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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

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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

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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