Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2021, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 69-75.doi: 10.11978/YG2020007CSTR: 32234.14.YG2020007

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Review and prospect of mangrove tidal flat sedimentary dynamics

DAI Zhijun1(), ZHOU Xiaoyan1, WANG Jie1, HU Baoqing2   

  1. 1. State key laboratory of estuarine and coastal research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Environment Change and Resources Use in Beibu Gulf, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 510310, China
  • Received:2020-11-17 Revised:2021-01-10 Online:2021-05-10 Published:2021-01-25
  • Contact: DAI Zhijun E-mail:zjdai@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(41930537)

Abstract:

Mangrove is one of the most important ecological and environmental resources in the world, which can have significant effects including reservation of the organic carbon, accretion of the tidal flat, and protection from ocean hazards. In this study, we reviewed studies of the mangrove tidal flat (MTF) sedimentary dynamics, which involve damp energy and sediment trapping of the MTF, bio-geomorphological behavior of the MTF, and response of the MTF to storm and sea-level rise. We stress that understanding of the MTF sedimentary dynamics should focus on the following scientific questions: attenuation of the coupled dynamics between wave and tidal current along MTF, coupling processes among hydrological dynamics, deposition, geomorphology, and vegetation. Moreover, it is urgent that the study of regional-scale sedimentation processes and driving mechanics of MTF should be intensified in future.

Key words: mangrove tidal flat, sedimentary dynamics, bio-geomorphology

CLC Number: 

  • P512.5