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Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts provides knowledge on the importance of sedimentary dynamics in managing mangrove forests. In the first part of the book, the editors seamlessly offer a general introduction of mangrove sedimentary dynamics. This leads into more in-depth information on soil surface elevation change, sea level rise, and the importance of sedimentary dynamics in the loss or gain of blue carbon. The book concludes the discussion of mangrove sedimentary dynamics by addressing the issues of climate change (e.g. sea level rise and blue carbon) on mangrove restoration and sediment.

Coastal sediments. --- Mangrove conservation. --- Mangrove forest conservation --- Mangrove swamp conservation --- Forest conservation --- Wetland conservation --- Marine sediments --- Coastal sediments --- Mangrove conservation

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Mangrove forests. --- Mangrove ecology --- Mangrove forest ecology --- Mangrove forests --- Mangrove plants --- Mangrove swamp ecology --- Mangrove swamps --- Coastal ecology --- Forest ecology --- Swamp ecology --- Mangrove --- Mangroves --- Forests and forestry --- Ecology

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Mangrove ecology. --- Mangrove forest ecology --- Mangrove forests --- Mangrove plants --- Mangrove swamp ecology --- Mangrove swamps --- Coastal ecology --- Forest ecology --- Swamp ecology --- Ecology

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In recent decades, hurricane frequency and intensity have increased in the Caribbean Basin. From 2000 to 2012, more than 100 hurricanes impacted lives, infrastructure, and economic activity along the region's shorelines. Studies suggest that mangrove forests' dense root systems might mitigate the impact of hurricanes, which would help stabilize the coastline and prevent erosion from waves and storms. Although many tropical mangroves are found on Caribbean coasts, climatic and anthropogenic events have been clearing these wetland ecosystems at an annual rate of 1 percent since the 1990s. This study quantifies the effects of hurricane windstorms on economic activity using nightlight as a proxy at the highest spatial resolution data available (1 square kilometer). Using different widths of the mangrove belt, it measures levels of mangrove natural protection against the impact of hurricanes and studies the broader socioeconomic and Environmental effects of this protection. The results suggest that while major hurricanes reduce nightlight by approximately 2 percent and up to 16 percent in storm surge prone areas, the presence of mangroves on the coast mitigates the impact of hurricanes, reducing nightlight by 1-6 percent.

Coastal and Marine Environment --- Coastal Ecosystem --- Economic Activity --- Economic Growth --- Environment --- Hurricane --- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth --- Mangrove Forest --- Natural Disasters --- Wetland Ecosystem

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Manglars --- Litoral --- Mangrove ecology. --- Mangrove swamps. --- Mangrove forests. --- Mangrove --- Mangroves --- Forests and forestry --- Swamps --- Mangrove forest ecology --- Mangrove forests --- Mangrove plants --- Mangrove swamp ecology --- Mangrove swamps --- Coastal ecology --- Forest ecology --- Swamp ecology --- Ecology