Global changes, including climate change and intensive fishing, are having significant impacts on the world's oceans. This book advances knowledge of the struct

The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, b

Biodiversity loss in terrestrial environments associated with human activities has been appreciated as a major issue for some years now. What is less well docum

The mobilisation centred on the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP 21) is an opportunity to highlight the vulnerability of environments and populations in the S

With contributions from an impressive group of Argentinean and German oceanographers, this book examines classical ecological issues relating to marine ecosyste