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Landscapes of uncertainty: Mangrove rice farmers' perceptions of rainfall variability and climate change adaptation in three coastal regions of Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

Alexandre Badiane et al. 2026     |     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2026.110120

To plow or not to plow: Endogenous strategies for preparingmangrove swamp rice fields

Viriato Cossa et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-025-01070-x

Assessing an optival tool for identifying tidal and associated mangrove swamp rice fields in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

Jesus Céspedes et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.3390/land14112144

Net gains or enmeshed losses? Mangrove fishing transformations among the Balanta across coastal Guinea-Bissau, 
West Africa

Pieter-Jan Keleman et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-025-00453-w

Addressing weather data gaps in reference crop evapotranspiration estimation: A case study in Guinea-Bissau,
West Africa

Gabriel Garbanzo et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12070161

Soil physicochemical characterization and suitability assessment for the coastal mangrove swamp rice production system in Guinea-Bissau

Matilda Merkohasanaj et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.109131

Advances in soil salinity diagnosis for mangrove swamp rice production in Guinea Bissau, West Africa

Gabriel Garbanzo et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srs.2025.100231

Tidal amplification and distortion in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

Arame Dièye et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109318

Variability and trends of the rainy season in West Africa with a special focus on Guinea‑Bissau

Orlando Mendes et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-025-05471-6

Modeling soil water and salinity dynamics in mangrove swamp rice production system of Guinea Bissau, West Africa

Gabriel Garbanzo et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109494

Rice Pests and Diseases Around theWorld: Literature-Based Assessment with Emphasis on Africa and Asia

Sofia Conde et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15070667

eDNA-based seasonal monitoring reveals fish diversity patterns in mangrove habitats of Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

Pieter-Jan Keleman et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104013

Uninvited guests: New stored mangrove rice insect pests in Guinea-Bissau

Sofia Conde et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102567

Linking Soil Fertility and Production Constraints with Local Knowledge and Practices for Two Different Mangrove Swamp
Rice Agroecologies, Guinea-Bissau,West Africa

Matilda Merkohasanaj et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15020342

The Role and Drivers of Cooperation in Managing Hydraulic Infrastructures for Sustainable Mangrove Rice Production
in Guinea-Bissau

Merlin Leunda et al. 2025     |     https://doi.org/10.3390/su17010136

Bridging Knowledges and Practice: Understanding how Mangrove Swamp Rice Farmers Predict the Tides in Guinea-Bissau

Joseph Sandoval et al. 2024     |     https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-024-00549-7

Drifting Away from the Roots: Genderfluidity as Diola’s Mangrove Fishing Strategies in Three Island‑Villages of Northern Guinea‑Bissau

Pieter-Jan Keleman et al. 2024     |     https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-024-00544-y

Hidden Secrets of Mangrove Swamp Rice Stored Seeds in Guinea-Bissau: Assessment of Fungal Communities and
Implications for Food Security

Sofia Conde et al. 2024     |     https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081870

Exploring Fine‑Scale Satellite‑Derived Coastal Bathymetry for Ocean Modeling: A Case Study from West Africa

Marchesiello P., Thoumyre G., Arame Dieye et al. 2024     |     https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01398-9

Recent changes in climate extremes in Guinea-Bissau

Orlando Mendes & Marcelo Fragoso 2024     |     https://doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2024.2359997

The Mangrove Swamp Rice Production System of Guinea Bissau: Identification of the Main Constraints Associated with Soil
Salinity and Rainfall Variability

Gabriel Garbanzo 2024     |     https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030468

Moving toward the Biophysical Characterization of the Mangrove Swamp Rice Production System in Guinea Bissau:
Exploring Tools to Improve Soil- and Water-Use Efficiencies

Gabriel Garbanzo, Jesús Cespedes, Joseph Sandoval et al. 2024     |    https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14020335

Impact of climate variability modes on trend and interannual variability of sea level near the West African coast

Arame Dièye et al. 2023     |     https://doi.org/10.5897/AJEST2022.3173

Rooted in the Mangrove Landscape: Children and their Ethnoichthyological Knowledge as Sentinels for Biodiversity Loss in Northern Guinea-Bissau

Pieter-Jan Keleman et al. 2023     |     https://doi.org/10.14237/ebl.14.2.2023.1826

Assessment of the Record-Breaking 2020 Rainfall in Guinea-Bissau and Impacts of Associated Floods

Orlando Mendes & Marcelo Fragoso et al. 2023     |    https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13020025

Endogenous learning and innovation in Africansmallholder agriculture: lessons from Guinea-Bissau

Merlin Leunda & Marina Temudo. 2023     |    https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2023.2169480

Characterisation of physical-chemical and fertility dynamics of mangrove soils from Guinea-Bissau
in different agroecological conditions underlying paddy rice cultivation

Matilda Merkohasanaj et al. 2022     |    https://doi.org/10.19084/rca.28424

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