Difference between revisions of "Portal:Marine Biodiversity/Content"
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Definitions | Definitions | ||
*[[Genetic diversity]] | *[[Genetic diversity]] | ||
| + | *[[Species diversity]] | ||
| + | *[[Ecosystem diversity]] | ||
| + | *[[Functional diversity]] | ||
| + | *[[Ecosystem functioning]] | ||
| + | *[[Cultural and economic understanding of biodiversity]] | ||
| + | [[Measurement]] | ||
| + | [[Distribution]] | ||
| + | *[[Biodiversity hotspots]] | ||
| + | [[Evolution]] | ||
| + | [[Why is Marine biodiversity important]] | ||
| + | *[[Resilience and resistance]] | ||
| + | *[[Disturbance prevention]] | ||
| + | *[[Nutrient cycling]] | ||
| + | *[[Gas and climate regulation]] | ||
| + | *[[Bioremediation of waste]] | ||
| + | *[[Biologically mediated habitat]] | ||
| + | *[[Food provision]] | ||
| + | *[[Raw materials, including ornamental resources]] | ||
| + | *[[Leisure]] | ||
| + | *[[Cultural values]] | ||
| + | *[[Information service]] | ||
| + | *[[Non-use value: bequest value and existence value]] | ||
| + | *[[Option use value]] | ||
| + | [[Number of marine species]] | ||
| + | *[[Species lists]] | ||
| + | [[European marine biodiversity]] | ||
| + | *[[European marine biodiversity sites]] | ||
| + | *[[Geographic variation]] | ||
| + | *[[Ecosystem variation]] | ||
| + | *[[Variation of valuation of biodivsersity]] | ||
| + | **[[CULTURAL value variation]] | ||
| + | **[[Economic values variation]] | ||
| + | [[Marine Ecosystems]] | ||
| + | *[[The Deep Sea]] | ||
| + | *[[Continental Shelf Seabed]] | ||
| + | *[[Rocky and sandy shores]] | ||
| + | *[[Pelagic Ecosystems]] | ||
| + | *[[Mangrove Forests and Seagrass Meadows]] | ||
| + | *[[Estuarine Ecosystems]] | ||
| + | *[[Coral Reefs]] | ||
| + | *[[Polar Regions]] | ||
| + | [[Threats to Marine Biodiversity]] | ||
| + | *[[Over exploitation - recreational and commercial]] | ||
| + | *[[Pollution]] | ||
| + | *[[Habitat destruction and fragmentation]] | ||
| + | *[[Non-native species invasions]] | ||
| + | *[[Effects of global climate change]] | ||
| + | *[[Economic losses through unemployment and reduced productivity]] | ||
| + | *[[Dramatic reductions in the numbers of many popular edible fish and shellfish]] | ||
| + | *[[Extinction of species that might be useful in developing new medicines]] | ||
| + | *[[Reduced ability of ecosystems to respond to disaster, both natural (floods) and man-made (pollution)]] | ||
| + | *[[Accelerated global climate change]] | ||
| + | *[[Social and political instability]] | ||
| + | [[Marine Biodiversity research]] | ||
| + | *[[Global Patterns**[[Species and Ecosystems]] | ||
| + | **[[Causes and consequences of changing marine biodiversity]] | ||
| + | **[[Ecological and latitudinal aspects]] | ||
| + | *[[Biodiversity and Ecosystem function]] | ||
| + | **[[Food webs]] | ||
| + | **[[Genetic biodiversity]] | ||
| + | **[[Role of secondary metabolites]] | ||
| + | *[[Socio economic importance]] | ||
| + | [[Hindrances]] | ||
| + | *[[Funds]] | ||
| + | [[Management]] | ||
| + | *[[MPAs (Marine Protected Areas)]] | ||
| + | *[[ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management)]] | ||
| + | *[[EM (Ecosystem based Management)]] | ||
| + | [[Conservation]] | ||
| + | *[[Conservation policy and legislation]] | ||
| + | **[[Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)**[[EU Common Fisheries Policy]] | ||
| + | **[[EC Habitats Directive]] | ||
| + | [[SAC]] | ||
| + | [[SPA]] | ||
Revision as of 21:28, 30 June 2008
Definitions
- Genetic diversity
- Species diversity
- Ecosystem diversity
- Functional diversity
- Ecosystem functioning
- Cultural and economic understanding of biodiversity
Evolution Why is Marine biodiversity important
- Resilience and resistance
- Disturbance prevention
- Nutrient cycling
- Gas and climate regulation
- Bioremediation of waste
- Biologically mediated habitat
- Food provision
- Raw materials, including ornamental resources
- Leisure
- Cultural values
- Information service
- Non-use value: bequest value and existence value
- Option use value
- European marine biodiversity sites
- Geographic variation
- Ecosystem variation
- Variation of valuation of biodivsersity
- The Deep Sea
- Continental Shelf Seabed
- Rocky and sandy shores
- Pelagic Ecosystems
- Mangrove Forests and Seagrass Meadows
- Estuarine Ecosystems
- Coral Reefs
- Polar Regions
Threats to Marine Biodiversity
- Over exploitation - recreational and commercial
- Pollution
- Habitat destruction and fragmentation
- Non-native species invasions
- Effects of global climate change
- Economic losses through unemployment and reduced productivity
- Dramatic reductions in the numbers of many popular edible fish and shellfish
- Extinction of species that might be useful in developing new medicines
- Reduced ability of ecosystems to respond to disaster, both natural (floods) and man-made (pollution)
- Accelerated global climate change
- Social and political instability
- [[Global Patterns**Species and Ecosystems
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem function
- Socio economic importance
- MPAs (Marine Protected Areas)
- ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management)
- EM (Ecosystem based Management)
- Conservation policy and legislation
- [[Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)**EU Common Fisheries Policy
- EC Habitats Directive
