The Botany of Mangroves

P. Barry Tomlinson

Cambridge University Press, Oct 27, 2016 - Nature - 418 pages

Mangroves are distinctive tropical plant communities that occupy the intertidal zone between sea and land. They are of major ecological importance, have economic value as a source of food and raw materials, and serve as a buffer from flooding and climate change-induced sea level rise. Mangroves are under threat from pollution, clearance and over-exploitation, and increasing concern has driven demand for an improved understanding of mangrove species. This book provides an introduction to mangroves, including their taxonomy, habitat-specific features, reproduction and socio-economic value. Fully updated to reflect the last two decades of research, this new edition of a key text includes newly documented taxa, new understandings of vivipary and the evolution of mangrove species, and a rich set of colour illustrations. It will appeal to researchers and students across a range of disciplines, including botany, ecology and zoology.

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Contents

• Historical Prelude: 3
• Ecology: 11
• Floristics: 29
• Biogeography: 43
• Shoot and Leaf Systems: 60
• Structural Biology: 78
• Root Systems: 90
• Water Relations and Salt Balance: 109
• Flowering: 123
• Seedlings and Seeds: 135
• Mangroves and People: 154
• Acanthaceae: 167
• Anacardiaceae: 173
• Arecaceae Palmae: 180
• Asteraceae Compositae: 189
• Avicenniaceae Acanthaceae: 191
• Bataceae Batidaceae: 213
• Bignoniaceae: 215
• Bombacoideae: 221
• Celastraceae: 225
• Clusiaceae Calophyllaceae: 226
• Combretaceae: 228
• Ebenaceae: 242
• Euphorbiaceae: 244
• Fabaceae Leguminosae: 251
• Flacourtiaceae: 262
• Goodeniaceae: 263
• Lecythidaceae: 265
• Lythraceae: 268
• Malvaceae Malvoideae: 272
• Melastomataceae: 278
• Meliaceae: 279
• Myristicaceae: 287
• Myrtaceae: 289
• Pellicieraceae: 293
• Plumbaginaceae: 299
• Myrsinaceae: 302
• Pteridaceae: 309
• Rhizophoraceae: 315
• Rubiaceae: 356
• Rutaceae: 360
• Sapindaceae: 361
• Sapotaceae: 362
• Sonneratiaceae Lythraceae: 363
• Sterculioideae: 371
• Brownlowioideae: 377
• References: 379
• Index: 406

About the author

P. Barry Tomlinson is Professor Emeritus of Botany at Harvard University, Massachusetts; Crum Professor of Tropical Botany at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii; and Research Associate of the Montgomery Botanical Center, Coral Gables, Florida. He is a leading scholar on the botany of tropical plants, and has published widely on plant anatomy and morphology across a diverse range of communities and species, including palms, aborescent monocotyledons, seagrasses, gymnosperms and mangroves.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Botany of Mangroves
• Author: P. Barry Tomlinson
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2016
• ISBN: 1107080673, 9781107080676
• Length: 418 pages
• Subjects: Nature / Plants / General; Science / Life Sciences / Biology; Science / Life Sciences / Botany; Science / Life Sciences / Ecology; Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General; Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates