Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans

Informationen zum Autor Karen L. McLeod is the Director of Science for the Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS) at Oregon State University. Heather M. Leslie is the Peggy and Henry D. Sharpe Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology at Brown University. Klappentext "Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans" provides a conceptual framework for students and professionals who want to understand and utilize this powerful approach. And it employs case studies that draw on the experiences of EBM practitioners to demonstrate how EBM principles can be applied to real-world problems. This pioneering book provides a crucial foundation for changing the way we understand and interact with our oceans and coasts through science! management! and policy. Zusammenfassung Articulates a fresh approach to managing marine ecosystems. This book emphasizes the importance of understanding the factors that contribute to social and ecological resilience - the extent to which a system can maintain its structure! function! and identity in the face of disturbance.

Product details

• Authors: Karen McLeod, Karen Leslie Mcleod
• Assisted by: Heather Leslie (Editor), Karen McLeod (Editor)
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2009
• EAN: 9781597261555
• ISBN: 978-1-59726-155-5
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Applied ecology, Marine Biology, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Oceanography (seas)