Mangroves of Kerala

Kaladharan, P and Asokan, P K (2012) Mangroves of Kerala. [Teaching Resource]

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    Abstract

    Mangroves plants are salt tolerant plants of tropical and subtropical intertidal regions of the world. These highly adapted plants have many peculiar features than their terrestrial and aquatic counterparts. The word ‘mangrove’ can also be used to describe the habitat as well as the plants. Mangroves are distributed in the tropical countries of the world. The mangrove ecosystem covers only 0,037 per cent of the world's surface or 0.12 per cent of the Earth’s land area

    Item Type: Teaching Resource
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Mangroves; Kerala
    Subjects: Marine Ecosystems
    Marine Ecosystems > Mangroves
    Divisions: CMFRI-Calicut (Kozhikode)
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2014 06:11
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:57
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9778

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