Physical geography and topography

From the mysterious depths of Lake Vostok, Antarctica, to tropical floodplain lakes, inland seas, hydro-reservoirs and the variety of waterbodies in our local environment, lakes encompass a huge diversity of shapes, sizes, depths, colours, and even salinities.

This book provides a systematic exposition of the design features of constructed wetlands, and their management (in terms of siting, physical maintenance, and operation).

The snails found living on rocky sea shores are among the most rewarding invertebrate animals to study.

First published in 1966, Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including Grassland has established itself as the standard crop husbandry text for students and practitioners alike.

This unique survey of the environmental history of the grasslands in the United States explores the ecological, social, and economic networks enmeshing humans in this biome over the last 10,000 years.

In his introduction, Don MacCaskill wrote modestly, 'I think I became a naturalist'.

Drylands, a home for nearly 2.

A col is the lowest point on the saddle between two mountains.

This book is a collection of six papers from the 2004 Land/Water and Surface symposium.

Our use or rather overuse of natural resources is having an increasingly drastic and adverse effect on the environment.

This new edition of Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests applies the large body of knowledge, experience and tradition available to those who study tropical rainforests.

Forest fragmentation will inevitably continue over the coming years, especially in developing economies.

Because of the long-standing Canada-U.

Because of the long-standing Canada-U.

Find solace in intimate connections with the natural world, even if that world is your backyard or an apartment balcony.

Sacred Landscapes: Caves and Mountains is the first in a new series under the Pagan Portals banner, which explores the rituals associated with sacred landscapes, and how to recognise the types of magical energy which may be encountered in these environmen

Gilbert White FRS was born at his grandfather's vicarage at Selborne in Hampshire on 18th July 1720.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATUREChanging the narrative of mountaineering books, Sherpa focuses on the people who live and work on the roof of the world.

A Guardian 'Top 10 Nature Memoirs' pick'Poetic and heartful' GuardianIcelandic author and activist Andri Snaer Magnason's 'Letter to the Future', an extraordinary and moving eulogy for the lost Okjokull glacier, made global news and was shared by millions.

Gilbert White FRS was born at his grandfather's vicarage at Selborne in Hampshire on 18th July 1720.

This book deals with every aspect of oceanography in detail including various aspects of physical, chemical, geological, and biological discourse.

This textbook deals jointly with theoretical and practical concepts within geomatics in civil engineering, based on the global understanding of its use.

More than thirty years after the collapse of the USSR, the critique of state socialism is still used to deny alternatives to capitalism, irrespective of global capitalist ecological and social devastation.

More than thirty years after the collapse of the USSR, the critique of state socialism is still used to deny alternatives to capitalism, irrespective of global capitalist ecological and social devastation.

The countries that make up the MENA region display wide diversity.

'Sometimes it feels as though the whole planet has been so polluted and ravaged that there are no Edens left, but they are there to be found by those who step off the beaten track.

The countries that make up the MENA region display wide diversity.

This fully updated second edition presents a conceptual framework of outdoor recreation management in the form of a series of management matrices.

This fully updated second edition presents a conceptual framework of outdoor recreation management in the form of a series of management matrices.

Extinction of species has alarmingly increased in recent decades due to anthropogenic activities, natural calamities and climate change.

Extinction of species has alarmingly increased in recent decades due to anthropogenic activities, natural calamities and climate change.

This book is the culmination of the author’s lifelong interest in the Roman to medieval transition in England and in the analysis of the historic landscape of Wessex.

This book is the culmination of the author’s lifelong interest in the Roman to medieval transition in England and in the analysis of the historic landscape of Wessex.

Estuarine and coastal waters are acknowledged centres for anthropogenic impacts.

Estuarine and coastal waters are acknowledged centres for anthropogenic impacts.

How do you record the wildlife in a wood?

How do you record the wildlife in a wood?

This is a guide to finding tree-roosts.

This is a guide to finding tree-roosts.

The snails found living on rocky sea shores are among the most rewarding invertebrate animals to study.

Following the destruction of 95% of meadows during the twentieth century, there is an urgent need to understand what little unspoiled habitat remains in order to plan the management and restoration of existing sites, as well as re-creating future grassland habitats.

Following the destruction of 95% of meadows during the twentieth century, there is an urgent need to understand what little unspoiled habitat remains in order to plan the management and restoration of existing sites, as well as re-creating future grassland habitats.

Views on the dynamics of tropical forests are changing rapidly with the recognition that their environment is variable on the decadal to century scale.

'You'll feel utterly transformed' - Sunday Times'Helps adds a spiritual depth to our wanderings' - The Simple ThingsWellness travellers are seeking transformative experiences - wellness is, by nature, a journey and a quest.

Increased yields, markets, and profitability have led to changes in crop husbandry.

Rainforests are the lungs of our planet - regulators of the earth's temperature and weather.

Increased yields, markets, and profitability have led to changes in crop husbandry.

A highly entertaining and accessible introduction to our planet from the bestselling author of In Search of Schrdinger's Cat, The Scientists, and In Search of the MultiverseIn this lively expedition into the origins, evolution, and workings of our planet, John Gribbin does what he does best: gathers 4.

Mountains have long held an appeal for people around the world.

Mountains have long held an appeal for people around the world.