Tropical wetland ecosystem service assessments in East Africa; A review of approaches and challenges

C Langan, J Farmer, M Rivington, JU Smith - Environmental Modelling & …, 2018 - Elsevier
East African wetlands are hotspots of ecosystem services, particularly for climate regulation,
water provision and food production. We review the ability of current approaches to …

Carbon stocks of intact mangroves and carbon emissions arising from their conversion in the Dominican Republic

JB Kauffman, C Heider, J Norfolk… - Ecological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mangroves are recognized to possess a variety of ecosystem services including high rates
of carbon sequestration and storage. Deforestation and conversion of these ecosystems …

Systematic planning and ecosystem-based management as strategies to reconcile mangrove conservation with resource use

R Borges, AC Ferreira, LD Lacerda - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
About 120 million people worldwide live within 10 km of large mangrove forests, and many
of them directly depend on the goods and services provided by these ecosystems. However …

Ecosystem carbon stocks of mangrove forests along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts of Honduras

RK Bhomia, JB Kauffman, TN McFadden - Wetlands ecology and …, 2016 - Springer
Among the many ecosystem services provided by mangrove ecosystems, their role in
carbon (C) sequestration and storage is quite high compared to other tropical forests …

Impacts of land use on Indian mangrove forest carbon stocks: Implications for conservation and management

RK Bhomia, RA MacKenzie, D Murdiyarso… - Ecological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, mangrove forests represents only 0.7% of world's tropical forested area but are
highly threatened due to susceptibility to climate change, sea level rise, and increasing …

Carbon stocks in mangrove forests of the Colombian Pacific

MLP Peñaranda, JRC Kintz, EJP Salamanca - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mangrove forests occupy less than 1% of tropical forest areas, but they represent
approximately 3% of worldwide tropical forest carbon capture. The present study quantified …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution and storage of soil organic and inorganic carbon in steppe riparian wetlands under human activity pressure

X Liu, X Lu, R Yu, H Sun, X Li, X Li, Z Qi, T Liu, C Lu - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil inorganic carbon (SIC) are key components of the global
wetland soil carbon pool, which plays a crucial role in carbon cycling. However, research on …

[PDF][PDF] Climate change impact and adaptation pathways for forest dependent livelihood systems in Nigeria

AN Onyekuru, R Marchant - African Journal of Agricultural …, 2014 - academicjournals.org
Climate change is projected to adversely impact rural livelihoods; especially forest
communities dependent on climate sensitive natural resources. Communities within five …

Carbon storages and densities of different ecosystems in Changzhou city, China: Subtropical forests, urban green spaces, and wetlands

W Deng, X Liu, H Hu, Z Liu, Z Ge, C Xia, P Wang… - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Climate change mitigation and carbon neutrality are current hot topics. Forests, urban green
spaces, and wetland ecosystems are recognized as important carbon sinks. The Yangtze …

Mangroves of Brazil

LD de Lacerda, AC Ferreira, R Borges… - Mangroves: Biodiversity …, 2022 - Springer
Brazil has the third mangrove extension in the world, occupying around one million
hectares. These forests occur along almost the entire Brazilian coast but are unevenly …