To Sea and Back: The Heroic Life of the Atlantic Salmon - Brossura

Shelton

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1843547856 ISBN 13: 9781843547853

Casa editrice: Atlantic Books, 2010

Riassunto

Combining exquisite natural history with beguiling autobiographical and historical narrative, a portrait of a fish whose story is closely intertwined with our ownThe Atlantic salmon is an extraordinary and mysterious fish. Here, Richard Shelton combines memoir and deep scientific knowledge to reveal, from the salmon's point of view, both the riverine and marine worlds in which it lives. He explores this iconic fish's journey to reach its feeding grounds in the northern oceans before making the return over thousands of miles to the brooks of its birth to reproduce. Along the way, Shelton describes the feats of exploration that gave us our first real understanding of the oceans, and shows how this iconic fish is a vital indicator of the health of our rivers and oceans. Above all, this is the story of Richard Shelton's lifelong passion for the sea and his attempt to solve the perennial enigmas of the salmon's secret life.

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L'autore:

Richard Shelton is research director of the Atlantic Salmon Trust, former head of a freshwater fisheries laboratory, and the author ofThe Longshoreman: A Life at the Water’s Edge, which was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.

Product Description:

Uno dei nostri maggiori esperti sul salmone è anche uno scrittore di storia naturale squisito ».Indispensabile e potente... al mare e sulla schiena si mescola storia con biografia e scienza - shelton scrive con un orecchio del poeta - scrittore di pregio. "Tom adair, scotsman

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Atlantic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1843547856
• ISBN 13: 9781843547853
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 228