Large Marine Ecosystems of the World : Trends in Exploitation, Protection, and Research (Large Marine Ecosystems Series) 〈12〉

Large Marine Ecosystems of the World : Trends in Exploitation, Protection, and Research (Large Marine Ecosystems Series) 〈12〉

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 440 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780444510273
  • DDC分類 577

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The Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) of the world annually produce 95 per cent of usable global marine biomass. LMEs are presently being subjected to stresses from unsustainable fishing, climate change, coastal eutrophication, toxic algal blooms and degradation of critical habitats, resulting in significant losses of socioeconomic benefits to coastal countries. The volume provides assessments of the changing states of selected polar, temperate and tropical LMEs using the case study method. From the studies of changes in biomass yields and environmental health, new insights are provided on the causes of the changes and actions presently underway to improve the health and sustainability of LMEs. Twelfth in the series on "LME"s, this book is essential reading for scientists and students in marine relevant fields, conservationists, marine resource managers, policy makers and others interested in the fate of ocean ecosystems.

Contents

Series Editor's introduction. Acknowledgments. Editors' introduction. Contributors. I. Polar and Boreal Sea LMEs. 1. The Antarctic Weddell Sea (G. Hubold). 2. Climate change in the Southeastern Bering Sea and some consequences for biota (J.D. Schumacher, N.A. Bond et al.). 3. Contemporary state and factors of stability of the Barents Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (G.G. Matishov, V.V. Denisov, S.L. Dzhenyuk). 4. The Scotian Shelf (K.C.T. Zwanenburg). 5. Assessment and sustainability of the U.S. Northeast Shelf Ecosystem (K. Sherman, J. O'Reilly, J. Kane). 6. The Yellow Sea LME and mitigation action (Q. Tang). 7. The Baltic Sea (B.-O. Jansson). 8. Overfishing drives a trophic cascade in the Black Sea (G.M. Daskalov). II. Upwelling Current LMEs. 9. Interannual variability impacts on the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem (D. Lluch-Belda, D.B. Lluch-Cota, S.E. Lluch-Cota). 10. Sustainability of the Benguela: ex Africa simper aliquid novi (V. Shannon, M. O'Toole). 11. Decadal environmental and ecological changes in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem and adjacent waters: Patterns of connections and teleconnection (C.Roy, P. Cury). 12. The Humboldt Current: Trends in exploitation, protection and research (M. Wolff, C. Wosnitza-Mendo, J. Mendo). III. Tropical LMEs. 13. The Great Barrier Reef: 25 years of management as a Large Marine Ecosystem. 14. Development of fisheries in the Gulf of Thailand Large Marine Ecosystem: Analysis of an unplanned experiment (D. Pauly, R. Chuenpagdee). 15. A review and re-definition of the Large Marine Ecosystems of Brazil (W. Ekau, B. Knoppers). IV. Mapping Natural Ocean Regions and LMEs. 16. Mapping fisheries onto marine ecosystems for regional, oceanic and global integrations (R. Watson, D. Pauly et al.). V. Synopsis. 17. Synoptical Notes (G. Hempel). Index.