Mangrove

For other uses, see Mangrove (disambiguation).

A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evolution in several plant families. They occur worldwide in the tropics and subtropics and even some temperate coastal areas, mainly between latitudes 30° N and 30° S, with the greatest mangrove area within 5° of the equator.^[1][2] Mangrove plant families first appeared during the Late Cretaceous to Paleocene epochs, and became widely distributed in part due to the movement of tectonic plates. The oldest known fossils of mangrove palm date to 75 million years ago.^[2]

Mangroves are hardy shrubs and trees that thrive in salt water and have specialised adaptations so they can survive the volatile energies of intertidal zones along marine coasts.

Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees, also called halophytes, and are adapted to live in harsh coastal conditions. They contain a complex salt filtration system and a complex root system to cope with saltwater immersion and wave action. They are adapted to the low-oxygen conditions of waterlogged mud,^[3] but are most likely to thrive in the upper half of the intertidal zone.^[4]

The mangrove biome, often called the mangrove forest or mangal, is a distinct saline woodland or shrubland habitat characterized by depositional coastal environments, where fine sediments (often with high organic content) collect in areas protected from high-energy wave action. The saline conditions tolerated by various mangrove species range from brackish water, through pure seawater (3 to 4% salinity), to water concentrated by evaporation to over twice the salinity of ocean seawater (up to 9% salinity).^[5][6]

Beginning in 2010, remote sensing technologies and global data have been used to assess areas, conditions and deforestation rates of mangroves around the world.^[7][1][2] In 2018, the Global Mangrove Watch Initiative released a new global baseline which estimates the total mangrove forest area of the world as of 2010 at 137,600 km² (53,100 sq mi), spanning 118 countries and territories.^[2][7] A 2022 study on losses and gains of tidal wetlands estimates a 3,700 km² (1,400 sq mi) net decrease in global mangrove extent from 1999 to 2019, which was only partially offset by gains of 1,800 km² (690 sq mi).^[8] Mangrove loss continues due to human activity, with a global annual deforestation rate estimated at 0.16%, and per-country rates as high as 0.70%. Degradation in quality of remaining mangroves is also an important concern.^[2]

There is interest in mangrove restoration for several reasons. Mangroves support sustainable coastal and marine ecosystems. They protect nearby areas from tsunamis and extreme weather events. Mangrove forests are also effective at carbon sequestration and storage and mitigate climate change.^[2][9][10] As the effects of climate change become more severe, mangrove ecosystems are expected to help local ecosystems adapt and be more resilient to changes like extreme weather and sea level rise. The success of mangrove restoration may depend heavily on engagement with local stakeholders, and on careful assessment to ensure that growing conditions will be suitable for the species chosen.^[4]

Etymology

 

Mangrove roots at low tide in the Philippines

 

Mangroves are adapted to saline conditions

Etymology of the English term mangrove can only be speculative and is disputed.^{[11]: 1–2  [12]} The term may have come to English from the Portuguese mangue or the Spanish mangle.^[12] Further back, it may be traced to South America and Cariban and Arawakan languages^[13] such as Taíno.^[14] Other possibilities include the Malay language manggi-manggi^[12][11] The English usage may reflect a corruption via folk etymology of the words mangrow and grove.^[13][11][15]

The word "mangrove" is used in at least three senses:

• most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or mangal,^[12][16] for which the terms mangrove forest biome and mangrove swamp are also used;
• to refer to all trees and large shrubs in a mangrove swamp;^[12] and
• narrowly to refer only to mangrove trees of the genus Rhizophora of the family Rhizophoraceae.^[17]

Biology

Of the recognized 110 mangrove species, only about 54 species in 20 genera from 16 families constitute the "true mangroves", species that occur almost exclusively in mangrove habitats.^[16] Demonstrating convergent evolution, many of these species found similar solutions to the tropical conditions of variable salinity, tidal range (inundation), anaerobic soils, and intense sunlight. Plant biodiversity is generally low in a given mangrove.^[18] The greatest biodiversity of mangroves occurs in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Indonesian archipelago.^[19]

 

Red mangrove

Adaptations to low oxygen

The red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) survives in the most inundated areas, props itself above the water level with stilt or prop roots and then absorbs air through lenticels in its bark.^[20] The black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) lives on higher ground and develops many specialized root-like structures called pneumatophores, which stick up out of the soil like straws for breathing.^[21][22] These "breathing tubes" typically reach heights of up to 30 cm (12 in), and in some species, over 3 m (9.8 ft). The four types of pneumatophores are stilt or prop type, snorkel or peg type, knee type, and ribbon or plank type. Knee and ribbon types may be combined with buttress roots at the base of the tree. The roots also contain wide aerenchyma to facilitate transport within the plants.^{[citation needed]}

