Publication Abstract

Marine ecology: processes, systems and impacts

Marine ecology: processes, systems and impacts

M.J. Kaiser, M.A. Attrill, S. Jennings, D.N. Thomas, D. Barnes, A. Brierley, N.V.C. Polunin, D., Rafaell and P. le B. Willliams

This volume offers a carefully balanced, stimulating survey of marine ecology, introducing the key processes and systems from which the marine environment is formed, and the issues and challenges which surround its future conservation.

It opens with an overview of those processes which are central to an understanding of marine ecology and goes on to explore the diverse systems from which the marine environment is composed, from estuaries to seabeds, the deep sea to polar regions. It also examines those human activities that impact upon the marine environment - fisheries, aquaculture, pollution, and global warming - before considering the measures that can be taken to mitigate the adverse effects of man on this complex, fragile environment.

The volume draws on examples from around the globe and puts key concepts and issues in a real world context. It incorporates many detailed case studies to add further level of depth and insight.

Reference:

M.J. Kaiser, M.A. Attrill, S. Jennings, D.N. Thomas, D. Barnes, A. Brierley, N.V.C. Polunin, D., Rafaell and P. le B. Willliams (2005) Marine ecology: processes, systems and impacts. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 584pp

M.J. Kaiser, M.A. Attrill, S. Jennings*, D.N. Thomas, D. Barnes, A. Brierley, N.V.C. Polunin, D., Rafaell and P. le B. Willliams

Oxford University Press, Oxford. 584pp