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Coastal morphology explains global blue carbon distributions by Twilley, Robert R, Rovai, André S, Riul, Pablo

“…Because mangroves store greater amounts of carbon (C) per area than any other terrestrial ecosystem, conservation of mangrove forests on a global scale…”
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Scaling mangrove aboveground biomass from site‐level to continental‐scale by Rovai, A. S, Riul, P, Twilley, R. R, Castañeda‐Moya, E, Rivera‐Monroy, V. H, Williams, A. A, Simard, M, Cifuentes‐Jara, M, Lewis, R. R, Crooks, S, Horta, P. A, Schaeffer‐Novelli, Y, Cintrón, G, Pozo‐Cajas, M, Pagliosa, P. R

“…AIM: We developed a set of statistical models to improve spatial estimates of mangrove aboveground biomass (AGB) based on the environmental signature…”
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Allocation of biomass and net primary productivity of mangrove forests along environmental gradients in the Florida Coastal Everglades, USA by Castañeda-Moya, Edward, Twilley, Robert R., Rivera-Monroy, Victor H.

“…•We study patterns of biomass and total NPP of mangrove ecotypes in the Everglades.•Vegetation patterns of mangroves represent the outcome of environmental…”
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Enhanced terrestrial carbon preservation promoted by reactive iron in deltaic sediments by Shields, Michael R., Bianchi, Thomas S., Gélinas, Yves, Allison, Mead A., Twilley, Robert R.

“…We examined the role of reactive iron (FeR) in preserving organic carbon (OC) across a subaerial chronosequence of the Wax Lake Delta, a prograding delta…”
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Mangrove production and carbon sinks: A revision of global budget estimates by Bouillon, Steven, Borges, Alberto V., Castañeda-Moya, Edward, Diele, Karen, Dittmar, Thorsten, Duke, Norman C., Kristensen, Erik, Lee, Shing Y., Marchand, Cyril, Middelburg, Jack J., Rivera-Monroy, Victor H., Smith III, Thomas J., Twilley, Robert R.

“…Mangrove forests are highly productive but globally threatened coastal ecosystems, whose role in the carbon budget of the coastal zone has long been debated…”
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Spatial variability of mangrove primary productivity in the neotropics by Ribeiro, Rafaela de Albuquerque, Rovai, André Scarlate, Twilley, Robert R., Castañeda‐Moya, Edward

“…Mangroves are considered one of the most productive ecosystems in the world with significant contributions as carbon sinks in the biosphere. Yet few attempts…”
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Deconstructing the mangrove carbon cycle: Gains, transformation, and losses by Adame, M. F., Cormier, N., Taillardat, P., Iram, N., Rovai, A., Sloey, T. M., Yando, E. S., Blanco‐Libreros, J. F., Arnaud, M., Jennerjahn, T., Lovelock, C. E., Friess, D., Reithmaier, G. M. S., Buelow, C. A., Muhammad‐Nor, S. M., Twilley, R. R., Ribeiro, R. A.

“…Mangroves are one of the most carbon‐dense forests on the Earth and have been highlighted as key ecosystems for climate change mitigation and adaptation…”
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Fine root productivity varies along nitrogen and phosphorus gradients in high-rainfall mangrove forests of Micronesia by Cormier, Nicole, Twilley, Robert R, Ewel, Katherine C, Krauss, Ken W

“…Belowground biomass is thought to account for much of the total biomass in mangrove forests and may be related to soil fertility. The Yela River and the…”
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Macroecological Patterns of Forest Structure and Allometric Scaling in Mangrove Forests by Rovai, Andre, Twilley, Robert R, Castaneda-Moya, Edward, Midway, Stephen R, Friess, Daniel A, Trettin, Carl C, Bukoski, Jacob J, Stovall, Atticus E L, Pagliosa, Paulo R, Fonseca, Alessandra L, Mackenzie, Richard A, Aslan, Aslan, Sasmito, Sigit D, Sillanpaa, Meriadec, Cole, Thomas G, Purbopuspito, Joko, Warren, Matthew W, Murdiyarso, Daniel, Mofu, Wolfram, Sharma, Sahadev, Tinh, Pham Hong, Riul, Pablo

“…Mangrove wetlands span broad geographical gradients, resulting in functionally diverse tree communities. We asked whether latitudinal variation, allometric…”
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Restoration of the Mississippi Delta: Lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by Day, John W. Jr, Boesch, Donald F, Clairain, Ellis J, Kemp, G. Paul, Laska, Shirley B, Mitsch, William J, Orth, Kenneth, Mashriqui, Hassan, Reed, Denise J, Shabman, Leonard, Simenstad, Charles A, Streever, Bill J, Twilley, Robert R, Watson, Chester C, Wells, John T, Whigham, Dennis F

“…Hurricanes Katrina and Rita showed the vulnerability of coastal communities and how human activities that caused deterioration of the Mississippi Deltaic Plain…”
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Patterns of Root Dynamics in Mangrove Forests Along Environmental Gradients in the Florida Coastal Everglades, USA by Castañeda-Moya, Edward, Twilley, Robert R., Rivera-Monroy, Victor H., Marx, Brian D., Coronado-Molina, Carlos, Ewe, Sharon M. L.