Nutrient uptake

Because the soil is perpetually waterlogged, little free oxygen is available. Anaerobic bacteria liberate nitrogen gas, soluble ferrum (iron), inorganic phosphates, sulfides, and methane, which make the soil much less nutritious.^{[citation needed]} Pneumatophores (aerial roots) allow mangroves to absorb gases directly from the atmosphere, and other nutrients such as iron, from the inhospitable soil. Mangroves store gases directly inside the roots, processing them even when the roots are submerged during high tide.

 

Salt crystals formed on an Avicennia marina leaf

Limiting salt intake

Red mangroves exclude salt by having significantly impermeable roots which are highly suberised (impregnated with suberin), acting as an ultra-filtration mechanism to exclude sodium salts from the rest of the plant. Analysis of water inside mangroves has shown 90% to 97% of salt has been excluded at the roots. In a frequently cited concept that has become known as the "sacrificial leaf", salt which does accumulate in the shoot (sprout) then concentrates in old leaves, which the plant then sheds. However, recent research suggests the older, yellowing leaves have no more measurable salt content than the other, greener leaves.^[23] Red mangroves can also store salt in cell vacuoles. White and grey mangroves can secrete salts directly; they have two salt glands at each leaf base (correlating with their name—they are covered in white salt crystals).

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  Pneumatophorous aerial roots of the grey mangrove (Avicennia marina)

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  Vivipary in Rhizophora mangle seeds

Limiting water loss

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  Seawater filtration in the root of the mangrove Rhizophora stylosa

  (a) Schematic of the root. The outermost layer is composed of three layers. The root is immersed in NaCl solution.
  (b) Water passes through the outermost layer when a negative suction pressure is applied across the outermost layer. The Donnan potential effect repels Cl⁻ ions from the first sublayer of the outermost layer. Na⁺ ions attach to the first layer to satisfy the electro-neutrality requirement and salt retention eventually occurs.^[24]

Because of the limited fresh water available in salty intertidal soils, mangroves limit the amount of water they lose through their leaves. They can restrict the opening of their stomata (pores on the leaf surfaces, which exchange carbon dioxide gas and water vapor during photosynthesis). They also vary the orientation of their leaves to avoid the harsh midday sun and so reduce evaporation from the leaves. A captive red mangrove grows only if its leaves are misted with fresh water several times a week, simulating frequent tropical rainstorms.^[25]

Filtration of seawater

A 2016 study by Kim et al. investigated the biophysical characteristics of sea water filtration in the roots of the mangrove Rhizophora stylosa from a plant hydrodynamic point of view. R. stylosa can grow even in saline water and the salt level in its roots is regulated within a certain threshold value through filtration. The root possesses a hierarchical, triple layered pore structure in the epidermis and most Na⁺ ions are filtered at the first sublayer of the outermost layer. The high blockage of Na⁺ ions is attributed to the high surface zeta potential of the first layer. The second layer, which is composed of macroporous structures, also facilitates Na⁺ ion filtration. The study provides insights into the mechanism underlying water filtration through halophyte roots and could serve as a basis for the development of a bio-inspired method of desalination.^[24]

Uptake of Na⁺ ions is desirable for halophytes to build up osmotic potential, absorb water and sustain turgor pressure. However, excess Na⁺ions may work on toxic element. Therefore, halophytes try to adjust salinity delicately between growth and survival strategies. In this point of view, a novel sustainable desalination method can be derived from halophytes, which are in contact with saline water through their roots. Halophytes exclude salt through their roots, secrete the accumulated salt through their aerial parts and sequester salt in senescent leaves and/or the bark.^[26][27][28] Mangroves are facultative halophytes and Bruguiera is known for its special ultrafiltration system that can filter approximately 90% of Na⁺ions from the surrounding seawater through the roots.^[29][30][31] The species also exhibits a high rate of salt rejection. The water-filtering process in mangrove roots has received considerable attention for several decades.^[32][33] Morphological structures of plants and their functions have been evolved through a long history to survive against harsh environmental conditions.^[34][24]

Increasing survival of offspring

 

A germinating Avicennia seed

In this harsh environment, mangroves have evolved a special mechanism to help their offspring survive. Mangrove seeds are buoyant and are therefore suited to water dispersal. Unlike most plants, whose seeds germinate in soil, many mangroves (e.g. red mangrove) are viviparous, meaning their seeds germinate while still attached to the parent tree. Once germinated, the seedling grows either within the fruit (e.g. Aegialitis, Avicennia and Aegiceras), or out through the fruit (e.g. Rhizophora, Ceriops, Bruguiera and Nypa) to form a propagule (a ready-to-go seedling) which can produce its own food via photosynthesis.

