Colonization of non-planted mangrove species into restored mangrove stands in Gazi Bay, Kenya

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 267-279

  Bosire, J O ^a,b   Dahdouh Guebas, F ^a   Kairo, J G ^a,b   Koedam, N ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Colonization; Environmental variables; Kenya; Mangrove reforestation; Non planted species

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MANGROVE; RECRUITMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEDIMENT PROPERTY;

GAZI BAY; KENYA;

AVICENNIA MARINA; RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SONNERATIA ALBA;

EID: 0041625739     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(03)00054-8     Document Type: Article

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