This major textbook provides a broad coverage of the ecological foundations of marine conservation, including the rationale, importance and practicalities of various approaches to marine conservation and management. The scope of the book encompasses an understanding of the elements of marine biodiversity - from global to local levels - threats to marine biodiversity, and the structure and function of marine environments as related to conservation issues. The authors describe the potential approaches, initiatives and various options for conservation, from the genetic to the species, community and ecosystem levels in marine environments. They explore methods for identifying the units of conservation, and the development of defensible frameworks for marine conservation. They describe planning of ecologically integrated conservation strategies, including decision-making on size, boundaries, numbers and connectivity of protected area networks. The book also addresses relationships between fisheries and biodiversity, novel methods for conservation planning in the coastal zone and the evaluation of conservation initiatives.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781844078844
eBay Product ID (ePID)
107767173
Product Key Features
Author
John Roff, Mark Zacharias
Publication Name
Marine Conservation Ecology
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Geology, Biology
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
476 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
189mm
Item Weight
1066g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Mark Zacharias, John Roff
Series Title
Earthscan Oceans
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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