Natural Science books, The Stationery Office, Balogh International Inc., World Health Organization books, WHO, International Energy Agency books, IEA, Great Britain Health & Safety Executive, Air Pollution and Tree Health in the United Kingdom, Biodiversity Assessment, The Body Language of Trees, Climate Change and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion, Conserving Bogs, Dealing with Climate Change, Diagnosis of Ill-health in Trees, The Environmental Impact of the Sea Empress Oil Spill, Environmental Effects Evaluation, The Environment - Confronting the Issues, The Islands of Scotland, Landfill Design Construction and Operational Practice, The Living Forest, Pesticides, Restoration of Damaged Peatlands, Seed Manual for Forest Trees, The State of the Environment of England and Wales - Coasts, The State of the Environment of England and Wales

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The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants. Periodical: 2006 (2). Scanned during May - July 2006. Corporate Author: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Extent viii, p. 77-144 ISBN 10 0117832243. Size N/A ISBN 13 9780117832244. Binding Paperback Price $90.00

The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants. Periodical: 2006 (1). Scanned during February - April 2006 Corporate . Author: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Extent viii, p. 1-76 ISBN 10 0117832235. Size N/A ISBN 13 9780117832237. Binding Paperback Price $90.00

The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants. Periodical: 2005 (4). Scanned during Nov. 2005 - Jan. 2006 Corporate. Author: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Extent vi, p. 225-321 ISBN 10 0117831069. Size N/A ISBN 13 9780117831063. Binding Paperback Price $90.00

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The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants. Periodical: 2005 (2). Scanned during May-July 2005. Corporate Author: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Extent vi, p. 75-148 ISBN 10 0117831042. Size N/A ISBN 13 9780117831049. Binding Paperback Price $90.00

The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants.
Periodical: 2004 (1). Scanned during February - April 2004
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Publication Date: 30th July 2004
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Pagination: viii, 81p.
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The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants
Periodical: 2003 (4). Scanned during Nov 2003 - Jan 2004
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Publication Date: 27th April 2004
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Pagination: vi, p. 267-364
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The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants
Periodical: 2003 (3). Scanned during August-October 2003
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Publication Date: 28th January 2004
Format: Paperback
Pagination: vi, p. 189-266
Price: $80.00 ISBN: 0117826243

The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants
Periodical: 2003 (2). Scanned during May-July 2003
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Publication Date: 27th October 2003
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Pagination: vi, p. 93-188
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The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants
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Publication Date: 29th July 2003
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Pagination: viii, p. 1 - 91
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The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants
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Publication Date: 29th April 2003
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Pagination: vi, p. 295-430
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The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants
Periodical: 2002 (3). Scanned during August-October 2002
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Publication Date: 14th January 2003
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Pagination: vi, p. 193-293
Price: $80.00 ISBN: 0117825107

Air Pollution and Tree Health in the United Kingdom.
Great Britain Department of the Environment. 1993.
With correction slip dated April 1993. Paperback, 88 pp.
ISBN 0117526363 $40.00

Broadleaf Woodlands.
The Implications for Water Quantity & Quality.
Great Britain Environment Agency. 1998.
Paperback, ix + 37 pp.
ISBN 0113101449 $56.00

Diseases and Disorders of Forest Trees.
A Guide to Identifying Causes of Ill-Health in Woods & Plantations.
Forestry Commission Field book 16.
S.C. Gregory, Forestry Commission. 1998.
Hardcover, 136 pp. .
ISBN 0117103381 $50.00

Ferdinand Bauer.
The Australian Natural History Drawings.
Art in Natural History 1.
Marlene J. Norst. 1993.
Ferdinand Bauer was the natural history artist on Flinders' historic voyage in HMS Investigator which circumnavigated Australia in 1801-1803. Bauer's contemporaries, as well as botanists today, extol the excellence of his work although he is unfamiliar to the wider public. In this enchanting biography most of the illustrations are taken from the Investigator voyage and have never before been published. After Bauer's death, his water colors went to the British Museum and pencil sketches to Vienna. In the pages of this beautiful book they have, for the first time since Bauer worked on them, been reunited. Paperback, 120 pp., illustrated.
ISBN 011310037X $20.00

