Raw, JLGodbold, JAVan Niekerk, LaraAdams, JB2019-12-182019-12-182019-10Raw, J.L., Godbold, J.A., Van Niekerk, L. & Adams, J.B. 2019. Drivers of mangrove distribution at the high-energy, wave-dominated, southern African range limit. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 226, pp. 1-80272-77141096-0015https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106296https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771419300502http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11269Copyright: 2019 Elsevier. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file contains the abstract version of the full-text item. For access to the full-text item, please consult the publisher's website. The definitive version of the work is published in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 226, pp. 1-8Mangrove distribution patterns at regional scales are influenced by additional factors besides temperature and rainfall regimes. This study identified abiotic drivers of mangrove area cover along the high-energy, wave-dominated coastline of South Africa. This is one of the southernmost locations globally for mangroves. A structural equation model (SEM) was used to delineate relationships between multiple variables that represented climatic and geomorphological drivers of current mangrove distribution patterns. Floodplain area, inlet stability, and the flow regime of the estuary were identified as significant predictors of mangrove area. The results of this study confirm that for this region mangrove distribution is controlled by coastal topographical features and estuarine dynamics rather than temperature minima. This is similar to other high-energy, wave-dominated coasts of Australia, Brazil, and New Zealand. Future research should, therefore, incorporate regional-scale factors that restrict current distributions as they could inform on potential limitations to expansion, particularly for southern hemisphere range limits.enBiogeographic patternsClimatic driversGeomorphological driversStructural equation modellingArticleRaw, J., Godbold, J., Van Niekerk, L., & Adams, J. (2019). Drivers of mangrove distribution at the high-energy, wave-dominated, southern African range limit. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11269Raw, JL, JA Godbold, Lara Van Niekerk, and JB Adams "Drivers of mangrove distribution at the high-energy, wave-dominated, southern African range limit." (2019) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11269Raw J, Godbold J, Van Niekerk L, Adams J. Drivers of mangrove distribution at the high-energy, wave-dominated, southern African range limit. 2019; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11269.TY - Article AU - Raw, JL AU - Godbold, JA AU - Van Niekerk, Lara AU - Adams, JB AB - Mangrove distribution patterns at regional scales are influenced by additional factors besides temperature and rainfall regimes. This study identified abiotic drivers of mangrove area cover along the high-energy, wave-dominated coastline of South Africa. This is one of the southernmost locations globally for mangroves. A structural equation model (SEM) was used to delineate relationships between multiple variables that represented climatic and geomorphological drivers of current mangrove distribution patterns. Floodplain area, inlet stability, and the flow regime of the estuary were identified as significant predictors of mangrove area. The results of this study confirm that for this region mangrove distribution is controlled by coastal topographical features and estuarine dynamics rather than temperature minima. This is similar to other high-energy, wave-dominated coasts of Australia, Brazil, and New Zealand. Future research should, therefore, incorporate regional-scale factors that restrict current distributions as they could inform on potential limitations to expansion, particularly for southern hemisphere range limits. DA - 2019-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Biogeographic patterns KW - Climatic drivers KW - Geomorphological drivers KW - Structural equation modelling LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2019 SM - 0272-7714 SM - 1096-0015 T1 - Drivers of mangrove distribution at the high-energy, wave-dominated, southern African range limit TI - Drivers of mangrove distribution at the high-energy, wave-dominated, southern African range limit UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11269 ER -