The Book of Frogs

A life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world

Tim Halliday (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

656 Seiten

2016
Ivy Press (Verlag)
978-1-78240-278-7 (ISBN)

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Frogs are adversely affected by loss of habitat, pollution by agricultural and industrial chemicals, and climate change. This book features 600 species, representing the remarkable diversity of frogs, each species photographed life-size to capture its delicate detail.

Recent intense scrutiny of amphibian conservation status makes this title a timely archive in the context of the frogs dramatic decline. Frogs are adversely affected by loss of habitat, pollution by agricultural and industrial chemicals, and climate change. As such, the frog is an important pollutant indicator. This book will profile 600 species, representing the remarkable diversity of frogs, each species photographed life-size to capture its delicate detail, and accompanied by an in-depth species profile.

Tim Halliday is one of the world's foremost authorities on amphibians. He was formerly professor of biology at the Open University and was International Director of the IUCN Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force for thirteen years.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.1.2016
Zusatzinfo	Illustrated in colour throughout
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 270 mm
Gewicht	2330 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
ISBN-10	1-78240-278-0 / 1782402780
ISBN-13	978-1-78240-278-7 / 9781782402787
Zustand	Neuware