From the Back Cover
Mangroves are one of the most productive and biologically important blue-carbon ecosystems across the coastal intertidal zone of earth. In the current scenario of serious environmental changes like global warming, climate change, extreme natural disasters, mangrove forests play a vital role in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and maintaining ecosystem balance. Mangroves are unique ecosystems with rich biological diversity of different taxonomic groups exhibiting great ecological and commercial importance. The book consolidates existing and emerging information on ecology of mangroves, with a special reference to their biodiversity and management. It emphasizes on the role of mangroves in providing various ecological services. The book is a comprehensive compilation covering all aspects of mangrove ecology. It is useful for students and researchers in ecology, plants sciences and environmental sciences.
Dr. Rajesh P. Rastogi, Scientist, Research in Environment Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), New Delhi 110 003, India Dr. Rajesh P Rastogi is scientist at Ministry of EF&CC, New Delhi, India. He obtained his graduate and post-graduate degree from Patna University, Bihar and completed PhD in Botany at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Dr. Rastogi is the recipient of some national/international awards & fellowships. He was a visiting scientist at Friedrich Alexander University, Nuremberg, Germany and served as a visiting professor of biochemistry at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He has published several research/review papers in journals/Books of international repute and also edited some Books. His field of research includes freshwater/marine algae and cyanobacterial ecology, plant-physiology, phochemistry & photobiology and stress biology. Dr. Mahendra Phulwaria, Scientist, CS-I (Coral & Mangroves) Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, New Delhi 110 003, India.
Dr. Mahendra Phulwaria is Scientist at MoEF&CC, New Delhi, India. He received his Graduation from Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, and did Post-Graduation and PhD in Botany from Jai Narain Vyas University, Rajasthan, India. His main field of research is Plant Tissue Culture (Organogenesis, synthetic seed technology, in vitro conservation, micropropagation of woody and medicinal plants), and Molecular Biology (genetic diversity analysis using DNA barcoding). Dr. Phulwaria was awarded with SERB Young Scientist by Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi and Post-Doctoral Fellowship by UGC, New Delhi. He is a Member of International Association of Plant Biotechnology, India Chapter. Dr. Dharmendra K. Gupta, Scientist/Director, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, New Delhi 110 003, India.
Dr. Dharmendra K. Gupta is Scientist 'F' and Director (S) of Hazardous Substance Management Division in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India at New Delhi, India and already published more than 115 refereed research papers/review articles in peer reviewed international journals and in books, also edited 17 books from Springer. His field of research includes abiotic stress by radionuclides/heavy metals and xenobiotics in plants; antioxidative system in plants, environmental pollution (radionuclides/heavy metals) remediation through plants (phytoremediation). According to google scholar his total citation of research papers is more than 5000 and h-index is 36.
