Dispersal allows species to shift their distributions in response to changing climate
conditions. As a result, dispersal is considered a key process contributing to a species' long …

The mangrove communities of the Caribbean region are considered descendants of former
pantropical Late-Cretaceous mangroves that underwent regional differentiation after the …

Bintuni Bay, located in the south of the Bird's Head Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia,
contains one of the largest mangrove forests in the world, growing in a variety of …

Species differ dramatically in their prevalence in the natural world, with many species
characterized as rare due to restricted geographic distribution, low local abundance and/or …

Mangrove ecosystems are vulnerable to rising sea levels. When the sea level rises, the
plants are exposed to increased salinity and tidal submergence. In Taiwan, the mangrove …

Sri Lanka is a tropical island biodiversity hotspot with luxurious yet extremely vulnerable
mangrove vegetation encompassing its coastline. The country has been a pioneer in …

Abstract Knowledge of plant species distribution and abundance at different landscape
scales and management‐induced degradation is essential for the conservation, planning …

Environmental change, accelerated by anthropogenic activities, threatens many species and
can be especially challenging for rare species given their potentially limited capacity for …

Salinity is among the most critical factors limiting the growth and species distribution of
coastal plants. Water salinity in estuarine ecosystems varies temporally and spatially, but the …

Shifts from saltmarsh to mangroves are well-documented at mangrove poleward
boundaries. A regime shift from intertidal oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reefs to mangrove …