nvestigating the influences of tidal inundation and surface elevation on the establishment and early development of mangroves for application in understanding mangrove rehabilitation techniques 1 7

... Surface elevations in mangroves, and its inherent control on periods of inundation and drainage, are therefore critical determinants of forest health For example, hyper- and hypo-salinity resulting ... periods, and hence surface elevations The general relationship between inundation durations and physiological functioning of mangroves is that prolonged inundation (from low surface elevations) impedes ... comprises of five inundation classes, with details on the frequency of 16 inundation per month and dominant mangrove species for each respective class For example, mangroves in Inundation Class will...

... aquaculture ponds that were formerly forested with mangroves The study focused on (i) tidal inundation regime – by restoring a gradient of tidal regime in the abandoned ponds to study the effects of inundation ... through examining the influence of inundation durations on mangrove development and survival Additionally, the mesocosm experiment also functioned to control for confounding factors in the field ... elevation and tidal inundation influences the establishment, survival and early development of mangroves The broad question is examined through a large scale field study and further through a controlled...

... management in the success of mangrove rehabilitation projects The focus is on how tidal inundation and surface elevations influences the establishment, survival and development of mangroves in early developmental ... Discussion 66 5 .1 Principal findings 66 5 .1. 1 Effects of surface elevation on mangrove establishment 66 5 .1. 2 Effects of prolonged inundation on seedling survival and 67 development 5.2 A synthesis: ... Chapter – Introduction 1. 1 Mangroves are highly threatened 1. 2 Past attempts at mangrove rehabilitation 1. 2 .1 Defining mangrove rehabilitation 1. 2.2 A lack of mangrove rehabilitation success 1. 3 Ecological...

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