Overview
- Explores Bahía Blanca Estuary, one of the largest coastal systems in Atlantic South America
- Provides the first comprehensive review on its biological components for the international community
- Each chapter was written by a local expert in the field
- Content is organized by habitats and functional groups, emphasizing an ecosystems approach to biodiversity
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sandra M. Fiori, PhD is a Professor of Ecology of Communities and Ecosystems at Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina, and also holds a position as Independent Researcher at CONICET (National Research Council, Argentina). She obtained a Master in Wild Life Management from Universidad de Córdoba in 1997 and PhD in Biological Sciences from Universidad de Nacional del Sur in 2003, and completed postdoctoral training at Instituto Politécnico Nacional – Unidad Mérida (Yucatán, México).
Paula Pratolongo, PhD is a Professor of Marine Ecology at Universidad Nacional del sur, Argentina, and also holds a position as Independent Researcher at CONICET (National Research Council, Argentina). She obtained a PhD in Biological Sciences from Universidad de Buenos Aires in 2005, and completed postdoctoral training at East Carolina University, North Carolina, under a Fulbright Award. Dra. Pratolongo received the MaB Young Scientists Award on Ecosystems and Water, granted by the MaB-UNESCO Program.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Bahía Blanca Estuary
Book Subtitle: Ecology and Biodiversity
Editors: Sandra M. Fiori, Paula D. Pratolongo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66486-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66485-5Published: 04 August 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66488-6Published: 05 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-66486-2Published: 03 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 581
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 72 illustrations in colour
Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Biodiversity