Establishment of Avicennia marina mangroves on accreting coastline at Sungai Haji Dorani, Selangor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Tamin, N.M., Zakaria, R., Hashim, Roslan, Yin, Y.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/8861/1/Establishment_of_Avicennia_marina_mangroves_on_accreting_coastline_at_Sungai.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/8861/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80051909995&partnerID=40&md5=f453cf00772b9bc0914846a38b3ca6bc http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771411002496 http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0272771411002496/1-s2.0-S0272771411002496-main.pdf?t
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Avicennia marina saplings were established within a restoration area at Sg. Hj. Dorani, Malaysia between May and August 2010. Sapling establishment was achieved following the construction of segmented and hard breakwater as mitigating measure against coastal erosion. Geostructures known as brush fas...