Voyage Of The Turtle
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Voyage Of The Turtle
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Author : Carl Safina
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2006-05-30
Voyage Of The Turtle written by Carl Safina and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-30 with Nature categories.
A study of the leatherback turtle details the distressing decline of sea turtles in the Pacific, as well as their remarkable recovery in the Atlantic to illuminate how human intervention can both harm and preserve the natural world.
The Leatherback Turtle
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Author : James R. Spotila
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2015-10-30
The Leatherback Turtle written by James R. Spotila and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-30 with Science categories.
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.
The Monkey S Voyage
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Author : Alan de Queiroz
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2014-01-07
The Monkey S Voyage written by Alan de Queiroz and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-07 with Science categories.
Throughout the world, closely related species are found on landmasses separated by wide stretches of ocean. What explains these far-flung distributions? Why are such species found where they are across the Earth? Since the discovery of plate tectonics, scientists have conjectured that plants and animals were scattered over the globe by riding pieces of ancient supercontinents as they broke up. In the past decade, however, that theory has foundered, as the genomic revolution has made reams of new data available. And the data has revealed an extraordinary, stranger-than-fiction story that has sparked a scientific upheaval. In The Monkey's Voyage, biologist Alan de Queiroz describes the radical new view of how fragmented distributions came into being: frogs and mammals rode on rafts and icebergs, tiny spiders drifted on storm winds, and plant seeds were carried in the plumage of sea-going birds to create the map of life we see today. In other words, these organisms were not simply constrained by continental fate; they were the makers of their own geographic destiny. And as de Queiroz shows, the effects of oceanic dispersal have been crucial in generating the diversity of life on Earth, from monkeys and guinea pigs in South America to beech trees and kiwi birds in New Zealand. By toppling the idea that the slow process of continental drift is the main force behind the odd distributions of organisms, this theory highlights the dynamic and unpredictable nature of the history of life. In the tradition of John McPhee's Basin and Range, The Monkey's Voyage is a beautifully told narrative that strikingly reveals the importance of contingency in history and the nature of scientific discovery.
Nelly And The Quest For Captain Peabody
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Author : Roland Chambers
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
Release Date : 2015-10-01
Nelly And The Quest For Captain Peabody written by Roland Chambers and has been published by Oxford University Press - Children this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
One girl. One turtle. One epic voyage! If you like Pippi Longstocking, you'll love Nelly Peabody. When Nelly says she's going to do a thing, she does it, whatever it is. Learn to juggle china cups? Of course! Live on lemons for a month? Why not? Set out in a boat with knitted sails to find her long-lost father, with only her turtle Columbus for company? Absolutely! And she won't let anything get in her way . . .
Sea Turtles
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Author : James R. Spotila
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2004-11-12
Sea Turtles written by James R. Spotila and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-12 with Nature categories.
Marine biologist James R. Spotila has spent much of his life unraveling the mysteries of these graceful creatures and working to ensure their survival. In "Sea Turtles," he offers a comprehensive and compelling account of their history and life cycle based on the most recent scientific data and suggests what we can be done to save them. Illustrated with stunning, full-color photographs. 0-808-8007-6$24.95 / Johns Hopkins University Press
Far Tortuga
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Author : Peter Matthiessen
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1988-01-12
Far Tortuga written by Peter Matthiessen and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-01-12 with Fiction categories.
An adventure story and a deeply considered meditation upon the sea itself. "Beautiful and original...a resonant and symbolical story of nine doomed men who dream of an earthly paradise as the world winds down around them." —Newsweek
Chase The Moon Tiny Turtle
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Author : Kelly Jordan
language : en
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Release Date : 2021-03-02
Chase The Moon Tiny Turtle written by Kelly Jordan and has been published by Page Street Kids this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-02 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Young readers will witness rare and extraordinary natural event as a baby loggerhead hatches from its shell. With nothing but the light of the moon to act as a guide, readers will follow the newborn turtles’ harrowing attempts to outpace a series of predators on their march toward the glistening shore. After only narrowly avoiding hungry crabs, owls, and foxes, the turtle rides ocean waves to a calm clearing. Following a moment of peace in the still ocean water, the turtle joins the rest of its pack on a dive into the moonlit sea to continue the voyage home. Told with a beautiful, lyrical rhyming sequence, this book introduces readers to the birth cycle of a loggerhead sea turtle. Through the newborn turtle’s eyes, both kids and adults will marvel at the majestic, and sometimes dangerous seaside landscape from a perspective rarely seen before.
A Sheltered Life
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Author : Paul Chambers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
A Sheltered Life written by Paul Chambers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Nature categories.
A Sheltered Life offers a fascinating look at one of the world's strangest and most wondrous animals--whose significance in modern science and culture cannot be underestimated. In an engaging blend of cultural and natural history, the book ranges from the earliest mention of the tortoises many millennia ago, to the wholesale plunder of their populations starting in the sixteenth century, to modern attempts to protect the tortoise and track down members of what were once believed to be extinct populations.
A New Voyage To Carolina
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Author : John Lawson
language : en
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Release Date : 1709
A New Voyage To Carolina written by John Lawson and has been published by IndyPublish.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1709 with Travel categories.
Song For The Blue Ocean
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Author : Carl Safina
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 1999-06-15
Song For The Blue Ocean written by Carl Safina and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06-15 with Nature categories.
Part odyssey, part pilgrimage, this epic personal narrative follows the author's exploration of coasts, islands, reefs, and the sea's abyssal depths. Scientist and fisherman Carl Safina takes readers on a global journey of discovery, probing for truth about the world's changing seas, deftly weaving adventure, science, and political analysis.