Ecosystem conservation and management : models and application / / Marino Gatto and Renato Casagrandi |
Autore | Gatto Marino |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 pages) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Soggetto topico |
Ecosystem management
Mathematical models |
ISBN | 3-031-09480-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Part I Species and Populations Threatened by Extinction -- 1 Threatened Biodiversity -- 1.1 What is Biodiversity? -- 1.2 Configuration and Distribution of Biodiversity -- 1.3 The Loss of Biodiversity -- 1.4 Causes of Threat and Extinction -- 1.5 The Value of Biodiversity -- 1.6 Preserving Biodiversity -- References -- 2 The Risk of Extinction: Allee Effect and Genetic Deterioration -- 2.1 Demographic Phenomena in Populations Threatened by Extinction -- 2.2 A Brief Recapitulation of Basic Population Dynamics -- 2.3 Depensation Phenomena and the Allee effect -- 2.4 Simple Dynamic Models of the Allee Effect -- 2.5 Genetic Deterioration: Basics -- 2.5.1 Cell Structure and DNA -- 2.5.2 Cell Cycles and Reproduction -- 2.5.3 Genetic Variability -- 2.6 The Hardy-Weinberg Law -- 2.7 Genetic Drift and Wright's Formula -- 2.8 Effects of Genetic Drift on Population Dynamics -- References -- 3 Extinction Risk Analysis: Demographic and Environmental Stochasticity -- 3.1 Population Fluctuations -- 3.2 The Different Types of Stochasticity -- 3.3 Individual Fitness and Models of Demographic and Environmental Stochasticity -- 3.4 Risk Analysis for Populations Subject to Demographic Stochasticity Only -- 3.4.1 Demographic Stochasticity in Malthusian Populations -- 3.4.2 Demographic Stochasticity in Density-Dependent Populations -- 3.5 Risk Analysis for Populations Subject to Environmental Stochasticity Only -- 3.5.1 Environmental Stochasticity in Malthusian Population -- 3.5.2 Estimating the Risk of Extinction -- 3.5.3 Environmental Stochasticity in Density-Dependent Populations -- 3.6 Extinction Vortices, Population Viability Analyses, IUCN Risk Categories -- References -- 4 Problems on the Analysis of Extinction Risk -- References -- Part II Populations in Spatially Explicit Landscapes.
5 Movement of Organisms and the Dynamics of Populations in Space -- 5.1 The Diffusion Process -- 5.2 Diffusion in an Infinite Domain -- 5.3 Diffusion in a Finite Habitat -- 5.4 Demographic Increase and Diffusion -- 5.4.1 Malthusian Growth and Dispersal in an Infinite Habitat -- 5.4.2 Malthusian Growth and Diffusion in a Finite Habitat with an Absorbing Barrier -- 5.4.3 Diffusion and Density-Dependent Population Growth -- References -- 6 Habitat Fragmentation and Destruction: The Dynamics of Metapopulations -- 6.1 Metapopulations and Habitat Loss -- 6.2 Different Modelling Approaches to the Study of Metapopulations -- 6.3 Spatially Implicit Boolean Models -- 6.3.1 The Mainland-Island Model -- 6.3.2 The Model by ch6Levins69 -- 6.4 The Effects of Habitat Destruction and Environmental Disasters -- 6.5 A Spatially Explicit Boolean Model -- References -- 7 Problems on Spatial Ecology -- References -- Part III Sustainability of Biomass Harvesting and Its Management -- 8 The Management of Natural Populations Harvesting -- 8.1 Renewable Resources -- 8.2 Dynamics of a Harvested Population -- 8.3 Effects of Some Regulation Policies -- 8.4 The Problem of Maximum Sustainable Yield -- 8.5 The Bio-Economic Viewpoint -- 8.6 Harvesting Populations with Age and Size Structure -- 8.6.1 Optimal Rotation Period of a Renewable Resource and the Problem of Discounting -- 8.6.2 Managing the Harvest of Fish Populations with Constant Recruitment -- References -- 9 Problems on the Management of Renewable Resource Harvesting -- References -- Part IV Parasite and Disease Ecology -- 10 Ecology of Parasites and Infectious Diseases -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Dynamics of Diseases Caused by Microparasites -- 10.2.1 Directly Transmitted Diseases -- 10.3 Water-Borne Diseases -- 10.4 Vector-Borne Diseases -- 10.5 Dynamics of Diseases Caused by Macroparasites. 10.6 Host-Parasitoid Dynamics -- References -- 11 Problems on the Ecology of Parasites and Disease -- References -- Index -- Species Index -- Author Index. |
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Ecosystem Observation, Simulation and Assessment / / Peng Hou and [three others], editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel : , : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 pages) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Soggetto topico | Ecosystem management |
