Book ID: 77476
Guha Bakshi, D. N., P. Sanyal and K. R. Naskar (eds.)
Sundarbans Mangal 1999. illus. 771 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Contains 73 scientific articles arranged under the following headings:Introductory Chapter/ Geology, Geography, and Pedology/ FloristicDiversity and Vegetation Pattern/ Faunal Diversity/ Fisheries in theBrackishwater of the Sundarbans/ Mangrove Ecology/ Socio-Economy/ Pollution Hazards.- The Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem or theSundarbans Mangal represents the largest mangrove chunk in the world,the only mangrove swamp in the world, inhabited by Bengal tigers, thelargest representation of mangroves in terms of species, providinghabitats for innumerable fish, prawn and crab species.