Author: Janine M. Benyus
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This lovely field guide is a complete reference to the wildlife of the western United States. It uses a habitat-first approach for locating animals as well as a stalking and obeservation guide. 69 illustrations.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Western United States
Author: Janine M. Benyus
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This lovely field guide is a complete reference to the wildlife of the western United States. It uses a habitat-first approach for locating animals as well as a stalking and obeservation guide. 69 illustrations.
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This lovely field guide is a complete reference to the wildlife of the western United States. It uses a habitat-first approach for locating animals as well as a stalking and obeservation guide. 69 illustrations.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Western United States
Author: Janine M. Benyus
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This lovely field guide is a complete reference to the wildlife of the western United States. It uses a habitat-first approach for locating animals as well as a stalking and obeservation guide. 69 illustrations.
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This lovely field guide is a complete reference to the wildlife of the western United States. It uses a habitat-first approach for locating animals as well as a stalking and obeservation guide. 69 illustrations.
Habitats of the World
Author: Iain Campbell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691197563
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Habitats of Australasia (Australia, NZ and New Guinea) -- Habitats of the Neotropics (Central and South America) -- Habitats of the Afrotropics (SSaharan Africa) -- Habitats of the Palearctic (Europe, North Asia and North Africa) -- Habitats of the Nearctic (North America).
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691197563
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Habitats of Australasia (Australia, NZ and New Guinea) -- Habitats of the Neotropics (Central and South America) -- Habitats of the Afrotropics (SSaharan Africa) -- Habitats of the Palearctic (Europe, North Asia and North Africa) -- Habitats of the Nearctic (North America).
National Audubon Society Field Guide to California
Author: National Audubon Society
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0679446788
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The most comprehensive field guide available to the flora and fauna of California--a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more; A complete overview of California's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns and night sky; An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others. The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 14 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as 150 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0679446788
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The most comprehensive field guide available to the flora and fauna of California--a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more; A complete overview of California's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns and night sky; An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others. The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 14 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as 150 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States
Author: Janine M. Benyus
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
"The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States and of the Western United States are the only illustrated field guides using a habitat-first approach. As you travel anywhere in the continental United States, you'll be able to find vivid descriptions of the habitats you are living in, floating on, or driving through--along with the abundance of creatures and plant life associated with each"--Back cover.
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
"The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States and of the Western United States are the only illustrated field guides using a habitat-first approach. As you travel anywhere in the continental United States, you'll be able to find vivid descriptions of the habitats you are living in, floating on, or driving through--along with the abundance of creatures and plant life associated with each"--Back cover.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States
Author: National Audubon Society
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0679446818
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The most comprehensive field guide available to the Rocky Mountain region--a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more; A complete overview of the Rocky Mountain region's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns, and the night sky; An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, mountains, forests, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others. The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 11 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as more than 100 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals. For everyone who lives or spends time in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming, there can be no finer guide to the area's natural surroundings than the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0679446818
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The most comprehensive field guide available to the Rocky Mountain region--a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more; A complete overview of the Rocky Mountain region's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns, and the night sky; An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, mountains, forests, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others. The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 11 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as more than 100 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals. For everyone who lives or spends time in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming, there can be no finer guide to the area's natural surroundings than the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Rocky Mountain States.
Woody Plants of the Big Bend and Trans-Pecos
Author: Louis A. Harveson
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623493536
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Winner, 2018 Carroll Abbott Memorial Award, sponsored by the Native Plant Society of Texas The Trans-Pecos region of Texas is home to a variety of big game species, including desert mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, elk, feral hog, and javelina; several species of exotics, such as aoudad, axis deer, and blackbuck antelope; and domestic livestock that includes cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and bison. Prepared by a team of range specialists at the Borderlands Research Institute in Alpine, Texas, this field guide will allow the area’s ranch managers, private landowners, resource professionals, students, and other outdoor enthusiasts to identify the key woody plants that serve as valuable forage for these animals. Encompassing 18 West Texas counties, with application in like habitats in the western Hill Country and southern Rolling Plains as well as in northern Mexico and eastern New Mexico, the book provides a thorough introduction to the natural features of the region and descriptions, nutrition values, and management prescriptions for 84 species of browse plants. In addition to informing readers about the diet of the region’s large animals, this fully illustrated, user-friendly reference also intends to inspire the continued good stewardship of the land they inhabit.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623493536
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Winner, 2018 Carroll Abbott Memorial Award, sponsored by the Native Plant Society of Texas The Trans-Pecos region of Texas is home to a variety of big game species, including desert mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, elk, feral hog, and javelina; several species of exotics, such as aoudad, axis deer, and blackbuck antelope; and domestic livestock that includes cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and bison. Prepared by a team of range specialists at the Borderlands Research Institute in Alpine, Texas, this field guide will allow the area’s ranch managers, private landowners, resource professionals, students, and other outdoor enthusiasts to identify the key woody plants that serve as valuable forage for these animals. Encompassing 18 West Texas counties, with application in like habitats in the western Hill Country and southern Rolling Plains as well as in northern Mexico and eastern New Mexico, the book provides a thorough introduction to the natural features of the region and descriptions, nutrition values, and management prescriptions for 84 species of browse plants. In addition to informing readers about the diet of the region’s large animals, this fully illustrated, user-friendly reference also intends to inspire the continued good stewardship of the land they inhabit.