The mature propagule then drops into the water, which can transport it great distances. Propagules can survive desiccation and remain dormant for over a year before arriving in a suitable environment. Once a propagule is ready to root, its density changes so that the elongated shape now floats vertically rather than horizontally. In this position, it is more likely to lodge in the mud and root. If it does not root, it can alter its density and drift again in search of more favorable conditions.

Taxonomy and evolution

The following listings, based on Tomlinson, 2016, give the mangrove species in each listed plant genus and family.^[35] Mangrove environments in the Eastern Hemisphere harbor six times as many species of trees and shrubs as do mangroves in the New World. Genetic divergence of mangrove lineages from terrestrial relatives, in combination with fossil evidence, suggests mangrove diversity is limited by evolutionary transition into the stressful marine environment, and the number of mangrove lineages has increased steadily over the Tertiary with little global extinction.^[36]

True mangroves

True mangroves (major components or strict mangroves)
Following Tomlinson, 2016, the following 35 species are the true mangroves, contained in 5 families and 9 genera ^[35]^: 29–30 Included on green backgrounds are annotations about the genera made by Tomlinson
Family	Genus	Mangrove species	Common name
Arecaceae	Monotypic subfamily within the family
	Nypa	Nypa fruticans	Mangrove palm
Avicenniaceae (disputed)	Old monogeneric family, now subsumed in Acanthaceae, but clearly isolated
	Avicennia	Avicennia alba
		Avicennia balanophora
		Avicennia bicolor
		Avicennia integra
		Avicennia marina	grey mangrove (subspecies: australasica, eucalyptifolia, rumphiana)
		Avicennia officinalis	Indian mangrove
		Avicennia germinans	black mangrove
		Avicennia schaueriana
		Avicennia tonduzii
Combretaceae	Tribe Lagunculariae (including Macropteranthes = non-mangrove)
	Laguncularia	Laguncularia racemosa	white mangrove
	Lumnitzera	Lumnitzera racemosa	white-flowered black mangrove
		Lumnitzera littorea
Rhizophoraceae	Rhizophoraceae collectively form the tribe Rhizophorae, a monotypic group, within the otherwise terrestrial family
	Bruguiera	Bruguiera cylindrica
		Bruguiera exaristata	rib-fruited mangrove
		Bruguiera gymnorhiza	oriental mangrove
		Bruguiera hainesii
		Bruguiera parviflora
		Bruguiera sexangula	upriver orange mangrove
	Ceriops	Ceriops australis	yellow mangrove
		Ceriops tagal	spurred mangrove
	Kandelia	Kandelia candel
		Kandelia obovata
	Rhizophora	Rhizophora apiculata
		Rhizophora harrisonii
		Rhizophora mangle	red mangrove
		Rhizophora mucronata	Asiatic mangrove
		Rhizophora racemosa
		Rhizophora samoensis	Samoan mangrove
		Rhizophora stylosa	spotted mangrove,
		Rhizophora x lamarckii
Lythraceae	Sonneratia	Sonneratia alba
		Sonneratia apetala
		Sonneratia caseolaris
		Sonneratia ovata
		Sonneratia griffithii

