Mangrove rehabilitation: a review focusing on ecological and institutional issues

Alleman LK, Hester MW (2011) Refinement of the fundamental niche of black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) seedlings in Louisiana: applications for restoration. Wetl Ecol Manag 19(1):47–60

Alongi DM (2012) Carbon sequestration in mangrove forests. Carbon Manag 3(3):313–322

Arquitt S, Johnstone R (2008) Use of system dynamics modelling in design of an environmental restoration banking institution. Ecol Econ 65(1):63–75

Aung TT, Than MM, Katsuhiro O, Yukira M (2011) Assessing the status of three mangrove species restored by the local community in the cyclone-affected area of the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar. Wetl Ecol Manag 19(2):195–208

Barbier EB, Hacker SD, Kennedy C, Koch EW, Stier AC, Silliman BR (2011) The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services. Ecol Monogr 81(2):169–193

Bashan Y, Moreno M, Salazar BG, Alvarez L (2013) Restoration and recovery of hurricane-damaged mangroves using the knickpoint retreat effect and tides as dredging tools. J Environ Manage 116:196–203

Biswas SR, Mallik AU, Choudhury JK, Nishat A (2009) A unified framework for the restoration of Southeast Asian mangroves-bridging ecology, society and economics. Wetl Ecol Manag 17(4):365–383

Bosire JO, Dahdouh-Guebas F, Kairo JG, Koedam N (2003) Colonization of non-planted mangrove species into restored mangrove stands in Gazi Bay, Kenya. Aquat Bot 76(4):267–279

Bosire JO, Dahdouh-Guebas F, Walton M, Crona BI, Lewis RR, Field C, Kairo JG, Koedam N (2008) Functionality of restored mangroves: a review. Aquat Bot 89(2):251–259

Botero L, Salzwedel H (1999) Rehabilitation of the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta, a mangrove-estuarine system in the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Ocean Coast Manage 42(2–4):243–256

Boyer T, Polasky S (2004) Valuing urban wetlands: a review of non-market valuation studies. Wetlands 24(4):744–755

Browder JA, Robblee MB (2009) Pink shrimp as an indicator for restoration of everglades ecosystems. Ecol Indic 9:S17–S28

Chen GC, Ye Y (2011) Restoration of Aegiceras corniculatum mangroves in Jiulongjiang Estuary changed macro-benthic faunal community. Ecol Eng 37(2):224–228

Chen GC, Ye Y, Lu CY (2007) Changes of macro-benthic faunal community with stand age of rehabilitated Kandelia candel mangrove in Jiulongjiang Estuary, China. Ecol Eng 31(3):215–224

Chen LZ, Wang WQ, Zhang YH, Lin GH (2009) Recent progresses in mangrove conservation, restoration and research in China. J Plant Ecol-Uk 2(2):45–54

Chen B, Yu WW, Liu WH, Liu ZH (2012a) An assessment on restoration of typical marine ecosystems in china—Achievements and lessons. Ocean Coast Manage 57:53–61

Chen LZ, Zeng XQ, Tam NFY, Lu WZ, Luo ZK, Du XN, Wang J (2012b) Comparing carbon sequestration and stand structure of monoculture and mixed mangrove plantations of Sonneratia caseolaris and S. apetala in Southern China. Forest Ecol Manag 284:222–229

Chen LY, Peng SL, Li J, Lin ZG, Zeng Y (2013) Competitive control of an exotic mangrove species: restoration of native nangrove norests by altering light availability. Restor Ecol 21(2):215–223

Dale PER, Dale MB, Dowe DL, Knight JM, Lemckert CJ, Low Choy DC, Sheaves MJ, Sporne I (2010) A conceptual roadmap for integrating coastal wetland research and management: an example from Queensland, Australia. Prog Phys Geogr 34(5):605–624

Dale PE, Knight JM, Griffin L, Beidler J, Brockmeyer R, Carlson D, David J, Encomio V, Gilmore G, Haydt P, McNelly J, O’Connell SM, Peery B, Rey J, Tucker J (2014) Multi-agency perspectives on managing mangrove wetlands and the mosquitoes they produce. J Am Mosquito Contr 30(2):106–115

