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Conservation of the environment

Paperback. "The world's greatest naturalist" (Jeffrey Sachs) proposes a plan to save Earth's imperiled biosphere. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492525
ISBN
9781631492525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. Tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. This work describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity is beyond the scope of anything we have known before. It also addresses the explosion of the field of conservation biology and takes a look at the work still to be done. Illustrator(s): Wright, Amy Bartlett; Ward, George. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, maps, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001853
ISBN
9780140291612
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Discusses how ecology activists in Slovakia generated a social movement that led to political dialogue about freedom, ethnicity, and power. This work explains why Slovakia's ecology movement, so strong under socialism, fell apart so rapidly despite the persistence of serious ecological maladies in the region. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; JPW; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988566
ISBN
9780295988566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.73

Paperback. A veteran journalist explores the changing Arctic and why it should matter to the rest of the world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QMP; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610917179
ISBN
9781610917179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.93

Hardcover. This series of readings from "Conservation Biology" gives access to papers published in a range of important fields. This book about perspectives on landscape can make course preparation easy - a ready-made collection of representative papers available in a format students can use. Editor(s): Ehrenfeld, David. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865424531
ISBN
9780865424531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC; RNK; TQSW; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Feral House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936239931
ISBN
9781936239931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. This practical volume brings together a group of distinguished primate researchers to synthesize field, laboratory, and conservation management techniques for primate ecology and conservation. Editor(s): Sterling, Eleanor; Bynum, Nora; Blair, Mary. Series: Techniques in Ecology and Conservation. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW79; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199659456
ISBN
9780199659456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408851241
ISBN
9781408851241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.11

Hardcover. Far from being the serene, natural streams of yore, modern rivers have been diverted, dammed, dumped in, and dried up, all in efforts to harness their power for human needs. But these rivers have also undergone environmental change. This title explores the confluence of human and environmental change on ten of the great rivers of the world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 64 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226904788
ISBN
9780226904788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. Moving away from a simplified food politics that is largely land based, Elspeth Probyn looks at food politics from an ocean-centric perspective by tracing the global movement of several marine species to explore the complex and entangled relationship between humans and fish. Num Pages: 200 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362357
ISBN
9780822362357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.21

Hardback. Moving away from a simplified food politics that is largely land based, Elspeth Probyn looks at food politics from an ocean-centric perspective by tracing the global movement of several marine species to explore the complex and entangled relationship between humans and fish. Num Pages: 200 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362135
ISBN
9780822362135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Benson, Emma. Num Pages: 62 pages. BIC Classification: RND; RNFY; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634858731
ISBN
9781634858731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.59
€ 71.19

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608194544
ISBN
9781608194544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 247 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Publisher
Tapir Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
500
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9788251926010
ISBN
9788251926010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.77
€ 47.08

Hardback. Documenting one of the rare success stories in the history of wildlife conservation, The Return of the Unicorns distills two decades of intensive fieldwork and research on one of the world's most endangered animals: Rhinoceros unicornis, commonly known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 93 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKN; PSVW7; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231084505
ISBN
9780231084505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.37

Hardcover. Take readers on Dinerstein's - one of conservation's key scientists, unlikely journey to conservation's frontiers, from early research in Nepal to recent expeditions as head of Conservation Science at the World Wildlife Fund. Along the way, each locale is brought to life by the author's vivid descriptions, amusing stories, and poetic voice. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559635783
ISBN
9781559635783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.03

Hardcover. * First book to review all information on Atlantic salmon genetics * Sponsored by Atlantic Salmon Trust and European Union * International team of contributing authors * Carefully integrated and edited landmark title. Editor(s): Stradmeyer, Lee; Nielsen, J.L.; Verspoor, Eric. Num Pages: 520 pages, 145 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW1; RNKH; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 200 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115827
ISBN
9781405115827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 311.83

Hardback. Editor(s): Creighton, Erika; Danovich, Paul. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628084962
ISBN
9781628084962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.57
€ 155.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; RNK; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607325536
ISBN
9781607325536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Sandoval, Ernestine. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: PSPM; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634853910
ISBN
9781634853910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 135.96
€ 103.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH1; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162959
ISBN
9780691162959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.36

