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Mangroves Marine and Coastal

Rehabilitating mangrove ecosystem services: A case study on the relative benefits of abandoned pond reversion from Panay Island, Philippines

Study Number 91 Author: Clare Duncan, Jurgenne H. Primavera, Nathalie Pettorelli, Julian R. Thompson, Rona Joy A. Loma, Heather J. Koldewey Abstract Mangroves provide vital climate change mitigation and adaptation (CCMA) ecosystem services (ES), yet have suffered extensive tropics-wide declines.…

Matt
October 26, 2023

Fisheries Mangroves Marine and Coastal

Contribution of Mangroves to Marine Fisheries in India

Study Number 90 Author Lavanya Ravikanth Anneboina and K. S. Kavi Kumar Abstract Mangroves support and enhance fisheries by serving as a breeding ground and nursery habitat for marine life. The mangrove-fishery link has been well established in the ecological…

Matt
October 26, 2023

Mangroves Marine and Coastal

Ecological biogeography of mangroves in Sri Lanka

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…

Matt
October 26, 2023

Aquaculture Ecosystems Forests Mangroves Marine and Coastal

The jumbo carbon footprint of a shrimp: Carbon losses from mangrove deforestation

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…

Matt
October 26, 2023

Mangroves Marine and Coastal Protected Marine Areas

The effect of a protected area on the tradeoffs between short-run and long-run benefits from mangrove ecosystems

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…

Matt
October 26, 2023

Aquaculture Ecosystems Forests Mangroves Marine and Coastal

Rates and drivers of mangrove deforestation in Southeast Asia, 2000-2012

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…

Matt
October 26, 2023

Mangroves Marine and Coastal

Do protected areas reduce blue carbon emissions? A quasi-experimental evaluation of mangroves in Indonesia

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…

Matt
October 26, 2023

Biodiversity Economics Ecosystems Forests Mangroves Marine and Coastal

The effect of a protected area on the tradeoffs between short-run and long-run benefits from mangrove ecosystems

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…

Matt
October 26, 2023

Ecosystems Forests Mangroves Marine and Coastal

The vulnerability of Indo-Pacific mangrove forests to sea-level rise

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…

Matt
October 26, 2023

Aquaculture Ecosystems Forests Mangroves Marine and Coastal

Carbon stocks of intact mangroves and carbon emissions arising from their conversion in the Dominican Republic

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…

Matt
October 26, 2023