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World Mangrove Atlas
Mark Spalding,François Blasco,C. D. Field +2 more
- Vol. 1997
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The World Mangrove Atlas as mentioned in this paper provides an overview of the distribution of mangroves worldwide and provides a range of different mapping techniques and provides detail on some of the issues threatening mangrove worldwide.Abstract:
The World Mangrove Atlas provides an overview of the distribution of mangroves worldwide. Mapped data were gathered from a wide range of sources and were synthesized into a series of 25 regional maps. Related texts describing the species geographic extent and other summary information on the status of mangroves in each country are provided. A number of case studies demonstrate what can be achieved using greater resolution and much more detailed investigation. They show mangroves growing in very different conditions such as estuaries deltas lagoons wet tropical coasts and arid coasts. They also illustrate a range of different mapping techniques and provide detail on some of the issues threatening mangroves worldwide. The atlas is intended for scientists politicians planners conservationists and others who have an interest in the status and future of mangroves. For people interested in the extent and dynamics of mangroves this atlas can provide a well-documented foundation from which to start explorations.read more
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The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services
Edward B. Barbier,Sally D. Hacker,Chris J. Kennedy,Evamaria W. Koch,Adrian C. Stier,Brian R. Silliman +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the main ecological services across a variety of estuarine and coastal ecosystems (ECEs) including marshes, mangroves, nearshore coral reefs, seagrass beds, and sand beaches and dunes are reviewed.
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Status and distribution of mangrove forests of the world using earth observation satellite data
Chandra Giri,E. Ochieng,Larry L. Tieszen,Zhiliang Zhu,Ashbindu Singh,Thomas R. Loveland,Jeffery G. Masek,Norm Duke +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the status and distribution of global mangroves using recently available Global Land Survey (GLS) data and the Landsat archive was mapped using hybrid supervised and unsupervised digital image classification techniques.
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Coastal systems and low-lying areas
Robert J. Nicholls,P.P. Wong,V.R. Burket,J. Codignotto,J.E. Hay,Roger F. McLean,S. Ragoonaden,Colin D. Woodroffe +7 more
TL;DR: Since the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR), our understanding of the implications of climate change for coastal systems and low-lying areas (henceforth referred to as "coasts") has increased substantially and six important policy-relevant messages have emerged as discussed by the authors.
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Present state and future of the world's mangrove forests
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that over the past 50 years, approximately one-third of the world's mangrove forests have been lost, but most data show very variable loss rates and there is considerable margin of error in most estimates.
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Global carbon sequestration in tidal, saline wetland soils
Gail L. Chmura,Shimon C. Anisfeld,Donald R. Cahoon,Donald R. Cahoon,James C. Lynch,James C. Lynch +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the average soil carbon density of mangrove swamps (0.055 ± 0.004 g cm−3) is significantly higher than the salt marsh average ( 0.039 − 0.003 g cm −3) due to increased decay rates at higher temperatures.
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