Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts

by Michel J. Kaiser, Simon Jennings

This book offers a carefully balanced, stimulating survey of marine ecology that introduces the key processes and systems that form the marine environment and examines the issues and challenges which surround its future conservation. Marine Processes, Systems, and Impacts is ideal for undergraduate courses in marine biology or marine ecology. A companion offers downloadable images from the text and a library of weblinks for students. An Instructor's Manual is available to adopters.

BLEmploys many examples from around the world to put concepts and issues in a real-world context
BLPresents detailed case studies throughout the text

Genres: Science, Biology, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

About the author

Michel Kaiser is currently the Chief Scientist and Professor of Fisheries Conservation at The Lyell Centre, Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Prior to joining Heriot-Watt University, he was the Science & Standards Director at the Marine Stewardship Council and he was the Professor of Marine Conservation Ecology at Bangor University for 20 years. His research interests focus on techniques to achieve sustainable use of marine resources while seeking to minimize human impacts on the marine environment. He is best-known for his expertise on the ecosystem effects of fishing on the marine environment, working to improve data poor fisheries and the use of spatial management measures to achieve conservation and fisheries objectives. Throughout his career has worked at the scientific interface between fisheries and conservation. He has extensive research collaborations with seafood industries in the UK and elsewhere.

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Reviews

[Allie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well formatted, pretty easy to get through.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant book to build on the basics. A real help in both my undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this book for university, as one of the authors was a lecturer on my course. A wonderful book, easy to navigate and packed full of useful information.