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Ecological and Social Drivers of Mangrove Expansion and Restoration in the Future Gulf of Mexico

Randall Anne Hughes

National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program

Healthy Ecosystems 4

Along the Gulf of Mexico, tropical mangrove forests are expanding beyond their usual boundaries due to warming winters. However, mangroves are displacing salt marshes, which can have cascading effects on the ecosystem and communities that depend on marshes for water filtration and protection from storm damage. This project will synthesize existing knowledge on current mangrove distribution, abundance, and ecosystem function; and analyze what is driving people’s decisions to inhibit or promote mangrove expansion. Results will be translated into a Coastal Resilience decision support tool and a Mangrove Explorer interactive app. The app will help identify which human and ecological communities may be especially impacted by continued mangrove expansion.

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Mangrove distribution in the southeastern United States in 2021

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Identified On: Feb 02 2022 19:47 UTC
DOI: 10.7266/E8NWX6QN
UDI: H4.x954.000:0001
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Knowledge and perceptions of waterfront residents surrounding mangrove expansion in the northern Gulf of Mexico, USA

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Identified On: Jan 10 2024 20:05 UTC
DOI: 10.7266/mh3vpbsf
UDI: H4.x954.000:0002
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A multi-region study of perceptions surrounding marsh and mangrove fisheries ecosystem services conducted from 2021 to 2022

Authors: Hughes, A. Randall, Michael J. Osland, Steven B. Scyphers, Christine C. Shepard, Jahson B. Alemu I, Rémi Bardou, Savannah H. Swinea, and Kalaina B. Thorne
Published On: Apr 29 2024 20:59 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n8jvnrb3
UDI: H4.x954.000:0003
File Size: 124.2 KB
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Data for a study on waterfront property owners’ shoreline preferences amid salt marsh to mangrove transitions

Authors: A. Randall Hughes, Michael J. Osland, Steven B. Scyphers, Christine C. Shepard, Jahson B. Alemu I, Rémi Bardou, Savannah H. Swinea, Kalaina B. Thorne
Identified On: Jun 10 2024 18:28 UTC
DOI: 10.7266/tyrynxga
UDI: H4.x954.000:0004
File Size: 96.88 KB

Randall Anne Hughes
Assistant Professor
Northeastern University / Marine Science Center

rhughes@northeastern.edu

Savannah Swinea
Ph.D. Student
Northeastern University

swinea.s@northeastern.edu