Shark Biology and Conservation : Essentials for Educators, Students, and Enthusiasts - Daniel C. Abel

Shark Biology and Conservation

Essentials for Educators, Students, and Enthusiasts

By: Daniel C. Abel, R. Dean Grubbs, Elise Pullen (Illustrator)

Hardcover | 1 April 2021

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Studies of shark biology have flourished over the last several decades. An explosion of new research methods is leading to a fascinating era of oceanic discovery.

Shark Biology and Conservation is an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of the diversity, evolution, ecology, behavior, physiology, anatomy, and conservation of sharks.

Written in a style that is detailed but not intimidating by world-renowned shark specialists Dan Abel and Dean Grubbs, it relays numerous stories and insights from their exciting experiences in the field. While explaining scientific concepts in terms that non-specialists and students can understand, Abel and Grubbs reveal secrets that will illuminate even the experts.

The text provides readers with a robust and wide range of essential knowledge as it:
  • introduces emerging as well as traditional techniques for classifying sharks, understanding their behavior, and unraveling the mysteries of their evolution
  • draws on both established shark science and the latest breakthroughs in the field, from molecular approaches to tracking technologies
  • highlights the often-neglected yet fascinating subject of shark physiology, including heart function, sensory biology, digestion, metabolic performance, and reproduction
  • addresses big picture ecological questions like "Which habitats do sharks prefer?" and "Where do sharks migrate and for what purpose?
  • describes the astonishing diversity of sharks' adaptations to their environment
  • discusses which shark conservation techniques do and don't work
  • comments on the use and misuse of science in the study of sharks.
Enhanced by hundreds of original colour photographs and beautifully detailed line drawings, Shark Biology and Conservation will appeal to anyone who is spellbound by this wondrous, ecologically important, and threatened group, including marine biologists, wildlife educators, students, and shark enthusiasts.
Industry Reviews
This is not a book that relishes in the gore of shark attack tales, or one that recycles psychological fears of monsters in the brine; instead, as its subtitle suggests, it offers an educational overview . . . The book's ultimate goal, which it succeeds at, is to illustrate how integral to the ecosystem sharks are, how intertwined our lives are, and how the human threat has pushed sharks into perilous straits.
-Jason Motz, The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals
The more awareness surrounding sharks and their ecological importance the better. What Daniel Abel and Dean Grubbs have managed to do, is present big picture questions while introducing you to shark species in an exacting and undaunting way.
-Dean Honey, Save Our Seas Foundation
This book represents a comprehensive in-depth reference for the world of Sharks.
-Michael Scholl Blog
This new book is indeed what I refer to as a Goldilocks book - not too hard, not too soft, but just right . . . There is one thing, however, I feel compelled to warn my readers about this book: once you open its cover and begin reading, it is very, very difficult to stop reading and set it down - so plan accordingly.
-Johannes Riutta, The Well-Read Naturalist
If you are at all interested in sharks, skates, and rays and would enjoy a primer on their biology, this is must read for you.
-American Currents
Shark Biology and Conservation fills the "sweet spot" between a coffee-table book . . . a field guide . . . and a technical book . . . This lavishly illustrated book can provide a basic knowledge of shark biology for anyone.
-Environmental Biology of Fishes
This is a solid volume on the current knowledge on sharks that many people will find interesting, from the general reader to the scientist.
-Lisa Natanson, Nautilus

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