Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar
Poyser (Verlag)
978-1-4081-3695-9 (ISBN)
Whether or not you have ever witnessed the thousands of raptors, storks and other birds that may make this legendary crossing in a single day, this book will conjure the spirit of this extraordinary place. Delightful illustrations by lan Willis complete an important and entertaining book. Illustrated by lan Willis
Prof. Clive Finlayson is Director of the Gibraltar Museum. He is an evolutionary ecologist with a DPhil from Oxford. He is a leading exponent of the relationship between climate change and species distributions, and is the author of several books including Neanderthals and Modern Humans (CUP), and Birds of the Straits of Gibraltar (Poyser).
List of Photographs
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Migration of soaring birds
3. Migration of other land birds
4. Migration and wintering of waterbirds
5. Migration of seabirds
6. Terrestrial bird communities
7. Wetlands
8. The birds of the Strait - seasonality, distribution and biological importance
Appendix 1: Systematic list of the birds in the Strait of Gibraltar
Appendix 2: Dominant Plant Species in some habitats of the Strait of Gibraltar
Appendix 3: Mean densities of breeding birds in sites described in Chapter 6
Appendix 4: Methods used in some of the studies described in the text
Appendix 5: Abbreviations used in Chapters 6 and 7
References
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.9.2010 |
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Reihe/Serie | Poyser Monographs |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 1336 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4081-3695-3 / 1408136953 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4081-3695-9 / 9781408136959 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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