Begon, Townsend, and Harper's "Ecology" has long been regarded as the definitive textbook on all aspects of ecology. This new edition provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, from the first principles of ecology to the current state of the field, and aims to improve students' preparedness to address the environmental problems of the new millennium.

Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition includes: three new chapters on applied ecology, reflecting a rigorous, scientific approach to the ecological problems now facing mankinddiscussion of over 800 new studies, updating the text throughoutan updated, user-friendly design with margin notes and chapter summaries that serve as study aidsdedicated website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/begon

The resulting textbook is easy to use, lucid and up-to-date, and is the essential reference for all students whose degree program includes ecology and for practicing ecologists.

Method in the Madness is presented as a companion to researchers investigating the complex world of work. Rather than a How to text on performing research, this book presents a record of experiences. Research so often evolves in the field or the planning stages and a successful researcher need to be aware of serendipitous opportunities as they arise and how to solve problems as they occur. The book comprises an introduction written by the editors followed by thirteen chapters written by different contributors. The introduction draws together the disparate experiences that follow and discusses the ways in which the contributors, all of whom are respected researchers, dealt with and learned from the research experience. In the following chapters, the contributors describe and reflect on the research process, the challenges they met during their research and the lessons learned. The style varies, but includes narratives, anecdotes and descriptions of individuals experiences as research was designed and carried out and the results generated.
Presents twelve chapters of research experiences where the researcher learnt more about performing research whilst in the field than they did from prescriptive textsRepresents a fresh and accessible look at research and research methods"

This book contains mainly a selection of papers that were presented at the International Workshop on High Performance Computing/or Computer Graphics and Visualisation, held in Swansea, United Kingdom on 3-4 July 1995. The workshop was sponsored by the HEFCWI Initiative on *Parallel Computing - Foundations and Applications*, and it has provided the international computer graphics community with a platform for: * assessing and reviewing the impact of the development of high performance computing on the progress of computer graphics and visualisation; * presenting the current use of high performance computing architecture and software tools in computer graphics and visualisation, and the development of parallel graphics algorithms; * identifying potential high performance computing applications in computer graphics and visualisation, and encouraging members of the graphics community to think about their problems from the perspective of parallelism. The book is divided into six sections. The first section, which acts as the introduction of the book, gives an overview of the current state of the art It contains a comprehensive survey, by Whitman, of parallel algorithms for computer graphics and visualisation; and a discussion, by Hansen, on the past, present and future high performance computing applications in computer graphics and visualisation. The second section is focused on the design and implementation of high performance architecture, software tools and algorithms for surface rendering.

This great value pack contains 12 titles with Accelerated Reader Levels MY between 2.5 and 2.9. It contains one of each title.Titles in the pack are from a variety of series of books published by Ransom Publishing. All the books are illustrated and they cover a wide range of topics and styles including chapter books, graphic novels,and fact and fiction titles. All books are age appropriate and layout, font and design have all been carefully considered to make them ideal for reluctant and struggling readers. The pack includes both fiction and non-fiction. This pack contains 12 books and offers a saving of 50% off.

When Chris sees an ornamental glass angel smash at his feet he doesn't think anything of it. But when a trip to the moors with his girlfriend brings strange events, he begins to think it may have been a bad omen. Then, out of the blue a stranger warns him to beware. Will Chris ever find out what connects these events, and if he fails what will be the consequences? In the same style as the Shades 2.0 series, this book tells a fast-paced story but is much shorter than the Shades, allowing for less-able readers to still experience the gripping story but with much simpler language and a larger font. The excitement of the Shades series is still there in these shortened versions of the dramatic, enticing stories.

