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Environmental functions of the Teknaf Peninsula mangroves of Bangladesh to communicate the values of goods and services
Joint Authors
Mitra, A.
Barua, P.
Chowdhury, M. Sh. N.
Husayn, M. S.
Source
Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Science
Issue
Vol. 26, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2011), pp.79-97, 19 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah Marine Science Centre
Publication Date
2011-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
Abstract EN
Mangroves are highly productive wetland ecosystems and extremely important coastal resources providing a variety of environmental goods and services, which are vital to our socio-economic development.
To evaluate the role of mangroves, a total of 75 semi-structured interviews were conducted with coastal community, resource user, government official, NGO personnel, researchers, and private entrepreneur to gather primary and secondary information.
Results indicated that in the past 30 years there has been planted about 1,460 ha of euryhaline mangroves under different management regimes.
Teknaf peninsula mangrove influenced two key variables viz., productivity and physical structure which direct other ecological processes.
The variable „productivity‟ provide suitable habitat for nursery, growth, migration through recycling waste and nutrients.
The respondents identified 13 mangrove resource user group in Teknaf peninsula which shows high dependency to mangroves goods.
The catch of finfishes, shrimps and prawns, crabs, mollusks, etc.
from the mangroves area contributes value to the small-scale fisheries.
The knowledge gained from the information content of the Teknaf peninsula mangroves ecosystem contributes value to scientific and educational community.
In particular, it means that environmental goods and services provided by the Teknaf peninsula mangroves are rarely produced independently and the multiple interdependencies involved in providing such environmental supports.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chowdhury, M. Sh. N.& Husayn, M. S.& Mitra, A.& Barua, P.. 2011. Environmental functions of the Teknaf Peninsula mangroves of Bangladesh to communicate the values of goods and services. Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Science،Vol. 26, no. 1, pp.79-97.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Barua, P.…[et al.]. Environmental functions of the Teknaf Peninsula mangroves of Bangladesh to communicate the values of goods and services. Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Science Vol. 26, no. 1 (2011), pp.79-97.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chowdhury, M. Sh. N.& Husayn, M. S.& Mitra, A.& Barua, P.. Environmental functions of the Teknaf Peninsula mangroves of Bangladesh to communicate the values of goods and services. Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Science. 2011. Vol. 26, no. 1, pp.79-97.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-298326
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 95-97
Record ID
BIM-298326