Research Catalog

Title

The complete guide to Antarctic wildlife : birds and marine mammals of the Antarctic continent and the Southern Ocean / Hadoram Shirihai ; illustrated by Brett Jarrett ; edited by Guy M. Kirwan.

Author

Shirihai, Hadoram.

Publication

Princeton, NJ : Princeton Unversity Press, 2002.

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Additional Authors

Kirwan, Guy M.

Description

510 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 26 cm

Summary

• "Covering the Antarctic continent, the southern ocean, and the subantarctic islands, this guide illustrates all of the region's breeding birds and marine mammals with stunning color photographs. In addition to the color plates, it features distribution maps and up-to-date species accounts expertly detailing abundance, seasonal status, and conservation prospects. The volume also covers numerous nonbreeding species, migrants, and vagrants.
• Regional chapters describe all of the subantarctic islands, in addition to most regularly visited sites in Antarctica, and are accompanied by maps of each area and photographs of each locale. These chapters present detailed information on geography, climate, geology, general ecology, and flora. They also address conservation efforts - past, present, and planned.
• The book concludes with practical information about visiting the area, including details on the best-available landing sites and notes on seasonal weather conditions.".
• "This is an indispensable companion for a trip far south, as well as an informative volume for anyone interested in the Antarctic region's remarkable, occasionally strange, and frequently beautiful animals.
• Features 35 color plates and over 600 color photographs, illustrates and maps the distribution of all of the region's breeding birds and marine mammals, includes information on many non-breeders, migrants, and vagrants, features expert text reflecting recent advances in taxonomy, covers all of the subantarctic islands as well as Antarctica's regularly visited sites, and offers travel tips, including weather considerations and landing sites."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

• Antarctic wildlife
• Birds and marine mammals of the Antarctic continent and the Southern Ocean

Subjects

• Birds > Antarctica
• Natural history > Antarctica
• Marine mammals > Antarctic Ocean
• Birds > Antarctic Ocean
• Marine mammals > Antarctica

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 490-494) and index.

Contents

Bird and marine mammal topography -- Birds -- Marine Mammals -- Regional descriptions (with tables of breeding species) -- Other Regions and Islands -- Gateways to the Antarctic: pelagic and other birds and marine mammals in southern South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

ISBN

0691114145

OCLC

• ocm51483952
• SCSB-4328983

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries