Mangrove ecosystems of India: a need for protection

The importance of India's 3150 km2 of mangroves, 80 per cent in the north-east, is discussed. They are exploited for wood, fish, fruit, salt production and natural medicines. Their survival depends on large scale re-afforestation supported by education to emphasize their importance. With care,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ambio 1993-06, Vol.22 (4), p.252-254
Hauptverfasser:	Jagtap, T.G, Chavan, V.S, Untawale, A.G. (National Inst. of Oceanography, Goa (India). Biological Oceanography Div.)
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Afforestation Avicennia Coastal ecology Coasts CONSERVACION DE LA NATURALEZA CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space ECOSISTEMA ECOSYSTEME ECOSYSTEMS Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics Environmental conservation Exact sciences and technology Habitat conservation INDE INDIA Littoral ecosystems MANGLES Mangrove forests MANGROVES Marine Marine ecology Marine ecosystems NATURE CONSERVATION PALETUVIER Pollution, environment geology Rhizophora Synopses Terrestrial ecosystems
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Zusammenfassung:	The importance of India's 3150 km2 of mangroves, 80 per cent in the north-east, is discussed. They are exploited for wood, fish, fruit, salt production and natural medicines. Their survival depends on large scale re-afforestation supported by education to emphasize their importance. With care, agriculture, fisheries and tourism could be supported by these areas without their suffering further deterioration. Their distribution among the coastal states and the species of flora and fauna they support are described.
ISSN:	0044-7447 1654-7209