Seas the opportunity: multi-criteria decision analysis to identify and prioritise blue carbon wetland restoration sites
Published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
Seas the opportunity: multi-criteria decision analysis to identify and prioritise blue carbon wetland restoration sites
Accounting intra-tree radial wood density variation provides more accurate above ground mangrove biomass estimation in t...
Wood density is an important functional trait used to estimate forest biomass and carbon stocks. Its wider range of variations, such as inter- and intra-specific level, and within tree disparity, repeatedly invoke wood density as a potential source of variation in biomass or carbon estimation. We aim to (i) measure pith-to-bark wood density profile...
Net evaporation-induced mangrove area loss across low-lying Caribbean islands
Published in Environmental Research: Climate
Although mangroves provide many beneficial ecosystem services, such as blue carbon storage and coastal protection, they are currently under threat due to changes in climate conditions, such as prolonged drought exposure. Under drought conditions, evaporation exceeds precipitation and high soil salinities can lead to stunted growth and die-back. To ...
Optimization of culture conditions for endophytic bacteria in mangrove plants and isolation and identification of bacter...
Published in Frontiers in Pharmacology
Introduction: The antibacterial protein PAG14 was extracted from a metabolite of Bacillus G14 isolated from mangrove plants. Methods: In this study, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pasteurell multocide, Enterobacter aerogenes, and Enterococcus faecalis were used as indicator bacteria to screen endophytes that exhibited antibacterial activity. The endophyte...
Mangroves trend and their impact on surface temperature in Al-Wajh Lagoon: a study aligned with Saudi Arabia's vision 20...
Published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
Mangrove ecosystems are vital to arid environments like Saudi Arabia, offering crucial ecological services and enhancing biodiversity. This study investigates the spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of mangrove coverage in the Al Wajh lagoon area, crucial for crafting effective conservation and management strategies. Employing high-resolutio...
Assessing mangrove canopy heights in Myanmar using GEDI & Sentinel-2 for effective monitoring
Mangrove forests are crucial ecosystems that store over three times as much carbon per hectare as terrestrial tropical forests (Donato et al., 2011) and host an essential role in regulating global and local climate systems (Estoque et al.2018). Alarmingly, the global mangrove area shrank by 50% between 1997 and 2016, with the most significant losse...
Restoration of mangrove: evaluating ecological, social, and economic integration for project success - a case study in t...
The ecological restoration of mangroves is evolving from large monospecific replantation projects to the systemic approaches (hydro-geomorphological rehabilitation and local communities’ involvement). To evaluate the effectiveness of these emerging projects to restore mangroves, this paper combines the analysis of 198 restoration project through li...
Archaeal communities in natural and artificially restored mangrove sediments in Tieshan Bay, China
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
Mangrove forests are crucial wetland ecosystems located in tropical and subtropical intertidal zones, but they have become extensively degraded. As a viable ecological restoration strategy, the cultivation of native mangrove vegetation in these degraded areas has gained considerable attention. Mangroves’ unique environmental conditions make them su...
Numerical modeling of bamboo fences with various infill porosities deployed for mangrove restoration
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
As part of mangrove restoration initiatives eco-friendly fence has been implemented in eroded coastal areas in recent years. These fences provide the capacity to mitigate incoming wave energy and facilitate sediment deposition, thereby promoting the establishment and maintenance of mangrove habitats. Nevertheless, it is crucial to investigate the i...
Genetic basis of local adaptation in the cold-tolerant mangrove Kandelia obovata
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Understanding the genetic basis of local adaption is crucial in the context of global climate change. Mangroves, as salt-tolerant trees and shrubs in the intertidal zone of tropical and subtropical coastlines, are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Kandelia obovata, the most cold-tolerant mangrove species, has undergone ecological speciatio...
