Biodiversity, Health, and Ecosystem Services of Mangroves
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (6 September 2024) | Viewed by 76043
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant diversity; taxonomy; mangrove; forest ecology; conservation
Interests: taxonomy; forest ecology; biodiversity; conservation; ethnobotany
Interests: mangrove ecology; stable isotopes ecology; forest management; medicinal plants; REDD+
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The mangrove ecosystem is among the most productive ecosystems in the world, with well-established ecological, economic, and cultural importance providing a range of services including food security, livelihood, and coastal protection. Mangroves play a critical role in sustaining the biological integrity and resources of the adjacent marine ecosystem and thus contribute significantly to commercial fisheries and other regulatory ecosystem services. The productivity of offshore areas is dependent on the presence of mangroves along the shores as they provide breeding and spawning grounds for sustaining fish populations. In addition, mangroves become more important in safeguarding these ecological and the biotic dynamics as well as that of hydrological and sedimentation regulatory functions. They protect shorelines from strong wind, erosion, currents, and storing carbon, among other functions. Mangroves are multifunctional ecosystems providing resource provisions and various ecosystem services which support the livelihoods of millions of people in the world. Despite their huge socioeconomic contribution to the nation, mangrove ecosystems are threatened by reclamation, pollution, and other land-use activities resulting in habitat destruction and loss of biodiversity. Unsustainable anthropogenic activities continue to undermine the health of these ecosystems, resulting in environmental adversities and declining resources. The issue of how to address mangrove health remains. Are our mangroves healthy enough to sustain these provisioning services for the current and future generations’ well-being?
This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest status and trends in biodiversity, health, and ecosystem services of mangroves, especially in Asia, with several exceptions from mangrove-rich areas beyond Asia. Topics may include: mangrove biodiversity: plant species diversity, mangrove fauna diversity, mangrove fireflies and other insects, genetic differentiation of mangrove species, diversity of mangrove plant families; health of mangrove ecosystem: pest and diseases of mangrove species, mangrove health index, mangrove productivity, mangrove forest regeneration, invasive alien species, pollution; mangrove ecosystem services: plant–animal or –microbes interaction, ecotourism, charcoal production and other products, refugia for migratory birds, Nypa and its services, carbon and climate mitigation; novel approaches: practical conservation management options, methodologies, tools and available best practices and technologies using potential smart automated monitoring system, institutional and governance-related interventions for the sustainable management of mangrove resources, health and ecosystem services.
Prof. Dr. Faridah Hanum Ibrahim
Prof. Dr. Abdul Latiff Mohamad
Dr. Waseem Razzaq Khan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mangrove biodiversity
- mangrove health
- mangrove ecosystem services
- mangrove ecology
- status
- trends
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