Minor components

Minor components
Tomlinson, 2016, lists about 19 species as minor mangrove components, contained in 10 families and 11 genera ^[35]^: 29–30 Included on green backgrounds are annotations about the genera made by Tomlinson
Family	Genus	Species	Common name
Euphorbiaceae	This genus includes about 35 non-mangrove taxa
	Excoecaria	Excoecaria agallocha	milky mangrove, blind-your-eye mangrove and river poison tree
Lythraceae	Genus distinct in the family
	Pemphis	Pemphis acidula	bantigue or mentigi
Malvaceae	Formerly in Bombacaceae, now an isolated genus in subfamily Bombacoideeae
	Camptostemon	Camptostemon schultzii	kapok mangrove
		Camptostemon philippinense
Meliaceae	Genus of 3 species, one non-mangrove, forms tribe Xylocarpaeae with Carapa, a non–mangrove
	Xylocarpus	Xylocarpus granatum
		Xylocarpus moluccensis
Myrtaceae	An isolated genus in the family
	Osbornia	Osbornia octodonta	mangrove myrtle
Pellicieraceae	Monotypic genus and family of uncertain phylogenetic position
	Pelliciera	Pelliciera rhizophorae,	tea mangrove
Plumbaginaceae	Isolated genus, at times segregated as family Aegialitidaceae
	Aegialitis	Aegialitis annulata	club mangrove
		Aegialitis rotundifolia
Primulaceae	Formerly an isolated genus in Myrsinaceae
	Aegiceras	Aegiceras corniculatum	black mangrove, river mangrove or khalsi
		Aegiceras floridum
Pteridaceae	A fern somewhat isolated in its family
	Acrostichum	Acrostichum aureum	golden leather fern, swamp fern or mangrove fern
		Acrostichum speciosum	mangrove fern
Rubiaceae	A genus isolated in the family
	Scyphiphora	Scyphiphora hydrophylacea	nilad

Species distribution

See also: Mangrove tree distribution

 

Global distribution of native mangrove species, 2010 ^[37]

Not shown are introduced ranges: Rhizophora stylosa in French Polynesia, Bruguiera sexangula, Conocarpus erectus, and Rhizophora mangle in Hawaii, Sonneratia apelata in China, and Nypa fruticans in Cameroon and Nigeria.

Mangroves are a type of tropical vegetation with some outliers established in subtropical latitudes, notably in South Florida and southern Japan, as well as South Africa, New Zealand and Victoria (Australia). These outliers result either from unbroken coastlines and island chains or from reliable supplies of propagules floating on warm ocean currents from rich mangrove regions.^[35]: 57

 

Location and relative density of mangroves in South-east Asia and Australasia – based on Landsat satellite images, 2010 ^[38]

 

Global distribution of threatened mangrove species, 2010 ^[37]

"At the limits of distribution, the formation is represented by scrubby, usually monotypic Avicennia-dominated vegetation, as at Westonport Bay and Corner Inlet, Victoria, Australia. The latter locality is the highest latitude (38° 45'S) at which mangroves occur naturally. The mangroves in New Zealand, which extend as far south as 37°, are of the same type; they start as low forest in the northern part of the North Island but become low scrub toward their southern limit. In both instances, the species is referred to as Avicennia marina var. australis, although genetic comparison is clearly needed. In Western Australia, A. marina extends as far south as Bunbury (33° 19'S). In the northern hemisphere, scrubby Avicennia gerrninans in Florida occurs as far north as St. Augustine on the east coast and Cedar Point on the west. There are records of A. germinans and Rhizophora mangle for Bermuda, presumably supplied by the Gulf Stream. In southern Japan, Kandelia obovata occurs to about 31 °N (Tagawa in Hosakawa et al., 1977, but initially referred to as K. candel)."^[35]: 57

Mangrove forests

 

Global distribution of mangrove forests, 2011 ^[1] (click to enlarge)

Main article: Mangrove forest

Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps or mangals, are found in tropical and subtropical tidal areas. Areas where mangroves occur include estuaries and marine shorelines.^[18]

The intertidal existence to which these trees are adapted represents the major limitation to the number of species able to thrive in their habitat. High tide brings in salt water, and when the tide recedes, solar evaporation of the seawater in the soil leads to further increases in salinity. The return of tide can flush out these soils, bringing them back to salinity levels comparable to that of seawater.^[2][4]

At low tide, organisms are also exposed to increases in temperature and reduced moisture before being then cooled and flooded by the tide. Thus, for a plant to survive in this environment, it must tolerate broad ranges of salinity, temperature, and moisture, as well as several other key environmental factors—thus only a select few species make up the mangrove tree community.^[2][4]

About 110 species are considered mangroves, in the sense of being trees that grow in such a saline swamp,^[18] though only a few are from the mangrove plant genus, Rhizophora. However, a given mangrove swamp typically features only a small number of tree species. It is not uncommon for a mangrove forest in the Caribbean to feature only three or four tree species. For comparison, the tropical rainforest biome contains thousands of tree species, but this is not to say mangrove forests lack diversity. Though the trees themselves are few in species, the ecosystem that these trees create provides a home (habitat) for a great variety of other species, including as many as 174 species of marine megafauna.^[39]