Flora of Madeira.
Edited by J.R. Press, M.J. Short & N.J. Turland. 1994.
This is the first book to describe fully all the vascular plants of the Madeiran and Salvage Islands, covering over 1,360 species of native and naturalized plants, many of them little known. Flora of Madeira provides descriptions and keys for taxa at all levels, as well as information on habitats, distributions and flowering times. Fifty-seven plates of original drawings illustrate 212 of the Madeiran and Macaronesian endemic taxa. Introductory chapters describe the geography and geology of the islands, the main vegetation types and the extensive measures being implemented to conserve this unique flora. This is the only fully comprehensive publication on the wild flora of the Madeiran and Salvage Islands, for use as both a reference work and a field guide. Paperback, xvii + 574 pp.
ISBN 0113100175 $70.00

Flora of Glamorgan.
A.E. Wade, Natural History Museum. 1994.
A comprehensive review of the current state of Glamorgan flora. All the main groups of plants are covered including the flowering plants, conifers and ferns (the higher plants) and mosses, liverworts and lichens (the lower plants). Maps are given for all but the rarest higher plants and for these full details of locality, grid square, collector and date are given so long as this information does not endanger the species. A novel feature of this Flora is the inclusion of details of floral biology, including insect visitors, for many species.Paperback, viii + 383 pp., including 98 pp. of plates.
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Greatest Glasshouse.
The Rainforests Recreated.
Sue Minter. 1990.
A vivid account of Kew's famous Palm House and its spectacular tropical plant collections. The story of this 'rainforest in suburban London' explains the history of the greatest glasshouse (the most important surviving glass and iron structure in the world), provides a glimpse into the world of the Victorian gardeners who worked there and describes its remarkable restoration. The author also gives detailed descriptions of the beautiful and fascinating plants grown in the Palm House - from the cycads, the 'living fossils' of the plant world, to the economic plants such as bananas, cocoa and rubber and numerous ornamental species. Among them are many endangered rainforest plants, and the importance of the rainforest and our need to conserve it are two of the book's major themes. Hardcover, xii + 216 pp., illustrated in color & b/w.
ISBN 0112500358 $25.00

Heaths and Moorlands.
Cultural Landscapes.
D.B.A. Thomson, A.J. Hester & M.B. Usher. Foreword by Magnus Magnusson. 1995.
Western Europe has a unique range of heathers and moorland, with Great Britain and Ireland having optimum conditions for the full development of heather. Scotland has that special mixture of blanket bogs, wet heathers and moorland - landscapes shaped by burning and other sorts of management mainly for red grouse, hill sheep and red deer. This book celebrates these landscapes - their history, habitats, wildlife and beauty. At its heart is a celebration of one of our most distinguished ecologists - Professor Charles H Gimingham. He has made a singularly important contribution to our appreciation of heaths and moorland, through personal research, work of scores of his research students and research colleagues, and through his writing. The expert team of 72 authors covers topics ranging from international importance, changes over time - from millennia through to decades, the nature of the dynamic ecological and landscape processes, land management, and conservation for the future. There are 34 chapters, covering reviews as well as the most recent field research. Hardcover, xvi+ 400 pp., illustrated.
ISBN 0114951802 $130.00

The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vascular plants. - ISSN 03072835 - Quarterly 1999 . $320.00

Pioneering plantsman: A.K. Bulley and the great plant hunters. Maclean, Brenda. 1997. This is the story of Arthur K Bulley (1861-1942), a Liverpool cotton broker in an era of Empire and exploration. With a nose for profit and a love of flowers, he paid intrepid plant hunters to scour the mountains of China and the Himalayas for alpines and hardy plants. The plant hunters became famous, new species were discovered and our gardens were subsequently enriched. Using formerly unpublished archives, Brenda McLean portrays Bulley as a colourful eccentric and visionary with a passion for new and rare alpine and hardy plants. She descibes how he created Ness Gardens from fields and established a famous nursery, Bees Ltd, to show and promote new flowers. Even though Bulley refused the offer of the highest award of the Royal Horticultural Society, his name and nursery (which celebrates its centenary in 1998) live on in garden plants today. ISBN 0 11 250018 8. $58.00

Plant hunting for Kew. FN Hepper. 1989. 232pp., illustrations in color and B&W, maps. ISBN 011 250038 2. out of print

