Managing Ocean Environments in a Changing Climate
Sustainability and Economic Perspectives

Managing Ocean Environments in a Changing Climate provides an overview of the state of six threats to the global oceans, what can happen if all these threats act together, and the economic consequences of taking or not taking action on these threats.

Kevin J. Noone (Author), Ussif Rashid Sumaila (Author), Robert J. Diaz (Author)

9780124076686, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 19 August 2013

376 pages, 175 illustrations (175 in full color)
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.78 kg

"Public debate about whether and how to respond to shifting environmental conditions will grow in the coming decade. Those who engage in the debate will find this book, which focuses on the vital role of the oceans, useful… The information is faithfully presented and current. Figures and tables are clear and comprehensible. Summing Up: Highly recommended." --Choice Reviews Online, May 2014

Managing Ocean Environments in a Changing Climate summarizes the current state of several threats to the global oceans. What distinguishes this book most from previous works is that this book begins with a holistic, global-scale focus for the first several chapters and then provides an example of how this approach can be applied on a regional scale, for the Pacific region. Previous works usually have compiled local studies, which are essentially impossible to properly integrate to the global scale. The editors have engaged leading scientists in a number of areas, such as fisheries and marine ecosystems, ocean chemistry, marine biogeochemical cycling, oceans and climate change, and economics, to examine the threats to the oceans both individually and collectively, provide gross estimates of the economic and societal impacts of these threats, and deliver high-level recommendations.

1. Introduction2. Ocean Acidification3. Ocean Warming4. Hypoxia in the Oceans5. Sea Level Rise6. Pollution7. Overuse of Marine Resources8. Multiple Stressors: Putting the Pieces Together9. Planning for surprise10. Valuing the Ocean environment 11. Pacific Case Study12. Paths to Sustainable Ocean Resources and Services

Subject Areas: Climate change [RNPG], Environmental management [RNF], Oceanography [seas RBKC], Insects [entomology PSVT7], Environmental economics [KCN]