Mangroves, shrimp aquaculture and coastal livelihoods in the Estero Real, Gulf of Fonseca, Nicaragua

In the Gulf of Fonseca, shared by El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, shrimp farming initiated in the 1980s provided much needed regional economic investments; it also was identified as a main threat to mangrove ecosystems and dependent livelihoods. A dichotomy was drawn, between the shrimp farming...

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Main Author: Benessaiah, Karina
Other Authors: Raja Sengupta (Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2008
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22012