Essays about: "Mangroves"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the word Mangroves.

  1. 11. The tangled roots of the sea : The complexities of mangrove conservation in Peninsular Malaysia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Kristina Arnaudova; [2018]
    Keywords : Mangroves; conservation; New Environmental Paradigm; emotional affinity towards nature; Corporate Social Responsibility; Malaysia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis studies what triggers people’s environmental attitude using theories of the New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) and emotional affinity towards nature. Having looked at the case of a nature park in Kuala Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia carrying out mangrove rehabilitation and conservation, I also aimed to investigate the institutional interrelations and how these combined with environmental attitudes to influence the management of the park. READ MORE

  3. 12. Accumulation by Conservation : Conflicts between aquaculture, protected mangroves and small-scale fisheries in Marismas Nacionales, Mexico

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Enrique Szendro; [2018]
    Keywords : sustainable development; conservation management; small-scale fisheries; mangroves; political ecology; Ramsar protected areas;

    Abstract : Brackish water ecosystems such as mangroves are among the most biodiverse in the world. The mangroves located in the Gulf of California, Mexico are not an exception. READ MORE

  4. 13. Distribution of Meiofaunal biodiversity and abundance in relation to development stage of the Mangrove Forest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Matilda Hultman; [2017]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Mangrove ecosystems constitute a valuable economic resource harbouring a wide diversity of organisms and operating an essential provider of nutrients for adjoining marine ecosystems. The meiobenthic fauna (i.e. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Establishment of Macrobenthic Faunal Communities in Planted Mangroves of Increasing Age

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Simon Jacobsen Ellerstrand; [2017]
    Keywords : Benthos; Shannon-diversity; forestation; biodiversity; ecosystem engineers; development issues; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : The mangrove ecosystem is a tropical coastal community inhabited by organisms adapted to the stressful environment of the tidal zone. Mangrove ecosystems has in recent years been noted for the important ecosystem services they offer. READ MORE

  6. 15. Tracing mangrove forest dynamics of Bangladesh using historical Landsat data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Md Monirul Islam; [2017]
    Keywords : Bangladesh; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; Landsat; mangroves; change detection; time-series; NDVI; supervised classification; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Present, accurate, and reliable estimation of mangrove forests in Bangladesh is limited. Former estimation of mangroves extent and density has been more or less restricted to Sundarbans and do not represent the whole country. READ MORE