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Preface
This volume in the Coastal Research Library (CRL) gathers the most recent research
findings on the ecology and conservation of marine vertebrates in Latin America,
making use of advanced technological methods to show readers the diversity of the
marine research that has been conducted in these countries over the last decades.
The book brings together authors from more than 25 institutions of different countries developing the most diverse research aiming at ocean conservation through the
ecology of different vertebrate animals, such as whales, dolphins, manatees, turtles,
seabirds, and fish.
This eclectic collection is broad in scope but provides detailed summaries of new
methods that are deployed in the study of marine environmental conservation. Key
issues revolve around the development and application of educational methodologies in the field of marine vertebrate research, which provide a rational basis for
better management of marine environments using modern techniques associated
with GIS, satellite tracking, aerial systems, bioacoustics, biogeochemistry, genetics,
underwater videography, species photoidentification, molecular biology, trophic
ecological methods, ethological methods, arts awareness, and behavioral ecology,
among others. Discussion and elucidation of these kinds of techniques are aimed at
university-level students and postgraduate researchers. The scope of this volume
includes whales, sharks, rays, dolphins, tropical fishes, turtles, and manatees as well
as aspects of Latin American marine ecosystem conservation.
The 17 chapters in this book are organized in three parts, with Part I focusing on
the historical development of aquatic mammal research in Latin America, Part II
dealing about technological innovation for marine vertebrate research in Latin
America, and Part III bringing studies on the conservation ecology of marine vertebrate research in Latin America.
Part I includes three chapters, the first being “Mastozoology History and
Perspectives in Latin America: Marine and Freshwater Mammals in Spotlight,”
where Paulo Simões-Lopes introduces the historical context of the first studies in
Latin America as well as the potential perspectives for the future of this field. In
Chap. 2, “Long-Term Monitoring of Dolphins in a Large Estuarine System of
Preface
This volume in the Coastal Research Library (CRL) gathers the most recent research
findings on the ecology and conservation of marine vertebrates in Latin America,
making use of advanced technological methods to show readers the diversity of the
marine research that has been conducted in these countries over the last decades.
The book brings together authors from more than 25 institutions of different countries developing the most diverse research aiming at ocean conservation through the
ecology of different vertebrate animals, such as whales, dolphins, manatees, turtles,
seabirds, and fish.
This eclectic collection is broad in scope but provides detailed summaries of new
methods that are deployed in the study of marine environmental conservation. Key
issues revolve around the development and application of educational methodologies in the field of marine vertebrate research, which provide a rational basis for
better management of marine environments using modern techniques associated
with GIS, satellite tracking, aerial systems, bioacoustics, biogeochemistry, genetics,
underwater videography, species photoidentification, molecular biology, trophic
ecological methods, ethological methods, arts awareness, and behavioral ecology,
among others. Discussion and elucidation of these kinds of techniques are aimed at
university-level students and postgraduate researchers. The scope of this volume
includes whales, sharks, rays, dolphins, tropical fishes, turtles, and manatees as well
as aspects of Latin American marine ecosystem conservation.
The 17 chapters in this book are organized in three parts, with Part I focusing on
the historical development of aquatic mammal research in Latin America, Part II
dealing about technological innovation for marine vertebrate research in Latin
America, and Part III bringing studies on the conservation ecology of marine vertebrate research in Latin America.
Part I includes three chapters, the first being “Mastozoology History and
Perspectives in Latin America: Marine and Freshwater Mammals in Spotlight,”
where Paulo Simões-Lopes introduces the historical context of the first studies in
Latin America as well as the potential perspectives for the future of this field. In
Chap. 2, “Long-Term Monitoring of Dolphins in a Large Estuarine System of