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The Blue Carbon Explorer: a Google Earth Engine tool for mangrove restoration

Frontiers in Environmental Science
The Insular Caribbean is home to over half a million hectares of mangroves, blue carbon ecosystems that can store up to 5 times as much carbon as upland forests while also protecting coastal communities, supporting fisheries, and fostering marine ...
Valerie Pietsch McNulty, Denise Perez, Stefanie Simpson, Jewel Beneby, Andre Joseph-Witzig, Loúreene Jones, Lindsey Smart, Ryan P. Moyer, Solomon Gibson, Marcia Musgrove, Catherin Cattafesta, Steven R. Schill   +11 more
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Black mangrove growth and root architecture in recycled glass sand: testing a new substrate for coastal restoration

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
As coastal regions experience accelerating land loss, artificial substrates may be useful in restoration efforts to replenish sediment and facilitate plant colonization. Recycled glass sand is a potential artificial substrate for marsh building due to its sustainability, availability, and similarity to natural substrates.
Kathryn H. Fronabarger, Alan J. Deogracias III, Kacey Lange, Elizabeth H. MacDougal, Bek X. L. Markel, Sunshine A. Van Bael, Emily C. Farrer   +6 more
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Understanding carbon storage dynamics in Ayeyarwady delta's mangrove ecosystem in Myanmar: insights for restoration efforts

Environmental Research Communications
Mangroves are highly valued for their ecosystem services, providing a wide range of ecological, social, and economic benefits, including their role as carbon-rich ecosystems.
Bikram Pandey, Saroj Koirala, Htay Aung, Rong Li, Arbindra Timilsina, Soe Thaw Thaw Htun, Joacim Kontny, Htun Thiri Naing   +7 more
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Comparison of organelle genomes between endangered mangrove plant Dolichandrone spathacea to terrestrial relative provides insights into its origin and adaptative evolution

Frontiers in Plant Science
Dolichandrone spathacea is a mangrove associate with high medicinal and ecological values. However, due to the dual-pressure of climate change and human activities, D. spathacea has become endangered in China.
Ying Zhang, Ying Zhang, Jingwen Zhang, Zewei Chen, Yanni Huang, Jiaxuan Liu, Yuqi Liu, Yong Yang, Xiang Jin, Yuchen Yang, Yiqing Chen   +10 more
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Hydrological restoration of coastal wetlands: optimizing site selection and implementation strategies

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Coastal wetlands, despite their importance in providing ecosystem services like carbon sequestration, water quality improvement, and coastal protection, have suffered extensive degradation and loss in the past two centuries. Hydrological restoration of these degraded ecosystems presents an emerging opportunity for mitigating and ...
Aushij Gupta, Alice J. Twomey, Ananth Wuppukondur, Catherine E. Lovelock   +3 more
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Ecological Restoration of Mangrove Forests: Early Ecological Responses to Hydrological Restoration in Eastern Africa

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Mangrove forests in northern Mozambique were impacted by human and natural pressures, causing channel blockage, permanent flooding, and tree die back. To address the issue, hydrological restoration was carried out in August 2024, excavating 6.88 km of ...
Alberto de Jesus Fernando, Henriques Balidy, Maria Alberto Cuambe, Faustino César, Célia da Conceição Macamo   +4 more
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High and dry: the persistence of diverse coastal marsh communities depends on available upland area and connection to surrounding waters

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Sea‐level‐rise and alterations to natural hydrology have contributed to coastal land loss. To combat coastal land loss and maintain the ecosystem services provided by marshes, marsh creation has been broadly implemented. Marsh creation projects can be performed in conjunction with the construction of elevated terrestrial ridges that seek to mimic ...
Erik Nati‐Johnson, Jonathan M. Willis, Gregg A. Snedden, Giovanna McClenachan   +3 more
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Global meta‐analysis highlights recovery of animal functional diversity in restored coastal ecosystems

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Coastal ecosystems have experienced widespread global degradation, prompting substantial investment in restoration. While structural recovery is well documented, whether restoration reestablishes the functional diversity (FD) of animal communities and how recovery unfolds through time remains poorly resolved. Objectives This study
Jessa May Malanguis, Rod M. Connolly, Ben L. Gilby, Christopher J. Henderson, Michael Sievers   +4 more
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Estimating the greenhouse gas emission abatement potential of tidal introduction in Australia

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Coastal wetlands store higher amounts of organic carbon and sequester it at higher rates in soil relative to terrestrial ecosystems. However, they have been extensively drained, excavated, or modified, often to allow agriculture. Restoring degraded coastal wetlands can be an important contribution to climate change mitigation by ...
Mathew A. Vanderklift, Paul Branson, Rachel Groom, Erin Kenna, Catherine E. Lovelock, Raymundo Marcos‐Martinez, Martin Nolan, Wayne A. Rochester, Dirk Slawinski, Andrew D. L. Steven   +9 more
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Microplastic Dynamics in Sediment Layers of Two Ramsar‐Designated Wetlands

Water and Environment Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about the vertical and spatial dynamics of microplastics in relation to hydrology and land use, particularly in African context. This study aimed to assess the abundance, type, colour and vertical distribution of microplastics in sediment from two Ramsar‐designated wetlands, the Makuleke and Nylsvley. Sediment core samples were
Nelisiwe Ngomane, Linton F. Munyai, Ross N. Cuthbert, Pule Mpopetsi, Farai Dondofema, Rabelani Mudzielwana, Philippa Huchzermeyer, Tatenda Dalu   +7 more
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