Opis: Chinese Wildlife / Chiny przewodnik Bradt
Sklep: BESTMAP Wojciech Mozio

Chinese Wildlife / Chiny przewodnik Bradt

Author: Martin Walters 1st Edition • MARCH 2008 208 PAGES • 208 PAGES OF COLOUR PHOTOS • 12 MAPS ISBN: 978 1 84162 220 0
China is home to a remarkable variety of unusual wildlife, including many rare and threatened species under conservation. This new wildlife guide provides a colourful introduction to the species of a country that is beginning to emerge as a fascinating destination for natural history enthusiasts.   Visitors can discover a range of habitats: the huge deserts of the northwest and the Tibetan Plateau, forested mountain slopes and the rivers, lakes and steamy tropical forests of the deep south. Interesting features on medicinal plants, rare cranes and, of course, the giant panda supplement animal and habitat listings.   Accessible and beautifully illustrated, Chinese Wildlife will appeal both to the first-time visitor and the serious naturalist seeking a compact volume. It is also a great souvenir.   • The only guidebook on the market dedicated to China’s wildlife. • Around 200 first-class photographs illustrating China’s most interesting species. • All major animal groups covered: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates, with habitats and plantlife.
Table of Contents (1) Foreword
(2) Landscape, habitats and plant life
(3) Mammals
(4) Birds
(5) Reptiles, amphibians and fish
(6) Invertebrates
(7) Making the most of it
(8) Where to go
(9) Further reading
(10) Index