Let Them Eat Shrimp The Tragic Disappearance of the Rainforests of the Sea /

• Main Author: Warne, Kennedy (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2011.
• Subjects: Environment.; Ecosystems.; Aquatic ecology.; Forestry management.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Forestry Management.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.

What’s the connection between a platter of jumbo shrimp at your local restaurant and murdered fishermen in Honduras, impoverished women in Ecuador, and disastrous hurricanes along America’s Gulf coast? Mangroves. Many people have never heard of these salt-water forests, but for those who depend on t...