The world's only inland mangrove in sacred grove of Kachchh, India, is at risk

The world's only inland mangrove in sacred grove of Kachchh, India, is at risk

In India, Kachchh district of Gujarat represents ecologically one of the most fragile and peculiar desert arid ecosystems, where several unique species of terrestrial and aquatic plants and animals exist. Among these, vast saline mudflats of the Rann of Kachchh along with the two Gulfs are important...

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Published in:Current science (Bangalore) Vol. 105; no. 8; pp. 1053 - 1055
Main Authors: Tripathi, Nimisha, Singh, Raj S., Bakhori, Bhoomi, Dalal, Chandana, Parmar, Dayesh, Mishra, Bikash
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Current Science Association 25-10-2013
Subjects:
Avicennia marina
Brackish
Forest regeneration
Grasses
Groves
Mangrove forests
Marinas
Plants
Rain
SCIENTIFIC CORRESPONDENCE
Soil depth
Soil salinity
Trees
ISW, India, Gujarat
ISW, India, Gujarat, Kachchh Dist
India, Gujarat, Kachchh , Shravan Kavadia
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Summary:In India, Kachchh district of Gujarat represents ecologically one of the most fragile and peculiar desert arid ecosystems, where several unique species of terrestrial and aquatic plants and animals exist. Among these, vast saline mudflats of the Rann of Kachchh along with the two Gulfs are important wetlands that cover large area in Gujarat super(1). Kachchh is also a home of mangroves, which represent the phylogenetically unrelated groups of plant species that thrive along tropical and subtropical coastlines and are adapted to tolerate saline environments in the intertidal zone. The total mangrove area of the world has been assessed super(2) at approximately 18.15 m ha, with estimates of Indian mangrove wetlands ranging from 681,000 ha (ref. 3) to 500,000 ha (ref. 4). The mangroves of Gujarat (22.55%) are the second largest after the Sunderbans (46.39%) in the mainland of India super(5).
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ISSN:0011-3891