beauty of a spare and seductive terrain, telling the stories ....

750 pages | 321 halftones, 80 color photographs, 27 illustrations, 5 maps | Utah UP

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0874808189 | #163044A | £63.00 BUY

Pbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0874808197 | #163046A | £35.00 BUY

 

Flattened Fauna

A Field Guide to Common Animals of Roads, Streets, and Highways

R Knutson

Revised edition of the classic field guide to the 36 most common species of roadside remains in North America. Includes descriptions and silhouetted illustrations of the top ....

96 pages | Illus | Ten Speed Press

Pbk | 2006 | 1580087558 | #162285A | £6.99 BUY

 

Guia de los Peces, Anfibios, Reptiles y Mamiferos de Castilla y Leon

JC Velasco, ML Avia, JR Sancho et al

Field guide to 179 vertebrate species (no birds), with distribution maps and colour photos for each species. The text for each species includes description, distribution, ....

272 pages | 560 col photos | Nayade Editorial S.L

Pbk | 2005 | 849337301X | #160318A | £32.50 BUY

 

Mare Nostrum

Neogene and Anthropic Natural History of the Mediterranean Basin, with Emphasis on the Levant

Francis Dov Por and Chanan Dimentman

The Mediterranean world, the sea, the islands and the shores facing it, is a self-centered microcosm subjected to a very agitated geological history during the ....

350 pages | colour and b/w drawings, maps and photos | Pensoft

Hbk | 2006 | 954642272X | #162402A | £59.00 BUY

 

Mkambati and the Wild Coast

South Africa and Pondoland's Unique Heritage

Div De Villiers and John Costello

The Wild Coast is one of Africa's jewels, but it remains a forgotten wilderness, waiting to be rediscovered and nurtured for all people to enjoy. ....

215 pages | Colour photos | Wilderness Safaris

Hbk | 2006 | 0620353201 | #161230A | £28.95 BUY

 

The National Trust Coast

A Photographic Tour of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Joe Cornish, David Noton and Paul Wakefield

A stunning glimpse of some of Britain's finest coastline, from the granite columns of the Giant's Causeway on the Northern Irish coast and the rocky cliffs of Wales and South ....

144 pages | 120 col photos, 1 map | National Trust

Hbk | 1998 | 0707802393 | #077360A | £14.99 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 1905400381 | #162564A | £9.99 BUY

 

The National Trust Countryside

A Photographic Tour of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Joe Cornish, David Noton and Paul Wakefield

This collection reveals not just natural beauty, but how the human hand has shaped the landscape over the centuries. At Croome Park in Herefordshire, the eighteenth- and ....

144 pages | 120 col photos, 1 map | National Trust

Hbk | 1998 | 070780244X | #077361A | £17.99 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 190540039X | #162563A | £9.99 BUY

 

Natural Heritage of Turkey

Edited by Bayram Ozturk and Sedat Yerli

Overview over Turkey's natural history: flora; forests and mountains; lakes, rivers and wetlands; birds; amphibians and reptiles; terrestrial mammals and marine life. ....

48 pages | colour photos | Turkish Marine Research

Pbk | 2002 | 9759713276 | #157939A | £13.95 BUY

 

A Nature Guide to Boundary Bay

A Murray

This is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to the wildlife and habitats found around Boundary Bay, a ....

214 pages | 170 photos, 2 maps | Nature Guides B.C

Pbk | 2006 | 0978008804 | #161207A | £16.95 BUY

 

Offa's Dyke

A Visual Journey

Jim Saunders

The Welsh English border from the hills above Prestatyn to the Severn Estuary near Chepstow is marked by Offa's Dyke, an eighth century earthwork built by Offa, King of ....

144 pages | colour photos | Gomer Press

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1843236990 | #162250A | £19.99 BUY

 

Patagonia

Hubert Stadler and Michael Allhoff

Wild and remote, Patagonia is a region that captures the natural drama of South America like no other - from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific, from the vast wind-swept ....

