Coastal Ecosystems of the Tropics - Adaptive Management
The coastal areas of the tropics are rich in biodiversity, natural resources and place of intensive developmental activities as it provides livelihood to millions of people. At the same time evidences suggest that several unique coastal ecosyst
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Coastal Ecosystems of the Tropics - Adaptive Management
Coastal Ecosystems of the Tropics - Adaptive Management
Velmurugan Ayyam • Swarnam Palanivel Sivaperuman Chandrakasan
Coastal Ecosystems of the Tropics - Adaptive Management
Velmurugan Ayyam ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Swarnam Palanivel ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Sivaperuman Chandrakasan Zoological Survey of India – ANRC Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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Foreword
Tropical coastal environment represents one of the most dynamic, vital interfaces at the boundary between land and sea. Coastal areas include several natural and managed ecosystems which are dependent on the land-sea interconnection and dynamic flow of energy and matter. On the other hand, the coastal region has long been under stress from over-exploitation and mismanagement of resources by human population. Furthermore, the looming spectre of sea level rise associated with the effect of global warming presents a new and potentially far more dangerous threat to this region. Certainly, this necessitates appropriate coastal zone management strategies to conserve and derive sustainable benefit from the coastal ecosystems. However, still there are critical gaps in our understanding of the functioning and utilization of these natural ecosystems. In this context, it gives me great pleasure to introduce the
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