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

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

Robert Still, Hugh Harrop, Luís Dias, Tim Stenton (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2019
208 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-19062-4 (ISBN)

Infos

A state-of-the-art photographic identification guide to Europe’s whales, dolphins, porpoises and sealsThis 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 regionFeatures more than 180 color photos, maps and graphicsHighlights key identification features and provides essential information on the range, ecology, behaviour and conservation status of each species

Autor

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.7.2019
• Reihe/Serie: WILDGuides
• Reihe/Serie: WILDGuides
• Reihe/Serie: WILDGuides of Britain & Europe
• Reihe/Serie: WILDGuides of Britain & Europe
• Zusatzinfo: 374 color photos, 44 maps
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Schlagworte: Aboriginal whaling • ACCOBAMS • anchovy • Antarctic minke whale • Archipelago Sea • Atlantic bluefin tuna • Atlantic cod • Atlantic horse mackerel • Atlantic mackerel • Atlantic Ocean • Atlantic Salmon • Atlantic spotted dolphin • Atlantic wolffish • baleen • Baleen whale • Baltic Sea • Bay of Biscay • beaked whale • Black Sea sprat • Blainville's beaked whale • bottlenose dolphin • Bottlenose whale • Bowhead whale • Bryde's whale • bycatch • Cape Hatteras • Caspian seal • Celtic sea • Cephalopod • Cetacea • cetacean stranding • Clymene dolphin • Common bottlenose dolphin • Common dolphin • Common minke whale • Continental Shelf • Cuvier's beaked whale • Dolphin • dorsal fin • Dwarf sperm whale • European pilchard • European squid • fin whale • fishery • Fraser's dolphin • fur seal • Gervais' beaked whale • Greenland halibut • Greenland shark • Grey seal • halibut • Harbor seal • Harbour porpoise • harp seal • humpback whale • Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin • Jaw • killer whale • Krill • Ladoga seal • Ligurian Sea Cetacean Sanctuary • Longevity • Long-finned pilot whale • Marine Biology • Marine mammal • Marine otter • Mediterranean monk seal • Mediterranean Sea • Mediterranean sea (oceanography) • Melon-headed whale • minke whale • North Atlantic right whale • Oceanic dolphin • Omura's whale • Pantropical spotted dolphin • pilot whale • porpoise • predation • Pygmy killer whale • Pygmy sperm whale • Right whale dolphin • Ringed seal • Risso's dolphin • River dolphin • Rorqual • Saffron cod • Sea Cucumber • sea ice • sea otter • Sei whale • Sowerby's beaked whale • sperm whale • Strait of Gibraltar • Striped dolphin • Toothed whale • whale • Whale barnacle • Whale louse • Whale meat • whaling
• ISBN-10: 0-691-19062-3 / 0691190623
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-19062-4 / 9780691190624