Marine Mammals Of The North Atlantic

Author : Carl Christian Kinze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691113076

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Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic by Carl Christian Kinze Pdf

Despite strong public interest in marine mammals and the incredible popularity of whale watching, particularly in the North Atlantic, many marine mammal populations remain little known. This fully illustrated book is a comprehensive and attractive guide to the marine mammals of the North Atlantic--and the only guide to cover all fifty-one species found there. It offers whale watchers and other marine mammal enthusiasts the means to identify the region's seals, manatees, walrus, and polar bear in addition to its forty species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises.Distribution maps for each species complement the 250 striking color illustrations. The straightforward text emphasizes diagnostic features but also covers the behavior, reproduction, feeding, habitat, and migration of these intrinsically fascinating animals. In the process, the book sorts out marine mammal taxonomy, answering such questions as how dolphins and porpoises differ and whether killer whales are really dolphins or whales.As a guide, this book will be invaluable to boaters, divers, shore dwellers, and all who venture into or on North Atlantic water. It will also interest aquarium visitors and anyone who has ever wanted to see a pod of whales, school of dolphins, or society of porpoises in action. * illustrates and depicts the diagnostic features of all 51 marine mammal species occurring in the North Atlantic * gives full coverage to not only whales, dolphins, and porpoises but also seals, manatees, the walrus, and the polar bear * features 250 color illustrations * contains distribution maps for each species and provides information on behavior, reproduction, and feeding for each species * describes the North Atlantic as a habitat for marine mammals * features concise text written by a top expert Carl Christian Kinze is Coordinator and Public Education Officer for the Danish Cetacean Study Network and a former President of the European Cetacean Society. He is a member of the IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group and has published widely on marine mammals.

Author : Noble S. Proctor,Patrick J. Lynch,Patrick J. Lynch (M.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0300106580

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A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife by Noble S. Proctor,Patrick J. Lynch,Patrick J. Lynch (M.S.) Pdf

A spectacular field guide to the many fascinating creatures of the ocean world algon the norhteaster coast of the United States and the Maritime Provinces of Canada.

Author : Carl Christian Kinze
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Marine mammals
ISBN : 0198526253

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Photographic Guide to the Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic by Carl Christian Kinze Pdf

This new guide aims to promote interest in all species of marine mammals by providing clear, concise text accompanied by beautiful and informative illustrations. It is the ideal handbook for professionals and amateurs, students, and anyone with a general interest in marine mammals. After a short general introduction about biology of sea mammals and the North Atlantic, the rest of the book comprises a mammal-by-mammal field guide covering all forty species of whales, dolphins, seals, walruses, and polar bears that live in the North Atlantic. Each species has a distribution map and is beautifully illustrated with photographs that show the animals in life and painted illustrations that bring out details necessary for identifications. The text gives information about behaviour, reproduction, and distribution as well as providing a full description of each species. The book will be useful not just for serious biologists but also for enthusiasts of wildlife programmes, those who go on the numerous whale-watching tours and members of wildlife conservation groups.

Author : Carl Christian Kinze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691113084

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Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic by Carl Christian Kinze Pdf

Looks at the features of the fifty-one species of marine mammals found in the North Atlantic.

Author : Scott D. Kraus,Rosalind M. Rolland
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780674034754

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The Urban Whale by Scott D. Kraus,Rosalind M. Rolland Pdf

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.

Author : Nikolas Sellheim
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030352684

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International Marine Mammal Law by Nikolas Sellheim Pdf

International Marine Mammal Law is a comprehensive, introductory volume on the legal regimes governing the conservation and utilisation of marine mammals. Written as a textbook, it provides basic overviews of international conservation law, which enable the reader to understand the greater implications of governance of a specific group of species. Paired with biological information on some marine mammal species, the international regimes for whales, seals and polar bears are explored — either as part of global regimes of international environmental governance or as regimes that were specifically designed for them. The book concludes with outlooks on the future of international marine mammal law, particularly in light of Japan’s withdrawal from the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling in July 2019.

