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Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical South and Central America

Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation

Thammineni Pullaiah (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
304 Seiten
2026
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
9781394307135 (ISBN)
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Comprehensive wetland analysis for conservationists, professionals, and researchers

Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical South and Central America: Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation explores the challenges confronted by those managing wetland ecosystems. It offers expert analyses of specific wetland environments across South and Central America, examining how these ecosystems can be protected while sustaining the livelihoods of communities that depend upon them.

This book takes a unique comparative approach by analysing similar wetlands from different regions and continents, allowing best practices in conservation and management to emerge that are globally relevant. Each chapter is authored by recognized regional experts and covers issues like biological resources, ecosystem services including carbon sequestration and water filtration, and implemented conservation measures. Aligned with UN sustainable development goals by considering both ecological and economic value, the collection also offers:



Regional expert analysis of biodiversity hotspots across tropical and subtropical South and Central America, from Bolivian lowlands to the Pantanal
Comprehensive examination of ecosystem services including carbon sequestration, water filtration, nutrient retention, and flood mitigation
Conservation strategies and management practices applicable across global wetland systems
Case studies spanning marine and coastal wetlands, Amazonian freshwater systems, and extra-Andean subtropical wetlands
Discussions of threats to wetlands as well as in-depth comparisons of wetlands in different regions and continents

Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical South and Central America is essential for ecologists, conservation scientists, hydrologists, and environmental and water resource managers seeking evidence-based approaches to wetland conservation. Public servants and professionals in fisheries, agriculture, and rural development will find practical guidance for balancing biodiversity protection with sustainable resource use.

Thammineni Pullaiah (retired) was a Professor of Botany in the Department of Botany at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, India. He served as President of the Indian Botanical Society and President of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy and was a member of the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Chapter 1. Lowland wetlands of Bolivia: Landscapes, conservation and livelihoods
Mónica Moraes R., Daniel Larrea-Alcázar, Daniel Villarroel, and José Daniel Soto

Chapter 2. Marine and Coastal Wetlands of the Colombian Caribbean
S. Millan, J.P. Caicedo-Garcia, C. Montes-Chaura, S. Pardo-Spiess, M. Hernández, D.I. Gomez-Lopez, R. Navas-Camacho, D. Guerrero, S. Herrera-Fajardo, D. Romero, T. Hoyos, A.P. Zamora, and P.C. Sierra-Correa

Chapter 3. Wetlands of Ecuador: Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation
Fausto López Rodríguez, Sandra Lee Pinel, and James Gruber

Chapter 4. Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation in the Matusagaratí Wetland Complex
Darién, Panamá - Indra Candanedo

Chapter 5. Human Pressure on the Pantanal: A Four-Decade Analysis of Land Cover Changes, Ecological Degradation and Future prospects
Ernandes Sobreira, Thiago Ferreira Pereira, Daiana Ferreira Dias, Cleverson Ricardo Soares Viana, Josiane Santos Batista Carioca de Paula, Ana Paula Dalbem Barbosa, Acisa Raimunda de Souza, Tiago da Rocha Pedra, Maísa Consuelo dos Santos, Derick Victor de Souza Campos, Adriano Marcos Romano, Sarian Kosten, Claumir Cesar Muniz, Solange Kimie Ikeda-Castrillon, and Wilkinson Lopes Lázaro

Chapter 6. Amazonian Freshwater Wetlands: Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation
Florian Wittmann

Chapter 7. Wetlands of Mexico
José Luis Marín-Muñiz

Chapter 8. Review of wetlands in Paraguay, ecological and economic importance
Bonifacia Benitez and Oscar Feltes

Chapter 9. Subtropical extra-Andean wetlands of Argentina
Rubén D. Quintana, Patricia Kandus, Roberto F. Bó, Francisco Firpo Lacoste, Alejandro Giraudo, Zuleica Marchetti, Priscilla Gail Minotti, Leticia Rodríguez and Facundo Schivo

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.2.2026
Reihe/Serie Wetlands: Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
ISBN-13 9781394307135 / 9781394307135
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