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Category : Loggerhead turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Seasonal Abundance, Size Distribution, and Blood Biochemical Values of Loggerheads (Caretta Caretta) in Port Canaveral Ship Channel, Florida
Author: Effectiveness of a Sea Turtle-deflecting Hopper Dredge Draghead in Port Canaveral Entrance Channel, Florida
Author: David Arthur NelsonPublisher:
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Category : Dredges
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
An Assessment of the Loggerhead Turtle Population in the Western Northern Atlantic Ocean
Author: Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). Turtle Expert Working GroupPublisher:
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Category : Loggerhead turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The Leatherback Turtle
Author: James R. SpotilaPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 142141709X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.
Biology and Conservation of Florida Turtles
Author: Peter A. MeylanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780965354042
Category : Turtles
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Effects of EMFs from Undersea Power Cables on Elasmobranchs and Other Marine Species: Final Report
Author: T. TricasPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437989144
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
National Ecology Research Center
Author: Chaetognatha of the Caribbean Sea and Adjacent Areas
Author: Harding B. MichelPublisher:
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Category : Chaetognatha
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
This illustrated manual is a guide to the distribution and identification of the 6 genera and 28 species of benthic and planktonic Chaetognatha known to occur in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Straits, and the southwestern North Atlantic Ocean. As background, previous studies of chaetognaths in these areas are reviewed, gross morphology of the different forms is described, and instructions on methods of preserving and handling specimens preparatory to identification are provided. The key to genera and species is preceeded by a discussion of chaetognath taxonomy. A description of each species, consisting of an abbreviated synonymy, a summary of taxonomically important morphological features, and horizontal and vertical distribution follows the key. The occurrence of species in relation to water masses in the Caribbean and adjacent areas is noted.
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