Studies on Socio-economic aspects of the people at Machilipatnam Region and their impact on Mangrove Forests, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

Mangrove Ecosystems play an important role in preventing cyclones and tsunamis at estuaries from entering into interior land and in the economic development of local inhabitants. Mangrove plants have special adaptations such as stilt roots, viviparous germination, salt-excreting leaves, breathing roots, knee roots by which these plants survive in water logged anaerobic saline soils. The study of mangrove ecosystems in the deltaic region of Krishna river, particularly in Machilipatnam coastal region is very less and hence taken up. The data of the people in the selected field stations are gathered. The socio-economic status of the local inhabitants and their dependance on mangroves for their economic growth have been established.