What are mangroves?
Share
Abstract
The article presents about mangroves and its value to the ecosystem. The different species in the Philippines and mangroves coping mechanisms to the environment are also presented.
Suggested Citation
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (1995). What are mangroves? Aqua Farm News , 13(4), 2-3. http://hdl.handle.net/10862/2470
Subject
Collections
- Aqua Farm News [286]
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Paradigm shifts in mangrove rehabilitation in Southeast Asia: Focus on the Philippines
(Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB), 2014)Mangrove rehabilitation has a long history in the Philippines dating back to the 1930s. The standard practice is the planting of bakhaw Rhizophora propagules by paid community members (or volunteers) in seafront sites ... -
Guidelines for the development of environmentally acceptable coastal aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)The paper presents some recommendations for the development of the environmentally acceptable coastal aquaculture such as: 1) Formulate coastal aquaculture development and management plans, 2) Formulate integrated coastal ... -
A review of mangrove rehabilitation in the Philippines: successes, failures and future prospects
(Springer, 2008)From half a million hectares at the turn of the century, Philippine mangroves have declined to only 120,000 ha while fish/shrimp culture ponds have increased to 232,000 ha. Mangrove replanting programs have thus been ...
