Field Guide To The Palms Of Madagascar
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Field Guide To The Palms Of Madagascar
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Author : John Dransfield
language : en
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Release Date : 2006
Field Guide To The Palms Of Madagascar written by John Dransfield and has been published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Gardening categories.
Madagascar's native palms are of enormous economic and biological importance. Not only are they used for food, house building, crafts and medicines, most are found in no other part of the world, they are a part of Madagascar's great natural heritage and many are becoming increasingly rare. Simple keys and lavishly illustrated pictorial descriptions, distribution maps and diagrams of leaf, fruit and flower arrangement enable quick and easy identification. Notes on local uses, rarity and in what type of vegetation each grows in follows. This is not just a field guide, it is a book that shows why palms are so important to the culture, economy and the natural heritage of Madagascans.
Field Guide To The Orchids Of Madagascar
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Author : Phillip Cribb
language : en
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Release Date : 2009
Field Guide To The Orchids Of Madagascar written by Phillip Cribb and has been published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Gardening categories.
Madagascar is a world hot-spot for orchids. The largest family of flowering plants on the island, almost 1000 species make up some 10% of Madagascar's flora; 90% of them are endemic. They occur in almost every habitat, from coastal and montane forests to cold mountain tops and dry spiny forest. This field guide, the first of its kind for Madagascan orchids, will enable you to identify these showy, and often spectacular plants.
Madagascar
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Author : Hilary Bradt
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2007
Madagascar written by Hilary Bradt and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Travel categories.
A thorough travel guide, brimming with character, for bother independent visitors and those on organised tours to Madagascar.
Madagascar
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Author : Daniel Austin
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2017-08-17
Madagascar written by Daniel Austin and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-17 with Madagascar categories.
A new, thoroughly updated 12th edition of Bradt's Madagascar, the leading and most comprehensive guide to this unique island nation, written by Hilary Bradt, who first visited in 1976 and has returned roughly 35 times, and Daniel Austin, who has visited 12 times and continues to travel there annually. Bradt's Madagascar is by far the most thorough guide to the country in English and is written and updated by established experts whose unparalleled knowledge of Madagascar combines with contributions from over 50 experts in a book which has been the most authoritative guide to the country for three decades. It covers national parks and protected areas and includes itineraries to suit all interests and budgets, plus details of around 1,000 hotels and restaurants. Madagascar is like nowhere else on earth. It is fascinating not only zoologically and botanically, but culturally, linguistically, historically and geologically. This vast island is the fourth largest in the world and also the oldest. This is part of the reason why it has evolved into an incredible hotspot for biodiversity, with a truly unique flora and fauna that is more than 80% endemic to the island, and with new species being described virtually on a daily basis. Madagascar is also the only place where you can see wild lemurs. Almost a quarter of the world's 450-or-so primates exist only here. With Bradt's Madagascar you can visit tropical rainforest and seek out its incredible flora and fauna; explore the otherworldly eroded limestone spires, most famously at Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park - Madagascar's most striking landscape; discover the beach-fringed islands around Nosy Be with their fabulous scuba diving, snorkelling, kayaking, whale-watching and fishing opportunities; and make the most of a host of adventuring and sporting possibilities, including surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, rock climbing, tree climbing, caving, river trips, mountain biking, distance running, quad biking, trekking and hiking. Also covered are the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ambohimanga; the renowned Avenue des Baobabs, one of the country's most photographed scenes, and information on the best birdwatching spots: Madagascar has almost 300 avian species, with a high proportion of endemics, including five whole endemic families.
Field Guide To The Palms Of The Americas
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Author : Andrew Henderson
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-04-23
Field Guide To The Palms Of The Americas written by Andrew Henderson and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-23 with Nature categories.
