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    The atlas of coasts & oceans : ecosystems, threatened resources, marine conservation / Don Hinrichsen.

    • Title:The atlas of coasts & oceans : ecosystems, threatened resources, marine conservation / Don Hinrichsen.
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    • Variant Title:Atlas of coasts and oceans
    • Author/Creator:Hinrichsen, Don.
    • Published/Created:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Coastal ecology.
      Marine ecology.
    • Description:128 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780226342252 (cloth : alk. paper)
      0226342255 (cloth : alk. paper)
      9780226342269 (pbk. : alk. paper)
      0226342263 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: Population Growth Along Coasts / Jens Sorensen
      Half the world's population lives in coastal regions, on just 10 percent of the earth's land area. / Jens Sorensen
      Urbanized Coastlines / Jens Sorensen
      For the first time in history, the majority of the world's people live and work in towns and cities. / Jens Sorensen
      Urbanized Coastlines: Sub-Saharan Africa / Jens Sorensen
      Eroding Shorelines / Jens Sorensen
      Coastal erosion is a natural phenomenon, aggravated by human activities. / Jens Sorensen
      Marine Ecosystems Under Threat / Jens Sorensen
      Human impacts over the last 60 years have led to a decline in the viability of coastal and ocean ecosystems. / Jens Sorensen
      Ocean Dead Zones / Jens Sorensen
      number of coastal dead zones has doubled every decade since 1962. / Jens Sorensen
      Ocean Dead Zones: The Baltic Sea / Jens Sorensen
      Ocean Dead Zones: The Northwest Pacific / Jens Sorensen
      Key Coastal Environments At Risk / Jens Sorensen
      Coastal wetlands, estuaries, and seagrass meadows perform vital ecological functions on which human safety and wellbeing depend. / Jens Sorensen
      Key Coastal Environments At Risk: Seagrasses / Jens Sorensen
      Key Coastal Environments At Risk: Mangroves / Jens Sorensen
      Coral Reefs In Danger / Jens Sorensen
      Coral reefs provide valuable coastal protection, and play a vital role in the health and ecology of the oceans. / Jens Sorensen
      Empty Ocean / Jens Sorensen
      rising global demand for seafood is leading to over-exploitation of fish stocks. / Jens Sorensen
      Major Shipping Lanes / Jens Sorensen
      overwhelming majority of world trade travels by ship to key seaports. / Jens Sorensen
      Energy From The Sea: Oil And Gas / Jens Sorensen
      quantity of oil extracted from offshore fields is expected to increase, posing an increasing hazard to the marine environment. / Jens Sorensen
      Energy From The Sea: Wind / Jens Sorensen
      Energy From The Sea: Tides And Waves / Jens Sorensen
      Coastal And Marine Tourism / Jens Sorensen
      Coastal and marine tourism are the fastest growing sectors of the travel and leisure industry. / Jens Sorensen
      Coastal And Marine Tourism: Mediterranean Sea / Jens Sorensen
      Farming The Sea / Jens Sorensen
      Farmed fish and shellfish are meeting most of the rising demand for seafood from the developing economies of Asia and Latin America. / Jens Sorensen
      Farming The Sea: Asia And Indo-Pacific / Jens Sorensen
      Ocean Conveyor Belt / Jens Sorensen
      world's oceans play an important role in shaping the earth's climate. / Jens Sorensen
      Rising Seas / Jens Sorensen
      As the world's climate changes sea levels are rising. If current trends continue, the world could face catastrophic coastal inundations. / Jens Sorensen
      Rising Seas: Small Island Developing States (SIDS) / Jens Sorensen
      Extreme Weather Events / Jens Sorensen
      Extreme weather events are increasingly linked to climate change. / Jens Sorensen
      Ocean Acidification / Jens Sorensen
      Rising carbon dioxide emissions are leading to increasing acidification of the oceans. / Jens Sorensen
      Disappearing Arctic / Jens Sorensen
      extent of Arctic sea ice is shrinking as the polar temperature increases. / Jens Sorensen
      Antarctic: Losing Ice Cover / Jens Sorensen
      West Antarctic ice sheet is losing volume and a number of floating ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula have already broken up. / Jens Sorensen
      Contested Islands / Jens Sorensen
      Contested islands pose the risk of igniting regional conflict between countries with competing claims. / Jens Sorensen
      Piracy: A Recent Growth Industry / Jens Sorensen
      Global piracy is on the increase, putting shipping in some areas in jeopardy. / Jens Sorensen
      Integrated Coastal And Ocean Management / Jens Sorensen
      Coastal management efforts have accelerated since the 1970's, but debate continues as to what constitutes a credible plan. / Jens Sorensen
      International Management Plans / Jens Sorensen
      Virtually every sea now has a management program in place, unfortunately, only a handful have been implemented. / Jens Sorensen
      International Management Plans: The Mediterranean / Jens Sorensen
      Marine Protected Areas / Jens Sorensen
      Marine protected areas represent less than one percent of ocean area - too small an area to protect marine ecosystems and biodiversity. / Jens Sorensen
      Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) / Jens Sorensen
      LMEs account for the majority of the world's fish catches, as well as receiving most of the pollution entering the seas. / Jens Sorensen
      Marine Ecosystems And Species In Peril / Jens Sorensen
      Our collective failure to act to protect the seas leaves many marine ecosystems and species critically endangered. / Jens Sorensen.
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