Screen LibraryEcosystem-based management, ecosystem services and aquatic biodiversity : theory, tools and applications /
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, in...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
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 dev |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 580 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783030458423 (hardback) : 3030458423 (hardback) 9783030458430 (electronic book) 3030458431 (electronic book) |
| Index Number: | QH541 |
| CLC: | Q178.1 |
| Call Number: | Q178.1/E199 |
| Contents: | Part I. Introduction -- Using the Concepts and Tools of Social Ecological Systems and Ecosystem Services to Advance the Practice of Ecosystem-Based Management -- Part II. Foundational Concepts -- Advancing Aquatic Ecosystem-Based Management with Full Consideration of the Social-Ecological System -- Ecosystem-Based Management: Moving from Concept to Practice -- From DPSIR the DAPSI(W)R(M) Emerges... a Butterfly -- 'protecting the natural stuff and delivering the human stuff -- The Promise and Pitfalls of Ecosystem Services Classification and Valuation -- Approaches for Estimating the Supply o |