This comprehensive study of sharks of the Mediterranean Sea provides a great deal of information about shark biology, human-shark interactions, recent research, and ecology and conservation in the region. The authors cover classification, common names, morphology, size, reproduction, diet, habitat, distribution, behavior, status and references to source materials for 50 species. Illustrations include dozens of rare photos and detailed author drawings.
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A beautiful and up-to-date book on sharks of the Mediterranean. The book opens with an exhaustive general part on the biology and ecology of sharks of the Mediterranean, also covering human/shark interactions, research and conservation in the area. It then continues with a detailed section providing information on the 50 species of sharks recorded in the area.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments deleteix Preface Biology and Ecology of Sharks Status of Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea Research on Sharks in the Mediterranean Area Classification of Sharks Living in the Mediterranean Sea Species Identification Between pages 76 and 77 are 16 color plates containing 49 images Species Profiles Glossary Bibliography Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781476663579
Publisert
2015-12-30
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
435 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Om bidragsyterne

Alessandro De Maddalena is a researcher, writer, scientific illustrator and wildlife photographer. He is the curator of the Italian Great White Shark Data Bank and a founding member of the Mediterranean Shark Research Group. He is the author of 19 books on sharks and hosts expeditions with courses in shark biology in South Africa, Australia and Mexico. Harald Bänsch is the chief biologist of the Vieques Shark Research Field Station. He has been a collaborator for the Shark Research Center of Walker’s Cay, Bahamas, and has joined several research expeditions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Walter Heim, a mechanical engineer, started photographing sharks in 2001 and with his daughter Jessica has developed techniques to photograph mako and blue sharks at close range. His pictures have appeared in many books and wildlife magazines. He is the author of four books on sharks.