nhbs monthly catalogue new and forthcoming titles Issue: 2007/03 March 2007 www.nhbs.com [email protected] +44 (0)1803 865913

Welcome to the March Monthly Catalogue, the most comprehensive buyer's guide to Zoology: new and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the environment. Mammals Birds The Flora and Fauna of Great Britain Reptiles & Amphibians We have compiled comprehensive lists of key titles on the flora and fauna of England, Scotland and Wales. These ten lists highlight many hard-to-find titles from small Fishes publishers, and are invaluable if you are out and about this spring. Click here to see Invertebrates the Key Natural History Titles for the Regions of Great Britain. Palaeontology General Natural History Conferences 2007 Regional & Travel NHBS will be selling books at the following conferences this year, and we would be Botany & Plant Science delighted to meet you at our stand! Animal & General Biology Evolutionary Biology ● The 2007 Mammal Society Easter Confererence and AGM, Cirencester, Ecology UK, 13 - 15 April Habitats & Ecosystems ● Change in Aquatic Ecosystems, Plymouth, UK, 4 - 6 July Conservation & Biodiversity ● Ento07: National Meeting and Symposium of the Royal Entomological Environmental Science Society, Edinburgh, UK, 16 - 18 July Physical Sciences ● British Birdwatching Fair, Rutland Water, UK, 17 - 19 August Sustainable Development ● 11th Congress of The European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Data Analysis Uppsala, Sweden, 20 - 25 August Reference

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Mammals Go to subject web page

Bettongs, Potoroos and the Musky Rat-kangaroo 168 pages | CSIRO Andrew Claridge, John Seebeck and Randy Rose Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0643093419 | The rat-kangaroo was one of the first Australian marsupials to be seen alive in Europe. #165697A | £18.50 BUY Collected close to the settlement at Sydney Cove, a pair of them were exhibited in ....

Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study 375 pages | 40 illus | Springer Edited by TS Stoinski, HD Steklis and PT Mehlman Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0387707204 | Like other fields of science, wildlife conservation is a changing field. Threats facing wild #165850A | £74.00 BUY populations of apes and other species, say 20 years ago, are likely not the same ....

Elephant Diaries - Series 1 DVD running time: 150 minutes | BBC Video For a baby elephant, family life is everything and losing your mother is the worst possible start DVD | NYP 04/2007 | BBCDVD2204 | in life. Presenters Michaela Strachan and Jonathan Scott followed a year .... #166272A | £8.50 BUY

Mamíferos del Ecuador 576 pages | 295 colour photos | Diego Guia de Campo Tirira Diego Tirira Pbk | 2007 | 9978446516 | #166117A | The most complete field guide to the mammals of Ecuador. Describes more than 380 species; £39.00 BUY the species descriptions include identification, natural history, ....

Micromammals and Macroparasites 647 pages | 79 illus | Springer From Evolutionary Ecology to Management Hbk | 2006 | 4431360247 | #166353A | Edited by S Morand, BR Krasnov and R Poulin £154.00 BUY Small mammals are among the most ubiquitous and important components of terrestrial ecosystems. They have coevolved, and now coexist, with a diverse array of parasites, ....

Orangutans 72 pages | 45 colour photos | Colin Robert Shumaker Baxter Orangutans were once the subjects of legends and mystery. Today, scientists are only just Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1841073695 | beginning to understand the behaviour and mental ability of these 'people of the .... #165990A | £9.00 BUY

The Quintessential Naturalist 975 pages | 4 colour illus, 30 b/w Honoring the Life and Legacy of Oliver P. Pearson photos, 58 line illus, 22 tables | Douglas A Kelt California UP Oliver P. Pearson's studies on mammalian biology remain standard reading for ecologists, Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0520098595 | physiologists, taxonomists, and biogeographers. Reflecting this, the papers gathered .... #166240A | £62.00 BUY

The Rat 318 pages | B/w photos, illus, figs | A Study in Behavior Aldine Transaction SA Barnett Pbk | 2007 | 0202309770 | #166496A | The laws of animal behavior have been revised and revealed through research performed by £19.95 BUY zoologists, physiologists and experimental psychologists. Each has contributed much. ....

Sea Lions of the World 664 pages | Alaska Sea Grant Prog Edited by Andrew Trites et al Hbk | 2006 | 1566121051 | #166248A | Changes in the abundance of sea lions worldwide is a concern to fisheries and conservation £35.00 BUY groups, in part because fisheries are feared to threaten sea lions and sea ....

The Tale of the Przewalski's Horse 208 pages | colour photos | KNNV Coming Home to Mongolia Hbk | 2006 | 9050112366 | #166322A | Piet Wit and Inge Bouman £49.00 BUY For tens of thousands of years wild horses roamed over the grasslands of Europe and Asia. Their endurance and agility made them the perfect partner for man during his ....

Which Bat Is It? 48 pages | B/w illus | Mammal Society A Guide to Bat Identification in Great Britain and Ireland Pbk | R/P 04/2007 | 0906282195 | RE Stebbings #001788A | £3.50 BUY Excellent little guide to bats, giving identification key, advice on how to study bats and an important section on legislation. ....

The Wild Horses of Namibia 60 pages | b&w photos | Clifton Sandra Uttridge and Gary Cowan Pbk | 2006 | #163578A | £49.00 BUY The origin of the Desert Horses is now lost in time, the subject of endless speculation --were they part of the stud of the legendary Baron von Wolf of Schloss Duwisib, or ....

Wily Monkeys Trans Pacific Press Social Intelligence of Tibetan Macaques Hbk | 2006 | 1920901973 | #166279A | Hideshi Ogawa £49.00 BUY This book sheds light on the peculiar social behavior of Tibetan monkeys at Mt. Huangshan, China. ....

The World of the Polar Bear 204 pages | Col illus | A & C Black Norbert Rosing Hbk | 2006 | 0713679190 | #158399A | The culmination of more than 20 years' study by one of the world's leading natural history £29.99 BUY photographers. Rosing takes us through the year of the polar bear, showing the .... Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0713687134 | #166391A | £19.99 BUY

Birds Go to subject web page

Amazing Birds 160 pages | over 400 illus | A & C Black A Treasury of Facts and Trivia Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0713686669 | Roger J Lederer #166388A | £12.99 BUY This beautifully illustrated book is a treasury of facts and information about the avian world. Aimed squarely at ....

Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Nevada 608 pages | Nevada UP Ted Floyd et al Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0874176956 | Nevada's diverse landscape, which ranges from lofty alpine peaks to marshy wetlands, saline #166488A | £36.95 BUY playas, sagebrush-covered steppes, and lush agricultural valleys, is home to a ....

Birding in Alaska BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166459A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series ....

Birding in Britain BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166456A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series ....

Birding in Canada BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166462A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a ....

Birding in China BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166455A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series ....

Birding in Eastern Europe BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166460A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series ....

Birding in Florida BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166461A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a ....

Birding in Israel BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166457A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series ....

Birding in Turkey BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166458A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series ....

Birding in the Artic / Birding in Mallorca BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166454A | £11.02 BUY These videos tell the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. ....

Birds of Western Maharashtra 315 pages | - | Other India Bookstore A Reference Guide Pbk | 2006 | 8185569738 | #166577A | Anand Prasad £19.99 BUY Highlights the present status of each bird species reported, its distribution based on specimens, recorded sightings, breeding, long distance and local migration and ....

British Birds and Birdlife DVD 1: Towns Parks and Gardens / Woodlands running time: 55 minutes | Green and Forests Umbrella Productions DVD | NYP 04/2007 | #166472A | Covering identification, behaviour and more, this DVD will give you insight into the world of £8.50 BUY birds and how they live. Coverage includes: Song Thrush, ....

British Birds and Birdlife DVD 2: Ponds and Farmland / Lakes, Rivers running time: 66 minutes | Green and Wetlands Umbrella Productions DVD | NYP 04/2007 | #166473A | Covering identification, behaviour and more, this DVD will give you insight into the world of £8.50 BUY birds and how they live. Coverage includes: Barn Owl, ....

British Birds and Birdlife DVD 3: Mountains, Moors and Heaths / Coasts running time: 64 minutes | Green and Cliffs Umbrella Productions DVD | NYP 04/2007 | #166474A | Covering identification, behaviour and more, this DVD will give you insight into the world of £8.50 BUY birds and how they live. Coverage includes: Peregrine, ....

Feathers 318 pages | colour photos | Natura Identification for Bird Conservation Publishing House Marian Cieslak and Boleslaw Dul Hbk | 2006 | 8392441001 | #165379A | This guide presents the feathers of 60 species of bird, of which 38 are included in Annex I of the £29.99 BUY EU's Birds Directive. In European Union Member States, these species ....

Field Guide to the Birds of Iraq (In Arabic) 384 pages | colour illus | BirdLife Edited by Nature Iraq International Covering the 387 bird species that have been recorded in Iraq, the book is the first Pbk | 2007 | #166201A | £22.95 BUY comprehensive, fully illustrated field guide of its kind for Iraq. ....

Field Guide to the Birds of Machu Picchu and the Cusco Region 243 pages | 32 col plates | Nuevas Barry Walker Imagines The first guide to describe and illustrate all the bird species recorded in the Historic Sanctuary Pbk | 2005 | 9972901599 | #166533A | of Machu Pichu. .... £39.95 BUY

Flight Identification of European Seabirds 374 pages | 690 col photos | Bertil Briefe, Niklas Holmstrom and Anders Blomdahl Christopher Helm Essential field guide for seawatching, whether it be from land or at sea, specifically designed to Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0713686162 | address the particular problems and limitations of this type of birding. .... #166387A | £24.99 BUY

In Search of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker 322 pages | colour plates | Smithsonian Jerome A Jackson Institution Press A complete natural history of one of the most exciting and rare (perhaps extinct) birds in the Hbk | 2004 | 1588341321 | #145788A | world, and a fascinating personal quest by the world's leading expert on the .... £13.95 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0060891556 | #166325A | £9.50 BUY

The Inner Bird 416 pages | UBC Press Anatomy and Evolution Hbk | 2007 | 0774813431 | #166494A | Gary W Kaiser £52.50 BUY Birds are among the most successful vertebrates on Earth. An important part of our natural environment and deeply embedded in our culture, birds are studied by more ....

Kent: A Birdwatcher's Site Guide 120 pages | 64 maps | Shoebill Books Chris Bradshaw and Simon Busuttil Spiralbound | 2007 | 0952806525 | This is the first comprehensive site guide to one of the UK's foremost birdwatching counties. #153406A | £14.95 BUY Features 58 birdwatching sites, with information on the best times to go, what ....

Kiwi 208 pages | Col illus | Otago UP The People's Bird Hbk | 2006 | 1877372366 | #166314A | Neville Peat £23.99 BUY Back in 1990, when Neville Peat wrote The Incredible Kiwi, the national bird was in retreat, from habitat loss and the severe impact of predation. It was not well ....

The Lapwing 240 pages | Poyser Michael Shrubb Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0713668547 | With its striking green-black and white plumage and distinctive pee-wit call, the Lapwing is one #166386A | £40.00 BUY of Britain's best-known birds. Lapwings depend on agricultural land to ....

National Geographic Birder's Journal 504 pages | Illus | National Geographic National Geographic Pbk | 2006 | 1426200056 | #166629A | Companion to the bestselling Field Guide to the Birds of North America, this is an illustrated life £8.99 BUY list with space for jotting notes about the site, situation and date ....

Penguins 192 pages | Harper Collins How they survive the harsh Southern Polar Region Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0007247443 | Brutus Ostling #161726A | £25.00 BUY Penguins are fascinating animals: they cannot fly, they are awkward on land, but are as agile as fish under water. Their ability to survive in some of the coldest regions on ....

Penguins of the World 143 pages | Col photos, maps | A & C Wayne Lynch Black Lynch has travelled more than 130,00 miles to Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, Argentina, Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0713687118 | Chile, New Zealand and a dozen remote island clusters in the tempestuous .... #166390A | £16.99 BUY

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe 480 pages | Col photos, illus, maps | Rob Hume Dorling Kindersley Comprehensive photographic guide covering 800 bird species from Britain and Europe, with Hbk | 2002 | 0751373540 | #133415A | stunning full colour photographs, illustrations and maps. This revised edition includes .... £24.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 1405322284 | #166697A | £24.99 BUY

RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds 192 pages | A & C Black Simon Harrap Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 071368707X | An illustrated guide to 170 of the most common birds found in Britain. It features descriptions #166392A | £4.99 BUY of each bird's main characteristics including plumage, calls and song, ....

