The sustainable use and management of important tropical coastal ecosystems (mangrove
forests, seagrass beds and coral reefs) cannot be done without understanding the direct and …

Mangrove forests, which are well known for coastal protection and carbon sequestration, are
a very productive ecosystem found in estuarine and coastal areas in tropical and subtropical …

This study explored the effects of coastal vegetation on tsunami damage based on field
observations carried out after the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004. Study …

The increasing anthropogenic pressure on natural environments results in impacts that
affect tropical forest areas and their biodiversity [1, 2]. Adverse impacts on terrestrial and …

Sri Lanka, an island in the Indian Ocean, has lagoons along 1,338 km of its coastline. They
experience low-energy oceanic waves and semidiurnal microtidal currents. The Sri Lankan …

The present study focuses on the Navachiste-San Ignacio-Macapule lagoon complex in
northwest Mexico and evaluates the spatiotemporal change in the mangrove area over the …

Large ecosystem processes often take place beyond the observation time of a researcher.
Yet, through retrospective research scientists can approach and understand ecosystem …

This study investigates tourist preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for restoration of
mangroves to reduce the effects of climate change (CC) on ecotourism at Rekawa coastal …

Unlike the global trend, the area of mangrove forest increased in the estuaries of Low
Casamance and Sine-Saloum, Senegal, between 1986 and 2006. We collected multisource …

This paper is a preliminary report of the ability of IKONOS multispectral satellite imagery with
a very high spatial resolution of 1 metre to distinguish two mangrove species in Sri Lanka …