216 pages | 340 illus | C J Bucher Verlag

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 376581590X | #162547A | £35.00 BUY

 

Phylogeography of Southern European Refugia

Evolutionary Perspectives on the Origins of European Biodiversity

Edited by Steven Weiss and Nuno Ferrand

Phylogeography of Southern European Refugia provides the first synthesis of the remarkable diversity, evolutionary complexity, and conservation importance of the flora ....

377 pages | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 140204903X | #162985A | £92.50 BUY

 

Les Ressources Naturelles des Pyrenees du Moyen Age a l'Epoque Modern

Edited by Aymat Catafau

544 pages | Perpignan Press

Pbk | 2005 | 2914518684 | #162653A | £17.50 BUY

 

The Sahara

Past, Present and Future

Jeremy Keenan

This collection examines the Sahara holistically from the earliest (prehistoric) times through the `historical' period to the present and with political direction into the ....

432 pages | Routledge

Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0415411467 | #162355A | £80.00 BUY

 
Botany & Plant Science
 

An Annotated Checklist of Polish Liverworts and Hornworts

Jerzy Szweykowski

114 pages | - | Polish Botany Institute

Pbk | 2006 | 8389648334 | #151654A | £33.50 BUY

 

Atlas des Plantes Rares ou Protegees des Hautes-Alpes

Edouard Chas et al

Describes 230 species of rare and endangered plants, each with a colour photo, short description, status, habitat, and more. ....

312 pages | Col photos | Naturalia Publications

Hbk | 2006 | #162221A | £68.00 BUY

 

Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European Flora

The Carpathian Mountains Region

Vit Bojnansky and Agata Fargasova

The Carpathian flora occurs not only in the Carpathian Mountains, but also in large lowlands extending towards the south, north and east and involves introduced and ....

750 pages | Springer

Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1402053614 | #162569A | £307.00 BUY

 

Atlas of the Geographical Distribution of Fungi in Poland, Fascicle 3

Edited by Wladyslaw Wojewoda

Polish Botany Institute

Pbk | 2005 | 838964827X | #162714A | £30.50 BUY

 

Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Texas, Volume 1: Dicots

Billy Lee Turner, Holly Nichols, Geoffrey C Denny and Oded Doron

The Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Texas provides county-level dot maps for about 6000 taxa of vascular plants native and naturalized in Texas. Some taxa reported for Texas ....

Texas Botanical RI

2003 | 1889878081 | #162820A | £36.00 BUY

 

Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Texas, Volume 2: Monocots, Ferns and Gymnosperms

Billy Lee Turner, Holly Nichols, Geoffrey C Denny and Oded Doron

The Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Texas provides county-level dot maps for about 6000 taxa of vascular plants native and naturalized in Texas. Some taxa reported for Texas ....

Texas Botanical RI

2003 | 188987809X | #162821A | £28.95 BUY

 

Characterization of the Cellulosic Cell Wall

Edited by Doug Stokke

Plant biomass resources are seen as a vast reservoir of potential to be unlocked as sustainable fiber, fuel and chemical feedstock for the 21st century. Vital to the ....

304 pages | 124 illus | Blackwell

Hbk | 2006 | 0813804396 | #153437A | £75.00 BUY

 

A Complete Guide to the Native Orchids of Australia

Including the Island Territories

David L Jones

Talks about orchids, featuring beautiful photography, a comprehensive identification guide, and details of species and descriptions. This book is of interest to the home ....

480 pages | Col photos | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1877069124 | #160786A | £69.99 BUY

 

Curtis's Botanical Calendar 2007

The Curtis's Botanical Calendar 2007 sees several improvements on previous years. The daily entry charts have been redesigned, and each month includes an inset calendar for ....

