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Empty Ocean.

In The Empty Ocean, acclaimed author and artist Richard Ellis tells the story of our continued plunder of life in the sea and weighs the chances for its recovery. Through fascinating portraits of a wide array of creatures, he introduces us to the many forms of sea life that humans have fished, hunte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ellis, Richard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington DC : Island Press, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Ch 1: Gray Whales in the Atlantic""; ""Part I: Emptying the Ocean""; ""Ch 2: Decline of the Fisheries""; ""Ch 3: The Plight of the Sea Turtles""; ""Ch 4: Missing Marine Birds""; ""Part II: Killing the Marine Mammals""; ""Ch 5: Steller's Legacy""; ""Ch 6: Slaughter og the Southern Seals""; ""Ch 7: Lions and Elephants""; ""Ch 8: Seals""; ""Ch 9: Little Cetaceans in Peril""; ""Ch 10: The Tuna
  • Porpoise Problem""; ""Ch 11: The Hunting of Whales""; ""Part III: Ecology in Trouble""
  • ""Ch 12: What is Killing the Coral Reefs?""""Ch 13: Deepwater Corals""; ""Ch 14: Biological Invaders""; ""Part IV: Is This the End?""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""