Coastal-Marine Conservation: Science and Policy

摘要: Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Issues and Mechanisms:. 1. Conservation Issues:. Introduction. Primary Issues. Secondary Tertiary Conclusion. 2. Species And Habitat Conservation. New Directions. Agents Of Change. II: Science:. 3. The Coastal Realm Ecosystem:. Global Dynamics. Defining Attributes. Physical Components. Biotic Land--Seascapes. Properties. Realm: A Complex Ecosystem. 4. Natural History Coastal--Marine Organisms:. Diversity Coastal--Realm Life. Life In Water. Life--History Diversity. Biological Assembly. Patterns. Biogeography Environmental Classification. III: Case Studies:. 5. Chesapeake Bay: Estuarine Alteration Restoration:. Characteristic Features Bay. Ecosystem Properties Under Control. Humans: Force Magnitude Assessing Condition. Restoration: Bay Program. 6. Bering Sea: Marine Mammals Regional Sea:. Setting. Relationships. Historical Exploitation Beringian Mammals. Steller Sea Lion, Eumetopias Jubatus. Pacific Walrus, Odobenus Rosmarus Divergens. 7. Bahamas: Tropical--Oceanic Island Nation:. Process Pattern. Roots Social History. For Sustainability. IV: Analysis Synthesis:. 8. Change:. Accounting Human--Dominated Realm. 9. Rise Challenges Strategies Citations Readings. Index.