Wilkens, H: Tenerife - Blue Finches and Flower Power
(Sprache: Englisch)
Bright sunshine, green forests and the domineering Mount Teide Volcano make Tenerife a dream destination, boasting an abundance of natural beauty. The explorer Alexander von Humboldt already recognised this in 1799, and described the island's splendour with...
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Bright sunshine, green forests and the domineering Mount Teide Volcano make Tenerife a dream destination, boasting an abundance of natural beauty. The explorer Alexander von Humboldt already recognised this in 1799, and described the island's splendour with profuse enthusiasm. Million year old landscapes can be found side by side the bizarre shapes and magnificent colours of more recent volcanic activity. On this isolated Atlantic island, hundreds of plant and animal species have evolved, which are unique to this location. The underlying biological processes involved in the origin of species here, is indeed comparable to that of the Galapagos Islands. Seemingly enchanted, damp laurel forests, which have long vanished from other places, take us millions of years back in time. These lie in close proximity to dry semi-deserts, quiet Canary pine forests and the Teide National Park¿s extraodinary floral spectacle at altitudes of 2,000 metres. Nature impresses with the familiar, but also with an outlandish diversity, which is comprehensively documented and illustrated in the over 260 photographs of this nature travel guide. More than 20 tips for excursions and walks are included, designed to give the visitor a close-up experience of nature on this island.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction........................................................................................................4
The golden apples of the Hesperides................................................................6
Alexander von Humboldt: enthusiastic explorer of Tenerife..............................8
Volcanism and geology.....................................................................................9
Stone roses, organ pipes and Teide-eggs.......................................................12
On rafts, flying and as stowaways...................................................................14
One species results in many - the Galapagos of the Atlantic.........................16
Colourful viper's buglosses.............................................................................19
A biological window into the past.....................................................................22
Giants and flightless creatures........................................................................24
The Habitats
Climate and biology.........................................................................................26
El Médano: Rocky shores, beaches and sand dunes.....................................30
Life in the surf zone.........................................................................................32
Succulent shrub - "cacti¿, ceropegias and
plants which can hold their breath..............................................................35
Thermophilic forest - few remaining fragments..............................................40
Laurel forests - relics of a time past................................................................41
Myrtle and heath forest - where Firetree and heath grow into the sky...........46
Teno Alto - land of the Rock Sparrows...........................................................49
Pine forests - quiet whispering and heavenly
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peace......................................52
Barrancos - water and rock............................................................................55
The Teide National Park..................................................................................59
Lava fields and caves......................................................................................66
Animals and Plants
The Canary Dragon Tree.................................................................................68
The late honour of Euphorbios........................................................................70
Ferns of the laurel forest: lovers of humidity...................................................72
Towards the light - at the expense of others...................................................74
Treacherous sex, traps and window flowers...................................................75
Dragons, skinks and geckos...........................................................................78
Einstein got it wrong: honey, wild- and bumble-bees......................................81
Butterflies - colourful diversity.........................................................................84
Latex-sap, poison and butterflies....................................................................88
Deception, delusion and disguise ...................................................................90
Birds - in the darkness of the laurel forest .....................................................92
Birds - on cones and trunks of the pine forest................................................97
Birds - in succulent shrub and the Cañadas...................................................99
Birds - in settlements and farmland..............................................................101
Birds - on the shore......................................................................................102
The Atlantic Canary ......................................................................................104
Flower birds - an acquired taste...................................................................106
Danger and Protection
Hostile takeover.............................................................................................108
Agricultural plants.......................................................................................... 111
The exotic - bottlebrushes, poinsettias and parakeets................................. 113
Conservation areas ...................................................................................... 114
Walks and Excursions................................................................................... 116
Literature, References, Acknowledgements..................................................120
Index..............................................................................................................121
Barrancos - water and rock............................................................................55
The Teide National Park..................................................................................59
Lava fields and caves......................................................................................66
Animals and Plants
The Canary Dragon Tree.................................................................................68
The late honour of Euphorbios........................................................................70
Ferns of the laurel forest: lovers of humidity...................................................72
Towards the light - at the expense of others...................................................74
Treacherous sex, traps and window flowers...................................................75
Dragons, skinks and geckos...........................................................................78
Einstein got it wrong: honey, wild- and bumble-bees......................................81
Butterflies - colourful diversity.........................................................................84
Latex-sap, poison and butterflies....................................................................88
Deception, delusion and disguise ...................................................................90
Birds - in the darkness of the laurel forest .....................................................92
Birds - on cones and trunks of the pine forest................................................97
Birds - in succulent shrub and the Cañadas...................................................99
Birds - in settlements and farmland..............................................................101
Birds - on the shore......................................................................................102
The Atlantic Canary ......................................................................................104
Flower birds - an acquired taste...................................................................106
Danger and Protection
Hostile takeover.............................................................................................108
Agricultural plants.......................................................................................... 111
The exotic - bottlebrushes, poinsettias and parakeets................................. 113
Conservation areas ...................................................................................... 114
Walks and Excursions................................................................................... 116
Literature, References, Acknowledgements..................................................120
Index..............................................................................................................121
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Autoren-Porträt von Horst Wilkens, Ulrike Strecker
Dr Ulrike Strecker and Professor Dr Horst Wilkens are biologists at the University of Hamburg. The focus of their research is the evolution and origin of new species. During numerous visits to Tenerife, the authors have gained expert knowledge of the island's diverse habitats and its unique fauna and flora. They have documented their observations in an extensive collection of photographs. Following their previously published books about the natural history of the Canary Islands, they have summarised their insights of the fascinating island of Tenerife in this new nature travel guide.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Horst Wilkens , Ulrike Strecker
- 2017, 1. Auflage, 128 Seiten, 262 Abbildungen, Masse: 12,8 x 21,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Übersetzer: Sabine McKiggan
- Verlag: NATURALANZA
- ISBN-10: 3942999099
- ISBN-13: 9783942999090
Sprache:
Englisch
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