Biodiversity in the marine environment / Philippe Goulletquer...[et al.]. and translated by Janet Heard-Carnot.
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TextPublication details: Cham : Springer, 2014.Description: xxi, 198 p. : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cmISBN: - 9789401785655
- 577.7 23 G698
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| 577.7 B497 Bioeconomic modelling and valuation of exploited marine ecosystems | 577.7 C953 Marine ecosystems : | 577.7 F153 Marine sediments | 577.7 G698 Biodiversity in the marine environment / | 577.7 K55 Marine ecology: a comprehensive, integrated treatise on life in oceans and coastal waters | 577.7 M822 Marine ecology | 577.7 N993 Marine biology |
Translation of: Biodiversite en environnement marin, 2013.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. The importance of marine biodiversity --
2. The impacts of human activities on marine biodiversity --
3. Status and trends --
4. Conceptualising biodiversity --
5. Measuring biodiversity --
6. Drivers of changes in biodiversity and its uses --
7. Integrated scenarios and policies --
8. Research needs --
Sources.
This book provides a comprehensive review of the status and trends of marine biodiversity, an impact assessment of human activities and suggests a conceptual framework for relationships between biodiversity and human societies. Further research needs and priorities are identified to sustain the development of integrated scenarios and policies, considering a sustainable development as well as biodiversity conservation. The book is the product of a collective scientific expertise based upon international experts originating from social, biological and ecological sciences.
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