Effect of Mangrove Ecosystems on Coastal Ecology and Climate Change
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Hydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 792
Special Issue Editors
Interests: blue carbon; coastal ecosystem protection; remote sensing monitoring; climate change; ecological modeling
Interests: spatiotemporal data analysis; remote sensing; spatiotemporal geostatistics; artificial intelligence; blue carbon
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Interests: sustainable ocean/coastal development; marine ecology; spatiotemporal modeling; environmental pollution; risk assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mangrove forests are highly productive and biologically significant ecosystems that provide a wide range of goods and services to society. Compared with other ecosystems, mangrove ecosystems have a much higher capacity for carbon sequestration and storage. Climate change, primarily driven by human activities, is occurring globally and poses significant threats to both humans and natural ecosystems. The carbon captured by mangrove ecosystems can help mitigate anthropocentric CO2 emissions, making them crucial in addressing climate change and achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, widespread deforestation and degradation have severely impacted mangroves. Since the 1980s, around 50% of the world’s mangrove forests have been lost, putting them at great risk. Therefore, urgent action is needed to protect and restore mangroves globally. This Special Issue aims to explore the impacts of mangrove ecosystems on coastal ecology and climate change, providing scientific support for conservation efforts and the future development of coastal areas.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Monitoring of mangrove ecosystems;
- Ecological values associated with mangrove ecosystems;
- Conservation strategies for mangrove ecosystems;
- Assessing the role of mangroves in blue carbon;
- Understanding the significance of mangroves in coastal zones;
- Examining the contribution of mangroves to climate change;
- Future management for coastal ecosystems.
Dr. Yuhan Zheng
Dr. Junyu He
Dr. Qutu Jiang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mangrove conservation
- ecological value
- blue carbon
- remote sensing
- sustainable development
- spatiotemporal modeling
