Research Catalog

Title

Coastal marine ecosystems of Latin America / U. Seeliger, B. Kjerfve (eds.).

Publication

Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2000.

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Additional Authors

• Seeliger, U. (Ulrich), 1944-
• Kjerfve, Björn.

Description

xxvi, 360 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Ecological studies, 0070-8356 ; vol. 144

Uniform Title

Ecological studies ; v. 144.

Subjects

• Lateinamerika
• South America
• Latin America
• Écologie des rivages > Amérique latine
• Küste
• Ökosystem
• Marine ecology > South America
• Marine ecology > Latin America
• Coastal ecology > South America
• Coastal ecology > Latin America

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The Tectonic and Geological Environment of Coastal South America -- 1 The Gulf of Honduras -- 2 The Coastal Lagoon Ciénaga Grande De Santa Marta, Colombia -- 3 The Maracaibo System, Venezuela -- 4 The Orinoco River Delta, Venezuela -- 5 The Itamaraca Estuarine Ecosystem, Brazil -- 6 The Abrolhos Reefs of Brazil -- 7 The Cabo Frio Upwelling System, Brazil -- 8 Baía de Guanabara, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil -- 9 The Lagoon Region and Estuary Ecosystem of Cananeia, Brazil -- 10 The Subtropical Estuarine Complex of Paranagua Bay, Brazil -- 11 The Convergence Ecosystem in the Southwest Atlantic -- 12 The Patos Lagoon Estuary, Brazil -- 13 The Río de la Plata Estuary, Argentina-Uruguay -- 14 The Bahia Blanca Estuary, Argentina -- 15 The Sand Beach Ecosystem of Chile -- 16 The Peruvian Coastal Upwelling System -- 17 The Gulf of Guayaquil and the Guayas River Estuary, Ecuador -- 18 The Estuary Ecosystem of Buenaventura Bay, Colombia -- 19 Eastern Pacific Coral Reef Ecosystems -- 20 The Tropical Pacific Coast of Mexico -- 21 Upwelling and Lagoonal Ecosystems of the Dry Pacific Coast of Baja California -- 22 The Colorado River Estuary and Upper Gulf of California, Baja, Mexico -- A Summary of Natural and Human-Induced Variables in Coastal Marine Ecosystems of Latin America.

ISBN

• 3540672281
• 9783540672289

LCCN

00044015

OCLC

• ocm44173071
• 44173071
• SCSB-9618324

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library