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Coastal Marine Ecosystems of Latin America

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Editors:
  1. Ulrich Seeliger

    1. Depto. de Oceanografia, Universidade do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil

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  2. Björn Kjerfve

    1. Marine Science Program, Department of Geological Sciences, and the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

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  • Highlights advances in ecological research in Latin American coastal marine ecosystems
  • Presents not only results of basic research, but also examines management issues
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 144)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXVI
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  2. The Tectonic and Geological Environment of Coastal South America

    • J. N. Kellogg, W. U. Mohriak
    Pages 1-16

  3. The Gulf of Honduras

    • W. D. Heyman, B. Kjerfve
    Pages 17-32

  4. The Coastal Lagoon Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia

    • J. Polanía, A. Santos-Martínez, J. E. Mancera-Pineda, L. Botero Arboleda
    Pages 33-45

  5. The Maracaibo System, Venezuela

    • G. Rodríguez
    Pages 47-60

  6. The Orinoco River Delta, Venezuela

    • J. E. Conde
    Pages 61-70

  7. The Itamaracá Estuarine Ecosystem, Brazil

    • C. Medeiros, B. Kjerfve, M. Araujo, S. Neumann-Leitão
    Pages 71-81

  8. The Abrolhos Reefs of Brazil

    • Z. M. A. N. Leão, R. K. P. Kikuchi
    Pages 83-96

  9. The Cabo Frio Upwelling System, Brazil

    • J. L. Valentin
    Pages 97-105

  10. Baía de Guanabara, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

    • B. Kjerfve, L. D. de Lacerda, G. T. M. Dias
    Pages 107-117

  11. The Lagoon Region and Estuary Ecosystem of Cananéia, Brazil

    • J. G. Tundisi, T. Matsumura-Tundisi
    Pages 119-130

  12. The Subtropical Estuarine Complex of Paranaguá Bay, Brazil

    • P. C. Lana, E. Marone, R. M. Lopes, E. C. Machado
    Pages 131-145

  13. The Convergence Ecosystem in the Southwest Atlantic

    • C. Odebrecht, J. P. Castello
    Pages 147-165

  14. The Patos Lagoon Estuary, Brazil

    • U. Seeliger
    Pages 167-183

  15. The Río de la Plata Estuary, Argentina-Uruguay

    • H. Mianzan, C. Lasta, E. Acha, R. Guerrero, G. Macchi, C. Bremec
    Pages 185-204

  16. The Bahia Blanca Estuary, Argentina

    • G. M. E. Perillo, M. C. Piccolo, E. Parodi, R. H. Freije
    Pages 205-217

  17. The Sand Beach Ecosystem of Chile

    • E. Jaramillo
    Pages 219-227

  18. The Peruvian Coastal Upwelling System

    • J. Tarazona, W. Arntz
    Pages 229-244

  19. The Gulf of Guayaquil and the Guayas River Estuary, Ecuador

    • R. R. Twilley, W. Cárdenas, V. H. Rivera-Monroy, J. Espinoza, R. Suescum, M. M. Armijos et al.
    Pages 245-263

  20. The Estuary Ecosystem of Buenaventura Bay, Colombia

    • J. R. Cantera, J. F. Blanco
    Pages 265-280
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About this book

Coastal and marine ecosystems, some severely degraded, other still pristine, control rich resources of inshore environments and coastal seas of Latin America's Pacific and Atlantic margins. Conflicts between the needs of the region's nations and diminishing revenues and environmental quality have induced awareness of coastal ecological problems and motivated financial support for restoration and management.
The volume provides a competent review on the structure, processes and function of 22 important Latin American coastal marine ecosystems. Each contribution describes the environmental settings, biotic components and structure of the system, considers trophic processes and energy flow, evaluates the modifying influence of natural and human perturbations, and suggests management needs. Although the focus of the book is on basic ecological research, the results have application for coastal managers.

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"... I can highly recommend this book to all those who (start to) work in Latin America's coastal environments be it for basic, applied, or conservation research. They will find it a good introduction and overview. It should be present in all university libraries, not only those in Latin America." (Aquatic Ecology)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Depto. de Oceanografia, Universidade do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil

    Ulrich Seeliger

  • Marine Science Program, Department of Geological Sciences, and the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

    Björn Kjerfve

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Coastal Marine Ecosystems of Latin America

  • Editors: Ulrich Seeliger, Björn Kjerfve

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04482-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-67228-9Published: 18 October 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08657-1Published: 10 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-04482-7Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 366

  • Topics: Oceanography, Coastal Sciences, Physical Geography, Ecology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation

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