This book is the ultimate flight-identification guide for the raptors of the Western Palaearctic, covering Europe, North Africa, the Middle East (including Arabia) to Central Asia.
This audacious book proposes that advancing animal ecology demands that we re-envision our basic understanding of how animals interact with their environments and with each other.
Freshwater Algae - Identification, Enumeration and Use as Bioindicators
Synthesizes new techniques and protocols used in understanding the ecology of freshwaters, whilst integrating the numerous methodologies used in their management and conservation
The book is comprised of more than a dozen chapters on fungi from different substrates including fossilized leaves.
This second edition examens the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions.
Das Standardwerk der Geologie der Alpen in erweiterter 4. Neuauflage.
Reiche Bebilderung mit Karten, Profilen, stratigrafischen Kolonnenprofilen und Entwicklungsschemata.
Grassland Plants of the British and Irish Lowlands - Ecology, Threats and Management
Hand-Rearing Birds is a fully updated and expanded new edition of the essential resource for those who treat and care for avian species.
Dit unieke handboek geeft een compleet overzicht van plagen in Europese grasvelden, waarbij niet alleen de insecten worden behandeld, maar ook andere organismen die in grasvelden een rol spelen.
This book provides a readable and intuitive introduction to quantitative research methods in ecology and conservation. This guide is an ideal coursebook for students or professionals.
A clear-eyed examination of sustainable development in the coastal estuarine/marine context. Reflects on the paradox of protected yet polluted environments.
The fourth edition of the textbook Herpetology covers the basic biology of amphibians and reptiles.
The essential insider’s guide for ecologists at all career stages—now completely updated and expanded
This work is an advanced bird identification manual focusing on the details of moulting strategy, sex and age characters. It is designed for the study of birds in hand, but a good part of the characters are equally observable from distance,
This English version of Guide d'Identification des Oiseaux en Main, updated with 51 extra species, gives ornithologists who handle birds the essential information regarding accurate identification of species and subspecies, measurements, moult, sex and ag
5th revised and enlarged edition of the leading guide for European ringers, on the market now for over 50 years!
This major guide improves on the original by now comprehensively covering 155 species, with descriptions of ageing and sexing methods, moult, biometrics and racial differences.
Warning: James’s infectious enthusiasm for bats is likely to rub off – reading about these fascinating mammals may well become a lifelong obsession.
Identify migratory birds with this book, containing detailed text on flight and contact calls, annotated sonograms and QR codes to the calls themselves.
Most detailed available book about the anatomy and physiology of birds.
Numerous figures and graphs to help readers better understand the information presented.
Detailed information is provided in a manner easily understood even by non-experts.
Explores the enduring cultural legacy of Minoan Crete by offering an overview of Minoan archaeology and modern responses to it in literature, the visual and performing arts, and other cultural practices.
Describes the principles underlying infectious disease ecology and the approaches for rigorous investigation of disease in wild bird populations.
Provides a user-friendly approach with pedagogical features and over 70 illustrations.
