Screen LibraryMarine mammal ecology and conservation：a handbook of techniques
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| Group Author: | ; ; |
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Techniques in ecology and conservation series |
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| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 450 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780199216567 (hbk.) 0199216568 (hbk.) 0199216576 (pbk.) 9780199216574 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | Q178 |
| CLC: | Q178 |
| Call Number: | Q178/M338 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. "Marine mammals command a high level of public attention, reflected in specific legislation for their protection and management in many countries. They also present particular challenges to ecologists and conservation biologists: they are mostly difficult to observe, they occupy and environment that is vast in its three dimensional extent, there are often perceived conflicts between marine mammals and people, and furthermore several species are now close to extinction." "Marine mammals have some intriguing features in their biology-the ability to dive to crushing depths, to perform breath-ho |