Mangroves of the Sundarbans. Volume one : India

Complete Title
Mangroves of the Sundarbans. Volume one : India

Publication Year
Language(s)
English

Description

This book deals with the different types of soil and the soil characteristics of mangrove swamps, the flora and invertebrate fauna as well as with the vertebrate fauna. Furthermore the book informs about the settlement and development of mangroves as well as with the management and utilization of forest resources. Also topics like fishery and agriculture and conservation of biological resources are shown in detail.

ISBN
978-2-8317-0209-4
2-8317-0209-7
Author(s)
Chaudhuri, Amal B.
Choudhury, Amalesh
Editor(s)
Hussain, Zakir
Acharya, Gayatri
Organization(s)
IUCN, Wetlands Programme
Imprint
Gland : IUCN ; Bangkok : IUCN Southeast Asia Regional Office, 1994
Physical Description
xii, 247p. : ill., maps
Notes

Volume one: India, volume two: Bangladesh. At head of cover: The IUCN Wetlands Programme. Includes bibliographic references

Keywords
Ecosystem surveys
Mangroves
Species surveys
Wetlands
Soils
Flora
Fauna
Forest resources
Fisheries
Agriculture
Conservation
Biological resources
Settlements
Development
Geographic keywords
India
India, Sundarbans
Call number
IUCN-WTL-013, v.1

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IUCN
Bibliographic level
Monograph/item
Physical medium
Printed
Number of library copies
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