Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants

Informationen zum Autor Peter Hiscock trained at Sparsholt College in Hampshire, one of the U.K.'s leading schools for aquatic studies. He has published widely on fish behavior and aquarium keeping. Among his other books published in North America by B.E.S. are A Practical Guide to Choosing Aquarium Plants and A Practical Guide to Creating and Maintaining Water Quality. Klappentext This heavily illustrated volume will prove a blessing to every aquarium hobbyist who has had to settle for superficial plant descriptions in general fish-keeping books. It presents a detailed A-to-Z directory covering hundreds of aquarium plants with high quality color photos and succinct profiles of each plant. Information includes the plant's common name, botanical designation, growth cycle, and general description. The book's additional sections offer details on how to grow and propagate aquatic plants, and how to protect them from parasites and other problems. This handsome volume features approximately 450 color photos and illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: Hiscock, Peter Hiscock
• Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2003
• EAN: 9780764155215
• ISBN: 978-0-7641-5521-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 222 mm x 267 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Bäume, Wildblumen und Pflanzen: Sachbuch, NATURE / Plants / General, Animals, PETS / Fish & Aquariums