World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation
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World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation

Volume III: Ecological Issues and Environmental Impacts

  1. 666 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation

Volume III: Ecological Issues and Environmental Impacts

About this book

World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation, Second Edition, Volume Three: Ecological Issues and Environmental Impacts covers global issues relating to our seas, including a biological description of the coast and continental shelf waters, the development and use of the coast, landfills and their effects, pollutant discharges over time, the effects of over-fishing, and the management methods and techniques used to ensure continued ecosystem functioning. The relative importance of water-borne and airborne routes differ in different parts of the world is explored, along with extensive coverage of major habitats and species groups, governmental, education and legal issues, fisheries effects, remote sensing, climate change and management.This book is an invaluable, worldwide reference source for students and researchers concerned with marine environmental science, fisheries, oceanography and engineering and coastal zone development.- Provides scientific reviews of regional issues, empowering managers and policymakers to make progress in under-resourced countries and regions- Covers environmental issues arising from the human use of both the sea and its watershed- Presents informed commentary on major trends, problems and successes, and recommendations for the future

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contributors
  6. Introduction to World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation
  7. Chapter 1: The Mangrove Ecosystem
  8. Chapter 2: Global Status of Coral Reefs: In Combination, Disturbances and Stressors Become Ratchets
  9. Chapter 3: Status and Trends for the World’s Kelp Forests
  10. Chapter 4: Salt Marshes: Their Role in Our Society and Threats Posed to Their Existence
  11. Chapter 5: Remote Sensing for Marine Management
  12. Chapter 6: New Advances in Benthic Monitoring Technology and Methodology
  13. Chapter 7: Seabirds
  14. Chapter 8: Blooms of the Moon Jellyfish Aurelia: Causes, Consequences and Controls
  15. Chapter 9: European Protection of Fisheries in the North East Atlantic
  16. Chapter 10: Ghost Fishing
  17. Chapter 11: Far-Field and Near-Field Effects of Marine Aquaculture
  18. Chapter 12: The Making of a Global Marine Fisheries Catch Database for Policy Development
  19. Chapter 13: Ballast Water: Problems and Management
  20. Chapter 14: Debris in Deep Water
  21. Chapter 15: Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Global Ocean
  22. Chapter 16: Microbial Remediation of Organic Pollutants
  23. Chapter 17: Macroplastics Pollution in the Marine Environment
  24. Chapter 18: Microplastics Pollution in the Marine Environment
  25. Chapter 19: International Instruments for the Prevention of Marine Alien Invasive Species
  26. Chapter 20: Underwater Noise: Sources and Effects on Marine Life
  27. Chapter 21: Marine Oil Spills—Oil Pollution, Sources and Effects
  28. Chapter 22: Marine Oil Spills—Preparedness and Countermeasures
  29. Chapter 23: Threats to Seamount Ecosystems and Their Management
  30. Chapter 24: Dead Zones: Oxygen Depletion in Coastal Ecosystems
  31. Chapter 25: Marine Protected Areas: Attempting the Sustainability of the Seas
  32. Chapter 26: Shoreline Defenses
  33. Chapter 27: Environmental Effects of Marine Transportation
  34. Chapter 28: Collisions of Vessels With Cetaceans—The Underestimated Threat
  35. Chapter 29: Marine Protected Areas
  36. Chapter 30: Marine Spatial Planning
  37. Chapter 31: The Role of Ports in a Global Economy, Issues of Relevance and Environmental Initiatives
  38. Chapter 32: Molecular Approaches for an Operational Marine Biodiversity Observation Network
  39. Index