Marine & Freshwater Biology

by Helena Challinor / Susan Murphy Wickens / Jane Clark / Audrey Murphy

Provides common, scientific and irish names of 125 animals and plants, with clear simple descriptions, including size, colour, habitat and location on the shore. Colour photographs, 208pp. Reprinted 2010

by S Hiscock

Aidgap Series. Identification hints, glossary, b/w illustrations, 44pp. 1992 reprint

edited by Matthew D Richmond

The seashores of eastern Africa and the related islands, support an enormous diversity of life. Over 1600 species of plants and animals from all coastal habitats are represented and illustrated with colour paintings and line drawings. Information on species habitat and distribution is included. 154 colour plates, line drawings, maps, 461pp, 2002 edition

Identification sheet from 'A Guide to the Seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean Islands' Waterproof double sided with colour illustrations

by John Crothers

A recent addition to the Aidgap Project Series 1997

by Paul Croft

Enables beginners to identify living animals encountered during the course of field studies. The key covers the invertebrates found in all types of freshwater - pools, lakes, streams and rivers. B/w illustrations, 60pp. 2012 reprint

by Wade Doak

Covers many bony (or teleostean) reef fishes belonging to the Super Class Pisces, Class Osteichthyes and discusses their habitats by day and night. Colour photographs, 144pp. 2003

by Keith Davey

A guide to a wide ranging selection of about 250 spp of animals & plants found around the shores of Australia. Colour photographs 144pp 1998

by John Fish / Susan Fish

Concise guide allows students to identify over 650 of the common, widespread animals and seaweeds of the shore. User friendly dichotomous keys are suppoted by diagnostic features and biology of each species. Notes accompanying each species, giving a fascinating insight into thne diversity and complexity of life on the shore. B/w and colour illustrations, 544pp. 3rd edition 2011

by H Armstrong

Deals with the behaviour and natural history of 19 freshwater and 15 saltwater species with information on ID features, size, spawning habits, lifespan, food, habitat and range. Colour photographs, black and white illustrations, map, 96pp.

by C L Ming / P M Alino

Influenced by monsoons and nourished by nutrients from the surrounding landmasses the South China Sea is the home of a great variety of marine life. The Sea, its weather currents and habitats are described and illustrated together with a comprehensive section on its inhabitants. More than 180 colour photographs show the underwater life at its very best. Colour photographs, maps, 144pp. 1992

by Michael P Kerney

All 214spp of terrestrial & freshwater molluscs are individually mapped on 10-km square dot-distribution maps. Each map is accompanied by notes on habitat status & overseas distribution together with a b/w illustration of the species. 288pp. 1999