Restoration and recovery of hurricane-damaged mangroves using the knickpoint retreat effect and tides as dredging tools

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 196-203

  Bashan, Yoav ^a,b   Moreno, Manuel ^a   Salazar, Bernardo G ^a   Alvarez, Leonardo ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b The Bashan Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dredging; Hydrology; Lagoon; Mangrove; Restoration

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; LAKES; PONDS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDES; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

BLOCKINGS; DRAINAGE CHANNELS; HIGH TIDES; LAGOON; MANGROVE; OUTLET CHANNELS; SALT CRUST; SAND DUNES; SECONDARY CHANNELS; TIDAL FLOW;

RESTORATION;

DEFOLIATION; DREDGING; HURRICANE; MANGROVE; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; OSMOSIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDAL CYCLE;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FLOODING; HURRICANE; HYDROLOGY; KNICKPOINT RETREAT EFFECT; MANGROVE; POND; SAND; SEDIMENT; TIDE; VEGETATION;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84872451941     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.11.045     Document Type: Article

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