Tanveer Saeed, Guangzhi Sun
With the unique advantages of lower operational and maintenance cost, the applications of subsurface flow constructed wetlands for the treatment of wastewater have been increasing rapidly throughout the world. The removal of nitrogen and organics by such systems has gained substantial attention in r...
Daniel A. Friess, Kerrylee Rogers, Catherine E. Lovelock, Ken W. Krauss et al.
Intertidal mangrove forests are a dynamic ecosystem experiencing rapid changes in extent and habitat quality over geological history, today and into the future. Climate and sea level have drastically altered mangrove distribution since their appearance in the geological record ∼75 million years ago ...
Chandra Giri, Bruce W. Pengra, Zhiliang Zhu, Ashbindu Singh et al.
Pelayo Menéndez, Íñigo J. Losada, Saúl Torres-Ortega, Siddharth Narayan et al.
Coastal flood risks are rising rapidly. We provide high resolution estimates of the economic value of mangroves forests for flood risk reduction every 20 km worldwide. We develop a probabilistic, process-based valuation of the effects of mangroves on averting damages to people and property. We coupl...
Hugh Brammer
The physical geography of Bangladesh’s coastal area is more diverse and dynamic than is generally recognised. Failure to recognise this has led to serious misconceptions about the potential impacts of a rising sea-level on Bangladesh with global warming. This situation has been aggravated by account...
Ahmed Ali
Bangladesh is likely to be one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. This paper discusses the possible impacts of climate change in Bangladesh through tropical cyclones, storm surges, coastal erosion and back water effect. The possible increase in cyclone frequency in the ...
Chandra Giri, Zhiliang Zhu, Larry L. Tieszen, Ajay Singh et al.
Abstract Aim We aimed to estimate the present extent of tsunami‐affected mangrove forests and determine the rates and causes of deforestation from 1975 to 2005. Location Our study region covers the tsunami‐affected coastal areas of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma (Myanmar), Bangladesh, India an...
L. Wallace Auerbach, S. L. Goodbred, D. R. Mondal, Carol A. Wilson et al.
Pierre Taillardat, Daniel A. Friess, Massimo Lupascu
emissions, though its effectiveness differs with the spatial scale of interest. A literature review compiling carbon sequestration rates within key ecosystems confirms that blue carbon ecosystems are the most efficient natural carbon sinks at the plot scale, though some overlooked biogeochemical pro...
David W. Hilbert, Nigel T. Roulet, Tim R. Moore
Summary 1 A general model of peatland dynamics is presented that emphasizes the interaction between water table depth and peat production. The model consists of two coupled, non‐linear differential equations representing change in depth of peat and depth to the water table. Several simplified models...
Daniel M. Alongi, Daniel Murdiyarso, James W. Fourqurean, J. Boone Kauffman et al.
Manoj Kumer Ghosh, Lalit Kumar, Chandan Roy
Md. Ashraful Islam, Debashis Mitra, Ashraf Dewan, S. H. Akhter
Daniel A. Friess, Erik S. Yando, Guilherme M.O. Abuchahla, Janine B. Adams et al.
Mangrove forests are found along the shorelines of more than 100 countries, and provide a wide range of ecosystem services that support the livelihoods and wellbeing of tens of millions of people. Despite their importance, loss of global mangrove area has been so substantial that twelve years ago ac...
Maminul Haque Sarker, Iffat Huque, Mustafa Alam, Rob Koudstaal
Abstract Bangladesh consists mainly of riverine and deltaic deposits of three large and extremely dynamic rivers entering the country: the Brahmaputra, Ganges and Meghna rivers. The average flood discharges of these rivers (individually) are within the range of 14,000 to 100,000 m3/s. Islands and ba...