Songbird Journeys 312 pages | Illus | Walker Books Four seasons in the lives of migratory birds Hbk | 2006 | 0802714684 | #166315A | Miyoko Chu £14.95 BUY Each spring, millions of orioles, tanagers, thrushes, warblers and other songbirds travel Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0802715184 | thousands of miles from the tropics to their summer breeding grounds as far north .... #166397A | £8.50 BUY

Surveillance of Wintering Seaducks, Divers and Grebes in UK Inshore 61 pages | diagrams, tables | JNCC Areas: Aerial Surveys and Shore-based Counts 2005/06 Pbk | 2006 | #166261A | £9.99 BUY I Söhle, LJ Wilson, BJ Dean, SH O'Brien, A Webb and JB Reid

Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus hyperboreus) Norsk Polarinstitutt A status report 2005 | #166446A | £16.50 BUY S Unander, Onstad Pedersen, A, O Overrein and E Fuglei

Tawny Frogmouth 152 pages | CSIRO Gisela Kaplan Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0643092390 | The first complete overview of one of Australia's most intriguing birds. The strange tawny #165719A | £18.50 BUY frogmouth is often thought to be a species of owl, but it is, in fact, related to ....

Texas Quails 512 pages | Texas A&M UP Ecology and Management Hbk | 2007 | 1585445037 | #166497A | Leonard A Brennan £24.50 BUY Presents the first complete assessment of the four species of quail found in this vast state. Experts describe each of them and examine all geographic regions of the state for ....

Whio 152 pages | colour photos | Potton Saving New Zealand's Blue Duck Pbk | 2006 | 1877333468 | #166287A | David Young £33.50 BUY The story of how a dedicated group of scientists, field workers and volunteers have set about saving the blue duck. It combines a natural history of the bird with an ....

Reptiles & Amphibians Go to subject web page

The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians 1400 pages | 323 line drawings, 116 Kentwood D Wells halftones, 45 tabs | Chicago UP Consisting of more than six thousand species, amphibians are more diverse than mammals and Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0226893340 | are found on every continent save Antarctica. Despite the abundance and diversity of .... #165271A | £47.50 BUY

Lizard Ecology 552 pages | 89 line diagrams, 7 half- Edited by Stephen M Reilly, Lance B McBrayer and Donald B Miles tones, 41 tables | CUP The foraging mode of lizards has been a central theme in guiding research in lizard biology for Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0521833582 | three decades. Foraging mode has been shown to be a pervasive evolutionary .... #166654A | £65.00 BUY

Second Congres International Sur La Conservation des Cheloniens 306 pages | diagrams | SOPTOM 2nd International Congress on Chelonian Conservation Pbk | 2006 | #162552A | £31.00 BUY Brieuc Fertard Proceedings of the Conference held in Saly, Senegal, 18-22 June 2003. ....

Fishes Go to subject web page

Bacterial Fish Pathogens 457 pages | Figs, tabs | Springer Diseases of Farmed and Wild Fish Hbk | 2007 | 1402060688 | #166304A | B Austin and DA Austin £130.50 BUY This 4th, revised, edition of Bacterial Fish Pathogens fills the need for an up-to-date comprehensive book on the biological aspects of the bacterial taxa which cause disease ....

Biology, Assessment, and Management of North Pacific Rockfishes Alaska Sea Grant Prog J Heifetz et al Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1566121140 | Symposium proceedings with 28 peer-reviewed papers on rockfish biology, ecology, assessment #166247A | £39.50 BUY techniques, and management strategies. Promotes sustainable management on ....

Field Guide to Sharks, Skates, and Ratfish of Alaska Alaska Sea Grant Prog Duane E Stevenson et al Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1566121132 | This field guide is the most comprehensive overview of Alaska's cartilaginous fishes ever #166245A | £15.95 BUY produced. The authoritative book combines information from the scientific ....

Fish Species of New Zealand 136 pages | illus | Reed A Photographic Guide Pbk | 2006 | 0790010402 | #166650A | Jorge Hirt-Chabbert £16.95 BUY After five years of working with people in the fishing industry, and as a researcher within commercial institutes representing the fishing industry, Jorge Hirt-Chabbert has ....

Guide to British Freshwater Fishes FSC Paul Croft and Carol Roberts Unbound | 2006 | #166185A | £3.50 This foldout chart has colour illustrations and information on 48 species of freshwater fish found BUY in the British Isles. ....

Guide to Northeast Pacific Flatfishes: Families Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, 104 pages | Col photos, illus, maps | and Pleuronectidae Alaska Sea Grant Prog Spiralbound | NYP 05/2007 | DE Kramer, WH Barss, BC Paust and BE Bracken 1566120322 | #166246A | £15.95 BUY Identification guide to all 40 species of flatfish found in the northeast Pacific. Descriptions, value, and range are given. Printed on water-resistant paper. ....

The Muskellunge Symposium: a Memorial Tribute to E.J. Crossman Springer Edited by James S Diana and Terry L Margenau Hbk | 2007 | 1402060483 | #166468A | This book documents proceedings of a symposium on muskellunge developed as a memorial for £84.50 BUY E.J. Crossman. It focuses on the biology, ecology, and management of muskellunge, ....

Reef and Freshwater Fish of Seychelles 56 pages | 24 colour plates | Seychelles A Field Guide NPT Oliver Gerlach and Justin Gerlach Pbk | 2007 | #166396A | £17.50 BUY This guide covers the common and conspicuous fish of the Seychelles islands. 152 species are described and illustrated allowing easy identification of most of the species likely ....

Invertebrates Go to subject web page

The Anatomy of Insects and Spiders 288 pages | illus | Ivy Over 600 Exquisite Forms Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1905695322 | Claire Beverley and David Ponsonby #165585A | £9.99 BUY Leaf through the pages of this exquisitely illustrated book for a tour of the strange and exotic insect world. Pairing over 600 Victorian engravings, woodcuts, and drawings ....

Annotated Catalogue of the Carabid Beetles of Albania (Coleoptera: 243 pages | map | Pensoft Carabidae) Pbk | 2007 | 9546422959 | #166192A | £39.00 BUY BV Gueorguiev This catalogue summarizes all available literature records and a lot of new material revised or determined by the author in various European museums and private collections. ....

Artenschutzprogramm fur die Gekielte Smaragdlibelle (Oxygastra 131 pages | colour photos | Pensoft curtisii, Insecta: Odonata) in Deutschland / Species Protection Pbk | 2007 | 9546422991 | #166193A | £58.50 BUY Programme for the Orange-spotted Emerald (Oxygastra curtisii, Insecta: Odonata) in Germany J Ott, M Schorr, B Trockur and U Lingenfelder Focuses on the Orange-spotted emerald Oxygastra curtisii - a slender, medium sized dragonfly with bright green eyes. The species was first described from Britain in 1834, ....

Beetle Conservation 100 pages | Springer Edited by TR New Hbk | 2007 | 1402059876 | #166581A | Interest in beetle conservation has long been evident, with many papers treating these £50.00 BUY abundant, ecologically important and popular insects. However, this issue of Journal of ....

Brittle Stars, Sea Urchins and Feather Stars of British Columbia, 176 pages | colour photos, b&w illus | Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound UBC Press Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0772656185 | William C Austin #166163A | £15.50 BUY Describes and illustrates 34 species of brittle stars, sea urchins, and feather stars inhabiting the coastal waters of Puget Sound, the Alaska Panhandle, and British ....

The Butterflies of Iowa 252 pages | Iowa UP DW Schlicht and JC Downey Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1587295326 | Acts as a manual for identifying the butterflies of Iowa as well as 90 percent of the butterflies in #165741A | £30.60 BUY the Plains. This guide begins by providing information on the natural ....

Catalogue of Aleocharinae Rove Beetles of Canada and Alaska 200 pages | 16 colour plates | Pensoft (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 9546422940 | #166195A | £58.50 BUY N Gouix and J Klimaszewski The first comprehensive catalogue of difficult to identify and poorly known Canadian and Alaskan aleocharine rove beetles is presented. Aleocharine rove beetles represent one of ....

The Catalogue of the Subfamily Cylapinae Kirkaldy, 1903 of the World 100 pages | 28 colour figures | Instytut (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae) Tarnogorski i Museum Jacek Gorczyca Pbk | 2006 | 8388880314 | #166243A | All genera and species of the mirid subfamily Cylapinae are listed. The distribution of each £39.99 BUY species is given and new unpublished data are also included. The place of storage ....

A Collectors Guide to Recent Terebridae 57 pages | 65 colour plates | Ives Terryn ConchBooks This book shows 313 species of this group of colourful marine shells on colour plates. The Hbk | 2007 | #166510A | £47.50 BUY family is split up into 14 genera and 8 unnamed taxonomic groups. ....

Conchiglie Riconoscere le Cipree 328 pages | colour photos | Muzzio Giovanna Zobele Lipparini and Osvaldo Negra Pbk | 2006 | 8874131410 | #165808A | Photo identification guide to seashells with keys, index and checklist. .... £23.95 BUY

A Conchological Iconography: The Family Tonnidae 123 pages | 63 colour plates, 33 maps, Chris Vos and Alan Beu figures | ConchBooks A complete taxonomic and nomenclatoric revision of the family with many nomenclatoral Unbound | 2007 | 3925919279 | consequences and - despite the fact that several new species have recently been .... #124083A | £63.00 BUY

Diagnosing Cowrie Species 160 pages | Col illus, tabs, figs | E Heiman ConchBooks This book is designed to be an easy-to-use manual that enables malacologists and shell 2004 | #166263A | £95.00 BUY collectors to identify cowries using shell characters only. Shell characters of 268 ....

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast 368 pages | Georgia UP Giff Beaton Pbk | 2007 | 0820327956 | #166490A | Visit any pond on a summer day and the air will be alive with dragonflies and damselflies - £16.95 BUY shimmering aerobatic daredevils that dart above the water and even into ....

The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa 400 pages | colour photos | Pensoft M Samways Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | #166476A | Full colour guide. .... £39.00 BUY

The Dragonflies of Mortimores Wood 48 pages | over 60 colour photos | (and surrounding area) Damian Pinguey Damian K Pinguey Pbk | 2007 | 0955480604 | #166095A | Photo identification guide to the 10 dragonflies and 9 damselflies that have been recorded in £9.99 BUY Mortimores Wood in Wiltshire. Species accounts include several photos, notes ....

Fasciolariidae 27 pages | 70 col plates | Les Sables D Mallard and A Robin d'Olonne Photo identification guide to these spindle-shaped shells. Includes key, classification, Pbk | 2005 | 2908752654 | #162551A | bibliography and index. .... £57.00 BUY

Fauna Sinica: Invertebrata, Volume 41: Crustacea, Amphipoda, 588 pages | line drawings | Science Gammaridea Press Hbk | 2006 | 703016007X | #164060A | Xianqiu Ren £72.00 BUY

A Guide to Australian Moths 224 pages | CSIRO Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0643091599 | Introduces the biology, behaviour and environmental importance and describes the 82 families #165695A | £18.50 BUY of moths found in Australia. Particular emphasis is given to the most commonly ....

Heat Treatments for Postharvest Pest Control 368 pages | CABI Theory and Practice Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1845932528 | Edited by J Tang et al #166622A | £75.00 BUY Due to the nature of agricultural commodities as carriers of exotic pests, importing countries have employed varying methods of pest control for postharvest products. ....

Illustrated Keys and Diagnoses for the Genera and Subgenera of the 220 pages | line drawings | Indira Phytoseiidae of the World (Acari: Mesostigmata) Hbk | 2007 | 0930337220 | #160248A | £130.00 BUY Donald A Chant and James A McMurtry An original book on soil, stored product and plant associated phytoseiid mites. ....

Insect Conservation Biology 480 pages | CABI The 23rd Symposium of the Royal Entomological Society Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1845932544 | AJA Stewart, TR New and OT Lewis #166350A | £95.00 BUY In an age of unprecedented human impact on the environment, insect conservation biology is of increasing importance. Due to their abundance, diversity and rapid response to ....

Invertebrate Zoology: The Mideastern Invertebrate Fauna Part 1 351 pages | B/w illus, figs | Al Hadara The Noncoelomates Hbk | 2006 | #166626A | £59.00 BUY Gamil N Soliman A complete revision of the previous edition, eliminating the few errors, misprints and inconsistencies, and updating the data. Certain taxa, formerly referred to in brief, are ....