A fast-paced and thrilling crime tale set by the beach. While trying to enjoy his summer, Finn finds himself in the middle of a murder scene when balancing stones under the cliffs. Already dealing with an ill mother and a turbulent uncle, Finn suddenly has a lot more on his plate. Now it is his duty to find out exactly what went on down at his favourite part of the beach... before the worst happens. "There is a lot of plot to this novel, with clues pointing to the murder and the backdrop of Fin's escape from the authorities. The build-up is good and the action scenes are exciting." The Edge "a first class read, full of adventure and ultimate hope - a real page turner!" Healthy Books "I loved this book this and I am by no means a teenager so it really will appeal to all ages." Amazon review 5 stars "Great for young teenagers" Amazon review 5 stars

This great value pack contains 10 titles with Accelerated Reader Levels LY between 2.0 and 2.4. It contains one of each title.Titles in the pack are all or mainly from the Ransom Reading Stars Phonics and Bookbands reading programmes. ll the books are age appropriate and cover a wide range of topics of general interest. The pack includes both fiction and non-fiction. This pack contains 10 books and offers a saving of 50% off.

This great value pack contains 20 titles with Accelerated Reader Levels MY between 2.0 and 5.0 It contains one of each title.Titles in the pack are from a variety of series of books published by Ransom Publishing. All the books are illustrated and they cover a wide range of topics and styles including chapter books, graphic novels,and fact and fiction titles. All books are age appropriate and layout, font and design have all been carefully considered to make them ideal for reluctant and struggling readers. The pack includes both fiction and non-fiction. This pack contains 20 books and offers a saving of 50% off.

This great value pack contains 10 titles with Accelerated Reader Levels MY between 2.0 and 2.4. It contains one of each title.Titles in the pack are from a variety of series of books published by Ransom Publishing. All the books are illustrated and they cover a wide range of topics and styles including chapter books, graphic novels,and fact and fiction titles. All books are age appropriate and layout, font and design have all been carefully considered to make them ideal for reluctant and struggling readers. The pack includes both fiction and non-fiction. This pack contains 10 books and offers a saving of 50% off.

Ex-SAS explorer Baron and his son Greg have been sent to the African jungle to find a lost TV crew. The crew were looking for a living dinosaur that is said to lurk in the vast jungle swamp. Baron and Greg start on a search that brings them face to face with the mysterious ancient terrors of the swamp. And it could cost them their lives. Action! Adventure! Danger! This standalone book from Jonny Zucker's Toxic series is a fast-moving chapter book, filled with high-quality black and white illustrations to grab readers' attention. The Toxic series reads are ideal for reluctant and struggling readers who are enthused by short, fast-paced adventure stories. The cliff-hanger at the end of nearly every chapter certainly helps!

We're off to feed the dragon in this light and amusing text. We're off to Dragon Mountain! Feeding the Dragon is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Gold Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 742-word fiction story is suitable for ages 7 - 8. Feeding the Dragon features a longer, more demanding text with extended vocabulary and sentence structures. It has wider vocabulary and terminology and the story-line is sustained for longer. More than one point of view is expressed and illustrations no longer support the text. Feeding the Dragon is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

Winter has come to the forest, but the forest animals live in fear of the hungry snow-wolf. The snowy owl has a solution, but will the other animals help? A beautiful parable for our times. A Light in the Forest is abook-banded reading book for more confident readers, carefully levelled at Lime Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 837-word fiction story is suitable for ages 8 - 9. A Light in the Forest features a more demanding text with extended vocabulary and literary devices. Metaphor and technical language is introduced and illustrations no longer support the text directly. A Light in the Forest is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

Something very odd is happening in the woods. Neil loves his job as a gamekeeper, but there are rumours of dark creatures in the woods. Then Neil finds strange scratch marks on the trees. When his boss has a mysterious accident and Neil receives a strange warning, he decides that he must act. But why should he beware the Hunter's Moon? Republished as a new edition, this book is one of the Shades 2.0 series. This book is perfect for reluctant teens who still want an exciting, unpatronising story that is relevant to their interests and concerns, but who don't want to read a longer novel. With a length of only 6,000 words, and filled with drama, this story will appeal to all reluctant teen readers.

