The first illustrated field guide of its kind for the wider southern African region, this ground-breaking volume facilitates ID and describes the ecology of more than 1,000 freshwater organisms, encompassing diverse groups from the large, conspicuous vertebrates to the microscopic taxa.
Living Shores is a pivotal work on southern Africa's shores and oceans, published originally in 1981. It reprinted 9 times but finally went out of print because it became dated. This comprehensively revised edition will now be published across two volumes. Volume 1 deals with coastal habitats - sea; rocky shores; sandy beaches; kelp beds; estuaries; open sea - and with marine management. Volume 2 will deal with the numerous animal and plants groups that inhabit these different ecosystems. Highly regarded and widely used in the academic and scientific worlds, this book, with its lively, fascinating text and multiple colour images will also appeal to lay enthusiasts.
Southern Africa has a particularly rich marine fauna and flora - almost 6% of all coastal marine species known worldwide occur here, along only 0.5% of the world's coastline. The most frequently encountered species of this rich assemblage - fish to whales, algae to sponges, and seaweeds to dune forests - are covered in detail in this newly revised and comprehensively updated edition of the best-selling Two Oceans - A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa. It encompasses descriptions of more than 2,200 species, covering diagnostic features, biology, related species, and distribution. Stunning full-color photographs illustrate the species.The only guide to southern Africa's marine heritage, this fifth edition brings the science up to date and features an additional 120 species, 260 updated species names, revised distribution maps, and more than 190 new photographs.Highly recommended for scientists, students, divers, fishers, and beachcombers.
This comprehensive Bradt guide contains a detailed introduction to the ecosystem of the Seychelles, from coastal life and coral reefs to nature reserves and conservation projects.