| Description |
1 online resource (244 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Environmental intelligence unit
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Environmental intelligence unit.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-240) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Marine Conservation Issues. 1. Introduction to Marine Systems: Biodiversity, Ecology and Value to Humans. 2. Threats to Oceans and Coastal Areas. 3. General Measures to Address Threats to Marine Ecosystems -- pt. II. Countering Threats to Ocean Systems Through Marine Protected Areas. 4. An Introduction to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Management Goals -- pt. III. Types of Marine Protected Areas. 5. Marine Protected Area Typologies. 6. Closed Area Designations and Harvest Refugia: One End of the Type Spectrum. 7. Coastal Biosphere Reserves: The Other End of the Type Spectrum. 8. Marine Protected Area Case Studies -- pt. IV. The General Process for Planning and Implementing Marine Protected Areas. 9. Marine Protected Area Site Selection. 10. Guidelines for Marine Protected Area Design and Management Planning -- pt. V. Future Prospects. 11. International Instruments and Frameworks Facilitating Marine Protected Area Designation. 12. Conclusions. |
| Summary |
This book reviews the need for marine conservation, summarizes general measures for ocean and coastal conservation, and explains the rationale for establishing marine protected areas. The second half of the book is essentially a guideline for designing and implementing protected areas in order to make them viable and long-lasting in their effectiveness. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Marine parks and reserves.
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Marine parks and reserves. |
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Marine resources conservation.
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Marine resources conservation. |
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Marine biodiversity conservation.
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Marine biodiversity conservation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Agardy, Tundi. Marine protected areas and ocean conservation. San Diego, Calif., U.S.A. : Academic Press ; Austin : R.G. Landes, 1997 1570594236 9781570594236 (DLC) 96040227 (OCoLC)36103874 |
| ISBN |
9780080551036 (electronic book) |
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0080551033 (electronic book) |
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1281036099 |
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9781281036094 |
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9780120444557 |
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1570594236 (alkaline paper) |
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9781570594236 (alkaline paper) |
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0120444550 |
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