There is a widely held paradigm that mangroves are critical for sustaining production in
coastal fisheries through their role as important nursery areas for fisheries species. This …

The mangrove forest of Bangladesh, the largest continuous mangrove forest of the world, is
one of the most important coastal features of the country. The existence of the mangrove has …

The undervaluation of natural products and ecological services generated by mangrove
ecosystems is a major driving force behind the conversion of this system into alternative …

The tropical coastal “seascape” often includes a patchwork of mangroves, seagrass beds,
and coral reefs that produces a variety of natural resources and ecosystem services. By …

Abstract Mangrove ecosystems in Sri Lanka are increasingly under threat from development
projects, especially aquaculture. An economic assessment is presented for a relatively large …

The extensive clearing of mangroves over the last 50 years has caused many areas to
vanish worldwide, or they are now degraded sites with secondary vegetation, or …

Water is often seen as a free commodity. However, this is rarely the case as demand for
water is increasing significantly across the world. This book focuses on the key roles of …

The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME) is an international non-profit and
non-governmental scientific society established in August 1990. With its headquarters in …

Mangrove ecosystems of Malaysia are found largely on the west coast of Peninsular
Malaysia, the southern coast of Sarawak and the eastern coast of Sabah. Malaysian …

Mangroves contribute substantially to coastal fisheries in terms of providing trophic and
refuge support, and larval retention. Malaysia's existing 566,856 ha of mangrove forests are …