Professor Catherine Lovelock
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Catherine Lovelock

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Background

Professor Lovelock's research focusses on the influence of environmental change, including climate change, on the ecology of coastal and marine plant communities and in providing knowledge to underpin conservation and restoration of these ecosystems now and in the future.

Availability

Professor Catherine Lovelock is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Biological Sciences Ecology Environmental Sciences Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) Plant biology

Research interests

  • Ecology of coastal wetlands

  • "Blue Carbon"

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352 works between 1991 and 2025
All (352) Journal Article (327) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (8) Other Outputs (6)

1 - 20 of 352 works

Featured

2013

Journal Article

Coastal retreat and improved water quality mitigate losses of seagrass from sea level rise

Saunders, Megan I., Leon, Javier, Phinn, Stuart R., Callaghan, David P., O'Brien, Katherine R., Roelfsema, Chris M., Lovelock, Catherine E., Lyons, Mitchell B. and Mumby, Peter J. (2013). Coastal retreat and improved water quality mitigate losses of seagrass from sea level rise. Global Change Biology, 19 (8), 2569-2583. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12218

Coastal retreat and improved water quality mitigate losses of seagrass from sea level rise

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2011

Journal Article

A blueprint for blue carbon: Toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO2

Mcleod, Elizabeth, Chmura, Gail L., Bouillon, Steven, Salm, Rodney, Björk, Mats, Duarte, Carlos M., Lovelock, Catherine E., Schlesinger, William H. and Silliman, Brian R. (2011). A blueprint for blue carbon: Toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO2. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 9 (10), 552-560. doi: 10.1890/110004

A blueprint for blue carbon: Toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO2

Featured

2011

Journal Article

Managing for change: wetland transitions under sea-level rise and outcomes for threatened species

Traill, Lochran W., Perhans, Karin, Lovelock, Catherine E., Prohaska, Ana, McFallen, Steve, Rhodes, Jonathan R. and Wilson, Kerrie A. (2011). Managing for change: wetland transitions under sea-level rise and outcomes for threatened species. Diversity and Distributions, 17 (6), 1225-1233. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00807.x

Managing for change: wetland transitions under sea-level rise and outcomes for threatened species

Featured

2010

Journal Article

Biocomplexity in Mangrove Ecosystems

Feller, I. C., Lovelock, C. E., Berger, U., McKee, K. L., Joye, S. B. and Ball, M. C. (2010). Biocomplexity in Mangrove Ecosystems. Annual Review of Marine Science, 2 (1), 395-417. doi: 10.1146/annurev.marine.010908.163809

Biocomplexity in Mangrove Ecosystems

2025

Journal Article

Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions: Lessons from global bright spots

Bell-James, Justine, Shumway, Nicole, Villarreal-Rosas, Jaramar, Andradi-Brown, Dominic A., Brown, Christopher J., Fitzsimons, James A., Foster, Rose, Hamman, Evan, Lovelock, Catherine E., Saunders, Megan I. and Waltham, Nathan J. (2025). Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions: Lessons from global bright spots. Environmental Science and Policy, 163 103962, 103962. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103962

Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions: Lessons from global bright spots

2024

Journal Article

Climate Effects on Belowground Tea Litter Decomposition Depend on Ecosystem and Organic Matter Types in Global Wetlands

Trevathan-Tackett, Stacey M., Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian, Malerba, Martino, Macreadie, Peter I., Djukic, Ika, Zhao, Junbin, Young, Erica B., York, Paul H., Yeh, Shin-Cheng, Xiong, Yanmei, Winters, Gidon, Campus, Eilat, Whitlock, Danielle, Weaver, Carolyn A., Watson, Anne, Visby, Inger, Tylkowski, Jacek, Trethowan, Allison, Tiegs, Scott, Taylor, Ben, Szpikowski, Jozef, Szpikowska, Grazyna, Strickland, Victoria L., Stivrins, Normunds, Sousa, Ana I., Sinutok, Sutinee, Scheffel, Whitney A., Santos, Rui, Sanderman, Jonathan ... Adame, Maria Fernanda (2024). Climate Effects on Belowground Tea Litter Decomposition Depend on Ecosystem and Organic Matter Types in Global Wetlands. Environmental Science and Technology, 58 (49), 21589-21603. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02116

Climate Effects on Belowground Tea Litter Decomposition Depend on Ecosystem and Organic Matter Types in Global Wetlands

