The Bering Sea Ecosystem

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Polar Research Board,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on the Bering Sea Ecosystem
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309053457

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The Bering Sea Ecosystem by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Polar Research Board,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on the Bering Sea Ecosystem Pdf

The Bering Sea, which lies between the United States and Russia, is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world and has prolific fishing grounds. Yet there have been significant unexplained population fluctuations in marine mammals and birds in the region. The book examines the Bering Sea ecosystem's dynamics and the relationship between man and the ecosystem, in order to identify potential reasons for the population fluctuations as well as identify ways the Sea's living resources can be better managed by government.

Author : Committee on the Bering Sea Ecosystem,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Polar Research Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309075246

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The Bering Sea Ecosystem by Committee on the Bering Sea Ecosystem,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Polar Research Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council Pdf

The Bering Sea, which lies between the United States and Russia, is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world and has prolific fishing grounds. Yet there have been significant unexplained population fluctuations in marine mammals and birds in the region. The book examines the Bering Sea ecosystem's dynamics and the relationship between man and the ecosystem, in order to identify potential reasons for the population fluctuations as well as identify ways the Sea's living resources can be better managed by government.

Author : T. Laevastu,P. Livingston,K. Niggol
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Fish populations
ISBN : UCSD:31822031466568

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Eastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Ecosystems in Equilibrium with Present Fishery, and These Ecosystems in Natural State by T. Laevastu,P. Livingston,K. Niggol Pdf

Author : Thomas Van Pelt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692548645

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The Bering Sea Project by Thomas Van Pelt Pdf

Author : Bathsheba Demuth
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393635171

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Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait by Bathsheba Demuth Pdf

A groundbreaking exploration of the relationship between capitalism, communism, and Arctic ecology since the dawn of the industrial age. Whales and walruses, caribou and fox, gold and oil: through the stories of these animals and resources, Bathsheba Demuth reveals how people have turned ecological wealth in a remote region into economic growth and state power for more than 150 years. The first-ever comprehensive history of Beringia, the Arctic land and waters stretching from Russia to Canada, Floating Coast breaks away from familiar narratives to provide a fresh and fascinating perspective on an overlooked landscape. The unforgiving territory along the Bering Strait had long been home to humans—the Inupiat and Yupik in Alaska, and the Yupik and Chukchi in Russia—before Americans and Europeans arrived with revolutionary ideas for progress. Rapidly, these frigid lands and waters became the site of an ongoing experiment: How, under conditions of extreme scarcity, would the great modern ideologies of capitalism and communism control and manage the resources they craved? Drawing on her own experience living with and interviewing indigenous people in the region, as well as from archival sources, Demuth shows how the social, the political, and the environmental clashed in this liminal space. Through the lens of the natural world, she views human life and economics as fundamentally about cycles of energy, bringing a fresh and visionary spin to the writing of human history. Floating Coast is a profoundly resonant tale of the dynamic changes and unforeseen consequences that immense human needs and ambitions have brought, and will continue to bring, to a finite planet.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Marine ecology
ISBN : UCSD:31822000472357

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Ecological Studies on the Ecosystem of the Bering Sea by Anonim Pdf

Author : Oran R. Young,Paul Arthur Berkman,Alexander N. Vylegzhanin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030256746

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Governing Arctic Seas: Regional Lessons from the Bering Strait and Barents Sea by Oran R. Young,Paul Arthur Berkman,Alexander N. Vylegzhanin Pdf

Governing Arctic Seas introduces the concept of ecopolitical regions, using in-depth analyses of the Bering Strait and Barents Sea Regions to demonstrate how integrating the natural sciences, social sciences and Indigenous knowledge can reveal patterns, trends and processes as the basis for informed decisionmaking. This book draws on international, interdisciplinary and inclusive (holistic) perspectives to analyze governance mechanisms, built infrastructure and their coupling to achieve sustainability in biophysical regions subject to shared authority. Governing Arctic Seas is the first volume in a series of books on Informed Decisionmaking for Sustainability that apply, train and refine science diplomacy to address transboundary issues at scales ranging from local to global. For nations and peoples as well as those dealing with global concerns, this holistic process operates across a ‘continuum of urgencies’ from security time scales (mitigating risks of political, economic and cultural instabilities that are immediate) to sustainability time scales (balancing economic prosperity, environmental protection and societal well-being across generations). Informed decisionmaking is the apex goal, starting with questions that generate data as stages of research, integrating decisionmaking institutions to employ evidence to reveal options (without advocacy) that contribute to informed decisions. The first volumes in the series focus on the Arctic, revealing legal, economic, environmental and societal lessons with accelerating knowledge co-production to achieve progress with sustainability in this globally-relevant region that is undergoing an environmental state change in the sea and on land. Across all volumes, there is triangulation to integrate research, education and leadership as well as science, technology and innovation to elaborate the theory, methods and skills of informed decisionmaking to build common interests for the benefit of all on Earth.

Author : Thomas R. Loughlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Bering Sea
ISBN : UCSD:31822028111516

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Dynamics of the Bering Sea by Thomas R. Loughlin Pdf

Dynamics of the Bering Sea is a valuable resource for scientists, students, and managers working in the Bering Sea and similar ecosystems worldwide. The international scientific organization PICES has successfully brought together the findings of scientists, of many disciplines and countries, to provide a perspective on physical, chemical, and biological research on the Bering Sea, one of the world's most productive ecosystems.

