Tropical Mangrove Ecosystems

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✦ Synopsis

About The Product

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Coastal and Estuarine Studies Series.

Mangrove forests are a dominant feature of tropical coasts. Like their terrestrial counterparts these forests are under threat worldwide through a variety of destructive human practices. As is also the case with tropical terrestrial forests, management decisions about mangrove ecosystems are currently being made often without adequate fundamental knowledge of the processes controlling natural ecosystem function.

Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–6): J. S. Bunt
Chapter 2 Mangrove Sediments and Geomorphology (pages 7–41): Colin Woodroffe
Chapter 3 Mangrove Hydrodynamics (pages 43–62): Eric Wolanski, Yoshiro Mazda and Peter Ridd
Chapter 4 Mangrove Floristics and Biogeography (pages 63–100): Norman C. Duke
Chapter 5 Forest Structure (pages 101–136): Thomas J. Smith
Chapter 6 Benthic Communities (pages 137–171): D.M. Alongi and A. Sasekumar
Chapter 7 Plankton, Epibenthos and Fish Communities (pages 173–224): A.I. Robertson and S.J.M. Blaber
Chapter 8 Primary Productivity and Growth of Mangrove Forests (pages 225–249): B.F. Clough
Chapter 9 Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles (pages 251–292): D.M. Alongi, K.G. Boto and A.I. Robertson
Chapter 10 Food Chains and Carbon Fluxes (pages 293–326): A.I. Robertson, D.M. Alongi and K.G. Boto
Chapter 11 Concluding Remarks: Research and Mangrove Conservation (pages 327–329): A.I. Robertson

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
List of Contributors......Page 6
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 4
1 Introduction......Page 8
References......Page 12
2.1 Introduction......Page 14
2.2 Mangroves and Sedimentation......Page 15
2.3 Shoreline progradation and mangrove succession......Page 16
2.4 Environmentasl ettings......Page 19
2.5 Mangrove Habitats and Functional Ecology......Page 25
2.6 Stratigraphy and
paleoecology......Page 28
2.8 References......Page 41
2.7 Conclusion......Page 40
3.1 Introduction......Page 49
3.2 Tidal Circulation......Page 52
3.3 Tidal Asymmetry......Page 55
3.4 Exchange with the Nearshore Zone......Page 56
3.5 Tidal Diffusion......Page 58
3.6 Transverse Circulation......Page 60
3.7 Tidal Currents and Sediment Fluxes......Page 61
3.8 Groundwater Flow......Page 62
3.9 Climatic and Tidal Influences......Page 64
3.10 Links between Physical, Biological and Chemical Processes......Page 65
3.12 References......Page 66
4.1 Introduction......Page 69
4.2 Mangrove Floristics and Higher Systematics......Page 73
4.3 Global Distribution Patterns and Species Systematics......Page 76
4.4 Distribution and Discontinuities in Australasia......Page 85
4.5 Environmental Factors and Regional Biogeography in Australia......Page 90
4.6 Conclusions......Page 100
4.8 References......Page 102
5.1 Introduction......Page 107
5.2 Mangrove Species Richness......Page 108
5.3 Species Zonation Patterns......Page 110
5.5 Mangroves and Recent Theories of Forest Ecology......Page 126
5.8 References......Page 132
6.2 Characteristics of Mangrove Sediments......Page 143
6.3 Microbes......Page 145
6.4 Meiofauna......Page 155
6.5 Intertidal Macrobenthos......Page 159
6.7 References......Page 167
7.2 Physical Attributes of Mangrove Waterways......Page 178
7.3 Phytoplankton and Primary Production......Page 180
7.4 Microbial Communities......Page 182
7.5 Zooplankton Communities......Page 184
7.6 Epibenthos......Page 187
7.7 Studies of Mangrove Fishes In Tropical Australia......Page 196
7.8 References......Page 218
8.1 Introduction......Page 230
8.2 Biomass accumulation and growth......Page 232
8.3 Primary production......Page 236
8.4 Edaphic Factors influencing primary production and growth......Page 238
8.5 Climatic factors influencing net primary production and growth......Page 244
8.6 Effect of forest structure on net primary production......Page 246
8.7 Conclusions......Page 248
8.8 References......Page 249
9.1 Introduction......Page 255
9.2 Nitrogen......Page 257
9.3 Phosphorus......Page 269
9.4 Sediment-water exchange of nitrogen and phosphorus......Page 275
9.5 Detritus decomposition......Page 277
9.6 The nitrogen budget of a tropical mangrove forest ecosystemHinchinbrook Island, Australia......Page 282
9.7 References......Page 287
10.1 Introduction......Page 297
10.2 Food Chains Within Mangrove Habitats......Page 298
10.3 Export From Mangrove Habitats......Page 314
10.4 Major gaps in knowledge......Page 320
10.5 References......Page 321
11 concluding remarks: research and mangrove conservation
......Page 331
References......Page 332
Coastal and Estuarine Sciences......Page 334