Red Data birds in Britain: action for rare, threatened and important species.
London: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Pittsburgh: St. Lynn's Press, 2017. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. Every fall, spectacular orange and black clouds of monarch butterflies fill the skies as they migrate from across North America to Central Mexico. West Coast populations make a similar though much shorter trip to coastal California. The National Wildlife Federation..... More
London: Allen and Unwin, 1970. first edition). Octavo, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks Trustees, 2013. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations, line drawings, maps. The vision of a garden shared peacefully by humans and animals is a familiar but elusive idea. Whether threatened by habitat destruction or climate change, displaced by urbanization or invasive species, poisoned by industrial toxins, or..... More
Exeter: Pelagic Publishing, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. A comprehensive guide to the native and non-native species of amphibian and reptile found in the British Isles. Professor Trevor Beebee covers the biology, ecology, conservation and identification of the British herpetofauna, and provides keys for the identification of..... More
Chicago: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 23. Text in French and English. More
Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1983. Octavo, softcover. More
Sofia: Pensoft, 2009. Octavo, paperback, figures, tables. Climate change and biodiversity loss are both pressing global problems. Efforts are being made to address the former through various mitigation and adaptation activities, but these may have consequences for biodiversity which are not identified or acknowledged. This book reviews how mitigation and..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white illustrations. Increasing pressure from economic development and population growth has resulted in the degradation of ecosystems around the world and the loss of the essential services that they provide. Understanding the linkages between ecosystem service provisioning and human..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, line drawings. This textbook provides a unique and thorough look at the application of chemical biomarkers to aquatic ecosystems. Defining a chemical biomarker as a compound that can be linked to particular sources of organic matter identified in..... More
London: Academic Press, (1992. first edition). Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in laminated boards. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001. Large octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, other illustrations. WAS $180. A joint project of Brazil's National Institute for Research in Amazonia and the U.S. Smithsonian Institution, the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) has investigated the many effects that habitat fragmentation has on plants..... More
Grantown-on-Spey: Colin Baxter, 2000. Quarto, colour photographs, a fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Cambridge: BirdLife International and Dove Publications, 2003. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Documents the major forest, grassland and wetland regions of Asia and the globally threatened bird species which they support. This book discusses the role of international and regional conventions in the conservation of Asia's birds and habitats, and..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Octavo, laminated boards, tables, graphs. Biological invaders represent one of the primary threats to the maintenance of global biodiversity, human health, and the success of human economic enterprises. The continuing globalization of our society ensures that the need to understand the process of biological invasion..... More
Gland: IUCN, 2003. Quarto, paperback, tables, maps. The African elephant is the largest living land mammal, and their potential impact on their habitats raises important management issues both for protected areas and unprotected land. This report is rich in data and information on numbers, distribution and current issues, and provides..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. This concise yet authoritative handbook describes research methods and techniques for the study and conservation of all terrestrial carnivore species. Techniques for managing the human/carnivore interface are covered in great detail. Descriptions of the latest methodologies are supported by..... More
College Station: Texas A & M Uinversity Press, 2003. Octavo, photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Through his recounting of local lore, Bonta makes the interaction between culture and avifauna in Latin America a key to better understanding the practice of biodiversity protection. He offers a significant contribution to the..... More
Canberra: Australian National University, 2003. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations. There is no denying that the unpredictability of Australia's climate poses real challenges for the agricultural community, especially as most conventional farming practices were developed on the relative predictability of a European climate. More recently though policy has been rejecting the..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Marine mammals command a high level of public attention, reflected in specific legislation for their protection and management in many countries. They also present particular challenges to ecologists and conservation biologists. They are mostly difficult to observe, they occupy..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. An illustrated guide to the effects of climate change, this work offers an account of how we can lessen the effects of our near total dependence on fossil fuel using technologies and energy sources already available..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. Though separated by thousands of miles, the United States and Australia have much in common. Geographically both countries are expansive-the United States is the fourth largest in land mass and Australia the sixth-and both possess a vast..... More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1995. Quarto, dustwrapper, illustrations. WAS $104. The book begins by exploring why biodiversity is important. The main part of the book deals with the major factors threatening our biodiversity: habitat loss; degradation and pollution of water resources; weeds and feral animals; commercial use of native plants..... More
Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing, 2017. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. WAS $50. Pest animals are but one of many factors that influence the desired outcome from managing natural resource based systems, whether for production or conservation purposes. Others include diseases, weeds, financial resources, weather and fire management. To be..... More
London: Angus and Robertson, (1984. reprint). Octavo, photographs, illustrations, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. Australian Natural Science Library. Every farmer should have a copy. More