Synopses & Reviews
This comprehensive manual offers accurate, up-to-date, and clear information for identifying New England's remarkable array of tracheophytes (vascular plants, excluding mosses). With fully researched entries on some 3,500 native and nonnative species, the book is the first in decades to provide a complete and correct botanical reference for the region's noncultivated plants. The volume includes many new species not documented in New England before, while also excluding many species that have erroneously appeared in earlier manuals.
Focusing on the taxonomy and distribution of New England plants, the manual is largely dedicated to identification keys and to species entries that provide scientific name, origin, regional conservation ranking, common name, synonyms, distribution, ecology, and other miscellaneous items of interest. Nearly one-third of the entries are accompanied by helpful black-and-white line illustrations.
Additional special features:
• Precise distribution information, accurate to the state level
• Details on unusual plant groups not included in other sources
• Reliable and versatile keys for identification
• Tips on recognizing hybrid plants in the field
• A companion interactive teaching Web site (under development)
• Comprehensive glossary
Review
"This guide provides a handy, beautifully illustrated, single reference to the many marine organisms most likely to be encountered in North Atlantic waters, and it should be particularly useful for anyone making offshore whale watching excursions."and#8212;Wayne R. Petersen, Swarovski Birding Community
Review
"Every sailor, recreational boater, ferry passenger, and all our ships at sea should have this book."and#8212;Alan H. Brush, University of Connecticut, Emeritus
Review
"The
Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife, with its broad approach, clear illustrations and crisp descriptions, serves as a powerful reminder of what is at stake in our offshore environment."and#8212;Gerard N. Burrow, M.D., Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration
"Proctor and Lynch have produced a pelagic masterpiece, describing North Atlantic wildlife from algae to whales. The field guide is beautifully illustrated and marvelously clear."and#8212;Gerard N. Burrow, M.D., Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration
Review
"The depth and detail found in this guide is equaled only by the richness of the environment that is its focus. Donand#8217;t leave shore without it."and#8212;Pete Dunne, Vice President for Natural History Information, New Jersey Audubon Society
Review
"
A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife a great summary bookand#8212;it is attractive, easily accessed, and should quickly open the public's eyes to the wonders of our amazing world."and#8212;Tom Bergh, Maine Island Kayak Company
Synopsis
This beautifully illustrated guide covers an unprecedented range of species that may be sighted along the coastline or offshore by the whale watcher, bird watcher, fisher, boating enthusiast, or natural history buff. Designed in a handy pocket size, the book provides concise information for identifying the invertebrates, mammals, birds, turtles, fish, sharks and rays, and even floating seaweeds and common algae that live along the Atlantic coast and offshore from North Carolina to the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
With range maps and text on pages directly opposite the full-color illustrations, the book makes identification of more than two hundred species of offshore wildlife quick and easy. Special features include full-page spreads to compare similar species of seabirds, and inserts to help identify whales by their blowhole patterns, diving, and other behaviors.
Those with an interest in ocean life know that surprises often appear dangling at the end of a fishing line, floating beside the boat, washed up on the shore, or flying overhead. This is the ultimate guide for those who are curious about such creatures and the marine environment in which they dwell.
Synopsis
A spectacular field guide to the many fascinating creatures of the ocean world algon the norhteaster coast of the United States and the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
This beautifully illustrated guide covers an unprecedented range of species that may be sighted along the coastline or offshore by the whale watcher, bird watcher, fisher, boating enthusiast, or natural history buff. Designed in a handy pocket size, the book provides concise information for identifying the invertebrates, mammals, birds, turtles, fish, sharks and rays, and even floating seaweeds and common algae that live along the Atlantic coast and offshore from North Carolina to the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
With range maps and text on pages directly opposite the full-color illustrations, the book makes identification of more than two hundred species of offshore wildlife quick and easy. Special features include full-page spreads to compare similar species of seabirds, and inserts to help identify whales by their blowhole patterns, diving, and other behaviors.
Those with an interest in ocean life know that surprises often appear dangling at the end of a fishing line, floating beside the boat, washed up on the shore, or flying overhead. This is the ultimate guide for those who are curious about such creatures and the marine environment in which they dwell.
Synopsis
"Wherever one goes along the New England coast . . . Yale's Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife will be an indispensable companion."--Michael Kenney, Boston Sunday Globe
"A great summary book--it is attractive, easily accessed, and should quickly open the public's eyes to the wonders of our amazing world."--Tom Bergh, Maine Island Kayak Company
This beautifully illustrated guide covers an unprecedented range of species that may be sighted along the coastline or offshore by the whale watcher, bird watcher, fisher, boating enthusiast, or natural history buff. Designed in a handy pocket size, the book provides concise information for identifying the invertebrates, mammals, birds, turtles, fish, sharks and rays, and even floating seaweeds and common algae that live along the Atlantic coast and offshore from North Carolina to the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
With range maps and text on pages directly opposite the full-color illustrations, the book makes identification of more than two hundred species of offshore wildlife quick and easy. Special features include full-page spreads to compare similar species of seabirds, and inserts to help identify whales by their blowhole patterns, diving, and other behaviors.
Synopsis
A spectacular field guide to the many fascinating creatures of the ocean world algon the norhteaster coast of the United States and the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
Synopsis
This spectacular field guide belongs in the pocket of anyone who ventures offshore in the North Atlantic region, from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It encompasses more than two hundred species of wildlife, including mammals, birds, turtles, fish, sharks, rays, invertebrates, and even seaweeds, along with range maps, stunning full-color illustrations, and special help with identifying similar species.
About the Author
Noble S. Proctor is professor emeritus of biology, Southern Connecticut State University, and an internationally known leader of natural history and ecology expeditions. He has studied marine life on all the oceans of the world.
Patrick J. Lynch is director of media services, Information Technology Services-Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine. He has received many awards for his medical illustrations and multimedia projects in medicine and the biological sciences. The authors’ previous book,
Manual of Ornithology, is available from Yale University Press.
CITATION: "This guide provides a handy, beautifully illustrated, single reference to the many marine organisms most likely to be encountered in North Atlantic waters, and it should be particularly useful for anyone making offshore whale watching excursions."-Wayne R. Petersen, Swarovski Birding Community
(Wayne R. Petersen)
CITATION: "Every sailor, recreational boater, ferry passenger, and all our ships at sea should have this book."-Alan H. Brush, University of Connecticut, Emeritus
(Alan H. Brush)
CITATION: "The depth and detail found in this guide is equaled only by the richness of the environment that is its focus. Don't leave shore without it."-Pete Dunne, Vice President for Natural History Information, New Jersey Audubon Society
(Pete Dunne)
CITATION: "The Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife, with its broad approach, clear illustrations and crisp descriptions, serves as a powerful reminder of what is at stake in our offshore environment."-Gerard N. Burrow, M.D., Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
"Proctor and Lynch have produced a pelagic masterpiece, describing North Atlantic wildlife from algae to whales. The field guide is beautifully illustrated and marvelously clear."-Gerard N. Burrow, M.D., Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
(Gerard N. Burrow)
CITATION: "A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife a great summary book-it is attractive, easily accessed, and should quickly open the public's eyes to the wonders of our amazing world."-Tom Bergh, Maine Island Kayak Company
(Tom Bergh)