Product Description
Freshwater Life
Author: Charles Griffiths
Format: Paperback
A field guide to the plants and animals of southern Africa
Freshwater life – the first illustrated field guide of its kind for the wider southern African region – describes a vast range of plant and animal groups in a single volume. A ground-breaking concept that encompasses diverse groups from the large and conspicuous vertebrates to the diverse microscopic taxa, the book facilitates identification and describes the ecology of more than 1,000 freshwater organisms.
Species have been selected on the basis of how likely they are to be encountered, and each account is accompanied by photographs and a distribution map. A comprehensive introduction details the ecology and signifi cance of freshwater systems. This indispensible, easy-to-use guide will prove invaluable to outdoor enthusiasts, students and conservationists.
About the Author
Charles Griffiths is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cape Town. He has authored over 200 scientific papers, five other guide books to various components of the South African fauna, and has discovered over 100 species new to science. He is also a well-known wildlife photographer whose images have appeared in many books and magazines.
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