Can mangroves help combat sea level rise through sediment accretion and accumulation?

• Main Authors: Hoque, Mohammed Muzammel, Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena, Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Idris, Mohd Hanafi, Hoque, A. T. M. Rafiqul, Billah, Md. Masum
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51970/1/Can%20mangroves%20help%20combat%20sea%20level%20rise%20through%20sediment%20accretion%20and%20accumulation.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51970/; http://e-journal.um.edu.my/publish/MJS/925-1116

Mangroves have substantial roles to induce sedimentation in the vulnerable coastal regions, which subsequently helps to combat climate change induced impacts like sea level rise. Although Sarawak has numerous pristine estuarine mangroves, studies on the roles of these mangroves in regards to sedimen...