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DANGEROUS MARINE ANIMALS.By Matthias Bergbauer, Robert F. Myers and Munuela Kirschner. Plasticback, 152mm x 213mm, 384 pages, full colour photographs.
Jellyfish, sea urchins, fire coral, puffer fish - these are just some of the many forms of marine life around the world that can be dangerous to man, inflicting stings, burns, bites and poisonings, with effects ranging from the unpleasant to the life-threatening. The wrong treatment can aggravate the damage caused by dangerous animals and this guide stresses the importance of proper first aid, giving valuable information about venomous attacks and advice on what to do in an emergency.
With an authoritative text covering both vertebrate and invertebrate marine life, and accompanied by breathtaking underwater photography, this comprehensive guide is an indispensible companion for beachgoers, swimmers, snorkellers and divers.
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GALAPAGOS Preserving Darwin's LegacyEdited By Tui de Roy. Hardback, 245mm x 298mm, 240 pages, full colour photographs.
The Galapagos islands are a world flagship of scientific discovery and applied conservation. In the half-century since the establishment of the Galapagos National Park and Charles Darwin Foundation, rare endemic species have been bred back from the brink of extinction and ecosystem restoration applied to a growing number of islands. Ground-breaking research is casting new light on evolutionary processes while genetic studis are redrawing the map of species arrival and diversification.
For the first time, this book provides the opportunity for highly respected experts and seasoned scientists to celebrate their findings in a language accessible to all. In candid, first-person essays, they discuss their most outstanding achievements and disoveries, illustrated with 600 spectacular photograhs by the world's most celebrated Galapagos photographer, Tui de Roy. The reader is taken into the deep inner workings of 'hotspot' volcanoes and, through satellite tracking follows the oceanic wanderings of hammerhead sharks and waved albatrosses. We learn of baffling extinctions, are enthralled by the discovery of a vast array of new species, or confront a harsh world of survival adaptations, from murderous competition among fur seal pups and booby chicks to marine iguana famine caused by El Nino. Above all, through these pages we come to appreciate and understand Galapagos - and life - as never before.
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SIMON & SCHUSTER'S GUIDE TO SALTWATER FISH AND FISHINGEdited By Angelo Mojetta. Pbk, 117mm x 190mm, 255 pages, full colour photographs.
This unique guide is both a fascinating introduction to the sea and a complete overview of angling techniques and fishable species. After exploring the biological and ecological features of the marine environment, the author examines fishing equipment and techniques. Then, more than 150 species of saltwater fish are described in great detail, with information on their habitat, behavior, and distribution. Each entry is accompanied by a stunning full-colour photograph.
Livishly illustrated, comprehensive, and easy to use, this is the ideal guide for the beginning oceanographer as well as the experienced fisherman.
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GUIDE TO MARINE MAMMALS OF THE WORLDBy R Reeves,B Stewart,P Clapham,J Powell. Hbk, 160mm x 235mm 527 pages, full colour paintings and photographs. Illustrated by Pieter Folkens.
This wonderful guide covers Polar Bear and Otters, Pinnipeds, Cetaceans, and Sirenians. Each species has a detailed map of their extralimital records, and possible range. More than 320 superb colour illustrations show all the world's species of marine mammals in precise detail.
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DANGEROUS MARINE ANIMALS, Third EditionBy Brice W. Halstead, M.D. Pbk, 155mm x 230mm, 275 pages, full colour and monochrome photographs and drawings.
What would you do if faced with a school of sharks in a feeding frenzy? Find out in this book, an authoritative, compact guide to the world of underwater animals that are poisonous, venomous and electric.
This new edition describes and fully illustrates these dangerous marine animals, their noxious effects, treatment of ailments resulting from them and how to avoid mishaps.
The narrative is supported by 200 illustrations, including many colour photographs showing the animals in their true forms and natural habitats, and also some of the injuries that they can inflict.
