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Projected changes in area of the Sundarban mangrove forest in Bangladesh due to SLR by 2100 [1]

The Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem, located in India and Bangladesh, is recognized as a global priority for biodiversity conservation and is an important provider of ecosystem services such as numerous goods and protection against storm surges. With global mean sea-level rise projected as up to 0.98 m or greater by 2100 relative to the baseline period (1985–2005), the Sundarbans – mean elevation presently approximately 2 m above mean sea-level – is under threat from inundation and subsequent wetland loss; however the magnitude of loss remains unclear. We used remote and field measurements, geographic information systems and simulation modelling to investigate the potential effects of three sea-level rise scenarios on the Sundarbans within coastal Bangladesh.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/11/2016
Andres Payo [3], Anirban Mukhopadhyay [4], Sugata Hazra & et al [5]
Climatic Change [6]
139
2
279–291
Tags:
Sundarbans [7], Mangroves [8], Bangladesh [9], South Asia [10], Forests [11], Sea Level Rise [12], Climate Change [13], Climate Impacts [14], Geographical Information Systems (GIS) [15], Remote Sensing [16]
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[2] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-016-1769-z
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anirban-mukhopadhyay
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/climatic-change
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