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1 online resource (947 pages) : color illustrations. |
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Elsevier insights.
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Elsevier insights.
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Front Cover; Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; I. Introduction; 1 Why Map Benthic Habitats?; General Outline of the Content of This Book; What Are the Main Purposes of Habitat Mapping?; What Are Benthic Habitats?; Potential Habitat Mapping; Geomorphology and Habitats; Habitat Mapping Technologies and Approaches; Sonar Systems; Remote Sensing Based on Natural or Transmitted Light; Underwater Cameras; Seafloor Sampling; Acknowledgments; References and further reading; 2 Habitat Mapping and Marine Management. |
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Marine Habitat Mapping: A Vital Component in Ecosystem-Based ManagementIntroduction; Adoption of the EBM Approach; Marine Habitat Mapping to Support EBM; Habitat Mapping to Support National, Transboundary, and High Seas Marine Management Planning; Benthic Habitat Mapping Applications; Habitat Mapping and Fisheries Management; Assessment of Fishery Resources; Assessing the Vulnerability of Ecosystems to Fishing Impacts; Habitat Mapping and the Design of Marine Reserves (MPAs); Declaring MPAs Is a Priority for Nations; How Does Habitat Mapping Assist in Design of MPAs? |
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Habitat Mapping in Support of Offshore DevelopmentHabitat Mapping Contribution to Marine Environmental Assessments; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Anthropogenic Threats to Benthic Habitats; Measuring and Mapping Human Impacts; Fishing; Oil and Gas Exploration and Production; Seismic Surveys; Drilling and Production Activities; Oil Spills; Seabed Mining; Pollution; Coastal Development; Submarine Cables; Shipping; Introduction of Exotic Species; Noise; Climate Change; Acidification; Ocean Warming; Changes to Ocean Circulation; Global Sea-Level Rise. |
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Changes to Evaporation/Precipitation PatternsChanges to Storm Intensity and Ocean Swell Waves; Wind Farms; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Biogeography, Benthic Ecology, and Habitat Classification Schemes; Biodiversity and Biogeography; Biodiversity; Endemism; Biogeographic Provinces; Relative Species Abundance and Rarity; Landscape Ecology and the Theory of Island Biogeography; Patch Theory; Metapopulations and Source-Sink Population Models; Causes of Patchiness in Marine Benthic Habitats; Disturbance as a Cause of Patchiness in Marine Benthic Habitats. |
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Habitat Recovery RatesIntermediate Disturbance Hypothesis; Habitat Connectivity, Scale, and Hierarchy; Connectivity of Habitats; Scale and Hierarchy of Habitats; Hierarchical Classification Systems; Classification Scheme of Roff et al. (2003); EUNIS Classification Scheme; Classification Scheme of Greene et al. (1999); NOAA's Coastal/Marine Ecological Classification Standard; Integrated Australian Classification Scheme; Global Open Ocean and Deep Sea-habitats Classification; Coastal Classification Schemes; Comparison of Different Schemes. |
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Bioregionalization--Mapping Biologically Distinctive Regions. |
| Summary |
The conservation of marine benthic biodiversity is a recognised goal of a number of national and international programs such as the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (CBD). In order to attain this goal, information is needed about the distribution of life in the ocean so that spatial conservation measures such as marine protected areas (MPAs) can be designed to maximise protection within boundaries of acceptable dimensions. Ideally, a map would be produced that showed the distribution of benthic biodiversity to enable the efficient design of MPAs. The dilemma is that such maps do not e. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Ocean bottom -- Maps.
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Ocean bottom -- Maps. |
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Ocean bottom. |
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Benthos -- Habitat -- Maps.
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Benthos. |
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United Nations Human Settlements Programme. |
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Maps.
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Environmental mapping -- Case studies.
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Environmental mapping. |
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Case studies.
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Submarine topography -- Maps -- Case studies.
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Submarine topography. |
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Electronic books.
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Maps.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Harris, Peter T. (Peter Townsend), 1958-
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Baker, Elaine K., 1957-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Harris, Peter T. Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat : GeoHAB Atlas of Seafloor Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitats. Burlington : Elsevier Science, ©2011 9780123851406 |
| ISBN |
9780123851413 (electronic book) |
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0123851416 (electronic book) |
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9780123851406 |
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0123851408 |
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