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Halophytes: A Glimpse of Indian Sundarbans – A World Heritage Site, Its Existing Status, and Sustainability

Handbook of Halophytes

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Abstract

Halophytes are a group of plant communities, trees or shrubs, that are a typical succession in tropical and subtropical coastal vegetation characteristic across the globe. A divergent group of plants, these possess somewhat similar morphoanatomical–biochemical features by which they thrive under a moderate- to high-saline microclimate. With incredible economic and ecological importance, these vast vegetational resources serve as a coastline defender against tropical sea surges. Presently, as the result of demographic exploitation and rapid climate change, the sustainability of this essential vegetation is being threatened all over the world.

Sundarbans is a World Heritage mangrove swamp with the largest floral diversity occupying a single delta in the Indian subcontinent: two thirds of the swamp is in Bangladesh and the rest is in West Bengal, India. Some geomorphological features of this delta cause differential salinity levels to persist in Sundarbans. The Indian part of this delta suffers much in this regard. The salinity level of the substrate produces a direct influence on the vegetation pattern. Individual plant species possess differential salt management ability. The lesser adaptability can be assessed through a series of micromorphological studies, assessment of physiological/biochemical behavior, and genetic configuration. These studies have revealed that some of the important community members, such as Aegialitis rotundifolia, Heritiera fomes, Nypa fruticans, Xylocarpus granatum, and Xylocarpus mekongensis, are very greatly distressed in Indian Sundarbans. Consolidated experimental evidence could be utilized to develop an effective conservation technique to uphold the biodiversity and ecological homeostasis in the western part of Sundarbans.

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