The Use of Low Cost Breakwaters for Mangrove Restoration in ...
The Use of Low Cost Breakwaters for Mangrove Restoration in ...
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Lewis, 2004<br />
1. Get the hydrology right first.<br />
2. Do not build a nursery, grow mangroves and just plant some area<br />
currently devoid <strong>of</strong> mangroves (like) a convenient mudflat). <strong>The</strong>re is a<br />
reason why mangroves are not already there or were not there <strong>in</strong> the<br />
recent past or have disappeared recently.<br />
3. Once you f<strong>in</strong>d out why, see if you can correct the conditions that<br />
currently prevent natural colonization <strong>of</strong> the selected mangrove<br />
restoration site. If you cannot correct those conditions, pick another<br />
site.<br />
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