The habitat function of mangroves for terrestrial and marine fauna: a review

I Nagelkerken, SJM Blaber, S Bouillon, P Green… - Aquatic botany, 2008 - Elsevier
Mangroves are defined by the presence of trees that mainly occur in the intertidal zone,
between land and sea, in the (sub) tropics. The intertidal zone is characterised by highly …

Quantifying the conservation value of seascape connectivity: a global synthesis

AD Olds, RM Connolly, KA Pitt… - Global Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Connectivity structures populations, communities and ecosystems in the sea. The extent
of connectivity is, therefore, predicted to also influence the outcomes of conservation …

Consequences of ecological connectivity: the coastal ecosystem mosaic

M Sheaves - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2009 - int-res.com
Connectivity links habitats in space and time. It is a key process that facilitates many life-
history functions of myriad species in a variety of contexts over a wide range of scales …

High connectivity of Indo-Pacific seagrass fish assemblages with mangrove and coral reef habitats

RKF Unsworth, PS De León, SL Garrard… - Marine Ecology …, 2008 - int-res.com
Marine ecosystems throughout the Indo-Pacific region are highly threatened by
anthropogenic stressors, yet the faunal interaction between different component habitats …

Habitat use by fishes in coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangrove habitats in the Philippines

K Honda, Y Nakamura, M Nakaoka, WH Uy, MD Fortes - Plos one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the interconnectivity of organisms among different habitats is a key
requirement for generating effective management plans in coastal ecosystems, particularly …

Mangrove habitat use by juvenile reef fish: meta-analysis reveals that tidal regime matters more than biogeographic region

MM Igulu, I Nagelkerken, M Dorenbosch, MGG Grol… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Identification of critical life-stage habitats is key to successful conservation efforts. Juveniles
of some species show great flexibility in habitat use while other species rely heavily on a …

Macroalgal meadow habitats support fish and fisheries in diverse tropical seascapes

CJ Fulton, C Berkström, SK Wilson… - Fish and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Canopy‐forming macroalgae can construct extensive meadow habitats in tropical
seascapes occupied by fishes that span a diversity of taxa, life‐history stages and ecological …

Evaluation of nursery function of mangroves and seagrass beds for tropical decapods and reef fishes: patterns and underlying mechanisms

I Nagelkerken - Ecological connectivity among tropical coastal …, 2009 - Springer
Shallow-water tropical coastal habitats, such as mangroves and seagrass beds, have long
been associated with high primary and secondary productivity. The ubiquitous presence of …

Management under uncertainty: guide-lines for incorporating connectivity into the protection of coral reefs

LJ McCook, GR Almany, ML Berumen, JC Day… - Coral reefs, 2009 - Springer
The global decline in coral reefs demands urgent management strategies to protect
resilience. Protecting ecological connectivity, within and among reefs, and between reefs …

Context dependence: a conceptual approach for understanding the habitat relationships of coastal marine fauna

M Bradley, I Nagelkerken, R Baker, M Sheaves - Bioscience, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Coastal habitats, such as seagrasses, mangroves, rocky and coral reefs, salt marshes, and
kelp forests, sustain many key fish and invertebrate populations around the globe. Our …