@article{fdi:010087542, title = {{A}nthropogenic drivers of increasing sediment accumulation in contrasting {M}exican mangrove ecosystems}, author = {{J}upin, {J}. {L}. {J}. and {R}uiz-{F}ernandez, {A}. {C}. and {S}ifeddine, {A}bdelfettah and {S}anchez-{C}abeza, {J}. {A}. and {P}erez-{B}ernal, {L}. {H}. and {C}ardoso-{M}ohedano, {J}. {G}. and {G}omez-{P}once, {M}. {A}. and {F}lores-{T}rujillo, {J}. {G}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{M}angrove sediments are valuable records to reconstruct the impacts of human-induced changes on the coastal zone. {S}even lead-210 dated sediment cores were used to evaluate temporal trends of sedimentation rates over the past century in {M}exican mangrove areas at {T}e ' rminos {L}agoon ({TL}; southern {G}ulf of {M}exico) and {E}l {V}erde {C}amacho {L}agoon ({EV}; northern {M}exican {P}acific coast). {W}e hypothesized that the contrasting characteristics (e. g., meteorological, demographic, and land-use change) would lead to significant differences in sedimentation rates between the study sites. {S}ediment accumulation rates ({SAR}) in both sites ({TL} 0.03-2.1 cm (-1); {EV} 0.04-4 cm yr(-1)) were comparable to the global {SAR} range for mangrove forests. {M}ass accumulation rates ({MAR}) in the {TL} cores (0.03-0.47 g cm-2 yr(-1)) were consistent with previous studies of the region. {E}xcluding conspicuous {MAR} maxima, attributed to meteorological events, {MAR} values in the {EV} cores (0.04-0.9 g cm-2 yr(-1)) were higher than in other mangrove areas of the {M}exican {P}acific coast, but comparable to other sites in the world. {S}imilar exponentially increasing {MAR} values towards present in both sites were attributed to general factors driving sediment accumulation in mangroves, mainly continental erosion promoted by land-use changes, which has accelerated since the 1950s, associated with (i) population growth and the consequent expansion of human activities and (ii) sea-level rise, similar in the studied regions and from which mangrove ecosystems seem to adapt. {I}ntensifying population growth and land-use change are already reducing the extent of mangrove coverage in some parts of the study areas. {A}daptation to an accelerating sea-level rise depends on maintaining conditions that allow mangroves to accrete vertically. {H}owever, both global change pressures may pose future threats to these ecosystems. {E}fforts to monitor sediment accretion and adapt the management of mangrove conservation areas are required to understand better mangrove response to global change impacts.}, keywords = {210{P}b radiochronology ; {M}angroves ; {S}ediments ; {C}oastal lagoon ; {S}ea-level ; rise ; {R}amsar ; {MEXIQUE} ; {PACIFIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}atena}, volume = {226}, numero = {}, pages = {107037 [13 ]}, ISSN = {0341-8162}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1016/j.catena.2023.107037}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087542}, }