A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes

From Maine to Texas

Valerie A. Kells, Kent Carpenter (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

448 Seiten

2011
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8018-9838-9 (ISBN)

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A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes is a comprehensive, current, and accurate identification guide to the more than 1,000 nearshore and offshore fishes that live in brackish and marine waters from Maine to Texas. Val Kells and Kent Carpenter bring decades of experience to this project. With Kells' detailed, vivid illustrations and Carpenter's deep knowledge of biology, taxonomy, and nomenclature, this book captures the stunning diversity of species along America's eastern shores. Key features of the book include: * more than 1,000 full-color illustrations, set side-by-side with descriptions of each fish* details about the biology of each species* habitat, distribution, and size information Reliable and up-to-date, A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes is the most complete book ever published on East and Gulf Coast fishes-perfect for boat, home, or classroom. Its beautiful design and accessible format make it an ideal guide for fishermen, divers, students, scientists, naturalists, and fish enthusiasts alike.

Val Kells is a marine science illustrator whose clients include publishers, designers, museums, nature centers, and aquariums. Her work has appeared in over 30 public aquariums and museums and numerous publications. Kent Carpenter is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Old Dominion University. He is author and editor of numerous publications, including the multivolume FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes.

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Families
Species
Glossary
Rare Fishes Also in the Area
Select Bibliography and Additional Resources
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.4.2011
Zusatzinfo	1 Maps; 192 Illustrations, black and white; 1079 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	Baltimore, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	794 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
ISBN-10	0-8018-9838-2 / 0801898382
ISBN-13	978-0-8018-9838-9 / 9780801898389
Zustand	Neuware