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Mangrove infrastructure for the economic development of local communities in Naranjal - Ecuador
(Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International, 2022)
Mangrove ecosystems are of significant environmental and economic importance.Large populations worldwide depend on mangroves for their resources and food sup-ply. Following mangrove data of 1997, Ecuador had an area of ...
Cyanobacteria in mangrove ecosystems
(Springer, 2015-04-01)
Mangroves are subject to the effects of tides and fluctuations in environmental conditions, which may reach extreme conditions. These ecosystems are severely threatened by human activities despite their ecological importance. ...
Impact of shrimp ponds on mangrove blue carbon stocks in Ecuador
(2021)
Mangrove forests play an important role in mitigating climate change but are threatened by aquaculture expansion. The inclusion of mangroves in climate change mitigation strategies requires measuring of carbon stocks and ...
Subtropical Brazilian mangroves as a refuge of crab (Decapoda: Brachyura) diversity
(Springer, 2011-12-01)
This study characterized seven mangrove areas of different sizes, located on the southeastern Brazilian coast, with respect to their sediment and vegetation features. We also estimated the richness and composition of the ...
Subtropical Brazilian mangroves as a refuge of crab (Decapoda: Brachyura) diversity
(Springer, 2011-12-01)
This study characterized seven mangrove areas of different sizes, located on the southeastern Brazilian coast, with respect to their sediment and vegetation features. We also estimated the richness and composition of the ...
Análise do estado de conservação do manguezal do rio Sergipe
(Universidade Federal de São CarlosUFSCarPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais - PPGERNCâmpus São Carlos, 2016-12-01)
Mangroves are ecological systems at the interface between marine and terrestrial regions and subjected to natural disturbances of the stressful environment and anthropogenic actions due to urban development. The mangrove ...
Air temperature and canopy cover of impacted and conserved mangrove ecosystems: a study of a subtropical estuary in Brazil
(Coastal Education & Research Foundation, 2013-01-01)
The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the variation of air temperature between impacted and conserved mangrove areas by monitoring the microclimate and canopy cover of mangrove forests in the southern coast of ...
Urban expansion, regeneration and socioenvironmental vulnerability in a mangrove ecosystem at the southeast coastal of São Paulo, Brazil
(2021-02-01)
Uncontrolled expansion of urban areas over mangrove systems is a historical threat for conservation and restoration of coastal landscapes. In Brazil, a country that presents one of the largest mangrove areas on the planet, ...