Fisheries Management of Mexican and Central American Estuaries

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Amezcua, Felipe (Editor), Bellgraph, Brian (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Estuaries of the World,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Aquatic ecology.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Environmental chemistry.; Environmental management.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Life Sciences.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Chemistry.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.
• Physical Description: XVI, 213 p. 127 illus., 27 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789401789172
• ISSN: 2214-1553

The tropical estuarine systems of Mexico and Central America are an important part of the region´s coastlines; for example Mexico alone possesses more than 770 thousand hectares of mangroves, as well as the largest estuarine mangrove complex on the American Pacific (Marismas Nacionales), yet is one of the poorest studied areas in the world. This is the first book that deals extensively with fisheries management issues in this region from physical-chemistry, ecological and socioeconomic views, providing an understanding on the function and the effects of human activities on these areas, with works undertaken by local scientist.