Fisheries Biology, Assessment and Management

Contents. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 Ecology and ecosystems. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Distribution and abundance. 1.2.1 Unit stocks. 1.2.2 Spacing of organisms. 1.3 Population growth and regulation. 1.3.1 Population growth. 1.3.2 Population regulation. 1.3.3 Life history patterns. 1.4 Marine ecosystems. 1.4.1 Coastal waters. 1.4.2 Coral reefs and lagoons. 1.4.3 Continental shelves and the open sea. 1.5 Human impacts on marine ecosystems. 1.5.1 Habitat modification and loss. 1.5.2 Eutrophication, siltation and heat. 1.5.3 Petroleum, toxic chemicals and solid waste. 1.5.4 Species invasions, introductions, and translocations. 1.5.5 Climate change - the greenhouse effect and global warming. 1.5.6 Ozone depletion.…