Mangroves and Halophytes: Restoration and Utilisation
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 oth
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TASKS FOR VEGETATION SCIENCE – 43
Mangroves and Halophytes Restoration and Utilisation edited by Helmut Lieth, Maxímo García Sucre and Brigitte Herzog
H l t Li th M í G í S Helmut Lieth, Maxímo García Sucre
MANGROVES AND HALOPHYTES: RESTORATION AND UTILISATION
Tasks for Vegetation Sciences 43 SERIES EDITOR H. Lieth, University of Osnabrueck, Germany
The titles published in the series are listed at the end of this volume
Mangroves and Halophytes: Restoration and Utilisation
Edited by HELMUT LIETH Institute of Environmental Systems Research University of Osnabrueck D-49069 Osnabrueck Germany MAXÍMO GARCÍA SUCRE IVIC (Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Scientificas) Aptdo.21827, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela
and BRIGITTE HERZOG OSTRin i.R Justinus-Kerner-Gymnasium 74189 Weinsberg Germany
A C.I.P. catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress
ISBN 978-1-4020-6719-8 (HB) ISBN 978-1-4020-6720-4 (e-book)
Published by Springer, P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands www.springer.com
Printed on acid-free paper
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Foreword Foreword by the Editor of the T:VS Series, Volume 43
Helmut Lieth Prof. em. University of Osnabrueck Prof. h.c. Uzbek Academy of Sciences, IWP Tashkent
During 2005 the editors of this volume started to enlarge the work of the international society of halophytes utilisation (ISHU) from their previous concentration of the Old World to include also the New World. In this region the main interests on halophytes were reported from North America. We had already used a number of species from this region in the field experiments of the ISHU projects around the Mediterranean Sea, but little was known about the performance of these species in South America. Some of our members were interested in using species from this region in other areas of the world, but before doing so they wanted more information about the performance of these species in competition with native plants in the new environments. From the South American regions one of the editors (Lieth) had long time experiences with salinity problems and had worked with scientists in Venezuela and Colombia. Other members of the ISHU group of scientists had interest in starting projects in the region as well. It was therefore convenient for the entire group to renew the contacts with the scientists from this region, although the working conditions as well as the political environment had drastically changed. With the help of our old friends and the generous help of the DAAD section for South America, it was
possible to develop in 2005 the co
