{"product_id":"an-atlas-of-illinois-fishes-150-years-of-change-9780252044144","title":"An Atlas of Illinois Fishes: 150 Years of Change","description":"Lake Michigan, winding creeks, sprawling swamps, and one of the world's great rivers--Illinois's variety of aquatic habitats makes the Prairie State home to a diverse array of fishes. The first book of its kind in over forty years, \u003ci\u003eAn Atlas of Illinois Fishes\u003c\/i\u003e is a combination of nature guide and natural history. It provides readers with an authoritative resource based on the extensive biological data collected by scientists since the mid-1850s. Each of the entries on Illinois's 217 current and extirpated fish species offers one or more color photographs; maps depicting distributions at three time periods; descriptions of identifying features; notes on habitat preference; and comments on distribution. In addition, the authors provide a pictorial key for identifying Illinois fishes. \u003cp\u003eScientifically up-to-date and illustrated with over 240 color photos, \u003ci\u003eAn Atlas of Illinois Fishes\u003c\/i\u003e is a benchmark in the study of Illinois's ever-changing fish communities and the habitats that support them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian A. Metzke\u003c\/b\u003e is State Aquatic Ecologist for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. \u003cb\u003eBrooks M. Burr\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Zoology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eFreshwater Fishes of North America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLeon C. Hinz Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is the Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. \u003cb\u003eLawrence M. Page\u003c\/b\u003e is Curator of Fishes at the Florida Museum of Natural History. He is coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePeterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eChristopher A. Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e is an aquatic biologist and Curator of Fishes and Crustaceans with the Illinois Natural History Survey at the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50678929785106,"sku":"9780252044144","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b921f35-3e78-4c44-a85e-af9c43bb264c.jpg?v=1733896844","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-atlas-of-illinois-fishes-150-years-of-change-9780252044144","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}