The Lepidoptera of Israel, Volume I: Erebidae 167 pages | colour plates, colour VD Kravchenko, M Fibiger, A Hausmann and GC Mueller photos, maps | Pensoft This book is the first of a series to cover more than 1,000 species of Macro Lepidoptera of Hbk | 2007 | 9546422878 | #165309A | Israel, with complete and up-to-date information concerning their taxonomy, .... £68.00 BUY

List of Chinese Insects: Volume 3 595 pages | CSBS Hua Li-Zhong Hbk | 2005 | #151082A | £134.00 BUY Covers the lepidoptera of China. There are 97 families, 3789 Genera, 20926 Species, 9852 Synonyms and 770 References included in this volume. Of the total 20926 Species, 553 ....

Molluscs 387 pages | 105 illus | Springer From Chemo-ecological Study to Biotechnological Application Hbk | 2006 | 3540308792 | #166341A | Edited by Guido Cimino and Margherita Gavagnin £146.00 BUY Marine molluscs are very promising candidates for a wide range of biotechnological applications. For example, they possess analgesic drugs more potent than morphine and ....

Moths of Thailand, Volume 5: Notodontidae 322 pages | 445 colour plates, maps | Alexander Schintlmeister Brothers of St Gabriel Hbk | 2007 | #165181A | £84.00 BUY

Nebria (Coleoptera, Nebridae) 976 pages | 1081 figs, 633 photos, 14 Faune Mondiale maps | SL de Lyon G Ledoux and PH Roux 2005 | 2915822026 | #165601A | Presents a complete revision of the group, treating in total 384 species and 158 subspecies. £84.00 BUY Describes 4 new subgenera, 5 new species and 3 new subspecies. The keys to ....

Oak Galls in Britain (2 volumes) 453 pages | illus | Kyntons Mead Robin Williams Pbk | | #166584A | £55.50 BUY A comprehensive study of oak-galls in Britain; the first volume, `Introduction & Keys', containing a long introductory chapter, which explains about galls and their ....

Odonata: Biology of Dragonflies 366 pages | colour photos, maps | BK Tyagi Scientific (India) Dragonflies (Odonata), represented by over 6000 known species, are unique insects. In more Hbk | 2007 | 8172334826 | #165600A | than one feature they differ, at the very first glance, from all other insect .... £56.50 BUY

Oecophoridae of China (Insecta: Lepidoptera) 255 pages | 15 colour plates | Edited by Wang Shuxia Geological Pub House Revision of the family Oecophoridae of China. A total of 215 species in 28 genera are Hbk | 2006 | #166311A | £55.50 BUY recognized. 200 of these species and 22 of these genera are assigned to Oecophorinae; ....

Pyraloidea of Europe / Pyraloidea Europas, Volume 1 138 pages | 14 col plates, distrib maps | Pyralinae, Galleriinae, Epipaschiinae, Cathariinae and Odontiinae Frantisek Slamka Frantisek Slamka Hbk | 2006 | 8096905236 | #165800A | 500 specimens from 117 species illustrated. Short species account include description, habitat, £63.00 BUY biology, distribution, similar species. ....

Simple Key to Caddis Larvae FSC Wallace 2006 | #166154A | £4.99 BUY Caddis larvae are very familiar aquatic insects but only a few of the 198 British and Irish species feature in popular guides. The challenge for this guide was to produce ....

Spiders 72 pages | 45 colour photos | Colin Rod Preston-Mafham Baxter Spiders vary in size from a dinner plate, to being able to sit on a pin head. This illustrated Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1841073687 | natural history reveals that there are around 30,000 species of spiders who .... #165989A | £9.00 BUY

Swedish Araneae, Part 2 320 pages | ESLS The families Dictynidae to Salticidae Pbk | 2007 | #162023A | £70.00 BUY S Almquist Contains 12 families illustrated in about 1,400 figures. Includes a complete list of references and a list of all species in the first two volumes. ....

A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera), 450 pages | 22 colour plates | Pensoft Volume 1 Trachypachidae, Carabidae - Nebriiformes 1 Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 9546422983 | #166194A | £97.00 BUY their taxonomy, way of life, and distributions TL Erwin A synthesis of the taxonomy, distributions, and ways of life of the ground-beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) dwelling in the Western Hemisphere. Under each taxon account, ....

Palaeontology Go to subject web page

Jurassic West 384 pages | 182 illus | Indiana UP The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and their World Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0253348706 | John Foster #166646A | £30.00 BUY The famous bone beds of the Morrison Formation, whose rocks are exposed from Wyoming down through the red rock region of the ....

Patagonian Mesozoic Reptiles 344 pages | 112 illus | Indiana UP Edited by Zulma Gasparini, Rodolfo A Coria and Leonardo Salgado Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0253348579 | Patagonia has been one of the most attractive places for explorers and paleontologists. The #166645A | £29.99 BUY amazing diversity of its fauna and flora, the richness of its fossil record, and the ....

Swimming in Stone 272 pages | Fremantle Press The Amazing Gogo Fossils of the Kimberley Pbk | 2006 | 1921064331 | #165586A | John Long £29.50 BUY When David Attenborough filmed his ground-breaking series Life on Earth in 1978, he chose one place in the world to demonstrate the early evolution of fishes: Gogo. Gogo, ....

General Natural History Go to subject web page

10 Questions Science Can't Answer (Yet) 300 pages | Macmillan A Guide to the Scientific Wilderness Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0230517587 | Michael Hanlon #166189A | £16.99 BUY Science is littered with gaping holes, the elephants in the room of human understanding that simply won't go away. The questions that form the basis of this book are often ....

American Curiosity 322 pages | b&w illus | North Carolina UP Cultures of Natural History in the Colonial British Atlantic World Hbk | 2006 | 0807830097 | #166591A | Susan Scott Parrish £30.95 BUY Colonial America presented a new world of natural curiosities for settlers as well as the London- Pbk | 2006 | 0807856789 | #166583A | based scientific community. In "American Curiosity", Susan Scott Parrish .... £13.95 BUY

The Book of Plants 444 pages | colour plates | Taschen The Complete Plates Hbk | 2007 | 3822838098 | #166319A | Basilius Besler, Klaus Walter Littger and Werner Dressendorfer £16.99 BUY A magnificent pictorial document of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, the Book of Plants is in a class of its own when it comes to the variety ....

Breaking the Spell 480 pages | - | Allen Lane Religion as a Natural Phenomenon Hbk | 2006 | 0713997893 | #158776A | Daniel C Dennett £24.99 BUY Offering a challenge to society and a different history of belief, this book discusses why and Pbk | 2007 | 0141017775 | #166700A | how different faiths have commanded allegiance and shaped so many lives. It .... £9.99 BUY

The Busiest Man in England 303 pages | Plates, drawings | David R A Life of Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect and Victorian Visionary Godine Kate Colquhoun Hbk | 2006 | 1567923011 | #166318A | At age twenty-three, Paxton became head gardener and architect at Chatsworth, the estate of £21.95 BUY the sixth Duke of Devonshire. Under Paxton's hands, Chatsworth was transformed into ....

The Comet Sweeper 208 pages | Icon Books Caroline Herschel's Astronomical Ambition Hbk | 2007 | 1840467207 | #166433A | Claire Brock £9.99 BUY The Comet Sweeper is the incredible story of Britain's first female professional scientist - Caroline Herschel. ....

Direct From Nature 64 pages | 40 full-page plates | Colin The Photographic Work of Richard & Cherry Kearton Sackett John Bevis Pbk | 2007 | 0953704866 | #166244A | In 1892 Richard and Cherry Kearton took the first ever photograph of a bird's nest with eggs. £9.95 BUY Realising the camera's potential to reveal secrets of the natural world, they ....

Earth From Space 272 pages | A & C Black Andrew K Johnston Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0713687053 | Includes 300 spectacular satellite images: glaciers and forests, hurricanes and volcanic #166389A | £14.99 BUY eruptions, the Grand Canyon and the Pyramids, rain forests and coral reefs, ecological ....

The Fall of a Sparrow 276 pages | OUP Salim Ali Pbk | 2007 | 0195687477 | #166216A | In this engaging autobiography, India's greatest ornithologist Salim Ali (1896-1987) recounts £5.99 BUY his exciting experiences in the outdoors and chronicles his unusual love of ....

Gentle Subversive 176 pages | illus | OUP Rachel Carson and the Rise of the Environmental Movement Hbk | 2007 | 0195172469 | #166217A | Mark H Lytle £13.99 BUY Traces the path by which renowned scientist Rachel Carson came to write "Silent Spring", subsequently founding the environmental movement in the US. This book presents the story ....

The God Delusion 406 pages | - | Bantam Press Richard Dawkins Hbk | 2006 | 0593055489 | #162926A | Richard Dawkins was recently voted one of the world's top three intellectuals (alongside £19.99 BUY Umberto Eco and Noam Chomsky) by "Prospect" magazine. As the author of many, now Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 055277331X | famous, .... #166521A | £8.99 BUY

The Honest Broker 200 pages | 3 line diagrams, 4 tables, 3 Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politics figures | CUP Roger A Pielke Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0521873207 | Scientists have a choice concerning what role they should play in political debates and policy #166328A | £45.00 BUY formation, particularly in terms of how they present their research. .... Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0521694817 | #166326A | £15.99 BUY

John Evelyn 416 pages | 36 illus | Yale UP Living for Ingenuity Hbk | 2006 | 0300112270 | #166198A | Gillian Darley £24.99 BUY This new biography of John Evelyn, diarist, scholar and intellectual virtuoso (1620-1706), is the first account to make full use of Evelyn's huge unpublished archive ....

Linden 237 pages | 250 Illus (200 of which are Explorer, Master of the Orchid colour) | Fonds Mercator Nicole Ceulemans Hbk | 2006 | 9061536316 | #163916A | In 1835, at the very moment when Belgium was beginning to forge a separate identity and £96.00 BUY establish her own scientific institutions, a student, Jean Jules Linden (1817-98), found ....

Luminous Fish 192 pages | Chelsea Green Tales of Science and Love Hbk | 2007 | 1933392339 | #166639A | Lynn Margulis £15.50 BUY This collection of linked stories reveals science from the inside-its thrills, disappointments and triumphs. A largely fictional account, it draws on the author's ....

Shadows of Existence 318 pages | Col illus & col photos | Discoveries and Speculations in Zoology Hancock House Christopher Murphy Pbk | 2006 | 0888396120 | #166295A | Every year, new species are being located and classified, adding to our knowledge of the animal £17.50 BUY kingdom. Are there undiscovered big cats and unclassified apes hidden in world's ....

Visions of Nature 264 pages | Lit Verlag A scientific exploration of people's implicit philosophies regarding nature in Germany, Pbk | 2006 | 3825890082 | #166157A | the Netherlands and the United States £22.50 BUY Riyan JG van den Born, Wouter de Groot and Rob HJ Lenders 'Visions of nature' are the ideas that people hold of what nature is and how we should relate to it. These visions - besides being a dynamic cultural phenomenon worthy of ....

Wildwood 320 pages | Hamish Hamilton A Journey Through Trees Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0241141842 | Roger Deakin #166213A | £24.99 BUY From the walnut tree at his Suffolk city home, Roger Deakin embarks upon a quest that takes him through Britain, across Europe, to Central Asia and Australia in search of ....

Regional & Travel Go to subject web page

The Bharatpur Inheritance 160 pages | 190 photos | Sanctuary Asia Bikram Grewal and Bittu Sahgal Hbk | 2006 | 8190317105 | #166313A | A World Heritage Site, Bharatpur is visited each year by over 125,000 tourists, more than a £71.00 BUY third from overseas. This tiny 29 sq. km. pocket of biodiversity is one of the ....

Exotic Animal Field Guide 312 pages | Texas A&M UP Nonnative Hoofed Mammals in the United States Pbk | 2007 | 158544555X | #166493A | Elizabeth Cary Mungall £14.50 BUY From axis deer to zebra, an estimated 230,000 or more foreign hoofed mammals live in the United States. These "exotics" - animals native to other places - can be found in Texas, ....

Fauna del Altiplano y Desierto de Atacama 395 pages | colour photos, illus | Gilmar Vertebrados de la Provincia de El Loa Ramirez Gilmar Ramirez Leyton and Daniel Pincheira Donoso Hbk | 2005 | 9568476008 | #166324A | Covers the biology, identification, distribution, ecology, and natural history of vertebrates in the £19.99 BUY Chilean province of El Loa. Includes individual species accounts of ....

Field Guide to the Plants and Animals of Petra 224 pages | Col photos | Petra National Isabelle Ruben and Ahmad Disi Trust Concise guide to the plants and animals in Jordan with over 370 species descriptions all Pbk | 2006 | 9957855514 | #166275A | illustrated with colour photographs. Also contains checklists of species recorded in .... £16.50 BUY

The Kaziranga Inheritance 160 pages | 190 photos | Sanctuary Asia Ranjit Barthakur and Bittu Sahgal Hbk | 2006 | 8175255773 | #166312A | The Kaziranga Inheritance is a photographic tribute to this wildlife haven in Northeast India. £75.00 BUY The book traces the conservation history of the Park. It also highlights the ....

