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Mangrove forest resources in Indonesia
Forest Ecology and Management, 1990Abstract Mangrove forests are widely distributed throughout the tropics where they grow abundantly along the coasts. The estimated total area of mangrove forests in Indonesia is 4.25 million ha, which represents about 20% of the world's mangroves. Of this, 2.94 million ha are stretched along the coastal line of Irian Java and are still relatively ...
Elvin T. Choong +2 more
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Mangrove Forest and Plantation
2020Mangroves, which were once considered wastelands, are being increasingly recognized for their ecological services that they perform as inshore stabilization, protection from cyclones/storms/tsunami, home to marine biodiversity, etc. Mangroves prosper in warm tropical regions. More than 40% of world mangroves are found in Asia. Mangrove forests in India
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Tree Mortality in Mangrove Forests
Biotropica, 1985Twenty-eight worldwide reports of massive mangrove tree mortalities are reviewed. Massive mortality is defined as tree mortalities that occur in response to rapid environmental change and affect all size dasses. Massive mortality occurs in addition to normal tree mortality.
Jorge A. Jimenez +2 more
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2013
Thailand’s coastal zone is covered by rich mangrove forests that support a vital ecosystem. The mangrove system provides food for the local people and nutrients to the surrounding seas. Further, these forests protect the local environment by acting like a green wall that reduces coastal erosion and helps reduce effects of heavy waves and strong winds ...
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Thailand’s coastal zone is covered by rich mangrove forests that support a vital ecosystem. The mangrove system provides food for the local people and nutrients to the surrounding seas. Further, these forests protect the local environment by acting like a green wall that reduces coastal erosion and helps reduce effects of heavy waves and strong winds ...
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Mangrove forests and human security.
CABI Reviews, 2008Abstract This paper reviews concepts and theories of 'environment and security' and examines their relevance in understanding human-mangrove interactions. Scientists and decision-makers are increasingly interested in the relationship between environmental change and human security.
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Mangrove Forests and Seagrass Meadows
2020This chapter discusses mangrove forests and seagrass meadows. These represent two of the most valuable marine habitats in the world, important for providing a high level of productivity and physical structure that support a considerable biodiversity of associated animals. However, both systems are remarkable in that they are based on higher plants more
Michel J. Kaiser +9 more
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Mangrove Forests and Aquatic Productivity
1975The connection between terrestrial primary production and aquatic secondary production has often been overlooked. In many streams, rivers, lakes, and even coastal waters, the most important source of plant energy is not phytoplankton or benthic algae, but detritus particles originating from trees, shrubs, sedges, and grasses in the watershed.
William E. Odum, Eric J. Heald
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Coastal mangrove forests mitigated tsunami
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2005Abstract A study conducted after the 26th of December 2004 tsunami in 18 coastal hamlets along the south-east coast of India reiterates the importance of coastal mangrove vegetations and location characteristics of human inhabitation to protect lives and wealth from the fury of tsunami.
Kandasamy Kathiresan +1 more
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Australian forest profiles 2019: Mangrove
2019The Mangrove forest profile provides a brief description of the Mangrove forest type, its importance, uses and a distribution map and data based on information in Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 and subsequent updates. It is one of eight in the Australian forest profiles series of fact sheets on Australia's native forests.
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Carbon Cycling and Storage in Mangrove Forests
Annual Review of Marine Science, 2014Mangroves are ecologically and economically important forests of the tropics. They are highly productive ecosystems with rates of primary production equal to those of tropical humid evergreen forests and coral reefs. Although mangroves occupy only 0.5% of the global coastal area, they contribute 10–15% (24 Tg C y−1) to coastal sediment carbon storage ...
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