Overview
- A comprehensive review of the marine biodiversity status and trends
- An analysis of the importance of marine biodiversity for human being and conservation
- A perspective using marine sciences and social sciences for the development of integrated scenarios and policies
- An analysis of research needs and priorities for biodiversity conservation and a sustainable development
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
From the book reviews:
“This excellent review, translated from French, extends beyond the general subject of biodiversity to encompass a wealth of information that will be valuable for managing and conserving living marine resources. … this concise, well-written book will be useful as a textbook and as a reference work on marine biodiversity. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (J. C. Briggs, Choice, Vol. 52 (1), September, 2014)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Philippe Goulletquer, PhD in biological oceanography, is in charge of issues of marine and coastal biodiversity at Ifremer. He is a member of the scientific council on Natural heritage & biodiversity.
Philippe Gros, a highly qualified professor of biological sciences at the École normale supérieure, joined Ifremer in 1984. He was director of Living resources there.
Gilles Boeuf, holding a PhD in developmental biology, is a professor at Pierre & Marie Curie university and President of the National museum of natural history (MNHN).
Jacques Weber, an economist and anthropologist, research director at the Cirad, lecturer at the École des hautes études and Pierre & Marie Curie university, is vice-chairman of the French committee for Man and biosphere.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biodiversity in the Marine Environment
Authors: Philippe Goulletquer, Philippe Gros, Gilles Boeuf, Jacques Weber
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8566-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: © Éditions Quæ, 2014 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8565-5Published: 06 March 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0265-0Published: 03 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8566-2Published: 18 February 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 198
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 71 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Original French edition published by Éditions Quæ, Versailles, 2012. Jointly published with Éditions Quæ, Versailles, France
Topics: Biodiversity, Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Sustainable Development, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Social Sciences, general