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Mangroves protected villages and reduced death toll during Indian super cyclone

Study Number: 21 Author: S. Das and J. R. Vincent Abstract: Protection against coastal disasters has been identified as an important service of mangrove ecosystems. Empirical studies on this service have been criticized, however, for using small samples and inadequately…

Matt
November 19, 2023

Aquaculture Biodiversity Fisheries Mangroves Marine and Coastal

Use of replanted mangroves as nursery grounds by shrimp communities in Gazi Bay, Kenya

Study Number: 47 Author: B.I. Crona & P. Ronnback Abstract: This study quantitatively assessed the distribution of postlarval and juvenile shrimps in natural, degraded and replanted stands of Sonneratia alba mangroves in Gazi Bay, Kenya in 2002e2003. Two plantations (matrix and integrated)…

Matt
November 19, 2023

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

The value of a mangrove area in Sarawak

Study Number: 4 Author: E. L. Bennet & C. J. Reynolds Abstract: Many arguments have been presented to justify the conservation of tropical forests. In the case of mangrove forests, their preservation can be argued using economic and employment grounds…

Matt
November 19, 2023

Coastal developments Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Fisheries Mangroves Marine and Coastal Sustainable Development Tourism Valuation methods

Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management with Nonlinear Ecological Functions and Values

Study Number: 51 Author: E. B. Barbier, E. W. Koch, B. R. Silliman, S. D. Hacker, E. Wolanski, J. Primavera, E. F. Granek, S. Polasky, S. Aswani, L. A. Cramer, D. M. Stoms, C. J. Kennedy, D. Bael, C. V.…

Matt
November 19, 2023

Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Mangroves Marine and Coastal Sustainable Development Wetlands

Effect of mangrove forest structures on wave attenuation in coastal Vietnam

Study Number: 30 Author: T. Q. Bao Abstract: This paper analyses wave attenuation in coastal mangrove forests in Vietnam. Data from 32 mangrove plots of six species located in 2 coastal regions are used for this study. In each plot,…

Matt
November 19, 2023

Access to Information Biodiversity Coastal developments Coastal zone management Economics Ecosystem Services Ecosystems Education Financial Liability Forests Land Rights Mangroves Marine and Coastal Natural resources damages Public Participation Tourism

Attitudes of local communities towards conservation of mangrove forests: A case study from the east coast of India

Study Number: 44 Author: R. Badola, S. Barthwal & S. A. Hussain Abstract: The ecological and economic importance of mangrove ecosystems is well established and highlighted by studies establishing a correlation between the protective function of mangroves and the loss…

Matt
November 19, 2023

Biodiversity Coral reefs Mangroves Marine and Coastal Sustainable Development

Mangroves reduce the vulnerability of coral reef fisheries to habitat degradation

Study Number: 117 Author: Alice Rogers, Peter J. Mumby Abstract: Despite general and wide-ranging negative effects of coral reef degradation on reef communities, hope might exist for reef associated predators that use nursery habitats. When reef structural complexity is lost,…

Matt
November 19, 2023

Climate Change Economics Ecosystem Services Greenhouse gases Mangroves Marine and Coastal Wetlands

A review on mercury biogeochemistry in mangrove sediments: Hotspots of methylmercury production?

Study Number: 116 Author: Pei Lei, Huan Zhong, Dandan Duan, Ke Pan Abstract: Wetlands are highly productive and biologically diverse environments that provide numerous ecosystem services, but can also be sources of methylmercury (MeHg) production and export. Mangrove wetlands contribute…

Matt
November 19, 2023

Dams Dams Financial Liability Groundwater Mangroves Marine and Coastal Mining Natural resources damages Rivers Sand, gravel and aggregate mining Water Resources

Linking rapid erosion of the Mekong River Delta to human activities

Study Number: 115 Author: Edward J Anthony, Guillaume Brunier, Manon Besset, Marc Goichot, Philippe Dussouillez, & Van Lap Nguyen Abstract: As international concern for the survival of deltas grows, the Mekong River delta, the world’s third largest delta, densely populated,…

Matt
November 19, 2023

Animal welfare Biodiversity Climate Change Greenhouse gases Mangroves Marine and Coastal Wildlife

A future 1.2 C increase in ocean temperature alters the quality of mangrove habitats for marine plants and animals

Study Number: 113 Author: Georgia Walden, Christelle Noirot, Ivan Nagelkerken Abstract: Global climate stressors, like ocean warming and acidification, contribute to the erosion of structural complexity in marine foundation habitats by promoting the growth of low-relief turf, increasing grazing pressure…

Matt
November 14, 2023