Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical South and Central America

A comprehensive survey of exemplary wetlands that highlights their importance for local livelihoods as well as for global biodiversity

Covering a number of different regions across the Americas, Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical South and Central America provides detailed information on some of the world�s most important wetlands and wetland types, including the Amazon basin, as well as their current and potential biological resources. Each wetland is analyzed by a regional expert.

Written with UN sustainable development goals in mind, Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical South and Central America includes information on:

• The importance of sustaining local economic livelihoods in each wetland region by providing food resources as well as recreational opportunities
• Wetland ecosystem services including carbon sequestration, water filtration, nutrient retention, and flood mitigation
• Threats to the integrity of each wetland region as well as management strategies and practical conservation and restoration measures

Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical South and Central America is an essential reference on the subject for ecologists, conservation scientists, hydrologists, and environmental and water resource managers. Governmental agencies and professionals in fisheries, agriculture, and rural development will also find value in the book.

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