Ferns occur in great abundance in New Zealand - there are nearly 200 native species alone occurring everywhere from the coast through to the country's alpine regions. Then there are the fern allies - including clubmosses and forkferns that have an even longer fossil history than ferns. However, most of the ferns and fern allies described in this guide are the commoner species that are more likely to be seen when journeying around the New Zealand countryside. all species described are listed according to their scientific names so that their affinities with related species may be seen more easily.

Identifying New Zealand's ferns is made simple and fun for all the family with this new guide. Over 45 ferns are featured, categorised by the fineness of their fronds. The life-size photographs allow readers to easily and accurately identify the ferns featured. Life-size Guide to New Zealand Native Ferns also features life-size photographs of a range of native moths where the caterpillars of that species feed on a particular fern. This unique approach allows readers of the book to look for the moths and caterpillars while identifying the plant. This is the fourth in this Life-Size Guide series.

A Photographic Guide to Alpine Plants of New Zealand showcases the flowers that add so much to the attractions of walking in New Zealand' s alpine zone. The ideal size for slipping into a backpack when tramping, A Photographic Guide to Alpine Plants of New Zealand will appeal to walkers, nature lovers, tour guides and educators, and flower photographers wishing to identify their subjects.

A reprint under a new ISBN, A Photographic Guide to Trees is a compact yet comprehensive guide to identifying and learning about New Zealand's trees.

From the Kermadecs to Campbell Island, beloved endemics to passing vagrants, albatrosses and shearwaters to kiwi and kaka, Birds of New Zealand is the ultimate guide to this countrys extraordinary avian life. It is illustrated with almost 1000 new photographs and uses the latest information from birders and biologists to draw a definitive introduction to bird identification and behaviour. Includes expert information on the 345 bird species found in New Zealand; key identification characteristics and variation by age and sex; authoritative texts covering behaviour, distribution and taxonomy; and Maori, English and scientific names. A copy of this must-have guide belongs in every bach and backpack. The author of Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World, Paul Scofield is a leading New Zealand ornithologist. Brent Stephenson is a New Zealand bird photographer and tour leader.

This comprehensive guide to the ferns of southern Africa (covering South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana and Namibia) throws new light on a fascinating category of plants that is little known by the general public . User-friendly and accessible, it will enable quick and sure identification of all 321 ferns known to occur in the region. Each species features a double-page spread with a full plate of photographs (including close-ups); informative line drawings where necessary; clear text descriptions; tables that highlight differences between similar-looking species; and distribution maps based on years of intensive fieldwork. In addition, there are identification keys to families, genera and species. To compile this book the authors travelled extensively and took some 30 000 photographs, even finding several new species of fern. They are all treated in this guide – some described here for the first time. This unique and beautiful volume will become the standard reference book on the ferns of southern Africa.

As well as the known uses of each fern, from food and medicine, to perfume, making tools, mattresses and track markers, it also explains how to grow each fern in your own garden. The new ecological edition also identifies the insect and bird life to look for in each fern and includes details on the origins of Maori names.