Conservation of marine birds of northern North America: - papers from the international symposium held at the Seattle Hyatt House

Migratory birds make up a resource that is shared by many people of many nations. Public awareness of marine birdstheir manifold values, ecological requirements, and problemsis prerequisite to their protection. I am proud that the Fish and Wildlife Service can further this needed awareness by publishing these proceedings of the international symposium "Conservation of Marine Birds of Northern North America." Lynn A. Greenwalt, Director Fish and Wildlife Service [Pg x][Pg 1] [Pg 2][Pg 3] by M. T. Myres Department of Biology, University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 During the last 30 years extensive literature in the fields of physical and biological oceanography has accumulated that is not readily accessible to the nonprofessional student of seabirds and not as widely understood by career seabird ornithologists as it should be. This literature in oceanography and marine fisheries is as extensive in Russian and Japanese together as in the main languages of Western Europe combined; this abundance compounds the problem of becoming familiar with it if, as a student of seabirds, one's interest in the literature is initially somewhat marginal. Nevertheless, to achieve the best possible appreciation of the oceanographic influences affecting seabirds, particularly in the north Pacific Ocean and its adjacent embayment seas, it is necessary to make the effort. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 49335
Author: Bartonek, James C.
Release Date: Jun 30, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Editor: Bartonek, James C , Nettleship, David N., 1942-