CONTENTS OF CHAPTER 1

PART 1 – INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 – OVERVIEW

1.1    Outline and scope of the document

1.1.1   Aims
1.1.2   Scope and definitions
1.1.3   Approaches

1.2   Marine invertebrates and biodiversity

1.2.1   What is biodiversity?
1.2.2   How diverse are marine invertebrates?
1.2.3   How diverse are marine ecosystems?
1.2.4   Patterns of biodiversity in the marine environment

1.3    Conservation

1.3.1   What is conservation?
1.3.2   Similarities and differences between marine and terrestrial conservation
1.3.3   Invertebrate conservation