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Geomorphology and Sedimentology of Mangroves
Mangrove forests occur most extensively on low-energy, sedimentary shorelines of the tropics, generally between intertidal elevations. Their global extents are limited by the 20C sea surface temperature isotherm; hence, coastal distributions in the subtropics are influenced by the origin of influencing oceanic currents (Figure 1), thus reaching higher latitudes on east coasts of continents relative to west. Within these temperature-controlled global ranges, the extent of mangrove habitats is mostly controlled by availability of suitable environmental settings, and biodiversity therein is mostly controlled by biogeographic history (Duke et al., 1998).
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Coastal Wetlands: An Integrated Ecosystem ApproachEditors
E Perillo, E Wolanski, D Cahoon, and M BrinsonPagination
565-591ISBN
978-0-444-53103-2Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial SciencesPublisher
ElsevierPlace of publication
AmsterdamExtent
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