ISBN | 3-0365-6775-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910683386903321 |
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Ecosystem services : global issues, local practices / / edited by Sander Jcobs, Nicolas Dendoncker, Hans Keune |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : , : Elsevier, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (455 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JacobsSander
DendonckerNicolas KeuneHans |
Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity - Economic aspects
Ecosystem management |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-12-419980-1 |
Classificazione | 52.08.36 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Ecosystem Services Global Issues, Local Practices; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Editorial for Ecosystem Services-Global Issues, Local Practices No Root, No Fruit-Sustainability and Ecosystem Services; No Root, No Fruit-Sustainability and Ecosystem Services; 1. LIMITS; 2. FAIRNESS; 3. COMPLEXITY; 4. REALITY CHECK; A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE OUTER COMFORT ZONE; REFERENCES; INTRODUCTION; READERS' GUIDE; Part I - Ecosystem Service Basics; Chapter 1 - Inclusive Ecosystem Services Valuation; 1. INTRODUCTION: ON VALUE AND VALUATION; 2. WHY DO WE VALUE?
3. VALUATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-A THREE-PILLAR VALUATION FRAMEWORK4. IS VALUATION OF ES ENOUGH FOR PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING?; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - Ecosystem Services and Their Monetary Value; 1. WHY SHOULD WE MONETIZE ES?; 2. WHAT IS MONETARY VALUATION?; 3. WHAT ARE WE VALUING?; 4. THE ECONOMIST TOOLBOX; 5. MONETARY VALUATION OF ES IN BELGIUM; 6. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. BIODIVERSITY; 3. BIODIVERSITY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; 4. BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; REFERENCES Chapter 4 - Ecosystem Service Indicators: Are We Measuring What We Want to Manage?1. INTRODUCTION; 2. A SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, INTERPRETATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF INDICATORS; 3. CASE STUDY: ECOSYSTEM SERVICE INDICATORS IN FLANDERS; 4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 - Inquiring into the Governance of Ecosystem Services: An Introduction; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. WHAT IS GOVERNANCE?; 3. THE PRACTICE OF GOVERNANCE; 4. KNOWLEDGE: DIVERSITY, ETHICS, AND POWER; REFERENCES; Part II -Ecosystem Services: Conceptual Reflections Chapter 6 - Monetary Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Unresolvable Problems with the Standard Economic ModelDISCOUNTING THE FUTURE; THE SOURCES OF UTILITY ARE COMMENSURABLE; HUMANS ARE NARROWLY RATIONAL AND SELF-REGARDING; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Opposed Visions, Opposed Paradigms; REFERENCES; Chapter 8 - Earth System Services-A Global Science Perspective on Ecosystem Services; REFERENCES; Chapter 9 - Ecosystem Services in a Societal Context; A New and Useful Concept; A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CASCADE; FROM ECOSYSTEMS TO VALUE: A LONG CASCADE WHAT IS A SERVICE? NO FINAL CONSUMPTION, NO FREE GIFT OF NATUREES IN A POLICY CONTEXT; ES IN A GROWTH CONTEXT; ESS IN A SUSTAINABILITY CONTEXT; CONCLUSION; Chapter 10 - The Value of the Ecosystem Services Concept in Economic and Biodiversity Policy; INTRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; THE ECONOMICS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Part III -Ecosystem Service Debates; Chapter 11 - Valuation of ES: Challenges and Policy Use; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. UNCERTAINTY AND COMPLEXITY IN QUANTIFICATION AND VALUATION; 3. CHALLENGES IN USING MONETARY VALUES FOR POLICY APPRAISAL 4. CONCLUSION |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453561803321 |
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Ecosystem services : global issues, local practices / / edited by Sander Jacobs, Nicolas Dendoncker, Hans Kuene |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, CA : , : Elsevier, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxii, 422 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico | Ecosystem services |
