A LANDSCAPE OF INSECTS and Other Invertebrates

Duncan Neil MacFadyen

ISBN 10: 1770097678 / ISBN 13: 9781770097674

Published by Jacana Media, South Africa, 2009

About this Item

Signed and inscribed by the photographer to the title page "Dear Martin May the journey of photography continue to inspire. Thank you for the inspiration! Best wishes Shem Compion" [Martin is Martin B. Withers, one of Britain's finest nature photographers and whose photographs have illustrated various books on African wildlife]. Dust jacket a little creased to front panel with a short repaired tear to the front fold, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Contents clean and tight, unmarked. 278 pages, fine photographs of insects throughout. "A stepping stone in the process of documenting and conserving South Africa's huge diversity of insect life, this guide provides a concise overview and descriptions of representative insect groups and their ecology in broadly different habitat types. The pictures were taken on the Diamond Route properties belonging to De Beers and the Oppenheimer family, in areas set aside for conservation and research." Size: 4to Square (25.5 x 26 cm).

Seller Inventory # 032753

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A LANDSCAPE OF INSECTS and Other Invertebrates
• Publisher: Jacana Media, South Africa
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1770097678
• ISBN 13: 9781770097674
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Shem Compion
• Edition: First and Later Editions.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Insects
  • Invertebrates

About this title

Synopsis

A stepping stone in the process of documenting and conserving South Africa's huge diversity of insect life, this guide provides a concise overview and descriptions of representative insect groups and their ecology in broadly different habitat types. The pictures were taken on the Diamond Route properties belonging to De Beers and the Oppenheimer family, in areas set aside for conservation and research.

About the Author

Duncan MacFadyen is the manager of research and conservation for E. Oppenheimer & Son and serves on the De Beers Biodiversity and Environmental peer group committees. Shem Compion is an award-winning nature photographer whose work is published in publications such as Africa Birds and Birding, Country Living Magazine South Africa, Getaway Magazine, and Travel Africa.