Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saint-Paul, Ulrich. (Editor), Schneider, Horacio. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 211
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Endangered ecosystems.; Aquatic biology.; Plant Ecology.; Conservation biology.; Trees.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Tree Biology.; Ecosystems.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Environmental Management.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13457-9
• Physical Description: XVIII, 402 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783642134579
• ISSN: 0070-8356

Mangrove ecosystems are being increasingly threatened by human activities. Their biotic productivity supplies food and other resources to the human populations that inhabit or make use of them. This volume highlights the results of a ten-year German / Brazilian research project, called MADAM, in one of the largest continuous mangrove areas of the world, located in northern Brazil. Based on the analysis of the ecosystem dynamics, management strategies for the conversation and sustainable use of mangroves are presented and discussed. Beyond the scientific results, this book also provides guidelines for the development of international cooperation projects.