Tour Guiding: Ecology

This fully revised, updated, and expanded dictionary contains over 6,500 entries on all aspects of ecology and related environmental scientific disciplines such as biogeography, genetics, soil science, geomorphology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. Entries cover topics such as plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, pollution, conservation, habitat management, population, evolution, environmental pollution, climatology, and meteorology. It also includes many line drawings and useful appendices.

The Tasmanian guide provides a detailed record of birdwatching locations within the State. There is no other practical, thorough field aid to successful birdwatching available on the market for Tasmania. The authors travelled far and wide to check our in person the potential Tasmanian birding spots. This book is the result of their careful site selection. As a minimum, habitat description, site facilities and key avifauna are addressed for each birding site. Personal findings have been cross-checked and augmented with the verified sightings reported online.

Tasmania is an increasingly popular destination for both local and international holiday-makers. Its main attraction is its large tracts of wilderness, its natural beauty and plenty of highly visible wildlife. Many of Tasmania's animals are found nowhere else on Earth, not even on Australia's mainland. This book features 29 wildlife hotspots where people have a good chance of seeing animals in their natural habitat. The key species for each spot are listed and the area and its facilities described, together with a map and notes about accessibility. Another indispensable part of this fully illustrated book is a gallery of colour photographs and descriptions of the animals likely to be encountered in Tasmania.