Proceedings of the National Seminar on the Sundarbans, the Largest
Mangrove Forest on the Earth: A World Heritage Site. Dhaka, Khulna
University, 2003, ix, 180 p., tables, figs., (pbk)
Proceedings of the National Seminar on the Sundarbans, the Largest
Mangrove Forest on the Earth: A World Heritage Site. Dhaka, Khulna
University, 2003, ix, 180 p., tables, figs., (pbk)
Contents: Preface. 1. The Sundarbans fishery at a glance/K. Azam and M.A. Rouf. 2. Top dying of Sundri (Heritiera fomes) trees in the Sundarbans: extent of damage/M.A. Rahman. 3. Shrimp culture around the Sundarbans and its effects on land, agriculture, livestock and poultry: a case study of selected villages of Rampal Thana, Bagerhat district/M.R. Karim and K.S. Islam. 4. The salinity, its distribution and importance in the Sundarbans reserved forest in Bangladesh/M.S. Rahman, M.S. Shah and M. Hasan. 5. Importance of the Sundarbans Mangrove forest in the context of fisheries resource/K.A. Huq and A.M.H. Tareque. 6. Livelihood of a Shrimp fry collector community adjacent to the Sundarbans: a case study of Sonatala Village, Bagerhat/M.A. Rouf, G.M. Alam, M.M.M. Islam and M. Rahman. 7. Use of biomass as cooking fuel: a study of a village peripheral to the Sundarbans/A.K. Azad, M.M. Bahar, M.N. Uddin and J. Sultana. 8. Prospects of ecotourism in the Sundarbans/M.R. Bhuiyan. 9. Songs of the Sundarbans//G.A. Baqui. 10. Problems and prospects of development of tourism facilities at Katka in the Sundarbans/S.M. Sazzad, K.R. Rahaman and M.M. Saroar. 11. Control of illegal activities in the Sundarbans: an overview of the regulatory aspects/M.U. Ahmed and F. Ahmed. 12. Socio-economic conditions of the people depending on the resources of the Sundarbans: a study of the impact zone/M.G. Murtaza, S.J. Ahmed and K.M. Nahiduzzaman. 13. History of human settlements around the Sundarbans/S.N. Ahmed and F. Hamid. 14. Development of ecotourism in the Sundarbans: expectations and concerns/M.G. Rakkibu, N.K. Halder and R. Rana. 15. Production, marketing and transportation of Mud Crab (Scylla olivacea) from the South Western Region of Bangladesh/D. Kamal, M.S. Tapadar and M.F. Uddin. 16. Soil and water characteristics in the Eastern part of the Sundarbans/M. Ahsan, M.R. Bhuiyan, S.N. Biswas and S.T. Kumar. 17. Research needs for the sustainable management of the fisheries resources of the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem/M.S. Shah. 18. Habibat, regeneration and harvesting of Goran (Ceriops decandra) in the Sundarbans Mangrove forest/M.A. Matin, M.S. Islam and M.N. Sadath. 19. The Sundarbans: a world heritage site/M.A. Rahman.