The World of Sea Cucumbers
The World of Sea Cucumbers

Author: Annie Mercier

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2023-10-28

Total Pages: 856

ISBN-13: 0323953786

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The World of Sea Cucumbers: Challenges, Advances, and Innovations provides broad coverage of sea cucumber biology, ecology, fisheries, aquaculture, and trade while also bringing forward novel cultural, socioeconomic and scientific topics related to commercial and non-commercial species worldwide. Written by international experts in their respective fields, the book offers a unique outlook into the fascinating world of sea cucumbers while also providing valuable information to various stakeholders and researchers. Commercial fisheries and aquaculture programs are addressed, especially as they relate to emerging species, but the book also covers novel, understudied or lesser-known biological, ecological, and commercial aspects. The involvement of Indigenous peoples and minorities in various community-level initiatives and on the cultural significance/impact of sea cucumbers in many regions are also examined. Finally, breakthroughs and emerging biotechnologies centered on sea cucumbers are presented. - Brings together a network of experts covering broad sea cucumber topics, from basic biology and commercial trade to socioeconomic value and novel biotechnologies - Offers worldwide coverage, including Asia, the Indo-Pacific, Africa, Northern Europe, North and South America, and the poles - Raises global awareness on little-known facts of sea cucumber importance

Australian Echinoderms
Australian Echinoderms

Author: Timothy O'Hara

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2017-06

Total Pages: 633

ISBN-13: 1486307639

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Echinoderms, including feather stars, seastars, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, are some of the most beautiful and interesting animals in the sea. They play an important ecological role and several species of sea urchins and sea cucumbers form the basis of important fisheries. Over 1000 species live in Australian waters, from the shoreline to the depths of the abyssal plain and the tropics to Antarctic waters. Australian Echinoderms is an authoritative account of Australia’s 110 families of echinoderms. It brings together in a single volume comprehensive information on the identification, biology, evolution, ecology and management of these animals for the first time. Richly illustrated with beautiful photographs and written in an accessible style, Australian Echinoderms suits the needs of marine enthusiasts, academics and fisheries managers both in Australia and other geographical areas where echinoderms are studied.

Underwater Guide to Seychelles
Underwater Guide to Seychelles

Author: Christophe Mason-Parker

Publisher: John Beaufoy Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781909612532

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"The warm tropical waters and coral reefs teeming with fish mean that Seychelles is a hugely popular diving destination. ... Underwater Guide to Seychelles features: a general introduction to diving and snorkelling in Seychelles including what to expect and where to base yourself; a guide to the best sites for diving and snorkelling; a photographic identification to 280 of the most common species of marine life covering fish, invertebrates, corals and megafauna."--Back cover.

Underwater Worlds
Underwater Worlds

Author: Norman Bilbrough

Publisher: Pacific Learning Inc

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 13

ISBN-13: 1604578815

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Imagine you are in a forest with sunlight shining through the tall trees... or in a boiling hot place where smoke shoots out of the ground... Where are you? You are underwater! There are worlds you have to see to believe!

Sea Cucumbers of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound
Sea Cucumbers of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound

Author: Philip Lambert

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780774806077

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This is the first handbook devoted to sea cucumbers in the waters of British Columbia, southeast Alaska and northern Washington. Philip Lambert describes 34 species, including 2 new ones. He provides all the details to satisfy the professional biologist, yet his easy-going style makes this book suitable for anyone interested in coastal marine life. Photographs and illustrations help identify each species; a special colour section features the more colourful species in their natural habitats.

The Fascinating Ocean Book for Kids
The Fascinating Ocean Book for Kids

Author: Bethanie Hestermann

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2021-07-27

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1648768857

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From anemones to zooplankton—500 awesome ocean facts for kids ages 8 to 12 Do you know a kid who's captivated by what goes on beneath the ocean's surface? This sea animal book for kids is packed with hundreds of incredible facts for hours of underwater exploration. Pages of full-color pictures feature life in and around the sea including fish, dolphins, and shipwrecks! Dive deeper than other ocean books for kids with ocean trivia such as: Sea cucumbers can eject some of their organs to defend themselves and then regrow them within a few weeks. The Challenger Deep is the deepest place on Earth, almost 7 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Blue whales are the largest animals that have ever lived—their tongue weighs as much as an entire elephant! Kids will light up as they discover fascinating fishes and deep-sea giants with the best in ocean books for kids.

The Photo Ark
The Photo Ark

Author: Joel Sartore

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1426217773

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This book of photography represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major cross-platform initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals -- especially those that are endangered. His message: to know these animals is to save them. Sartore intends to photograph every animal in captivity in the world. He is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000 species, with an emphasis on those facing extinction. He has photographed more than 6,000 already and now, thanks to a multi-year partnership with National Geographic, he may reach his goal. This book showcases his animal portraits: from tiny to mammoth, from the Florida grasshopper sparrow to the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Paired with the prose of veteran wildlife writer Douglas Chadwick, this book presents an argument for saving all the species of our planet.