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It is now widely recognized that the trajectory of degradation in the world's oceans is extensive (Shackeroffet al., chap. 3 of this volume), has negative consequences for both ecosystems and associated human communities, ...
This volume contributes towards that vision, bringing together the collective knowledge and experience of scholars and practitioners within the Wider Caribbean to begin the process of assembling a road map towards marine ecosystem based ...
Several criteria have been established for vetting indicators (e.g. Brodziak and Link 2002; Rochet and Trenkel 2003; Nicholson and Jennings 2004; Rice and Rochet 2005; Jennings 2005). These generally desirable properties of indicators ...
As a result, seagrass beds in coastal areas are regarded as hotspots of faunal biodiversity (e.g., Hemminga and ... distribution pattern of patchy seagrass beds, as hotspots of faunal biodiversity and of high primary productivity, ...
Conventional management approaches cannot meet the challenges faced by ocean and coastal ecosystems today. Consequently, national and international bodies have called for a shift toward more comprehensive ecosystem-based marine management....
New in this edition are discussions on sea level rise, renewable energy, coral reef restoration, fishery resource economics, and coastal remote sensing.
This book will help scientists pave the way for easy implementation of sustainable development goals, ensuring a secure and sustainable future.
Aquatic Functional Biodiversity: An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective provides a general conceptual framework by some of the most prominent investigators in the field for how to link eco-evolutionary approaches with functional ...
The book offers insights into the impacts of environmental change on various service categories mentioned in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005): cultural, regulating, supporting and provisioning ecosystem services.
" "The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries covers both theoretical andapplied aspects of sustainable management, with a particular emphasis on reviewing concepts and addressing implementation issues in the form of case studies from around the ...