Mangrove and Mangrove-Fringe Wetlands in Ostional, Nicaragua: Current Conditions and Pathways Forward
Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
Mangrove forests have traditionally protected the coastline of Ostional, a rural Nicaraguan fishing village, from degradation of fishery habitat and onshore effects of storm surge. Swaths of mangrove were converted to agricultural use before the ecological role of these mangroves was understood. We assessed the soils, hydrology, and vegetation of the intact mangrove and adjacent converted mangrove to inform a nonprofit conservation agency (Paso Pacifico) regarding the potential for ecosystem function restoration in this landscape.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Mangrove and Mangrove-Fringe Wetlands in Ostional, Nicaragua: Current Conditions and Pathways Forward, University of South Florida, 33 p.
Scholar Commons Citation
Rains, Kai C. and Rains, Mark C., "Mangrove and Mangrove-Fringe Wetlands in Ostional, Nicaragua: Current Conditions and Pathways Forward" (2015). School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 1770.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/1770
