Natural Capital and Exploitation of the Deep Ocean (Hardcover)

The deep ocean is by far the planet's largest biome and holds a wealth of potential natural assets. Human exploitation of the deep ocean is rapidly increasing whilst becoming more visible to many through the popular media, particularly film and television. The scientific literature of deep-sea exploitation and its effects has also rapidly expanded as a direct function of this increased national and global interest in exploitation of deep-sea resources, both biological (e.g. fisheries, genetic resources) and non-biological (e.g. minerals, oil, gas, methane hydrate). At the same time there is a growing interest in deep-sea contamination (including plastics), with many such studies featured in high profile scientific journals and covered by global media outlets. However, there is currently no comprehensive integration of this information in any form and these topics are only superficially covered in classic textbooks on deep-sea biology. This concise and accessible work provides an understanding of the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, both at the seafloor and in the water column, and how these might be affected as a result of human interaction, exploitation and, ultimately, environmental change. It follows a logical progression from geological and physical processes, ecology, biology, and biogeography, to exploitation, management, and conservation. Natural Capital and Exploitation of the Deep Ocean is aimed at marine biologists and ecologists, oceanographers, fisheries scientists and managers, fish biologists, environmental scientists, and conservation biologists. It will also be of relevance and use to a multi-disciplinary audience of fish and wildlife agencies, NGOs, and government departments involved in deep-sea conservation and management.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2020
Editors:	Maria Baker (Senior Research Fellow) • Eva Ramirez-Llodra (Senior Scientist and Science Coordinator) • Paul Tyler (Emeritus Professor)
Dimensions:	256 x 192 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-884165-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Biogeography Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Hydrobiology > Marine biology Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Oceanography (seas) Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming
LSN:	0-19-884165-5
Barcode:	9780198841654

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