Mangrove Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise

Dear Colleagues,

Mangroves are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world and are highly valued for their ecosystem services, which include habitat protection, CO₂ sequestration, and carbon burial. Indeed, preserving and restoring mangrove forests have been suggested to be effective approaches to mitigating anthropogenic climate change. However, ongoing modifications produced by climate change and sea-level rise are putting many of these habitats at risk. For instance, there is growing concern that a lack of space for inland migration brought about through land-use change may prevent mangroves from adapting to fast rates of sea-level rise. Therefore, climate change and sea-level rise should be considered in any management activity that seeks to enhance the resilience of mangrove ecosystems.

We invite contributions to this Special Issue that examine any aspect of mangrove habitats. Our goal for this Special Issue is to highlight the most current research on mangrove forest ecosystem structures and biogeochemical cycling, which are directly related to climate change and sea-level rise.

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• mangrove wetlands
• mangrove forests
• coastal wetlands
• biogeochemistry
• carbon
• nutrients
• climate change
• wetland conservation
• storm recovery
• mangrove dieback.