Priority areas for mixed-species mangrove restoration: the suitable species in the right sites
The rapid mangrove loss and fragmentation observed in the past decades have catalyzed numerous efforts to restore mangroves globally, but nearly half of these efforts fail or underperform. Planting the wrong mangrove species on the wrong site, and overrelying on mangrove monocultures are the main mi...
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| description | The rapid mangrove loss and fragmentation observed in the past decades have catalyzed numerous efforts to restore mangroves globally, but nearly half of these efforts fail or underperform. Planting the wrong mangrove species on the wrong site, and overrelying on mangrove monocultures are the main mistakes. Here, we develop a methodological approach that combines a Geographic Information System-based suitability analysis and landscape connectivity analysis to identify suitable areas for species-specific and mixed-species mangrove restoration, and priority areas in terms of patch importance. We apply this approach to the Large Xiamen Bay in southeast China. Results from the case study emphasize the critical need of considering species-specific characteristics in mangrove restoration planning and the spatial heterogeneity of priority areas for mixed-species restoration. We find that mangrove restoration could indeed increase landscape connectivity of mangrove habitats. Larger patches would have more significant effects on habitat connectivity, and several small patches could be considered as stepping stones to promote landscape-level connectivity. The proposed approach has various implications for mangrove restoration efforts both at the study site and in other parts of the world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc20999a75c74a748a43f0fcbc4edfb02023-08-09T15:31:38ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262022-01-0117606500110.1088/1748-9326/ac6b48Priority areas for mixed-species mangrove restoration: the suitable species in the right sitesJie Su0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1780-5708Bingchao Yin1Luzhen Chen2Alexandros Gasparatos3Graduate Program in Sustainability Science—Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI), Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo , 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa City 277-8563, JapanChinese Academy for Environmental Planning , Beijing 100012, People’s Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University , Xiamen, Fujian 361102, People’s Republic of ChinaInstitute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), United Nations University , 5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, JapanThe rapid mangrove loss and fragmentation observed in the past decades have catalyzed numerous efforts to restore mangroves globally, but nearly half of these efforts fail or underperform. Planting the wrong mangrove species on the wrong site, and overrelying on mangrove monocultures are the main mistakes. Here, we develop a methodological approach that combines a Geographic Information System-based suitability analysis and landscape connectivity analysis to identify suitable areas for species-specific and mixed-species mangrove restoration, and priority areas in terms of patch importance. We apply this approach to the Large Xiamen Bay in southeast China. Results from the case study emphasize the critical need of considering species-specific characteristics in mangrove restoration planning and the spatial heterogeneity of priority areas for mixed-species restoration. We find that mangrove restoration could indeed increase landscape connectivity of mangrove habitats. Larger patches would have more significant effects on habitat connectivity, and several small patches could be considered as stepping stones to promote landscape-level connectivity. The proposed approach has various implications for mangrove restoration efforts both at the study site and in other parts of the world.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac6b48landscape connectivitymangrove restorationmixed-species plantationprioritizationsuitability analysisChina |
| spellingShingle | Jie Su Bingchao Yin Luzhen Chen Alexandros Gasparatos Priority areas for mixed-species mangrove restoration: the suitable species in the right sites Environmental Research Letters landscape connectivity mangrove restoration mixed-species plantation prioritization suitability analysis China |
| title | Priority areas for mixed-species mangrove restoration: the suitable species in the right sites |
| title_full | Priority areas for mixed-species mangrove restoration: the suitable species in the right sites |
| title_fullStr | Priority areas for mixed-species mangrove restoration: the suitable species in the right sites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Priority areas for mixed-species mangrove restoration: the suitable species in the right sites |
| title_short | Priority areas for mixed-species mangrove restoration: the suitable species in the right sites |
| title_sort | priority areas for mixed species mangrove restoration the suitable species in the right sites |
| topic | landscape connectivity mangrove restoration mixed-species plantation prioritization suitability analysis China |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac6b48 |
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