MMM3 : Program

Up to Sun 1 July 2012	Pre-conference tours (if applicable)
Sat 30 June – Sun 1 July 2012	Arrival of MMM3 participants and registration
Mon 2 July 2012	MMM3 Conference : registration, Sri Lankan opening ceremony, introduction, keynote speaker Stefano CANNICCI, participant oral and poster presentations
Tue 3 July 2012	MMM3 Conference : keynote speaker Karen L. McKEE, participant oral and poster presentations, pitching research highlights
Wed 4 July 2012	Mid-conference excursion
Thu 5 July 2012	MMM3 Conference : participant oral and poster presentations, Conference dinner
Fri 6 July 2012	MMM3 Conference : keynote speaker Jurgenne PRIMAVERA, participant oral and poster presentations, proclamation student awards, closing ceremony, departure of MMM3 Conference participants
From Sat 7 July 2012	Departure of MMM3 Conference participants, Post-conference tours (if applicable)
For participants of the MMM3 Pambala-Chilaw Lagoon Workshop :
Sat 7 July 2012	Departure for Colombo, guided tour and free day and accommodation in Colombo
Sun 8 July 2012	Free morning in Colombo, Departure for Pambala-Chilaw Lagoon in the afternoon
Mon 9 – Fri 13 July 2012	MMM3 Workshop
From Fri 13 July 2012 evening	Departure of MMM3 Workshop participants

MMM3 schedule

Keynote speakers

MMM3 Conference

day-to-day program

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MMM3 Keynote speakers [up]

Prof. Dr. Stefano CANNICCI

Università degli Studi di Firenze,

Florence, Tuscany,

Italy

Stefano Cannicci has been working on the biology and ecology of mangrove crabs for more than 20 years. He obtained his PhD from the laboratory headed by Prof. Marco Vannini and together they organised the very first edition of the MMM conferences. Stefano Cannicci and his collaborators have a long list of publications on ecological and ethological aspects of mangrove macrobenthos, with an emphasis on crabs and gastropods and on the East-African coast. He is also involved in physiological and phylogenetic research in the Indo-West Pacific region and since recently also in similar research on the West-African coast.

Website : http://www.dbe.unifi.it/crabs/CMpro-l-s-4.html

Dr. Karen L. McKEE

United States Geological Survey - USGS,

National Wetlands Research Center,

Lafayette, Louisiana,

United States of America

Dr. Karen McKee is an ecologist at the U. S. Geological Survey-National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. Her research focuses on how wetlands are affected by and respond to global changes such as sea-level rise, elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate change, and disturbance. Her work has been published in over 100 journal articles, book chapters, fact sheets, and videos.

Website : http://profile.usgs.gov/mckeek

Prof. Dr. Em. Jurgenne PRIMAVERA

Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - SEAFDEC,

Iloilo, Philippines

For decades of aquaculture and mangrove research and development, Jurgenne H. Primavera has been awarded a PhD in Science honoris causa by Stockholm University, a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation, and TIME Magazine Hero of the Environment, among others. She presently manages the Community-Based Mangrove Rehabilitation Project of the Zoological Society of London in Panay, central Philippines.

Website : http://www.seafdec.org.ph/

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MMM3 Conference program [up]

The conference program will be improved throughout the pre-conference period. The final version of the conference program will be printed in the abstract book.

The abstracts submitted to MMM3 are presented in the following thematic sessions :

- Macrobenthos and Plant-Animal Interactions

- Plant, Vegetation and Systems Ecology

- Nutrient Cycling, Biogeochemistry and other Environmental Drivers

- Carbon Sequestration, Stocks and Payments

- People-Ecosystem Interactions, Conservation and Management

- Climate Change

Outstanding posters and oral presentations by student participants will be considered for the Best Student Presentation Awards.

