Microbes and Environments
Online ISSN : 1347-4405
Print ISSN : 1342-6311
ISSN-L : 1342-6311
Bacterial flora in mangroves and their biological role
YAEKO MASUCHI
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1998 Volume 13 Issue 4 Pages 203-215

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Mangrove forests covered almost the costal areas in tropical and subtropical countires on the earth. Mangroves have been used for centuries by peoples overthere as a source for fuel, food, housing, and an endless variety of items. Recent years significant decrease in the area of mangrove forests became one of the serious issues for the global ecology. A little of knowlege is available about the basical ecological research of mangloves and mangrove ecosystems. In this topics microbial ecology in mangrove was summarized in the viewpoints of microbial flora, their biomass, and the role of microbial communites.

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