David Shiffman (Liber Ero Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservat

Why Sharks Matter

A Deep Dive with the World's Most Misunderstood Predator

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Produktbeschreibung

Get submerged in the amazing world of sharks! Your expert host, award-winning marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman, will show you how-and why-we should protect these mysterious, misunderstood guardians of the ocean.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Seitenzahl: 285
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 154mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 650g
• ISBN-13: 9781421443645
• ISBN-10: 1421443643
• Artikelnr.: 62231169

Autorenporträt

David Shiffman is a marine conservation biologist at Arizona State University. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, National Geographic, and Scientific American, and he writes a monthly column in Scuba Diving Magazine. He can be found on Twitter at @WhySharksMatter, where he's always happy to answer questions about sharks.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1. Shark Basics, and Fun Facts to Keep You Reading
Chapter 2. Sharks Are Not a Threat to Humans
Chapter 3. The Ecological Significance of Sharks
Chapter 4. What Are the Threats to Sharks and How Threatened Are They?
Chapter 5. How Can We Protect Sharks?
Ch 6. Sustainable Fisheries for Shark Conservation: Target-Based Policies
Ch 7. Fishing and Trade Bans for Shark Conservation: Limit-Based Policies
Chapter 8. How Are Scientists Helping Sharks?
Chapter. How Are Environmentalists Helping Sharks?
Chapter 10. How Can You Help Sharks? (Dos and Please Just Don'ts)
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
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