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Books : The Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife: Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean (Second Edition)In association with Amazon.comby: Hadoram Shirihai  List Price: $55.00 Amazon.com's Price: $34.65 You Save: $20.35 (37%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 590 EAN: 9780691136660 ISBN: 0691136661 Label: Princeton University Press Manufacturer: Princeton University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 544 Publication Date: February 03, 2008 Publisher: Princeton University Press Studio: Princeton University Press Sales Rank: 361403 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This is a fully updated new edition of the award-winning Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife, the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the birds and marine mammals of the vast and beautiful Antarctic region. Covering Antarctica, the southern ocean, and the subantarctic islands, this unique guide illustrates all of the region's breeding birds and mammals with some 920 color photographs and illustrations, including 300 new photographs. It features 128 color distribution maps and up-to-date species accounts that expertly detail abundance, seasonal status, and conservation prospects. The volume also covers numerous nonbreeding species, migrants, and vagrants, and the sections on albatrosses and petrels have been fully revised to make them current with the latest taxonomic knowledge. Regional chapters describe all of the subantarctic islands, in addition to most of the regularly visited sites in Antarctica, and are accompanied by maps and photographs of each area. 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 landing sites and notes on seasonal weather conditions. This is an indispensable companion for any trip to the far south, as well as an informative volume for anyone interested in the Antarctic region's remarkable, occasionally strange, and frequently beautiful animals.
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 Rating:  - almost (but not quite) perfect I've wanted to take a circumpolar Antarctic cruise for so many years, and this book is a fantastic primer. My primary interest is cetaceans (specifically Ziphiid whales and small Odontocetes) so I did not spend much time examining the bird section. This book covers cetaceans well, with a few small omissions. I did find it odd that although the book covers landbirds for subantarctic locations, it omits land mammals. Also omitted is Mesoplodon traversii. Although no information exists yet regarding ... Read More Rating: - Brilliant masterpiece of photos and text - invaluableBasics: 2008, 2nd edition, hardcover, 544 pages, 35 color plates, 920 color photos, range maps Exquisite. Impressive. Awesome. This is an incredible book for three reasons. One, the thoroughness of information for so large a geographic region is unmatched in any other book I've seen. Two, the depth of coverage for each species leaves the reader wanting for little else. Three, the photos are outstanding and probably offer the best examples available for many of these remote species. ... Read More Rating: - An excellent book now even betterThe first edition of this wonderful book of natural history won many prizes and won my heart during a trip to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands a few years ago. It has just been significantly updated and revised and is significantly improved. It has 920 color photographs and illustrations, including 300 new photographs. There are 128 color distribution maps and up-to-date species accounts including abundance, seasonal status, and conservation prospects. It covers many nonbreeding ... Read More Rating: - SpectacularI brought this book to the Antarctic peninsula with me, only to find a copy already aboard ship. It was still worth carrying. Yes, good photos, but much better for the information. Details on identifying all sorts of animals, including the territories they can be found in at various times of the year, changes in appearance during the year and even a rather comical phonetic approximation of the sounds they might make. I bought a lot of books in my year prep for this trip. This ... Read More Rating: - Very Well Designed and InformativeLot of great pictures and very informative articles. This book will definitely be with my camara and computer during my trip to Antarctica. Browse for similar items by category:
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