Europe's Sea Mammals Including the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde
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Europe's Sea Mammals Including the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde

A field guide to the whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Europe's Sea Mammals Including the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde

A field guide to the whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals

About this book

A state-of-the-art photographic identification guide to Europe's whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals

This cutting-edge photographic identification guide to Europe's sea mammals—the only such guide of its kind—covers the 39 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises and 9 species of seals found in the region, which spans the eastern Atlantic from Iceland to Macaronesia, and the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic seas. Written and illustrated by a team of professional tour guides with extensive experience presenting the region's sea mammals, the guide features more than 180 color photographs, maps and graphics, highlights key identification features and includes information on the range, ecology, behaviour and conservation status of each species. Produced with the marine conservation charity ORCA, the book presents mapping data from a decade of surveys, which shows both current distribution and changes over time.

Europe's Sea Mammals is an essential companion for whale watchers and anyone else who is interested in this enigmatic group of mammals.

  • The only photographic guide dedicated to this popular whale-watching region
  • Features more than 180 color photos, maps and graphics
  • Highlights key identification features and provides essential information on the range, ecology, behaviour and conservation status of each species

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Yes, you can access Europe's Sea Mammals Including the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde by Robert Still,Hugh Harrop,Luís Dias,Tim Stenton in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Marine Biology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. How to use this guide
  7. What is a sea mammal?
  8. The region covered by this guide
  9. Threats to sea mammals in the 21st century
  10. Recording techniques and photography
  11. Watching Europe’s sea mammals
  12. EUROPE’S SEA MAMMALS (See the following pages for full list)
  13. Glossary
  14. Observation guidelines
  15. Stranded cetaceans and marine mammal rescue
  16. Species mentioned in the accounts
  17. Legislation
  18. References
  19. Photographic and artwork credits
  20. Non-English names of cetaceans
  21. Index
  22. Acknowledgments