The Earth: natural history: general interest

Contemporary ideas of nature were largely shaped by schools of thought from Western cultural history and philosophy until the present-day concerns with environmental change and biodiversity conservation.

An updated and revised edition providing an introduction to all aspects of tree biology and ecology.

An updated and revised edition providing an introduction to all aspects of tree biology and ecology.

How fossilized reefs hold clues to the survival of corals in the AnthropoceneWith rising global temperatures, pollution, overfishing, ocean acidification, and other problems caused by humans, there's no question that today's coral reefs are in trouble.

Amphibians of Ecuador, Volume IV is the final installment in a four-volume series that provides comprehensive, well-illustrated, and authoritative insights into the amphibian species of Ecuador, making it an invaluable resource for biologists, conservationists, and others.

Evolution: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the history, development and science of the theory of evolution.

Evolution: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the history, development and science of the theory of evolution.

**A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2025 SO FAR * A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK TO READ THIS SUMMER **A transporting exploration of the deep sea, and how our planet s strangest, most ancient and astonishing creatures have urgent relevance to cutting-edge science today.

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1869 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

This book explores a new approach to understanding the evolution of mind and consciousness by examining the perceptual abilities of animals and the way they experience their world.

Research from a humanist perspective has much to offer in interrogating the social and cultural ramifications of invasion ecologies.

Research from a humanist perspective has much to offer in interrogating the social and cultural ramifications of invasion ecologies.

This book is a unique text that illustrates and describes all the nominal genera of Cretaceous ammonites and their Jurassic progenitors on the basis of their type species.

This book engages with, and contests, the 'new sociology of nature'.

This book engages with, and contests, the 'new sociology of nature'.

Reconstructing Earth s Climate History There has never been a more critical time for students to understand the record of Earth s climate history, as well as the relevance of that history to understanding Earth s present and likely future climate.

Reconstructing Earth s Climate History There has never been a more critical time for students to understand the record of Earth s climate history, as well as the relevance of that history to understanding Earth s present and likely future climate.

This comprehensive book deals primarily with reflection seismic data in the hydrocarbon industry.

This comprehensive book deals primarily with reflection seismic data in the hydrocarbon industry.

An accessible introduction to large rivers, including coverage of the geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and environments of large river systems This indispensible book takes a structured and global approach to the subject of large rivers, covering geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and anthropogenic environment.

An accessible introduction to large rivers, including coverage of the geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and environments of large river systems This indispensible book takes a structured and global approach to the subject of large rivers, covering geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and anthropogenic environment.

Explore the world of weather with over 100 photos, maps, and illustrations!

The Weather Almanac, 12th Edition is a resource for a variety of climate and meteorological data including both domestic and international weather trends, historical weather patterns dating back 1000 years, natural disasters, and a 20 page glossary of weather terminology.

The Weather Almanac, 12th Edition is a resource for a variety of climate and meteorological data including both domestic and international weather trends, historical weather patterns dating back 1000 years, natural disasters, and a 20 page glossary of weather terminology.

This book discusses how literary writers re-envisioned species survival and racial uplift through ecological concepts of dispersal.

This book discusses how literary writers re-envisioned species survival and racial uplift through ecological concepts of dispersal.

Weather 2e is a concise, affordable introductory text covering the processes of weather.

Mass extinctions, the fossil record, and whether we can avoid a disastrous human-made mass extinction event.

Mass extinctions, the fossil record, and whether we can avoid a disastrous human-made mass extinction event.

A fascinating historical account of the emergence and development of the new interdisciplinary field of deep carbon science.

A fascinating historical account of the emergence and development of the new interdisciplinary field of deep carbon science.

Without trace metals there would be no life, yet trace metals can eliminate life.

Proclaims the enjoyment of teaching, studying and learning outdoors via the inspirational stories of some remarkable people.

Explores how natural theology features in both early Victorian natural histories and English provincial realist novels of the same period.

Provides a comprehensive analysis of modern theories of cloud microphysical processes and their representation in numerical cloud models.

An accessible and engaging account of the history of climate science and exploration on Earth and other planetary bodies.

An accessible and engaging account of the history of climate science and exploration on Earth and other planetary bodies.

Proclaims the enjoyment of teaching, studying and learning outdoors via the inspirational stories of some remarkable people.

A review of the evidence underpinning the Anthropocene as a geological epoch, written by the Anthropocene Working Group investigating it.

A review of the evidence underpinning the Anthropocene as a geological epoch, written by the Anthropocene Working Group investigating it.

Gathering its waters from the plains of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska, the Kaw is truly Americas prairie river; the only one to arise entirely on the Great Plains and traverse all three major grasslandsshortgrass, mixed-grass, and tallgrass prairies.

A Kansas Notable BookJan Garton Prairie Heritage Book AwardOnce covered by wild grasses, America's heartland is by nature a grassland, populated with plants whose ecological importance, practical value, and subtle beauty we are only now beginning to comprehend.

This is a book of practices to do in nature in order to connect more deeply with the natural world, relax, and experience better health and less stress.

This volume unfolds the complex relationship between literature and climate by uniquely illuminating historical complexity, diverse viewpoints, and emerging issues.

This volume unfolds the complex relationship between literature and climate by uniquely illuminating historical complexity, diverse viewpoints, and emerging issues.

Fascinating history of scientific ''discovery'' of Ice Ages, and implications for current social issues: glaciology and sociology writ large.

Fascinating history of scientific ''discovery'' of Ice Ages, and implications for current social issues: glaciology and sociology writ large.

Minorities in Shark Sciences showcases the work done by Black, Indigenous and People of Color around the world in the fields of shark science and conservation.