When a glass Christmas angel smashes in front of Chris's motorbike, a stranger warns him this must be an omen. It is only when he and his girlfriend get trapped on the moors on Christmas Eve, that Chris wonders if he should have taken the warning more seriously. For soon, very strange things start to happen. Who is the mysterious driver of an old car? What are the secrets in the snow? And just who is the third angel? Recently republished as a new edition, this book is one of the Shades 2.0 series. This book is perfect for reluctant teens who still want an exciting, unpatronising story that is relevant to their interests and concerns, but who don't want to read a longer novel. With a length of only 6,000 words, and filled with drama, this story will appeal to all reluctant teen readers.

Bobby the dog lived 150 years ago. This is his story and his loyalty is a lesson to us all. Best Friends is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Orange Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this non-fiction title is suitable for struggling teen and adult readers. Best Friends features a longer, less structured text with a more extended vocabulary. More literary language is used with more complex sentence structures. More space is allowed for text than for pictures. Best Friends is part of Ransom's Neutron Stars, a structured reading programme for teens and adults learning the basics of reading. The series offers progression through ten levels of reading, four phonics and six coloured book bands. More information on the structure of the scheme can be found here.

Miss Asan had a magic bicycle that could fly. She used it to do good. But when Miss Asan decided to sell the bicycle, Mrs Brown bought it. She wasn't interested in doing good - only in flying on the bicycle. But Mrs Brown couldn't leave it alone. The Magic Bicycle is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Turquoise Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 573-word fiction story is suitable for ages 6 - 7. The Magic Bicycle features a longer, more demanding text with an extended vocabulary. It uses punctuation and layout to encourage reading with expression. It had more complex words and formal sentences and there are complex events. The Magic Bicycle is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

A long time ago, when Bernard was thirteen, he killed a man. Everyone called him a hero. But ever since that time the past has haunted his dreams. Can Bernard ever come to terms with what he did? Part of the Fresh Shades series, this is a shorter version of the original book. The Sharp Shades stories are illustrated and have simpler language and a larger font than the original book. They are perfect for older readers who may find longer books too daunting, but who still want the excitement of a great story told with pace and style.

Four tales of terror to keep you awake at night ... A girl gives a lift to a stranger on a misty road ... Zitty Zoe makes a promise in return for glowing, radiant skin ... An ancient wrong needs to be set right ... A Series One Land Rover brings terror and death ... This fantastic collection of four short stories follows one of four exciting themes, ideal for readers with less stamina or those just looking for a quick read. Fat-paced and intriguing, these short stories will entice readers with their quick narratives and fun plots.

How do animals survive when there is very little water? Find out how scorpions, camels and even kangaroo rats survive in harsh deserts. Staying Alive is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Gold Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this 520-word non-fiction book is suitable for ages 7 - 8. Staying Alive features a longer, more demanding text with extended vobulary and sentence structures. It has wider vocabulary and terminology and the story-line is sustained for longer. More than one point of view is expressed and illustrations no longer support the text. Staying Alive is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

This is a book about crazy, unbelievable weather, when it rains fish and even live maggots. You won't believe it! You'll Never Believe This! is a book-banded reading book for more confident readers, carefully levelled at Lime Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this 948-word non-fiction book is suitable for ages 8 - 9. You'll ever Believe This! features a more demanding text with extended vocabulary and literary devices. Metaphor and technical language is introduced and illustrations no longer support the text directly. You'll Never Believe This! is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

There's been a gruesome shark attack off an Australian beach. It looks like a massive man-eater has struck - but things are not quite what they seem. Mumbling a meaningless message to his young rescuers, the victim draws them in to a web of intrigue, lies and deadly danger. This book is part of the Breakouts series. It is perfect for readers who have gained a bit more confidence in reading and who are after a more challenging read, but who aren't yet ready for longer, more demanding reads.

Not long into the flight on a crowded plane Toby gets a text from Todd, a fellow passenger. Todd is carrying a bag with something extremely dangerous hidden in it - but Todd doesn't know what it is, how it will be used or who will use it. But he needs Toby's help. Now. This book is part of the Breakouts series. It is perfect for readers who have gained a bit more confidence in reading and who are after a more challenging read, but who aren't yet ready for longer, more demanding reads.