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 …

Abstract Purpose of Review Carbon sequestration and storage in forest ecosystems is often
promoted as a solution for reducing CO 2 concentrations in the atmosphere. Yet, our …

Mangrove forests deliver incredible ecosystem goods and services and are enormously
relevant to sustainable living. An accurate assessment of the global status of mangrove …

While marine kelp forests have provided valuable ecosystem services for millennia, the
global ecological and economic value of those services is largely unresolved. Kelp forests …

Mangrove soils represent a large sink for otherwise rapidly recycled carbon (C). However,
widespread deforestation threatens the preservation of this important C stock. It is therefore …

Aim To reassess the capacity of mangroves for ecosystem services in the light of recent data.
Location Global mangrove ecosystems. Methods We review four long‐standing roles of …

Mangroves are amongst the most productive marine ecosystems on Earth, providing a
unique habitat opportunity for many species and key goods and services for human beings …

Mangroves provide a wide range of ecosystem services, including nutrient cycling, soil
formation, wood production, fish spawning grounds, ecotourism and carbon (C) storage …

This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …

Carbon sequestration and storage in mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass meadows is an
essential coastal 'blue carbon'ecosystem service for climate change mitigation. Here we …