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Author | : Glenn R. VanBlaricom |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3642728456 |
The impetus for this volume comes from two sources. The first is scientific: by virtue of a preference for certain large benthic invertebrates as food, sea otters have interesting and significant effects on the structure and dynamics of nearshore communities in the North Pacific. The second is political: be cause of the precarious status of the sea otter population in coastal California, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced, in June 1984, a proposal to establish a new population of sea otters at San Nicolas Island, off southern California. The proposal is based on the premise that risks of catastrophic losses of sea otters, due to large oil spills, are greatly reduced by distributing the population among two geographically separate locations. The federal laws of the U.S. require that USFWS publish an Environmental Impact Statement (ElS) regarding the proposed translocation of sea otters to San Nicolas Island. The EIS is intended to be an assessment of likely bio logical, social, and economic effects of the proposal. In final form, the EIS has an important role in the decision of federal management authority (in this case, the Secretary of the Interior of the U.S.) to accept or reject the proposal.
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Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Animal populations |
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Author | : Lori Lite |
Publisher | : Stress Free Kids |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0978778189 |
The delightful characters and easy breathing exercises in this lovely picture book will help your child slow down, relax and fall asleep peacefully.
Author | : Patricia Newman |
Publisher | : Millbrook Press (Tm) |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1512426318 |
"Marine biologist Brent Hughes discovered a surprising connection between sea otters and sea grass at an estuary in northern California. Follow science in action as Hughes conducts the research that led to this major discovery"--
Author | : Jack Dickerson |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 13 |
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ISBN | : 0557054176 |
Author | : Stefani Paine |
Publisher | : Random House (NY) |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Nature |
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Presents an authoritative natural history and visual celebration of the smallest sea mammal.
Author | : David Jonathan Cooper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 944 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Coasts |
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Author | : Patricia Newman |
Publisher | : Millbrook Press ™ |
Total Pages | : 59 |
Release | : 2017-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1512438847 |
A Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book A Green Earth Book Award Winner This up-close look at a fascinating scientific discovery highlights the critical role predators such as sea otters play in keeping ecosystems healthy. In Elkhorn Slough, an inlet on the California coast, seagrass grows healthy and strong in the shallow water. This healthy seagrass baffled marine biologist Brent Hughes. The scientist expected this estuary to be overrun with algae, causing the seagrass to die. Why was the seagrass thriving? As Brent investigated, signs pointed to an unexpected player helping to keep the seagrass healthy: sea otters! What do these top predators have to do with an aquatic grass at the opposite end of the food chain? Brent's amazing discovery gave scientists insight into the delicate balance of ecosystems. Follow science in action as Brent conducts the research that led to this major discovery.
Author | : Todd McLeish |
Publisher | : Sasquatch Books |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2018-03-20 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1632171384 |
"Captivating. . . . a full portrait of this adorable and ecologically important animal." —Publishers Weekly A science journalist travels the Pacific Coast in search of sea otters in this entertaining and inspiring book on the importance and history of this charismatic endangered species Sea otters—the adorable, furry marine mammals often seen floating on their backs holding hands—reveal the health of the coastal ecosystem along the Pacific Ocean. Once hunted for their prized fur in the 18th and 19th centuries, these animals nearly went extinct. Only now, nearly a century after hunting ceased, are populations showing stable growth in some places. Sea otters are a keystone species in coastal areas, feeding on sea urchins, clams, crab, and other crustaceans. When they are present, kelp beds are thick and healthy, providing homes for an array of sea life. When otters disappear, sea urchins take over, and the kelp disappears along with all the creatures that live in the beds. Now, thanks to their protected status, sea otters are making a comeback in California, Washington, and Alaska. In this hopeful book, science writer Todd McLeish embarks on an epic journey along the Pacific Coast—traveling from California to Alaska—to track the status, health, habits, personality, and viability of sea otters, and reveals how conservationists brought them back from the brink of extinction.
Author | : Marianne Riedman |
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Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Enhydra |
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