Alboran Sea Ecosystems And Marine Resources

Author : José Carlos Báez,Juan-Tomás Vázquez,Juan Antonio Camiñas,Mohammed Malouli Idrissi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 942 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030655167

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Alboran Sea - Ecosystems and Marine Resources by José Carlos Báez,Juan-Tomás Vázquez,Juan Antonio Camiñas,Mohammed Malouli Idrissi Pdf

The Alboran Sea represents a regional Mediterranean space where North and South worlds merges, creating a geopolitical region where marine resources and maritime activities should be managed from a national and international perspectives. It is widely known, that currently the planet is suffering a global change, and it is also affecting the Alboran Sea, its ecosystems and populations. An important first step to update a paramount vision on this region is to understand the climatic, geologic and oceanographic, including biochemical cycles, process which shapes the rich geodiversity, biodiversity, the productivity, and the sustainable use of the marine resources from Alboran Sea. The fisheries management system should take into account marine environmental variability to achieve biological sustainability of marine resources. Well-funded policy-makers’ decisions require a sound science based knowledge of the interaction between the marine environment and commercial stocks. This is because the role of marine environment in the evolution of fish stocks is sometimes even more important than the one played by fishers in the commercial exploitation of them. Finally, we should analyze the different aspects of political context that could affect the management of the resources from Alboran Sea in the context of climate change. This book reviews different aspects of the Alboran Sea to help understand the current situation from the original Tethis Ocean. The book is divided into four blocks: (i) Oceanographic, geological and ecological context (chapters 2 to 7), (ii) biodiversity and ecosystems distribution (chapters 8 to 12), (iii) fisheries resources and aquaculture (chapters 13 to 20), and (iv) conservation, management and marine polices (chapters 21 to 25).

Author : Jesus Garcia Lafuente,Bernardo Patti,Tomaso Fortibuoni,Stylianos Somarakis,Fabio Fiorentino
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832507391

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Impacts of Environmental Variability Related to Climate Change on Biological Resources in the Mediterranean by Jesus Garcia Lafuente,Bernardo Patti,Tomaso Fortibuoni,Stylianos Somarakis,Fabio Fiorentino Pdf

Author : Awantha Dissanayake,Veerle Ann Ida Huvenne,Jaime Selina Davies,Kostas Kiriakoulakis
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832539910

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Submarine Canyons: Human Connections to the Deep Sea by Awantha Dissanayake,Veerle Ann Ida Huvenne,Jaime Selina Davies,Kostas Kiriakoulakis Pdf

Submarine canyons are some of the most prominent features of the world’s continental margins creating heterogeneity in the terrain, influencing local and global hydrodynamics and often creating hotspots of biodiversity, both on the seafloor and in the water column. Canyon morphology and location on the margin make them the main conduits between the shelf and the deep sea, focussing the transport of sediments, organic matter, nutrients, and increasingly pollutants and litter. The focus of this Research Topic is highlighting human connections to the deep sea. Previous studies have underlined the need for a better understanding of anthropogenic impacts on submarine canyons, and how they fast-track our human footprint to the deep sea. Besides a better assessment of the extent and nature of human activities in submarine canyons, it primarily requires a holistic understanding of submarine canyons as systems, governed by the interplay of geological, sedimentological, oceanographic and biological processes. The goal of this Research Topic, based on the recent INCISE2021 International Symposium on Submarine Canyons, aims to fill that gap by gathering the latest observations of human activities in submarine canyons, the latest insights in submarine canyon functioning, and the latest interpretations on how the two are influencing each other.

Author : Sylvester Chibueze Izah,Matthew Chidozie Ogwu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811969744

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Sustainable Utilization and Conservation of Africa’s Biological Resources and Environment by Sylvester Chibueze Izah,Matthew Chidozie Ogwu Pdf

This edited book highlights the potential and actual contributions of the sustainable management and utilization of indigenous biological resources and environment for the development of Africa. The book centers on documenting current trends and issues in the field of resource use and conservation with the view of emphasizing their benefits to the pursuit of development within the region. By documenting the array of natural resources and environment in Africa, this book addresses the topical knowledge and understanding gaps that characterize conservation (rationale for sustainable resource exploration), utilization patterns, and conservation challenges including policy status, environmental threats, impacts of tourism, reduction in food resources, etc., and their effects on the sustainable development of Africa. Through an integrated approach, the book focuses on below and above-ground biological resources and the diverse scales of environment that characterize Africa. This collection of works is very helpful for natural and social scientists, policymakers, strategists, researchers, government and non-government organizations, biodiversity and environmental managers, climate change scientists, practitioners, activists, conservationists, academics, ecologists, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and others who want to learn about and understand the best way to use and protect Africa's resources and heritage sustainably.

