Offshore Shells of Southern Africa
Author: Douw Gerbrand Steyn
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
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The Reef Guide
Author: Dennis King
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2014-05-01
Total Pages: 1007
ISBN-13: 1775841383
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Reef Guide documents some 800 reef fishes and invertebrates found along the east and south coasts of southern Africa. Following on the success of Dennis King’s earlier two titles, this impressive new guide features 578 species of fish and includes sections on anemones, starfish, snails, crabs and shrimps. Full-colour photographs and descriptive text for each species, along with useful and interesting information,make for easy identification. While focusing on southern Africa, the book is also applicable to the entire east coast of Africa, as well as the islands of the western Indian Ocean – Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, the Comoros and the Maldives. Indispensable for divers, snorkelers and rock-pool enthusiasts, as well as fishermen and marine aquarists.
Seashells of the World
Author: R. Tucker Abbott
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2001-04-14
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 1582381488
DOWNLOAD EBOOKColorful and easy to use, this guide for the identification of shells includes general information on mollusks and advice on shell collecting and study.
Who Rules South Africa?
Author: Martin Plaut
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
Published: 2012-06-14
Total Pages: 572
ISBN-13: 186842426X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this timely work, WHO RULES SOUTH AFRICA?, highly regarded authors Paul Holden and Martin Plaut analyse the political elites that battle daily for power in South Africa. They argue that power does not reside in traditional institutions such as Parliament or even the Cabinet. Rather, power lies within the ANC-led Alliance which, with no founding document and no written constitution, is an unstructured and mutable political hydra with business and criminal elements in close attendance. It is the interaction between these forces which is the real story behind post-apartheid South Africa. In a country where poverty is rampant and institutions are weak, the battle for power is set to intensify. The authors unravel the mystery of how the rainbow nation has reached such a pass. What are the origins of the Alliance, and will it survive the current power struggles? Who are the shadowy forces that operate within or alongside the Alliance? Most importantly, they seek to answer the burning question of whether South Africa is destined to become another African tragedy, or whether there is still the promise of growth and a stable democracy.
Marine Shells of South Africa
Author: D. G. Steyn
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver 1400 colour images illustrate the more than one thousand species of shells and their variants to be found in this book. Notes on collecting and shell morphology as well as a glossary introduce the subject, with the main body of text being devoted to shell identification.
Beachcombing in South Africa
Author: Rudy van der Elst
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2019-02-01
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 1775845729
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnyone who spends time beside the sea knows there’s a wealth of ‘treasure’ to be found, be it natural or manufactured, living or washed up. Beachcombing in South Africa is a friendly guide to the seashore’s rich pickings. Short chapters such as Floaters and drifters, Sea-beans, Sponges, Eggs and egg cases, and many more, detail what can be found and how to interpret or identify specimens. Items may reveal links to activities or biological events in the nearby ocean – or, perhaps, thousands of miles away. They may relate to human activities, such as fish or bird tagging, or be oceanographic instruments separated from their moorings. Or they may be part of the growing menace of flotsam and jetsam from the planet’s burgeoning human population. This book will enhance the experience of beachcombing, satisfy curiosity about finds, and contribute to a better understanding of the life in our oceans and along our shores. Aimed at a wide audience of beach strollers, dog walkers, anglers, bird watchers and families who share a fascination with the seashore and its treasures. Sales points: Lively, friendly guide to recreational beach trawling; covers many different kinds of ‘treasure’, be they natural or manufactured, living or washed up; brightly illustrated with multiple photos; will appeal to committed enthusiasts and casual beach strollers alike.
Human Beginnings in South Africa
Author: H. J. Deacon
Publisher: New Africa Books
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780864864178
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Stone Age is now beginning to be recognised as vital in establishing who we are and where we have come from. This period has long been neglected.
Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe
Author: Peter J. Hayward
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017-02-23
Total Pages: 808
ISBN-13: 0192516450
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis authoritative guide enables accurate identification of the common components of the inshore benthic invertebrates of the British Isles and adjacent European coasts, as well as a substantial proportion of fish species. This new edition builds upon the strengths of the earlier work and is thoroughly revised throughout to incorporate advances in both the taxonomy and ecology of the organisms concerned.
