Green Guide to Seashore Life of Britain and Europe (Michelin Green Guides)  
By Bob Gibbons
£4 + p&p

Synopsis
This guide selects 150 species including seaweeds, molluscs, crustaceans and insects, likely to be found and identified on the shorelines of Britain and Europe. Each species is described with detailed notes and illustrated in colour.

The introduction to the book is concise, comprehensivewith simple diagrams and descriptions provided for easy identification. Along with sensible information regarding safety, conservation and equipment required. The guide is easy to follow, with very little jargon used. The use of accurate and aesthetically pleasing diagrams accompanied by conscise descriptions allows for easy identification. Other useful features of the book include: it's convenient size, space at the back for notes, useful advice regarding further reading(e.g. Collins Pocket Guide: Seashore of Britain and Ireland, the Hamlyn guide to seashores and shallowseas of Britain and Europe.)and useful adresses for people who may wish to take a more active role in conservation or field studies. Overall a great informative book for anyone who visits the seashore regularly or has an interest in the basics of seashore ecosystem ecology. With this book being excellent value for money.

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Philip's Guide to Seashores and Shallow Seas of Britain and Europe

Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
ISBN: 0540087475
Price:  £9.99 + p&p

Philip's Guide to Seashores and Shallow Seas of Britain and Europe is a new edition of a classic identification guide, with superb illustrations. The text has been fully revised and updated to incorporate numerous changes in classification resulting from biological research. Seashores and shallow seas are one of the most diverse natural environments, rich in plant and animal life. They are also among the most visited, attracting everyone from beachcombers and anglers to sailors and divers. Many who visit the sea take a strong interest in the wildlife found there, and this book provides a comprehensive and accessible guide. More than 1000 species are described in this book. For each species there is an account of the form, size, habitat and distribution. These combined with detailed and life-like illustration enable even the complete novice to easily identify a wide range of flora and fauna. It is a 'must have' for students of marine biography and oceanography, and for collectors of shells and other seashore remnants.

Identification is assisted by an illustrated identification key in the introduction, which also describes the marine and seashore environment, explains the impact of the tides, and discusses conservation. Important groups of animals also have their own introductions.

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Hamlyn Guide to Seashores and Shallow Seas of Britain and Europe
Paperback 320 pages (May 26, 1994)
Publisher: Hamlyn
Price: £6.99 + p&p

Synopsis
This guide, suitable for beginners and experts alike, aids rapid identification of the flora and fauna of the seashores and shallow seas of Britain and Europe, including a colour-illustrated key to over 800 species and information on habitats, tides, conservation and collecting.
If you're one of these people that spends hours beachcombing or poking around in rock pools this guide is a must. It is a very well illustrated, well written guide to the vertebrates and invertebrates found around the shores of the UK. The descriptions are easy to read and understand, not overly scientific but with enough detail to be useful to students of the subject. Basic information is given about some of the various phyla/orders/classes, all of which is useful in the following identification of the creatures. Habitat, size and colour are all made clear and the hand drawn illustrations are excellent.

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