MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01903cam a2200289 a 4500
001 87020553
003 DLC
005 20080129201034.0
008 870716s1988 wb a b 001 0 eng
010 $a 87020553
020 $a0387180907 (U.S.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC$dWaU
043 $an-us-ca
050 00 $aQL737.C25$bC66 1988
082 00 $a599.74/47$219
245 04 $aThe community ecology of sea otters /$cedited by G.R. VanBlaricom and J.A. Estes.
260 $aBerlin ;$aNew York :$bSpringer-Verlag,$cc1988.
300 $axv, 247 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
440 0 $aEcological studies ;$vv. 65
504 $aBibliography: p. [219]-237.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aIntroduction / G.R. VanBlaricom and J.A. Estes -- A review of the history, distribution, and foraging ecology of sea otters / M.L. Riedman and J.A. Estes -- Sea otter foraging habits and effects on prey populations and communities in soft-bottom environments / R.G. Kvitek and J.S. Oliver -- Effects of foraging by sea otters on mussel-dominated intertidal communities / G.R. VanBlaricom -- Kelp communities and sea otters / M.S. Foster and D.R. Schiel -- Sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp beds / J.A. Estes and C. Harrold -- Effects of sea otter foraging on subtidal reef communities off Central California / D.R. Laur, A.W. Ebeling, and D.A. Coon -- Fish populations in kelp forests without sea otters / A.W. Ebeling and D.R. Laur -- The effects of kelp forests on nearshore environments / D.O. Duggins -- Sea otters and nearshore benthic communities / S.A. Levin -- Concluding remarks / J.A. Estes and G.R. VanBlaricom.
650 0 $aSea otter$xEcology$zCalifornia$zPacific Coast.
650 0 $aSea otter populations$zCalifornia$zPacific Coast.
650 0 $aMarine mammals$xEcology$zCalifornia$zPacific Coast.
700 1 $aVanBlaricom, G. R.$q(Glenn R.),$d1949-
700 1 $aEstes, J. A.$q(James A.),$d1945-