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Illuminating the entangled histories of the people and commodities that circulated across the Atlantic, Sharika Crawford assesses the Caribbean as a waterscape where imperial and national governments vied to control the profitability of the sea.
Sea turtle fisheries --- Maritime boundaries --- Sea turtles --- History --- Political aspects --- History. --- Conservation
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Longlining (Fisheries) --- Bycatches (Fisheries) --- Chemical senses. --- Sea turtle fisheries --- Sea turtles --- Bycatches --- Prevention --- Technique. --- Management. --- Effect of fishing on. --- Conservation.
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Sea turtle fisheries --- Sea turtles --- Turtle excluder devices --- Longlining (Fisheries) --- Bycatches (Fisheries) --- Management. --- Effect of fishing on --- Conservation --- Technique. --- Bycatches --- Prevention
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Turtles --- Wildlife conservation --- Tortues. --- Faune --- Turtles. --- Wildlife conservation. --- Protection. --- 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 --- Chelonia (Order) --- Cryptodira --- Fresh-water turtles --- Freshwater turtles --- Pleurodira --- Terrapins --- Testudinata --- Testudines --- Tortoises --- Conservation --- Conservation of natural resources --- Nature conservation --- Endangered species --- Wildlife management --- Reptiles --- Tortues --- Protection --- Sea Turtles --- Sea Turtle --- Terrapin --- Tortoise --- Turtle --- Turtle, Sea --- Turtles, Sea
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"At the age of 33, Tullia Ciceronis died from complications due to childbirth. Her father, the consul Marcus Tullius Cicero, was utterly distraught, as his contemporary letters and passages in the Tusculan Disputations make clear. And in an effort to grieve, Cicero did something new in world history: for the first time, he wrote a consolation speech-not for others, as had always been done, but for himself. This was his coping strategy, and it prefigures the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius and so many other thinkers throughout history who write letters to themselves. Cicero's Consolation was lost in antiquity. In the Renaissance, a philologist named Charles (Carlo) Sigoni recreated the speech. He gathered all the extant quotations and, on the analogy of restoring missing pieces of sculpture or lost paintings, he drew on everything he could find in Cicero to write a new speech that effectively recreated the lost one. And for a while, it worked. For centuries many great scholars believed Sigoni really had discovered the speech, rather than recreated it. Alas, subsequent scholarship has proven the opposite. Signoni very probably did write it. But the authorship question is less important than the contents. The speech shows that Sigoni knew all the conventions of the Consolation genre, and the historical events of Tullia's life, at least as well as any scholar then or now. It is a masterpiece: a fascinating read in Classical Latin, and it deserves a wide audience"--
Consolation. --- Tullia, --- Cicero, Marcus Tullius. --- Consolatio. --- Adolescence. --- Agamedes. --- Aquifer. --- Atheism. --- Bou Craa. --- Carbon cycle. --- Cenozoic. --- Cetacea. --- Chaldea. --- Chemical reaction. --- Christian mortalism. --- Climate change. --- Crantor (mythology). --- Critical thinking. --- Crocodilia. --- Crop circle. --- Crying. --- Deep sea. --- Drinking water. --- Ectotherm. --- Electricity. --- Fauna. --- Fertilisation. --- Fertilizer. --- Fossil fuel. --- Fresh water. --- Generosity. --- Genre. --- Gnaeus (praenomen). --- Grandparent. --- Greatness. --- Greenhouse gas. --- Grief. --- Groundwater flow. --- Groundwater. --- Herodotus. --- Historical fiction. --- Homily. --- Hydrophiinae. --- Ichthyosaur. --- In Death. --- Inner peace. --- Integument. --- Lactation. --- Late Triassic. --- Literature. --- Mammal. --- Man alone (stock character). --- Marine biology. --- Marine mammal. --- Marine reptile. --- Mesozoic. --- Metabolism. --- Microstructure. --- Mining (military). --- Misery (novel). --- Misfortune (folk tale). --- Mosasaur. --- Neglect. --- Ogallala Aquifer. --- Oral tradition. --- Our Children. --- Pelagic zone. --- Petrarch. --- Phosphorus. --- Photosynthesis. --- Plesiosauria. --- Praetor. --- Predation. --- Priam. --- Proboscidea. --- Proverb. --- Rain. --- Reptile. --- Salt. --- Screaming. --- Sea turtle. --- Seawater. --- Sirenia. --- Skeleton. --- Soft tissue. --- Soil salinity. --- Soil. --- Stoicism. --- Surface water. --- Technology. --- Terence. --- Tetrapod. --- The Masses. --- The Stages of Life. --- Theramenes. --- Thermoregulation. --- Treatise. --- Tributary. --- Tullia Ciceronis. --- Vertebral column. --- Volition (psychology). --- Water bird. --- Water supply. --- Water use.
