This beautifully illustrated guide unlocks the mysteries of botanical Latin explaining what plant names mean and the descriptive clues they conceal.

THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK fits into the pocket, allowing cloudspotters to identify cloud formations anytime and anywhere. All the common cloud types are represented, as are many of the rare ones, each fully described and illustrated with a range of photographs. Not only is THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to be able to identify and understand every cloud that floats by, it also caters for the competitive cloudspotter.

Points are awarded for each ...

An enhanced facsimile of Jones's Icones, one of the most scientifically important and visually stunning works on butterflies and moths ever created.

Verken het fascinerende zeeleven van het Caribische eiland St. Eustatius. Deze gids bevat bijna 300 kleurenfoto's en beschrijvingen van o.a vissen, schildpadden, zeesterren, koralen, zeeslakken, krabben, zeeplanten en sponzen. De gids bevat een aantal soorten die alleen rond Statia worden gevonden en alle foto’s zijn op Statia gemaakt.

De gids is gebaseerd op het veldwerk van de Statia Marine Expedition 2015, is wetenschappelijk accuraat en net zo fascinerend als de natuur zelf. Het is een ...

The Story of Trees takes the reader on a visual journey from some of the earliest known tree species on our planet to the latest fruit cultivars.

The chosen trees have all had a profound effect on the planet and humankind. Starting with the Ginkgo biloba, fossils of which date back 270 million years, we learn about how trees came to be integral to the development of our species and how specific trees have become important religious, political and cultural symbols.

With beautiful illustration...

Clearly written, global in approach, and theoretically broad-minded, this text is an ideal introduction to environmental economics. Assuming no prior knowledge of economics, the international author team introduces fundamental economic concepts as they relate to our environment. They then use the fundamental concepts to explore and assess current and potential policy responses to some of the major environmental issues of our time.

Examples are drawn from all over the world and include such vi...

A profoundly moving exploration of the intelligence and personality of one of the world's most mysterious, beguiling creatures

The Book of the Tree is a celebration of trees in art featuring works by some of the world's leading artists, photographers and illustrators.

Follow-up to the successful Book of the Bird, Book of the Dog and Book of the Cat