A Monograph on Sonneratia apetala Buch.- Ham
Nasrin, Shamima / Hossain, Mahmood / Alam, Md. Rabiul
The aim of this book is to review and compile the information on Sonneratia apetala which is a pioneer species in the Sundarbans mangrove forest. It plays important ecological role by creating suitable environmental conditions for next stage seral communities. Despite of its role in the Sundarbans, it consists about 80 % of the total coastal afforestation in Bangladesh. About 35 square kilometers land accreted every year in the coastal areas i...