Monday 2 July 2012

08h00 - 09h00	Arrival and on-site registration
09h00 - 09h10	Sri Lankan opening ceremony
09h10 - 09h40	Welcome address by university delegates and local authorities
09h40 - 10h00	MMM3 Welcome address
Session on 'Macrobenthos and Plant-Animal Interactions I' Session chair : Candy FELLER
10h00 - 11h00	Keynote speaker Stefano CANNICCI
11h00 - 11h30	Coffee/Tea break
11h30 - 11h50	Does ‘you are what they eat’ apply to mangrove sesarmid crabs? Lee
11h50 - 12h10	Benthos diversity in Yanbu Mangrove Conservation sites - Red Sea shoreline Paimpillil et al.
12h10 - 12h30	Thermal response of mangrove macrobenthos: explaining processes in endangered coastal systems Fusi et al.
12h30 - 14h00	Lunch
Session on 'Macrobenthos and Plant-Animal Interactions II' Session chair : Jared BOSIRE
14h00 - 14h20	Patterns growth and herbivory in mangrove forests along latitudinal gradients and the consequences of nutrient over-enrichment Feller et al.
14h20 - 14h40	Multi-country comparison of insect herbivore communities and leaf herbivory, on mangroves Burrows
14h40 - 15h00	Impact of typhoon disturbance on key macrobenthos in a monoculture mangrove forest plantation, Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam Diele et al.
Session on 'oral pitching research highlights' Session chair : Farid DAHDOUH-GUEBAS
15h00	One year survey of CO2 fluxes from sediments and water column in mangrove ecosystem (New Caledonia) Léopold et al.
15h03	Test assembly mechanisms of mangrove communities using geostatistical tools: a study case in the mangrove of Gaoqiao Bourgeois et al.
15h06	Mangroves and climate change: effects of increasing temperature on biology, density and distribution of Perisesarma guttatum (A. Milne Edwards, 1869) and Uca urvillei (H. Milne-Edwards, 1852) crabs at Gazi Bay, Kenya Kochey et al.
15h09	A study on the impact of anthropogenic activities on the sustainability, habitat preference and distribution of bird fauna associated with mangrove reserve in Kadolkele, Negombo, Sri Lanka Jayamanne & Jayamanne
15h12	High-resolution mapping of mangrove topography and vegetation community structure Friess et al.
15h15	Above ground : Below ground productivity ratios in natural mangrove forest of Gazi, Bay Kenya Githaiga et al.
15h18	Evaluating the local use of mangroves as a source firewood in Sri Lanka Ransara et al.
15h21	Assessing the link between the local people and the mangroves status of Mtwapa Creek, Kenya Ochieng et al.
15h24	Use of plant growth promoting bacteria to enhance survival and growth performance of plantation in mangrove afforestation and restoration Ravikumar
15h27	Variations in the crab diversity of the mangrove environment from Tamil Nadu, Southeast coast of India Ravichandran & Wilson
15h30	Species preferences of the crab Sesarmops intermedius to seedling predation in mangrove ecosystem of Kerala, India Nayar et al.
15h33	Analyses of the mangrove's recover process in abandoned salt pounds constructed areas, in the Ceará river, Northeast Brazil Reis-Neto et al.
15h36	Vegetation structure of mangroves in the Rio del Rey estuary (Cameroon) Essomè-Koum et al.
15h39	Successive cambia in the mangrove Avicennia: a study on the three-dimensional structure of the cambia and the functioning of the internal phloem tissue Kodikara et al.
15h42	Size does matter, but not only size: two alternative dispersal strategies for viviparous mangrove propagules De Ryck et al.
15h45	Episodic sediment mixing from the tidal flat to the mangrove forest: a disturbance gradient for seedling survival Balke et al.
15h48	Mangrove management at the Gulf of Kutchch, India for coastal protection and resilience to climate change Saint-Paul
15h51	Satellite remote sensing and GIS to assess anthropogenic pressures and aid mangrove forest management: a case study at the São Francisco River Estuary (Northeast Brazil) Santos et al.
15h54	Photosynthesis in mangrove seedlings ceases underwater Mangora
15h57	Studies on sulphate reducing bacteria from Southeast coast of India Abirami et al.
16h00 - 17h00	Coffee/Tea break and poster session in poster room
17h00 - 17h45	MMM3 Conference Organiser presentation
17h45 - 18h00	First day findings and announcements
18h00 -	Dinner

Tuesday 3 July 2012

08h00 - 09h00	Arrival and on-site registration
Session on 'Macrobenthos and Plant-Animal Interactions III' Session chair : Joe S.Y. LEE
09h00 - 10h00	Keynote speaker Karen L. McKEE
10h00 - 10h20	Human-induced environmental change affecting macrobenthic communities in the Segara Anakan Lagoon, Java, Indonesia Nordhaus et al.
10h20 - 10h40	Barcoding needs morphology and vice versa: the case of a new East African sesarmid crab species Fratini et al.
10h40 - 11h00	The bidirectional relationship between mangrove vegetation and sesarmid crabs: complex interaction amongst density and composition of vegetation, crab density and propagule density Van Nedervelde et al.
11h00 - 11h30	Coffee/Tea break in poster room
Session on 'Plant, Vegetation and Systems Ecology I' Session chair : Norman DUKE
11h30 - 11h50	Caught in the net: ecological functionality of mangroves Mukherjee et al.
11h50 - 12h10	How does tree competition and stand dynamics lead to spatial patterns in monospecific mangroves? Khan M.N.I. et al.
12h10 - 12h30	Mapping functional-structural models to fields of neighborhood Grüters et al.
12h30 - 14h30	Lunch + Lunch Meetings : 1. Young Mangrove Scientist Brainstorm Session (for students and PhD students) Chairs : Nibedita MUKHERJEE & Marco FUSI 2. Mangrove Forest Management and Policy Brainstorm Session (for scientists, managers and policy-makers) Chairs : Marília CUNHA-LIGNON & Loku Pulukkutige JAYATISSA
Session on 'Plant, Vegetation and Systems Ecology II' Session chair : François FROMARD
14h30 - 14h50	Genetic diversity of Avicennia schaueriana and A. germinans along the Brazilian coast: population structure, migration and admixture Mori et al.
14h50 - 15h10	Formation of a research network for conservation of genetic diversity of mangroves: knowledge gaps, studies, and future directions Kajita et al.
15h10 - 15h30	Quantifying and monitoring vulnerability of Amazon-influenced mangrove coasts. Case study from French Guiana Blanchard et al.
15h30 - 15h50	Biological and environmental drivers in mangrove propagule dispersal and recruitment: a field and modelling approach Van der Stocken et al.
16h00 - 16h30	Coffee/Tea break in poster room
Session on 'Plant, Vegetation and Systems Ecology III' Session chair : Loku Pulukkuttige JAYATISSA
16h30 - 16h50	Mangrove forest regeneration in tsunami impacted sites of Nicobar Islands, India Nehru & Balasubramanian
16h50 - 17h10	The ecological success of the mangrove Avicennia: the perfect combination of well-adapted wood anatomical characteristics and special radial growth? Robert et al.
17h10 - 17h30	Mangrove invasion of salt marsh in temperate Australia: predicting patterns of seedling recruitment under fluctuating environmental conditions Minchinton
17h30 - 17h45	Second day findings and announcements
17h45 - 18h00	Instructions and guidelines for the mid-conference excursions
18h00 -	Dinner

