Ecosystem-Based Management, Ecosystem Services and Aquatic Biodiversity : Theory, Tools and Applications
O'Higgins, Timothy G.
Ecosystem-Based Management, Ecosystem Services and Aquatic Biodiversity : Theory, Tools and Applications - Springer Nature 2020 - 1 electronic resource (580 p.)
Open Access
Aquatic ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and home to a diverse array of species and habitats, providing a wide variety of benefits to human beings. Many of these valuable ecosystems are at risk of being irreversibly damaged by human activities and pressures, including pollution, contamination, invasive species, overfishing and climate change. Such pressures threaten the sustainability of these ecosystems, their provision of ecosystem services and ultimately human well-being. Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is now widely considered the most promising paradigm for balancing sustainable development and biodiversity protection, and various international strategies and conventions have championed the EBM cause and the inclusion of ecosystem services in decision-making. This open access book introduces the essential concepts and principles required to implement ecosystem-based management, detailing tools and techniques, and describing the application of these concepts and tools to a broad range of aquatic ecosystems, from the shores of Lough Erne in Northern Ireland to the estuaries of the US Pacific Northwest and the tropical Mekong Delta.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-030-45843-0
10.1007/978-3-030-45843-0 doi
Ecological science, the Biosphere
Biodiversity
Freshwater & Marine Ecology Ecosystems Biodiversity Freshwater and Marine Ecology Aquatic Biodiversity Azores Danube River Ecosystem Based Management Ecosystem Services Mediterranean Biosphere Reserve Vouga Estuary Ecological science, the Biosphere Hydrobiology
Ecosystem-Based Management, Ecosystem Services and Aquatic Biodiversity : Theory, Tools and Applications - Springer Nature 2020 - 1 electronic resource (580 p.)
Open Access
Aquatic ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and home to a diverse array of species and habitats, providing a wide variety of benefits to human beings. Many of these valuable ecosystems are at risk of being irreversibly damaged by human activities and pressures, including pollution, contamination, invasive species, overfishing and climate change. Such pressures threaten the sustainability of these ecosystems, their provision of ecosystem services and ultimately human well-being. Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is now widely considered the most promising paradigm for balancing sustainable development and biodiversity protection, and various international strategies and conventions have championed the EBM cause and the inclusion of ecosystem services in decision-making. This open access book introduces the essential concepts and principles required to implement ecosystem-based management, detailing tools and techniques, and describing the application of these concepts and tools to a broad range of aquatic ecosystems, from the shores of Lough Erne in Northern Ireland to the estuaries of the US Pacific Northwest and the tropical Mekong Delta.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-030-45843-0
10.1007/978-3-030-45843-0 doi
Ecological science, the Biosphere
Biodiversity
Freshwater & Marine Ecology Ecosystems Biodiversity Freshwater and Marine Ecology Aquatic Biodiversity Azores Danube River Ecosystem Based Management Ecosystem Services Mediterranean Biosphere Reserve Vouga Estuary Ecological science, the Biosphere Hydrobiology