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Travellers' Wildlife Guides Florida (Travellers' Wildlife Guides) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Fiona Sunquist, Mel Sunquist, Les Beletsky
Publisher: Interlink Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 778717
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 524
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.5
ISBN: 1566566517
Dewey Decimal Number: 508.759
EAN: 9781566566513
ASIN: 1566566517
Publication Date: October 11, 2007
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Product Description
Travelers go to Florida for sun, sand, surf, and visits to the state's world-famous theme parks, but increasingly also to explore Florida's incredible natural attractions: stunning subtropical scenery, wonderful hiking and bird-watching trails, exceptional fishing, boating, and canoeing, the wet wilderness of Everglades National Park, the continental US's only coral reefs, and glimpses of exotic wildlife. This book has all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Florida's magnificent animal, plant, and sea life. ● Identifying, location, and conservation information on the most frequently sighted animals ● Full-color illustrations of more than 600 of Florida's most common insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and plants ● Information on the underwater animals most snorkellers and divers actually see ● Photos and information on Florida habitats and on the most common plants you will encounter ● Brief descriptions of the region's most frequently visited parks and reserves. Easy to carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated--you will want to have this book as constant companion on your journey.
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Florida's gems February 23, 2002
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
This book is a must for every Flordian and Florda visitor who wants to explore the "inside" of a fascinating state. The authors provide a short, but very interesting summary of the geography and geology of the state as well as of the biology of plants and animals and their habitat.
I personnally liked the section on "parks and reserves" which provides insider recommendation which are not found in any other Florida tourist guide. My family and I have explored several of the recommended sites and have truly found some of Florida's gems. The book is full of links to other interesting web-sites and provides telephone numbers for many information sites.
About 400 pages are dedicated to the identification of plants and animals in Florida. The plants and animals are classified as "native" and "non-native" ("native" and "introduced"), which I found very interesting. Further information about clasification, ecology and behavior and conservation status is provided for each organisms. The habitat and the region of occurance is clearly described.
This is the best book about Flroda's nature I ever came across and I would like to highly recommend this volume of the "Ecotraveller" to anyone coming to visit or live in Florida. - This book truly highlights the gems of wild Florida.
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