Proceedings of the 14th World Orchid Conference. 1994. A vital purchase for orchid lovers everywhere and an ideal way to preserve the memories of the spectacular Conference staged in Glasgow in 1993. In one convenient and lavishly illustrated source, the Proceedings records the lectures, fondly remembers the elegant social events and culminates in a complete awards list of trophies, medals and ribbons. The coverage of the lectures is vast - from historical trends to future breeding patterns, from orchid floras and monographs to the world's botanic gardens, from the newest developments in orchid science to specialist forums and poster sessions. Like all other Proceedings of the World Orchid Conference, past and future, this volume will stand not only as a record of the state of the orchid world at a critical moment in its history, but also a most valuable reference in the 21st century. xliii, 428pp. ISBN 0 11 495125 X. $200.00

Research for amenity trees [series]

Trees in towns :a survey of trees in 65 towns and villages in England. Research for amenity trees [series] 1. by Department of the Environment, Land Use Consultants. 11/1993. 51 pp., 4 pages of plates. ISBN 0 11 752845 5. $25.00
Diagnosis of ill-health in trees. Research for amenity trees [series] 2. R.G. Strouts & T.G. Winter. 10/1994. As any arboriculturalist, forester or gardener will agree, there has long been a need for a practical, workable, non-laboratory based system for finding the cause of ill health in trees. Until now. This book deals with the problems affecting trees which have been planted out for ornament, screening, shading or hedging in the UK and covers ill health caused by every kind of agent likely to affect amenity trees. Above all, the book is a uniquely comprehensive but practical summary of the problems likely to be faced by any arboriculturalist. It goes far beyond being simply a catalogue of problems by distinguishing between those which need or will respond to control measures and others which can safely be ignored or are uncontrollable. Issued by the DOE and the Forestry Commission- Partial contents: Section 2: Host-agent directory [A-Z by host tree genus]: Section 3:; Descriptions of pests, diseases & disorders [A-Z by the common name] Research for amenity trees series. x, 307 pp. ISBN 0117529192. $66.00
Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management. Research for amenity trees [series] 7. by Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions. This new volume deals with the whole range of factors which are relevant to tree-related hazards. It aims to give the reader a better understanding of how to assess and manage risks to people and property and how to protect trees from unnecessary felling and disfigurement. Topics covered within include occupiers’ liability, factors contributing to hazard and risk, wood decay and the identification of decay fungi, assessment procedures, remedial and preventive management and environmental considerations. ISBN 0 11 753355 6. $60.00
The body language of trees. A handbook for failure analysis. Research for amenity trees [series] 4. By Claus Mattheck and Helge Breloer. Edited by David Lonsdale from a translation [from the German] by Robert Strouts. 11/1995. According to the authors of this fascinating book, ''the body language of trees does not tell lies'' and this is a reason why it is a language worth learning. In less poetic terms, what the book tells the reader, whether professional arboroculturalist, forester, gardener or anyone simply interested in trees, is how a tree breaks, why it breaks, why perhaps it breaks too soon and how it gives you warning. Using simple and often humorous analogy and clear illustrations, the two authors - one a scientist and the other a lawyer contents: A practical guide for tree inspection, The tree form as an ideal structure, Mechanical concepts applied to trees, Manifestations of tree fractures, The Visual Tree Assessment (VTA) method which bridges the gap between tree biology and biomechanics. xx, 240 pp. ISBN 0 11 753067 0 $46.00
Urban woodland and the benefits for local air quality. Research for amenity trees [series] 5. Mark S. J. Broadmeadow & Peter H. Freer-Smith. 11/1996. Clearing the air with trees. Another in the Research for Amenity Trees series, this publication forms part of the ongoing initiative to explore the perceived, but unmeasured, benefits of trees. It shows that trees can absorb air-borne pollutants and how, through their very existence, they help to improve our local environment and well being. At the heart of the report is a detailed analysis of how trees and woodland can act as sinks for a number of pollutants currently seen as of particular concern. It concludes that, in general, ''current pollutant depositions to Britain's urban and suburban areas do not appear to damage trees or limit growth to a degree which is sufficient to restrict their ability to take up pollutants or to provide other benefits''. Which is why the report makes interesting reading for anyone engaged in the fight to reduce our damaging levels of air pollution. ix, 89 pp. ISBN 0 11 753191 X. $50.00

