Biology and ecology of mangroves

Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Development of mangrove forests from a geological perspective....Pages 1-17
Evidence for an Upper Carboniferous mangrove community....Pages 19-30
Ecological notes on the mangroves of Fujian, China....Pages 31-36
A general account of the mangroves of Princess Charlotte Bay with particular reference to zonation of the open shoreline....Pages 37-46
Aspects of the development of mangals in the Townsville Region, North Queensland, Australia....Pages 47-56
Distribution of mangrove species in Australia....Pages 57-76
The New Zealand Mangrove Association....Pages 77-79
Mangroves in New Zealand....Pages 81-85
An introduction to the nomenclature and taxonomy of the mangrove flora in Papua New Guinea and adjacent areas....Pages 87-90
Mangrove fishes of New Guinea....Pages 91-102
The faunal communities of Australian mangroves....Pages 103-110
Distribution of Phycomycetes in mangrove swamps with brackish waters and waters of high salinity....Pages 111-116
Inheritance of albinism in the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle L....Pages 117-121
Significance of cryptovivipary in Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco....Pages 123-129
Succession in zoned mangrove communities: where is the climax?....Pages 131-139
Degradation of mangrove leaf and stem tissues in situ in Mgeni Estuary, South Africa....Pages 141-149
Mangroves and sewage: a re-evaluation....Pages 151-161
Ecology of a mangrove swamp near Juhu Beach, Bombay with reference to sewage pollution....Pages 163-170
Impact of oil spills on mangrove forests....Pages 171-183
The effects of oil pollution on mangroves and fisheries in Ecuador and Colombia....Pages 185-188