Shawn Larson – författare

Sea otters are good indicators of ocean health. In addition, they are a keystone species, offering a stabilizing effect on ecosystem, controlling sea urchin populations that would otherwise inflict damage to kelp forest ecosystems. The kelp forest ecosystem is crucial for marine organisms and contains coastal erosion. With the concerns about the imperiled status of sea otter populations in California, Aleutian Archipelago and coastal areas of Russia and Japan, the last several years have shown growth of interest culturally and politically in the status and preservation of sea otter populations.

Sea Otter Conservation brings together the vast knowledge of well-respected leaders in the field, offering insight into the more than 100 years of conservation and research that have resulted in recovery from near extinction. This publication assesses the issues influencing prospects for continued conservation and recovery of the sea otter populations and provides insight into how to handle future global changes.

Sharks in Mexico: Research and Conservation, Volume 85 in the Advances in Marine Biology series, provides in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology that will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology and biological oceanography.

Internationalize Your iOS Apps for a Global Audience

Sixty percent of iPhone users worldwide aren’t native English speakers, half of the Top 10 iOS app markets are non-English speaking, and app revenue in Asia is soaring while North American growth is flattening. Internationalizing your apps will make your worldwide customer base happy and give you a powerful competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Now, iOS expert Shawn Larson brings together all the knowledge you need to do it.

Larson takes information previously scattered across dozens of blog posts, tutorials, and book chapters and integrates it into one easy-to-navigate resource. He presents step-by-step coverage and practical code for controlling international settings, character encoding, locale and localization, UI adjustments, App Store customizations, and more. You’ll find a sample project in every chapter—including a major three-chapter project guiding you through several key stages of app internationalization.

Coverage includes:

If you're an experienced Objective-C developer, iOS Internationalization will help you expand your iOS market worldwide and capture opportunities that would otherwise be far beyond your grasp.

All sample code and completed projects may be downloaded at github.com/ShawnLa-i18n.