Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America

   • Juan José Alvarado, Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín

   Pages 1-9

3. The Echinoderms of Mexico: Biodiversity, Distribution and Current State of Knowledge

   • Francisco A. Solís-Marín, Magali B. I. Honey-Escandón, M. D. Herrero-Perezrul, Francisco Benitez-Villalobos, Julia P. Díaz-Martínez, Blanca E. Buitrón-Sánchez et al.

   Pages 11-65

4. Central America Echinoderms: Diversity, Ecology and Future Perspectives

   • Juan José Alvarado, Enrique Barraza , Tito Isaac Sancho-Mejías

   Pages 67-106

5. Echinoderm Diversity in Panama: 144 Years of Research Across the Isthmus

   • Simon E. Coppard, Juan José Alvarado

   Pages 107-144

6. Echinoderms of Colombia

   • Milena Benavides-Serrato, Giomar Helena Borrero-Pérez, Jaime R. Cantera K, Mishal Cohen-Rengifo, Raúl Neira

   Pages 145-182

7. Echinoderms of Ecuador

   • Jorge Sonnenholzner, Margarita Brandt, Vanessa Francisco, Alex Hearn, María Luzuriaga, Paulina Guarderas et al.

   Pages 183-233

8. Echinoderms from Venezuela: Scientific Recount, Diversity and Distribution

   • César Lodeiros, Alberto Martín, Vanessa Francisco, Nicida Noriega, Yusbelly Díaz, Jeny Reyes et al.

   Pages 235-275

9. Echinoderms of Peru

   • Yuri Hooker, Elba Prieto-Rios, Francisco A. Solís-Marín

   Pages 277-299

10. Echinoderm from Brazil: Historical Research and the Current State of Biodiversity Knowledge

    • Carlos R. R. Ventura, Michela Borges, Lúcia S. Campos, Leticia V. Costa-Lotufo, Carolina A. Freire, Valéria F. Hadel et al.

    Pages 301-344

11. Echinoderm Research in Uruguay

    • Sergio Martínez

    Pages 345-358

12. Echinoderms from Argentina: Biodiversity, Distribution and Current State of Knowledge

    • Martín I. Brogger, Damián G. Gil, Tamara Rubilar, Mariano I. Martinez, María Enriqueta Díaz de Vivar, Mariana Escolar et al.

    Pages 359-402

13. Echinoderms of the Cuban Archipelago

    • Rosa del Valle-García, Mercedes Abreu-Pérez, Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín, Alfredo Laguarda-Figueras

    Pages 403-424

14. Recent Echinoderms from Hispaniola

    • Alejandro Herrera-Moreno, Liliana Betancourt

    Pages 425-436

15. Review of Echinoderm Research in Puerto Rico, with the Focus on Biological and Ecological Aspects

    • Stacey M. Williams, Milena Benavides-Serrato, Jose E. García-Arrarás, Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Ruber Rodríguez-Barreras

    Pages 437-469

16. Echinoderms of the Canary Islands, Spain

    • José Carlos Hernández, Sabrina Clemente, Fernando Tuya, Angel Pérez-Ruzafa, Carlos Sangil, Leopoldo Moro-Abad et al.

    Pages 471-510

17. Latin America Echinoderm Biodiversity and Biogeography: Patterns and Affinities

    • A. Pérez-Ruzafa, J. J. Alvarado, F. A. Solís-Marín, J. C. Hernández, A. Morata, C. Marcos et al.

    Pages 511-542

18. Back Matter

    Pages 543-658

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This book compiles for the first time the development of echinoderm research in Latin America. The book contains 17 chapters, one introductory, 15 country chapters, and a final biogeographic analysis. It compiles all the investigations published in international and local journals, reports, theses and other gray literature. Each chapter is composed of 7 sections: introduction describes the marine environments, and main oceanographic characteristics, followed by a history of research account divided by specific subjects. The next section addresses patterns of distribution and diversity. A specific section would explain fishery or aquaculture activities. The next sections deal with environmental and anthropogenic threats that are affecting echinoderm, and any conservation or management action. Finally, a section with conclusions, needs and new lines of research. The book will include two appendixes with species lists of all echinoderms with bathimetric data, habitat and distribution.

• Biodiversity
• Conservation
• Echinodermata
• Marine Ecology
• coastal sciences

• Centro de Investigaciónes en Ciencias, del Mar y Limnologia, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Colombia

  Juan José Alvarado

• Instituto de Ciencias del Mar, y Limnologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, Mexico

  Francisco Alonso Solis-Marin

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