3. Results
Penetrability was significantly different between the two areas but not salinity (ANOVA respectively F1,18 = 7.7; p < 0.05 and F1,13 = 0.005; p > 0.05) ( Table 1) at starting. R. mangle was the only tree recorded in the Restored Area plots. In the Self-recovered Area, L. racemosa was also present and was more abundant than R. mangle. There was higher seedling regeneration in the Self-recovered Area, where seedlings of L. racemosa were observed in seven out of ten plots surveyed, while seedlings of R. mangle were recorded in only four of these plots.