The present and future life of mangrove forests
Il 24/02/2015 ore 11.00 - 12.30
Cnr Ise - Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi
Largo Tonolli 50, 28922 Verbania Pallanza
tel. 0323 518300 - www.ise.cnr.it
Seminario di Sara Fratini (Università di Firenze).
Mangrove forests cover a considerable part of the world’s tropical and subtropical coasts. They are among the most productive ecosystems, providing substantial goods and services for local populations and planet. They also host a unique fauna and flora, highly specialized for living in these intertidal forests. Nevertheless, these forests are also considered amongst the most vulnerable and endangered ecosystems in the world, due to a range of human pressures including clearing for coastal development, conversion for agriculture and aquaculture, and overexploitation of products. Climate change is a new threat to mangroves: rising sea levels, changes in water temperature and ocean acidification are likely to affect the biodiversity, productivity and conservation values of this unique ecosystem.
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Cnr Ise - Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi
Referente organizzativo:
Diego Fontaneto
Cnr Ise - Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi
d.fontaneto@ise.cnr.it
Modalità di accesso: ingresso libero
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