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9781868724512

The Wildlife of Southern Africa

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  • ISBN13:

    9781868724512

  • ISBN10:

    1868724514

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-09-20
  • Publisher: Struik Pub
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Summary

A comprehensive and accessible guide to the flora and fauna of Southern Africa.

Author Biography

Vincent Carruthers is a well-known environmentalist. He serves on the board of a number of environmental organisations and runs a management consultancy. In 1989 he was awarded the prestigious Stevenson-Hamilton Medal by the Zoological Society of Southern Africa for his contribution as an amateur zoologist

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(1)
Scope and comprehensiveness
1(1)
Arrangement of contents
2(1)
The southern African region
3(3)
Distribution
6(1)
Terminology
6(1)
How to use this book
7(1)
Lower invertebrates
8(6)
Michael Musgrave
Michael Thayer
Spiders and other arachnids
14(14)
Astri Leroy
Michael Thayer
Insects
28(32)
Michael Musgrave
Michael Thayer
Freshwater fishes
60(14)
Paul Skelton
Dave Voorvelt
Elizabeth Tarr
Frogs
74(10)
Vincent Carruthers
Michael Thayer
Reptiles
84(30)
Bill Branch
Michael Thayer
Birds
114(50)
Ken Newman
Christine Read
Ken Newman
Mammals
164(22)
Peter Apps
Penny Meakin
Michael Thayer
Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi
186(14)
Elsa Pooley
Wild flowers
200(38)
Elsa Pooley
Trees
238(44)
Elsa Pooley
Glossary 282(4)
Further reading 286(5)
Index 291

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