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Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps, other illustrations. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 63. A series of papers in honour of Ned K. Johnson on geographic variation and evolution of birds. More
Westville: African Bird Book Publishing, (1996. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, colour plates, photographs, maps. More
Cambridge: Cambridge Library Collection, 2014. Octavo, paperback, black and white line drawings. Written and richly illustrated by the Derby-born artist Ernest Ellis Clark (1869-1932), this guide was originally published in 1904 to demonstrate the decorative possibilities of certain plants, mainly English wild flowers, to art students sitting examinations in plant..... More
Melbourne: Author and Royal Botanic Garden Victoria, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. With clear text, and detailed illustrations and photographs, this book describes the structure of grasses and similar groups, explains the language used in their description, and describes the process of identification. It will greatly facilitate the..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2023. Quarto, paperback, photographs and other illustrations. Australia is home to many distinctive species of birds, and Aboriginal peoples have developed close alliances with them over the millennia of their custodianship of this country. Aboriginal Peoples and Birds in Australia: Historical and Cultural Relationships provides a review..... More
Perry: Prion, 1996. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Provides detailed information on birding sites on this island archipelago, each site entry giving location and access, accommodation, birding strategy and species expected to be seen. Also includes a selective bird list giving brief details on the distribution and status of the uncommon birds..... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spectacular region. It covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Macronesia (Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores and Cape Verde). Over 450 species are..... More
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, (1999. reprint). Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. A standard reference providing a comprehensive overview of the grass family to generic level. More
Richmond: Royal Botanic Gardens, 2010. Octavo, softcover. The Pacific Ocean is the most expansive geographical feature on Earth. Included in its domain are thousands of atolls, smaller islands and, depending on how its boundaries are defined, several larger islands and island groups. Members of the grass family, Poaceae, are almost..... More
Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2010. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Featuring 280 species that the amateur naturalist might expect to see in the field or garden. The user-friendly introduction covers habitats, flower structure, identification, wild flower names, a glossary of botanical and habitat terms, and conservation, in a way that doesn't..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2023. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Amphibians are one of the world’s most rapidly declining fauna groups. In an era of devastating climate change, habitat destruction and irreplaceable loss of biological diversity, it has never been more important to have effective resources for identifying and managing wildlife..... More
London: Christopher Helm, 2015. Octavo, colour photographs and illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, covers in detail the world's 175 species of robins and chats. Formerly considered to be part of the thrush family (Turdidae), this large group is now usually..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Quarto, 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
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
Collingwood: Black Inc., 2022. Octavo, paperback, Fuelled by her biologist's background and deep curiosity, Danielle Clode delves into the world of koalas to discover what's behind the sweet face on thousands of postcards. From their megafaunal ancestors to the disastrous effects of colonisation, from remarkable conservation success in the 1920s..... More
Melbourne: Melbourne Books, 2016. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. From the rusty, red plains of Tsavo to the lush, green forests of Northern Thailand, Clow has captured every aspect of elephant life, from first step to untimely death. Her astonishing images have been paired with the words of writers, poets..... More
Alderley: Dove Publications, 2001. Octavo, over 650 colour photographs, maps, softcover. This is the first photographic field guide to the remarkable birdlife of these fascinating islands. It includes a superb reference collection of over 650 colour photographs, with many species illustrated in photographs for the first time. There are illustrations..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, (2018. updated seventh edition). Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps. A complete guide to Australia's rich and varied herpetofauna, including frogs, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, lizards and snakes. For each of the 1218 species there is a description of its appearance, distribution and habits. These descriptions..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, other illustrations. This book presents an authoritative review on the state of knowledge on the biology of the Red algae. Written by a group of 26 internationally renowned experts, the eighteen chapters of this book range from molecular and..... More
Mexico City: BirdLife International, 2007. Large quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. A portfolio drawn from the world's greatest bird photographers drives the message of this book home. The book is split into five chapters looking at all aspects of human's relationship with birds. The first looks the place birds occupy in..... More
Claremont: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 2007. Quarto, laminated boards, black and white illustrations. This volume and its companion, Monocots, Comparative Biology and Evolution, excluding Poales 2006, contain papers presented at the Third International Conference on the Comparative Biology of the Monocotyledons, Monocots III, and the Fourth International Symposium on..... More
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. 'It is no coincidence that so many of the world's creation myths involve water. Out of this apparent void, all else is born. Not surprising, then, that the sea holds such a primeval fascination. We are, in so many ways, made of..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2006. Octavo, black and white illustrations, bookplate, creased cover. Reaktion Animal Series. Part of an unusual series that looks at the subject animal and its place in human history. The secrets of the fly's uniquely versatile powers of flight are only just beginning to be understood and..... More
Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis, 2014. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, laminated boards. Wolves are considered controversial figures worldwide: mythical creatures as well as troublemakers, conservation efforts on their behalf are often polarizing. In recent years much effort has focused on the discussion of how to conserve large carnivores, such as..... More
Portland OR: Timber Press, 2012. Octavo, laminated boards, BRAND NEW. This handy gardener's reference provides the derivation, meaning and pronunciation of the most popular and interesting garden plants. Common names and synonyms are cross-referenced to the botanical name. Names are organized alphabetically by generic name and these are followed by..... More