EcologyandConservationoftheSirenia

作者 Helene Marsh著
出版社 CambridgeUniversityPress
出版时间 2012年1月
ISBN 9780521716437
定价 491.20

内容简介

Dugongsandmanatees,theonlyfullyaquaticherbivorousmammals,liveinthecoastalwaters,riversandlakesofmorethan80subtropicalandtropicalcountries.Symbolsoffierceconservationbattles,sirenianpopulationsarethreatenedbymultipleglobalproblems.Providingcomparativeinformationonallfoursurvivingspecies,thisbooksynthesisestheecologicalandrelatedknowledgepertinenttounderstandingthebiologyandconservationofthesirenia.Itpresentsdetailedscientificsummaries,coveringsirenianfeedingbiology;reproductionandpopulationdynamics;behaviouralecology;habitatrequirementsandthreatstotheircontinuedexistence.Outliningthecurrentconservationstatusofthesireniantaxa,thisuniquestudywillequipresearchersandprofessionalswiththescientificknowledgerequiredtodevelopproactive,precautionaryandachievablestrategiestoconservedugongsandmanatees.Supplementarymaterialisavailableonlineat:www.cambridge.org/9780521888288.

作者简介

HeleneMarshisProfessorofEnvironmentalScienceandDeanofGraduateResearchStudiesatJamesCookUniversity,Townsville,Australia.Sheisaninternationalauthorityontheconservationbiologyofdugongs,seaturtlesandcoastalcetaceans,andledtheteamthatdevelopedtheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgrammeglobalDugongActionPlan.ThomasJ.O'SheaisScientistEmeritusattheU.S.GeologicalSurvey,FortCollins,Colorado.Amammalogist,heconductedresearchonmanateesformanyyearsandhasservedonthefederalFloridaManateeRecoveryTeam,theCommitteeofScientificAdvisorstotheU.S.MarineMammalCommissionandtheIUCNSireniaSpecialistGroup.JohnE.ReynoldsIIIisaSeniorScientistatMoteMarineLaboratory,Florida.HeservedasChairmanoftheU.S.MarineMammalCommissionbetween1991and2010andhasrecentlyworkedcloselywiththeUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgrammetodevelopandimplementaCaribbean-wideMarineMammalActionPlan.

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