Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers were used to assess the genetic diversity in 31 species of mangroves and mangrove associates. Four AFLP primer combinations resulted in the amplification of 840 bands with an average of 210 bands per primer combination and 11 RAPD primers yielded 319 bands with an average of 29 bands per primer. Th...

Although mangroves dominated by Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle are extending over 6000 ha in the Tanbi Wetland National Park (TWNP) (The Gambia), their importance for local populations (both peri-urban and urban) is not well documented. For the first time, this study evaluates the different mangrove resources in and around Banjul (i.e., timber, non-timber, edible, and ethnomedicinal ...

mangroves are one of the main important species which have critical function in ecologicalprocesses in the coastal habitats. recent studies have focused on long term effects such as biological andchemical responses and reactions of ecosystems. in this research, short term response of avicennia marina’spneumatophores as one of substantial parts of mangroves has been considered while facing the o...

Awareness of the significant benefits mangroves to human lives and their role in regulating environmental processes has increased during recent decades. Yet there remains uncertainty about mangrove change trajectories drivers at national scales. In Colombia, absence historical satellite imagery persistent cloud cover have impeded accurate mapping extent over time. We create a temporally consist...

Mangroves have been recognized as soft structures that provide coastline protection. The capability of dampening waves helps minimize destruction from catastrophic events including erosive wave attacks, torrential storms, and tsunamis. act the first line coastal defense in natural tragedies such during Super Typhoon Haiyan 2013 Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004, whereby leeward mangrove area encountere...

We consider both stationary and time dependent versions of a model describing the vertical movement of water and salt in a porous medium in which a continuous extraction of water takes place (by the roots of mangroves). The problem is formulated in terms of a coupled system of partial diierential equations for the salt concentration and the water ow which generalizes previous models. We study t...

As coastal plants that can survive in salt water, mangroves play an essential role in large marine ecosystems (LMEs). The Red Sea, where the growth of mangroves is stunted, is one of the least studied LMEs in the world. Mangroves along the Central Red Sea have characteristic heights of ∼2 m, suggesting nutrient limitation. We assessed the nutrient status of mangrove stands in the Central Red Se...

An ecomorphodynamic model was developed to study how Avicennia marina mangroves influence channel network evolution in sandy tidal embayments. The model accounts for the effects of mangrove trees on tidal flow patterns and sediment dynamics. Mangrove growth is in turn controlled by hydrodynamic conditions. The presence of mangroves was found to enhance the initiation and branching of tidal chan...

On the southwest Pacific Coast of Colombia, a field study was initiated to determine the human-vector association between Anopheles (Kerteszia) neivai and fishermen, including their nearby houses. Mosquitoes were collected over 24-h periods from mangrove swamps, marshlands and fishing vessels in three locations, as well as in and around the houses of fishermen. A total of 6,382 mosquitoes were ...