Datta D, Chattopadhyay RN, Guha P (2012) Community based mangrove management: a review on status and sustainability. J Environ Manage 107:84–95

Donato DC, Kauffman JB, Mackenzie RA, Ainsworth A, Pfleeger AZ (2012) Whole-island carbon stocks in the tropical Pacific: implications for mangrove conservation and upland restoration. J Environ Manage 97:89–96

Duarte CM, Conley DJ, Carstensen J, Sanchez-Camacho M (2009) Return to Neverland: shifting baselines affect eutrophication restoration targets. Estuaries Coasts 32(1):29–36

Duke NC, Meynecke JO, Dittmann S, Ellison AM, Anger K, Berger U, Cannicci D, Diele K, Ewel KC, Field CD, Koedam N, Lee SY, Marchand C, Nordhaus I, Dahdouh-Guebas F (2007) A world without mangroves? Science 317(5834):41–42

Ellison AM (2000) Mangrove restoration: do we know enough? Restor Ecol 8(3):219–229

Erwin KL (2009) Wetlands and global climate change: the role of wetland restoration in a changing world. Wetl Ecol Manag 17(1):71–84

Field CD (1998) Rehabilitation of mangrove ecosystems: an overview. Mar Pollut Bull 37(8–12):383–392

Field CD (1999) Mangrove rehabilitation: choice and necessity. Hydrobiologia 413:47–52

Gilman E, Ellison J (2007) Efficacy of alternative low-cost approaches to mangrove restoration, American Samoa. Estuaries Coasts 30(4):641–651

Gilman EL, Ellison J, Duke NC, Field C (2008) Threats to mangroves from climate change and adaptation options: a review. Aquat Bot 89(2):237–250

Giri C, Ochieng E, Tieszen LL, Zhu Z, Singh A, Loveland T, Masek J, Duke N (2011) Status and distribution of mangrove forests of the world using earth observation satellite data. Global Ecol Biogeogr 20(1):154–159

Hashim R, Kamali B, Tamin NM, Zakaria R (2010) An integrated approach to coastal rehabilitation: mangrove restoration in Sungai Haji Dorani, Malaysia. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 86(1):118–124

Holguin G, Vazquez P, Bashan Y (2001) The role of sediment microorganisms in the productivity, conservation, and rehabilitation of mangrove ecosystems: an overview. Biol Fert Soils 33(4):265–278

Hsu MH, Kuo AY, Kuo JT, Liu WC (1998) Modeling estuarine hydrodynamics and salinity for wetland restoration. J Environ Sci Heal A 33(5):891–921

Imbert D, Rousteau A, Scherrer P (2000) Ecology of mangrove growth and recovery in the Lesser Antilles: state of knowledge and basis for restoration projects. Restor Ecol 8(3):230–236

Irving AD, Connell SD, Russell BD (2011) Restoring coastal plants to improve global carbon storage: reaping what we sow. PLoS ONE 6(3):1–6

Jackson LL, Lopoukhine N, Hillyard D (1995) Ecological Restoration: a Definition and Comments. Restor Ecol 3(2):71–75

Kairo JG, Dahdouh-Guebas F, Bosire J, Koedam N (2001) Restoration and management of mangrove systems—a lesson for and from the East African region. S Afr J Bot 67(3):383–389

Kaly UL, Jones GP (1998) Mangrove restoration: a potential tool for coastal management in tropical developing countries. Ambio 27(8):656–661

Kamali B, Hashim R (2011) Mangrove restoration without planting. Ecol Eng 37(2):387–391

Katon BM, Pomeroy RS, Garces LR, Ring MW (2000) Rehabilitating the mangrove resources of Cogtong Bay, Philippines: a comanagement perspective. Coast Manage 28(1):29–37

