TY - CHAP
T1 - Mangrove establishment in an artificially constructed estuarine channel, Sungei Api-Api, Singapore.
AU - Hesp, Patrick
AU - Ramos, Suzanna
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The artificial establishment and natural regeneration of mangroves at Sungei Api-Api, a man-made estuarine channel on the north eastern coast of Singapore, is examined. Several environmental factors affecting mangrove growth are briefly detailed, including: (i) slope gradients, (ii) salinity and tidal inundation levels, (iii) substrate type, and other factors such as tidal currents and propagule establishment. An analysis of the environmental factors affecting Sungei Api-Api mangrove growth indicates that successful growth is attained where: (i) fully saline, tidal inundation occurs over low slopes and (ii) the substrate comprises fine sediments. The artificial establishment of mangroves in a man-made channel is shown to be moderately successful in this area. The Sungei Api-Api trial project provides an excellent example of a potentially significant method by which mangroves can be conserved and reintroduced in urban and near urban tropical environments.
AB - The artificial establishment and natural regeneration of mangroves at Sungei Api-Api, a man-made estuarine channel on the north eastern coast of Singapore, is examined. Several environmental factors affecting mangrove growth are briefly detailed, including: (i) slope gradients, (ii) salinity and tidal inundation levels, (iii) substrate type, and other factors such as tidal currents and propagule establishment. An analysis of the environmental factors affecting Sungei Api-Api mangrove growth indicates that successful growth is attained where: (i) fully saline, tidal inundation occurs over low slopes and (ii) the substrate comprises fine sediments. The artificial establishment of mangroves in a man-made channel is shown to be moderately successful in this area. The Sungei Api-Api trial project provides an excellent example of a potentially significant method by which mangroves can be conserved and reintroduced in urban and near urban tropical environments.
KW - Conservation
KW - Mangrove re-establishment
KW - Singapore
KW - Urban canals/channels
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076963983&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-73016-5_19
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-73016-5_19
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783736996618
T3 - Coastal Research Library
SP - 419
EP - 427
BT - Threats to Mangrove Forests: Hazards, Vulnerability, and Management
PB - Springer
ER -