Marine Environmental Biology and Conservation

Marine Environmental Biology and Conservation provides an introduction to the environmental and anthropogenic threats facing the world's oceans, and outlines the steps that can and should be taken to protect these vital habitats. It begins with a brief overview of the essentials of marine biology and oceanography necessary to understand the conservation material. The book then moves through the different habitats in the marine environment, such as coastal ecosystems, the open ocean, and the deep sea, exploring the organisms that live there, and what conservation dangers and solutions affect these areas.

Chapter1 Introduction to Marine Environmental Science and Oceanography
Chapter2 Conservation and Marine Biology
Chapter3 Conservation of Intertidal Ecosystems
Chapter4 Conservation of Estuary and Marsh Ecosystems
Chapter5 Conservation of Tropical Coral Reef Ecosystems
Chapter6 Conservation of Nearshore Ecosystems
Chapter7 Conservation of Open Ocean Ecosystems
Chapter8 Seafloor and Deep-Sea Ecosystems: Resource Harvest and Habitat Protection
Chapter9 Marine Endangered Species: Conservation, Protection, and Recovery
Chapter10 Conservation of Cetaceans
Chapter11 Marine Fisheries: Overharvest and Conservation
Chapter12 Ocean Conservation Laws, Agreements & Organizations