Coast and Estuarine Research Federation Meeting – November 5-9, 2017
http://www.erf.org/cerf-2017-call-for-abstracts
Abstract Deadline: May 1, 2017
Session Title: Ecological Responses to Climate Induced Mangrove Expansion
into Salt Marshes
Session Conveners: Melissa Baustian, Jennifer Doerr, Mike Polito and Jimmy
Nelson
Session Link:
https://cerf.confex.com/cerf/2017/webprogrampreliminary/Session1370.html
Session Short Description: Continued winter warming and drought conditions
associated with climate change are projected to increase the spread of
tropical black mangrove species (Avicennia germinans) into salt marshes
traditionally dominated by Spartina alterniflora. Various ecosystem-level
processes, such as trophic linkages in food webs, fishery production,
carbon cycling and sequestration, and shoreline dynamics of sediment
trapping and wave attenuation are all likely to be altered. Oral and poster
presentations are invited to discuss the implications of mangroves
expanding into salt marshes and how these various ecosystem processes may
change.
Session Keywords:
carbon, climate change, food web, mangrove and salt marsh
