Marine Biodiversity Conservation

This book is intended to provide knowledge and tools for marine conservation practitioners and to identify issues and mechanisms for upper-level undergraduate and Masters students.

1. The Need for Marine Biodiversity Conservation 2. What is Where and How Much of It is There? The Role of Science 3. Ecosystem Structure, Functioning and Viability 4. Understanding Change 5. Impacts of Human Activities on Ecosystem Composition, Structure and Function 6. The Application of Science to Management: Introduction 7. 'Threatened' and 'Sensitive' Species and Habitats 8. Sampling and Recording 9. Selection, Design and Management of Marine Protected Areas 10. Assessing Likely Impacts and Monitoring Change 11. Recovery, Restoration and Replacement of Habitats and Species 12. Conclusions and the Manager's 'Toolbox'