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Animal migration : remarkable journeys in the wild / Ben Hoare.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cape Town : Struik Nature, c2009.Description: 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), col. maps ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781770077409
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QL754
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 591.568 HOA 1 Available T00481103
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Library Journal Review

Modern technology allows for more sophisticated tracking of animal populations and more detailed analysis of the results, leading to a huge advancement in the body of knowledge about the phenomenon of migration. Hoare, a nature writer who has contributed to more than 40 reference works as well as BBC Wildlife and Birdwatch magazines, introduces the reader to that wealth of information, describing how mammals, sea animals, birds, and even insects migrate over land, through the water, and through the air. For each migratory animal, a profile includes a map of the area of migration, the typical distance traveled, the reason for migration, and the season in which migration occurs. Some species travel thousands of miles each way, while others make changes in elevation only. Hoare also discusses migratory animals' amazing ability to adapt to their changing environments and the challenges brought about by the destruction of natural habitats and global warming. With a directory of suggested viewing spots for major animal migrations, this book could be used by animal enthusiasts to browse for quick facts and to enjoy the photographs or for more in-depth research.-Deborah Emerson, Rochester Regional Lib. Council, Fairport, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly Review

Hoare, author of animal books for kids and adults (and co-author of the encyclopedic bird), has compiled data and images for all types of migrating animals, looking at the circumstances and reasons behind some 60 species' seasonal journeys. The first section discusses migration's causes and methods: land animals are driven by climate, water sources and grazing conditions; marine mammals and fish are guided by seasonal plankton blooms (which also migrate, diurnally, between shallow and deep water). From there, three sections look at migration via land, water and air; individual species and ecosystems profiled include polar bears, bison, the red crab, the walrus, the bar-tailed godwit and the monarch butterfly, as well as the african veldt and asian steppe. Although chapters are short, each includes a significant amount of information, including a table of vital stats that includes where and when to observe the animals en route (the best place to spot the spring migration of the Europeon white stork, for example, is turkey's strait of bosporus). Habitat destruction, global climate change and a worldwide human population boom threaten the survival of many species and entire biomes, and this book presents a close look at what we have to lose. 200 Color illustrations. (Mar.) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

CHOICE Review

This large-format, well-organized book, which includes 300 color photos, graphs, and maps, provides a sweeping overview of animal migration. Hoare, a writer specializing in natural history, discusses the evolution and the how and why of migration, navigation, feeding strategies, mass versus individual migration, and threats faced on migratory pathways. Integrating these concepts are descriptions of the migratory behavior of 50 animals including large land mammals, whales, bats, birds, turtles, fish, insects, crustaceans, and krill. The migrations are arranged in three categories: "Migration over Land," "Migration in Water," and "Migration by Air." The author considers various types of migrations, ranging from ones covering extraordinarily long distances like those of shearwaters to short movements exemplified by red-sided garter snakes. The book contrasts altitudinal migrations such as that taken by Dall sheep in Alaska with vertical migration undertaken by Antarctic krill. A migration profile and a map of migratory pathways are included in the account of each species. The book concludes with an excellent index, a glossary, and a gazetteer of 30 migration hot spots. Missing is a much-needed bibliography, although the table of contents lists a page of further resources. Great for browsing and a useful general reference on migration. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers. R. L. Smith emeritus, West Virginia University

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