Diversity and classification of Indian mangroves: A review

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-146

  Mandal, R N ^a   Naskar, K R ^b  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE   (India)

^b ICAR CENTRAL INLAND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Classification; Diversity; India; Mangrove habitats; Mangroves

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLASSIFICATION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MANGROVE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION; VEGETATION COVER;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 56049107886     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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