Article
Ecology
Samantha K. Chapman, Ilka C. Feller, Gabriela Canas, Matthew A. Hayes, Nicole Dix, Mark Hester, Jim Morris, J. Adam Langley
Summary: This study conducted warming experiments at three coastal wetland sites in northeast Florida, showing that warming promoted the growth rate of mangroves in height but did not affect canopy area growth. Site differences in growth rate were pronounced, with the northern site exhibiting lower growth rates and a wider growth pattern.
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Environmental Sciences
Shamim Ahmed, Swapan Kumar Sarker, Md Kamruzzaman, Juthika Afneen Ema, Clement Sullibie Saagulo Naabeh, Eric Cudjoe, Faqrul Islam Chowdhury, Hans Pretzsch
Summary: Mangrove forests are carbon-dense ecosystems that play a significant role in climate change mitigation. However, anthropogenic pressures and sea level rise can alter mangrove forest structure and functions, including below-ground soil carbon stocks. The linkage between soil carbon stocks and key ecosystem drivers, as well as the pathways of interaction along stress gradients, are poorly understood, limiting our ability to predict carbon dynamics.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Serge M. G. Zanvoa, Sylvanus Mensah, Kolwole Salako, Romain Glele Kakai
Summary: Accurate estimation of biomass and carbon stocks in mangrove forests is crucial for understanding their role in climate regulation. This study developed species-specific allometric equations and evaluated biomass allocation in two West African mangrove species. The new biomass models more accurately predicted biomass compared to existing models.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2023)
Article
Biology
Alejandra G. Vovides, Marie-Christin Wimmler, Falk Schrewe, Thorsten Balke, Martin Zwanzig, Cyril Piou, Etienne Delay, Jorge Lopez-Portillo, Uta Berger
Summary: Root grafts, the union of roots of different trees, are common and may reduce stress and facilitate resource exchange. Research shows that the probability and frequency of root grafting increase with environmental stress, leading to smaller group sizes of trees within grafted groups.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Limnology
Sandra Kammann, Daniel Arturo Saavedra Hortua, John S. Kominoski, Theresa-Marie Fett, Lucy Gwen Gillis
Summary: This study found that functional traits of mangroves and seagrasses are closely related to blue carbon accumulation. The physical traits of these plants are positively correlated with sediment nutrient content, and different functional traits influence carbon storage potential. Moreover, mangrove root complexity is linked to phosphorus limitation.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
John S. Kominoski, Carolyn A. Weaver, Anna R. Armitage, Steven C. Pennings
Summary: Changes in dominant plant species following a hurricane can affect carbon processing in coastal wetlands. Despite declines in soil nutrients, post-hurricane carbon processing increased with mangrove cover.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Beytollah Mahmoudi, Davood Mafi-Gholami, Eric Ng
Summary: The increasing importance of mangrove forests in providing multiple ecosystem services, particularly in coastal regions, highlights the need for conservation and afforestation. However, economic development and activities along the coasts have led to severe pollution, causing irreversible damage to mangrove forests. This study evaluates the sustainability and effectiveness of mangrove plantings on Iran's southern coast using indicators of forest resource sustainability and planting site sustainability. The results show that a significant percentage of planting sites have been lost, with the remaining sites experiencing a decrease in density. Only a few sites are considered sustainable. The findings of this study can inform site selection processes and improve the monitoring of mangrove rehabilitation or afforestation.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Masaya Yoshikai, Takashi Nakamura, Rempei Suwa, Sahadev Sharma, Rene Rollon, Jun Yasuoka, Ryohei Egawa, Kazuo Nadaoka
Summary: Soil salinity is an important environmental factor in mangrove forests, affecting productivity and tree competition. This study developed a model incorporating plant hydraulics to investigate the growth characteristics of mangroves under salt stress. The model predictions aligned with field data, highlighting the influence of salinity on mangrove forest structures.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Florent Lombard, Julien Andrieu
Summary: The mangrove areas in Senegal have fluctuated over the last few decades and a method for mapping plant formations to monitor and study changes in zonation within the mangroves of Senegal was presented in this study. The dynamics of zonation differ between the two main mangrove hydrosystems of Senegal, with a colonisation process in Casamance and densification of Rhizophora mangle in Saloum. The study suggests redirecting conservation policies towards reforestation efforts in Saloum and focusing on Avicennia germinans for successful seeding.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Andrea Munoz-Garcia, Ziv Arbeli, Vivian Boyaca-Vasquez, Javier Vanegas
Summary: This study used metagenomics and genomics to analyze the abundance of genes associated with heavy metal resistance and tolerance in the rhizosphere microbiome of Avicennia germinans in a semi-arid mangrove in La Guajira, Colombia. The study identified a total of 28 genes associated with tolerance and 49 genes related to resistance to heavy metals. Genes associated with Cu tolerance, particularly cusA and copA, were the most abundant. The Vibrio fluvialis isolate showed the ability to tolerate Cu, Ni, Zn, and Cd. The study provides insights into the potential of mangrove microorganisms to tolerate and resist heavy metals and the influence of salinity on their abundance.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Matthew A. Sturchio, Jeff Chieppa, Samantha K. Chapman, Gabriela Canas, Michael J. Aspinwall
