This colorful field guide covers common marine plants, common invertebrates, reptiles, sea birds and marine manatees that occur around the Maldives. The narrative for each species includes size, habitat, and a brief description. The book includes a glossary and indexes.
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Neville Coleman is one of Australia's most accomplished underwater natural history authors.
He was born near the shores of the Lane Cove River in Sydney. In 1969, he conducted the "Australian Coastal Marine Expedition", a total of almost four years travelling 64,000 kilometres around the Australian coast, observing, recording, photographing and collecting many thousands of marine creatures.
Since 1973, Neville has cross-referenced approximately 150,000 transparencies with specimens of marine animals and plants donated to Australian museums.
The Australasian Marine Photographic index of which he is curator, is the largest scientifically-curated visual identification system in the Southern Hemisphere, with over 11,000 species photographed and catalogued.
Neville is the author of 50 books on marine life and his articles have been carried by over 150 magazines with photographs being reproduced by the National Geographic Society, Time-Life and Reader's Digest.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome,
This review is from: Marine Life of the Maldives (Hardcover)
All you need for diving in the Maldives. Wonderful book, full of pictures and information, a must have for any diver!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Comprehensive guide beautifully produced,
This review is from: Marine Life of the Maldives (Hardcover)
As a diver familiar with the Indian Ocean and its marine species I found Coleman's guide fantastic. Not only is it full of quality photgraphs but each section (divided by phyla e.g.Gastropoda, echinoderms etc) begins with a clear layman-friendly introduction to how the animals live and reproduce. There is a wealth of information in this book, and it is one of the few marine guides not to skirt the issue of coral bleaching and just how poor reef health in this part of the Indian Ocean can be. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the region's marine life - not just the Maldives. Wisely, Coleman has not included fish in this volume - an easier subject and covered by many other books.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Marine Life in the maldives,
By debs (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Marine Life of the Maldives (Hardcover)
Lovely book and well worth the money. Slightly disappointed that there were little or no fish in the book more corals plants crustations etc.I was visiting the maldives and a book with fish in would have been ideal as the reef visitors were fantastic and I would have liked to have been able to name them.
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