IMPACTS OF RISING AVERAGE SEA LEVELS ON MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS: A REVIEW OF DATABASES AND OPEN ACCESS PLATFORMS
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Mangroves, Sea-Level Rise, Open Source SoftwareAbstract
Sea-level rise (SLR) threatens mangrove ecosystems globally, but the study of these impacts is often hindered by cost barriers in software and data. This paper conducts a systematic literature review to identify and analyze the main open-source software platforms and open-access databases applicable to the vulnerability analysis of these ecosystems. The analysis of 105 publications revealed a geographical imbalance in research, with 60% of studies concentrated in Asia and only 5% in Brazil. Essential tools such as QGIS, R, Python, models like InVEST and SLAMM, and national systems like BR-MANGUE were identified. Databases like the Global Mangrove Watch (GMW), MapBiomas, and Digital Elevation Models proved to be fundamental. It is concluded that, despite the availability of a robust ecosystem of open tools that democratize science, there is a gap in the application of these resources in international impact studies on the Brazilian coast.
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