Challenges to mangroves of the Semiarid Equatorial Coast of Brazil in the Anthropocene

The semiarid northeast coast of Brazil harbours just less than 44,300 ha of mangroves, 4% of Brazilian total. Notwithstanding this relatively small area, these forests have high ecological and economic importance, sustaining traditional fisheries and protecting biodiversity, including many threatene...

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Main Authors: Luiz Drude de Lacerda, Alexander Cesar Ferreira, Rebecca Borges, Raymond Ward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-01-01
Series:Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2754720524000167/type/journal_article