Mammals of North America
Author: Roland W. Kays
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400833507
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
The best field guide to North American mammals The best-selling field guide that "sets new standards" (New Scientist) and "makes all other field guides for mammals of the United States. . . and Canada obsolete" (Journal of Mammalogy) is now even better. Covering 20 species recognized since 2002 and including 13 new color plates, this fully revised edition of Mammals of North America illustrates all 462 known mammal species in the United States and Canada—each in beautiful color and accurate detail. With a more up-to-date species list than any other guide, improved facing-page descriptions, easier-to-read distribution maps, updated common and scientific names, and track and scat illustrations, this slim, light, and easy-to-use volume is the must-have source for identifying North American mammals. Roland Kays and Don Wilson have scoured the technical literature to pull out the key differences between similar species, and illustrated these whenever possible, making the guide useful to amateur naturalists and professional zoologists alike. Casual animal watchers will appreciate the overview of mammal diversity and the tips on identifying animals they can spy in their binoculars, while scientists will appreciate the exacting detail needed to distinguish similar species, including illustrations of shrew teeth, bat toes, and whale dorsal fins. The best-illustrated and easiest-to-use field guide to North American mammals Beautiful and accurate color illustrations of all 462 mammals found in the United States and Canada—including 20 species recognized since 2002 112 color plates—including 13 new ones Key identification information—fully revised—on facing pages The most current taxonomy/species list Fully revised, easy-to-read range maps Illustrations of tracks, scat, and whale and dolphin dive sequences
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400833507
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
The best field guide to North American mammals The best-selling field guide that "sets new standards" (New Scientist) and "makes all other field guides for mammals of the United States. . . and Canada obsolete" (Journal of Mammalogy) is now even better. Covering 20 species recognized since 2002 and including 13 new color plates, this fully revised edition of Mammals of North America illustrates all 462 known mammal species in the United States and Canada—each in beautiful color and accurate detail. With a more up-to-date species list than any other guide, improved facing-page descriptions, easier-to-read distribution maps, updated common and scientific names, and track and scat illustrations, this slim, light, and easy-to-use volume is the must-have source for identifying North American mammals. Roland Kays and Don Wilson have scoured the technical literature to pull out the key differences between similar species, and illustrated these whenever possible, making the guide useful to amateur naturalists and professional zoologists alike. Casual animal watchers will appreciate the overview of mammal diversity and the tips on identifying animals they can spy in their binoculars, while scientists will appreciate the exacting detail needed to distinguish similar species, including illustrations of shrew teeth, bat toes, and whale dorsal fins. The best-illustrated and easiest-to-use field guide to North American mammals Beautiful and accurate color illustrations of all 462 mammals found in the United States and Canada—including 20 species recognized since 2002 112 color plates—including 13 new ones Key identification information—fully revised—on facing pages The most current taxonomy/species list Fully revised, easy-to-read range maps Illustrations of tracks, scat, and whale and dolphin dive sequences
A Field Guide to Western Butterflies
Author: Paul A. Opler
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395791516
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
This all-new edition includes information on more than 590 species, illustrated in lifelike positions in 44 beautiful color plates. 110 color photos. Line drawings & maps.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395791516
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
This all-new edition includes information on more than 590 species, illustrated in lifelike positions in 44 beautiful color plates. 110 color photos. Line drawings & maps.
National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America
Author: Bruce Kershner
Publisher: Union Square & Company
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Presents a reference guide to over seven hundred species of trees, providing introductory essays along with individual entries on habitat, range, and descriptions of leaves, fruits, and flowers.
Publisher: Union Square & Company
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Presents a reference guide to over seven hundred species of trees, providing introductory essays along with individual entries on habitat, range, and descriptions of leaves, fruits, and flowers.