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European Whales, dolphins, and porpoises : Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice /

European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice presents an intimate view of the workings of international conservation agreements to protect marine mammals, detailing achievements over the last 25 years, identifying weaknesses and making recommendations that governm...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Evans, Peter G. H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; San Diego : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice presents an intimate view of the workings of international conservation agreements to protect marine mammals, detailing achievements over the last 25 years, identifying weaknesses and making recommendations that governments, scientists, marine stakeholders and the public can take to improve conservation efforts. The book is written by an experienced marine mammal scientist and award-winning conservationist, providing a unique synthesis on their status, distribution and ecology. In addition, it presents information on various conservation threats, including fisheries by catch, contaminants, noise disturbance, plastic ingestion and climate change. This comprehensive resource will appeal to marine mammal conservationists and researchers, as well as environmental and wildlife practitioners at all levels.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps
ISBN:9780128190548
012819054X
9780128190531
0128190531