海洋哺乳類の生物学および保護<br>Marine Mammals : Biology and Conservation

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海洋哺乳類の生物学および保護
Marine Mammals : Biology and Conservation

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 630 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780306465734
  • DDC分類 599.5

基本説明

Subjects covered include evolution and genetics, life histories, ecology, physiology, behaviour, medicine (diseases, parasitology), survey methodology, and all the main conservation issues.

Full Description

Interest in marine mammals has increased dramatically in the last few decades, as evidenced by the number of books, scientific papers, and conferences devoted to these animals. Nowadays, a conference on marine mammals can attract between one and two thousand scientists from around the world. This upsurge of interest has resulted in a body of knowledge which, in many cases, has identified major conservation problems facing particular species. At the same time, this knowledge and the associated activities of environmental organisations have served to introduce marine mammals to a receptive public, to the extent that they are now perceived by many as the living icons of biodiversity conservation. Much of the impetus for the current interest in marine mammal conservation comes from "Save the Whale" campaigns started in the 1960s by environmental groups around the world, in response to declining whale populations after over-exploitation by humans. This public pressure led to an international moratorium on whaling recommended in 1972 by the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden, and eventually adopted by the International Whaling Commission ten years later. This moratorium largely holds sway to this day, and further protective measures have included the delimitation of extensive areas of the Indian Ocean (1979) and Southern Ocean (1994) as whale sanctuaries.

Contents

A: Introduction: Life History & Ecology. 1. Life history strategies of marine mammals; P.G.H. Evans, I. Stirling. 2. How persistent are marine mammal habitants in an ocean of variability? A. Bjørge. 3. Ecological aspects of reproduction of marine mammals; C. Lockyer. B: Sensory Systems and Behaviour. 4. Sound and cetaceans; J. Gordon, P. Tyack. 5. Behavioural ecology of cetaceans; J.R. Boran, et al. 6. New perspectives on the behavioural ecology of pinnipeds; H.L. Cappozzo. C: Survey and Study Techniques. 7. Assessment of marine mammal population size and status; P.S. Hammond. 8. Acoustic techniques for studying cetaceans; J. Gordon, P. Tyack. 9. Applications of molecular data in cetacean taxonomy and population genetics with special emphasis on defining species boundaries in cetaceans; M.C. Milinkovitch, et al. D: Health, Parasites and Pathogens. 10. Marine mammal health: Holding the balance in an everchanging sea; J.R. Geraci, V. Lounsbury. 11. Living together: the parasites of marine mammals; F.J. Aznar, et al. 12. Marine Mammal mass mortalities; M. Domingo, et al. E: Conservation & Management. 13. Interactions between aquatic mammals and humans in the context of ecosystem management; E.A. Crespo, M. Hall. 14. Environmentalists, fishermen, cetaceans and fish: Is there a balance and can science help to find it? M. Hall, G.P. Donovan. 15. Organohalogenated contaminants in marine mammals; A.J. Hall. 16. Cetaceans andhumans: influences of noise; B. Würsig, P.G.H. Evans. Systematic List of Marine Mammals. Index.