Tropical Mangrove Ecosystems

About The Product

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Coastal and Estuarine Studies Series.

Mangrove forests are a dominant feature of tropical coasts. Like their terrestrial counterparts these forests are under threat worldwide through a variety of destructive human practices. As is also the case with tropical terrestrial forests, management decisions about mangrove ecosystems are currently being made often without adequate fundamental knowledge of the processes controlling natural ecosystem function.

Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–6): J. S. Bunt
Chapter 2 Mangrove Sediments and Geomorphology (pages 7–41): Colin Woodroffe
Chapter 3 Mangrove Hydrodynamics (pages 43–62): Eric Wolanski, Yoshiro Mazda and Peter Ridd
Chapter 4 Mangrove Floristics and Biogeography (pages 63–100): Norman C. Duke
Chapter 5 Forest Structure (pages 101–136): Thomas J. Smith
Chapter 6 Benthic Communities (pages 137–171): D.M. Alongi and A. Sasekumar
Chapter 7 Plankton, Epibenthos and Fish Communities (pages 173–224): A.I. Robertson and S.J.M. Blaber
Chapter 8 Primary Productivity and Growth of Mangrove Forests (pages 225–249): B.F. Clough
Chapter 9 Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles (pages 251–292): D.M. Alongi, K.G. Boto and A.I. Robertson
Chapter 10 Food Chains and Carbon Fluxes (pages 293–326): A.I. Robertson, D.M. Alongi and K.G. Boto
Chapter 11 Concluding Remarks: Research and Mangrove Conservation (pages 327–329): A.I. Robertson