Sea Otter Heroes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sea Otter Heroes write by Patricia Newman. This book was released on 2019-01-01. Sea Otter Heroes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! A Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book A Green Earth Book Award Winner This up-close look at a fascinating scientific discovery highlights the critical role predators such as sea otters play in keeping ecosystems healthy. In Elkhorn Slough, an inlet on the California coast, seagrass grows healthy and strong in the shallow water. This healthy seagrass baffled marine biologist Brent Hughes. The scientist expected this estuary to be overrun with algae, causing the seagrass to die. Why was the seagrass thriving? As Brent investigated, signs pointed to an unexpected player helping to keep the seagrass healthy: sea otters! What do these top predators have to do with an aquatic grass at the opposite end of the food chain? Brent's amazing discovery gave scientists insight into the delicate balance of ecosystems. Follow science in action as Brent conducts the research that led to this major discovery.
Wildlife Heroes
Wildlife Heroes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wildlife Heroes write by Julie Scardina. This book was released on 2012-03-06. Wildlife Heroes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With one-third of known species being threatened with extinction, wildlife conservationists are some of the most important heroes on the planet, and Wildlife Heroes profiles the work of 40 of the leading conservationists and the animals and causes they are committed to saving, such as Belinda Low (zebras), Iain Douglas-Hamilton (elephants), Karen Eckert (sea turtles), S.T. Wong (sun bear), Steve Galster (wildlife trade), and Wangari Maathai (habitat loss). Since we all should have an interest in conservation, there is a chapter providing information on ways people can get involved and make a difference. Chapter introductions are by author Kuki Gallmann, actor Ted Danson, actress Stefanie Powers, Congressman Jay Inslee, and TV personality Jack Hanna.
Eavesdropping on Elephants
Eavesdropping on Elephants - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Eavesdropping on Elephants write by Patricia Newman. This book was released on 2018-08-01. Eavesdropping on Elephants available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Deep in the Central African Republic, forest elephants trumpet and rumble along with the forest’s symphony. And scientists are listening. Scientist Katy Payne started Cornell University’s Elephant Listening Project to learn more about how forest elephants communicate and what they're saying. But the project soon grew to be about so much more. Poaching, logging, mining, and increasing human populations threaten the survival of forest elephants. Katy and other members of the Elephant Listening Project’s team knew they needed to do something to protect these majestic animals. By eavesdropping on elephants, the Elephant Listening Project is doing its part to save Africa’s forest elephants and preserve the music in the forest. Author Patricia Newman takes readers behind the scenes to see how scientists are making new discoveries about elephant communication and using what they learn to help these majestic animals, with QR codes linking to audio of the elephant sounds. Follow along and listen to the elephants as scientists learn what they are saying.
Sea Otters
Sea Otters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sea Otters write by Isabelle Groc. This book was released on 2020-04-07. Sea Otters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sea otters once ruled the Pacific Ocean, but the fur trade of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries brought this predator to near extinction. Today they’re slowly coming back from the brink, and scientists are learning more about their pivotal role as one of nature’s keystone species. This book looks at the history, biology, behavior and uncertain future of sea otters. Author and photojournalist Isabelle Groc takes us into the field: watching sea otter rafts off the British Columbia coast from a kayak, exploring what makes their fur coats so special, understanding how their voracious appetites are helping kelp forests thrive and, ultimately, learning how sea otters are leaving their mark (or paws) on every part of the ecosystem. They might be one of the most adorable creatures in the ocean, but kids will discover how their survival is key to a rich, complex and connected ecosystem.
Sea Otter Rescue
Sea Otter Rescue - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sea Otter Rescue write by . This book was released on 2016. Sea Otter Rescue available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explores how orphaned sea otters are cared for at the Alaska SeaLife Center.
