Ecogeographical variation in size and proportions of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia).
Washington DC: American Ornithologists Union, 1984. Octavo, softcover. More
Ecology and Conservation
The Oxford dictionary of natural history.
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
The future of tropical savannas: an Australian perspective.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 1996. Octavo, paperback, maps, graphs. Examines the roles of science in resource management and policy making. More
Wild solutions: how biodiversity is money in the bank.
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. In this fascinating and pleasantly illustrated book, two eminent ecologists discuss the biological diversity of the Earth, showing how the natural systems that surround us play an essential role in protecting our basic life-support systems. More
A biological assessment of the Reserve Naturelle Integrale d'Ankarafantisika, Madagascar.
Chicago: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 23. Text in French and English. More
Ecosystems of the world, volume 13: tropical savannas.
Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1983. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
The Red Book: the extinction crisis face to face.
Gland: Cemex/IUCN, 2001. Large quarto, 256 colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. This publication combines awe-inspiring imagery with soild science and factual accounts. Drawing on the 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species, the world's most objective and authoritative inventory of species at risk of extinction, it describes the extinction..... More
Wildlife in the home paddock: nature conservation for Australian farmers.
London: Angus and Robertson, (1984. reprint). Octavo, photographs, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. Australian Natural Science Library. Every farmer should have a copy. More
Trading to extinction.
London: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2014. Quarto, black and white photographs, bumped corners, publisher's cloth. Published to coincide with the Global Summit on illegal wildlife trade hosted by David Cameron in London in February 2014, Trading to Extinction is a unique and devastating record of this tragic industry. The book explores..... More
Marshes: the disappearing Edens.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Octavo, publisher's cloth, colour photographs. In this breathtakingly lovely book, Burt selects ninety of his most striking photographs. He also offers his reflections on the marshes he has visited, inviting his readers to come with him and become acquainted with this hidden world, its..... More
Seashore ecology.
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, (1985. reprint). Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. More
Silent spring.
London: Hamish Hamilton, (1963. first edition). Octavo, very good copy in spine faded dustwrapper. The great masterpiece of environmental literature. The first English edition, the first American edition was published by Houghton Miflin in 1962. More
Ecosystems of the world, volume one: wet coastal ecosystems.
Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1977. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
A biological assessment of the aquatic ecosystems of the Rio Paraguay Basin, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay.
Chicago: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 19. Damaged copy. More
Down the long wind: a study of bird migration.
London: Newnes, 1961. Octavo, photographs, signature, bookplate, dustwrapper. More
Wandering lands and animals.
London: Hutchinson, (1974. first edition). Octavo, photographs, signature, dustwrapper. More
Why big fierce animals are rare: an ecologist's perspective.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979. Octavo, paperback, Paul Colinvaux takes a penetrating look at the science of ecology, bringing to his subject both profound knowledge and an enthusiasm that will encourage a greater understanding of the environment and of those who seek to preserve it. More
Birds to watch: the ICBP world check-list of threatened birds.
Washington: Smithsonion Institution Press, 1988. Octavo, paperback. More
The conservation atlas of tropical forests: Asia and the Pacific.
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
Disease and threatened birds.
Cambridge: International Council for Bird Preservation, 1989. Octavo, paperback, More
Plants at the margin: ecological limits and climate change.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white and colour illustrations. Remainder mark. Margins are by their very nature environmentally unstable - does it therefore follow that plant populations adapted for life in such areas will prove to be pre-adapted to withstand the changes that may be..... More
The value of birds.
Cambridge: International Council for Bird Preservation, 1987. Octavo, softcover. International Council for Bird Preservation Technical Publication No. 6. Based on the proceedings of a Symposium and Workshop held at the 19th World Conference of the International Council for Bird Preservation, June 1986, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. More
Green infrastructure: incorporating plants and enhancing biodiversity in buildings and urban envirnoments.
New York: Earthscan Publications, 2015. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. With more than half of the world's population now living in urban areas, it is vitally important that towns and cities are healthy places to live. The principal aim of this book is to synthesize the disparate literature on the use..... More
How animals live.
London: Hutchinson and Co., [1931]. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's cloth, very good copy. More
Vertebrate ecology in the northern Neotropics.
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979. Quarto, , fine copy in dustwrapper. The results of research efforts by seventeen scientists associated with Smithsonian Institution field projects in Panama and Venezuela are brought together in the papers in this volume. Includes papers on habitat, endemic mammals, primates, avifauna and larger reptiles... More