The Mangrove Community, Aspects of its Structure, Faunistics and Ecology
Rutzler K. 1969. The Mangrove Community, Aspects of its Structure, Faunistics and Ecology. Pages 515-536. In UNAM, UNESCO: Lagunas Costeras, un Simposio; Memoria del Simposio Internacional sobre Lagunas Costeras. Mexico City, Mexico. November 28-30, 1967. Mexico City, Mexico
In a brief survey of the literature dealing with mangroves in the sense of a littoral habitat, the points of focus and results of earlier works are summarized. The various biotopes within the community are classified in accordance with their dominant floristic and faunistic components. It is felt that not enough consideration has been given to the sedentary fauna which is reaching dominant importance on mangrove roots in certain regions. The limited abundance and peculiarity of the substrate raises interesting problems concerning interspecific relations and dynamics of associations. A large number of habitats in mangrove swamps are influenced by the sea. These have been greatly neglected by systematists and ecologists in the past. With coordinated international and interdisciplinary cooperation it should be possible, with reasonable effort, to determine the community structure, i. e. the correlation and self-determination of the bioconotic units.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Rutzler, K.
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Bioconotic Units, Biotopes, Littoral Habitat, Sedentary Fauna, Swamps