The Pelagic Dictionary Of Natural History Of The British Isles

Author : Dr. Peter Jarvis
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784271969
Total Pages : 2370 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pelagic Dictionary of Natural History of the British Isles written by Dr. Peter Jarvis and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 2370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique collection of concise but detailed information on 10,000 animals, plants, fungi and algae of the British Isles. Every species with an English common name is included. The compendium is in two parts. The first, smaller part, looks at various terms that people interested in natural history may come across. The second provides information on individual species or species groups, with entries on those with English (common) names, as well as selected families, orders, classes, etc. In the case of marine organisms, entries are given for intertidal and subtidal invertebrate species, and generally speaking for fish species that might be observed inshore. Indication is often given on distribution as well as whether a species is common, scarce or something in between. For some species a note is made of population size and trends. Comments are made where appropriate on etymology, both of the English name and the binomial. No other natural history dictionary or cognate publication relating to the British Isles is as comprehensive in taxonomic cover.

Author : Dr. Peter Jarvis
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784271950
Total Pages : 2241 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pelagic Dictionary of Natural History of the British Isles written by Dr. Peter Jarvis and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 2241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique collection of concise but detailed information on 10,000 animals, plants, fungi and algae of the British Isles. Every species with an English common name is included. The compendium is in two parts. The first, smaller part, looks at various terms that people interested in natural history may come across. The second provides information on individual species or species groups, with entries on those with English (common) names, as well as selected families, orders, classes, etc. In the case of marine organisms, entries are given for intertidal and subtidal invertebrate species, and generally speaking for fish species that might be observed inshore. Indication is often given on distribution as well as whether a species is common, scarce or something in between. For some species a note is made of population size and trends. Comments are made where appropriate on etymology, both of the English name and the binomial. No other natural history dictionary or cognate publication relating to the British Isles is as comprehensive in taxonomic cover.

Author : Samuel Austin Allibone
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 754 pages
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Download or read book A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors written by Samuel Austin Allibone and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Foster Kirk
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 758 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Supplement to Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors written by John Foster Kirk and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Austin Allibone
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 758 pages
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Download or read book A Critical Dictionary of English Literature, and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century written by Samuel Austin Allibone and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bo Beolens
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1907807446
Total Pages : 262 pages
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Download or read book The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians written by Bo Beolens and published by Pelagic Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to any common, vernacular name. In either case the species may be named after a person, often the discoverer but sometimes an individual they wished to honour or perhaps were staying with at the time the discovery was made. Species names related to a person are ‘eponyms’. Many scientific names are allusive, esoteric and even humorous, so an eponym dictionary is a valuable resource for anyone, amateur or professional, who wants to decipher the meaning and glimpse the history of a species name. Sometimes a name refers not to a person but to a fictional character or mythological figure. The Forest Stubfoot Toad Atelopus farci is named after the FARC, a Colombian guerrilla army who found refuge in the toad’s habitat and thereby, it is claimed, protected it. Hoipollo's Bubble-nest Frog Pseudophilautus hoipolloi was named after the Greek for ‘the many’, but someone assumed the reference was to a Dr Hoipollo. Meanwhile, the man who has everything will never refuse an eponym: Sting's Treefrog Dendropsophus stingi is named after the rock musician, in honour of his ‘commitment and efforts to save the rainforest’. Following the success of their Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles, the authors have joined forces to give amphibians a similar treatment. They have tracked down 1,609 honoured individuals and composed for each a brief, pithy biography. In some cases these are a reminder of the courage of scientists whose dedicated research in remote locations exposed them to disease and even violent death. The eponym ensures that their memory will survive, aided by reference works such as this highly readable dictionary. Altogether 2,668 amphibians are listed.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 662 pages
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Download or read book The Dictionary of National Biography written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Leslie Stephen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 664 pages
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Download or read book Dictionary of National Biography written by Leslie Stephen and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen (Sir Leslie.)
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Total Pages : 660 pages
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Download or read book The Dictionary of National Biography written by Stephen (Sir Leslie.) and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry William Carless Davis
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Total Pages : 662 pages
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