This paper is part of a comprehensive review of the oceanography of the eastern tropical Pacific, the oceanic region centered on the eastern Pacific warm pool, but also including the …
347 and deployment of more selective and less damaging fishing technologies. Finally, EBFM must manage target species in the context of the overall state of the system, habitat …
Biology of Marine Birds provides the only complete summary of information about marine birds ever published. It analyzes their breeding biology, ecology, taxonomy, evolution, fossil …
Visiting all the world's seas, the 125 species of albatross and petrel are the most oceanic and widespread of all seabirds. The nesting islands tenanted by these remarkable birds …
All reserve designs must be guided by an understanding of natural history and habitat variability. 2. Differences in scale and predictability set aside highly dynamic pelagic …
Dolphins live in complex social groupings with a wide variety of social strategies. In this chapter we investigate the role that differing habitats and ecological conditions have played …
DA Shealer - Biology of marine birds, 2002 - taylorfrancis.com
Evolution has produced a vast array of morphological and physiological adaptations in seabirds that enable them to exploit the ocean's food resources in myriad ways. As …
Predation is a pervasive but ephemeral feature of marine fisheries. Losses to predation can exceed losses to fisheries, yet is is often assumed fishing mortality alone is responsible for …
P Fauchald - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2009 - int-res.com
The Ideal Free Distribution theory predicts a close spatial match between predators and prey. Studies have shown that seabird and prey distribution seldom conforms with this …