Britain's Dragonflies: A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland - Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition (WILDGuides of Britain & Europe) - Softcover

Smallshire, Dave; Swash, Andy

 
9780691161235: Britain's Dragonflies: A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland - Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition (WILDGuides of Britain & Europe)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0691161232 ISBN 13: 9780691161235
Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Britain's Dragonflies is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Britain and Ireland. Written by two of Britain's foremost experts, this fully revised and updated edition features hundreds of stunning images and identification charts covering all 56 resident, migrant and former breeding species, and seven potential vagrants. The book focuses on identification--both of adults and larvae--highlighting the key features. Detailed species profiles provide concise information on identification, distribution, flight periods, behaviour, habitat, status and conservation. Other sections cover biology; how to watch, photograph, record and monitor Dragonflies; conservation status and legislation; and introduced exotic species. This redesigned, updated and expanded edition features: * Beautiful colour plates showing males, females, immatures and all colour forms for every species * Over 450 stunning photographs and 550 illustrations * Up-to-date species profiles and distribution maps * Detailed, easy-to-use identification charts for adults and larvae

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Dave Smallshire is a professional ecologist and former environmental adviser to the UK government, and is a trustee of the British Dragonfly Society. Andy Swash is managing director of WILDGuides and World Wildlife Images, and author of a number of books, including Britain's Butterflies and Britain's Day-flying Moths (both WILDGuides). They have combined their passion for dragonflies and knowledge gained over many years from lecturing and leading wildlife tours to develop this field guide.

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Verlag
Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0691161232
ISBN 13 
9780691161235
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
224
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