This arctic guide is truly an impressive book! Filled with fantastic pictures and paintings of the flora and fauna we find in the northernmost regions of the earth.
With stunning color illustrations, this one-of-a-kind book covers the full spectrum of wildlife - more than 800 species of plants, butterflies, fish, birds and mammals - that live in the Arctic's polar deserts, tundra, taiga, sea ice and oceans . It can be used anywhere throughout the Holarctic region, including areas as diverse as the High Arctic Islands of Canada, Norway Svalbard, Greenland, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Alaska and the Bering Sea Islands. Detailed descriptions of each species with size, habitat, distribution, scientific name, as well as with what unique characteristics they have that enable these organisms to survive in extreme conditions this far north. A fantastic book in every way!
Product information
Author: Sharon Chester
ISBN: 9780691139753
Language: English
Weight: 1106 grams
Released: 2016-10-04
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Pages: 544