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Book reviews Aquatic Ecology 32: 191–192, 1998. The Pantanal of Poconé. Biota and Ecology in the well substantiated, is no guarantee that the responsible northern Section of the World’s Largest Pristine Wet- leaders will reach reasonable decisions. I am afraid land. Edited by Charles W. Heckman 1998. Kluwer that there is still a long way to go before an effec- Academic Publishers, Dordrecht/Boston. 622 pp. tive plan for the conservation of this unique wetland is ISBN 0-7923-4863-x. implemented and the region achieves some protected status against selfish interests. I am confident that this This book offers a survey of the flora and fauna of book will be of interest to researchers in the wet- the Pantanal (Brazil) and provides an in-depth analysis and-dry climatic zone of the tropics worldwide and to of the ecological relationships. The Pantanal, located ecologists in South America in particular. almost directly in the center of the South American continent, is the largest wetland in the world and is still ELLEN VAN DONK, in a near-natural state. With a size of around 200,000 Netherlands Institute of Ecology square kilometers, this wetland is ten times larger than Centre for Limnology, Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands the Everglades in Florida (USA). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Ecology Springer Journals

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Aquatic Ecology , Volume 32 (2) – Sep 30, 2004

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
Subject
Life Sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Ecosystems
ISSN
1386-2588
eISSN
1573-5125
DOI
10.1023/A:1017109414550
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Aquatic Ecology 32: 191–192, 1998. The Pantanal of Poconé. Biota and Ecology in the well substantiated, is no guarantee that the responsible northern Section of the World’s Largest Pristine Wet- leaders will reach reasonable decisions. I am afraid land. Edited by Charles W. Heckman 1998. Kluwer that there is still a long way to go before an effec- Academic Publishers, Dordrecht/Boston. 622 pp. tive plan for the conservation of this unique wetland is ISBN 0-7923-4863-x. implemented and the region achieves some protected status against selfish interests. I am confident that this This book offers a survey of the flora and fauna of book will be of interest to researchers in the wet- the Pantanal (Brazil) and provides an in-depth analysis and-dry climatic zone of the tropics worldwide and to of the ecological relationships. The Pantanal, located ecologists in South America in particular. almost directly in the center of the South American continent, is the largest wetland in the world and is still ELLEN VAN DONK, in a near-natural state. With a size of around 200,000 Netherlands Institute of Ecology square kilometers, this wetland is ten times larger than Centre for Limnology, Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands the Everglades in Florida (USA).

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Aquatic EcologySpringer Journals

Published: Sep 30, 2004

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