Australian Marine Life: Plants and Animals of the Temperate Waters (Paperback)

~ Graham J. Edgar (Author)

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Product Description

This work describes 1200 of the most commonly seen plants and animals of temperate waters, including notes on their habitat and distribution, and more than 1300 full-colour photographs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: New Holland Publishers, Ltd.; 2nd edition (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187633438X
• ISBN-13: 978-1876334383
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,777,687 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Australian Marine Life-REVIEW, February 23, 2001

By	Mish Anderson (Australia) - See all my reviews

This book contains information on most if not all species of marine life in Australia particualy, southern Australia. It contains all the phylum genus and species information as well as location and size. A very good referrence book for anyone interested in Australian Marine life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! A Good Reference for Australia`s Temperate Waters, May 4, 2001

By	Johannes (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews

Australias marine life is known world wide for it`s great diversity on the barrier reef. But how many knows that a colourfull fauna also exists in the temperate waters of the south. When I bought this book,many species were new to me,something that made it very interesting. It is a huge book of more than 500 pages and 1200 photographs,so it is detailed,but the photos are very beautifull. There is a detailed text about every species and all information you need to know is here. In this book you`ll find everything from small algae to great white sharks. The fishes are amazingly colourfull,and so are the invertebrates. It is also pretty cheap (I bought it in London for £ 25.95. )for beeing so detailed and rich of information. If you want to see some new species and are tired of all the tropical,try this. I`m sure no one will read this book without learning something new. A real treasure.