Biodiversity in the marine environment / Philippe Goulletquer...[et al.]. and translated by Janet Heard-Carnot.
Material type:
- 9789401785655
- 577.7 23 G698
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Translation of: Biodiversite en environnement marin, 2013.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. The importance of marine biodiversity --
2. The impacts of human activities on marine biodiversity --
3. Status and trends --
4. Conceptualising biodiversity --
5. Measuring biodiversity --
6. Drivers of changes in biodiversity and its uses --
7. Integrated scenarios and policies --
8. Research needs --
Sources.
This book provides a comprehensive review of the status and trends of marine biodiversity, an impact assessment of human activities and suggests a conceptual framework for relationships between biodiversity and human societies. Further research needs and priorities are identified to sustain the development of integrated scenarios and policies, considering a sustainable development as well as biodiversity conservation. The book is the product of a collective scientific expertise based upon international experts originating from social, biological and ecological sciences.
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