Mangroves and Their Impact on Small Communities

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Mangroves and Their Impact on Small Communities Yeung, Dorothy

Abstract

The term mangrove refers to woody perennial plants that can grow in salt water, and to the communities that they form. Mangroves are only found in tropical or sub-tropical areas and so are not native to British Columbia. Although they may not be aesthetically appealing, these plants are vital to the local ecosystems and human communities. Many years of various management practices have depleted mangrove populations leaving local communities vulnerable. Over the past years, there have been many natural disasters that have damaged coastal cities and towns. Therefore, current management practices and strategies such as restoration and conservation will be reviewed. Solutions to management issues like education and communication will also be discussed.

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Title	Mangroves and Their Impact on Small Communities
Creator	Yeung, Dorothy
Date Issued	2010-04-12
Description	The term mangrove refers to woody perennial plants that can grow in salt water, and to the communities that they form. Mangroves are only found in tropical or sub-tropical areas and so are not native to British Columbia. Although they may not be aesthetically appealing, these plants are vital to the local ecosystems and human communities. Many years of various management practices have depleted mangrove populations leaving local communities vulnerable. Over the past years, there have been many natural disasters that have damaged coastal cities and towns. Therefore, current management practices and strategies such as restoration and conservation will be reviewed. Solutions to management issues like education and communication will also be discussed.
Subject	Vivipary; 2004 tsunami; Restoration; Conservation; Management
Genre	Graduating Project
Type	Text
Language	eng
Series	University of British Columbia. FRST 497
Date Available	2016-11-22
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0103512
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31710
Affiliation	Forestry, Faculty of
Campus	UBCV
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Undergraduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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