A Naturalist's Guide To The Insects Of Aotearoa New Zealand - Couverture souple

Purdie, Samuel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1913679675 ISBN 13 : 9781913679675

Editeur : John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd, 2026

Synopsis

A Naturalist's Guide to the Insects of Aotearoa New Zealand is an easy-to-use, introductory photographic guide to New Zealand's insects that is perfect for resident and visitor alike. It includes the familiar faces of Aotearoa's most common insect species, whilst also introducing the iconic, rare and threatened.

High-quality photographs from the author and the regions's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitats, and conservation information. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, habitats, insect identification and a glossary. The final section contains an all-important checklist of all of the insect families of New Zealand encompassing risk category and New Zealand conservation status.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Samuel Purdie is a budding conservation scientist with a focus on herpetology and entomology. He is also a passionate science educator and award-winning wildlife photographer who originally hails from Rotorua, New Zealand. He has a BSc in Zoology/Ecology, a PGDip in Wildlife Management and an MSc in Wildlife Management; all of which he received from Otakou Whakaihu Waka/The University of Otago. Samuel spends much of his time researching threatened native insects and advocating for Aotearoa's unsung wildlife. Ever since he was a child, he has been obsessed with creepy crawlies and he is now on a mission to change people's perceptions about these vulnerable, and misunderstood, creatures.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1913679675
• ISBN 13: 9781913679675
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible