04171nam a22005535i 4500 978-3-030-63177-2 DE-He213 20210622071356.0 cr nn 008mamaa 210224s2021 gw | s |||| 0|eng d 9783030631772 978-3-030-63177-2 10.1007/978-3-030-63177-2 doi QH540-549.5 PSVS bicssc SCI020000 bisacsh PSV thema 591.7 23 Ecology and Conservation of Pinnipeds in Latin America [electronic resource] / edited by Gisela Heckel, Yolanda Schramm. 1st ed. 2021. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021. X, 236 p. 84 illus., 67 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Chapter 1 - Introduction - Pinnipeds in Latin America -- Chapter 2 - South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis, Zimmerman 1783) -- Chapter 3 - Ecology and conservation of the Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Heller 1904) -- Chapter 4 - Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella, Peters 1876) -- Chapter 5 - Reviewing the current status of Juan Fernandez fur seals (Arctocephalus philippii philippii, Peters 1866) -- Chapter 6 - The Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii townsendi, Merriam 1897) -- Chapter 7 - South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, Shaw 1800) -- Chapter 8 - Current status of the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus, Lesson 1828) in Mexico -- Chapter 9 - Life history strategies in the Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki, Silvertsen 1953): understanding the past to predict the future -- Chapter 10 - Conservation and management implications of southern elephant seals (Miroung leonina, Linnaeus 1758): demography, social organization and behavior -- Chapter 11 - Status review of the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris, Gill 1866) in Mexico: past, present and perspectives -- Chapter 12 - The Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii, Gray 1864) in Mexico. Pinnipeds are marine mammals that include eared seals, true seals, and walruses. This book presents detailed reviews on the ecology and conservation of 10 pinniped species along the coasts and islands in Latin America, from Mexico to Chile and Argentina. Topics covered include their population dynamics, trophic ecology, reproduction, and behavior. In addition, the book addresses major conservation issues regarding climate change, interaction with fisheries, ecotourism, and other human activities. Animal ecology. Aquatic ecology . Animal systematics. Animal taxonomy. Conservation biology. Ecology . Animal Ecology. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19015 Freshwater & Marine Ecology. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19066 Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L2504X Conservation Biology/Ecology. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19150 Heckel, Gisela. editor. (orcid)0000-0002-6003-7898 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6003-7898 edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt Schramm, Yolanda. editor. (orcid)0000-0001-6951-4884 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6951-4884 edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783030631765 Printed edition: 9783030631789 Printed edition: 9783030631796 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63177-2 ZDB-2-SBL ZDB-2-SXB Biomedical and Life Sciences (SpringerNature-11642) Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0) (SpringerNature-43708)