
Coral Reef Guide Red Sea
Collins (Publisher)
Published on 5. April 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-00-715986-4 (ISBN)
Description
The definitive guide to the underwater life of the Red Sea region, home to the richest and most varied dive sites in the world.
Visited by over a quarter of a million divers a year the Red Sea is home to many of the world's most popular dive sites.
Covering jellyfish, corals, nudibranchs, starfish, sea urchins, fishes and turtles, Coral Reef Guide Red Sea covers all common species of underwater life of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, you are likely to see while diving or snorkelling.
Each species is illustrated with a full-colour photograph and the text gives details of range and characteristic behaviour. Different species groups are represented by icons for easy reference and an illustration of the juvenile may also be included.
A map of good dive sites appears on the inside front cover, while the inside back cover features illustrations of a number of common species for quick and easy identification.
Visited by over a quarter of a million divers a year the Red Sea is home to many of the world's most popular dive sites.
Covering jellyfish, corals, nudibranchs, starfish, sea urchins, fishes and turtles, Coral Reef Guide Red Sea covers all common species of underwater life of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, you are likely to see while diving or snorkelling.
Each species is illustrated with a full-colour photograph and the text gives details of range and characteristic behaviour. Different species groups are represented by icons for easy reference and an illustration of the juvenile may also be included.
A map of good dive sites appears on the inside front cover, while the inside back cover features illustrations of a number of common species for quick and easy identification.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
800 col illus, Index
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
830 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-715986-4 (9780007159864)
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Ewald Lieske has been diving all over the world for over 25 years, and is a regular contributor to Europe's largest diving magazine Tauchen published in Germany.
Robert Myers is a biologist and consultant specialising in Indo-Pacific ichthyology and underwater photography. They are the authors of Collins Pocket Guide Coral Reef Fishes.
Robert Myers is a biologist and consultant specialising in Indo-Pacific ichthyology and underwater photography. They are the authors of Collins Pocket Guide Coral Reef Fishes.