2024

Journal Article

Soil carbon in the world’s tidal marshes

Maxwell, Tania L., Spalding, Mark D., Friess, Daniel A., Murray, Nicholas J., Rogers, Kerrylee, Rovai, Andre S., Smart, Lindsey S., Weilguny, Lukas, Adame, Maria Fernanda, Adams, Janine B., Austin, William E. N., Copertino, Margareth S., Cott, Grace M., Duarte de Paula Costa, Micheli, Holmquist, James R., Ladd, Cai J. T., Lovelock, Catherine E., Ludwig, Marvin, Moritsch, Monica M., Navarro, Alejandro, Raw, Jacqueline L., Ruiz-Fernández, Ana-Carolina, Serrano, Oscar, Smeaton, Craig, Van de Broek, Marijn, Windham-Myers, Lisamarie, Landis, Emily and Worthington, Thomas A. (2024). Soil carbon in the world’s tidal marshes. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 10265, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54572-9

Soil carbon in the world’s tidal marshes

2024

Journal Article

Corrigendum to “The role of blue carbon in reversing mangrove degradation trends in Mexico” [Biol. Conserv. 298 (2024) 110775]

Adame, M.F., Troche-Souza, C., Santini, N.S., Acosta-Velázquez, J., Vázquez-Lule, A., Villarreal-Rosas, J., Worthington, T., Andradi-Brown, D. and Lovelock, C.E. (2024). Corrigendum to “The role of blue carbon in reversing mangrove degradation trends in Mexico” [Biol. Conserv. 298 (2024) 110775]. Biological Conservation, 301 110825, 110825. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110825

Corrigendum to “The role of blue carbon in reversing mangrove degradation trends in Mexico” [Biol. Conserv. 298 (2024) 110775]

2024

Journal Article

Fate of soil organic carbon in estuarine mangroves: Evidences from stable isotopes and lignin biomarkers

Qin, Guoming, Lu, Zhe, Gan, Shuchai, Zhang, Lulu, Zhang, Jingfan, Zhou, Jinge, Ding, Ruyi, Huang, Xingyun, Chen, Han, He, Hua, Yu, Mengxiao, Li, Hui, Lovelock, Catherine E. and Wang, Faming (2024). Fate of soil organic carbon in estuarine mangroves: Evidences from stable isotopes and lignin biomarkers. Catena, 246 108401, 108401. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108401

Fate of soil organic carbon in estuarine mangroves: Evidences from stable isotopes and lignin biomarkers

2024

Journal Article

Decadal trends in surface elevation and tree growth in coastal wetlands of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

Bennion, Vicki, Dwyer, John M., Twomey, Alice J. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2024). Decadal trends in surface elevation and tree growth in coastal wetlands of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Estuaries and Coasts, 47 (7), 1955-1971. doi: 10.1007/s12237-024-01325-y

Decadal trends in surface elevation and tree growth in coastal wetlands of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

2024

Journal Article

Calculating carbon: The value of information in precision for blue carbon restoration projects

Twomey, Alice J., Baker, Alex, Waltham, Nathan and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2024). Calculating carbon: The value of information in precision for blue carbon restoration projects. Journal of Environmental Management, 370 122657, 122657. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122657

Calculating carbon: The value of information in precision for blue carbon restoration projects

2024

Journal Article

Mangrove ecology guiding the use of mangroves as nature‐based solutions

Lovelock, Catherine E., Bennion, Vicki, de Oliveira, Mayara, Hagger, Valerie, Hill, Jack W., Kwan, Valerie, Pearse, Alex L., Rossini, Renee A. and Twomey, Alice J. (2024). Mangrove ecology guiding the use of mangroves as nature‐based solutions. Journal of Ecology, 112 (11), 2510-2521. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14383

Mangrove ecology guiding the use of mangroves as nature‐based solutions

2024

Journal Article

Mangrove Surface Elevation Loss after Tree fall during Extreme Weather

Bennion, Vicki, Hill, Jack W. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2024). Mangrove Surface Elevation Loss after Tree fall during Extreme Weather. Wetlands, 44 (8) 113. doi: 10.1007/s13157-024-01868-7

Mangrove Surface Elevation Loss after Tree fall during Extreme Weather

2024

Journal Article

Lessons learned on the feasibility of coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon and co-benefits in Australia

Hagger, Valerie, Stewart-Sinclair, Phoebe, Rossini, Renee Anne, Adame, Maria Fernanda, Glamore, William, Lavery, Paul, Waltham, Nathan J. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2024). Lessons learned on the feasibility of coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon and co-benefits in Australia. Journal of Environmental Management, 369 122287, 122287. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122287

Lessons learned on the feasibility of coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon and co-benefits in Australia

2024

Journal Article

The role of blue carbon in reversing mangrove degradation trends in Mexico

Adame, M. F., Troche-Souza, C., Santini, N. S., Acosta-Velázquez, J., Vázquez-Lule, A., Villarreal-Rosas, J., Worthington, T., Andradi-Brown, D. and Lovelock, C. E. (2024). The role of blue carbon in reversing mangrove degradation trends in Mexico. Biological Conservation, 298 110775, 110775. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110775

