Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 470 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Wildlife disease -- reviews, case studies and health assessments -- Health of Antarctic Wildlife: An Introduction -- Risk of Marine Mammal Die-Offs in the Southern Ocean -- Diseases of Antarctic Seabirds -- Diseases and Parasites of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Seals -- Infectious Bursal Disease Virus and Antarctic Birds -- An Unusual Mortality Event Among Adélie Penguins in the Vicinity of Mawson Station, Antarctica -- Investigation of the 1998 Mass Mortality Event in New Zealand Sea Lions -- Health Assessment of Weddell Seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica -- Health Assessment and Diseases of the Weddell seal, Leptonochotes weddelli, in Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica -- Health Assessment of the Leopard Seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, in Prydz Bay, Eastern Antarctica and NSW, Australia -- External factors -- environmental, administrative and legal -- Antarctic Climate, Weather and the Health of Antarctic Wildlife -- National Antarctic Programs and Their Impact on the Environment -- Antarctic Tourism: An Operator's Perspective -- Human-Mediated Impacts on the Health of Antarctic Wildlife -- Measuring Stress in Antarctic Seals -- Sewage Disposal and Wildlife Health in Antarctica -- The International Legal Framework for Protecting the Health of Antarctic Wildlife -- The Antarctic Treaty System and Wildlife Health: Disease Awareness, Prevention and Response |
Summary |
Offers an assessment of the health of Antarctica's and seals. It covers chapters including 'Wildlife Disease' that consists of reviews, case studies and health assessments; and "External Factors" that covers the environmental, administrative and legal aspects. It is suitable for veterinary and biological scientists |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Animal health -- Antarctica
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Animal health -- Antarctica -- Case studies
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Health.
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Animals, Wild
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Health
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health.
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Biomédecine.
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Health
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Animal health
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SUBJECT |
Antarctic Regions |
Subject |
Antarctica
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Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Kerry, K. R. (Knowles R.), 1939-
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Riddle, Martin J.
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ISBN |
9783540939238 |
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3540939237 |
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