The role of disturbances in mangrove wood formation and forest structure: Effect of large sedimentation events

Disturbance can take various forms and are characteristic of any ecosystem including mangroves. When maintained within certain allowable limits, disturbances permits maintenance of a given stable state which is equivalent to resilience hence the ecological status is not compromised. Disturbances may...

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Main Author: Ochieng, Judith Auma
Other Authors: Koedam, Nico
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:en
Published: Universite Libre de Bruxelles 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/232475