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CURRENT SCIENCE
卷 120, 期 5, 页码 766-771出版社
INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i5/766-771
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Biophysical changes; clear felling; forestry management; large-scale degradation; mangroves
During the colonial and post-colonial periods, mangroves on the east coast of India were subjected to excessive exploitation and improper management practices, leading to severe degradation of the mangrove ecosystems.
Mangroves of the east coast of India were brought under intensive management by the colonial authorities during the late 19th century. They were treated as forests rather than as wetlands, and hence management procedures developed for the terrestrial forests were applied to mangroves. Apart from this, the British foresters had limited mangrove tree mensuration data. This inadequacy in data led to the application of inappropriate silviculture methods such as clear felling to harvest mangrove wood products. This method triggered a chain reaction, that changed the biophysical condition of the clear-felled areas, which in turn prevented the regeneration of mangrove species. The same silvicultural system was followed during the post-colonial period leading to extensive degradation of mangroves.
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