Handbook of Endangered Marine Life
Handbook of Endangered Marine Life
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Go to cartISBN: 9789386243881
Bind: Hardbound
Year: 2017
Pages: 252
Size: 153 x 229 mm
Publisher: Cambridge International Science Publishing
Published in India by: Viva Books
Exclusive Distributors: Viva Books
Sales Territory: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Description:
"... 40% of the marine species are under severe threats, including climatic events and human activities. It is reported that presently 27% of coral species, 17% of shark and ray species, 12.4% of grouper species and 25% of mammal species are under endangerment categories."
The threat that is faced by the marine ecosystem due to human intervention and the subsequent climate change is not unheard of. Global warming and overfishing, leading to disruption in the marine ecosystem, has caused imbalances that might soon be too late to replenish. The author of Handbook of Endangered Marine Lifeaddresses these issues and the possible methods for conservation. Each chapter of this text covers specific species in detail - its scientific name, classification, habitat, global distribution, diagnostic characteristics and threats. A separate chapter has been dedicated entirely to conservation methods along with an introduction summarizing the dangers posed to marine life and their reasons. An informative and interesting read, this book promises to make the readers aware of the importance of the marine ecosystems and how we disrupt them in our naivety.
In this book:
- Marine Plants
- Corals
- Crustacean
- Molluscs
- Echinoderms
- Fishes
- Turtles
- Ocean and Shore Birds
- Marine Mammals
- Conservation Measures
Target Audience:
Students and academicians of Marine Ecology.
Contents:
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Marine plants • Seaweeds • Seagrass • Mangrove plants
Chapter 3: Corals
Chapter 4: Crustacean
Chapter 5: Molluscs
Chapter 6: Echinoderms
Chapter 7: Fishes
Chapter 8: Turtles
Chapter 9: Ocean and shore birds
Chapter 10: Marine mammals
Chapter 11: Conservation measures
Literature cited
Species Index
About the Author:
The author, Ramasamy Santhanam, is the former Dean of the prestigious Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Thoothu kudi. Apart from several journals, the author has penned and published a series of books and manuals on marine life. Some of them include: A Handbook of Harmful Marine Life, Biology and Ecology of Toxic Pufferfish, Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Snails and so on. In addition, he has been a member of several prestigious organizations like the American Fisheries Society and the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Commission on Ecosystem Management, Switzerland. He has also worked for the Environment Management Capacity Building, a World Bank-aided project of the Department of Ocean Development, India.
