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The Gulf of California - Biodiversity and Conservation (Hardcover, New)
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The Gulf of California - Biodiversity and Conservation (Hardcover, New)
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Few places in the world can claim such a diversity of species as
the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), with its 6,000 recorded
animal species estimated to be half the number actually living in
its waters. So rich are the Gulf's waters that over a half-million
tons of seafood are taken from them annually--and this figure does
not count the wasted by-catch, which would triple or quadruple that
tonnage. This timely book provides a benchmark for understanding
the Gulf's extraordinary diversity, how it is threatened, and in
what ways it is--or should be--protected.
In spite of its dazzling richness, most of the Gulf's coastline now
harbors but a pale shadow of the diversity that existed just a
half-century ago. Recommendations based on sound, careful science
must guide Mexico in moving forward to protect the Gulf of
California.
This edited volume contains contributions by twenty-four Gulf of
California experts, from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. From
the origins of the Gulf to its physical and chemical
characteristics, from urgently needed conservation alternatives for
fisheries and the entire Gulf ecosystem to information about its
invertebrates, fishes, cetaceans, and sea turtles, this
thought-provoking book provides new insights and clear paths to
achieve sustainable use solidly based on robust science. The
interdisciplinary, international cooperation involved in creating
this much-needed collection provides a model for achieving success
in answering critically important questions about a precious but
rapidly disappearing ecological treasure.
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