VETERINARY MEDICINE / AQUACULTURE & FISHERIES / EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 46
Advances in Veterinary Dermatology
Volume 7 Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology, Vancouver, July 2012
SHEILA M. F. TORRES, LINDA FRANK & ANN HARGIS College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA; University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, USA; University of Washington, Seattle, USA
✤ Representing the state of the art of veterinary dermatology around the globe ✤ Presents selected scientific papers from the Seventh World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology, held in Vancouver, Canada in July 2012, organized with the support of the World Association for Veterinary Dermatology (WAVD) and its affiliated societies ✤ Peer-reviewed and edited papers have been published in the journal Veterinary Dermatology in volume 24, issue 1, as well as in this book ✤ The book also includes exclusive material including 13 Workshop Reports which summarize sessions where experts presented topics in various areas READERSHIP: Veterinarians and researchers with an interest in veterinary dermatology
MAY 2013 • 336PP • 978-1-118-64487-4 • CL • €129.00
Diseases of Coral CHERYL WOODLEY, CRAIG DOWNS, ANDREW BRUCKNER & JAMES PORTER National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA; The Global Coral Repository, USA; Global Reef Expedition and Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, USA; University of Georgia, USA
✤ Provides coverage of all major coral diseases, important to the management and conservation of the world's coral reefs
Diseases of Coral
✤ Presents valuable diagnostic reference with standardised descriptions of all diseases ✤ Features the works of leading experts in the field
✤ Includes a 24-page colour plate section and glossary of key terms READERSHIP: Marine veterinarians, veterinary pathologists, marine biologists, marine aquarists, wildlife pathologists
SEP 2013 • 276PP • 978-0-8138-2411-6 • CL • €119.00
The Human Impact on the Natural Environment Past, Present and Future 7th Edition
ANDREW GOUDIE University of Oxford, UK
✤ Represents the new edition of a classic text, fully updated to take account of recent advances in our understanding of global warming and other phenomena, covering human impact on vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms and the atmosphere ✤ Adopts an international approach to case studies and includes statistical tables, figures and references ✤ Includes updated information on topics such as ocean acidification, global change and desertification ✤ Features an increase in photographic images and a four-colour plate section READERSHIP: First-year students in environmental science and physical geography
AUG 2013 • 496PP • 978-1-118-57658-8 • PR • €44.90 / 978-1-118-57657-1 • CL • €119.00
Global Climate Change and Human Life ASLAM KHALIL Portland State University, USA
✤ Combines the basic science underlying climate change, its impact on the environment and the effect of these changes on human life
Global Climate Change and Human Life
✤ Features the works of a renowned scientist with over twenty years of teaching experience ✤ Serves as a ‘must-have’ for students needing an introduction to the science and issues of the global environment
✤ Adopts a student-friendly layout and approach featuring numerous questions, exercises, and worked examples with minimal use of mathematics READERSHIP: Postgraduates of global climate change studies including environmental science, geography, geology, natural science, and life sciences; policy-makers needing an introduction to the basic science underlying global warming
SEP 2013 • 416PP • 978-0-470-66578-7 • PR • €41.90 / 978-0-470-66579-4 • CL • €112.00