Can mangroves keep pace with contemporary sea level rise? A global data review

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 263-278

  Sasmito, Sigit D ^a   Murdiyarso, Daniel ^a,b   Friess, Daniel A ^c   Kurnianto, Sofyan ^a,d  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^b BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydro geomorphic; Restoration; Sediment availability; Sediment deposition; Surface accretion; Surface elevation change; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL WETLAND; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; ISLAND; MANGROVE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; VULNERABILITY;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; EAST AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84944937398     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: 15729834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-015-9466-7     Document Type: Article

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