The ecology of Drosophila breeding sites.
Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1971. Octavo, photographs, wrappers. More
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Annual cycles of diving behavior and ecology of the Weddell Seal.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992. Octavo, wrappers, Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Volume 28. More
On extinction: how we became estranged from nature.
London: Granta, 2011. Octavo, dustwrapper, Black and white photographs. This extraordinary book is an exploration of how we might live to resist extinctions and why such disappearances must be of concern to us. Adventurous, curious and passionate about her subject, Challenger takes us on a very personal journey as she..... More
Best Australian science writing 2016.
Sydney: New South Books, 2016. Octavo, softcover. The annual collection celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing. From the furthest reaches of the universe to the microscopic world of our genes, science offers writers the kind of scope other subjects simply can't match. Good writing about science can be..... More
The world's protected areas: status, values, and prospects in the Twenty-first century.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Illustrated with maps, colour photographs, and graphics, this reference offers a comprehensive status report on the world's 60,000 parks, nature reserves, and other land and marine areas designated as protected areas. It offers an overview of what these protected..... More
Ecosystems of the world, volume one: wet coastal ecosystems.
Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1977. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
Saltmarsh.
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. "Saltmarshes are often remote, inhospitable places, neither land nor sea, as hard to pin down as they are to navigate. In this saline odyssey, Clive Chatters has explored his favourite creeks, pools and mudflats to bring us an absorbing celebration of the..... More
A biological assessment of the aquatic ecosystems of the Rio Paraguay Basin, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay.
Chicago: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 19. More
A biological assessment of the aquatic ecosystems of the Rio Paraguay Basin, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay.
Chicago: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 19. Damaged copy. More
A Biological Assessment of the aquatic ecosystems of the Caura River Basin, Bolivar State, Venezuela.
Washington DC: Conservation International, 2003. Octavo, paperback, color illustrations, tables. The Marine Rapid Assessment Program's goal is to rapidly generate and disseminate information on coastal and near-shore shallow-water marine biodiversity. Its surveys yield appropriate and realistic recommendations for conservation, and have, at times, resulted in the finding of new species..... More
Conservation across borders: biodiversity in an interdependent world.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2006. Octavo, paperback, Presents an overview of the history of transboundary conservation efforts and an introduction to various issues surrounding the subject. Examining the International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA) and the Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative (Y2Y), this book helps readers understand the benefits and challenges of..... More
Down the long wind: a study of bird migration.
London: Newnes, 1961. Octavo, photographs, signature, bookplate, dustwrapper. More
Forest entomology: a global perspective.
London: John Wiley and Sons, 2011. Quarto, illustrations, fine copy in laminated boards. Insects are the most abundant and diverse organisms that inhabit our planet and are found in all the world's forest ecosystems. Many feed and/or breed on parts of trees. Some perform important functions, such as pollination or..... More
Game of conservation: international treaties to protect the world's migratory animals.
Athens: Ohio University Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. A brilliantly crafted and highly readable examination of nature protection around the world. Twentieth-century nature conservation treaties often originated as attempts to regulate the pace of killing rather than attempts to protect animal habitat. Some were prompted by major break-throughs in firearm..... More
The game of conservation: international treaties to protect the world's migratory animals.
Athens: Ohio University Press, 2009. Octavo, illustrations, laminated boards. A brilliantly crafted and highly readable examination of nature protection around the world. Twentieth-century nature conservation treaties often originated as attempts to regulate the pace of killing rather than attempts to protect animal habitat. Some were prompted by major break-throughs in..... More
Averting extinction: reconstructing endangered species recovery.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy dustwrapper. Clark first describes and analyzes efforts to restore the black-footed ferret after 1981 and looks at the processes, people, institutions, and programs that were involved in the endevour. Clark then looks at fresh approaches to endangered species recovery..... More
Management and conservation of small populations: Proceedings of a conference held in Melbourne, Australia, September 26-27, 1989.
Brookfield: Chicago Zoological Society, 1990. Octavo, photographs, maps, softcover. More
Ecological restoration: principles, values, and structure of an emerging profession.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2007. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, other illustrations. Offers a unified vision of ecological restoration as a field of study, one that states the discipline's precepts and emphasizes issues of importance to those involved at various levels. This book discusses the scientific and practical aspects..... More
Ecological restoration: principles, values, and structure of an emerging profession.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2007. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, other illustrations. Offers a unified vision of ecological restoration as a field of study, one that states the discipline's precepts and emphasizes issues of importance to those involved at various levels. This book discusses the scientific and practical..... More
Dispersal ecology and evolution.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Hardback. black and white illustrations. Now that so many ecosystems face rapid and major environmental change, the ability of species to respond to these changes by dispersing or moving between different patches of habitat can be crucial to ensuring their survival. Understanding dispersal has become..... More
Dispersal ecology and evolution.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs and illustrations. Now that so many ecosystems face rapid and major environmental change, the ability of species to respond to these changes by dispersing or moving between different patches of habitat can be crucial to ensuring their survival. Understanding..... More
Plants on islands: diversity and dynamics on a continental archipelago.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. Octavo, laminated boards, text illustrations. WAS $80. This thorough and meticulous study, the result of nearly a quarter-century of research, examines the island biogeography of plants on continental islands in Barkley Sound, British Columbia. Invaluable both because of its geographical setting and because of..... More
Arid Australia: proceedings of a symposium on the origins, biota and ecology of Australia's arid regions.
Sydney: Australian Museum, 1984. Octavo, softcover. More
The tiger and the pangolin: nature, culture, and conservation in China.
Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2002. Octavo, illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. While the tiger has long been identified with political authority, the Chinese pangolin and its earthly magic have exerted a powerful influence in the everyday lives of those working and living in the fields and forests. Today..... More
Wandering lands and animals.
London: Hutchinson, (1974. first edition). Octavo, photographs, signature, dustwrapper. More