Overview
- New cash crops with seawater irrigation
- Energy production
- CO2-sequestration
Part of the book series: Tasks for Vegetation Science (TAVS, volume 43)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Saline Ecosystems in Venezuela
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Experimental Systems
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About this book
Focusing on Venezuela and Mexico, this edited volume from the International Society of Halophyte Utilisation (ISHU) explores the environmental issues facing South and Central America's coastal ecosystems, and discusses the uses of mangrove species and other halophytes in addressing issues of both coastal pollution and upland soil salinisation.
The book draws on expertise from Europe and South America to present a series of case studies that detail Venezuela’s saline ecosystems and examine the economic potential of mangrove restoration and halophyte production. It includes cutting-edge research into the establishment of new mangrove stands which could serve as prototypes for the sustainable use of halophytes, including Chenopodium quinoa and Tamarix aphylla. Moreover, the detailed examples from Venezuela and other Caribbean countries provide useful models for comparison with halophyte utilisation in other parts of the world – especially the Mediterranean region, where much of the earlier research of the ISHU had been conducted.
Including insights from 50 years of research on the Venezuelan coastline this unique book provides a useful reference for researchers working on saline ecosystems and economically useful halophytes around the world.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mangroves and Halophytes
Book Subtitle: Restoration and Utilisation
Editors: Helmut Lieth, Maxímo García Sucre, Brigitte Herzog
Series Title: Tasks for Vegetation Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6720-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-6719-8Published: 07 February 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7704-2Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-6720-4Published: 02 February 2008
Series ISSN: 0167-9406
Series E-ISSN: 1875-130X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LVII, 160
Topics: Plant Sciences, Ecology, Ecosystems, Plant Ecology, Environmental Management, Climate Change