Wednesday 4 July 2012

Mid-conference excursions

Thursday 5 July 2012

08h00 - 09h00	Arrival and on-site registration
09h00 - 09h30	Mid-conference excursions report and announcements
09h30 - 10h30	Poster session in poster room
10h30 - 11h00	Coffee/Tea break in poster room
Session on 'Nutrient Cycling, Biogeochemistry and other Environmental Drivers' Session chair : Kandasamy KATHIRESAN
11h00 - 11h20	How mangroves act as a filter toward trace metals between open-cast mining and lagoon Marchand et al.
11h20 - 11h40	Bioremediation and mangrove: an original method for wastewater treatment Herteman et al.
11h40 - 12h00	Feasibility of reverse adaptation: physiological and biochemical approach for two mangroves from Sundarbans, India Dasgupta & Das
12h00 - 12h20	Better than nothing: biomass and carbon storage in natural and planted mangroves in Kiên Giang Province, Viet Nam Wilson et al.
12h30 - 14h00	Lunch
Session on 'Carbon Sequestration, Stocks and Payments' Session chair : Sanath HETTIARACHI
14h00 - 14h20	Very-high-resolution diameter, biomass and carbon stock mapping on the two-thousand hectare mangroves of the Cameroon estuary Nfotabong Atheull et al.
14h20 - 14h40	Carbon sequestration potential of mangroves and their sediments in southeast coast of India Kathiresan et al.
14h40 - 15h00	Marketing the mangroves: can carbon payments make conservation work? Huxham et al.
15h00 - 15h30	Coffee/Tea break in poster room
Scientific debate session Session chair : Nico KOEDAM
15h30 - 17h30	Scientific debate
17h30 - 18h00	Fourth day findings and announcements
18h00 -	MMM3 Conference Dinner

Friday 6 July 2012

08h00 - 09h00	Arrival and on-site registration
Session on 'People-Ecosystem Interactions, Conservation and Management I' Session chair : Marília CUNHA-LIGNON
09h00 - 10h00	Keynote speaker Jurgenne PRIMAVERA : 'A lifetime of mangrove research, management and advocacy'
10h00 - 10h20	Modelling mangrove propagule dispersal: sensitivity analysis and implications for shrimp farm rehabilitation Di Nitto et al.
10h20 - 10h40	A socio-ecological assessment aiming at improved forest resource management and sustainable ecotourism development in the mangroves of Tanbi Wetland National Park, The Gambia, West Africa Satyanarayana et al.
10h40 - 11h00	Coastal condition monitoring using indicators of mangrove health and change Duke
11h00 - 11h30	Coffee/Tea break in poster room
Session on 'People-Ecosystem Interactions, Conservation and Management II' Session chair : James G. KAIRO
11h30 - 11h50	Urban mangrove dynamics under increasing anthropogenic pressure: analysis of remote sensing data and Brazilian legislation Cunha-Lignon et al.
11h50 - 12h10	Delimitation of global mangrove biogeographic regions based on species composition using Self-Organizing Maps Ximenes et al.
12h10 - 12h30	Disturbances in a mangrove ecosystem – implications in the long term recovery patterns and climate change Mohamed et al.
12h30 - 14h00	Lunch
Session on 'Climate Change I' Session chair : Catherine E. LOVELOCK
14h00 - 14h20	Prediction on recovery pathways of the cyclone-disturbed mangroves in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar Aung et al.
14h20 - 14h40	Predicting future latitudinal limits of mangroves in South-Africa with species distribution modelling Quisthoudt et al.
14h40 - 15h00	Potential geographic distribution of Rhizophora apiculata Blume under different future climate change and sea level rise scenarios Record et al.
15h00 - 15h30	Coffee/Tea break in poster room
Session on 'Climate Change II' Session chair : Behara SATYANARAYANA
15h30 - 15h50	Variation in sea level and effects on surface elevation gains in coastal wetlands Lovelock et al.
15h50 - 16h10	Impacts of climate-induced mangrove expansion on the ecological functions of salt marshes Mendelssohn & Perry
16h10 - 16h30	A global standardized network for monitoring mangrove vulnerability to sea-level rise Webb et al.
16h30 - 18h00	Awards and closing session (incl. the MMM4 announcement organised in 2018), ceremony and reception
18h00 -	Dinner

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MMM3 Oral Contributions [up]

Alphabetical list of oral contributions :

Aung, T.T., M. Yukira, M.M. Than. Prediction on recovery pathways of the cyclone-disturbed mangroves in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar (oral presentation # 33).

Blanchard, E., C. Proisy, E.J. Anthony, V.F.dos Santos, F. Fromard, A. Gardel, E. Gensac & R. Walcker. Quantifying and monitoring vulnerability of Amazon-influenced mangrove coasts. Case study from French Guiana (oral presentation # 15).

Burrows, D. Multi-country comparison of insect herbivore communities and leaf herbivory, on mangroves (oral presentation # 5).

Cunha-Lignon, M., M. Kampel, J. Flandroy, R. Palamar Menghini & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Urban mangrove dynamics under increasing anthropogenic pressure: Analysis of remote sensing data and Brazilian legislation (oral presentation # 30).

Dasgupta, N. & S. Das. Feasibility of reverse adaptation: Physiological and biochemical approach for two mangroves from Sundarbans, India (oral presentation # 22).

Diele, K., D.M. Tran Ngoc, T. Tran, U. Saint-Paul, H.Q. Pham, S.J. Geist, F.W. Meyer & U. Berger. Impact of typhoon disturbance on key macrobenthos in a monoculture mangrove forest plantation, Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam (oral presentation # 6).

Di Nitto, D., P.L.A. Erftemeijer, J.K.L. van Beek, F. Dahdouh-Guebas, L. Higazi, K. Quisthoudt, L.P. Jayatissa & N. Koedam. Modelling mangrove propagule dispersal: sensitivity analysis and implications for shrimp farm rehabilitation (oral presentation # 27).

Duke, N.C. Coastal condition monitoring using indicators of mangrove and saltmarsh health and change (oral presentation # 29).

Feller, I.C., A.H. Chamberlain, C.E. Lovelock, R. Reef & M.C. Ball. Patterns growth and herbivory in mangrove forests along latitudinal gradients and the consequences of nutrient over-enrichment (oral presentation # 4).

Fratini, S., C.D. Schubart, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & S. Cannicci. Barcoding needs morphology and vice versa: the case of a new East African sesarmid crab species (oral presentation # 8).

