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Title: A Field Guide to Coral Reefs : Caribbean and Florida by Eugene H. Kaplan, Roger Tory Peterson, Susan L. Kaplan ISBN: 0-618-00211-1 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: lacking color photos
Comment: I like most peterson books, however this one is just as knowledgable, but I bought the book hopeing to see color plates of corals, which it did not have. It had mostly color plates of starfish, sponges, sea buscuits, other animal life. I was disappointed in that, but as most of their books have, a nice description on how to identify it. It does seperate out the different types of corals, such as brain coral, then different subspecies (depressed, common, sharp hilled) but NO good pictures. It tells depth circumferance and valley, color, nice descriptions. It does have some black & white photos of coral, but it really does not help much.
Rating: 4
Summary: It's a hard guide to write
Comment: I would feel confident recommending any of Peterson's field guides including "Coral Reefs." Many field guides simply discuss a single group of animals or plants. However Kaplan has succeeded in producing a pocket book explaining the most diverse habitats on earth. He writes from a broad knowledge base covering many topics important to coral reef watchers or biologists. Frequently he injects wit and humor into what might have been a dry text. He manages to hit on most groups of animals and uses many types of illustrations to allow the reader to identify and sort out the great number and types of animals that they will see on any coral reef within the area discussed.
I am new to this book but have used quite a few field guides in my day. Now I can't wait to visit the reefs again, armed with my new education.
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Title: Southeastern & Caribbean Seashores by Eugene H. Kaplan, Roger Tory Peterson, Susan L. Kaplan ISBN: 0395975166 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes : Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY ISBN: 067944601X Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 16 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life: Florida Caribbean Bahamas by Paul Humann, Ned Deloach ISBN: 1878348108 Publisher: New World Publications Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Marine Plants of the Caribbean: A Field Guide from Florida to Brazil by Diane Scullion Littler, Mark M. Littler, Katina E. Bucher, Jam Norris, James N. Norris ISBN: 0874746078 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: September, 1992 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Reef Creature Identification: Florida Caribbean Bahamas by Paul Humann, Ned Deloach ISBN: 1878348310 Publisher: New World Publications Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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