Sea Otter Conservation

Sea Otter Conservation

by Larson, Shawn E.

Type Book
Rate 0.0 /5

Sea otters are good indicators of ocean health. In addition, they are a keystone species, offering a stabilizing effect on ecosystem, controlling sea urchin populations that would otherwise inflict damage to kelp forest ecosystems. The kelp forest ecosystem is crucial for marine organisms and contains coastal erosion. With the concerns about the imperiled status of sea otter populations in California, Aleutian Archipelago and coastal areas of Russia and Japan, the last several years have shown …

Read More ↓
Details
Files
Reviews
Download

Title Statements

  • Full title :Sea Otter Conservation

Summary

Sea otters are good indicators of ocean health. In addition, they are a keystone species, offering a stabilizing effect on ecosystem, controlling sea urchin populations that would otherwise inflict damage to kelp forest ecosystems. The kelp forest ecosystem is crucial for marine organisms and contains coastal erosion. With the concerns about the imperiled status of sea otter populations in California, Aleutian Archipelago and coastal areas of Russia and Japan, the last several years have shown growth of interest culturally and politically in the status and preservation of sea otter population...

Read More ↓

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Elsevier Science
  • Place of Publication:Burlington
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2014

Notes

Description based upon print version of record

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (468 p.)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780128014028, 0128014024, 9780128016879 (Sekundärausgabe), 0128016876 (Sekundärausgabe)
  • oclc:ocn903892187
  • LC Classification:QL739.3 .L384 2014
  • Dewey Decimal:599.15097

Subjects

Online-Publikation

Writers

Larson, Shawn E. Bodkin, James L. Vanblaricom, Glenn R.

Rate & Review

0.0/5
(0 people Voted)

No reviews yet. Be the first to rate this work.

Files & Downloads

  • Sea Otter Conservation -- (.pdf)

    PDF · 22.5 MB · updated
    Login →

  • Sea Otter Conservation -- (.pdf)

    PDF · 19.2 MB · updated
    Login →
Log in to request a copy