Madagascar 64 pages | 150 col pictures | Cactus & A Paradise at Risk Co Marc Teissier, Thierry Botta and Christophe Blanchy Pbk | 2006 | 8895018079 | #160289A | Report of a field trip to Madagascar in 2005. The field trip had the goal of studying the £8.50 BUY feasibility of creating a Conservation Centre for species endemic to Madagascar. ....

Montorge 176 pages | 160 photos | Editions Jacqueline Detraz-Meroz and Mathias Vust Monographic SA Guide to the flora, fauna and history. .... Pbk | 2006 | #166694A | £35.50 BUY

A Natural History of the Cuckmere Valley 158 pages | 57 col photos, 32 line illus | Patrick Coulcher Book Guild Describes the rich flora and fauna of this Sussex valley. .... Pbk | 2006 | 1846240573 | #166191A | £12.50 BUY

El Teide 255 pages | Col & b/w photos, maps | Parque Nacional Turquesa Publicaciones Antonio Machado Hbk | 2006 | 8461110749 | #166590A | The Teide National Park, created in 1954, is in the centre of the island of Tenerife. The park is £36.00 BUY renouned for its distinctive physical geography, with extraordinary samples ....

Throwim Way Leg 326 pages | Penguin An Adventure Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0141031417 | Tim Flannery #166699A | £8.99 BUY Throwim Way Leg (which means, in New Guinea pidgin, to go on a journey) describes the hilarious and terrifying adventures of an Australian field biologist in New Guinea, ....

Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource Management 288 pages | Nebraska UP Charles R Menzies Hbk | 2006 | 0803232462 | #166370A | A collection of essays on the ways Native communities have interacted with the environment. £29.99 BUY Focusing on the northwest coast of North America, this work looks at the .... Pbk | 2006 | 0803283199 | #166369A | £11.99 BUY

Tsingy 192 pages | colour photos | Editions Stone Forest - Madagascar Altus Olivier Grunewald and David Wolozan Hbk | 2006 | 2952601119 | #166367A | Dedicated to The National Park of Bemaraha in Madagascar. Classed by UNESCO as world £26.50 BUY heritage site, this park is becoming the most popular natural site in Madagascar, with ....

United States West Coast 300 pages | ABC-Clio An Environmental History Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 1851099093 | Adam M Sowards #165297A | £52.50 BUY The most up-to-date and insightful overview available on the environmental history of the West Coast of the United States, a region of extraordinary physical beauty ....

Wildlife Britain 320 pages | colour photos | Think A guide to the wildlife and countryside of Britain containing over 500 activities and attractions Publishing for wildlife enthusiasts around the UK. Each regional section includes: an .... Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1845250397 | #165743A | £14.99 BUY

Wildlife of North America 384 pages | Florida University Presses A Naturalist's Lifelist Hbk | 2006 | 0813030129 | #166492A | Whit Bronaugh £19.95 BUY "Wildlife of North America" is the first volume to present a checklist of all 4,000 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fish, butterflies, ....

Botany & Plant Science Go to subject web page

The Apoplast of Higher Plants: Compartment of Storage, Transport and 460 pages | Springer Reactions Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 140205842X | #165902A | £142.50 BUY The significance of the apoplast for the mineral nutrition of higher plants Edited by Burkhard Sattelmacher and Walter J Horst It was the botanist Ernst Munch, who separated the plant into two principal compartments, the "dead" apoplast and the living symplast. Only during the last 20 years ....

Australian Orchid Research, Volume 5 Australian Orchid Foundation Pbk | 2006 | #166224A | £49.00 BUY

Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics 672 pages | 1214 colour photos | Harry Lorenzi et al Instituto Plantarum EF This book is about the "fruits" or the fruits and pseudofruits cultivated or native to Brazil, which Hbk | 2006 | 8586714240 | #166100A | are consumed in natura by man, whole or in parts (skin, pulp or seeds), .... £32.50 BUY

The Chocolate Tree 240 pages | 15 col & 36 b/w photos, 14 A Natural History of Cacao line illus | Florida University Presses AM Young Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0813030447 | Young provides an overview of the fascinating natural and human history of one of the world's #166615A | £16.95 BUY most intriguing commodities: chocolate. Cultivated for over 1,000 years in Latin ....

The Encyclopedia of Fruit & Nuts 450 pages | CABI Edited by J Janick and RE Paull Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0851996388 | This major reference offers a comprehensive collection of information on temperate and tropical #166228A | fruit and nut crops. This book groups entries alphabetically by family and then .... Normally £195.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £155.00

Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania 303 pages | B/w illus, distrib maps | Jon C Lovett, Chris K Ruffo, Roy E Gereau and James RD Taplin Frontier This field guide contains descriptions of 658 species of the larger trees found in Tanzania. .... Pbk | 2006 | 1873070330 | #166277A | £19.99 BUY

Fleurs Sauvages 296 pages | Colour photos, drawings, Reconnaitre plus de 430 Especes en France et en Europe distribution maps | Les Editions Larousse Neil Fletcher Pbk | 2006 | 2035604206 | #165441A | Pocket photo identification guide to the most common species of plants found in France. .... £15.95 BUY

Flora Corsica 1008 pages | Edisud Jacques Gamisans and Daniel Jeanmonod NYP 04/2007 | 274490662X | #166000A Identification guide to the flora of Corsica. This book is the result of 30 years research, and the | £49.99 BUY first to cover all the vascular flora of this island. ....

Flora Yunnanica, Volume 20: Pteridophyta 785 pages | line drawings | Science Press Hbk | 2006 | 7030181832 | #147199A | £69.99 BUY

Flora of the Northeast 1264 pages | line illus, distrib maps | A Manual of the Vascular Flora of New England and Adjacent New York Massachusetts UP Dennis W Magee and Harry E Ahles Hbk | 2007 | 1558495770 | #166499A | Designed as both a reference work and a year-round field manual, this volume contains more £63.62 BUY than 2,400 range maps and 995 line drawings, designed to clarify descriptions used ....

Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity 2007 550 pages | National Gardens Scheme `The Yellow Book' Pbk | 2007 | 1905942001 | #166257A | National Gardens Scheme £7.99 BUY The 'Yellow Book' lists county by county the gardens that open for the NGS. Each county has a diary section listing all the days when fine, mostly private, gardens open their ....

Giant Trees of Western America and the World 152 pages | drawings | Harbour Al Carder Publishing Including some that are thousands of years old and over 400 feet high, this collection of giant Pbk | 2005 | 1550173634 | #166317A | trees presents examples from each of the most noteworthy tree species Dr Al .... £23.50 BUY

How Does Your Garden Grow? 240 pages | 350 colour photos | Dorling Get to know your plants & become a better gardener Kindersley Chris Beardshaw Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1405316675 | From cutting and grafting to fending off bugs and pests, this work explains how understanding #166702A | £19.99 BUY nature will make you a better gardener. It shows you how gardening ....

How to Identify Edible Mushrooms 192 pages | Harper Collins Patrick Harding and Tony Lyon Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0007259611 | The book features all edible species of mushroom, together with those with which they may be #166364A | £12.99 BUY confused. Organised by habitat for easy reference, it is beautifully illustrated ....

Il Libro delle Peonie Mediterranee / The Book of Mediterranean Peonies 96 pages | 25 colour photos, 10 Gian Lupo Osti drawings | Umberto Allemandi All the species and subspecies of Mediterranean tree peonies that grow wild along the coasts Hbk | 2006 | 8842214361 | #166252A | from Gibraltar to the Dardanelles are described and illustrated. In the footsteps .... £29.95 BUY

Medicinal and Aromatic Crops 312 pages | Haworth Press Harvesting, Drying, and Processing Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1560229748 | Edited by Serdar Oztekin and Milan Martinov #166335A | £49.50 BUY Presents harvest and post-harvest mechanization methods for the profitable production of Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1560229756 | market-ready medicinal crops. This practical handbook includes photos, detailed figures, .... #166334A | £28.50 BUY

Mosses and Other Bryophytes 340 pages | Colour photos, colour An Illustrated Glossary illustrations | Micro-Optics Press Bill Malcolm and Nancy Malcolm Hbk | 2006 | 0958222479 | #166649A | An illustrated glossary of terms that are used to describe mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. £89.00 BUY Written in informal prose, it's intended to be an everyday reference for not ....

Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States 400 pages | colour photos | Syracuse UP Alan E Bessette et al Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 081563112X | This book is a comprehensive field guide to the mushrooms of the southeastern United States. #166616A | £63.50 BUY Featuring more than 450 species, this volume includes detailed descriptions and ....

Nectaries and Nectar 416 pages | Springer Edited by Susan W Nicolson, Massimo Nepi and Ettore Pacini Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1402059361 | Nectar is the most important reward offered by plants to pollinating animals. This book is a #165913A | £63.00 BUY modern and interdisciplinary text on nectar and nectaries, prompted by the ....

The Orchid Genera Anacamptis, Orchis, Neotinea 544 pages | 700 photos, maps, Systematics, Taxonomy, Morphology, Biology, Distribution, Ecology, Hybridisation diagrams | Echinomedia Horst Kretzschmar, Wolfgang Eccarius and Helga Dietrich Hbk | 2007 | 3937107126 | #166143A | Complex fundamental work on Orchid Genera with many clans, updated classification of 36 £98.00 BUY species and 38 subspecies. During recent years, methods of molecular biology have ....

Orchids on the Rock 96 pages | 150 col photos | Gros Morne The Wild Orchids of Newfoundland Co-Operating Ass. Andrus Voitk and Maria Voitk Pbk | 2006 | 0969950934 | #165119A | Photographic field guide. Includes information about habitat, size, and blooming period for each £13.95 BUY species. ....

The Organ Pipe Cactus 70 pages | illus | Arizona UP David Yetman Pbk | 2006 | 0816525412 | #166511A | Distinguished by its slender vertical branches, which resemble the tubes of a pipe organ, and £7.95 BUY growing to the imposing height of 15 to more than 30 feet, it's obvious how ....

Plant Biotechnology in Ornamental Horticulture 517 pages | Haworth Press Edited by Yi Li and Yan Pei Hbk | 2006 | 156022150X | #166111A | Presents an in-depth overview of the key scientific and technical advances, issues, and £89.00 BUY challenges in one of the fastest growing segments of the agriculture industry. This .... Pbk | 2006 | 1560221518 | #166109A | £38.95 BUY

Plant Breeding and Biotechnology 440 pages | CUP Societal Context and the Future of Agriculture Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0521823897 | Denis Murphy #166171A | £70.00 BUY This comprehensive survey of modern plant breeding traces its history from the earliest Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0521530881 | experiments at the dawn of the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the .... #166170A | £29.99 BUY

Plant Cell Diagnostics 212 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Images, Biophysical and Biochemical Processes in Allelopathy Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1578085101 | Edited by VV Roshchina and SS Narwal #166587A | £38.90 BUY Contributed volume on the subjects of Cellular Model Systems, New Methods of Microscopy in Cellular Diagnostics and Methods of Analytical Biochemistry and Biophysics. ....

The Plant Lover's Companion 192 pages | Horticulture Books Plants, People and Places Pbk | 2006 | 1558707913 | #166670A | Julia Brittain £10.95 BUY Provides an in-depth look at plants and plant hunters from yesterday and today, from all over the world. This fascinating book gives insight into the origins of plants, where ....

Plant Structure 256 pages | 450 illus | Manson A Colour Guide Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1840760915 | BG Bowes and JD Mauseth #164624A | £49.95 BUY This is a revised edition of a fundamental guide to understanding plant structure. The book Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1840760923 | deals with the development and mature form of plants, focusing on structure at .... #164623A | £29.95 BUY

Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau 298 pages | IICT L Catarino, ES Martins, MF Pinto-Basto and MA Diniz 2007 | #166520A | £19.99 BUY List of the plants with taxonomy, distribution and name index. ....

Pocket Guide to Hardy Rhododendrons and Azalea Species 560 pages | Kew RBG JF McQuire and MLA Robinson Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1842461486 | Profiles all the hardy Rhododendron and Azalea species in temperate zones throughout the #164443A | £36.00 BUY world. ....

