Mangroves are salt-tolerant forest ecosystems found mainly in the tropical and subtropical intertidal regions of the world. They encompass swamps, forestland within, and the surrounding water bodies. It is a matter of great surprise that mangrove floral
In addition to finding high alpha-diversity in mangroves, we also document that the mangrove insect communities are very distinct. This conclusion is supported by a multitude of analyses (mvabund, ANOSIM, SIMPER, NMDS). It is furthermore insensitive to the removal of rare species (Fig.2) and...