Tropical Wetland Management

Contents: Preface; Introduction and overview of the book, Andrew Vinten; The Pantaneiros, perceptions and conflicts about the environment in the Pantanal, Pierre Girard; Hydro-ecological processes and anthropogenic impacts on the ecosystem services of the Pantanal wetland, Débora F. Calheiros, Márcia D. Oliveira and Carlos R. Padovani; Availability, uses and management of water in the Brazilian Pantanal, Daniela M. Figueiredo, Eliana F.G.C. Dores, Adriano R. Paz and Christopher F. Souza; Soil and water conservation in the upper Paraguay River basin: examples from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, Carlos N. Ide, Fábio. V Gonçalves, Giancarlo Lastoria, Humberto C. Val, Jhonatan B. Silva, Jorge L. Steffen, Luiz A.A. Val, Maria L. Ribeiro, Sandra G. Gabas and Synara A.O. Broch; Systematic zoning applied to biosphere reserves: protecting the Pantanal wetland heritage, Reinaldo Lourival, Matt Watts, Guilherme M. Mourão and Hugh P. Possingham; Organizational complexity and stakeholder engagement in the management of the Pantanal wetland, Thomas G. Safford; Reassessing development: Pantanal's history, dilemmas and prospects, Antonio A.R. Ioris; Management and sustainable development of the Okavango, Cornelis Vanderpost, Natalie Mladenov, Michael Murray-Hudson, Piotr Wolski, Lapologang Magole, Lars Ramberg, Joseph E. Mbaiwa, C. Naidu Kurugundla, Nkobi M. Moleele, Gagoitseope Mmopelwa, Eben Chonguiça, Donald L. Kgathi, Mpaphi C. Bonyongo, Sibangani Mosojane and Susan Ringrose; Wetlands and the water environment in Europe in the first decade of the water framework directive: are expectations being matched by delivery?, Tom Ball; Managing the Everglades and wetlands of North America, Victor C. Engel, Carol Mitchell, Bruce Boler, Joffre Castro, Leonard Pearlstine, Dilip Shinde; Wetland management challenges in the South-American Pantanal and the international experience, Wolfgang J. Junk and Catia N. da Cunha; Index.