Portraits of Marine Algae: An Historical Perspective 180 pages | colour plates | Michigan Micahel J Wynne Herbarium The author pays homage to students of marine algae from the 1760's to the early 1900's. For Hbk | 2006 | 0962073377 | #161193A | each author of a work on seaweeds a biographical sketch, sample illustrations (most .... £53.00 BUY

Prairie Plants of the University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum 364 pages | Wisconsin UP Including Horsetails, Ferns, Rushes, Sedges, Grasses, Shrubs, Vines, Weeds, and Pbk | 2007 | 0978959000 | #166500A | Wildflowers £21.50 BUY Theodore S Cochrane, Kandis Elliot and Claudia S Lipke A pioneer and leader in the preservation and restoration of native Midwest prairies since the 1930s, the University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum has a stellar ....

Regulation of Gene Expression in Plants 180 pages | 19 illus | Springer The Role of Transcript Structure and Processing Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0387354492 | Edited by Carole L Bassett #165830A | £77.00 BUY Except for one area of gene expression control, plant research has significantly fallen behind studies in insects and vertebrates. The advances made in animal gene expression ....

Revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura (Miconieae, Melastomataceae) 235 pages | ASPT in the Greater Antilles Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0912861819 | #166384A | £44.00 BUY Walter S Judd In the Greater Antilles, Miconia sect. Chaenopleura comprises 47 species of montane shrubs and small trees. The group is likely monophyletic and is characterized by flowers ....

The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening 751 pages | Col photos, col illus, figs, Edited by Christopher Brickell tabs | Dorling Kindersley A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to gardening techniques, now in its bicentennial edition. A Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1405322276 | must-have for any gardening enthusiast, it also includes the 200-year history .... #166701A | £35.00 BUY

Seed Dispersal 720 pages | CABI Theory and its Application in a Changing World Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 1845931653 | Edited by AJ Dennis, RJ Green, W Schupp and DA Westcott #166347A | £60.00 BUY Contributed volume that presents both recent advances and reviews of current knowledge in the study of seed dispersal. ....

Sesame 384 pages | CRC Press The Genus Sesamum Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0849335388 | Dorothea Bedigian #163097A | £74.99 BUY The first comprehensive review of sesame and its close relative, Sesame: the genus Sesamum covers ethnographic data, modern use, linguistic analysis of sesame names ....

Systematics of the Australian species of Rhodamnia (Myrtaceae) 69 pages | ASPT Neil Snow Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0912861827 | In Australia, nineteen species of Rhodamnia (Myrtaceae) are recognized, based on data from #166385A | £10.95 BUY morphology and scanning electron microscopy, and are assigned to five informal ....

Vegetation-Climate Interaction 300 pages | Springer How Vegetation Makes the Global Environment Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 3540324917 | Jonathan Adams #165939A | £100.00 BUY This book offers a readable and accessible account of the way in which the world's plant life partly controls its own environment. Starting from the broad patterns in vegetation ....

Wild Orchids of the Northeast 368 pages | Florida University Presses Paul Martin Brown Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 081303034X | In a complete revision and expansion of his previous work on the subject, Paul Martin Brown #166489A | £19.95 BUY incorporates 10 years of additional research and fieldwork in this expanded guide ....

Wood Structure and Environment 279 pages | 449 illus | Springer Fritz H Schweingruber Hbk | 2007 | 3540482997 | #165957A | Dendrochronology and wood anatomy developed for decades as two independent scientific £108.00 BUY fields. It was only in the last decade that it was made clear that the dimension of time ....

A World Monograph of the Genus Cheilymenia 256 pages | 33 colour illus, 108 b&w (Discomycetes, Pezizales, Pyronemataceae) illus | IHW Verlag Jiri Moravec Pbk | 2005 | 393016762X | #166209A | £69.00 BUY

Animal & General Biology Go to subject web page

Animal Intelligence 496 pages | 37 line diagrams, 86 half- From Individual to Social Cognition tones | CUP Zhanna Reznikova Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0521825040 | From ants to whales, the lives of animals are filled with challenges that demand minute-by- #166653A | £70.00 BUY minute decisions: to fight or flee, dominate or obey, take-off, share, eat, .... Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0521532027 | #166652A | £31.99 BUY

Aquatic Animal Health Code 2007 170 pages | - | OIE OIE Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 929044701X | The aim of this book is to assure the sanitary safety of international trade in aquatic animals #166200A | £43.00 BUY (fish, molluscs and crustaceans) and their products. This is achieved through ....

Asymmetric Cell Division 275 pages | 44 illus., 8 in colour | Edited by Alvaro Macieira-Coelho Springer Cell biologists have recently become aware that the asymmetry of cell division is an important Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 354069160X | regulatory phenomenon in the fate of a cell. During development, cell .... #165963A | £107.50 BUY

Biological Psychology 630 pages | Col plates, b/w plates, illus, MR Rosenzweig, SM Breedlove and NV Watson figs, tabs | Sinauer A comprehensive survey of the bases of behaviour that is both authoritative and up-to-date. Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0878937056 | Building on the strengths of its predecessors, it continues to offer an .... #166190A | £41.99 BUY

Carrots and Sticks 324 pages | 30 illus, 400 figs | CUP Principles of Animal Training Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0521686911 | Paul McGreevy and Robert A Boakes #147432A | £40.00 BUY Drawing on interviews with leading animal trainers, Carrots and Sticks offers 50 case studies that explore step-by-step training of a wide variety of companion, working and ....

Cell and Molecular Biology 864 pages | colour illus | Wiley Concepts and Experiments Hbk | 2007 | 0470042176 | #163496A | Gerald Karp £36.95 BUY Known for its innovative approach, this book presents balanced coverage of the concepts of cell and molecular biology while using examples of experimentation to support those ....

Color Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming 537 pages | Colour photos,diagrams, James H Diaz tables, | CRC Press A full-colour resource available for the immediate visual association and the rapid identification Hbk | 2006 | 0849322154 | #166300A | of envenoming species, resultant lesions, clinical outcomes of envenoming .... £85.00 BUY

Courtship 228 pages | Aldine Transaction An Ethological Study Pbk | 2007 | 0202309118 | #166495A | Margaret Bastock £15.50 BUY This concise but thorough study of courtship behavior in fish, birds, and arthropods is the first rigorous examination of the evolutionary origins and mechanisms of courtship ....

The Great Sea-Serpent 440 pages | Coachwhip Publications AC Oudemans Pbk | 2007 | 1930585365 | #166383A | The Great Sea-Serpent, first published by A. C. Oudemans in 1892, is a foundational text in £19.50 BUY cryptozoology. Oudemans did more than just compile a lengthy list of sighting reports ....

Introduction to Genetic Analysis 800 pages | Col photos, illus, figs, tabs | AJF Griffiths, SR Wessler, RC Lewontin and S Carroll WH Freeman First published in 1976, "Introduction to Genetic Analysis" set the standard for introducing Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0716799022 | students to genetic analysis and quickly established itself as the premier .... #166187A | £43.99 BUY

Life: The Science of Biology 1121 pages | Col photos, illus, figs, David Sadava, H Craig Heller, Gordon H Orians, WK Purves and DM Hillis tabs, SEMs | WH Freeman New edition of the acclaimed textbook. .... Hbk | 2007 | 0716799014 | #166686A | £43.99 BUY

Measuring Behaviour 232 pages | Figs, tabs | CUP An Introductory Guide Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0521828686 | Paul Martin and Patrick Bateson #166173A | £55.00 BUY Measuring Behaviour has established itself as a standard text. Largely rewritten, updated and Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0521535638 | reorganised, this third edition is, as before, a guide to the principles and .... #166172A | £19.99 BUY

Molecular Cell Biology 1296 pages | Col illus, figs, tabs | WH H Lodish, A Berk, CA Kaiser, M Krieger, MP Scott et al Freeman A completely updated version of acclaimed textbook. Changes include expanded coverage of Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 1429203145 | immunology and development, and new media tools for students and instructors. .... #166690A | £47.99 BUY

Molecular Evolution 432 pages | 249 illus | Sinauer Wen-Hsiung Li Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0878934804 | Describes the dynamics of evolutionary change at the molecular level, the driving forces behind #166188A | £37.99 BUY the evolutionary process and the effects of molecular mechanisms on the structure ....

Principles of Developmental Genetics 1064 pages | 19 illus | Academic Press Edited by Sally Moody Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0123695481 | Technological advances in genetic/genomic and protein expression analyses as well as #166478A | £78.00 BUY bioinformatics are having a major impact on experimental approaches and analytic design. ....

Principles of Regenerative Biology 400 pages | Academic Press Edited by Bruce M Carlson Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0123694396 | Principles of Regnerative Biology is the key introductory reference for all developmental #166479A | £31.00 BUY biologists, geneticists, and tissue and stem cell researchers. ....

Protein Targeting Protocols 558 pages | Humana Press Mark van der Giezen Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1588297020 | This volume is an up date of the previous edition, Protein Targeting Protocols, placing the #163687A | £61.00 BUY emphasis on protein targeting to cellular compartments in both prokaryotic and ....

Recombinant DNA 475 pages | 375 col illus | WH Freeman Genes and Genomes - A Short Course Pbk | 2007 | 1429203129 | #166691A | James D Watson, Amy A Caudy, Richard M Myers and Jan A Witkowski £31.99 BUY Provides an introduction to the concepts and techniques of recombinant DNA research and their dramatic results. This book explores core concepts in molecular biology in a ....

Relentless Enemies 176 pages | photos | National Lions and Buffalo Geographic Dereck Joubert Hbk | 2006 | 1426200048 | #166628A | Of all their long experience, National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly £24.99 BUY Joubert consider their two years with the lions of Duba the most exciting, ....

Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2007 510 pages | 2 volumes | OIE The aim of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code is to assure the sanitary safety of international NYP 08/2007 | 9290446900 | #166199A trade in terrestrial animals and their products. This is achieved through .... | £59.00 BUY

Veterinary Parasitology 856 pages | 400 illus | Blackwell Edited by Mike Taylor, Bob Coop and Richard Wall Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1405119640 | This third edition of Veterinary Parasitology is a major update which builds on the spirit of #166641A | £65.00 BUY earlier editions. New authors with a wealth of experience of teaching and ....

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Anthropology and the New Genetics 280 pages | 1 table, 10 figures | CUP Gisli Palsson Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0521855721 | The growth of `new genetics' has dramatically increased our understanding of health, diseases #166660A | £45.00 BUY and the body. Anthropologists argue that these scientific advances have had .... Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0521671744 | #166662A | £15.99 BUY

Doubting Darwin? 232 pages | Blackwell Creationist Designs on Evolution Hbk | 2007 | 140515490X | #166713A | Sahotra Sarkar £39.99 BUY Noted biologist and philosopher Sahotra Sarkar exposes the frauds and fallacies of Intelligent Pbk | 2007 | 1405154918 | #166714A | Design Theory, and its claim to be 'good science'. .... £12.99 BUY

The Evolution of Organ Systems 368 pages | 233 illus | OUP Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0198566689 | Systematics has developed rapidly during the past two decades. A multitude of new methods #166256A | £75.00 BUY and contributions from a diversity of biological fields including molecular .... Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0198566697 | #166255A | £37.50 BUY

From Lucy to Language 288 pages | Col photos, figs | Simon & Donald Johanson and Blake Edgar Schuster Now revised and updated, this groundbreaking volume by one of the world's foremost Hbk | 2006 | 0743280644 | #166593A | paleontologists presents the most complete visual proof ever assembled of the evidence .... £39.00 BUY

Human Evolution 432 pages | 101 line illus & 162 half Trails from the Past tone | OUP Camilo J Cela-Conde and Francisco J Ayala Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0198567790 | This book is intended as a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and #165641A | £75.00 BUY approaches from physical anthropology, genetics, archaeology, psychology and .... Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0198567804 | #165640A | £34.95 BUY

Human Origins 240 pages | Texas A&M UP What Bones and Genomes Tell Us About Ourselves Hbk | 2007 | 1585445673 | #166501A | Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall £15.50 BUY Ever since the recognition of the Neanderthals as an archaic form of human in the mid- nineteenth century, the fossilized bones of extinct humans have been used by ....

Late Quaternary Climate Change and Human Adaptation in Arid China 208 pages | Elsevier Edited by DB Madsen, F Chen and X Gao Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0444529624 | Due to political pressures, prior to the 1990s little was known about the nature of human #166485A | £100.00 BUY foraging adaptations in the deserts, grasslands, and mountains of north western ....

Little People and a Lost World 112 pages | photos, diagrams, maps | An Anthropological Mystery Twenty-First Century Books L Goldenberg Hbk | 2006 | 0822559838 | #166298A | In 2003 archaeologists digging in a cave on Flores Island in Indonesia made a fascinating £21.50 BUY discovery: they uncovered an extremely small humanlike skeleton. Research ....

Virtual Anthropology 250 pages | 250 illus | Springer A guide to a new interdisciplinary field Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 321148647X | Gerhard W Weber and Fred L Bookstein #165925A | £38.50 BUY This first textbook for "Virtual Anthropology", a new branch of science that combines elements from such different fields as anthropology, radiology, forensics, mathematics, ....

