Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Estes, James A.

Contributor:

DeMaster, Douglas P.

Doak, Daniel F.

Williams, Terrie M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine ecology.

Whales.

Whaling.

Agriculture.

Human ecology--Study and teaching.

Human ecology.

farming (activity or system).

agriculture (discipline).

Medical Subjects:

Whales.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Berkeley University of California Press 2006

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unprecedented volume presents a sweeping picture of what we know about the natural history, biology, and ecology of whales in the broad context of the dynamics of ocean ecosystems. Innovative and comprehensive, the volume encompasses multiple points of view to consider the total ecological impact of industrial whaling on the world's oceans. Combining empirical research, ecological theory and modeling, and historical data, its chapters present perspectives from ecology, population biology, physiology, genetics, evolutionary history, ocean biogeography, economics, culture, and law, among ot

Contents:

Contents; List Of Contributors; List Of Tables; List Of Figures; 1 Introduction; Background; Whales And Whaling; Process And Theory; Case Studies; Social Context; Overview And Synthesis; Index

Notes:

Print version record

Includes bibliographical references and index

Other Format:

Print version Estes, James A. Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems

ISBN:

9780520933200

0520933206

1281752460

9781281752468

9786611752460

6611752463

1433701324

9781433701320

0520934199

9780520934191

OCLC:

781252143