Turtle conservation / edited by Michael W. Klemens.

Other author Klemens, Michael W.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©2000.
Descriptionxv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Primary and secondary effects of habitat alteration / Joseph C. Mitchell and Michael W. Klemens -- Human use of turtles: a worldwide perspective / John Thorbjarnarson ... [et al.] -- Disease and health considerations / Joseph Flanagan -- Conservation of marine turtles / Anne B. Meylan and David Ehrenfeld -- Conservation of river turtles / Edward O. Moll and Don Moll -- Conservation of freshwater turtles / Vincent J. Burke, Jeffrey E. Lovich, and J. Whitfield Gibbons -- Conservation of tortoises and terrestrial turtles / James McDougal -- Genetics and demography in turtle conservation / James P. Gibbs and George D. Amato -- Manipulation of turtle populations for conservation: halfway technologies or viable options? / Richard A. Seigel and C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. -- From information to action: developing more effective strategies to conserve turtles / Michael W. Klemens.
Local noteLittle-325210--305131044430S
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-315) and index.
LCCN 00030115
ISBN1560983728 (alk. paper)