This illustrated tour of the world's most extraordinary trees provides an insight into some of the natural world's most astonishing structures. Through 100 photographs, The Beauty of Trees tells the……続きを見る
The media coverage of natural disasters (hurricanes, fires, floods, ice storms, etc.) indicates the prevalence of natural disasters in most, if not all, ecosystems. In order for scientists to study,……続きを見る
Natural Resource and Wildlife Administration presents a clear perspective on natural resource administration in North America, how it developed, how it is currently structured, and where it might be……続きを見る
For centuries people have used trees, shrubs, and woody vines for food, clothing, ritual, construction, scientific study, and more. However, these important plants are easy to overlook during the wi……続きを見る
The 100th volume of the prestigious New Naturalist series, written by one of Britain's best-known naturalists, explores the significance and history of woodlands on the British landscape
‘Trees are ……続きを見る
著者:Ben Law
出版社: HarperCollins Publishers
発売日: 2013年03月28日
Ben Law’s incredible sense of the land and his respect for age old traditions offers a wonderful insight into the life of Prickly Nut Wood.
Having travelled to Papua New Guinea and the Amazon, obser……続きを見る
The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.
This is the perfect pocket guide for nature enthusiasts keen to identify the w……続きを見る
著者:Jim Robbins
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2012年04月17日
The Man Who Planted Trees is the inspiring story of David Milarch’s quest to clone the biggest trees on the planet in order to save our forests and ecosystemーas well as a hopeful lesson about how e……続きを見る
Open The Urban Tree Book and discover the joys of forest trekking--right in your city or town. This first-of-a-kind field guide introduces readers to the trees on their block, in neighborhood parks,……続きを見る
A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future.
There are redwoo……続きを見る
著者:R. Bruce Allison
出版社: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
発売日: 2014年05月20日
In Every Root an Anchor, writer and arborist R. Bruce Allison celebrates Wisconsin's most significant, unusual, and historic trees. More than one hundred tales introduce us to trees across the state……続きを見る
Now in paperback, an enduring survey of the venerable trees.
Since the pine tree is able to sprout after forest fires, on mountainsides, and in semi-desert climes, it is no surprise that the ever-re……続きを見る
A comprehensive and richly illustrated history, Yew will appeal to botanists and other readers interested in the history and symbolism of the natural world, now in paperback.
The yew is the oldest a……続きを見る
“Flowers of Mountain and Plain” is intended primarily for travelers and flower lovers who wish a short cut to recognizing flowers seen on excursions or from car windows. It may also serve as a souve……続きを見る
Did you know that you can use a tree stump as a compass? Do you know what makes Maple trees explode? What do the leaves of an oak tree look like? And where is the tallest tree in the world? The answ……続きを見る
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 Succulents of Southern Africa is a fascinating guide to the succulents of the region. Full-colour photographs, distribution maps and easy-to-read text will help the beginn……続きを見る
The most ancient and least disturbed forest ecosystem in eastern North America clings to the vertical cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment. Prior to 1988 it had escaped detection even though the entire ……続きを見る
At the time of his death in 1907, John Waldie, founder of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company, was identified as "the second largest lumber operator in Canada." A young Scottish immigrant who came t……続きを見る
The mangrove shorelines, lush wetlands, open pinelands, and shady hammocks of south Florida and the Keys harbor a tremendous diversity of trees. This field guide includes complete coverage of 150 sp……続きを見る
著者:Robert A. Vines
出版社: University of Texas Press
発売日: 2014年12月19日
This comprehensive and compact field guide covers the richest plant-life region in the stateーthe Upper Gulf Coast Prairie, the Post Oak Savannah, and the Pineywoods of east Texas. Eastern, northern……続きを見る
著者:Piet van Wyk
出版社: Penguin Random House South Africa
発売日: 2013年09月12日
Southern Africa boasts a rich variety of tree species, both indigenous and exotic. Pocket Guide Trees of Southern Africa is an authoritative introduction to the region’s trees, describing and illust……続きを見る
著者:Robert A. Vines
出版社: University of Texas Press
発売日: 2015年01月07日
This comprehensive and compact volume is a field guide to all the native and naturalized trees of the north Texas zone, including the Blackland Prairies, the Cross Timbers region, and both the Rolli……続きを見る
This book traces the economic and biological pattern of forest development from initial settlement and harvest activity at the natural forest frontier to modern industrial forest plantations. It bui……続きを見る
Trees is a must-have, field guide for beginners and experts alike. Whether you're on a nature hike or taking a stroll in your neighborhood, you'll want to take along a copy of this indispensable gui……続きを見る
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THE HAWKS.
Among the birds that are most useful to man may be classed the Hawks. They, with the vultures, the eagles and the owls, belong to the bird order Raptores, or birds o……続きを見る
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THE WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. (Loxia leucoptera.)
The Crossbills, together with the finches, the sparrows, the grosbeaks, the redpolls, the goldfinches, the towhees, the c……続きを見る
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ABOUT PARROTS.
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This non-fiction eBook takes the reader through the process of gathering maple sap from the Maple Sugar trees in a sugar bush on the Ritter family farm in Ontario. The maple sap is collected, cooked……続きを見る
Edible flowers can grow everywhere; in flower-beds, in pots or window-boxes, in town or country. You can create tasty flower zones in America, Europe, Africa, Asia, near the kitchen, around the BBQ,……続きを見る