Sundarbans Mangroves-biomass Productivity and Resource Utilization an Indepth Study

Abstract

Sundarbans mangroves represent a dynamic wetland ecosystem having vast potentiality in biological resources. The paper describes the diversity of floral and faunal resources alongwith its utilisation potential. It also stresses the need of optimum and balanced form of mangrove habitat use. For the cause of homan welfare. The paper also gives an outline for potentiality of forest based in industtries with mangrove raw materials. The paper also gives a quantitative assessment of biomass productivity of mangrove forest formations. It was estimated to be 212 M.T./ha, the highest, in Avicennia-Sonnentia forest formation. The distribution of biomass among stem, root and branches, under verious forest formation ball also been discussed. Conservation of mangrove resources is the keyword of development of the region. Silviculture and ecology should form the basic tenets of conservalion policy of the Suodarbans mangroves.