Construction works along a causeway at Mubarraz Island near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in the Arabian Gulf necessitated the salvaging and replanting of 300 mangroves (Avicennia marina). Mangroves were excavated manually by shovel (smaller trees and saplings) or mechanically using a backhoe excavator (larger trees), transported with the root ball wrapped in burlap and replanted in a newly created tidal channel. Relocated mangroves were exposed to two different watering regimes and two tidal inundation levels, and were monitored for survival, plant height and leaf health (percentage of green leaves) at 0 and 1 weeks, and then at 3, 7 and 12.5 months. Tree mortality was high in the first week (24%) in mid-summer, with further losses (43%) during the next 3 months. After 12.5 months, 31% of the transplanted trees had survived. There was a significant effect of the duration of tidal inundation on survival and leaf health (higher survival in shallow than deeper plots). There were no significant effects of initial tree height or freshwater treatment on survival or plant performance. These results demonstrate that salvaging of larger mangroves is technically feasible, potentially providing faster ecosystem services (e.g. shoreline protection, source of new propagules) than newly planted seedlings in arid regions where growth is extremely slow.

阿拉伯湾阿拉伯联合酋长国阿布扎比附近穆巴拉兹岛的一条堤道沿线建设工程需要抢救和重新种植 300 棵红树林（Avicennia marina）。红树林通过铲子（较小的树木和树苗）手动挖掘或使用反铲挖掘机（较大的树木）机械挖掘，用粗麻布包裹的根球运输并重新种植在新创建的潮汐通道中。重新安置的红树林暴露于两种不同的浇水制度和两种潮汐淹没水平，并在第 0 周和第 1 周，然后在第 3、7 和 12.5 个月监测存活率、植物高度和叶片健康状况（绿叶百分比）。在仲夏的第一周，树木死亡率很高 (24%)，在接下来的 3 个月中进一步损失 (43%)。12.5 个月后，移植的树木中有 31% 存活。潮汐淹没的持续时间对存活率和叶片健康有显着影响（浅地块的存活率高于深地块）。初始树高或淡水处理对存活或植物性能没有显着影响。这些结果表明，打捞较大的红树林在技术上是可行的，与在生长极其缓慢的干旱地区新种植的幼苗相比，可能提供更快的生态系统服务（例如海岸线保护、新繁殖体的来源）。