Author : R. Nawrot,S. Dominici,A. Tomašových,M. Zuschin
Publisher : Geological Society of London Special Publications
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786205773

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Conservation Palaeobiology of Marine Ecosystems by R. Nawrot,S. Dominici,A. Tomašových,M. Zuschin Pdf

Conservation palaeobiology tracks the history of ecosystems based on the fossil record to guide conservation decisions and contribute to the theoretical foundations of conservation biology. The accelerating pace of global change requires better understanding of the long-term resilience and adaptive capacities of ecosystems. Fossil assemblages in outcrops and cores, together with surface accumulations of skeletal remains, represent unique archives of past ecosystem dynamics and baseline community states prior to anthropogenic impacts. However, as biological data retrieved from fossil and death assemblages cannot be treated in isolation, conservation palaeobiology integrates palaeontological and geological tools to account for the nature of the stratigraphic record. This volume brings together studies that demonstrate how combining marine palaeoecological records with other types of geohistorical data (taphonomic, sedimentological, geochronological, geochemical) can inform biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management. The papers highlight novel approaches and challenges in applying geohistorical data to conservation problems, discuss the limitations imposed by time averaging, and offer both deep- and near-time perspectives on conservation palaeobiology of marine ecosystems.

Author : Catenazzo, Giuseppe
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781668469217

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Cases on Traveler Preferences, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Impact in the Hospitality Industry by Catenazzo, Giuseppe Pdf

In the modern hospitality industry, it is critical to understand travelers’ needs and wants for businesses to survive and remain competitive. Further study on understanding travelers’ motivations is essential in this field. Cases on Traveler Preferences, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Impact in the Hospitality Industry showcases several research-based case studies to understand travelers’ preferences, attitudes, and behaviors to illustrate empirical methodologies in order to guide academics and practitioners in their research endeavors. Covering key topics such as destinations, rural areas, social impacts, and tourism management, this reference work is ideal for industry professionals, policymakers, researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Author : Kenneth Sherman,Ezekiel N. Okemwa,Micheni J. Ntiba
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444313437

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Large Marine Ecosystems of the Indian Ocean by Kenneth Sherman,Ezekiel N. Okemwa,Micheni J. Ntiba Pdf

In this volume marine experts from countries of East Africa and southern Asia describe the conditions of marine resources of the large marine ecosystems of the Indian Ocean. Countries of the region represent over a quarter of the world's population, most of whom are existing at or below the poverty level. The potentials for economic growth through the development of coastal tourism, mariculture, fisheries, mineral extraction, and oil and gas production are examined by the authors in relation to the need for ensuring the long-term sustainability of marine resources. Case studies of resource assessments presented by several authors illustrate the magnitude of risk from continuing degradation of resources under the prevailing unmanaged conditions extending over much of coastal areas of East Africa and southern Asia. The authors explore the application of multidisciplinary ecosystem-based assessment and management strategies to the future economic development of the large marine ecosystems of the region. With the initiation of science-based management practcies, the ecosystems of the area can provide an important source of economic growth, improved food security, and nutritional benefits to the populations of stakeholders in coastal areas bordering the Indian Ocean

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Coastal ecology
ISBN : 9251036349

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Effects of Riverine Inputs on Coastal Ecosystems and Fisheries Resources by Anonim Pdf

Five chapters are presented which address a number of aspects of riverine and runoff effects on coastal marine systems. Examples are presented and documented in which the apparent effects of runnoff-related nutrient enrichment and consequent eutrophication have been important. Various other aspects, such as sedimentation, etc. are explored. The purpose is to advance the scientific, policy, and political dialogue on issues related to utilization and protection of coastal marine ecosystems. The "Marine Catchment Basin" or "MCB" appears to be the logical scale of policy and management interest wherever terrestrial runoff has substantial impacts on a marine system. The MCB expands the "marine ecosystem" concept to include not only the marine aquatic system, but also the adjacent land areas that drain into it. The MCB concept has been identified primarily with semi-enclosed seas, where effects have been particularly dramatic and where the "catchment basin" retains an easily visualized geological context. However, even along open ocean coasts, hydrodynamic processes act to retain coherent masses of water, together with their contained organisms and materials, against the coast. Thus open coastal areas may exhibit MCB features similar to those of enclosed or semi-enclosed basins

