Wave reduction in a mangrove forest dominated by Sonneratia sp.

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-378

  Mazda, Yoshihiro ^a   Magi, Michimasa ^b   Ikeda, Yoshichika ^c   Kurokawa, Tadayuki ^d   Asano, Tetsumi ^e,f  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARTH   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d IDEA CONSULTANTS INC   (Japan)

^e Action for Mangrove Reforestation   (Japan)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Coastal protection; Mangrove; Sonneratia sp.; Vietnam; Wave reduction

Indexed keywords

DISSIPATION; LEAF; MANGROVE; TIDAL CYCLE; TREE; WATER DEPTH; WATER WAVE; WAVE ENERGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

SONNERATIA;

EID: 33746390543     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-005-5388-0     Document Type: Article

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