Nature

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618257584Author Elizabeth RoyteFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 16mm

This book examines welsh perspectives on the search for sustainable law and policy solutions to modern environmental threats.About the AuthorDr Patrick Bishop is a member of the School of Law, Swansea University. Professor Mark Stallworthy is a member...

Agriculture as a social-ecological system embraces many disciplines. This book breaks through the silos of individual disciplines to bring ecologists and economists together to consider agriculture through the lens of resilience. It explores the...

The Alberta Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for this spectacular Canadian province. Our three popular Pocket Naturalist Guides to British Columbia - Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife - are attractively packaged and...

The first state in the nation to create birding trails, Texas is the permanent or temporary home of 638 species of birds, including the state bird -- the mockingbird. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species and...

Living in Two Worlds is the result of a four-month, 5 000 km non-motorised journey - walking, kayaking, and cycling - by authors Ian Michler and Ian McCallum through six countries across southern Africa, from the Atlantic Ocean in the West to the Indian...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615775309Author Donald GibsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Progressive PressPublisher Progressive PressWeight(grams) 338g

* A fascinating true tale: When city girl Shreve Stockton set out to ride her Vespa from San Francisco to New York, she never imagined she'd end up staying in Wyoming, falling in love with a trapper, and working as a ranch hand. Nor could she have...

Examine your world to find fresh and tasty wild foods!Stumbling upon plump wild berries on a hike or discovering succulent fresh mushrooms on the forest floor can be a welcome surprise. Turn up these happy accidents to a whole new level with the only...

Sloth Bear: The Barefoot Bear of Sri Lanka synthesises the author's body of research and experiences while working on the subspecies of sloth bear in Sri Lanka. Accompanied by beautiful photographs, the book provides readers with access to scientific...

Picture a hunter. Who comes to mind? Millionaire playboys or big truck owning folks? Maybe so, but there's more to it. Because if you love nature, value sustainability, abhor the pollution and inhumanity of factory farms, you could be a hunter in the...

Recent outbreaks of disease in domestic animals, humans and wildlife illustrate the relative importance of infectious diseases and the vulnerability of susceptible animals. Why do such diseases emerge? What are the factors that lead to dramatic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781776323210Author Gerald HindeFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint HPH PublishingPublisher HPH Publishing

The application of ecological theory and conservation biology to agricultural ecosystems has become an important and growing research field and undergraduate course component in recent years. This book is both an academic textbook and practical guide to...

In Underland, Robert Macfarlane delivers an epic exploration of the Earth's underworlds as they exist in myth, literature, memory, and the land itself. Traveling through the dizzying expanse of geologic time-from prehistoric art in Norwegian sea caves,...

A Communion of Subjects is the first comparative and interdisciplinary study of the conceptualization of animals in world religions. Scholars from a wide range of disciplines, including Thomas Berry (cultural history), Wendy Doniger (study of myth),...

A remarkable look at the rarest butterflies, how global changes threaten their existence, and how we can bring them back from near-extinctionMost of us have heard of such popular butterflies as the Monarch or Painted Lady. But what about the Fender's...

In this Consciousness Classic dating from 1967, Dr. John C. Lilly details the discoveries of his research regarding the abilities of dolphins, current ideas (at that time) about their intellect, and the paradoxes of interspecies communication. The book...

The "fur-and-feathers Oliver Sacks" (New York Times), pioneering veterinarian Nicholas Dodman recounts his "riveting stories" (Judith L. Rapoport, MD, author of The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing) of treating animals with all-too-human problems in this...

"Doug Deur invites us to discover the taste and history of the Northwest." -Spencer B. Beebe, author of Cache and founder of Ecotrust The Pacific Northwest offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Douglas Deur as your trusted guide you will learn...

Hallucinogenic and Poisonous Mushrooms Field Guide tells how to find wild mushrooms in America. It is a hip-pocket field guide that presents 24 hallucinogenic mushrooms that grow in the United States and eight poisonous species that they are confused...

Identifying hawks in flight is a tricky business. Across North America, tens of thousands of people gather every spring and fall at more than one thousand known hawk migration sites--from New Jersey's Cape May to California's Golden Gate. Yet, as many...

Mushrooms magically spew forth from the earth in the hours that follow a summer rain. Fuzzy brown molds mischievously turn forgotten peaches to slime in the kitchen fruit bowl. And in thousands of other ways, members of the kingdom Fungi do their part to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780759633353Author Mike BinghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 168g

The storms that cross the Great Plains of North America each spring are some of nature's most spectacular. They can also be some of the most dangerous. Most people who live in areas susceptible to these storms keep a close eye on the weather reports and...

Why Elephants Cry is a fascinating frolic through the literature and evidence surrounding the use of unusual behavior of animals to measure and predict the environment. The role of animals, from the smallest ant to the biggest elephant, as predictors of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781883011246Author John MuirFormat HardbackPage Count 928Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of AmericaWeight(grams) 737gDimensions(mm)...

The Texas Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for The Lone Star State. The set includes three Pocket Naturalist Guides to Texas -- Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife -- and is attractively packaged in a cellophane bag...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061350306Author Edward HumesFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 204mm *...

Read on to discover... * The truth about upside-down rainbows. * The pioneers of meteorology - their instruments and inventions. * How to win a balloon race. * The largest raindrops ever recorded. * 'Watermelon snow', 'thundersnow' and 'weather...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635579352Author Emma MarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams) 369g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807061725Author Marcus EriksenFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903767146Author Louise CalderFormat HardbackPage Count 227Imprint Archaeopress PublishingPublisher Archaeopress PublishingWeight(grams)...

Henry David Thoreau reflects on life, politics, and society in these two inspiring masterworks: Walden and Civil Disobedience. In 1845, Thoreau moved to a cabin that he built with his own hands along the shores of Walden Pond in Massachusetts. Shedding...

Whilst the science of conservation biology is thriving as a discipline, ultimately global conservation is failing. Why, when the majority of people say they value nature and its protection? David Johns argues that the loss of species and healthy...

GIS for Science, Volume 3: Maps for Saving the Planet, highlights real-world examples of scientists creating maps about saving life on Earth and preserving biodiversity. With Earth and the natural world at risk from various forces, geographic...

Trees are crucial in preserving a liveable future. Canopy of Titans makes an eloquent plea for saving one of North America's last great forests.- Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History In Canopy of Titans, Paul...

Spatial Data Analysis: Theory and Practice, first published in 2003, provides a broad ranging treatment of the field of spatial data analysis. It begins with an overview of spatial data analysis and the importance of location (place, context and space)...

There are more coral species in deep, cold-waters than in tropical coral reefs. This broad-ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water coral, covering their ecology, biology, palaeontology and geology...

The Green Light ('Le Feu Vert') offers an original and profound exploration of the roots of environmental philosophy and the Anthropocene. Bernard Charbonneau situates the wellspring of the ecological movement in the dialectics of Nature and Freedom, and...