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Horseshoe Crab
Ruka Press 2012; US$ 12.99Traveling from the Delaware Bay to the Florida Panhandle, this examination is a quest through the natural history and science behind one of nature’s oldest and oddest survivors—the horseshoe crab. With ten eyes, five pairs of walking legs, a heart half the length of their bodies, and blood that can save a person’s life, horseshoe... more...
Ocean of Life
Penguin Books Ltd 2012; Not AvailableIn this revelatory book, Callum Roberts uses his lifetime's experience working with the oceans to show why they are the most mysterious places on earth, their depths still largely unexplored. In The Ocean of Life we get a panoramic tour beneath the seas: Why do currents circulate the way do? Where exactly do they go? How has the chemistry of the... more...
Seashore (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 94)
HarperCollins Publishers 2010; Not AvailableA comprehensive, authoritative account of the natural history of the seashore, from earliest times to the present day. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com more...
The Hunter's Breath
M. Evans & Company 2004; US$ 20.99This is the story of a dedicated group that goes to Antarctica to study the Weddell seal, the only mammal on earth able to survive year-round in the most extreme Antarctic temperatures. more...
Selection and Breeding Programs in Aquaculture
Springer 2005; US$ 109.99This book describes the basic elements in the theory of animal breeding and inheritance of quantitative economic traits and the way in which this technology can be implemented in selective breeding programs for aquaculture species. The role and the implementation of molecular genetics in modern selective breeding programs is also addressed. The book?s... more...
By-catch Reduction in the World's Fisheries
Springer 2007; US$ 149.99This book comes after several decades of outstanding and successful research that has helped ameliorate some of the most important and controversial fisheries issues in the world ? those associated with the unwanted wastage of fish from by-catch and discarding. The 8 chapters encompass contributions from 27 of the world's leading experts in by-catch... more...
Eutrophication of Shallow Lakes with Special Reference to Lake Taihu, China
Springer 2007; US$ 159.99Eutrophication and algal blooms are worldwide environmental issues in lakes. The eutrophication process and formation mechanisms of algal blooms are particularly complicated in shallow lakes due to the strong lake???land, air???water and water???sediment interactions. This volume features papers presented at the International Symposium on the Eutrophication... more...
Developments in Fish Telemetry
Springer 2007; US$ 69.99This volume includes 33 peer-reviewed papers presented at the Sixth Conference on Fish Telemetry held in Europe (Sesimbra, Portugal, 5-11 June 2005). The papers focus on the application of aquatic telemetry techniques by scientists to investigate fundamental aspects of animal biology in order to conserve and manage natural resources. The topics addressed... more...
Ostracodology, Linking Bio and Geosciences
Springer 2007; US$ 159.99Ostracods, small aquatic Crustacea, occur in almost every marine, brackish and freshwater habitat. Their calcified bivalved carapaces readily fossilize and their record in earth history is long, dense and diverse. Ostracod species are particularly useful as tools in marine and limnic (palaeo-) ecology, in (palaeo-) biogeography, and biostratigraphy.... more...
Lagoons and Coastal Wetlands in the Global Change Context
Springer 2007; US$ 149.99This interdisciplinary volume comprehensively reviews recent developments in wetland science and global change. The aim is to identify gaps, problems and successes in the integration of scientific issues into lagoon and coastal wetland management. The major strength of this volume is that it integrates several fields of research including climatology,... more...









