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A pocket-sized photographic field guide to Arctic birds, mammals, and other wildlife

Wildlife of the Arctic is an accessible and richly illustrated pocket-sized photographic field guide to the birds, land and sea mammals, and plants and lichens of the northern polar region--including Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, and Russia. Written and illustrated by naturalists with extensive Arctic experience, this handy book features detailed facing-page descriptions of each species, including information about identification, range, distribution, and breeding and wintering grounds. A substantial introduction explains the area covered, with information on the poles, geology, snow and ice, auroras, and the influence of global warming. This portable, user-friendly guide is the perfect companion for birders, ecotourists, and cruise-line passengers visiting the Arctic Circle and other areas of the far north.

  • An accessible and richly illustrated pocket-sized photographic field guide to Artic wildlife
  • Features more than 800 color photos illustrating more than 250 bird species, 60 land mammals, and 30 seals and whales
  • Includes extensive facing-page species descriptions and identification information
  • Provides an overview of the Arctic region, with information on the poles, geology, snow and ice, auroras, and the influence of global warming
  • Explores each family of birds and mammals, and has sections covering fish, insects, plants, and lichens

Wildlife of the Arctic

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Paperback / softback by Richard Sale , Per Michelsen

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A pocket-sized photographic field guide to Arctic birds, mammals, and other wildlifeWildlife of the Arctic is an accessible and richly... Read more

    Publisher: Princeton University Press
    Publication Date: 03/04/2018
    ISBN13: 9780691180540, 978-0691180540
    ISBN10: 0691180547

    Number of Pages: 304

    Non Fiction , Natural History

    Description

    A pocket-sized photographic field guide to Arctic birds, mammals, and other wildlife

    Wildlife of the Arctic is an accessible and richly illustrated pocket-sized photographic field guide to the birds, land and sea mammals, and plants and lichens of the northern polar region--including Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, and Russia. Written and illustrated by naturalists with extensive Arctic experience, this handy book features detailed facing-page descriptions of each species, including information about identification, range, distribution, and breeding and wintering grounds. A substantial introduction explains the area covered, with information on the poles, geology, snow and ice, auroras, and the influence of global warming. This portable, user-friendly guide is the perfect companion for birders, ecotourists, and cruise-line passengers visiting the Arctic Circle and other areas of the far north.

    • An accessible and richly illustrated pocket-sized photographic field guide to Artic wildlife
    • Features more than 800 color photos illustrating more than 250 bird species, 60 land mammals, and 30 seals and whales
    • Includes extensive facing-page species descriptions and identification information
    • Provides an overview of the Arctic region, with information on the poles, geology, snow and ice, auroras, and the influence of global warming
    • Explores each family of birds and mammals, and has sections covering fish, insects, plants, and lichens

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