Barend van Maanen

1 Introduction Coastal wetlands are one of the most valuable ecosystems on the planet, providing critical benefits to coastal populations such as carbon sequestration, coastal protection, and biodiversity enrichment (Costanza et al., 2014). Among these wetlands, mangroves and saltmarshes are two common species, often found in similar geomorphic settings along low-lying coastlines (Barbier et al., 2011).

Introduction Saline coastal wetlands dominated by mangrove and saltmarsh occupy the intertidal zone and their lateral distribution is generally delimited by the landward extent of tidal inundation.