Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Seabirds of Hawaii: Natural History and Conservation
de Craig S. Harrison(Ed. Cornell University Press) Isbn : 0801424496
45.12 €
"This book, the first one to portray a tropical seabird community, treats the 22 species of seabirds of the Hawaiian archipelago from a conservationist point of view. . . . A class book that is well researched and an important addition to seabird literature."--Charles E. Keller, Indiana Audubon Quarterly. "This review of Hawaiian seabirds represents one of the very few accounts of a tropical seabird community. . . . For anyone hoping for a perspective on tropical seabird communities, I strongly recommend this book."--P.G. H. Evans, Journal of the British Ornithologists' Union

Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Essays on the Biology and Conservation of Birds That Migrate to the American Tropics
de John Terborgh(Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691085315
49.02 €
"Things are going wrong with our environment," writes John Terborgh, "even the parts of it that are nominally protected. If we wait until all the answers are in, we may find ourselves in a much worse predicament than if we had taken notice of the problem earlier. By waiting, one risks being too late; on the other hand, there can be no such thing as being too early." Terborgh's warnings are essential reading for all who care about migratory birds and our natural environment. Why are tropical migrant species disappearing from our forests? Can we save the birds that are left? Terborgh takes a more comprehensive view of migratory birds than is usual--by asking how they spend their lives during the half-year they reside in the tropics. By scrutinizing ill-planned urban and suburban development ...

Penguins
de Judith Jango-Cohen(Ed. Cavendish Square Publishing) Isbn : 0761412603
28.44 €
"These fact-filled books will delight readers....these colorful titles will be a hit with animal lovers and report writers."

The Road to El Cielo: Mexico's Forest in the Clouds
de Fred Webster, Marie S. Webster(Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292791402
33.2 €
"The Websters have produced an entertaining and informative account of a magical place. . . . Their book should be of interest not only to those familiar with El Cielo or with other natural areas in Mexico, but also to anyone drawn to natural history, travel, and memorable places." --Lane Simonian, author of Defending the Land of the Jaguar: A History of Conservation in Mexico Hidden high in the Sierra de Guatemala mountain range of northeastern Mexico in the state of Tamaulipas is the northernmost tropical cloud forest of the Western Hemisphere. Within its humid oak-sweetgum woodlands, tropical and temperate species of plants and animals mingle in rare diversity, creating a mecca for birders and other naturalists. Fred and Marie Webster first visited Rancho del Cielo, cloud forest home of...

I'd Rather Be Birding
de June Osborne(Ed. Texas A M University Press) Isbn : 1585442925
23.7 €
"The style of writing is relaxed, descriptive, and enjoyable, and reflects the author's passion for birding."

Tanagers, Cardinals, and Finches of the United S â€' The Photographic Guide
de David Beadle, J D Rising, James D. Rising(Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691118582
22.38 €
"The photo captions point out salient identification features and the range maps are large enough to actually be useful".

A Field Guide to Warblers of North America
de Kimball Garrett, Jon Dunn(Ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Isbn : 0395783216
19.96 €
"The Peterson Field Guides series has added another weapon to its considerable arsenal of bird-identification guidebooks: a field guide devoted solely to the warblers of North America. Warblers, those small, sprightly, colorful songbirds that move north through the continent for the breeding season, have always delighted and simultaneously frustrated birders around the country. This field guide won't cure any cases of "warbler neck"--a condition brought on by extensive peering into the treetops--but it will help you to better decide just which species has your craned-neck attention. With color plates (including the "Peterson System" of arrows indicating important field marks), photographs, distribution maps, and textual information on species description, habitat, behavior, song, plumage v...

Field Guide to Warblers of North America
de Kimball Garrett, Jon Dunn(Ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Isbn : 0395389712
28.5 €
"The Peterson Field Guides series has added another weapon to its considerable arsenal of bird-identification guidebooks: a field guide devoted solely to the warblers of North America. Warblers, those small, sprightly, colorful songbirds that move north through the continent for the breeding season, have always delighted and simultaneously frustrated birders around the country. This field guide won't cure any cases of "warbler neck"--a condition brought on by extensive peering into the treetops--but it will help you to better decide just which species has your craned-neck attention. With color plates (including the "Peterson System" of arrows indicating important field marks), photographs, distribution maps, and textual information on species description, habitat, behavior, song, plumage v...

Raptors: North American Birds of Prey
de Noel Snyder, Helen Snyder(Ed. Voyageur Press (MN)) Isbn : 089658349X
23.7 €
"The best current informal text on American raptors."

Birds of Northern India
de Richard Grimmett, Tim Inskipp(Ed. Helm) Isbn : 0713651679
29.51 €
"The avifauna of northern India has a distinctive flavour--a blend of the Oriental, Palearctic, and African regions. Combine that with easy access to some of the world's best-known birding sites, and you get a region that truly deserves its own field guide. This attractive guide amply addresses this need."--Vivek Tiwari, Coordinator, South Asian Natural History Network