Guide expert des Poissons d'eau douce de Guyane

Language: French

Published by Biotope, 2026

2366622961 / 9782366622966

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608, col illus. . HB. NEW. . Text French. This guide is intended for the people living along the river and, more generally, for the people of French Guiana, including fishermen, teachers, and professionals in the nature tourism and recreation sectors, to give them access to exceptional biodiversity. Fish enthusiasts and aquarists will find it invaluable, as will naturalists, managers, and those committed to preserving French Guiana's natural heritage. Features:* Presentation of more than 600 species of freshwater fish from Guyana, updated with recent advances, with more than 100 cryptic species revealed by genetic approaches;* Nearly 600 extremely precise colour drawings of high artistic and scientific quality;* The illustrated practical identification keys allow for the external recognition of orders, families and genera; In addition to scientific names, vernacular names used by the different populations of Guyana are given;* Each species is the subject of a monograph with a discriminating description of the morphology and colour pattern (criteria for distinguishing closely related or similar species), the distribution, and succinct elements of biology (size, diet, habitat);* The IUCN status relates to the vulnerability of species, but also, in a very innovative way, a reference number allowing access to its unique DNA barcode on dedicated databases.[Ce guide est destiné aux populations du fleuve et plus généralement aux Guyanais, aux pêcheurs, aux enseignants et aux professionnels du tourisme et loisirs nature pour leur donner accès à une biodiversité exceptionnelle. Les passionnés de poissons et les aquariophiles y trouveront leur bonheur, de même que les naturalistes, les gestionnaires et les personnes attachées au patrimoine naturel guyanais.Les + de cet ouvrage* Présentation de plus de 600 espèces de poissons d'eau douce de Guyane, à jour des avancées récentes, avec plus de 100 espèces cryptiques révélées par des approches génétiques;* Près de 600 dessins en couleur extrêmement précis et de grande qualité artistique et scientifique;* Les clés pratiques de détermination illustrées permettent de reconnaître extérieurement les ordres, les familles et les genres; En plus des noms scientifiques, sont donnés les noms vernaculaires utilisés par les différentes populations de Guyane;* Chaque espèce fait l'objet d'une monographie avec une description discriminante de la morphologie et du pattern de coloration (critères de distinction des espèces proches ou ressemblantes), la répartition, des éléments succincts de biologie (taille, régime alimentaire, habitat);* Le statut UICN portant sur la vulnérabilité des espèces, mais aussi, de manière très innovante, un numéro de référence permettant d'accéder à son code-barres AND univoque sur les bases dédiées.]. [9782366622966].…

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Title
Guide expert des Poissons d'eau douce de Guyane
Author
Le Bail, P.-Y.; Covain, R.; Melki, F.
Publisher
Biotope
Publication year
2026
Condition
New
Binding
Hardcover
Language
French
ISBN 10
2366622961
ISBN 13
9782366622966
Illustrator
Velikov, Ilian
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Pemberley Books - Established 1989. Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology. We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London, close to M25, Iver Rail Station and Heathrow Airport) We list only books which are immediately available from stock on ABE, but can supply many other books to order.…

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