Atlas of Mangrove Wetlands of India, Part III : Orissa/T. Ravishankar, M. Navamuniyammal, L. Gnanappazham, Satya Shree Nayak, Gopal Chandra Mahapatra and V. Selvam. Chennai, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, 2004, xv, 102 p., figs., maps.

    Contents: Foreword. I. Introduction: 1. Distribution of mangroves. 2. Mangroves of India. II. Mangrove Wetlands of Orissa: 1. Floristic diversity of mangroves of Orissa. 2. Rivers of Orissa. 3. Mahanadi Basin. 4. Brahmani-Baitarani Basin. 5. Geomorphology. 6. Climate. 7. Components of atlas. III. Mahanadi mangrove Wetland: 1. Remote sensing imagery. 2. Forest blocks. 3. Flora of the mangrove forest. 4. Mangrove species zonation. 5. Soil properties. 6. Hydrological conditions. 7. Wood and fishery resources. 8. Socio-economic condition. 9. Livestock. 10. Landuse around mangroves. 11. Dependency. 12. Causes of degradation. 13. Management practices. 14. Restoration and redevelopment. 15. Changes in mangrove vegetation between 1985 and 2004. 16. Shoreline changes. IV. Devi mouth mangrove Wetland: 1. Remote sensing imagery. 2. Forest blocks. 3. Flora of the mangrove forest. 4. Mangrove species zonation. 5. Soil properties. 6. Hydrological conditions. 7. Wood and fishery resources. 8. Socio-economic condition. 9. Livestock. 10. Landuse around mangroves. 11. Dependency. 12. Causes of degradation. 13. Restoration and redevelopment. 14. Changes in mangrove vegetation between 1985 and 2004. 15. Shoreline changes. V. Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary: 1. Geomorphology. 2. Remote sensing imagery. 3. Reserved forests. 4. Flora of the mangrove forest. 5. Mangrove species zonation. 6. Fauna. 7. Soil properties. 8. Hydrological conditions. 9. Wood and fishery resources and utilization pattern. 10. Socio-economic condition. 11. Landuse around mangroves. 12. Changes in mangrove vegetation between 1985 and 2004. 13. Shoreline changes. VI. Long term management. References.

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