Preliminary assessment of post-Haiyan mangrove damage and short-term recovery in Eastern Samar, central Philippines

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 744-750

  Primavera, J H ^a   dela Cruz, M ^b   Montilijao, C ^a   Consunji, H ^c   dela Paz, M ^d   Rollon, R N ^e   Maranan, K ^f   Samson, M S ^g   Blanco, A ^a  

^a Zoological Society of London Philippines ^*  (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS   (Philippines)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Haribon Foundation Quezon City   (Philippines)

^e University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^f Conservation International ^*  (Philippines)

^g DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Eastern Samar; Haiyan; Mangroves; Philippines; Recovery; Storm damage

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION; FLOODS; RECOVERY; SEED; STORMS;

EASTERN SAMAR; HAIYAN; MANGROVES; PHILIPPINES; STORM DAMAGE;

FORESTRY;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; MANGROVE; RECOVERY PLAN; STORM DAMAGE; STORM SURGE; TYPHOON HAIYAN 2013;

ACCIDENT; AVICENNIA MARINA; FOREST; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MANGROVE; MORTALITY; PHILIPPINES; PLANTATION; REHABILITATION; SAPLING; SEEDLING; SPECIES; SPROUT; AVICENNIA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; TREE; WETLAND;

EASTERN SAMAR; EASTERN VISAYAS; PHILIPPINES;

AVICENNIA MARINA; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SONNERATIA ALBA;

AVICENNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CYCLONIC STORMS; ENVIRONMENT; FORESTS; PHILIPPINES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SEEDLINGS; TREES; WETLANDS;

EID: 84991011518     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.05.050     Document Type: Article

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