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Sundarbans
resource system
Physical
resources
Soil
Water
Agriculture use
Organic fertilizer
Irrigation
Fisheries
Navigation
Chemical
resources
Glues and dyes
Potassium carbonate
Salt (from the leaves of
Aegialities_rotundifolia
Alcohol and acetic acid
Wood tar, oil and tar oils
Ecological
services
Nutrient cycling
Habitat provision
Over 330 species of flora
Over 400 species of fish
At least 35 species of reptiles
Over 315 species of birds
42 species of mammals
including Royal Bengal Tiger
Carbon storage
Natural protection from
cyclone and storm surge
Aesthetic and
recreational
services
Wildlife viewing
World heritage
and Ramsar site
Nature walks
Biological
resources
Plant
Animal
Boat building (planks,
keels, masts, rafts, oars)
Poles (wharf and peers, piling
of houses, house building,
fences, telephone poles)
Stakes for fish nets, traps,
cages and raft cultures etc.
Charcoal and fuel wood
Industrial raw materials (pulp for
paper, matchsticks, hardboard)
Fodder for cattle
Thatching materials for
housing and sheds
Food for human
Honey and wax
Skins of animals
Squids, molluscs,
octopus as fish
and poultry feed
Fishes, shrimps,
prawns, lobsters, crabs
and turtles as food
Medicinal
resources
For rheumatic
disorder (leaves of
Acanthus ilicifolius)
Anti-diarrhoeal
(Rhizopora)
Land stabilization and erosion control
Fig. 5.2 Sundarbans resource system. (Source: Titumir and Afrin 2017)
R. A. M. Titumir et al.