Knight JM, Dale PER, Spencer J, Griffin L (2009) Exploring LiDAR data for mapping the micro-topography and tidal hydro-dynamics of mangrove systems: an example from southeast Queensland, Australia. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 85(4):593–600

Krumholz J, Jadot C (2009) Demonstration of a new technology for restoration of Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in high-energy environments. Mar Technol Soc J 43(1):64–72

Lewis RR (2005) Ecological engineering for successful management and restoration of mangrove forests. Ecol Eng 24(4):403–418

Lewis RR, Brown B (2014) Ecological mangrove rehabilitation: A field manual for practitioners. Accessed on-line at: www.mangroverestoration.com May 7 2014

Lewis RR, Gilmore RG (2007) Important considerations to achieve successful mangrove forest restoration with optimum fish habitat. B Mar Sci 80(3):823–837

Llanso RJ, Bell SS, Vose FE (1998) Food habits of red drum and spotted seatrout in a restored mangrove impoundment. Estuaries 21(2):294–306

Lorenz JJ, Serafy JE (2006) Subtroprical wetland fish assemblages and changing salinity regimes: implications for everglades restoration. Hydrobiologia 569:401–422

Lugo AE (1998) Mangrove forests: a tough system to invade but an easy one to rehabilitate. Mar Pollut Bull 37(8–12):427–430

Macintosh DJ, Ashton EC, Havanon S (2002) Mangrove rehabilitation and intertidal biodiversity: a study in the Ranong mangrove ecosystem, Thailand. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 55(3):331–345

Maliao RJ, Polohan BB (2008) Evaluating the impacts of mangrove rehabilitation in Cogtong Bay, Philippines. Environ Manage 41(3):414–424

Mangora MM (2011) Poverty and institutional management stand-off: a restoration and conservation dilemma for mangrove forests of Tanzania. Wetl Ecol Manag 19(6):533–543

Matsui N, Suekuni J, Nogami M, Havanond S, Salikul P (2010) Mangrove rehabilitation dynamics and soil organic carbon changes as a result of full hydraulic restoration and re-grading of a previously intensively managed shrimp pond. Wetl Ecol Manag 18(2):233–242

Matsui N, Morimune K, Meepol W, Chukwamdee J (2012) Ten year evaluation of carbon stock in mangrove plantation reforested from an abandoned shrimp pond. Forests 3(2):431–444

McKee KL, Faulkner PL (2000) Restoration of biogeochemical function in mangrove forests. Restor Ecol 8(3):247–259

Melville F, Burchett M (2002) Genetic variation in Avicennia marina in three estuaries of Sydney (Australia) and implications for rehabilitation and management. Mar Pollut Bull 44(6):469–479

Milano GR, Hammerschlag N, Barimo J, Serafy JE (2007) Restoring essential fish habitat in southeast Florida: mangrove and seagrass habitat design components and success monitoring. B Mar Sci 80(3):928–929

Moberg F, Ronnback P (2003) Ecosystem services of the tropical seascape: interactions, substitutions and restoration. Ocean Coast Manage 46(1–2):27–46

Motamedi S, Hashim R, Zakaria R, Song KI, Sofawi B (2014) Long-term assessment of an innovative mangrove rehabilitation project: case study on Carey Island, Malaysia. Sci World J 2014:1–12. doi: 10.1155/2014/953830

Olguin EJ, Hernandez ME, Sanchez-Galvan G (2007) Hydrocarbon mangroves pollution and bioremediation, phytoremediation and restoration strategies. Rev Int Contam Ambie 23(3):139–154

Osuji LC, Ayolagha G, Obute GC, Ohabuike HC (2007) Chemical and biogeophysical impact of four-dimensional (4D) seismic exploration in sub-saharan Africa, and restoration of dysfunctionalized mangrove forests in the prospect areas. Chem Biodivers 4(9):2149–2165

Primavera JH (2000) Development and conservation of Philippine mangroves: institutional issues. Ecol Econ 35(1):91–106