 

Mangrove roots above and below water

Mangrove plants require a number of physiological adaptations to overcome the problems of low environmental oxygen levels, high salinity, and frequent tidal flooding. Each species has its own solutions to these problems; this may be the primary reason why, on some shorelines, mangrove tree species show distinct zonation. Small environmental variations within a mangal may lead to greatly differing methods for coping with the environment. Therefore, the mix of species is partly determined by the tolerances of individual species to physical conditions, such as tidal flooding and salinity, but may also be influenced by other factors, such as crabs preying on plant seedlings.^[40]

 

Nipa palms, Nypa fruticans, the only palm species fully adapted to the mangrove biome

Once established, mangrove roots provide an oyster habitat and slow water flow, thereby enhancing sediment deposition in areas where it is already occurring. The fine, anoxic sediments under mangroves act as sinks for a variety of heavy (trace) metals which colloidal particles in the sediments have concentrated from the water. Mangrove removal disturbs these underlying sediments, often creating problems of trace metal contamination of seawater and organisms of the area.^[41]

Mangrove swamps protect coastal areas from erosion, storm surge (especially during tropical cyclones), and tsunamis.^[42][43][44] They limit high-energy wave erosion mainly during events such as storm surges and tsunamis.^[45] The mangroves' massive root systems are efficient at dissipating wave energy.^[46] Likewise, they slow down tidal water so that its sediment is deposited as the tide comes in, leaving all except fine particles when the tide ebbs.^[47] In this way, mangroves build their environments.^[42] Because of the uniqueness of mangrove ecosystems and the protection against erosion they provide, they are often the object of conservation programs,^[4] including national biodiversity action plans.^[43]

The unique ecosystem found in the intricate mesh of mangrove roots offers a quiet marine habitat for young organisms.^[48] In areas where roots are permanently submerged, the organisms they host include algae, barnacles, oysters, sponges, and bryozoans, which all require a hard surface for anchoring while they filter-feed. Shrimps and mud lobsters use the muddy bottoms as their home.^[49] Mangrove crabs eat the mangrove leaves, adding nutrients to the mangal mud for other bottom feeders.^[50] In at least some cases, the export of carbon fixed in mangroves is important in coastal food webs.^[51]

Mangrove plantations in Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, and India host several commercially important species of fish and crustaceans.^[52]

Mangrove forests can decay into peat deposits because of fungal and bacterial processes as well as by the action of termites. It becomes peat in good geochemical, sedimentary, and tectonic conditions.^[53] The nature of these deposits depends on the environment and the types of mangroves involved. In Puerto Rico, the red, white, and black mangroves occupy different ecological niches and have slightly different chemical compositions, so the carbon content varies between the species, as well between the different tissues of the plant (e.g., leaf matter versus roots).^[53]

In Puerto Rico, there is a clear succession of these three trees from the lower elevations, which are dominated by red mangroves, to farther inland with a higher concentration of white mangroves.^[53] Mangrove forests are an important part of the cycling and storage of carbon in tropical coastal ecosystems.^[53] Knowing this, scientists seek to reconstruct the environment and investigate changes to the coastal ecosystem over thousands of years using sediment cores.^[54] However, an additional complication is the imported marine organic matter that also gets deposited in the sediment due to the tidal flushing of mangrove forests. Termites play an important role in the formation of peat from mangrove materials.^[53] They process fallen leaf litter, root systems and wood from mangroves into peat to build their nests, and stabilise the chemistry of this peat that represents approximately 2% of above ground carbon storage in mangroves. As the nests are buried over time this carbon is stored in the sediment and the carbon cycle continues.^[53]

Mangroves are an important source of blue carbon. Globally, mangroves stored 4.19 Gt (9.2×10¹² lb) of carbon in 2012. Two percent of global mangrove carbon was lost between 2000 and 2012, equivalent to a maximum potential of 0.316996250 Gt (6.9885710×10¹¹ lb) of emissions of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere.^[55]

Globally, mangroves have been shown to provide measurable economic protections to coastal communities affected by tropical storms.^[56]

