Large Marine Ecosystems of the North Atlantic

This is the first book to provide assessments of multidecadal changes in resources and environments of the Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) of the North Atlantic. Using the case study method, researchers examine the forces driving the changes and actions underway aimed at turning the corner from declining trends in biomass yields, toward recovery of depleted species populations and improvements in ecosystem integrity.

Preface. Acknowledgments. Contributors. I. North Atlantic Teleconnections. 1. North Atlantic climatic signals and the plankton of the European continental shelf (A.H. Taylor). 2. Interregional biological responses in the North Atlantic to hydrometeorological forcing (P.C. Reid, G. Beaugrand). II. Northwest Atlantic Large Marine Ecosystems. 3. Changes to the large marine ecosystem of the Newfoundland-Labrador shelf (J. Rice). 4. Decadal changes in the Scotian shelf large marine ecosystem (K.C.T. Zwanenburg, et al.). 5. Dynamics of fish larvae, zooplankton, and hydrographical characteristics in the West Greenland large marine ecosystem 1950-1984 (S.A. Pedersen, J.C. Rice). 6. The U.S. northeast shelf large marine ecosystem: zooplankton trends in fish biomass recovery (K. Sherman, et al.). III. Insular North Atlantic. 7. Iceland shelf large marine ecosystem: decadal assessment and resource sustainability (O.S. Astthorsson, H. Vilhjálmsson). 8. Ecological features and recent trends in the physical environment, plankton, fish stocks, and seabirds in the Faroe shelf ecosystem (E. Gaard, et al.). IV. Northeast Atlantic.9. Zooplankton-fish interactions in the Barents Sea (P. Dalpadado, et al.).10. Dynamics and human impact in the Bay of Biscay: an ecological perspective (L. Valdés, A. Lavin).11. Iberian sardine fisheries: trends and crises (T. Wyatt, C. Porteiro).12. The North Sea large marine ecosystem (J.M. McGlade).V. Summary and Comments.13. Changing states of the large marine ecosystems in the North Atlantic: summary and comments (G. Hempel).Index.