11,772円 Wood-pastures are important elements of European cultural identity and have an exceptional ecological value, yet they are in decline all over Europe. The structure of wood-pastures is strongly influenced by grazing and multiple other land uses and by local and regional environmental conditions. T...

1,188円 Beauty and interest surround me at the cabin. The stars are brilliant, the Northern Lights a wonder, and the peace here looking at the lake can be as in a dream. The life around us is a constant susurrus in the trees, punctuated by the plaintive wail of loons and the whistle of mallards' wings. O...

4,637円 For more than forty years the prairies of South Dakota have been Dan O’Brien’s home. Working as a writer and an endangered species biologist, he became convinced that returning free-roaming buffalo to the grasslands would return natural balance to the region and reestablish the undulating prairie...

118円 The Voyage of the Beagle is a title commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin as his Journal and Remarks, bringing him considerable fame and respect. The title refers to the second survey expedition of the ship HMS Beagle, which set sail from Plymouth Sound on 27 December 1831 under th...

16,311円 A monumental reference that provides comprehensive details on the freshwater fishes of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Certain to stand among the reference books of choice for anyone interested in the continent’s aquatic ecosystems, Freshwater Fishes of No...

9,678円 The most comprehensive book ever published on North America's native tortoises. Tortoises, those unmistakable turtles, evolved from a lineage that split off from the familiar pond turtles roughly 100 million years ago. Over time, these plant-eating land turtles spread around the world, growing to...

17,909円 Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. The shells of these marine mollusks are prized for their amazing variety and extraordinary beauty. The neurotoxic venoms they p...

6,076円 Forest ecosystems are characterized by a steady change in their structure of function. Natural developments are more and more radically disturbed by human impact. Air pollution leads to soil acidification, change in nutrient budget and to a decreasing vitality of the trees. Forest management can ...

1,723円 Professor Bryan Sykes, the world's leading expert on human genetics, set a goal to locate and analyse as many DNA samples as possible with links to the yeti. In doing so, he found himself entering a strange world of mystery and sensationalism, fraud and obsession and even the supernatural. Protec...

3,273円 Nature takes a surprising turn in the heart of Texas. The flat Gulf Coastal Plains, which become the fertile Blackland Prairies in Central Texas, end abruptly at the Balcones Escarpment, one of the state’s most dramatic geological features, and the rolling, more sparsely vegetated Hill Country be...

131円 Located in Glencoe, Illinois, the Chicago Botanic Garden covers almost 400 acres and has 26 different gardens. The vast array of flora, fauna, and wildlife found there is impressive and I tried to capture some wonders with my Nikon DSLR camera. I am making these photographs available to you for d...

2,156円 The Jurassic Coast, stretching from Exmouth to Studland on the South Coast, is England's first natural World Heritage Site, putting it on a par with such famous features as the Grand Canyon. This 95-mile stretch of coastline exposes 185 million years of geological history covering the Triassic, J...