Fusi, M., F. Giomi, B. Mostert, F. Porri, C. McQuaid & S. Cannicci. Thermal response of mangrove macrobenthos: explaining processes in endangered coastal systems (oral presentation # 3).

Grüters, U., H. Schmidt & U. Berger. Mapping functional-structural models to fields of neighborhood (oral presentation # 12).

Herteman, M., F. Fromard, L. Lambs & J.-M. Sanchez-Perez. Bioremediation and mangrove: an original method for wastewater treatment (oral presentation # 21).

Huxham, M., J.G. Kairo, M.W. Skov, T. Hillams, F. Nunan & M. Mencuccini. Marketing the mangroves: can carbon payments make conservation work? (oral presentation # 26).

Kajita, T., K. Takayama, T. Asakawa, S.G. Salmo III, B. Adjie, E.R. Ardli, M.K.K. Soe, M.N.B. Saleh, N.X. Tung, N.B. Malekal, Onrizal, O.B. Yllano, S.H. Meenakshisundaram, S. Sungkaew, W.K. Shan, Y. Watano & S. Baba. Formation of a research network for conservation of genetic diversity of mangroves: knowledge gaps, studies, and future directions (oral presentation # 14).

Kathiresan, K., V. Gomathi, R. Anburaj, K. Saravanakumar, N. Asmathunisha, S.K. Sahu, V. Shanmugaarasu & S. Anandhan. Carbon sequestration potential of mangroves and their sediments in southeast coast of India (oral presentation # 25).

Khan, M.N.I., S. Sharma, U. Berger, N. Koedam, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & A. Hagihara. How does tree competition and stand dynamics lead to spatial patterns in monospecific mangroves? (oral presentation # 11).

Lee, S.Y. Does ‘you are what they eat’ apply to mangrove sesarmid crabs? (oral presentation # 1).

Lovelock, C. E., R. Reef & D.R. Cahoon. Variation in sea level and effects on surface elevation gains in coastal wetlands (oral presentation # 36).

Marchand, C., M. Allenbach, J.-M. Fernandez & E. Lallier-Vergès. How mangroves act as a filter toward trace metals between open-cast mining and lagoon (oral presentation # 20).

Mendelssohn, I.A. & C.L Perry. Impacts of climate-induced mangrove expansion on the ecological functions of salt marshes (oral presentation # 37).

Minchinton, T.E. Mangrove invasion of salt marsh in temperate Australia: predicting patterns of seedling recruitment under fluctuating environmental conditions (oral presentation # 19).

Mohamed, M.O.S., G. Neukermans, J.G. Kairo, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. Disturbances in a mangrove ecosystem – implications in the long term recovery patterns and climate change (oral presentation # 32).

Mori, G. M., M. I. Zucchi, I. Sampaio & A.P. Souza. Genetic diversity of Avicennia schaueriana and A. germinans along the Brazilian coast: population structure, migration and admixture (oral presentation # 13).

Mukherjee, N., N. Koedam & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Caught in the net: ecological functionality of mangroves (oral presentation # 10).

Nehru, P. & P. Balasubramanian. Mangrove forest regeneration in tsunami impacted sites of Nicobar Islands, India (oral presentation # 17).

Nfotabong Atheull, N., N. Din, N. Barbier, N. Koedam, I.C. Feller & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Very-high-resolution diameter, biomass and carbon stock mapping on the two-thousand hectare mangroves of the Cameroon estuary (oral presentation # 24).

Nordhaus, I., L. Dsikowitzky, T. Jennerjahn & J. Schwarzbauer. Human-induced environmental change affecting macrobenthic communities in the Segara Anakan Lagoon, Java, Indonesia (oral presentation # 7).

Paimpillil, J.S., M.Y. Dehlawi & J.C. Sy. Benthos diversity in Yanbu Mangrove Conservation sites - Red Sea shoreline (oral presentation # 2).

Quisthoudt, K., C. Randin, J. Adams, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. Predicting future latitudinal limits of mangroves in South-Africa with species distribution modelling (oral presentation # 34).

Record, S., N.D. Charney, M.Z. Rozainah & A.M. Ellison. Potential geographic distribution of Rhizophora apiculata Blume under different future climate change and sea level rise scenarios (oral presentation # 35).

Robert, E.M.R., N. Schmitz, J.G. Kairo, H. Beeckman & N. Koedam. The ecological success of the mangrove Avicennia: the perfect combination of well-adapted wood anatomical characteristics and special radial growth? (oral presentation # 18).

Satyanarayana, B., P. Bhanderi, M. Debry, D. Maniatis, F. Foré, D. Badgie, K. Jammeh, T. Vanwing, C. Farcy, N. Koedam & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. A socio-ecological assessment aiming at improved forest resource management and sustainable ecotourism development in the mangroves of Tanbi Wetland National Park, The Gambia, West Africa (oral presentation # 28).

Van der Stocken, T., D. De Ryck, D. Di Nitto, J.G. Kairo, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. Biological and environmental drivers in mangrove propagule dispersal and recruitment: a field and modelling approach. (oral presentation # 16).

Van Nedervelde, F., N. Koedam, J.O. Bosire, U. Berger, S. Cannicci & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. The bidirectional relationship between mangrove vegetation and sesarmid crabs: complex interaction amongst density and composition of vegetation, crab density and propagule density (oral presentation # 9).

Webb, E.L., D.A. Friess, K.W. Krauss & D.R. Cahoon. A global standardized network for monitoring mangrove vulnerability to sea-level rise (oral presentation # 38).

Wilson, N.C., V.N. Nam, N.C. Duke & S. Brown. Better than nothing: biomass and carbon storage in natural and planted mangroves in Kiên Giang Province, Viet Nam (oral presentation # 23).

