Seals, Sea Lions and Sea Otters (Alaska Geographic)
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1566610524 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Written by leading experts in their fields, these books are illustrated throughout with world-class photography and include colorful maps for reference.. Alaska Geographic is an award-winning series that presents the people, places, and wonders of Alaska to the world. Over the past 30 years, Alaska Geographic has earned its reputation as the publication for those who love Alaska. The series boasts more than 100 books to date, featuring communities from Barrow to Ketchikan, animals from bears to dinosaurs, history from the Russian explorers to today, and natural phenomena from the aurora to glaciers
He began his career with sea otters in California in 1980 and has studied them throughout the northern Pacific Ocean. . Tom Loughlin wrote the chapters on fur seals and sea lions, and is the leader of the Alaska Ecosystem Program at the National Marine Mammal Laboratory, part of the National Marine Fisheries Service. This program focuses on Steller sea lions and northern fur seals. This husb
This husband and wife team contributed the chapter on seals, which focuses on their research into nutrition, natural history and ecology of Alaska’s seals. Jim Bodkin is a research scientist with the Alaska Biological Science Center in Anchorage. . He currently leads the Coastal Ecosystem Research Team whose work has focused on sea otters and nearshore marine communities. He began his career with sea otters in California in 1980 and has studied them throughout the northern Pacific Ocean. Tom Loughlin wrote the chapters on fur seals and sea lions, and is the leader of the Alaska Ecosystem Program at the National Marine