Ecosystems of the world, volume ten: temperate broad-leaved evergree forests.
Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1983. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
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Zoo: the modern ark.
Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1990. Quarto, colour photographs, signature, dustwrapper. More
Diversity and complexity.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010. Octavo, paperback, line drawings. This book provides an introduction to the role of diversity in complex adaptive systems. A complex system - such as an economy or a tropical ecosystem - consists of interacting adaptive entities that produce dynamic patterns and structures. Diversity plays a...... More
Rainforest safari.
Scoresby: Five Mile Press, 2008. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. This book takes a unique approach to the subject of wildlife-viewing in rainforest habitats, featuring 25 of the most incredible sights over five continents. It looks at the exploitation of these habitats and the conservation work now under..... More
Earth: then and now.
London: Octopus Publishing Group, (2010. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, photographs. This eye-opening book records the dramatic way in which our planet has changed in just the past hundred years. It draws on the combined photographic archives of print, picture, and space agencies to create a powerful collection of images. Each..... More
Acting for endangered species: the statutory ark.
Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, [2007]. Octavo, paperback, A lucid account of how the Endangered Species Act came about, why it is so controvsersial, and what it holds for the future. More
Hell on earth: the wildfire pandemic.
New York: Tom Doherty, 2008. Octavo, , fine copy in dustwrapper. The world is burning, and it appears that we are to blame. Conditions that create large-scale fire disasters are occurring more frequently every year, spurred on by global warming. And the potential for damage, loss of life, and greater..... More
Sustainably managing private native forests: a guide for Victorian landowners.
2009. Quarto, spirally bound, colour photographs. A comprehensive guide designed to inform and educate Victorian landowners so that they can take and active role in designing and implementing forest management regimes. More
Conservation biology.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Quarto, paperback, text illustrations, maps, other illustrations. Conservation biology is fast emerging as a major new discipline, incorporating biological principles into the design of effective strategies for sustainable management and preservation of populations, species and entire ecosystems. This beautifully illustrated textbook introduces students to conservation..... More
Conservation of exploited species.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. The use of wildlife for food and other human needs poses one of the greatest threats to the conservation of the world's biodiversity. This volume explores the biology and conservation of species that are taken from the wild, ranging from Amazonian mammals..... More
Assessing biodiversity risks with socio-economic methods: the ALARM experience.
Sofia: Pensoft, 2009. Octavo, paperback, tables, figures, maps, colour photographs. Humans play an undeniable role in the acceleration of threats to the diversity of ecosystems, species and genes. This book is a response to the urgent need of policy oriented socio-ecological research, profoundly based on empirical evidence. Socio-environmental patterns and..... More
A million wild acres.
Melbourne: Nelson, 1981. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce in this condition. Subtitled "200 years of man and an Australian forest", this is the story of the great Pilliga Scrub near Coonabarabran in New South Wales. More
Running wild.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1973. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. The "junior version" of They all ran Wild 1969. More
Effects of collisions with overhead lines on British birds: analysis of ringing recoveries.
Tring: British Trust for Ornithology, 1992. Octavo, maps. More
Islands in the rainforest: landscape management in pre-Columbian Amazonia.
Walnut Creek, Left Coast Press, 2013. Octavo, text illustrations. As new copy, laminated boards. More
For love of birds: the story of the RSPB.
Sandy: RSPB, 1988. Octavo, colour photographs, other illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Management of Migratory Shore and Upland Game Birds in North America.
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1980. Octavo, paperback, photographs. More
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Nature conservation, [volume three]: the reconstruction of fragmented ecosystems.
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1993. Quarto, illustrations, a very good secondhand copy in dustwrapper, signature (published price $90). Third volume in this series is based on material presented at a workshop held in 1991 on the need for reconstruction of fragmented ecosystems, and the role of ecologists and conservation biologists..... More
Theory of ecology.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011. Octavo, softcover. Despite claims to the contrary, the science of ecology has a long history of building theories. Many ecological theories are mathematical, computational, or statistical, though, and rarely have attempts been made to organize or extrapolate these models into broader theories. This book..... More
Ecology and ecosystem conservation.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2007. Octavo, paperback, The book begins by exploring the need for ecological science in understanding current environmental issues and briefly discussing what ecology is and isn't. Subsequent chapters address critical issues in conservation and show how ecological science can be applied to them. Also available in..... More
Enjoying wildlife: a guide to RSBP nature reserves.
Sandy: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 1994. Octavo, colour photos, maps, softcover "This book has detailes information about RSBP reserves, containing maps to help the travelling birdwatcher and information on each reserve's habitats, birds and other wildlife, facilities and other points of interest." More
Drought: past problems and future scenarios.
London: Earthscan Publications, 2011. Octavo, colour illustrations, maps, graphs, diagrams, fine copy in dustwrapper. Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world. Together with an increased demand for water resources to supply the world's growing population, it represents a potentially disastrous threat..... More
How the earthquake bird got its name and other tales of an unbalanced nature.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. Octavo, , fine copy in dustwrapper. In the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould, H. H. Shugart entertains and enlightens with parables from the amazing world of birds and mammals. Also available in paperback [stock id 26000]. More
How the earthquake bird got its name and other tales of an unbalanced nature.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Octavo, paperback, In the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould, H. H. Shugart entertains and enlightens with parables from the amazing world of birds and mammals. Also available in hardcover [stock id 20733]. More