Kew RBG

Calendar | 2006 | #162275A | £5.91 BUY

 

Delphiniums

David Bassett and Shirley Bassett

Gardeners throughout the world love these majestic flowers but few are aware of the range of colour and form now available with the burst of new cultivatars, several of ....

160 pages | Batsford

Hbk | 2006 | 0713490020 | #162565A | £25.00 BUY

 

Eagle's Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand

Audrey Eagle

The first volumes of Eagle's Trees and Shrubs of NZ were published in New Zealand in 1975 to universal acclaim, and quickly became classic references for New Zealand ....

1130 pages | 2 volumes in slipcase, 806 colour illus | Papa

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0909010080 | #162385A | £120.00 BUY

 

The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases

Edited by BM Cooke, D Gareth Jones and B Kaye

Plant disease epidemiology is a dynamic science that forms an essential part of the study of plant pathology. This book brings together a team of 35 international experts. ....

576 pages | - | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 1402045794 | #158317A | £127.00 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 1402045808 | #162390A | £61.50 BUY

 

Exploitation of Fungi

Edited by G Robson, Pieter van West and Geoffrey Gadd

The fungi are a highly diverse kingdom of eukaryotic microbes. Recent advances in molecular genetics, together with the release of whole genome sequences of an increasing ....

350 pages | 49 line diags, 30 half-tones, 18 tabs | CUP

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0521859352 | #162246A | £80.00 BUY

 

Flora Liquenologica Iberica: Ostropales, Gyalectales

Edited by JM Egea et al

48 pages | line drawings | SEL

Pbk | 2004 | #162705A | £15.95 BUY

 

Flora of Tropical East Africa: Blechnaceae (2006)

BS Parris

12 pages | 2 figs, map | Kew RBG

Pbk | 2006 | 184246129X | #162290A | £8.50 BUY

 

Flora of Tropical East Africa: Ericaceae (2006)

HJ Beentje

28 pages | 4 figs, map | Kew RBG

Pbk | 2006 | 1842461443 | #162291A | £9.00 BUY

 

Flora of Tropical East Africa: Potamogetonaceae (2006)

JJ Symoens

20 pages | 4 figs, map | Kew RBG

Pbk | 2006 | 1842461303 | #162288A | £9.50 BUY

 

Flore des Mascareignes: Volume 121-126: Apocynacées à Boraginacées

J Bosser and J Gueho

Contains the following families: Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Loganiaceae, Gentianaceae, Menyanthaceae and Borraginaceae. ....

8 pages | drawings | IRD

Pbk | 2005 | 2709915634 | #162311A | £15.50 BUY

 

Fungi non Delineati 34-36: Inocybe Alpine e Subalpine

Il genere inocybe (Fr.) Fr. nel Nord Italia e paesi limitrofi

Erminio Ferrari

460 pages | 256 colour photos | Edizioni Candusso

Pbk | 2006 | #162713A | £51.00 BUY

 

Gardens in Time

Jacques Bosser and Alain Le Toquin

Ambitious in scope and a wonder to examine, Gardens in Time captures two millennia of garden history between its covers. The follow-up to world-renowned photographer Alain ....

320 pages | 230 col photos | Abrams

Hbk | 2006 | 0810930927 | #162530A | £35.00 BUY

 

Los Generos de Leguminosas del Norte de Mexico

E Estrada and A Martinez M

This abundantly illustrated monograph is the most comprehensive generic treatment of legumes for any geographical area of Mexico. The book covers the genera of legumes known ....

Texas Botanical RI

2004 | 1889878138 | #162822A | £17.95 BUY

 

Guide du Patrimoine Botanique en France

Jean-Pierre Demoly and Franklin Picard

Describes more than 600 botanical gardens, conservatories and collections in France and its territories, and 4500 rare plants from these collections. ....

1082 pages | - | Actes Sud

Pbk | 2005 | 2742756698 | #162207A | £30.50 BUY

 

Guide to Endemic Palms and Screw Pines of the Seychelles Granitic Islands

Denis Matatiken and Didier Dogley

This photographic guide covers the six endimic palms and four screw pines to be found on the granitic islands of the Seychelles. Introduced plants and screw pines which grow on ....

