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Mangroves: 2005 Publications

Alongi, D.M., Ramanathan, A.L., Kannan, L., Tirendi, F., Trott, L.A., and Krishna-Prasad, M.B.  Influence of human-induced disturbance on benthic microbial metabolism in the Pichavaram mangroves, Vellar-Coleroon estuarine complex, India.  Marine Biology 147(4): 1033-1044, 2005.

Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Jayatissa, L.P., Di Nitto, D., Bosire, J.O., Lo Seen, D., and Koedam, N.  How effective were mangroves as a defence against the recent tsunami?  Current Biology 15(14): 1337-1338, 2005.

Davis, S.M., Childers, D.L., Lorenz, J.J., Wanless, H.R., and Hopkins, T.E.  A conceptual model of ecological interactions in the mangrove estuaries of the Florida Everglades.  Wetlands 25(4): 832-842, 2005.

Duarte, C.M., Middelburg, J.J., and Caraco, N.  Major role of marine vegetation on the oceanic carbon cycle.  Biogeosciences 2(1): 1-8, 2005.

Duke, N.C., Bell, A.M., Pederson, D.K., Roelfsema, C.M., and Nash, S.B.  Herbicides implicated as the cause of severe mangrove dieback in the Mackay region, NE Australia: consequences for marine plant habitats of the GBR World Heritage Area.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 51(1-4): 308-324, 2005.

Gunawardena, M. and Rowan, J.S.  Economic valuation of a mangrove ecosystem threatened by shrimp aquaculture in Sri Lanka.  Environmental Management 36(4): 535-550, 2005.

Islam, M.S. and Wahab, M.A.  A review on the present status and management of mangrove wetland habitat resources in Bangladesh with emphasis on mangrove fisheries and aquaculture.  Hydrobiologia 542: 165-190, 2005.

Kathiresan, K. and Rajendran, N.  Mangrove ecosystems of the Indian Ocean region.  Indian Journal of Marine Science 34(1): 104-113, 2005.

Kathiresan, K. and Rajendran, N.  Coastal mangrove forests mitigated tsunami.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 65(3): 601-606, 2005.

Primavera, J.H.  Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability.  Science 310(5745): 57-59, 2005.