Biomass Yields And Geography Of Large Marine Ecosystems

by Kenneth Sherman

Overview

Volume 111 of AAAS selected symposium, American Association of the Advancement of Science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429714092
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/10/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	534
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Kenneth Sherman

Table of Contents

Preface -- Case Studies of Perturbations in Large Marine Ecosystems -- Introduction to Part One: Case Studies of Perturbations in Large Marine Ecosystems -- Changes in the Biomass of the Yellow Sea Ecosystem -- Recent Large-Scale Changes in the Biomass of the Kuroshio Current Ecosystem -- Oceanographic and Biomass Changes in the Oyashio Current Ecosystem -- Yield Dynamics as an Index of Biomass Shifts in the Gulf of Thailand Ecosystems -- Large-Scale Shifts in Biomass of the Great Barrier Reef Ecosystem -- Characteristics and Management of the Benguela as a Large Marine Ecosystem -- Biomass Changes in the Iberian Ecosystem -- Pelagic Production and Variability of the Barents Sea Ecosystem -- Biological Productivity in the Gulf of Mexico: Identifying the Causes of Variability in Fisheries -- Biomass Flips in Large Marine Ecosystems -- Geographic Perspectives of Large Marine Ecosystems -- Introduction to Part Two: Geographic Perspectives of Large Marine Ecosystems -- Large Marine Ecosystems as Global Management Units -- Remote Sensing of Large Marine Ecosystems: Uses of CZCS and AVHRR Data -- Large Marine Ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean -- The Political Division of Large Marine Ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean and Some Associated Seas -- Developing an Ecosystem Management Regime for Large Marine Ecosystems -- Management of Large Marine Ecosystems

Editorial Reviews

Papers presented at the second symposium convened at the 1987 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Authors examine the scientific, geographic, economic, political, and legal aspects of treating large marine ecosystems as regional and management units. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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