Exciting tour of U.S. swamplands reveals river otters, wood turtles, swamp lily, Florida panther, snowy egrets, cottonmouth snake, and much more. 44 illustrations with captions.

Over 40 carefully drawn, accurate illustrations depict salt-marsh environment typical of Northeast U.S. and Canada. Detailed renderings of clam worm, marsh periwinkle, clapper rail, American eel, marsh hawk, snowy egret, raccoon, many others. Descriptive captions complete this informative introduction to ecologically important breeding and foraging areas.

Thirty of the most dangerous creatures on the planet range from the diminutive poison dart frog to the Great White shark. Captions offer fascinating facts about the king cobra, scorpion, crocodile, and other predators.

Accurate line renderings of over 70 alligators, snakes, lizards, frogs, toads, and more. Concise captions give scientific name, size, habitat, coloring, distinguishing characteristics, other data. Total of 44 black-and-white illustrations, reproduced in authentic color on covers. Copyright-free, wonderful for learning, coloring.

The first field guide to all of Vermont's natural communities

Colorable illustrations of 46 common mammals: armadillo, badger, bobcat, kit fox, kangaroo rat, raccoon, pika, peccary, yellowbelly marmot, marten, ferret, weasel, mink, and many more. Full-color renderings appear on the cover, and captions offer scientific names, family classification, size, range, and more information.

A colorful picture book of a child's adventure exploring a wetland. Fact page at the end.

Compilation of 688 black-and-white illustrations from 16 Dover nature coloring books.

How much water does the world need to support growing human populations? What are the potential effects of climate change on the world's water resources? These questions and more are discussed in this thoroughly updated and expanded new edition. Written at the undergraduate level, this accessible textbook covers the fundamentals of water resources, water law, allocation, quality and quantity, health issues, and provides examples of potential personal actions and solutions. There is a keener focus on climate change, as many of the predictions made in the first edition have now come to pass. This new edition features improved artwork, more active learning prompts, more positive examples of beneficial changes, basic introductions to scientific approaches and a discussion of emerging contaminants and LiDAR technology. It contains strong teaching features, with new 'In Depth' and 'Think About It' sections to encourage class discussion, and homework questions to test students' understanding.

Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications. Thoroughly revised and reorganised, this new edition of this prize-winning textbook begins with underlying causal factors, before moving on to more advanced concepts that add depth and context. Each chapter begins with an explanation of the basic principles covered, illustrated with clear examples. More difficult concepts and exceptions are introduced only once the general principle is well-established. Key principles are now discussed at the beginning of the book, and in order of relative importance, enabling students to understand the most important material without wading through complex theory. New chapters on wetland restoration and wetland services draw upon practical examples from around the world, providing a global context, and a new chapter on research will be particularly relevant to the advanced student planning their own studies.