Where+to+Start

1. Explore NOAA's webiste on LMEs:

@http://www.lme.noaa.gov/

Focus on i dentifying what qualifies for a Large Marine Ecosystem (LME). (The criteria for determining a LME.)


 * Understanding what characterizes the distinct bathymetry, hydrography, productivity, and trophically dependent populations making up the specific identifiable regions.
 * Identifying the countries that make up each LME. (Ex: LME #28 the Guinea Current covers 16 countries.)

2. Read excerpts from Sustainable Development book.



// (Download PDF file of textbook from link above, or go directly to original site with link below.) //

Sustainable Development of the World's Large Marine Ecosystems during Climate Change to please read chapter 1, 2, and 3. A.) Chapter 1 by __Gro Harlem Brundtland__ on //Our Common Future in Sustainable Development and Climate Change//

B.) Chapter 2 by Al Gore on //What Goes Up Must Come Down//

C.) Chapter 3 by Jane Lubchenco and Laura Petes on //The Interconnected Biosphere: Science at the Ocean's Tipping Points//

3. Read excerpt from Sustaining LMEs book.



// (Download PDF file of textbook from link above, or go directly to original site with link below.) //

Sustaining the World's Large Marine Ecosystems to please read chapter 9 A.) Chapter 9 by Marie-Christine Aquarone on //Outreach and Education for Ecosystems-based Management in the World's Large Marine Ecosystems//