A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SOUTHEAST COAST & GULF OF MEXICO; COASTAL HABITATS, SEABIRDS, MARINE MAMMALS, FISH, & OTHER WILDLIFE. [Field Guide to the Southeast Coast and Gulf of Mexico - natural history guidebook.]

Proctor, Noble S. and Patrick J. Lynch.

ISBN 10: 0300113285 / ISBN 13: 9780300113280

Editore: [New Haven, CT and London]: Yale University Press, 2011., 2012

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Second printing (per publisher's number line upon copyright page). xxx, 384 pages. Paperback: H 20.75cm x L 13.25cm. White semi-rigid paper covers rubbed with slight edge-bumping. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. With 1100 color illustrations by Patrick J. Lynch throughout (including 450 range maps), Preface, Introduction, Regional maps, "Topography of marine animals," and Index. Eleven text sections titled as: "Marine and coastal plants and habitats;" "Invertebrates;" "Sharks;" "Rays;" "Fish;" "Sea turtles;" "Crocodile and alligator;" "Marine and coastal birds;" "Baleen whales;" "Toothed whales and dolphins;" "Seals and manatee." Features entries regarding 619 coastal and ocean species. ISBN 9780300113280. Codice articolo CVA-02004

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Titolo: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SOUTHEAST COAST & GULF ...

Casa editrice: [New Haven, CT and London]: Yale University Press, 2011.

Data di pubblicazione: 2012

Legatura: Brossura

Illustratore: Lynch, Patrick J.

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A uniquely comprehensive and beautiful guide to more than 600 species of fauna and flora along the coasts of the southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico

This superb book, with its unique focus on the entire marine coastal environment, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date field guide available on the southeastern Atlantic Coast and the Gulf Coast. Not just for beachgoers, the book is essential for birders, whale watchers, fishers, boaters, scuba divers and snorkelers, and shoreline visitors.

Features of the guide:

• Entries on 619 coastal and ocean species
• More than 1,100 color illustrations
• 450 up-to-date range maps
• Overviews of key ecological communities, including mangroves, salt marshes, beaches, sand dunes, and coral reefs
• Special attention to threatened and endangered species
• Discussions of environmental issues, including such catastrophic events as Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon blowout
• Glossary
• Excellent organizational aids for locating information quickly

Informazioni sull?autore:

Noble S. Proctor is professor emeritus, biological sciences, Southern Connecticut State University. He is also a nature and birding tour leader to far-flung locations from Chile to Alaska to Southeast Asia. He lives in Branford, CT. Patrick J. Lynch, an illustrator, artist, and computer graphics illustrator and programmer, is also director, Design and User Experience, Yale University. He lives in North Haven, CT.