Ximenes, A.C., N. Koedam & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Self-Organizing Maps to determine global distribution patterns of mangrove plant species and analysis of threats using socio-economic indicators (oral presentation # 31).

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MMM3 Poster Contributions [up]

Alphabetical list of poster contributions (oral pitching research highlights linked to the posters are preceded by an asterisk *) :

*Abirami, G., R. Anburaj & K. Kathiresan. Studies on sulphate reducing bacteria from Southeast coast of India (Oral pitching research highlight # 20).

Abu Hena, M.K. Mangrove fisheries and livelihoods.

Abu Hena, M.K., S. Gandaseca, C.I. Arianto & J. Ismail. Macro-algae in Lawas mangroves, Sarawak, Malaysia: ecosystem functions and economic aspects.

Akther, M. & M.S.I. Khan. Energy resources of the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem.

Alcaria, J.F.A. & S.D. Bagalihog. The status of mangrove plantation in San Fernando, Cebu: a case study.

Aldrie Amir, A. Canopy gaps and the natural regeneration of Matang mangroves.

Asaeda, T., A. Barnuevo, R.D. Maguyon, E.Tsuneizumi & R. Kanesaka. Effects of mono-pecific plantation of Rhizophora stylosa on the mangrove community.

Azad, M.S. & M.A. Matin. Climate change and change in species composition in the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh.

Aziz, I., F. Khan & M.A. Khan. Influence of salinity on biomass production, total phenols, damage markers, and water relations in mangroves.

Babbini, S., M. Fusi, F. Porri, C. McQuaid, F. Giomi & S. Cannicci. Are mangrove crabs true intertidal ectotherms? Different thermal strategies to cope with climate change.

Balaji, V. Community based ecological mangrove restoration in Palk Bay.

*Balke, T., E.M. Horstman, T.J. Bouma, P.M.J. Herman, C. Sudtongkong & E.L. Webb. Episodic sediment mixing from the tidal flat to the mangrove forest: a disturbance gradient for seedling survival (Oral pitching research highlight # 16).

Bandyopadhyay, B. A survey of the Sunderban mangrove wetlands of India – an environmental treat.

Bosire, J.O., J. Maina, J.G. Kairo, S. Bandeira, C. Magori, H. Ralison & B. Kirui. Vulnerability of mangroves in the WIO region to climate change.

Bourgeois, C., G. Lin, T. Drouet, P. Ghysels, K. Wart, K. Leempoel, Y. Zhu & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Test assembly mechanisms of mangrove communities using geostatistical tools: a study case in the mangrove of Gaoqiao (Oral pitching research highlight # 2).

Buitrago, M.F., L.E. Urrego, J. Polanía, L.F. Cuartas & A. Lema. Distribution of mangroves along environmental gradients on San Andres Island (Colombian Caribbean).

Burgos, A. Ethnoecology and monitoring of Siberut Biosphere Reserve mangroves (Indonesie).

Claden, M., A. Begue, B. De Gaulejac, D. Guiral, D. Imbert, P. Laune, M. Morell & M. Herteman. Remote sensing of hurricane impact and early vegetation recovery in the mangrove of Fort-de-France Bay (Martinique, FWI).

Dahdouh-Guebas, F., B. Satyanarayana, B. Pecceu, D. Di Nitto, K. Van Den Bossche, G. Neukermans, J.O. Bosire, S. Cannicci & N. Koedam. Habitat recovery assessment of reforested mangrove sites in the Gazi Bay, Kenya: a study testing the role of molluscs as bioindicator species.

Dahdouh-Guebas, F., N. Mukherjee, K. Shanker & N. Koedam. Governance of coastal plantations in southern India: long-term ecological vision or short-term economic opportunity?

Dasgupta, N. & S. Das. Salinity imposed biochemical changes towards efficient adaptation of some mangroves of Sundarbans, India.

*De Ryck, D.J.R., E.M.R. Robert, N. Schmitz, T. Van der Stocken, D. Di Nitto, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. Size does matter, but not only size: two alternative dispersal strategies for viviparous mangrove propagules (Oral pitching research highlight # 15).

De Silva, K.H.W.L., K.A.R.S. Perera & M.D. Amarsinghe. Efficacy of traditional practice of mangrove cultivation in Negombo estuary.

DebRoy, P., R. Jayaraman, M. Nagoor Meeran & R. K. Ramkumar. Managing the mangroves economically: ‘Use it or lose it’.

Di Nitto, D., G. Neukermans, N. Koedam, H. Defever, F. Pattyn, J.G. Kairo & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Mangroves facing climate change: landward migration potential in response to projected scenarios of sea level rise.

Durango, J.S., B. Satyanarayana, J. Zhang, J. Wang, M. Chen, X. Fanghong, J.C.W. Chan, L. Kangying, J. Bogaert, N. Koedam & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Vegetation structure at Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve (ZMNNR), P.R. China: comparison between original and non-original trees using ground-truth, remote sensing and GIS techniques.

*Essomè-Koum, G.L., N. Din, A. Nfotabong-Atheull, V.M. Ngo-Massou & R.J. Priso. Vegetation structure of mangroves in the Rio del Rey estuary (Cameroon) (Oral pitching research highlight # 13).

Francisco de Oliveira, P. M., G.M. Mori & A.P. de Souza. Investigation of the population genetics of Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae) along the Brazilian coast using microsatellite markers.

Fratini, S., L. Ragionieri, C.D. Schubart, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & S. Cannicci. New findings and current taxonomic uncertainties about Sesarmidae of East African mangroves.

Friess, D.A. & E.L. Webb. Robust baselines of mangrove extent do not exist for conservation policy.

*Friess, D.A., R. Leong, W.K. Lee & E.L. Webb. High-resolution mapping of mangrove topography and vegetation community structure (Oral pitching research highlight # 5).

Fromard, F., L. Lambs & P. Mangion. First structural and functional study of unexplored mangroves in the Iles Eparses, Southwest Indian Ocean.

