Erik S. Yando

National University of Singapore

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Daniel A. Friess

Tulane University

Ken W. Krauss

United States Geological Survey

Taylor M. Sloey

Old Dominion University

Siew Chin Chua

National University of Singapore

Jahson B. Alemu

Northeastern University

Natasha Bhatia

Nanyang Technological University

Ilka C. Feller

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Zeehan Jaafar

National University of Singapore

Scott F. Jones

University of North Florida

Mark W. Hester

The Ohio State University

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National University of Singapore

United States Geological Survey

Nanyang Technological University

Ecological Society of America

U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Louisiana State University

Northeastern University

John Wiley & Sons (United States)

University of South Alabama

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Mangroves and people: Impacts and interactions

Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (2020)

Daniel A. Friess Siew Chin Chua Zeehan Jaafar Ken W. Krauss Erik S. Yando

Mangrove ecosystem

10.1016/j.ecss.2020.107155

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Scientific contributions of the Mangrove Macrobenthos and Management (MMM) conference series, 2000–2019

Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (2020)

Daniel A. Friess Farid Dahdouh‐Guebas Behara Satyanarayana Stefano Cannicci Siew Chin Chua

Macrobenthos

Mangrove ecosystem

Proxy (statistics)

10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106742

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Mangrove blue carbon in the face of deforestation, climate change and restoration

Elements (2021)

Daniel A. Friess Ken W. Krauss Pierre Taillardat María Fernanda Adame Erik S. Yando

Coastal wetlands have disproportionately high carbon densities, known as blue carbon, compared to most terrestrial ecosystems. Mangroves and their blue carbon stocks are at risk globally from land‐use and land‐cover change (LULCC) activities such as aquaculture, alongside biophysical disturbances such as sea‐level rise and cyclones. Global estimates of carbon emissions from mangrove loss have been previously unable to differentiate between the variable impacts of different drivers of loss. This article discusses the impacts that different LULCC activities and biophysical disturbances have on carbon stocks (biomass and soil) and greenhouse gas fluxes (CO2 and CH4). The dynamics of carbon stocks and fluxes depends on the type of LULCC; aquaculture often results in biomass and soil carbon removal, and some forms of agriculture can substantially increase methane emissions. Natural disturbances have mixed impacts on mangrove carbon; sea‐level rise will drown some mangroves and their carbon stocks but provide opportunities for new carbon accumulation, while cyclones can have immediate negative impacts on stocks but positive impacts on sequestration during recovery. Mangrove rehabilitation practices can actively restore carbon stocks and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from previous land uses. It is critical to consider the type of LULCC when estimating carbon emissions due to mangrove loss or rehabilitation. Mangrove blue carbon is now high on the international conservation policy agenda, and a better understanding of how carbon stocks and fluxes respond to anthropogenic and biophysical disturbance may provide better incentives for mangrove conservation and sustainable management.

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Limited Mangrove Propagule Retention at a Latitudinal Range Limit: Spatiotemporal Patterns at the Patch Scale

Estuaries and Coasts (2020)

Erik S. Yando Scott F. Jones Mark W. Hester

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Ecotone

Spartina alterniflora

Rhizophora

Spartina

10.1007/s12237-020-00805-1

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Restoration Affects Sexual Reproductive Capacity in a Salt Marsh

Estuaries and Coasts (2019)

Scott F. Jones Erik S. Yando Camille L. Stagg Courtney T. Hall Mark W. Hester

Salt marsh

10.1007/s12237-019-00552-y

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Global Variation in Climate, Human Development, and Population Density Has Implications for Urban Ecosystem Services

Sustainability (2019)

Daniel R. Richards Mahyar Masoudi Rachel Rui Ying Oh Erik S. Yando Jingyuan Zhang

Humans rely upon ecosystem services to regulate their environment and to provide resources and cultural benefits. As the world’s urban population grows, it becomes increasingly important to find ways of improving the provision of ecosystem services in urban areas. However, the kinds of ecosystem services that are most needed or demanded by urban populations, and the opportunities to provide these, vary widely in cities around the world. Here we explore variation in climate, Human Development Index (HDI), and population density, and discuss their implications for providing and managing urban ecosystem services. Using 221 published studies of urban ecosystem services, we analyse the extent to which existing research adequately covers global variation in climatic and social conditions. Our results reveal an under-representation of studies from tropical cities and from lower HDI countries, with implications for how we conceptualize and quantify urban ecosystem services, and how we transfer benefits across case studies. Future work should be aimed at correcting these deficits and determining the extent to which conclusions about urban ecosystem services are transferable from one city to another.

