Field Identification Guide for Indian Mangroves

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Traditionally, plants were identified and described with emphasis on reproductive characters like flowers and fruits. This method works well with herbs, which are annual, thus lacking distinguishing characters like the bark and easily enabling collection and preservation of the whole plant. However, use of reproductive characters for day to day identification by field biologists, amateur naturalists and people who do not necessarily posses special botanical knowledge is difficult and necessary. An urgent need of a preparation of field, identification handbook, for the mangrove forests, which are having high ecological and economic value and recognized as most threatened ecosystems is felt. The present contribution will helpful to identify a mangrove plant species based on vegetative characters (bark, leaf, branching pattern, etc) in the field itself. The present work is based on authors eleven years of field experience covering different mangrove systems. The book presents a field identification key to 109 species of Mangroves and associates. In addition, colour photographs for several species were provided.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR C Sudhakar Reddy

C Sudhakar Reddy graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He obtained Ph.D. in Floristics from KaKatiya University, Warangal. Presently he is working in National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad in the field of phytodiversity characterization and forest ecology. His earlier associations are with Andhara Pradesh Forest Department, Environment Protection Training & Research Institute, Hyderabad and Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore. The author has widely surveyed the Andaman Islands, Andhara Pradesh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Maharashtra, and West Bengal for mangrove flora and ecological studies. He has published about 100 scientific papers in various international and national journals. He is also the member of Editorial Board of 6 international journals and a life member for Association for plant Taxonomy and Indian Botanical Society.

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Title
Field Identification Guide for Indian Mangroves
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9788121106832
Length
xii+100p., Tables; 103 Colour Plates; Index; 24cm.
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