Reviews
"Marine Ecosystems and Global Change is a valuable trove that could profitably be mined, and any academic bookshelf would wear them well." -- Carl Safina, BioScience, The books writing is noticeably clear and even, a major accomplishment for an edited volume... any academic bookshelf would wear [it] well., Listed in New Titles Section of Bioscience Sept 2010 "Marine Ecosystems and Global Change is a valuable trove that could profitably be mined, and any academic bookshelf would wear them well." -- Carl Safina,BioScience, Listed in New Titles Section of Bioscience Sept 2010 "Marine Ecosystems and Global Change is a valuable trove that could profitably be mined, and any academic bookshelf would wear them well." -- Carl Safina, BioScience
Table of Content
AcknowledgementsPrefaceList of acronyms1: Manuel Barange, John G. Field & Will Steffen: Introduction: oceans in an earth systemSection 1 - The Changing Ocean Ecosystems2: Ken Drinkwater et al: Climate Forcing on Marine Ecosystems3: Keith Brander et al: Human Impacts on Marine EcosystemsSection 2 - Advances in Understanding the Structure and Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems4: Dian J. Gifford et al: Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: target species5: Brad deYoung et al: Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: physical-biological interactions - integration and modelling6: Roger P. Harris et al: Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: observation and experimentation7: Coleen L. Moloney et al: Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: ecological processesSection 3 - The Human Dimensions of Changes in Marine Ecosystems8: R. Ian Perry et al: Interactions between Changes in Marine Ecosystems and Human Communities9: Manuel Barange et al: Marine Resources Management in the Face of Change: from ecosystem science to ecosystem-based managementSection 4 - A Way Forward10: Shin-ichi Ito et al: Ocean Ecosystem Responses to Future Global Change Scenarios: a way forward11: Eileen E. Hofmann, Manuel Barange, John G. Field, Roger P. Harris, R. Ian Perry & Francisco Werner: Marine Ecosystems and Global Change: a synthesisReferencesIndex, AcknowledgementsPrefaceList of acronyms1. Introduction: oceans in an earth system, Manuel Barange, John G. Field & Will SteffenSection 1 - The Changing Ocean Ecosystems2. Climate Forcing on Marine Ecosystems, Ken Drinkwater et al3. Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystems, Keith Brander et alSection 2 - Advances in Understanding the Structure and Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems4. Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: target species, Dian J. Gifford et al5. Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: physical-biological interactions - integration and modelling, Brad deYoung et al6. Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: observation and experimentation, Roger P. Harris et al7. Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: ecological processes, Coleen L. Moloney et alSection 3 - The Human Dimensions of Changes in Marine Ecosystems8. Interactions between Changes in Marine Ecosystems and Human Communities, R. Ian Perry et al9. Marine Resources Management in the Face of Change: from ecosystem science to ecosystem-based management, Manuel Barange et alSection 4 - A Way Forward10. Ocean Ecosystem Responses to Future Global Change Scenarios: a way forward, Shin-ichi Ito et al11. Marine Ecosystems and Global Change: a synthesis, Eileen E. Hofmann, Manuel Barange, John G. Field, Roger P. Harris, R. Ian Perry & Francisco WernerReferencesIndex