_European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation
in Practice _presents an intimate view of the workings of
international conservation agreements to protect marine mammals,
detailing achievements over the last 25 years, identifying weaknesses
and making recommendations that governments, scientists, marine
stakeholders and the public can take to improve conservation efforts.
The book is written by an experienced marine mammal scientist and
award-winning conservationist, providing a unique synthesis on their
status, distribution and ecology. In addition, it presents information
on various conservation threats, including fisheries by catch,
contaminants, noise disturbance, plastic ingestion and climate change.
This comprehensive resource will appeal to marine mammal
conservationists and researchers, as well as environmental and
wildlife practitioners at all levels.
* Offers an accessible review on how scientists study this
challenging group of mammals to gather necessary evidence for
conservation action
* Illustrates, with striking images, all recorded regional species,
including distribution maps, key threats and specific research methods
* Includes contributions from leading scientists, conservationists,
and members of government and international bodies, like IWC and UNEP
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Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780128190548
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Academic Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter