Author: Esther GordonPublisher: David McKay Company
ISBN: 9780679208518
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Once There Was a Giant Sea Cow
Author: Esther GordonPublisher: David McKay Company
ISBN: 9780679208518
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Once There was a Giant Sea Cow
Author: Esther S. GordonPublisher: David McKay Company
ISBN: 9780679204107
Category : Extinct animals
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Discusses the huge sea mammal known as Steller's sea cow which shortly after its discovery in 1741 became extinct, having been hunted for food and for its hide.
Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia
Author: Helene MarshPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052188828X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
A synthesis of the ecological and related knowledge pertinent to understanding the biology and conservation of dugongs and manatees.
The Unnatural History of the Sea
Author: Callum RobertsPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597265772
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 615
Book Description
Humanity can make short work of the oceans’ creatures. In 1741, hungry explorers discovered herds of Steller’s sea cow in the Bering Strait, and in less than thirty years, the amiable beast had been harpooned into extinction. It’s a classic story, but a key fact is often omitted. Bering Island was the last redoubt of a species that had been decimated by hunting and habitat loss years before the explorers set sail. As Callum M. Roberts reveals in The Unnatural History of the Sea, the oceans’ bounty didn’t disappear overnight. While today’s fishing industry is ruthlessly efficient, intense exploitation began not in the modern era, or even with the dawn of industrialization, but in the eleventh century in medieval Europe. Roberts explores this long and colorful history of commercial fishing, taking readers around the world and through the centuries to witness the transformation of the seas. Drawing on firsthand accounts of early explorers, pirates, merchants, fishers, and travelers, the book recreates the oceans of the past: waters teeming with whales, sea lions, sea otters, turtles, and giant fish. The abundance of marine life described by fifteenth century seafarers is almost unimaginable today, but Roberts both brings it alive and artfully traces its depletion. Collapsing fisheries, he shows, are simply the latest chapter in a long history of unfettered commercialization of the seas. The story does not end with an empty ocean. Instead, Roberts describes how we might restore the splendor and prosperity of the seas through smarter management of our resources and some simple restraint. From the coasts of Florida to New Zealand, marine reserves have fostered spectacular recovery of plants and animals to levels not seen in a century. They prove that history need not repeat itself: we can leave the oceans richer than we found them.
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1914
Book Description
The ISIS Agreement
Author: Alan AtKissonPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1136553428
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
This is the must-have book for leaders in business, organizations and government who are scrambling to get a grip on sustainability while improving performance in the era of climate change. Renowned business and sustainability consultant Alan AtKisson distils decades of wisdom and experience into this highly readable and motivational work. Covering theory and practice, obstacles and opportunities, case studies and poignant personal anecdotes, The ISIS Agreement draws the reader ever deeper into a global 'conspiracy of hope.' The core of the book is AtKisson's potent Accelerator, adopted for use in dozens of countries by business, governments, and organizations such as UNEP. A comprehensive toolkit that helps integrate sustainability into organizations, initiatives and plans, it can be used by any group, organization, business, community or region, in virtually any context. Central to the Accelerator is the potent ISIS (Indicators, Systems, Innovation, Strategy) method that teaches leaders how to create a whole-systems view of their organization, to identify and understand blockages and opportunities, and to leverage the potential for innovative change that adds value and accelerates progress towards sustainability.
Children's Book Review Index
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Dragons of the Deep
Author: Carl WielandPublisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780890514245
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
"Monsters" once swam through Earth's oceans, and they were likely the inspiration for ancient sightings by mariners who described fantastic encounters on the open seas. In this colorful new book, Dr. Carl Wieland's laymen-friendly descriptions are complemented by beautiful illustrations. Readers will be amazed that these complex, huge beasts actually lived. This book provides a thoroughly biblical analysis, insisting that these "dragons of the sea" came into existence during the Creation Week as outlined in Genesis. Dragons of the Deep is totally evolution free, explaining the facts about fossils from a biblical perspective--Answers In Genesis.
Searching for Hidden Animals
Author: Roy P. MackalPublisher:
ISBN: 9780946313051
Category : Animals, Mythical
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Steller's Sea Cow
Author: Gabriel HornPublisher: New York : Crestwood House
ISBN: 9780896864603
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the large sea mammal which lived in the cold Arctic waters for centuries until becoming extinct twenty-seven years after its discovery by a German naturalist.