5.1 Arguments
for and against the systems approach
5.2 Definitions
– types of systems
5.2.1 Assemblages
and communities
5.2.2 Habitats
5.2.3 Ecotones
5.2.4 Bioregions
5.3 Key
types of marine systems – features and conservation considerations
5.3.1 Major
marine environments and the threats to them
5.3.2 Key
habitat types
5.4 Other
considerations in the system approach to conservation
5.4.1 The
importance of scale
5.4.2 Structural complexity and spatial
heterogeneity
5.4.3 Linkages between systems
5.4.4 Conserving the ecological function
of marine systems
5.5 Information
needs and management options for systems conservation
5.5.1 Listing
of threatened communities and habitats
5.5.2 Habitat management and remediation
5.5.3 Site-based conservation –
marine protected areas (MPAs)
5.6 Main issues and recommended
actions
