Turtles of the United States and Canada - Hardcover

Ernst, Carl H.; Lovich, Jeffrey E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801891213 ISBN 13: 9780801891212

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Winner, 2011 Book Award, The Wildlife Society

2009 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice

Ernst and Lovich’s thoroughly revised edition of this classic reference provides the most updated information ever assembled on the natural histories of North American turtles.

From diminutive mud turtles to giant alligator snappers, two of North America’s most prominent experts describe the turtles that live in the fresh, brackish, and marine waters north of Mexico. Incorporating the explosion of new scientific information published on turtles over the past fifteen years―including the identification of four new species―Ernst and Lovich supply comprehensive coverage of all fifty-eight species, with discussions of conservation status and recovery efforts.

Each species account contains information on identification, genetics, fossil record, distribution, geographic variation, habitat, behavior, reproduction, biology, growth and longevity, food habits, populations, predators, and conservation status. The book includes range maps for freshwater and terrestrial species, a glossary of scientific names, an extensive bibliography for further research, and an index to scientific and common names.

Logically organized and richly illustrated―with more than two hundred color photographs and fifty-two maps―Turtles of the United States and Canada remains the standard for libraries, museums, nature centers, field biologists, and professional and amateur herpetologists alike.

About this title

About the Author:

Carl H. Ernst, professor emeritus at George Mason University and a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution, is author of Venomous Reptiles of North America. Jeffrey E. Lovich is deputy director of the U.S. Geological Survey's Southwest Biological Science Center and coeditor of Biological Diversity: Problems and Challenges. Ernst and Lovich were coauthors, with Roger W. Barbour, of the previous edition of Turtles of the United States and Canada.

Review:

"Anyone interested in turtles will want this book!"

(Birdbooker Report)

"Any college-level natural sciences library serious about turtles must have this substantially revised, updated second edition of the classic reference: Turtles of the United States and Canada. New species names supplements color photos charts, maps, and more in an extensive, detailed reference that is a 'must' for any definitive library."

(Midwest Book Review)

"The 645 pages of text, plus over 150 pages of references make it an almost limitless source of information on the chelonia of this part of the world. For such a well-presented and beautifully illustrated book, it represents excellent value for money for professional and amateur herpetologists alike."

(Christine Tilley British Chelonia Group Newsletter)

"If I did for some reason need to limit my turtle library to a single volume this book would be the one."

(David S. Lee Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society)

"Ernst and Lovich have outdone themselves this time. The terms 'monumental' and of 'epic proportions' certainly come to mind... Truly amazing... This book is a real gem."

(Chuck Schaffer Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter)

"This work will be a standard reference on the shelves of libraries and other institutions with an interest in turtles."

(Helen Ashton Reference Reviews)

"This second edition is an impressive accomplishment. Summarizing so much provides information is a daunting task and this book provides an amazing gateway into the vast body of scientific literature on North American turtles."

(David Seburn Canadian Field-Naturalist)

"Turtles of the United States and Canada continues to be among the best taxa-specific ecological references ever compiled. It should be on the shelf of every library, serious turtle expert, herpetologist, vertebrate ecologist, or natural history buff."

(Joshua M. Kapfer Natural Areas Journal)

"A work of art."

((bio)accumulation)

"Logically organized and richly illustrated―with more than two hundred color photographs and fifty-two maps―Turtles of the United States and Canada remains the standard for libraries, museums, nature centers, field biologists, and professional and amateur herpetologists alike."

(Southeastern Naturalist)

About this edition

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0801891213
• ISBN 13: 9780801891212
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 840