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Sustainable management of ecosystems is a key issue in ecology and environmental science and aquatic ecosystems are high on international priorities for conservation. Ecology of Aquatic Management provides an introduction to the exploitation and management of marine and freshwater systems from an ecological perspective.This timely book explores current exploitation practices, discussing underlying scientific principles, and providing case studies and references to enable students to study individual topics in more depth.
| ISBN | 0130866105 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780130866103
(What's this?) | | Pages | 288 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Volumes | 000 | | Imprint | Prentice Hall | | Weight (grammes) | 808 | | Format | Paperback | | Published in | Upper Saddle River | | Publication date | 24 May 2002 | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Non-book description | xiii, 274 p. : | | Width (mm) | 189 | | Library of Congress | SH327.5.F7 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY | 577.6 | |
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| | | Preface | | | | | | Acknowledgements | | | | 1 | | How do Humans Impact Aquatic Systems? | | 1 | | Pt. 1 | | Water as a Resource | | 21 | | 2 | | Human Use of Water | | 23 | | Pt. 2 | | Aquatic Organisms | | 57 | | 3 | | Biological Basis for Harvesting Living Organisms | | 59 | | 4 | | Harvesting for Economic Gain | | 81 | | 5 | | Aquaculture and Ranching | | 115 | | Pt. 3 | | Aquatic Environment | | 141 | | 6 | | Waste Disposal in the Aquatic Environment | | 143 | | 7 | | Extracting Mineral Resources from the Aquatic Environment | | 179 | | 8 | | Exploiting the General Aquatic Environment for Recreation | | 193 | | Pt. 4 | | Synthesis | | 217 | | 9 | | The Role of Ecological Science in Managing the Exploitation of Aquatic Systems | | 219 | | | | References | | 239 | | | | Glossary | | 258 | | | | Organism Index | | 265 | | | | Subject Index | | 270 |
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