Mangrove microbiome

See also: Plant microbiome

Plant microbiomes play crucial roles in their health and productivity of mangroves.^[57] Many researchers have successfully applied knowledge acquired about plant microbiomes to produce specific inocula for crop protection.^[58][59] Such inocula can stimulate plant growth by releasing phytohormones and enhancing uptake of some mineral nutrients (particularly phosphorus and nitrogen).^[59][60][61] However, most of the plant microbiome studies have focused on the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and economically important crop plants, such as rice , barley, wheat, maize and soybean. There is less information on microbiomes of tree species.^[57][59] Plant microbiomes are determined by plant-related factors (e.g., genotype, organ, species, and health status) and environmental factors (e.g., land use, climate, and nutrient availability).^[57][61] Two of the plant-related factors, plant species and genotypes, have been shown to play significant roles in shaping rhizosphere and plant microbiomes, as tree genotypes and species are associated with specific microbial communities.^[60] Different plant organs also have specific microbial communities depending on plant-associated factors (plant genotype, available nutrients, and organ-specific physicochemical conditions) and/or environmental conditions (associated with aboveground and underground surfaces and disturbances).^{[62][63][64][65]}

Root microbiome

 

Bacterial and fungal community in a mangrove tree ^[65]

Bacterial taxonomic community composition in the rhizosphere soil and fungal taxonomic community composition in all four rhizosphere soil and plant compartments. Information on the fungal ecological functional groups is also provided. Proportions of fungal OTUs (approximate species) that can colonise at least two of the compartments are shown in the left panel.

See also: Root microbiome

Mangrove roots harbour a repertoire of microbial taxa that contribute to important ecological functions in mangrove ecosystems. Similar to typical terrestrial plants, mangroves depend upon mutually beneficial interactions with microbial communities.^[66] In particular, microbes residing in developed roots could help mangroves transform nutrients into usable forms prior to plant assimilation.^[67][68] These microbes also provide mangroves phytohormones for suppressing phytopathogens ^[69] or helping mangroves withstand heat and salinity.^[66] In turn, root-associated microbes receive carbon metabolites from the plant via root exudates,^[70] thus close associations between the plant and microbes are established for their mutual benefits.^[71][72]

Highly diverse microbial communities (mainly bacteria and fungi) have been found to inhabit and function in mangrove roots.^[73][66][74] For example, diazotrophic bacteria in the vicinity of mangrove roots could perform biological nitrogen fixation, which provides 40–60% of the total nitrogen required by mangroves;^[75][76] the soil attached to mangrove roots lacks oxygen but is rich in organic matter, providing an optimal microenvironment for sulfate-reducing bacteria and methanogens,^[66] ligninolytic, cellulolytic, and amylolytic fungi are prevalent in the mangrove root environment;^[66] rhizosphere fungi could help mangroves survive in waterlogged and nutrient-restricted environments.^[77] These studies have provided increasing evidences to support the importance of root-associated bacteria and fungi for mangrove growth and health.^[66][67][72]

Recent studies have investigated the detailed structure of root-associated microbial communities at a continuous fine-scale in other plants,^[78] where a microhabitat was divided into four root compartments: endosphere,^[69][79][80] episphere,^[69] rhizosphere,^[79][81] and nonrhizosphere.^[82][83] Moreover, the microbial communities in each compartment have been reported to have unique characteristics.^[69][79] The rhizosphere could emit root exudates that selectively enriched specific microbial populations; however, these exudates were found to exert only marginal impacts on microbes in the nonrhizosphere soil.^[84][71] Furthermore, it was noted that the root episphere, rather than the rhizosphere, was primarily responsible for controlling the entry of specific microbial populations into the root,^[69] resulting in the selective enrichment of Proteobacteria in the endosphere.^[69][85] These findings provide new insights into the niche differentiation of root-associated microbial communities,^{[69][84][71][85]} Nevertheless, amplicon-based community profiling may not provide the functional characteristics of root-associated microbial communities in plant growth and biogeochemical cycling.^[86] Unraveling functional patterns across the four root compartments holds a great potential for understanding functional mechanisms responsible for mediating root–microbe interactions in support of enhancing mangrove ecosystem functioning.^[72]

Mangrove virome

 

Phages are viruses that infect bacteria, such as cyanobacteria. Shown are the virions of different families of tailed phages: Myoviridae, Podoviridae and Siphoviridae

See also: Virome and Marine viruses

 

Phylogenetic tree of tailed phages
found in the mangrove virome ^[87]

Reference sequences are coloured black, and virome contigs are indicated with varied colours. The scale bar represents half amino acid substitution per site.

