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The book presents recent research on marine ecology in different parts of the world. It aims to shed light on relevant topics for budding marine ecologists. The “blue soup” of Planet Earth, which comprises both biotic and abiotic components, is essential to keeping the wheel of civilization running. Four major ecosystem service categories have been identified within this context, namely __provisioning services__ such as water, food, mangrove timber, honey, fish, wax, fuel wood, fodder and bioactive compounds from marine and estuarine flora and fauna; __regulating services__ such as the regulation of climate, coastal erosion, coral bleaching and pollution; __cultural services__ encompassing recreational (tourism), spiritual and other non-material benefits; and __supporting services__ such as nutrient cycling and photosynthesis. These valuable services are obtained from various resources that must be conserved for the sake of humanity. This book presents data for each resource type, not just in the form of a simple description, but also through case studies that resulted from several research projects and pilot programs carried out in different parts of the world. Statistical tools w

Who reads Basics of Marine and Estuarine Ecology?

Author

Abhijit Mitra, Sufia Zaman (auth.)

Publisher

Springer India : Imprint : Springer

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9788132227076

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Technology, Anthropology