A Study on Habitat Loss of Mangrove Swamps/Salt Marshes over a Period in Visakhapatnam Urban Environment, Andhra Pradesh, India
Journal Title: Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
The present study provides a baseline data on ecological status of mangrove swamps and salt marshes for their conservation and management in Visakhapatnam coastal environments. An ecological survey of outer harbor mangrove swamps and salt marshes was conducted to generate baseline data on mangrove plant species and habitats status during the period from September 2014 to June 2015. This study on mangrove swamps of Visakhapatnam outer harbor indicates that rapid decline of mangrove species and habitat loss was observed in area wise and species composition that showed decline of 15-20 mangrove species during the year 1998 to 6 species at present. The study was extensively done concentrating on the degradation of mangroves in the particular area which was not done before.
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G. Ushakiranmai and P. S. RajaSekhar
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