Author : Michael J. Moore
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226803043

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We Are All Whalers by Michael J. Moore Pdf

"Marine scientist Michael J. Moore says we are all whalers, but we don't have to be. Eating fish leads to North Atlantic right whales' entanglement and death. Buying goods made around the world requires global shipping routes, which do not accurately consider right whale breeding and feeding sites, leading to collision. To explain this, Moore conveys to readers scenes from over thirty years' worth of fieldwork, performing whale necropsies for animals stranded on beaches, working as an independent researcher alongside whalers using explosive harpoons, and tracking injured pregnant whales to deliver antibiotics. Despite these sometimes disturbing experiences, Moore has written a hopeful book. He uses these stories to show we can change and to tell us how; the technology for rope-less fishing and tracking whale migrations already exist to protect both right whales and the people who depend on shipping and fishing for their livelihoods"--

Author : Andrew J. Martinez
Publisher : Aqua Quest Publications, Inc.
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1881652327

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Marine Life of the North Atlantic by Andrew J. Martinez Pdf

This invaluable reference for biologists, divers, and aquarium enthusiasts identifies over 200 species of fishes, invertebrates and plant life.

Author : Howard Elliott Winn,Stephen Leatherwood,David Keller Caldwell
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547364368

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Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic by Howard Elliott Winn,Stephen Leatherwood,David Keller Caldwell Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic" (A Guide to Their Identification) by Howard Elliott Winn, Stephen Leatherwood, David Keller Caldwell. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Stephen Leatherwood,David Keller Caldwell,Howard Elliott Winn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Cetacea
ISBN : UCSD:31822016474991

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Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic by Stephen Leatherwood,David Keller Caldwell,Howard Elliott Winn Pdf

Author : David W. Laist
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781421420981

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North Atlantic Right Whales by David W. Laist Pdf

In the cold waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, some of the heartiest humans of medieval days ventured out in search of whales. Through the centuries, people became increasingly dependent on whale oil and other cetacean products. To meet this growing demand, whaling became ever more sophisticated and intense, leading to the collapse of what was once a seemingly inexhaustible supply of large cetaceans. Central to the whale's subsequent struggle for existence has been one species--the North Atlantic right whale. This book is a history of the North Atlantic right whale, from its earliest encounters with humans to its close brush with extinction, to its currently precarious yet hopeful status as a conservation icon.

Author : Arne Kalland,Frank Sejersen,Canadian Circumpolar Institute,Harald Beyer Broch,Mats Ris
Publisher : Canadian Circumpolar Institute
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822035256692

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Marine Mammals and Northern Cultures by Arne Kalland,Frank Sejersen,Canadian Circumpolar Institute,Harald Beyer Broch,Mats Ris Pdf

"This book focuses upon the hunting of seals and whales in the North Atlantic region and how the activities of urban-based environmentalism in regions far to the south of the hunting communities has promoted responses from diverse northern hunting peoples associated with self-determination, human rights, and sustainable development. However, the relevance of an expanding environmentalism in the Western world goes beyond the issues of sealing and whaling, and challenges the interests and very survival of local peoples."--pub. desc.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Marine mammals
ISBN : UCSD:31822033844804

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U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Stock Assessments -- 1996 by Anonim Pdf

Author : A. Schytte Blix,L. Walløe,Ø. Ulltang
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 717 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1995-10-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080543790

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Whales, Seals, Fish and Man by A. Schytte Blix,L. Walløe,Ø. Ulltang Pdf

This volume outlines the major findings from the Norwegian research programme on whales and seals in Norwegian waters. A wide range of topics are covered, including physiological aspects, social organization, population dynamics, stock assessment and management. The book will be of great value to scientists and managers, as well as to members of the general public interested in environmental issues.

Author : Thomas A. Jefferson,Marc A. Webber,Robert L. Pitman
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080557847

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Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification by Thomas A. Jefferson,Marc A. Webber,Robert L. Pitman Pdf

With coverage on all the marine mammals of the world, authors Jefferson, Webber, and Pitman have created a user-friendly guide to identify marine mammals alive in nature (at sea or on the beach), dead specimens “in hand , and also to identify marine mammals based on features of the skull. This handy guide provides marine biologists and interested lay people with detailed descriptions of diagnostic features, illustrations of external appearance, beautiful photographs, dichotomous keys, and more. Full color illustrations and vivid photographs of every living marine mammal species are incorporated, as well as comprehendible maps showing a range of information. For readers who desire further consultation, authors have included a list of literature references at the end of each species account. For an enhanced understanding of habitation, this guide also includes recognizable geographic forms described separately with colorful paintings and photographs. All of these essential tools provided make Marine Mammals of the World the most detailed and authoritative guide available! * Contains superb photographs of every species of marine mammal for accurate identification * Authors’ collective experience adds up to 80 years, and have seen nearly all of the species and distinctive geographic forms described in the guide * Provides the most detailed and anatomically accurate illustrations currently available * Special emphasis is placed on the identification of species in “problem groups, such as the beaked whales, long-beaked oceanic dolphin, and southern fur seals * Includes a detailed list of sources for more information at the back of the book.