MEBIN- Title
- Mangrove Diversity Across Salinity Gradient in Negombo Estuary-Sri Lanka
- Abstract
Data on the economic activities that activities based on mangrove resources and the degree of dependence of the local communities on them were collected using a structured questionnaire and interviews. Samples representing 15 - 20% of the population of 4 villages were analyzed for the purpose. Fishing with 'brush parks' was the occupation of 20.8% of the Qshermen and their numbers have shown an increase since 1989. Mangals were the exclusive source of construction material and none...
- Publication Date
- May 22, 2018, 1:40 a.m.
- Keywords
- Xylocarpus granatom , Avicennia officinalis , Bruguiera sexangula , Rhizophora apiculata , Acrostichum aureumare , Aegiceras corniculata , Excoecaria agallocha , Mangrove Salinity gradient and species diversity , Rhizophora mucronata
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- M 5
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Chandrasekara C.M.K.N.K., Weerasinghe K.D.N., Pathirana S., Piyadasa R.U.K. (2016) Mangrove Diversity Across Salinity Gradient in Negombo Estuary-Sri Lanka. ...
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