Mangrove Ecosystems of Asia Status, Challenges and Management Strategies /

Mangrove ecosystems occur in the inter-tidal region between sea and land in tropical and sub-tropical latitudes and provide important ecosystem goods and services. These forests help stabilize shorelines and reduce the devastating impact of natural disasters such as tsunamis and hurricanes. They ser...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Faridah-Hanum, I. (Editor ), Latiff, A. (Editor ), Hakeem, Khalid Rehman (Editor ), Ozturk, Munir (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Biotic communities.
Forestry.
Ecosystems.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1: Mangrove Ecosystems of Malaysia: Status, Challenges and Management Strategies
  • Chapter 2: Distribution and Rarity of Rhizophoraceae in Peninsular Malaysia
  • Chapter 3: Distribution and Current Status of Mangrove Forests in Indonesia
  • Chapter 4: Mangrove Forests in Thailand
  • Chapter 5: Philippines' Mangrove Ecosystem: Status, Threats and Conservation
  • Chapter 6: Distribution, Characteristics and Economic Importance of Mangrove Forests in Iran
  • Chapter 7: Plant Diversity and Forest Structure of the Three Protected Areas (Wildlife Sanctuaries) of Bangladesh Sundarbans: Current Status and Management Strategies
  • Chapter 8: Mangrove Fauna of Asia
  • Chapter 9: Mangrove Forests of Timor-Leste: Ecology, Degradation, and Vulnerability to Climate Change
  • Chapter 10: Vulnerability of Mangroves to Climate Change
  • Chapter 11: Impacts of Climate Change on Asian Mangrove Forests
  • Chapter 12: Quantification of Soil Organic Carbon Storage and Turnover in Two Mangrove Forests Using Dual Carbon Isotopic Measurements
  • Chapter 13: The Relationship between Mangrove Deforestation and Economic Development in Thailand
  • Chapter 14: Remote Sensing Technology: Recent Advancements for Mangrove Ecosystems
  • Chapter 15: Management Strategies for Sustainable Exploitation of Aquatic Resources of the Sundarbans Mangrove, Bangladesh
  • Chapter 16: Economic Sustainability for Halophyte Cash Farms in Urban Environments
  • Chapter 17: Research and Development Activities towards Sustainable Management of Mangroves in Peninsular Malaysia
  • Chapter 18: Climate Change Adaptation: Management Options for Mangrove Areas
  • Chapter 19: Managing Mangrove Habitat Expansion in New Zealand
  • Chapter 20: Mangroves are Wetlands, not Forests: Some Implications for their Management.

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