| Cooperation in the investigations over long-term exploitation of natural resources in mangrove forests |
Dutch title: Langdurig beheer van mangrove-biotopen
Funder identifier: P101/2922210098 (Other contract id)
Period: 1992
Thesaurus terms: Coastal waters; Exploitation; Mangroves
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Laboratorium voor Ecologie en Systematiek (ECOL), more, co-ordinator
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| Abstract |
| Mangroves are intertidal forests: they protect the coastal zone and have a high-production. It are spawning- and nursery grounds for fish, Crustaceans and molluscs. The working of the ecosystem is studied (Nitrogen and Carbon fluxes) the inventarization is completed ( a lot of, for science, new species) and reforestration is carried out. An oysterculture is set up. Fish-culturing will follow. Mangroves are as important and fragile as the tropical rainforest. |
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