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Title: | Does mangrove vegetation structure reflect human utilization of ecosystem goods and services? | Authors: | Asante, Frederick HUGE, Jean Asare, Noble K. Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid |
Issue Date: | 2023 | Publisher: | CELL PRESS | Source: | iScience, 26 (6) (Art N° 106858) | Abstract: | Many coastal communities in developing countries depend on mangrove ecosystem services (ES). A combination of anthropogenic and environmental stresses threatens mangroves globally. This study at the Ankobra catchment communities in Ghana focused on the relation between ES utilization and mangrove forest structure. Through vegetation survey, we observed significant effects of selective logging, branch cutting, density of Acrostichum aureum, and water stress on tree stocking and sapling densities. We observed through interviews in five communities that about 98% and 88% of mangrove wood harvested are used for fuelwood and construction respectively. The vegetation structure of the forest areas receiving high harvesting pressures was less com-plex, with lower tree and sapling density, as well as lower seed-bearing trees than less-disturbed areas. Existing mangrove harvesting regulations are compro-mised to accommodate the needs of the surrounding communities. Recognizing these impacts is important to improve management decisions, address commu-nity needs, and reduce pressure on mangroves. | Notes: | Asante, F (corresponding author), Univ Libre Bruxelles ULB, Fac Sci, Dept Organism Biol, Lab Syst Ecol & Resource Management, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.; Asante, F (corresponding author), Vrije Univ Brussel VUB, Lab Plant Biol & Nat Management, Ecol & Biodivers, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium. frederickasante34@gmail.com |
Keywords: | Earth sciences;Ecology;Environmental science;Global change | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/40797 | e-ISSN: | 2589-0042 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106858 | ISI #: | 001021494300001 | Rights: | 2023 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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