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Study Number 89 Author M.D. Amarasinghe, K.A.R.S. Perera Abstract The relatively low extent of mangroves in Sri Lanka supports 23 true mangrove plant species. In the last few decades, more plant species that naturally occur in terrestrial and freshwater habitats…
Study Number 88 Author J. Boone Kauffman, Virni B. Arifanti, Humberto Hernández Trejo, Maria Del Carmen Jesús García, Jennifer Norfolk, Miguel Cifuentes, Deddy Hadriyanto, Daniel Murdiyarso Abstract Scientists have the difficult task of clearly conveying the ecological consequences of forest…
Study Number 83 Author Catherine G. McNally, Emi Uchida, and Arthur J. Gold Abstract Protected areas are used to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, protected areas can create tradeoffs spatially and temporally among ecosystem services, which can affect the…
Study Number 87 Author Daniel R. Richards and Danial A. Friess Abstract The mangrove forests of Southeast Asia are highly biodiverse and provide multiple ecosystem services upon which millions of people depend. Mangroves enhance fisheries and coastal protection, and store…
Study Number 86 Author Daniela A. Miteva, Brian C. Murray, Subhrendu K. Pattanayak Abstract Mangroves provide multiple ecosystem services such as blue carbon sequestration, storm protection, and unique habitat for species. Despite these services, mangroves are being lost at rapid…
Study Number 86 Author Catherine G. McNally, Emi Uchida, and Arthur J. Gold Abstract Protected areas are used to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, protected areas can create tradeoffs spatially and temporally among ecosystem services, which can affect the…
Study Number: 85 Author Catherine E. Lovelock, Donald R. Cahoon, Daniel A, Friess, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Ken W. Krauss, Ruth Reef, Kerrylee Rogers, Megan L. Saunders, Frida Sidik, Andrew Swales, Neil Saintilan, Le Xuan Thuyen & Tran Triet Abstract Sea-level…
Study Number 83 Author J. Boone Kauffman, Chris Heider, Jennifer Norfolk, Frederick Payton Abstract Mangroves are recognized to possess a variety of ecosystem services including high rates of carbon sequestration and storage. Deforestation and conversion of these ecosystems continue to…
Study Number 82 Author Paula Ezcurra, Exequiel Ezcurra, Pedro P. Garcillán, Matthew T. Costa, and Octavio Aburto-Oropeza Abstract Given their relatively small area, mangroves and their organic sediments are of disproportionate importance to global carbon sequestration and carbon storage. Peat…
Study Number 81 Author Edward J. Anthony, Nicolas Gratiot Abstract This short communication highlights potential destabilisation of the muddy coast of Guyana, South America, caused by large-scale mangrove destruction. The stability of the coast of Guyana, which is part of…
