Birds Of The Mediterranean

Author : Paul Sterry
Publisher : Christopher Helm Publishers, Incorporated
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Birds
ISBN : 0713663499

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Birds of the Mediterranean by Paul Sterry Pdf

Covering all the species of birds occurring in the areas bordering the Mediterranean, this guide is illustrated throughout with stunning photographs. The regions examined cover some of the most distinctive and birdrich habitats in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, places as popular with sun-seeking holidaymakers as they are with birders. Designed to appeal to both audiences, the guide features photographs of the region's birdlife, with concise descriptive text on facing pages. Digital manipulation of the photographs has been used to ensure a consistent depiction of light conditions, making comparisons between the images easier.

Author : Jonsson Lars
Publisher : Tanager Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1983-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0880720239

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Birds of the Mediterranean and Alps by Jonsson Lars Pdf

Author : Lars Jonsson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Birds
ISBN : 070991413X

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Birds of the Mediterranean and Alps by Lars Jonsson Pdf

Author : Rebecca Nason
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472949028

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Birds of Greece by Rebecca Nason Pdf

From the Hoopoe to the Black-Headed Bunting, Greece is home to a wide range of avifauna, thanks to the richly varied habitats it has to offer. Pocket-sized and portable, this compact guide provides superb full colour photographs and detailed descriptions of each bird likely to be seen on a visit to the country. Whether you're a seasoned birdwatcher or a tourist keen to identify the birds you spot on your holiday, Birds of Greece is sure to be helpful.

Author : Jacques Blondel,James Aronson,Jean-Yves Bodiou,Gilles Boeuf
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780199557981

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The Mediterranean Region by Jacques Blondel,James Aronson,Jean-Yves Bodiou,Gilles Boeuf Pdf

This is a detailed, illustrated and up-to-date study of the fauna, flora, landscapes, coastal areas and seascapes of the entire Mediterranean Basin, and the Sea itself. Since the publication of the first edition in 1999, the field has advanced in significant ways and this revision is timely.

Author : édéric Jiguet,Aurélien Audevard
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691172439

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Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East by édéric Jiguet,Aurélien Audevard Pdf

The first comprehensive field guide to every bird species in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East is the first comprehensive pocket-sized photographic field guide to every bird species in Europe—this includes winter visitors and common migrants but also all rarities to the region, even if they have been recorded only once. The guide also covers hypothetical species—those that have a good chance of being recorded due to such factors as range expansion and changing weather patterns. The book's 2,200 stunning color photographs mean that every species is pictured, making field identification quick and easy. Succinct text covers key identification features, voice, habitat, and distribution, and distribution maps are provided for regular breeding species. Particular attention and details are given to help differentiate similar-looking species. Lavishly illustrated, up-to-date, and wide-ranging, Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East is an essential field guide for every naturalist and birder. First comprehensive field guide to all species recorded in Europe: resident, winter visitor, common migrant, and rarity 860 species covered using 2,200 photographs Includes every species from North Africa and the Middle East to have occurred in Europe

Author : Clive Finlayson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781408136966

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Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar by Clive Finlayson Pdf

Clive Finlayson, a native of the Rock and a trained ornithologist, presents a fascinating account of this region and its resident and transitory bird life. The Strait of Gibraltar is famous as a major point of passage for Palaearctic birds migrating between their European breeding grounds and their winter quarters in Africa. The first chapter of the book describes the area, which broadly defined includes the Coto Donana in the north and the Merja Zerga in the south, and the geographic and climatological characteristics which make it a suitable crossing place. In scope this book goes beyond the strict definition of the Strait and, following Irby's 19th Century work, examines the rich area where Europe meets Africa. The chapters which follow describe in detail the migration patterns of the principal passage species including their origins, destinations and overall numbers, showing how the precise conditions of weather and visibility affect the specific choice of route and timing of the crossing. The breeding and wintering bird communities are then considered and the ornithology of the entire region summarized. Whether or not you have ever witnessed the thousands of raptors, storks and other birds that may make this legendary crossing in a single day, this book will conjure the spirit of this extraordinary place. Delightful illustrations by lan Willis complete an important and entertaining book.

Author : Jamie Woodward
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191608414

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The Physical Geography of the Mediterranean by Jamie Woodward Pdf

This volume explores the climates, landscapes, ecosystems and hazards that comprise the Mediterranean world. It traces the development of the Mediterranean landscape over very long timescales and examines modern processes and key environmental issues in a wide range of settings. The Mediterranean is the only region on Earth where three continents meet and this interaction has produced a very distinctive Physical Geography. This book examines the landscapes and processes at the margins of these continents and the distinctive marine environment between them. Catastrophic earthquakes, explosive volcanic eruptions and devastating storms and floods are intimately bound up within the history and mythology of the Mediterranean world. This is a key region for the study of natural hazards because it offers unrivalled access to long records of hazard occurrence and impact through documentary, archaeological and geological archives. The Mediterranean is also a biodiversity hotspot; it has been a meeting place for plants, animals and humans from three continents throughout much of its history. The Quaternary records of these interactions are more varied and better preserved than in any other part of the world. These records have provided important new insights into the tempo of climate, landscape and ecosystem change in the Mediterranean region and beyond. The region is unique because of the very early and widespread impact of humans in landscape and ecosystem change - and the richness of the archaeological and geological archives that chronicle this impact. This book examines this history and these interactions and places current environmental issues in long term context. Contributors : Ramadan Husain Abu-Zied Harriet Allen Jacques Blondel Maria-Carmen Llasat James Casford Marc Castellnou Andrew Goudie Andrew Harding Angela Hayes Tom Holt Babette Hoogakker Philip Hughes Jos Lelieveld John Lewin Francisco Lloret Francisco Lopez-Bermudez Mark Macklin Jean Margat Anne Mather Frédéric Médail Christophe Morhange Clive Oppenheimer Jean Palutikof Gerassimos Papadopoulos Josep Piñol David Pyle Jane Reed Neil Roberts Eelco Rohling Iain Stewart Stathis Stiros John Thornes Chronis Tzedakis John Wainwright

