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Natural Capital and Exploitation of the Deep Ocean (Hardcover)
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Natural Capital and Exploitation of the Deep Ocean (Hardcover)
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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.
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