Since 1986, we detect an increasing trend of compositional homogeneity (between-site similarity in species composition) and a significant spatial contraction of distinct and diverse areas over the entire ecosystem.
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1980s-2010s: The world's largest mangrove ecosystem is becoming homogeneous.
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We detect a significant trend of increasing representativeness (decreasing heterogeneity) in the hyposaline and hypersaline SCs since 1986 (Table A2 & Figs. 3 , A4 & A5).