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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Tony Soper |
ISBN: | 9781841623801 1841623806 |
OCLC Number: | 781426427 |
Description: | 160 sider : illustrations i farver |
Contents: | (1) Introduction(2) Exploitation and Conservation (3) Plants(4) Invertebrates(5) Fish(6) BirdsDivers, Petrels, Waterfowl, Raptors, Waders, Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Auks, Owls, Passerines(7) Terrestrial MammalsLemming, Arctic fox, Brown bear, Reindeer, Musk ox (8) Marine Mammals Polar bear, Seals, Whales (9) AppendicesThe Bering Sea, Arctic code of conduct, Glossary of snow and ice, Further reading(10) Index(11) Author, Illustrator, Acknowledgements(12) Envoi |
Series Title: | Bradt wildlife explorer |
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'A beautifully written, engaging text by polar veteran Tony Soper...exquisitely illustrated in watercolour.' - WWF Arctic Bulletin
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Review of 'The arctic: a guide to coastal wildlife' by Tony Soper.
Review of 'The arctic: a guide to coastal wildlife' by Tony Soper.
CITATION: Soper, T, (Illustrations by Dan Powell) (1954). The arctic: a guide to coastal wildlife. Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, UK: Bradt Travel Guides.
REVIEWER: Dr William P. Palmer.
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Review of 'The arctic: a guide to coastal wildlife' by Tony Soper.
CITATION: Soper, T, (Illustrations by Dan Powell) (1954). The arctic: a guide to coastal wildlife. Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, UK: Bradt Travel Guides.
REVIEWER: Dr William P. Palmer.
'The arctic: a guide to coastal wildlife' by Tony Soper is an excellent little reference book, which I have read on my first journey to the Arctic which contains excellent colour photographs of the animals that he describes. The book is only 160 pages long but given the limited space provides an excellent introduction to Arctic animals. The contents page gives the first clue as to the which animals provide the focus of the book as providing the most visible variety of species.
More than half the book describes the amazing variety of birds that can be found in the arctic. The map on pages 4 and 5 show the countries that have territory within the arctic. Pages 7 to 15 provide a very brief history and a general account of some issues that relate the arctic. Pages 16 to 22 cover plants invertebrates and fish. Pages 23 to 93 deal with eleven groups of birds, which are divided into some more common species. Pages 94 to 140 describe the terrestrial and marine mammals that may be seen. A brief appendix on the Bering Sea area describes the plants and animals of that region.
The book provides a good introduction to the wildlife of the Arctic.
BILL PALMER
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