Mangroves and fisheries

CMFRI, Kochi (1984) Mangroves and fisheries. CMFRI Newsletter No.25 July- September 1984, 25. pp. 3-9.

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Abstract

The occurrence of mangrove forests and swamps in the intertidal regions is characteristic of the tropical coastline. The word mangrove refers to the community of salt loving trees and shurbs which colonise soft muddy shores bordering protected bays, lagoons, backwaters and river estuaries. Wherever they have developed as forests, they are the.concern of forest and revenue depart- ments and in other places where their formation Has been reduced to shrubs and marshes they are considered as wasteland or derelict forests.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Mangroves; fisheries
Subjects:	Marine Ecosystems > Mangroves
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 10:11
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:39
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/6550

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