Hardcover. Editor(s): Laszlo, Ervin. Num Pages: 280 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNK; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Select Books
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590791042
ISBN
9781590791042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.70

Hardback. Restoration ecology is a field that integrates theory and knowledge from a range of disciplines, including the biological, physical, and social sciences as well as the humanities. This book offers a real-life introduction to the field and an interdisciplinary overview of the theory behind it. Num Pages: 464 pages, four colour figures throughout. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
None
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597261890
ISBN
9781597261890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.43

Hardback. Editor(s): Alvares, Federico I.; Mata, Guilherme E. Num Pages: 188 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622573233
ISBN
9781622573233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.09
€ 135.48

Paperback. This is a comprehensive book which tackles the important ecological issues including the ethics of woodland creation, the types of woodland, species considerations, the influence of new woodlands on the diversity and distribution of plant and animal species, and how ecological principles can be integrated with the planning process. Editor(s): Ferris-Kaan, Richard. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 256 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471954842
ISBN
9780471954842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 608.44

paperback. "Tiger Moon" is the powerful, poetic story of the Sunquists' two years studying tigers in Nepal. A new afterword tells the story of promising efforts to reconnect fractured Nepalese tiger habitats. Num Pages: 187 pages, 71 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; RNKH; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226779973
ISBN
9780226779973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; PN; RND; RNK; RNPG; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179195
ISBN
9780231179195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. This book addresses the major problems facing policy-makers and managers in sustaining biological diversity in managed forests. Editor(s): Bunnell, Fred L.; Johnson, Jacklyn F. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806916
ISBN
9780774806916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.96

Paperback. This second edition presents how genetic information can be used to conserve threatened species, as well as manage ecologically or commercially important species. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671450
ISBN
9780470671450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.79

Paperback. The Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana are home to some of the most important remaining American wilderness areas. Where Roads Will Never Reach tells the stories of hunters, anglers, outfitters, scientists, and other concerned citizens who devoted themselves to protecting remnant wild lands and ecosystems in the Northern Rockies. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607814047
ISBN
9781607814047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.91

Hardcover. Meticulously written, "The Bitterroot and Mr. Brandborg" tells the story of Guy M. Brandborg and his impact on the practices of the U.S. Forest Service. It articulates Brandborg s Progressive-era idealism and is based on extensive archival research in collections throughout the Rockies and the Northwest, including the Brandborg family papers." Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607811015
ISBN
9781607811015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Hardcover. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 352 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 5 maps, 6 black & white tables, 44 b&w illus., 5 maps, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBTB; JFFZ; PSVS; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999340
ISBN
9780295999340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.86

Hardback. Editor(s): Frisiras, Chris Thomas. Num Pages: 341 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: RNF; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613244937
ISBN
9781613244937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.57
€ 155.84

Examines both the potential and the threats that tourism holds for Central Appalachia. Drawing lessons from destinations that have suffered from the "tourist trap syndrome", the authors conclude that only locally controlled tourism can play a positive role in Appalachia's economic development. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; KNSG; RNK; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122885
ISBN
9780813122885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 83 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 231 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
83
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616682347
ISBN
9781616682347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11
€ 44.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Van Horn, Gavin; Hausdoerffer, John. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: RNKH; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226444833
ISBN
9780226444833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.02

Hardback. Mountain Gorillas features stunning photos and four appendices documenting key biological and ecological information, habitat vegetation, milestones in mountain gorilla conservation, and travel information. Num Pages: 320 pages, 204, 199 colour illustrations, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW79; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 291 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890116
ISBN
9780801890116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.38

Paperback. Discusses extinction as a force shaping socio-cultural and biological life Editor(s): Sodikoff, Genese Marie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JHM; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253223647
ISBN
9780253223647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.27

Paperback. Deals with conservation and development in Madagascar Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b&w, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HSM; GTB; KNAL; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253005779
ISBN
9780253005779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.47

Paperback. Documentary filmmakers and PR professionals exemplify Alberta's internationally escalating clash between environment and economy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; JFC; KCN; RNFY; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772121407
ISBN
9781772121407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.99