Reef Creature Identification (Paperback)

Paul Humann

ISBN 10: 1878348531 / ISBN 13: 9781878348531

Published by New World Publications Inc.,U.S., Jacksonville, 2013

Paperback. First published in 1992, this guide has been significantly expanded in a new 3rd edition. The popular, user-friendly field guide, covering all major groups of marine invertebrates encountered by divers on coral reefs and adjacent habitats, has grown to include 900 species beautifully documented with more than 1200 underwater photographs -- nearly doubling the total in the previous editions. Les Wilk has joined Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach authoring the comprehensive new edition. The Reef Creature Identification book has been significantly expanded in a new 3rd Edition. The popular, user-friendly field guide, has grown to include 900 species beautifully documented with more than 1200 underwater photographs. This nearly doubles the total photos from the previous editions. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781878348531

Synopsis:

The updated 2022 printing of the 3rd edition is the most comprehensive field guide available for reef creature identification for scuba divers, snorkelers and marine life enthusiasts. Be able to identify lobsters, crabs, jellies, nudibranchs, sponges, worms, snails, slugs, squid, octopuses, sea stars, urchins, sea cucumbers and tunicates. This is the guide preferred by Dive Instructors, Dive Masters, Dive Resorts and Liveaboard operations.
Identify species in Florida, the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cancun, Cozumel, Virgin Islands, Anguilla, St. Martin, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Barbados, Grenada, Tobago, Trinidad, Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba and more!
The cover is made with a flexible card stock and the pages are stitched into the binding like a hardcover, but with a gap, making the book able to lie flat. More than 900 species are presented in 1200 full color photographs taken in the species natural habitat. The easy-to-use, quick reference format makes it a snap to identify the invertebrates sighted on the reefs, sand flats, grass beds, surf zones and walls of the region.
If you want to be able to identify all of the critters on your dive, this is the book you need! Ebook available directly from the publisher - New World Publications.

About the Author: Paul's underwater photographs have appeared in numerous magazines including Skin Diver, Ocean Realm, Sport Diver, Rodale's Scuba Diving, National Geographic, Audubon, Natural History, National Wildlife, and Ranger Rick. An ABC sports special featured Paul introducing famed Jaws author Peter Benchley to the marine life of Galapagos. Paul has authored two large-format underwater pictorial books and co-authored, with Ned DeLoach, ten marine life field guides including the popular Reef Set trilogy, Reef Fish Identification, Reef Creature Identification and Reef Coral Identification - Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas.?? Paul's work established visual identification criteria for many marine animals. Long hours of observation, documentation, cataloguing and corresponding with dozens of taxonomic scientists were essential steps in the long process. In many instances picture/voucher specimen collection was required to make positive identifications. As a result, many of his pictures were the first ever published of living species in their natural habitat. The specimens from this work now reside in the Smithsonian's National History collection. These efforts made it possible for underwater naturalists to make valid non-impact biodiversity assessments of reef ecosystems.?

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reef Creature Identification (Paperback)
Publisher: New World Publications Inc.,U.S., Jacksonville
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new
Edition: 3rd Edition