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Adapting to a changing environment : confronting the consequences of climate change / Tim R. McClanahan and Joshua E. Cinner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: xi, 193 pages ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199754489 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QC903
Contents:
1. Climate Change, Resources, and Human Adaptation -- 2. The Global Context of Marine Fisheries -- 3. Climate Change and Oceanography -- 4. Climate Change and the Resilience of Coral Reefs -- 5. Climate Change and Coral Reef Fishes and Fisheries -- 6. Vulnerability of Coastal Communities -- 7. Coastal Communities' Responses to Disturbance -- 8. Linking Social, Ecological, and Environmental Systems -- 9. Building Adaptive Capacity -- 10. Managing Ecosystems for Change -- 11. Confronting the Consequences of Climate Change.
Summary: This title provides tools and a theoretical framework for governments and managers to understand and confront the consequences of climate change. Focusing on coral reefs and the societies that depend on them, the authors examine potential problems and solutions.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf QC903 MCC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 107309 Available BK77700

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Climate Change, Resources, and Human Adaptation --
2. The Global Context of Marine Fisheries --
3. Climate Change and Oceanography --
4. Climate Change and the Resilience of Coral Reefs --
5. Climate Change and Coral Reef Fishes and Fisheries --
6. Vulnerability of Coastal Communities --
7. Coastal Communities' Responses to Disturbance --
8. Linking Social, Ecological, and Environmental Systems --
9. Building Adaptive Capacity --
10. Managing Ecosystems for Change --
11. Confronting the Consequences of Climate Change.

This title provides tools and a theoretical framework for governments and managers to understand and confront the consequences of climate change. Focusing on coral reefs and the societies that depend on them, the authors examine potential problems and solutions.

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