caa a22 4500 605527482 CHVBK 20210128100808.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10531-015-1015-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-015-1015-4 Mangrove exploitation effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services [Elektronische Daten] [Abdul Malik, Rasmus Fensholt, Ole Mertz] Mangrove forests are one of the most important coastal ecosystems as they support many local communities. However, over the last two decades harvesting of mangrove forests has been extensive with effects on mangrove biodiversity and ecosystem services. We investigate the effect of mangrove harvesting on tree biodiversity in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Using two line transects each in ten mangrove forests, mangrove composition, species dominance, density, frequency, coverage, and stem diameter and diversity were recorded. Interviews detailing provisioning ecosystem services were also conducted with local forestry and fishery workers to determine the level of exploitation. Ten mangrove species were recorded (Avicennia alba, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Ceriops tagal, Excoecaria agallocha, Lumnitzera racemosa, Nypa fruticans, Rhizophora apiculata, Rhizophora mucronata, Rhizophora stylosa, and Sonneratia alba) belonging to six families (Avicenniaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Combretaceae, Arecaceae and Sonneratiaceae). Mangrove forests are now dominated by saplings and seedlings, with few trees above 15cm diameter at breast height. Rhizophora sp. were found to be the most important and dominant species. Rhizophora sp. was the most widely used as it was deemed the most suitable for firewood and charcoal. In addition, it is the main species planted in mangrove restoration projects, which have focused on establishing production forest rather than restoring natural species composition and structure. Despite the decrease in biodiversity, the mangroves still provide a wide range of ecosystem services to the communities in the area. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 Mangrove forests nationallicence Biodiversity nationallicence Ecosystem service nationallicence Indonesia nationallicence Sulawesi nationallicence Malik Abdul Department of Geography, State University of Makassar, Jl. Malengkeri Raya, Kampus Parangtambung, Makassar, Indonesia aut Fensholt Rasmus Section of Geography, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, ØsterVoldgade 10, 1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark aut Mertz Ole Section of Geography, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, ØsterVoldgade 10, 1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark aut Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/14(2015-12-01), 3543-3557 0960-3115 24:14<3543 2015 24 10531 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-1015-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-1015-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Malik Abdul Department of Geography, State University of Makassar, Jl. Malengkeri Raya, Kampus Parangtambung, Makassar, Indonesia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fensholt Rasmus Section of Geography, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, ØsterVoldgade 10, 1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mertz Ole Section of Geography, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, ØsterVoldgade 10, 1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/14(2015-12-01), 3543-3557 0960-3115 24:14<3543 2015 24 10531