45 pages | colour photos | PCA

Pbk | 2006 | 9993170011 | #162491A | £10.99 BUY

 

A Guide to Some Difficult Plants

Illustrated Articles from the Wild Flowers Society Magazine 1973-1988

Wild Flower Society

This useful handbook to the identification of some of the more difficult plant groups - willows, dandelions, rushes, st.john's worts, heathers, yellow crucifers and bird seed ....

132 pages | BSBI

Pbk | 1990 | 0951623400 | #012458A | £6.99 BUY

 

A Guide to Tropical Plants of Costa Rica

Willow Zuchowski

A Guide to Tropical Plants of Costa Rica, the first popular treatment to include plants from all regions of the country, is an indispensable guide to the country's native and ....

529 pages | Zona Tropical

Pbk | 2005 | 0970567847 | #159460A | £37.50 BUY

 

Hakeas

A Field and Garden Guide

Ivan Holliday

Often confused with grevilleas, hakeas are not well known, but these natives are increasingly in popularity in the garden as more come into cultivation. People are ....

224 pages | Col photos | New Holland

Pbk | 2005 | 1877069140 | #156907A | £39.00 BUY

 

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Trees of the World

Catherine Cutler, Martin Walters and Tony Russell

Identification guide to 1000 of the world's best-known trees, from huge redwoods to small garden trees. It can be used as a field guide or as an educational tool to ....

512 pages | 500 col photos, 3000 illustrations | Lorenz Books

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0754817113 | #163027A | £14.99 BUY

 

Illustrated Flora of East Texas, Volume 1

Volume one of the Illustrated Flora of East Texas is the first fully illustrated flora for East Texas, a species rich area that contains more than two-thirds of all the plant ....

colour photos | Texas Botanical RI

Hbk | 2005 | #162823A | £65.00 BUY

 

Introduction to Fungi

J Webster

This new edition of the universally acclaimed and widely-used textbook on fungal biology has been completely re-written, drawing directly on the authors' research and teaching ....

600 pages | B/w photos, illus | CUP

Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0521014832 | #162262A | £35.00 BUY

 

Know your New Zealand Trees

Lawrie Metcalf

A beginner's guide, this work is an introduction to over 80 of New Zealand's best-known trees. It contains the key facts on shape and appearance, foliage, blossom and fruit ....

176 pages | 82 col photos | New Holland NZ

Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1869660986 | #163059A | £12.99 BUY

 

Langeneicker Eichen Register / The World Register of Oaks

Edited by Reinhold Lübbert

This book is the product of the international cooperation of many experts on oak nomenclature. Approximately 15 000 botanical oak names have been recorded in ....

398 pages | Koeltz

Pbk | 2006 | 3906166538 | #162938A | £81.00 BUY

 

Leaves & Pods

Josie Iselin and Mary Ellen Hannibal

Celebrating the diversity and beauty of foliage, Josie Iselin has filled Leaves & Pods with lushly detailed portraits of flora she has collected during every season around the ....

144 pages | 100 col photos | Abrams

Hbk | 2006 | 0810930781 | #162533A | £9.95 BUY

 

The Making of the Alnwick Garden

Ian August

Ian August was about to retire from his position as the Factor for the Northumberland Alnwick Estates when the Duchess asked for his help with a new project for a couple of ....

256 pages | Pavilion

Hbk | 2006 | 186205715X | #162562A | £25.00 BUY

 

Mint

The Genus Mentha

Edited by Brian M Lawrence

This reference on mint serves as the first comprehensive review of these commercially important essential oils, which have a long history of use in flavoring and medicine. ....

