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Book Marine Protected Areas for Whales  Dolphins  and Porpoises

Download or read book Marine Protected Areas for Whales Dolphins and Porpoises written by Erich Hoyt and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2012 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Erich Hoyt's handbook is an admirable, timely and highly welcome contribution.'Michael Stachowitsch, Marine EcologyWhat does it mean to save the whales if their habitat is left unprotected? Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises is the definitive handbook on this pressing issue and the first to bridge the gap between the disciplines of marine protected areas and cetacean conservation. It launches a new chapter in cetacean conservation with its investigation into the crucial habitat needs and protection requirements of some 84 species.The author, one of the world's foremost experts in this field, takes you around the world to investigate the promising results of the latest conservation research and the strategies for obtaining marine protected areas in coastal waters and on the high seas, using national legislation and regional and international conventions. This is an essential introduction, guide and reference work for those working to ensure a future for whales and dolphins.

Book The Geology of Shark Bay

Download or read book The Geology of Shark Bay written by Phillip Elliott Playford and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Victoria s National Parks

Download or read book Victoria s National Parks written by Parks Victoria Staff and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive guide book to Victoria's Park System, Victoria's National Parks is a must for all outdoor enthusiasts. Over 120 Parks including all National, State and Wilderness Parks along with Forests, Coastal and Historic Reserves are described in detail and illustrated with stunning photography. Detailed maps make this guide ideal for navigation based outdoor pursuits such as bushwalking and 4x4 driving. Camping, picnic spots and lookouts are clearly identified. Walks extending from 20-minute self-guided trails to challenging 4-day remote treks are all included. The map atlas groups Parks in geographic clusters extending from metropolitan Melbourne, to the remote corners of the state. A complete Gazetteer lists over 500 entries providing location, access and features of each park.

Book Coastal guide to nature and history 2  Mornington Peninsula s ocean shore  Western Port  Phillip Island   French Island

Download or read book Coastal guide to nature and history 2 Mornington Peninsula s ocean shore Western Port Phillip Island French Island written by Graham Patterson and published by Coastal Guide Books. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a guide for readers who are curious about what they see along the coast. What are the animals and plants that live along the shore? How were the rock layers in the cliffs formed? What was this place like 150 years ago? Who used this decrepit jetty? The core of the book takes a journey around the coast near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, beginning on Mornington Peninsula’s ocean shore at Point Nepean then heading east towards Flinders. It covers all of the Western Port coast around to San Remo as well as the shores of Phillip Island and French Island. This 320 kilometre shoreline offers a variety of scenery, from the magnificent cliffs of Cape Schanck and Cape Woolamai to the quiet backwaters at the top of Western Port. Just seventy kilometres from Melbourne, French Island can feel almost as remote as the outback, while nearby Cowes on Phillip Island is abuzz in the summer. An introductory chapter gives a brief overview of early history relating to the coast. There are traces of thousands of years of Aboriginal occupation of the area. You can tread in the footsteps of explorers like George Bass and early French navigators, and see the site of Victoria’s second prison settlement at Corinella. You may be interested in remnants of early industries including salt making and granite quarrying, and tourism hot spots of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries like Sorrento and Flinders. Most of the rock outcrops around Western Port are geologically young, but Cape Woolamai is formed from Devonian granite around 370 million years old. The chapter on landforms will point out these granites, as well as the solidified lava of volcanoes and sedimentary rocks deposited by ancient rivers and seas. Western Port is renowned for its wildlife and there are wonderful places where nature thrives. Visitors come to Phillip Island especially to see little penguins, seals and thousands of nesting short-tailed shearwaters. Almost all of the waters of Western Port are protected for migratory wading birds which feed on its vast mud flats. Mushroom Reef Marine Sanctuary, and French Island, Yaringa, Churchill Island and Port Phillip Heads Marine National Parks protect many kinds of sea and shore creatures. Belts of mangroves and wide saltmarshes may seem unappealing at first, but they will reward any efforts you make to appreciate them. The pictures in the chapter on animals and plants will help you to identify the species you are most likely to see.