ISBN | 0-12-419980-1 |
Classificazione | 52.08.36 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Ecosystem Services Global Issues, Local Practices; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Editorial for Ecosystem Services-Global Issues, Local Practices No Root, No Fruit-Sustainability and Ecosystem Services; No Root, No Fruit-Sustainability and Ecosystem Services; 1. LIMITS; 2. FAIRNESS; 3. COMPLEXITY; 4. REALITY CHECK; A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE OUTER COMFORT ZONE; REFERENCES; INTRODUCTION; READERS' GUIDE; Part I - Ecosystem Service Basics; Chapter 1 - Inclusive Ecosystem Services Valuation; 1. INTRODUCTION: ON VALUE AND VALUATION; 2. WHY DO WE VALUE?
3. VALUATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-A THREE-PILLAR VALUATION FRAMEWORK4. IS VALUATION OF ES ENOUGH FOR PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING?; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - Ecosystem Services and Their Monetary Value; 1. WHY SHOULD WE MONETIZE ES?; 2. WHAT IS MONETARY VALUATION?; 3. WHAT ARE WE VALUING?; 4. THE ECONOMIST TOOLBOX; 5. MONETARY VALUATION OF ES IN BELGIUM; 6. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. BIODIVERSITY; 3. BIODIVERSITY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; 4. BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; REFERENCES Chapter 4 - Ecosystem Service Indicators: Are We Measuring What We Want to Manage?1. INTRODUCTION; 2. A SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, INTERPRETATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF INDICATORS; 3. CASE STUDY: ECOSYSTEM SERVICE INDICATORS IN FLANDERS; 4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 - Inquiring into the Governance of Ecosystem Services: An Introduction; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. WHAT IS GOVERNANCE?; 3. THE PRACTICE OF GOVERNANCE; 4. KNOWLEDGE: DIVERSITY, ETHICS, AND POWER; REFERENCES; Part II -Ecosystem Services: Conceptual Reflections Chapter 6 - Monetary Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Unresolvable Problems with the Standard Economic ModelDISCOUNTING THE FUTURE; THE SOURCES OF UTILITY ARE COMMENSURABLE; HUMANS ARE NARROWLY RATIONAL AND SELF-REGARDING; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Opposed Visions, Opposed Paradigms; REFERENCES; Chapter 8 - Earth System Services-A Global Science Perspective on Ecosystem Services; REFERENCES; Chapter 9 - Ecosystem Services in a Societal Context; A New and Useful Concept; A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CASCADE; FROM ECOSYSTEMS TO VALUE: A LONG CASCADE WHAT IS A SERVICE? NO FINAL CONSUMPTION, NO FREE GIFT OF NATUREES IN A POLICY CONTEXT; ES IN A GROWTH CONTEXT; ESS IN A SUSTAINABILITY CONTEXT; CONCLUSION; Chapter 10 - The Value of the Ecosystem Services Concept in Economic and Biodiversity Policy; INTRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; THE ECONOMICS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Part III -Ecosystem Service Debates; Chapter 11 - Valuation of ES: Challenges and Policy Use; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. UNCERTAINTY AND COMPLEXITY IN QUANTIFICATION AND VALUATION; 3. CHALLENGES IN USING MONETARY VALUES FOR POLICY APPRAISAL 4. CONCLUSION |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790644703321 |
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Ecosystem services : global issues, local practices / / edited by Sander Jacobs, Nicolas Dendoncker, Hans Kuene |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, CA : , : Elsevier, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxii, 422 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico | Ecosystem services |
ISBN | 0-12-419980-1 |
Classificazione | 52.08.36 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Ecosystem Services Global Issues, Local Practices; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Editorial for Ecosystem Services-Global Issues, Local Practices No Root, No Fruit-Sustainability and Ecosystem Services; No Root, No Fruit-Sustainability and Ecosystem Services; 1. LIMITS; 2. FAIRNESS; 3. COMPLEXITY; 4. REALITY CHECK; A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE OUTER COMFORT ZONE; REFERENCES; INTRODUCTION; READERS' GUIDE; Part I - Ecosystem Service Basics; Chapter 1 - Inclusive Ecosystem Services Valuation; 1. INTRODUCTION: ON VALUE AND VALUATION; 2. WHY DO WE VALUE?
3. VALUATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-A THREE-PILLAR VALUATION FRAMEWORK4. IS VALUATION OF ES ENOUGH FOR PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING?; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - Ecosystem Services and Their Monetary Value; 1. WHY SHOULD WE MONETIZE ES?; 2. WHAT IS MONETARY VALUATION?; 3. WHAT ARE WE VALUING?; 4. THE ECONOMIST TOOLBOX; 5. MONETARY VALUATION OF ES IN BELGIUM; 6. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. BIODIVERSITY; 3. BIODIVERSITY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; 4. BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; REFERENCES Chapter 4 - Ecosystem Service Indicators: Are We Measuring What We Want to Manage?1. INTRODUCTION; 2. A SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, INTERPRETATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF INDICATORS; 3. CASE STUDY: ECOSYSTEM SERVICE INDICATORS IN FLANDERS; 4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 - Inquiring into the Governance of Ecosystem Services: An Introduction; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. WHAT IS GOVERNANCE?; 3. THE PRACTICE OF GOVERNANCE; 4. KNOWLEDGE: DIVERSITY, ETHICS, AND POWER; REFERENCES; Part II -Ecosystem Services: Conceptual Reflections Chapter 6 - Monetary Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Unresolvable Problems with the Standard Economic ModelDISCOUNTING THE FUTURE; THE SOURCES OF UTILITY ARE COMMENSURABLE; HUMANS ARE NARROWLY RATIONAL AND SELF-REGARDING; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Opposed Visions, Opposed Paradigms; REFERENCES; Chapter 8 - Earth System Services-A Global Science Perspective on Ecosystem Services; REFERENCES; Chapter 9 - Ecosystem Services in a Societal Context; A New and Useful Concept; A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CASCADE; FROM ECOSYSTEMS TO VALUE: A LONG CASCADE WHAT IS A SERVICE? NO FINAL CONSUMPTION, NO FREE GIFT OF NATUREES IN A POLICY CONTEXT; ES IN A GROWTH CONTEXT; ESS IN A SUSTAINABILITY CONTEXT; CONCLUSION; Chapter 10 - The Value of the Ecosystem Services Concept in Economic and Biodiversity Policy; INTRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; THE ECONOMICS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Part III -Ecosystem Service Debates; Chapter 11 - Valuation of ES: Challenges and Policy Use; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. UNCERTAINTY AND COMPLEXITY IN QUANTIFICATION AND VALUATION; 3. CHALLENGES IN USING MONETARY VALUES FOR POLICY APPRAISAL 4. CONCLUSION |
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Ecosystem sustainability and global change / / edited by André Monaco, Patrick Prouzet |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE Ltd/John Wiley and Sons Inc, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.95
333.95/16 |
Collana | Oceanography and marine biology series. Seas and oceans set |
Soggetto topico | Marine ecosystem management |
ISBN |
1-119-00772-0
1-119-00770-4 1-119-00771-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; 1: Ocean, Biodiversity and Resources; 1.1. The history of life in the oceans; 1.2. Specifics of marine biodiversity; 1.3. Renewable living resources; 1.3.1. Fisheries; 1.3.2. Aquaculture; 1.3.2.1. The farming of carnivorous species; 1.3.2.2. Impact on the environment; 1.3.2.3. Introduction of species; 1.3.2.4. Zootechnical research; 1.3.2.5. The future of aquaculture; 1.4. Ocean and public health; 1.5. Research of molecules of interest of marine origin; 1.6. Research in marine models (regarding their originality and specificity)
