Prediction of recovery pathways of cyclone-disturbed mangroves in the mega delta of Myanmar

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 293, Issue , 2013, Pages 103-113

  Aung, Toe Toe ^a   Mochida, Yukira ^a   Than, Maung Maung ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Forest Department Complex   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Catastrophic disturbance; Cyclone Nargis; Management intervention; Mangroves; Prediction; Recovery

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC DISTURBANCES; CROWN CLOSURES; CYCLONIC STORMS; FOREST MANAGERS; LOCAL PEOPLE; LONG-TERM RECOVERY; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MANGROVE SPECIES; MANGROVES; MYANMARS; PERMANENT PLOT; RECOVERY PROCESS; RECOVERY RATE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

ECOLOGY; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; PHENOLS; RECOVERY;

STORMS;

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CENSUS; CYCLONE NARGIS 2008; DECISION MAKING; DISTURBANCE; MANGROVE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TIDAL CYCLE;

ECOLOGY; FORECASTS; FORESTRY; MANGROVE; PHENOLS; RECOVERY;

AYEYARWADY; MYANMAR;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS; BRUGUIERA SEXANGULA; EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA; FOMES; HERITIERA FOMES; RHIZOPHORA; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SONNERATIA CASEOLARIS;

EID: 84873168875     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.12.034     Document Type: Article

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