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In a Perfect Ocean: The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean (State of the World's Oceans Series)
Daniel Pauly
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Description for In a Perfect Ocean: The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean (State of the World's Oceans Series)
Paperback. An empirical assessment of the status of ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean. The authors analyze 14 large marine ecosystems, providing a picture of an ocean whose food webs have been dramatically altered, resulting in a phenomenon they describe as "fishing down the food web". Num Pages: 160 pages, figures, tables, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; KNAF; RBKC; RNC; RNF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 341.
In a Perfect Ocean: The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean presents the first empirical assessment of the status of ecosystems in the North Atlantic. The authors analyze 14 large marine ecosystems, providing an indisputable picture of an ocean whose food webs have been dramatically altered, resulting in a phenomenon described by the authors as "fishing down the food web." The book: - provides a snapshot of the past health of the North Atlantic and compares it to its present status - presents a rigorous scientific assessment based on the key criteria of fisheries catches, biomass, ... Read more
In a Perfect Ocean: The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean presents the first empirical assessment of the status of ecosystems in the North Atlantic. The authors analyze 14 large marine ecosystems, providing an indisputable picture of an ocean whose food webs have been dramatically altered, resulting in a phenomenon described by the authors as "fishing down the food web." The book: - provides a snapshot of the past health of the North Atlantic and compares it to its present status - presents a rigorous scientific assessment based on the key criteria of fisheries catches, biomass, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781559633246
SKU
V9781559633246
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Ref
99-15
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