The empty ocean : plundering the world's marine life / / written and illustrated by Richard Ellis
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, DC, : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 591.77 |
| Soggetto topico: | Endangered species |
| Marine animals | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The empty ocean |
| ISBN: | 1-59726-599-3 |
| 1-4237-0786-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820396903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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