Ecology Go to subject web page

Biological Globalisation 224 pages | KNNV Bio-invasions and their impacts on nature, the economy and public health Pbk | 2007 | 9050112439 | #166320A | Wouter van der Weijden, Rob Leewis and Pieter Bol £49.00 BUY Bioglobalisation is anything but new. The exotic fungus Phytophtora has threatened European potato harvests since 1846, while the Mongolian conqueror Kublai Khan, as early ....

Biological Invaders in Inland Waters Springer Profiles, Distribution and Threats Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1402060289 | Edited by Francesca Gherardi #166512A | £99.00 BUY As predicted by Charles Elton in 1958, today invasive species have come to dominate 3% of the Earth's ice-free surface, constituting one of the most serious ecological and ....

Stable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science 352 pages | Illus | Blackwell Edited by K Lajtha and RH Michener Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1405126809 | This book highlights new and emerging uses of stable isotope analysis in a variety of ecological #160891A | £34.99 BUY disciplines. While the use of natural abundance isotopes in ecological ....

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Cross-sectoral Policy Developments in Forestry 258 pages | CABI Edited by YC Dubé and F Schmithüsen Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1845932501 | Forest protection and forestry practices are closely linked to decisions that address measures on #166372A | £75.00 BUY climate change, biodiversity and the institutional framework for sustainable ....

Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern 515 pages | Springer United States Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1402050941 | #165872A | £107.50 BUY Edited by William H Conner, Thomas W Doyle and Ken W Krauss Tidal freshwater swamps are unique wetland systems occupying low relief coastal areas subjected to both upland runoff and tidal flooding. These systems are especially ....

Ecology of Woodlands and Forests 520 pages | 130 line diagrams, 42 half- Description, Dynamics and Diversity tones | CUP Peter Thomas and John Packham Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 052183452X | Taking a functional rather than an ecosystem or a utilitarian approach, Thomas and Packham #166177A | £70.00 BUY provide a concise account of the structure of woodlands and forests. Using .... Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0521542316 | #166178A | £29.99 BUY

The Effect of Fully and Partially Protected Marine Reserves on Coral Pisces Conservation Reef Fish Populations in Zanzibar, Tanzania CD | 2007 | #166156A | £39.50 BUY Elizabeth Tyler A thesis submitted to the University of Oxford in application for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy; Linacre College, Michaelmas term 2005. ....

Environmental Security in Harbors and Coastal Areas 520 pages | Springer Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Management Tools for Port Hbk | 2007 | 1402058004 | #166290A | Security Critical Infrastructure, and Sustainability, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, £138.50 BUY March 2005 Pbk | 2007 | 1402058012 | #165898A | Edited by Igor Linkov, Gregory A Kiker and Richard J Wenning £61.50 BUY Human experience has shown how great cities, nations, and empires have either collapsed or retired from their predominant stature when natural resources are depleted to an ....

The European Context of British Lowland Grasslands 148 pages | maps, tables | JNCC JS Rodwell, V Morgan, RG Jefferson and D Moss Pbk | 2007 | #166576A | £14.99 BUY This report assesses the significance of British Lowland Grasslands, occurring below the line of enclosure or moorland wall, within a wider European frame. There are five such ....

Forests and Woodlands of Namibia 152 pages | colour photos, maps, John Mendlesohn and Selma el Obeid diagrams | Directory of Forestry Namibia Photographic study of Namibia woodlands, with extensive information on distribution and Pbk | 2005 | 9991678034 | #166331A | commercial uses of each species. .... £44.50 BUY

Multifunctional Land Use 422 pages | 80 illus., 7 in colour | Meeting future demands for landscape goods and services Springer Edited by Ulo Mander, Hubert Wiggering and Katharina Helming Hbk | 2007 | 3540367624 | #165950A | Global change, land use policies and EU enlargement affect the driving forces for landscape £77.00 BUY functioning, land use management and rural development. New demands on ....

Soil Management for Sustainability 502 pages | figures, photos and tables | Edited by R Horn, H Fleige, S Peth and X Peng Catena Conference proceedings of the 17th Triennial ISTRO Conference. The book contains a selection Hbk | 2006 | 3923381522 | #166269A | of papers which covers many topics: .... £146.00 BUY

Stream Ecology 400 pages | 300 illus | Springer Structure and Function of Running Waters Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 140205582X | J David Allan and Maria M Castillo #165887A | £48.50 BUY Extensively revised and updated from the successful first edition to include major developments over the past decade. Although the subject matter is relatively advanced, ....

Teaching the Trees: Lessons from the Forest 156 pages | b/w illus | Georgia UP Joan Maloof Hbk | 2005 | 0820327433 | #157413A | In this curio cabinet of natural-history essays, biologist Joan Maloof embarks on a series of £18.95 BUY lively, fact-filled expeditions into forests of the eastern United States. .... Pbk | 2007 | 082032955X | #166491A | £11.50 BUY

Tropical Forest Seed 300 pages | 138 illus | Springer Lars Schmidt Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 3540490280 | The book aims at dealing with all practical issues in connection with practical tree seed #165960A | £100.00 BUY procurement and supply in tropical countries, with necessary background information ....

Conservation & Biodiversity Go to subject web page

Biodiversity Conservation versus Resettlement in Rainforests 104 pages | Lit Verlag Edited by Kai Schmidt-Soltau and Michael M Cernea Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 3825870308 | Programs for creating national parks for biodiversity conservation often run into a vexing #166161A | £8.95 BUY dilemma when the intended park areas are inhabited by indigenous populations. ....

Biodiversity Loss and Conservation in Fragmented Forest Landscapes 432 pages | CABI The Forests of Montane Mexico and Temperate South America Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1845932617 | Edited by AC Newton #166618A | £90.00 BUY Increasing concern surrounding the loss of natural forests and the decline in biodiversity has lead to a rise in research and policy initiatives in recent years. ....

Systematic Conservation Planning 304 pages | 65 line diagrams, 10 colour Chris Margules and Sahotra Sarkar plates, 14 tables | CUP Provides a clear, comprehensive guide to the process of deriving a conservation area network Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0521878756 | for regions, which will best represent the biodiversity of regions in the most .... #165509A | £75.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0521703441 | #165510A | £35.00 BUY

Environmental Science Go to subject web page

Accounting for Climate Change 180 pages | Springer Uncertainty in Greenhouse Gas Inventories - Verification, Compliance, and Trading Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 1402059299 | Edited by D Lieberman, M Jonas, Z Nahorski and S. Nilsson #165911A | £73.00 BUY The assessment of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted to and removed from the atmosphere is high on both political and scientific agendas internationally. As increasing ....

Acid Rain - Deposition to Recovery 350 pages | Springer Edited by P Brimblecombe, H Hara, D Houle and M Novak Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1402058845 | Acid rain is still with us. Although it is a problem that people have worked diligently to solve, #165906A | £96.00 BUY there are still many problem areas throughout the world. In reality the focus ....

Air, Water and Soil Quality Modelling for Risk and Impact Assessment 365 pages | Springer Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Air, Water and Soil Quality Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1402058756 | Modelling for Risk and Impact Assessment, held in Tabakhmela (Tbilisi), Georgia, 16- #166413A | £123.00 BUY 20 December 2005 Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1402058764 | Edited by Adolf Ebel and Teimuraz Davitashvili #165905A | £54.00 BUY Environmental pollution by harmful anthropogenic substances and uncontrolled use of natural reserves have become a global problem and require substantial efforts for ....

Arsenic in Soil and Groundwater Environment 496 pages | Elsevier Biogeochemical Interactions, Health Effects and Remediation Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0444518207 | Edited by P Bhattacharya et al #166484A | £68.99 BUY This volume presents the recent developments in the field of arsenic in soil and groundwater. Arranged into nine sections, the text emphasizes the global occurrences of ....

Climate Change - Environment and History of the Near East 290 pages | 34 illus | Springer Arie S Issar and Mattanyah Zohar Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 3540698515 | This survey of the ancient levels of lakes, rivers and the sea, as well as changes in the #165968A | £100.00 BUY compositions of stalagmites and sediments reveals an astonishing correlation of ....

Concepts and Applications in Environmental Chemistry 325 pages | Elsevier Edited by D Sarkar, R Datta and R Hannigan Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0080465226 | Focusing on issues such as metals, organics and nutrient contamination of water and soils, and #166483A | £68.99 BUY interactions between soil-water-plants-chemicals, this book synthesizes the ....

Green Chemistry and Engineering 381 pages | 150 illus | Academic Press Mukesh Doble and Anil Kumar Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0123725321 | Chemical processes provide a diverse array of valuable products and materials used in #166482A | £39.99 BUY applications ranging from health care to transportation and food processing. Yet these ....

Ignition 200 pages | Island Press What You Can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a Movement Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1597261564 | Edited by Jonathan Isham and Sissel Waage #165765A | £11.95 BUY Ignition brings together some of the world's finest thinkers and advocates to jump start the ultimate green revolution. Including celebrated writers like Bill McKibben and ....

An Introduction to Atmospheric Thermodynamics 244 pages | diagrams | CUP Anastasios Tsonis Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0521696283 | This is a self-contained, concise, rigorous book introducing the reader to the basics of #166180A | £29.99 BUY atmospheric thermodynamics. This new edition has been brought completely up to date and ....

Mine Wastes 290 pages | 100 illus | Springer Characterization, Treatment and Environmental Impacts Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 3540486291 | Bernd Lottermoser #165959A | £100.00 BUY This book provides a thorough, up-to-date overview of wastes accumulating at mine sites. It deals comprehensively with sulfidic mine wastes, mine water, tailings, cyanidation ....

Polynyas 400 pages | Elsevier Windows to the World Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0444529527 | Edited by Walker Smith and David Barber #166617A | £95.00 BUY Polynyas are relatively ice-free regions when compared to the areas around them, and have been suggested as being foci for energy transfer between the atmosphere and ocean, ....

Reclaiming the Land 315 pages | 70 illus | Springer Rethinking Superfund Institutions, Methods and Practices Hbk | 2007 | 0387488561 | #165842A | Edited by Gregg Macey and Jonathan Z Cannon £41.00 BUY Nearly thirty years after creation of the most advanced and expensive hazardous waste cleanup infrastructure in the world, Reclaiming the Land provides a much-needed lens ....

Six Degrees 421 pages | Fourth Estate Our Future on a Hotter Planet Pbk | 2007 | 0007209045 | #166323A | Mark Lynas £12.99 BUY This work presents an eye-opening and vital account of the future of our earth and our civilisation if current rates of global warming persist, by the highly acclaimed author ....

Standards and Thresholds for Impact Assessment 400 pages | Springer Edited by M Schmidt, J Glasson, L Emmelin and H Helbron Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 3540311408 | Standards and Thresholds play an important role in many stages of the Environmental Impact #165938A | £61.50 BUY Assessment (EIA) process. They can be legally-binding or guidance values and are ....

Unstoppable Global Warming 280 pages | Rowman & Littlefield Every 1500 Years Pbk | 2006 | 0742551172 | #166625A | S Fred Singer and Dennis T Avery £15.99 BUY Presents an alternative view to global warming: Global temperatures have been rising mostly or entirely ....

Weather Prediction by Numerical Process 250 pages | 11 line diagrams, 58 tables, Lewis Fry Richardson 4 maps | CUP The idea of forecasting the weather by calculation was first dreamt of by Lewis Fry Richardson. Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0521680441 | He set out in this book a detailed algorithm for systematic numerical .... #166229A | £29.99 BUY

Physical Sciences Go to subject web page

Anton Vamplew's Stargazing Secrets 176 pages | Harper Collins Anton Vamplew Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0007242247 | The next level up from his previous book Simple Stargazing, Anton Vamplew's Stargazing #166365A | £14.99 BUY Secrets is aimed at the intermediate astronomer who wants to find out about everything ....

Astrophysics is Easy! 255 pages | 40 illus | Springer A Complete Introduction for Amateur Astronomers Pbk | 2007 | 1852338903 | #165924A | Mike Inglis £24.50 BUY Astrophysics is a subject that is often - with some justification - regarded as extremely difficult, requiring at least degree-level mathematics as a prerequisite to ....

Calibrating the Cosmos 302 pages | Springer How Cosmology Explains Our Big Bang Universe Hbk | 2007 | 0387307788 | #166435A | Frank Levin £19.50 BUY This book explains in clear, non-mathematical language the measurements and the interpretation of the resulting data that have led to the current understanding of the ....

