Hawaii
The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide
- 1st Edition - March 28, 2000
- Latest edition
- Author: Les Beletsky
- Language: English
People travel to Hawaii for sun, sand, and surf but increasingly spend parts of their trips hiking, birdwatching, kayaking, whale-watching, or snorkeling in the island's stunning… Read more
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Description
Description
People travel to Hawaii for sun, sand, and surf but increasingly spend parts of their trips hiking, birdwatching, kayaking, whale-watching, or snorkeling in the island's stunning national parks and nature reserves. Ecotravellers to the islands know that Hawaii is a special place biologically, harboring many native animal and plant species that occur nowhere else on Earth. Contained in this book is all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about the island's magnificent animal life. The author visited parks and preserves, discussed wildlife with local and international experts, and then selected his color illustrations from more than 300 of the islands' most common fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds (including essentially every Hawaiian bird). You will want to have this easy-to-carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated book as a constant companion on your trip.
Key features
Key features
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@bul:* Provides identifying, location, and conservation information on frequently spotted animals
* Gives up-to-date information on the ecology, behavior, and conservation of the families of animals to which the pictured species belong
* Contains information on Hawaiian habitats and on the most common plants you will see, and on the underwater animals most divers and snorklers actually see
* Gives brief descriptions of the state's national parks and nature reserves
@bul:* Provides identifying, location, and conservation information on frequently spotted animals
* Gives up-to-date information on the ecology, behavior, and conservation of the families of animals to which the pictured species belong
* Contains information on Hawaiian habitats and on the most common plants you will see, and on the underwater animals most divers and snorklers actually see
* Gives brief descriptions of the state's national parks and nature reserves
Readership
Readership
Ecotourists, natural history amateurs, birdwatchers, mammal watchers, and ecotour companies.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Ecoturism and Hawaii.
Hawaii: Natural History, Geography, and Climate.
Habitats and Common Vegetation.
Parks, Preserves, and Getting Around.
Environmental Threats and Conservation.
How to Use this Book: Ecology and Natural History.
Amphibians and Reptiles.
Birds.
Mammals.
Underwater Hawaii.
Insects and Other Arthropods.
Hawaii: Natural History, Geography, and Climate.
Habitats and Common Vegetation.
Parks, Preserves, and Getting Around.
Environmental Threats and Conservation.
How to Use this Book: Ecology and Natural History.
Amphibians and Reptiles.
Birds.
Mammals.
Underwater Hawaii.
Insects and Other Arthropods.
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 28, 2000
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
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Les Beletsky
Les Beletsky is a professional wildlife biologist and university zoology teacher. Prior to taking up writing wildlife guides, he conducted many years of field research into the ecology and behavior of birds, publishing many scientific reports and writing two books. An avid ecotraveler, he has visited numerous sites in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia. He currently makes his home in Seattle, Washington.
Affiliations and expertise
Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.