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Book Some Aspects of the Ecology of the Leatherback Turtle     at Laguna Jalova  Costa Rica

Download or read book Some Aspects of the Ecology of the Leatherback Turtle at Laguna Jalova Costa Rica written by Harold F. Hirth and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Leatherback Turtle

    Book Details:
  • Author : James R. Spotila
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • Release : 2015-10-30
  • ISBN : 1421417081
  • Pages : 246 pages

Download or read book The Leatherback Turtle written by James R. Spotila and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.

Book NOAA Technical Report NMFS

Download or read book NOAA Technical Report NMFS written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proceedings of the Twenty first Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation  24 to 28 February 2001  Philadelphia  Pennsylvania  USA

Download or read book Proceedings of the Twenty first Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation 24 to 28 February 2001 Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology  7 11 February 1989  Jekyll Island  Georgia

Download or read book Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology 7 11 February 1989 Jekyll Island Georgia written by Scott A. Eckert and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation  28 February March 1  1996  Hilton Head  South Carolina

Download or read book Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation 28 February March 1 1996 Hilton Head South Carolina written by Richard Byles and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Download or read book Chelonian Conservation and Biology written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Turtles of the United States and Canada

Download or read book Turtles of the United States and Canada written by Carl H. Ernst and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive compilation on North American turtles for the last 25 years. Recognition, karyotype, fossil record, distribution, geographic variation, confusing species, habitat, behavior, reproduction, biology, growth and longevity, food habits, populations, and a key to species identification are discussed for fifty-six species.

Book Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation  20 24 February 1990  Hilton Head  South Carolina

Download or read book Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation 20 24 February 1990 Hilton Head South Carolina written by Thelma H. Richardson and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Leatherback Turtle

    Book Details:
  • Author : James R. Spotila
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • Release : 2015-10-30
  • ISBN : 142141709X
  • Pages : 246 pages

Download or read book The Leatherback Turtle written by James R. Spotila and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.

Book Journal of Coastal Research

Download or read book Journal of Coastal Research written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Oceanic Migration of Sea Turtles

Download or read book Oceanic Migration of Sea Turtles written by Stephen J. Morreale and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation  23 27 February 1993  Jekyll Island  Georgia

Download or read book Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation 23 27 February 1993 Jekyll Island Georgia written by Barbara A. Schroeder and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: