Large Marine Ecosystems of the Indian Ocean: Assessment, Sustainability, and Management
Ed. by K. Sherman, E. Okemwa, and M. Ntiba
Blackwell Science, Inc., Cambridge, MA. 1998. 394 p.
Part One: Assessment and Sustainability of Large Marine Ecosystems
Chapter 1
Assessment, Sustainability, and Monitoring of Coastal Ecosystems: An Ecological Perspective - by K. Sherman
Chapter 2
Trawl Survey Strategies and Applications for Assessing the Changing State of Fish Communities in Large Marine Ecosystems - by M. J. Ntiba
Chapter 3
Strategy and Application for Sampling Large Marine Ecosystems with the Continuous Plankton Recorder and Undulating Oceanographic Recorder/Aquashuttle - by R. Williams and J.A. Lindley
Chapter 4
An Overview of the Status of Marine Pollution in the East African Region - by C. M. Nguta
Chapter 5
Application of the Large Marine Ecosystem Concept to the Somali Current - by E. N. Okemwa
Part Two: Pelagic Ecosystems
Chapter 6
Coastal Upwelling and Other Processes Regulating Ecosystem Productivity and Fish Production in the Western Indian Ocean - by A. Bakun, C. Roy, and S. Lluch-Cota
Chapter 7
Seasonal Fluctuations in Plankton Biomass and Productivity in the Ecosystems of the Somali Current, Gulf of Aden, and Southern Red Sea - by M. A. Baars, P. H. Schalk, and M. J.W. Veldhuis
Chapter 8
Role of Oceanic Fronts in Promoting Productivity in the Southern Indian Ocean - by H. B. Menon
Chapter 9
Mean Monthly Sea-Level Variation and Its Relation to Large-Scale Ocean Circulation in the Southwest Indian Ocean - by S. Ragoonaden
Chapter 10
Spiny Lobsters in the Indian Ocean: Speciation in Relation to Oceanographic Ecosystems - by D. E. Pollock
Chapter 11
Spatial-Temporal Structure of Indian Ocean Ecosystems: A Large-Scale Approach - by S.A. Piontkovski
Part Three: Case Studies
Chapter 12
The Role of Estuaries in Large Marine Ecosystems: Examples from the Natal Coast, South Africa - by J. Andrew, G. Cooper, T.D. Harrison, and A.E.L. Ramm
Chapter 13
Fisheries Resources of Zanzibar: Problems and Recommendations - by C. A. Muhando and N.S. Jiddawi
Chapter 14
The Agulhas Current Ecosystem with Particular Reference to Dispersal of Fish Larvae - by L. E. Beckley
Chapter 15
The Red Sea as an Extension of the Indian Ocean - by A. Getahun
Chapter 16
Status and Future of the St. Lucia Lake System, a Large Estuary of the Southwestern Indian Ocean - by A. T. Forbes and D. P. Cyrus
Chapter 17
Biologic Production and Fishery Potential of the Exclusive Economic Zone of India - by B. N. Desai and R. M. S. Bhargava
Part Four: Management and Governance
Chapter 18
Implications of Agenda 21 of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development on Marine Resources in East Africa with Particular Reference to Kenya and Tanzania - by G. M.Mailu
Chapter 19
Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem and Related Issues - by L. M. Alexander
Chapter 20
Legal Constraints and Options for Total Ecosystem Management of Large Marine Ecosystems - by E. Somers
Chapter 21
Application of Integrated Environmental Management Toward Solving the Problems Affecting the Tana River Delta and Its Linkage with the Somali Current Ecosystem - by P. A. Raal and L. Barwell
Chapter 22
Marine Conservation Areas in Kenya - by S. D. M. Weru
Chapter 23
Indian Ocean Large Marine Ecosystems: Need for National and Regional Framework for Conservation and Sustainable Development - by S.M. Dwivedi and A.K. Choubey
Chapter 24
Regional Stewardship for Sustainable Marine Resources Management in the Bay of Bengal - by H. b. A. Ahmad, L. Ahmed, A. Atapattu, S. Chullasorn, Y. P. Lui, M. H. Maniku, D. J. Nickerson, J. Pimoljinda, T. H. Purwaka, S. Saeed, E. Soetopo, Suseno, and Y.S. Yadava
Chapter 25
Summary and Recommendations - by E. N. Okemwa, M. J. Ntiba, and K. Sherman