Sensitivity of Mangrove Ecosystem to Changing Climate

Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical constituents of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza fruit collected from Indian Sundarbans, the designated World Heritage Site

“…Mangroves are a group of plants that found in the intertidal zones of tropical and subtropical coastal regions [1][2][3] . The salt tolerant plants of soft and swampy mud are present in the mangrove forest and most of them have broad, leathery, evergreen leaves.…”

“…3,4 . Bruguiera gymnorrhiza is a true mangrove species which belongs to the family of Rhizophoraceae and has preference for low saline water.…”

Impact of acidification on heavy metal levels in a bheri of East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), a Ramsar Site in the Indian sub-continent

“…that oscillate as a function of monsoonal runoff, environmental parameters etc. (Lakshmanan and Nambisan, 1983;Mitra, 2013). Among the environmental variables, pH has the major influence on the specification of heavy metals (Mitra et.al, 1992;Mitra et.al, 2010;Mitra, 2013;Mitra and Zaman, 2016).…”

“…(Lakshmanan and Nambisan, 1983;Mitra, 2013). Among the environmental variables, pH has the major influence on the specification of heavy metals (Mitra et.al, 1992;Mitra et.al, 2010;Mitra, 2013;Mitra and Zaman, 2016). In this paper, an attempt has been made to assess the influence of aquatic pH on two major heavy metals namely Zn and Cu in the wetland system.…”

Shannon Weiner Index: A Proxy to Evaluate the Floral Health of Indian Sundarbans

“…Mangroves protect coastal lands by deflecting the energy of tidal currents and storm driven wind and wave action, creating natural break water that retards the process of erosion. The mangrove community also provides a buffer between a terrestrial and nearby marine environment; trapping and stabilizing sediments, nutrients and several types of conservative pollutants [1][2][3] thus, helping to maintain the water quality. Evaluation of such ecosystem services of mangroves and their economic evaluation are yet unrevealed, although several literatures are available on the use of mangroves as nursery and breeding ground of fishes, sources of timber, honey, wax, firewood etc.…”