Biology and ecology of mangroves

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-IX

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2. Development of mangrove forests from a geological perspective

   • Colin D. Woodroffe

   Pages 1-17

3. Evidence for an Upper Carboniferous mangrove community

   • Anne Raymond, Tom L. Phillips

   Pages 19-30

4. Ecological notes on the mangroves of Fujian, China

   • Peng Lin, Xin-Men Wei

   Pages 31-36

5. A general account of the mangroves of Princess Charlotte Bay with particular reference to zonation of the open shoreline

   • J. A. Elsol, P. Saenger

   Pages 37-46

6. Aspects of the development of mangals in the Townsville Region, North Queensland, Australia

   • A. P. Spenceley

   Pages 47-56

7. Distribution of mangrove species in Australia

   • A. G. Wells

   Pages 57-76

8. The New Zealand Mangrove Association

   • F. J. Taylor

   Pages 77-79

9. Mangroves in New Zealand

   • V. J. Chapman

   Pages 81-85

10. An introduction to the nomenclature and taxonomy of the mangrove flora in Papua New Guinea and adjacent areas

    • J. S. Womersley

    Pages 87-90

11. Mangrove fishes of New Guinea

    • Bruce B. Collette

    Pages 91-102

12. The faunal communities of Australian mangroves

    • P. A. Hutchings, H. F. Recher

    Pages 103-110

13. Distribution of Phycomycetes in mangrove swamps with brackish waters and waters of high salinity

    • Annemarie Ulken

    Pages 111-116

14. Inheritance of albinism in the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle L

    • Shirley H. Handler, Howard J. Teas

    Pages 117-121

15. Significance of cryptovivipary in Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco

    • Leela J. Bhosale, L. S. Shinde

    Pages 123-129

16. Succession in zoned mangrove communities: where is the climax?

    • I. M. Johnstone

    Pages 131-139

17. Degradation of mangrove leaf and stem tissues in situ in Mgeni Estuary, South Africa

    • T. D. Steinke, G. Naidoo, L. M. Charles

    Pages 141-149

18. Mangroves and sewage: a re-evaluation

    • B. F. Clough, K. G. Boto, P. M. Attiwill

    Pages 151-161

19. Ecology of a mangrove swamp near Juhu Beach, Bombay with reference to sewage pollution

    • S. N. Dwivedi, K. G. Padmakumar

    Pages 163-170

20. Impact of oil spills on mangrove forests

    • Roy R. Lewis III

    Pages 171-183

• Flora
• Mangrove
• biology
• carbon
• development
• ecology
• fauna
• forest
• pollution
• taxonomy

`...this book ... forms a useful addition to literature on mangroves. I should recommend its purchase to institutions with an interest in the fields of marine botany and estuarine biology.'
S.-A. Journal of Botany, 52:4 (1986)
`...comprehensive and the subject matter is laid out clearly. The text is well illustrated with photographs and diagrams which are of a high standard. Each article carries a list of references which will be useful to workers in those fields. ...invaluable to senior students, teachers and research workers in the field of marine botany and estuarine biology...'
Journal of South American Botany, 50 (1984)

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