Adaptive response of Dongzhaigang mangrove in China to future sea level rise.

ABSTRACT: Mangrove forests are valuable intertidal ecosystems that provide coastline protection, biodiversity maintenance, and carbon sequestration. However, their survival is under severe threat from rapidly rising sea levels. In this study, we aimed to investigate the changes in the area of the Dongzhaigang mangrove in China since the 1950s and causes of these changes using literature and remote sensing data. The impact of historical and future sea level rise (SLR) on the mangroves was analyzed using remote sensing data and climate model data under the low, intermediate, and very high greenhouse gas emission scenarios (Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) 2.6, 4.5, and 8.5). The area of the mangrove forests decreased from 3416 to 1711 hm² during 1956-1988 and remained constant a

SUBMITTER: Cai R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9263150 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature