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Mangrove

About: Mangrove is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 11428 publications have been published within this topic receiving 262263 citations. The topic is also known as: bosque de mangle & mangrove ecoregion.


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08 Apr 2010-PLOS ONE
TL;DR: Across the globe, mangrove species found primarily in the high intertidal and upstream estuarine zones are the most threatened because they are often the first cleared for development of aquaculture and agriculture.
Abstract: Mangrove species are uniquely adapted to tropical and subtropical coasts, and although relatively low in number of species, mangrove forests provide at least US $1.6 billion each year in ecosystem services and support coastal livelihoods worldwide. Globally, mangrove areas are declining rapidly as they are cleared for coastal development and aquaculture and logged for timber and fuel production. Little is known about the effects of mangrove area loss on individual mangrove species and local or regional populations. To address this gap, species-specific information on global distribution, population status, life history traits, and major threats were compiled for each of the 70 known species of mangroves. Each species' probability of extinction was assessed under the Categories and Criteria of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Eleven of the 70 mangrove species (16%) are at elevated threat of extinction. Particular areas of geographical concern include the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Central America, where as many as 40% of mangroves species present are threatened with extinction. Across the globe, mangrove species found primarily in the high intertidal and upstream estuarine zones, which often have specific freshwater requirements and patchy distributions, are the most threatened because they are often the first cleared for development of aquaculture and agriculture. The loss of mangrove species will have devastating economic and environmental consequences for coastal communities, especially in those areas with low mangrove diversity and high mangrove area or species loss. Several species at high risk of extinction may disappear well before the next decade if existing protective measures are not enforced.

1,108 citations

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05 Feb 2004-Nature
TL;DR: It is shown that mangroves are unexpectedly important, serving as an intermediate nursery habitat that may increase the survivorship of young fish in reef fish population dynamics.
Abstract: Mangrove forests are one of the world's most threatened tropical ecosystems with global loss exceeding 35% (ref 1) Juvenile coral reef fish often inhabit mangroves, but the importance of these nurseries to reef fish population dynamics has not been quantified Indeed, mangroves might be expected to have negligible influence on reef fish communities: juvenile fish can inhabit alternative habitats and fish populations may be regulated by other limiting factors such as larval supply or fishing Here we show that mangroves are unexpectedly important, serving as an intermediate nursery habitat that may increase the survivorship of young fish Mangroves in the Caribbean strongly influence the community structure of fish on neighbouring coral reefs In addition, the biomass of several commercially important species is more than doubled when adult habitat is connected to mangroves The largest herbivorous fish in the Atlantic, Scarus guacamaia, has a functional dependency on mangroves and has suffered local extinction after mangrove removal Current rates of mangrove deforestation are likely to have severe deleterious consequences for the ecosystem function, fisheries productivity and resilience of reefs Conservation efforts should protect connected corridors of mangroves, seagrass beds and coral reefs

1,086 citations

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TL;DR: Knowing on mangrove carbon dynamics has improved considerably in recent years, but there are still significant gaps and shortcomings, and relevant research directions are suggested.

1,018 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the state of knowledge of mangrove vulnerability and responses to predicted climate change and consider adaptation options, based on available evidence, of all the climate change outcomes, relative sea level rise may be the greatest threat to mangroves.

952 citations

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TL;DR: Of immediate concern are potential carbon losses to deforestation that are greater than these ecosystems' rates of carbon storage, and large reservoirs of dissolved inorganic carbon in deep soils are a large loss of carbon.
Abstract: Mangroves are ecologically and economically important forests of the tropics. They are highly productive ecosystems with rates of primary production equal to those of tropical humid evergreen forests and coral reefs. Although mangroves occupy only 0.5% of the global coastal area, they contribute 10–15% (24 Tg C y−1) to coastal sediment carbon storage and export 10–11% of the particulate terrestrial carbon to the ocean. Their disproportionate contribution to carbon sequestration is now perceived as a means for conservation and restoration and a way to help ameliorate greenhouse gas emissions. Of immediate concern are potential carbon losses to deforestation (90–970 Tg C y−1) that are greater than these ecosystems' rates of carbon storage. Large reservoirs of dissolved inorganic carbon in deep soils, pumped via subsurface pathways to adjacent waterways, are a large loss of carbon, at a potential rate up to 40% of annual primary production. Patterns of carbon allocation and rates of carbon flux in mangrove f...

890 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
20231,296
20222,566
2021807
2020728
2019789
2018687