512 pages | CRC Press

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0849307791 | #162372A | £74.99 BUY

 

Molekular-cytogenetische Untersuchungen an Hafergräsern (Aveneae) und anderen Poaceae

Grit Winterfeld

Molecular cytogenetic investigations in oat grasses (Aveneae) and other Poaceae. ....

170 pages | Biologiezentrum

2006 | #162970A | £37.50 BUY

 

National Geographic Field Guide to the Trees of North America

Keith Rushforth and Charles Hollis

Ideal for backpacks and back pockets alike, this indispensable reference makes it easy to identify any tree commonly encountered between the Canadian Arctic and Mexico and ....

272 pages | more than 1000 colour illus | National Geographic

Pbk | 2006 | 0792253108 | #162363A | £11.95 BUY

 

Orchids in Hawai'i

Ted Green

Hawaii is famous for its orchids. The most recognizable Dendrobium and Vanda flowers are often used to make lei, dress up a drink, or lend a tropical touch to a visitor's hotel ....

132 pages | Mutual Publishing

Pbk | 2005 | 1566477204 | #162331A | £9.50 BUY

 

Palm Trees

A Story in Photographs

David Leaser

Palm Trees: A Story in Photographs is a visual masterpiece filled with spectacular images of palm trees from around the world. From the formal gardens of Versailles to a ....

144 pages | colour illus | Westwood Pacific

Hbk | 2005 | 1595880100 | #162334A | £34.50 BUY

 

A Photographic Guide to Alpine Plants of New Zealand

Lawrie Metcalf

This pocket photographic guide showcases the flowers that add so much to the attractions of walking in New Zealand's alpine zone. ....

136 pages | New Holland NZ

Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1869661281 | #163058A | £9.99 BUY

 

A Photographic Guide to Mushrooms and Other Fungi of New Zealand

Geoff Ridley

This pocket photographic guide introduces readers to New Zealand's mushrooms and fungi, which number up to some 19,000 and include some extraordinarily diverse types. ....

144 pages | colour photos | New Holland NZ

Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1869661346 | #163057A | £9.99 BUY

 

Pitcher Plants of the Americas

Stewart McPherson

Pitcher plants are the largest and most beautiful of the world's carnivorous plants and are viewed with fascination as objects of natural history and natural beauty. Pitcher ....

315 pages | Colour photos | McDonald & Woodward

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0939923750 | #163016A | £39.50 BUY

Pbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0939923742 | #163017A | £30.50 BUY

 

Plants of Central Asia, Volume 12: Nymphaeaceae-Ceratophyllaceae

Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | 2006 | 1578084415 | #158911A | £44.50 BUY

 

Poisonous Plants in Britain

A Celebration

Chris Howkins

Reviews plants that contain toxins that affect man and beast. It is unusual for including crops and foods, house and garden plants, rather than just the wild flowers. ....

112 pages | line drawings | Howkins, Christopher

Hbk | 2006 | 1901087611 | #162807A | £20.00 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 1901087603 | #162941A | £15.00 BUY

 

The Really Wild Food Guide

Johnny Jumbalaya

If you frequent the outdoors on a regular basis and want creative food ideas for living off the land, extending your provisions, or simply want to explore new food tastes and ....

200 pages | Johnny Jumbalaya

Spiralbound | 2002 | 0954415809 | #163015A | £21.95 BUY

 

Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland: Band 2

Gefässpflanzen: Grundband

Edited by Eckehart J Jäger

Field guide to the German flora, now in its 19th edition. First part covering the vascular plants. ....

640 pages | 992 b&w illus | Spektrum

Hbk | 2005 | 3827416000 | #162200A | £36.50 BUY

 

Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland: Band 4

Gefässpflanzen: Kritischer Band

Edited by Eckehart J Jäger and Klaus Werner

4th volume of the German flora, now in its 10th edition. Includes keys to all species. ....

