Marine Mammal Research

Conservation Beyond Crisis
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-8018-8255-5
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 223 mm x 287 mm, Gewicht: 918 g

Marine mammal conservation presents a number of challenges for scientists and other stakeholders, especially using natural resources in ways that avoid crisis management. Scientists play the special role of providing vital information to decision makers to help them understand long-term consequences of their actions and avoid crises before they develop. The contributors to this visionary work look beyond the current crises to present a compelling argument about how science, if conducted properly, can provide insights that minimize crisis management and implement more anticipatory action.

Despite the significant reduction of marine mammal harvesting, stocks of some species remain greatly reduced or are in decline. This volume provides an overview of the current state of marine mammal populations and identifies the major obstacles facing marine mammal conservation, including fisheries, sonar and other noise pollution, disease, contaminants, algal booms, and habitat loss. The contributors chart a scientifically-supported plan to direct marine management toward a well-defined recovery protocol.

This comprehensive resource will be indispensable for marine mammal biologists, oceanographers, conservation program managers, government regulators, policy makers, and anyone who is concerned about the future of these captivating species.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ragen, Timothy J

Reynolds III, John E.

Perrin, William F.

Reeves, Randall R.

Montgomery, Suzanne

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Säugetiere (Mammalia)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. The Paradox of Marine Mammal Science and Conservation
2. Bycatch and Depredation
3. Indirect Fishery Interactions
4. The Role of Infectious Disease in Influencing Status and Trends
5. Assessing Impacts of Environmental Contaminants
6. Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms
7. Impacts of Anthropogenic Sound
8. Assessing and Managing Marine Mammal Habitat in the United States
9. Long-Term Environmental Change and Marine Mammals
10. Identifying Units to Conserve
11. Adapting Regulatory Protection to Cope with Future Change
12. Future Directions in Marine mammal Research
Literature Cited
Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Reeves, Randall R.
Randall R. Reeves is one of the Okapi Wildlife Associates, the author of several books, and chair of the IUCN Cetacean Specialists Group.

Reynolds III, John E.
John E. Reynolds III is the senior scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory's Manatee Research Program and the former chair of the US Marine Mammal Commission. He is the coeditor of Marine Mammal Research: Conservation beyond Crisis and the coauthor of Mysterious Manatees.

John E. Reynolds III is chairman of the Marine Mammal Commission and the senior scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory. He is the author of Florida Manatees: Biology, Behavior, and Conservation, available from Johns Hopkins University Press. William F. Perrin is a senior scientist with the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, adjunct professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and editor emeritus of Marine Mammal Science. Randall R. Reeves is one of the Okapi Wildlife Associates, the author of several books, and chair of the IUCN Cetacean Specialists Group. Suzanne Montgomery is a staff scientist, and Timothy J. Ragen is director of research, at the Marine Mammal Commission.