The deep ocean is the planet's largest biome and holds a wealth of potential natural assets. This book gives a comprehensive account of its geological and physical processes, ecology and biology, exploitation, management, and conservation.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Preface
- 1:Introduction: evolution of knowledge, exploration and exploitation of the deep ocean Maria Baker, Eva Ramirez-Llodra and Paul Alan Tyler
- 2:A primer on the economics of natural capital and its relevance to deep-sea exploitation and conservation Porter Hoagland, Di Jin and Stace Beaulieu
- 3:The legal framework for resource management in the deep sea Aline Jaeckel, Kristina Gjerde and Duncan Currie
- 4:Exploitation of deep-sea fisheries Les Watling, Lissette Victorero, Jeffrey Drazen and Matthew Gianni
- 5:Deep-sea mining: processes and impacts Daniel O. B. Jones, Diva J. Amon and Abbie S. A. Chapman
- 6:The natural capital of offshore oil, gas and methane hydrates in the world oceans Angelo F. Bernardino, Erik Cordes and Thomas Schlacher
- 7:The exploitation of deep-sea biodiversity: components, capacity and conservation Harriet Harden-Davies
- 8:The deep ocean's link to culture and global processes: non-extractive value of the deep sea Andrew R. Thurber and Amanda N. Netburn
- 9:Climate changeNadine Le Bris and Lisa A. Levin
- 10:Space, the final resource S. Kim Juniper, Kate Thornborough, Paul Alan Tyler and Ylenia Randrianarisoa
- 11:A holistic vision for our future deep ocean Eva Ramirez-Llodra, Maria Baker and Paul Alan Tyler