Large Marine Ecosystems of the North Atlantic: Changing States and Sustainability

Sherman, K. and H. R. Skjoldal, eds.

Large Marine Ecosystems Series. Elsevier Science, The Netherlands.449p.

Part I. North Atlantic teleconnections

Chapter 1

North Atlantic climatic signals and the plankton of the European Continental Shelf - by A. H. Taylor

Chapter 2

Interregional biological responses in the North Atlantic to hydrometeorological forcing - by P. C. Reid and G. Beaugrand

Part II. Northwest Atlantic large marine ecosystems

Chapter 3

Changes to the large marine ecosystem of the Newfoundland-Labrador Shelf - by J. Rice

Chapter 4

Decadal changes in the Scotian Shelf large marine ecosystem - by K.C.T. Zwanenburg, D. Bowen, A. Bundy, K. Drinkwater, K. Frank, R. O'Boyle, D. Sameoto, and M. Sinclair

Chapter 5

Dynamics of fish larvae, zooplankton, and hydrographical characteristics in the West Greenland large marine ecosystem 1950-1984 - by S. A. Pedersen and J. C. Rice

Chapter 6

The U.S. Northeast Shelf large marine ecosystem: Zooplankton trends in fish biomass recovery - by K. Sherman, J. Kane, S. Murawski, W.Overholtz, and A. Solow

Part III. Insular North Atlantic

Chapter 7

Iceland Shelf LME Decadal assessment and resource sustainability - by O. S. Assthorsson and H. Vilhjálmsson

Chapter 8

Ecological features and recent trends in the physical environment, plankton, fish stocks, and seabirds in the Faroe Shelf ecosystem - by E. Gaard, B.Hansen, B. Olsen, and J. Reinert

Part IV. Northeast Atlantic

Chapter 9

Zooplankton-fish interactions in the Barents Sea - by P. Dalpadado, B. Bogstad, H. Gjøsœter, S. Mehl, and H. R. Skjoldal

Chapter 10

Dynamics and human impact in the Bay of Biscay: An ecological perspective - by L. Valdés and A. Lavín

Chapter 11

Iberian sardine fisheries: Trends and crises - by T. Wyatt and C. Porteiro

Chapter 12

The North Sea large marine ecosystem - by J. M. McGlade

Part V. Summary and comments

Chapter 13
Changing states of the large marine ecosystems in the North Atlantic: Summary and comments - by G. Hempel