Impacts and effects of ocean warming on mangrove species and ecosystems

<ul> <li>Mangrove ecosystems have critical values to people.</li> <li>Over 30% of mangrove areas have been lost in the last 100 years.</li> <li>There are now three endangered and two critically endangered mangrove species.</li> <li>Temperature rise causes precipitation changes and sea-level rise, that both have impacts on mangroves.</li> <li>Precipitation changes affect mangrove productivity and species diversity.</li> <li>Most mangroves are not keeping up with sea-level rise which is causing mangrove dieback.</li> <li>Mangrove crabs are essential bioengineers in mangroves, and are themselves impacted by raising temperatures.</li> <li>Ocean warming will affect connectivity among mangrove faunal communities.</li> </ul>