Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts

IntroductionPart 1. Biogeomorphological processes1. Biogeomorphic evolution and expansion of mangrove forests in New Zealand's sediment-rich estuarine systems2. Mangroves: a natural early warning system of erosion of open muddy coasts in French Guiana3. Groundwater research in mangrove coastal ecosystems - new prospects4. Flow and sediment dynamics around structures in mangrove ecosystems - a modelling perspective5. Morphological plasticity and survival thresholds of mangrove plants growing in active sedimentary environments6. Microbial communities in mangrove sedimentsPart 2. Long-term sedimentary processes and sea-level rise7. The history of surface-elevation paradigms in mangrove biogeomorphology8. Radiocarbon dating of mangrove sediments9. Australian mangroves through the Holocene: interactions between sea-level, mangrove extent and carbon sequestration10. Responses of mangrove ecosystems to sea level change11. Does geomorphology determine vulnerability of mangrove coasts to sea-level rise?Part 3. Blue Carbon12. Environmental drivers of blue carbon burial and soil carbon stocks in mangrove forests13. Gaps and opportunities in mangrove blue carbon research: a biogeographic perspective14. State of biogeochemical blue carbon in South Asian mangroves15. Quantity and quality of organic matter in mangrove sediments16. Relevance of allochthonous input from an agriculture-dominated hinterland for 'blue carbon' storage in mangrove sediments in Java, Indonesia17. Potential carbon loss in sediment through methane production during early development stage of mangrove regeneration in restored mangroves18. Blue carbon storage comparing mangroves with salt marsh and seagrass habitats at a warm temperate continental limit19. Mangrove carbon sequestration and sediment deposition changes under cordgrass invasionPart 4. Mangrove management and restoration20. A framework for the quantitative assessment of mangrove resilience21. Assessment of typhoon impacts and post-typhoon recovery in Philippine mangroves: Lessons and challenges for adaptive management22. Managing sediment dynamics through reintroduction of tidal flow for mangrove restoration in abandoned aquaculture ponds23. Impacts of forestry on mangrove sediment dynamicsConclusions