Q2. What is the importance of community involvement in a mangrove restoration project?
Determination of appropriate hydrology (depth, duration and frequency of tidal flooding) of existing natural mangrove plant communities (a reference site) in the area in which you wish to do restoration is a critical factor.
Q3. How many well-distributed seedlings per hectare have been proposed?
For adequate natural regeneration a minimum of 2500 well-distributed seedlings per hectare has been proposed (Srivastava and Bal, 1984).
Q4. What are some of the objectives driving early mangrove restoration efforts?
Some of the objectives driving early mangrove reforestation efforts include: wood production for timber, poles and fuel wood; fisheries productivity; coastal protection against storms, and legislative compliance (Ong, 1982; Field, 1996; Saenger, 2002).
Q5. What is the main reason why mangrove forests may recover without active restoration efforts?
Because mangrove forests may recover without active restoration efforts, it has been recommended that restoration planning should first look at the potential existence of stresses such as blocked tidal inundation that might prevent secondary succession from occurring, and plan on removing that stress before attempting restoration (Hamilton and Snedaker, 1984; CintronMolero, 1992).
Q6. What is the effect of community involvement on the restoration project?
Community involvement is likely to increase the legitimacy of the restoration project and increase the likelihood of future sustainable use and compliance with regulatory measures to protect the developing stands of restored mangroves (Rönnbäck et al., 2007).
Q7. What is the common surrogate for costly tidal data gathering or modeling?
A common surrogate for costly tidal data gathering or modeling is the use of a tidal benchmark and survey of existing healthy mangroves.
Q8. Where was extensive planting of Rhizophora used as a coastal protection measure?
In the Mekong Delta, Soc Trang province, Vietnam, extensive planting of Rhizophora species was used as a coastal protection measure.
Q9. What was the first scientific concern about mangroves?
Towards the end of the twentieth century, scientific concern began to focus on the unprecedented loss of naturally occurring mangroves ecosystems around the world (Walsh et al., 1975).
Q10. What is the importance of evaluating the regeneration potential of a mangrove?
This becomes even more critical in restored mangrove sites where for economic reasons, many plantations tend to be monocultures (Walters, 2000; Bosire et al., 2006) Therefore evaluation of the regeneration potential of a stand, in terms of seedling density, composition, sizes and the possibility of recruitment into the adult canopy.