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2005 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Mangroves, Ecology

Authors : F. Blasco, M. Aizpuru, J. Besnehard

Published in: Encyclopedia of Coastal Science

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Mangroves have always been considered as marginal ecosystems for at least three main reasons. First, the global mangrove area does not exceed 180,000 km2 representing less than 2% of the world’s tropical forest resources. Second, their discontinuous distribution, at the land and sea interface of tropical and subtropical coastlines, is primarily characterized by tidal regimes, which is a unique forest habitat. Third, the frequent wide fluctuations of environmental factors (dissolved oxygen, salinity, organic, and inorganic suspended matter) have induced in mangrove flora, a complex range of adaptations, lacking in other woody species, unable to compete or to survive in these highly variable and adverse environmental conditions (low oxygen content in soils, sulfate toxicity, high NaCl in water and soils, exposure to hurricanes and surges, muddy soils, instability, etc.). Yet, these ecosystems are highly productive with an average primary productivity often higher than that of neighboring continental forest types. …

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Metadata
Title
Mangroves, Ecology
Authors
F. Blasco
M. Aizpuru
J. Besnehard
Copyright Year
2005
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Encyclopedia of Coastal Science

Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-1903-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4020-3880-8

Copyright Year: 2005

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3880-1_203