Sensitivity of Mangrove Ecosystem to Changing Climate

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Mitra, Abhijit (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Physical geography.; Coasts.; Environmental sciences.; Ecology.; Plant ecology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Sciences.; Coastal Sciences.; Earth System Sciences.; Environmental Science and Engineering.

Mangroves are basically salt tolerant forest ecosystems found mainly in tropical and sub-tropical inter-tidal regions. Till about 1960s, mangroves were largely viewed as “economically unproductive areas” and were therefore destroyed for reclaiming land for various economic and commercial activities....