Fusi, M., A. Sacchi, F. Dahdouh-Guebas, B. Joseph, N. Din & S. Cannicci. Macrobenthos assemblages in cameroonian mangrove forests. First evidence from the Wouri estuary, Douala.

Gevaña, D., L. Camacho, S. Camacho, A. Carandang, L. Rebugio & S. Im. Carbon stock assessment of a community-initiated mangrove plantation in Banacon Island, Bohol, Philippines.

Ghose, M. Status of Mangroves of the Sundarbans: some ecological observations.

Giomi, F., R. Simoni, B. Mostert, M. Fusi, F. Porri, C. McQuaid, H-O. Pörtner & S. Cannicci. Biology of crab embryos in mangrove forests: from evolutionary trends to climate change perspectives

*Githaiga, N.M, J. Lang’at, M. Huxham, K. Kotut, F. Kariuki & J.G. Kairo. Above ground : Below ground productivity ratios in natural mangrove forest of Gazi, Bay Kenya (Oral pitching research highlight # 6).

Goessens, A., B. Satyanarayana, H. Mohd-Lokman, I. Sulong & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Forest composition and structure in the mangroves at Matang, West Peninsular Malaysia, after a century of sustainable management.

Gross, J., E. Flores & L. Schwendenmann. Stand structure and carbon stocks in a Pelliciera rhizophorae dominated mangrove forest in Montijo Gulf Ramsar site, Panama.

Grüters, U., S. Cannicci, M. Vannini & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Excluding random walks in the foraging behaviour of the portunid crab Thalamita crenata : modelisation and simulation based on real data.

Gupta (Joshi), H. & M. Ghose. Distribution of mangrove species: effects of environmental variables.

Hussain, N. Desolation of the mangroves forest: a case study of Indus River Delta, Pakistan.

Islam, M.M. Risk coping strategies of small-scale fishing communities in the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh: implications for poverty reduction and resources sustainability.

*Jayamanne, J.M.D.N.M.M. & S.C. Jayamanne. A study on the impact of anthropogenic activities on the sustainability, habitat preference and distribution of bird fauna associated with mangrove reserve in Kadolkele, Negombo, Sri Lanka (Oral pitching research highlight # 4).

Kajita, T., K. Takayama, M. Vatanarast, N. Wakita & Y. Tateishi. Comparison of population structures of widely distributed sea-dispersal plants with mangrove species.

Kamrani, E., F. Hamzavi , A.R. Salarzadeh & A. Salarpori. Seasonal changes in macrobenthos at Basatin mangrove creeks, Bay of Nayband, The Persian Gulf, Iran.

Kavitha, S. & K. Kathiresan. Reproductive biology of the most-at-risk mangrove species (Rhizophora annamalayana) and its parental species.

Khan, M.N.I., N. Koedam, U. Berger, J.O. Bosire, J.G. Kairo & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Testing mangrove forest structure development and various forest management options in Gazi (Kenya) by combining KiWi individual-based modelling with >20 years of field data.

Khan, M.U., M. Ahmed, S.S. Shaukat & K. Nazim. Effect of industrial waste on early growth and phytoremediation potential of Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh.

Khan, M.S.I. Mangrove habitat suitability under climate change in the Bay of Bengal rim.

Kochey, J.K., P.A. Aloo, J.G. Kairo & S. Cannicci. Mangroves and climate change: effects of increasing temperature on biology, density and distribution of Perisesarma guttatum (A. Milne Edwards, 1869) and Uca urvillei (H. Milne-Edwards, 1852) crabs at Gazi Bay, Kenya (Oral pitching research highlight # 3).

*Kodikara, K.A.S., E.M.R. Robert, L.P. Jayatissa, F. Dahdouh-Guebas, H. Beeckman, N. Schmitz & N. Koedam. Successive cambia in the mangrove Avicennia: a study on the three-dimensional structure of the cambia and the functioning of the internal phloem tissue (Oral pitching research highlight # 14).

Koedam, N., B. Satyanarayana, K. De Smet, D. Di Nitto, M. Bauwens, L.P. Jayatissa, S. Cannicci & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Long-term mangrove forest development in Sri Lanka: early predictions evaluated against outcomes using VHR remote sensing and VHR ground-truth data.

Kulkarni, B.G., A. Babar, A. Jaiswar & B. Desai-Chavan. Present status of mangrove ecosystem in and around Mumbai (West coast of India).

Leempoel, K., C. Bourgeois, J. Zhang, M. Chen, X. Fanghong, L. Kangying, J. Wang, K. Chen, B. Satyaranayana, J. Bogaert & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Spatial heterogeneity in mangroves assessed by GeoEye-1 satellite data: a case-study in Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve (ZMNNR), P.R. China.

*Léopold, A., C. Marchand, J. Deborde & M. Allenbach. One year survey of CO2 fluxes from sediments and water column in mangrove ecosystem (New Caledonia) (Oral pitching research highlight # 1)..

Lima, N.G.B.1, E. Galvani, M. Cunha-Lignon, Marília. Variation of air temperature on conserved and impacted mangroves: preliminary results on the Southern coast of São Paulo State, Brazil.

M’rabu, E., F. Dahdouh-Guebas, E.N. Kioko & N. Koedam. Insect pest infestation on mangrove forests of Kenya: identification, threats and impacts.

M’rabu, E., J.O. Bosire, S. Cannicci, N. Koedam & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Mangrove die-back due to massive sedimentation and its impact on associated biodiversity.

Mandal, S. Eco-floristic survey of mangrove population of Sundarbans, West Bengal, India with reference to their management for rural development.

Mangion, P., L. Lambs & F. Fromard. Nutrient cycling and use by the species Rhizophora mucronata in two contrasted mangrove settings from the French scattered islands, Western Indian Ocean.

*Mangora, M.M. Photosynthesis in mangrove seedlings ceases underwater (Oral pitching research highlight # 19).

