Helene Marsh, Thomas J O'Shea, John E Reynolds III

Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia

Dugongs and Manatees

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Produktbeschreibung

A synthesis of the ecological and related knowledge pertinent to understanding the biology and conservation of dugongs and manatees.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 536
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 948g
• ISBN-13: 9780521888288
• ISBN-10: 052188828X
• Artikelnr.: 33383723

Autorenporträt

Helene Marsh is Professor of Environmental Science and Dean of Graduate Research Studies at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. She is an international authority on the conservation biology of dugongs, sea turtles and coastal cetaceans, and led the team that developed the United Nations Environment Programme global Dugong Action Plan.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword John G. Robinson
Preface
Acknowledgements
Frontispiece
1. Introduction
2. Steller's sea cow: discovery, biology and exploitation of a relict giant sirenian
3. Affinities, origins and diversity of the sirenia through time
4. Feeding biology
5. Behaviour and habitat use
6. Life history, reproductive biology and population dynamics
7. Threats
8. Conservation status: criteria, methods and an assessment of the extant species of sirenia
9. Conservation opportunities
References
List of online supplementary materials
Index.