Anchovy, 72, 75—76
biomass off Peru, 75, 77
Engraulis ringens, 72
Ankara, 53
Antarctica, 85, 147
Antarctic ice sheet, 58, 85
Anthropogenic
climate change, 4, 16—17
forcing, 80
greenhouse gases, 16
signal in the climate record, 57
Anticipatory adaptation in coastal
zones, 102
Aquaculture, 78, 81, 155
Aquifers, 140, 143
Aral Sea, 143
Arctic, 58, 75, 145
sea-ice thickness, 58
vortex, 75
Argentina, 40, 52, 116
ASEAN Co-operation Plan on
Transboundary Pollution, 49
Asia, 38, 49—51, 118, 129, 137, 142,
144, 156
Asiatic High, 63
Asthma, 28
among children, 41
Atlantic cod, 69, 77
Atlantic herring, 77
Atmospheric aerosol, 7
Atmospheric transfer model, 41, 44
Autonomous adaptation, 92, 101—102,
107
Average surface temperature of the
Northern Hemisphere, 18
Aviation and the Global Atmosphere,
8
Azores High, 64
Balanced scorecard in strategic
management, 164
Baltic Sea, 36, 79
Bangkok, 30, 147
Bangladesh, 94, 100, 152, 154
Basic Linked System (BLS), 110,
113—114
Beijing, 30, 37
Benchmarking, 169, 177, 184
Benzene, 26, 29
Bering Sea
groundfish, 75
jellyfish biomass, 75
Bicarbonate, 61
Bioaccumulation of chemicals, 145
Biodiversity, 20, 141, 149, 155—156
loss, 20
Biogeophysical effects of sea-level rise,
92
Biological
adaptations to global change, 69
processes in the ocean, 63
production in the sea, 64
pump, 61—62
Biologically active (‘fixed’) nitrogen,
144
Biomass burning, 29, 41
Biophysical environment, 140—141
and human health, 141
Biotic environment of fishes, 63
Blood lead, 147
Bogota, 54
Bonito, Sarda chiliensis, 72
Brazil, 40, 52, 116
British Columbia coho, pink and
sockeye salmon catch, 75
Bruun Rule, 95—96, 104
Buffer, 61
Business
environmental performance, 177
management, 162
Buta-1,3-diene, 26, 29
By-catch, 78, 81
Cadmium poisoning, 147
Calanus finmarchicus, 69, 70
Californian sardine, 77
Canada, 47, 116, 169
Air and Precipitation Monitoring
Network (CAPMoN), 48
Clean Air Act, 48
Carbon dioxide (CO
), 1, 3—4, 57—58,
61—63, 81, 90, 110—113,
115—118, 120, 123—125, 129,
132—133, 135, 137, 139, 141,
Subject Index
186
biomass off Peru, 75, 77
Engraulis ringens, 72
Ankara, 53
Antarctica, 85, 147
Antarctic ice sheet, 58, 85
Anthropogenic
climate change, 4, 16—17
forcing, 80
greenhouse gases, 16
signal in the climate record, 57
Anticipatory adaptation in coastal
zones, 102
Aquaculture, 78, 81, 155
Aquifers, 140, 143
Aral Sea, 143
Arctic, 58, 75, 145
sea-ice thickness, 58
vortex, 75
Argentina, 40, 52, 116
ASEAN Co-operation Plan on
Transboundary Pollution, 49
Asia, 38, 49—51, 118, 129, 137, 142,
144, 156
Asiatic High, 63
Asthma, 28
among children, 41
Atlantic cod, 69, 77
Atlantic herring, 77
Atmospheric aerosol, 7
Atmospheric transfer model, 41, 44
Autonomous adaptation, 92, 101—102,
107
Average surface temperature of the
Northern Hemisphere, 18
Aviation and the Global Atmosphere,
8
Azores High, 64
Balanced scorecard in strategic
management, 164
Baltic Sea, 36, 79
Bangkok, 30, 147
Bangladesh, 94, 100, 152, 154
Basic Linked System (BLS), 110,
113—114
Beijing, 30, 37
Benchmarking, 169, 177, 184
Benzene, 26, 29
Bering Sea
groundfish, 75
jellyfish biomass, 75
Bicarbonate, 61
Bioaccumulation of chemicals, 145
Biodiversity, 20, 141, 149, 155—156
loss, 20
Biogeophysical effects of sea-level rise,
92
Biological
adaptations to global change, 69
processes in the ocean, 63
production in the sea, 64
pump, 61—62
Biologically active (‘fixed’) nitrogen,
144
Biomass burning, 29, 41
Biophysical environment, 140—141
and human health, 141
Biotic environment of fishes, 63
Blood lead, 147
Bogota, 54
Bonito, Sarda chiliensis, 72
Brazil, 40, 52, 116
British Columbia coho, pink and
sockeye salmon catch, 75
Bruun Rule, 95—96, 104
Buffer, 61
Business
environmental performance, 177
management, 162
Buta-1,3-diene, 26, 29
By-catch, 78, 81
Cadmium poisoning, 147
Calanus finmarchicus, 69, 70
Californian sardine, 77
Canada, 47, 116, 169
Air and Precipitation Monitoring
Network (CAPMoN), 48
Clean Air Act, 48
Carbon dioxide (CO
), 1, 3—4, 57—58,
61—63, 81, 90, 110—113,
115—118, 120, 123—125, 129,
132—133, 135, 137, 139, 141,
Subject Index
186