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Mangrove Ecosystems of Asia

Status, Challenges and Management Strategies

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Editors:
  1. I. Faridah-Hanum

    1. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

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  2. A. Latiff

    1. Fakulti Sains & Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Banji, Malaysia

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  3. Khalid Rehman Hakeem

    1. Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

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  4. Munir Ozturk

    1. Ege University, Izmer, Turkey

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  • Provides current critical account of the status of the mangroves of Asia

  • Provides an overview of mangrove restoration and management techniques

  • Mangroves are a hot topic and the rate of climate change necessitates new volumes regularly

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Mangrove Ecosystem of Malaysia: Status, Challenges and Management Strategies

    • A. Latiff, I. Faridah-Hanum
    Pages 1-22

  3. Distribution and Rarity of Rhizophoraceae in Peninsular Malaysia

    • W. A Wan Juliana, M. S Razali, A. Latiff
    Pages 23-36

  4. Distribution and Current Status of Mangrove Forests in Indonesia

    • Cecep Kusmana
    Pages 37-60

  5. Mangrove Forests in Thailand

    • Nathsuda Pumijumnong
    Pages 61-79

  6. Philippines’ Mangrove Ecosystem: Status, Threats and Conservation

    • Kristine B. Garcia, Pastor L. Malabrigo Jr., Dixon T. Gevaña
    Pages 81-94

  7. Distribution, Characteristics and Economic Importance of Mangrove Forests in Iran

    • Saeed Rashvand, Seyed Mousa Sadeghi
    Pages 95-126

  8. Plant Diversity and Forest Structure of the Three Protected Areas (Wildlife Sanctuaries) of Bangladesh Sundarbans: Current Status and Management Strategies

    • Saiful Islam, Mizanur Rahman, Sourav Chakma
    Pages 127-152

  9. Mangrove Fauna of Asia

    • Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar, Mohamed Zakaria
    Pages 153-197

  10. Mangrove Forests of Timor-Leste: Ecology, Degradation and Vulnerability to Climate Change

    • Daniel M. Alongi
    Pages 199-212

  11. Vulnerability of Mangroves to Climate Change

    • Joanna C. Ellison
    Pages 213-231

  12. Impacts of Climate Change on Asian Mangrove Forests

    • Asish Kumar Parida, Vivekanand Tiwari, Bhavanath Jha
    Pages 233-256

  13. Quantification of Soil Organic Carbon Storage and Turnover in Two Mangrove Forests Using Dual Carbon Isotopic Measurements

    • Lianlian Yuan, Jinping Zhang, Chengde Shen, Hai Ren, Hongxiao Liu, Kexin Liu
    Pages 257-271

  14. The Relationship Between Mangrove Deforestation and Economic Development in Thailand

    • Toyokazu Naito, Suphakarn Traesupap
    Pages 273-294

  15. Remote Sensing Technology: Recent Advancements for Mangrove Ecosystems

    • Mohd Nazip Suratman
    Pages 295-317

  16. Management Strategies for Sustainable Exploitation of Aquatic Resources of the Sundarbans Mangrove, Bangladesh

    • M. Enamul Hoq
    Pages 319-341

  17. Economic Sustainability for Halophyte Cash Farms in Urban Environments

    • Paul Bierman-Lytle
    Pages 343-371

  18. Research and Development Activities Towards Sustainable Management of Mangroves in Peninsular Malaysia

    • Azian Mohti, Ismail Parlan, Hamdan Omar
    Pages 373-390

  19. Climate Change Adaptation: Management Options for Mangrove Areas

    • Joanna C. Ellison
    Pages 391-413

  20. Managing Mangrove Habitat Expansion in New Zealand

    • Carolyn J. Lundquist, Donald J. Morrisey, Rebecca V. Gladstone-Gallagher, Andrew Swales
    Pages 415-438
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About this book

The book provides an up-to-date account of mangrove forests from Asia, together with restoration techniques, and the management requirements of these ecosystems to ensure their sustainability and conservation. All aspects of mangroves and their conservation are critically re-examined. The book is divided into three sections presenting the distribution and status of mangrove ecosystems in Asia, the challenges they are facing, their issues and opportunities, and the management strategies for their conservation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

    I. Faridah-Hanum

  • Fakulti Sains & Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Banji, Malaysia

    A. Latiff

  • Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

    Khalid Rehman Hakeem

  • Ege University, Izmer, Turkey

    Munir Ozturk

About the editors

Dr. Ibrahim Faridah-Hanum is a Professor of Forest Botany and Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at Universiti Putra Malaysia. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the 75-year-old journal The Malaysian Forester, editor of the Japanese journal TROPICS, and editor of Pakistan Journal of Botany.

Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Abdul Latiff Mohamad has served as a Professor of Botany at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia since 1991 and was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology in 2002. He has published more than 450 papers, abstracts, and reports and has edited more than 60 books and proceedings. Prof. Latiff is the Chairman of WWF (Malaysia) and Chairman of Pulau Banding Foundation (Malaysia).

Dr. Khalid Rehman Hakeem is a post doctorate research fellow at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has  edited and authored more than seven books, more than 20 research publications in peer-reviewed journals, and 10 book chapters.

Prof. Munir Ozturk  is a Consultant Fellow at the Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has published more than 400 papers in national and international journals, more than 50 book chapters, and has edited more than 10 books with Springer and Cambridge Scholars.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mangrove Ecosystems of Asia

  • Book Subtitle: Status, Challenges and Management Strategies

  • Editors: I. Faridah-Hanum, A. Latiff, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Munir Ozturk

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8582-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-8581-0Published: 02 November 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4914-4Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-8582-7Published: 01 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 473

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 133 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ecosystems, Forestry, Forestry Management

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