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Price: $30.00
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Sale: $11.82
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Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Carl Safina
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Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 333.95616
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Publication Date: 1998-01
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Reading Level: 458
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Description: The oceans of the world rank foremost among humankind's last great frontiers, and their climatological and ecological workings remain mysterious to all but specialists. In this lively, well-written survey, marine scientist Carl Safina encourages readers to take a wider interest in the oceans, especially because so much of that great blue expanse is now threatened by human progress. Safina notes, for example, that the North Atlantic's tuna population has fallen by more than 90 percent in just the last few decades. It has gone the way of cod and herring and pilot whales thanks to a combination of changing global temperatures, overfishing, pollution, inland watershed and delta destruction, and other causes--many of them attributable to human activities. Even now, he notes, many Pacific fishing fleets use cyanide to catch fish, a process that destroys sensitive marine ecosystems. Safina's tour of the world's waters may inspire readers to press for changes in the way that fish is brought to their tables, and to take a more careful look at the natural processes that govern this watery planet.
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Price: $90.00
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Sale: $63.09
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Manufacturer: Wiley-Blackwell
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Simon Jennings::Michel Kaiser::John D. Reynolds
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Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 333.956
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Publication Date: 2001-02-15
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Reading Level: 432
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Description: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ARTWORK
This topical and exciting textbook describes fisheries exploitation, biology, conservation and management, and reflects many recent and important changes in fisheries science. These include growing concerns about the environmental impacts of fisheries, the role of ecological interactions in determining population dynamics, and the incorporation of uncertainty and precautionary principles into management advice. The book draws upon examples from tropical, temperate and polar environments, and provides readers with a broad understanding of the biological, economic and social aspects of fisheries ecology and the interplay between them. As well as covering 'classical' fisheries science, the book focuses on contemporary issues such as industrial fishing, poverty and conflict in fishing communities, marine reserves, the effects of fishing on coral reefs and by-catches of mammals, seabirds and reptiles. The book is primarily written for students of fisheries science and marine ecology, but should also appeal to practicing fisheries scientists and those interested in conservation and the impacts of humans on the marine environment.
* particularly useful are the modelling chapters which explain the difficult maths involved in a user-friendly manner
* describes fisheries exploitation, conservation and management in tropical, temperate and polar environments
* broad coverage of 'classical' fisheries science
* emphasis on new approaches to fisheries science and the ecosystem effects of fishing
* examples based on the latest research and drawn from authors' international experience
* comprehensively referenced throughout
* extensively illustrated with photographs and line drawings
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Price: $20.00
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Sale: $489.34
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Manufacturer: Perseus Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Cindy Lee Van Dover
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Publisher: Perseus Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 574.52636
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Publication Date: 1996-01
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Reading Level: 183
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Description: This text introduces readers to the life forms that scientists have only recently discovered thriving 9000-12,000 feet below the sea. It describes the incredibly difficult circumstances under which scientists explore the bottom of the sea and provides an account of voyages to this realm.
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Price: $94.00
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Sale: $63.55
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Manufacturer: Springer
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Springer
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Dewey Decimal Number: 578
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Publication Date: 2001-12-12
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Reading Level: 244
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Description: The Ecology and Etiology of Newly Emerging Marine Diseases is a unique contribution to an entirely new field of scientific investigation. For the first time, material presented in this book identifies patterns and trends in the abundance and distribution of disease phenomena in the marine environment. These patterns have gone unrecognised and undetected in the past because the literature in this field is so widely scattered. The book is both interdisciplinary and synthetic. Studies in this book unequivocally link marine diseases to global climate change. The book changes our perspective on the major controls over the population dynamics of marine organisms. Papers in this volume clearly identify the intimate connection between public health and environmental health for marine-borne diseases such as cholera and human enteroviruses.
