A Wildlife Guide to Chile : : Continental Chile, Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernández Archipelago / / Sharon Chester.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Chester, Sharon,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (400 p.) :; 120 color plates. 21 maps.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Preface --; Introduction --; Conversion factors used in this Book --; Chile and her Sovereignties --; Marine resources --; Floristic zones and Flora --; Botanical Descriptions --; Butterflies and Moths --; Reptiles and amphibians --; Birds of a Feather --; Mammals --; Where to see Wildlife --; Glossary --; Spanish-English Dictionary --; Bibliography --; Indexes
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400831500; 9783110442502
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400831500
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Sharon Chester.

This is the first comprehensive English-language field guide to the wildlife of Chile and its territories--Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernández, and San Félix y San Ambrosio. From bats to butterflies, lizards to llamas, and ferns to flamingos, A Wildlife Guide to Chile covers the country's common plants and animals. The color plates depict species in their natural environments with unmatched vividness and realism. The combination of detailed illustrations and engaging, succinct, and authoritative text make field identification quick, easy, and accurate. Maps, charts, and diagrams provide information about landforms, submarine topography, marine environment, climate, vegetation zones, and the best places to view wildlife. This is an essential guide to Chile's remarkable biodiversity. The only comprehensive English-language guide to Chile's common flora and fauna The first guide to cover Chile and its territories--Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernández, and San Félix y San Ambrosio 120 full-color plates allow quick identification of more than 800 species Accompanying text describes species size, shape, color, habitat, and range Descriptions list size, distribution, and English, Spanish, and scientific names Information on the best spots to view wildlife, including major national parks Compact and lightweight--a perfect field guide