Nhbs autumn & Winter Catalogue Our Wildlife, Science and Conservation Catalogue

 
Soils 
Basic Concepts and Future Challenges 
Giacomo Certini and Riccardo Scalenghe
This book was born as an international tribute to Fiorenzo C. Ugolini, an outstanding soil 
scientist who recently retired from university teaching and research. It is a fully .... 
310 pages | 45 line diags, 21 half-tones 
| CUP
Hbk | 2006 | 0521851734 | #161637A | 
£70.00
 
 
Soils of the World 
Wolfgang Zech and Gerd Hintermaier-Erhard
This book describes and comprehensively illustrates all earth soils in accordance with the 
prevailing worldwide WRB classification. However, it goes far beyond description and .... 
130 pages | Springer
Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 3540304606 | 
#161459A | 
£61.50
 
 
Teaming with Microbes 
A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web 
Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis
Smart gardeners know that soil is anything but an inert substance. Healthy soil is teeming with 
life - not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of .... 
196 pages | 74 color photographs, 1 
color illustrations, 17 charts and 
diagrams | Timber Press
Hbk | 2006 | 0881927775 | #160058A | 
£17.99
 
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Conservation & Biodiversity
Essentials of Conservation Biology and Live Trapping of 
Small Mammals, both in new editions are vital field guides, 
and Gaining Ground and Connectivity Conservation will 
both be of interest to anyone concerned with sustainable 
development. 
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List of Conservation & Biodiversity subjects
 Conservation & Biodiversity: General 
 Conservation Biology 
 Species Conservation & Care 
 
Editor's Choice
 
Connectivity Conservation 
Edited by Kevin R Crooks and M 
Sanjayan 
One of the biggest threats to the survival 
of many plant and animal species is the 
destruction or fragmentation of their 
natural habitats. The conservation of 
landscape .... 
712 pages, 74 line diags, 18 half-tones, 
24 tabs. 
hardcover | 2006 | £90 | approx. $169/
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softcover | 2006 | £45 | approx. $85/67 
Conservation Education and 
Outreach Techniques 
Susan K Jacobson, Mallory D McDuff and 
Martha C Monroe 
The conservation of biological diversity 
depends on people's knowledge and 
actions. This book presents the theory 
and practice for creating effective 
education and outreach .... 
480 pages, 60 halftones, 15 line figures. 
hardcover | 2006 | £65 | approx. $122/96 
softcover | 2006 | £29.95 | approx. $57/45 
Gaining Ground 
In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability 
Edited by David M Lavigne 
Our planet is in the midst of a 
biodiversity crisis. More species are 
being lost more rapidly than ever 
before. Many view it as the sixth mass 
extinction to hit planet Earth, .... 
425 pages, figures, tables. 
softcover | 2006 | £30 | approx. $57/
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Essentials of Conservation 
Biology 
Richard B Primack 
Essentials of Conservation Biology, 
Fourth Edition combines theory and 
applied and basic research to explain 
the connections between conservation 
biology and environmental .... 
530 pages, 282 illus. 
hardcover | 2006 | £44.99 | approx. 
$85/67 
Fundamentals of Conservation 
Biology 
Malcolm L Hunter and James P Gibbs 
The conservation of biodiversity is one of 
the most important issues facing 
ecologists today. In the new edition of 
this highly successful book, Malcolm 
Hunter and new .... 
520 pages, 210 illus. 
hardcover | NYP 11/2006 | £34.99 | 
approx. $66/52 
Problem-Solving in 
Conservation Biology and 
Wildlife Management 
James P Gibbs, Malcolm L Hunter and 
Eleanor J Sterling 
This set of exercises has been created 
expressly for students and teachers of 
conservation biology and wildlife 
management who want to have an 
impact beyond the .... 
215 pages, illus, tabs. 
softcover | 1998 | £20.99 | approx. $40/31 
softcover | NYP 12/2006 | £19.99 | approx. $38/30 
Checklist of Protected British Species 
Fauna and Flora Protected by British and International Legal 
Instruments Arranged Alphabetically by 
Edited by Christopher J Betts 
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Monitoring Nature Conservation 
in Cultural Habitats 
A Practical Guide and Case Studies 
Edited by C Hurford and M Schneider 
Over the past 50 years, changing 
management practices have led to large-
scale habitat degradation and loss in 
Europe. Monitoring has an important role 
to play in restoring .... 
394 pages, 145 illus in colour. 
hardcover | 2006 | £80 | approx. $150/119 
Progress Towards Halting the 
Loss of Biodiversity by 2010 
European Environment Agency 
The continuing loss of biological 
diversity and its components, genes, 
species and ecosystems, is an issue of 
global concern. Research has shown 
that both the diversity .... 
99 pages, colour figures & illustrations. 
softcover | 2006 | £12.50 | approx. 
$24/19 
Conservation and the Genetics of 
Populations 
Fred W Allendorf and Gordon Luikart 
Comprehensive overview of the 
essential background, concepts, and 
tools needed to understand how genetic 
information can be used to develop 
conservation plans for species .... 
642 pages, diagrams. 
softcover | 2006 | £34.99 | approx. 
$66/52 
A compact yet comprehensive checklist covering over 650 
British invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, 
mammals and plants, listing for each information on the .... 
54 pages, illus. 
2006 | £33.50 | approx. $63/50 
Large Herbivore Ecology, 
Ecosystem Dynamics and 
Conservation 
Edited by Kjell Danell, Roger Bergstrom, 
Patrick Duncan and John Pastor 
Most large herbivores require some type 
of management within their habitats. 
Some populations of large herbivores are 
at the brink of extinction, some are 
under .... 
505 pages, 74 line diagrams 2 half-tones 17 tables. 
hardcover | 2006 | £75 | approx. $141/111 
softcover | 2006 | £38 | approx. $72/57 
Live Trapping of Small Mammals 
A Practical Guide 
J Gurnell and JR Flowerdew 
Trapping small mammals is as much an 
art as a science. It relies on individual 
animals finding, exploring and entering 
traps set by the field worker, and 
activating the trap .... 
48 pages, illus, figs, tabs. 
softcover | 2006 | £5 | approx. $10/8 
 
The complete list
 
 
 
 Conservation & Biodiversity: General
 
2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: A Global Species 
Assessment 
Edited by Jonathan EM Baillie et al
"The library of life is burning, and we don't even know the titles of the books" - Gro Harlem 
Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, to the opening of a session of .... 
191 pages | Col photos, figs, tabs | IUCN
Pbk | 2004 | 2831708265 | #150707A | 
£18.50
 
Against Extinction 
The Story of Conservation 
William M Adams
The story of conservation from its origins in 1903, when the Society for the Preservation of the 
Wild Fauna of the Empire was founded in London, to the present day .... 
311 pages | 2 b/w photos | Earthscan
Hbk | 2004 | 1844070557 | #143757A | 
£55.00
 
Pbk | 2004 | 1844070565 | #143756A | 
£18.99
 
 
Applying Nature's Design 
Corridors as a Strategy for Biodiversity Conservation 
Anthony B Anderson and Clinton N Jenkins
Offers a comprehensive and insightful overview of the design and effectiveness of corridors. The 
authors' multifaceted analysis combines a succinct review of the .... 
231 pages | Illus | Columbia UP
Hbk | 2006 | 023113410X | #154472A | 
£48.50
 
Pbk | 2006 | 0231134118 | #154475A | 
£22.50
 
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