This user-friendly and authoritative book will serve scientists, growers, and sightseers as a guide to the 67 genra and 550 species of naturally occurring palms found in the Americas. Its purpose is to give an introduction to the diversity of palms and allow almost anyone to identify a palm from this part of the world. Andrew Henderson is Assistant Scientist at the New York Botanical Garden. Gloria Galeano and Rodrigo Bernal are Assistant Professors at the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota. Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Madagascar Wildlife
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Author : Nick Garbutt and Daniel Austin
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2023-08-15
Madagascar Wildlife written by Nick Garbutt and Daniel Austin and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-15 with Travel categories.
This new, fifth edition of Bradt’s Madagascar Wildlife, first published over 25 years ago, celebrates the unique fauna of this remarkable Indian Ocean island. Written by naturalist tour-leaders and Madagascar experts, and aimed at visitors and natural-history enthusiasts alike, this guide has been thoroughly updated to reflect both the latest discoveries – on an island where new species for science are continuously discovered – and the latest developments at the country’s top wildlife-tourism locations. Wildlife is the key draw for English-speaking visitors to Madagascar. Enjoying nature couldn’t be more different to continental Africa. Rather than going out on safari to see the Big Five from the safety of a jeep, in Madagascar you approach wildlife on rainforest strolls, without fear of encountering dangerous snakes or angry elephants. From its endearing lemurs and comical chameleons to the endemic birds and bizarre insects, this is the only guide to showcase the whole range of Madagascar’s captivating wildlife. It features lively descriptions of animals and their behaviour – perfect for the interested layman – complemented by 280 sumptuous colour photographs. A 'Habitats and Hotspots' chapter details the island’s various ecosystems and presents concise information on where best to see fascinating species, helping readers choose which parks and reserves to visit – from Masoala and Ranomafana to Ifaty and Berenty. An incredible 90% of Madagascar’s plants and animals are unique to the world’s oldest island. Accordingly, this guide also tells the story of how Madagascar came to be so different from the rest of the world, and why evolution took a different tangent to create such an extraordinary and unparalleled array of creatures. Read about Madagascar’s remarkable chameleon diversity: half the world’s species occur here, including the smallest and largest. And prepare to be astonished by an orchid with a ridiculously long nectary tube that prompted Charles Darwin to correctly predict that there would be a moth that had evolved an equally absurd 30-cm-long tongue to reach it. As a practical guide to help you plan your dream wildlife trip to this special destination, Bradt’s Madagascar Wildlife is readable, user-friendly and inspiring; as a souvenir, it’s unbeatable.
Birds Of Madagascar And The Indian Ocean Islands
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Author : Roger Safford
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-12-12
Birds Of Madagascar And The Indian Ocean Islands written by Roger Safford and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-12 with Nature categories.
This major new field guide covers Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands, including the Seychelles, Coromos and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). The Malagasy region contains one of the most extraordinary concentrations of biodiversity in the world. Its recognition as a zoogeographic region in its own right has recently been confirmed and, all taxa combined, the region was found to hold the second most distinct assemblage of vertebrates in the world after the Australian region, despite being the smallest of them all. This new field guide in the Helm Field Guides series covers the whole of the Malagasy region, which comprises the unique island of Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, Comoros and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail with a colour distibution map for each species. Vagrants are also treated in detail, but without maps. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 124 colour plates, with artwork from John Gale and Brian Small. Conveniently, the plates have been arranged so that all the key species of the various archipelagos are placed together in sections. This is a major work of reference on the birds of the region and will remain the standard text for many years to come.
A Field Guide To The Mammals Of Africa Including Madagascar
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Author : Theodor Haltenorth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
A Field Guide To The Mammals Of Africa Including Madagascar written by Theodor Haltenorth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Mammals categories.
Palms
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Palms written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Palms categories.
The Palms Of Madagascar
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Author : John Dransfield
language : en
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Release Date : 1995
The Palms Of Madagascar written by John Dransfield and has been published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Nature categories.
"Madagascar is home to the richest and most exciting palm floras of the world, which until now has remained poorly known. Here, in this volume, for the first time ever the palms of Madagascar are described in English. All 171 Madagascar palms are treated including 70 species previously unknown to science and described for the first time..."--Publisher description.
