Microbial diversity and ecological interactions of microorganisms in the mangrove ecosystem: Threats, vulnerability, and adaptations

K Palit, S Rath, S Chatterjee, S Das - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Mangroves are among the world's most productive ecosystems and a part of the “blue
carbon” sink. They act as a connection between the terrestrial and marine ecosystems …

The role of seagrass meadows, mangrove forests, salt marshes and reed beds as nursery areas and food sources for fishes in estuaries

AK Whitfield - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2017 - Springer
Each year millions of larval and 0+ juvenile fishes are recruited into estuarine fish
populations around the world. For several decades the roles of littoral aquatic and emergent …

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 …

Organic carbon dynamics in mangrove ecosystems: a review

E Kristensen, S Bouillon, T Dittmar, C Marchand - Aquatic botany, 2008 - Elsevier
Our current knowledge on production, composition, transport, pathways and transformations
of organic carbon in tropical mangrove environments is reviewed and discussed. Organic …

Fish gut content analysis: robust measures of diet composition

R Baker, A Buckland, M Sheaves - Fish and Fisheries, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic studies are fundamental components of our understanding of biology and ecology,
from observing individual organisms to modelling ecosystem function. When measuring fish …

[BOK][B] The energetics of mangrove forests

D Alongi - 2009 - books.google.com
Despite their importance in sustaining livelihoods for many people living along some of the
world's most populous coastlines, tropical mangrove forests are disappearing at an alarming …

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 …

Organic matter exchange and cycling in mangrove ecosystems: recent insights from stable isotope studies

S Bouillon, RM Connolly, SY Lee - Journal of sea research, 2008 - Elsevier
Mangrove ecosystems are highly productive tropical coastal ecosystems which have a
potentially high impact on the carbon budget of the tropical and global coastal zone. The …

Predators help protect carbon stocks in blue carbon ecosystems

TB Atwood, RM Connolly, EG Ritchie… - Nature Climate …, 2015 - nature.com
Predators continue to be harvested unsustainably throughout most of the Earth's
ecosystems. Recent research demonstrates that the functional loss of predators could have …

Mechanisms and ecological role of carbon transfer within coastal seascapes

GA Hyndes, I Nagelkerken, RJ McLeod… - Biological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, coastal systems provide some of the most productive habitats, which potentially
influence a range of marine and terrestrial ecosystems through the transfer of nutrients and …