Difference between revisions of "Portal:Marine Biodiversity/Content"
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*[[Cultural and economic understanding of biodiversity]] | *[[Cultural and economic understanding of biodiversity]] | ||
[[Measurements of biodiversity|Measurement]] | [[Measurements of biodiversity|Measurement]] | ||
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[[Distribution]] | [[Distribution]] | ||
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[[Number of marine species]] | [[Number of marine species]] | ||
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*[[European marine biodiversity sites]] | *[[European marine biodiversity sites]] | ||
*[[Geographic variation]] | *[[Geographic variation]] | ||
*[[Ecosystem variation]] | *[[Ecosystem variation]] | ||
| − | *[[Variation of valuation of | + | *[[Variation of valuation of biodiversity]] |
**[[CULTURAL value variation]] | **[[CULTURAL value variation]] | ||
**[[Economic values variation]] | **[[Economic values variation]] | ||
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[[Marine Ecosystems]] | [[Marine Ecosystems]] | ||
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*[[Estuaries]] | *[[Estuaries]] | ||
[[Threats to Marine Biodiversity]] | [[Threats to Marine Biodiversity]] | ||
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*[[Pollution]] | *[[Pollution]] | ||
*[[Habitat destruction and fragmentation]] | *[[Habitat destruction and fragmentation]] | ||
*[[Non-native species invasions]] | *[[Non-native species invasions]] | ||
| − | *[[Effects of global climate change]] | + | *[[Effects of global climate change on European marine biodiversity|Effects of global climate change]] |
*[[Economic losses through unemployment and reduced productivity]] | *[[Economic losses through unemployment and reduced productivity]] | ||
*[[Dramatic reductions in the numbers of many popular edible fish and shellfish]] | *[[Dramatic reductions in the numbers of many popular edible fish and shellfish]] | ||
Revision as of 11:17, 1 July 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 biodiversity
- Rocky Shores
- Sandy Shores
- Continental Shelf
- Open oceans
- Deep Sea
- Sea ice ecosystems
- Coral reefs
- Seagrass meadows
- Mangroves
- Salt marshes
- Estuaries
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
- MPAs (Marine Protected Areas)
- ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management)
- EM (Ecosystem based Management)
