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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457776503321

Autore

Doughty Robin W

Titolo

The albatross and the fish [[electronic resource] ] : linked lives in the open seas / / Robin W. Doughty and Virginia A. Carmichael ; foreword by H.R.H Prince of Wales ; introduction by John Croxall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2012

ISBN

0-292-73763-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

Mildred Wyatt-Wold series in ornithology

Altri autori (Persone)

CarmichaelVirginia

Disciplina

333.95842

Soggetti

Albatrosses - Conservation

Albatrosses - Effect of chemicals on

Albatrosses - Effect of pollution on

Sea birds - Ecology

Fishes - Conservation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Foreword by H.R.H. Prince of Wales""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction by John Croxall""; ""Milestones: Albatross Encounters and Concerns""; ""1. Storytelling""; ""Part One: THE ALBATROSS""; ""2. Plunder""; ""3. Science""; ""4. Connections""; ""5. Home""; ""6. Family""; ""Part Two: CROSSINGS""; ""7. Migration""; ""8. Globalization""; ""9. Commons""; ""Part Three: BIRDS AND FISH""; ""10. Fish""; ""11. Management""; ""12. Crisis""; ""13. Bycatch""; ""Part Four: SEA CHANGE""; ""14. Links""; ""15. Engineering""; ""16. Turning Point""; ""Part Five. AGENTS OF CHANGE""

""17. Fishers""""18. Governments""; ""19. Nongovernmentals""; ""20. Trade""; ""21. Celebrities""; ""22. Capstone""; ""Conclusion: Hope""; ""Appendix: CCAMLR and Seabird Mortality""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""