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dc.contributor.authorUntawale, A.G.
dc.contributor.authorJagtap, T.G.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-10T11:51:50Z
dc.date.available2009-01-10T11:51:50Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of Symposium on Significance of Mangrove Ecosystems for Coastal People, Hat Yai, Songkla Province, Thailand, 19-21 August 1996, ed. by: Kunstadter, P. 91-101p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1858
dc.description.abstractThe importance of mangrove ecosystems with particular reference to the coastal population of India has been realised recently. Natural calamities like cyclones, floods, famine, siltation and erosion are directly related to the mangrove formations and their use along the Indian coast. Major deltas like Gangetic Sunderbans, Mahanadi, Krishna, Kaveri, Pichhavaram and Muthupet along the east coast of India show the excellent growth of mangroves. The coastal population depend on mangrove-related resources for their socioeconomic needs such as fuel and fisheries, as well as for other by-products like honey, timber, tannin, coal, fruits, etc. Under extreme climatological conditions in the Gulf of Kachch, mangroves are considered very important. Recently, other aspects like Mangrove Protected Areas (MPA), ecotourism, aquaculture and agriculture have shown great significance. Although the economic grains for coastal people have increased through these activities, the mangrove ecosystem itself has become endangered in certain areas
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInt. Soc. for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan
dc.relation.ispartofseriesISME Mangrove Ecosystems Proceedings No.. 4
dc.rightsCopyright [1999]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectecosystems
dc.subjectmangrove swamps
dc.subjectwood
dc.subjectgeographical distribution
dc.titleSocioeconomic significance of mangroves for coastal people of India: A changing scenario
dc.typeConference Article


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