Urban ecosystem

10.3390/su11226200

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Edge effects impact blue carbon dynamics across coastal ecotones in a tropical seascape

Limnology and Oceanography (2024)

Erik S. Yando Jahson B. Alemu Kiah Eng Lim Taylor M. Sloey Michiel van Breugel

Abstract Coastal wetlands are important for their ability to regulate global climate through the sequestration and long‐term storage of carbon. Accurate quantification of ecosystem‐specific carbon dynamics (including sequestration, storage, and fluxes) is needed to develop accurate carbon budgets that inform climate change mitigation. Most work to quantify carbon dynamics either use subsampling in core habitats or benefit transfers to upscale values. While these approaches are valuable, our understanding of carbon dynamics across ecosystem transitions and overall heterogeneity remains a critical gap in coastal ecosystems as boundaries are not always clear. In this study, we established transects across both mangrove and seagrass ecotones into adjacent tidal flats in Singapore to quantifying vegetation cover, soil carbon storage, and CO 2 fluxes. Vegetation cover in all transitions and soil carbon storage in most transitions followed a decreasing sigmoidal pattern from vegetated to unvegetated portions, but differed in rate and width. CO 2 fluxes followed a peak distribution in mangrove–tidal flat transitions with maximum values occurring within the mangroves and were correlated with pneumatophore density, while seagrasses saw a linear increase in CO 2 fluxes from the seagrass to tidal flat. Seascape analysis of soil carbon showed site‐specific impacts that resulted in differences in carbon stocks (0%–8%) as well as the width of these transitions. This study highlights the importance of understanding ecotones to better account for edge effects, which can lead to the over or under estimation of carbon, and provides a needed step in increasing the accuracy of blue carbon assessments in these critical ecosystems.

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Seascape

Blue carbon

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10.1002/lno.12734

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Indicators of scientific value: An under-recognised ecosystem service of coastal and marine habitats

Ecological Indicators (2020)

Daniel A. Friess Erik S. Yando Lynn-Wei Wong Natasha Bhatia

Coastal ecosystems provide a broad range of ecosystem services, which can be used to justify habitat conservation. The cultural ecosystem services of coastal ecosystems are generally underappreciated, and this is particularly the case when quantifying their scientific value. We created a tiered set of indicators to quantify scientific value spatially, and tested them using the case study of the island nation of Singapore. We conducted a systematic review of research papers, book chapters, conference reports and academic theses produced across 10 coastal ecosystems in Singapore, including mangroves, seagrasses, coral reefs, beaches and artificial coastal structures. At least 656 articles have been produced on Singapore's coastal zone, with 2201 unique observations, showing that scientific value is spatially variable along Singapore's coastline. Novel indicators such as the Site Impact Factor are able to differentiate scientific value between sites. This method has shed light on an under-recognised, but important cultural ecosystem service, and is applicable to other spatially-bounded coastal, marine and terrestrial landscapes.

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Marine habitats

Mangrove ecosystem

10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106255

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Geomorphic gradients in shallow seagrass carbon stocks

Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (2021)

Jahson B. Alemu Siti Maryam Yaakub Erik S. Yando Rachel Yu San Lau Cheng Chang Lim

Seagrass meadows are important sinks of organic carbon (Corg), in particular the near-surface Corg pool (≤ 15 cm) compared to deeper sediments. Near-surface carbon is highly susceptible to disturbance and loss to the atmosphere, however, inadequate accounting for variability in this pool of carbon limits their uptake into carbon accounting frameworks. We therefore investigated the spatial variability in seagrass near-surface Corg and biomass Corg across different geomorphic (estuary, lagoonal and reef-associated) and community typologies (pioneer and persistent). Near-surface Corg stock in vegetated areas (25.78 Mg Corg ha−1 ± 26.64) was twice that from unvegetated areas (14.27 Mg Corg ha−1 ± 15.86), reinforcing the paradigm that the presence of seagrass enhances carbon stocks. Lagoonal and reef-associated meadows showed similar Corg stocks (p > 0.05), which were substantially higher (p < 0.05) than estuary meadows. Likewise, persistent seagrass communities (Cymodocea dominance) stored higher (p < 0.05) stocks of Corg than pioneer communities (Halophila and Halodule dominance). Linear regression models showed significant but weak relationships between seagrass cover, shoot density and standing biomass with near-surface Corg stocks, whereas significant and strong relationships were observed for organic matter, dry bulk density and median grain size. The results highlight the need for higher resolution carbon assessments to better understand local and regional variability, in order to better inform carbon accounting and conservation policy.

Dominance (genetics)

Blue carbon

Carbon sink

10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107681

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Challenges to and importance of considering early and intermediate ontogenetic stages in mangrove forest recovery and restoration

Marine Pollution Bulletin (2024)

Taylor M. Sloey Sean P. Charles Lin Xiong Edward Castañeda‐Moya Erik S. Yando

Restoration Ecology

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117287

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