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The Arctic guide : wildlife of the far north / Sharon Chester.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton Princeton University Press, 2016Description: 542 pages color illustrations, color maps 23cmISBN:
  • 9781400865963
  • 1400865964
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Arctic Guide.DDC classification:
  • 591.70911 23
LOC classification:
  • QL105
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; About This Book; Geographic Coordinates; Glossary; Arktos; Defining the Arctic; Map of the Arctic; Mammals; Birds; Fishes; Lizards and Frogs; Flies, Bees, and Butterflies; Flora; Bibliography; Indexes
Summary: The Arctic Guide presents the traveler and naturalist with an authoritative, portable guide to the flora and fauna of Earth's northernmost region. Featuring superb color illustrations, this one-of-a-kind book covers the complete spectrum of wildlife--more than 800 species of plants, butterflies, fishes, birds, and mammals--that inhabit the Arctic's polar deserts, tundra, taiga, sea ice, and oceans. It can be used anywhere in the entire Holarctic region, including areas as diverse as the High Arctic islands of Canada, Norway's Svalbard Archipelago, Siberia, the Russian Far East, and Alaska and the islands of the Bering Sea. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, size, habitat, range, scientific name, and unique characteristics that enable these organisms to survive in the extreme conditions of the Far North. A color distribution map accompanies each species account, and alternative names in German, French, Norwegian, Russian, and Inuit dialects are also provided. Features superb color plates that allow for quick identification of more than 800 species of plants, butterflies, fishes, birds, and mammals Includes detailed species accounts and color distribution maps Covers the flora and fauna of the entire Arctic region
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Located at Event Centre Non Fiction 591.70911 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not For Loan a00583375

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; About This Book; Geographic Coordinates; Glossary; Arktos; Defining the Arctic; Map of the Arctic; Mammals; Birds; Fishes; Lizards and Frogs; Flies, Bees, and Butterflies; Flora; Bibliography; Indexes

The Arctic Guide presents the traveler and naturalist with
an authoritative, portable guide to the flora and fauna of
Earth's northernmost region. Featuring superb color
illustrations, this one-of-a-kind book covers the complete
spectrum of wildlife--more than 800 species of plants,
butterflies, fishes, birds, and mammals--that inhabit the
Arctic's polar deserts, tundra, taiga, sea ice, and
oceans. It can be used anywhere in the entire Holarctic
region, including areas as diverse as the High Arctic
islands of Canada, Norway's Svalbard Archipelago, Siberia,
the Russian Far East, and Alaska and the islands of the
Bering Sea. Detailed species accounts describe key
identification features, size, habitat, range, scientific
name, and unique characteristics that enable these
organisms to survive in the extreme conditions of the Far
North. A color distribution map accompanies each species
account, and alternative names in German, French,
Norwegian, Russian, and Inuit dialects are also provided.
Features superb color plates that allow for quick
identification of more than 800 species of plants,
butterflies, fishes, birds, and mammals Includes detailed
species accounts and color distribution maps Covers the
flora and fauna of the entire Arctic region

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