Author : Barbara Jo Zoodsma
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Page : 190 pages
File Size : 16,8 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Manatees
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Tracings: 99.07.
Author : Helene Marsh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 46,41 MB
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030907422
Despite their rich fossil history, there are only four surviving species of sirenians or sea cows, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals. The three species of manatees and the dugong live in the coastal waters rivers and lakes of more than 80 tropical and subtropical countries and are all on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This book examines sirenian conservation biology through the lens of their behavioral ecology and ethology. Sirenian feeding, diving, movement, social and reproductive behaviors are reviewed by an international team of scientists from eight countries, with an emphasis on data gathered in the past 15 years.
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Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,91 MB
Release : 2000
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Author : Thomas J. O'Shea
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 39,14 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Mammal populations
ISBN :
This is a collection of papers presented at a 1992 technical workshop on manatee population biology, sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Department of Natural Resources. Topics covered include manatee research programs, techniques for studying manatee population biology, and reports of completed studies. The book concludes with recommendations from the workshop and a brief synopsis of pertinent work that has been published since the workshop.
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Page : 300 pages
File Size : 28,2 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Biology
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Author : Helene Marsh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 17,22 MB
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 110737751X
Dugongs and manatees, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals, live in the coastal waters, rivers and lakes of more than 80 subtropical and tropical countries. Symbols of fierce conservation battles, sirenian populations are threatened by multiple global problems. Providing comparative information on all four surviving species, this book synthesises the ecological and related knowledge pertinent to understanding the biology and conservation of the sirenia. It presents detailed scientific summaries, covering sirenian feeding biology; reproduction and population dynamics; behavioural ecology; habitat requirements and threats to their continued existence. Outlining the current conservation status of the sirenian taxa, this unique study will equip researchers and professionals with the scientific knowledge required to develop proactive, precautionary and achievable strategies to conserve dugongs and manatees. Supplementary material is available online at: www.cambridge.org/9780521888288.
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Page : 908 pages
File Size : 15,65 MB
Release : 2008
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Author : Charles A. Woods
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 26,4 MB
Release : 2001-06-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1420039482
As a review of the status of biogeography in the West Indies in the 1980s, the first edition of Biogeography of the West Indies: Past, Present, and Future provided a synthesis of our current knowledge of the systematics and distribution of major plant and animal groups in the Caribbean basin. The totally new and revised Second Edition, Biogeography
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Page : 576 pages
File Size : 22,56 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Animals
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Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,63 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
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