| Main Title |
Empty ocean : plundering the world's marine life / |
| Author |
Ellis, Richard
|
| Publisher |
Island Press/Shearwater Books, |
| Year Published |
2003 |
| OCLC Number |
52149302 |
| ISBN |
1559639741 (alk. paper) |
| Subjects |
Marine animals ;
Endangered species
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ERAM |
QL121.E5794 2003 |
|
Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
06/04/2004 |
|
| Collation |
xiv, 367 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-350). |
| Contents Notes |
Gray whales in the Atlantic. Emptying the ocean. Decline of the fisheries -- The plight of the sea turtles -- Missing marine birds. Killing the marine mammals. Steller's legacy -- Slaughter of the southern seals -- Lions and elephants -- Seals -- Little cetaceans in peril -- The tuna-porpoise "problem" -- The hunting of whales. Ecology in trouble. What is killing the coral reefs? -- Deepwater corals -- Biological invaders. Is this the end? |
| Place Published |
Washington, DC : |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2003. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2003002077 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20040602110747 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
01381cam 22002894a 45010 |
