The empty ocean : plundering the world's marine life /

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, 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, ©2003.
Temas:
Marine animals.
Endangered species.
Faune marine.
NATURE > Animals > Marine Life.
Endangered species
Marine animals
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Gray whales in the Atlantic. Emptying the ocean. Decline of the fisheries
  • The plight of the sea turtles
  • Missing marine birds. Killing the marine mammals. Steller's legacy
  • Slaughter of the southern seals
  • Lions and elephants
  • Seals
  • Little cetaceans in peril
  • The tuna-porpoise "problem"
  • The hunting of whales. Ecology in trouble. What is killing the coral reefs?
  • Deepwater corals
  • Biological invaders. Is this the end?

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