Description:
This contributed volume offers a variety of chapters that take a remote sensing and GIS approach to study aspects of mangrove forests and their conservation efforts. It provides insights into the ecological importance, socio-economic significance, and biodiversity of mangroves. The book offers compilation on the current scenarios, threats, conservation strategies, and future prospects of mangroves. The chapters here highlight the role of mangroves in mitigating climate change and their importance in the face of environmental challenges and discuss the conservation and restoration of mangroves. Other topics covered here include species dynamics, tidal fluctuations, plant succession, estuarine channel floral patterns, and sediment transport contribute to their resilience.