Mediterranean Great White Sharks
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-5889-9 (ISBN)
Alessandro De Maddalena is a researcher, writer, scientific illustrator and wildlife photographer. He is the curator of the Italian Great White Shark Data Bank and a founding member of the Mediterranean Shark Research Group. He is the author of 19 books on sharks and hosts expeditions with courses in shark biology in South Africa, Australia and Mexico. Walter Heim, a mechanical engineer, started photographing sharks in 2001 and with his daughter Jessica has developed techniques to photograph mako and blue sharks at close range. His pictures have appeared in many books and wildlife magazines. He is the author of four books on sharks.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Marie Levine
Preface
1. The Great White Shark
2. Records of Great White Sharks from the Mediterranean Sea
3. Summary Tables
4. Analysis of the Presence of Great White Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea
Spain
Continental Spain
Islas Baleares
France
Continental France
Corsica
Monaco
Italy
Ligurian Coast
Sardinia
Tyrrhenian Coast
Sicily
Ionian Coast
Adriatic Coast
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Albania
Greece
Turkey
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Egypt
Libya
Malta
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco
Unknown Locations
Adriatic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Specimens without a Capture Location
Common Names Used in the Mediterranean Area
Similar Species Present in the Study Area
Maximum Size
Average Size
Color
Reproduction
Distribution
Identification
Habitat, Movements and Seasonality
Diet
Predatory Tactics
Scavenging
Predators and Parasites
Mutualism
Attacks on Humans
Fisheries
Interactions with Tuna Farming
Utilization
Strandings
Abundance
Conservation
White Shark Materials Preserved in Museums
Photographic and Filmed Documentation
Reporting Specimens of Great White Sharks from the Mediterranean Sea
Appendix: Mediterranean Great White Shark Report Form
Bibliography
Index
Zusatzinfo | 87 photos & illustrations, tables, appendix, bibliography, index |
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Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Gewicht | 449 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-5889-5 / 0786458895 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-5889-9 / 9780786458899 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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