The Arctic guide : wildlife of the far north / Sharon Chester.

Author
Chester, Sharon R. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
542 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm

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    Series
    Princeton field guides [More in this series]
    Summary note
    The Arctic Guide presents the traveler and naturalist with a portable, authoritative guide to the flora and fauna of earth's northernmost region. Featuring superb color illustrations, this one-of-a-kind book covers the complete spectrum of wildlife - more than 800 species of plants, fishes, butterflies, birds, and mammals - that inhabit the Arctic's polar deserts, tundra, taiga, sea ice, and oceans. It can be used anywhere in the entire Holarctic region, including Norway's Svalbard archipelago, Siberia, the Russian Far East, islands of the Bering Sea, Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, and Greenland. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, size, habitat, range, scientific name, and the unique characteristics that enable these organisms to survive in the extreme conditions of the Far North. A color distribution map accompanies each species account, and alternative names in German, French, Norwegian, Russian, Inuit, and Inupiaq are also provided.--AMAZON.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-536) and indexes.
    Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • About this book
    • Geographic coordinates
    • Glossary
    • Arktos
    • Defining the Arctic
    • Map of the Arctic
    • Mammals
    • Birds
    • Fishes
    • Lizards and frogs
    • Flies, bees, and butterflies
    • Flora
    • Bibliography
    • Indexes.
    Other title(s)
    Wildlife of the far north
    ISBN
    • 9780691139753 ((paperback))
    • 069113975X ((paperback))
    • 9780691139746 ((hardback))
    • 0691139741 ((hardback))
    LCCN
    2016931463
    OCLC
    910566494
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