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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,…

Matt
December 3, 2023

Aquaculture Coastal developments Economics Ecosystem Services Mangroves Marine and Coastal Social Cost of Carbon Tourism Wildlife

A World Without Mangroves?

Study Number: 5 Author: N.C. Duke, J.-O. Meynecke, S. Dittmann, A. M. Ellison, K. Anger, U. Berger, S. Cannicci, K. Diele, K. C. Ewel, C. D. Field, N. Koedam, S. Y. Lee, C. Marchand, I. Nordhaus & F. Dahdouh-Guebas Abstract:…

Matt
December 3, 2023

Climate Change Coastal zone management Economics Forests Greenhouse gases Mangroves Marine and Coastal Social Cost of Carbon

Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics

Study Number: 1 Author: D. C. Donato, J. B. Kauffman, D. Murdiyarso, S. Kurnianto, M. Stidham & M. Kanninen Abstract: Mangrove forests occur along ocean coastlines throughout the tropics, and support numerous ecosystem services, including fisheries production and nutrient cycling.…

Matt
December 3, 2023

Biodiversity Climate Change Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Emission trading system Mangroves Marine and Coastal Public Participation Wetlands

Functionality of restored mangroves: A review

Study Number: 22 Author: J.O. Bosire, F. Dahdouh-Guebas, M. Walton, B.I. Crona, R.R. Lewis III, C. Field, J.G. Kairo and N. Koedam Abstract: Widespread mangrove degradation coupled with the increasing awareness of the importance of these coastal forests have spurred…

Matt
December 3, 2023

Aquaculture Biodiversity Coastal developments Economics Ecosystem Services Mangroves Marine and Coastal Pollution, Water Tourism

A spatial model of coastal ecosystem services

Author: E. B. Barbier Abstract: Evidence suggests that the ecological functions underlying many ecosystem goods and services are spatially variable. For coastal systems, a simple model is developed incorporating a spatial production function that declines across an ecological landscape. The…

Matt
December 3, 2023

Aquaculture Coastal zone management Corporate Accountability Economics Ecosystem Services Environmental justice Healthy Environment Mangroves Marine and Coastal Pollution, Water Public Participation Right to ...Sustainable Development

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