R L France
Biographic Data
| ID | 6226132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R L France |
| GIVEN NAMES | R L |
| FAMILY NAME | France |
| SIGNATURE | FRANCE R L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dalhousie University Ocean Research Group, Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reinterpreting nineteenth-century accounts of whales battling ‘sea serpents’ as an illation of early entanglement in pre-plastic fishing gear or maritime debris
Entanglement of whales in active fishing gear and abandoned maritime debris is recognized to be a serious problem in contemporary marine conservation biology, one that is commonly believed to have its origin with the introduction of non-degrading plastic in the mid-twentieth century. As many sightings of purported sea serpents are now acknowledged to have been due to misidentified cetaceans, this anecdotal literature can provide a valuable resour…
Restorative redevelopment of devastated ecocultural landscapes
Newly Reported Colonies of Ivory Gulls on Southeastern Ellesmere Island
Seven colonies of Ivory gulls comprising 330 adults were discovered on nunataks emerging from the Manson Icefield of southeastern Ellesmere Island. This brings to total 33 the number of active colonies that have been located in North America over the 14 years since the first was discovered.Key words: Ivory gull colonies, Manson Icefield, Ellesmere Island
Reinterpreting nineteenth-century accounts of whales battling ‘sea serpents’ as an illation of early entanglement in pre-plastic fishing gear or maritime debris
Entanglement of whales in active fishing gear and abandoned maritime debris is recognized to be a serious problem in contemporary marine conservation biology, one that is commonly believed to have its origin with the introduction of non-degrading plastic in the mid-twentieth century. As many sightings of purported sea serpents are now acknowledged to have been due to misidentified cetaceans, this anecdotal literature can provide a valuable resour…
Newly Reported Colonies of Ivory Gulls on Southeastern Ellesmere Island
Seven colonies of Ivory gulls comprising 330 adults were discovered on nunataks emerging from the Manson Icefield of southeastern Ellesmere Island. This brings to total 33 the number of active colonies that have been located in North America over the 14 years since the first was discovered.Key words: Ivory gull colonies, Manson Icefield, Ellesmere Island
Restorative redevelopment of devastated ecocultural landscapes
Reinterpreting nineteenth-century accounts of whales battling ‘sea serpents’ as an illation of early entanglement in pre-plastic fishing gear or maritime debris
Entanglement of whales in active fishing gear and abandoned maritime debris is recognized to be a serious problem in contemporary marine conservation biology, one that is commonly believed to have its origin with the introduction of non-degrading plastic in the mid-twentieth century. As many sightings of purported sea serpents are now acknowledged to have been due to misidentified cetaceans, this anecdotal literature can provide a valuable resour…
Biology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Cultural property (1 work) · Debris (1 work) · Ecology (1 work) · Ecology (1 work) · Fish (1 work) · Fishery (1 work) · Fishing (1 work)