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Solar Flares
Penguin Group US 2012; US$ 3.99There is a force out there that could destroy our world in minutes. . . . Solar flares?brief bursts of radiation from our sun?have always existed and have never been particularly dangerous. Nature hasn?t changed. But we have. By making our world so dependent on electricity delivered by huge, unprotected power grids we have inadvertently... more...
The End of Night
Little, Brown and Company 2013; US$ 12.99A deeply panoramic tour of the night, from its brightest spots to the darkest skies we have left. A starry night is one of nature's most magical wonders. Yet in our artificially lit world, three-quarters of Americans' eyes never switch to night vision and most of us no longer experience true darkness. In THE END OF NIGHT, Paul Bogard restores... more...
Landslide Ecology
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 48.00Landslides are dangerous, fascinating phenomena: understanding their biological and ecological aspects is essential for achieving slope stability and habitat restoration. more...
Consumer-Resource Dynamics (MPB-36)
Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 67.50Despite often violent fluctuations in nature, species extinction is rare. California red scale, a potentially devastating pest of citrus, has been suppressed for fifty years in California to extremely low yet stable densities by its controlling parasitoid. Some larch budmoth populations undergo extreme cycles; others never cycle. In Consumer-Resource... more...
South African Eden
Penguin Books Ltd 2012; Not AvailableJames Stevenson-Hamilton's South African Eden , a classic of ecology, is a memoir of over four decades of service as warden of what became the world renowned Kruger National Park. With a new concept in preserving the indigenous wilds, Stevenson-Hamilton ensured South Africa's heritage for the future. more...
Climate and the British Scene (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 22)
HarperCollins Publishers 2013; Not AvailableFrom Chaucer?s sweet April showers to the peasoupers of Sherlock Holmes the British scene cannot be contemplated without climate entering in. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com more...
Insect Migration (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 36)
HarperCollins Publishers 2013; Not AvailableHighlighting the significance of the widespread distribution of the migratory habit throughout the insect world. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com more...
Ecologies of Urbanism in India
Hong Kong University Press, HKU 2013; US$ 75.00Essays follow rapidly proliferating and resource-intensive Indian urbanism in everyday environments. Case studies on nature conservation in cities, urban housing and slum development, waste management, urban planning, and contestations over the quality of air, water, and sanitation in Delhi and Mumbai illuminate urban ecology perspectives throughout... more...
Experimental Approaches to Conservation Biology
University of California Press 2004; US$ 75.00We are living in the early stages of a looming worldwide extinction crisis. Abundant evidence shows that the current rate of species extinctions is nearing its highest level since the asteroid collision 65 million years ago, and that humans are largely responsible. This book addresses the urgent need to understand and find solutions to this crisis.... more...
Issues in Bioinvasion Science
Springer 2005; US$ 64.99Biological invasions are a global problem whose local impact can be of great magnitude. The prevention and minimization of the impact of invasive alien species has become a priority because of their negative impact on biodiversity, economy and public health. Effective responses are needed; cooperation and coordination among countries and/or different... more...









