European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice

European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice presents an intimate view of the workings of international conservation agreements to protect marine mammals, detailing its achievements over the last 25 years, whilst identifying weaknesses and making recommendations that governments, scientists, marine stakeholders and the public can take to improve conservation efforts. This book is written by an experienced marine mammal scientist and awarding-winning conservationist. It provides a unique synthesis of current knowledge of whales, dolphins, and porpoises in Europe, covering their statuses, distribution, and ecology. It presents information available on the various conservation threats, including fisheries bycatch, contaminants, noise disturbance, plastic ingestion, and climate change. the conservation actions currently being taken and under discussion for the future. The book also describes research methods which apply new and innovative technologies to study these challenging animals that spend 90% of their lives underwater. European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice appeals to marine mammal conservationists and researchers, as well as to environmental and wildlife practitioners at all levels. Offers an accessible review on how scientists study this challenging group of mammals to gather necessary evidence for conservation actionIllustrates, with striking images, all recorded regional species, including distribution maps, key threats and specific research methodsIncludes contributions from leading scientists, conservationists, and members of government and international bodies, like IWC and UNEP INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. History of the ASCOBANS Agreement 3. Conservation Agreements for the Protection of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises 4. Introductions to European Cetaceans 5. Conservation Problems Facing Small European Cetaceans 6. Conservation Research 7. Conservation Actions 8. Focus on the Future

• ISBN: 978-0-12-819053-1
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 266
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés