JOSÉ MIGUEL FARIÑA / ANDRÉS CAMAÑO
This book consolidates the information, results, experience and perspectives of different research groups working on Chilean Saltmarshes. Some aspects of these ecosystems such as their bio-geographical connectivity, flora and faunal components, the interaction between ecosystem components and especially the response of this kind of ecosystems to human and natural perturbations defines the Chilean Saltmarshes as an attractive systems for future studies, focused into test the theoretical and experimental aspects of saltmarshes and general ecology.
Contents
Prologue
Preface
1. Distribution and conservation of coastal wetlands: a geographical perspective
2. River mouths and coastal lagoons in central Chile
3. Birds in coastal wetlands of Chile
4. Hydrophilic flora and vegetation of the coastal wetlands of Chile
5. Coastal Wetlands of northern Chile
6. Natural history and ecological patterns of the El Yali coastal wetland, central Chile
7. Hydrology of the coastal wetlands of central Chile: the case of the El Yali reserve
8. Characterization of the Mataquito coastal wetlands, Curico Province, Maule Region
9. Effects of the 2010 tsunami on the Mataquito River Wetland
10. Tabul-Raqui Wetlands: A Chilean ecosystem of high conservation value, severely disturbed by the 2010 earthquake
Epilogue