Australia's Great Barrier Reef in colour

Fülszöveg

FOR THE PERSON who seeks a richly-visual, yet in-depth introduction to the fabulous wealth of marine life that proliferates along the Great Barrier Reef, this book is an invaluable instructional guide. By means of an informative text and both line drawing and microphotography, it presents a clear reference to the types of living things which help make this reef system such a natural wonder of the world. Firstly, the author explains and illustrates the various kinds of corals and their life systems. Having led the reader through this basic understanding, he then evokes the myriad creatures that live around and among them-the sea anemones, shellfish, crabs, octopuses, starfishes, sea-slugs, fishes, turtles, sea-snakes and so forth. Somé of these animals are strange, somé lovely, somé ugly, somé venomous, somé harmless- but all of them are fascinating and brilliantly portrayed here. KEITH GILLETT is a well known naturalist, lecturer, speciálist and judge in marine photography. Since... Tovább

Fülszöveg

FOR THE PERSON who seeks a richly-visual, yet in-depth introduction to the fabulous wealth of marine life that proliferates along the Great Barrier Reef, this book is an invaluable instructional guide. By means of an informative text and both line drawing and microphotography, it presents a clear reference to the types of living things which help make this reef system such a natural wonder of the world. Firstly, the author explains and illustrates the various kinds of corals and their life systems. Having led the reader through this basic understanding, he then evokes the myriad creatures that live around and among them-the sea anemones, shellfish, crabs, octopuses, starfishes, sea-slugs, fishes, turtles, sea-snakes and so forth. Somé of these animals are strange, somé lovely, somé ugly, somé venomous, somé harmless- but all of them are fascinating and brilliantly portrayed here. KEITH GILLETT is a well known naturalist, lecturer, speciálist and judge in marine photography. Since 1949 he has devoted most of his time to recording and studying Great Barrier Reef fauna and he holds one of the world's highest photographic honours, a Fellowship in the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. He alsó has the distinction of being a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society of London and is recognised as an expert in the field of photomicrography. Vissza