The Billfish Story - Swordfish, Sailfish, Marlin, and Other Gladiators of the Sea

Informationen zum Autor STAN ULANSKI is a professor of meteorology, oceanography, and marine resources in the Geology and Environmental Science Department at James Madison University. He is the author of The California Current: A Pacific Ecosystem and Its Fliers, Divers, and Swimmers and The Gulf Stream: Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic. Klappentext The billfish is fixed at the apex of the oceanic food chain. Composed of sailfish, marlin, spearfish, and swordfish, they roam the pelagic waters of the Atlantic and are easily recognized by their long, spear-like beaks. The Billfish Story tells the saga of this unique group of fish and those who have formed bonds with them - anglers, biologists, charter-boat captains, and conservationists. Zusammenfassung "A Wormsloe Foundation nature book"--Page 4 of jacket.

Product details

• Authors: Stan Ulanski
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2016
• EAN: 9780820349756
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-4975-6
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Boo; Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book; Wormsloe Foundation Nature Boo; A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology