Venomous and Poisonous Marine Animals: A Medical and Biological Handbook - Hardcover

Williamson, J

9780868402796: Venomous and Poisonous Marine Animals: A Medical and Biological Handbook

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0868402796 ISBN 13: 9780868402796

Publisher: University of New South Wales Press, 1996

Pp. 504; 80 full-page color pages featuring numerous individual photos of poisonous marine animals and the damage they inflict on swimming humans, numerous black-and-white text figures. Publisher's original multicolor pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), sm 4to (10.5 x 7.75 inches). The publication of this volume marks a milestone in marine biology, medicine, and toxicology. It covers the biology of stinging and venomous sea creatures including jellyfish, octopuses, shellfish, sponges, sea urchins and cucumbers, sea snakes, and venomous fishes. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

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Venomous & Poisonous Marine Animals is a comprehensive, color-illustrated milestone in marine biology, medicine and toxicology covering the identification and biology of stinging and venomous sea creatures, including jellyfish, octopuses, shellfish, sponges, sea urchins and cucumbers, sea snakes, and venomous fishes. It details the effects of each on humans, the appropriate first-aid treatment and medical management of victims, and ways to avoid envenomation. Venomous & Poisonous Marine Animals is written for medical personnel and paramedics, marine biologists, students and practitioners in toxicology, divers, and fisheries officers. It is an essential resource for safety and first-aid officers in all marine industries, including tourism and fishing as well as for officials and participants in water sports and recreations. Venomous & Poisonous Marine Animals is enhanced by more than 300 color photographs and diagrams. -- Midwest Book Review

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