1.7. Conclusion1.8. Bibliography; 2: Pelagic Marine Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles; 2.1. Introduction; 2.1.1. Ocean dynamics: surface and deep circulation; 2.1.1.1. Surface circulation and marine currents; 2.1.1.2. Vertical mixing and deep thermohaline circulation; 2.2. Marine pelagic ecosystems: from viruses to whales; 2.2.1. Different points of view on marine pelagic ecosystems; 2.2.2. Main types of planktonic marine ecosystems; 2.3. Pelagic ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles: inseparable; 2.3.1. Dissolved inorganic nutrients; 2.3.1.1. Essential chemical elements 2.3.1.2. Uptake of dissolved inorganic nutrients by pelagic ecosystems2.3.1.3. Recirculation of dissolved inorganic nutrients into the environment; 2.3.1.4. Vertical transport of dissolved inorganic nutrients; 2.3.1.5. Biogeochemical cycles involving dissolved inorganic nutrients; 2.3.2. Dissolved gases; 2.3.2.1. Gases in pelagic ecosystems; 2.3.2.2. Uptake of dissolved gases by pelagic ecosystems; 2.3.2.3. Recirculation of dissolved gases in the environment; 2.3.2.4. Vertical transport of dissolved gases; 2.3.2.5. Biogeochemical cycles involving dissolved gases 2.3.3. Particulate inorganic carbon2.3.3.1. CaCO3 in pelagic ecosystems; 2.3.3.2. Formation (precipitation) of CaCO3 by pelagic ecosystems; 2.3.3.3. Dissolution of CaCO3; 2.3.3.4. Vertical transport of CaCO3; 2.3.3.5. Biogeochemical cycles involving CaCO3; 2.3.4. Dissolved organic carbon; 2.3.4.1. Labile and refractory dissolved organic carbon; 2.3.4.2. Formation of DOC by pelagic ecosystems; 2.3.4.3. Circulation of DOC in the environment; 2.3.4.4. Vertical transport of DOC; 2.3.5. Particulate organic carbon; 2.3.5.1. Living and non-living particulate organic carbon 2.3.5.2. Formation of POC by pelagic ecosystems2.3.5.3. Recirculation of POC into the environment; 2.3.5.4. Transformation of size of organic particles; 2.3.5.5. Vertical transport of POC; 2.3.5.6. Biogeochemical cycles involving POC; 2.4. The ocean in the rescue of the planet: carbon pumping and sequestration; 2.4.1. Carbon pumps and carbon sequestration in the ocean; 2.4.2. The four ocean carbon pumps; 2.5. Biogeochemical equilibria, ecosystems and human societies: danger!; 2.6. Bibliography; 3: Indicators; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Approach 3.2.1. Context: managing human activities in marine ecosystems |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140492903321 |
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Ecosystem sustainability and global change / / edited by André Monaco, Patrick Prouzet |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE Ltd/John Wiley and Sons Inc, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.95
333.95/16 |
Collana | Oceanography and marine biology series. Seas and oceans set |
Soggetto topico | Marine ecosystem management |
ISBN |
1-119-00772-0
1-119-00770-4 1-119-00771-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; 1: Ocean, Biodiversity and Resources; 1.1. The history of life in the oceans; 1.2. Specifics of marine biodiversity; 1.3. Renewable living resources; 1.3.1. Fisheries; 1.3.2. Aquaculture; 1.3.2.1. The farming of carnivorous species; 1.3.2.2. Impact on the environment; 1.3.2.3. Introduction of species; 1.3.2.4. Zootechnical research; 1.3.2.5. The future of aquaculture; 1.4. Ocean and public health; 1.5. Research of molecules of interest of marine origin; 1.6. Research in marine models (regarding their originality and specificity)
