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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820396903321

Autore

Ellis Richard <1938->

Titolo

The empty ocean : plundering the world's marine life / / written and illustrated by Richard Ellis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2003

ISBN

1-59726-599-3

1-4237-0786-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Disciplina

591.77

Soggetti

Endangered species

Marine animals

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-350).

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- 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: Biolgical Invaders -- Part IV: Is This the End? -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.