“…Patterns of mangrove vegetation in two distinct basins of Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE), Shark River estuary and Taylor River Slough, represent unique…”
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Co-evolution of wetland landscapes, flooding, and human settlement in the Mississippi River Delta Plain by Twilley, Robert R., Bentley, Samuel J., Chen, Qin, Edmonds, Douglas A., Hagen, Scott C., Lam, Nina S.-N., Willson, Clinton S., Xu, Kehui, Braud, DeWitt, Hampton Peele, R., McCall, Annabeth

“…River deltas all over the world are sinking beneath sea-level rise, causing significant threats to natural and social systems. This is due to the combined…”
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Integrating Imaging Spectrometer and Synthetic Aperture Radar Data for Estimating Wetland Vegetation Aboveground Biomass in Coastal Louisiana by Jensen, Daniel, Cavanaugh, Kyle C., Simard, Marc, Okin, Gregory S., Castañeda-Moya, Edward, McCall, Annabeth, Twilley, Robert R.

“…Aboveground biomass (AGB) plays a critical functional role in coastal wetland ecosystem stability, with high biomass vegetation contributing to organic matter…”
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Net evaporation-induced mangrove area loss across low-lying Caribbean islands by Cortés, Isamar M, Lorenzo-Trueba, Jorge, Rovai, Andre S, Twilley, Robert R, Chopping, Mark, Fatoyinbo, Temilola

“…Abstract Although mangroves provide many beneficial ecosystem services, such as blue carbon storage and coastal protection, they are currently under threat due…”
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Mississippi River Flood of 2008: Observations of a Large Freshwater Diversion on Physical, Chemical, and Biological Characteristics of a Shallow Estuarine Lake by White, J. R, Fulweiler, R. W, Li, C. Y, Bargu, S, Walker, N. D, Twilley, R. R, Green, S. E

“…High nitrogen (N) loading to coastal aquatic systems can be expressed as increased algal production and subsequent low dissolved oxygen. In April, 2008,…”
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Exploring the role of organic matter accumulation on delta evolution by Lorenzo-Trueba, Jorge, Voller, Vaughan R., Paola, Chris, Twilley, Robert R., Bevington, Azure E.

“…We explore the role of plant matter accumulation in the sediment column in determining the response of fluvial‐deltas to base‐level rise and simple subsidence…”
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Benthic Nutrient Fluxes across Subtidal and Intertidal Habitats in Breton Sound in Response to River-Pulses of a Diversion in Mississippi River Delta by Twilley, Robert R., Rick, Silke, Bond, Daniel C., Baker, Justin

“…We measured benthic fluxes of dissolved nutrients in subtidal sediments and intertidal soils associated with river-pulse events from Mississippi River via the…”
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The Impacts of Pulsed Reintroduction of River Water on a Mississippi Delta Coastal Basin by Day, J. W., Cable, J. E., Cowan, J. H., DeLaune, R., de Mutsert, K., Fry, B., Mashriqui, H., Justic, D., Kemp, P., Lane, R. R., Rick, J., Rick, S., Rozas, L. P., Snedden, G., Swenson, E., Twilley, R. R., Wissel, B.

“…During the twentieth century about 25% of the wetlands of the Mississippi delta was lost, partially a result of isolation of the river from the delta. River…”
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Advances and limitations of individual-based models to analyze and predict dynamics of mangrove forests: A review by Berger, Uta, Rivera-Monroy, Victor H., Doyle, Thomas W., Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid, Duke, Norman C., Fontalvo-Herazo, Martha L., Hildenbrandt, Hanno, Koedam, Nico, Mehlig, Ulf, Piou, Cyril, Twilley, Robert R.

“…Mangrove ecosystems are considered vulnerable to climate change as coastal development limits the ecosystem services and adaptations important to their…”
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Patterns of Mangrove Forest Structure and Soil Nutrient Dynamics along the Shark River Estuary, Florida by Chen, Ronghua, Twilley, Robert R.

“…The basal area and productivity of mangrove wetlands are described in relation to selected soil properties to understand the general pattern of optimum forest…”
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