The role of blue carbon in reversing mangrove degradation trends in Mexico

2024

Journal Article

Juvenile mangrove growth is restricted by belowground competition with mature tree roots

Hill, Jack W., Bennion, Vicki, Cunningham, Emer T., Dwyer, John M. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2024). Juvenile mangrove growth is restricted by belowground competition with mature tree roots. Bulletin of Marine Science. doi: 10.5343/bms.2024.0016

Juvenile mangrove growth is restricted by belowground competition with mature tree roots

2024

Journal Article

A roadmap to coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia

Saunders, Megan I., Cannard, Toni, Fischer, Mibu, Sheppard, Marian, Twomey, Alice, Morris, Rebecca, Bishop, Melanie J., Mayer-Pinto, Mariana, Malcolm, Fiona, Vozzo, Maria, Steven, Andy, Swearer, Stephen E., Lovelock, Catherine E., Pomeroy, Andrew W. M., McLeod, Ian and Waltham, Nathan J. (2024). A roadmap to coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia. Environmental Science and Policy, 159 103808, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103808

A roadmap to coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Governance of coastal wetlands: beyond the community conservation paradigm

de Oliveira, Mayara, Morrison, Tiffany, O'Brien, Katherine R. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2024). Governance of coastal wetlands: beyond the community conservation paradigm. Ocean and Coastal Management, 255 107253, 107253. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107253

Governance of coastal wetlands: beyond the community conservation paradigm

2024

Journal Article

Forest zone and root compartments outweigh long-term nutrient enrichment in structuring arid mangrove root microbiomes

Hsiao, Valerie, Erazo, Natalia G., Reef, Ruth, Lovelock, Catherine and Bowman, Jeff (2024). Forest zone and root compartments outweigh long-term nutrient enrichment in structuring arid mangrove root microbiomes. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 7 1336037. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2024.1336037

Forest zone and root compartments outweigh long-term nutrient enrichment in structuring arid mangrove root microbiomes

2024

Journal Article

Mangrove tree strength estimated with field experiments

Hill, Jack W., Bennion, Vicki and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2024). Mangrove tree strength estimated with field experiments. Ecological Engineering, 203 107259, 107259. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107259

