Field notes of Harry Pederson, 1961

Title Variants

Alternative: Field notes : Bahamas undersea photography 1961, behavior studies of reef animals by Harry Pederson, 1961

Related Titles

Contained In: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Series: SIA RU007231

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1961

Notes

Typed field notes by Harry Pederson document work completed with Waldo L. Schmitt in the Bahamas on marine life found in reefs during 1961. Details daily activities during the collecting trip, working conditions, participants, types of film used, conditions of coral reefs due to local building activities, interactions between participants and local inhabitants, types of marine life observed (sometimes over a series of days), methods used to film, weather, and details about a flying gurnard, shark, and jawfish (among others)collected for filming.

Subjects

Bahamas , Field notes , Reefs , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.132155