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Monitoring Growth and Success of Planted Mangroves
o Mangroves flourish more in some environments over others. The changing marine environment makes monitoring of red mangroves surviving from past plantings extremely valuable. Monitoring provides insight on the most successful intertidal zones, water depths, soil depths, and planting techniques. Monitoring of surviving mangroves ensures the survival of future planted mangroves.
Founded in 2008, GMR is the only organized effort to restore the mangrove forests destroyed by Hurricane Mitch in 1998.
Through monitoring, we have learned the best times and sites to plant mangroves that will reduce mortality and enhance biodiversity.