Abstract
Despite their importance, the mangrove ecosystem is one of the highly vulnerable ecosystems in the Anthropocene era. Mangrove ecosystems lie in an intertidal zone of subtropics and tropics regions. They provide ecological and economic services to the coastal communities. Mangrove provides multifaceted advantages to the local ecosystem such as it reduces the severity of the hurricane, storm surge, cyclone, and tsunami, prepares a perfect bed for spawning marine fishes, and also plays a major role in carbon sequestration. Deterioration in global estimates of mangrove covers ~150,000 km2 is the consequence of exponentially increasing urbanization and industrialization. These two major anthropogenic activities induce numerous problems such as an increment in the intensity of natural calamities, local inhabitant losing their livelihood, and many marine species standing on the verge of extinction. An integrated approach is required for the preservation and management of mangrove biotopes with an amalgamation of local inhabitants, researchers, and government. Conservation techniques include afforestation, legislation, policies, application of remote sensing and geoinformation system (GIS), and development of parks and reserves for protection. This chapter is a consolidated approach to study the sources and impact of anthropogenic threats on mangrove forests from a global and Indian perspective with holistic conservation strategies.
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Monika, Yadav, A. (2022). A Holistic Study on Impact of Anthropogenic Activities over the Mangrove Ecosystem and Their Conservation Strategies. In: Madhav, S., Nazneen, S., Singh, P. (eds) Coastal Ecosystems. Coastal Research Library, vol 38. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84255-0_11
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