Mediterranean Marine Mammal Ecology and Conservation

Mediterranean Marine Mammal Ecology and Conservation, the latest edition of the Advances in Marine Biology series providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963, presents the latest information on Mediterranean marine mammal ecology and conservation. The series is well known for its excellent reviews and editing, and is now edited by Barbara E. Curry (University of Central Florida, USA), along with an internationally renowned Editorial Board. This serial will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, and biological oceanography. Volumes cover all areas of marine science, both applied and basic, a wide range of topical areas from all areas of marine ecology, oceanography, fisheries management, molecular biology, and the full range of geographic areas from polar seas to tropical coral reefs. Reviews articles on the latest advances in marine biologyContains contributions from many leading figures in their fields of studyPresents material that is widely used by managers, students, and academic professionals in the marine sciences INDICE: Introduction on the Mediterranean, brief review of marine mammal presence in the region, and what is special about their ecology Giuseppe Notarbartolo di SciaraMediterranean sperm whales: a panmictic population in trouble Luke RendellFin whales: at home in a changing Mediterranean Sea?Giuseppe Notarbartolo di SciaraCuvier's beaked whale presence and threats in the MediterraneanMichela PodestàKiller whale raiders at the Mediterranean entranceRuth Esteban and Renaud de Stephanis Conservation status of long-finned pilot whales in the Mediterranean SeaPhilippe VerborghAbundance, distribution, habitat use and presence trends of Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus, in the Western Ligurian seaArianna AzzellinoRough-toothed dolphins in the Levantine SeaDani KeremBottled(nose) dolphins in the Gulf of Ambracia, western GreeceJoan GonzalvoDolphins in a scaled-down Mediterranean: the Gulf of Corinth's odontocetesGiovanni BearziHarbour porpoise occurrence in the Mediterranean and relationships with the Black Sea and Atlantic subspeciesAyaka Amaha OzturkAre Mediterranean monk seals left to save themselves from extinction?Giuseppe Notarbartolo di SciaraConclusions: the legal framework and outlooks for marine mammal conservation in the MediterraneanTullio Scovazzi

• ISBN: 978-0-12-805152-8
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 318
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés