Author: Richard MerrickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine mammal populations
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
The Relationship of the Foraging Ecology of Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias Jubatus) to Their Population Decline in Alaska
Author: Richard MerrickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine mammal populations
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Winter Ecology of Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias Jubatus) in Alaska
Author: Boyd PorterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steller's sea lion
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research
Author: Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309168724
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
For an unknown reason, the Steller sea lion population in Alaska has declined by 80% over the past three decades. In 2001, the National Research Council began a study to assess the many hypotheses proposed to explain the sea lion decline including insufficient food due to fishing or the late 1970s climate/regime shift, a disease epidemic, pollution, illegal shooting, subsistence harvest, and predation by killer whales or sharks. The report's analysis indicates that the population decline cannot be explained only by a decreased availability of food; hence other factors, such as predation and illegal shooting, deserve further study. The report recommends a management strategy that could help determine the impact of fisheries on sea lion survival-establishing open and closed fishing areas around sea lion rookeries. This strategy would allow researchers to study sea lions in relatively controlled, contrasting environments. Experimental area closures will help fill some short-term data gaps, but long-term monitoring will be required to understand why sea lions are at a fraction of their former abundance.
Field Studies of Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias Jubatus) at Marmot Island, Alaska 1979 Through 1994
Author: Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures
Author: Regulatory Impact/initial Flexibility Analysis of Proposed Inshore/offshore Allocation Alternatives, Amendment 18/23 to Groundfish, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) and Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Management Plan (FMP)
Author: Fishery Bulletin
Author: Endangered Species Act, Section 7 Consultation
Author: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
Author: William F. PerrinPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0080919936
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1355
Book Description
This thorough revision of the classic Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals brings this authoritative book right up-to-date. Articles describe every species in detail, based on the very latest taxonomy, and a host of biological, ecological and sociological aspects relating to marine mammals. The latest information on the biology, ecology, anatomy, behavior and interactions with man is provided by a cast of expert authors – all presented in such detail and clarity to support both marine mammal specialists and the serious naturalist. Fully referenced throughout and with a fresh selection of the best color photographs available, the long-awaited second edition remains at the forefront as the go-to reference on marine mammals. - More than 20% NEW MATERIAL includes articles on Climate Change, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Sociobiology, Habitat Use, Feeding Morphology and more - Over 260 articles on the individual species with topics ranging from anatomy and behavior, to conservation, exploitation and the impact of global climate change on marine mammals - New color illustrations show every species and document topical articles FROM THE FIRST EDITION "This book is so good...a bargain, full of riches...packed with fascinating up to date information. I recommend it unreservedly it to individuals, students, and researchers, as well as libraries." --Richard M. Laws, MARINE MAMMALS SCIENCE "...establishes a solid and satisfying foundation for current study and future exploration" --Ronald J. Shusterman, SCIENCE