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Propagation of Mangroves by Air-layering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Jedfrey M. Carlton  and
Mark D. Moffler
Jedfrey M. Carlton
Affiliation:
Florida Department of Natural Resources, Marine Research Laboratory, St Petersburg, Florida 33701, U.S.A.
Mark D. Moffler
Affiliation:
Florida Department of Natural Resources, Marine Research Laboratory, St Petersburg, Florida 33701, U.S.A.
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The biological and geological importance of mangroves in coastal environs is well recognized. These halophytes contribute leaf-fall to marine food-webs, act as sediment stabilizers, and serve as a habitat for quite numerous organisms (Odum, 1971; Carlton, 1974; Walsh, 1974). They are consequently of considerable ecological and environmental significance. Attempts to revegetate coastal areas that have become denuded of valuable mangrove cover are also important environmentally and have involved two approaches: planting propagules (seedlings) or transplanting older, established plants (Teas, 1977).

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , Summer 1978 , pp. 147 - 150
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1978

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