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Nature Books of Iceland
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* ICELANDIC WILDERNESS: This is a magnificent collection of one of Icelandic's top nature photographers being Daníel Bergmann. Not only are the images superb, also the descriptions reflect his great warmth towards - and understanding of Iceland's Natural History. The subtitle "A photographic Journey" fits the mood of this book: while reading and viewing the photo's one will naturally wander off in the mind into the Icelandic wilderness. The English edition has the ISBN no. 9979-775-45-9. It can be obtained from the publisher and at all major bookstores in Reykjavik and elsewhere on Iceland. Title: ICELANDIC WILDERNESS - A Photographic Journey Author: Daníel Bergmann Publisher: JPV Publishers, Reykjavik, 2003 ISBN: 9979-775-45-9 |
Nature Books of Iceland Books On Plants and Flora Books On birds Books On Landscape and Geology
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* The standard field guide on Icelandic plants is by the botany professor Hörður Kristinsson of the University of Iceland. Next to Icelandic edition exits an English and a German edition. The English edition has the ISBN no. 9979-3-1723-X. It can be obtained at all major bookstores in Reykjavik and elsewhere on Iceland. Title: A Guide to the FLOWERING PLANTS and FERNS of ICELAND Author: Hörður Kristinsson Publisher: Mál og menning, Reykjavik, Iceland ISBN: 9979-3-1723-X 311 pages |
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* A standard field guide to the north-western and
Northern Europe". Title: WILD FLOWERS of BRITAIN and NORTHERN EUROPE Authors: Richard Fittar, Allistair Fitter and Majorie Blamey Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers ISBN: 0 00 220062 7 352 pages |
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* A scientific book in German on the vegetation of the Nordic European countries was written by Klaus Dierßen assisted by Barbara Dierßen. This is a book for vegetation specilaists whith emphasis on the continental nordic countries. However the book contains (for the lay-men) interesting paragraphs on the Icelandic vegetation as well as the resettlement of plant species on Icleland after the glacial periods Title: Vegetation Nordeuropas Author: Klaus Dierßen Publisher: Verlag Eugen Ulmer Stuttgart ISBN: 3-8001-2700-8 or 3-8252-8115-9 838 pages |
Nature Books of Iceland Books On Plants and Flora Books On birds Books On Landscape and Geology
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* This is the best guide to Icelandic bird life up to date. Both photography and the amount of information is all but excellent. Apart from the extensive amount of information on bird species on Iceland it also has a special photo-illustrated paragraph on eggs and additional information on birding activities and organisations on Iceland. A multilangual table is handy for non-native English speaking people. The main body of this book - the photo-illustrated treatment of birdspecies is a joy for any bird-lover to read. Title: Icelandic Bird Guide Author: Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson Publisher: Iðunn , Reykjavik 2000 ISBN: 9979-1-0379-5 193 pages |
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* The "Guide to the Birds of Iceland" is an older guide to the birds of Iceland. Both illustrations and information are inferrior to the Icelandic Bird Guide". It has one advantage though: the soft paperback makes this book more handsome to take along during hiking. Title: Guide to the Birds of Iceland Author: þorsteinn Einarsson Publisher: Örn og Örlygur Publishing House ISBN:9979-55-007-4 235 pages |
 | * This book is not specifically aimed at Iceland. However, given the importance of Iceland with respect to alcidae breeding grounds this is an excellent compilation of scientific knowledge on birds like puffins, razorbills, guillemots etc. that it should be noted here. It treats a broad range of items like evolution, anatomy, behaviour, reproduction, ecology and migration routes. For anyone interested in in-depth knowledge on this group of birds this is a must even though it is not a recent publication. Title:The Atlantic Alcidae Editors: David N. Nettleship & Tim R. Birkhead Publisher:Acadamic Press, London/San Diego 1988 ISBN: 0-12-515670-7 (alk.paper) 0-12-515671-5 (paperback) 574 pages |
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On Landscapes and Geology
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* This is a new publication on the geology of Iceland. The authors are Thor Thordurson of the University of Hawai and Armann Hoskuldsson of the South Iceland Institute of Natural History. This book is the third publication in the series on "Classical Geology in Europe" A review will be placed soon on this page - it looks very promising The bibliographical data are: Title:Classic Geology in Europe 3: Iceland Author:Thor Thordurson and Armann Hoskuldsson Publisher: Terra Publishing ISBN: 1-903544-06-8 200 pages |
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* This is thé book on Iceland's geology. It treats both chemical mineralogy, volcanism on Iceland with respect to landscape formation and history and to some extent the role of Iceland as a "hotspot" in the formation of the Atlantic Ocean. It also treats the long-term history of Iceland through the past millions of yaers. As a layman I would like to make a criticism regarding to the order in which topics are treated. Like most other geological introductions it starts with chemical mineralogy. However, the first impression of visitors to Iceland are landscape impressions. A cold treatise on mineralogy as a start for understanding geology (of Iceland for example) is not helpfull. It should actually come as last. The macro features should be the starting point(s). Title: Geology of Iceland Author: þorleifur Einarsson Publisher: Mál og menning ISBN:9979-3-0689-0 309 pages |