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The Coral Triangle: Saving the Amazing Undersea World of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, Solomon Islands & Timor Leste
Artist/Author: Kassem, Ken$80.00 Add to cartPublished in association with WWF-Malaysia, this important book describes the uniqueness of the Coral Triangle region’s marine biodiversity, its conservation importance and the stories, successes and struggles of the drive to maintain its rich biodiversity. The book gives a big-picture overview of threats and solutions and up-close and personal experiences from the ground and the people affected by conservation. The stories come from the work that WWF-Malaysia and USAID Coral Triangle Support Partnership are carrying out in the region.
Chapters cover the rich habitats of the Coral Triangle and the endangered species, as well as an in-depth survey of each of the countries of the area. As the earth’s single greatest repository of marine life, the Coral Triangle is also a great draw for SCUBA divers. For each of the countries covered, top dive sites are listed.
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Field Guide to the Tropical Fish of Australia
Artist/Author: Stuart-Smith, Rick, Graham Edgar, Andrew Green, Ian Shaw$45.00 Add to cartCovering almost 1,100 species, often with multiple images for important life stages, this field guide represents the most comprehensive collection of the tropical fishes found on Australian reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Ningaloo Reef, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Many of the species covered are also found widely throughout the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea, up to Japan and across to French Polynesia, and travellers will also find this book handy, particularly for popular tropical South Pacific destinations. Authors Rick Stuart-Smith, Graham Edgar, Andrew Green and Ian Shaw have decades’ worth of collective experience studying and photographing reef fishes around the world.
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Rainforest – A Photographic Journey
Artist/Author: Thomas Marent$60.00 Add to cart1 copy left, now OUT OF PRINT.
This awe-inspiring collection of over 500 amazing photographs will open your eyes to the wonders of life under the canopy./b>The result of nature photographer, Thomas Marent's 16-year journey across five continents, Rainforest celebrates the fascinating behaviour and incredible variety of rainforest animals and plants – from resourceful leaf-cutter ants to the multi-hued clouds of butterflies and birds that flutter high in the tree tops. Incredibly, more is known about our universe than the millions of plant and animal species that teem inside these great hothouses of life.
Rainforest takes you inside this mysterious realm, with breathtaking photographs and absorbing personal insight. -
Reef Fishes: Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef
Artist/Author: Brayshaw, Michelle$25.00 Add to cartAn illustrated guide to the most commonly encountered reef fishes of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Also includes a small section covering other commonly encountered reef life. This book highlights the roles fish play in this tropical coral ecosystem. A lovely keepsake for snorkelers and naturalists visiting the area.
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Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea.
Artist/Author: Randall, John E. et al.$150.00 Add to cartA revised and expanded edition of the classic text. It covers more than 1200 species.
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Coral Fish.
Artist/Author: Pitkin, Linda.$35.00 Add to cartPart of the Life Series, Natural History Museum. Various chapters include the coral reef environment; butterflyfishes and angelfishes; damselfishes and anemonefishes; groupers and seabasses; wrasses; grazers and crushers; bottom-dwelling fishes; nocturnal fishes; hunters; and conservation.
