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Mangrove Ecosystems

Function and Management

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Luiz Drude Lacerda

    1. Department of Geochemistry, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Brazil

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  • The book presents in as organized manner as possible the state-of-the-art knowledge on the ecological and economic potential of the various types of mangrove ecosystems
  • It is also an attempt to alert the authorities at the national and international levels of the dangers posed both by unwise human impact and natural hazards
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Science (ENVSCIENCE)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. American Mangroves

    • L. D. Lacerda, J. E. Conde, B. Kjerfve, R. Alvarez-León, C. Alarcón, J. Polanía
    Pages 1-62

  3. Mangroves of Africa

    • E. S. Diop, C. Gordon, A. K. Semesi, A. Soumaré, N. Diallo, A. Guissé et al.
    Pages 63-121

  4. Indo-West Pacific Mangroves

    • M. Vannucci
    Pages 123-215

  5. Mangrove Phenologies and the Factors Influencing Them in the Australasian Region

    • Norman C. Duke
    Pages 217-233

  6. Integrated and Adaptive Mangrove Management Framework — an Action Oriented Option for the New Millennium

    • Padma Narsey Lal
    Pages 235-256

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 257-292
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About this book

Protection of the environment has nowadays become a major challenge and a condi­ tion for survival of future human generations and life on Earth in general. Yet it is still far too much of a dream or hope rather than a reality in the policy of our societies. Presently we are experiencing an unprecedented exponential growth of demography combined with a race for profit, resulting in excessive consumption particularly of en­ ergy, and a serious impact on the world ecosystems. Various types of pollutants and emerging new diseases not only disrupt the normal course of life, but also above this some of the atmospheric pollutants are most likely involved in the changing climate. We fear and literally shiver at the thought that the "changing climate" would ultimately disrupt the fragile thermodynamic equilibrium between the atmosphere and the oceans. Are we insensitive to these facts to the point of pushing our descendants, some genera­ tions ahead, into a new glacial period after a first period of warming up, at least, in northern Europe, like the one that took place 13 to 14 millennia ago? Surely the planet's nature is not prepared to be dominated by man and will go its way, whether humanity will be alive or dead.

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"The present publication is an attempt to present in an organized manner the present state of knowledge, which could be useful for decision makers and of interest to all those who understand the ecological and economic potential of the various types of mangrove ecosystems. The book contains five chapters written by specialists in mangrove forest around the world. … This book can be highly recommended to all who are concerned with the future of mangrove forests, both for their sustainable use and for their protection." (Ulrich Saint-Paul, Ecotropica, Vol. 12, 2006)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geochemistry, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Brazil

    Luiz Drude Lacerda

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mangrove Ecosystems

  • Book Subtitle: Function and Management

  • Editors: Luiz Drude Lacerda

  • Series Title: Environmental Science and Engineering

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04713-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-42208-2Published: 26 March 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07585-8Published: 15 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-04713-2Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1863-5520

  • Series E-ISSN: 1863-5539

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 298

  • Topics: Geography, general, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Biodiversity, Nature Conservation

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