355
no change in sea level, 172
peat production, 165
regulatory actors, 167
sea level lowering, 172
sea level rising, 172
sediment, 168
tidal profiles, 168, 169
tidal range and sediment supply, 168
Devotion Assessment Matrix (DAM), 341
Devotion Rank (DR), 346
Diameter at breast height (DBH), 191
Digha tourist center, 301
Direct use value, 7
Discarded motorcycle tyres, 319
Dissolved Organic Nitrogen (DON), 99
Dynamic deltaic ecosystem, 263
E
Eco-conservation camp, 305
Ecological succession, 66
Ecorestoration programmes, 167
Ecosystem Service Scale (ESS), 20
Ecosystem services
aerial surveys, 14
ANOVA, 24, 26, 27, 29
antagonistic process, 2
Bhitarkanika mangrove forest, 15
BWLS, 18, 19
categories, mangroves, 7
central Indian Sundarbans, 23, 25
CICES, 5–6
classification, Indian mangroves habitats, 14
coastal areas and islands, 1
concept of, 1
definition, 2
eastern Indian Sundarbans, 24, 28
ecological functions, 7, 8
floral species, 20
Gangetic deltaic complex, 27
health care products, mangrove species, 21
human management and affects, 2
Indian mangrove flora, 16–17
Indian mangroves, 15
Indian Sundarban mangroves, 19
in Indian Sundarbans, 12
mangrove, 2
mangrove seedlings, 4
mangrove trees, 4
Phoenix paludosa, 15, 18
pollination/bioremediation, 2
relationships, 3
research articles, 7
stakeholders, 20, 21, 24
synergistic mechanism, 2
taxonomic status, 18
terrestrial ecosystems, 2
Thakuran (Dhanchi) island, 27
traditional uses, 9
valuation method, 7
various forms, 7–11, 13
western sector of Indian Sundarbans, 20, 22
in western Sundarbans, 15
EqTAP project, 43
Erosion barrier
anthropogenic causes, 61
biomass, 82
cause of, 82
changeable and conspicuous transitional
environment, 83
coastal protection related problems, 64
controlling erosion, 68
density of, 59
ecological succession, 66
eroding agents, 59
flow of water, 82
International Pipette method, 85
intertidal mudflat, 60, 61, 68
magnitude of, 59
natural process, 59
period of inundation, 64
process of, 61
“psammophytic” species, 85
quantum of sediment, 62
relative abundance of mangroves, 59
sediment accretion, 63
sedimentation process, 65
Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, 59
survival rate, 68
types of environments, 68
western and eastern sectors, 81
Excoecaria agallocha, 116, 117, 119, 135,
136, 139–143, 150, 151, 224, 307, 308
AGB, 221
AGC, 220
leaf biomass, 217
leaf carbon, 219
root biomass, 218
root carbon, 220
stem biomass, 217
stem carbon, 219
total biomass, 218
F
Faunal biodiversity
community, 263
freshwater species, 264
Indian sub-continent, 260
invertebrate species, 260
Index
no change in sea level, 172
peat production, 165
regulatory actors, 167
sea level lowering, 172
sea level rising, 172
sediment, 168
tidal profiles, 168, 169
tidal range and sediment supply, 168
Devotion Assessment Matrix (DAM), 341
Devotion Rank (DR), 346
Diameter at breast height (DBH), 191
Digha tourist center, 301
Direct use value, 7
Discarded motorcycle tyres, 319
Dissolved Organic Nitrogen (DON), 99
Dynamic deltaic ecosystem, 263
E
Eco-conservation camp, 305
Ecological succession, 66
Ecorestoration programmes, 167
Ecosystem Service Scale (ESS), 20
Ecosystem services
aerial surveys, 14
ANOVA, 24, 26, 27, 29
antagonistic process, 2
Bhitarkanika mangrove forest, 15
BWLS, 18, 19
categories, mangroves, 7
central Indian Sundarbans, 23, 25
CICES, 5–6
classification, Indian mangroves habitats, 14
coastal areas and islands, 1
concept of, 1
definition, 2
eastern Indian Sundarbans, 24, 28
ecological functions, 7, 8
floral species, 20
Gangetic deltaic complex, 27
health care products, mangrove species, 21
human management and affects, 2
Indian mangrove flora, 16–17
Indian mangroves, 15
Indian Sundarban mangroves, 19
in Indian Sundarbans, 12
mangrove, 2
mangrove seedlings, 4
mangrove trees, 4
Phoenix paludosa, 15, 18
pollination/bioremediation, 2
relationships, 3
research articles, 7
stakeholders, 20, 21, 24
synergistic mechanism, 2
taxonomic status, 18
terrestrial ecosystems, 2
Thakuran (Dhanchi) island, 27
traditional uses, 9
valuation method, 7
various forms, 7–11, 13
western sector of Indian Sundarbans, 20, 22
in western Sundarbans, 15
EqTAP project, 43
Erosion barrier
anthropogenic causes, 61
biomass, 82
cause of, 82
changeable and conspicuous transitional
environment, 83
coastal protection related problems, 64
controlling erosion, 68
density of, 59
ecological succession, 66
eroding agents, 59
flow of water, 82
International Pipette method, 85
intertidal mudflat, 60, 61, 68
magnitude of, 59
natural process, 59
period of inundation, 64
process of, 61
“psammophytic” species, 85
quantum of sediment, 62
relative abundance of mangroves, 59
sediment accretion, 63
sedimentation process, 65
Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, 59
survival rate, 68
types of environments, 68
western and eastern sectors, 81
Excoecaria agallocha, 116, 117, 119, 135,
136, 139–143, 150, 151, 224, 307, 308
AGB, 221
AGC, 220
leaf biomass, 217
leaf carbon, 219
root biomass, 218
root carbon, 220
stem biomass, 217
stem carbon, 219
total biomass, 218
F
Faunal biodiversity
community, 263
freshwater species, 264
Indian sub-continent, 260
invertebrate species, 260
Index