354
Avicennia officinalis (cont.)
root carbon, 216
stem biomass, 213
stem carbon, 215
B
Below ground biomass (BGB), 180, 194
Below ground carbon (BGC), 238
Benthic food webs, 88
Best benefit cost ratio (BCR), 313
Bhery, 312
Bhitarkanika mangrove ecosystem, 44
Bhitarkanika Wild Life Sanctuary (BWLS),
15, 18, 19
Bidyadhari channel, 247
Bidyadhari River, 244
Binder of sediment particles, 64
Bioaccumulation, 116, 117, 120, 139, 142
Biodiversity, 289
algal abundance and diversity, 253
biosphere, 241
economic structure, 245
environmental conditions, 241
flooded anaerobic soils, 242
flora and fauna, 245
floral, 245
Gangetic delta, 241
Indian Sundarbans, 244
mangrove vegetation, 244, 245
nutrients availability, 244
organic matter and nutrient status, 244
plant activity, 242
salt regulation system, 242
soil salinity, 244
substrate characteristic, 242
Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve, 241
Biomass estimation, 191
Bonobibi
culture-cum-religion matrix, 343
deltaic Sundarbans, 339
DR, 346
first/principal goddess, 338
protector of the ecosystem, 347
stakeholders, 347
Brackishwater farming, 311
Burrowing red crabs, 305
C
Carbon and nitrogen estimation, 223
Carbon and nitrogen sequestration, 224–239
calibration, 195
data bank, 191, 193
environment/atmosphere, 190
forests, 190
formation, 195
generalized model, 191
India, 190
Indian Sundarbans, 192
Indo-Pacific region, 190
mangrove forest ecosystems, 189
Matla estuary, 193
PES, 191
phases, 193
postmonsoon discharge, 193
S. apetala seedlings, 195
seedlings, 194
species–wise report cards, 195
vegetations, 189
Carbon sequestration
Avicennia alba, 198
Avicennia marina, 197
Avicennia officinalis, 199
Excoecaria agallocha, 200
Sonneratia apetala, 196
Carcinoscorpius Amoebocyte Lysate (CAL),
12, 260
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, 260
Central dense overcast (CDO), 35
Central Indian Sundarbans, 304
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
(CMFRI), 314
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), 18
Combined Mangrove God Devotion Scale
(CMGDS), 341
Common International Classification of
Ecosystem Services (CICES), 2, 5–6
Composite Ecosystem Service Scale (CESS), 20
Controlling erosion, 85
Crop production, 314
Cultural ecosystem services (CES), 337
Cultural values of mangroves
CES, 337
recreation and ecotourism, 338
sacred groves, 338
Cyanobacterial strains, 259
Cyclones, Bay of Bengal, 41–42
Cyclonic depressions, 33, 43
D
Dakhsin Rai
god of tiger, 340
significance, 339
worship, 340
Defensive roles, mangroves
aerial roots, 165, 167
infrastructure, 166
migration, 166
Index
Avicennia officinalis (cont.)
root carbon, 216
stem biomass, 213
stem carbon, 215
B
Below ground biomass (BGB), 180, 194
Below ground carbon (BGC), 238
Benthic food webs, 88
Best benefit cost ratio (BCR), 313
Bhery, 312
Bhitarkanika mangrove ecosystem, 44
Bhitarkanika Wild Life Sanctuary (BWLS),
15, 18, 19
Bidyadhari channel, 247
Bidyadhari River, 244
Binder of sediment particles, 64
Bioaccumulation, 116, 117, 120, 139, 142
Biodiversity, 289
algal abundance and diversity, 253
biosphere, 241
economic structure, 245
environmental conditions, 241
flooded anaerobic soils, 242
flora and fauna, 245
floral, 245
Gangetic delta, 241
Indian Sundarbans, 244
mangrove vegetation, 244, 245
nutrients availability, 244
organic matter and nutrient status, 244
plant activity, 242
salt regulation system, 242
soil salinity, 244
substrate characteristic, 242
Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve, 241
Biomass estimation, 191
Bonobibi
culture-cum-religion matrix, 343
deltaic Sundarbans, 339
DR, 346
first/principal goddess, 338
protector of the ecosystem, 347
stakeholders, 347
Brackishwater farming, 311
Burrowing red crabs, 305
C
Carbon and nitrogen estimation, 223
Carbon and nitrogen sequestration, 224–239
calibration, 195
data bank, 191, 193
environment/atmosphere, 190
forests, 190
formation, 195
generalized model, 191
India, 190
Indian Sundarbans, 192
Indo-Pacific region, 190
mangrove forest ecosystems, 189
Matla estuary, 193
PES, 191
phases, 193
postmonsoon discharge, 193
S. apetala seedlings, 195
seedlings, 194
species–wise report cards, 195
vegetations, 189
Carbon sequestration
Avicennia alba, 198
Avicennia marina, 197
Avicennia officinalis, 199
Excoecaria agallocha, 200
Sonneratia apetala, 196
Carcinoscorpius Amoebocyte Lysate (CAL),
12, 260
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, 260
Central dense overcast (CDO), 35
Central Indian Sundarbans, 304
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
(CMFRI), 314
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), 18
Combined Mangrove God Devotion Scale
(CMGDS), 341
Common International Classification of
Ecosystem Services (CICES), 2, 5–6
Composite Ecosystem Service Scale (CESS), 20
Controlling erosion, 85
Crop production, 314
Cultural ecosystem services (CES), 337
Cultural values of mangroves
CES, 337
recreation and ecotourism, 338
sacred groves, 338
Cyanobacterial strains, 259
Cyclones, Bay of Bengal, 41–42
Cyclonic depressions, 33, 43
D
Dakhsin Rai
god of tiger, 340
significance, 339
worship, 340
Defensive roles, mangroves
aerial roots, 165, 167
infrastructure, 166
migration, 166
Index