Mangroves of the Tropical Northwestern Atlantic

 

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Autori: Lugo, Ariel E., Heartsill Scalley, Tamara, López Portillo, Jorge, Velázquez Salazar, Samuel, Fraiz Toma, Andrés E., Alcántara Maya, J. Alberto, Villeda Chávez, Edgar, Vázquez Balderas, Berenice, Valderrama Landeros, Luis, Rodríguez Zúñiga, María Teresa, Blanco Libreros, Juan F., Cruz Portorreal, Yanet, Reyes Domínguez, Orlando Joel, Corrales, Lenin, Lara Domínguez, Ana Laura, Cortés Castillo, Denisde, Rangel Ch., J. Orlando, Romero D’Achiardi, Diana, Montes Chaura, Camilo, Cinco Castro, Siuling, Herrera Silvera, Jorge A., Teutli Hernández, Claudia, Sierra Correa, Paula Cristina, Sánchez Núñez, David A., Polanía, Jaime, Beltrán Gómez, Miguel, Quesada Román, Adolfo, Pérez Trejo, Hayler María, Cifuentes Jara, Miguel, Suárez, Ena
Natura: artículo original
Data di pubblicazione:2024
Descrizione:Mangroves of the Tropical Northwestern Atlantic is a regional ecosystem subgroup (level 4 unit of the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology). It includes the marine ecoregions of Bahamian, Carolinian, Eastern Caribbean, Floridian, Greater Antilles, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Southern Caribbean, Southern Gulf of Mexico, Southwestern CaribbeanandWestern Caribbean. The mapped extent of mangroves in 2020 was17,408 km2, representing 11.8% of the global mangrove area.The diverse biota of this province is characterizedby seven species of true mangroves, plus many associated taxa. Six species: Avicennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa, Rhizophora mangle, Rizophora racemosa and Acrostichum aureum are categorized as Least Concern (LC) and Pelliciera rhizophoraeas Vulnerable (VU)in the IUCN Red List of threatened species
Stato:Kérwá
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Lingua:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/103994
Accesso online:https://hdl.handle.net/10669/103994
https://doi.org/10.32942/X2BW3T
Keyword:geomorphological mapping
soil analysis
geology
disaster risk reduction
land-use planning

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