Mangrove reforestation is one of the easiest types of reforestation, which can be started very simply with the propagules of Rhizophora spp., for example, with more species added later.
Considering their importance to broader ecosystems, including their role as fish breeding and hatching sites, where many species of fish grow up in the mangroves and then migrate out to sea and to coral reefs, reforesting mangroves provides major environmental and economic benefits for a minimum of effort. Mangrove reforestation also provides an opportunity for effective carbon storage. A huge return on a minimal investment.
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Mangrove forests protect coastal areas from erosion.
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Reference
Clough, B, F. (Ed). (1979). Mangrove Ecosystems in Australia. Structure, function and management. Proceedings of the Australian National Mangroves Workshop Australian Institute of Marine Science. Australian National University Press.