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A marvelously illustrated reference to the natural wonders of one of the most spectacular places on earthSeparated from Africa’s mainland for tens of millions of years, Madagascar has evolved a breathtaking wealth of biodiversity, becoming home to thousands of species found nowhere else on the planet. The New Natural History of Madagascar provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis available of this island nation’s priceless biological treasures. Now fully revised and expanded, this beautifully illustrated compendium features contributions by more than 600 globally renowned experts who cover the history of scientific exploration in Madagascar, as well as the island’s geology and soils, climate, forest ecology, human ecology, marine and coastal ecosystems, plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This invaluable two-volume reference also includes detailed discussions of conservation efforts in Madagascar that showcase several successful protected area programs that can serve as models for threatened ecosystems throughout the world.Provides the most comprehensive overview of Madagascar’s rich natural historyCoedited by 18 different specialistsFeatures hundreds of new contributions by world-class expertsIncludes hundreds of new illustrationsCovers a broad array of topics, from geology and climate to animals, plants, and marine lifeSheds light on newly discovered species and draws on the latest scienceAn essential resource for anyone interested in Madagascar or tropical ecosystems in general, from biologists and conservationists to ecotourists and armchair naturalists
Natural history --- Biodiversity --- Biodiversity conservation --- Acrantophis madagascariensis. --- Adansonia madagascariensis. --- Amphibian. --- Antananarivo. --- Biodiversity. --- Biogeography. --- Bird conservation. --- BirdLife International. --- Boophis madagascariensis. --- Borassus madagascariensis. --- Buddleja madagascariensis. --- Canopy (biology). --- Carnivora. --- Caruncle (bird anatomy). --- Cathariostachys madagascariensis. --- Chalarodon madagascariensis. --- Climate change. --- Comoros. --- Coral reef. --- Cryptostegia madagascariensis. --- Culture of Madagascar. --- Deforestation. --- Dry season. --- Dugong. --- Ecoregion. --- Ecosystem services. --- Ecosystem. --- Endemism. --- Entomology. --- Ex situ conservation. --- Fabaceae. --- Fauna of Madagascar. --- Fauna of New Guinea. --- Fauna. --- Female. --- Field Museum of Natural History. --- Fishery. --- Flora of Madagascar. --- Genus. --- Grassland. --- Green sea turtle. --- Habitat destruction. --- Habitat. --- Herbarium. --- Heterixalus madagascariensis. --- Host (biology). --- IUCN Red List. --- Indian Ocean. --- Inflorescence. --- Insect. --- Invertebrate. --- Journal of Natural History. --- Larva. --- Leioheterodon madagascariensis. --- Lemur. --- Lemuridae. --- Lemuriformes. --- Lepidoptera. --- Madagascar Biodiversity Center. --- Madagascar buzzard. --- Madagascar day gecko. --- Madagascar. --- Malagasy people. --- Mammal. --- Mangrove. --- Marine conservation. --- Marine mammal. --- National Zoological Park (United States). --- Natural history. --- Nesomyinae. --- New Island. --- Ovary (botany). --- Pantanodon madagascariensis. --- Petal. --- Phelsuma madagascariensis. --- Plumage. --- Predation. --- Ranomafana National Park. --- Reptilia (zoo). --- Rodent. --- Sanzinia madagascariensis. --- Sapotaceae. --- Sauvagella madagascariensis. --- Seagrass. --- Shrub. --- South America. --- Species diversity. --- Subgenus. --- Taxon. --- Tenrec. --- Testudo (genus). --- Thermoregulation. --- Typhleotris madagascariensis. --- Vangueria madagascariensis. --- Vegetation. --- Vertebrate. --- Wetland. --- Wildlife of Madagascar. --- Zoogeography. --- Zoonosis.
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