Marine protected areas and ocean conservation / Tundi Spring Agardy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Agardy, Tundi.

Series:

Environmental intelligence unit.

Environmental intelligence unit

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine parks and reserves.

Marine resources conservation.

Marine biodiversity conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Front Cover; Marine Protected Areas and Ocean Conservation; Copyright Page; Contents; Part I: Marine Conservation Issues; Chapter 1. Introduction to Marine Systems: Biodiversity, Ecology and Value to Humans; Section 1. Marine Biodiversity and Why it Stands Threatened; Section 2. Differences Between Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems; Section 3. The Value of Marine Systems to Mankind; Section 3. Indirect Threats to Coastal and Marine Systems; Chapter 2. Threats to Oceans and Coastal Areas; Section 1. Human Impacts on Marine and Coastal Systems; Section 2. Direct Threats to Marine Systems

Section 4. Management Constraints and Societal AttitudesChapter 3. General Measures to Address Threats to Marine Ecosystems; Section 1. Defining Levels of Resource Use That Are Sustainable; Section 2. Identifying and Protecting Areas Critical to Ecosystem Function; Section 3. Using Zoning to Resolve User Conflicts; Section 4. Establishing Ownership and Laying the Groundwork for Stewardship; Section 5. Special Management for Special Species; Section 6. Integrating Management Across All Sectors; Part II: Countering Threats to Ocean Systems Through Marine Protected Areas

Chapter 4. An Introduction to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Management GoalsSection 1. Marine Protected Areas as a Tool for Management; Section 2. Management Goals and Objectives of MPAs; Section 3. Strategies for Designating Networks of MPAs; Part III: Types of Marine Protected Areas; Chapter 5. Marine Protected Area Typologies; Section 1. Marine Management Areas and MPAs; Section 2. lUCN Classification Scheme; Section 3. Functional Classification of MPAs; Chapter 6. Closed Area Designations and Harvest Refugia: One End of the Type Spectrum; Section 1. Closed Areas and Harvest Refugia

Section 2. Net Benefits of Closed AreasSection 3. Closed Areas Within Multiple Use Management Regimes; Chapter 7. Coastal Biosphere Reserves: The Other End of the Type Spectrum; Section 1. Introduction to Coastal Biosphere Reserves; Section 2. Objectives and Roles of Coastal Biosphere Reserves; Section 3. Zoning Within Coastal Biosphere Reserves; Section 4. A General Protocol for Planning Coastal Biosphere Reserves; Section 5. Implementing and Managing Biosphere Reserves; Section 6. Research Orientations Within Coastal Biosphere Reserves; Chapter 8. Marine Protected Area Case Studies

Section 1. The Bijagos Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (Guinea Bissau)Section 2. The Mafia Island Marine Park (Tanzania); Part IV: The General Process for Planning and Implementing Marine Protected Areas; Chapter 9. Marine Protected Area Site Selection; Section 1. Selecting Sites by Value, Threat and Opportunity; Section 2. Defining the Natural Bounds of the Targeted Ecosystem; Section 3. Assessing Threats to Coastal and Marine Biodiversity; Section 4. Identifying Special Opportunities for Marine Protected Area Designation

Chapter 10. Guidelines for Marine Protected Area Design and Management Planning

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-03609-9

9786611036096

0-08-055103-3

OCLC:

476098780