Albatross : their world, their ways
De Roy, Tui2008
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The albatross is a creature of legend, of poetry and of dreams. It is the ultimate nomad, whose sailplane wings - the longest of any living bird - harness the shrieking winds of the southern ocean as it glides around the globe
Main title:
Albatross : their world, their ways / by Tui De Roy, Mark Jones, Julian Fitter
Imprint:
New York Firefly Books 2008
Collation:
240 p. colour illustrations maps
Contents:
Spirits of the Oceans wild / Tui de Roy: Storm riders of the Southern Ocean: The wanderers -- Racing royalty: The Royals -- Travellers of wind and wave: The black-brows -- Dynamic wings and painted bills: grey-headed, yellow-nosed and Buller's -- Down Under specials: the shy tribe -- Enigmatic elegance: the sooties -- North Pacific survivors: the Northern albatrosses -- Under the tropical sun: the Galapagos albatross -- Science and conservation / Mark Jones: Perspectives: albatrosses and man through the ages -- Flagship species at half-mast -- Albatross flight performance and energetics -- Do wanderers always return? -- Albatross populations and migrations: from observation to application -- Indian Ocean albatrosses: a status report -- Waved albatross -- Short-tailed albatross: dandies of the deep -- Circumpolar royal travellers -- Buller's albatross -- Chatham albatross -- The plight of the albatross on Tristan da Cunha -- Southern seabird solutions trust: conservation through cooperation -- The albatross task force: a sea change for seabirds -- South American perspective: fisheries mortality -- Conserving magnificent flyers: a personal journey with southern albatrosses -- Applying spatially-explicit measures for albatross conservation -- Conversation with an ex-high seas poacher -- Species profiles / Julian Fitter: Introduction to albatrosses, mollymawks and gooneys -- Species profiles
ISBN:
9781554074150 (hbk)
Dewey class:
598.42 ALB
Local class:
598.42
Language:
English
BRN:
138190
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 598.42 ALB | Available |