Author : Jacqueline M. Grebmeier,Wieslaw Maslowski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401788632

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The Pacific Arctic Region by Jacqueline M. Grebmeier,Wieslaw Maslowski Pdf

The Pacific Arctic region is experiencing rapid sea ice retreat, seawater warming, ocean acidification and biological response. Physical and biogeochemical modeling indicates the potential for step-function changes to the overall marine ecosystem. This synthesis book was coordinated within the Pacific Arctic Group, a network of international partners working in the Pacific Arctic. Chapter topics range from atmospheric and physical sciences to chemical processing and biological response to changing environmental conditions. Physical and biogeochemical modeling results highlight the need for data collection and interdisciplinary modeling activities to track and forecast the changing ecosystem of the Pacific Arctic with climate change.

Author : James A. Estes,Douglas P. DeMaster,Daniel F. Doak,Terrie M. Williams,Robert L. Brownell
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520248847

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Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems by James A. Estes,Douglas P. DeMaster,Daniel F. Doak,Terrie M. Williams,Robert L. Brownell Pdf

"A must read for anyone interested in the ecology of whales, this timely and creative volume is sure to stimulate new research for years to come."—Annalisa Berta, San Diego State University

Author : Lance Edward Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UCSD:31822034224485

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Marine Priority Conservation Areas by Lance Edward Morgan Pdf

Describes the process of identifying priority conservation areas--areas of trinational importance due to their ecological significance and threatened nature--which are in need of international cooperation for successful conservation.

Author : Egil Sakshaug,Kit M. Kovacs
Publisher : Tapir Academic Press
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 8251924618

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Ecosystem Barents Sea by Egil Sakshaug,Kit M. Kovacs Pdf

This book describes the marine ecosystem of the Barents Sea, located north of Norway and Russia as part of the Arctic Ocean. Basic knowledge is presented about components of the ecosystem from virus and bacteria via plankton and fish to seabirds through to marine mammals and their interactions with the physical environment. Ecosystem dynamics are given a prominent role in the book. Mathematical models of the plankton and important fish stocks are employed to help elucidate the interplay between populations and trophic levels. The situation regarding contaminants is reviewed, as is the newly established Norwegian plan for the management of the Barents Sea. The impact of global warming is also discussed. Ecosystem Barents Sea is written for all those with an interest in marine ecology in the arctic seas, including research institutes, governmental ecosystem management units, and natural resources organizations.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Development of an Integrated Science Strategy for Ocean Acidification Monitoring
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309153591

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Ocean Acidification by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Development of an Integrated Science Strategy for Ocean Acidification Monitoring Pdf

The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to ocean chemistry. Carbon dioxide taken up by the ocean decreases the pH of the water and leads to a suite of chemical changes collectively known as ocean acidification. The long term consequences of ocean acidification are not known, but are expected to result in changes to many ecosystems and the services they provide to society. Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean reviews the current state of knowledge, explores gaps in understanding, and identifies several key findings. Like climate change, ocean acidification is a growing global problem that will intensify with continued CO2 emissions and has the potential to change marine ecosystems and affect benefits to society. The federal government has taken positive initial steps by developing a national ocean acidification program, but more information is needed to fully understand and address the threat that ocean acidification may pose to marine ecosystems and the services they provide. In addition, a global observation network of chemical and biological sensors is needed to monitor changes in ocean conditions attributable to acidification.

Author : Guillermo Auad,Francis K. Wiese
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323904278

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Partnerships in Marine Research by Guillermo Auad,Francis K. Wiese Pdf

Partnerships in Marine Research: Case Studies, Lessons Learned, and Policy Implications provides a thorough assessment of this important approach to Marine Research. It starts by looking at the problems faced by scientists as they conduct investigations within Marine Research; it then leads into case studies where partnerships have been successful and concludes with the ultimate intended outcomes for this approach. Through these sections of the book, an experience-based framework for sustainable partnerships and science is introduced, including some key elements identifiable in the case studies presented. Elements of the framework are implicitly present in each of the case studies, including four key elements: flexibility of the partnership system, diversity (of partners and functions), redundancy, and connectivity. These four elements are important aspects of the partnership resilience and crucial to sustain and to achieve its goals. Partnerships in Marine Research guides the sustainable planning and implementation of future ocean science and technology projects, and provides a fundamental tool for researchers, engineers, and decision makers involved in collaborative Marine Research. Presents chapters from a diverse group of contributors, enabling a broad and deep perspective Includes case studies to connect the reader to successful marine research partnerships Provides key elements of resilient and sustainable partnerships throughout different project phases and a framework for supporting research partnerships in the future Projects lessons learned and conclusions toward a plausible 2050 scenario to advance and reach sustainable development goals while aiming to rebuild marine life in the Global Ocean

Author : National Research Council,Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Ecosystem Management for Sustainable Marine Fisheries
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999-03-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309055260

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Sustaining Marine Fisheries by National Research Council,Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Ecosystem Management for Sustainable Marine Fisheries Pdf

Fluctuations and declines in marine fish populations have caused growing concern among marine scientists, fisheries managers, commercial and recreational fishers, and the public. Sustaining Marine Fisheries explores the nature of marine ecosystems and the complex interacting factors that shape their productivity. The book documents the condition of marine fisheries today, highlighting species and geographic areas that are under particular stress. Challenges to achieving sustainability are discussed, and shortcomings of existing fisheries management and regulation are examined. The volume calls for fisheries management to adopt a broader ecosystem perspective that encompasses all relevant environmental and human influences. Sustaining Marine Fisheries offers new approaches to building workable fisheries management institutions, improving scientific data, and developing management tools. The book recommends ways to change current practices that encourage overexploitation of fish resources. It will be of special interest to marine policymakers and ecologists, fisheries regulators and managers, fisheries scientists and marine ecologists, fishers, and concerned individuals.