Polar Bears: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior - Couverture rigide

Derocher, Andrew E.

 
9781421403052: Polar Bears: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior
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ISBN 10 : 1421403056 ISBN 13 : 9781421403052
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Honorable Mention, 2012 National Outdoor Book Awards

The polar bear, king of the Arctic, is one of the world's most recognizable animals. Images of the majestic beasts roaming across the ice cap, plunging into frigid waters, and playing with furry cubs have come to symbolize the beauty and grandeur of the Arctic. Andrew E. Derocher and Wayne Lynch have spent decades following the bears, and this book offers the most comprehensive and readable review of their biology, ecology, behavior, and conservation.

With gripping photographs by Lynch, a preeminent wildlife photographer, and the personal stories of Derocher, this book is as stunning to look at as it is fascinating to read. It weaves together their remarkable experiences with the latest research to tell the amazing story of these Arctic predators, tracing the animals back to their evolutionary roots and looking ahead to the future of polar bears on a warming planet Earth.

Through informative and engaging language, Derocher carefully explains the sea ice ecosystem that is essential to the survival of polar bears. He addresses the threat of global warming to the Arctic--home to polar bears for tens of thousands of years--and describes in impressive detail their feeding habits, distribution, den ecology, and reproduction. Lynch's vivid photographs capture all this and more as they chronicle the wide range of polar bear behavior, from family rituals to ferocious predatory practices.

Captivating, accurate, and inspiring, Polar Bears belongs in the hands of all who love the wild.

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À propos de l?auteur

Wayne Lynch began work as a full-time science writer and photographer in 1979. Today he is the author of numerous award-winning books and television documentaries and one of Canada's best-known and most widely published photographers. His books include Wild Birds across the Prairies; Mountain Bears; A Is for Arctic; and Penguins of the World. He lives in Calgary, Alberta.

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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1421403056
ISBN 13 
9781421403052
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
264
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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