Marine conservation biology [[electronic resource] ] : the science of maintaining the sea's biodiversity / / edited by Elliott A. Norse and Larry B. Crowder ; foreword by Michael E. Soule

• Pubblicazione: Washington, : Island Press, c2005
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (497 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.95/616
• Soggetto topico: Marine biodiversity conservation; Biodiversity conservation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: NorseElliott A CrowderLarry B
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface: A New Science for a New Century; Acknowledgments; Ch. 1: Why Marine Conservation Biology?; Ch. 2: Back to the Future in Marine Conservation; Part One: Marine Populations: The Basics; Ch. 3: The Life of the Sea: Implications of Marine Population Biology to Conservation Policy; Ch. 4: The Allee Effect in the Sea; Ch. 5: Extinction Risk in Marine Species; Ch. 6: Behavioral Approaches to Marine Conservation; Part Two: Threats to Marine Biological Diversity ; Ch. 7: The Potential for Nutrient Overenrichment to Diminish Marine BiodiversityCh. 8: The Magnitude and Consequences of Bioinvasions in Marine Ecosystems: Implications for Conservation Biology; Ch. 9: Diseases and the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity; Ch. 10: Multiple Stressors in Marine Systems; Part Three: The Greatest Threat: Fisheries; Ch. 11: Global Fisheries and Marine Conservation: Is Coexistence Possible?; Ch. 12: The Global Destruction of Bottom Habitats by Mobile Fishing Gear; Ch. 13: Effects of Fishing on Long-Lived Marine Organisms ; Ch. 14: Evolutionary Impacts of Fishing on Target PopulationsCh. 15: Are Sustainable Fisheries Achievable?; Part Four: Place-Based Management of Marine Ecosystems; Ch. 16: Marine Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation; Ch. 17: Marine Reserve Function and Design for Fisheries Management; Ch. 18: Place-Based Ecosystem Management in the Open Ocean; Ch. 19: Metapopulation Structure and Marine Reserves; Part Five: Human Dimensions; Ch. 20: Developing Rules to Manage Fisheries: A Cross-Cultural Perspective; Ch. 21: The Role of Legal Regimes in Marine Conservation ; Ch. 22: Uncertainty in Marine ManagementCh. 23: Recovering Populations and Restoring Ecosystems: Restoration of Coral Reefs and Related Marine Communities; Ch. 24: Toward a Sea Ethic; Ch. 25: Ending the Range Wars on the Last Frontier: Zoning the Sea; About the Editors; Contributors; Index ; Species Index
• Titolo autorizzato: Marine conservation biology
• ISBN: 1-59726-771-6; 1-4356-4856-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451728903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II