
Reef Creature Identification
Tropical Pacific
New World Publications Inc.,U.S. (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 15. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
492 pages
978-1-878348-44-9 (ISBN)
Description
The long-awaited, 500-page reference detailing 1,600 animals with 2,000 photographs and descriptive text is not only the most comprehensive visual field guide to marine invertebrate life inhabiting the waters from Thailand to Tahiti, but also a pictorial tour de force skillfully bridging science and the aesthetic. For the past five years the two authors/photographers have delved deep into uncharted waters, not only visually documenting numerous species for the first time, but also incorporating the most recent taxonomic research of more than 40 scientific specialists. The text focuses on mobile species, highlighting crustaceans, mollusks, worms and echinoderms, however the pages include an overview of attached marine animals, and also explore facets of marine invertebrate behavior.
The guide provides a boon of information for diving photographers and underwater naturalists, known as critter hunters, who enjoy one of the most challenging games in the sea - searching for charismatic min
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jacksonville
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1199 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-878348-44-9 (9781878348449)
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