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Abstracts of papers

International Workshop on the Rehabilitation of Degraded Coastal Systems

Phuket Marine Biological Center, PO Box 60, Phuket 83000, Thailand
19-24 January 1998


Alphabetical list by first author name

Titles by category


Mangrove rehabilitation and management

Mangrove conservation and coastal management in Southeast Asia: what impact on fish resources? Eric Baran and John Hambrey

Mangroves, shrimp aquaculture and resource tenure: providing economic incentives for community-based restoration activities in coastal SE Asia. Peter Riggs

New rationale for the conservation and restoration of mangrove ecosystems. Tenshi Ayukai, Hiromi Nakano, and Makoto Ogawa

Socio-economic and biological aspects of restoring fisheries production of mangrove cockles (Anadara spp.) in Costa Rica. Maarten Kuijper and Oscar Pacheco Urpí

Causes and consequences of mangrove deforestation in the Volta estuary, Ghana: some recommendations for ecosystem restoration. J.A. Rubin, C. Gordon and J.K. Amatekpor

Impacts of rehabilitation of degraded mangroves in the southeast coast of India: a case study. K. Kathiresan, N. Rajendran and V. Palaniselvam

Rehabilitation of degraded mangrove forests of the Sunderbans of India. Pranabes Sanyal

Mangrove and aquaculture rehabilitation in Madura strait, Java: a community-based programme for coastal resources management. Agustinus M. Samosir

Involving local communities in coastal wetland restoration: a case study of mangrove rehabilitation efforts in Southern Thailand. Paul L.A. Erftemeijer and Nukul Ratanadukul

Mangrove succession and mud lobster mounds in Ranong, Thailand. Sonjai Havanond, Sanit Aksornkoae and Takehisa Nakamura

Towards local community involvement in mangrove resource protection and sustainable management. Alfredo Quarto

Mitigating anoxia in degraded mangrove environments. Sonjai Havanond and Gordon Maxwell

Current status of mangrove rehabilitation projects in Cebu, Philippines. Julie E. Albano, Cesar G. Dean, Jr. and Filipina B. Sotto



Coral reef rehabilitation and conservation

Assessing reef rehabilitation with reef check. G. Hodgson

Mass diving tourism - a new dimension calls for new management approaches. Peter Van Treeck and Helmut Schuhmacher

The conservation of giant clams in Malaysia. Aileen S.H. Tan and Zulfigar B. Yasin

The conservation of coral reefs in Malaysia. Zulfigar B. Yasin, Aileen S.H. Tan and Anisah Lee Bt. Abdullah

Coral seeding as a technology for recovering degraded coral reefs in the Philippines. L.J.H. Raymundo, A.P. Maypa and M.M. Luchavez

Low-tech rehabilitation of coral reefs through transplantation of corals: implications for cost-effective management in developing countries. Ulf Lindahl

Studies on coral restoration by transplantation at Kham Island Marine Park, Sattahip Naval Base, the Royal Thai Navy, upper gulf of Thailand. Suraphol Chunhabundit, Nipat Teva-Aruk, Thamasak Yeemin and Thanitha Thapanand

Influence of surface complexity on coral recruitment. Nalinee Thongtham and Hansa Chansang

Experimental evaluation of the effect of local habitat degradation on coral reef fish assemblages at two geographic locations. Vipoosit Manthachitra and G.P. Jones

Rehabilitation of degraded coral communities in Thailand: lessons from the past and a perspective view. Thamasak Yeemin

Reattachment of coral fragments using special cement in a non-reefal coral community in the inner gulf of Thailand. Thamasak Yeemin and Suraphol Chunabundit

Coral transplantation: a useful management tool or misguided meddling? Alasdair Edwards and Susan Clark

Future of giant clam mariculture in Singapore: problems and potential solutions. Gercende Courtois de Vicose & L. M. Chou



Impacts of aquaculture

Shrimp pond rehabilitation: options for alternative income generation. N.J. Stevenson, P.R. Burbridge and J.F.Muir

Remote sensing as a tool for the identification of aquacultural systems and mangrove species in the coastal part of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. E. Koopmanschap, W. Vullings, M.E.F. Van Mensvoort, Le Quang Tri and Vo Quang Minh

Mekong Delta mangrove forest changes over the last five years by means of remote sensing. Vo Quang Minh, Vo-Tong Anh, M. Tromp, Pham Thi Tanh Hoa, Nguyen Thi Hong Diep and Doan Van Tho.

The possibility of coastal zone planning for marine shrimp culture in Thailand. Siri Tookvinas, Prasert Munsiri and Kwanruethai Thanomkiat



Broader based impacts, management and rehabilitation strategies

The socio-economic costs and benefits of coastal habitat restoration and creation. James Spurgeon

Perspective on 'collective action' in sustainable management of a bay area in the Philippines. Sandra R. Arcamo

Transforming unsustainable and destructive coastal resource use practices in the villages of Tumbak and Bentenan, north Sulawesi, Indonesia. Brian R. Crawford, Audrie J. Siahainenia, Ferdinand Pua and Christovel Rotinsulu

Red soil pollution on Okinawa Island, Japan, and the evaluation of mitigation measures - a case study. A.Dikou, and T.Toma

The rehabilitation of the Tampa Bay estuary, Florida, USA, as an example of successful integrated coastal management. R.R. Lewis III, P. Clark, W.K. Fehring, H.S. Greening, R. Johansson and R.T. Paul

Management of marine habitats in tropical North-eastern Australia. Anne Clarke and Robert Coles

Integrated coastal management for the Great Barrier Reef - success and failure. S. Morris

Beyond community rights - small-scale fisheries and community-based management in southern Thailand. Craig Johnson


Coastal management training, research and institutional strengthening

Needs and analysis of training programmes for coastal management in South Australia. Patricia Carvalho, Nick Harvey and Bev Clarke

Research priorities of the Center of Excellence in Coastal Resource Management, Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines Hilconida P. Calumpong

Institutional strengthening: the foundation for a successful community-based coastal resources management M. Mikhail Lee L. Maxino


A.J. Edwards, December 1997