Author: Teresa Farino
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198504351
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 463

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This is one of the first four in a new series of fabulously illustrated natural history travel guides, intended for the general reader with an interest in natural history, and for the growing numbers of 'ecotourists' who want to know where to see wildlife in the countries they visit. The books are designed to complement each other and to build into a nature library, together giving an introduction to the natural history of Europe. The Iberian peninsula harbours snow-capped mountains,ancient deciduous forests that are home to bear and capercaillie, the unique wood-pasture of dehesa and montado, arid 'pseudosteppes' populated by stately great bustards and whirring sandgrouse, mighty rivers terminating in coastal estuaries and deltas teeming with waterbirds, not forgetting the Balearic archipelago, adrift in the azure Mediterranean, harbouring a unique flora and prolific seabird colonies. The wealth of its flora and fauna is unrivalled in western Europe today. Essentiallypractical, the book first introduces the ecology, geology, and wildlife of Spain and the Balearic Islands, then goes on to describe where to see its natural history at its best. There are descriptions of a selection of some 300 sites to visit, each carefully chosen to show a range of habitats and fascinating wildlife. The entries are the personal choice of the authors and are based on intensive travel and research in the region. Described sites range in size from a few to thousands of hectares, be they National Parks, nature reserves, or simply common land. All are open to the public and accessible to the ordinary visitor. Full colour throughout, this book has stunning landscape photographs, line drawings and photographs of individual animals of plants and animals, colour region and site maps, and a splendid composite painting encapsulating typical habitats and their inhabitants.

Author: Noa Lior
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778793649
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Explores Spain's varied geography from the Cantabrian Mountains in the north to the southern Sierras and the vast rivers and coastal regions of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Author: Dorothy Loder
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780397311965
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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An introduction to the history and character of the Spanish people.

Author: John Nance
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Introduces the history, geography, government, natural resources, industry, culture, and people of this country of seven thousand islands.

Author: Elsa Larralde
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Introduces the geography, history, people, natural resources, and customs of this nation that lies between the United States and Central America.

Author: Mary Louise Clifford
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 9780397316854
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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An introduction to the geography, history, government, natural resources, culture, and people of the eight nations that occupy the Arabian Peninsula.

Author: Lavinia Dobler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Languages : en
Pages : 640

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Author: Silas Edgar Farquhar
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 588

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