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REEF FISH IDENTIFICATION TROPICAL PACIFIC.
By Gerald Allen, Roger Steene, Paul Humann & Ned Deloach. Flexicover, 154mm x 232mm, 457 pages, full colour photographs.
This books is the most comprehensive field guide ever compiled for identifying tropical Pacific fishes, with more than 2500 photographs of 2000 species taken in their natural habitats.
Areas include Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, French Polynesia and beyond.
WHALES DOLPHINS AND SEALS.
By Hadoram Shirihai & Brett Jarrett. Paperback, 142mm x 217mm, 384 pages,
full colour photographs and drawings.
This is the first complete guide to the world's marine mammals. It covers the field identification - including geographical, sex and age variations - of all the whales, dolphins, seals and sea cows, plus the Walrus, Polar Bear and Marine otters.
FIELD GUIDE TO NEW ZEALAND SEABIRDS.
By Brian Parkinson. Paperback, 148mm x 210mm, 136 pages, full colour photographs.
With its extensive coastline and unique location in the South pacific, New Zealand is a world centre of seabird activity.
This book provides ready identification of, and up-to-date information on, the many species that are likely to be encountered in New Zealand waters. This updated second edition includes the recently rediscovered New Zealand Storm Petrel.
Seabird groups covered are:
Viewing localities are given in a handy checklist. More than 100 photographs are featured, and each species is described in terms of:
DOLPHINS AND WHALES - Biological Guide to the Life of the Cetaceans.
By Maurizio Wurtz and Nadia Repetto. Softback, 180mm x 250mm, 168 pages, full colour photographs.
Distant relatives of man, cetaceans returned to the sea about sixty million years ago: today there are 81 species accounted for, which have colonised nearly all the oceans and some big rivers. This volume, furnished with drawings, graphics, photographs, and biological cards, represents a summary of the most recent research conducted on whales and dolphins and guides readers towards a vaster and deeper knowledge of their world.
SHELLS.
By S. Peter Dance. Flexi cover, 150mm x 215mm, 255 pages, colour illustrations.
Published by Dorling Kindersley in association with America's preeminent authority, the Smithsonian Institution.
Authoritative text, crystal-clear photography and a systematic approach make DK's Smithsonian Handbook of Shells the most comprehensive and concise pocket guide to seashells of the world. Packed with more than 600 full-colour photographs of over 500 species of seashells, this handy reference book is designed to cut through the complex process of identification.
Expertly written and thoroughly vetted, each species entry combines a precise description with annotated photographs to highlight each shell's characteristics and distinguishing features. A distribution map, showing the geographical range of the species, as well as colour-coded bands provide at-a-glance key facts.
Packed with detailed information on the shape of each genus, differences between the major classes and more, DK's Smithsonian Handbook of Shells is the clearest identification guide to seashells for beginners and established enthusiasts alike.
SEASHELLS OF NEW ZEALAND.
By Margaret S. Morley. Paperback, 95mm x 190mm, 142 pages, colour photographs.
This photographic guide to seashells of New Zealand is a compact little book with colour photographs illustrating 165 species.
It is the ideal pocket-size travelling companion with authorative text describing key identification features.
Margarte Morley is a Research Associate and volunteer at Auckland Musem who has collected, studied and documented seashells for many years.
Ian Anderson, who took the photo's for this book, is an experienced underwater photographer.
WHICH SEASHELL?
By Andrew crowe. Paperback, 150mm x 210mm, 64 pages, colour photographs.
Another title in one of New Zealand's best selling identification guide series.
Which seashell is it? Find out simply and accurately by using Andrew Crowe's uniqie method of identification.
This book features:
Discover also the known uses of each seashell, from making jewellery to shells for cutting hair or holding paint.
ALBATROSSES, PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS OF THE WORLD.
By Derek Onley & Paul Scofield. Paperback, 156mm x 234mm, 240 pages, illustrations.
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