Book Coot Club

    Book Details:
  • Author : Arthur Ransome
  • Publisher : Random House
  • Release : 2013-03-07
  • ISBN : 1448161444
  • Pages : 532 pages

Download or read book Coot Club written by Arthur Ransome and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Let fly jib sheet! Slack away main! Fenders out!’ Dick and Dorothea – also known as The Ds – arrive in Norfolk all ready to learn how to sail. They couldn’t hope for a better teacher than Tom Dudgeon. But Tom is in a spot of trouble. After seeing the beastly Margoletta moored clean across the nests of his beloved coots, Tom set the motorcruiser adrift. Now the enemy have offered a bounty on his head. Can they save the birds’ nest from almost certain destruction? Will they avoid being caught by the awful Hullabaloos? Only some brave friends and quick thinking stands between them and disaster... Includes exclusive material: In ‘The Backstory’ you can test your knowledge of the book, learn about the adventurous author and get some handy facts about birds and boats. Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Book The South Australian Government Gazette

Download or read book The South Australian Government Gazette written by South Australia and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 1454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Macquarie Island Marine Park

Download or read book Macquarie Island Marine Park written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Better Protection for Special Places

Download or read book Better Protection for Special Places written by Yasmin Kelsall and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report documents the natural values of more than 100, 000 hectares of state forests across Central Victoria.

Book Biology of Seagrasses

    Book Details:
  • Author : A. W. D. Larkum
  • Publisher : Elsevier Publishing Company
  • Release : 1989
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 876 pages

Download or read book Biology of Seagrasses written by A. W. D. Larkum and published by Elsevier Publishing Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardbound. Seagrasses are a common feature of inshore coastal waters of all continents except Antarctica. This book, the first to attempt a comprehensive coverage of seagrasses, will attract a wide audience including botanists, zoologists, geologists, and experts in fisheries and coastal management. There are individual chapters on all aspects of the plants themselves, from questions of taxonomy, reproduction and evolution, through ecology and biogeography, to the physiological aspects of photosynthesis, nutrition and salt balance.The fauna associated with seagrass beds are also dealt with extensively, including meiofauna, large grazers (including dugongs and turtles), and fish. The book examines the role of seagrass beds as nursery grounds for commercially important fish, and addresses the problems of human impact on seagrass communities, the conservation of seagrass beds, and their restoration.The book is written for an international audience lar

Book Nature Conservation Review Victoria 2001

Download or read book Nature Conservation Review Victoria 2001 written by Barry Traill and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second in a series of guides to Victoria's national parks, in this instance presenting Mount Buffalo. Contains Aboriginal and European history, descriptions of plants and animals and comprehensive visitor information. Provides information about planning a trip, accommodation, safety tips, and suggested itineraries. The particular needs of the young, elderly and disabled visitors are covered. Includes maps covering all walking tracks, ski-runs and cross-country ski trails, descriptions of 28 walks, line drawings, colour photos of birds and flowers, and a list of further references. Also available in the series is 'Discovering the Prom' (1999).

Book Beneath Our Bay

Download or read book Beneath Our Bay written by John J. Gaskell and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melbourne's Port Phillip is Australia's largest enclosed bay. Its many habitats are home to some of the world's most amazing marine animals. This ecosystem is unique; the vast majority of animals that inhabit the Bay are found only in the southern waters of Australia. This book is a photographic journey beneath our bay to discover the hidden secrets of Port Phillip.

Book Jedediah Island Marine Park   Management Plan Draft

Download or read book Jedediah Island Marine Park Management Plan Draft written by BC Parks. Strathcona District and published by The District. This book was released on 1998 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Wetlands and Natural Resource Management

Download or read book Wetlands and Natural Resource Management written by Jos T.A. Verhoeven and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-11-22 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a broad and well-integrated overview of recent major scientific results in wetland science and their applications in natural resource management issues. The contributors, internationally known experts, summarize the state of the art on an array of topics, divided into four broad areas: The Role of Wetlands for Integrated Water Resources Management: Putting Theory into Practice; Wetland Science for Environmental Management; Wetland Biogeochemistry; Wetlands and Climate Change Worldwide.

Book Jedediah Island Marine Park

Download or read book Jedediah Island Marine Park written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975  Australia   2018 Edition

Download or read book Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 Australia 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Australia) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Australia) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 15, 2018 This book contains: - The complete text of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Australia) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section