Asia-Pacific Symposium on Mangrove Ecosystems

Mangrove ecosystems are typical formations found in coastal deposits of mud and silt throughout the tropics and some distance into the subtropical latitudes. The total wordwide mangrove area, which is estimated at about 170,000 km² with some sixty species of trees and shrubs exclusive to the habitat, dominates approximately 75% of the world''s coastline between latitudes 25°N and 25°S. Such ...