num_pages: 304
description: A pocket-sized photographic field guide to Arctic birds mammals and other wildlifeWildlife of the Arctic is an accessible and richly illustrated pocket-sized photographic field guide to the birds land and sea mammals and plants and lichens of the northern polar region--including Alaska Canada Greenland Iceland Scandinavia and Russia. Written and illustrated by naturalists with extensive Arctic experience this handy book features detailed facing-page descriptions of each species including information about identification range distribution and breeding and wintering grounds. A substantial introduction explains the area covered with information on the poles geology snow and ice auroras and the influence of global warming. This portable user-friendly guide is the perfect companion for birders ecotourists and cruise-line passengers visiting the Arctic Circle and other areas of the far north. An accessible and richly illustrated pocket-sized photographic field guide to Artic wildlifeFeatures more than 800 color photos illustrating more than 250 bird species 60 land mammals and 30 seals and whalesIncludes extensive facing-page species descriptions and identification informationProvides an overview of the Arctic region with information on the poles geology snow and ice auroras and the influence of global warmingExplores each family of birds and mammals and has sections covering fish insects plants and lichens
language: English
title: Wildlife of the Arctic
publisher: Princeton University Press