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Travels in the interior of Mexico, in 1825, 1826, 1827, & 1828
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Year: 1829 Publisher: London : H. Colburn and R. Bentley,

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A new island biogeography of the sea of Cortes
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ISBN: 019756156X 1280833432 9786610833436 0195350901 9780195350906 9781280833434 0195133463 9780195133462 9780197561560 Year: 2002 Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,

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This updated and expanded volume integrates new and broader studies encompassing more taxa and more complete island coverage. The present synthesis provides a basis for further research and exploration in upcoming years of the Sea of Cortés' region.


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Coves of Departure
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ISBN: 1501730193 9781501730191 9781501730207 1501730207 9781501730184 Year: 2018 Publisher: Ithaca, NY

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"The author documents ten years of explorations of the Baja peninsula and the Sea of Cortez as a professor taking undergraduates on sea kayak expeditions to the Isla Espiritu Santo archipelago. He also tells of his experiences with a condor restoration project in the Sierra San Pedro Martir based in a field station on Bahia de los Angeles"--

Breaking through
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ISBN: 1282358995 142378961X 9786612358999 0520932668 1601293879 9780520932661 9781423789611 9781601293879 9780520247048 0520247043 9781282358997 6612358998 Year: 2006 Publisher: Berkeley University of California Press

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Trailblazing marine biologist, visionary conservationist, deep ecology philosopher, Edward F. Ricketts (1897-1948) has reached legendary status in the California mythos. A true polymath and a thinker ahead of his time, Ricketts was a scientist who worked in passionate collaboration with many of his friends-artists, writers, and influential intellectual figures-including, perhaps most famously, John Steinbeck, who once said that Ricketts's mind "had no horizons." This unprecedented collection, featuring previously unpublished pieces as well as others available for the first time in their original form, reflects the wide scope of Ricketts's scientific, philosophical, and literary interests during the years he lived and worked on Cannery Row in Monterey, California. These writings, which together illuminate the evolution of Ricketts's unique, holistic approach to science, include "Verbatim transcription of notes on the Gulf of California trip," the basic manuscript for Steinbeck's and Ricketts's Log from the Sea of Cortez; the essays "The Philosophy of Breaking Through" and "A Spiritual Morphology of Poetry;" several shorter pieces on topics including collecting invertebrates and the impact of modernization on Mexican village life; and more. An engaging critical biography and a number of rare photographs offer a new and richly detailed view of Ricketts's life.

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Teleology. --- Marine invertebrates --- Design in natural phenomena, Study of --- Final cause --- Philosophy --- Causation --- Evolution --- Necessity (Philosophy) --- Aquatic invertebrates --- Marine animals --- Ricketts, Edward Flanders, --- Ricketts, Doc, --- Ricketts, Ed, --- Ricketts, Edward F. --- Travel --- California, Gulf of (Mexico) --- Pacific Coast (U.S.) --- Cortés, Sea of (Mexico) --- Cortez, Sea of (Mexico) --- Golfo de California (Mexico) --- Gulf of California (Mexico) --- Sea of Cortés (Mexico) --- Sea of Cortez (Mexico) --- Vermilion Sea (Mexico) --- West Coast (U.S.) --- Western Coast (U.S.) --- Description and travel. --- Ricketts, Edward Flanders, -- 1897-1948 -- Travel -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of.. --- Marine invertebrates -- Pacific Coast (U.S.). --- Marine invertebrates -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of.. --- Teleology.. --- Pacific Coast (U.S.) -- Description and travel.. --- California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Description and travel. --- a spiritual morphology of poetry. --- biography. --- california. --- cannery row. --- conservation. --- earth sciences. --- ecology. --- edward ricketts. --- environment. --- environmentalism. --- gulf of california. --- invertebrates. --- log from the sea of cortez. --- marine biology. --- mexican village. --- mexico. --- monterey. --- natural history. --- natural world. --- naturalism. --- naturalist. --- nature. --- nonfiction. --- oceanography. --- science. --- steinbeck. --- the philosophy of breaking through. --- travel writing. --- travel. --- travelogue. --- village. --- wildlife.


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Vaquita
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ISBN: 1610919327 9781610919326 9781610919319 1610919319 Year: 2018 Publisher: Washington, DC

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"In 2006, the last of China's Yangtze river dolphins--baiji--succumbed to extinction, and la vaquita marina, a diminutive porpoise endemic to the Upper Gulf of California, quietly and without fanfare inherited the title of world's most endangered marine mammal. Unlike many other critically endangered species, the vaquita is not hunted. Nor is its habitat disappearing or degraded. The species is even protected by law. Why then have its numbers plummeted to near extinction when few humans have seen it live in the wild? The answer lies in a shadowy mix of international cartels, fishermen entrapped by politics and culture, and an unlikely fish called the totoaba. In this haunting story, Brooke Bessesen sets out to Mexico's Upper Gulf region to untangle the intricacies of the biology, acoustical science, and international intrigues behind the vaquita's decline. She interviews townspeople, fishermen, politicians, scientists, and activists, teasing apart a complex story filled with villains and heroes, a story whose outcome is unclear. When diplomatic and political efforts to save the little porpoise fail, Bessesen follows a team of veterinary experts in a binational effort to capture the last remaining vaquitas and breed them in captivity--the best hope for their survival"--

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Wildlife conservation --- NATURE / Animals / Marine Life. --- NATURE / Endangered Species. --- NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection. --- Totoaba fisheries --- Rare mammals --- Poaching --- Phocoena sinus --- Endangered species --- Endangered ecosystems --- Phocoena sinus. --- Cochita --- Cochito --- Gulf of California harbor porpoise --- Gulf porpoise --- Harbor porpoise, Gulf of California --- Vaquita --- Phocoena --- Threatened ecosystems --- Biotic communities --- Nature conservation --- Endangered animal species --- Endangered animals --- Endangered wildlife --- Threatened animal species --- Threatened animals --- Threatened species --- Threatened wildlife --- Vanishing species --- Vanishing wildlife --- Wildlife, Endangered --- Wildlife, Threatened --- Wildlife, Vanishing --- Species --- Rare animals --- Hunting --- Offenses against property --- Wildlife crimes --- Endangered mammals --- Threatened mammals --- Vanishing mammals --- Mammals --- Rare vertebrates --- Fisheries --- Animal conservation --- Animals --- Conservation of wildlife --- Preservation of wildlife --- Protection of wildlife --- Species conservation --- Species preservation --- Species protection --- Wildlife preservation --- Wildlife protection --- Wildlife resources conservation --- Wildlife resources preservation --- Wildlife resources protection --- Conservation of natural resources --- Wildlife management --- Economic aspects --- Social aspects --- Conservation --- Social aspects. --- Economic aspects. --- California, Gulf of (Mexico) --- Cortés, Sea of (Mexico) --- Cortez, Sea of (Mexico) --- Golfo de California (Mexico) --- Gulf of California (Mexico) --- Sea of Cortés (Mexico) --- Sea of Cortez (Mexico) --- Vermilion Sea (Mexico) --- Commerce. --- Environmental conditions.

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