Coastal Marine Ecosystems of Latin America

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

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.

• Bay
• Coast
• Coral reef
• Deltas
• Estuary
• Lagoon
• ecosystem
• marine
• coastal sciences

From the reviews
"... 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)

• 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

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