12
Ascomycota,
Glomeromycota,
Microsporidia,
Blastocladiomycota,
Neocallimastigomycota and Chytridiomycota.
22. Flora and fauna of the estuaries are today used as sources of bioactive substances, which have immense importance in the pharmaceutical industries.
Examples of CAL (Carcinoscorpious Amoebocyte Lysate) and TAL (Tachypleus
Amoebocyte Lysate) are very relevant in this context. They are derived from the
blue blood of horseshoe crabs (Carcinoscorpious rotundifolia and Tachypleus
gigas) found abundantly in the estuaries of West Bengal and Odisha, which are
two maritime states in the North-East coast of the Indian sub- continent. CAL
and TAL are used for bacterial endotoxin test.
Table 1.5 Sector-wise net O 2 release (in tonnes ha
−1 y
−1 ) by dominant mangrove floral species in
Indian Sundarbans
Sector
Carbon sequestration
(tonnes ha
−1 y
−1 )
Net O 2 release
(tonnes ha
−1
y
−1 )
No. of O 2 cylinders needed
to fill up by the O 2 gas
(capacity 6 lt.)
Total price of
cylinder (INR)
Central 3.014
8.047
1341
871,650
Western 2.800
7.476
1246
809,900
Eastern 2.916
7.785
1297
843,050
Fig. 1.5 Mangrove forests with adjacent mudflats – a potential sink of carbon
1 Ecosystem Services of Mangroves: An Overview
Ascomycota,
Glomeromycota,
Microsporidia,
Blastocladiomycota,
Neocallimastigomycota and Chytridiomycota.
22. Flora and fauna of the estuaries are today used as sources of bioactive substances, which have immense importance in the pharmaceutical industries.
Examples of CAL (Carcinoscorpious Amoebocyte Lysate) and TAL (Tachypleus
Amoebocyte Lysate) are very relevant in this context. They are derived from the
blue blood of horseshoe crabs (Carcinoscorpious rotundifolia and Tachypleus
gigas) found abundantly in the estuaries of West Bengal and Odisha, which are
two maritime states in the North-East coast of the Indian sub- continent. CAL
and TAL are used for bacterial endotoxin test.
Table 1.5 Sector-wise net O 2 release (in tonnes ha
−1 y
−1 ) by dominant mangrove floral species in
Indian Sundarbans
Sector
Carbon sequestration
(tonnes ha
−1 y
−1 )
Net O 2 release
(tonnes ha
−1
y
−1 )
No. of O 2 cylinders needed
to fill up by the O 2 gas
(capacity 6 lt.)
Total price of
cylinder (INR)
Central 3.014
8.047
1341
871,650
Western 2.800
7.476
1246
809,900
Eastern 2.916
7.785
1297
843,050
Fig. 1.5 Mangrove forests with adjacent mudflats – a potential sink of carbon
1 Ecosystem Services of Mangroves: An Overview