Background Many mangrove ecosystems are periodically exposed to high velocity winds
and surge from tropical cyclones, and often recover with time and continue to provide …

Mangroves are among the most well described and widely studied wetland communities in
the world. The greatest threats to mangrove persistence are deforestation and other …

This review evaluates the importance of plants and associated biological processes in
determining the vulnerability of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise. Coastal wetlands occur …

Nature-based coastal protection is increasingly recognised as a potentially sustainable and
cost-effective solution to reduce coastal flood risk. It uses coastal ecosystems such as …

A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updated
The revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems–now in full …

Articles supplemented data from the atlas with data from local or regional publications,
where available, to update estimates of the area covered by mangrove forests for as many …

This review assesses the degree of resilience of mangrove forests to large, infrequent
disturbance (tsunamis) and their role in coastal protection, and to chronic disturbance events …

Abstract Since the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR), our understanding of the
implications of climate change for coastal systems and low-lying areas (henceforth referred …

Mangroves have a global distribution within coastal tropical and subtropical climates, and
have even expanded to some temperate locales. Where they do occur, mangroves provide a …

This book provides an introductory text in ecology aimed at undergraduate students and is
divided into sections entitled: introduction; conditions and resources; individuals …