Field Plan for Mangrove Rapid Assessment

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Villarreal-Rosas, Jaramar
Garza-Garcia, Alejandro Daniel
Snaddon, Jake
Novelo, Kevin
Neal, Juliet
Bood, Nadia
Gonzalez, Minerva
Guerra, Florencia
Andradi-Brown, Dominic
Adame, Maria Fernanda
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2024
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Mangroves, a remarkable group of diverse plants, have evolved to dominate coastal tidal zones worldwide. These ecosystems vary in form, from 60-meter-tall trees to smaller dwarf shrubs. Adapted to saline and oxygen-deficient environments, mangroves feature unique characteristics like pneumatophores for gas exchange and complex root systems. These adaptations enable mangroves to thrive and create essential habitats for diverse aquatic and terrestrial species. Mangroves are pivotal in preventing soil erosion, enriching the nutrient cycle, and supporting a wide range of biodiversity, including significant marine and terrestrial fauna (Bunting et al., 2018; Chowdhury et al., 2017; Sippo et al., 2018). Their role in carbon dioxide sequestration is increasingly recognized, with their capacity to capture carbon exceeding that of other terrestrial ecosystems, such as tropical rainforests (Hamilton & Friess, 2018; Kauffman & Donato, 2012). The Western Indian Ocean is notable for its diversity, hosting around 52 species and 40% of the global mangrove cover. Latin America, Africa, and Oceania are also key regions, with Latin America alone representing 20% of the world's mangrove area (Ricklefs & Latham, 1993).

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© 2024 Griffith University and World Wildlife Fund. This an open access report distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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