Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems: Fishing, Food Webs, and Future Options Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Earth and Life Studies (Author), Ocean Studies Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 030910050X ISBN-13: 9780309100502 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $50.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Science | Earth Sciences - Oceanography |
Dewey: 338.372 |
LCCN: 2006927390 |
Physical Information: 168 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Recent scientific literature has raised many concerns about whether fisheries have caused more extensive changes to marine populations and ecosystems than previously realized or predicted. In many cases, stocks have been exploited far beyond management targets, and new analyses indicate that fishing has harmed other species—including marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles, and sea grasses—either directly through catch or habitat damage, or indirectly through changes in food-web interactions. At the request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Research Council conducted an independent study to weigh the collective evidence for fishery-induced changes to marine ecosystems and the implications of the findings for U.S. fisheries management. Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems provides comprehensive information in regard to these findings. |