Mangrove Ecosystems in India and their Conservation

Mathew, Grace and Jeyabaskaran, R and Prema, D (2010) Mangrove Ecosystems in India and their Conservation. In: Coastal Fishery Resources of India - Conservation and sustainable utilisation. Society of Fisheries Technologists, pp. 186-196.

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Abstract

Mangroves are salt-tolerant forest ecosystems found mainly in tropical and sub-tropical inter-tidal regions of the world. They are associations of halophytic trees, shrubs or other plants that have the common trait of growing in shallow and muddy salt water or brackish waters, especially along quiet shorelines and in estuaries. Typically they produce tangled masses of arching roots that are exposed during low tides. Mangroves do not appear on sandy beaches and rocky shores.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Mangrove Ecosystems; India; Conservation
Subjects:	Marine Fisheries > Conservation Marine Ecosystems > Mangroves Marine Environment > Climate change
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	29 Oct 2011 10:28
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:51
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/8755

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