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E-grāmata: Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia

  • Formāts: 200 pages
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  • Izdošanas datums: 10-Aug-2021
  • Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press
  • Valoda: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781400844937
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  • Sērija : WILDGuides
  • Izdošanas datums: 10-Aug-2021
  • Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press
  • Valoda: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781400844937
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South Georgia is rich in wildlife and spectacular scenery, and it is a prime destination spot on most Antarctic tours. This beautifully illustrated field guide depicts the birds, mammals, insects, flowering plants, and other vegetation found in this unique part of the world. It features 368 full-color photographs of more than 180 species, including 65 species of birds, 20 species of sea mammals, nearly 60 species of insects, and more than 40 species of flowering and nonflowering plants. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, with information on status, behavior, threats, and distribution. This one-of-a-kind photographic guide also includes introductory chapters on South Georgia's geography, climate, ecology, and conservation.

  • Features 368 photos of more than 180 species
  • Covers birds, sea mammals, insects, and plants
  • Provides detailed species accounts
  • Includes chapters on geography, climate, ecology, and conservation
  • The only photographic field guide to focus specifically on South Georgia

Recenzijas

"Even if you have no intention of ever traveling to South Georgia, this book is worth reading. The descriptions of the territory's birds, seals, whales, introduced mammals, invertebrates, and plants are written within the framework of the conversationist, so it is more than a field guide, it is a record of endangered wildlife and the efforts being made to protect it... I do recommend A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia as a book that is informative and enjoyable, a photographic and textual tour of a magical place filled with fantastical creatures that are far from mythic."--Donna Schulman, 10,000 Birds "A true guide to wildlife... This guide will open the eyes of even the most single-minded fan of the feathered to the richness and complexity of this most spectacular of the subantarctic islands."--Rick Wright, ABA Blog "Cruising way down south this winter? Planning a trip to South America, Antarctica or South Georgia island? Wherever you're cruising in the southern hemisphere, don't leave home without your wildlife guide. Pack A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia in your luggage, and you'll instantly be able to tell a macaroni penguin from a rockhopper penguin."--Ginger Dingus, Examiner.com "[ A]n excellent guide that includes lots of really nice photographs of the island's wildlife."--FHB, Wildlife Activist "This is an excellent book and recommended for all visitors."--Keith Betton, Birding World "This guide, designed for tourists, is the only one of its kind. Brief introductions on geology, topography, climate, history, and conservation efforts lay the groundwork for an impressive photographic guide."--Choice "If I were making a trip to South Georgia, as increasing numbers of eco-tourists are doing these days, I would be sure to have in my possession a copy of this book. Further, I would expect that by trip's end it would be dog-eared and coffee-stained, strong evidence of what I believe to be its indispensable nature in such an endeavor."--David Ainley, Marine Ornithology

