| Description |
xxxiii, 502 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Fish and aquatic resources series ; 13 |
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Fish and aquatic resources series |
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Fish and aquatic resources series.
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Fish and aquatic resources series ; 13
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| Contents |
Part I: Introduction and Overview -- 1. Introduction to Sharks of the Open Ocean -- 2. Pelagic Elasmobranch Diversity -- 3. The Reproductive Biology of Pelagic Elasmobranchs -- Part II: Life History and Status of Pelagic Elasmobranchs -- Introduction -- 4. The Biology and Ecology of Thresher Sharks (Alopiidae) -- 5. The Biology and Ecology of the White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias -- 6. Case Study: White Shark Movements in the North Pacific Pelagic Ecosystem -- 7. The Biology and Ecology of the Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus |
| Summary |
This important and exciting title represents the first authoritative volume focussed on pelagic (open ocean) sharks as a group. Virtually every pelagic shark expert in the world has contributed to this landmark publication which includes the latest data and knowledge on pelagic shark biology, fisheries, management, and conservation. Pelagic sharks face unprecedented levels of exploitation in all the world's oceans through both direct fisheries and by-catch, and effective management for these species is contingent upon solid science and data, which this book brings together for the first time. |
| Analysis |
Open ocean |
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Biology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Sharks.
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Shark fisheries.
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Sharks -- Conservation.
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| Author |
Camhi, Merry.
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Pikitch, Ellen K.
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Babcock, Elizabeth A.
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| LC no. |
2007039627 |
| ISBN |
9780632059959 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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0632059958 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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