Summary: Temperature acclimation of leaf respiration plays a crucial role in ecosystem responses to temperature and CO2 feedbacks. In this study, two coastal wetland species showed contrasting patterns of respiratory temperature acclimation, with Avicennia increasing R-25 with higher growth temperatures and Spartina reducing R-25 as seasonal temperatures increased. Leaf nitrogen positively correlated with R-25 in both species, emphasizing the importance of leaf N in predicting respiratory capacity across different growth temperatures.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Jasper Bathmann, Ronny Peters, Ruth Reef, Uta Berger, Marc Walther, Catherine E. Lovelock
Summary: This study assessed the importance of feedback between water availability and plant water use in mangrove ecosystems using the Mangrove Model MANGA. The inclusion of tree water use in the model led to high similarity between model results and field observations. The feedback between tree water use and porewater salinity was shown to be important for the emergence of species zonation patterns in mangrove forests.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Zhimao Mai, Hui Wang, Youshao Wang, Qiqi Chen, Lina Lyu, Xing Wei, Weiwen Zhou, Hao Cheng
Summary: The presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil is a global environmental concern, especially in coastal wetlands. This study investigates the effect of radial oxygen loss (ROL) from roots on PAH degradation in mangrove seedlings. The results show that mangrove plantation significantly enhances the removal efficiency of pyrene, with A. marina exhibiting the highest removal rate. The distinctive root anatomical structure of A. marina, characterized by thin exodermis and high porosity, contributes to its higher PAH removal efficiency.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Serge M. G. Zanvo, Kolawole Salako, Sylvanus Mensah, Romain Glele Kakai
Summary: This study investigated the impact of harvesting intensity on carbon allocation and carbon stock in a West African mangrove. The results showed that soil carbon contributed the most to the total carbon stock, and the carbon stocks in standing live and dead trees were influenced by harvesting intensity. The study also discovered that the carbon stock potential in the mangrove was higher in low harvesting sites compared to high harvesting sites. These findings provide important insights into the role of mangroves in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Matthew A. Sturchio, Jeff Chieppa, Lorae T. Simpson, Ilka C. Feller, Samantha K. Chapman, Michael J. Aspinwall
Summary: This study investigates the effects of nutrient enrichment on photosynthesis and respiration in black mangrove leaves. The results suggest that nitrogen addition may have short-term effects on photosynthetic processes, but sustained effects on leaf respiration in nitrogen-limited mangrove ecosystems.
ESTUARIES AND COASTS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Grace Jopaul Loubota Panzou, Adeline Fayolle, Tommaso Jucker, Oliver L. Phillips, Stephanie Bohlman, Lindsay F. Banin, Simon L. Lewis, Kofi Affum-Baffoe, Luciana F. Alves, Cecile Antin, Eric Arets, Luzmila Arroyo, Timothy R. Baker, Nicolas Barbier, Hans Beeckman, Uta Berger, Yannick Enock Bocko, Frans Bongers, Sam Bowers, Thom Brade, Eduardo S. Brondizio, Arthur Chantrain, Jerome Chave, Halidou Compaore, David Coomes, Adama Diallo, Arildo S. Dias, Kangbeni Dimobe, Gloria Djaney Djagbletey, Tomas Domingues, Jean-Louis Doucet, Thomas Drouet, Eric Forni, John L. Godlee, Rosa C. Goodman, Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury, Fidele Hien, Yoshiko Iida, Bhely Angoboy Ilondea, Jonathan Ilunga Muledi, Pierre Jacques, Shem Kuyah, Jorge Lopez-Portillo, Jean Joel Loumeto, Ben Hur Marimon-Junior, Beatriz Schwantes Marimon, Sylvanus Mensah, Edward T. A. Mitchard, Glenn R. Moncrieff, Ayyappan Narayanan, Sean T. O'Brien, Korotimi Ouedraogo, Michael W. Palace, Raphael Pelissier, Pierre Ploton, Lourens Poorter, Casey M. Ryan, Gustavo Saiz, Karin Santos, Michael Schlund, Giacomo Sellan, Bonaventure Sonke, Frank Sterck, Quentin Thibaut, Yorick Van Hoef, Elmar Veenendaal, Alejandra G. Vovides, Yaozhan Xu, Tze Leong Yao, Ted R. Feldpausch, Andrew Kerkhoff
Summary: The variations in tropical tree crown allometry show significant geographical differences driven by stand-level and environmental variables across continents. Forest trees in Asia and savanna trees in Australia have smaller crown dimensions compared to trees in Africa and America for a given diameter. These findings have implications for ecosystem function assessment and woody biomass monitoring in global tropics using remote sensing techniques.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rosela Perez-Ceballos, Cesar Canul-Macario, Roger Pacheco-Castro, Julia Pacheco-Avila, Jorge Euan-Avila, Martin Merino-Ibarra
Summary: This study describes the regional hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in the Cenotes Ring around the Yucatan Peninsula and its association with the dissolution/precipitation of minerals along its pathway. The results show two evolution pathways of groundwater influenced by marine intrusion and rainfall, indicating the importance of monitoring marine intrusion and mineral dissolution in the area.
