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MA 60: Preliminary study on ecology and possible threats of Upparu mangroves forest, Kinniya, Sri Lanka

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MA 60: Preliminary study on ecology and possible threats of Upparu mangroves ...
Abstract

Mangroves are productive coastal ecosystems which provide numerous ecological and socioeconomic benefits to all of its associates. At present, the growing demand for the land, resources and the dynamics of climate variability has threatened these environments locally as well as globally. Pollution by haphazard waste dumping has become a serious problem to mangrove ecosystems in many countries. In Sri Lanka, Upparu Lagoon in Trincomalee District is being used as a dumping site for several d...

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Keywords
fauna and flora species , Upparu Lagoon , ecosystem , mangroves
Category
Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
Regions
JS 5
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Language
English
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Kushlani P.A. , N Dissanayake, D.G.T.C. Balawardhana and P.B. Terney P Kumara ( 2017 ).Preliminary study on ecology and possible threats of Upparu mangroves...

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