BISAC Subject Headings List

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NATURE

For subheadings that overlap those in the SCIENCE section, use subjects in this section for works aimed at a lay audience and use subjects in the SCIENCE section for scholarly works and/or works aimed at professionals.

NAT000000

NATURE / General

NAT039000

NATURE / Animal Rights

NAT001000

NATURE / Animals / General

NAT003000

NATURE / Animals / Bears

NAT042000

NATURE / Animals / Big Cats

NAT043000

NATURE / Animals / Birds

NAT005000

NATURE / Animals / Butterflies & Moths

NAT007000

NATURE / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

NAT012000

NATURE / Animals / Fish

NAT016000

NATURE / Animals / Horses

NAT017000

NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders

NAT019000

NATURE / Animals / Mammals

NAT020000

NATURE / Animals / Marine Life

NAT002000

NATURE / Animals / Primates

NAT028000

NATURE / Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians

NAT037000

NATURE / Animals / Wildlife

NAT044000

NATURE / Animals / Wolves

NAT004000

NATURE / Birdwatching Guides

NAT009000

NATURE / Earthquakes & Volcanoes

NAT010000

NATURE / Ecology

NAT045000

NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / General

NAT045050

NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Coastal Regions & Shorelines

NAT045010

NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Deserts

NAT014000

NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests

NAT018000

NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps

NAT041000

NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains

NAT025000

NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas

NAT045020

NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Plains & Prairies

NAT045030

NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions

NAT029000

NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers

NAT045040

NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness

NAT046000

NATURE / Endangered Species

NAT011000

NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection

NAT024000

NATURE / Essays

NAT015000

NATURE / Fossils

 

NATURE / Minerals see Rocks & Minerals

NAT023000

NATURE / Natural Disasters

NAT038000

NATURE / Natural Resources

NAT026000

NATURE / Plants / General

NAT047000

NATURE / Plants / Aquatic

NAT048000

NATURE / Plants / Cacti & Succulents

NAT013000

NATURE / Plants / Flowers

NAT022000

NATURE / Plants / Mushrooms

NAT034000

NATURE / Plants / Trees

NAT027000

NATURE / Reference

NAT049000

NATURE / Regional

NAT030000

NATURE / Rocks & Minerals

NAT031000

NATURE / Seashells

NAT032000

NATURE / Seasons

NAT033000

NATURE / Sky Observation

 

NATURE / Taxidermy see CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Taxidermy

 

NATURE / Volcanoes see Earthquakes & Volcanoes or SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism

NAT036000

NATURE / Weather

If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area. NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE

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