TY - JOUR
T1 - Mangrove Sedimentation and Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise
AU - Woodroffe, C. D.
AU - Rogers, K.
AU - McKee, K. L.
AU - Lovelock, C. E.
AU - Mendelssohn, I. A.
AU - Saintilan, N.
PY - 2016/1/3
Y1 - 2016/1/3
N2 - Mangroves occur on upper intertidal shorelines in the tropics and subtropics. Complex hydrodynamic and salinity conditions, related primarily to elevation and hydroperiod, influence mangrove distributions; this review considers how these distributions change over time. Accumulation rates of allochthonous and autochthonous sediment, both inorganic and organic, vary between and within different settings. Abundant terrigenous sediment can form dynamic mudbanks, and tides redistribute sediment, contrasting with mangrove peat in sediment-starved carbonate settings. Sediments underlying mangroves sequester carbon but also contain paleoenvironmental records of adjustments to past sea-level changes. Radiometric dating indicates long-term sedimentation, whereas measurements made using surface elevation tables and marker horizons provide shorter perspectives, indicating shallow subsurface processes of root growth and substrate autocompaction. Many tropical deltas also experience deep subsidence, which augments relative sea-level rise. The persistence of mangroves implies an ability to cope with moderately high rates of relative sea-level rise. However, many human pressures threaten mangroves, resulting in a continuing decline in their extent throughout the tropics.∗
AB - Mangroves occur on upper intertidal shorelines in the tropics and subtropics. Complex hydrodynamic and salinity conditions, related primarily to elevation and hydroperiod, influence mangrove distributions; this review considers how these distributions change over time. Accumulation rates of allochthonous and autochthonous sediment, both inorganic and organic, vary between and within different settings. Abundant terrigenous sediment can form dynamic mudbanks, and tides redistribute sediment, contrasting with mangrove peat in sediment-starved carbonate settings. Sediments underlying mangroves sequester carbon but also contain paleoenvironmental records of adjustments to past sea-level changes. Radiometric dating indicates long-term sedimentation, whereas measurements made using surface elevation tables and marker horizons provide shorter perspectives, indicating shallow subsurface processes of root growth and substrate autocompaction. Many tropical deltas also experience deep subsidence, which augments relative sea-level rise. The persistence of mangroves implies an ability to cope with moderately high rates of relative sea-level rise. However, many human pressures threaten mangroves, resulting in a continuing decline in their extent throughout the tropics.∗
KW - mangrove ecosystems
KW - sea-level rise
KW - sediment accumulation
KW - hydrodynamics
KW - carbon sequestration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84954202700&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1146/annurev-marine-122414-034025
DO - 10.1146/annurev-marine-122414-034025
M3 - Article
C2 - 26407146
AN - SCOPUS:84954202700
VL - 8
SP - 243
EP - 266
JO - Annual Review of Marine Science
JF - Annual Review of Marine Science
SN - 1941-1405
ER -