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Informationen zum Autor Kenneth Sherman is the editor of Large Marine Ecosystems of the Indian Ocean: Assessment, Sustainability and Management, published by Wiley. Ezekiel N. Okemwa is the editor of Large Marine Ecosystems of the Indian Ocean: Assessment, Sustainability and Management, published by Wiley. Klappentext Coastal resources of developed and developing nations are being adversely affected by human activities and environmental degradation, and the fate of the Indian Ocean is no exception. In an effort to improve the current state of this important large marine ecosystem (LME) and to prevent future damage, a symposium on the status and future of LMEs of the Indian Ocean was held in Kenya by marine experts from the region. It was organized to review results from various studies, including reports on the Somali Current, the Agulhas Current, the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and a number of other LMEs, representing contributions from 19 countries. The studies in this book were selected from among those presented at the symposium and have been peer reviewed. In addition, they have been augmented with a peer reviewed study describing an innovative strategy for the assessment and management of the Bay of Bengal ecosystem. This book is arranged into four sections: Assessment and Sustainability of LMEs, Pelagic Ecosystems, Case Studies, and Management and Governance: Assessment and Sustainability of LMEs: The first section consists of descriptions of strategies for assessing ecosystem change, including modules for productivity, fish and fisheries, pollution and ecosystem health, socioeconomics, and governance. Pelagic Ecosystems: Six chapters deal solely with the results of assessments of the oceanography, productivity, plankton, and fishes of the pelagic domains of the region. Case Studies: Encompassing a broad spectrum of LME-related issues, an entire section (six chapters) of case studies has been included to provide the reader with specific examples of conditions within LMEs of the region. Management and Governance: This section focuses on the future of the region, and what needs to be done in order to support long term sustainability of costal resources. Zusammenfassung Contains studies presented at the symposium on the status and future of large marine ecosystems of the Indian Ocean! which was held in Kenya by marine experts from the region. This book provides descriptions of strategies for assessing ecosystem change! including modules for productivity! fish and fisheries! and pollution and ecosystem health. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments. Preface. Background And Focus. Contributors. Editor's Note. Part I: Assessment And Sustainability Of Large Marine Ecosystems. 1. Assessment, Sustainability, And Monitoring Of Coastal Ecosystems: An Ecological Perspective. 2. Trawl Survey Strategies And Applications For Assessing The Changing State Of Fish Communities In Large Marine Ecosystems. 3. Ecosystems With The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) And Undulating Oceanographic Recorder (UOR)/Aquashuttle. 4. An Overview Of The Status Of Marine Pollution In The East African Region. 5. Application Of The Large Marine Ecosystem Concept To The Somali Current. Part II: Pelagic Ecosystems. 6. Coastal Upwelling And Other Processes Regulating Ecosystem Productivity And Fish Production In The Western Indian Ocean. 7. Seasonal Fluctuations In Plankton Biomass And Productivity In The Ecosystems Of The Somali Current, Gulf Of Aden, And Southern Red Sea. 8. Role Of Oceanic Fronts In Promoting Productivity In The Southern Indian Ocean. 9. Mean Monthly Sea-Level Variation And Its Relation To Large-Scale Ocean Circulation In The Southwest Indian Ocean. 10. Spiny Lobsters In The Indian Ocean: Speciation In Relation To Ocean...
