TY - BOOK AU - Goulletquer,Philippe AU - Gros,Philippe AU - Boeuf,Gilles AU - Weber,Jacques AU - Carnot,Janet Heard TI - Biodiversity in the marine environment SN - 9789401785655 U1 - 577.7 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Cham PB - Springer KW - Marine biodiversity KW - Marine biodiversity conservation N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -