Turtle conservation / edited by Michael W. Klemens.
| Other author | Klemens, Michael W. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©2000. |
| Description | xv, 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 note | Little-325210--305131044430S |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-315) and index. |
| LCCN | 00030115 |
| ISBN | 1560983728 (alk. paper) |