Abstract:In spite, of being the most threatened coastal habitats in the world, mangrove ecosystems offer a host of goods and services to the coastal communities. With over 4,975 sq.km of the mangrove area, India has the largest mangrove in Asia that constitutes about 45% of the total mangrove cover in South Asia. Mangroves are ecologically significant for their role in shoreline protection but it also acts as important reservoirs of biodiversity comprising both terrestrial and aquatic species. In the present communicat… Show more
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