Alboran Sea - Ecosystems and Marine Resources
Intro -- Acknowledgments to the Reviewers -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Thinking the Future from Now -- 1.1 Why a Book on the Alboran Sea? -- 1.2 Thinking the Future from Now -- 1.2.1 Oceanographic, Geological, and Ecological Contexts -- 1.2.2 Biodiversity and Ecosystems Distribution -- 1.2.3 Fisheries Resources and Aquaculture -- 1.2.4 Conservation, Management, and Marine Policies -- 1.3 The Future We Wish: Final Remarks -- References -- Chapter 2: Regional Context and Maritime Governance -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Political Geography of the Region -- 2.2.1 The Regional Context -- 2.2.2 Countries and Territories: Geopolitical and Socio-economic Information -- 2.2.3 The Alboran Sea and the Maritime Economy -- 2.3 Alboran Sea: Law of the Sea and Jurisdictional Issues -- 2.3.1 The Alboran Sea in the Context of UNCLOS -- 2.3.2 States and Their Maritime Jurisdictions -- 2.3.2.1 Moroccan Legislation -- 2.3.2.2 Spanish Legislation -- 2.3.2.3 Algerian Legislation -- 2.3.2.4 Gibraltar Legislation -- 2.3.3 Maritime Borders and Disputes -- 2.4 Maritime Governance and Cross-Border Cooperation -- 2.4.1 Background -- 2.4.2 Legal-Institutional Framework -- References -- Legal Documents -- Chapter 3: Alboran Sea Area Climate and Weather -- 3.1 The Climate of the Alboran Area -- 3.1.1 Precipitation -- 3.1.2 Winds -- 3.1.3 Aerosols -- 3.1.4 Temperature -- 3.1.5 Climate Trends and Climate Change -- 3.2 Large Scale and Synoptic Systems in the North Atlantic-European Sector -- 3.2.1 Large-Scale Circulation -- 3.2.2 Synoptic Systems -- 3.2.3 Mediterranean Cyclones -- 3.2.4 Euro-Atlantic Weather Regimes -- References -- Chapter 4: The Oceanographic and Climatic Context -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Climatic Forcing, Water Mass Formation Processes and Thermohaline Circulation in the Mediterranean Sea -- 4.3 Water Masses in the Alboran Sea.