Article
Biology
Alejandra G. Vovides, Marie-Christin Wimmler, Falk Schrewe, Thorsten Balke, Martin Zwanzig, Cyril Piou, Etienne Delay, Jorge Lopez-Portillo, Uta Berger
Summary: Root grafts, the union of roots of different trees, are common and may reduce stress and facilitate resource exchange. Research shows that the probability and frequency of root grafting increase with environmental stress, leading to smaller group sizes of trees within grafted groups.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Uwe Grueters, Mohd Rodila Ibrahim, Hartmut Schmidt, Katharina Tiebel, Hendrik Horn, Aor Pranchai, Alejandra G. Vovides, Juliane Vogt, Viviana Otero, Behara Satyanarayana, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Summary: Through simulation studies, it was found that classical competition theory is more suitable for explaining the competitive dynamics between red mangrove species, while inter-specific crown plasticity affects their spatial distribution. Local competition and global or localized seed dispersal will have effects on species coexistence.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mariana V. Capparelli, John C. McNamara, Carl L. Thurman, Rosela Perez-Ceballos, Mario A. Gomez-Ponce, Jose-Gilberto Cardoso-Mohedano, Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Summary: We assessed the responses of mangrove crabs to global climate changes and found that more terrestrial species were better adapted to survive in water, while less terrestrial species were more adapted to live on land.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Omar Celis-Hernandez, Miguel Villoslada-Pecina, Raymond D. Ward, T. F. Bergamo, Rosela Perez-Ceballos, Maria Patricia Giron-Garcia
Summary: The study revealed that trace element pollution has an impact on the phenological patterns of mangroves, with the start of the season showing a strong response and exhibiting non-linear changes in delay response to pollution.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jose Hernandez-Nava, Alina Eugenia Pascual-Barrera, Arturo Zaldivar-Jimenez, Rosela Perez-Ceballos
Summary: The study found that the ecological value of carbon sequestration and forest structure is crucial for strengthening conservation measures in urban mangroves.
BOTANICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Rosela Perez-Ceballos, Arturo Zaldivar-Jimenez, Sveidy Melgarejo-Salas, Julio Canales-Delgadillo, Jorge Lopez-Portillo, Martin Merino-Ibarra, Omar Celis-Hernandez, Ana Laura Lara-Dominguez, Jonathan Ochoa-Gomez
Summary: The hydroperiod is crucial in determining the biogeochemical conditions and processes in mangrove soil, and degradation can result in the accumulation of salinity and sulfides, leading to adverse effects on tree survival.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ken W. Krauss, Catherine E. Lovelock, Luzhen Chen, Uta Berger, Marilyn C. Ball, Ruth Reef, Ronny Peters, Hannah Bowen, Alejandra G. Vovides, Eric J. Ward, Marie-Christin Wimmler, Joel Carr, Pete Bunting, Jamie A. Duberstein
Summary: Blue carbon wetland vegetation, particularly mangroves, has a limited freshwater requirement and consumes less water compared to adjacent terrestrial ecoregions. This reduced water use, combined with other ecosystem services provided by mangroves, allows them to sustain the ecological values of connected estuarine ecosystems without competing with human freshwater needs.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Omar Celis-Hernandez, Jorge Feliciano Ontiveros-Cuadras, Raymond D. Ward, Maria Patricia Maria Patricia Giron-Garcia, Rosela Yazmin Perez-Ceballos, Julio Cesar Canales-Delgadillo, Inna Valeria Acevedo-Granados, Susana Santiago-Perez, John S. Armstrong-Altrin, Martin Merino-Ibarra
Summary: Cadmium is a toxic element with well-understood effects on human health, but its biogeochemical behavior in natural ecosystems is poorly understood. This study investigates the presence, behavior, and impacts of cadmium in mangrove ecosystems using geochemical data and multivariate analysis. The results reveal that cadmium accumulation in mangroves is influenced by interactions between organic matter, sulfur, and fine particles, and is primarily derived from urban activities and poor waste management.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Miriam Soria-Barreto, Rosela Perez-Ceballos, Arturo Zaldivar-Jimenez, Rolando Gelabert Fernandez
Summary: This study examined and compared the food webs in mangrove areas with different restoration times and a reference mangrove in Terminos Lagoon, Mexico. The analysis of stable isotopes revealed the trophic structure and carbon resources that sustain aquatic consumers. The restored mangroves depended mainly on allochthonous resources, highlighting the importance of connectivity and carbon input from nearby coastal environments.
