Recent Nitrogen Storage and Accumulation Rates in Mangrove Soils Exceed Historic Rates in the Urbanized San Juan Bay Estuary (Puerto Rico, United States)

Recent Nitrogen Storage and Accumulation Rates in Mangrove Soils Exceed Historic Rates in the Urbanized San Juan Bay Estuary (Puerto Rico, United States)

Tropical mangrove forests have been described as “coastal kidneys,” promoting sediment deposition and filtering contaminants, including excess nutrients. Coastal areas throughout the world are experiencing increased human activities, resulting in altered geomorphology, hydrology, and nutrient inputs...

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Main Authors: Cathleen Wigand, Autumn J. Oczkowski, Benjamin L. Branoff, Meagan Eagle, Alana Hanson, Rose M. Martin, Stephen Balogh, Kenneth M. Miller, Evelyn Huertas, Joseph Loffredo, Elizabeth B. Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Subjects:
nitrogen storage
nitrogen accumulation
mangrove forest
wastewater
anthropogenic stressors
peri-urban mangrove
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2021.765896/full

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