Biogeochemical Cycles in Mangrove Forests

Dear Colleagues,

Mangrove wetlands occupy a large portion of the world’s tropical and subtropical coastlines. They are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world and provide abundant ecosystem services. These wetlands are important settings in which to examine biogeochemical cycling and there are many unknowns that remain in the processes that control the transformation, transport and storage of biogeochemically important constituents. The complex hydrologic conditions and underlying geology create a challenging environment in which to examine these processes. Because they inhabit intertidal regions, pore water or Submarine Groundwater Discharge may play a major role in nutrient and micronutrient availability and exchange (i.e. DIC and DOC export). Similarly, the geologic setting and susceptibility to coastal and upstream anthropogenic land cover/land-use change provide numerous complications. Added to this are the pressures produced by climate change factors such as sea level, temperature, nutrient supply, and rainfall which can alter biogeochemical cycling in these systems. One of the major challenges in future mangrove biogeochemistry research will be to understand how these systems respond to change, and whether the responses produce positive or negative climate feedbacks. We invite contributions to this Special Issue that examine all aspects of mangrove ecosystem biogeochemistry. Our goal is to represent the most current understanding of biogeochemistry and examine how the biogeochemistry in these systems is responding to external factors such as climate change.

Dr. Joseph M. Smoak
Dr. Christian J. Sanders
Guest Editors

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