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The World Trade Organization and the General Agreement on Trade in Services -- EU law and the freedom of movement of service providers -- The WTO and the EU, similarities and differences in services mobility liberalization -- Implementation of service trade liberalization in Dutch law and policy -- Implementation of service trade liberalization in UK law and policy -- Conclusion and analysis

"Cover" -- "Title Page" -- "Copyright" -- "Contents" -- "Contributors" -- "Foreword" -- "Preface" -- "Part I Spatial Patterning in the Sea" -- "Chapter 1 Introducing Seascape Ecology" -- "1.1 Introduction" -- "1.2 Landscape Ecology and the Emergence of Seascape Ecology" -- "1.3 What is a Seascape?" -- "1.3.1 The Patch‐Matrix and Patch‐Mosaic Models of Seascape Structure" -- "1.3.2 The Spatial Gradient Model of Seascape Structure" -- "1.3.3 Combining Spatial Gradients and Patch Mosaics" -- "1.3.4 Chemical Seascapes and Ocean Soundscapes" -- "1.4 Why Scale Matters in Seascape Ecology" -- "1.5 Seascape Ecology can Inform Marine Stewardship" -- "1.6 Conclusions and Future Directions" -- "References" -- "Chapter 2 Mapping and Quantifying Seascape Patterns" -- "2.1 Introduction" -- "2.2 Defining Seascape Applications" -- "2.3 Identifying Scales for Seascape Mapping" -- "2.4 Sensor Selection for Seascape Mapping" -- "2.4.1 Passive and Active Sensors" -- "2.4.2 Environmental Conditions Limiting Passive and Active Sensors" -- "2.5 Representing Patterns in Seascape Maps" -- "2.5.1 The Continuous Gradient Concept" -- "2.5.2 The Patch‐Mosaic Model" -- "2.5.3 Spatial Surrogates (Proxies)" -- "2.6 Quantifying Seascape Structure" -- "2.6.1 Sensitivity to Scale" -- "2.7 Applications of Seascape Maps and Spatial Pattern Metrics" -- "2.7.1 Understanding Uncertainty in Seascape Maps" -- "2.8 Conclusions and Future Research Priorities" -- "References" -- "Chapter 3 Pelagic Seascapes" -- "3.1 Introduction" -- "3.2 Pattern and Process in the Pelagic Realm" -- "3.2.1 Broad‐scale Biogeographic Provinces" -- "3.2.2 Finer Scale Patchiness and Patch Dynamics" -- "3.2.3 Ecoclines and Ecotones in Pelagic Seascapes" -- "3.2.4 Beneath the Surface: the Vertical Dimension of Pelagic Seascapes" -- "3.3 Spatial Pattern Metrics for Pelagic Seascapes

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