Stewarding the Sound

The Challenge of Managing Sensitive Coastal Ecosystems

Laurie Wood editor Patricia Gallaugher editor Leah Bendell editor Shelley McKeachie editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:9th May '19

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Stewarding the Sound uses different perspectives to build awareness of the wealth and fragility of this ecosystem by balancing economic and social needs with conservation. This book, the first ever compilation of the ecological importance of the Sound, demonstrates the cumulative stresses that are now occurring within the Sound and the impact that these stresses are having on the ecosystem. This contributed volume will provide the means of reaching a wide audience to spread awareness of how ecologically important this region is and that it requires a sound management plan so that its ecosystem and the services that ecosystem provides are not compromised.

"As we have expanded our range and levels of resource utilization, we have often been caught in a Catch-22 situation caused by our desire to use a resource or area while simultaneously trying to conserve it. In this work, editors Bendell, Gallaugher, McKeachie, and Wood (all, Simon Fraser Univ.) present a compendium of 11 chapters addressing this very issue as exemplified by Baynes Sound, located in British Columbia. Some chapters focus on themes related to particular aquatic resources: shellfish, salmonids, birds, and seaweed. Other chapters present management issues and arguments for the designation of the Sound as a protected marine area in order to preserve its sensitive marine habitat. Graphs and diagrams support the chapter texts by various contributing authors. The writing can be technical at times, including jargon typically used by marine research scientists. This being the case, the book is likely to be most welcomed by readers with a professional interest in marine resource preservation. However, interested non-professionals will also find valuable information here about stewardship of natural marine resources."

— K. R. Thompson, Missouri State University, CHOICE, June 2020 Vol. 57 No. 10

ISBN: 9780367112035

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 412g

148 pages