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Coastal Marine Ecosystems of Latin America /

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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 quali...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seeliger, Ulrich
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kjerfve, Bjorn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001.
Series:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis ; 144.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Oceanography.
Ecology.
Environmental management.
Nature conservation.
Pollution.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: The tectonic and geological environment of coastal South America
  • The Gulf of Honduras
  • The coastal lagoon Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia
  • The Maracaibo System, Venezuela
  • The Orinoco River Delta, Venezuela
  • The Itamataca estuarine ecosystem, Brazil
  • the Abrolhos Reefs of Brazil
  • The Cabo Frio upwelling system, Brazil
  • Baja de Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • The Lagunar region and estuary ecosystem of Cananeia, Brazil
  • The subtropical estuarine complex of Paranagua Bay, Brazil
  • The convergence ecosystem in the southwest Atlantic
  • The Patos Lagoon Estuary, Brazil
  • The Rio de la Plata Estuary, Argentina-Uruguay
  • The Bahia Blanca Estuary, Argentina
  • The sand beach ecosystem of Chile
  • The Peruvian coastal upwelling system. The Gulf of Guayaquil and the Guayas River estuary, Ecuador
  • The estuary ecosystem of Buenaventura Bay, Colombia
  • Eastern Pacific coral reef ecosystems
  • The tropical Pacific coast of Mexico
  • And much more ...