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Title Mangroves and halophytes : restoration and utilisation / editors, Helmut Lieth, Maxímo García Sucre, Brigitte Herzog
Published Dordrecht ; London : Springer, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (lvi, 157 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
Series Tasks for vegetation science ; 43
Tasks for vegetation science ; 43.
Contents General Aspects -- Concepts for Different Uses of Halophytes -- Global Water Crisis: The Potential of Cash Crop Halophytes to Reduce the Dilemma -- Present Efforts to Develop Sustainable Saline Production Systems -- Studies on Halophytes and Salinity Problems in Mediterranean Agriculture -- Saline Ecosystems in Venezuela -- Investigations Proposed in Venezuela for the Development of Systems for the Sustainable Utilisation of Halophytes, in the Context of International Development -- Diagnostics About the State of Mangroves in Venezuela: Case Studies from the National Park Morrocoy and Wildlife Refuge Cuare -- Contribution of Seagrass Ecosystems to the Venezuelan Coastline Vegetation -- Experimental Systems -- Comparative Biochemical Study of the Rhizosphere of Rhizophora mangle and its Associated Species Cyperus sp. in the Ciénaga de Soledad (Colombia) -- Creation of Mangrove "Productive Oases": Community Participation for the Sustainable Utilization of Halophytes -- Mangrove Restoration in a Tropical Semiarid Environment: A Case Study in Landscape Design -- Mangrove Establishment on Artificial Islands: A Case Study -- The Effect of Temperature on the Accumulation of Salts and Chromium in Seedlings of Avicennia germinans ("Mangle Salado") and Rhizophora mangle ("Mangle Rojo") Exposed to Tannery Wastewaters -- Salt Tolerance of Chenopodium quinoa Willd., Grains of the Andes: Influence of Salinity on Biomass Production, Yield, Composition of Reserves in the Seeds, Water and Solute Relations -- Biosaline Biomass for Energy, a Solution for Saline Wastelands
Summary Annotation Focusing on Venezuela and Mexico, this edited volume from the International Society of Halophyte Utilisation (ISHU) explores the environmental issues facing South and Central America's coastal ecosystems, and discusses the uses of mangrove species and other halophytes in addressing issues of both coastal pollution and upland soil salinisation. The book presents a series of case studies and examines the economic potential of mangrove restoration and halophyte production
Analysis Sustainable utilisation
Rehabilitation
ISHU
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Halophytes -- Venezuela
Halophytes -- Mexico
Mangrove restoration -- Venezuela
Mangrove restoration -- Mexico
Biomédecine.
Sciences de la vie.
Halophytes
Mangrove restoration
Mexico
Venezuela
Form Electronic book
Author Lieth, Helmut.
García-Sucre, Máximo.
Herzog, Brigitte.
International Society of Halophyte Utilization.
ISBN 9781402067204
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9781402067198
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9786611216733
6611216731