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Britain's Sea Mammals: Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises, and Seals and Where to Find Them [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 128 pages, aukštis x plotis: 210x146 mm, weight: 255 g, 40 Maps
  • Serija: WILDGuides of Britain & Europe
  • Išleidimo metai: 16-Dec-2012
  • Leidėjas: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0691156603
  • ISBN-13: 9780691156606
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 128 pages, aukštis x plotis: 210x146 mm, weight: 255 g, 40 Maps
  • Serija: WILDGuides of Britain & Europe
  • Išleidimo metai: 16-Dec-2012
  • Leidėjas: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0691156603
  • ISBN-13: 9780691156606
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Britain's Sea Mammals is the essential field guide to all the sea mammals--whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals--found in coastal Britain. The book features more than 100 stunning photographs and close to 40 detailed and beautiful illustrations of 34 species of sea mammals, paying special attention to the 14 species most readily seen and most likely to be encountered. Factoring in behavior and locations, introductory chapters look at sea mammal biology and ecology, and how, when, and where these creatures can be spotted. Species accounts highlight key identification characteristics and include information on status, habitat requirements, and distribution. Handy and informative, Britain's Sea Mammals is the ideal guide to sea mammal watching in the United Kingdom.

  • The only guide that focuses on the 34 species of sea mammal recorded in Britain, particularly the 14 most readily seen species
  • More than 100 photos and almost 40 illustrations highlight species, their behavior, and locations
  • Introductory chapters explore how, when, and where to look for sea mammals
  • Species accounts highlight key identification features, including information on status, habitat requirements, and distribution

Recenzijos

"[ T]op-notch... From the detailed records of vagrants and their identification to expert tips on how to see the likes of Humpback and Killer Whales, it is all here."--Steve Gantlett, Birding World "This book is essential for everyone who visits or lives along Britain's coasts."--Devorah Bennu, GrrlScentist "[ A]n excellent identification guide ... stuffed with useful maps, photos, tips and illustrations showing above and below-water profiles."--Birds "An essential field guide to all the sea mammals--whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals--found in coastal Britain."--Wildlife Magazine "As a field guide this is an excellent book--including a plastic cover for the inclement weather but it is not just a field guide as it tells you about where to go, when to go and quite a lot about the ecology and conservation of the species that you might see... This book is highly recommended for the right kind of library as it will be useful to both the casual observer right up to the obsessive cetacean twitcher!"--Helen Ashton, Reference Reviews

About this guide 5 The seas around Britain and Ireland 6 What is a
marine mammal 8* Pinnipeds 8 * Cetaceans 10 Marine mammal families 12
Observing marine mammals 16 * Where and when to look 16 * How to look 18 *
What to look for: identification 20 * What to look for: behaviour 22 Where
to watch Britain's marine mammals 26* Locations: Seals * Britain 28 *
Locations: Cetaceans * South West England 30 * Wales 32 * Ireland 34 *
North Sea coast 36 * Orkney & Shetland 38 * Western Scotland 40 BRITAIN'S
SEA MAMMALS (See the following pages for full list) 42 Threats and
conservation 117 Recording and getting involved 118 Stranded cetaceans and
marine mammal rescue 119 Observation guidelines* Observation guidelines:
seals - on land 120 * Observation guidelines: sea vessels - at sea 121
Further reading 122 Useful addresses and web resources 123 Photographic and
artwork credits 124 Acknowledgements 126 Index of English and scientific
names 127 BRITAIN'S SEA MAMMALS BRITAIN'S SEALS 42 Common or Harbour Seal
Phoca vitulina 44 Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus 48 Differentiating Common and
Grey Seals 52 Rare seals Walrus Odobenus rosmarus 53 Ringed Seal Phoca
hispida 54 Bearded Seal Erignathus barbatus 55 Harp Seal Phoca groenlandica
56 Hooded Seal Cystophora cristata 57 BRITAIN'S CETACEANS 58 Regularly
occurring cetaceans 60 Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 62 Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus 64 Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae 66 Killer
Whale or Orca Orcinus orca 68 Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 72
Short-beaked Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 74 Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops
truncatus 78 Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus 82 Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus acutus 84 White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris 86
Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 88 Deepwater cetaceans 90 Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis 92 Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 94 Northern
Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus 96 Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius
cavirostris 98 Mesoplodon beaked whales 100 Striped Dolphin Stenella
coeruleoalba 104 Rare cetaceans 106 North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena
glacialis 108 Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus 109 Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia
breviceps 110 Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima 111 Beluga Delphinapterus leucas
112 Narwhal Monodon monoceros 113 False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens 114
Melon-headed Whale Peponocephala electra 115 Fraser's Dolphin Lagenodelphis
hosei 116
Jon Dunn lives in Shetland, UK, working there and abroad as a wildlife tour guide and writer. Robert Still is the publishing director and chief designer of WILDGuides--a publishing company specializing in field guides that help raise funds for conservation. Hugh Harrop founded the award-winning ecotourism business Shetland Wildlife in 1992. He is the author of Where to Watch Birds in Shetland.