SHOP.AGUARDIENTECLOTHING.COM Books > Marine Biology > Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and by Thomas A. Jefferson, Barbara E. Curry

Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and by Thomas A. Jefferson, Barbara E. Curry

By Thomas A. Jefferson, Barbara E. Curry

Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): present prestige and Conservation, half 2 is a part of Advances in Marine Biology, a sequence that has been delivering in-depth and up to date experiences on all points of marine biology given that 1963 ― greater than 50 years of exceptional assurance from a reference that's renowned for its contents and modifying.

This newest addition to the sequence comprises updates on many issues that might attract postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries technological know-how, ecology, zoology, and organic oceanography.

Specialty components for the sequence comprise marine technology, either utilized and uncomplicated, quite a lot of topical parts from all corners of marine ecology, oceanography, fisheries administration, and molecular biology, and the entire diversity of geographic components from polar seas to tropical coral reefs.

  • Reviews articles at the newest advances in marine biology
  • Authored by way of best figures of their respective fields of study
  • Presents fabrics which are standard by way of managers, scholars, and educational execs within the marine sciences
  • Provides worth to somebody learning bottlenose dolphins, deep-sea macrofauna, marine invertebrates, pinna nobilis, and ecology, among different research areas

Show description

Read or Download Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and Conservation, Part 2, PDF

Similar marine biology books

Interrelationships of Fishes

Comprising through a ways the biggest and such a lot various workforce of vertebrates, fishes occupy a huge swathe of habitats starting from the private ocean abyss to the top mountain lakes. Such wonderful ecological range and the ensuing style in way of life, anatomy, body structure and behaviour, make unraveling the evolutionary heritage of fishes a frightening job.

The biology of terrestrial molluscs

With an expected 35,000 species, terrestrial molluscs are essentially the most winning and numerous animal teams in land-based ecosystems. those animals have lengthy been of value to human societies as nutrients, drugs, crop pests, vectors of parasites, and as instruments, own ornamentation and forex in exchange.

Artificial Reefs in Fisheries Management

Whereas man made reefs can have a lot to provide, they continue to be an anecdote within the higher scheme of fisheries administration, essentially as a result loss of info particular to validating their use. in response to papers awarded on the ninth convention on man made Reefs and synthetic Habitats (CARAH) and in addition together with unique articles written for this reference, man made Reefs in Fisheries administration brings to the vanguard the present kingdom of data relating to man made reefs and their pragmatic software to furthering fisheries sustainability.

Marine Renewable Energy Technology and Environmental Interactions

It really is now well known that there's a desire for long term safe and appropriate sustainable different types of strength. Renewable strength from the marine atmosphere, specifically renewable power from tidal currents, wave and wind, will help in attaining a sustainable power destiny. Our knowing of environmental affects and compatible mitigation tools linked to extracting renewable strength from the marine atmosphere is bettering for all time and it's crucial that we be capable of distinguish among usual and anthropocentric drivers and affects.

Extra resources for Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and Conservation, Part 2,

Sample text

Jefferson and Brian D. , 2013. The final report of project “the Population Size, Social Structure and Habitat Selection of the Chinese White Dolphin in Beibu Gulf ”: Unpublished report to Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, from July 2012 to September, 2013. , 2007. A preliminary analysis on the habitat selection of Chinese white dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Xiamen waters, China. Acta Theriol. Sin. 27, 92–95. , 2008. Abundance, distribution and conservation of Chinese white dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Xiamen, China.

2 Broader Conservation Requirements 10. Closing Comments Acknowledgements References 53 55 56 56 Abstract In coastal waters of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region, the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is thought to number approximately 2500 individuals. Given these figures, the putative PRD population may appear strong enough to resist demographic stochasticity and environmental pressures. However, living in close proximity to the world's busiest seaport/airport and several densely populated urban centres with major coastal infrastructural developments comes with challenges to the long-term survival of these animals.

2014. Viability of the Critically Endangered eastern Taiwan Strait population of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins Sousa chinensis. Endanger. Species Res. 24, 263–271. , 2004. Feeding habits of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) stranded in Hong Kong. Aquat. Mamm. 30, 179–188. 22 Thomas A. Jefferson and Brian D. , 2013. The final report of project “the Population Size, Social Structure and Habitat Selection of the Chinese White Dolphin in Beibu Gulf ”: Unpublished report to Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, from July 2012 to September, 2013.

Download PDF sample

Rated 4.26 of 5 – based on 29 votes