Sundarban Mangrove Wetland (A UNESCO World Heritage Site)

A Comprehensive Global Treatise

1st Edition - April 13, 2022
Author: Santosh Kumar Sarkar
Language: English
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Sundarban Mangrove Wetland: A Comprehensive Global Treatise provides an illustrative account of the ecology, biology, conservation and management strategies of this endangered UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The book offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to a variety of wetland ecosystems, including endangered flora and fauna, the ecology and diversity of pelagic and benthic biota, the impact of multiple stresses on the biota, inorganic and organic pollutants in biotic and abiotic matrices and their remedial measures, the impact of climate change on mangrove plants, and their conservation and management strategies. Divided into seven chapters, the book presents a realistic summary of the wetland environment and its resources, citing individual case studies considering a host of topics of particular interest. Analysis of this unique wetland provides crucial comparisons with other wetlands and their status, environmental challenges and possible remedial measures.

Sundarban Mangrove Wetland
is an in-depth and up-to-date account ideal for the student, teacher or researcher in marine biology & ecology, environmental science, marine geochemistry, marine pollution and ecotoxicology and wastewater treatment. Covering both fundamental and advanced aspects, the book is also useful for policy makers and those involved in coastal resource conservation and management.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and acronyms
Chapter 1. Resource conservation and management
Abstract
Chapter Outline
1.1 Classification and characteristics of coastal wetlands
1.2 Mangrove flora and fauna
1.3 Mangroves goods and ecosystem services
1.4 Mangroves: A carbon source and sink
1.5 Remote-sensing techniques for mangrove mapping
References
Chapter 2. Ecology and diversity of biota in Sundarban regions
Abstract
Chapter Outline
2.1. Distribution and diversity of microbial communities
2.1.1 Bacterial communities
2.1.2 Fungal communities
2.1.3 Conclusion
2.2. Distribution and diversity of phytoplankton of Sundarban
2.2.1 Introduction
2.2.2 Classification of plankton
2.2.3 Phytoplankton community in Sundarban regions
2.2.4 Phytoplankton cell volume in Indian Sundarban
2.2.5 Molecular characterization of phytoplankton
2.2.6 Phytoplankton community in tropical coastal regions
2.2.7 Phytoplankton responses to climate change
2.2.8 Conclusion
2.3. Distribution and diversity of microzooplankton (Tintinnida: Ciliata) of Sundarban: a case study
2.3.1 Introduction
2.3.2 Materials and methods
2.3.3 Results and discussion
2.3.4 Conclusion
2.4. Distribution and diversity of mesozooplankton of Sundarban: a case study
2.4.1 Introduction
2.4.2 Materials and methods
2.4.3 Results and discussion
2.4.4 Conclusion
2.5. Distribution and diversity of dominant macrobenthos
2.5.1 Introduction
2.5.2 Cnidarian
2.5.3 Annelida
2.5.4 Arthropoda
2.5.5 Mollusca
2.5.6 Echinodermata
2.5.7 Miscellaneous groups
2.5.8 Conclusion
2.6. Distribution and diversity of Ichthyofauna
2.6.1 Introduction
2.6.2 Morphology and taxonomy of marine fish
2.6.3 Distribution of marine fish
2.6.4 Impact of anthropogenic threats on fish
2.6.5 Conclusion
2.7. Distribution and diversity of avifauna
2.8. Distribution and diversity of herpetofauna
2.9. Distribution and diversity of mammals
Chapter 3. Pollution in abiotic matrices and remedial measures
Chapter Outline
3.1. Distribution of trace metals in sediment core of Sundarban: a case study
3.1.1 Introduction
3.1.2 Material and methods
3.1.3 Results and discussion
3.1.4 Statistical analyses
3.1.5 Status of trace metal contamination in mangrove sediments in India and abroad
3.1.6 Conclusion
Further reading
3.2. Mercury and methylmercury in sediment cores of Sundarban: a case study
3.2.1 Introduction
3.2.2 Materials and methods
3.2.3 Results and discussion
3.2.4 Remedial measures for mercury contamination
3.2.5 Conclusion
Further reading
3.3. Dissolved trace metals in coastal regions of Sundarban: a case study
3.3.1 Introduction
3.3.2 Material and methods
3.3.3 Results and discussion
3.3.4 Carcinogenic risk assessment
3.3.5 Comparative account of dissolved metal concentrations
3.3.6 Conclusion
Further reading
Chapter 4. Trace metal bioaccumulation
Chapter Outline
4.1. Trace metals in mesozooplankton of Sundarban: a case study
4.1.1 Introduction
4.1.2 Materials and methods
4.1.3 Results and discussion
4.1.4 Conclusion
4.2. Trace metal accumulation in biota of Sundarban: a case study
4.2.1 Introduction
4.2.2 Materials and methods
4.2.3 Results and discussion
4.2.4 Conclusion
4.3. Mercury in human hair and relation to fish consumption in Indian Sundarban: a case study
4.3.1 Introduction
4.3.2 Materials and methods
4.3.3 Results
4.3.4 Discussion
Chapter 5. Emerging contaminants and organic micropollutants
Abstract
Chapter Outline
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Persistent organic pollutants in sediment of Sundarban: Case studies
5.3 Conclusion
References
Chapter 6. Phytoremediation of trace metals by mangrove plants
Abstract
Chapter Outline
6.1 Accumulation of trace metals by mangrove plants in Sundarban: a case study
6.2 Remediation mechanisms
6.3 Material and methods
6.4 Phytoremediation efficiency
6.5 Results and discussion
6.6 Bioconcentration and translocation factors
6.7 Statistical analyses
6.8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7. Mangroves and climate change: a global issue
Chapter Outline
7.1. Mangrove wetland vulnerability to climate change
7.1.1 Introduction
7.1.2 Climate change threats
7.1.3 Conclusion
Further reading
7.2. Extinction risk of mangroves and geographic areas of global concern
7.2.1 Introduction
7.2.2 Regional and national rates and causes of loss
7.2.3 Impact of mangrove forest degradation on biodiversity
7.2.4 Conclusion
Further reading
7.3. Mangroves as a protection from extreme climatic events
7.3.1 Introduction
7.3.2 Role of mangroves in mitigating coastal disasters
7.3.3 Conclusion
Further reading
7.4. Conservation of mangrove wetland: strategies and future challenges
7.4.1 Introduction
7.4.2 Legislative protection of mangrove forests
7.4.3 Nonlegislative protection of mangroves
7.4.4 Conclusion
Further reading
Glossary
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