Applying the Global Ecosystem Typology Framework to assess coastal biomes of Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Within the marine-freshwater-terrestrial realm, the coastal biomes of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest are under-mapped, under-studied and under threat. By exploring and mapping cross-scale interactions of biotic and abiotic drivers, this work will seek to provide a fundamental understanding of ecosystem services and natural capital of ecosystem functional groups (e.g., coastal river delta, intertidal forest and scrubland (i.e., mangroves), and coastal saltmarshes and reedbeds), of the study area. This work will document the presence and health of the focal ecosystem functional groups and investigate methods to evaluate ecosystem services.