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6. Benthic Communities
D.M. Alongi and,A. Sasekumar +1 more
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Mangrove-microbe-soil relations
TL;DR: Close and highly efficient tree-microbe-soil interrelationships are a major factor in explaining why mangroves are highly productive forests in oligotrophic environments.
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Stand structure influences nekton community composition and provides protection from natural disturbance in Micronesian mangroves
TL;DR: Tidal creek nekton assemblages were compared among mangrove forests impacted by Typhoon Sudal and differing in stand structure to indicate that studies of structural complexity and neKton densities may be better served when individual species are compared and that diverse mangroves tree assemblage will support diverse nektons that may be more resilient to disturbance.
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Colonization and shift of mollusc assemblages as a restoration indicator in planted mangroves in the Philippines
TL;DR: There was a shift in species composition, abundance and biomass of mollusc assemblages for all faunal types (infauna, epifauna and arboreal fauna) as forest age increased, correlated with the changes in vegetation and above-ground biomass.
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Spatial variability of macrozoobenthic diversity on tidal flats of the Niger Delta, Nigeria: the role of substratum
Nenibarini Zabbey,A. I. Hart +1 more
TL;DR: Baseline community assemblages and diversity of macrozoobenthic infauna in soft-bottomed intertidal flats at Bodo Creek on the upper reaches of the Andoni-Bonny estuarine system were determined spatially and in relation to sediment particle characteristics for two years from May 2006 to April 2008 as mentioned in this paper.
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Mangrove habitat partitioning by Ucides cordatus (Ucididae): effects of the degree of tidal flooding and tree-species composition during its life cycle
TL;DR: It is suggested that tree-species composition and tidal flooding level can have a significant effect on the habitat partitioning of sexes and sizes of the mangrove crab U. cordatus both during and outside the breeding season.
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Population-growth and effects of nematodes on nutrient regeneration and bacteria associated with mangrove detritus from northeastern queensland (australia)
J. H. Tietjen,D. M. Alongi +1 more
TL;DR: Results from these experiments and field observations reported from other studies suggest that nematodes may not play a major role in the cycling of organic matter in tropical mangal sediments.
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Vertical and horizontal distribution of meiofauna in mangrove sediments in Transkei, southern Africa
TL;DR: In this paper, the depth distribution profiles of meiofauna in four transects in the Mngazana River, Transkei were studied during summer 1980.
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Respiration in air and water of three mangrove snails
TL;DR: The oxygen consumption of three species of Malaysian mangrove gastropods was measured in air and sea water at the temperatures commonly recorded in the mangroves to compare with that of rocky shore species.
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Vegetation of the intertidal zone of the lagoon of Aldabra, with particular reference to the photosynthetic prokaryotic communities
M. Potts,Brian A. Whitton +1 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that grazing animals favour the success of endoliths over epiliths and that it is the synergistic combination of endolithic blue—green algae and grazers which is responsible for biological erosion.
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Degradation of macromolecular organic compounds in a tropical lagoon (Ciénaga grande, Colombia) and its ecological significance
TL;DR: In this paper, the primary production and decomposition of organic substances were investigated in a tropical lagoon during the rainy season, and the sites of highest microbial activity in the lagoon and to compare its activity with other coastal water bodies.