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001			on1335764580
003			OCoLC
005			20230327095108.0
008			220623s2023 nvuaf 001 0 eng c
010			_a 2022029957
040			_aCoU/DLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dOCLCF _dYDX _dNFG
020			_a9781647790578 _qhardcover
020			_a1647790573 _qhardcover
035			_a(OCoLC)1335764580
042			_apcc
092			_a597.176 _bH714
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aHogan, Zeb, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aChasing giants : _bin search of the world's largest freshwater fish / _cZeb Hogan and Stefan Lovgren.
264		1	_aReno, Nevada : _bUniversity of Nevada Press, _c[2023]
300			_a257 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_a"Beneath the surface of the world's rivers and lakes swim mysterious giants, the real-life Loch Ness monsters and Bigfoots of the aquatic world. They are a diverse assemblage of poorly understood creatures, from gargantuan gars to sumo-sized stingrays. These ancient fish-some who have been around for hundreds of millions of years-play critical roles in their freshwater ecologies. Threatened by overfishing, habitat loss, dams, pollution and climate change, the majority of the world's freshwater megafish are today at risk of extinction. As an aquatic ecologist and host of the National Geographic Channel's "Monster Fish" series, Zeb Hogan has spent more than a decade searching for and studying these increasingly endangered river titans. In this book, he teams up with award-winning journalist Stefan Lovgren to tell for the first time the remarkable and troubling stories of the world's megafish and chronicles the race against the clock to find and protect these ancient leviathans before they disappear forever"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aFreshwater fishes _xEcology.
650		0	_aFreshwater fishes _xConservation.
650		0	_aRare fishes _xEcology.
650		0	_aRare fishes _xConservation.
650		0	_aEndangered species _xConservation. _9255211
700	1		_aLövgren, Stefan, _d1969- _eauthor.
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c364436 _d364436