The complete guide to Antarctic wildlife : birds and marine mammals of the Antarctic continent and the Southern Ocean

Book

The complete guide to Antarctic wildlife : birds and marine mammals of the Antarctic continent and the Southern Ocean / Hadoram Shirihai ; illustrated by Brett Jarrett ; with additional plates by John Cox ; edited by Guy M. Kirwan.

Shirihai, Hadoram. (Author). Jarrett, Brett. (Added Author). Cox, John, 1967- (Added Author). Kirwan, Guy M. (Added Author).

Summary:

"The complete guide to Antarctic Wildlife features 35 color plates and more than 920 color photographs; illustrates and maps the distribution of all of the regions's breeding birds and mammals; includes information on many nonbreeders, migrants, and vagrants; features expert text reflecting recent advances in taxonomy; covers all of the subantarctic islands as well as Antarctica's regularly visited sites; and offers travel tips, including weather considerations and landing sites."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780691136660
ISBN: 0691136661
Physical Description: 544 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-538) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Synopsis of the region -- Species Accounts: Birds -- Marine Mammals -- Regional descriptions -- Other Regions and Islands -- Gateways to the Antarctic: pelagic and other birds and marine mammals in southern South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand Ushuaia, the Beagle Channel and sea area south of Tierra del Fuego.