NEW BOOK RELEASE: ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT FOR THE OCEANS Just released from Island Press, Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans is the first comprehensive guide to the science and practice of marine ecosystem-based management (EBM). Co-edited by Karen McLeod (Oregon State University & COMPASS) and Heather Leslie (Brown University) with a foreword by Jane Lubchenco (NOAA), this book features contributions from 46 leading scholars and practitioners. It simultaneously serves as a primer, a theoretical synthesis, a practical guide, and a roadmap for the future.
Conventional management approaches cannot meet the challenges faced by ocean and coastal ecosystems today. Consequently, numerous national and international bodies have called for a shift toward more comprehensive EBM. However, until now, there has been little specific guidance on how to put these ideas into practice. Synthesizing a vast amount of theoretical and empirical knowledge and featuring case studies of EBM in practice from around the world, Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans provides tools for the design and implementation of EBM. Targeted for students, scientists, and practitioners, this volume is particularly suitable for upper-level courses in marine management and policy. For the Table of Contents and more information, please see <http://www.islandpress.com/bookstore/details.php?prod_id=1750> http://www.islandpress.com/bookstore/details.php?prod_id=1750.
