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Connectivity between coastal habitats of two oceanic Caribbean islands as inferred from ontogenetic shifts by coral reef fishes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Mangroves and seagrass beds are considered important nursery habitats for juveniles of coral reef fishes. Studies have mostly focused on the fish community of just one habitat, so the connectivity between different coastal habitats is often unclear.
Nagelkerken, I.A.   +3 more
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STATUS OF MANGROVES IN SRI LANKA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
In Sri Lanka many estuaries and lagoons are fringed with vastly diverse mangrove forests. The total mangrove cover is very small as 0.1 to 0.2 percent of the total land area.
Karunathilake, K. M. B. C
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The use of mangroves for aquaculture: Philippines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
According to the National Forest Resource Inventory (NFRI), the estimated remaining area of mangrove forests in the Philippines in 1988 is 139,100 ha (DENR 1994).
Arboleda, Florida C., Dieta, Romeo E.
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Divergent allometric strategies and biomass allocation patterns of four key tree taxa in subtropical China

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionAccurate forest biomass estimation must simultaneously satisfy the statistical additivity of components and resolve the resource-allocation trade-offs that unfold during tree ontogeny, yet conventional models often fail on both counts and ...
Jia Yang, Wencheng Peng
doaj   +1 more source

ECONOMIC VALUATION OF MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME: CASE STUDIES AT PEMOGAN, TUBAN, AND KUTAWARU VILLAGES

open access: yesJurnal Penelitian Sosial dan Ekonomi Kehutanan, 2019
Mangrove forests have social, economic, and ecological functions to surrounding communities. Government policies in managing mangroves affect its sustainability.
Mega Lugina   +2 more
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True mangrove species of Sundarbans Delta, West Bengal, eastern India [PDF]

open access: yesCheck List, 2014
Varied opinions exist as to the species composition and ecological distinction of mangrove habitats of the Indian Sundarbans. Furthermore, distinction of true or major mangroves from mangrove-associate and minor species was left unresolved by past ...
Jyotiskona Barik, Soumyajit Chowdhury
doaj   +3 more sources

The Other Alongside: Suburban Mangroves and the Postcolonial Swampy Gothic

open access: yes, 2023
This chapter makes a material ecocritical analysis of the mangroves that edge the Cooks River in suburban Sydney, finding their Gothic presence troubles the colonial values expressed in the history of the river.
Judith, Kate
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Carbon sequestration rate in sediment mangroves from natural and rehabilitated mangroves [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A major function of mangroves is carbon sequestration in sediment. This study aimed to determine differences in carbon content in sediments in various types of mangroves and environmental parameters.METHODS: This study was ...
D. Ariyanto, D. Pringgenies
doaj   +1 more source

NATIONAL LEVEL ASSESSMENT OF MANGROVE FOREST COVER IN PAKISTAN [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2012
Mangroves ecosystems consist of inter tidal flora and fauna found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Mangroves forest is a collection of halophytic trees, shrubs, and other plants receiving inputs from regular tidal flushing and from ...
S. Abbas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variations in water use by a mature mangrove of Avicennia germinans, French Guiana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In the tropical intertidal zones, little is known on water uptake by mangroves. Transpiration rates are generally measured at leaf level, but few studies exist on water use at tree or stand levels.
Etienne Muller   +5 more
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