The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State - Identification, Natural History, and Conservation (Paperback)

This book has three primary themes: identification, natural history, and conservation. This is the first guide yet produced to the amphibians and reptiles of New York State, a large and heavily populated state that hosts a surprisingly diverse and interesting community of amphibians and reptiles. The book presents the results of the New York State Amphibian and Reptile Atlas for the first time (a compilation of ~60,000 distributional records collected 1990-1999); thus, the volume is a repository for detailed distributional data on the 69 species native to the state. The book presents in-depth species accounts based on the six authors' decades of collective experience as teachers, researchers and conservationists. Supporting chapters focus on the biology of amphibians and reptiles, New York's environment, finding and studying these creatures, and the rich folklore of New York State as it pertains to amphibians and reptiles, particularly rattlesnakes. A heavy emphasis on conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles sets the book apart from any comparable volume yet produced in the United States. To this end, chapters on threats, legal protections, habitat conservation guidelines, and conservation case studies are presented. An expanded color insert presents striking photographs contributed by over 30 photographers. The book is intended for use by natural history buffs generally interested in the vertebrate animals of New York and adjoining regions (Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, Quebec and Ontario), students in the many herpetology, vertebrate biology, and natural history courses offered at colleges and field stations in the northeast, public and college libraries, and natural resource professionals interested in learning more about approaches to conserving reptiles and amphibians.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2007
First published:	March 2007
Authors:	James P. Gibbs (Associate Professor, Environmental and Forest Biology) • Alvin R. Breisch (State Herpetologist) • Peter K. Ducey (Professor of Biology) • Glenn Johnson (Professor of Biology) • John Behler • Richard Bothner (Professor of Biology)
Dimensions:	210 x 137 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	504
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-530444-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal behaviour Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Amphibians Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Reptiles Promotions
LSN:	0-19-530444-6
Barcode:	9780195304442

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