Toxic Blue-Green Algae.
Water Quality Series No. 2.
National Rivers Authority. 1990.
In September 1989, dogs and sheep died at Rutland Water following the ingestion of a scum of toxic blue-green algae. The NRA therefore undertook the first major national appraisal of blue-green algae throughout England and Wales. Their report describes the results of the 1989 survey and looks at how events were managed. Recommendations are made for future management, monitoring, research and development. It also reviews blue-green algal toxins, the factors which affect blue-green algal bloom production, and approaches to controlling algal populations. Paperback, 128 pp.
ISBN 0118858041 $30.00

Tropical Trees.
The Potential for Domestication & the Rebuilding of Forest Resources.
ITE Symposium No. 29, ECTF Symposium No. 1.
Edited by R.R.B. Leakey & A.C. Newton, Edinburgh Centre for Tropical Forests Institute of Terrestrial Ecology. 1994.
'Woody plant revolution' needs to take over where the 'green revolution' left off. Throughout the tropics there are numerous perennial woody species that have provided indigenous peoples with many of their needs for millennia: fuelwood, poles, timber, fruits, gums, nuts, resins, fiber, pharmaceutical products, etc. These trees are cut down indiscriminately and are often commercially ignored in favor of a handful of exotic species. The aim of an international Conference organized by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology was to draw attention to a growing effort to domesticate a much wider array of genetically rich tree species and introduce them into agricultural and forestry systems. The techniques described in these Conference proceedings aim to solve the biological issues which until now have stood in the way of the rapid domestication of tropical trees. Paperback, 284 pp.
ISBN 0117015628 $80.00

Wild Orchids of Scotland.
Brian Allan, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 1993.
Discover the little-known wealth of Scotland's wild orchids. All twenty-eight species are described in detail and illustrated with superb color photographs. Up-to-date distribution maps and a comprehensive field key supplemented with fine line drawings should prove essential tools for professional botanists and amateur naturalists alike. In the chapters on biology, habitats and conservation the authors have combined their several areas of botanical expertise to present a complete picture of this elusive and fascinating group of plants. Specially commissioned pictures were taken over three orchid seasons and there is a chapter on the photographic techniques used to capture the fragile beauty of these orchids in their sometimes remote and often threatened habitats. This outstanding book from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh will appeal to all orchid enthusiasts, botanists, naturalists, and everyone who enjoys the countryside and wild flowers. Paperback, 144 pp.
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FAO Yearbook - Forest Products 1997-2001. 55th edition.
FAO Forestry Series - Food and Agriculture Organization 36, FAO Statistics Series - Food and Agriculture Organization 171.
Food & Agriculture Organization. April 2003.
This edition of the Yearbook contains data for all countries and territories of the world relating to the production and trade in forest products for the years 1997-2001, and on the direction of trade in 2000 and 2001. Text is written in English, Arabic and Chinese. The data is based primarily on information provided by individual countries through questionnaires or official publications and in the absence of official data FAO estimates are given. Key Features: Data on the Countries which are major producers, consumers and traders of forest products in 2001 • the main tables showing volume of production, consumption and trade as well as total and unit trade values by country and type of product • data on bilateral trade for major product categories. Paperback, 243 pp.
ISBN 9250049005 $86.00

Guidelines for Identification of Field Constraints to Rice Production.
R.C. Chaudhary, J.S. Nanda & D.V. Tran, Food & Agriculture Organization. Jan 2003.
There is a sizeable yield gap between research and average farm yields in all rice-growing countries worldwide, with key constraints ranging from biophysical to socio-economic issues. This manual provides guidelines for the identification of biophysical constraints and suggests measures that could be taken to help boost yields in rice production. Paperback, vi + 79 pp.
ISBN 9251046840 $25.00

The Islands of Scotland.
A Living Marine Heritage.
Edited by Michael Usher & John Baxter. 1994.
Based on a conference organized by the Research and Advisory Services Directorate of Scottish National Heritage [held in 1993]. Paperback, x + 286 pp.
ISBN 0114942439 $30.00