Mangrove forests are one of the most carbon-rich biomes, accounting for 11% of the total input of terrestrial carbon into oceans. Viruses are thought to significantly influence local and global biogeochemical cycles, though as of 2019 little information was available about the community structure, genetic diversity and ecological roles of viruses in mangrove ecosystems.^[87]

Viruses are the most abundant biological entities on earth, present in virtually all ecosystems.^[88][89] By lysing their hosts, that is, by rupturing their cell membranes, viruses control host abundance and affect the structure of host communities.^[90] Viruses also influence their host diversity and evolution through horizontal gene transfer, selection for resistance and manipulation of bacterial metabolisms.^[91][92][93] Importantly, marine viruses affect local and global biogeochemical cycles through the release of substantial amounts of organic carbon and nutrients from hosts and assist microbes in driving biogeochemical cycles with auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs).^{[94][95][96][87]}

It is presumed AMGs augment viral-infected host metabolism and facilitate the production of new viruses.^[91][97] AMGs have been extensively explored in marine cyanophages and include genes involved in photosynthesis, carbon turnover, phosphate uptake and stress response.^{[98][99][100][101]} Cultivation-independent metagenomic analysis of viral communities has identified additional AMGs that are involved in motility, central carbon metabolism, photosystem I, energy metabolism, iron–sulphur clusters, anti-oxidation and sulphur and nitrogen cycling.^{[95][102][103][104][105][106][107]} Interestingly, a recent analysis of Pacific Ocean Virome data identified niche-specialised AMGs that contribute to depth-stratified host adaptations.^[108] Given that microbes drive global biogeochemical cycles, and a large fraction of microbes is infected by viruses at any given time,^[109] viral-encoded AMGs must play important roles in global biogeochemistry and microbial metabolic evolution.^[87]

Mangrove forests are the only woody halophytes that live in salt water along the world's subtropical and tropical coastlines. Mangroves are one of the most productive and ecologically important ecosystems on earth. The rates of primary production of mangroves equal those of tropical humid evergreen forests and coral reefs.^[110] As a globally relevant component of the carbon cycle, mangroves sequester approximately 24 million metric tons of carbon each year.^[110][111] Most mangrove carbon is stored in soil and sizable belowground pools of dead roots, aiding in the conservation and recycling of nutrients beneath forests.^[112] Although mangroves cover only 0.5% of the earth's coastal area, they account for 10–15% of the coastal sediment carbon storage and 10–11% of the total input of terrestrial carbon into oceans.^[113] The disproportionate contribution of mangroves to carbon sequestration is now perceived as an important means to counterbalance greenhouse gas emissions.^[87]

 

Circular representation of the chloroplast genome
for the grey mangrove, Avicennia marina ^[114]

Despite the ecological importance of mangrove ecosystem, knowledge on mangrove biodiversity is notably limited. Previous reports mainly investigated the biodiversity of mangrove fauna, flora and bacterial communities.^{[115][116][117]} Particularly, little information is available about viral communities and their roles in mangrove soil ecosystems.^[118][119] In view of the importance of viruses in structuring and regulating host communities and mediating element biogeochemical cycles, exploring viral communities in mangrove ecosystems is essential. Additionally, the intermittent flooding of sea water and resulting sharp transition of mangrove environments may result in substantially different genetic and functional diversity of bacterial and viral communities in mangrove soils compared with those of other systems.^[120][87]

Genome sequencing

• Rhizophoreae as revealed by whole-genome sequencing ^[121]

See also

•  Wetlands portal

• Coastal management
  • Mangrove swamp
  • Mangrove restoration
  • Salt marsh
  • Longshore drift
  • Coastal erosion
  • Coastal geography
• Ecological values of mangrove
  • Blue carbon
  • Nursery habitat
  • Foundation species
• Keystone species

