An emerging coastal wetland management dilemma between mangrove expansion and shorebird conservation.

ABSTRACT: Coastal wetlands around the world have been degraded by human activities. Global declines in the extent of important habitats including mangroves, salt marsh and tidal flats necessitate mitigation and restoration efforts, however some well-meaning management actions, particularly mangrove afforestation and breakwater construction, can inadvertently cause further loss and degradation if these actions are not planned carefully. In particular, there is a potential conflict between mangrove and shorebird conservation, because mangrove afforestation and restoration may occur at the expense of bare tidal flats, which form the main foraging habitats for threatened coastal migratory shorebirds as well as supporting other coastal organisms. Here, we present several case studies that illustrate the

SUBMITTER: Choi CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9912193 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature