Sirenian Conservation : Issues and Strategies in Developing Countries /

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This important scientific volume comprehensively explores the biology and ecological status of manatees and dugongs in all of the geographic regions where they can be found today, from the Caribbean to Eastern Africa, from Arabia to the Amazon, and from Japan through the South Pacific to Australia....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hines, Ellen Marie, 1954- (Editor ), Reynolds, John Elliott, III, 1952- (Editor ), Aragones, Lemnuel V. (Editor ), Mignucci-Giannoni, Antonio A. (Editor ), Marmontel, Miriam (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, ©2012.
Temas:
Sirenia.
Sirenia > Research > Technique.
Sirenia > Conservation > Developing countries.
Sirenia
Siréniens.
Siréniens > Recherche > Technique.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
NATURE > Animals > Marine Life.
Developing countries.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This important scientific volume comprehensively explores the biology and ecological status of manatees and dugongs in all of the geographic regions where they can be found today, from the Caribbean to Eastern Africa, from Arabia to the Amazon, and from Japan through the South Pacific to Australia. Many of these dwindling populations are situated in developing countries--locales that have previously received little attention in the scientific literature. In these areas, people occupying rivers or coastlines still capture sirenians for food and other uses (oil, bones for carving,
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813042701
0813042704

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