Keywords:
Marine ecology.
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Climatic changes.
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Marine ecosystem management.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Global changes, including climate change and intensive fishing, are having significant impacts on the world's oceans. This book advances knowledge of the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems and their major sub-systems, and how they respond to physical forcing.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (453 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780191574290
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=728754
DDC:
577.7
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Boxes -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- 1. Introduction: oceans in the earth system -- 1.1 The integrated blue planet -- 1.2 The oceans in an earth system -- 1.3 Climate variability and change in ocean ecosystems -- 1.4 Climate change and global change -- 1.5 Marine ecosystem sustainability -- 1.6 Objectives and structure of the book -- Part I: The changing ocean ecosystems -- 2. Climate forcing on marine ecosystems -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Climate forcing, climate variability, and climate change -- 2.3 Large-scale climate variability patterns -- 2.4 The role of ocean forcing on climate variability -- 2.5 Patterns of climate forcing on marine ecosystems -- 2.6 Effects of climate on marine ecosystem processes -- 2.7 Comparative studies of climate forcing on marine ecosystems -- 2.8 Influence of fishing on the responses of exploited ecosystems to climate forcing -- 2.9 Summary -- 3. Human impacts on marine ecosystems -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Human interaction with the natural world and evidence of impact on marine ecosystems -- 3.3 Fisheries-induced changes -- 3.4 Sensitivity of marine ecosystems -- 3.5 Summary and conclusions -- Part II: Advances in understanding the structure and dynamics of marine ecosystems -- 4. Dynamics of marine ecosystems: target species -- 4.1 The GLOBEC approach: population dynamics of target species -- 4.2 Target organisms -- 4.3 What are the justifications for the target species approach? -- 4.4 The criteria that define target species -- 4.5 Where has the target species approach worked to allow comparisons of species and ecosystems among regions? -- 4.6 Where is the target species approach not appropriate, or where does it require alteration? -- 4.7 Outstanding questions about target species.
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5. Dynamics of marine ecosystems: integration through models of physical-biological interactions -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Processes affecting individuals -- 5.3 Framing theories and hypotheses -- 5.4 Modelling approaches used in GLOBEC studies -- 5.5 Data assimilation, integration with field observation, and skill assessment -- 5.6 Understanding recruitment: the role and challenges of modelling -- 5.7 How has improved understanding of the physical environment improved ocean management? -- 5.8 Directions for future work -- 6. Dynamics of marine ecosystems: observation and experimentation -- 6.1 Sampling and technological advances in support of GLOBEC science -- 6.2 New approaches to the trophic complexity of marine ecosystems -- 6.3 Sampling and observation systems -- 6.4 Advances in shipboard, laboratory, and in situ process studies -- 6.5 Zooplankton individual behaviours and population processes -- 6.6 Methods applied to retrospective studies on past ecosystem states -- 6.7 Future directions -- 7. Dynamics of marine ecosystems: ecological processes -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Ecological processes and food webs -- 7.3 Marine ecosystem dynamics in relation to global change -- 7.4 Advances in understanding marine ecosystems -- 7.5 Conclusions and future directions -- Part III: The human dimensions of changes in marine ecosystems -- 8. Interactions between changes in marine ecosystems and human communities -- 8.1 Human-marine ecosystem interactions: a social-ecological perspective -- 8.2 Social-ecological systems: resilience, vulnerability, and adaptive capacity -- 8.3 Communities of fish, and fishing communities: issues of scale and value -- 8.4 Fisheries, food and economic security: vulnerability and response -- 8.5 Governance -- 8.6 Climate change and an uncertain future -- 8.7 Conclusions.
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9. Marine resources management in the face of change: from ecosystem science to ecosystem-based management -- 9.1 How have resource management needs changed during the life of GLOBEC? -- 9.2 How has ecosystem science been used to identify and address resource management needs? -- 9.3 From ecosystem science to ecosystem-based management -- 9.4 Communicating and increasing societal participation in ecosystem management -- 9.5 Summary -- Part IV: A way forward -- 10. Ocean ecosystem responses to future global change scenarios: a way forward -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Emergence of global changes in the ocean environments and projected future ocean conditions -- 10.3 Ecosystem responses to global change -- 10.4 The future and challenges -- 10.5 Prognosis -- 11. Marine ecosystems and global change: a synthesis -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 What has been learnt? -- 11.3 Emerging scientific themes -- 11.4 The future -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
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