New Research Identifies 'Triple Trouble' for Mangrove Coasts
A study regarding the mangrove coverage was recently published in Environmental Research Letters which revealed that mangroves forests, their large biodiversity and the coastal protection they provide are under pressure from three distinct threats -- sea-level rise, lack of mud and squeezed habitatsbut still there is hope to salvage them.
- The study explored changes in mangrove forest extent and diversity under a broad range of sea-level rise rates and sediment supply conditions both in the absence and presence of a tidal barrier like a dike / seawall that obstructs inland migration.
- It conducted simulations for a period of 330 years.
- The model tracked ....
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