This new, larger format edition of the best-selling and well kwn The Wildlife of Southern Africa - a field guide to the animals and plants of the region - is designed to provide an even more user-friendly manual, with larger text and bigger, clearer images. Fully updated with the latest taxomy and common names, it features over 2,000 carefully selected plants and animals, large and small that are likely to be encountered during a visit to any part of the region. More than 1,200 species are vividly illustrated and many more are identifiable from the text through reference to similar species.Each chapter has been written by a leading expert in the field, most of whom have published major works in their own right. Each group is colour coded for easy reference and, or quick identification, diagstic features are in bold text within the concise descriptions.It would be hard to find a more useful field guide that covers all the major groups of plants and animals in the southern African region. This is the ideal companion for all who venture outdoors - visitors to game parks, hikers, holiday-makers, birders, game viewers and gardeners.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd
ISBN-10
1770071997
ISBN-13
9781770071995
eBay Product ID (ePID)
107557107
Product Key Features
Author
Vincent Carruthers
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Natural History: General
Dimensions
Weight
1000g
Height
240mm
Width
170mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Cape Town
Spine
23mm
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
Vincent Carruthers is a well-known environmentalist, who has written and contributed to a range of highly regarded publications, including Frogs & Frogging (Struik Publishers). He serves on the board of a number of environmental organisations and runs a management consultancy. The individual chapters were written by leading experts in their fields, among them Ken Newman, Bill Branch and Elsa Pooley.