| Cover |
Title |
Author |
Description |
Price (Dh) |
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Wild About Reptiles |
Marijcke Jongbloed |
More comprehensive guides to the reptiles of the Arabian Peninsula have been published, but this is a valuable guide for the casual to advanced explorer. |
50 |
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Wild About Mammals |
Marijcke Jongbloed |
Another guide which should be in the library of anyone in the UAE interested in the mammals found in this part of the world. |
50 |
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Butterflies of Saudi Arabia |
Torben B. Larsen |
A must have book if you like butterflies. It is highly readable and shows more than 147 species of butterflies that flourish on the Arabian
Peninsula. It shows species that unique only to the peninsula. 99% of all Arabian butterflies can be identified from this book! |
100 |
 |
Gertrude Dyck's Al Ain |
Gertrude Dyck |
One of a very few books published on Al Ain. This book, containing many of Gertrude's own photographs, reflects the more than 30 years
she lived here after joining Oasis Hospital in the early 1960's. |
75 |
 |
Jebel Hafit |
Various |
This book describes the natural history of Jebel Hafit, geology, archaelolgy flora
and fauna of the area. It gives an insight into the region’s geography, history
and natural history. The mountain is a result of late Tertiary tectonic
activity. |
100 |
 |
Native Plants of Oman |
Clive Winbow |
This is a handy guide for the amateur naturalist to identify over 150 wild plants that
are commonly seen on walks in the Omani countryside. |
80 |
 |
Wildflowers of the UAE |
Marijcke Jongbloed |
This is the result of many years of dedicated fieldwork by Marijcke Jongbloed and is a required item in any
serious library of reference books of the UAE. The book includes excellent
photographs of all plants as well as detailed descriptions and discussions of
how the plants have been used. |
100 |
| |
Salt Tolerant Plants of the UAE |
Fawzi M. Karim and Abdullah J. Dadheel |
This handbook provides a simple identification guide to 125 wild and cultivated plant
species in the UAE, both common plants and rare ones. There are color pictures,
text descriptions, flowering time, distributions, potential uses and much more
valuable information for the flora enthusiast. |
70 |
 |
Birds of Al Jabal Al Akhdar |
Jens Eriksen |
This book describes all known birds of Jabal Akhdar up to Feb 2008, and contains
histograms of where birds occur, information on how, when to visit, and has good images. |
50 |
 |
Oman Bird List, Edition 6 (Nov 2003) |
Jens Eriksen, Dave E. Sargeant and Reginald Victor |
This book includes a status for all 482 species of birds in Oman, breeding maps for all breeding species,
histograms for all migratory species and 170 color photographs. |
30 |
 |
Birdwatching Guide to Oman (2nd edition) |
Dave E. Sargeant and Hanne and Jens Eriksen |
The authors have combined field experience to produce this guide to finding and watching birds. The site guide
covers 60 of Oman's top bird watching sites, each with maps and list of birds recorded. Also
includes a bird calendar for spotting birds, and many photographs. |
100 |
 |
Arthropod Fauna of the UAE, Volume 1 |
Edited by Antonius Van Harten |
The first volume of so far four. The project intends to create an insect inventory for the UAE. Volume 1 covers 570
species of which most were new records to the UAE in 2007. The book includes
species descriptions, images, diagrams and some habitat descriptions. |
100 |
 |
Tribulus, 2009 |
|
Tribulus is the publication of the Abu Dhabi chapter of the
ENHG with contributions covering every aspect of natural history in the UAE.
Back issues of Tribulus are available on our website but these copies are
valuable for anyone with a special interest in the scientific studies underway
here in the last 25 years. |
30 |
 |
Arabian Wildlife Encyclopedia |
|
This is an essential guide to Arabia’s wildlife heritage.
It covers key Arabian species with hundreds of colorful illustrations,
extensive web links and fascinating facts. It describes climate change,
habitats, fossils, mammals, plants, reptiles, fish and much more.
|
120 |
 |
Emirates Heritage (Vol. 1) |
Edited by Peter Hellyer and Michele Ziolkowski
|
This book contains papers from the 1st Annual
Symposium in 2003 on recent Palaeontological and Archaeological Discoveries in
the Emirates prior to that year. It includes papers on a Late Miocene Fossil
sites in Ruwais and Mleisa. Also
included are papers describing excavations at Jebel al-Buhais, Ra’s al-Khaimah
and Al Sufouh.
|
60 |
 |
Emirates Heritage (Vol. 2) |
Edited by Peter Hellyer and Dr. Michele Ziolkowski
|
This book contains papers from two conferences held in
early 2004. It contains work covering the history of coinage in the area and
recent Archaeological Discoveries prior to the Symposium.
|
60 |
 |
Emirates - A Natural History |
|
This is the most comprehensive reference book on the entire
range of wildlife in the UAE. It’s
written by 34 different experts in the various disciplines and is illustrated
with unique photographs, many of which are by award-winning cameramen. It’s a
celebration of nature at its best!
|
325 |
 |
Abu Dhabi Eight Million Years Ago |
Edited by Mark Beech and Peter Hellyer
|
This book is a
collection geology and fossil discoveries from the Late Miocene period. There
are sites described in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi and Mleisa. This collection has a
strong emphasis in elephant fossils.
|
25 |
 |
Sulphur, Camels and Gunpowder |
Edited by G.R.D. King
|
This book describes in detail the importance of the finds
on and around Jebel Dhanna. It
contains information on sulfur mines, pottery, and archaeological sites.
|
90 |
 |
Sandgrouse Checklist |
|
As of July 2010, the total number of identified bird species in the UAE was at 441. Sandgrouse is a
scientific journal containing papers, news and features on the ornithology of the Middle Eastern and Central Asian areas. This checklist
identifies birds by category with site locations, dates and some photographs.
|
25 |
 |
Journal of Oman (Vol. 11) |
|
This journal was published in 2000 and includes remarkable discoveries being
made in the Ja’alan from the Early Bronze Age. Articles of excavations in
Bahrain, flint collections in Masirah, and
how man has adapted to his harsh environment in Arabia are included. Other
topics covered are sacred places in ancient Oman, renaming of Jebel Shams,
hydrogeological discoveries of Dhofar and Oman’s humpback whales. |
60 |
 |
Field Guide To The Geology Of Oman |
By Samir Hanna
|
Here is a field guide that is an illustrated introduction to the geology of Oman.
It has accurate information for exploring the main geological features along 16 wadis in the Western
Hajar mountains and Musandam Peninsula. It has a selection of interesting walks, scenic spots and campsites.
Also, there is a code for fieldwork. Approximately 100 diagrams, maps and photographs.
|
75 |
 |
Reef Corals and Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Oman |
By Michel Claereboudt
|
This book is the first comprehensive photographic guide for
the visual identification of corals in Gulf of Oman. Over 100 corals have been
categorized in over 850 color photographs, drawings and maps.
|
150 |
 |
Flora of the UAE
Volume 01 |
By Fawzi M. Karim and Dr. Nael M. Fawzi |
A publication of UAE
University, these books complement the work of Marijcke Jongbloed. The books
include both drawings and photographs of the flora of the UAE. |
|
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Flora of the UAE
Volume 02 |
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| Other items for sale |
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Bird ID cards |
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10 |
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ENHG vehicle window sticker |
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10 |
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DVD set |
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Information on items in the collection
is available here. |
100 |
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Papers and Presentations |
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The chapter has accumulated many
articles and presentations over the years, some of which are available on the
website. Others are now available on disks. Information on the documents is available here. |
10 |