Marine, coastal and wetland habitats are threatened, not only through
exploitation, but also by the prospect of climate change - as ocean
currents change course, sea levels rise, and rainfall patterns change.
Even the once-common cod is now under threat from the combined effects
of over-fishing and a dramatic change-induced decrease in the plankton
that cod larvae feed on. Meanwhile, coral reefs remain especially
vulnerable to rapid sea-level changes exacerbated by the effects of
tourism and disease.
This book gathers together a wide range of papers reporting on key
research into the biodiversity conservation of these critical and
increasingly threatened habitats. Collectively these papers provide a
snap-shot of the types of problems they are experiencing, and offer a
wealth of topical examples which render this volume especially valuable
to teachers of courses in marine, freshwater and wetlands ecology,
biological conservation and ecological restoration.