The book presents a collection of large-scale network-modeling studies on coastal systems in Latin America. It includes a novel description of the functioning o
Coastal and marine ecosystems, some severely degraded, other still pristine, control rich resources of inshore environments and coastal seas of Latin America's
Although the ocean-and the resources within-seem limitless, there is clear evidence that human impacts such as overfishing, habitat destruction, and pollution d
Responsible fisheries management is of increasing interest to the scientific community, resource managers, policy makers, stakeholders and the general public. F
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