Primavera J, Esteban J (2008) A review of mangrove rehabilitation in the Philippines: successes, failures and future prospects. Wetl Ecol Manag 16(5):345–358

Ren H, Jian SG, Lu HF, Zhang QM, Shen WJ, Han WD, Yin ZY, Guo QF (2008) Restoration of mangrove plantations and colonisation by native species in Leizhou bay, South China. Ecol Res 23(2):401–407

Ren H, Lu HF, Shen WJ, Huang C, Guo QF, Li ZA, Jian SG (2009) Sonneratia apetala Buch. Ham in the mangrove ecosystems of China: an invasive species or restoration species? Ecol Eng 35(8):1243–1248

Ren H, Wu XM, Ning TZ, Huang G, Wang J, Jian SG, Lu HF (2011) Wetland changes and mangrove restoration planning in Shenzhen Bay, Southern China. Landsc Ecol Eng 7(2):241–250

Rivera-Monroy VH, Twilley RR, Mancera-Pineda JE, Madden CJ, Alcantara-Eguren A, Moser EB, Jonsson BF, Castaneda-Moya E, Casas-Monroy O, Reyes-Forero P, Restrepo J (2011) Salinity and chlorophyll a as performance measures to rehabilitate a mangrove-dominated deltaic coastal region: the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta-Pajarales lagoon complex, Colombia. Estuaries Coasts 34(1):1–19

Rivera-Monroy VH, Branoff B, Meselhe E, McCorquodale A, Dortch M, Steyer GD, Visser J, Wang HQ (2013) Landscape-level estimation of nitrogen removal in coastal Louisiana wetlands: potential sinks under different restoration scenarios. J Coastal Res:75–87

Rovai AS, Soriano-Sierra EJ, Pagliosa PR, Cintron G, Schaeffer-Novelli Y, Menghini RP, Coelho C, Horta PA, Lewis RR, Simonassi JC, Alves JAA, Boscatto F, Dutra SJ (2012) Secondary succession impairment in restored mangroves. Wetl Ecol Manag 20:447–459

Rovai AS, Barufi JB, Pagliosa PR, Scherner F, Torres MA, Horta PA, Simonassi JC, Quadros DPC, Borges DLG, Soriano-Sierra EJ (2013) Photosynthetic performance of restored and natural mangroves under different environmental constraints. Environ Pollut 181:233–241

Rubin JA, Gordon C, Amatekpor JK (1998) Causes and consequences of mangrove deforestation in the Volta estuary, Ghana: some recommendations for ecosystem rehabilitation. Mar Pollut Bull 37(8–12):441–449

Ruiz-Jaen MC, Aide TM (2005) Restoration success: how is it being measured? Restor Ecol 13(3):569–577

Salmo SG, Lovelock C, Duke NC (2013) Vegetation and soil characteristics as indicators of restoration trajectories in restored mangroves. Hydrobiologia 720(1):1–18

Selvam V, Ravichandran KK, Gnanappazham L, Navamuniyammal M (2003) Assessment of community-based restoration of Pichavaram mangrove wetland using remote sensing data. Curr Sci India 85(6):794–798

Sheaves M, Brookes J, Coles R, Freckelton M, Groves P, Juhnston R, Winberg P (2014) Repair and revitalisation of Australia’s tropical estuaries and coastal wetlands: opportunities and constraints for the reinstatement of lost function and productivity. Mar Policy 47:23–38

Smith NF, Wilcox C, Lessmann JM (2009) Fiddler crab burrowing affects growth and production of the white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa) in a restored Florida coastal marsh. Mar Biol 156(11):2255–2266

Stone K, Bhat M, Bhatta R, Mathews A (2008) Factors influencing community participation in mangroves restoration: a contingent valuation analysis. Ocean Coast Manage 51(6):476–484

Taylor DS (2012) Removing the sands (sins?) of our past: dredge spoil removal and saltmarsh restoration along the Indian River Lagoon, Florida (USA). Wetl Ecol Manag 20:213–218

