The Gray Whale Eschrichtius Robustus

Author : Mary Lou Jones
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080923720
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gray Whale: Eschrichtius Robustus written by Mary Lou Jones and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gray Whale: Eschrichtius robustus provides an introduction to the understanding of Eschrichtius robustus or the gray whale. This book explores the life processes, reproduction, and growth of large cetacean populations. Organized into four parts encompassing 25 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the gray whale evolution, fossils, and subfossil remains, range, and systematics in historical times. This text then presents the historical of gray whale exploitation and the economic importance of these whales to humans. Other chapters consider the gray whale migration, abundance, and seasonal distribution in the wake of the California population's recovery from depletion. This book discusses as well the methods used in shore-based censuses during migration and in aerial surveys of gray whales taken on their winter grounds. The final chapter deals with some innovative approaches to the study of free-ranging cetaceans. This book is a valuable resource for anthropologists, paleontologists, biologists, and naturalists.

Author : Dale W. Rice
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life History and Ecology of the Gray Whale (Eschrichtius Robustus) written by Dale W. Rice and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dale W. Rice
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life History and Ecology of the Gray Whale (Eschrichtus Robustus). written by Dale W. Rice and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Ellis
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597265993
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Empty Ocean written by Richard Ellis and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Empty Ocean, acclaimed author and artist Richard Ellis tells the story of our continued plunder of life in the sea and weighs the chances for its recovery. Through fascinating portraits of a wide array of creatures, he introduces us to the many forms of sea life that humans have fished, hunted, and collected over the centuries, from charismatic whales and dolphins to the lowly menhaden, from sea turtles to cod, tuna, and coral. Rich in history, anecdote, and surprising fact, Richard Ellis’s descriptions bring to life the natural history of the various species, the threats they face, and the losses they have suffered. Killing has occurred on a truly stunning scale, with extinction all too often the result, leaving a once-teeming ocean greatly depleted. But the author also finds instances of hope and resilience, of species that have begun to make remarkable comebacks when given the opportunity. Written with passion and grace, and illustrated with Richard Ellis’s own drawings, The Empty Ocean brings to a wide audience a compelling view of the damage we have caused to life in the sea and what we can do about it. "

Author : James David Darling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781900455626
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gray Whales written by James David Darling and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst the minke whale is the world's most abundant whale, it is also the most persecuted of the baleen whales. Hoelzel and Stern provide an illustrated study of what is currently known about this relatively solitary whale and its behaviour.

Author : Serge Dedina
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816518456
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saving the Gray Whale written by Serge Dedina and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once hunted by whalers and now the darling of ecotourists, the gray whale has become part of the culture, history, politics, and geography of Mexico's most isolated region. After the harvesting of gray whales was banned by international law in 1946, their populations rebounded; but while they are no longer hunted for their oil, these creatures are now chased up and down the lagoons of southern Baja California by whalewatchers. This book uses the biology and politics associated with gray whales in Mexican waters to present an unusual case study in conservation and politics. It provides an inside look at how gray whale conservation decisions are made in Mexico City and examines how those policies and programs are carried out in the calving grounds of San Ignacio Lagoon and Magdalena Bay, where catering to ecotourists is now an integral part of the local economy. More than a study of conservation politics, Dedina's book puts a human face on wildlife conservation. The author lived for two years with residents of Baja communities to understand their attitudes about wildlife conservation and Mexican politics, and he accompanied many in daily activities to show the extent to which the local economy depends on whalewatching. "It is ironic," observes Dedina, "that residents of some of the most isolated fishing villages in North America are helping to redefine our relationship with wild animals. Americans and Europeans brought the gray whale population to the brink of extinction. The inhabitants of San Ignacio Lagoon and Magdalena Bay are helping us to celebrate the whales' survival." By showing us how these animals have helped shape the lifeways of the people with whom they share the lagoons, Saving the Gray Whale demonstrates that gray whales represent both a destructive past and a future with hope.

Author : Suhail Rafidi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780988338937
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cetus Finalis written by Suhail Rafidi and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One winter, a female pod of Atlantic gray whales find themselves alone at the equatorial mating grounds. Searching for their absent bulls, they quest through a submarine world ringing with the ancient calls of mysterious leviathans.

Author : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 9782880329365
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dolphins, Porpoises and Whales of the World written by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1991 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen Blake Reilly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Population Assessment and Population Dynamics of the California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius Robustus) written by Stephen Blake Reilly and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dick Russell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684866080
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eye of the Whale written by Dick Russell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eye of the Whale focuses on one great whale in particularthe coastal-traveling California gray whale. Gray whales make the longest migration of any mammal - from the lagoons of Baja California to the feeding grounds of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia (nearly 6,000 miles). That the gray whale exists today is nothing short of miraculous. Whaling fleets twice massacred the species to near extinction - first during the nineteenth century and again during the early part of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved