Sundarbans Mangal/edited by D.N. Guha Bakshi,
P. Sanyal and K.R. Naskar. Calcutta, 1999, 771 p., figures,
plates, $99. ISBN 81-85421-55-2.
Sundarbans Mangal/edited by D.N. Guha Bakshi,
P. Sanyal and K.R. Naskar. Calcutta, 1999, 771 p., figures,
plates, $99. ISBN 81-85421-55-2.
Contents: I. Introductory chapter: 1. A tribute to the hallowed memory of William Roxburgh. 2. Sundarbans of Indian territory. 3. Sundarbans--a unique ecosystem: now it is threatened. 4. Why is this seminar? 5. Status of the mangroves in Indian Sundarbans--in the perspectives of India and World Mangals. 6. Mangrove ecosystems in the Indian sub-continent. II. Geology, geography and pedology: 1. Global warming in Sundarbans delta and Bengal coast. 2. Subsidence and sea-level rise history of Bengal basin--its effect on the disposition of Sundarbans mangals. 3. Biological interpretation of geo-events in coastal Sundarbans. 4. Water and soil characteristics of different estuaries in Sundarbans. 5. Mechanism of siltation on the Tidal river system of Sundarbans, India. 6. Embankments as large-scale construction in the Indian Sundarbans and their impacts on the coastal ecosystems. 7. Chemistry of the brackishwater impoundments in the Indian Sundarbans. 8. Nutrient status of different mangrove species and different mangrove zones of the Indian Sundarbans. 9. Western Sundarban: an introduction. 10. Physiography of mangrove swamps--a study in the Sundarbans (West Bengal portion). 11. Nature and properties of coastal saline soils of Sundarbans with relation to mangrove vegetation. 12. Soil related problems and fertility of coastal soil of Sundarbans, West Bengal. 13. Role of mangroves in understanding palaeoclimate during holocene in and around Calcutta. 14. Chemistry of coastal wetlands of India with relation to aquaculture.
III. Floristic diversity and vegetation pattern: 1. The Sundarbans mangrove forests in India and their ecological stresses. 2. Floral diversity of Mangal of the Indian Sundarbans--highlighting distribution and status of the different mangrove species. 3. Studies on the species and varieties of Avicennia L. from the Indian Sundarbans with special reference to their cross-pollination mechanism. 4. An appraisal of the bibliographic works on Indian Sundarbans mangal. 5. A comparative study on the mangroves and associated flora in the Ganga delta (Sundarbans) and Bay Islands (Andaman and Nicobar). 6. A note on the occurrence of Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth. (Papilionaceae) in Sundarbans, West Bengal. 7. Structural characteristics of vessel elements in stems of some mangroves of Sundarbans with special reference to habitat. 8. Scope and possibilities of test tube mangrove forests by tissue culture. 9. Phenological studies of tropical mangrove--a case study in Indian Sundarbans. 10. Phytosuccession in coastal wetland: a case study from mangrove reclaimed areas of Sundarbans, West Bengal, India. 11. Plankton composition and population density of the Sundarbans mangrove estuary of West Bengal, India. 12. Identification and impact assessment studies of the algal flora of the Indian Sundarbans. 13. A synoptic note on the grass flora in West Bengal in the perspective of mangrove ecosystem. 14. Studies on the utilities of saline resistant wild-rice, Porteresia coarctata (Roxb.) Takeoka from the newly silted up river flats of Indian Sundarbans. 15. Medicinal values of Sundarbans mangrove flora. 16. Toe line mangrove plantation for protection of earthen embankment of Sundarbans. 17. Melittopalynology and plant utilization of Sundarbans mangals. 18. Sundarbans biosphere reserve--its perspective. 19. Monocots of Sundarbans and their present status. IV. Faunal diversity: 1. Fauna of the Indian Sundarbans mangal and their role in the ecosystem. 2. Sundarbans the largest mangrove diversity on globe. 3. Man eating tigers of Sundarbans. 4. Abundance, occurrence of Pleurobrachia globosa, Moser (Ctenophora) in the Hugli-Matla Estuarine system. 5. Possible causes for the straying of tigers in the Sundarbans and some suggested remedies.
V. Fisheries in the brackishwater of the Sundarbans: 1. The status of estuarine fisheries of Sundarbans, West Bengal. 2. Persistence of fish and fisheries in India. 3. Fish and prawn disease epizootics in aquatic ecosystems around Sundarbans--an overview. 4. Ecodynamics and importance of mangroves in sustaining the coastal fisheries and aquatic biodiversity. 5. Recent trend in fish catch in Sundarbans area of Hugli-Matla/Estuarine system. 6. Declining trend in the abundance of seeds of tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) in the Sundarbans with suggestions for its restoration. 7. A review of shellfish and finfish species from the brackishwater fisheries of the Sundarbans and their impact on the mangrove ecology. 8. Measures adopted to encounter major prawn & fish diseases in Sundarbans delta (EUS & WSD). 9. Prawn seed collection: a sustainable approach. 10. Impact of Penaeus monodon seed collection on the ingression production and contribution of various shell/fin fish from the Bheries in West Bengal. 11. A simple device for collecting Penaeus monodon post-larvae from the estuarine habitats. 12. A short communication about control measures of the salinity problem in brackishwater farming. 13. New horizon of foreign exchange. 14. Mangrove wetland--a Niche for survival and growth of Juvenile Bhetki, lates calcarifer (Blotch). 15. Brackishwater finfish and shellfish seed collection in Sundarbans and its impact. 16. Investigation on the fish seed resources in the deltaic Sundarbans and its implication. 17. Occurrence of algal bloom in the shrimp farms of northern Sundarbans. 18. The status of prawn and fish seed resources in the Sundarbans of Hugli-Matla Estuarine system.
VI. Mangrove ecology: 1. Ecological consequences of alteration of mangroves with special reference to the Ganga delta. 2. Participatory planning for the proposed Sagar Marine Park, Indian Sundarbans. 3. Recent trends of coastal zone management and their impact on the mangrove ecosystem of the Sundarbans in West Bengal. 4. Mangrove forests of the Indian sub-continent--its reckless exploitation with special reference to Sundarbans. VII. Socio-economy: 1. Social ecology of the Sundarbans: some glimpses. 2. Development--the key to conserve the ecosystem of Sundarbans. 3. Socio-economic status and dependency ratio of the rural population on the fishery resources of Sundarbans mangal. 4. Mushroom cultivation--new potential for rural economy in Sundarbans. 5. Scope and possibilities of apiculture in the mangrove reclaimed areas of the Sundarbans. 6. Swarupkati--a village of synthetic culture. VIII. Pollution hazards: 1. Eco-toxicity of estuarine environment of Sundarbans with special reference to biomonitoring of water quality. Recommendations from the 'Sir William Roxburgh Memorial Seminar on the Sundarbans Mangal', held during 8-9th November, 1996. Authors index.