The Southern Wildlife Watcher: Notes of a Naturalist, Rob Simbeck
Автор: Moseley Название: Notes by a Naturalist on the Challenger ISBN: 1108074839 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108074834 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7760.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The naturalist Henry Moseley (1844-91) vividly recounts the first global oceanographic expedition in this 1879 publication. Travelling nearly 70,000 nautical miles, collecting over 4,000 marine species and visiting many remote islands, the Challenger expedition of 1872-6 also discovered the world`s deepest ocean trench. Numerous woodcuts enhance the work.
Автор: Kerr Название: A Naturalist in the Gran Chaco ISBN: 1107495059 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107495050 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Sir John Graham Kerr (1869-1957) was a Scottish zoologist and politician, well known for his work in relation to the embryology of lungfishes. Originally published in 1950, this book provides an account of Kerr`s travels and discoveries within the Gran Chaco region of South America.
Автор: Nelson E Charles Название: Curious Mister Catesby ISBN: 0820347264 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780820347264 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6653.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
In 1712, English naturalist Mark Catesby (1683-1749) crossed the Atlantic to Virginia. After a seven-year stay, he returned to England with paintings of plants and animals he had studied. They sufficiently impressed other naturalists that in 1722 several Fellows of the Royal Society sponsored his return to North America. There Catesby cataloged the flora and fauna of the Carolinas and the Bahamas by gathering seeds and specimens, compiling notes, and making watercolor sketches. Going home to England after five years, he began the twenty-year task of writing, etching, and publishing his monumental The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands.
Mark Catesby was a man of exceptional courage and determination combined with insatiable curiosity and multiple talents. Nevertheless no portrait of him is known. The international contributors to this volume review Catesby's biography alongside the historical and scientific significance of his work. Ultimately, this lavishly illustrated volume advances knowledge of Catesby's explorations, collections, artwork, and publications in order to reassess his importance within the pantheon of early naturalists.
Contributors Kraig Adler, Aaron M. Bauer, Janet Browne, David J. Elliott, W. Hardy Eshbaugh, Kay Etheridge, Stephen A. Harris, Valerie Herbert, Suzanne Linder Hurley, C. E. Jarvis, Shepard Krech III, Mark Laird, Henrietta McBurney, Judith Magee, Sarah Meacham, Cynthia P. Neal, Charles Nelson, Leslie K. Overstreet, Florence F. J. M. Pieters, Ghillean T. Prance, Diana Preston, Michael Preston, Karen Reeds, James L. Reveal, Robert Robertson, Marcus B. Simpson, Jr.
Описание: Tells the story of a man whose passion for learning led to remarkable discoveries, extraordinary exhibits, and the prestigious careers of many students he mentored in the natural sciences.
India is home to one of the richest and most diverse populations of wildlife of any territory on earth, including lions, multiple species of tigers and leopards, many species of deer, the Indian elephant, the rhinoceros and a great multitude of reptiles and birds. At the beginning of the British Raj (1858) Indian wildlife populations were largely intact--some estimate that there were up to 100,000 tigers in the territory alone.
The following 100 years, however, saw this rich heritage greatly depleted. A swelling native population combined with the British colonial passion for big game hunting wreaked havoc on all Indian wildlife. By the mid 20th century the tiger population was reduced to less than 2,000 animals and a number of other important species had been driven to extinction. Indian and international efforts in the past several decades have attempted to arrest, if not reverse the damage and at present India hosts some 515 wildlife sanctuaries and 18 biosphere reserves.
The present volume, aside from providing a fascinating historical travalogue, presents a sampling of what Indian wildlife consisted of in the mid 19th century, prior to the devastation that was to follow. As such it is a fascinating read for all with interest in the ecology and history of the Subcontinent.
Автор: Saville-Kent Название: The Naturalist in Australia ISBN: 1108062385 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108062381 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 8078.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: William Saville-Kent (1845-1908) was a British naturalist and marine biologist who spent more than a decade as a fisheries expert in Australia. During his time there he made extensive surveys of the natural world, which form the basis for this richly illustrated work, first published in 1897.
Описание: This deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of John Muir`s 1913 The Story Of My Boyhood And Youth is Muir`s memoir of his earliest years and the influences that led him to study natural history and botany.
Автор: Everard Mark Название: Riverwatch: The Waterside Diaries of a Naturalist-Angler ISBN: 1906978573 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781906978570 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2575.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of John Muir`s 1913 The Story Of My Boyhood And Youth is Muir`s memoir of his earliest years and the influences that led him to study natural history and botany and to eventually undertake his great hiking treks around the United States.
Автор: Grant, Peter R. Название: Enchanted by daphne ISBN: 0691246246 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691246246 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: <p>For decades, marine scientists Robert and Alice Jane Lippson have travelled the rivers, backwaters, sounds, bays, lagoons, and inlets stretching from the Chesapeake Bay to the Florida Keys aboard their trawler, Odyssey. The culmination of their leisurely journeys, <em>Life along the Inner Coast</em> is a guide to the plants, animals, and habitats found in one of the most biologically diverse regions on the planet. It is a valuable resource for naturalists, students, and anyone who lives or vacations along the Atlantic inner coast. </p>
Автор: Mech L. David Название: Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal ISBN: 1517908256 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781517908256 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3129.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The world’s leading wolf expert describes the first years of a major study that transformed our understanding of one of nature’s most iconic creatures In the late 1940s, a small pack of wolves crossed the ice of Lake Superior to the island wilderness of Isle Royale, creating a perfect “laboratory” for a long-term study of predators and prey. As the wolves hunted and killed the island’s moose, a young graduate student named Dave Mech began research that would unlock the mystery of one of nature’s most revered (and reviled) animals-and eventually became an internationally renowned and respected wolf expert. This is the story of those early years.Wolf Island recounts three extraordinary summers and winters Mech spent on the isolated outpost of Isle Royale National Park, tracking and observing wolves and moose on foot and by airplane-and upending the common misperception of wolves as destructive killers of insatiable appetite. Mech sets the scene with one of his most thrilling encounters: witnessing an aerial view of a spectacular hunt, then venturing by snowshoe (against the pilot’s warning) to photograph the pack of hungry wolves at their kill. Wolf Island owes as much to the spirit of adventure as to the impetus of scientific curiosity. Written with science and outdoor writer Greg Breining, who recorded hours of interviews with Mech and had access to his journals and field notes from those years, the book captures the immediacy of scientific fieldwork in all its triumphs and frustrations. It takes us back to the beginning of a classic environmental study that continues today, spanning nearly sixty years-research and experiences that would transform one of the most despised creatures on Earth into an icon of wilderness and ecological health.
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