The Arctic Guide

<p><b>The definitive full-color field guide to Arctic wildlife</b><br><br><i>The Arctic Guide</i> presents the traveler and naturalist with a portable authoritative guide to the flora and fauna of earth's northernmost region. Featuring superb color illustrations this one-of-a-kind book covers the complete spectrum of wildlife&#151;more than 800 species of plants fishes butterflies birds and mammals&#151;that inhabit the Arctic&#146;s polar deserts tundra taiga sea ice and oceans. It can be used anywhere in the entire Holarctic region including Norway&#146;s Svalbard archipelago Siberia the Russian Far East islands of the Bering Sea Alaska the Canadian Arctic and Greenland. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features size habitat range scientific name and the unique characteristics that enable these organisms to survive in the extreme conditions of the Far North. A color distribution map accompanies each species account and alternative names in German French Norwegian Russian Inuit and Inupiaq are also provided.<br></p><ul><br><li>Features superb color plates that allow for quick identification of more than 800 species of plants fishes butterflies birds and mammals</li><li>Includes detailed species accounts and color distribution maps</li><li>Covers the flora and fauna of the entire Arctic region</li><br></ul>