Mangrove Ecosystems of Asia: Status, Challenges and Management Strategies

✍ Scribed by A. Latiff, I. Faridah-Hanum (auth.), I. Faridah-Hanum, A. Latiff, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Munir Ozturk (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 476
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The book provides an up-to-date account of mangrove forests from Asia, together with restoration techniques, and the management requirements of these ecosystems to ensure their sustainability and conservation. All aspects of mangroves and their conservation are critically re-examined. The book is divided into three sections presenting the distribution and status of mangrove ecosystems in Asia, the challenges they are facing, their issues and opportunities, and the management strategies for their conservation.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Mangrove Ecosystem of Malaysia: Status, Challenges and Management Strategies....Pages 1-22
Distribution and Rarity of Rhizophoraceae in Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 23-36
Distribution and Current Status of Mangrove Forests in Indonesia....Pages 37-60
Mangrove Forests in Thailand....Pages 61-79
Philippines’ Mangrove Ecosystem: Status, Threats and Conservation....Pages 81-94
Distribution, Characteristics and Economic Importance of Mangrove Forests in Iran....Pages 95-126
Plant Diversity and Forest Structure of the Three Protected Areas (Wildlife Sanctuaries) of Bangladesh Sundarbans: Current Status and Management Strategies....Pages 127-152
Mangrove Fauna of Asia....Pages 153-197
Mangrove Forests of Timor-Leste: Ecology, Degradation and Vulnerability to Climate Change....Pages 199-212
Vulnerability of Mangroves to Climate Change....Pages 213-231
Impacts of Climate Change on Asian Mangrove Forests....Pages 233-256
Quantification of Soil Organic Carbon Storage and Turnover in Two Mangrove Forests Using Dual Carbon Isotopic Measurements....Pages 257-271
The Relationship Between Mangrove Deforestation and Economic Development in Thailand....Pages 273-294
Remote Sensing Technology: Recent Advancements for Mangrove Ecosystems....Pages 295-317
Management Strategies for Sustainable Exploitation of Aquatic Resources of the Sundarbans Mangrove, Bangladesh....Pages 319-341
Economic Sustainability for Halophyte Cash Farms in Urban Environments....Pages 343-371
Research and Development Activities Towards Sustainable Management of Mangroves in Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 373-390
Climate Change Adaptation: Management Options for Mangrove Areas....Pages 391-413
Managing Mangrove Habitat Expansion in New Zealand....Pages 415-438
Mangroves are Wetlands, not Forests: Some Implications for Their Management....Pages 439-453
Erratum....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter....Pages 455-471

✦ Subjects

Ecosystems; Forestry; Forestry Management