Global spatial dataset of mangrove genus distribution in seaward and riverine margins

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Autori principali: Twomey, Alice J, Lovelock, Catherine E
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Pubblicazione: PANGAEA 2023
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author Twomey, Alice J
Lovelock, Catherine E
author_facet Twomey, Alice J
Lovelock, Catherine E
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Mangroves are nature-based solutions for coastal protection however their ability to attenuate waves and stabilise and accrete sediment varies with their species-specific frontal area. Hydrodynamic models are typically used to predict and assess the protection afforded by mangroves, modelling them via a drag coefficient or as rigid cylinders on increasingly larger spatial scales. However, the results can significantly differ from reality without information of the distribution of mangrove species and/or genera. Data identifying the spatial distribution of the frontal species and/or genera of mangroves exposed to waves and tides can provide information that can be used in hydrodynamic models to more accurately forecast the protection benefit provided by mangroves. Globally, frontal species/genera were identified from existing mangrove zonation diagrams and assigned to each of the Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) to create the first global map of the distribution of frontal mangrove species/genera. This dataset aims to improve the accuracy of hydrodynamic models predicting the coastal protection provided by mangroves. Data may be of interest to researchers in coastal engineering, marine science, wetland ecology and blue carbon.
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spellingShingle Global spatial dataset of mangrove genus distribution in seaward and riverine margins
Twomey, Alice J
Lovelock, Catherine E
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Mangroves are nature-based solutions for coastal protection however their ability to attenuate waves and stabilise and accrete sediment varies with their species-specific frontal area. Hydrodynamic models are typically used to predict and assess the protection afforded by mangroves, modelling them via a drag coefficient or as rigid cylinders on increasingly larger spatial scales. However, the results can significantly differ from reality without information of the distribution of mangrove species and/or genera. Data identifying the spatial distribution of the frontal species and/or genera of mangroves exposed to waves and tides can provide information that can be used in hydrodynamic models to more accurately forecast the protection benefit provided by mangroves. Globally, frontal species/genera were identified from existing mangrove zonation diagrams and assigned to each of the Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) to create the first global map of the distribution of frontal mangrove species/genera. This dataset aims to improve the accuracy of hydrodynamic models predicting the coastal protection provided by mangroves. Data may be of interest to researchers in coastal engineering, marine science, wetland ecology and blue carbon.
title Global spatial dataset of mangrove genus distribution in seaward and riverine margins
topic Binary Object; Binary Object (File Size); Binary Object (Media Type); File content; frontal species; mangrove distribution; mangroves; mangrove zonation
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.942481