Ecology and Conservation of Southeast Asian Marine and Freshwater Environments including Wetlands. 1994. (Developments in Hydrobiology,28/Reprinted from Hydrobiologia,285). figs. tabs. X,325 p. Lex8vo. Hard cover.

A major concern among ecologists in and outside the ASEAN region is thedegradation of the environment, and the over-exploitation of freshwaterand marine resources. There is as yet no indication that freshwater andmarine resources are being managed on a sustainable basis, and loss ofwetlands, whether freshwater swamps or mangrove swamps, is a majorproblem in the ASEAN region. Reclamation of mangrove swamps foraquaculture and agriculture seems to be a continuous activity here, andthe status of marine parks should also be examined in the light of recent resort-development activities on small islands. This proceedingsvolume contains numerous recommendations for the promotion of ecological studies and regional cooperation in marine, freshwaterecology and conservation, with special emphasis on the common watermasses like the Strait of Malacca, Gulf of Thailand and the South ChinaSea.