The Natural history of China
著者
書誌事項
The Natural history of China
Collins, 1990
大学図書館所蔵 全2件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
内容説明・目次
内容説明
China is a vast country, covering an area larger than the whole of Europe. It encompasses Everest, the world's tallest mountain, and Turfan, which is the lowest piece of land in the world at 426 feet below sea level. Such a large geographical range is bound to cover a wide range of habitats, but China is richer than even this would suggest; from the coast of the Pacific, via the estuary of the Yellow River, the expanses of inland water, up into the hills of inland China and the Gobi desert, China has an amazing variety of landscapes to offer. Within these landscapes are the animals and plants of the Oriental region that makes China such a special place for anyone interested in the living world. By first introducing the physical geography and types of habitat that are encountered in China and why they are where they are, this book gives a basic introduction to the intricacies of China. Each habitat is then treated separately, with an introduction to its ecology and then a full description of all the characteristic animals, followed by an assessment of man's effect on each habitat.
In the bamboo forests you are introduced to the only herbivorous bear, the Panda, threatened by man's encroachment of the area; the Himalayas hide the camouflaged Snow Leopard, threatened by hunting; and the Yangtze river contains one of the few freshwater dolphins, the Baiji, threatened by hydro electric schemes. Each chapter has pictures of the beautiful landscapes as well as the fascinating animals; the book in fact contains photographs of six bird species never before seen in the West. It also contains numerous maps to pinpoint major landforms, soil types, vegetation types and the effects of man on this delicate area. Written by a team of experts from Beijing University this book is essential reading for all those interested in the world's largest unvisited area - the great expanse of China.
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