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  • A Natural History of the Emirates

    Edited by John A. Burt ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    For many people, thoughts of the United Arab Emirates conjure images of ultramodern skyscrapers and rolling sand dunes. However, the Emirates are a rich mosaic of ecosystems and habitats that support surprisingly diverse communities of organisms, and there is growing awareness of the importance of these previously underappreciated natural assets. A Natural History of the Emirates provides a ... Read more

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  • After the Ice

    A Global Human History, 20,000 - 5000 BC

    by Prof Steven Mithen ...
    A fantastic voyage through 15,000 years of history that laid the foundations for civilisation as we know it by award-winning science writer Steven Mithen.Twenty thousand years ago Earth was in the midst of an ice age. Then global warming arrived, leading to massive floods, the spread of forests and the retreat of the deserts. By 5,000 BC a radically different human world had appeared. In place of ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • When the Sahara Was Green

    How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be

    by Martin Williams ...
    The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the worldThe Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was once a verdant, pleasant land, fed by rivers and lakes. The Sahara sustained abundant plant and animal life, such as Nile perch, turtles, crocodiles ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

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  • The Desert Bones

    The Paleontology and Paleoecology of Mid-Cretaceous North Africa

    by Jamale Ijouiher ...
    Series series Life of the Past
    "Ijouiher chronicles the Cretaceous fossil record of North Africa, one of the most exciting frontiers in paleontology research today." ―Steve Brusatte, New York Times -bestselling authorOnce Africa was referred to as the "Lost World of the dinosaur era," so poorly known were its ancient flora and fauna. Worse still, many priceless fossil specimens from the Sahara Desert were destroyed during the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • First Migrants

    Ancient Migration in Global Perspective

    by Peter Bellwood ...
    The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence, Peter Bellwood traces the journeys of the earliest hunter-gatherer and agriculturalist migrants as critical elements in the evolution of human lifeways.The first volume to chart global human migration and ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Ecology of Sulawesi

    by Tony Whitten, Greg S. Henderson ...
    Series series Ecology Of Indonesia Series
    The Ecology of Sulawesi is a comprehensive ecological survey of one of Indonesia's least populated and most diverse islands.It is hoped that it will prove useful to resource managers, ecologists, environmental scientists and local government personnel, and be enlightening to Sulawesi's inhabitants and visitors.Sulawesi is one of the least-known islands of Indonesia, and wise environmental ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Why Birds Matter

    Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services

    Edited by Çagan H. Sekercioglu, Daniel G. Wenny, Christopher J. Whelan ...
    For over one hundred years, ornithologists and amateur birders have jointly campaigned for the conservation of bird species, documenting not only birds' beauty and extraordinary diversity, but also their importance to ecosystems worldwide. But while these avian enthusiasts have noted that birds eat fruit, carrion, and pests; spread seed and fertilizer; and pollinate plants, among other services, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Megadrought and Collapse

    From Early Agriculture to Angkor

    Edited by Harvey Weiss ...
    Megadrought and Collapse is the first book to treat in one volume the current paleoclimatic and archaeological evidence of megadrought events coincident with major prehistoric and historical examples of societal collapse. Previous works have offered multi-causal explanations for collapse, from overpopulation, overexploitation of resources, and warfare to poor leadership and failure to adapt to ... Read more

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  • Biodiversity in Paradise

    A Natural History of Raja Ampat

    by Federico Prado ...
    Raja Ampat, which literally means 'Four Kings' in Bahasa Indonesia, is a group of islands located at the heart of the Coral Triangle. The archipelago boasts 69% of the world's stony coral species, 27% of the planet's coral reef fishes, and 10% of the Earth's known mantis shrimp species. Furthermore, the islands are home to lush rainforests that harbor a wide range of freshwater and terrestrial ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • "A CHRONICLE ON PYCNONOTUS CAFER THE RED VENTED BULBUL"

    by Narayan Lal Choudhary, Nadim Chishty, Dr. Habiba Bano, Pritesh Patel, Dr. Rehana Parveen, Pushkar Kumawat ...
    Series Book 1 - 1
    The book is a pioneer work on the extensive behavior of Red Vented Bulbul. Each action of this stunning bird is captured in the book with great precision. The book portrays the habits, habitat, nesting ecology, and feeding, breeding, moulting and acoustic behaviors of Red – Vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) with special reference to Udaipur Region of Rajasthan, India. It also emphasizes on the ... Read more

    $1.37 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Petroleum Geology of Libya

    by Daniel Clark-Lowes, Don Hallett ...
    Petroleum Geology of Libya, Second Edition, systematically reviews the exploration history, plate tectonics, structural evolution, stratigraphy, geochemistry and petroleum systems of Libya, and includes valuable new chapters on oil and gas fields, production, and reserves. Since the previous edition, published in 2002, there have been numerous developments in Libya, including the lifting of ... Read more

    $185.99 CAD

  • Ecology of Sumatra

    by Sengli J. Damanik, Tony Whitten ...
    Series series Ecology Of Indonesia Series
    The Ecology of Sumatra distills for the first time the information found in nearly 1,500 scholarly works relevant to an understanding of the full range of natural and man-made ecosystems on the island-many of them available only in Dutch, German or Indonesian. It was originally prepared by a team working at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies (CRES) at the University of North Sumatra ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD