Coastal-Marine Conservation

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Coastal-Marine Conservation: Science and Policy introduces studentsand managers to complex conservation and management issues facingcoastal nations of the world, their citizens, and international andnon-governmental organizations. It aims to reduce complexity andinspire a greater consensus for more effective conservationaction. * * Presents the coastal realm as a heterogeneous, diverseecosystem of exceptionall high biological diversity andproductivity, and where conservation challenges are most difficultand urgent * Examines the critical issues facing coastal-marine conservationand the mechanisms for dealing with them * Reviews the basic science required for addressing conservationissues by presenting the coastal realm as a land-sea ecosystem ofglobal significance, and by reviewing the natural-history featuresof coastal-marine organisms * Presents three ecologically and latitudinally distinct"real-world" case studies to create a context for understanding ofregional systems, their cultures, and their conservation: the polarBering Sea, the temperate Chesapeake Bay, and the tropicalBahamas * Makes apparent the ecological stresses on the coastal realm,increasing rates of ecosystem change, loss of ecosystem health, andfragmented governance * Synthesizes the major challenges for conservation and suggestsfuture policy and management strategies, including ecosystemmanagement and needs for achieving sustainability and addressingthe environmental debt This book is intended for undergraduates and graduates takingcourses in coastal and marine conservation and management, as wellas those actively engaged in coastal-marine conservationactivities, and gives the reader a clear steer to future managementapproaches. References additional to those in the book are available athttp://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/ray_references.pdf The artwork is available to download athttp://www.blackwellpublishing.com/ray/

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G. Carleton Ray

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"I am very impressed with this much-needed book on conservation ofcoastal ecosystems. This is the first major treatment of thecoastal realm - the most densely populated and heavily exploitedenvironment on Earth. I particularly admire its scope and realism.The authors include not only the primary sources of humandisturbance and their environmental reverberations, but also therelevant public policy, regulatory and management issues. Ray is awell known and widely respected coastal ecosystems ecologist; andit shows here. The book presents a new and valuable introduction tothe conservation of coastal ecosystems that successfully integratesthe environmental, social and economic dimensions. In doing so, itprovides a solid framework for developing sustainable managementpractices. It should have a wide readership as both a text andreference work. It will inspire cooperation between the public,policy makers and marine scientists to address the pressing problemof conserving coastal ecosystems." Professor Michael Rex,University of Massachusetts Boston "... provides a refreshingly candid look at areas where therehas been an increase in population growth without regard forsensible conservation practices. Includes a fine synthesis ofoveriding challenges for future conservation efforts."Southeastern Naturalist, January 2004 "...this superb scholarly treatise provides a wealth ofinformation and ideas that will stimulate integrative thinking inthe management of coastal ecosystems." CHOICE January2004 "In summary, this book is unique in its broad approach tocoastal ecosystems. The authors are to be congratulated on havingbrought us so much information under one cover and to have beenable to integrate some of the physical, biological and economicforces that govern our coastal environments." Timothy Parsons,Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canada, Limnology and OceanographyBulletin, February 2004 "...is well produced with an abudance of figures, tables,photographs and inserted boxes containing short case evaluations byexperts....extensive citations to original literature organized bychapter...consider the book a success, especially valuable as anintroduction to policy aspects of coastal conservation for studentsin the environmental sciences." Charles H Peterson, Universityof North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Journal of Experimental MarineBiology and Ecology, August 2004
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