Hierarchical Perspectives on Marine Complexities
Searching for Systems in the Gulf of Maine
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2002
Columbia University Press (Verlag)
978-0-231-12489-8 (ISBN)
Columbia University Press (Verlag)
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The Gulf of Maine supports a vital fishery for North America and is one of the most intensely studied marine ecosystems in the world. This book presents the application of Hierarchy Theory to the ecological workings of the Gulf of Maine and of marine ecosystems in general.
The Gulf of Maine supports a vital fishery for North America and is one of the most intensely studied marine ecosystems in the world. An understanding of its ecology has practical applications to management of other marine systems and fisheries. This book is the first application of Hierarchy Theory to the ecological workings of the Gulf of Maine and of marine ecosystems in general. Hierarchy Theory offers a perspective that simplifies the apparent complications and contradictions of ecosystems, which encompass a number of scales of time (from minutes to decades or longer) and of space (from centimeters to kilometers). Spencer Apollonio explores in detail the idea of natural constraints inherent in hierarchical ecosystems and the impact upon such systems when constraints are reduced or removed. He argues that conventional fisheries management, which practices the removal of these constraints, may be doomed to failure.
Apollonio focuses in particular on the "groundfish crisis" in the Gulf, the precipitous decline due to overfishing in populations of cod, haddock, pollock, hakes, and various types of flounders, which have together constituted the mainstay of the Maine fishing industry for centuries. Hierarchical Perspectives on Marine Complexities presents a compelling case for a new approach that holds the promise of resource sustainability in the face of enormously complicated natural and cultural forces.
The Gulf of Maine supports a vital fishery for North America and is one of the most intensely studied marine ecosystems in the world. An understanding of its ecology has practical applications to management of other marine systems and fisheries. This book is the first application of Hierarchy Theory to the ecological workings of the Gulf of Maine and of marine ecosystems in general. Hierarchy Theory offers a perspective that simplifies the apparent complications and contradictions of ecosystems, which encompass a number of scales of time (from minutes to decades or longer) and of space (from centimeters to kilometers). Spencer Apollonio explores in detail the idea of natural constraints inherent in hierarchical ecosystems and the impact upon such systems when constraints are reduced or removed. He argues that conventional fisheries management, which practices the removal of these constraints, may be doomed to failure.
Apollonio focuses in particular on the "groundfish crisis" in the Gulf, the precipitous decline due to overfishing in populations of cod, haddock, pollock, hakes, and various types of flounders, which have together constituted the mainstay of the Maine fishing industry for centuries. Hierarchical Perspectives on Marine Complexities presents a compelling case for a new approach that holds the promise of resource sustainability in the face of enormously complicated natural and cultural forces.
Spencer Apollonio has been commissioner of Maine's Department of Marine Resources, chairperson of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and executive director of the New England Regional Fisheries Management Council. He lives in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
Acknowledgments Credits 1. The Subject of the Search 2. Some Generalities About Hierarchy Theory and Some Examples 3. Physical Characteristics of the Gulf of Maine 4. Fauna of the Gulf of Maine 5. Organism Characteristics 6. Approaching Hierarchy Theory and the Gulf of Maine 7. Hierarchies and Constraints 8. Hierarchical Applications Notes Glossary References Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.10.2002 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Complexity in Ecological Systems |
| Zusatzinfo | 44 line |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-231-12489-9 / 0231124899 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-231-12489-8 / 9780231124898 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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