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Impact of climate change on mangrove forests along the south west coast: A case study from Kasargod, Kerala, India
(Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 2004)
Mangrove habitats are an important constituent of coastal wetlands. They are unique and located between sea and land, influenced by tidal and fresh water regimes, and hence are fragile in nature. The impact of sea level ...
Asia Pacific Mangrove Information Network (APMIN): A conceptual model
(International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan, 1999)
Asia Pacific Mangrove Information Network (APMIN), its structure and scope, is discussed in this paper. Establishment of National Mangrove Information Centers (NMIC) in 20 Asia-Pacific countries, would contribute towards ...
Denitrification prevails over anammox in tropical mangrove sediments (Goa, India)
(Elsevier, 2012)
Denitrification, anammox (Anx) and di-nitrogen fixation were examined in two mangrove ecosystems- the anthropogenically influenced Divar and the relatively pristine Tuvem. Stratified sampling at 2 cm increments from 0 to ...
Chlorophyll 'a' particulate organic carbon and suspended load from the mangrove areas of Cochin backwaters
(Kerala Science Association, 1995)
Chlorophyll 'a' Particulate Organic Carbon and suspended load were estimated for one year from two distinct mangrove areas of Cochin backwaters, viz. Puthuvypeen and Nettoor. Environmental parameters like tau degrees C, S ...
Mangroves
(Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 2001)
The present paper describes the status of the mangrove ecosystem along the Indian Ocean region in terms of climatology and biodiversity. Out of 37 countries surrounded by Indian Ocean, India, Pakistan, countries around ...
Dimensional Relationships in Crassostrea madrasensis (Preston) and C. gryphoides (Schlotheim) in Mangrove Ecosystem
(NISCAIR (CSIR), 2011)
Mangrove influenced estuarine habitats in the tropics favor the settlement of oysters and their larval stages, which protect them from strong waves and speedy currents. Shell structure in Bivalves form an important protective ...
Dissolved particulate and sedimentary humic acids in the mangroves and estuarine ecosystem of Goa, west coast of India
(NISCAIR, New Delhi, 1993)
Highest concentration of humic acids in all the three forms (dissolved, particulate and sedimentary) was found in the monsoon (June-September) when the salinity was minimum while the lowest concentrations was observed in ...
Mangrove ecosystem of India: Conservation and management
(Pointer Publ.; Jaipur; India, 2002)
Mangroves are distributed to the lower latitude (32 degrees S - 3 degrees N) in the tropical regions. The maximum diversity and area cover lies in the regions between 25 degrees S - 25 degrees N. These habitats are ...
New record of mangrove clam Geloina erosa (Solander, 1786) from the west coast of India
(Bombay Natural History Society, 1994)
A mangrove clam @iGeloina erosa@@ was collected from Chorao, a deltaic island in the attachment of Mandovi Estuary, Goa, India. This is the new record from west coast of India
Vulnerability and adaptation of ecologically sensitive mangrove habitats to the changing climate
(2008)
Maldive islands on Laccadive archipelago, from Indian Ocean sustain multi tier ecologically sensitive marine habitats in shallow and intertidal zones. They consist of coral, seagrass, seaweed, mangrove and sand dune ...