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Mangroves of the Sundarbans Volume one: India
A.B. Choudhuri and A. Choudhury
Mangroves of the Sundarbans: Volumes one and two, is the first
publication of its kind in providing detailed information on the
ecology and management issues of the entire Sundarbans mangrove
belt, covering both India and Bangladesh. These mangroves cover
an area of 300,000-400,000 hectares in the southern portion of the
Indian state of West Bengal and 577,000 hectares along the south-western
coast of Bangladesh. Mangroves of the Sundarbans provides a detailed
description of the faunal and floral diversity of the Sundarbans
mangroves. Long standing scientific management of these mangroves
forests has ensured the conservation of a considerable area of mangrove
and its dependent fauna and flora. However, large scale reclamation
and increasing human settlements over the past century have posed
a considerable threat to the ecosystem and its resources.
Volume one covers the ecology and conservation activities of the
Indian Sundarbans while Volume two, on Bangladesh, provides detailed
information on the management and ecological wealth of the western
portion of this extensive mangrove complex.
247 pp. ISBN:2-8317-0209-7, 1994. Price: £10/US$ 20
Table of Contents
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1. The Indian Sundarbans
1.2. Climate
1.3. Geology
1.4. River systems
1.5. Geomorphology
1.6. Geographical distribution of mangroves in India
Chapter 2 Soils
2.1. Depositional history
2.2. Soil types
2.3. Soil Characteristics
Chapter 3 The Flora
3.1. Distribution of mangrove species
3.2. Classifications of the mangrove forests
3.3. Vegetation communities and environmental parameters
3.4. Community structure
3.5. Endangered species
3.6. Phytoplankton
3.7. Hydrobiology of the aquatic ecosystem
3.8. Phytoplankton population fluctuations
3.9. Productivity of benthic algae
Chapter 4 Invertebrate Faune
4.1. Zooplankton
4.2. Benthic fauna organisation
4.3. Arboreal and aerial fauna
4.4. Parasites
Chapter 5 Vertebrate Faune
5.1. Reptiles
5.2. Amphibians
5.3. Fishes
5.4. Diversity of birds in the Sundarbans
5.5. Mammals of the Sundarbans
5.6. Endangered vertebrate species
Chapter 6 Settlement and Development
6.1. Early civilisation
6.2. Socio-economic profile
6.3. Social forestry in the Sundarbans
6.4. People’s participation
6.5. Tourism in the Sundarbans
Chapter 7 Management and Utilization of Forestry Resources
7.1. Past History
7.2. Management of forest resources
7.3. Utilization of forest resources
7.4. Minor forest products
7.5. Future utilization of the forests
Chapter 8 Fishery and Agriculture
8.1. Estuarine and coastal fisheries
8.2. Brackish water fisheries
8.3. Freshwater aquaculture
8.4. Agriculture
Chapter 9 Conservation of Biological Resources
9.1. Biosphere reserve
9.2. Wildlife Sanctuaries
9.3. Project Tiger and the National Park
9.4. Ecological rehabilitation of the Sundarbans under the Integrated
Wasteland Project
9.5. Captive breeding programmes
Chapter 10 Conclusion
10.1. Management Issues
10.2. Management and Policy
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
INDEX
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