Ecosystem-based Management for the Oceans

by McLeod, Karen; Leslie, Heather; Aburto, Marco (CON); Alessa, Lilian (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781597261555
• ISBN10: 1597261556
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-22
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

Conventional management approaches cannot meet the challenges faced by ocean and coastal ecosystems today. Consequently, national and international bodies have called for a shift toward more comprehensive ecosystem-based marine management. Synthesizing a vast amount of current knowledge,Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceansis a comprehensive guide to utilizing this promising new approach. At its core, ecosystem-based management (EBM) is about acknowledging connections. Instead of focusing on the impacts of single activities on the delivery of individual ecosystem services, EBM focuses on the array of services that we receive from marine systems, the interactive and cumulative effects of multiple human activities on these coupled ecological and social systems, and the importance of working towards common goals across sectors.Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceansprovides a conceptual framework for students and professionals who want to understand and utilize this powerful approach. And it employs case studies that draw on the experiences of EBM practitioners to demonstrate how EBM principles can be applied to real-world problems. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding the factors that contribute to social and ecological resilience the extent to which a system can maintain its structure, function, and identity in the face of disturbance. Utilizing the resilience framework, professionals can better predict how systems will respond to a variety of disturbances, as well as to a range of management alternatives.Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceanspresents the latest science of resilience, while it provides tools for the design and implementation of responsive EBM solutions.

Author Biography

Karen L. McLeod is director of science for Communication Partnership for
Science and the Sea (COMPASS) at Oregon State University.
Heather M. Leslie is Sharpe Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and
Biology at Brown University.

Table of Contents

Forward: Lessons from the Ice Bear	p. xi
Preface: A Puget Sound Story	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Setting the Stage
Why Ecosystem-Based Management?	p. 3
What Do Managers Need?	p. 13
Conceptual Basis for Ecosystem-Based Management
The Oceans as Peopled Seascapes	p. 33
Resilience Science	p. 55
Ecological Cross-Scale Interactions	p. 74
Valuing Ecosystem Services	p. 92
Connecting Concepts to Practice
Monitoring and Evaluation	p. 115
Ecosystem Service Trade-offs	p. 129
Integrating Local and Traditional Ecological Knowledge	p. 145
Building the Legal and Institutional Framework	p. 162
Marine Ecosystem-Based Management in Practice
Morro Bay, California, USA	p. 183
Puget Sound, Washington, USA	p. 201
Gulf of California, Mexico	p. 227
Eastern Scotian Shelf, Canada	p. 253
Chesapeake Bay, USA	p. 268
Lessons from National-Level Implementation Across the World	p. 294
State of Practice	p. 314
Looking Ahead
Toward a New Ethic for the Oceans	p. 325
Ways Forward	p. 341
About the Editors	p. 353
Contributor Biographies	p. 355
Index	p. 361
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