Preface 9(2)
Topography and Geology 11(1)
Climate 12(1)
The Fertile Sea 13(3)
History of Exploitation 16(4)
Habitat Restoration 20(2)
Biosecurity 22(1)
Protected Areas and Regulations 23(1)
Vegetation and Plant Communities 24(8)
SOUTH GEORGIA WILDLIFE
Birds
32(18)
Breeding penguins
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
34(4)
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
38(2)
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
40(2)
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
42(2)
Penguin behaviour
44(2)
Vagrant penguins
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
46(1)
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
46(1)
Royal Penguin Eudyptes schlegeli
46(2)
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
48(1)
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
48(2)
Tubenoses
50(64)
Royal albatrosses
52(2)
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
54(4)
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys
58(2)
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
60(2)
Vagrant mollymawks
62(2)
White-capped Albatross Thalassarche steadi
Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
Sooty albatrosses
64(2)
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca
Giant petrels
66(2)
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
Cape Petrel and Antarctic Petrel
68(2)
Cape Petrel Daption capense
Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica
Snow Petrel and Southern Fulmar
70(2)
Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea
Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
Gadfly petrels 1
72(2)
Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
Gadfly petrels 2 and Grey Petrel
74(2)
Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea
Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
76(2)
Breeding prions
78(2)
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
Blue Petrel and vagrant prions
80(2)
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
Shearwaters
82(2)
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
Storm-petrels
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
84(1)
Black-bellied Storm-petrel Fregetta tropica
84(1)
Grey-backed Storm-petrel Garrodia nereis
85(1)
Diving-petrels
86(2)
South Georgia Diving-petrel Pelecanoides georgicus
Common Diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
Imperial Shag Phalacrocorax atriceps
88(2)
Herons and Egrets
90(2)
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Ducks
South Georgia Pintail Anas georgica
92(2)
Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris
94(1)
Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix
94(2)
Birds of prey
96(2)
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Peregrine Falco peregrinus
Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus
98(2)
Skuas
100(2)
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
Gulls
102(2)
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
Terns
104(2)
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Waders
106(2)
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus
108(2)
Additional species
110(1)
Accidental species
111(3)
Seals
Fur seals
Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella
114(3)
Subantarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus tropicalis
117(1)
Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina
118(2)
Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii
120(2)
Leopard Seal and Crabeater Seal
122(4)
Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx
Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophagus
Cetaceans
Southern Right Whale and Humpback Whale
126(2)
Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Minke Whale and Blue Whale
128(2)
Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Large rorquals
130(3)
Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
133(1)
Beaked Whales
134(2)
Arnoux's Beaked Whale Berardius arnuxii
Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons
Strap-toothed Beaked Whale Mesoplodon layardii
Killer Whale (or Orca) Orcinus orca
136(2)
Long-finned Pilot Whale, Hourglass Dolphin and Spectacled Porpoise
138(2)
Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas
Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger
Spectacled Porpoise Phocoena dioptrica
Introduced Mammals
Reindeer Rangifer tarandus
140(1)
Brown, Common or Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus
141(1)
House Mouse Mus musculus
141(1)
Invertebrates
Insects
142(4)
Springtails
146(1)
Arachnids
147(1)
Freshwater Crustaceans
148(1)
Annelids
148(1)
Molluscs
149(1)
Plants
150(38)
Forbs: Non-grasslike herbs
Greater Burnet Acaena magellanica
152(1)
Lesser Burnet Acaena tenera
152(1)
Hybrid Burnet Acaena magellanica x tenera
152(2)
Blinks Montia fontana
154(1)
Antarctic Starwort Callitriche antarctica
154(1)
Antarctic Bedstraw Galium antarcticum
154(2)
Antarctic Pearlwort Colobanthus quitensis
156(1)
Sessile or Subantarctic Pearlwort Colobanthus subulatus
156(1)
Forbs: Introduced species
Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium fontanum
156(2)
Antarctic Buttercup Ranunculus biternatus
158(1)
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
158(1)
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
158(2)
Bittercress Cardamine glacialis
160(1)
Yarrow, or Milfoil Achillea millefolium
160(1)
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
160(2)
Grasses
Tussock Grass Poa flabellata
162(1)
Brown or Tufted Fescue Festuca contracta
162(1)
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
162(2)
Alpine Cat's-tail Phleum alpinum
164(1)
Magellanic or Antarctic Foxtail Alopecurus magellanicus
164(2)
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
166(1)
Smooth-stalked Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
166(1)
Common Bent-grass Agrostis capillaris
166(2)
Antarctic Hair-grass Deschampsia antarctica
168(1)
Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa
168(1)
Sedge
Smith's Sedge Uncinia macrolepis
168(2)
Rushes
Greater Rush Juncus scheuchzerioides
170(1)
Lesser Rush Juncus inconspicuus
170(1)
Brown or Magellanic Rush Rostkovia magellanica
170(2)
Higher plants: Infrequent introduced species
172(2)
Ferns and clubmoss
Brittle Bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis
174(1)
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum crotalophoroides
174(1)
Falklands Filmy Fern Hymenophyllum falklandicum
174(1)
Strap Fern Grammitis poeppigiana
174(2)
Shield Fern Polystichum mohrioides
176(1)
Small Fern Blechnum penna-marina
176(1)
Magellanic Clubmoss Lycopodium magellanicum
176(2)
Lower plants
Mosses
178(4)
Liverworts
182(1)
Algae
182(2)
Lichens
184(3)
Fungi
187(1)
Taxonomic Notes 188(3)
Glossary 191(1)
Acknowledgements 191(1)
Photographic credits 192(5)
Index of English and scientific names 197
Robert Burton is a natural history writer and Antarctic tour lecturer. He first visited South Georgia in 1964 and later studied albatrosses at the British Antarctic Survey research station at Bird Island. John Croxall studied seabirds and seals at South Georgia for the British Antarctic Survey for three decades, retiring in 2006. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and a trustee of the South Georgia Heritage Trust.