Rainfall and the semi-diurnal tidal regimes may affect the foraging habitats of fish in the lagoon. A significant depletion of 13 C related to body size was observed, suggesting that mangroves provided some benefits to sub-adult fish. In contrast, trophic position increased with fish growth, ...
Mangroves are commonly found in estu- aries, but there are no rivers in the Maldives. Therefore, in the Maldivian islands, the morphology of mangrove forests generally consists of small patches of mangrove plants present in closed or semi-enclosed brackish water bodies, 'kulhi' in the local ...
Past research of nekton has focused on comparisons of abundance and species composition between single habitats (e.g. mangroves versus seagrass or vegetated versus unvegetated habitats). These studies have provided valuable insights into the role of coastal habitats for sustaining fisheries and ...
Social relationships depend on the assessment of potential partners. We know that fishes can discriminate among individuals; however, how they recognize each other is more complex. We capitalized on the unique social behavior and reproductive strategy of a small mangrove fish to determine if they pre...
These impacts have been reviewed for the Great Barrier Reef (Pandolfi et al., 2003, Fabricius et al., 2007, Johnson and Marshall, 2007, Lough, 2007) and associated island biota (Turner and Batianoff, 2007), seagrass beds (Waycott et al., 2007, Björk et al., 2008), mangroves (...
Some ecosystems, such as mangroves, are particularly good at storing carbon and keeping it out of the atmosphere. Forests and wetland ecosystems provide crucial buffers to extreme storms and flooding related to climate change. These ecosystems are complex, which means they function best, and are mo...
Mangroves function as important shelter and feeding habitats for marine fauna, but the degree to which mangrove-derived carbon contributes to local food webs has long been debated. In this study, stable isotope analysis was used as a technique to elucidate the role of mangrove carbon in the ...
On the terrestrial part there are different kinds of forests (tropical and temperate, evergreen and deciduous), shrubs, and savannas, while the aquatic ecosystems comprise mangroves, saltmarshes, estuaries, coral reefs, sea grasses and the coastal shelf (van der Maarel, 1993a, van der Maarel,...
This shows that mangroves are important contributors to these food webs, underlining the importance of mangroves in supporting estuarine nursery ground value and fisheries productivity.doi:10.1007/s12237-014-9817-2Kátya G.AbrantesCentre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem ResearchRoss Johnston...
Understanding the use of these habitats by different fish species and life stages is fundamental to spatial planning, fisheries management, and conser- vation. While previous studies have focused on the habitat potential of seagrass, macroalgae, or mangroves for coral reef fish independently, it is ...