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Edited By
J. Cort s, CIMAR, Ciudad de la Investigación, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
Description
Most of the coral reefs of the American continent: the Brazilian waters, the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean are in Latin
American countries, the subject of this book. For the first time, information on coral reefs of such a vast region is mined from reports,
obscure journals, university thesis and scientific journals, summarized and presented in a way both accessible and informative for the
interested reader as well as for the coral reef expert. The chapters of the book, divided by country and ocean, were written by either
scientists from the countries or by those that know the area well. Reefs not documented in the past are described in detail here, including
location maps. The natural and anthropogenic impacts affecting the reefs are presented, as well as sections on management, conservation
and legislation in each country. Nineteen chapters, plus an introduction, present information of coral reefs from Brazil to Mexico,
and from Chile to Cuba.
Contents
Foreword. Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Coral Reefs of the Americas: An introduction to Latin American coral reefs (J.
Cortés).
Brazil.
Corals and coral reefs of Brazil (Z.M.A.N.Leão, R.K. Kikuchi, V. Testa).
Caribbean.
The Cuban coral reefs (P.M. Alcolado, R. Claro-Madruga et al.). The coral reefs of the Dominican Republic (F.X. Geraldes). Puertorican
reefs: research synthesis, present threats and management perspectives (J.R. García, J. Morelock et al.). The Atlantic
coral reefs of México (E. Jordán-Dahlgreen, R.E. Rodríguez-Martínez). Coral reefs of Guatemala (A.C. Fonseca,
E. Arrivillaga, A. Arrivillaga). The reefs of Belize (J. Gibson, J. Carter). Nicaragua's coral reefs: status, health and management strategies
(J. Ryan, Y. Zapata). Past, present and future of the coral reefs of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica (J. Cortés, C. Jiménez).
Caribbean coral reefs of Panama: present status and future perspectives (H.M. Guzmán). The Caribbean coral reefs of Colombia (J.
Garzón-Ferreira, J.M. Díaz). The corals and coral reefs of Venezuela (E. Weil).
Eastern Pacific.
Coral
reefs of the Pacific coast of México (H. Reyes-Bonilla). Corals and associated marine communities from El Salvador (H. Reyes-Bonilla,
J.E. Barraza). Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific of Costa Rica: history, research and status (J. Cortés, C. Jiménez).
Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific coast of Panamá (J.L. Maté). Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific coast of Colomb
a (F.A. Zapata, B. Vargas-Ángel). Coral communities and coral reefs of Ecuador (P.W. Glynn). Reef-building coral communities of
Eastern Island (Rapa Nui), Chile (P.W. Glynn, G.M. Wellington et al.). Subject index.
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 508 pages, publication date: APR-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-51388-5
ISBN-10: 0-444-51388-4
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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