982 pages | 1596 b&w illus | Spektrum

Hbk | 2005 | 3827414962 | #162202A | £46.50 BUY

 

Starting Out with Native Plants

Charlotte De la Bedoyere

"Starting Out with Native Plants" illustrates and catalogues all the plants, excluding trees and shrubs, which are native to Britain. For each plant there are details of its ....

128 pages | 200 col photos | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1845376692 | #163032A | £14.99 BUY

 

Subtropical and Dry Climate Plants

The Definitive Practical Guide

Martin Rix

Climate change, the need to conserve water, the desire for more exotic and dramatic plants--all of these are prompting gardeners to seek out interesting new plants that ....

256 pages | 750 colour photos | Timber Press

Hbk | 2006 | 0881928089 | #162303A | £28.95 BUY

 

Taxonomy, Distribution, and Ecology of the Genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae- Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and Central America

George F Freytag and Daniel G Debouck

This lavishly illustrated monograph is the most comprehensive botanical treatment of beans to date. It starts with a brief history about the former taxonomical treatments of ....

Texas Botanical RI

2002 | 1889878111 | #162819A | £28.95 BUY

 

The Teeth of the Lion

The Story of the Beloved and Despised Dandelion

Anita Sanchez

Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) are a widespread and well known flowering plant. They occur, it seems, in every backyard, garden, playground, parking lot, and asphalt ....

144 pages | 15 b/w illustrations | McDonald & Woodward

Pbk | 2006 | 093992322X | #163018A | £12.95 BUY

 

Tomato Plant Culture: In the Field, Greenhouse, & Home Garden

JB Jones

A recent study indicates that individuals who regularly consume fresh tomatoes or processed tomato products are less likely to develop certain forms of cancer than those ....

199 pages | B/w plates, figs, tabs | CRC Press

Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0849373956 | #162375A | £49.99 BUY

 

Treasure of Masdevallia, Volume 28

Carlyle Luer

This 2006 release in this folio series continues the Carl Luer taxonomic consideration of these pleurothallid orchids. Sixteen species are illustrated by Stig Dahstrom: ....

B/w illus, dist maps, water colours | Missouri BG

Pbk | 2006 | 1930723539 | #161670A | £73.00 BUY

 

The Triumph of the Fungi

A Rotten History

Nicholas P Money

This book is concerned with the most devastating fungal diseases in history. These are the plagues of trees and crop plants, caused by invisible spores that have reshaped ....

216 pages | 9 halftones, 27 line illus | OUP

Hbk | 2006 | 019518971X | #162996A | £17.99 BUY

 

Turmeric

The Genus Curcuma

Edited by P Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu and K Sivaraman

Edited by experts from India, turmeric's largest exporter, this is the first volume to explore the history, production, chemical constituents, market trends, and medical uses ....

384 pages | CRC Press

Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0849370345 | #162373A | £85.00 BUY

 

Villa Gardens of the Mediterranean

From the Archives of Country Life

Kathryn Bradley-Hole

For over 100 years, "Country Life" has regularly covered British gardens and gardening - but it has also featured fine gardens made abroad, particularly those in the ....

208 pages | 200 photos | Aurum Press

Hbk | 2006 | 184513124X | #162485A | £40.00 BUY

 

Wild Flowers of Mombacho (Nicaragua) / Flores Silvestres del Mombacho

Helen Pickering

This photographic guide to the Wild Flowers of Mombacho is color-coded and arranged by Family within the color sections. It covers flowering plants found on the whole of the ....

217 pages | colour photos | Texas Botanical RI

Pbk | 2006 | 1889878146 | #162825A | £10.95 BUY

 

The Wildlife Pond Handbook

A Practical Guide to Creating and Maintaining Your Own Wetland for Wildlife

Louise Bardsley

Comprehensive and practical guide to creating a wildlife pond in the garden. Offers instructions on how to plan, design, site and build small and large ponds for wildlife. ....

80 pages | 60 col photos, 60 col illus, tabs | New Holland

Hbk | 2003 | 1843301113 | #1