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Challenges to Marine Ecosystems

Proceedings of the 41st European Marine Biology Symposium

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2008

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  1. John Davenport

    1. University College Cork, Ireland

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  2. Gavin M. Burnell

    1. University College Cork, Ireland

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  3. Tom Cross

    1. University College Cork, Ireland

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  4. Mark Emmerson

    1. University College Cork, Ireland

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  5. Rob McAllen

    1. University College Cork, Ireland

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  6. Ruth Ramsay

    1. University College Cork, Ireland

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  7. Emer Rogan

    1. University College Cork, Ireland

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  • Addresses current and future threats to marine ecosystems
  • Contains up to date research

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 202)

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Table of contents (18 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-5
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  3. Marine protected areas/reserves

    1. Marine reserves: the need for systems

      • W. J. Ballantine, T. J. Langlois
      Pages 35-44

    2. The challenge of assessing whether the OSPAR network of marine protected areas is ecologically coherent

      • Jeff A. Ardron
      Pages 45-53

    3. Individual-based movement behaviour in a simple marine reserve—Fishery system: why predictive models should be handled with care

      • Edward A. Codling
      Pages 55-61

    4. Effect of marine reserve protection on spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas Fabr., 1787) in a central western Mediterranean area

      • Maria Cristina Follesa, Danila Cuccu, Rita Cannas, Serenella Cabiddu, Matteo Murenu, Andrea Sabatini et al.
      Pages 63-68

    5. Incorporating ecological functioning into the designation and management of marine protected areas

      • C. L. J. Frid, O. A. L. Paramor, S. Brockington, J. Bremner
      Pages 69-79

    6. Go with the flow: tidal import and export of larvae from semi-enclosed bays

      • M. J. Jessopp, R. J. McAllen
      Pages 81-92

    7. Seabed mapping in the southern Irish Sea: predicting benthic biological communities based on sediment characteristics

      • Fionnuala McBreen, James G. Wilson, Andrew S. Y. Mackie, Caltríona Nic Aonghusa
      Pages 93-103

  4. Climate change and marine ecosystems

    1. Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea—which, when, where, why?

      • B. S. Galil
      Pages 105-116

    2. The effect of high flow events on mussels (Mytilus edulis) in the Conwy estuary, North Wales, UK

      • Lucie R. Oliver, Raymond Seed, Brian Reynolds
      Pages 117-127

    3. Mobility of metals in salt marsh sediments colonised by Spartina maritima (Tagus estuary, Portugal)

      • Rosa Reboreda, Isabel Caçador, Sílvia Pedro, Pedro Raposo Almeida
      Pages 129-137

    4. Ecological hindcasting of biogeographic responses to climate change in the European intertidal zone

      • David S. Wethey, Sarah A. Woodin
      Pages 139-151

    5. Long-term changes in the status of Sevastopol Bay and the Crimean coast: anthropogenic and climatic influences

      • J. G. Wilson, T. S. Osadehaya, S. V. Alyomov
      Pages 153-160
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This volume presents a representative sample of contributions to the 41st European Marine Biology Symposium held in September 2005 in Cork, Ireland. The theme of the symposium was ‘Challenges to Marine Ecosystems’ and this was divided into four sub themes; Genetics, Marine Protected Areas, Global Climate Change and Marine Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries and Agriculture.

The world’s marine ecosystems face multiple challenges, some natural, but many resulting from humankind’s activities. Global climate change, driven by influences of energy usage and industrial practices, is a reality now accepted by most of the world’s scientists, media and political establishments. Warming seas and rising sea levels are regarded as threats, while visionaries consider deep ocean carbon disposal as a technological opportunity. Exploitation of the seas continues apace, with repeated concerns over the impact of over-fishing, plus reservations about the environmental effects of marine aquaculture. We need to understand how resilient organisms and ecosystems are to these challenges, while responding by protecting biologically-meaningful areas of the oceans. The subthemes of the 41st European Marine Biology Symposium address all of these matters.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University College Cork, Ireland

    John Davenport, Gavin M. Burnell, Tom Cross, Mark Emmerson, Rob McAllen, Ruth Ramsay, Emer Rogan

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