Mangrove ecosystems are both economically and ecologically important, covering an area of ~150,000 km2 which is equal to 70% of the tropical and subtropical coastlines all over the world. Mangrove ecosystems have unique functions and services, including coastal protection, habitat provision, biodiversity support, food security, tourism, and recreation, as well as mitigating impacts of climate change by carbon sequestration. However, despite their importance, mangroves have been extensively eliminated in the last decades.
To battle against the loss of mangroves, restoration programs were conducted in many countries and regions in recent years. However, different from the terrestrial forests, the living habitats of mangroves occur in intertidal regions, where sediments are often characterized by shortage of oxygen, deficiency of nutrients, and accumulation of reductive phytotoxins. In addition, it should be known that mangroves are also under threats of both global climate changes (e.g., global warming, sea-level rise, and some extreme weather events) and anthropogenic activities (e.g., human-induced habitat destruction and pollutant input such as eutrophication, heavy metals, and microplastics).
Therefore, it is important to understand how mangrove species adapt to tidal scouring, salt, waterlogging, and other adversities in inter-tidal regions. The investigations of biological adaptations and ecological responses of mangrove ecosystems to these environmental stresses will provide valuable information for guiding mangrove restoration and management. Exploring the responses and adaptations of mangrove to anthropogenic pollutants and extreme weather events will also contribute to future mangrove conservation and management.
This topic focuses on the ecological functions of mangroves and signposts new information on topics of biological adaptations and ecological responses of mangroves to natural environmental changes and anthropogenic activities. This information will be critical for scientists, policy-makers, and society to guide mangrove protection, restoration, and management, especially under the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030
Typical topics may include, but not limited to,
1. The fundamental research on biological and ecological processes of mangrove ecosystems.
2. The responses and mechanism of mangrove species to the adversities in intertidal habitats.
3. The impacts of extreme weather events and anthropogenic pollutants on the mangrove ecosystem functions.
4. The monitoring and prediction of changes in mangrove ecosystem subjected to climate changes and various human impacts
5. Mechanisms of mangrove’s ecological functions in dealing with global climate changes and pollutant inputs
6. Carbon fixation, environmental purification, and shore protection
Mangrove ecosystems are both economically and ecologically important, covering an area of ~150,000 km2 which is equal to 70% of the tropical and subtropical coastlines all over the world. Mangrove ecosystems have unique functions and services, including coastal protection, habitat provision, biodiversity support, food security, tourism, and recreation, as well as mitigating impacts of climate change by carbon sequestration. However, despite their importance, mangroves have been extensively eliminated in the last decades.
To battle against the loss of mangroves, restoration programs were conducted in many countries and regions in recent years. However, different from the terrestrial forests, the living habitats of mangroves occur in intertidal regions, where sediments are often characterized by shortage of oxygen, deficiency of nutrients, and accumulation of reductive phytotoxins. In addition, it should be known that mangroves are also under threats of both global climate changes (e.g., global warming, sea-level rise, and some extreme weather events) and anthropogenic activities (e.g., human-induced habitat destruction and pollutant input such as eutrophication, heavy metals, and microplastics).
Therefore, it is important to understand how mangrove species adapt to tidal scouring, salt, waterlogging, and other adversities in inter-tidal regions. The investigations of biological adaptations and ecological responses of mangrove ecosystems to these environmental stresses will provide valuable information for guiding mangrove restoration and management. Exploring the responses and adaptations of mangrove to anthropogenic pollutants and extreme weather events will also contribute to future mangrove conservation and management.
This topic focuses on the ecological functions of mangroves and signposts new information on topics of biological adaptations and ecological responses of mangroves to natural environmental changes and anthropogenic activities. This information will be critical for scientists, policy-makers, and society to guide mangrove protection, restoration, and management, especially under the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030
Typical topics may include, but not limited to,
1. The fundamental research on biological and ecological processes of mangrove ecosystems.
2. The responses and mechanism of mangrove species to the adversities in intertidal habitats.
3. The impacts of extreme weather events and anthropogenic pollutants on the mangrove ecosystem functions.
4. The monitoring and prediction of changes in mangrove ecosystem subjected to climate changes and various human impacts
5. Mechanisms of mangrove’s ecological functions in dealing with global climate changes and pollutant inputs
6. Carbon fixation, environmental purification, and shore protection