Urban Whale

Name: Urban Whale
Brand: Harvard University Press
SKU: 9780674034754
Price: 188.28 RON
Availability: InStock

North Atlantic Right Whales at the Crossroads

Autor: Scott D. Kraus

Limbă:

Legare: Carte broșată

Editura: Harvard University Press

Disponibilitate: În depozitul extern

Expediem în 14-20 zile

188.28 lei

In 1980 a group of scientists censusing marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy was astonished at the sig...

Informații despre carte

Autor

Scott D. Kraus

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

2009

Pagini

576

EAN

9780674034754

ISBN

0674034759

Enbook ID

04635344

Editura

Harvard University Press

Greutate

976

Dimensiuni

155 x 228 x 33

Descriere completă

In 1980 a group of scientists censusing marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy was astonished at the sight of 25 right whales. It was, one scientist later recalled, 'like finding a brontosaurus in the backyard'. Until that time, scientists believed the North Atlantic right whale was extinct or nearly so. The sightings electrified the research community, spurring a quarter century of exploration, which is documented here. The authors present our current knowledge about the biology and plight of right whales, including their reproduction, feeding, genetics, and endocrinology, as well as fatal run-ins with ships and fishing gear. Employing individual identifications, acoustics, and population models, Scott Kraus, Rosalind Rolland, and their colleagues present a vivid history of this animal, from a once commercially hunted commodity to today's life-threatening challenges of urban waters. Hunted for nearly a millennium, right whales are now being killed by the ocean commerce that supports our modern way of life. This book offers hope for the eventual salvation of this great whale.

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

Urban Whale

North Atlantic Right Whales at the Crossroads

Informații despre carte

Descriere completă

S-ar putea să te intereseze

Clienții care au cumpărat această carte au mai cumpărat și