Mangroves and Halophytes: Restoration and Utilisation

0. Introduction. 0.1. Introduction; H. Lieth.- 0.2. Expectations from the workshop with regard to utilisation of mangroves and halophytes in Venezuela in the coastal regions as well as for inland agriculture on saline soils; M. García Sucre.- 0.3. List of Contributors.- 0.4. Coloured figure section.- 1. General Aspects. 1.1. Concepts for different uses of halophytes; H. Lieth.- 1.2. The water crisis - the potential of cash crop halophytes to reduce the dilemma; H.W. Koyro, H. Lieth.- 1.3. Present efforts to develop sustainable saline production systems; H. Lieth .- 1.4. Studies on halophytes and salinity problems in Mediterranean agriculture; A. Belligno, V. Sardo.- 2. Saline Ecosystems in Venezuela. 2.1. Investigations proposed in Venezuela for the development of systems for the sustainable utilisation of halophytes, in the context of international development; H. Lieth, B. Herzog.- 2.2. Diagnostics about the state of mangroves in Venezuela: case studies from the National Park Morrocoy and Wildlife Refuge Cuare; M.B. Barreto.- 2.3. Contribution of seagrasses to the Venezuelan coastline vegetation; B. Vera Vegas.- 3. Experimental Systems. 3.1. Comparative biochemical study of the rhizosphere of Rhizophora mangle and its associated species Cyperus sp. in the Ciénaga de Soledad (Colombia); J.E. Paolini, L.E. Sánchez-Arias.- 3.2. Creation of mangrove 'productive oases': community participation for sustainable utilisation of halophytes; L.E. Sánchez-Arias, J.P. Rodriguez.- 3.3. Mangrove restoration in a tropical semiarid environment: a case study inlandscape design; R. Fraino de Pannier, F. Pannier.- 3.4. Mangrove establishment on artificial islands: a case study; F. Pannier, R. Fraino de Pannier.- 3.5. The effect of temperature on the accumulation of salts and chromium in seedlings of Avicennia germinans ('mangle salado') and Rhizophora mangle ('mangle rojo') exposed to tannery waste waters; L.E. Sánchez-Arias, A. Ruiz-Castro.- 3.6. Salt tolerance of Chenopodium quinoa Willd., grains of Andes: influence of salinity on biomass production, yield composition of reserves in seeds, water and solute relations; H.-W. Koyro et al.- 3.7. Biosaline biomass for energy, a solution for saline wastelands; J. Hoek.- Index.