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Present status on conservation and management of mangrove ecosystems in the Islands of Gulf of Mannar region Tamilnadu

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Title Present status on conservation and management of mangrove ecosystems in the Islands of Gulf of Mannar region Tamilnadu
 
Creator Nammalwar, P
 
Subject Mangroves
 
Description The mangroves grow luxuriantly in alluvial soil substrates, which are fine textured, loose
mud or silt, rich in humus and sulphides and they develop in low lying and broad coastal plains
where the topographic gradients are very small and tidal amplitude is large. Their distribution is
limited by temperature and they prefer moist atmosphere and freshwater inflow, which brings in
abundance nutrients and silts from terrestrial source. The mangroves occur in sheltered shores as
waves and currents damage the mangrove seedlings. Repeatedly flooded but well drained soils
support good growth of mangroves, but impeded drainage is detrimental
 
Publisher CUSAT
 
Contributor Natarajan, P
Jayachandran, K V
Kannaiyan, S
Ambat, Babu
Augustine, Arun
 
Date 2008
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4683/1/394.pdf
Nammalwar, P (2008) Present status on conservation and management of mangrove ecosystems in the Islands of Gulf of Mannar region Tamilnadu. In: Glimpses of Aquatic Biodiversity- Rajiv Gandhi Chair Special Publication. CUSAT, Kochi, pp. 133-142.