A View from the Mangrove

A View from the Mangrove
Author: Antonio Benítez Rojo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1998
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In this masterful collection of short stories, a celebrated Cuban writer continues his imaginative exploration of the genesis of the modern Caribbean world.

Crossing the Mangrove

Crossing the Mangrove
Author: Maryse Conde
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2011-03-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307787702

In this beautifully crafted, Rashomon-like novel, Maryse Conde has written a gripping story imbued with all the nuances and traditions of Caribbean culture. Francis Sancher--a handsome outsider, loved by some and reviled by others--is found dead, face down in the mud on a path outside Riviere au Sel, a small village in Guadeloupe. None of the villagers are particularly surprised, since Sancher, a secretive and melancholy man, had often predicted an unnatural death for himself. As the villagers come to pay their respects they each--either in a speech to the mourners, or in an internal monologue--reveal another piece of the mystery behind Sancher's life and death. Like pieces of an elaborate puzzle, their memories interlock to create a rich and intriguing portrait of a man and a community. In the lush and vivid prose for which she has become famous, Conde has constructed a Guadeloupean wake for Francis Sancher. Retaining the full color and vibrance of Conde's homeland, Crossing the Mangrove pays homage to Guadeloupe in both subject and structure.

Mangrove Wilderness

Mangrove Wilderness
Author:
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1994
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Looking like a forest on stilts, red mangrove trees live where most other trees cannot-in salt water. Nature's web of interdependency is told through this detailed view of the mangrove life cycle and the food, shelter, and safety that the forests provide for creatures from the tiniest worms to the largest predators, above and below the water line.

Mangrove Ecosystems of Asia

Mangrove Ecosystems of Asia
Author: I. Faridah-Hanum
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 477
Release: 2013-11-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461485827

The book provides an up-to-date account of mangrove forests from Asia, together with restoration techniques, and the management requirements of these ecosystems to ensure their sustainability and conservation. All aspects of mangroves and their conservation are critically re-examined. The book is divided into three sections presenting the distribution and status of mangrove ecosystems in Asia, the challenges they are facing, their issues and opportunities, and the management strategies for their conservation.

Threats to Mangrove Forests

Threats to Mangrove Forests
Author: Christopher Makowski
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 716
Release: 2018-04-20
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3319730169

This book focuses on the worldwide threats to mangrove forests and the management solutions currently being used to counteract those hazards. Designed for the professional or specialist in marine science, coastal zone management, biology, and related disciplines, this work will appeal to those not only working to protect mangrove forests, but also the surrounding coastal areas of all types. Examples are drawn from many different geographic areas, including North and South America, India, and Southeast Asia. Subject areas covered include both human-induced and natural impacts to mangroves, intended or otherwise, as well as the efforts being made by coastal researchers to promote restoration of these coastal fringing forests.

World Atlas of Mangroves

World Atlas of Mangroves
Author: Mark Spalding
Publisher: Earthscan
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2010
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1849776601

"This atlas provides the first truly global assessment of the state of the world's mangroves. Written by the leading expert on mangroves with support from the top international researchers and conservation organizations, this full color atlas contains 60 full-page maps, hundreds of photographs and illustrations and a comprehensive country-by-country assessment of mangroves. Included are the first detailed estimates of changes in mangrove forestcover worldwide and at regional and national levels, an assessment of these changes and a country-by-country examination of biodiversity protection. The book also presents a wealth of global statistics on biodiversity, habitat area, loss and economic value which provide a unique record of mangroves against which future threats and changes can be evaluated. Case-studies, written by regional experts, provide insights into regional mangrove issues, including primary and potential productivity, biodiversity, and information on present and traditional uses and values and sustainable management."--Pub. desc.

Mangrove Ecosystems

Mangrove Ecosystems
Author: Volker Linneweber
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3662047136

Protection of the environment has nowadays become a major challenge and a condi tion for survival of future human generations and life on Earth in general. Yet it is still far too much of a dream or hope rather than a reality in the policy of our societies. Presently we are experiencing an unprecedented exponential growth of demography combined with a race for profit, resulting in excessive consumption particularly of en ergy, and a serious impact on the world ecosystems. Various types of pollutants and emerging new diseases not only disrupt the normal course of life, but also above this some of the atmospheric pollutants are most likely involved in the changing climate. We fear and literally shiver at the thought that the "changing climate" would ultimately disrupt the fragile thermodynamic equilibrium between the atmosphere and the oceans. Are we insensitive to these facts to the point of pushing our descendants, some genera tions ahead, into a new glacial period after a first period of warming up, at least, in northern Europe, like the one that took place 13 to 14 millennia ago? Surely the planet's nature is not prepared to be dominated by man and will go its way, whether humanity will be alive or dead.

Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts

Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts
Author: Daniel Friess
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 650
Release: 2020-12-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128164379

Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts provides knowledge on the importance of sedimentary dynamics in managing mangrove forests. In the first part of the book, the editors seamlessly offer a general introduction of mangrove sedimentary dynamics. This leads into more in-depth information on soil surface elevation change, sea level rise, and the importance of sedimentary dynamics in the loss or gain of blue carbon. The book concludes the discussion of mangrove sedimentary dynamics by addressing the issues of climate change (e.g. sea level rise and blue carbon) on mangrove restoration and sediment. This book will assist coastal managers and academics in addressing the gaps in mangrove restoration and coastal management. As such, it will be a valuable reference for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, academics in the field of coastal restoration, and coastal management practitioners. Provides a state-of-the-art summary of research into sedimentary dynamics in mangrove forests Includes updates on issues of climate change-relevant to mangroves, such as blue carbon and sea level rise Presents scientific background and successful case studies for mangrove restoration that can solve problems relating to mangrove management

The Botany of Mangroves

The Botany of Mangroves
Author: P. B. Tomlinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1994
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521466752

A concise, descriptive overview of mangrove plants, with emphasis on individual species.