Sea otter conservation / edited by Shawn E. Larson, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle, WA, USA, James L. Bodkin, Scientist Emeritus, Alaska Science Center, USGS, Anchorage, AK, USA, Glenn R. VanBlaricom, Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, USGS, and School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
| Other author | Larson, Shawn E. |
| Other author | Bodkin, James L. (James Lee) |
| Other author | VanBlaricom, G. R. (Glenn R.), 1949- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London, UK ; San Diego, CA, USA : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, [2015] |
| Description | xx, 447 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Agricultural, Biological, and Food Sciences 2015 [EBCABS15] |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The conservation of sea otters : a prelude / Shawn E. Larson and James L. Bodkin -- Natural history, ecology, and the conservation and management of sea otters / James A. Estes -- Historic and contemporary status of sea otters in the North Pacific / James L. Bodkin -- Challenges to sea otter recovery and conservation / Brenda E. Ballachey and James L. Bodkin -- Sea otter conservation genetics / Shawn E. Larson, Katherine Ralls and Holly Ernest -- Evaluating the status of individuals and populations : advantages of multiple approaches and time scales / Daniel H. Monson and Lizabeth Bowen -- Veterinary medicine and sea otter conservation / Michael J. Murray -- Sea otters in captivity : applications and implications of husbandry development, public display, scientific research and management, and rescue and rehabilitation for sea otter conservation / Glenn R. VanBlaricom, Traci F. Belting and Lisa H. Triggs -- The value of rescuing, treating, and releasing live-stranded sea otters / Andrew Johnson and Karl Mayer -- The use of quantitative models in sea otter conservation / M. Tim Tinker -- First Nations perspectives on sea otter conservation in British Columbia and Alaska : insights into coupled human-ocean systems / Anne K. Salomon, K̲ii'iljuus Barb J. Wilson, Xanius Elroy White, Nick Tanape Sr. and Tom Mexsis Happynook -- Shellfish fishery conflicts and perceptions of sea otters in California and Alaska / Lilian P. Carswell, Suzann G. Speckman and Verena A. Gill -- Conservation in practice / Linda M. Nichol -- Synopsis of the history of sea otter conservation in the United States / Glenn R. VanBlaricom. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014942778 |
| ISBN | 9780128014028 |
| ISBN | 0128014024 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |