2000, ISBN: 9781402031335

A Sea Change in a Changing Sea The oceans, seas and coastal areas encompass over 70% of the earth's surface.They are a critical driver of the earth's hydrologic cycle and climate system, … Meer...

A Sea Change in a Changing Sea The oceans, seas and coastal areas encompass over 70% of the earth's surface.They are a critical driver of the earth's hydrologic cycle and climate system, important for c- merce, transport, and tourism, a source of economically important living marine resources, minerals such as hydrocarbons, as well as new pharmaceutical compounds.The marine environment provides essential habitats for thousands of marine living 1 2 resources, which in turn contribute significantly to global food security, employment, 3 and trade.Overall, the sea's contribution to human welfare, in terms of market and non-market resources and environmental services, has been estimated at US$21 trillion/year (Costanza, 2000).However, despite the importance of the ocean realm to humans, there is a growing sense that human impacts are destabilizing this system.Some experts believe that current fishing levels are approaching or exceeding the total 4 productivity of the ocean ecosystem (National Research Council, 1999).; PDF; Business,Finance and Law > Economics > International economics, Springer Netherlands<

2000, ISBN: 9781402031335

A Sea Change in a Changing Sea The oceans, seas and coastal areas encompass over 70% of the earth’s surface. They are a critical driver of the earth’s hydrologic cycle and climate system,… Meer...

A Sea Change in a Changing Sea The oceans, seas and coastal areas encompass over 70% of the earth’s surface. They are a critical driver of the earth’s hydrologic cycle and climate system, important for c- merce, transport, and tourism, a source of economically important living marine resources, minerals such as hydrocarbons, as well as new pharmaceutical compounds. The marine environment provides essential habitats for thousands of marine living 1 2 resources, which in turn contribute significantly to global food security, employment, 3 and trade. Overall, the sea’s contribution to human welfare, in terms of market and non-market resources and environmental services, has been estimated at US$21 trillion/year (Costanza, 2000). However, despite the importance of the ocean realm to humans, there is a growing sense that human impacts are destabilizing this system. Some experts believe that current fishing levels are approaching or exceeding the total 4 productivity of the ocean ecosystem (National Research Council, 1999)., Springer<

ISBN: 9781402031335

A Sea Change: The Exclusive Economic Zone and Governance Institutions for Living Marine Resources ab 117.49 € als pdf eBook: . Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Sachthemen & Ratgeber, Technik, Med… Meer...

A Sea Change: The Exclusive Economic Zone and Governance Institutions for Living Marine Resources ab 117.49 € als pdf eBook: . Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Sachthemen & Ratgeber, Technik, Medien > Bücher nein eBook als pdf eBooks > Sachthemen & Ratgeber > Technik, Springer-Verlag GmbH<

2005, ISBN: 9781402031335

The Exclusive Economic Zone and Governance Institutions for Living Marine Resources, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Auflage, [PU: Springer-Verlag], [ED: 1], Springer-Verlag, 2005

ISBN: 9781402031335

A Sea Change: The Exclusive Economic Zone and Governance Institutions for Living Marine Resources: ab 117.49 € eBooks > Sachthemen & Ratgeber > Technik Springer-Verlag GmbH eBook als pdf,… Meer...

A Sea Change: The Exclusive Economic Zone and Governance Institutions for Living Marine Resources: ab 117.49 € eBooks > Sachthemen & Ratgeber > Technik Springer-Verlag GmbH eBook als pdf, Springer-Verlag GmbH<