Mangrove management and conservation : present and future / edited by Marta Vannucci.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Keynote presentation : what we can do for mangroves / S. Baba -- Part I. The mangrove ecosystem : structure and function -- 1. Some ecological aspects of the morphology of pneumatophores of Sonneratia alba and Avicennia officinalis / T. Nakamura, R. Minagawa, and S. Havanond -- 2. Introduction of Sonneratia species to Guangdong Province, China / Zhong-yi Chen, Ruijiang Wang, and Zebin Miao -- 3. Research into, and conservation of, mangrove ecosystems in Indonesia / Aprilani Soegiarto -- 4. Status of Indian mangroves : pollution status of the Pichavaram mangrove area, south-east coast of India / An Subramanian -- 5. The role of aquatic animals in mangrove ecosystems / Shigemitsu Shokita -- 6. Effects of mangrove restoration and conservation on the biodiversity and environment in Can Gio District / Phan Nguyen Hong -- 7. Below-ground carbon sequestration of mangrove forests in the Asia-Pacific region / Kiyoshi Fujimoto -- Part II. Function and management -- 8. Sustainable use and conservation of mangrove forest resources with emphasis on policy and management practices in Thailand / Sanit Aksornkoae -- 9. Role of the national government in the economic development of the mangroves of Fiji / Mesake Senibulu -- 10. Conflicting interests in the use of mangrove resources in Pakistan / Mohammad Tahir Qureshi -- 11. Mangroves, an area of conflict between cattle ranchers and fishermen / Patricia Moreno-Casasola -- 12. Philippine mangroves : status, threats, and sustainable development / J.H. Primavera -- 13. Co-management of coastal fisheries resources in tropical and subtropical regions / Shinichiro Kakuma -- 14. Mangrove Rehabilitation and Coastal Resource Management Project of Mabini-Candijay, Bohol, Philippines : Cogtong Bay / Robert S. Pomeroy and Brenda M. Katon -- Part III. Uses and policies -- 15. Towards sustainable use and management for mangrove conservation in Viet Nam / Motohiko Kogo and Kiyomi Kogo -- 16. Mangrove forestry research in Bangladesh / A.F.M. Akhtaruzzaman -- 17. Socio-economic study of the utilization of mangrove forests in South-East Asia / Kazuhiro Ajiki -- 18. Sustainable mangrove management in Indonesia : case study on mangrove planting and aquaculture / Atsuo Ida -- 19. Sustainable use and conservation management of mangroves in Zanzibar, Tanzania / Thabit S. Masoud and Robert G. Wild -- Part IV. Summary of presentations, guidelines, and action plan -- 20. Summary of presentations and guidelines for future action / Zafar Adeel and Marta Vannucci -- 21. Mangroves action plan / Zafar Adeel.

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