| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 534 pages) : illustrations |
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Poyser Monographs |
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Poyser Monographs
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Photographs; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Migration of soaring birds; 3. Migration of other land birds; 4. Migration and wintering of waterbirds; 5. Migration of seabirds; 6. Terrestrial bird communities; 7. Wetlands; 8. The birds of the Strait-seasonality, distribution and biological importance; Appendix 1: Systematic list of the birds of the Strait of Gibraltar; Appendix 2: Dominant plant species in some habitats of the Strait of Gibraltar; Appendix 3: Mean densities of breeding birds in sites described in Chapter 6 |
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Appendix 4: Methods used in some of the studies described in the textAppendix 5: Abbreviations used in Chapters 6 and 7; References; Index |
| Summary |
The Strait of Gibraltar is famous as a major point of passage for Palaearctic birds migrating between their European breeding grounds and their winter quarters in Africa. Clive Finlayson, a native of the Rock and a trained ornithologist, presents a fascinating account of the region and its resident and transitory bird life. The first chapter of the book describes the area, which includes the Coto Donana in the north and the Merja Zerga in the south, and the geographic and climatological characteristics which make it a suitable crossing place. In scope this book goes beyond the strict definitio |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 20, 2011) |
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Print version originally published: London : T. & A.D. Poyser, ©1992 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-525) and index |
| Subject |
Birds -- Gibraltar, Strait of
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Birds -- Migration -- Gibraltar, Strait of
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Water birds -- Gibraltar, Strait of
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HISTORY -- Asia -- Central Asia.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- General.
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Birds
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Birds -- Migration
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Water birds
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Mediterranean Sea -- Strait of Gibraltar
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781408136942 |
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1408136945 |
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9781408136966 |
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1408136961 |
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