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Autore |
Ellis Richard <1938-> |
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Titolo |
The empty ocean : plundering the world's marine life / / written and illustrated by Richard Ellis |
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Washington, DC, : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-59726-599-3 |
1-4237-0786-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (385 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Endangered species |
Marine animals |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-350). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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