The Living Forest.
Non-market Benefits of Forestry.
Proceedings of an International Symposium on the Non-market Benefits of Forestry held in Edinburgh 24-28 June 1996.
Edited by Charles Stewart Roper & Andy Park. 1999.
This bulletin contains the proceedings of an International Symposium on the non-market benefits of forestry that was held in Edinburgh 1996. The objectives of the symposium were to explore the latest developments in measuring and valuing the non-market outputs of forestry, and to examine how best to use information about non-market outputs in making decisions about forest management and in the development and implementation of forestry policy. The proceedings include keynote papers from leading experts in Austria, Germany, Sweden, UK and the USA. Speakers also delivered papers from Canada, The Czech republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Indonesia, Italy, Mozambique, Norway, Russia, Romania and Slovakia. The main topics in this bulletin are: Recent advances in the measurement and valuation of non-market outputs • Methodological debates • Forest management decisions • Multiple purpose management • Application to forest policy development • Tropical forestry • Forest, people and towns • Forestry reporting and accounting systems. Paperback, xx + 415 pp.
ISBN 0117103438 $160.00

Restoration of Damaged Peatlands.
With Particular Reference to Lowland Raised Bogs Affected by Peat Extraction.
B.D. Wheeler & S.C. Shaw, Great Britain Department of the Environment. 1995.
This report is concerned largely with ombrotrophic peatlands (mires irrigated directly and more-or-less exclusively by precipitation inputs, i.e. rain, snow, fog, etc.) and particularly with those known as 'raised bogs', although some consideration is also given to restoration of fen peat workings. The report provides guidance on the potential for the restoration of worked-out or damaged bogs to regenerate, maintain or increase their nature conservation value and on the possible approaches, practicality, and requirements that may be appropriate to facilitate this process. It provides background information and scientific advice for formulating and implementing restoration strategies for the after-use of currently worked or abandoned cut-over bogs. Paperback, xxxix + 211 pp., illustrated in color.
ISBN 0117529788 $70.00

Seed Manual for Forest Trees.
Forestry Commission Bulletin 83.
Edited by A.G. Gordon editor, Great Britain Forestry Commission. 1992.
Paperback, 132 pp.
ISBN 0117102717 $22.00

The State of the Environment of England and Wales - Coasts.
Great Britain Environment Agency. 1999.
This report looks at the stresses on coasts and estuaries created by natural forces such as climate change and human activities including urbanization, industry, services and coastal recreation. It identifies the investment made by various sectors in recent years to manage the impact of these activities on the coastal environment. From this analysis, the Environmental Agency identifies what remains to be done and what future priorities should be, in order to maintain and improve coasts and estuaries for present and future generations. Paperback, 201 pp.
ISBN 0113101627 $100.00

The State of the Environment of England and Wales - Fresh Waters.
Great Britain Environment Agency. 1998.
Paperback, 214 pp.
ISBN 0113101481 $100.00

State of The World's Forests 2003. 5th edition.
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. May 2003.
This is the fifth edition of the biennial report on the current state of global forest resources and recent developments in the forest sector. It contains summary data and information on the status and change in forest resources worldwide from the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000. Part I: Presents recent developments and areas of current attention in forest resources • The management, conservation and sustainable development of forests • The institutional framework • The international forest policy dialogue. Part II: Contains five chapters, each addressing a particular subject in more detail - Forests and poverty alleviation • Sustainable use and management of freshwater resources - the role of forests • Hoe sustainable use of forests can contribute to conserving biodiversity • Science and technology in the forest sector - widening gaps and narrowing options • Recent trends in fiscal policies in the forest sector in Africa. Paperback, 151 pp.
ISBN 9251048657 $62.00

Trees Outside Forests.
Towards Better Awareness.
FAO Conservation Guide.
Ronald Bellafontaine, Food & Agriculture Organization. March 2003.
Trees outside forests (including fruit trees, trees in parks, fields, those growing in the wild and as amenities), together with forests and other woodlands, contribute to the structure of the landscape, generate numerous environmental and social services, and yield important food, drink and fuel products as well as meeting other domestic needs of urban and rural populations. However, trees outside forests are not well documented and receive little attention in the formulation of national forestry policy and planning. This publication seeks to fill this gap, by providing information on the role of these resources and options for their integration in territorial management policies. Paperback, xvii + 216 pp.
ISBN 9251046565 $44.00

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