Collins Stars and Planets 416 pages | Harper Collins Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 000724813X | Previously entitled `Collins Pocket Guide Stars and Planets', this classic guide to the night sky #166363A | £24.99 BUY enters its fourth edition as part of the authoritative `Collins Guide' series. .... Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0007251203 | #166362A | £16.99 BUY

The Complete CD Atlas of the Universe 130 pages | 48 illus | Springer Richard Harshaw Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0387468935 | The first major observing guide for amateurs since Burnham's Celestial Handbook. With finder #165839A | £30.50 BUY charts of large-scale and unprecedented detail, in both normal and mirror-image ....

Dark Side of the Moon 336 pages | Jonathan Cape Gerard DeGroot Hbk | 2007 | 0224075934 | #166434A | Reveals how NASA cashed in on the Americans' thirst for heroes in an age of discontent and £18.99 BUY became obsessed with putting men in space. This work explains why the American space ....

Environmental Chemistry 165 pages | Springer Microscale Experiments Spiralbound | NYP 06/2007 | JG Ibanez, M Hernandez-Esparza, C Doria-Serrano and A Fregoso-Infante 0387494928 | #165845A | £30.50 BUY The book presents chemical analyses of our most pressing waste, pollution, and resource problems for the undergraduate or graduate student. The distinctive holistic approach ....

Environmental Design Guidelines for Low Crested Coastal Structures 448 pages | Elsevier HF Burcharth et al Hbk | 2007 | 0080449514 | #166486A | The relation between wave climate, beach erosion, beach defence means, habitat changes and £115.00 BUY beach value, which clearly exists based on EC research results, suggests the ....

Fundamentals of Geophysics 460 pages | 198 line diagrams, 189 half- William Lowrie tones, 107 exercises | CUP This second edition of Fundamentals of Geophysics has been completely revised and updated. It Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0521859026 | gives a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental principles of each major .... #166658A | £70.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0521675960 | #166659A | £35.00 BUY

Geohazard-Associated Geounits 400 pages | 1600 illus | Springer Visibility on Optical, Electro-optical and Radar Aerospace Imageries Hbk | 2007 | 354020296X | #165927A | LA Rivard £77.00 BUY Globally, there has been a marked increase in both the frequency and cost of natural disasters occurring due to geological, hydrological and meteorological causes. According ....

Geology of Brazilian Coastal Barriers 220 pages | Springer Sergio F Dillenburg and Patrick A Hesp Hbk | 2007 | 3540250085 | #165931A | This is the first book to cover Holocene geology and geomorphology of the entire 8,500 £69.00 BUY kilometers of the Brazilian coast. It is aimed at third and fourth year undergraduates, ....

The Geology of the Everglades and Adjacent Areas 272 pages | CRC Press Edward J Petuch and Charles Roberts Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 142004558X | An explosion of housing, commercial, agricultural, and municipal development has rapidly #166155A | £68.99 BUY encroached on the edges of the Everglades. A large amount of geological data has been ....

The Goldilocks Enigma 368 pages | Allen Lane Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life? Hbk | 2006 | 0713998830 | #162097A | Paul Davies £21.99 BUY The Goldilocks Enigma is Paul Davies' spectacular and eagerly awaited return to cosmology. Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0141023260 | Here he tackles all the 'big questions' and introduces the latest discoveries .... #166698A | £8.99 BUY

Green Building 452 pages | colour photos, diagrams | Project Planning and Cost Estimating Reed Construction Data Edited by Mary Greene Pbk | 2006 | 0876298269 | #164621A | Since the widely read first edition of this book, green building has gone from a growing trend to £79.00 BUY a major force in design and construction. This 2nd edition has been completely ....

The Herschel Objects, and How to Observe Them 220 pages | 110 illus | Springer James Mullaney Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0387681248 | Amateur astronomers - particularly deep-sky observers - are always on the lookout for new #166293A | £17.50 BUY observing challenges. The Herschel Objects, and How to Observe Them offers the ....

Impact Craters in the Solar System 300 pages | 120 illus., 10 in colour | Elizabeth Turtle, Elisabetta Pierazzo and Erik Asphaug Springer Planetary surfaces throughout the Solar System, and the current interest in impacts on the Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 3540437517 | Earth, attest to the importance of impact cratering as a geological process. Impact .... #165953A | £77.00 BUY

Introduction to Astronomical Photometry 448 pages | 100 line diagrams | CUP Edwin Budding and Osman Demircan Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0521847117 | Completely updated, this second edition gives a broad review of astronomical photometry to #166230A | £45.00 BUY provide an understanding of astrophysics from a data-based perspective. It explains ....

Measuring Precipitation from Space 745 pages | Springer EURAINSAT and the Future Hbk | 2007 | 1402058349 | #165901A | Vincenzo Levizzani, Peter Bauer and F Joseph Turk £138.50 BUY More than 20 years after the last book on the subject the worldwide precipitation community has produced a comprehensive overview of its activities, achievements, ongoing ....

Minerals of Northern England 228 pages | NMSE Publishing RF Symes and B Young Hbk | 2007 | 1905267010 | #158754A | Deals with the minerals of Cumbria, Co. Durham, Yorkshire, Cleveland and Northumberland. £34.99 BUY The book falls into five main headings: the geology of northern England; the mines and ....

The Moonlandings 476 pages | 50 figs | CUP An Eyewitness Account Hbk | 2002 | 0521815959 | #137265A | Reginald Turnill £19.99 BUY Unique eyewitness account of one of the most thrilling adventures of the 20th Century. Pbk | 2006 | 052103535X | #166666A | Reginald Turnill, the BBC's Aerospace Correspondent, covered the entire story .... £19.99 BUY

The New Worlds 200 pages | 215 illus., 180 in colour | Extrasolar Planets Springer Fabienne, Encrenaz, Thérèse Casoli Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 038744906X | Offering an engaging and complete story of the hunt for new worlds, this volume fully details #165837A | £19.50 BUY the detection and exploration of extrasolar planets. It examines the very wide ....

The Physical Geography of South America 368 pages | 136 illus | OUP Anthony Orme Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0195313410 | The Physical Geography of South America, the eighth volume in the Oxford Regional #164730A | £91.00 BUY Environments series, presents an enduring statement on the physical and biogeographic ....

Superplumes: Beyond Plate Tectonics 529 pages | 189 illus., 112 in colour | Edited by DA Yuen, S Maruyama, S Karato and BF Windley Springer This book provides a concise overview of our understanding of the entire mantle, its evolution Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1402057490 | since early differentiation and the consequences of superplumes for earth .... #165894A | £61.50 BUY

Total Solar Eclipses and How to Observe Them 190 pages | 115 illus., 38 in colour | Martin Mobberley Springer Includes all the information an "eclipse chaser" needs. There are some important eclipses Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0387698272 | coming up in the years ahead and the technology available to amateur .... #165849A | £17.50 BUY

Treatise on Geophysics 7000 pages | 11 volumes | Elsevier Eleven-Volume Set Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0444519289 | Gerald Schubert #164968A | "The Treatise on Geophysics" is the only comprehensive, state-of-the-art, and integrated Normally £2800.00 summary of the present state of geophysics. Offering an array of articles from some of .... NHBS OFFER PRICE: £2250.00

The True Line 40 pages | 50 half-page plates | Colin The Landscape Diagrams of Geoffrey Hutchings Sackett Geoffrey Hutchings published just a handful of books, all addressing the search for geographical Pbk | 2006 | 0953704858 | #166368A | and topographical truths, and for the ways of recording and depicting these .... £9.95 BUY

Universe 767 pages | Col plates, b\w plates, illus, WJ Kaufmann and RA Freedman figs, tabs | WH Freeman Now in its eighth edition, "Universe" continues to clearly present the exciting discoveries in Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0716795647 | astronomy. This edition includes Starry Night Backyard and Deep Space .... #166366A | £39.99 BUY

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Achieving Sustainable Mobility 200 pages | Ashgate Everyday and Leisure-time Travel in the EU Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0754649415 | Erling Holden #166227A | £55.00 BUY Since the European Commission launched the term 'sustainable mobility' in 1992, it has signalled the new imperative for transport policy. There have been a number of policy ....

Agricultural Research at the Crossroads 346 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Revisited Resource-poor Farmers and the millennium Development Goals Hbk | 2007 | 1578085144 | #166585A | Bo MI Bengtsson £33.30 BUY It is necessary to integrate field data relevant to policy with a global overview with up-to-date information for synthesis into scenarios and a vision of how future research ....

Aquifer Storage Recovery 620 pages | ASR Systems A Guide to Groundwater Recharge through Wells 2006 | #166283A | £128.00 BUY David Pyne The second edition includes approximately 620 pages of new, updated and useful information on design, construction, operation and maintenance of ASR wells and ....

Biological Control 432 pages | CABI A Global Perspective Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 184593265X | C Vincent, MS Goettel and G Lazarovits #166623A | £90.00 BUY Biological control, the management of pests by the use of living organisms, has a long history of application to agriculture around the world. However, the effective use of ....

Building Blocks for Sustainable Transport 352 pages | Elsevier Edited by Veli Himanen, Martin Lee-Gosselin and Adriaan Perrels Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0080447090 | Derived from the work of STELLA (Sustainable Transport in Europe and Links and Liaisons with #166481A | £62.99 BUY America) Focus Group 4: Environment, Safety, Public Health, Land Use and ....

Bushmeat and Livelihoods 234 pages | 40 illus | Blackwell Wildlife Management and Poverty Reduction Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 1405167793 | Edited by Glyn Davies and David Brown #164601A | £34.99 BUY This book explores the links between bushmeat and livelihoods in Africa, with a focus on the human dimension of the debate. It features a series of case studies that explore ....

Draft Climate Change Bill 150 pages | - | Stationery Office (TSO) HM Government Pbk | 2007 | 010170402X | #166517A | This document contains a consultation document, the text of the draft Climate Change Bill, £22.50 BUY explanatory notes to the Bill, and a regulatory impact assessment, published for ....

Drought Adaptation in Cereals 642 pages | Haworth Press Edited by Jean-Marcel Ribaut Hbk | 2006 | 1560222778 | #166337A | The impact of drought on crop production can be economically devastating. Drought Adaptation £89.00 BUY in Cereals provides a comprehensive review of the latest research on the .... Pbk | 2006 | 1560222786 | #166336A | £49.50 BUY

Dryland Agriculture in China 1071 pages | Science Press Li Shengxiu Hbk | 2007 | #166222A | £124.00 BUY Dryland areas occur widely in all countries of the world. Thirty - eight percent of the world's land surface is classified as semi-arid or dry subhumid. The growing of crops in ....

EU Environment Guide 2007 244 pages | AmCham EU Edited by AmCham EU 2007 | 2914685505 | #166475A | With forewords by German Federal Minister for the Environment Sigmar Gabriel and Karl-Heinz £75.00 BUY Florenz MEP, this completely updated and revised publication provides an ....

Earth's Deep Water Cycle 314 pages | AGU SD Jacobsen Hbk | 2006 | 0875904335 | #166306A | The distribution of H2O in the Earth is under debate. Although liquid water covers 70% of the £65.00 BUY surface, the oceans represent only about 0.025 wt% of the planet's mass - far ....

Ecological and Genetic Implications of Aquaculture Activities 400 pages | Springer Edited by Theresa M Bert Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1402008848 | Aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry and aquaculture practices can directly interact with #166342A | £69.00 BUY and depend upon the surrounding environment. Therefore, the effects of all ....

Energy... Beyond Oil 240 pages | 60 illus | OUP Edited by Katherine Blundell and Fraser Armstrong Hbk | 2007 | 0199209960 | #164115A | As the Earth's oil supply runs out, and the effects of climate change threaten nations and their £24.99 BUY populations, the search for carbon-neutral sources of energy becomes more .... Pbk | 2007 | 0199209979 | #164116A | £24.95 BUY

Envisioning a Sustainable Development Agenda for Trade and 304 pages | Palgrave Environment Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1403975728 | #163054A | £45.00 BUY Edited by Adil Najam This book systematically explores the trade and environment interests of developing countries from a Southern perspective. The contributors write explicitly about both the ....

European Energy Futures 2030 232 pages | Springer Technology and Social Visions from the European Energy Delphi Survey Hbk | 2007 | 3540691642 | #165964A | T Wehnert et al £61.50 BUY The book summarizes the results of an international research project - the first Europe-wide Delphi study on future developments in the energy sector (EurEnDel). With a ....

Food Biotechnology in Ethical Perspective 514 pages | Springer Paul B. Thompson Hbk | 2007 | 1402057903 | #165896A | Agrifood biotechnology - the genetic transformation of plants and animals through recombinant £46.00 BUY means - has created controversy in the food system for more than twenty ....

