Leatherback Turtle

Biology and Conservation

Autor: Pilar Santidrián Tomillo

Limbă:

Legare: Copertă tare

Editura: Johns Hopkins University Press

Disponibilitate: În depozitul extern în cantități mici

Expediem în 11-15 zile

397.25 lei

Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are th...

Informații despre carte

Autor

Pilar Santidrián Tomillo

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2015

Pagini

246

EAN

9781421417080

ISBN

1421417081

Enbook ID

09275598

Editura

Johns Hopkins University Press

Greutate

690

Dimensiuni

262 x 184 x 21

Descriere completă

Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world's largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths-they can swim down more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrian Tomillo bring together the world's leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while focusing a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature's most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.

S-ar putea să te intereseze

Clienții care au cumpărat această carte au mai cumpărat și

Cele mai căutate

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Produse

Produse

Cele mai căutate

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Produse

Produse

Leatherback Turtle

Biology and Conservation

Informații despre carte

Descriere completă

S-ar putea să te intereseze

Clienții care au cumpărat această carte au mai cumpărat și