Author : Guy Kirwan,Barbaros Demirci,Hilary Welch,Kerem Boyla,Metehan Özen,Peter Castell,Tim Marlow
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781408108949

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The Birds of Turkey by Guy Kirwan,Barbaros Demirci,Hilary Welch,Kerem Boyla,Metehan Özen,Peter Castell,Tim Marlow Pdf

The Birds of Turkey is the first avifauna to document this country's amazing ornithological diversity. Turkey - ornithologically one of the most fascinating countries in the Western Palearctic - lies not only at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, but also at the meeting point of a variety of biomes. The extensive semi-deserts of the Middle East reach their northernmost limit in southeastern Turkey, while the Pontic Mountains, which dominate much of the north of the country, support a principally European fauna, along with near-endemics such as Caucasian Grouse, Green Warbler, Caspian Snowcock and Krüper's Nuthatch. In Central Turkey, huge saline lakes hold colonies of flamingos, pelicans and Pygmy Cormorants, while the surrounding semi-steppe supports populations of Montagu's Harrier, Great Bustard and abundant lakes. The book looks in detail at every species ever reported in the country - breeding birds, passage migrants, winter visitors and vagrants - with a review of status and distribution, accurate distribution maps, and discussions of breeding biology and the latest taxonomic revisions. Introductory chapters provide overviews of Turkey's major biomes and the history or ornithology in the country, and a discussion of future research objections. The book also contains stunning colour photography by a number of leading Turkish ornithologists. Indispensable for anyone interested in the Turkish avifauna, The Birds of Turkey will remain the standard work on this key ornithological region for many years to come.

Author : Paul Sterry
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780002201612

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Complete Mediterranean Wildlife by Paul Sterry Pdf

A guide to Mediterranean wildlife which describes and illustrates 1500 species commonly found in this area.

Author : Grzegorz Mikusiński,Jean-Michel Roberge,Robert J. Fuller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107072138

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Ecology and Conservation of Forest Birds by Grzegorz Mikusiński,Jean-Michel Roberge,Robert J. Fuller Pdf

An authoritative review of the ecology of forest birds and their conservation issues throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

Author : Colin Richardson,Richard Porter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472960863

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Birds of Cyprus by Colin Richardson,Richard Porter Pdf

Cyprus is a great place of birding, and one of the most popular places for birders to visit in Europe. It holds populations of a number of regional scarcities that are very hard to see elsewhere, plus a number of endemic subspecies, and the two jewels in the crown – two full endemics, Cyprus Wheatear and Cyprus Warbler, the latter of which graces the jacket of this new Helm field guide to the island. Detailed plates are allied to concise identification text, with accurate maps stemming from Colin Richardson's decades-long programme of population-mapping on the island. Together, these elements make this the definitive guide to Cyprus's birds, one that no visitor to this beautiful island can be without.

Author : Mark-Anthony Falzon
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789207675

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Birds of Passage by Mark-Anthony Falzon Pdf

Bird migration between Europe and Africa is a fraught journey, particularly in the Mediterranean, where migratory birds are shot and trapped in large numbers. In Malta, thousands of hunters share a shrinking countryside. They also rub shoulders with a strong bird-protection and conservation lobby. Drawing on years of ethnographic fieldwork, this book traces the complex interactions between hunters, birds and the landscapes they inhabit, as well as the dynamics and politics of bird conservation. Birds of Passage looks at the practice and meaning of hunting in a specific context, and raises broader questions about human-wildlife interactions and the uncertain outcomes of conservation.

Author : MEDMARAVIS,Xaver Monbailliu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642708954

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Mediterranean Marine Avifauna by MEDMARAVIS,Xaver Monbailliu Pdf

May I first congratulate, inconditionally, the Association MEDMARAVIS for organizing this symposium and for inviting me re presenting the Sardinian Ministry of the Environment. I would like to assert that such initiatives help a great deal and in a concrete way, Heads of government departments in charge of land use and natural resources. At this first symposium of the Mediterranean Marine Avifau na I must congratulate the scientific faculty for proposing such an ample spectrum of high quality papers dealing with diverse parts of the Mediterranean and beyond. I am sure that their con tributions will further scientific research, will help to pro tect our environment and will lead, more especially, to the ma nagement and conservation of seabirds. To know in order to manage has often been said at this sym posium. In fact, it is not possible to manage thoughtfully and rationally the natural resources without knowing more profound ly how they function. This reasoning is also valid on a more ge neral scale: regional planning of human activities should not disregard the evaluation of the ecosystem.

Author : Association méditerranéenne pour l'avifaune marine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9995703440

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Ecology and Conservation of Mediterranean Seabirds and Other Bird Species Under the Barcelona Convention. Update & Progress. Proceedings of the 13th Medmaravis Pan-Mediterranean Symposium, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, 14-17 October 2011 by Association méditerranéenne pour l'avifaune marine Pdf