Mangrove Ecosystems

Function and Management

Luiz Drude de Lacerda

292 pages, parution le 21/04/2002

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Résumé

This book presents the ecology of mangroves mostly from the point of view of people who have everyday experience with these wonderful forests, rather than from those who only make a typical short visit to exotic places. It contains five chapters written by specialists of mangrove forests around the world, and most of the results and information where gathered from international cooperation research programs developed during the last decade. The first three chapters describe the origins, structure, function and management of mangrove forests in tropical America, Africa and Asia. The last two chapters present an overview of mangrove phenology and its state-of-the-art management and conservation policies. The chapters present a regional view of mangroves as a natural resource in use by a large fraction of the coastal populations in the tropics and subtropics.

The text includes extensive data on the biodiversity and physicochemical aspects of these forests, on their biogeography and ecology, and probably for the first time in a textbook on mangroves, manifold information on the uses, management techniques, silviculture and traditional and modern uses of these ecosystem products and services. Also, overviews of the major anthropogenic and natural influences that cause impacts on these ecosystems are presented.

Contents

American Mangroves
Mangroves of Africa
Indo-West Pacific Mangroves
Mangrove Phenologies and the Factors Influencing Them in the Australasian Region
Integrated and Adaptive Mangrove Management Framework - an Action Oriented for the New Millennium

References
Subject Index
Taxonomic Index

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Luiz Drude de Lacerda
Parution	21/04/2002
Nb. de pages	292
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	565g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9783540422082