An illustrated dictionary of terms relating to animals and their behavior.

Animal Life (The Prentice Hall Illustrated Dictionary)

Walters, Martin

Daniels, Lesley Ann

Holme, Merilyn

Sansom, Clara

Children's Books

Macmillan General* Reference

This is the first book, written for the layman and keen naturalist, to give an overall account of the main vegetation types, natural and semi-natural, which now cover Britain and Europe. Examples of each main plant community are briefly described and characteristic species are listed and illustrated in 60 full-page line drawings. Colour and black-and-white photographs, together with distribution maps, help the reader to identify each type of vegetation. More than 100 areas of Europe are described and illustrated: Arctic, Boreal, Atlantic, Central European, Mediterranean, Pannonic, Alpine, wetlands, and coastal types. Complex systems of classification are avoided. An extensive list of national parks and nature reserves, with notes on the types of vegetation found in them, is given. This will aid readers in finding those species and vegetation types which particularly interest them.

A Guide to the Vegetation of Britain and Europe

Science & Math

Polunin, Oleg

Biological Sciences

Oxford University Press

This new series of fabulously illustrated four-color natural history travel guides finally offers a practical and fun way to enjoy the wildlife and natural resources of a country. The guides consist of unique, authoritative descriptions of some two-hundred-plus sites to visit, complemented line drawings and photographs of individual animals and plants, spectacular photographs of landscapes, and paintings. Each book introduces the ecology, geology, and wildlife of the country it covers, then describes where to see its natural history at its best. The entries are based on intensive travel and research by the individual authors, all seasoned travelers with first-hand experience of the country they write about. Each guide includes practical information on access, maps, and appropriate field guides. Sites range in size from a few to thousands of acres, including National Parks, nature preserves, and common land, and all are open to the public.

Britain: Travellers' Nature Guide (Nature Guides)

Gibbons, Bob

This new series of fabulously illustrated four-color natural history travel guides finally offers a practical and fun way to enjoy the wildlife and natural resources of a country. The guides consist of unique, authoritative descriptions of some two-hundred-plus sites to visit, complemented line drawings and photographs of individual animals and plants, spectacular photographs of landscapes, and paintings. Each book introduces the ecology, geology, and wildlife of the country it covers, then describes where to see its natural history at its best. The entries are based on intensive travel and research by the individual authors, all seasoned travelers with first-hand experience of the country they write about. Each guide includes practical information on access, maps, and appropriate field guides. Sites range in size from a few to thousands of acres, including National Parks, nature reserves, and common land, and all are open to the public.

Spain: Travellers' Nature Guide (Nature Guides)

Lockwood, Michael

Farino, Teresa

From the tufted puffin in the Pacific Northwest to the hook-billed hermit in the Brazilian rainforest, birds suffer from the effects of climate change in every corner of the globe. Scientists have found declines of up to 90 percent in some troubled bird populations and unprecedented reproductive failure in others. The most recent studies suggest dire prospects: 1,227 avian species are threatened with extinction and an additional 838 near-threatened species are urgent priorities for conservation action.
As much an indispensable guide as a timely call to action, Bird Watch is an illustrated tour of these endangered birds and their habitats. Encyclopedic in scope, this book features all 1,227 species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, thoroughly detailing the environmental pressures and conservation prescriptions that hold their futures in the balance. After introducing readers to the main threats to birds and regions at high risk, Bird Watch presents a visually stunning and scientifically accurate flight over the major bird habitats, including tropical forests; temperate and northern forests; deserts; mountains; grasslands; and Mediterranean, marine, freshwater, and oceanic islands. The volume concludes with an overview of bird species by region—categorized by family within each region, and a guide to the world’s best birding sites. Produced in cooperation with BirdLife International, Bird Watch is a celebration of the beauty and diversity of birds and their habitats—and a warning of the dangers they face around the world.

Bird Watch: A Survey of Planet Earth's Changing Ecosystems

University of Chicago Press

Presents an illustrated dictionary of terms relating to plants and their habitats.

Ecology and Plant Life (Prentice Hall Illustrated Science Dictionary)

Flowering plants provide a welcome and colourful sight, whether long-loved shrubby perennials or bright and fleeting annuals. They are vital to our ecology and a clear indication of the health of the countryside.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers and Flora of the Americas: An authoritative guide to more than 750 native wild flowers of the USA, ... watercolors, photographs and maps

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Lavelle, Michael

Gardening & Landscape Design

Anness

This beautifully illustrated book provides an overview of the world of insects. Beginning with a look at the evolution of the insect family the introduction looks at every aspect of insect life including their basic anatomy, their fascinating life cycles, and their social organization within colonies and nests. How insects jump, leap and fly, the methods by which they defend themselves and their colonies from attack, and the methods by which they eat, including sucking, biting, chewing, grinding, and filter feeding are all included. Without insect life human activity would cease. An in-depth look at each of the orders that makes up the insect group, with examples of many common species, completes the front section of the book. The encyclopedia of insect species is organized according to geographical region adn then by insect order. Every insect order is included, from the tiniest opaque wingless creature to the largest and most spectacular beetle. The most common species from each are included, and many are illustrated with beautifully detailed watercolours. Each entry profiles the physical traits and characteristics of the different creatures. Identification details are provided for each such as body colour and segmentation, insect shape and size, a description of the habitat where each can be found and the time of year, if appropriate. • A wide-ranging, expert identification guide to every order of the insect world including fleas, beetles, cockroaches and crickets, as well as many less visible creatures • Identification details are provided for more than 650 insect species, and many are illustrated with specially commissioned watercolours • Includes an in-depth look at insect defence mechanisms such as camouflage, mimicry, hissing, bites and stings, and colouration that suggests danger • Each stage of the insect life cycle is described with illustrations depicting different development phases • 1000 spectacular photographs and anatomically correct watercolours provide a fascinating visual record of the insect world

The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Insects: A Natural History and Identification Guide to Beetles, Flies, Bees, wasps, Springtails, Mayflies, ... Crickets, Bugs, Grasshoppers, Fleas, Spid

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Lorenz Books

This wide-ranging and lavish book presents an expert survey of the incredible floral diversity of the different regions of the world. More than 2000 species of flowers, grasses, herbs, rushes, sedges, trees, shrubs, and aquatic and carnivorous plants are featured.

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers & Flora of the World

This is a visual directory of the flora of England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Every identifiable plant part is described in detail, including trunk, bark, leaves, buds, cones, flowers, and seeds, with tips on what to look for during different seasons.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers & Trees of the British Isles: An Authoritative Guide to 650 Native and Introduced Species of Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, Grasses & Weeds

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