Description
Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive overview of the natural history of Kenya, a country with an incredibly diverse range of habitats, flora and fauna.
Kenya: A Natural History covers the natural history of a remarkably diverse and beautiful country, with its many varied inhabitants. It provide something unobtainable - a broad and yet detailed overview of all aspects of Kenya''s natural history and environment, illustrated by informative colour photographs. It is a rich resource for all wildlife professionals, educators, visitors and students - anyone with an interest in Kenya.
Accurate and accessible discussion is delivered in thirteen chapters covering geology, hominids and fossils, peopling, landscape and weather, plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates, the marine world and conservation. It is the first book to span the gap between general guidebook and detailed scientific material; it gives the ''big picture'' where Kenya''s natural hist