Sensitivity of Mangrove Ecosystem to Changing Climate

By Abhijit Mitra

Book Overview

Chapter 1.Climate change: A threat of the era.- 1.1.Climate change: An overview.- 1.2.Causes of climate change.- 1.3.Effects of climate change.- Chapter 2. Mangroves: A unique gift of nature.- 2.1. Mangroves: An overview.- 2.2. Threats to mangrove ecosystem.- 2.3. Conservation of mangroves: case study of Indian Sundarbans.- Chapter 3. How mangroves resist natural disaster?.- 3.1. Natural disaster: Some case studies.- 3.2. Resistance of mangroves against cyclone and tidal surges.- 3.3. Migration of mangroves in response to sea level rise.- Chapter 4. Impact of climate change on mangroves.- 4.1. Effect of climatic factors on mangroves.- 4.2. Effect of physico-chemical factors on mangroves.- 4.3. Mangrove resistance to climate change: Some case studies.- Chapter 5. Climate change and plankton spectrum of mangrove ecosystem.- 5.1. Plankton species of tropical mangroves.- 5.2. Importance of plankton.- 5.3. Impact of climate change on plankton community.- Chapter 6. Climate change and its impact on brackish water fish and fishery.- 6.1. Major categories of fishes in the marine and estuarine waters.- 6.2. Impact of climate change on fish and fishery.- 6.3. Managing fish and fisheries.- Chapter 7. Climate change and livelihood: Are we approaching towards an inevitable change?.- 7.1. Influence of climate change on livelihood.- 7.2. Indian sub-continent: A unique test bed.- 7.3. Adaptation: A way to get rid.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8132228820
• ISBN13: 9788132228820
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"