Toledo G, Rojas A, Bashan Y (2001) Monitoring of black mangrove restoration with nursery-reared seedlings on an arid coastal lagoon. Hydrobiologia 444(1–3):101–109

Tri NH, Adger WN, Kelly PM (1998) Natural resource management in mitigating climate impacts: the example of mangrove restoration in Vietnam. Global Environ Chang 8(1):49–61

Tuan TH, My NHD, Anh LTQ, Toan NV (2014) Using contingent valuation method to estimate the WTP for mangrove restoration under the context of climate change: a case study of Thi Nai lagoon, Quy Nhon city, Vietnam. Ocean Coastal Manage 95:198–212

Turner R, LewisIII R (1997) Hydrologic restoration of coastal wetlands. Wetl Ecol Manag 4(2):65–72

Twilley RR, Rivera-Monroy VH, Chen RH, Botero L (1998) Adapting an ecological mangrove model to simulate trajectories in restoration ecology. Mar Pollut Bull 37(8–12):404–419

Valentine-Rose L, Layman CA (2011) Response of fish assemblage structure and function following restoration of two small Bahamian tidal creeks. Restor Ecol 19(2):205–215

Valiela I, Bowen JL, York JK (2001) Mangrove forests: one of the world’s threatened major tropical environments. Bioscience 51(10):807–815

Vose FE, Bell SS (1994) Resident fishes and macrobenthos in mangrove-rimmed habitats-evaluation of habitat restoration by hydrologic modification. Estuaries 17(3):585–596

Vovides AG, Bashan Y, Lopez-Portillo JA, Guevara R (2011) Nitrogen fixation in preserved, reforested, naturally regenerated and impaired mangroves as an indicator of functional restoration in mangroves in an arid region of Mexico. Restor Ecol 19:236–244

Walters BB (1997) Human ecological questions for tropical restoration: experiences from planting native upland trees and mangroves in the Philippines. Forest Ecol Manag 99(1–2):275–290

Walters BB (2000) Local mangrove planting in the Philippines: are fisherfolk and fishpond owners effective restorationists? Restor Ecol 8(3):237–246

Walton MEM, Samonte-Tan GPB, Primavera JH, Edwards-Jones G, Le Vay L (2006) Are mangroves worth replanting? The direct economic benefits of a community-based reforestation project. Environ Conserv 33(4):335–343

Walton ME, Le Vay L, Lebata JH, Binas J, Primavera JH (2007) Assessment of the effectiveness of mangrove rehabilitation using exploited and non-exploited indicator species. Biol Conserv 138(1–2):180–188

Wickramasinghe S, Borin M, Kotagama SW, Cochard R, Anceno AJ, Shipin OV (2009) Multi-functional pollution mitigation in a rehabilitated mangrove conservation area. Ecol Eng 35(5):898–907

Winterwerp JC, Borst WG, de Vries MB (2005) Pilot study on the erosion and rehabilitation of a mangrove mud coast. J Coastal Res 21(2):223–230

Winterwerp JC, Erftemeijer PLA, Suryadiputra N, van Eijk P, Zhang LQ (2013) Defining eco-morphodynamic requirements for rehabilitating eroding mangrove-mud coasts. Wetlands 33(3):515–526

Yap HT (2000) The case for restoration of tropical coastal ecosystems. Ocean Coast Manage 43(8–9):841–851

Ye Y, Chen YP, Chen GC (2013) Litter production and litter elemental composition in two rehabilitated Kandelia obovata mangrove forests in Jiulongjiang Estuary, China. Mar Environ Res 83:63–72

Zhang JP, Shen GD, Ren H, Wang J, Han WD (2012) Estimating change in sedimentary organic carbon content during mangrove restoration in southern China using carbon isotopic measurements. Pedosphere 22(1):58–66

Zhang JP, Yi WX, Shen CD, Ding P, Ding XF, Fu DP, Liu KX (2013) Quantification of sedimentary organic carbon storage and turnover of tidal mangrove stands in southern China based on carbon isotopic measurements. Radiocarbon 55(2–3):1665–1674