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Sensitivity of Coastal Zone Ecosystems to Climate Change: Ilka C. Feller/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Your institution logo here. How will the encroachment of mangroves into salt marsh ecosystems alter ecosystem processes in the Indian River Lagoon?. Structural complexity
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Sensitivity of Coastal Zone Ecosystems to Climate Change: Ilka C. Feller/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Your institution logo here How will the encroachment of mangroves into salt marsh ecosystems alter ecosystem processes in the Indian River Lagoon? • Structural complexity • Community composition • Food web dynamics • Nutrient cycling • Carbon sequestration • Stability of coastal wetlands Collaborators: John Parker, SERC Rick Osman, SERC Wilfrid Rodriguez, SERC Dan Gruner, Univ. MD John Hamilton, Univ. CT