The fifth New Zealand title in this internationally acclaimed series of compact, easy-to-use guides which is the ideal car glovebox, pocket or backpack reference for anyone with an interest in natural history.

A Photographic Guide to New Zealand Seashells covers 165 common and a few rarer species of molluscs one is most likely to encounter on New Zealand seashores.

Each is treated with colour photographs - sometimes including the live creature - plus descriptive information including reproduction, habitat notes and distribution maps.

A comprehensive introduction gives an overview of the range of molluses and their distribution and identification.

Author Biography:
Margaret Morley is both a Research Associate and a volunteer at Aukland Museum. She has spent many years collecting, studying and documenting seashells, and has combined her knowledge with the outstanding photographic abilities of Iain Anderson, an experienced underwater photogrpher, to produce this useful, colourful and informative guide.

Two titles continue this well-known series: A Photographic Guide to Trees of New Zealand, written and photographed by Lawrie Metcalf, and A Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand, written and photographed by Geoff Moon.

In A Photographic Guide to Trees of New Zealand, fact-filled descriptions highlighting key identification features of New Zealand trees are supported by distribution maps and one or more full colour photographs of each of over 100 species.

Compact and easy to use, these new books are ideal for anyone with an active interest in natural history.


Author Biography:
Lawrie Metcalf is one of New Zealand's foremost authorities on New Zealand flora.

For 22 years he was the Assistant Director of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens and since his retirement in 1992, he has written and photographed some half dozen comprehensive gardening guides.

A concise and comprehensive guide to New Zealand fauna, providing information on over 250 commonly encountered species.

Including accessible text and distribution maps to help describe each animal, where it lives, what it's called and what it does.

Superb colour photography.

Suitable for travellers, tourists and students.

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In A Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand, fact-filled descriptions highlighting key identification leatures of New Zealand birds are supported by over 200 full-colour photographs. Compact and easy to use, this book is ideal for anyone with an active interest in natural history.

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