Winner of The Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction in 2011 and the Authors' Foundation Roger Deakin Award in 2011 A stunning debut in the tradition of Robert Macfarlane and Helen Macdonald

Now in its fourth edition, Natural Resources and Environmental Economics, provides comprehensive and contemporary analysis of the major areas of natural resource and environmental economics. All chapters have been fully updated in light of new developments and changes in the subject, and provide a balance of theory, applications and examples to give a rigorous grounding in the economic analysis of the resource and environmental issues that are increasingly prominent policy concerns. This text...

Developed in partnership with the National Geographic Society, OCEANOGRAPHY: AN INVITATION TO MARINE SCIENCE, 10th edition gives you a basic understanding of the complexities and uncertainties involved in ocean use as well as its role in sustaining life on Earth. Thoroughly updated with the latest findings from the field, the text includes new coverage of important issues such as climate change. Emphasizing the science process throughout, it helps you see how concepts from other scientific fi...

Whales are the largest animals ever to have lived on the earth; a large Blue Whale's tongue alone can weigh more than an elephant. This title recounts the evolutionary and ecological background, as well as the cultural history, of these extraordinary mammals, long persecuted and now celebrated throughout the world.

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) staat de laatste jaren volop in de aandacht. Het leven en werk van deze in Duitsland geboren vrouw, die zich later in Nederland zou vestigen, worden bestudeerd door entomologen, botanici en historici en zijn een inspiratiebron voor hedendaagse kunstenaars en schrijvers. In 2016 gaf Lannoo, in samenwerking met de Koninklijke Bibliotheek, haar meesterwerk Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium uit als facsimile. Dit Engelstalige boek bundelt de recentste wetensc...

The phenomenon of bird migration has fascinated people from time immemorial. The arrivals and departures of different species marked the seasons, heralding spring and autumn, and providing a reliable calendar long before anything better became available. Migration is shown by many kinds of animals, including butterflies and other insects, mammals, marine turtles and fish, but in none is it as extensively developed as in birds.

The collective travel routes of birds span almost the entire globe...

A New York Times bestseller, Ocean brings readers face-to-face with undulating creatures of the mysterious seas. Each full-colour, moving image brings an animal to life using Photicular technology and is accompanied by a lively, informative essay.