Mascaux, N., S. Fratini, S. Cannicci, J.O. Bosire, H. Mohd-Lokman, C. Bourgeois, J. Zhang, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & M. Kochzius. Connectivity of Scylla serrata in Kenya and the Indian Ocean.

Mathiventhan, T. & T. Jayasingam. Impact of flood on Rhizophora plantation in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Minchinton, T.E. Fruit size and predispersal herbivory by insects influence recruitment of the mangrove Avicennia marina.

Mohamed, M.O.S., P. Mangion, S. Mwangi, J.G. Kairo, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. Litterfall in a peri-urban mangrove receiving raw domestic sewage, Mombasa, Kenya?

Mohamed, M.O.S., V.A. Mwakha, J.G. Kairo, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. Are mangroves sustainable as peri-urban forests? A Case Study of Mombasa, Kenya.

Mukherjee, N., F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. What is a mangrove? A global expert-based approach on definition, functionality and resilience of the ecosystem.

Mulder, S., B. Satyanarayana, L.P. Jayatissa & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Are the mangroves in the Galle-Unawatuna area (Sri Lanka) at risk? a social-ecological approach involving local stakeholders for a better conservation policy.

Mwakha, V.A., B. Cowburn, J. Ochiewo, M.O.S. Mohamed, O. David, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. Estimating the value of goods and services in a marine protected area: the case of Watamu Marine National Park and Reserve, Kenya.

Naipal, S. Enhancing resilience of the coastline through removing stress, rehabilitation and mangrove planting.

*Nayar, T.S., V.P. Praveen & S. Suresh. Species preferences of the crab Sesarmops intermedius to seedling predation in mangrove ecosystem of Kerala, India (Oral pitching research highlight # 11).

Nazim, K., M. Ahmed, S.S. Shaukat & M. U. Khan. Population structure and multivariate analysis of Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. Pakistan.

Nfotabong Atheull, A., N. Din & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Mangrove spatial structure in a monospecific stands of the black mangrove Avicennia germinans (L.) Stearn in the Cameroon estuary.

Ngo-Massou, V.M., A. Nfotabong Atheull, G.L. Essomè-Koum & N. Din. Diversity of crabs and molluscs macrofauna in mangrove of Wouri estuary (Douala - Cameroon).

Ochieng, J.A., E.O. Okuku & N. Munyao. Advocating for sustainability in mangroves utilization: a case study of Kilifi District, Kenya.

*Ochieng, J.A., H. Owiti, J.G. Kairo & N. Koedam. Assessing the link between the local people and the mangroves status of Mtwapa Creek, Kenya (Oral pitching research highlight # 8).

Omogoriola, H.O. & A.B.Williams. Survey and biodiversity identification of mangrove ecosystem in Lagos Lagoon and eastern part of Badagry Creek, Nigeria.

Ono, J., K. Takayama, S.H. Meenakshisundaram, W.K. Shan, M.N.B. Saleh, E.L. Webb, T. Asakawa, B. Adjie, E.R. Ardli, M.K.K. Soe, N.X. Tung, N.B. Malekal, Onrizal, O.B. Yllano, S. Sungkaew, S.G. Salmo III, Y. Watano, S. Baba, Y. Tateishi & T. Kajita. Phylogeography of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza.

Perera, K.A.R.S., M.D. Amarasinghe & W.A. Sumanadasa. Contribution of plant species to carbon sequestration function of mangrove ecosystems in Sri Lanka.

Perera, N. & S.W. Kotagama. Bottlenecks in conserving mangroves associated with the Puttalam Estuary, with special reference to the Seguwantivu Conservation Forest.

Polanía, J., L.E. Urrego & C.M. Agudelo. Colombia mangroves: recent advances towards their understanding.

Quisthoudt, K., C. Randin, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. Minimum temperature requirements per aridity class of the mangrove genera Avicennia and Rhizophora at their upper latitudinal limits.

Ragavan, P., M. Saxena, T. Coomar & A. Saxena. Floral composition of mangrove of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) with special references to natural hybrids of Genus Rhizophora.

Rajapaksha, A.C.D., M.G.V. Wickramasinghe, L.P. Jayatissa, N. Koedam & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Weaver ants as potential controlling agent of the mangrove apple fruit borer.

Rajendran, N. & K. Kathiresan. Socio-economics of mangrove-dependent people on the southeast coast of India.

Rajkaran, A., J. Adams & S. Hoppe-Speer. Growth dynamics of mangroves in South Africa: a matter of latitudinal importance?

Rajkaran, A., S. Hoppe-Speer, J. Adams & C. Geldenhuys. Mangroves beyond their distribution. Is it a case of invasion at Nahoon Estuary, South Africa?

Ramanathan, AL., R.K. Ranjan, J. Routh & J. Val Klump. Organic matter dynamics and ecological changes in mangrove ecosystem - a case study from India.

Rans, G., L.P. Jayatissa, S. Hettiarachi, N. Koedam & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Investigation of possible bioshields to protect vulnerable sections of the Sri Lankan coast.

*Ransara, G.B.M., K.A.S. Kodikara, L.P. Jayatissa, S. Hettiarachi, P. Vinobaba, N. Koedam & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Evaluating the local use of mangroves as a source firewood in Sri Lanka (Oral pitching research highlight # 7).

Ransara, G.B.M., L.P. Jayatissa, K.K.G.U. Hemamali, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. Survey on the distribution and species composition of mangroves in Sri Lanka in relation to the salinity of associated surface water.

Ravi Pradeep, K. Rejuvenation and restoration mangroves in coastal region.

*Ravichandran, S. & F.S. Wilson. Variations in the crab diversity of the mangrove environment from Tamil Nadu, Southeast coast of India (Oral pitching research highlight # 10).

*Ravikumar, S. Use of plant growth promoting bacteria to enhance survival and growth performance of plantation in mangrove afforestation and restoration (Oral pitching research highlight # 9).

