A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife: A Complete Guide to the Birds, Mammals and Natural History of the Antarctic - Hardcover

Hadoram Shirihai

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713664061 ISBN 13: 9780713664065

Publisher: A&C Black, 2007

Synopsis

This spectacularly illustrated book is the only complete guide to the wildlife and natural history of the vast and beautiful Antarctic region. Covering the Antarctic continent, the southern ocean, and the subantarctic islands, this guide illustrates all of the region's breeding birds and marine mammals with stunning colour photographs. In addition to the colour plates, it features distribution maps and up-to-date species accounts expertly detailing abundance, seasonal status, and conservation prospects. The volume also covers numerous nonbreeding species, migrants, and vagrants. Regional chapters describe all of the subantarctic islands, in addition to most regularly visited sites in Antarctica, and are accompanied by maps of each area and photographs of each locale. These chapters present detailed information on geography, climate, geology, general ecology, and flora. They also address conservation efforts - past, present, and planned. The book concludes with practical information about visiting the area, including details on the best-available landing sites and notes on seasonal weather conditions. This is an indispensable companion for a trip far south, as well as an informative volume for anyone interested in the Antarctic region's remarkable, occasionally strange, and frequently beautiful animals.

About this title

Review:

' This is a brilliantly and copiously illustrated combination of field guide. handbook and travel guide'

From the Publisher:

Each species account in the book majors on identification, but also includes summaries if distribution and biology, conservation and taxonomy, and ocean-going birds and mammals get a range map.

About this edition

• Publisher: A&C Black
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0713664061
• ISBN 13: 9780713664065
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544
• Illustrator: Brett Jarrett