References

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Further reading

• Saenger, Peter (2002). Mangrove Ecology, Silviculture, and Conservation. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. ISBN 1-4020-0686-1.
• Thanikaimoni, Ganapathi (1986). Mangrove Palynology UNDP/UNESCO and the French Institute of Pondicherry, ISSN 0073-8336 (E).
• Tomlinson, Philip B. (1986). The Botany of Mangroves. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ISBN 0-521-25567-8.
• Teas, H. J. (1983). Biology and Ecology of Mangroves. W. Junk Publishers, The Hague. ISBN 90-6193-948-8.
• Plaziat, Jean-Claude; Cavagnetto, Carla; Koeniguer, Jean-Claude; Baltzer, Frédéric (2001). "History and biogeography of the mangrove ecosystem, based on a critical reassessment of the paleontological record". Wetlands Ecology and Management. 9 (3): 161–180. doi:10.1023/A:1011118204434. S2CID 24980831.
• Jayatissa, L. P.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N. (2002). "A review of the floral composition and distribution of mangroves in Sri Lanka" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 138: 29–43. doi:10.1046/j.1095-8339.2002.00002.x.
• Ellison, Aaron M. (2000). "Mangrove Restoration: Do We Know Enough?". Restoration Ecology. 8 (3): 219–229. doi:10.1046/j.1526-100x.2000.80033.x. S2CID 86352384.
• Agrawala, Shardul; Hagestad; Marca; Koshy, Kayathu; Ota, Tomoko; Prasad, Biman; Risbey, James; Smith, Joel; Van Aalst, Maarten. 2003. Development and Climate Change in Fiji: Focus on Coastal Mangroves. Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, Cedex 16, France.
• Barbier, E.B.; Sathirathai, S. (2001). "Valuing Mangrove Conservation in Southern Thailand". Contemporary Economic Policy. 19 (2): 109–122. doi:10.1111/j.1465-7287.2001.tb00054.x.
• Bosire, J.O.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Koedam, N.; Lo Seen, D.; Nitto, Di D. (2005). "How Effective were Mangroves as a Defense Against the Recent Tsunami?". Current Biology. 15 (12): R443–R447. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.008. PMID 15964259. S2CID 8772526.
• Bowen, Jennifer L.; Valiela, Ivan; York, Joanna K. (2001). "Mangrove Forests: One of the World's Threatened Major Tropical Environments". BioScience. 51 (10): 807–815. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0807:mfootw]2.0.co;2.
• Jin-Eong, Ong (2004). "The Ecology of Mangrove Conservation and Management". Hydrobiologia. 295 (1–3): 343–351. doi:10.1007/BF00029141. S2CID 26686381.
• Glenn, C. R. 2006. "Earth's Endangered Creatures"
• Lewis, Roy R. III (2004). "Ecological Engineering for Successful Management and Restoration of Mangrove Forest". Ecological Engineering. 24 (4): 403–418. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.10.003.
• Kuenzer, C.; Bluemel, A.; Gebhardt, S.; Vo Quoc, T. & Dech, S. (2011). "Remote Sensing of Mangrove Ecosystems: A Review". Remote Sensing. 3 (5): 878–928. Bibcode:2011RemS....3..878K. doi:10.3390/rs3050878.
• Lucien-Brun, H (1997). "Evolution of world shrimp production: Fisheries and aquaculture". World Aquaculture. 28: 21–33.
• Twilley, R. R., V.H. Rivera-Monroy, E. Medina, A. Nyman, J. Foret, T. Mallach, and L. Botero. 2000. Patterns of forest development in mangroves along the San Juan River estuary, Venezuela. Forest Ecology and Management
• Murray, M.R.; Zisman, S.A.; Furley, P.A.; Munro, D.M.; Gibson, J.; Ratter, J.; Bridgewater, S.; Mity, C.D.; Place, C.J. (2003). "The Mangroves of Belize: Part 1. Distribution, Composition and Classification". Forest Ecology and Management. 174 (1–3): 265–279. doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(02)00036-1.
• Vo Quoc, T.; Kuenzer, C.; Vo Quang, M.; Moder, F. & Oppelt, N. (December 2012). "Review of Valuation Methods for Mangrove Ecosystem Services". Ecological Indicators. 23: 431–446. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.04.022.
• Spalding, Mark; Kainuma, Mami and Collins, Lorna (2010) World Atlas of Mangroves Earthscan, London, ISBN 978-1-84407-657-4; 60 maps showing worldwide mangrove distribution
• Warne, Kennedy (2013) Let them eat shrimp: the tragic disappearance of the rainforests of the sea. Island Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1597263344
• Massó; Alemán, S.; Bourgeois, C.; Appeltans, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; De Hauwere, N.; Stoffelen, P.; Heaghebaert, A.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2010). "The 'Mangrove Reference Database and Herbarium'" (PDF). Plant Ecology and Evolution. 143 (2): 225–232. doi:10.5091/plecevo.2010.439.
• Vo Quoc, T.; Oppelt, N.; Leinenkugel, P. & Kuenzer, C. (2013). "Remote Sensing in Mapping Mangrove Ecosystems – An Object-Based Approach". Remote Sensing. 5 (1): 183–201. Bibcode:2013RemS....5..183V. doi:10.3390/rs5010183.

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