Modelling and Conservation of Coastal Marine Ecosystems in Latin America
Coastal ecosystems, being on the interface between various habitats and also heavily influenced by human impact, face most challenges influencing natural and social systems. This book presents a collection of frontline research on Latin-American coastal m
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rine Coastal Ecosystems Modelling and Conservation Latin American Experiences
Marine Coastal Ecosystems Modelling and Conservation
Marco Ortiz • Ferenc Jordán Editors
Marine Coastal Ecosystems Modelling and Conservation Latin American Experiences
Editors Marco Ortiz Laboratorio de Modelamiento de Sistemas Ecológicos Complejos (LAMSEC) Instituto Antofagasta Universidad de Antofagasta Antofagasta, Chile Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Recursos Biológicos Universidad de Antofagasta Antofagasta, Chile
Ferenc Jordán Balaton Limnological Institute Centre for Ecological Research Tihany, Hungary Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli, Italy
Departamento de Biología Marina Facultad de Ciencias del Mar Universidad Católica del Norte Coquimbo, Chile
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Foreword
When I was invited by the editors to write the foreword to this book, I became excited and agreed immediately. I read through the ten book chapters and my memories brought me back to the early years of the 1980s, when I started to get involved with fisheries modelling and teaching at different institutions of this continent and when I also learned about the tremendous role that the El Nino–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) plays in the marine ecosystems of Latin America. Over the past four decades, I was able to witness the great progress in fisheries and ecological modelling on this continent and through my role as a researcher at the Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) and university professor at th
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