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El. knyga: Florida Manatees: Biology, Behavior, and Conservation

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Photographs by , (U.S. Marine Mammal Commission)
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  • Išleidimo metai: 14-May-2017
  • Leidėjas: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781421421926
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  • Formatas: EPUB+DRM
  • Išleidimo metai: 14-May-2017
  • Leidėjas: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781421421926
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This color coffee table book for students and general readers offers an emphasis on preservation of Florida manatees and their habitat. The book describes the evolution of manatees and looks at myths and legends surrounding them. Later chapters give information on behavior and ecology, reproduction and life history, habitat protection, and conservation threats and solutions. The book contains color photos throughout. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Manatees, the gentle giants of Florida’s lagoons and coastal habitats, can bring a smile to the face of anybody lucky enough to spy one. As manatees dip and roll through the water, crowds gather to watch them feed on aquatic vegetation. Whether they are congregating by the hundreds or resting or feeding alone, viewing these sea cows can provide anyone interested in nature with hours of tranquil pleasure.

Having survived for eons, today’s manatees are now under constant threat due to our rapidly swelling human population. Their habitats are often devastated by development and pollution. The slow-moving manatees also live at the mercy of chance, for they occupy waters filled with fast-moving boats powered by razor-sharp propellers—a new form of predator from which they have no protection. Boat speed limits have been put in place to protect manatees, but there is a constant push to lift them so that people can once again zip across the waters that manatees call home. For this reason, manatees are often a subject of controversy that pits their lives against the rights of boat owners.

In this book, manatee expert John E. Reynolds III and famed photographer Wayne Lynch join forces to reveal the clearest portrait of manatees ever published. Florida Manatees is a song for the manatee, a celebration of the lives of these majestic creatures. Reynolds’s concise, informative text shares what scientists know about manatees, while Lynch’s beautiful photographs instantly demonstrate how special these "potatoes with whiskers" really are. By encouraging an appreciation of manatees, the authors hope to help ensure a future in which Floridians can find ways to coexist with and continue to enjoy these uniquely wonderful sirenian inhabitants of their state.

Included in this book:
· How manatees first came to Florida waters
· How manatees fit into the ecosystems of Florida
· What and how much manatees eat
· How manatees behave and communicate with one another
· Why manatees look the way they do
· Why manatees have whiskers
· How manatee mothers feed their young and much more

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The result is a lovely book that sounds as though it would appeal primarily to scientists, but which offers inviting color photos and history that make it accessible to lay audiences both within Florida and outside the state. Donovan's Literary Services Perusal of the numerous photographs located throughout the book is an enjoyable pastime. However, to do so, to treat this simply as a coffee-table book, would be a mistake; the photographs are striking and attractive, but the text relays interesting information about manatees and their management, an aspect of the book that should not be ignored. Choice With its large format and high-quality paper, allowing Wayne Lynchs gorgeous images to shine, one could be forgiven for assuming this was a mere coffee table book but that would be to do the excellent text a disservice. BBC Wildlife If the image on the cover does not entice the reader, a look at page 50 surely will: it shows a manatee hugging a human diver. The book focuses on the beauty, grace and vulnerability of these herbivores, but it also covers other sea mammals and their habitats. The Biologist This book makes a valuable contribution to awareness of manatees and will be of interest to curious nature lovers, natural science students, and young scientists taking their first steps on their scientific career path. Irina S. Trukhanova, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Polar Science Center, Seattle, WA, Conservation Biology This book is an indispensable resource for anyone desiring a general overview of the species as well as a future reference on protection measures for the group. Easily digestible for nonspecialists, this book is an excellent way to gain an accurate and updated picture of the current status of a charismatic species, the Florida manatee. Jorge Ortega and Rafael Juarez-Maldonado, Journal of Mammalogy

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Winner of CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2017 (United States).A photographic journey into the secret world of Floridas beloved manatee.

1. From a Bluff on Guadeloupe
2. A Hodge-Podge of Adaptations
3. Evolution
4. The Stuff of Myths and Legends
5. Behavior and Ecology
6. Reproduction and Life History
7. Habitat Protection
8. Conservation Threats
9. Conservation Solutions
Epilogue
Selected References and Further Reading
Index

John E. Reynolds III is the senior scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory's Manatee Research Program and the former chair of the US Marine Mammal Commission. He is the coeditor of Marine Mammal Research: Conservation beyond Crisis and the coauthor of Mysterious Manatees. Wayne Lynch is a renowned and widely published professional wildlife photographer. He is the author of Owls of the United States and Canada: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior and the coauthor of Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide.
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