Wildlife conservation.
Sydney: The Fauna Protection Panel, 1959. Octavo, photographs, wrappers. More
Ecology and Conservation
Gatherings of angels: migrating birds and their ecology.
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
Birdscaping your garden.
Chatswood: Rigby, (1980. first edition). Quarto, colour photographs, small tear in front endpaper, otherwise a fine copy in dustwrapper. More
On rare birds.
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
Ecogeographical variation in size and proportions of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia).
Washington DC: American Ornithologists Union, 1984. Octavo, softcover. More
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 politics of wilderness preservation.
Anchorage: University of Alaska, (2008. reprint). Octavo, black and white photographs, softcover. Explores the history of wilderness preservation in the United States. More
Water resources.
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
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
Life on earth: a natural history.
Sydney: William Collins Sons and Co., (1979. second edition), Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Christmas Island national park: plan of management.
Australia: Australian Nature Conservation Agency, 1994. Octavo, softcover. More
Wild hope: on the front lines of conservation success.
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
The illustrated atlas of wildlife.
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
Gulls and plovers: the ecology and behaviour of mixed-species feeding groups.
London: Croom Helm, 1985. Octavo, photographs and other illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Under ground: how creatures of mud and dirt shape our world.
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
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
Eco-ornithological glossary.
Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1983. Octavo, softcover. More
Biodiversity in the balance: mitigation and adaptation conflicts and synergies.
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
Chemical biomarkers in aquatic ecosystems.
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
Bird census techniques.
London: Academic Press, (1992. first edition). Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in laminated boards. More
Avian invasions: the ecology and evolution of exotic birds.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Octavo, laminated boards, tables, graphs. Biological invaders represent one of the primary threats to the maintenance of global biodiversity, human health, and the success of human economic enterprises. The continuing globalization of our society ensures that the need to understand the process of biological invasion..... More
Beyond drought: people, policy and perspectives.
Canberra: Australian National University, 2003. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations. There is no denying that the unpredictability of Australia's climate poses real challenges for the agricultural community, especially as most conventional farming practices were developed on the relative predictability of a European climate. More recently though policy has been rejecting the..... More
Ecosystems of the world, volume 13: tropical savannas.
Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1983. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
Earth under fire: how global warming is changing the world.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. An illustrated guide to the effects of climate change, this work offers an account of how we can lessen the effects of our near total dependence on fossil fuel using technologies and energy sources already available..... 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