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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…

Matt
December 3, 2023

Coastal developments Coastal zone management Coral reefs Economics Ecosystem Services Mangroves Marine and Coastal Sustainable Development Tourism Wetlands

Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea-level rise and storms

Study Number: 39 Author: K. K. Arkema, G. Guannel, G. Verutes, S. A.Wood, A. Guerry, M. Ruckelshaus, P. Kareiva, M. Lacayo & J. M. Silver. Abstract: Extreme weather, sea-level rise and degraded coastal ecosystems are placing people and property at…

Matt
December 3, 2023

Aquaculture Climate Change Financial Liability Mangroves Marine and Coastal Natural resources damages Sustainable Development

Mangrove forests: Resilience, protection from tsunamis, and responses to global climate change

Study Number: 55 Author: D. M. Alongi Abstract: This review assesses the degree of resilience of mangrove forests to large, infrequent disturbance (tsunamis) and their role in coastal protection, and to chronic disturbance events and the future of mangroves in…

Matt
December 3, 2023

Aquaculture Biodiversity Coastal developments Economics Ecosystem Services Financial Liability Mangroves Marine and Coastal Natural resources damages Tourism

Present state and future of the world’s mangrove forests

Study Number: 23 Author: D. M. Alongi Abstract: Mangroves, the only woody halophytes living at the conﬂuence of land and sea, have been heavily used traditionally for food, timber, fuel and medicine, and presently occupy about 181 000 km2 of…

Matt
December 3, 2023

Climate Change Coastal developments Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Mangroves Marine and Coastal Sustainable Development Tourism Wetlands

The role of mangroves in attenuating storm surges

Study Number: 33 Author: K. Zhang, H. Liu, Y. Li, H. Xu, J. Shen, J. Rhome & T. J. Smith III Abstract: Field observations and numerical simulations indicate that the 6-to-30-km-wide mangrove forest along the Gulf Coast of South Florida…

Matt
December 2, 2023

Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Financial Liability Fisheries Mangroves Marine and Coastal Natural resources damages Public Participation Social Cost of Carbon Sustainable Development

Mangrove ecosystem services and the potential for carbon revenue programmes in Solomon Islands

Study Number: 25 Author: K. Warren-Rhodes, A.M. Schwarz, L. NG Boyle, J. Albert, S. S. Agalo, R. Warren, A. Bana, C. Paul, R. Kodosiku, W. Bosma, D. Yee, P. Ronnback, B. Crona and N. Duke Abstract: Mangroves are an imperilled…

Matt
December 2, 2023

Aquaculture Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Financial Liability Mangroves Marine and Coastal Natural resources damages Public Participation Sustainable Development

People and mangroves in the Philippines: fifty years of coastal environmental change

Study Number: 63 Author: B. B. Walters Abstract: Historical research has enhanced understanding of past human influences on forests and provides insights that can improve current conservation efforts. This paper presents one of the first detailed studies of mangrove forest…

Matt
December 2, 2023

Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Fisheries Mangroves Marine and Coastal Wildlife

The relative importance of mangroves and seagrass beds as feeding areas for residents and transient fishes among different habitats in Florida and Belize: Evidence from dietary and stable-isotope analyses

Study Number: 20 Author: A. Vaslet, D.L. Phillips, C. France, I.C. Feller, C.C. Baldwin Abstract: In the western Atlantic region, the contribution of mangrove food sources to ﬁsh diets has been considered of more limited importance than previously expected due…

Matt
December 2, 2023

Aquaculture Coastal zone management Financial Liability Mangroves Marine and Coastal Natural resources damages Pollution, Water Sustainable Development Waste

Impact of solid shrimp pond waste materials on mangrove growth and mortality: a case study from Pak Phanang, Thailand

Study Number: 17 Author: C. Vaiphasa, W. F. de Boer, A. K. Skidmore, S. Panitchart, T. Vaiphasa, N. Bamrongrugsa & P. Santitamnont Abstract: One of the most serious threats to tropical mangrove ecosystems caused by shrimp farming (aquaculture) activities is…

Matt
December 2, 2023

Aquaculture Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Financial Liability Mangroves Marine and Coastal Natural resources damages Sustainable Development

Status and changes of mangrove forest in Mekong Delta: Case study in Tra Vinh, Vietnam

Study Number: 32 Author: P. M. Thu & J. Populus Abstract: Because shrimp aquaculture in the Mekong Delta develops rapidly, it has negatively impacted the environment, socio-economics and natural resources. In particular, mangrove forests have been altered by the shrimp aquaculture. The area…

Matt
December 2, 2023