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Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications, 2001. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, text illustrations. This is the first book to deal specifically with the phasmids of Borneo. Contains over 800 line drawings and 24 colour photographs of stick insects and their eggs and keys for the identification of species for all the..... More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005. Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Part of the well-known Photoguide series of books on African natural history, this guide covers the most common snakes, lizards, skinks, chameleons, terrapins and amphibians (frogs) of East Africa - covering a total of 260 species. The aim is identification..... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, distribution maps. This is the first single volume guide ever devoted to the eastern Asian avifauna. The eastern Asian region, centring especially on the major islands off the continental coast (including Japan and Taiwan) and the immediately adjacent areas..... More
London: A & C Black, 2008. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Takes readers on a journey through an entire year in the life of North America's great bears - the Black bear, the Brown bear and the Polar bear. This book contains facts, details and photographs. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (2016. fourth edition). Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations, tables. We are in the midst of a biological revolution. Molecular tools are now providing new means of critically testing hypotheses and models of microevolution in populations of wild, cultivated, weedy and feral plants. They are also..... More
Portland OR: Westwinds Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. Very few people who visit Yellowstone National Park and who are awed by America's only continuously wild and genetically pure bison herd are aware that over the past decade, state and federal agencies have engaged in the slaughter of 3,500 of..... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2004. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations, maps. This second edition covers the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and Durham and has been extensively revised and updated, with several new sites added and some existing site accounts considerably expanded. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, graphs, tables. Presents the first global study by a historian to fully integrate the earth-system approach of the new climate science with the material history of humanity. Part I argues that geological, environmental, and climatic history explain the pattern and pace of biological..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2014. Quarto, publisher's boards, colour photographs. This accessible and thought-provoking book is the first in-depth exploration of the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology. Organized into six chapters, the book moves through the various levels of artists engagement..... More
London: Poyser, 2004. Quarto, dustwrapper, text illustrations, maps, colour photographs. This is a Poyser avifauna title for England's diverse birdlife, past and present. More
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1999. Octavo, paperback, illustrations., maps. Written in an engaging style this book provides a detailed and illustrated account of this mysterious lizard. Authors David Brown and Neil Carmony dig out the tall tales, dispel the myths, and reveal the lizard's true character. Through..... 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: 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
Potts Point: Hordern House, 2002. Octavo, illustrations, laminated boards. A collection of Matthew Flinders' letters accompanied by biographical notes, bibliography and illustrations. 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
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
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2022. Octavo, laminated boards, A fascinating and richly illustrated exploration of the natural history of fungi We know fungi are important, for us as well as the environment. But how they live, and what they can do, remains mysterious and surprising. Filled with stunning photographs, The..... 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