Blue carbon (BC) ecosystems provide important and multiple ecosystem services, including
climate change mitigation through carbon storage. However, these ecosystems are under …

Petroleum industry in the southern Gulf of Mexico possesses relevant importance for the
Mexican economy but it has also impacted the marine and coastal environments of this …

Estimating forest area at a national scale within the United Nations program of Reducing
Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) is primarily based on land …

One of the world's crucial areas for crude oil exploration and extraction is the southern Gulf
of Mexico, where Terminos Lagoon (TL) is located. Sediments from the TL region were used …

Mangrove sediments are valuable records to reconstruct the impacts of human-induced
changes on the coastal zone. Seven lead-210 dated sediment cores were used to evaluate …

Abstract Evaluation of the management effectiveness of protected areas has become a
global priority, especially in coastal zones, where essential services are threatened by land …

The wide range of ecological goods and services provided by tropical coastal lagoons and
wetlands are under considerable pressure due to the synergistic effects of local …

Despite their ability to mitigate climate change by efficiently absorbing atmospheric carbon
dioxide (CO 2) and acting as natural long-term carbon sinks, mangrove ecosystems have …

The herpetofauna of the insular systems of Mexico is composed of 226 species, of which 14
are anurans, two are salamanders, and 210 are reptiles, comprised of two crocodilians, 195 …

Intertidal ecosystems, such as marshes, mangroves, and seagrasses, contribute to the
global carbon storage, helping to regulate atmospheric CO 2 concentrations. Organic …