Silvicultural management and land characteristics affecting the growth of rhizopora apiculata in Thanh Phu, Ben Tre Province, Mekong delta, Vietnam

M.E.F. van Mensvoort, P. McKenzie

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Abstract

During the Indo-China war an estimated 200,000 ha of Vietnamese mangrove forests were destroyed by chemical warfare. Since the war clearance for aquaculture and population pressure caused further deforestation, particularly in the Mekong delta. Mangrove reforestation is desired. At the state farm at Thanh Phu a combined mangrove - shrimp system has been applied for about ten years
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorkshop on integrated management of coastal resources in the Mekong delta, Vietnam, Can Tho, Vietnam
EditorsM.E.F. van Mensvoort, Tri Le Quang
Place of PublicationWageningen
PublisherWageningen University
Pages57-64
ISBN (Print)9789067546744
Publication statusPublished - 2002

Keywords

  • soil suitability
  • soil salinity
  • mangrove forests
  • crop production
  • vietnam

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