500
16.4 Discussion
16.4.1 Ecological Information as a Basis of Conservation
Plans for Western Atlantic Estuaries
Although scientific literature on ecology, uses of estuaries and their ecocline is
always increasing in volume and quality (Blaber 2000; Lotze et al. 2006; Elliott and
Quintino 2007; Costa and Barletta 2016; Blaber and Barletta 2016; Reis et al. 2016),
Fig. 16.15 Examploes of
important commercial fish
resources used for
livelihood produced insede
the Paranaguá Estuary.
Sciaenidae: (a) smooth
weakfish (Cynoscion
leiarchus); (b) Whitemouth
croacker (Micropogonias
furnieri); Haemulidae: (c)
roughneck grunt
(Pomadasys
corvinaeformis)
M. Barletta et al.