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Global mangrove distributions have fluctuated throughout human and geological history. The area covered by mangroves is influenced by a complex interaction between land position, rainfall hydrology, sea level, sedimentation, subsidence, storms and pest-predator relationships[1] [2]). In the last 50 years, human activities have strongly affected mangrove distributions, resulting in declines or expansions of worldwide mangrove area. Mangroves provide several important ‘free services’ including coastal stabilization, juvenile fish habitats, and the filtration of sediment and nutrients [3] [4] [5]). Mangrove loss has important implications for coastal ecological systems and human communities dependent on healthy mangrove ecosystems. This Wikipedia page presents an overview of global trends in mangrove distribution, as well as the cause of such changes.
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