TY - BOOK ID - 65499618 TI - Ecosystem-based management, ecosystem services and aquatic biodiversity : theory, tools and applications AU - O’Higgins, Timothy G. AU - Lago, Manuel. AU - DeWitt, Theodore H. PY - 2020 SN - 3030458431 3030458423 9783030458430 PB - Springer Nature DB - UniCat KW - Aquatic ecology . KW - Ecosystems. KW - Biodiversity. KW - Freshwater & Marine Ecology. KW - Biological diversification KW - Biological diversity KW - Biotic diversity KW - Diversification, Biological KW - Diversity, Biological KW - Biology KW - Biocomplexity KW - Ecological heterogeneity KW - Numbers of species KW - Biocenoses KW - Biocoenoses KW - Biogeoecology KW - Biological communities KW - Biomes KW - Biotic community ecology KW - Communities, Biotic KW - Community ecology, Biotic KW - Ecological communities KW - Ecosystems KW - Natural communities KW - Ecology KW - Population biology KW - Aquatic biology KW - Biodiversitat KW - Ecologia marina KW - Ecologia oceànica KW - Ecologia dels oceans KW - Ecosistemes marins KW - Oceanografia biològica KW - Biologia marina KW - Ecologia aquàtica KW - Ecologia d'estuaris KW - Ecologia pelàgica KW - Productivitat marina KW - Diversitat biològica KW - Diversitat d'ecosistemes KW - Diversitat d'espècies KW - Diversitat genètica KW - Biologia KW - Ecologia KW - Recursos genètics KW - Biotic communities. KW - Freshwater & Marine Ecology KW - Biodiversity KW - Freshwater and Marine Ecology KW - Aquatic Biodiversity KW - Azores KW - Danube River KW - Ecosystem Based Management KW - Ecosystem Services KW - Mediterranean Biosphere Reserve KW - Vouga Estuary KW - Ecological science, the Biosphere KW - Hydrobiology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:65499618 AB - Aquatic ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and home to a diverse array of species and habitats, providing a wide variety of benefits to human beings. Many of these valuable ecosystems are at risk of being irreversibly damaged by human activities and pressures, including pollution, contamination, invasive species, overfishing and climate change. Such pressures threaten the sustainability of these ecosystems, their provision of ecosystem services and ultimately human well-being. Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is now widely considered the most promising paradigm for balancing sustainable development and biodiversity protection, and various international strategies and conventions have championed the EBM cause and the inclusion of ecosystem services in decision-making. This open access book introduces the essential concepts and principles required to implement ecosystem-based management, detailing tools and techniques, and describing the application of these concepts and tools to a broad range of aquatic ecosystems, from the shores of Lough Erne in Northern Ireland to the estuaries of the US Pacific Northwest and the tropical Mekong Delta. ER -