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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
P Saenger |
ISBN: | 1402006861 9781402006869 |
OCLC Number: | 49905792 |
Description: | x, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | 1. Introduction: The Mangrove Environment -- 2. The Mangrove Flora -- The Mangrove Flora -- Contemporary Biogeographical Processes -- Contemporary Biogeographic Patterns -- Towards a Global Biogeographic History -- 3. Adapting to the Mangrove Environment -- Dealing with High Salt Concentrations -- Conserving Desalinated Water -- Root Aeration in Waterlogged Soils -- Surviving Seawater Dispersal -- 4. Physico-chemical Factors and Mangrove Performance -- Temperature -- Light and Photosynthesis -- Wind and other Atmospheric Phenomena -- Sedimentary Conditions and Processes -- Salinity of Soil Water -- 5. Biotic Interactions and Mangrove Performance -- Plant-Plant Interactions -- Plant-Animal Interactions. |
Responsibility: | by Peter Saenger. |
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Abstract:
Provides an account of mangrove plants from around the world, together with silvicultural and restoration techniques, and the management requirements of the communities to ensure their sustainability and conservation. This book re-examines various aspects of mangroves and their conservation.
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"This book makes a considerable contribution by providing a readable review of mangrove topics that will be of interest to ecologists, managers, and policymakers." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 78:4 (December 2003) Read more...
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