Introduction to forest and shade tree insects.
San Diego: Academic Press, 1989. Octavo, photographs, laminated boards. More
San Diego: Academic Press, 1989. Octavo, photographs, laminated boards. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Large octavo, paperback, line drawings. This book is a comprehensive review of the ecology of tropical rainforest insects and spiders. Arthropods are the most diverse group of organisms on our planet and the tropical rainforests represent the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems. This book..... 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
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
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. The first part describes the issues, the impact of human encroachment, government policies, change in agricultural practices, tropical timber trade, and conservation plans. The ATLAS then presents eighteen country studies, with detailed colour maps of tropical..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, tables and graphs. Forests hold a significant proportion of global biodiversity and terrestrial carbon stocks and are at the forefront of human-induced global change. The dynamics and distribution of forest vegetation determines the habitat for other organisms, and regulates the delivery of ecosystem..... More
Washington DC: Island Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. Presents a new context for understanding rarity and its implications, both for our understanding of how the natural world works and for what it can teach us about protecting biodiversity during a time of large-scale environmental change. Using cutting-edge..... More
Irvington: Columbia University Press, 2001. Quarto, paperback, black and white photographs, other illustrations. Synthesizing the body of knowledge of leading scientists and professionals in tropical forest ecology and management, this book's thirty chapters examine in detail the interplay between timber harvesting and wildlife, from hunted and protected habitats to invertebrates..... More
Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003. Octavo, text illustrations. More
Munich: Bucher Verlag, 2008. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Photographer Markus Mauthe captures the diversity and beauty of the jungle habitat in his unusually beautiful photographs. For five years he has travelled through all the major primeval forests of the world to regions never seen by man. His..... More
Hurstville: Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), 2004. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. Describes each class of native vegetation in NSW and the ACT and explains where it occurs and why. Interesting aspects of ecology, evolution, history and development, current conservation and management issues are also..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs, text illustrations. Although bats are often thought of as cave dwellers, many species depend on forests for all or part of the year. Of the 45 species of bats in North America, more than half depend on forests, using the bark..... More
Washington DC: Island Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, graphs. Forests cover vast regions of the globe and serve as a first line of defence against the worst effects of climate change, but only if we keep them healthy and resilient. In this book, authors Joe Landsberg and Richard Waring present an..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006. Octavo, black and white photographs, text illustrations, softcover. Reveals the diverse panoply of perils to tropical forests and their biota, with emphasis on various dangers. In addition to documenting the vulnerability of tropical rainforests, this volume focuses on strategies for mitigating and combating emerging..... More
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, (2004. second edition). Quarto, photographs, text illustrations, softcover. WAS $60. Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. An all new, fully revised and outstanding series of papers on current issues in the conservation of forest fauna. The book contains..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2023. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Standing in an old-growth forest, you can instinctively sense the ways it is different from forests shaped by humans. These ancient, undisturbed ecosystems are increasingly rare and largely misunderstood. Nature’s Temples explores the science and alchemy of old-growth forests..... More
London: Ebury Press, 2007. Small quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Britain has 80 per cent of northern Europe's most ancient trees and a remarkable array of woodland types. This illustrated guide presents a regional overview, highlighting the great diversity of woodlands and hedgerow trees, as well as some breathtaking individuals, many..... More
Switzerland: Springer, 2018. Octavo, photographs,text illustrations, laminated boards. More
Dordrecht: Springer, 2006. Octavo, photographs, laminated boards. More
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
Castlemaine: Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forests, 2016. Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings, map. Presents the most commonly found species of Eucalypt in the Mount Alexander Region of central Victoria. Generously illustrated, this guide provides clear descriptions in plain language, perfect for any enthusiast. Though firmly based on the..... More
Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, 1908. Quarto, uncoloured plates, publisher's cloth, a very good copy. More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2021. second edition), Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Victoria's Box-Ironbark region is one of the most important areas of animal diversity and significance in southern Australia. The forests and woodlands of this region provide critical habitat for a diverse array of woodland-dependent animals, including many threatened and..... More
Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002. Octavo, text illustrations, laminated boards. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2012. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, figures, tables. Until recently, surprisingly little has been known about the biology and behaviour of tropical forest raptors, including such basic aspects as diets, breeding biology, habitat requirements, and population ecology, information critical to the development of conservation efforts. The Peregrine..... More