Wetlands of Trinidad and Tobago
By: Rahanna A. Juman
Publisher: Institute of Marine Affairs
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Trinidad and Tobago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 91
ISBN-13: 9789769508262
Subjects: Wetlands; Wetland management; Wetland conservation
Description: Explains the real value of wetlands to the national community of Trinidad and Tobago. It explores the neglected and often abused world of coral reefs, sea-grass beds, marshes, swamp forests and mangroves. Examined are the ways in which human activity damages wetlands, the legislation that is supposed to protect them, and the way they need to be managed if they are to function as they should.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-88).
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: What is a wetland?; title: Emergent wetlands; title: Key emergent wetlands of Trinidad and Tobago; title: Submerged wetlands; title: Coral reefs; title: Threats to the wetlands; title: Policy, management and the law; title: Bibliography; title: Glossary of terms; title: Maps and tables.