Sea Otter Conservation

Shawn Larson

ISBN 10: 0128014024 / ISBN 13: 9780128014028

Edité par Elsevier Science Jan 2015, 2015

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Sea otters are good indicators of ocean health. In addition, they are a keystone species, offering a stabilizing effect on ecosystem, controlling sea urchin populations that would otherwise inflict damage to kelp forest ecosystems. The kelp forest ecosystem is crucial for marine organisms and contains coastal erosion. With the concerns about the imperiled status of sea otter populations in California, Aleutian Archipelago and coastal areas of Russia and Japan, the last several years have shown growth of interest culturally and politically in the status and preservation of sea otter populations. Sea Otter Conservation brings together the vast knowledge of well-respected leaders in the field, offering insight into the more than 100 years of conservation and research that have resulted in recovery from near extinction. This publication assesses the issues influencing prospects for continued conservation and recovery of the sea otter populations and provides insight into how to handle future global changes. 468 pp. Englisch.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Sea Otter Conservation
• Éditeur: Elsevier Science Jan 2015
• Date de parution: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0128014024
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780128014028
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 238 L x 158 H x 25 P (en millimètres) 238 millimètres de largeur par 158 millimètres de hauteur par 25 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 885 grammes

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Synopsis

Sea otters are good indicators of ocean health. In addition, they are a keystone species, offering a stabilizing effect on ecosystem, controlling sea urchin populations that would otherwise inflict damage to kelp forest ecosystems. The kelp forest ecosystem is crucial for marine organisms and contains coastal erosion. With the concerns about the imperiled status of sea otter populations in California, Aleutian Archipelago and coastal areas of Russia and Japan, the last several years have shown growth of interest culturally and politically in the status and preservation of sea otter populations.

Sea Otter Conservation brings together the vast knowledge of well-respected leaders in the field, offering insight into the more than 100 years of conservation and research that have resulted in recovery from near extinction. This publication assesses the issues influencing prospects for continued conservation and recovery of the sea otter populations and provides insight into how to handle future global changes.

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Shawn Larson received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Science. Shawn is the Senior Conservation Research Manager at the Seattle Aquarium. She has been working with sea otters for 28 years focusing on sea otter reproduction, population genetics, diet characteristics, nearshore ecology, and most recently the sea otter's role in mitigating climate change. Dr. Larson has organized and run the Sea Otter Conservation Workshop in Seattle since 1999, serves as the Sea Otter Species Coordinator for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Species Survival Commission's Otter Specialist Group and co-edited Volume 1 of Sea Otter Conservation.