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Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation for managing natural disasters

Study Number: 38 Author: R. A. Feagin, N. Mukherjee, K. Shanker, A. H. Baird, J. Cinner, A, M. Kerr, N. Koedam, A. Sridhar, R. Arthur, L.P. Jayatissa, D. L. Seen, M. Menon, S. Rodriguez, Md. Shamsuddoha, & F. Dahdouh-Guebas Abstract:…

Managing mangroves with benthic biodiversity in mind: Moving beyond roving banditry

Study Number: 6 Author: A. M. Ellison Abstract: This review addresses mangrove management activities in the broader context of the diversity of the mangrove benthos. Goals for mangrove ecosystem management include silviculture, aquaculture, or ‘ecosystem services’ such as coastal protection. Silvicultural management of…

Anthropogenic Disturbance of Caribbean Mangrove Ecosystems: Past Impacts, Present Trends, and Future Predictions

Study Number: 58 Author: A. M. Ellison & E. J. Farnsworth Abstract: We review historical, current, and projected future impacts of four classes of anthropogenic disturbance-extraction, pollution, reclamation (coastal development), and changing climate on Caribbean mangrove ecosystems (mangal). These disturbances occur, respectively,…

Natural barriers to natural disasters: Replanting mangroves after the tsunami

Author: E. B. Barbier Abstract: The Indian Ocean tsunami disaster of December 2004 has increased interest in replanting degraded and deforested mangrove areas in Asia to improve coastal protection. Evidence from Thailand suggests that concern over mangrove deforestation by shrimp…