Bullock, R and Ralph, Gina M and Stump, E and Al Abdali, F and Al Asfoor, J and Al Buwaiqi, B and Al Kindi, A and Ambuali, A and Birge, T and Borsa, P and Di Dario, F and Everett, B and Fennessy, S and Fonseca, C and Gorman, C and Govender, A and Ho, Hsuan-Ching and Holleman, W and Jiddawi, N and Khan, M and Larson, H and Linardich, Christi and Matiku, P and Matsuura, K and Maunde, C and Motomura, H and Munroe, T A and Nair, Rekha J and Obota, C and Polidoro, B and Russell, B and Shaheen, S and Sithole, Y and Smith-Vaniz, W F and Uiblein, F and Weerts, S P and Williams, A and Yahya, S and Carpenter, K (2021) Conservation status of marine biodiversity of the Western Indian Ocean. Other. IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland.
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Abstract
The Western Indian Ocean is comprised of productive and highly diverse marine ecosystems that are rich sources of food security, livelihoods, and natural wonder. The ecological services that species provide are vital to the productivity of these ecosystems and healthy biodiversity is essential for the continued support of economies and local users. The stability of these valuable resources, however, is being eroded by growing threats to marine life from overexploitation, habitat degradation and climate change, all of which are causing serious reductions in marine ecosystem services and the ability of these ecosystems to support human communities. Quantifying the impacts of these threats and understanding the conservation status of the region’s marine biodiversity is a critical step in applying informed management and conservation measures to mitigate loss and retain the ecological value of these systems. This report highlights trends in research needs for species in the region, including priorities for fundamental biological and ecological research and quantifying trends in the populations of species. The assessments and analyses submitted in this report should inform conservation decision-making processes and will be valuable to policymakers, natural resource managers, environmental planners and NGOs.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Other) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Conservation; Conservation status; Marine biodiversity; Marine fauna; Marine flora; Red Data/Red List |
| Subjects: | Marine Fisheries > Conservation Marine Biodiversity |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2021 07:07 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2021 07:07 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/15157 |
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