Latin American coral reefs

• Main Author: Cortes, J
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier 2003; Amsterdam Elsevier Science & Technology; Elsevier Science
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Coral reef and islands > Latin America; Coral reef conservation - Latin America; Coral reef ecology; Coral reef ecology > Latin America; Coral reef organisms; Coral reef organisms > Latin America; Coral reefs and islands; Latin America

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...

Table of Contents:

• Front Cover -- Latin American Coral Reefs -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1. Coral reefs of the Americas: An introduction to Latin American Coral Reefs -- PART II: BRAZIL -- Chapter 2. Corals and coral reefs of Brazil -- PART III: CARIBBEAN -- Chapter 3. The Cuban coral reefs -- Chapter 4. The coral reefs of the Dominican Republic -- Chapter 5. Puertorican reefs: research synthesis, present threats and management perspectives -- Chapter 6. The Atlantic coral reefs of M6xico -- Chapter 7. Coral reefs of Guatemala -- Chapter 8. The reefs of Belize -- Chapter 9. Nicaragua's coral reefs: status, health and management strategies -- Chapter 10. Past, present and future of the coral reefs of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica -- Chapter 11. Caribbean coral reefs of Panama: present status and future perspectives -- Chapter 12. The Caribbean coral reefs of Colombia -- Chapter 13. The corals and coral reefs of Venezuela -- PART IV: EASTERN PACIFIC -- Chapter 14. Coral reefs of the Pacific coast of México -- Chapter 15. Corals and associated marine communities from E1 Salvador -- Chapter 16. Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific of Costa Rica: history, research and status -- Chapter 17. Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific coast of Panama -- Chapter 18. Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific coast of Colombia -- Chapter 19. Coral communities and coral reefs of Ecuador -- Chapter 20. Reef-building coral communities of Eastern Island (Rapa Nui), Chile -- Subject index