Author : Paul D. Goriup
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119075790

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Management of Marine Protected Areas by Paul D. Goriup Pdf

With the health of the world’s oceans threatened as never before, it is becoming increasingly apparent that Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) play a vitally important role in protecting marine and coastal habitats. Management of Marine Protected Areas: A Network Perspective draws on the results of a major EU-sponsored research project related to the establishment of networks of MPAs in the Mediterranean and Black Seas that transpired from February 2011 to January 2016. Featuring contributions by leading university- and national research institute-based scientists, chapters utilize the latest research data and developments in marine conservation policy to explore issues related to ways in which networks of MPAs may amplify the effectiveness and conservation benefits of individual areas within them. Topics addressed include the broader socio-economic impacts of MPAs in the Mediterranean and Black Seas; the use of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) to resolve conflicts between marine resource use and protection; special protection measures under the EU’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD); ecological value assessments in the Black Sea; the Ecosystem Approach (EA) for managing marine ecosystems; MPAs along Turkey’s Black Sea coast; MPAs and offshore wind farms; and managing and monitoring MPA networks within and between the Black and Mediterranean Seas. Timely and important, Management of Marine Protected Areas: A Network Perspective offers invaluable insights into the role of MPAs in preserving the welfare and long-term viability of our world’s oceans.

Author : Syma A. Ebbin,Alf H. Hoel,Are Sydnes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781402031335

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A Sea Change: The Exclusive Economic Zone and Governance Institutions for Living Marine Resources by Syma A. Ebbin,Alf H. Hoel,Are Sydnes Pdf

This is the first systematic assessment of the international 200-mile exclusive economic zone. To date, 145 states have ratified the Law of the Sea Convention, and most have established EEZs. This volume focuses on the specific nature of the EEZ and the construction and evolution of institutions stemming from its introduction, specifically examining developments at local, national and international levels.

Author : International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Global Marine and Polar Programme.
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9782831717234

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Bridging the gap between ocean acidification impacts and economic valuation by International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Global Marine and Polar Programme. Pdf

Following the first international workshop on the economics of ocean acidification organized by the Centre Scientifique de Monaco and the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2010, a second international workshop was held in November 2012, which explored the level of risk, and the resilience or vulnerability of defined regions of the world ocean in terms of fishery and aquaculture species and economic impacts, and social adaptation. This report includes the findings and recommendations of the respective regional working groups and is the result of an interdisciplinary survey of ocean acidification-sensitive fisheries and aquaculture.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251092675

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The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Volume 4: Bony fishes part 2 (Perciformes) by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This multivolume field guide covers the species of interest to fisheries of the major marine resource groups exploited in the Eastern Central Atlantic. The area of coverage includes FAO fishing area 34 and part of 47. The marine resource groups included are bivalves, gastropods, chitons, cephalopods, stomatopods, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, chimaeras, bony fishes and sea turtles. The introductory chapter outlines the environmental, ecological, and biogeographical factors influencing the marine biota, and the basic components of the fisheries in the Eastern Central Atlantic. Within the field guide, the sections on the re source groups are arranged phylogenetically according to higher taxonomic levels such as class, order, and family. Each resource group is introduced by general re marks on the group, an illustrated section on technical terms and measurements, and a key or guide to orders or families. Each family generally has an account summarizing family diagnostic characters, bi o logical and fisheries in formation, notes on similar families occur ring in the area, a key to species, a check list of species, and a short list of relevant literature. Families that are less important to fisheries include an abbreviated family account and no de tailed species in formation. Species in the important families are treated in detail (arranged alphabetically by genus and species) and include the species name, frequent synonyms and names of similar specie s, an illustration, FAO common name(s), diagnostic characters, biology and fisheries in formation, notes on geo graphical distribution, and a distribution map. For less important species, abbreviated accounts are used. Generally, this includes the species name, FAO common name(s), an illustration, a distribution map, and notes on biology, fisheries, and distribution. Each volume concludes with its own index of scientific and common names.

Author : Otto Kinne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Science
ISBN : CHI:22316390

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Marine Ecology, Ocean Management - Ecosystems and Organic Resources by Otto Kinne Pdf

Author : A. Charlotte De Fontaubert,David R. Downes,Tundi Agardy
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9782831703381

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Biodiversity in the Seas by A. Charlotte De Fontaubert,David R. Downes,Tundi Agardy Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : OCLC:1391559737

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The Gulf of Guinea large marine ecosystem : environmental forcing & sustainable development of marine resources by Anonim Pdf