The Present State of Mangrove Ecosystems in Southeast Asia and the Impact of Pollution: Singapore

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.coverage.spatialSingapore
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-16T08:17:33Z
dc.date.available2019-10-16T08:17:33Z
dc.date.issued1980-04
dc.descriptionThis report is an account of the special situations of the mangrove forests in Singapore, which declined from 10-12% of the total land area 150 years ago to 3% in 1978, and to an estimated 1% in 1980. A description of the knowledge on Singapore's swamp forest is given, including a - historical summary, not present state - record of mangrove species and its associated terrestrial and aquatic fauna and flora. In view of the land constraints in Singapore industrial for development, the report analyses the state and impact of human activities from land development to land use and pollution.en
dc.formatText
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30274
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number98 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectmangrove swamp
dc.subjectecosystem
dc.subjectSoutheast Asia
dc.subjectSingapore
dc.subjectgeographical distribution
dc.subjectflora
dc.subjectfauna
dc.subjectsaline soil
dc.subjectpollution
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectland reclamation
dc.subjectforestry
dc.subjectfishery
dc.subjectaquaculture
dc.subjectdomestic waste
dc.subjectindustrial waste
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectheavy metal
dc.subjectoil pollution
dc.titleThe Present State of Mangrove Ecosystems in Southeast Asia and the Impact of Pollution: Singaporeen
dc.typeCommunication or other resource

Download

Original bundle

Showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
PSMESAIPS.pdf
Size:
12.28 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
English
Download

Collections

Communication materials