Spencer Apollonio

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Hierarchical Perspectives on Marine Complexities: Searching for Systems in the Gulf of MainePaperback, 30 October 2002

Hierarchical Perspectives on Marine Complexities: Searching for Systems in the Gulf of Maine
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Part of Series
Complexity in Ecological Systems
Part of Series
Complexity in Ecological Systems Series
Print Length
320 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Date Published
30 Oct 2002
ISBN-10
0231124899
ISBN-13
9780231124898

Description

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.

Product Details

Author:
Spencer Apollonio
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
30 October 2002
Dimensions:
21.59 x 16.76 x 1.35 cm
ISBN-10:
0231124899
ISBN-13:
9780231124898
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
320
Weight:
335.66 gm

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