The state of the world’s mangroves in the 21st century under climate change

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 803, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Feller, Ilka C ^a   Friess, Daniel A ^b   Krauss, Ken W ^c   Lewis, Roy R ^d  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Lewis Environmental Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biology; Deforestation; Extent; Mangrove expansion; Restoration; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 85029409044     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-017-3331-z     Document Type: Editorial

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