The 1973 Wilderness Study Report for the Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge was a foundational document evaluating the region's wilderness character. Its appendices provide exhaustive baseline data on the islands' geography, ecology, and human history, serving as a vital planning reference for the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

Updated May 2026

This book covers all 321 species of reptiles found in Borneo Features hundreds of photos depicting nearly every species, including variants Describes identification features, maximum size, habitat, behaviour and conservation status.

A Field Guide to Birds of Ontario offers us a closer look at the breeding birds found in our province. Featuring stunning photography, range maps, and easy identification and birding tips, this is the definitive guide to learning about the 350 species of birds that call Ontario home.

Uploaded May 2026

Theoretical Ecology shows you how to translate ecological problems into mechanistic models using both mathematics and the programming language R.

Uploaded March 2026

Palace of Deception uncovers the complicated legacy of three iconic figures of the American Museum : the preeminent explorer Roy Chapman Andrews ; Carl Akeley, the pioneering taxidermist who created so many of the museum's most memorable exhibits ; and Osborn, the museum's president, who was once considered an authority on everything from paleontology and evolution to race and eugenics.

Uploaded March 2026

In Naturekind , Melissa Leach and James Fairhead extend insights from structural linguistics, social semiotics, anthropology and Indigenous theorization into wider life, integrating them with new biological findings to develop a new structural biosemiotics paradigm.

Uploaded March 2026

In this Very Short Introduction Philip K. Maini describes the art of modelling, what it is, why we do it, and illustrates how the abstract way of thinking that is the essence of mathematics enables us to transfer knowledge from one area of research to another. This book provides a guide to the trajectory of mathematical biology from a niche subject in the 1970s to a well-established, popular subject that is truly inter-disciplinary, and points to exciting future challenges.

Uploaded March 2026

In Living Matter , leading biophysicist Alex Levine explains why unraveling the mysteries of life may ultimately demand a new physics--one that takes full account of the fundamental differences between living and nonliving matter.

Uploaded March 2026

Steinbock and Menzel consider the controversial questions that surface in the public sphere, explaining the facts, and then evaluating different approaches to resolving them.

Uploaded February 2026

Absolutely Essential raises key questions about the future of bioethics in a changed world order, while also theorizing new ways to think about bioethics after the COVID-19 pandemic and the reordering of global alliances. For bioethicists, this book will contextualize the field in an entirely new light, while readers unfamiliar with bioethics will appreciate that this seemingly esoteric field is in fact a paradigmatic creation of the global system now undergoing sweeping change.

Uploaded February 2026