Wild Malaysia

Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

AvGeoffrey Davison,Melvin Gumal,Junaidi Payne,John Payne

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Wild Malaysia describes a megadiverse country thathas an incredible number of land species - it is estimated to contain 20 percent of the world's animal species - and whose coastal waters form part of theequally rich Coral Triangle. Written by a team of local experts, this updatedthird edition looks at the most important habitats within the three divisionsof the country: Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah. The habitats cover afascinating range including pristine rainforests, limestone complexes, wetlands,coastal regions, caves and highlands. A unique feature in each chapter is the 'NatureSnapshot', which takes readers to specific habitats to explore the trees,birds, plants and animals to be found there. Illustrated with Stephen Hogg andCede Prudente's vibrant photographs, WildMalaysia provides an authoritative and entertaining survey of the widespectrum of wildlife on the land and in the seas of this diverse country.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-04-24
Mått190 x 230 x 23 mm
Vikt912 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
Upplaga3
FörlagJohn Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
MedarbetarePrudente,Cede
ISBN9781913679781

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Dr Geoffrey Davison spent all his working life inSoutheast Asia, as a university lecturer in Malaysia, a conservationist withWWF, and then with the National Parks Board, Singapore.His interests range across ornithology, tropical forest ecology and animaltaxonomy. He has written numerous scientific papers as well as books, includingthe bestselling A Naturalist's Guide tothe Birds of Malaysia.MelvinGumal was born in Sarawak and was educatedat the University of Melbourne, Australia and the University of Cambridge, England. After heading Sarawak'sNational Parks and Wildlife Division's Education and Interpretation Unit for 12years, he is now head of the Malaysia Program for the Wildlife ConservationSociety. His current interests are in bats, elephants, orangutans and tigers.Junaidi Payne has worked withWWF-Malaysia in Sabah from 1979, and now focuses on the Sumatran Rhinoceros andon oil-palm issues. His previous publications include scientific papers and anumber of popular reference books, including Wild Sabah.