9.ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF MANGROVE By JITENDRA KUMAR#_ VIJAY KUMAR M.E._ K.B. RAJANNA_ MAHESH_ V._ KUMAR NAIK A.S._ ASHEESH K. PANDEY_ N. MANJAPPA AND JAG PAL
Abstract
Mangrove forests are among the most productive and biologically important
ecosystems because they provide goods and services to human society. The
word "Mangrove" is considered to be a combination of the Portuguese word
"Mangue" and the English word "grove". Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants of
tropical and subtropical intertidal regions of the world. The specific regions
where these plants occur are termed as 'mangrove ecosystem'. The distribution
of mangrove ecosystem on Indian coastlines indicates that the Sundarban
mangroves occupy very large area followed by Andaman-Nicobar Islands and
Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat. Rest of the mangrove ecosystems are comparatively
smaller. However, good number of studies has been carried out in almost all
ecosystems. Over 1600 plant and 3700 animal species have been identified
from these areas.
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