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Saltwater Aquarium

Forfatter: Gregory Skomal
Målform: Engelsk
Forlag: John Wiley and Sons
Antall sider: 128
Pris: 135 kr.
ISBN: 9780470037959

This work presents a refreshing, non-technical approach to a popular, complex hobby. Appreciated for their beauty and relaxing, mesmerizing effect, saltwater aquariums are popular in homes, medical facilities, nursing homes, restaurants, and offices. With information for beginners as well as experienced owners, this covers the essential equipment, setting up the tank, choosing and acclimating fish, feeding fish and invertebrates, adding plant life, monitoring, cleaning and maintaining the aquarium, and other vital information. In the fun, practical "Happy Healthy Pet" style, it includes great photos, checklists, charts, and more. Gregory Skomal (Martha's Vineyard, MA) is an experienced aquarist and Marine Fisheries Biologist at Martha's Vineyard Fisheries.  
 
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Dr. Gregory Skomal is an accomplished marine biologist, underwater explorer, photographer, aquarist, and author. He has been a fisheries biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries since 1987 and currently heads up the Massachusetts Shark Research Program. Greg holds a master's degree in marine biology from the University of Rhode Island and a PhD from the Boston University Marine Program in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. His research has spanned multiple fish habitats around the globe, taking him from the frigid waters of the Arctic Circle to coral reefs in the tropical Central Pacific. He has written numerous scientific research papers and has appeared in a number of film and television documentaries, including programs for the National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, ESPN, and CBS. Although his research passion for the last 23 years has been sharks, he has been an avid aquarist for more than 30 years and has written nine books on aquarium keeping. His home and laboratory are on the island of Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts.