RSPB Handbook of the Seashore Second Edition
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Description
An expanded RSPB guide, now including 56 coastal birds, to help you confidently identify all the species you see on and around British coastlines.
RSPB Handbook of the Seashore is a photographic guide to the diverse marine wildlife found around British coasts. This expanded second edition includes updated accounts for more than 200 marine species by the author of the first edition, marine biologist Maya Plass, and new sections covering 56 coastal birds and 10 marine mammals by birding expert Marianne Taylor.
Each species account includes a photo, description, and details of the species' distribution and zonation, written in accessible text suitable for families, students and anyone who likes to learn more about the wildlife they see when they visit the seashore.
The book features introductory sections about the life cycles and anatomy of species on British coasts, with sections on seaweeds, flowering plants, sponges, cnidarians, marine worms, molluscs, crustaceans, sea spiders, bryozoans, echinoderms, sea squirts, common seashore fish, coastal birds, marine mammals, and strandline species. It also presents information on tidal cycles, where to look for particular marine species, who to call if you come across a stranding, and conservation and climate change issues that affect coastal species.
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Table of Contents
How tides work
Tide tables explained
Finding species
The Seashore Code
Recording and reporting
Why our seashore matters
A coast under pressure
Seaweeds
Brown
Red
Green
Flowering plants
Sponges
Cnidarians
Sea anemones
Soft and hard corals
Sea firs and siphonophores
Jellyfish
Marine worms
Molluscs
Chitons
Gastropods
Bivalves
Crustaceans
Barnacles
Isopods and amphipods
Shrimps and prawns
Crabs
Lobsters
Sea spiders
Bryozoans
Echinoderms
Starfish
Brittlestars
Sea and heart urchins
Sea cucumbers
Sea squirts
Seashore fish
Coastal birds
Mammals
The strandline
Glossary
Further reading
Useful websites
Acknowledgements
Photo credits
Index
Product details
| Published | 27 May 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781399428804 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Wildlife |
| Illustrations | Colour photographs throughout |
| Series | RSPB |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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