Sharks - Softcover

Compagno, Leonard; Dando, Marc; Fowler, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060849762 ISBN 13: 9780060849764

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2006

Synopsis

Just when you thought it was safe to pick up a book

• How to identify some of the most common sharks and rays, including the Great White, hammerheads, sawfish, and stingrays

• Information on the biology of sharks and their conservation

• Details on size, distribution, food, breeding, and danger to humans

Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America's foremost authority in history and science.

About this title

Review:

Praise for ‘Collins Field Guide Sharks’:

‘Collins Field Guide to Sharks of the World is a must-have’ (New Scientist)

‘Landmark book...compulsory reading for any elasmophile’ (Shark Trust)

‘A user-friendly package...destined to become a much-thumbed book on the shelf of any avid diver or marine enthusiast’ (Sport Diver)

‘Everything you need to know about sharks’ (Scuba World)

‘A landmark new book...an accessible and expert piece of work’ (BBC Wildlife)

About the Author:

Sarah Fowler works in marine ecology, biodiversity, conservation and management, with a particular focus on sharks. Appointed to the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Shark Specialist Group on its establishment in 1991 and now co-chair, Sarah also co-founded the UK Shark Trust and the European Elasmobranch Association and is an American Elasmobranch Society's Conservation Committee member.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060849762
• ISBN 13: 9780060849764
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224