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Ocean outbreak : confronting the rising tide of marine disease

Title
Ocean outbreak : confronting the rising tide of marine disease / Drew Harvell.
Author
Harvell, C. Drew, 1954-
Publication
  • Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
  • ©2019

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xiv, 216 pages : illustrations, maps; 22 cm
Summary
"There is a growing crisis in our oceans as rates of infectious disease outbreaks are on the rise. Marine epidemics have the potential to cause a mass die-off of wildlife from the bottom to the top of the food chain, impacting the health of ocean ecosystems as well as lives on land. Ocean outbreaks are a sentinel of an impending global environmental disaster, fueled by sewage dumping, unregulated aquaculture, and drifting plastic in a warming ocean. Ocean Outbreak follows renowned scientist Drew Harvell and her colleagues as they investigate how four iconic marine animals--corals, abalone, salmon, and starfish--have been devastated by disease. Based on over twenty years of research, this firsthand account of the sometimes creeping, sometimes exploding impact of disease outbreaks on our ocean's biodiversity ends with a hopeful message. Through policy changes and the implementation of innovative solutions from nature, we can reduce major outbreaks, save some ocean ecosystems, and protect our fragile environment"--Provided by publisher.
Alternative Title
Confronting the rising tide of marine disease
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
What rises with the tide? -- Coral outbreaks : a global threat to marine biodiversity -- Abalone outbreaks : a steady path to extinction? -- Salmon outbreaks : food from the ocean imperiled -- Starfish outbreaks : an ecological domino effect -- Nature's services to the rescue -- Afterword: The next big outbreak.
Call Number
JFD 20-231
ISBN
  • 9780520296978
  • 0520296974
LCCN
2018049384
OCLC
1055264300
Author
Harvell, C. Drew, 1954- author.
Title
Ocean outbreak : confronting the rising tide of marine disease / Drew Harvell.
Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Note
AUTH: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Research Call Number
JFD 20-231
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