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Price: $149.95
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Sale: $99.50
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Manufacturer: CRC
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: CRC
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 577.714
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Publication Date: 2001-06-13
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Reading Level: 624
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Description: The interdisciplinary field of marine chemical ecology is an expanding and dynamic science. It is no surprise that the breadth of marine organisms studied expanded in concert with developments in underwater technology. With its up-to-date subject reviews by experts, Marine Chemical Ecology is the most current, comprehensive book on the subject. The book provides cellular, physiological, organismal, evolutionary, and applied perspectives creating a high-resolution snapshot of the field at the start of the 21st century. The introductory section provides a broad phylogenic overview of marine organic chemistry. With its emphasis on evolutionary, ecological, and biosynthetic considerations, it sets a foundation for the chapters that follow. The second section takes an organismal approach to understanding the role of secondary metabolites in mediating trophic interrelationships. Section three reviews cellular and physiological aspects of marine chemical ecology. The final section discusses practical applications. Fully detailed with figures, tables, and chemical structural diagrams, the book's coverage spans aspects of marine ecology from molecular to community levels, bridging diverse disciplines. Written by an international panel, Marine Chemical Ecology provides a conceptual synthesis and overview of the discipline. You get an integrated perspective of the current state of the field, and its future.
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Price: $9.95
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Sale: $41.43
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Manufacturer: Monterey Bay Aquarium Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Judith Connor::Charles Baxter
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Publisher: Monterey Bay Aquarium Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 574.52636
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Publication Date: 1990-02-01
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Reading Level: 64
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Description: Golden kelp forests shelter a rich community of living creatures. In these beautifully illustrated pages, youll discover underwater forests that nourish and protect sea life in every nook and cranny, from swaying canopies to hideouts in the holdfasts. As giant kelp stretches upward, it spreads its canopy of golden blades across the waters surface. Shafts of sunlight penetrate this spots to highlight bright sea stars in the red seaweeds. And rainbow-colored snails crawl up the kelp, while fishes hang motionless in this undersea jungle. Monterey Bay Aquariums Natural History Series brings you closer to the living marine and coastal communities of the nations largest marine sanctuary, where youll come face to face with some of the more interesting residents. Produced by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Press, these books will stimulate your curiosity and understanding of the natural world. from chapter 1: "Scramble along the rocky shore at low tide and crouch down in a respectful bow to slippery rocks and seaweeds. Reach out and touch the tangle of nearshore kelps: tough cabbage heads, slick leathery neckties and feathery boas. Out beyond the pounding surf, you can see the canopies of the elegant deep water kelps. Isolated floats of bull kelp bob in the surge like the heads of swimming otters. Stretching upward from the deeper rocks, a snarl of giant kelp spreads fronds across the waters surface."
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $1.64
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Manufacturer: Pantheon
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: David Dobbs
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Publisher: Pantheon
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.424
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Publication Date: 2005-01-04
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Reading Level: 320
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Manufacturer: Elsevier Science Pub Co
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Elsevier Science Pub Co
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Edition: 1st repr. 1992
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Dewey Decimal Number: 574.526365
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Publication Date: 1983-03-01
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Reading Level: 500
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Description: Hardbound.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $70.83
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Manufacturer: Pineapple Pr Inc
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Gilbert L. Voss
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Publisher: Pineapple Pr Inc
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508.759
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Publication Date: 1988-07
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Reading Level: 96
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Price: $229.95
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Sale: $179.95
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Manufacturer: CRC
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: CRC
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 577.609759
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Publication Date: 2001-10-18
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Reading Level: 1024
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Description: Providing a synthesis of basic and applied research, The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook takes an encyclopedic look at how to study and manage ecosystems connected by surface and subsurface water movements. The book examines the South Florida hydroscape, a series of ecosystems linked by hydrology in a region of intense human development and profound modifications to the natural environment. The book presents scientific studies in the South Florida Hydroscape, discusses policy and management by government and nonprofit groups, and explores how the whole watershed approach must be used to successfully protect coral reefs. The contributions range from the traditional to the controversial, questioning current management schemes and summarizing the results of state-of-the-art research. Billions of dollars, countless man-hours, and innumerable resources have been spent studying the various South Florida ecosystems and how they are linked. The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook shows you how the principles learned in this region can be applied to other tropical and subtropical hydroscapes.
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