Consequences of Management Practices on Coastal Wetlands in the East and West Indies

Abstract

Coastal wetlands in Southeast Asia and The Caribbean have undergone tremendous cultural alterations. Case studies from the West Indies (Jamaica and Trinidad) and East Indies (Indonesia and Philippines) are used to describe the impacts of management activities. In general, initial management implementation resulted in habitat change, if not degradation, of the wetland environment as exemplified by the Negril Morass in Jamaica and the Caroni Swamp in Trinidad. Subsequent management plans emphasized multiple cultural uses, which incorporate rehabilitation to a semi-natural condition. Indonesia has a model to demonstrate the implementation of this management approach.KeywordsMangrove ForestCoastal WetlandFish PondHigh MarshMangrove AreaThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.