Field Guide to the Eastern & Southern Cape Coasts

Field Guide to the Eastern & Southern Cape Coasts
Author: Irene J. De Moor
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1998
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781919713038

Whether you are a bird-watcher, an angler, a hiker, a diver, an environmentalist, or merely a weekend nature lover, this guide will provide hours of fascinating reading and be an invaluable reference for years to come.

A Field Guide to the Southeast Coast & Gulf of Mexico

A Field Guide to the Southeast Coast & Gulf of Mexico
Author: Noble S. Proctor
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0300113285

DIVA uniquely comprehensive and beautiful guide to more than 600 species of fauna and flora along the coasts of the southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico/div

Two Oceans

Two Oceans
Author: George Branch
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 2159
Release: 2022-09-16
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1775848361

This popular and authoritative guide has been fully revised, updated and expanded to encompass more than 2,200 species found in and around southern Africa’s oceans. It includes an additional 125 species, 190 new photographs, revised distribution maps, and 260 updated species names to reflect the new taxonomy. Key features include: Concise and easy-to-use species descriptions; spectacular full-colour photographs; accurate and up-to-date distribution maps. This new edition of Two Oceans is a celebration of the extraordinary diversity of life that inhabits the sea and surrounding coastline, reaffirming this book’s reputation as the region’s pre-eminent guide for scientists, students, divers and beachcombers. Sales points: Covers over 2,200 species; full-colour photos, maps and concise text make identification easy; up-to-date information; highly accomplished author team.

A Field Guide to Cape Cod

A Field Guide to Cape Cod
Author: Patrick J. Lynch
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2018-11-02
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0300226152

A richly illustrated full-color guide to the unique plants, wildlife, and environments of Cape Cod and the other nearby "Outer Lands" that face the Atlantic Ocean This essential guidebook presents the most abundantly illustrated and fascinating account of the natural history of Cape Cod, its nearby islands, Block Island, the western coast of Rhode Island, and southeastern Long Island ever published. Exploring the ecology and most common plants and animals of the various regional environments--beaches, dunes, salt marshes, heathlands, and coastal forests--the book also encompasses marine mammals, sea turtles, and fish offshore. For nature-loving local residents and visitors alike, this essential book will be a treasured resource.

The Agulhas Current

The Agulhas Current
Author: Johann R.E. Lutjeharms
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2006-08-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540372121

Based on the research findings of 60 years, the author describes the origins of the Agulhas Current, its behaviour, its influence on the adjacent continental shelf, its effect on local weather and its role in linking the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. The text is well-illustrated and includes asides on the history of research on the Current. An exhaustive bibliography gives easy access to present knowledge on this important current system.

Field Guide to Fynbos

Field Guide to Fynbos
Author: John Manning
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 1755
Release: 2018-06-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1775845915

Field Guide to Fynbos features over 1,000 species from the Cape Floristic Region – home to one of the world’s richest floras. This fully updated edition focuses on the most common and ‘showy’ plants. An introduction unpacks the world of fynbos – including origins, diversity, climate and adaptations – and is followed by a photographic key and descriptions of the fynbos families. Species descriptions are accompanied by photographs, distribution maps, comparisons with similar species, and notes on traditional uses. For botanists and amateurs alike, this will remain an indispensable guide to South Africa’s most renowned flora. Sales points: written by an expert in the field, fully revised and updated, will enable identification of a vast array of fynbos species, glorious full-colour photographs of all featured species, key to plant families for easy ID.