Changing Marine Ecosystems and Processes: Trajectories and Recovery

Abstract

The previous chapters have outlined the plethora of processes that partici- pate in structuring the functioning of marine populations, communities, and ecosystems, have described the interactions at local and larger spatial scales, and throughout, have highlighted the biogeochemical, climatic, and ecolog- ical controls that influence the interactions among these various elements, units, and assemblages of components. Not infrequently, we have been con- cerned with the anthropogenic influences in these complex dynamics.