Mangrove Ecosystems of Asia Status, Challenges and Management Strategies /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Faridah-Hanum, I. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Latiff, A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hakeem, Khalid Rehman (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ozturk, Munir (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Ecosystems.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Life Sciences.; Forestry Management.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.