A Fynbos Year - Liz McMahon & Michael Fraser

 A Fynbos Year - Liz McMahon & Michael Fraser - David Philip - 1988 - Hard cover with dust cover in very good condition.

Line drawings photographs and full-colour artwork. Near fine condition. The southern and south-western Cape which has a richer plant life than that of the whole British Isles forms one of the major floral kingdoms of the world and is home to a wide variety of birds mammals reptiles and insects. In A Fynbos Year Liz McMahon portrays a selection of the remarkable diversity of plant and animal life encountered in this region over the course of a year. Her illustrations are complemented by Michael Frasers general review of fynbos natural history. What they have chosen to include are those plants and animals which may easily be found in fynbos and those which have a particularly interesting story in terms of lifestyle rarity or appearance or which are essential components of the fynbos ecosystem. The result is both a visual delight and an informative introduction to what is the worlds smallest and for its size richest floral kingdom.