著者:John Manning
出版社: Penguin Random House South Africa
発売日: 2011年11月24日
Sasol First Field Guide to Wild Flowers of Southern Africa provides fascinating insight into the wild flowers of the region. Through full-colour photographs and easy-to-read text, the beginner and b……続きを見る
This fully revised and expanded edition of Fundamentals of Soil Ecology continues its holistic approach to soil biology and ecosystem function. Students and ecosystem researchers will gain a greater……続きを見る
Short-listed for the 1978 Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction
The 19th century spawned a unique breed of men who took pride in their woodsmen skills and rough codes of conduct. They called them……続きを見る
The treetops of the world's forests are where discovery and opportunity abound, however they have been relatively inaccessible until recently. This book represents an authoritative synthesis of data……続きを見る
著者:Jared Farmer
出版社: W. W. Norton & Company
発売日: 2013年10月21日
From roots to canopy, a lush, verdant history of the making of California.
California now has more trees than at any time since the late Pleistocene. This green landscape, however, is not the work o……続きを見る
Heritage Apples travels far beyond the grocery store of today to savor the apples of the past. These are the apple varietiesーthe Gravensteins, the Kings, the red-fleshed Pink Pearlーthat link us to……続きを見る
These handy, accurate, and easily used keys to fruit and twig identification are the only guides of their sort with photographs ー over 350 of them, of nearly every twig and fruit described ー makin……続きを見る
著者:Mark J. Plotkin
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2000年01月01日
The fascinating account of a pioneering ethnobotanist’s travels in the Amazonーat once a gripping adventure story, a passionate argument for conservationism, and an investigation into the healing po……続きを見る
"If you have a feeling for the mystery and enchantment of the woods, you will want to own this book." ー Outlook.
Assembled from an enormous range of sources, this fascinating book is a mind-expandi……続きを見る
"A dazzling book, full of knowledge and rare wisdom, too" ーThomas Pakenham, author of Remarkable Trees of the World
Professional arborist and award-winning nature writer William Bryant Logan deftly……続きを見る
著者:James Woodford
出版社: The Text Publishing Company
発売日: 2015年04月01日
An enthralling detective story about evolution and natural history.
In mid-1994 a National Parks & Wildlife ranger abseiling in the Wollemi Wilderness outside Sydney, came upon an extraordinary sigh……続きを見る
The Forests Source Book provides practical operations-oriented guidance for forest sector engagement toward the goals of poverty reduction, conservation and economic development. Intended to guide W……続きを見る
This book is a general text covering both basic and applied aspects of freshwater ecology and serves as an introduction to the study of lakes and streams. Issues of spatial and temporal scale, anthr……続きを見る
A pioneering scientist writes of the fascinating ecological and pharmaceutical properties of trees, and how mother trees nourish younger trees and help them defend themselves – the inspiration for t……続きを見る
著者:Peter Young
出版社: Reaktion Books
発売日: 2013年02月15日
Botanical, a new series from Reaktion, is the first to integrate horticultural writing with a broader account of the cultural and social impact of plants. Oak, one of the first two books in the seri……続きを見る
An understanding of the mineral nutrition of plants is of fundamental importance in both basic and applied plant sciences. The Third Edition of this book retains the aim of the first in presenting t……続きを見る
著者:Eugene Moll
出版社: Penguin Random House South Africa
発売日: 2013年03月27日
Vir die beginner kan die groot aantal boomspesies wat in Suider-Afrika voorkom - sowat 1 700 inheemse en ingevoerde spesies - oorweldigend wees. Hierde nuutste toevoeging tot die Watter?- reeks help……続きを見る
‘Trees are wildlife just as deer or primroses are wildlife. Each species has its own agenda and its own interactions with human activities …’
Written by one of Britain’s best-known naturalists, Wood……続きを見る
著者:Nollie W. Hickman
出版社: University Press of Mississippi
発売日: 2012年03月15日
In this classic work of Mississippi history, Nollie W. Hickman relates the felling of great forests of longleaf pine in a southern state where lumbering became a mighty industry.Mississippi Harvest ……続きを見る
著者:Chris Stuart
出版社: Penguin Random House South Africa
発売日: 2013年02月07日
This book is a unique and indispensable guide to the hidden treasures of 43 of South Africa’s best and most accessible national parks, nature reserves and wilderness areas. Included are more than 90……続きを見る
著者:Theresa Kishkan
出版社: Goose Lane Editions
発売日: 2011年10月21日
Shortlisted, Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Award
Warm, imaginative, and thoroughly original, this memoir intertwines the mysteries of trees with the defining moments in the life of novelist and essayist ……続きを見る
著者:Daniel Butler
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2010年04月15日
This gorgeously packaged little book celebrates trees and their life-affirming presence in our lives.
The earth's longest living organisms, trees exemplify nature's great strength as well as its maj……続きを見る
Nitrogen in the Environment: Sources, Problems, and Management is the first volume to provide a holistic perspective and comprehensive treatment of nitrogen from field, to ecosystem, to treatment of……続きを見る
Edmund Zavitz (1875–1968) rescued Ontario from the ravages of increasingly more powerful floods, erosion, and deadly fires. Wastelands were talking over many hectares of once-flourishing farmlands a……続きを見る
Mit Agrarholz in die Zukunft: Der Anbau von Bäumen als Nutzpflanzen ist nicht nur klimafreundlich, sondern auch profitabel!
Die Intensivnutzung von Bäumen in der Landwirtschaft gewinnt immer mehr an……続きを見る
The demand for comparable, long-term, high quality data on forest ecosystems' status and changes is increasing at the international and global level. Yet, sources for such data are limited and in ma……続きを見る
Have you ever contemplated venturing out into the world with the intent of harvesting a tree or two for firewood? Do you know what to do and how to do it? Are you familiar with trees, the difference……続きを見る
著者:Brian Thomas
出版社: Elsevier Science
発売日: 2003年09月25日
A multi-faceted reference work, the Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences addresses the core knowledge, theories, and techniques employed by plant scientists, while also concentrating on applicatio……続きを見る
Without plants, there would be no life on earth. Kew Gardens is famous for its breathtaking displays of flowers and tree,s but this World Heritage Site is also a globally important scientific and hi……続きを見る
A much-needed study on plant galls – growths on plants formed of plant tissue that are caused by other organisms.
Most naturalists have come across oak apples, robin’s pincushions, marble galls and ……続きを見る