Tropicalization of temperate ecosystems in North America: The northward range expansion of tropical organisms in response to warming winter temperatures

MJ Osland, PW Stevens, MM Lamont… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tropicalization is a term used to describe the transformation of temperate ecosystems by
poleward‐moving tropical organisms in response to warming temperatures. In North …

Mangrove forests under climate change in a 2 C world

DA Friess, MF Adame, JB Adams… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The world's nations are committed to keeping global temperature rises to less than 2° C to
avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Such a target is crucial for mangrove forests …

Variable impacts of climate change on blue carbon

CE Lovelock, R Reef - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
Blue carbon provides opportunities to mitigate climate change while increasing ecosystem
services for coastal communities, including climate change adaptation; however, blue …

Climatic controls on the global distribution, abundance, and species richness of mangrove forests

MJ Osland, LC Feher, KT Griffith… - Ecological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mangrove forests are highly productive tidal saline wetland ecosystems found along
sheltered tropical and subtropical coasts. Ecologists have long assumed that climatic drivers …

Tropical cyclones and the organization of mangrove forests: a review

KW Krauss, MJ Osland - Annals of Botany, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Many mangrove ecosystems are periodically exposed to high velocity winds
and surge from tropical cyclones, and often recover with time and continue to provide …

Beyond just sea‐level rise: Considering macroclimatic drivers within coastal wetland vulnerability assessments to climate change

MJ Osland, NM Enwright, RH Day… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their position at the land‐sea interface, coastal wetlands are vulnerable to many
aspects of climate change. However, climate change vulnerability assessments for coastal …

Impact of global change on nutrient dynamics in mangrove forests

DM Alongi - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
The cycling of essential nutrients is central to mangrove productivity. A mass balance shows
that mangroves rely on soil ammonification, nitrification, and dissimilatory reduction to …

Spatial-temporal NDVI pattern of global mangroves: A growing trend during 2000–2018

L Ruan, M Yan, L Zhang, XS Fan, H Yang - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mangroves are coastal vegetation with high ecological and economic value that are mainly
distributed in tropical and subtropical intertidal zones. In the past, they have been degraded …

Climate and plant controls on soil organic matter in coastal wetlands

MJ Osland, CA Gabler, JB Grace, RH Day… - Global change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal wetlands are among the most productive and carbon‐rich ecosystems on Earth.
Long‐term carbon storage in coastal wetlands occurs primarily belowground as soil organic …

Mangroves in arid regions: Ecology, threats, and opportunities

MF Adame, R Reef, NS Santini, E Najera… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mangroves are one of the few woody ecosystems that grow in hot-arid climates. They can
survive extreme conditions of low precipitation, high solar radiation, wide temperature …