title: Tsunami insight to mangrove value.
abstract: The recent tsunami in the Indian Ocean is the latest and most devastating natural disaster to highlight the value of mangrove forest and other natural defences in protecting vulnerable coastal communities.
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004190:Disasters; D017753:Ecosystem; D043982:Rhizophoraceae / Q000502:physiology*