Mangrove tree strength estimated with field experiments

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Seventh Assessment Cycle Experts
    Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Resources
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Coastal Inundation Modelling to support Blue Carbon tidal reintroduction projects in the Great Barrier Reef Region
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Blue carbon ecosystem restoration benefits measurement and accounts for the Blue Heart Restoration Project
    University of the Sunshine Coast
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Expanding Traditional Owner led seagrass monitoring and restoration
    Girringun Aboriginal Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    A balancing act: Resolving coastal wetland water, carbon and solute fluxes (ARC Discovery Project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Carbon abatement and biodiversity enhancements through controlling feral ungulate disturbance in wetlands
    Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Blue Heart Sunshine Coast: Blue Carbon and Blue Co-Benefits Pilot Project (Sunshine Coast Council funded project administered by University of Sunshine Coast)
    University of the Sunshine Coast
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Activating blue carbon for coastal restoration
    ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    Blue Carbon Research and Feasibility Study in QLD
    Charles Darwin University
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Prioritising Coastal Wetland Restoration using bundled Ecosystem Services Phase 1
    Noosa Council
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Community forestry to enhance conservation and restoration of mangroves for resilient coastal livelihoods.
    AXA Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Scoping large scale restoration in tropical north Queensland with multiple ecosystem co-benefits
    James Cook University
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Study for Sustainable Mangrove-Friendly Aquaculture Development in Myanmar
    World Wide Fund for Nature - Myanmar
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Carbon sequestration of forests in Vietnam and Uganda
    SK forest
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Realizing the potential of seagrass blue carbon - Defining the science needed for policy, finance and conservation
    Conservation International
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Accelerating Adoption and Implementation of Blue Carbon in Australia
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Coastal Wetland Restoration for Blue Carbon in Northern Australia (NESP2 - RRC HUB)
    Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Environment monitoring system for mangrove aquaculture in Ca Mau province
    Aus4Innovation
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Blue Carbon Inventory Guidance
    Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Scaling 3Returns analysis of mangrove ecosystem services to Ayeyarwady Region (The World Bank funding administered by Global Green Growth Institute)
    Global Green Growth Institute
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    Blue Carbon and Farm Land Restoration (Queensland Department of Environment and Science grant administered by World Wide Fund for Nature Australia)
    World Wide Fund for Nature Australia
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Economic appraisal of Ayeyarwady mangrove forests
    Global Green Growth Institute
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Unlocking the secrets of mangrove conservation success
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2024
    Model development to support blue carbon projects
    The Nature Conservancy Limited
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Towards maximising the resilience of coastal ecosystems in Singapore and tropical Australia
    Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Historical response of Red Sea coral and mangrove habitats to environmental change
    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Integrated planning and practices for mangrove management associated with agriculture and aquaculture in Myanmar
    Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    A multi-institutional environmental radioactivity research centre (ARC LIEF project administered by Edith Cowan University)
    Edith Cowan University
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Optimal management of coastal ecosystems for blue carbon sequestration (ARC Linkage Grant administered by Deakin University)
    Deakin University
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    An elemental hypothesis for sub-tropical refugia in reef corals
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Supporting Coastal Conservation and Community Development in Kaimana, Indonesia by valuing Blue Carbon
    Conservation International
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Top-down rehydration: role of multiple water sources in mangrove function (ARC Discovery Project administered by The Australian National University)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Fixing Nature: A critical account of our struggles to address problems in the coastal marine environment
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2014
    The use of 14C and 210Pb to investigate historical variations in soil carbon accumulation in coastal wetlands of Moreton Bay, Australia
    Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Climate Change Adaptation for Natural Resource Management in East Coast Australia
    Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Accelerated crop development and environmental compliance of agricultural and food systems
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Marine and Coastal Carbon Biogeochemistry Flagship Cluster (CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship Theme)
    University of Technology Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Comparative sequestration and mitigation opportunities across the Australian landscape and its primary industries
    Open grant
  • 2011
    IPCC Expert Workshop on greenhouse emissions from wetlands
    Commonwealth Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Treading water in a changing climate: The vulnerability of Australia's tropical islands to sea level rise
    ARC Super Science Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Detecting past cyclones in mangroves and corals of the arid zone, North Western Australia using ITRAX
    Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Establishment of a clean room facility for trace organic contaminant research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Salinity tolerance along an aridity gradient: linking physiological processes with morphological constraints (ARC Discovery Project administered by the Australian National University)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Understanding interactive effects between pesticides and climate change on symbiont bearing and calcifying marine species (MTSRF Project 3.7.1 ext s)
    Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Contract Research Services to CSIRO for the project Adapting to Climate Change in SEQ Collaboration Cluster
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Biodiversity impacts and adaptation (Part of the CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Cluster - Regional adaptation to climate change - administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    The capacity of native saltmarsh halophytes to remove salt from saline wastewater discharge - an experimental assessment of salt uptake mechanisms in common Australian saltmarsh chenopods
    Australian Flora Foundation Inc.
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Development of a theoretical framework for predicting responses of coral reef ecosystems to nutrient enrichment and herbivory
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Sensitivity of mangrove growth to environment in the recent past.
    Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Tools for monitoring carbon (energy) acquisition, utilisation and molecular genetics in cnidaria, dugongs, and mangroves
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    The green powered desalination project
    Victoria University
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Analysis system for studying ocean acidification
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Interactive effects of salinity and nutrients: Linking physiological processes with patterns in mangrove forest productivity
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Assessing linkages across arid zone estuarine landscapes
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Noosa algal blooms (NONAB) Phase 2 (Task 3: Characterisation of growth dynamics of Hincksia)
    Moreton Bay Waterways and Catchments Partnership
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Developing a new indicator to assess terrestrial contributions to marine environments
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Habitat linkages across arid zone estuarine landscapes
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Catherine Lovelock is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Contribution of accretion in restored wetlands to carbon capture

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer, Dr Alice Twomey

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Management of feral pigs for improvements in biodiversity and ecosystem services of wetlands

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Influence of climate change on restoration for blue carbon

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Activating Blue Carbon

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Evaluating governances of coastal wetlands in Australia and Brazil: Variation in polycentric governance and the distribution of power

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kate O'Brien

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Opportunities for blue carbon and biodiversity with ecological restoration in South East Queensland

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The potential for mitigation and adaptation in Western Australian coastal wetlands

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mangrove tree architecture and ecosystem function

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Marine and coastal restoration - feasibility, benefits, and risks under climate change

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alice Twomey

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mangrove tree architecture and ecosystem function

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Contribution of accretion in restored wetlands to carbon capture

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer, Dr Alice Twomey

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Trait-based assembly of Australian subtropical rainforest tree communities

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer

  • Doctor Philosophy

    How will Australia's subtropical rainforests respond to climate change?

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Catherine Lovelock directly for media enquiries about:

  • Climate change on the coast
  • Coastal zone
  • Ecology of coastal plant communities
  • Ecosystem metabolism
  • Mangrove ecology
  • Nutrient enrichment of the coastal zone

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