Gray Davidson Osha
Gray Davidson Osha - Fire In The Turtle House The Green Sea Turtle And The Fate Of The Ocean - Paperback
Gray Davidson Osha - Fire In The Turtle House The Green Sea Turtle And The Fate Of The Ocean - Paperback
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Description: Sea turtles have existed since the time of the dinosaurs. But now suddenly the turtles are dying ravaged by a mysterious plague that some biologists consider the most serious epidemic now raging in the natural world. Perhaps most important sea turtles aren't the only marine creatures falling prey to deadly epidemics. Over the last few decades diseases have been burning through nearshore waters around the world with unprecedented lethality. What is happening to the sea turtle and how can it be stopped? In this fascinating scientific detective story Osha Gray Davidson tracks the fervent efforts of the extraordinary and often quirky scientists marine biologists veterinarians and others racing against the clock to unravel a complicated biological and environmental puzzle and keep the turtles from extinction. He follows the fates of particular turtles revealing their surprisingly distinct personalities and why they inspire an almost spiritual devotion in the humans who come to know them. He also explores through vivid historical anecdotes and examples the history of man's relationship to the sea opening a window onto the role played by humans in the increasing number of marine die - offs and extinctions. Beautifully written intellectually provocative Fire in the Turtle House reveals how emerging diseases wreaking havoc in the global ocean pose an enormous direct threat to humanity. This is science journalism at its best.
Title: Fire In The Turtle House The Green Sea Turtle And The Fate Of The Ocean
Author(s): Gray Davidson Osha
Publisher: Publicaffairs U. S.
Barcode: 9781586481995
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 8/14/2003
Category: Sociology
Description: Sea turtles have existed since the time of the dinosaurs. But now suddenly the turtles are dying ravaged by a mysterious plague that some biologists consider the most serious epidemic now raging in the natural world. Perhaps most important sea turtles aren't the only marine creatures falling prey to deadly epidemics. Over the last few decades diseases have been burning through nearshore waters around the world with unprecedented lethality. What is happening to the sea turtle and how can it be stopped? In this fascinating scientific detective story Osha Gray Davidson tracks the fervent efforts of the extraordinary and often quirky scientists marine biologists veterinarians and others racing against the clock to unravel a complicated biological and environmental puzzle and keep the turtles from extinction. He follows the fates of particular turtles revealing their surprisingly distinct personalities and why they inspire an almost spiritual devotion in the humans who come to know them. He also explores through vivid historical anecdotes and examples the history of man's relationship to the sea opening a window onto the role played by humans in the increasing number of marine die - offs and extinctions. Beautifully written intellectually provocative Fire in the Turtle House reveals how emerging diseases wreaking havoc in the global ocean pose an enormous direct threat to humanity. This is science journalism at its best.
Title: Fire In The Turtle House The Green Sea Turtle And The Fate Of The Ocean
Author(s): Gray Davidson Osha
Publisher: Publicaffairs U. S.
Barcode: 9781586481995
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 8/14/2003
Category: Sociology