Genetically Engineered Crops 430 pages | - | Haworth Press Interim Policies, Uncertain Legislation Hbk | 2007 | 1560229888 | #166333A | Iain EP Taylor £42.50 BUY Examines current controversies surrounding the potential health, environmental, and social Pbk | 2007 | 1560229896 | #166332A | impacts of plants produced using molecular biology techniques. Educators, .... £21.50 BUY

Global Issues 257 pages | B/w photos, figs, tabs | An Introduction Blackwell JL Seitz Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1405154969 | An introduction to a range of global issues, including population growth, hunger, the extinction #166703A | £50.00 BUY of species, global warming, ozone depletion, deforestation and the misuse of .... Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1405154977 | #166704A | £19.99 BUY

Handbook of Molecular Technologies in Crop Disease Management 462 pages | - | Haworth Press P Vidhyasekaran Hbk | 2007 | 1560222654 | #166340A | Provides a top-to-bottom detailed view of crops, from their molecular level to ways to £99.00 BUY manipulate a higher resistance to disease through breeding. This comprehensive, .... Pbk | 2007 | 1560222662 | #166339A | £38.95 BUY

Impact of Science on African Agriculture and Food Security 432 pages | CABI P Anandajayasekeram et al Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 1845932676 | The need for agricultural research resources in the developing world cannot be underestimated, #166620A | £75.00 BUY but the availability of such resources is often poor due to lack of ....

Integrated Water Resources Management in the Middle East 360 pages | Springer Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Integrated Water Resources Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 140205985X | Management in the Middle East, held in Kibbutz Kera, Israel, 6-17 February 2006 #165916A | £107.50 BUY Edited by C Lipchin, E Pallant, D Saranga and A Amster Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1402059841 | Integrated Water Resources Management and Security in the Middle East brings together #166514A | £46.00 BUY diverse voices relating to the critical issue of water management in one of the world's ....

International Ecopolitical Theory 192 pages | UBC Press Critical Approaches Hbk | 2006 | 0774813210 | #166162A | Eric Lafierre and Peter J Stoett £52.50 BUY Few serious scholars or policymakers believe that the connection between environmental problems and International Relations (IR) can be ignored. The need to explore the links ....

Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology 400 pages | 178 illus | Springer A Problem Solving Approach Pbk | 2007 | 0387369139 | #165834A | Harry L Field and John Solie £42.50 BUY The third edition of this book exposes the reader to a wide array of engineering principles and their application to agriculture. It presents an array of more or less ....

Irrigation Systems 320 pages | CABI Design, Planning and Construction Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1845932633 | A Laycock #166619A | £65.00 BUY Of all the confrontations man has engineered with nature, irrigation systems have had the most widespread and far-reaching impact on the natural environment. Over a quarter ....

Marine Ecotourism 320 pages | CABI Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 1845932595 | E Cater and C Cater #166348A | £55.00 BUY The planet's most fascinating and yet tantalisingly under-researched component is now a rapidly growing tourism frontier. The sea attracts millions of tourists annually with ....

Natural Resources and Economic Development 410 pages | 30 tables, 25 figures | CUP Edward B Barbier Hbk | 2005 | 0521823137 | #156828A | 'Much of the development economics community still seems unconvinced that natural resource £50.00 BUY conservation has much to do with lifting the poor out of poverty. In a fine .... Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0521706513 | #166663A | £18.99 BUY

Organic Food 215 pages | 26 illus | Springer Consumers' Choices and Farmers' Opportunities Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0387395814 | Edited by Maurizio Canavari and Kent D Olson #165835A | £84.50 BUY Consumers' attention to food safety issues and environmental issues has increased overwhelmingly in recent decades because of their increased concern about their own ....

People, Sheep and Nature Conservation 280 pages | illus | CSIRO The Tasmanian Experience Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0643093729 | Jamie Kirkpatrick #165696A | £18.50 BUY Focuses on the interactions between people, sheep and nature in Tasmania. It addresses the relationship between production and conservation in natural landscapes grazed by ....

Potato Biology and Biotechnology 800 pages | Elsevier Advances and Perspectives Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0444510184 | Edited by Dick Vreugdenhil #166480A | £62.99 BUY In the past 15-20 years major discoveries have been concluded on potato biology and biotechnology. Important new tools have been developed in the area of molecular ....

Quality Assurance and Certification in Ecotourism 464 pages | CABI Edited by R Black and A Crabtree Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1845932374 | Genuine ecotourism can have many positve impacts, particularly the conservation of #166023A | £65.00 BUY biodiversity and cultural heritage and the creation of economic opportunities for local ....

Redesigning Animal Agriculture 336 pages | CABI The Challenge of the 21st Century Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1845932234 | Edited by DL Swain, E Charmley, JW Steel and SG Coffey #166373A | £75.00 BUY Focusing on livestock production systems, this comprehensive text addresses how the growing diversity of global food demands will be met in the future, providing insights ....

Reinterpreting Sustainable Architecture 192 pages | Routledge Theories, Discourses, Practices Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0415306825 | Simon Guy and Graham Farmer #162379A | £75.00 BUY Sustainability is now one of the key debates shaping cities. It has been suggested that Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0415306833 | 'sustainable architecture isn't a prescription. It's an approach, an attitude. It .... #162382A | £24.99 BUY

Saving Planet Earth 256 pages | 200 colour illus | Harper What is destroying the earth and what you can do to help Collins Paul Appleby and David Attenborough Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0007261837 | Saving Planet Earth is the BBC's follow-up to the multi award winning and bestseller Planet #166498A | £19.99 BUY Earth. The new 11 part BBC 1 series, plus a three hour special, ....

A Sea Change 168 pages | - | Stationery Office (TSO) A Marine Bill White Paper Pbk | 2007 | 0101704720 | #166516A | Food and Rural Affairs Department for Environment £32.50 BUY The UK Government is committed to introducing a new framework for the seas through a Marine Bill. This White Paper explains why new legislation is required. It sets out the ....

Seeking Sustainability in an Age of Complexity 376 pages | - | CUP Graham Harris Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0521873495 | Explains the difficulties of sustainability and why 'collapse' can occur. In the last twenty years #166182A | £70.00 BUY the theory of complexity has been developed - complex systems science (CSS) .... Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0521695325 | #166183A | £29.99 BUY

The Sustainability Handbook 800 pages | ELI The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic, and Environmental 2007 | 1585761028 | #166528A | Responsibility £45.00 BUY William R Blackburn The Sustainability Handbook: The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic, and Environmental Responsibility covers the complexities, challenges and ....

Transgenic Crops IV 498 pages | Springer Edited by EC Pua and MR Davey Hbk | 2007 | 3540367519 | #165949A | Genetic engineering is a powerful tool for crop improvement. Crop biotechnology before 2001 £176.00 BUY was reviewed in Transgenic Crops I-III, but recent advances in plant cell and ....

Water 300 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield A Source of Conflict or Cooperation? Hbk | 2007 | 157808511X | #166586A | Edited by Velma I Grover £32.50 BUY A compilation of case studies from around the world, including Asia, Africa, Australia. ....

Your Ethical Business 192 pages | 16 colour illus | NGO Media How to Plan, Start and Succeed in a Company with a Conscience Pbk | 2007 | 0955369509 | #166680A | Paul Allen £10.95 BUY A how-to handbook covering everything you need to know about starting and succeeding in an ethical enterprise, from clarifying what your ethical principles are, to launching ....

Data Analysis Go to subject web page

Acoustic Sensing of Aquatic Fauna 290 pages | 100 illus | Springer Theories, Models, Techniques, and Applications Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 3540697292 | Dezhang Chu and Peter H Wiebe #165966A | £127.00 BUY This book describes the theoretical development of a suite of advanced scattering models necessary for interpreting fisheries and zooplankton acoustics, before presenting state ....

Analysis of Variance and Covariance 336 pages | 12 line diagrams, 5 tables | How to Choose and Construct Models for the Life Sciences CUP Patrick Doncaster and Andrew Davey Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 052186562X | Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a core technique for analysing data in the Life Sciences. In this #166656A | £65.00 BUY reference book, the gap between statistical theory and practical data .... Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0521684471 | #166657A | £25.99 BUY

Applied Remote Sensing for Urban Planning, Governance and 220 pages | Springer Sustainability Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 354025546X | #165934A | £77.00 BUY Edited by Maik Netzband, William Stefanov and Charles Redman Despite the promising and exciting possibilities presented by new and fast-developing remote sensing technologies applied to urban areas, there is still a gap perceived ....

Bioinformatics 390 pages | 119 illus., 11 in colour | Andrzej Polanski and Marek Kimmel Springer This textbook presents mathematical models in bioinformatics and describes biological problems Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 3540241663 | that inspire the computer science tools used to manage the enormous data sets .... #165930A | £42.50 BUY

ESR Spectroscopy in Membrane Biophysics 380 pages | Springer Marcus A Hemminga and Lawrence J Berliner Hbk | 2007 | 0387250662 | #165823A | Spectroscopic methods are not only important as an analytical tool, they also provide £77.00 BUY information about fundamental physical and chemical properties of molecules, the ....

Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists 428 pages | Illus | Butterworth Brian D Hahn and Daniel T Valentine Heinemann Presents MATLAB both as a mathematical tool and a programming language, giving a concise Pbk | 2007 | 0750684178 | #166270A | and easy to master introduction to its potential and power. Based on a teach-yourself .... £24.99 BUY

Les Fondements de la Botanique 304 pages | b&w illus | Editions Vuibert Linné et la Classification des Plantes Pbk | 2005 | 2711791459 | #158343A | Edited by Thierry Hoquet £29.99 BUY

Geo Information Systems 200 pages | Springer A Practical Course Hbk | 2007 | 3540363653 | #165946A | Wilfried Linder £61.50 BUY The book is an "all-in-one" combination of basic theory and practical exercises with software and data included on a CD-ROM. In the first parts a theoretical overview is ....

Indirect Sampling 285 pages | Springer Pierre Lavallée Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0387707786 | Following the classical sampling theory, the survey statistician selects samples of people, #165851A | £43.00 BUY businesses or others, in order to obtain the desired information. Drawing the ....

PCR 292 pages | diagrams | Taylor & Francis MJ McPherson and SG Moller Pbk | 2006 | 0415355478 | #166280A | A thoroughly updated version of the successful first edition with a new chapter on Real-Time £29.99 BUY PCR, more prokaryotic applications, and more detail in the complex mutagenesis ....

Passive Sampling Techniques in Environmental Monitoring 420 pages | Elsevier Edited by R Greenwood, G Mills and B Vrana Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0444522255 | Monitoring pollutants in air, soil and water is a routine requirement in the workplace, and in the #166487A | £125.00 BUY wider environment. Passive samplers can provide a representative picture of ....

Reference Go to subject web page

A Dictionary of the Roots and Combining Forms of Scientific Words 254 pages | - | Dr. Tim Williams Tim Williams Pbk | 2005 | 1411657934 | #166276A | This dictionary lists more than 12,800 entries, plus directions for using the word-roots, rules of £9.99 BUY pronunciation, guidance for constructing scientific names and ....

Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations 1600 pages | Springer Carl C Gaither and Alma E Cavazos-Gaither Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0387495754 | Scientists and other keen observers of the natural world sometimes make or write a statement #165846A | £92.50 BUY pertaining to scientific activity that is destined to live on beyond the brief ....

Green Volunteers 256 pages | - | Vacation Work The World Guide to Voluntary Work in Nature Conservation Pbk | 2007 | 8889060123 | #161931A | Edited by Fabio Ausenda £10.99 BUY Fully revised for 2007, this sixth edition of the book gives all the relevant details of almost two hundred projects and organisations concerned with nature conservation around ....

Guide to Reference and Information Sources in Plant Biology 296 pages | Libraries Unlimited Diane Schmidt, Melody M Allison et al Pbk | 2006 | 1563089688 | #166186A | This third edition of a classic bibliography retains the best features of its predecessor, published £49.00 BUY ten years ago, with greatly expanded coverage of web sites. Its ....

Successful Science Writing 235 pages | 25 figs, 35 tabs | CUP A Step-by-Step Guide for the Biological and Medical Sciences Spiralbound | 2000 | 0521789621 | JR Matthews, JM Bowen and RW Matthews #106897A | £19.99 BUY Uses examples, practical tips and self-help exercises to cover all aspects of manuscript Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0521699274 | preparation from first to final draft. .... #166169A | £19.99 BUY

The Times Atlas of the World: Comprehensive Edition 544 pages | Col maps | Times Books The Times Hbk | 2003 | 0007157207 | #136711A | The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World is universally recognized as the world's most £150.00 BUY prestigious and authoritative reference atlas. This fully revised 12th edition brings .... Hbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0007236700 | #165738A | £150.00 BUY