<p>1 Additional File 2 – Table of search terms trialled against no of hits from Web of Knowledge, searches 2 were conducted against the following databases: Web of Science, BIOSIS Citation Index, Current 3 Contents Connect, CABI: CAB Abstracts and MEDLINE. Searches were conducted in the format: 4 POPULATION AND INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME for each iteration. Number of hits recorded based 5 on searches conducted on 5 February 2013. Test library papers numbers refer to Additional File 1.</p><p>Iteratio Population Intervention Outcome Web of Test n Knowledge library Number hits (and papers search identified date) 1 Mangrove* OR Reforest* OR Restor* 11,723 1Y 7Y “Inter-tidal OR Replant* OR 2Y 8Y forest” OR Secondary OR 3Y 9Y “Intertidal Plantation* OR 4Y 10Y forest” OR Planted OR 5Y 11Y Rhizophora* Regenerat* OR 6Y 12Y Rehabilitat* OR Stand 2 Mangrove* OR Reforest* OR Restor* *divers* 1,742 1Y 7N “Inter-tidal OR Replant* OR 2Y 8N forest” OR Secondary OR 3Y 9Y “Intertidal Plantation* OR 4N 10N forest” OR Planted OR 5Y 11Y Rhizophora* Regenerat* OR 6Y 12Y Rehabilitat* OR Stand 3 Mangrove* OR Reforest* OR Restor* *divers*OR 1,855 1Y 7N “Inter-tidal OR Replant* OR Richness 2Y 8N forest” OR Secondary OR 3Y 9Y “Intertidal Plantation* OR 4N 10N forest” OR Planted OR 5Y 11Y Rhizophora* Regenerat* OR 6Y 12Y Rehabilitat* OR Stand 4 Mangrove* OR Reforest* OR Restor* *divers* OR 3,213 1Y 7N “Inter-tidal OR Replant* OR Communit* 2Y 8Y forest” OR Secondary OR 3Y 9Y “Intertidal Plantation* OR 4Y 10Y forest” OR Planted OR 5Y 11Y Rhizophora* Regenerat* OR 6Y 12Y Rehabilitat* OR Stand 5 Mangrove* OR Reforest* OR Restor* *divers* OR 3,215 1Y 7Y “Inter-tidal OR Replant* OR Communit* OR 2Y 8Y forest” OR Secondary OR “yield table*” 3Y 9Y “Intertidal Plantation* OR 4Y 10Y forest” OR Planted OR 5Y 11Y Rhizophora* Regenerat* OR 6Y 12Y Rehabilitat* OR Stand 6</p><p>7</p><p>1</p>