Richard Garratt

The United Kingdom occupies such a central role in world history that it's hard to escape its influence. A deep respect for historical traditions, with influence from its imperial past, marks contemporary culture in the U.K.

This book describes the climate, rocks and soils, plants and animals, history, and environmental problems of the taiga, northern coniferous forests, including the boreal forests of North America and Europe.

This book discusses the Earth's oceans from diverse viewpoints--geographical, geological, climatic, biological, economic, and historical.

This book describes the global distribution, the climate, the rocks and soils, the plants and animals, the history, and the environmental problems found within wetlands, areas of marsh, fen, peat land, or water.

This book describes the global distribution, climate, rocks and soils, plants and animals, history, and environmental problems of lakes and rivers.

Explores the research conducted by philosophers, botanists, and scientists over centuries that resulted in the emergent fields of botany, plant sociology, ecology, and biodiversity.