Coastal Habitat Conservation: New Perspectives and Sustainable Development of Biodiversity in the Anthropocene offers the latest research and approaches to biodiversity conservation in coastal areas. The book synthesizes the background of foundational conservation views and provides new perspectives and recent strategies within a sustainable development context for coastal species and organic life. Written by a team of international authors with expertise in wide-ranging issues of biodiversity conservation, this book analyzes the challenges of conserving marine habitats and species that humanity faces in the Anthropocene era.

Sections explore emerging and unforeseen impacts within a changing world, specifically, the marine-based conservation in the context of global change, coastal urbanization and mitigation of its environmental impacts, marine bioinvasions, conservation strategies for of out-of-sight communities like caves, habitat restoration, and the citizen science and its challenging role in monitoring conservation.

1: Impacts, evolution, and changes of pressure on marine ecosystems in recent times. Toward new emerging and unforeseen impact ... Introduction Traditional impacts on marine ecosystems: Past, present, and future Overexploitation Marine pollution Coastal destruction Nonindigenous species Climate change New emerging impacts within the Anthropocene: Is really a sustainable development being achieved? Global warming and marine heat waves Acidification Plastics What we know and what we don’t know Where are we going in marine conservation? References Marine area-based conservation in the context of global change: Advances, challenges, and opportunities, with a focus on th ... Introduction Evolution and advances in marine area-based conservation Marine protected areas (MPAs) Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) Marine spatial planning The pressing need for ecosystem-based monitoring and integration of climate change Ecosystem-based monitoring for ecosystem-based management Integration of climate change Challenges and opportunities in marine area-based conservation: The Mediterranean as showcase Main challenges impeding effective marine area-based conservation Opportunities to innovate in marine area-based conservation References Further reading Coastal urbanization, an issue for marine conservation Proliferation and impacts of artificial shorelines The development of artificial shorelines around the world Ecological impacts of artificial shorelines: Threats and lessons from the last decades Lessons from actual infrastructures, new ecological engineering and management tools for the mitigation of ecological ... Ecological status of highly modified water bodies (HMWB): Marinas as case study Coastal strategies and new technologies for confronting pollution The importance of substrata complexity and microhabitats diversity The role of the materials used for coastal marine constructions Restoration of natural shorelines as a strategy for coastal protection Risks and opportunities for the conservation of local biodiversity and threatened species: The usefulness of new app ... A social perspective Ecosystem and cultural services provided by organisms living on artificial structures The socioeconomic benefits of healthy marine ecosystems in heavily urbanized areas References Marine bioinvasions in the Anthropocene: Challenges and opportunities Introduction Aims and scope of the chapter The invasion process Synergies with other global change drivers Global vectors, transport hubs Invasive species impacts From species to ecosystem services Uncertainties and challenges for predicting impacts Early detection and monitoring Tools to improve resolution and cost effectiveness Prioritizing strategies and strategic areas for long-term monitoring Management of marine biological invasions Reducing and preventing invasions Regulated and yet unregulated vectors Recommendations for improving policy and management actions for preventing invasions The importance of the social dimension for preventing invasions Managing established invasions Protocols for selecting and prioritizing feasible actions Recommendations for improving policy and management actions for established invasions The importance of the social dimension for established invasions Concluding remarks and future directions Acknowledgments References Aquaculture and conservation Aquaculture as alternative to sea overexploitation Impacts of aquaculture Organic and nutrient enrichment associated with aquaculture facilities Impacts on the sediment Impacts in the water column Impact of fish escape on natural populations Escapes from coastal and offshore facilities Ecological impacts of fish escapes Socioeconomic impacts of fish escapes Management of fish escapes Controversy in the use of alien species and genetically improved organisms in aquaculture Alien species Genetically improved organisms Fish viral infections relevant to marine aquaculture Strategies to reduce negative impact of aquaculture in the context of conservation biology Development of integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Amphipods as promising resource to reduce the impact of eutrophication in aquaculture Relevance of ornamental species aquaculture for marine conservation The need for cultured specimens The trade in species and the implication for conservation aquaculture Social implications of aquarium hobby: A psychological perspective Participation in the marine aquarium hobby Specific motivating factors to hobby aquaculture Socially modulated motivation Challenge meets skill Niches Conservation aquaculture of endangered species Using aquaculture to relieve pressure on endangered aquatic species Using aquaculture to enhance populations of endangered species Acknowledgments References Conservation of dark habitats Vulnerable dark and low-light marine habitats: Out-of-sight communities at risk Technical advances Remarkable habitats Submarine caves Coralligenous outcrops Maërl beds Deep-sea habitats dominated by sponges Gorgonian and black coral gardens Brachiopod and crinoid beds Threats and pressures Direct and indirect effects of climate change Coastal pollution and urbanization Alien species Fishing and harvesting activities Scuba diving Mining industry Conservation strategies Legal protection Management of commercial activities Monitoring tools Active ecological restoration Acknowledgments References The ecological restoration: A way forward the conservation of marine biodiversity Introduction Background Chapter objectives Ecological restoration: A way forward Ecosystem trajectory under natural and man-made influences The possible actions to place a site or an ecosystem onto desirable trajectory Why can we conduct restoration work now? Current regulations and emerging attitude Existing solutions Resources and costs Restoration for tomorrow’s society? Results of a successful ecological restoration initiatives Nursery habitats in harbor Artificial reef Seagrass transplant PCC-R-based fish enhancement Endangered species translocation: The example of the Patella ferruginea limpet and corals The crucial role of science/knowledge Toward a new economic sector Challenges and opportunities in using ecological restoration to address global biodiversity targets Conclusions and recommendations Acknowledgments Glossary References Public engagement and its challenging role in conservation and monitoring Public engagement in marine conservation efforts: A new paradigm Citizen science vs participatory activities Diving sector as protagonist in marine citizen science Spaces between conservation science and policy: New approaches to embrace Inclusiveness fails when there is an underappreciation of values in social research Learning the tools, methods, and thinking to incorporate transdisciplinarity in marine conservation Inclusion of stakeholders from early stages Focus on impact evaluation and learning from failure Implication of boundary organizations in management of marine areas Nonprofit organizations as gearing between environmental management and society Other private entities in conservation projects Examples of participatory initiatives for conservation of marine ecosystems A citizen science initiative for seagrass conservation: POSIMED-Andalucía The seagrass P. oceanica How POSIMED-Andalucía network works Sampling methodology Validation systems Validation analysis Main findings within POSIMED project Conclusions Participatory activities related to marine litter Citizen participation in Spain in beach cleanups. From volunteering to citizen science. An example of success Microplastics, a new challenge in participation activities An integral study of marine litter in a marine protected area with society participation Marine debris and its relation to coral conservation in the Mediterranean Sea: “SOS REDES—Alborán” initiative Participatory activities for coral conservation in the Mediterranean Sea MedCoral Program, protecting the present to save the future MedCoral’s latest conservation project: the seeding of recruits References