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Impacts and effects of ocean warming on mangrove species and ecosystems
- Mangrove ecosystems have critical values to people.
- Over 30% of mangrove areas have been lost in the last 100 years.
- There are now three endangered and two critically endangered mangrove species.
- Temperature rise causes precipitation changes and sea-level rise, that both have impacts on mangroves.
- Precipitation changes affect mangrove productivity and species diversity.
- Most mangroves are not keeping up with sea-level rise which is causing mangrove dieback.
- Mangrove crabs are essential bioengineers in mangroves, and are themselves impacted by raising temperatures.
- Ocean warming will affect connectivity among mangrove faunal communities.
Funding
World Wildlife Fund Inc.
History
Publication title
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, Scale, Effects and ConsequencesEditors
D Laffoley and JM BaxterPagination
135-146ISBN
9782831718064Department/School
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)Publisher
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)Place of publication
Gland, SwitzerlandExtent
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Copyright 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural ResourcesRepository Status
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