Mangroves are carbon-rich ecosystems that store large quantities of carbon, mostly in soils.
Early carbon (C) budgets indicated that> 50% of mangrove C fixation was unaccounted for …

The production and decomposition of litter in mangroves plays a significant role in the
nutrient and organic carbon cycles. These can be highly variable both spatially and …

Despite their importance in sustaining livelihoods for many people living along some of the
world's most populous coastlines, tropical mangrove forests are disappearing at an alarming …

Rafting of marine and terrestrial organisms has important ecological, biogeographical and
evolutionary implications. Herein the general principles of rafting are described and how …

Leaf litter and its breakdown products represent an important input of organic matter and
nutrients to mangrove sediments and adjacent coastal ecosystems. It is commonly assumed …

This chapter focuses on the net primary productivity and carbon (C) dynamics of mangrove
wetlands as related to the potential to sequester atmospheric C in above-and belowground …

Mangrove and seagrass ecosystems are widespread coastal and estuarine environments
found in tropical and subtropical latitudes. These ecosystems provide habitat, shelter and …

Under bleaching conditions, corals lose their symbiotic zooxanthellae, and thus, the ability to
synthesize fatty acids (FAs) from photosynthetically derived carbon. This study investigated …

A cross-system analysis of bulk sediment composition, total organic carbon (TOC), atomic
C/N ratio, and carbon isotope composition (δ13C) in 82 surface sediment samples from …

Mangroves can sequester and store massive amounts of CO 2 from the atmosphere in the
form of live plant and detrital biomass. Large amounts of autochthonous and allochthonous …