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Morges: IUCN, 1973. Quarto, text illustrations, softcover. More
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Morges: IUCN, 1973. Quarto, text illustrations, softcover. More
Ithaca: Comstock Publishing, 1999. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, other illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. The book features 24 pages of stunning colour photographs with additional black and white photographs throughout. Two chapters of background information on migration precede chapters that focus on different species or groups of birds and the..... More
Chatswood: Rigby, (1980. first edition). Quarto, colour photographs, small tear in front endpaper, otherwise a fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Guildford: Lyons Press, 2011. Octavo, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. In this beautifully illustrated book, Anita Albus recounts the sad histories of several extinct bird species, including the passenger pigeon, the Carolina parakeet, and the great auk. She offers a detailed account of six rare birds: the hermit ibis..... More
Washington DC: American Ornithologists Union, 1984. Octavo, softcover. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985. Octavo, very good copy in dustwrapper. Provides coverage of ecology and the environmental sciences. This dictionary contains over 5,200 entries written in clear, straightforward language. It is suitable for ecologists, ecology students, and the general reader with an interest in the natural world and our..... More
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1980. Octavo, tables, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Anchorage: University of Alaska, (2008. reprint). Octavo, black and white photographs, softcover. Explores the history of wilderness preservation in the United States. More
Canberra: Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1982. Octavo, softcover. More
Washington DC: Island Press, 2010. Octavo, softcover. In this concise introduction to water resources, Shimon Anisfeld explores the fundamental interactions between humans and water, including drinking, sanitation, irrigation, and power production. The book familiarizes students with the current water crisis and with approaches for managing this essential resource more effectively..... More
London: A & C Black, 2010. Octavo, photographs, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. Bird observatories are research stations established mainly for the study of migration, particularly by means of ringing. There are now 20 scattered around the British Isles at key points on migration routes, on coastal promontories or..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 1996. Octavo, paperback, maps, graphs. Examines the roles of science in resource management and policy making. More
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, wrappers. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 64. More
Sydney: William Collins Sons and Co., (1979. second edition), Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012. Octavo, photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Tropical deforestation. The collapse of fisheries. Unprecedented levels of species extinction. Faced with the plethora of gloom-and-doom headlines about the natural world, we might think that environmental disaster is inevitable. But is there any good news about..... More
California: University of California Press, 2009. Quarto, colour photographs, illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Have you ever seen an antelope the size of a cat, or a frog bigger than a lapdog? What kinds of animals thrive in the Sahara? Earth is full of incredible creatures, all specially adapted..... More
London: Random House, 2008. Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. Author Bruce Barcott chronicles Sharon Matola's inspiring crusade to stop a multinational corporation in its tracks. Ferocious in her passion, she and her confederates - a ragtag army of courageous locals and eccentric expatriates - endure slander and reprisals and take..... More
London: Croom Helm, 1985. Octavo, photographs and other illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Washington DC: Island Press, 2005. Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. This study of the soils of earth, examines the world of bacteria and fungi, microscopic nematode worms, springtails, and mud shrimp and their contribution to environmental health. The author also explores the alarming threats that air pollution, trawl fishing, wetland..... More
London: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Allen and Unwin, 1970. first edition). Octavo, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. 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
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