The impact of sea-level rise on mangrove shorelines

There are extensive mangrove forests along the tropical shorelines of the world; they are particularly well developed in, though not exclusively restricted to, areas that are sheltered and muddy. Stratigraphic studies of the sediments underlying both the mangrove forests themselves and associated wetlands indicate that there have been considerable changes in the extent of these wetlands as a result of past sea-level fluctuations. Further changes in the area covered by mangroves are to expected if the sea rises at the rates anticipated as a result of the greenhouse effect. The exact response of a mangrove coastline will depend upon shoreline topography, sources of sediment, rates of sediment supply, and the rate of sealevel rise. The stratigraphy and chronology of Holocene deposits on mangrove shorelines allow reconstruction of the way that mangrove forests have responded

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