Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Historical perspective pertaining to Indian mangrovephytes. 3. General features of coastal Karnataka. 4. Coastal Karnataka. 5. Field data, vegetation pattern and status of habitats. 6. A profile of ecologically important Karnataka coastal habitats for inclusion in the protected area network. 7. Floristics. 8. Regeneration of mangrovephytes in potential niches. 9. Introduced plants and their growth performance away from their habitat in the littoral arboretum. 10. Flowering phenology and pollination of the eumangrovephytes and their associates to plan regeneration and breeding programmes . 11. Comprehensive management plan for restoration and development of mangrovephytes habitats. 12. Remote sensing data applications in coastal studies. 13. Biodiversity conservation programme in Kundapur--a case study. 14. Status of coastal profiles of Karnataka. 15. Geographical information system and its implication in coastal area. 16. Anthropogenic pressures and their impacts on coastal Karnataka. 17. Bibliography.

From the preface: "Mangrove formation has got unthinkable ability to mitigate the cyclonic impacts and tidal surges on inland habitats. On such catastrophes huge amount is being spent for relief work, whereas if the coastal districts undertake preventive measures by creating a strong green belt of such plants which has got strong fidelity to the saline atmosphere and niches. The green belt would be a protective barrier to the winterland and helps the mangrove niches to build sediments which are highly nutritious to marine biota especially to juvenite fishes, in a span of months to attain a safe age under mangrove habitat before migrating to the sea."