Marine conservation ecology
By: John Roff and Mark Zacharias ; with early contributions from Jon Day
Contributors: Zacharias, Mark, 1967-
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
ISBN-13: 9781299729698; 9781849775540
Subjects: Marine resources conservation; Marine ecosystem health; Marine ecology; Conservation des ressources marines; Écosystèmes marins; Santé; Earth & Environmental Sciences; Marine Science
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction : why marine conservation is necessary : significance, threats and management of the oceans and biodiversity; title: 2. The marine environment : physicochemical characteristics : structures and processes : enduring and recurrent factors; title: 3. The marine environment : ecology and biology : pelagic and benthic realms and coastal fringing communities; title: 4. Approaches to marine conservation : traditional strategies and ecological frameworks; title: 5. Representative areas : global to ecoregional : marine conservation at the ecosystem/habitat level; title: 6. Habitats and communities : ecoregional to local : reality, variability and scales of relationships; title: 7. Distinctive areas : species and ecosystem processes : ecosystem processes : ergoclines and hotspots; title: 8. Patterns of biodiversity : species diversity : theories and relationships : global, regional, local; title: 9. Species and focal species : keystones, umbrellas, flagships, indicators and others; title: 10. Genetic diversity : significance of genetics : from genes to ecosystems; title: 11. Coastal zones : components, complexities and classifications; title: 12. High seas and deep seas : pelagic and benthic, hydrography and biogeography; title: 13. Linking fisheries management with marine conservation objectives through ecosystem approaches : compatibility of exploitation and preservation; title: 14. Size and boundaries of protected areas : rationale for function, location, dimensions; title: 15. Evaluation of protected areas : the concept of 'value' as applied to marine biodiversity; title: 16. Sets of protected areas : integrating distinctive and representative protected areas; title: 17. Networks of protected areas : patterns of connectivity in the oceans; title: 18. Approaches to the establishment of marine monitoring programmes : stabilizing the baselines; title: 19. Remaining problems in marine conservation : present problems, future solutions.