54. Rainfall, and to a lesser extent soil nutrient status, mediates the influence of different herbivore functional groups via productivity-linked effects on woody plant growth rates55and the quantity and quality of grass biomass56. We predict that the general pattern of...
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Awa:la-Ya:lima:po beach is situated within the large estuary complex of the Mana and Maroni rivers on the western side of French Guiana. This is a dynamic area with mud bank displacements originating from the Amazon River and moving westwards, affecting beaches and mangrove (Avicennia spp.) ...
From 1980 to 2000, the area covered by mangroves in these countries fell by 28%. In places where the trees had been destroyed, the waves penetrated further inland, killing more people and aggravating the destruction of homes and livelihoods. The “mangrove forests played a crucial role in sav...
To explain the development and evolution of the coastal ecosystems of the area around La Mancha, a literature review was carried out, analyzing physical and environmental characteristics of the area, impacts of anthropic activities and consequences of the pressures on the lagoon, dune and mangrove ...
A huge part of the coastline should be planted with mangrove forests (Patra 362). A thick cover of mangrove forests is useful in cutting and breaking tsunami waves before they move further inland (Yadav 107). Conservation of the Sri Lankan coastline will thus be useful in at least reducing ...