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Biodiversity and Conservation of Mangroves
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Biodiversity and Conservation of Mangroves

A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity Conservation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 5064

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Elizabeth Clare Ashton

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Marine Laboratory, Queen’s University Belfast, 12 The Strand, Portaferry, Down BT22 1PF, UK
Interests: mangrove biodiversity and ecology; wetland restoration; sustainable management; aquaculture; oysters; seaweed

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a forthcoming Special Issue of Diversity focused on mangrove biodiversity and its sustainable conservation as well as management for future generations.

Mangroves, renowned for their unique ecological characteristics and vital ecosystem services, thrive in the intertidal zones of large rivers and coastal islands. There are many unique fauna and flora in mangrove ecosystems around the world; however, these habitats are under threat from habitat loss, degradation, climate change, overexploitation for natural resources, or conversion into various forms of land use, such as agriculture, aquaculture, and urban and industrial development, such that there are few pristine mangroves that remain.

This Special Issue provides an opportunity to highlight the unique mangrove biodiversity and different ways in which it is being protected, whether that be by local communities, new legislation, governance, or enforcement. Research case studies are welcomed on any aspect of mangrove diversity and conservation around the world. Through this collaborative effort, we aim to deepen our understanding of mangrove ecosystems and advance effective conservation practices, ensuring the preservation of these vital habitats for future generations.

Dr. Elizabeth Clare Ashton
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • mangrove ecosystems
  • sustainable management
  • protection
  • policy
  • livelihoods

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Mangrove Biodiversity and Conservation: Setting Key Functional Groups and Risks of Climate-Induced Functional Disruption
by Alexander C. Ferreira, Elizabeth C. Ashton, Raymond D. Ward, Ian Hendy and Luiz D. Lacerda
Diversity 2024, 16(7), 423; https://doi.org/10.3390/d16070423 - 19 Jul 2024
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Climate change (CC) represents an increasing threat to mangroves worldwide and can amplify impacts caused by local anthropogenic activities. The direct effects of CC on mangrove forests have been extensively discussed, but indirect impacts such as the alteration of ecological processes driven by [...] Read more.
Climate change (CC) represents an increasing threat to mangroves worldwide and can amplify impacts caused by local anthropogenic activities. The direct effects of CC on mangrove forests have been extensively discussed, but indirect impacts such as the alteration of ecological processes driven by specific functional groups of the biota are poorly investigated. Ecological roles of key functional groups (FGs) in mangroves from the Atlantic–Caribbean–East Pacific (ACEP) and Indo-West Pacific (IWP) regions are reviewed, and impacts from CC mediated by these FGs are explored. Disruption by CC of ecological processes, driven by key FGs, can reinforce direct effects and amplify the loss of ecological functionality and further degradation of mangrove forests. Biogeochemistry mediator microbiotas of the soil, bioturbators, especially semiterrestrial crabs (Ocypodoids and Grapsoids) and herbivores (crustaceans and Insects), would be the most affected FG in both regions. Effects of climate change can vary regionally in the function of the combination of direct and indirect drivers, further eroding biodiversity and mangrove resilience, and impairing the predictability of ecosystem behaviour. This means that public policies to manage and conserve mangroves, as well as rehabilitation/restoration programs, should take into consideration the pressures of CC in specific regions and the response of key FGs to these pressures. Full article
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Mangrove-Based Carbon Market Projects: 15 Considerations for Engaging and Supporting Local Communities
by Daria Agnieszka Karpowicz, Midhun Mohan, Michael S. Watt, Jorge F. Montenegro, Shalini A. L. King, Pandi P. Selvam, Manickam Nithyanandan, Barakalla Robyn, Tarig Ali, Meshal M. Abdullah, Willie Doaemo and Ewane Basil Ewane
Diversity 2024, 16(9), 574; https://doi.org/10.3390/d16090574 - 12 Sep 2024
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Mangroves provide numerous ecological, social, and economic benefits that include carbon sequestration, habitat for biodiversity, food, recreation and leisure, income, and coastal resilience. In this regard, mangrove-based carbon market projects (MbCMP), involving mangrove conservation, protection, and restoration, are a nature-based solution (NbS) for [...] Read more.
Mangroves provide numerous ecological, social, and economic benefits that include carbon sequestration, habitat for biodiversity, food, recreation and leisure, income, and coastal resilience. In this regard, mangrove-based carbon market projects (MbCMP), involving mangrove conservation, protection, and restoration, are a nature-based solution (NbS) for climate change mitigation. Despite the proliferation of blue carbon projects, a highly publicized need for local community participation by developers, and existing project implementation standards, local communities are usually left out for several reasons, such as a lack of capacity to engage in business-to-business (B2B) market agreements and communication gaps. Local communities need to be engaged and supported at all stages of the MbCMP development process to enable them to protect their ecological, economic, and social interests as custodians of such a critical ecosystem. In this paper, we provided 15 strategic considerations and recommendations to engage and secure the interests of local communities in the growing mangrove carbon market trade. The 15 considerations are grouped into four recommendation categories: (i) project development and community engagement, (ii) capacity building and educational activities, (iii) transparency in resource allocation and distribution, and (iv) partnerships with local entities and long-term monitoring. We expect our study to increase local participation and community-level ecological, social, and economic benefits from MbCMP by incorporating equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms in a B2B conservation-agreement model. Full article
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