By A. Latiff, I. Faridah-Hanum (auth.), I. Faridah-Hanum, A. Latiff, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Munir Ozturk (eds.)
The ebook presents an updated account of mangrove forests from Asia, including recovery innovations, and the administration requisites of those ecosystems to make sure their sustainability and conservation. All elements of mangroves and their conservation are severely re-examined. The e-book is split into 3 sections featuring the distribution and standing of mangrove ecosystems in Asia, the demanding situations they're dealing with, their matters and possibilities, and the administration suggestions for his or her conservation.
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Forest biodiversity series, vol 4, Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, pp 265–277 Ashton EC, Macintosh DJ (2001) Preliminary assessment of the plant diversity and community ecology of the Semantan mangrove forest, Sarawak, Malaysia. For Ecol Manag 66:111–129 Awang Noor AG (2005) Socio-economic benefits of mangroves with special reference to Matang mangrove forest. In: Shaharuddin MI, Muda A, Ujang R, Budin KA, Lim KL, Rosli S, Jalil MS, Latiff A (eds) Sustainable management of Matang mangroves 100 years and beyond.
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 39 40 44 44 46 52 55 55 57 59 Abstract Indonesia is an archipelagic country of more than 17,504 islands with the length of coastline estimated at 95,181 km, which bears mangroves from several meters to several kilometers. They grow extensively along the inner facing coastlines of most of the large islands and estuarine. They consist of various community types, either mixed or pure stands, mainly distributed in the five big islands (Jawa, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Papua).
A report about the Biodiversity Audit and Conservation Plan for the Mangroves of Johor, which was collected from research on the mangrove at Johor (Sungai Sedili Kecil and Sungai Sedili Besar), revealed that along the eastern banks of the mouth of Sungai Sedili Kecil is a fringing belt of the tidal mangrove. The most common mangrove from the family Rhizophoraceae is R. apiculata. The other tree species include B. cylindrica B. gymnorrhiza and R. mucronata . Mangrove fringing rocky and sandy shores are encountered at Teluk Merbok, situated between the estuary of Sungai Sedili Kecil and Tanjung Sedili Kecil, which are located between the rocky promontories of the bay area along stretches of sandy beach with pockets of mudflats.