Towards the development of ecosystem-based indicators of mangroves functioning state in the context of the EU water framework directive
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- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2020
- Source
- Open Archive Toulouse Archive Ouverte
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- Language
- English
- License
- Green
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Abstract
European Water Framework Directive is enforced in five tropical French Oversea Territories where mangroves are present. Developing bioindication tools to support the ecosystem-based management approach of the Directive is needed. A series of expert workshops was organized and led to the proposal of a strategy and of an applied research program to develop bioindication tools. The proceedings of the workshops are presented as a case study, as this is the first time such an integrative ecosystem-based approach is proposed in mangroves, combining structural and functional aspects, from forest structure to benthic community functioning.
