Intro -- Revolution in the Seas: Ending Overfishing and Building Pesco-Ecology, Sustainable Agro-Ecology of Fishing -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- About the author -- Foreword -- Introduction: Fishing, mining, and agricultures -- Part I The dynamics of overfishing the marine ecosystems -- Chapter 1 When humankind comes up against the limits of the biosphere -- In times of plenty -- Early impacts and early blindness -- The inexhaustible sea? -- The steam and trawl revolution -- Technical progress to conquer the oceans -- Fewer boats, but considerably more kilowatts -- The production peak is behind us -- North Sea catches and ecosystem exploitation -- When collapse occurs -- Have we emptied the seas? -- Eight kilograms per person and no more -- References -- Websites -- Chapter 2 Warning, disruption in the marine ecosystems! -- Replacement and succession, the merry-go-round of species -- Regime shifts in ecosystems -- Fishing to low trophic levels -- Selection on the seabed: octopus, langoustine... and marine worms -- Trawls and dredges are under scrutiny -- Fishing and climate change -- When phenotypes and genotypes get involved -- From genotype to genetic diversity -- Species biodiversity in question -- From species biodiversity to functional biodiversity -- Prey and predator, two different jobs -- A jellification of the oceans ? -- From the kelp forests to urchin barrens -- Harmful algae and dead zones in the ocean -- The seabed plunged into darkness -- A future of parasites and pathogens -- The challenge of marine pollution -- Critical habitats under attack -- Biological invasions due to globalization -- Climate disruption on the agenda -- The four sides of ecosystem degradation -- References -- Websites -- Part II Fisheries management-From theory to powerlessness -- Chapter 3 When theory helps us understand the world.
| ISBN-13: | 9780443159107 |
| ISBN-10: | 0443159106 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science |
| Publication date: | 2023-10-26 |
| Edition description: | 1 |
| Pages: | 282 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 8.75 inches, Length: 6 inches, Weight: 0.992080179 Pounds, Width: 0.75 inches |
| Author: | Didier Gascuel |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Paperback |
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