Marine Life category: 1318 books
Marine Genetic Resources, R&D and the Law 1
Complex Objects of Use
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Advances in research and development reveal the immense diversity and potential of marine genetic resources. Under international law, no specific regime applies to these complex and paradoxical objects of use. The Law of the Sea Convention sets a framework that is partly inadequate for this new category...
The Secret Life of Whales
A Marine Biologist Reveals All
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018
Marine biologist Micheline Jenner discovered humpback breeding grounds off the Kimberley coast, has swum through orange golfball-sized pygmy blue whale poo to uncover a feeding spot, and is one of very few people to witness a humpback whale giving birth. In The Secret Life of Whales she reveals the...
by Rachel Carson
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1998
From the National Book Award–winning author of Silent Spring: An exploration of marine life that takes us into “a truly extraordinary world” (The Atlantic Monthly).
Known for “catching the life breath of science on the still glass of poetry,” nature writer and marine biologist Rachel...
Swimming Lessons
Nature's Mothers--Sea Lions
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
"Wyland is a marine life Michelangelo." --USA Today* Premier marine life artist Wyland--whose galleries are visited by more than five million people each year--offers a photographic tribute to the bond between mother and child.Easily the world's most recognizable and influential marine...
Marine Fishes of South-East Asia
A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 1999
This beautifully illustrated marine fish guide encompasses the singularly diverse and rich oceans from southeast Asia to Australia
Marine Fishes of Southeast Asia contains nearly 2,000 hand-painted illustrations featuring 1,635 individual species. The paintings were completed over a 3-year...
Whales, Dolphins, and Other Marine Mammals
A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-to-Use Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
This eBook is best viewed on a color device.
Marine mammals are some of the most amazing animals on earth. This full-color, magnificently illustrated guide gives information on:
-Natural history and evolution of these fascinating creatures
-Distribution and migratory patterns
Concisely...
Shark Tracker
Confessions of an Underwater Cameraman
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Ever wondered what it would be like to be up close and personal with a constipated shark? Thought about keeping a great white as a pet? Or fantasised about naming a deadly animal after your ex? Richard ‘Shark Tracker' Fitzpatrick, who wrangles sharks and other deadly marine creatures for a living,...
Global Marine Biological Diversity
A Strategy For Building Conservation Into Decision Making
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Global Marine Biological Diversity presents the mup-to-date information and view on the challenge of conserving the living sea and how that challenge can be met.
by Lawson Wood
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Sea Fishes of the Mediterranean reveals the fascinating wealth of sea life found in this diverse but little-documented region. This compact and easy-to-use guide, illustrated with many specially-commissioned colour photographs taken in a number of unique and exotic locations, is an essential companion...
Atlas of the Maldives
A reference for Travellers Divers and Sailors
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Fully revised and updated with detailed maps of all atolls and features including dive sites, surfing sites, mangroves, turtle and bird nesting islands, protected marine areas and a complete island index with a new grid referencing system. Includes a history of early mapping and information on atoll...
What Is Natural?
Coral Reef Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 1999
During the late 1960s and 1970s, massive herds of poisonous crown-of-thorns starfish suddenly began to infest coral reef communities around the world, leaving in their wake devastation comparable to a burnt-out rainforest. In What is Natural?, Jan Sapp both examines this ecological catastrophe and...
Fishes of the Maldives – Indian Ocean
Applicable to Central and Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius/Reunion, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Chagos, Laccadives, Cocos Keeling Islands.
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
The only ebook you need for snorkelling and diving in the Maldives. Over 300 pages of stunning fish photography, concise expert information, diagrams and easy to reference icons. Written by a Marine Biologist Tim Godfrey and and Marine Expert, Rudi Kuiter. This new edition now features Sharks and...
by Jonathan London
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
New in Jonathan London collection of natural science baby animals books which includes: The Seasons of Little Wolf, Honey Paw and Lightfoot, Little Puffin’s First Flight (2015 NSTA Notable), The Eyes of Gray Wolf – each of which is valuable in Common Core education.
Luminous, realistic...
by Paula Johanson
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
Numerous marine ecologists believe that the largest single danger to marine ecosystems today is overfishing. Marine scientists warn that overfishing and exceeding catch quotas will have a disastrous effect on marine ecosystems and a profound impact on what will be served on our dinner plates in the...