Marine Mammal Research: Conservation Beyond Crisis
- ISBN-10
- 0801882559
- ISBN-13
- 9780801882555
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 223
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-11-18
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Author
- John Elliott Reynolds
Description
Marine mammal conservation presents a number of challenges for scientists. This work presents an argument about how science, if conducted properly, can provide insights needed to minimise crisis management and implement more anticipatory action.
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