TDA-IME Project Final Report June, 2013 transboundary species that form an important part of the vegetation transition from a fully intertidal to a terrestrial formation. Some mangrove plant species are uncommon within their range, and populations are often fragmented by landforms and human use of the coastal zone. Habitat fragmentation reduces the resilience of mangroves to both natural and anthropogenic drivers, increasing the vulnerability of less common species to extinction (Duke et al., 1998a; Ellison, 2002). The loss of just a single species represents a significant loss of biodiversity in such a small group of only 70-80 highly specialized mangrove plant species and hybrids that are uniquely adapted to tropical and subtropical intertidal habitats. Table 8 lists the critically endangered mangrove plant species in Indochina and other parts of Asia, based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2012), plus some additional sources, including the TDA-IME Project country reports. There are no doubt other species that should be added. A more detailed examination and status reporting on all the near threatened and endangered mangrove species and mangrove associates in Indochina is clearly warranted as one of the key transboundary studies needed to fill the remaining research gaps. 30
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis of Indochina Mangrove Ecosystems
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