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  • B14A-07: Mapping the resilience of mangrove forests across Mesoamerican Reef region with a time series model and remote sensing data.
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Author(s):
Suvarna Punalekar, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Conservation Ecology Center (First Author, Presenting Author)
Steven Canty, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
McKenzie Sime, Oregon State University
Qiongyu Huang, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Conservation Ecology Center
A. Justin Nowakowski, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Craig Fergus, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Conservation Ecology Center
Robert Kennedy, Oregon State University
Grant M. Connette, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Conservation Ecology Center


We pair multi-year satellite observations with model to understand how mangrove forests have changed in the Mesoamerican reef region between 1990 and 2020. While we find that the forests have been heavily impacted by developments, storms and changing sea levels, they are very resilient. Given the opportunity to grow they recover from damages and spread in new areas. This strength of mangrove forests should be at the core of any local or global scale initiatives to protect and restore them.



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