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Auteur:	Forshaw, Joseph M.
Illustrator:	Knight, Frank
Illustrator:	Knight, Frank
Titel:	Vanished and Vanishing Parrots Profiling Extinct and Endanger
Uitgever:	Cornell University Press
ISBN:	9781501704697
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 109,14
Verschijningsdatum:	15-12-2017
Bericht:	Leverbaar

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Leesniveau:	General (US: Trade)
Categorie:	Wildlife: birds & birdwatching
Geillustreerd:	17 Illustrations, unspecified; 79 Maps; 59 Plates, color

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Verschijningsvorm:	Hardback
Paginas:	344
Hoogte mm.:	229
Breedte mm.:	315
Dikte mm.:	31
Gewicht gr.:	1824

 

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Joseph M. Forshaw, one of the world's leading authorities on parrots, calls attention to the threats they face: They are one of the most endangered groups of birds, with a growing number of species nearing extinction. The main threats arise from habitat loss through deforestation and agricultural development and from the taking of birds for the...