Wild Singapore

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Geoffrey Davison, Benjamin Lee, Ria Tan

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WildSingapore combinesvivid photographs of marine and terrestrial sites and species with a highlyinformative and readable text. The book starts with a look at Singapore's wildpast: its biogeography from before human occupation up to 19th century changesand finishes with a look at the possible future of wildlife in the country. Inbetween, there are full details on the current flora and fauna to be found inand on Singapore's reefs and rocks, mangroves and mud, lowland and swampforests, and parks and gardens. 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. Written by three expert authors, thisfully updated third edition provides an authoritative and entertaining surveyof the wide spectrum of wildlife on the land and in the seas of Singapore.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-04-24
Mått190 x 230 x 23 mm
Vikt910 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
Upplaga3
FörlagJohn Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781913679798

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Dr Geoffrey Davison spent all his working life inSouth-East 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 Naturalist's Guide to theBirds of Malaysia.Ria Tan ispassionate about Singapore's marine life as a writer, photographer andobserver. She regularly monitors about 40 seashore locations and, working closelywith the National Parks Board, she helps manage teams of volunteers. Benjamin Lee studied zoology at the National University of Singapore. He has worked at the National Parks Board since 2000 andspent eight years managing the rainforest nature reserves as a seniorconservation officer. He currently heads special projects in the ConservationDivision.