Mangrove Rehabilitation on Highly Eroded Coastal Shorelines at Samut Sakhon, Thailand
The study site is currently retreating at a rate of 20 m y−1 due to severe coastal erosion and found to be highly polluted as revealed from the water, sediment and biological analysis. In an attempt to prevent coastal erosion, 14,000 Rhizophora mucronata (RM) trees were planted across a heavily erod...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Ecology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/171876 |