Can mangroves help combat sea level rise through sediment accretion and accumulation?
Date
2015
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Universiti Malaya
Abstract
Mangroves have substantial roles to induce sedimentation in the vulnerable coastala 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 sediment deposition are scanty. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the sediment accretion and accumulation pattern of
pristine Sibuti mangrove using tiles and sediment traps from January to December 2013.
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Keywords
Sediment accretion, Sediment accumulation, Sea level rise, Sibuti mangrove, Sarawak
Citation
Hoque, M. M., MK, A. H., Ahmed, O. H., Idris, M. H., Rafiqul, H. A., & Billah, M. M. (2015). Can mangroves help combat sea level rise through sediment accretion and accumulation?. Malaysian Journal of Science, 34(1), 78-86.