Stung! On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean

Discusses why the jellyfish population has exploded in recent years and why their dominance is indicative of a declining ocean ecosystem.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Lisa-ann Gershwin is director of the Australian Marine Stinger Advisory Services. She was awarded a Fulbright in 1998 for her studies on jellyfish blooms and evolution, and she has discovered over 150 new species--including at least sixteen types of jellyfish that are highly dangerous, as well as a new species of dolphin--and has written for numerous scientific and popular publications.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Lisa-ann Gershwin
• Mitarbeit: Sylvia Earle (Vorwort)
• Verlag: University Of Chicago Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.09.2014
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Zoologie
• EAN: 9780226213033
• ISBN: 978-0-226-21303-3
• Anzahl Seiten: 456
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 15.2 x 22.8 x 2.5 cm
• Themen: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Climate Change, Global Warming, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, Science, Ocean, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates, Biology, Ecology, Population Growth, marine life, Pollution, Destruction, Ecosystems, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Marine Biology, Zoology: invertebrates, Environmentalism, Eutrophication, jellyfish, blooms, Habitat degradation, Phylum Cnidaria, environmental adaptations, sea jellies, japanese fishing grounds, stinging cells, mechanized trawling, subphylum medusozoa, free-swimming animals, coastal construction