Mangroves are woody plants that grow at the interface between land and sea in tropical and
sub-tropical latitudes where they exist in conditions of high salinity, extreme tides, strong …

Mangroves are highly complex ecosystems occupying a major part of tropical coastlines.
High primary productivity, efficient biological nutrient recyling and a permanent exchange …

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 …

Mangrove ecosystems store large amounts of'Blue Carbon', in particular in the sediment.
Research in the past decade has emphasized the quantitative significance of carbon …

Mangrove ecosystems are highly productive tropical coastal ecosystems which have a
potentially high impact on the carbon budget of the tropical and global coastal zone. The …

Mangrove forests are extremely important coastal resources, which are vital to our socio-
economic development. Much of the ecological service of mangroves lies in protecting the …

The east and northeast Brazil shelves of the Southwest Atlantic harbor some unique
conditions for tropical passive margins with western boundary currents. The narrow and …

A short review on the typology of the northeastern and eastern Brazilian coastal zone and its
forelain shelf and oceanic waters is presented, including new results obtained during the …

Between January 1995 and August 1996, suspended matter and zooplankton were sampled
at different locations in a mangrove ecosystem located in the Gautami Godavari estuary and …

The excessive accumulation of organic matter (OM) in sediments in aquaculture ponds is a
potential environmental threat due to the risk of endogenous water pollution and …