Mangroves, which are a group of salt tolerant plant community growing in the transition
zones of fresh and marine water systems, play an important role as sediment trap. In …

Globally, soils and sediments are affected by the bioturbation activities of benthic species.
The consequences of these activities are particularly impactful in intertidal sediment, which …

Aim To reassess the capacity of mangroves for ecosystem services in the light of recent data.
Location Global mangrove ecosystems. Methods We review four long‐standing roles of …

Deforestation results in habitat fragmentation, decreasing diversity, and functional
degradation. For mangroves, no data are available on the impact of deforestation on the …

Because mangroves store greater amounts of carbon (C) per area than any other terrestrial
ecosystem, conservation of mangrove forests on a global scale represents a potentially …

Saltmarshes are important global carbon (C) sinks, but the considerable uncertainty in the C
budget and the underlying mechanisms limit the estimation of greenhouse gas emissions …

The objective of this research was to measure temporal variability in accretion and mass
sedimentation rates (including organic carbon (OC), total nitrogen (TN), and total …

Fiddler crabs, as coastal ecosystem engineers, play a crucial role in enhancing biodiversity
and accelerating the flow of material and energy. Here we show how widespread crab …

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules are key players in initiating immune
responses towards invading pathogens. Both MHC class I and class II genes are present in …

Ecosystem functions are regulated by compositional and functional traits of bacterial
communities, shaped by stochastic and deterministic processes. Biogeographical studies …