1.7. Conclusion1.8. Bibliography; 2: Pelagic Marine Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles; 2.1. Introduction; 2.1.1. Ocean dynamics: surface and deep circulation; 2.1.1.1. Surface circulation and marine currents; 2.1.1.2. Vertical mixing and deep thermohaline circulation; 2.2. Marine pelagic ecosystems: from viruses to whales; 2.2.1. Different points of view on marine pelagic ecosystems; 2.2.2. Main types of planktonic marine ecosystems; 2.3. Pelagic ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles: inseparable; 2.3.1. Dissolved inorganic nutrients; 2.3.1.1. Essential chemical elements 2.3.1.2. Uptake of dissolved inorganic nutrients by pelagic ecosystems2.3.1.3. Recirculation of dissolved inorganic nutrients into the environment; 2.3.1.4. Vertical transport of dissolved inorganic nutrients; 2.3.1.5. Biogeochemical cycles involving dissolved inorganic nutrients; 2.3.2. Dissolved gases; 2.3.2.1. Gases in pelagic ecosystems; 2.3.2.2. Uptake of dissolved gases by pelagic ecosystems; 2.3.2.3. Recirculation of dissolved gases in the environment; 2.3.2.4. Vertical transport of dissolved gases; 2.3.2.5. Biogeochemical cycles involving dissolved gases 2.3.3. Particulate inorganic carbon2.3.3.1. CaCO3 in pelagic ecosystems; 2.3.3.2. Formation (precipitation) of CaCO3 by pelagic ecosystems; 2.3.3.3. Dissolution of CaCO3; 2.3.3.4. Vertical transport of CaCO3; 2.3.3.5. Biogeochemical cycles involving CaCO3; 2.3.4. Dissolved organic carbon; 2.3.4.1. Labile and refractory dissolved organic carbon; 2.3.4.2. Formation of DOC by pelagic ecosystems; 2.3.4.3. Circulation of DOC in the environment; 2.3.4.4. Vertical transport of DOC; 2.3.5. Particulate organic carbon; 2.3.5.1. Living and non-living particulate organic carbon 2.3.5.2. Formation of POC by pelagic ecosystems2.3.5.3. Recirculation of POC into the environment; 2.3.5.4. Transformation of size of organic particles; 2.3.5.5. Vertical transport of POC; 2.3.5.6. Biogeochemical cycles involving POC; 2.4. The ocean in the rescue of the planet: carbon pumping and sequestration; 2.4.1. Carbon pumps and carbon sequestration in the ocean; 2.4.2. The four ocean carbon pumps; 2.5. Biogeochemical equilibria, ecosystems and human societies: danger!; 2.6. Bibliography; 3: Indicators; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Approach 3.2.1. Context: managing human activities in marine ecosystems |
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Ecosystems Biodiversity / / Oscar Grillo, Gianfranco Venora |
Autore | Grillo Oscar <1943-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rijeka : , : InTech, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 464 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Soggetto topico | Biodiversity |
ISBN | 953-51-5162-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910138431203321 |
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Ecotourism and biodiversity conservation [[electronic resource] /] / Suresh C. Rai |
Autore | Rai Suresh Chand <1958-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (158 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Collana |
Economic issues, problems and perspectives
Tourism and hospitality development and management |
Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity conservation
Ecotourism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-62808-609-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462377103321 |
Rai Suresh Chand <1958->
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Ecotourism and biodiversity conservation [[electronic resource] /] / Suresh C. Rai |
Autore | Rai Suresh Chand <1958-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (158 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Collana |
Economic issues, problems and perspectives
Tourism and hospitality development and management |
Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity conservation
Ecotourism |
ISBN | 1-62808-609-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Biodiversity status and significance -- Growth and impact of tourism -- Economic valuation -- Participatory ecotourism planning and biodiversity. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786824303321 |
Rai Suresh Chand <1958->
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