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Outcomes of State vs. Community-Based Mangrove Management in Southern Thailand

Study Number: 57 Author: C. Sudtongkong & E. L. Webb Abstract: In Thailand, mangrove forests are claimed for state management, although it is widely recognized that coastal communities access and manage those forests. Skepticism persists within Thai government circles about…

Matt
December 1, 2023

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Effects of mangrove deforestation on fish assemblage at Pak Phanang Bay, South Thailand

Study Number: 35 Author: Tatsuya Shinnaka, Mitsuhiko Sano, Kou Ikejima, Prasert Tongnunui, Masahiro Horinouchi & Hisashi Kurokura Abstract: Daytime sampling using a seine net was conducted at Pak Phanang Bay (Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand) in February and July 2006,…

Matt
December 1, 2023

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Valuing Mangrove Conservation in Southern Thailand

Study Number: 52 Author: S. Sathirathai & E. B. Barbier Abstract: Mangroves are ecologically important coastal wetland systems that are under severe threat globally. In Thailand, the main cause of mangrove conversion is shrimp farming (aquaculture), which is a major…

Matt
December 1, 2023

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The return of ecosystem goods and services in replanted mangrove forests: perspectives from local communities in Kenya

Study Number: 19 Author: P. Ronnback, B. Crona, and L. Ingwall Abstract: Mangroves are severely threatened ecosystems, with loss rates exceeding those of rainforests and coral reefs, stressing the need for large-scale rehabilitation programmes. Not only are ecological evaluations of…

Matt
December 1, 2023

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Mangrove dependence and socioeconomic concerns in shrimp hatcheries of Andhra Pradesh

Study Number: 43 Author: P. Ronnback, M. Troell, T. Zetterstrom & D.E. Babu Abstract: There are many environmental and socio-economic concerns about the shrimp aquaculture industry. This study, based on interviews, direct observations and literature reviews, shows that the Indian hatchery industry…

Matt
December 1, 2023

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Mangrove fish communities in tropical Queensland, Australia: spatial and temporal patterns in densities, biomass and community structure

Study Number: 31 Author: A.I. Robertson & N.C. Duke Abstract: Regular daylight sampling over 13 mo (February 1985-February 1986) in and adjacent to intertidal forested areas, in small creeks and over accreting mudbanks in the mainstream of a small mangrove-lined…

Matt
December 1, 2023

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Mangroves: A Carbon Source and Sink

Study Number: 14 Author: J.E. Ong Abstract: The mangrove ecosystem in many wet tropical areas represents one of the most, if not the most productive of natural ecosystems. The question that has occupied the minds of many mangrove scientists is…

Matt
November 25, 2023

Biodiversity Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Fisheries Mangroves Marine and Coastal Sustainable Development

Effects of Marine Reserves versus Nursery Habitat Availability on Structure of Reef Fish Communities

Study Number: 9 Author: I. Nagelkerken, M. G. G. Grol, and P. J. Mumby Abstract: No-take marine fishery reserves sustain commercial stocks by acting as buffers against overexploitation and enhancing fishery catches in adjacent areas through spillover. Likewise, nursery habitats…

Matt
November 25, 2023

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How important are mangroves and seagrass beds for coral-reef fish? The nursery hypothesis tested on an island scale

Study Number: 13 Author: I. Nagelkerken, C. M. Roberts, G. van der Velde, M. Dorenbosch, M. C. van Riel, E. Cocheret de la Morinière & P. H. Nienhuis Abstract: There has been much controversy over the degree to which mangroves…

Matt
November 22, 2023

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Wave reduction in a mangrove forest dominated by Sonneratia sp.

Study Number: 37 Author: Y. Mazda, M. Magi, Y. Ikeda, T. Kurokawa & T. Asano Abstract: Based on a field observation at the Vinh Quang coast in northern Vietnam, the characteristics of wave reduction due to the drag force of…

Matt
November 22, 2023