Impacts of Land-based Marine Pollution on Ecosystems in the Caribbean Sea: Implications for the EBM Approach in the Caribbean

The Caribbean Sea is one of the world’s largest salt water seas, with approximately 2,500,000 km² encompassing a wide variety of ecosystems including coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds, rocky shores, soft bottoms, and others (Sheppard 2000). An estimated 100 million people now live in the area in...

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Hauptverfasser:	Diego L. Gil-Agudelo, Peter G. Wells
Format:	Buchkapitel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Applied sciences Aquatic ecosystems Aquatic habitats Biological sciences Biological taxonomies Biology Coral reefs Disasters Earth sciences Ecology Ecosystems Environmental degradation Environmental disasters Environmental pollution Environmental quality Environmental studies Geology Habitats Health and wellness Health sciences Introduced species Invasive species Liquid wastes Littoral ecosystems Marine ecosystems Materials Materials science Ocean pollution Oil spills Petrology Physical sciences Population ecology Public health Sedimentary petrology Sediments Sewage Species Synecology Waste materials Water pollution
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Zusammenfassung:	The Caribbean Sea is one of the world’s largest salt water seas, with approximately 2,500,000 km² encompassing a wide variety of ecosystems including coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds, rocky shores, soft bottoms, and others (Sheppard 2000). An estimated 100 million people now live in the area in 26 countries and 19 dependent territories (Fanning et al. 2007), using the Caribbean Sea as a source of goods and services and in many places highly impacting its ecosystems (Jackson 1997). Land-based marine pollution (LMP) is a well recognised coastal issue for coastal states globally and is considered, due to its inherent complexity