Description:This field guide covers the major resource groups likely to be encountered in the fisheries of Namibia. These include seaweeds, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, chimaeras, bony fishes, turtles, seabirds and marine mammals. The introduction outlines the geographical, environmental and ecological factors influencing fisheries, and the basic components of the fisheries of Namibia. As an aid to identification to higher taxonomic levels, a pictorial index to families is included and most groups are preceded by an illustrated guide to orders and families. Each resource group includes general remarks, an introduction to the technical terms and measurements pertinent to that group and a guide to species likely to be encountered in fisheries. Each species account provides scientific nomenclature, FAO common names, sizes, notes on fisheries, habitat and biology, diagnostic features, and one or more illustrations. An annotated checklist of sharks, batoid fishes, chimaeras, bony fishes and marine mammals as well as a list of important references are appended. The introduction and guide sections are fully indexed. Finally, 88 colour photographs are presented of fishes caught mostly by trawl.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Field Guide To the Living Marine Resources of Namibia (FAO Species Identification Field Guides). To get started finding Field Guide To the Living Marine Resources of Namibia (FAO Species Identification Field Guides), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Field Guide To the Living Marine Resources of Namibia (FAO Species Identification Field Guides)
Description: This field guide covers the major resource groups likely to be encountered in the fisheries of Namibia. These include seaweeds, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, chimaeras, bony fishes, turtles, seabirds and marine mammals. The introduction outlines the geographical, environmental and ecological factors influencing fisheries, and the basic components of the fisheries of Namibia. As an aid to identification to higher taxonomic levels, a pictorial index to families is included and most groups are preceded by an illustrated guide to orders and families. Each resource group includes general remarks, an introduction to the technical terms and measurements pertinent to that group and a guide to species likely to be encountered in fisheries. Each species account provides scientific nomenclature, FAO common names, sizes, notes on fisheries, habitat and biology, diagnostic features, and one or more illustrations. An annotated checklist of sharks, batoid fishes, chimaeras, bony fishes and marine mammals as well as a list of important references are appended. The introduction and guide sections are fully indexed. Finally, 88 colour photographs are presented of fishes caught mostly by trawl.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Field Guide To the Living Marine Resources of Namibia (FAO Species Identification Field Guides). To get started finding Field Guide To the Living Marine Resources of Namibia (FAO Species Identification Field Guides), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.