Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar and the Mascarene, Seychelles, and Comoro Islands - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar and the Mascarene, Seychelles, and Comoro Islands write by Friedrich-Wilhelm Henkel. This book was released on 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar and the Mascarene, Seychelles, and Comoro Islands available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With their unique flora and fauna, Madagascar and the surrounding islands of the Indian Ocean are some of the most interesting vacation destinations for nature lovers, herpetologists and amateur reptile and amphibian keepers. This work describes the climate and vegetation of the area, as well as many of the resident reptiles and amphibians, and contains information on the husbandry of most species. There are 240 descriptions with colour photos of each to aid in identification of these animals.
The Birds of Africa: Volume VIII
The Birds of Africa: Volume VIII - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Birds of Africa: Volume VIII write by Roger Safford. This book was released on 2020-09-17. The Birds of Africa: Volume VIII available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Universally recognised as by far the most authoritative work ever published on the subject, The Birds of Africa is a superb multi-contributor reference work, with encyclopaedic species texts, stunning paintings of all species and numerous subspecies, informative line drawings, detailed range maps, and extensive bibliographies. Each volume contains an Introduction that brings the reader up to date with the latest developments in African ornithology, including the evolution and biogeography of African birds. Diagnoses of the families and genera, often with superspecies maps, are followed by the comprehensive species accounts themselves. These include descriptions of range and status, field characters, voice, general habits, food, and breeding habits. Full bibliographies, acoustic references, and indexes complete this scholarly work of reference. This eighth and final volume covers the Malagasy region which comprises Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, the Comoros, Mauritius and Réunion. Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail, comparable to other volumes in the series, and with a colour map for each species. Vagrants are treated in less detail. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 64 colour plates, with original artwork from John Gale and Brian Small. This is a major work of reference on the birds of the region and will remain the standard text for many years to come.
The New Natural History of Madagascar
The New Natural History of Madagascar - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The New Natural History of Madagascar write by Steven M. Goodman. This book was released on 2022-11-15. The New Natural History of Madagascar available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A marvelously illustrated reference to the natural wonders of one of the most spectacular places on earth Separated from Africa’s mainland for tens of millions of years, Madagascar has evolved a breathtaking wealth of biodiversity, becoming home to thousands of species found nowhere else on the planet. The New Natural History of Madagascar provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis available of this island nation’s priceless biological treasures. Now fully revised and expanded, this beautifully illustrated compendium features contributions by more than 600 globally renowned experts who cover the history of scientific exploration in Madagascar, as well as the island’s geology and soils, climate, forest ecology, human ecology, marine and coastal ecosystems, plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This invaluable two-volume reference also includes detailed discussions of conservation efforts in Madagascar that showcase several successful protected area programs that can serve as models for threatened ecosystems throughout the world. Provides the most comprehensive overview of Madagascar’s rich natural historyCoedited by 18 different specialistsFeatures hundreds of new contributions by world-class expertsIncludes hundreds of new illustrationsCovers a broad array of topics, from geology and climate to animals, plants, and marine lifeSheds light on newly discovered species and draws on the latest scienceAn essential resource for anyone interested in Madagascar or tropical ecosystems in general, from biologists and conservationists to ecotourists and armchair naturalists
Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands write by Roger Safford. This book was released on 2019-12-12. Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This major new field guide covers Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands, including the Seychelles, Coromos and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). The Malagasy region contains one of the most extraordinary concentrations of biodiversity in the world. Its recognition as a zoogeographic region in its own right has recently been confirmed and, all taxa combined, the region was found to hold the second most distinct assemblage of vertebrates in the world after the Australian region, despite being the smallest of them all. This new field guide in the Helm Field Guides series covers the whole of the Malagasy region, which comprises the unique island of Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, Comoros and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail with a colour distibution map for each species. Vagrants are also treated in detail, but without maps. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 124 colour plates, with artwork from John Gale and Brian Small. Conveniently, the plates have been arranged so that all the key species of the various archipelagos are placed together in sections. This is a major work of reference on the birds of the region and will remain the standard text for many years to come.
Naturalized Reptiles and Amphibians of the World
Naturalized Reptiles and Amphibians of the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Naturalized Reptiles and Amphibians of the World write by Christopher Lever. This book was released on 2003. Naturalized Reptiles and Amphibians of the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book describes how the various alien reptiles and amphibians now living in the wild throughout the world were first introduced, how they subsequently became naturalized, their present distribution and status in those countries to which they were introduced, and their ecological and socio-economic impact on the native biota and local economies. Many species have had a more or less neutral impact, being neither beneficial nor harmful. However, several have had a positive ecological or socio-economic impact, while some such as the cane toad, have had an extremely destructive effect.The criteria for inclusion of a species are that it should have been imported from its natural range to a new country by human agency--either accidentally or deliberately--and that it should currently be established in the wild in self-maintaining and self-perpetuating populations unsupported by and independent of mankind.
