Robert Still, Hugh Harrop, Luís Dias, Tim Stenton

Europe's Sea Mammals Including the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde (eBook, ePUB)

A field guide to the whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A state-of-the-art photographic identification guide to Europe's whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals

This cutting-edge photographic identification guide to Europe's sea mammals-the only such guide of its kind-covers the 39 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises and 9 species of seals found in the region, which spans the eastern Atlantic from Iceland to Macaronesia, and the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic seas. Written and illustrated by a team of professional tour guides with extensive experience presenting the region's sea mammals, the guide features more than 180 color photographs, maps and graphics, highlights key identification features and includes information on the range, ecology, behaviour and conservation status of each species. Produced with the marine conservation charity ORCA, the book presents mapping data from a decade of surveys, which shows both current distribution and changes over time.

Europe's Sea Mammals is an essential companion for whale watchers and anyone else who is interested in this enigmatic group of mammals.

• The only photographic guide dedicated to this popular whale-watching region
• Features more than 180 color photos, maps and graphics
• Highlights key identification features and provides essential information on the range, ecology, behaviour and conservation status of each species

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780691190624
• Artikelnr.: 62495133

Autorenporträt

Robert Still is publishing director of WILDGuides and a prolific natural history author. Hugh Harrop is an award-winning photographer and owner of the ecotourism business Shetland Wildlife. Tim Stenton is a widely traveled whale photographer and the author of Moray Firth Dolphins. Luís Dias is an accomplished photographer and former marine research biologist who runs ocean tours from Madeira.