*Reis-Neto, A.S., M. Cunha-Lignon, A.S. Reis Filho & A.J.A. Meireles. Analyses of the mangrove's recover process in abandoned salt pounds constructed areas, in the Ceará river, Northeast Brazil (Oral pitching research highlight # 12).

Riyas Ahamed, A.M. & M. Dharmaretnam. Nesting materials of indigenous cichlids in Batticaloa lagoon, Sri Lanka.

Riyas Ahamed, A.M. & M. Dharmaretnam. Relationships between nesting and vegetation of three cichlids in Batticaloa lagoon Sri Lanka.

Rosamma, S., V.R. Nair & K.V. Jayalakshmy. Copepod community in Versova mangrove, Mumbai, West coast of India, a baseline study.

Rule, M. J., A.J. Kendrick & D. Holley. Spatial variation in the morphological structure of monospecific stands of the mangrove Avicennia marina in an arid-zone world heritage area: challenges for management and conservation.

Sahu, S.K., M. Thangaraj & K. Kathiresan. DNA markers for understanding mangrove genetics.

*Saint-Paul, U. Mangrove management at the Gulf of Kutchch, India for coastal protection and resilience to climate change (Oral pitching research highlight # 17).

*Santos, L.C.M., Y. Schaeffer-Novelli, M. Cunha-Lignon, M.D. Bitencourt & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Satellite remote sensing and GIS to assess anthropogenic pressures and aid mangrove forest management: a case study at the São Francisco River Estuary (Northeast Brazil) (Oral pitching research highlight # 18).

Santos, L.C.M., M.D. Bitencourt, N. Koedam & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Discrimination of mangrove vegetation habitat types (Northeast Brazil) using CBERS-2B images and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI).

Saravanakumar, A., A. Gopalakrishnan, S. Serebiah & G. Thivakaran. Arid zone mangrove macrofaunal assemblages in Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, West cost of India.

Satyanarayana, B., A.V. Raman, C. Kalavati, B.R. Subramanian & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Coringa mangroves in relation to local environmental conditions on the East coast of India.

Sayaka, A. & S. Khalid. Participation of local communities in mangrove forest rehabilitation in Pattani Bay, Pattani Province, Southern Thailand: learning from successes, failures and its sustainability.

Shahraki, M., U. Krumme & U. Saint-Paul. Diel and tidal changes in intertidal fish fauna composition from mangrove creeks of Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, Iran.

Sharma, S (Sahadev)., A.T.M.R. Hoque & A. Hagihara. Comparative studies on crown foliage dynamics of three mangrove species of the family Rhizophoraceae in Okinawa Island, Japan.

Sharma, S (Suman). Impact of climate change on mangrove forest and regional co-operation in South Asia.

Shinmura, Y., K. Takayama, W.K. Shan, E.L. Webb, T. Asakawa, B. Adjie, E.R. Ardli, M.K.K. Soe, M.N.B. Saleh, N.X. Tung, N.B. Malekal, Onrizal, O.B. Yllano, S.H. Meenakshisundaram, S. Sungkaew, S.G. Salmo III, E. Oguri, N. Murakami, Y. Watano, S. Baba & T. Kajita. Development of SSR markers for five mangrove species using next-generation sequencing with preliminary results of analyses of genetic diversity.

Siddique, M.A.M. Destruction of hundred year’s oldest mangrove Chakaria Sunderban forest: socio-economic impact on coastal communities.

Skov, M.W., J.G. Kairo, M. Huxham, B. Kirui, J. Lang’at, M. Njoroge & M. Mencuccini. Mangrove restoration boosts ecosystem services and conservation incentives.

Takayama, K., M. Tamura, Y. Tateishi & T. Kajita. Global phylogeography of Rhizophora species.

Teraminami, T., A. Nakashima, M. Ominami, N. Matsuo, R. Nakamura, H. Nawata, A.A. Abdelwahab, M.M. Fouda & K. Yoshikawa. Forest structure and regeneration of gray mangrove (Avicennia marina) in Red Sea coastal region of Egypt.

Thakur, S.A. & S.G. Yeragi. The role of mangrove habitat in the life of women in Akshi village, Maharashtra State, India.

Tomizawa, Y., K. Takayama, S. Sungkaew, M.N.B. Saleh, T. Asakawa, B. Adjie, E.R. Ardli, M.K.K. Soe, W.K. Shan, N.X. Tung, N.B. Malekal, Onrizal, O.B. Yllano, S.H. Meenakshisundaram, S.G. Salmo III, Y. Watano, S. Baba, Y. Tateishi & T. Kajita. Phylogeography of Xylocarpus granatum.

Tran Thi, V., H. Phan Nguyen, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. Application of remote sensing and GIS for detection of long-term mangrove shoreline changes in Ca Mau, Vietnam.

Van der Stocken, T., D.J.R. De Ryck, D. Di Nitto, L. Triest, F. Dahdouh-Guebas & N. Koedam. The propagule dispersal black box - driving factors and complexities: a review.

Vannini, M. & S. Fratini. The tree-climbing behavior of Cerithidea decollata (Mollusca: Potamididae): how does this snail decide when to climb and where to stop?

Vermeiren, P. & M. Sheaves. Spatial distribution patterns of intertidal crabs in tropical estuaries as a baseline for estuarine health monitoring.

Wee, A.K.S. & E.L. Webb. Elucidating the influence of reproductive traits on population genetic structure in mangroves from the Malay Peninsula.

Ximenes, A.C., N. Koedam & F. Dahdouh-Guebas. Self-Organizing Maps to determine global distribution patterns of mangrove plant species and analysis of threats using socio-economic indicators.

Zhu, Y., G. Lin, X. Wu, J. Guo & Z. Guo. Modern landscape process of mangrove wetlands based on retroactive investigation from local residents and remote sensing imagery.

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