Product Description

Just when you thought it was safe to pick up a book

• How to identify some of the most common sharks and rays, including the Great White, hammerheads, sawfish, and stingrays

• Information on the biology of sharks and their conservation

• Details on size, distribution, food, breeding, and danger to humans

Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America's foremost authority in history and science.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #315646 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-01
• Released on: 2006-08-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780060849764
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Sarah Fowler works in marine ecology, biodiversity, conservation and management, with a particular focus on sharks. Appointed to the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Shark Specialist Group on its establishment in 1991 and now co-chair, Sarah also co-founded the UK Shark Trust and the European Elasmobranch Association and is an American Elasmobranch Society's Conservation Committee member.

Customer Reviews

Guide to Sharks of the World
This compact hardcover provides details of all known shark species. Each species has a line drawing, distribution map, and brief notes on biology and behaviour. Coloured illustrations and a key assist in species identification and there are some useful notes on shark biology, evolution, and conservation.

I am a big fan of line drawings and coloured illustrations in this kind of book. Photographs are often less useful for illustrating those often subtle characteristics that distinguish species. For many less common or deepwater species the only available photographs would be of preserved specimens that would do little justice to the living animals and would be even less help in identifying these animals.

This is an excellent book. It is interesting to browse through and a valuable reference.

Sharks (Collins Gem)
This book was a fabulous resource for our family (homeschool) while learning about sharks and rays in our marine biology course. It is easy to handle and contains a lot of valuable information.