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Singapore Biodiversity: An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment

by Hugh T.W. Tan, Richard T. Corlett, Peter K.L. Ng
Singapore Biodiversity: An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment
Singapore Biodiversity: An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment

Singapore’s wild richness beneath the city

This is the kind of book that makes you see Singapore differently, revealing an astonishing natural world hidden within an urban landscape. It feels both authoritative and inviting, with beautiful illustrations and accessible writing that never talks down to you. If you love nature, conservation, or simply discovering the unexpected side of a familiar place, this is a deeply rewarding browse-and-return-to kind of read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Singapore Biodiversity: An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment

by Hugh T.W. Tan, Richard T. Corlett, Peter K.L. Ng
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ISBN: 9789814260084
Authors: Hugh T.W. Tan, Richard T. Corlett, Peter K.L. Ng
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet and Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research
Date of Publication: 2011-11-16
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Nature, Science
Related Topics: Animals, Biology, Ecology, Environment, Natural History, Biology, Nature, Popular Science
Goodreads rating: 4.92
(rated by 12 readers)

Description

Despite its tiny size and highly urbanised landscape, Singapore is home to an amazing diversity of life. While land-use pressures, habitat destruction and climate change threaten the island's fragile ecosystem, wildlife continues to thrive and, oftentimes, even flourish. This first comprehensive guide to nature in Singapore is written by the city’s foremost authorities on the natural environment and describes more than 40,000 species of flora and fauna that make up the island's biodiversity. While this reference work is academically rigorous, based on the latest data and fieldwork, its richly illustrated presentation is eminently suitable for a wider, non-specialist readership. The encyclopedia comprises two parts: the first comprises a collection of essays outlining issues relating to biodiversity, ecosystems and sustainability; the second part of the book is a comprehensive A-Z directory of over 1,500 entries, covering virtually every known organism found in Singapore.
 

Singapore’s wild richness beneath the city

This is the kind of book that makes you see Singapore differently, revealing an astonishing natural world hidden within an urban landscape. It feels both authoritative and inviting, with beautiful illustrations and accessible writing that never talks down to you. If you love nature, conservation, or simply discovering the unexpected side of a familiar place, this is a deeply rewarding browse-and-return-to kind of read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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