Mangrove Ecology, Silviculture and Conservation

✍ Scribed by Peter Saenger (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 369
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Mangroves are a fascinating group of plants that occur on tropical and subtropical shorelines of all continents, where they are exposed to saltwater inundation, low oxygen levels around their roots, high light and temperature conditions, and periodic tropical storms. Despite these harsh conditions, mangroves may form luxuriant forests which are of significant economic and environmental value throughout the world - they provide coastal protection and underpin fisheries and forestry operations, as well as a range of other human activities.

This book provides an up-to-date account of mangrove plants from around the world, together with silvicultural and restoration techniques, and the management requirements of these communities to ensure their sustainability and conservation.
All aspects of mangroves and their conservation are critically re-examined. Those activities which threaten their ongoing survival are identified and suggestions are offered to minimise their effects on these significant plant communities.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction: The Mangrove Environment....Pages 1-10
The Mangrove Flora....Pages 11-47
Adapting to the ‘Mangrove Environment’....Pages 49-100
Physico-chemical Factors and Mangrove Performance....Pages 101-146
Biotic Interactions and Mangrove Performance....Pages 147-182
Mangrove Structure and Classification....Pages 183-205
The Value of Mangroves....Pages 207-228
Mangrove Silviculture and Restoration....Pages 229-270
Conservation and Management....Pages 271-302
References....Pages 303-350
Back Matter....Pages 351-360

✦ Subjects

Plant Ecology; Ecology; Forestry Management; Plant Sciences