Arab Subsistence Ecosystem Series Vol. 3
『Mangroves』
Edited by Ryo Nakamura, Hiroshi Nawata
RINSEN BOOK CO., Kyoto, 323 pp.
December, 2013（in Japanese）
This book clarifies the history, botanical characteristics, and human uses
of dryland mangroves. It focuses on description of the gray mangrove
(Avicennia marina) from the viewpoints of paleontology,
plants physiological ecology, social ecology, analysis by remote sensing,
cultural anthropology, history, and mangrove plantation studies.
Its purpose is to improve understanding, conservation, and wise use of
dryland mangroves and so to recover and improve this foundation of
coastal life in arid lands.
