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Princeton: Princeton University Press, [2014]. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Originally published in 1987. An overview of the extensive and frequently controversial literature on communally breeding birds developed since the early 1960s, when students of evolution began to examine sociality as a product of natural selection. Jerram Brown provides..... More
London: Christopher Helm, (2003. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, colour plates, text illustrations. Fully revised and updated, this edition of this unique and popular guide contains a wealth of fascinating material, illustrated by 23 new full colour plates, with numerous new colour photographs, line drawings, maps, diagrams and other illustrations. Subjects..... More
Sofia: Pensoft, 2009. Octavo, paperback, line drawings, black and white and colour photographs. ZooKeys No. 18. This is the first issue of ZooKeys devoted to taxonomy of the Crustacea, specifically crustaceans from the Southern Hemisphere, with contributions describing new taxa from Australia, New Caledonia, the Tasman Sea, Fiji, Madagascar and..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Quarto, laminated boards, black and white and colour photographs and illustrations, maps. This volume represents a uniquely comprehensive overview of our current knowledge on tropical montane cloud forests. 72 chapters cover a wide spectrum of topics including cloud forest distribution, climate, soils, biodiversity, hydrological processes..... More
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, (2001. reprint). Octavo, dustwrapper, An up-to-date check-list of accepted genera of Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and flowering plants. More
Frenchs Forest: New Holland, (2010. second edition). Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, line drawings. In this new updated edition, chapters include: an insect's body; life cycles; wings and flight; behaviour and survival; habits and habitats; collection and observation; pseudo insects; primitive wingless insects; primitive winged insects; and modern winged insects... More
Frenchs Forest: Reed New Holland, (2008. reprint). Octavo, paperback, 200 colour photographs, colour drawings. An easy-to-use and practical field manual. More than 100 of the most frequently encountered Australian spiders are shown, with information on toxicity, habitat and prey capture. Gives advice on first aid for treating bites from Australia's..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. Examines the shared history of people and bears. The book uncovers new and little-known stories and facts about bears in European, North American, Japanese, Russian, and South and Southeast Asian cultures. Taken together, these perspectives show us new..... More
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2017. Octavo, paperback, photographs. "An exquisitely beautiful book ...These stories about birds are ultimately reflections on the curious nature of humanity itself"- Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk. There is no denying that many people are crazy for birds. Packed with intriguing facts..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2011. Octavo, paperback, photographs, colour and black and white illustrations. The mysterious world beneath the ocean's surface has captivated man for centuries - the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and ancient Chinese all kept fish in their homes for purposes other than the culinary. But it was not until..... More
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2008. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. A highly readable account of the recurring fights over Tasmania's natural resources that have torn its people apart for three decades. More
Singapore: Graham Brash, (2001. revised edition). Octavo, laminated boards, colour illustrations. Here is a book for all who want to know about birds -- the birds they see around them in Singapore as well as other parts of south-east Asia. Clear descriptions of over ninety species of birds are accompanied..... More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist 102. Buczacki takes a broad look at the relatively unexplored world of the garden, and its relevance within the context of natural history overall. Though gardens are often viewed merely as artificial creations rather than easily..... More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. New Naturalist. A history of gardens in Britain with special reference to the evolution of different styles and the changing importance of native and exotic plant species. How does a garden differ from other habitats, both natural and semi-natural? Is it..... More
Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2002. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. This is a devastating expose about how we are polluting our environment with the pharmaceuticals that Western medicine has developed to heal us. Yet, as we foul our air and water with toxic residues, we overlook the power of the planet's..... More
Flemington: Hyland House, (2014. fourth edition). Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. This long-awaited and greatly expanded fourth edition is a comprehensive guide to the indigenous plants of the Greater Melbourne area. It contains 1367 plant descriptions with colour photographs and line drawings. This guide gives instant, colour-coded..... More
Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. As global demand for forest products increases, conserving biodiversity has become more urgent and challenging. This book advocates adaptive management - a structured approach to learning by doing - to sustain biodiversity in managed forests. It..... More
Kensington: WA Naturally Publications, 2004. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Documents the current state of research into and management of threatened animals in Western Australia. It looks at factors that led to their decline and a vision of what needs to be done to conserve WA's amazing biodiveristy. More
New York: Prometheus Books, 2006. Small octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The world would be a pretty drab place without flowers. Their bright cheery colours help make our natural environment a more delightful place to be. But flowers in all their beautiful variations didn't evolve just for the viewing pleasure of..... More
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, colour and black and white illustrations. Janine Burke, art historian, author, amateur naturalist and nature lover, has spent many years observing birds. This book is the story of her passion, a personal, wide-ranging and intimate book that will appeal to..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1998. reprint). Octavo, softcover. More
Atglen: Schiffer Publishing, 2012. Oblong format, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Explore the underwater world of photography through this informative guide written in simple language. Looks at the technical, mechanical, and compositional factors that contribute to producing quality images. View 120 beautiful colour photographs and 18 instructional images illustrating the successful use..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, photographs and illustrations, line drawings, maps. Over the course of the twentieth century, our understanding of and relationship to whales underwent astonishing changes. With this book, D. Graham Burnett tells the fascinating story of the transformation of cetaceans from grotesque monsters, useful..... More
Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This book covers the discovery and history of the northernmost breeding population of peregrine falcons in the world, located near the Thule Air Base in northwest Greenland. Drawing on thirteen years of research, the authors present a comprehensive set of..... More
London: Dorling Kindersley, 2010. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. This is a monumental and extraordinarily beautiful guide to the Earth's natural wonders. Five years in the making, covering over 5,000 species, this reference is one-of-a-kind; the only book to offer a complete survey of the Earth's natural history. Each geological and..... More