Ecosystem status report for the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem

Ecosystem status report for the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem

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Imprint:	Woods Hole, Mass. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Assessment Program, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource ([38] p.) : col. ill., maps.
Language:	English
Series:	Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document ; 09-11 Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document ; 09-11.
Subject:	Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Fishery management -- United States. Marine ecology -- Atlantic Coast (New England) Marine ecology -- Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) Climatic changes -- Effect of human beings on -- Atlantic Coast (New England) Climatic changes -- Effect of human beings on -- Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) Marine ecology -- Effect of human beings on -- North Atlantic Ocean. Fishes -- Effect of human beings on -- Atlantic Coast (New England) Benthos -- Ecology -- Atlantic Coast (New England) Benthos -- Ecology -- Effect of human beings on -- Atlantic Coast (New England) Continental shelf -- Environmental aspects -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Primary productivity (Biology) -- Ecology -- North Atlantic Ocean. Benthos -- Ecology. Climatic changes -- Effect of human beings on. Continental shelf -- Environmental aspects. Fishery management. Fishes -- Effect of human beings on. Marine ecology. Middle Atlantic States -- Atlantic Coast. New England -- Atlantic Coast. North Atlantic Ocean. United States. United States -- Atlantic Coast.
Format:	E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8685005

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Varying Form of Title:	Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem
Other authors / contributors:	Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
Notes:	Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 24, 2009). "July 2009." "Print publication date July 2009; web version posted August 12, 2009 "--Publication's home page: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/publications/crd/crd0911/. "The Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem (NES LME) is a dynamic, highly productive, and intensively studied system providing a broad spectrum of ecosystem goods and services [1, 2]. This region, encompassing the continental shelf area between Cape Hatteras and the Gulf of Maine (Figure 1.1), spans approximately 250,000 km2 and supports some of the highest revenue fisheries in the nation. The system has historically undergone profound changes due to very heavy exploitation by distant-water and domestic fishing fleets [3]. Further, the region has experienced changes in climate and physical forcing that have contributed to large-scale alteration in ecosystem structure and function. Projections of future climate change highlight the need to understand the effects of natural and anthropogenically driven perturbations to this system and to devise effective management and mitigation strategies in response to these changes. In this report, we track changes in key indicators of climate, physical forcing, ecosystem dynamics, and the role of humans in this system"--Introduction. Includes bibliographical references.
GPO item no.:	0609-D (online)
Govt.docs classification:	C 55.352:09-11